Cumin sand: description of the plant, application in folk medicine

This plant is well known in folk medicine and is most often used as a cholagogue, but it also has other properties. Among people, it has several names: sandy cumin, immortelle, sandy sushi, annual annual suck, shoposhay, yellow cat's feet and others.

Description of the plant

This herbaceous, wild plant is perennial. It refers to the family of Compositae. Depending on the place of growth, the cyme can reach a height of 10 to 50 cm. Its roots are woody, dark, with a brown tinge. The stems of the plant are straight, branching closer to the inflorescence, forming a kind of umbrella. They are covered with small hairs. Leaflets begin at the base, grow all over the stem. They have an elongated shape, the tips are slightly pointed, just like the stem, they are covered with fluffy hairs. Flowers of small size, spherical-tubular form, are collected on the top of the stem with a bouquet. They are golden-orange, lemon-yellow, rarely - brick. The time of flowering falls in June-August, in some places, October seizes.

Where it grows

Sand dune does not like moist soil. It well tolerates the drought period. The soil for it must be predominantly sandy. The plant can be found in open sunny meadows, fringes, slopes, meadows and among young pine trees. Although it can grow among the old thinned pine trees, it will not bloom there. In large quantities, cyme grows on the territory of Ukraine, also occurs in the European part of Russia, in Southern and Western Siberia, Belarus, Central Asia and less often in the Caucasus. This plant can be harvested in a considerable amount.

Chemical composition

The plant is valued in pharmacology. In the manufacture of medicines, flowers are usually used, which include kaempferol, apigenin, sitosterol, salipurposide, naringenin, scopoletin. They also found organic acids, essential oils, polysaccharides, triterpene saponins, tannins, carotenoids. In addition, there is ascorbic acid, vitamin K, salts of potassium, iron, calcium and manganese.

What else can be said about such a plant as sand dyma? The formula of the flower is as follows: marginal flowers - * ((0-∞) Λ (5) T (0) Π (2); Middle flowers - * ((0-∞) ((5) T (5) Π (2).

Therapeutic action

This plant has gained its fame due to the choleretic action, which is due to the presence of essential oils, flavones and phenolkislot. Broths from this plant contribute to the outflow of bile and affect its viscosity and chemical composition. The secretion of pancreatic and gastric juice also increases.

But its usefulness is not limited to this. The sandy tincture has a good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is used in gynecology, for example, with thrush, with dysfunction of the ovaries, fibroids of the uterus.

It is also effective in the treatment of helminthiosis, since its essential oils are destructive to certain parasites. It is prescribed in conjunction with other herbs to get rid of lamblia.

In diseases that have arisen as a result of disturbed water-salt metabolism, immortelle will also be relevant. So, sandweed grass is used for gout, osteochondrosis, stones in the liver, kidneys, bladder and other disorders.

Infusions and broths will bring relief from sciatica nerve, urolithiasis, colitis, kidney and liver disease, with painful urination, neuralgia.

Warnings

Although sand is considered to be a medicinal herb, its use requires caution, because the substances contained in it have the property of accumulating in the body. Take it necessary for small courses. Prolonged use of this medication can cause stagnation in the liver. Also cyme has the property of increasing blood pressure. This herb will cause harm and with increased acidity of gastric juice. During the bearing of the child, it is necessary to consult a doctor about the use of this drug. If a person suffers from obstructive jaundice, immortelle is absolutely contraindicated.

Sandstone: description of herbal preparations

In pharmacies you can find drugs, the main component of which is cmin.

1. Cholagogue collection number 3. In its composition - flowers of cumin, herb wormwood, yarrow, dill fruits, leaves of trifoli and mint.
2. "Flamin". Produced in the form of tablets. This drug is prescribed by a doctor for diseases of the gallbladder, liver and bile ducts.
3. Extract of the immortelle. On sale it comes in granules. Appointment is similar.

Traditional methods of treatment

Considering the usefulness of the plant, many herbalists collect flowers and herbs of the immortelle on their own and are used to prepare decoctions and infusions. But it is worth considering: in order to save most of the active substances, it is better to avoid boiling. There is a classic recipe, according to which the infusion is prepared. To do this, take the immortelle sand (cumin sand) - 2 tsp. - and poured 250 ml of boiling water. The drug should be infused for 2 to 3 hours. It is used in case of nervous diseases or in case of heart problems. Dosage: 1 tbsp. 3-4 times a day.

Broth of the immortelle

But the decoction of flowers also has an active effect. The remedy prepared according to the following prescription, it is possible to treat itching dermatosis, cholecystitis, expel worms. You can also use it as a choleretic preparation.

