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Duck grass / Polygonum aviculare / is an annual herbaceous plant of the Lapadovi family. The herb is also known as goose grass, red bean, wild bean, chicken herb, pachina, bean, cob, hen, yarrow, tansy, lizard, enevichka, marigold, duck feathers, cuttlefish, yarrow, rhubarb herb, haidushka yarrow, juniper.
The patchouli has a long spindle-shaped root. Stems recumbent or raised, branched from the base, 20-60 (150) cm long. The leaves of the plant are blue-green or gray-green, elliptical or linear-lanceolate. The flowers are solitary or 2-6 in bunches in the axils of the leaves.
Perianth is simple, almost to the base 5-parted, the partitions have a green middle edge at the end pink, red and white. The fruit is an ovoid three-walled nut, shiny dark brown to black. The patchouli grass blooms from June to October. The herb grows in grassy and sandy places, such as weeds near villages, roads, weeds in fields and vineyards. It is spread all over the country up to 2300 m above sea level. It is also found throughout Europe
Composition of patchouli
In the leaves of started grass contains tannins, wax, flavonoid glucoside avicularin, in the roots - oxymethylanthraquinone, and in the whole plant - salts of silicic acid.
Growing patchouli
The patchouli grass prefers sun exposure. It needs soil that retains moisture. During the growing season the flower is watered generously and fertilized every week until August. The minimum temperature that older plants can withstand is -15 degrees. A well-known decorative species is P. affine, reaching a height of 30 cm, extending to 60 or more centimeters. P. capitatum is used for flower beds, which reaches a height of 15 cm and has spherical pink inflorescences. Transplant its rooted cuttings in May. The patchouli is propagated by dividing the tufts in autumn or spring. Young, newly planted plants need protection during their first winter.
Collection and storage of patchouli
The above-ground part of is used for medicinal purposes pacha grass. Stems are harvested during flowering in June-July. The collected leafy part is shaken thoroughly to remove the sand, pebbles, ash and soil that have stuck to the stems and leaves. During picking the herb should not be mixed with other species.
The cleaned material is dried in ventilated rooms or in an oven at a temperature of up to 50 degrees, turning at the beginning so as not to steam. Sun drying that recommended only in the beginning and for a short time. About 3 kg of fresh stalks are needed to obtain 1 kg of dry ones. The stalks of the patched grass must, after drying, have retained their natural appearance and correspond to the description. The herb does not have a special smell, and its taste is slightly astringent.
Benefits of patchouli
The patch of grass It is used for sand and stones in the kidneys and bladder, bleeding from the stomach, intestines, uterus - ulcers, bloody diarrhea, heavy menstruation. The herb helps with hemorrhoids, white flow in women, worms, edema, heart disease. The patchouli has an accelerating and healing effect on the wounds (paws are prepared and applied). The dry drug can also be used for gallstones, ulcers, uterine and tuberculous hemorrhages, hypotension, kidney inflammation and others.
Aqueous extracts of the drug, administered internally, lower blood pressure and increase respiration, cause uterine contractions, shorten the clotting time and increase diuresis. The plant is used to prepare the avicular preparation, which accelerates blood clotting without affecting its viscosity. The uterotonic action of the herb, combined with its hemostatic action, explain its ability to stop uterine bleeding and regulate heavy and irregular menstruation. Clinical trials with the drug avicular were conducted in obstetrics and gynecology clinics and maternity hospitals in cases of delayed uterine contractions after birth.
Other herbs of the genus are also used in our folk medicine pacha grass. Polygonum bistorta L. is used for stomach pain, stomach and intestinal bleeding, uterine bleeding, ejaculation in men and white flow in women. Externally, the herb is recommended for gargling with inflamed tonsils, for strengthening the gums, for rinsing with white flow, for compresses for eczema and more. Fresh root juice mixed with lard (1: 2) is also used for eczema;
Garden pepper, misirek (P. orientale L.) is used to regulate irregular and insufficient menstruation, for hemorrhoids, for drinking and paws. The root of vivorod pepper is used for stomach pain.
Folk medicine with patchouli
Bulgarian folk medicine recommends a decoction of pacha grass as a diuretic, in sand and stones in the kidneys and bladder, to relieve pain in the stomach and intestines, in gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, in heavy menstruation, as well as in diarrhea and dysentery and white flow in women.
Mix equal parts stalks of patchouli and horsetail, bearberry leaves, cornflower flowers, corn hair, birch buds and bean pods. One tablespoon of the mixture is poured with 1 cup of boiling water. The mixture is kept in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, left to soak for 30 minutes and filtered. Drink half a cup 4-5 times a day, 30 minutes before eating.
Our folk recipe offers the following decoction for hemorrhoids:
Take 2 tablespoons of herbs: patchouli, wild pepper, shepherd's purse, chamomile and dandelion, and cook them for 20 minutes in 2 liters of water.
Take three times a day after straining - one glass of wine before meals. The treatment is continued until the desired effect is obtained.
Duck grass with olive oil clears gallstones. If you want to quickly clear gallstones, apply the following recipe: Make a mixture of three parts patchouli, one part chamomile, two parts buckthorn bark, four parts St. John's wort and immortelle / Xeranthemum annum /. Take 4 tbsp. of the mixture and pour cold water, and the mixture is allowed to stand overnight. In the morning, boil the mixture for no more than 5 minutes. After cooling, drink in the morning on an empty stomach. Half an hour later, take a tablespoon of olive oil. Drink the rest of the decoction in 4 doses during the day 1 hour after eating.
Patchouli tea helps with coughs and respiratory diseases. If you suffer from stomatitis or pharyngitis, drink tea in small sips or gargle with it. With patches of patchouli you can cure sores on the legs or chronic skin inflammation. To prepare the tea you need, pour 2 tsp. dry grass with 1 tsp. boiling water. Wait for it to simmer for 10 minutes, then strain. Allow the infusion to cool if you are going to use it as a gargle. You can sweeten it with honey if you want to use it as a cough tea.
In the form of paws from the crushed fresh plant is used to treat difficult to heal wounds.
Duck grass in cooking
Around the world pacha grass often used as an herb in salads, raw or cooked. It is a rich source of zinc, it also contains a large amount of oxalic acid, which is also found in spinach, rhubarb and sheep sorrel. Oxalic acid can worsen the condition of patients suffering from gout, rheumatoid arthritis and kidney stones. Cooking the plant, however, drastically reduces its oxalic acid content, making it relatively safe to consume in moderation even by patients whose conditions may be aggravated by it.
Harm from patchouli
Patcha grass should not be used for inflammation of the kidneys, as the silicates contained in it have a strong irritant effect.
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