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Kakali
Useful properties and uses of cocoa
Botanical characteristics of spear-shaped cocoa
Kakali is a perennial herb of the Aster family, with a straight stem and horizontally growing rhizome. Its height ranges from 50 to 150 cm. The lower leaves are broad-spear-shaped, with three lobes and serrated edges, the upper ones are diamond-shaped. The flowers are whitish-cream, tubular, bisexual, forming a paniculate inflorescence at the top of the stem. Pedicels are wrapped in 8–10 small leaves. Seeds are pterygoid.
The plant is widespread in the north and east of the European part of Russia, the Far East and Siberia. Prefers river banks, thickets of bushes, small-leaved and sparse coniferous forests, forest clearings and edges, high-grass subalpine meadows. Kakali refers to honey plants. During the flowering period - July-August - it attracts many bees and wasps.
Useful properties of cocoa
Kakali has a wide range of medicinal properties, which are widely used in traditional medicine. For medicinal purposes, leaves are harvested (July-August) and rhizomes with roots (September-October). For treatment, you can use both dried and fresh raw materials.
The plant contains a large amount of carotene, ascorbic acid, tannins of the pyrocatechol group. There are many alkaloids in the stems, including hastacin, which is similar in structure to platifillin, as well as trace elements necessary for the vital activity of the human body: iron, copper, molybdenum, vanadium, manganese, boron, titanium, magnesium. The calcium salt of tartaric acid was found in the roots and rhizomes.
Application of cocoa
As pharmacological studies show, cocoa has a wound healing effect, especially effective for infected purulent wounds and ulcers. This is attributed to the high content of carotene and ascorbic acid in the plant. Infusions and decoctions of the herb are a good laxative and antispasmodic, they are prescribed for arthritis, radiculitis, bronchitis, urinary retention and infectious diseases.
In Tibetan medicine, the plant is used as a hemostatic and wound-healing agent, in Mongolian medicine - for violations of liver function. The leaves are harvested during the flowering period. For purulent wounds, boils, trophic ulcers and calluses, the use of fresh leaves is especially effective. The spear-shaped cocoa herb is also prescribed for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, flu-like rhinitis, ulcerative colitis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
Cocoa broth
The herb is used in the form of decoctions, infusions and tinctures, fresh and as part of complex collections of medicinal herbs.
Infusion: put 1 tablespoon of crushed dry leaves in a glass of boiling water and insist for an hour. Filter and take 50-70 ml 3-4 times a day. The remedy is recommended for stomach and duodenal ulcers, urinary retention, bronchitis.
Decoction of roots: put 1 teaspoon of crushed roots in a glass of water and simmer over low heat for about 5-6 minutes. Insist 2 hours, filter and bring the resulting broth to the original volume. Take the medicine in 100 ml 1-2 times a day as a laxative.
Tincture: freshly ground cocoa leaves are poured with 96-degree alcohol in a 4: 1 ratio and insisted for 10 days in a dark place. The tincture retains its healing properties for one to two years. It is used externally in the form of compresses for panaritium, bruises, ulcers, boils.
Collection of herbs: mix 1 tablespoon of rhubarb root, flax seed, senna herb, cocoa, toadflax. For cooking, use 2 tablespoons of the prepared collection, which are poured with a liter of boiling water. The composition is boiled in a steam bath for 30 minutes. Dosage: 1 glass of broth is taken 3-4 times a day. The remedy is a good laxative.
Contraindications to the use of cocoa
When studying the herb, no contraindications were found in its use, except for individual intolerance to drugs from it. It is also not recommended to give it to children under two years of age.
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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