Knotweed. Medicinal properties, recipes for use in traditional medicine, gynecology

Surely, from spring to autumn, you see knotweed grass every day. Find out how it is useful and what diseases it treats.

There are herbs that many consider to be weeds, unaware of how powerful their healing properties are. For example, knotweed is a cure for many diseases that people trample under their feet.

What is knotweed grass - highlander bird, what does it look like?

Everyone probably knows knotweed grass, because this unpretentious plant grows almost everywhere - in glades, along roads, in vegetable gardens. But, perhaps, someone did not know its name. So - this is knotweed, familiar, isn't it?

This is what a knotweed looks like. Is there anyone who has never seen it?

In the old days knotweed was called:

highlander bird
konotop
trample-grass
bird's buckwheat
chicken eater
gosling

Judging by the name of the grass, it is eaten by chickens that peck at its small seeds, other birds, and it is also often trampled down, because it is unpretentious, grows abundantly, and quickly recovers after trampling. By the way, from this ability to quickly restore their shoots, the name "knotweed" came from.

Knotweed is an annual plant that produces long shoots reaching a length of 60 cm.

IMPORTANT: It is interesting that if you measure the total length of all the branches of the highlander bird that creep from one well-developed bush, then it can be 100m!

The green or gray-green leaves of the mountaineer bird are alternate, broadly oval.
Rod root.
Buckwheat bird blooms from April to September with axillary flowers of white and pinkish color.
Knotweed has a triangular fruit, similar to a nut, which resembles a grain of buckwheat, hence one of the popular names of the plant - bird's buckwheat.
Highlander bird has a tart taste and a slight herbal smell.

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Knotweed herb: medicinal properties and contraindications

Judging by how widely and successfully knotweed is used both in folk and traditional medicine, we can say that under our feet there is a whole universal medical factory. Knotweed can be used to treat:

gastritis
peptic ulcer
chronic pancreatitis
cholecystitis and cholangitis
cholelithiasis
chronic hepatitis
cirrhosis of the liver
colpitis, endometritis
enterocolitis
cystitis
chronic pyelonephritis
urethritis
prostatitis
enuresis
metrorrhagia
chronic urolithiasis
amenorrhea
osteochondrosis
haemorrhoids
hyperthyroidism
hypertension
heart failure
rheumatism
hypovitaminosis

Knotweed alone and in combination with other medicinal plants will be used.

Sporysh is known for its properties:

anti-inflammatory
hemostatic
astringent
restorative

It also drives urine, bile, has a general tonic, anti-atherosclerotic and antimicrobial effect.

Favorable for improving the functioning of the kidneys, endocrine glands, strengthening the immune system.

Buckwheat is used to treat diseases due to its chemical composition, which includes:

vitamins (A, C, E, K)
essential oils
tannins
phenolcarboxylic acids
trace elements in abundance
flavonoids
mucous, resinous substances and other compounds

However, knotweed or highlander bird has a number of contraindications. These include:

pregnancy
tendency to form blood clots, thrombosis and thrombophlebitis
inflammatory processes in the kidneys and bladder, occurring acutely

Sporysh: use in traditional medicine

Since ancient times, bird buckwheat has been used as a means of stopping blood. To do this, they cut the grass, made a pulp from the leaves and applied it to the wound.
Knotweed treated diarrhea and gastritis, as well as kidney disease. To do this, they made decoctions based on knotweed, as well as with the addition of other medicinal plants.
Highlander bird was used to remove gall and kidney stones. The herb was brewed with boiling water in the ratio of 1 teaspoon of herb to 1 glass of boiling water, insisted and taken 3 times a day. The same recipe was used to rinse inflamed gums, the entire mouth and inflamed lips.
Knotweed infusion treated cough, including whooping cough. The grass, this time, at a concentration of 2 tablespoons per 1 glass of water, was poured with boiling water, insisted, filtered, boiled water was added to the infusion, achieving the initial level. A patient with a cough was given such an infusion before meals 3-4 times a day.
Ancient and modern herbalists recommend an infusion of knotweed as a general tonic and immunostimulant, as well as a remedy for those who are malnourished, have inflammatory or neoplastic diseases, for those who have a metabolic disorder. For such purposes, you need to take 1 teaspoon of knotweed, pour boiling water over it (2 cups), boil over low heat for 5 minutes, cool slightly and take half a cup 2-3 times a day.

