Radiola rosea - a panacea for many diseases

A healing plant called the radiola rosea has been known in folk medicine for several centuries. The curative properties of the pink or golden root, also called the radiolink, are also recognized as official medicine; currently, preparations based on this unique plant are widely used to treat various diseases.

Description

Radix rhizomes of pink bronze-golden color, so it is usually called the golden root. The plant has unbranched upright stems, the height of which does not exceed 40 cm. Usually the radiola grows in groups of 10-15 units, but occasionally single specimens can also occur. The root is thick and fleshy. The leaves are ellipsoidal Forms, regular, sessile, lanceolate or oblong-ovoid, wedge-shaped at the base. The tip of the leaf is palchate-toothed. Inflorescences are corymbose, multiflorous with same-sex, small flowers of yellow or greenish color. The fruit is about 8 mm long in the form of an upright leaflet with a short nose on the top. The pink radiant blossoms in the middle of summer, and its fruits ripen by September. The golden root multiplies by seeds and vegetatively. He is not particularly demanding on heat and light, but depends on moisture. Carpathians, Zapolyarnaya Yakutia, the Urals, the mountains of Eastern and Southern Siberia, the Far East, the Altai Mountains - these are the places where you can meet this curative plant. It usually settles on the banks of mountain rivers, on stony placers and on grassy slopes. For the first time, some medical properties of the pink radiogram were described by the ancient Roman physician and pharmacologist Pedanius Dioskrid. This plant enjoyed a special honor in Tibet: it was believed that the person who found the golden root will be happy and healthy for two centuries, and in China they believe that the radio prolongs life.

Application of the Golden Root in Medicine

For the treatment of diseases of the nervous system, an alcohol extract is used from the roots and rhizomes of the plant. Their collection is carried out when the pink radial begins to bear fruit. Dry the roots in the dryers at a temperature of about 60 ° C. Forty percent alcohol extract has a stimulating and adaptogenic effect, similar to the action of drugs on ginseng and eleutherococcus, but can also increase blood pressure. Rhodiola roots and rhizomes contain glycoside radiolozid, tyrosol, tannins, carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose), acids (citric, malic, gallic, oxalic, succinic, succinic, essential oils), anthraglikozids, lactones, flavonols (quercetin, kaempferol, isokvercetin, hyperaizide ), Lipids and sterols. The aerial part of the plant is used to make lotions and broths, which treats trachoma. Rhodiola rhizomes are used in diseases of the digestive tract, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary tuberculosis, various fractures, skin diseases, as well as antipyretic and restorative. Ointments and lotions from the pink radish treat skin rashes, inflamed wounds, conjunctivitis and abscesses. Juice from the rhizomes of the plant is good for healing wounds and effectively helps with jaundice. In addition, the pink radiogram is capable of increasing physical and mental performance, helps combat stress and congestion. It should be noted that preparations from the rhizomes of the plant increase blood pressure, therefore, they are contraindicated to hypertensive patients.