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Skerda
Useful properties and application of Siberian Skerda
Botanical characteristics of skerda
Skerda is an annual, less often biennial, pubescent or bare grass with a stem height from 10 to 150 cm and a thickened strongly branched rhizome. Leaves are oblong-elliptical or lanceolate, almost glabrous or pubescent below. The flowers are usually yellow, ligulate, bisexual, collected in baskets in a common corymbose (or racemose) inflorescence, 1–5 per stem. Fruits are spindle-shaped achenes of brown or red-brown color.
The flowering period of the plant is from June to October, the fruits ripen from July to late autumn. The main areas of distribution of skerda are in Europe, Africa, North America, Asia. Skerda likes to settle on wastelands, on forest edges, in light forests, along roadsides, in fields, dry meadows and in various weedy places.
Useful properties of skerda
This medicinal plant has been used in folk medicine for several centuries. Broths and infusions of skerda help the human body to more effectively resist many diseases, among which it is worth noting various stomach diseases, bronchitis, pneumonia and others. Young stems of the plant are often used to prepare vitamin salads and main dishes.
It was found that skerda contains flavonoids and some other useful substances, in addition, a significant amount of ascorbic acid was found in the green shoots of this medicinal plant. The full chemical composition of this herb has not yet been studied. For medicinal purposes, the aerial part of the skerda is usually used: stems, flowers, leaves. To do this, they are harvested in June-July, thoroughly dried and left for storage in a darkened room.
Skerda application
An aqueous infusion of some types of skerda is used by folk medicine for pulmonary diseases, bone tuberculosis, various bruises, gastralgia, diseases of the nervous system and as an effective laxative. Tibetan medicine treats bronchitis, atherosclerosis, pneumonia with this herb.
Some experts note preparations from skerda as a good remedy for restoring the nervous system, improving blood circulation and preventing atherosclerosis. In addition, the plant is often recommended for effective wound healing and bleeding control. Special baths made from this medicinal herb help relieve swelling of the legs, and lotions from the skerda are good for applying to boils, abscesses and other skin inflammations.
Infusion: pour one tablespoon of dry herb with one glass of boiling water and insist in a thermos for two hours. The tool is recommended for use in the form of lotions for carbuncles, abscesses, boils.
Skerda flowers
Different types of skerda have flowers of different shape, size and color. Many of them are used for decorative purposes, but some are actively used in traditional medicine. Flowers of certain types of skerda, along with the rest of the aboveground part of the plant, are used to prepare various decoctions and tinctures, which are an effective remedy for gastrointestinal diseases, bruises, and skin inflammations.
Siberian skerda
Siberian skerda grows in an average and humid climate throughout the Eurasian continent. It can often be found on forest edges, clearings and forests. The plant has a woody thickened rhizome, green spear-shaped leaves and a ribbed stem, reaching one and a half meters in length. The flowers are usually bright yellow and are collected in numerous corymbose inflorescences.
This medicinal plant is widely used in folk medicine. It has a positive effect on the human nervous system and can be used as a hemostatic and wound-healing agent. In addition, tinctures from Siberian skerda are recommended for pulmonary diseases, pneumonia, and hypertension.
Roofing skerda
Roofing skerda is an annual herb growing from 10 to 90 cm in height. It has a very branched upright root and a green erect stem. This species grows in China, Mongolia, Western and Eastern Siberia, Central Asia, Europe, and the Far East.
The aerial part and green shoots of this medicinal herb are endowed with some useful components, thanks to which the roofing skerda is very popular in folk medicine. It is often used to prevent and combat atherosclerosis, as well as an effective laxative and antiemetic agent. Poultices made from the crushed herb of this plant help with carbuncles and furunculosis.
Contraindications to the use of skerda
The plant is not recommended for use in case of hypersensitivity and individual intolerance, as well as children under twelve years old, nursing mothers and during pregnancy. In addition, an allergic reaction to individual components that make up the chemical composition of the skerda is possible.
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).
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