Eastern sverbigi - useful plant

Western and Eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, England, France, Ukraine - are the territories on which an interesting and useful plant grows called the Eastern sverbiga. In the people it is called a jel-eater, redeshnik, field mustard, wild radish, fierce, field horse-radish, chicken drowsiness or throat. It is edible, not only for animals, but for humans. In order not to be mistaken and not to eat anything poisonous, one must know exactly what the eastern vestibule looks like.

Description of the plant

In meadows, fringes, felling, steppes, fields, glades, you can see its small bright yellow flowers. The stalk is strong and rough, reaching 80-150 cm in height, the lower leaves are struciform, the middle leaves have a spear-like base, the upper leaves are lanceolate. The aroma of flowers is pleasant, attracting insects.

Eastern sverbiga is a honey plant. Including due to long (up to 50 days) flowering. Inflorescences 10-15 cm long with 30-40 flowers attract bees. These insects work most actively in the morning hours, but the eastern sverbiga is ready to give pollen and nectar within 24 hours, regardless of the weather conditions. This plant is found not only in the wild. It is specially sown in the fields.

Dinner is served

Eastern sverbig is a curative plant. It includes iron, copper, nickel and other chemical elements, as well as protein, vitamin C, fatty oil with a rich composition of acids. Consequently, its use in food is able to enrich the diet. It is recommended to eat its stems in fresh, boiled and marinated.

The cabbage family, which includes both sverbiga, includes other edible plants. Many of them have a characteristic bitter-tart flavor. Possesses it and the eastern strike. To get rid of it, you can dry the plant, and then use it in sauces and seasonings.

Prepare all kinds of dishes from the vestibule. Soups, salads with the addition of potatoes, eggs with seasoning from sour cream or mayonnaise. And eat not only stems, but also roots. Such dishes will not only be tasty, but also useful. It's not for nothing that a superbig is called a wild radish. It tastes like radish or radish.

Eating scrambled food helps with scurvy, enriches the body with vitamins and protein, restores intestinal flora, normalizes the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. From it prepare broths, infusions, press the juice. Juice is washed by wounds or rinses the mouth with periodontal disease. Decoctions when ingested reduce blood sugar.

Be sure to remember it, suddenly you'll have to stay in the forest without supplies. This grass will save from hunger and thirst, will give strength. During the years of the Russian war, people ate a sprite and thus survived the famine.

Not only good

But we must not forget that excessive consumption of any food can lead to sad consequences. The same is true with a superbig. We must not forget that it belongs to the cabbage family, which means it is capable of causing increased gas formation, and as a result - bloating, eructation, nausea. Even its name, according to ancient sources, is reminiscent of a disease of interior overthrow. So we are warned about the danger of overeating this plant.

Other properties

The cabbage family includes plants that become food for animals. Eastern sverbiga is no exception. It is unpretentious, grows early. You can make silage from a superbig, and you can graze cattle on fresh pasture. It is also remarkable for the fact that its taste is liked by domestic animals and birds, they gladly eat it. In this case, you can save on additional vitamin bait, because in the sverbiga there are almost all the necessary substances.

Growth of the eastern sverbiga for agriculture is attractive because this plant grows in large quantities, it can be planted on any soil, it is not susceptible to diseases and pests. But a larger crop can be obtained if fertilizer is applied to the soil.

An interesting fact is that the Oriental strike was accidentally found in France as far back as 1813. This happened after the Russians invaded Paris. After this happened, the locals were surprised to notice an unknown early plant. Therefore, we must be more attentive to inconspicuous plants in our forests, steppes and fields. It happens that a small stranger proves to be useful, nutritious, and even a brave traveler who can help at a difficult moment.