Knotweed decoction: recipe

To prepare a decoction of the highlander bird take:

1 tablespoon knotweed
1 cup boiling water

Grass is poured with boiling water, boiled in a water bath for 30 minutes.
Then let it brew for 10 minutes.
Take half a glass 3 times a day.

Knotweed in gynecology for infertility and endometriosis

The herb mountaineer bird is successfully used in gynecology.
It is an effective treatment for infertility in both women and men. Couples with the goal of conceiving a child and striving for this should take knotweed.
Highlander bird affects the functioning of the ovaries, relieves inflammation in the pelvic organs, strengthens the body as a whole, relieves stress and tension, which contributes to conception.
However, as soon as pregnancy occurs, knotweed should be discontinued.
And in general, before taking decoctions from the highlander bird, you should take into account its contraindications and consult a doctor.

In gynecology, knotweed is also used to stop uterine bleeding, including with uterine fibroids and after childbirth.
Here, the plant's ability to increase blood clotting, be anti-inflammatory and astringent is valued.

1 st. a spoonful of highlander
1 st. nettle spoon
1 st. a spoonful of boron uterus

A mixture of herbs is poured into 200 ml of boiling water and kept overnight in a thermos. During menstruation or bleeding, drink 1 tbsp. a spoonful of infusion before each meal, but not more than 4 times a day.

Knotweed for conception: how to take a decoction?

Highlander bird will help to achieve the desired pregnancy if it is taken following some rules:

you need to start taking a decoction of knotweed from the last days of menstruation and no later than 2 to 3 days after it ends
you need to drink knotweed before ovulation starts every day
after ovulation, you need to stop taking the decoction so as not to cause uterine tone and not provoke a miscarriage
take highlander bird is necessary only for those who have no contraindications to taking it

Make a decoction at the rate of 1 tablespoon of herbs per glass of boiling water per day.
Pour boiling water over the herb, put in a water bath, hold for 30 minutes, cool, strain, replenish the volume of liquid to the original 200 ml.
Take half a glass.

Knotweed from kidney stones: instructions for use

Knotweed can be taken from kidney stones by preparing a decoction from it according to the indicated recipe, as well as by combining the reception of the mountaineer bird with cocklebur.
For example, in the morning you first need to drink 200 ml of knotweed decoction, and later, after 15 minutes, drink another half glass of cocklebur decoction.

From stones in the bladder, a herbal decoction is well suited, which includes:

highlander bird (grass)
strawberry
cranberries (leaves)
parsley roots
corn silk
calamus (rhizomes)
kidney tea shoots

This collection is drunk for 2 months.

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Sorysh from stones in the gallbladder: instructions for use

With stones in the gallbladder, knotweed should be taken in conjunction with other medicinal plants, making a decoction of them and taking it before meals, 100 ml each.
Herbal preparations based on the highlander bird, which contribute to the crushing of stones in the gallbladder, include:

knotweed, rhizomes of gravilata, calendula flowers, corn stigmas
knotweed, dandelion roots, celandine, corn silk, coriander, tricolor violet flowers
knotweed, peppermint, chamomile flowers, immortelle, plus a few rose hips

With stones in the gallbladder, knotweed is taken as part of a herbal collection.

How to prepare a decoction:

mix herbs
take 1 tbsp. collection spoon
pour boiling water
simmer in a water bath for 7 minutes
insist 10 - 15 minutes

When to harvest knotweed?

Harvesting of knotweed is carried out during the flowering period, when the stems are still young and not hard.

