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Cat's paw
Useful properties and uses of a cat's paw
Useful properties of a cat's paw
Cat's foot is a perennial herb that has white or gray pubescence. The height of such a plant can reach 30 cm. On a simple stem, there are whole successive leaves. The flowers of this herb are small and collected in small baskets. This dioecious plant is used in folk medicine for flowers and the grass itself. For this, flowers are collected during the flowering period.
Cat's feet contain tannins, saponins, resins, phytosterol and vitamin K. Due to this, regular use of the herb promotes blood clotting. Such a plant is indicated for hemoptysis, uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding.
Using the cat's foot
In modern folk medicine, the cat's foot is successfully used to treat various diseases. Decoctions are indicated for convulsions, bloody vomiting and postpartum complications. The plant is also used as a sedative. Often it is prescribed for hypertension and some female diseases.
In case of jaundice, it is recommended to wash with a decoction of cat's feet. With diathesis and children's eczema, babies are bathed in baths with such a healing broth. As a choleretic agent, you can use a decoction made from 8 grams of raw materials and 200 grams of boiling water. The course of treatment involves taking 1 tablespoon up to three times a day.
Cat's foot is dioecious
The dioecious cat's foot from the Asteraceae family is often used in folk medicine. The presented plant prefers the territories of the Caucasus, Ukraine, Siberia and the Urals. It happily settles in pine forests, dry meadows and large vacant lots.
Such a perennial plant reaches a height of 25 cm. A simple stem is complemented by scapular basal and linear stem leaves. Graceful pinkish flowers are located in small baskets. The dioecious cat's paw blooms from mid-May to the very end of June. The infusion of healing flower baskets is indicated for cholecystitis and liver diseases. In addition, this type of plant can be used as a choleretic and anti-inflammatory agent.
Cat paw flowers
Small flowers of a cat's paw are collected in interesting baskets, which are located at the tops of the stems. Flower petals can be white, pink and even slightly reddish. Oblong female flowers are usually pale pink in color.
This dioecious plant also has spherical male baskets. Such flowers are almost always snow-white. The diameter of the apical basket reaches 6 cm. At the base of the delightful baskets there are tiled leaves, from below they are quite fluffy, and from above they are dry. Female wide-tube flowers have pistils, a column and a separate stigma with a lower ovary. The receptacle of the cat's paw is convex and glabrous. Male flowers with a tubular-leuciform perianth are complemented by five stamens. Specimens with a pistil are not uncommon, but they are considered sterile.
Contraindications to the use of a cat's paw
There are no serious contraindications to the use of cat paws. However, treatment should be discontinued in case of individual intolerance.
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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