Lofant anisic – perennial plant from family mint family or yasnotkovy. It is cultivated in gardening as popular garden plant, as spicy and flavoring and medicative herb and excellent melliferous herb.
At the lofant set of names: multigrid-iron, fenkhelny huge hyssop, anisic hyssop, Tibetan ginseng. In the nature there are more than 20 known species of this plant, but the most popular and grown up - lofant anisic and lofant Tibetan.
Lofant Tibetan and anisic - in what difference?
They differ on exterior. Leaves at both types are similar to nettle leaves, but at Tibetan the leaves have rounded shape. The plant in flowers white, milky-white, sometimes with yellowish shades blossoms. Anisic differs in flowers of blue and blue tones, leaves at it the sharpened form. The smell at the lofant anisic is much stronger. Medicinal properties of the Tibetan multigrid-iron are appreciated above. Anisic lafont it is widely applied in cookery.
Useful properties of the lofant anisic
Elevated parts of plant have strong aroma of anise and fennel, with notes of fruit and mints. The essential oils which are part of plants have the unique treating properties. And on the chemical composition the lofant is natural doctor and is similar to ginseng. Plants have rich mineral and vitamin structure.
From grass prepare water and spirit infusions, broths, powders, ointments which use as prevention and treatment of exchange violations, strengthening of immunity and recovery of nervous system. It is proved that the use of multigrid-iron slows down aging of organism, reduces arterial blood pressure. Broth from leaves the cough, bronchitis, pulmonary inflammations, diseases of the upper airways treat. The grass helps and at digestion illnesses: gastritises, colitis, hepatitis. Positive action affects also work of urinogenital system.
Application of the lofant anisic in treatment
Most often the grass is applied in the form of infusion, broth or tea. For infusion preparation 2-3 tablespoons of the dry crushed grass trouble 0.5 l of boiled water, further insist not less than 20-30 minutes. Drink medical tea drink warm on 1/2 or 1/3 glasses three times a day.
Broth is prepared in the same proportion. The grass is boiled on weak fire of 5-7 minutes, insisted 30-60 minutes and drunk similarly. Stronger broths use for washing of wounds, rinsing of throat at tonsillitis, laryngitis, stomatitis, at furunkuleza and skin emptyings, diathesis, at treatment of dandruff.
The grass is well combined with fruits of dogrose, hawthorn, and applied to calm of nervous system, at stresses, insomnia.
Broths from the lofant add to bathtubs when bathing small children. The child becomes quieter, long sleeps, gnoynichka on skin disappear.
Application of the lofant anisic in cookery
Young leaves of grass add to fruit salads, to desserts and also to okroshka, vegetable and meat dishes. Dishes will have special aroma at addition of the lofant in fish dishes and sauces.
Water infusion of leaves is used as natural fragrance and add to compotes, jam, mousses, liqueurs, kissels. Triturated dry leaves and seeds add to dough when baking.
Application of the lofant anisic in household
Adding to forage to hens the crushed parts of plant, birds become quieter, their yaytsenoskost considerably increases. At goats when eating grass summer of milk will be much more. The lofant very for a long time till fall blossoms and is excellent melliferous plant.
Contraindications of the lofant anisic
Oncology - the main contraindication. The patient with oncological diseases doctors forbid to take the drugs from the lofant and to be treated by this plant. Application of the lofant promotes growth of cancer cells.
The people inclined to hypotonia as the lofant reduces blood pressure and also to pregnant women cannot abuse. It is necessary to consider also individual intolerance of plant.
Grades of the lofant anisic
It is possible to grow up long-term anisic lofant from seeds which are on sale. From grades meet the Snowball, inflorescences of white coloring, grades the Sorcerer, the Kuntsevo Semko, the Dandy have blue flowers. In the culture of plant, grown from seeds are durable, unpretentious, long blossom, can sometimes freeze slightly, in severe and snowless winters they should be mulched.