Fighter
Useful properties and application of a high
Botanical characteristics of the wrestler
The wrestler is an interesting perennial from the popular buttercup family. It has an erect, branched stem and taproot. The height of this grass can be up to two meters. Velvety pubescent leaves have long petioles. Large heart-shaped leaf plates are divided into several lobes with hairs. Irregular purple flowers are collected in an apical racemose inflorescence that branches at the base. The corolla-shaped colored calyx has a five-leaf shape.
The wrestler blooms from June to the end of August. The fruits of this plant in the form of a multileaf ripen, as a rule, in early autumn. Each multileaf has numerous triangular seeds. The wrestler reproduces by seeds, which germinate the next spring after shedding.
Useful properties of a fighter
The wrestler contains organic acids and alkaloids. During the fruiting period of this unique plant, the maximum amount of alkaloids is noted. The aerial part of the wrestler is distinguished by the presence of coumarins and flavonoids, and also boasts proazulenes. Moreover, alkaloids are present both in the stems and in the flowers of the plant. And the seeds contain a special fatty oil. The pain relieving action of the wrestler has been known for a long time.
Application of the wrestler
Often, the most useful decoction of the roots of the wrestler is used for severe toothache, for various gastrointestinal diseases, infectious ailments, renal problems, epilepsy, as well as for unpleasant parasitic skin diseases.
In folk medicine, the wrestler is used as an excellent pain reliever for rheumatism and ascites. With neuralgia, it is necessary to make baths based on this wonderful plant or use an ointment for rubbing. Raticicidal action is possessed by the powder of the wrestler's tubers. This remedy can help relieve gout pain. Along with this, preparations from the wrestler are prescribed for all kinds of dermatitis.
Fighter recipes
To prepare a medicinal infusion, you need to pour 10 grams of the wrestler with 500 ml of alcohol. It should be insisted for about two weeks in a cool and fairly dark place. The drug is taken half an hour before meals 3 times a day, diluted in water. Take the tincture on the first day should be 5 drops, gradually increasing the dose to 30 drops. After that, the dosage is gradually reduced again to 5 initial drops. Such a unique course of treatment will help get rid of gastrointestinal diseases.
For rubbing, you can use the following infusion: 50 grams of the wrestler must be poured with 500 grams of vodka and insisted for 20 days in a tightly closed container. After infusion, the mixture should be thoroughly filtered.
Wrestler high
The tall wrestler is a two-meter perennial plant with branched roots and dark purple flowers. Its hairy stem is complemented by large leaves with rhombic lobes. Inflorescences are loose brushes. Five petals make up a luxurious flower cup. Insects frequent this honey plant due to its excellent pollen.
This type of wrestler is found on the edges, in forests, along ravines and in meadows, as well as along river banks. It should be noted that during flowering, the aerial part of the wrestler is very poisonous. The toxicity of the foliage is significantly reduced in other growing seasons. The wrestler blooms from June to August, bears fruit with dry three-nested leaflets in September.
Bearded wrestler
The bearded wrestler is a poisonous herb that has a long, branched root and high pubescent stems up to 120 cm in height. The next large leaves are pubescent below. The flowers of this herb are pale yellow. They are collected in special brushes, the length of which can reach 25 cm. The wrestler blooms in July and August.
The fruit is presented in the form of a luxurious fluffy leaflet, where triangular seeds with membranous wings are comfortably placed. Such a plant is often found in the forest-steppe and low-mountain areas of birch forests. It can sometimes be seen on rocky slopes. This type of fighter is most poisonous during the flowering period. This unusual herb is used as a pain reliever for various diseases and ailments. It is the wrestler who significantly alleviates cancer symptoms.
Northern fighter
The northern wrestler is a herbaceous plant with flowering shoots and a high stem - up to 2 m. The stem is covered with simple matted hairs. Large leaves have a kidney-round shape. Loose branched raceme is collected in an interesting inflorescence. The sepals color directly depends on the content of anthocyanin and chloroplasts. Each nectary boasts a long claw. The fruit of the northern fighter is presented in the form of a three-leaf. The capsules contain dark brown, triangular seeds.
Contraindications wrestler
This plant is contraindicated for a disease such as hypotension. It should not be forgotten that the unique poison of the fighter belongs to the very toxic alkaloids. Therefore, it is not recommended to exceed the prescribed doses of drugs based on this herb.
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).