The upper shoots with leaves are cut off and sent to dry.
It is necessary to spread the knotweed collected for drying in the open air and in a thin layer. It is necessary to dry in a shady place.
Dried raw materials can be stored with the preservation of all medicinal qualities for up to three years.
It is better to store dried knotweed grass in linen bags or in special tin containers.

For harvesting, knotweed is collected in environmentally friendly places.

IMPORTANT: Since Knot grass grows abundantly underfoot, it should be collected away from roads and other polluted places for drying.

Sporysh Reviews

Anna Semyonovna: “I have been suffering from kidney stones for a long time. What kind of folk remedies and expensive drugs from pharmacies have not tried! I went from hopelessness to the herbalist, he advised knotweed, told how much and how to take. At the last ultrasound, they said that my stones, those that were, became smaller, new ones did not appear. I don’t know if I owe this to knotweed or to the whole treatment in the complex, but I’m satisfied with the result.”
Larisa: “For 10 years, my husband and I tried to have a baby to no avail. Doctors shrugged their shoulders: they seem to be healthy, but God does not give children. Grandmother - a neighbor in the country advised me to drink knotweed. I listened to her with the thought that it would not get worse. Three months later - a delay and two stripes on the test. And now my daughter is six months old.
Galina Stanislavovna: “My husband had an adenoma of the prostate, they advised an operation. Due to problems with blood and pressure, he was afraid to go under the knife. I read about the highlander bird, the table to drink the spouse with a decoction. The operation is no longer needed."
Mila: “And I have such a story with knotweed! My son was 5 months old, when the milk disappeared, they switched to the mixture. And the baby started having diarrhea. A more experienced friend advised him to give him a decoction of knotweed, saying that this was the only way she helped her children. And what do you think: the constipation has passed, but the cheeks have turned red. The doctor said we are allergic to this herb.

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This grass is so unpretentious that it grows everywhere. Highlander bird is a useful plant, the medicinal properties of which are used in traditional medicine recipes. Known for centuries, it is now part of the drugs produced by the pharmacological industry. What is the strength of the herb, what diseases it helps to cure, how to use it correctly - about this in the review of natural medicine.

What is a highlander bird

A creeping herbaceous plant has elastic stems, it is pleasant to run on it, walk barefoot. Sometimes it looks like a shrub, forms dense thickets. Due to the spread of grass throughout the country, the highlander has many other names. The most famous of them is the popular name knotweed. In addition, there are:

grass-ant;
bird rich;
buckwheat;
goose;
chicken-eater;
goose grass;
bird buckwheat;
fringed grass;
gourd;
bitter;
treadmill;
renal;
cooler;
worm grass.

Botanical description

What is knotweed? Polygonum aviculare - as an annual herbaceous plant is called in Latin - belongs to the genus Highlander of the buckwheat family. Knotweed can grow up to 80 cm high. According to the description, Highlander bird has:

thick, tap root;
stem - up to 60 cm, with pronounced nodes, branched, creeping at the base;
elliptical leaves up to 5 cm long, up to 1.5 cm wide, grayish-green in color, with short petioles, whitish membranous funnels at the nodes.

Experts note that after flowering, the stems become stiff. According to the description, the highlander bird blooms from May to October. At the same time, there are:

flowers in buds of 2-5 pieces, located in the axils of the leaves, small, have 3 pistils, 8 stamens, color - pink-green;
fruits - a flat triangle black or brown - ripen from July to September, very loved by birds.

Where does knotweed grass live?

This plant is distributed throughout Russia, except for places with eternal ice. For knotweed, temperature and humidity do not matter, it is comfortable in any climate. The plant is resistant to trampling, it tends to weedy places, easily tolerates natural disasters, grows on any soil. Highlander can be found:

along country roads;
in the mountains;
in vegetable gardens as a weed;
in gardens;
near rivers;
on sports grounds;
at courtyards;
on the pastures.