Three spoons of flowers put in a pan (enameled) and add boiling water (200 ml). Continue to warm in a water bath for another 30 minutes, while the broth regularly stirs. Set aside for 10 minutes, after drain. From the cake you need to squeeze out the remaining liquid. The resulting composition should be diluted with water (only boiled) so that a volume of 200 ml is obtained. This potion can be stored for two days in a cool place. Drink warm twice a day before meals, 15 minutes. Dosage: half a cup.

Decoction broth

In the enameled pot, put tsmin sand (inflorescence) and pour water - half a liter of 2 tbsp. L. It is brought to a boil and is kept on low heat for five minutes. Cooled decoction is filtered and used for douching twice a day.

When the whites are cooked broth in a boiling water bath. Take also half a liter of boiling water per 20 grams of the plant. After 15 minutes of languishing in the bath, the broth should be allowed to cool. After 45 minutes it must be filtered. Cold or hot decoction to do syringing is not allowed.

Decoction from various ailments

There is another option for brewing an immortelle. It can be taken with painful urination, inflammatory diseases of the kidneys, liver and biliary tract (for example, with cholangitis, cholecystitis, etc.). It also helps with nerve pain, dropsy, sciatica.

To prepare the broth, it is necessary to inflorescence of cumin (1 spoon) pour two glasses of water and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes. After the medicine is put aside, let it brew for another half an hour. Drink the filtered product in a warm form on the day three times, 30 minutes before eating. The course of treatment is two weeks, but in some cases one is enough.

Infusion with uterine bleeding

Also this recipe is used not only for bleeding, but also for hyperspolymenore. For cooking, you need three tablespoons of flowers and a glass of boiling water. Infuse the medicine in a closed container for an hour, then drain. Still it is possible to prepare an infusion by a cold method. To do this, 15 grams of herbs pour a glass of cooled boiled water. Leave and cover for eight hours. Take a strained infusion every hour on a spoon. In a day you can not drink more than 10 spoonfuls.

Collection for the treatment of sinusitis

It is necessary to prepare flowers of cumin sand, gilt and tansy. Each herb is 15 grams. The mixture is poured with boiling water and insists for 40 minutes. Do not filter. The napkin is wetted in the mixture and, together with the inflorescences, is applied to the nose. Also for colds or problems with respiratory organs, inhalations can be made with a decoction of sand cumin.

Medicine for jaundice

One of the most relevant herbs in hepatitis is the sand dyma. The use of decoction from flowers should continue until the very recovery. For cooking, you need three spoons of grass and a liter of water. Boil the medicine for about 30 minutes until the liquid is reduced to half. Take a filtered decoction of 50 grams for half an hour before meals, three times a day.

Remedy for hypotension

For cooking requires a spoon of flowers of the plant. Inflorescences pour a glass of feces. Capacities cover and wrap to keep warm. Set aside for 40 minutes. Drink before meals for half an hour. Do not need to warm up. Dosage: half a cup twice a day.

Infusion with psoriasis

To prepare you need to pour a glass of boiling water 1-2 spoons of cumin flowers. Infuse for an hour in a warm place. It is better if the container is wrapped. The finished product should be lubricated once or twice a day, the affected area. If desired, instead of wiping, you can apply a compress for 15 or 20 minutes.

Preparation of tincture

It will take a glass of 40% alcohol or vodka. Sandy cumin (flowers) should be crushed and poured with cooked liquid. Put in an unlit place for two weeks. Sometimes a sealed container with infusion should be shaken. At the end of the period, the potion is wrung out. Take it three times a day before meals (for half an hour). Dosage: 1 tbsp. a spoon.

This tincture will be useful in cases of urinary tract diseases, bladder or kidney inflammation, stroke, after animal bites, gastric diseases, coughing, hemoptysis, eczema, psoriasis. Also, the remedy helps fight worms.

Sandstone: interesting facts and details

Usually folk legends rarely coincide with medical research. But the healing properties that were attributed to the immortelle, were not wrong. So, it has long been brewed during jaundice, after years of medicine confirmed that this herb really helps with hepatitis.

In order for the plant to contain more useful microelements, it must be collected before the flowers completely dissolve. After the baskets are opened, when drying out of them a lot of raw materials are poured out and there are empty cups.

It is interesting that in one field it is possible to make blanks of the plant several times in one summer, since the flowers do not dissolve all at one time.

The dried plant does not lose its characteristics for another 2 years under the right storage conditions. It should be spread out in sacks and left in a ventilated dark place. The moisture content of the dried raw materials should not exceed 12%.