Common bruise
Useful properties and use of common bruise
Botanical characteristics of the bruise
Common bruise is a biennial plant with a powerful fusiform root. The stem of this herbaceous plant is high, it is covered with long bushy hairs that sit on special white tubercles. The entire leaves are lanceolate. Graceful flowers sit in curls, and the tubular-funnel-shaped corolla has an irregular shape.
Common bruise blooms in June and August. It often grows in fallow fields, weedy areas, along roads and on dry slopes.
Useful properties of common bruise
A wonderful medicinal raw material is the herb itself, which was collected in the flowering stage. A common bruise is considered an excellent sedative and expectorant. The roots of the plant exhibit not only antifungal, but also antibacterial activity.
Common bruise application
An ordinary bruise is prescribed for epilepsy. For rheumatism and tendon sprains, you can boil and apply the herb to painful areas. The roots of the plant are used as an excellent blood purifier. The common bruise has powerful sedative properties. Infusion from the aerial parts of the plant is able to increase the number of lymphocytes and leukocytes in the blood, as well as increase blood clotting.
To prepare a decoction of an ordinary bruise, you will need 200 ml of boiling water for 10 grams of raw materials. The agent should be infused for at least two hours, after which you can start taking it 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon. For infusion in a glass of boiling water, take no more than 1 teaspoon of dry herb. It is recommended to infuse the mixture for at least three hours in a dark place. Then it is recommended to use it 1 salt spoon at least twice a day. It is also effective for whooping cough.
Contraindications to the use of an ordinary bruise
When using an ordinary bruise, self-medication is unacceptable. Since all parts of this plant are very poisonous, the prescribed dosages should be strictly followed, otherwise severe poisoning may occur.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