What does bird buckwheat look like

The bird's mountaineer grass remains unchanged in color until autumn, forming an elastic carpet. Note the features of this medicinal plant. Draws attention to:

a long stem that extends along the ground may rise slightly;
small flowers with five petals, green with a pink border;
bunches of buds in the axils of the leaves at different phases of blooming;
oblong, large leaves of a pale gray-green color.

Highlander bird - useful properties and contraindications

Medicinal collections prepared from knotweed are widely used in the treatment of numerous ailments. It must be taken into account that the herb has a powerful effect on the body, so it is important to know all the contraindications for use. It is advisable to consult a doctor for:

avoid unpleasant consequences;
determine the dosage and course of treatment.

Useful properties are due to the composition of the plant. The use of medicinal raw materials in the form of infusions and decoctions helps:

eliminate foci of fermentation - the composition has an antimicrobial property;
get rid of allergic rashes, acne;
in the treatment of ulcers - has an anti-inflammatory effect;
cleanse the body of excess salts;
normalize water exchange;
remove pain;
get rid of leg fatigue;
protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation;
tissue regeneration after burns.

Chemical composition

The bird's buckwheat plant owes its medicinal properties to the rich composition of its constituent components. This helps to effectively use the plant in traditional medicine recipes. The composition of the mountaineer contains vitamins E, K, B, C, and also:

tannins;
essential oils;
fiber;
carbohydrates;
resins;
bitterness;
fats;
slime;
silicic acid and its compounds;
flavonoids - quercetin, avicularin;
ascorbic acid;
carotene;
magnesium;
silicon;
phosphorus;
calcium;
zinc.

Medicinal properties

Pharmacognosy, a science that studies plants that have healing properties, notes the unique features of the highlander. Useful substances of the composition have medicinal characteristics. The plant has anti-inflammatory properties, valuable qualities:

restorative;
wound healing;
immunostimulating;
hemostatic;
astringent;
diuretic;
antimicrobial;
antiseptic;
tonic;
antihelminthic;
antipyretic.

The use of bird mountaineer is characterized by such a therapeutic effect:

causes uterine contraction;
accelerates the healing of bruises, wounds;
reduces vascular permeability;
accelerates metabolic processes;
reduces the crystallization of salts in the urinary system;
increases blood clotting;
improves appetite;
removes toxic substances from the body;
reduces bleeding;
relieves puffiness;
lowers pressure;
removes small stones from the kidneys.

Contraindications

Before proceeding with treatment with the help of a bird mountaineer, you should familiarize yourself with the contraindications for use. This will avoid the appearance of side effects, health problems. Highlander preparations are prohibited in case of:

the presence in the urinary canals of stones more than 6 mm;
ulcers during the period of exacerbation;
glomerulonephritis;
exacerbation of diseases of the stomach, bladder, kidneys;
increased acidity;
age less than 12 years;
bronchitis.

Contraindications for the use of knotweed are the body's sensitivity to the components of the composition, pregnancy, lactation. It is undesirable to eat garlic and onions while using the highlander. The medicinal plant is prohibited for pathologies associated with the work of the heart and blood vessels:

previous heart attack, stroke;
increased production of platelets;
angina;
blood clotting disorders;
reduced pressure;
thrombophlebitis;
varicose veins.

What does knotweed herb treat?

Medicinal raw materials for the preparation of highlander preparations are the aerial part of the plant, knotweed roots are not used. The collection of raw materials takes place from June to September. It is recommended to harvest knotweed away from roads, settlements. Fresh grass is dried in order to make medicinal tinctures, decoctions and infusions from it. Knotweed is used to treat:

hemorrhoids;
pulmonary tuberculosis;
diseases of the stomach;
malaria;
uterine bleeding;
kidney disease;
whooping cough;
rheumatism;
inflammation of the intestinal mucosa.

Widely used drugs highlander bird in the treatment of duodenal ulcers, stomach. Their effectiveness has been proven in the presence of:

bronchial asthma;
intestinal bleeding;
violations of the functions of the renal tubules;
pathologies of the urinary tract;
cough
liver diseases;
urolithiasis;
infertility;
violations of mineral metabolism;
tumor formations;
removed stones;
hypertension;
loss of strength;
chronic foci of inflammation.

