Traditional medicine is the ancient science consigning the roots on a set of centuries to the past. It has in a stock inexhaustible stocks of herbs and plants which already hundreds of years allow people to cope with the most various illnesses. One of such magic herbs is a sabelnik marsh, but it is possible to meet also such names: the marsh silverweed, ognetsvt, a ryabinnik, a pyatipalechnik.
As looks and where the sabelnik grows
Sabelnik marsh is a grassy plant from family pink. Its root ligneous and branchy, and stalk creeping, rigid, up to one meter long. The majority of leaves consist of five pointed leaflets, and only the top leaves ternate, color dark green from above and grayish from below. Flowers in the form of an asterisk are painted in dark red color, up to two centimeters in size. The sabelnik in the middle of the summer blossoms, and to an early autumn on it fruits — numerous nutlets appear.
The name of this plant helps us to guess that the plant loves the damp area. Its favourite places are swamps, damp meadows, along the river bed and an edge of reservoirs. The area of growth is almost whole Europe, the Far East, Siberia. It is possible to meet in Japan, China, North America.
Chemical composition
Sabelnik marsh incorporates huge number of components, important for the person. Existence in it is proved:
- vitamin C;
- vitamin A;
- tannins;
- flavonoids;
- essential oils;
- pitches;
- kakhetin;
- saponins;
- organic acids;
- minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc and others).
Medicinal properties
The wide range of components which are available in a sabelnik was caused by its curative properties. It is established also by national Aesculapians through many centuries, and modern scientific researchers. So, research experiments within official medicine which confirm the known treating properties are made today, and find new.
Sabelnik marsh has such properties:
- knitting;
- the removing inflammation;
- toning;
- antibacterial;
- anesthetic;
- immunostimulating;
- febrifugal;
- styptic and healing;
- antineoplastic.
It is also possible to note that application of this plant will help to restore exchange processes in our organism, to strengthen it, to lower pressure, to improve an emotional state.
Whether you know? Sabelnik apply in traditional pharmacology in the majority of the Asian countries, in particular, in China, Japan, Korea as antineoplastic means.
Application
Knowing the treating properties of a grass of a sabelnik marsh, let's understand from what diseases it is recommended by doctors and where still it is used.
In medicine
The grass of a sabelnik is known to much as effective natural medicine in complex treatment of diseases of a backbone, joints and bones. Many violations which arise at arthroses, arthritises, polyarthritises, rheumatism can be leveled, using this plant, namely:
- to reduce articulate inflammations;
- to increase liquid outflow and by that to remove hypostases;
- to accelerate regeneration of fabrics;
- to restore mobility in joints.
Very well the sabelnik removes pains at osteochondrosis, gout, sciatica, returning at the same time flexibility in a backbone. Also this remarkable grass will cope with neuralgic pains and manifestations of neuritis.
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With success the grass of a sabelnik is applied at diseases of digestive organs. It is shown at diarrhea, dysentery, cholecystitis, facilitates a state in case of poisoning and indigestion.
Besides, application of this herb is effective at a tonsillitis, tonsillitis, mouth diseases, cold. In national recipes it is possible to meet recommendations about application in case of such diseases as jaundice, hemorrhoids, thrombophlebitis, tuberculosis.
Also the sabelnik marsh is included grass collecting which apply in treatment of heart troubles and vessels, nervous breakdowns, female diseases and even oncology. And thanks to the properties of strengthening of immunity and acceleration of exchange processes, grass collecting with a silverweed can be applied in the preventive purposes daily.
Important! As well as any medicine, it is necessary to apply a sabelnik marsh after consultation of the expert.
In cookery
When cooking a sabelnik recommend:
- as fragrance (beer, marinades, aperitifs);
- as a component as a part of spices for pickling of fish;
- for jam making;
- as additive in home-made candies and compotes.
Important! Ground rhizomes of a plant have bitter taste. Therefore it is necessary to apply them in small doses not to spoil taste of food.
Such spice with success can be added at preparation of dishes from any cabbage, meat (especially some pork and beef) and also to home-made pastries.
Herbal tea from a sabelnik can be used as dietary additive daily, but recommend to drink it after a meal. The thing is that such tea drunk to food can tempt the increased appetite, and here after — to promote digestion and clarification of an organism.
National recipes
The root and other parts of our curative grass are used for production of a large amount of medical infusions, broths, ointments and so on. The sabelnik proved as the means curing various illnesses. Let's consider the most popular ways of use of this grass in traditional medicine.
Broth
For preparation of curative broth in capacity fill 4 g of raw materials, there pour in 1 glass of the boiling water. Then boil half an hour, using a water bath, filter yet not cooled down broth. Bring the received broth to one glass by addition of boiled water. Application: 1 tablespoon three times a day to food.
Recommend broth at such diseases: tuberculosis, cholecystitis, jaundice, thrombophlebitis, neuralgia. If you got sick with a tonsillitis, then this broth will serve as excellent means for rinsing of a throat.
