Tussilágo. That's how it sounds in Latin name of this medicinal herbs. But thanks to the special structure of the leaves of the people stuck her middle name - "coltsfoot". On the one hand a piece of grass gentle and soft, on the other hand - slippery and cold. It is not hard to guess that the soft side leaf popularly associated with the mother, and slippery and cold - stepmother. But in spite of such associations, the use of plantsmother and stepmother is evident from all sides. Though it is considered that it refers to the medicinal herbsmother and stepmother, the use of it is appropriate for medical purposes, and in order to improve the appearance.
Andmother and stepmother, properties which are used in folk medicine for a long time, has other, less well-known names: butterbur, water mug, andromeda, Ranniko, okolorechnaya grass, grass kamchuzhnaya. As you can see, it caught more than any other name with a bit of humor. Of course, because all kinds of mugs and herbs that grow near the river, and so lacking, butcoltsfoot of a kind only one. By the way, the British mother and stepmother, too, is an interesting name "son before his father," which can be associated with a sequence of appearance of inflorescences per plant. Beginning of flowering mother and stepmother marked by the appearance of fine young shoots of spring and summer there are large adult.
Mother and stepmother cough and other ailments
While the mother and stepmother to children seems to be just grass with an interesting name, the adults are studying the possibility of its application. And one of the most common applications isthe use of mother and stepmother coughing.
Expectorant action mother and stepmother, due to the content in the leaves of this herb substances such as bitter glycosides, carotenoids, acids, saponins, polysaccharides, tannins, mucus. Moreover, these substances, which includes mother and stepmother reduce pain when coughing, disinfect, and have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect.
Healing is an infusion of herbs mother and stepmother, the application of which will help to get rid of cough, bronchitis, laryngitis and other catarrhal symptoms, characterized by the presence of cough.
Infusion can be prepared from both the independent production of raw materials, as well as from the leaves of grasscoltsfootWhich are sold in a pharmacy. In addition, pharmacies can find a variety of nursing duties, a part of which, in addition to his mother and stepmother, and includes other herbs.
Preparing the infusionmother and stepmother Cough follows. One tablespoon of leaves of the plant is filled with water in an amount of 200 ml. The resulting mixture was heated for 15 min. in a boiling water bath with stirring and then for 45 min. cooled. After the mixture had cooled sufficiently, it is necessary to filter and diluted with boiled water to achieve the original volume.
Accepted the infusion of herbsmother and stepmother Cough one tablespoon three to four times a day before meals for 1-2 weeks.
Of leaves mother and stepmother are prepared not only to the infusion, and juice, which is applied as an expectorant, and as a remedy for the common cold. To make it, use the leaves collected in May or June, washed, scalded with boiling water and passed through a meat grinder. This leaves in a squeeze, the juice is mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 1 and boiled for 2-3 minutes.
In order to use the properties of the juice mother and stepmother, aimed at eliminating the common cold, it is necessary to bury the nose of 2-3 drops of juice prepared in each nostril.
Also rich in folk medicine recipes using herbsmother and stepmother, the use of which can get rid of skin diseases, toothache, inflammation in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and even bladder disease, heart and kidney.
At the same time women's magazine JustLady advises not to neglect the official medicine, and use the recipes, which are based on the use of plant mother and stepmother, only after consulting with your doctor. Especially when it comes to treating serious diseases.
Also, keep in mind that despite the benefits of grassmother and stepmother, contraindications for its use as a therapeutic agent still exist. So, is not recommended for therapeutic purposes grassmother and step-mother during pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Also, do not give teas with grassmother and stepmother to children up to 2 years.
Mother and stepmother: application to improve appearance
With the plant mother and stepmother in medicine is removed from the skin of all kinds of flaws, and even treat psoriasis. But the most surprising results gives mother and stepmother in the fight against hair loss and dandruff.
To check suchproperties of mother and stepmotherIt is necessary to prepare a decoction with a tablespoon of leaves of this herb and the same number of leaves of nettle. This mixture was filled with one liter of water is used for rinsing the hair once a week. After only a few applications of broth can be seen the result.
Mother and stepmother, properties which were known in ancient Rome, is a species of medicinal herbs available that will not replace the advances in modern medicine, but they can greatly speed up the healing process and to provide natural skin care and hair care.
Inna Dmitrieva
Women's magazine JustLady