Poultry buckwheat in gynecology

A special role is played by the highlander bird in solving gynecological problems. This is facilitated by the hemostatic properties of the plant, the ability to counteract inflammation, cause uterine contractions. The decoction helps:

stop uterine bleeding;
reduce prolonged menstruation;
to alleviate the condition of a woman with fibroids;
shrink the uterus after childbirth;
relieve inflammation of the appendages;
treat anemia after severe blood loss.

The herb is used as a decoction for oral administration and douching. To stop bleeding, with prolonged menstruation, the composition is consumed in a spoon half an hour before meals, three times a day. To prepare a medicinal decoction of bird buckwheat, you will need:

take 20 g of dry grass;
pour a glass of boiling water;
boil for 20 minutes;
insist half an hour under the lid;
strain.

Urolithiasis disease

In the treatment of the disease, an important role is played by the silicic acid compounds that are in the composition. They destroy the calcium salts involved in the formation of stones. Buckwheat bird grass prevents the appearance of new formations. In this case, a decoction of the plant:

crushes small stones to a state of sand;
due to its diuretic properties, it removes particles from the body.

It should be noted that the therapeutic effect is not observed in the presence of large stones. It is forbidden to use a decoction with exacerbation of urolithiasis. It is recommended to drink the composition for two months, before meals. The resulting amount is consumed in 2 doses. For cooking, put 15 grams of the collection in a thermos, pour a glass of boiling water. After 15 minutes, the product is ready. This includes equal parts:

highlander;
hernia;
bearberry;
pods of dwarf beans.

Normalization of metabolic processes in the body

Knotweed has the ability to regulate the metabolic processes of the body. It is used to combat excess weight and its deficiency. To normalize metabolism, it is recommended to drink a decoction of half a glass before meals, for 4 doses. For cooking, you need a thermos. On prescription:

take 4 tablespoons of dry leaves;
pour half a liter of boiling water;
insist for four hours.

Grass mountaineer bird - use in traditional medicine

In many areas of medicine, preparations made on the basis of knotweed grass are used. There are various options for using decoctions and infusions in recipes. Apply like this:

Outwardly knotweed in the form of a decoction. Apply as a lotion for the treatment of wounds - contain tannins, antiseptics. Used as a rinse for hair loss, for the treatment of skin diseases.
For douching with gynecological inflammation.
Drink infusions inside with acute diseases of the stomach, kidneys.

Knotweed decoctions

One of the forms of using a medicinal plant is decoctions. They are used for gargling, preparing compresses and lotions, foot baths, for internal use. To make a decoction, you must:

Pour 10 grams of dry raw materials with water - 400 ml;
boil for 20 minutes;
cool down;
strain.

Infusion of the bird mountaineer

The use of knotweed in the form of an infusion has more power, thanks to the technology of cooking in a water bath. It helps to extract nutrients from the plant. Ready infusion is stored in the refrigerator. For cooking you need:

take a spoonful of dry raw materials;
add 30 ml of water;
stand under the lid in the bath for 20 minutes;
remove from heat, insist for an hour;
strain;
add boiled water up to 200 ml.

Poultry buckwheat tea

In folk medicine, a medicinal plant is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases, bronchitis, complicated by a strong cough. Teas are prepared for this purpose. They help relieve inflammation, have an antibacterial effect. Drink tea 3 cups a day. For cooking you need:

take 8 spoons with a top of dry knotweed leaves;
pour a liter of cold water;
boil;
take off;
strain.

knotweed juice

To increase immunity, treat abscesses, stomach ulcers, use fresh plant juice. The healing composition helps to dissolve stones to fine sand and painlessly remove it from the bladder. To prepare juice, you need to collect raw materials during flowering. On prescription:

the grass is cleaned of dry leaves;
remove roots;
grind with a meat grinder or blender;
squeezed through several layers of gauze.

