Tsmin - Useful Properties And Application Of Tsmin. Tsmin Sandy, Petiolate

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Tsmin

Useful properties and application of cmin sandy

Description of Tsmin

Tsmin is a perennial herb or shrub from the Asteraceae family with erect or ascending stems, often with dense tomentose pubescence. The plant reaches a height of 20-50 cm. The leaves are lanceolate, flat, arranged alternately on the stems. The flowers are small and form numerous spherical baskets of golden-yellow color, collected in dense corymbose paniculate inflorescences. The fruits are achenes.

The plant blooms from June to September, bears fruit in August-September. Tsmin is widespread in Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and South Siberia. It grows on sandy soils, sunny mountain slopes, in forests and along their edges.

Useful properties of cmin

The beneficial properties of cmin are due to the presence in its composition of a large number of various biologically active substances. The chemical composition of the plant includes flavonoids, glycosides, tannins and bitter substances, essential oil, organic acids. There are also triterpene saponins, polysaccharides, ascorbic acid, calcium, potassium, manganese and iron salts.

For medicinal purposes, unblown flower baskets are used, which are collected at the beginning of flowering of the plant. Drying of raw materials is carried out in the shade, since it loses its color in the sun. The finished product has a spicy bitter taste and weak aroma. Store it in a dark place for no more than three years.

Application of cmin

Cmin-based drugs are prescribed for diseases of the biliary system and liver diseases. In the first case, they are used as a means of improving the drainage of the biliary tract and contributing to the mechanical removal of harmful bacteria and products of inflammation from the body. In the second case, they increase the functional activity of liver cells and help their rapid release from viral toxins and toxic metabolic products.

Also, medicinal forms of cmin are used for poor appetite, sluggish digestion, insufficient release of digestive enzymes. Preparations from the plant help to remove bile from the body, they are widely used in atherosclerosis, obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus. For some other diseases, cmin-based drugs are used in complex therapy.

Tsmin sandy

It is a perennial herb with several pubescent erect stems. He has a dark brown woody rhizome. Leaves at the base are oblong, obovate, stem - lanceolate. Flowers are collected in yellow spherical baskets growing on the tops of the stems. Sandy cmin blooms in June-August, bears fruit in August-September. It grows in Western Siberia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia. Prefers dry sandy soils, grows in young plantings and sparse pine forests, often forms continuous thickets.

In medicine, flower baskets and the upper part of the plant are used. Flowers are carefully cut or plucked by hand so that the stem is no longer than 1–2 cm. They are dried in attics in a dark place at a low temperature, otherwise the baskets dry out and crumble. Raw materials are stored in tight packaging for up to three years. The drugs are prescribed for acute and chronic diseases of the liver, biliary tract and gallbladder. Tsmin is used in the form of extracts, infusions, collections.

Cmin petiolate

It is an annual ornamental plant. Long shoots grow in different directions along the surface of the ground. When the plant loses its support, the stems acquire an ampelous shape. Shoots are covered with dense, light pubescent foliage. The flowers form golden yellow inflorescences. Some gardeners cut the flowers, dry them and use them in deadwood compositions. The twigs have a pleasant aroma reminiscent of summer. Petiolate cmin is widely used to decorate terraces and patios.

Contraindications to the use of cmin

The plant increases blood pressure, so long-term use of cmin is contraindicated in case of hypertension. It is not recommended to take medicines based on it for pregnant and lactating women. Consult a physician before use.

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).