Water infusion
To make infusion, take 1 tablespoon of the crushed grasses and roots, fill in with a glass of the boiling water. Let everything will stand within an hour, then filter and accept on a quarter of a glass 3-4 times for day.
It is possible to make one more option of water infusion of a sabelnik, for its preparation take 6 g of a land part of a plant and fill in with the boiling water of 200 ml. Boil on a water bath of 15 minutes and then cool. When infusion cools down, well filter and add boiled water up to the initial volume. To accept on 1 tablespoon three times a day after a meal.
Similar infusions are used at digestive tract pains, also they will be effective at problems with teeth and gums in the form of rinsings.
Spirit tincture
Spirit tincture is, perhaps, the most widespread and effective way of use of a sabelnik, it helps at cold, problems with digestion of food and has the all-strengthening effect on the person. But tincture renders the biggest medical effect at arthritis, rheumatism, arthrosis, adjournment of salts.
For its preparation take a usual glass half-liter jar, on a third fill it with the crushed roots, fill in the remained volume with 40 percent alcohol. Now put means to the dark cool place for 14 days. Ready tincture from a sabelnik marsh as soon as it well infused, needs to be taken on one teaspoon three times a day after a meal.
Tincture can also be applied outwardly, for this purpose 1 tablespoon of tincture needs to be rubbed in a sore point and to close it the warming fabric. To repeat the procedure 2-3 times during the day.
Oil
This recipe is considered excellent resolvent to appease painful feelings in joints.
For preparation of medical oil it is necessary to mix in a glass jar the dry crushed roots of a sabelnik with vegetable oil (will approach olive, sunflower). Let's mix infuse 3-4 weeks, periodically mixing. Then it is necessary to filter it and to rub to the area of joints.
Ointment
Ointment very much helps at various articulate diseases, muscle pains. It is applied outwardly by rubbing in on a sore part of the body.
To make medical ointment, it is necessary to prepare all necessary ingredients for a start. To fill in bitter pepper (2 pieces) with alcohol or vodka. To allow to infuse 7 days. Then it is possible to start mixing of other ingredients for ointment. It will be necessary for you:
- the roots of a sabelnik which are previously well crushed;
- pepper tincture;
- honey;
- lanolin cream;
- several drops of vitamin E at will.
Take all above-mentioned components in an equal proportion, well mix. You store the prepared ointment in the fridge.
Before application it is necessary to allow ointment to heat up a little. To put every day with a thin layer and it is good to rub.
Whether you know? In many historical sources it is said that ointment from a sabelnik was applied even by Peter I to treatment of muscular and articulate pains. Of course, the basis for ointment then was another and consisted of goose fat, but, nevertheless, it once again confirms efficiency of the plant.
Tea
Curative drink is applied not only to rejuvenation and strengthening of all organism, but also as the means helping at diseases of joints. Therefore we will consider how the sabelnik is better to make to get rid of joint pain.
To make tea, take 1 tablespoon of roots of a sabelnik, add as much some berries of blueberry, bilberry and cloudberries if it is available. Now just fill in this mix with the boiling water and let's be ready a little, literally 2 minutes. It is necessary to have such tea three times a day, it is desirable after a meal. Drink will save you from inflammation in joints and will well affect a musculoskeletal system and all organism in general.
Preparation of medical raw materials
Not to do much harm to salutary properties of a sabelnik marsh, he needs to be collected and stored correctly.
Land part (leaves, stalks, flowers) needs to be cut off from June to July, during blossoming, and backs usually dig out or in May, or already during the autumn period. All top part of a plant cannot be dried on direct sunshine, it can be dried up only in a shadow. And here to roots the sun not the hindrance, direct hit of sunshine threatens them with nothing. It is also possible to use special drying cameras for raw materials preparation, at the same time temperature in the camera has to be from 30 to 40 degrees.
For storage it is recommended to use sacks from natural fabric or to make dense paper kulechka. The expiration date of raw materials makes 1-2 years. And now you know when to collect a sabelnik marsh for effective treatment and ways of its storage.
Contraindications and by-effects
There are no strict contraindications to application of this medicative herb, and side effects seldom meet. Only remark: it is not recommended during the periods of pregnancy and feeding and also to kids. With care the means needs to be applied if you have a lowered pressure. And at detection of any allergic reactions it is necessary to stop the use of a plant in any kind.
Important! Before the use of a sabelnik marsh surely get advice of the expert, thoughtless reception of this herb can cause unexpected effect, for example, exacerbation of a disease.
Sabelnik marsh — a wonderful gift of the generous nature. Thanks to the medicinal properties it helps people at arthrosis, arthritis, stomach diseases, catarrhal diseases, flu and other illnesses. We hope that this article satisfied your curiosity, and you learned everything that wanted, about this remarkable plant.