How to take

Traditional healers offer a wide range of recipes for the treatment of diseases using knotweed. Each of them contains its own dosage and application rules. To avoid side effects, you must strictly adhere to the recipe. There are generally accepted schemes for the use of medicines based on bird buckwheat:

infusion is consumed in half a glass 20 minutes before meals;
drink a decoction of 15 ml three times a day;
tincture is taken 4 times a day, adding 20 drops to 50 ml of boiled cold water.

In the treatment of infertility

If a woman cannot become pregnant, the use of a decoction is recommended for both partners. The composition is drunk in a glass before meals, 3 times a day. For cooking, 4 tablespoons of herbs are set in a liter of boiling water. A woman needs to start taking a decoction a day after the end of menstruation. Therapeutic composition helps with infertility:

relieves inflammation in the pelvic area;
stimulates the ovaries;
counteracts stress;
eliminates psychological stress.

Knotweed during pregnancy

While waiting for a child, it is strictly forbidden to use a medicinal plant in any form. This is due to the properties of bird buckwheat. During pregnancy, the use of herbal formulations can:

cause uterine bleeding that threatens the life of the fetus and mother;
provoke a miscarriage, premature birth, as it has the property to reduce the muscles of the uterus.

For kidneys and liver

To painlessly and gently cleanse the kidneys, treat a diseased liver, healers recommend making an infusion. It helps to remove toxins, toxins, sand from the organs, dissolve small stones. It is recommended to drink freshly prepared infusion chilled in the morning, one glass each. It is advisable to coordinate the treatment with the doctor in order to avoid trouble. For cooking in a water bath:

take a spoonful of grass;
pour a glass of boiling water, soak in the bath for half an hour;
strain.

Infusion for men

Medicinal herb successfully solves the problems of men's health. It is only important to comply with the prescribed dosage in order to avoid complications. Take a medicinal infusion daily until the symptoms of the disease are eliminated. A glass of grass is poured with a liter of boiling water, kept wrapped for 2 hours. Drink 50 ml three times a day before meals. The formula helps:

normalize sexual function;
cure peptic ulcer;
increase vitality;
treat inflammation of the genitourinary system.

Goose grass for children

Knotweed is used in the treatment of diseases in childhood. The plant is useful for whooping cough, convulsions. Drugs calm the nervous system, relieve fears, help with high temperatures. Decoctions lubricate scratches, wounds, abrasions. It is recommended to take drugs:

From cough - a decoction in milk. To half a liter add 2 tablespoons of grass, boil for 5 minutes, drink half a glass 4 times a day. Take until the condition improves.
Teenagers with acne for a month drink knotweed tea. The course is held in spring and autumn.

The price of a highlander bird in a pharmacy

If possible, it is recommended to harvest the grass yourself. The medicinal plant knotweed is sold in pharmacies without prescriptions. It can be purchased through online stores that specialize in such a product. The difference in prices in rubles for Moscow is:

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Grass Knotweed or Knotweed - medicinal properties and contraindications, use in folk medicine

Name in Latin: Polygonum aviculare

Synonyms: wasteland grass, chicken grass, knotted grass, grass-ant, grass-ant, knotweed, bird buckwheat, trample-grass, goose, chicken-eater, scarlet buckwheat, goose, zornitsa, chariot, konotop, mountaineer multiflora, meadow , murukh , drunken berry

Knotweed (another name for knotweed) is a herbaceous annual plant from the Buckwheat family. It has recumbent or erect strongly branched stems 15-25 centimeters long. After flowering, the stems become dense. Taproot, slightly branched. The leaves are small, sessile, alternate, up to three centimeters long, grayish-green in color, short-petiolate.

The flowers are located in the axils of the leaves. They are pale green in color, small, pink or white at the edges, collected in bunches. Knotweed blooms from mid-spring to autumn. The most intensive flowering is observed in the middle and end of summer. The fruits ripen from June to October.

The fruit is a matte triangular brown or black nut. Highlander bird reproduces by seeds.

It is an unpretentious plant that can be found on any kind of soil. Therefore, knotweed grows on all continents of the Earth, except for Antarctica. Especially often the plant is found in the steppe and forest zone of the European part of the Russian Federation, as well as in the south of Western Siberia.

Highlander grows along roads, in wastelands, paths, near residential buildings, often forms thickets on compacted soils. Resistant to trampling, grows well even after repeated mowing.

Procurement and storage

Knotweed grass is used for medical purposes. The harvesting of raw materials is carried out during the flowering period, cutting off the upper parts of the shoots up to 40 centimeters long with a knife. The grass is dried in rooms with good ventilation or outdoors, under a canopy, laid out on a cloth or paper in a thin layer and periodically turned over.

Chemical composition

The composition of the plant includes the following biologically active substances:

vitamins A, C, E, K - improve vision, have an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunostimulating, regenerating effect on the body, regulate the process of blood coagulation
saponins - take an active part in the metabolic processes occurring in the body, help with food poisoning, constipation
flavonoids - stimulate metabolic processes in the body, have an antioxidant effect, preventing the processes of premature aging, strengthen capillary walls, have anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, diuretic, choleretic, hepatoprotective effects
coumarins - have antispasmodic, anti-cancer effect, are anticoagulants
tannins - have astringent, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antitumor effect
silicic acids - prevent the development of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, thrombosis, improve the condition of hair, skin, nails, blood vessels and ligaments

Application in medicine

Knotweed preparations are used in official medicine in the treatment of urolithiasis, in chronic pathologies of the urinary tract as a diuretic.

The fresh herb or sap of the plant is used to treat burns, hemorrhoids, and severe diarrhea.

Contraindications

It is forbidden to use plant-based preparations in the presence of the following contraindications:

individual intolerance
pregnancy, lactation

Recipes

no information available.

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I am 49 years old. Periods are regular but painful. The lower abdomen constantly hurts, pulls. She was examined by a gynecologist and diagnosed with hyperplasia of the uterine epithelium. Mirena or hormonal preparations were immediately recommended. But I don’t want to take hormones, because. weight about 100 kg. Advise what fees or individual herbs can be taken? I heard a lot about the upland uterus and the red brush, according to what scheme should I take them, together or separately? What is better tincture or decoction? And yet, you can take them during the course of hirudotherapy.

Knotweed is a herb that can be found everywhere. It grows like a weed, it does not need to be specially planted. It gives a lot of trouble to summer residents, as it braids all garden crops, which delays their growth and development. Knotweed as a weed is very valuable, as it has vitamins that are useful for the human body. You need to familiarize yourself with them in order to understand their benefits and harms.

Medicinal properties and contraindications

Knotweed is popularly called the bird mountaineer. It is a plant whose stem reaches 80 cm in length, but the plant does not grow in height, but spreads along the ground. The stem is decorated with small leaves, the shape of which resembles an ellipse. During flowering, the plant blooms with small, almost imperceptible flowers. Meet green-white flowers, and even with a pink tint. The knotweed fruit resembles trihedral nuts, which birds love to eat. Because of this, knotweed is called bird buckwheat.

plant composition

Numerous studies have shown that knotweed grass has a huge amount of beneficial vitamins and minerals. And also it contains:

cellulose;
protein;
sugar;
resin;
tannins;
carotene;
silicon.

Iron, which is part of the plant, has a beneficial effect on the blood. Vitamin A has a beneficial effect on the skin, as a result of which it looks radiant and healthy.

In the mountaineer there is a sufficient amount of pectin, which is able to remove poisons and heavy metals from the body.

In addition to the fact that the plant has an excellent composition, it also has an excellent taste. Most often it is used in its raw form for cooking salads. The simplest and most useful salad, which includes knotweed, is a mixture of chopped boiled eggs, dill and sour cream.

Medicinal properties

Since this plant contains many valuable nutrients, it is widely used for the manufacture of medicines. They treat the following diseases:

liver;
stomach;
kidneys;
intestines;
skin diseases.

For children, as well as adults who have no appetite, doctors prescribe knotweed to improve appetite and increase body weight.

The beneficial substances that make up the plant have a great effect on the circulatory system, contribute to good clotting blood. If a bandage soaked in a decoction of the plant is applied to a bleeding wound, the bleeding will stop. If after childbirth or abortion you need to reduce blood discharge, it will be enough just to drink an infusion of herbs. Restoration of strength after surgery will help all the same decoction.

Medicines containing knotweed are used for kidney stones. A useful ingredient is silicic acid, which contributes to the painless splitting of salt in stones. After they are excreted from the body naturally with urine. This result can be obtained if the stones are small in size. For large stones, this method is no longer suitable.

Since the herb has a beneficial effect on the kidneys, it will perfectly cope with any inflammation. Regular intake allows you to remove excess fluid from the body.

Properly prepared decoction will help women who want to, but cannot become pregnant. With its help, the reproductive function of the body is restored, the tone of the walls of the uterus increases.

Medicines and recipes of traditional medicine are known, which include the herb mountaineer bird. With their help being treated tuberculosis, gastrointestinal tract, as well as swelling in the legs. Due to its excellent composition, knotweed is used for the prevention and treatment of other diseases.

Knotweed is part of the herbal preparations, which are intended for the treatment and prevention of cancer.

In order to heal wounds, scratches and abrasions faster, it is recommended to use the juice of the plant, which accelerates the healing of wounds.

Contraindications

Before starting treatment with a seemingly harmless herb, you should definitely consult a doctor so as not to aggravate your condition.

Like any medicinal plant, knotweed also has contraindications.

Since the plant is used to improve blood clotting, prolonged use or high doses can cause thrombosis, angina pectoris, as well as a stroke or even a heart attack. It's not recommended accept people with heart disease. And also not advised to take the elderly.
Taking drugs that contain knotweed can lower blood pressure and stimulate intestinal motility. This is contraindicated for people suffering from cholelithiasis and constipation - their condition can worsen dramatically.
If there are large stones, you can not take knotweed. Due to the size of the stone, it will not completely dissolve. What remains of the stone will most likely block the bile duct.
During pregnancy, taking drugs that include knotweed is strictly prohibited. This causes tone and leads to premature birth or miscarriage.
In acute forms of kidney and bladder disease, in order not to aggravate your condition, it is not recommended to use knotweed.

Traditional medicine, recipes

1. In infertility, an effective remedy is to take a decoction of knotweed. Moreover, both spouses should drink it so that there is a quick result.

With regular intake of decoction, the muscles of the uterus become active, the hormonal background returns to normal. Thanks to the normalization of breathing, the body regularly receives oxygen, which favorably affects the work of all internal organs.

As soon as pregnancy occurs taking a decoction knotweed needs to be stopped. If this is not done, the herb will provoke a miscarriage.

2. Regular intake of decoction helps break down kidney stones and the subsequent discharge of salt accumulations. As a preventive measure, you should also take a decoction of the herb.

intestinal;
uterine;
pulmonary;
hemorrhoidal.

Grass has an excellent property to accelerate blood clotting. With hemorrhoidal bleeding, it is recommended to use warm baths with a decoction of knotweed at night.

4. Thanks to knotweed, you can improve the condition of the digestive tract. As soon as digestion is normalized, the outflow of bile is also normalized. All inflammation of the intestines and the mucous membrane of the stomach will pass, the ulcer of the stomach and duodenum will heal. But you need to take the decoction according to a special scheme, which will be prompted by the attending physician.

5. Knotweed can cope with the following skin diseases:

eczema;
wounds and ulcers;
inflammation of the lining of the lips;
inflammation of the oral cavity;
bleeding gums.

Grass is an excellent antiseptic, does not allow bacteria to develop, promotes rapid healing. To treat the oral cavity, you need to prepare a special infusion for rinsing. For the treatment of wounds, you need to use an infusion for both washing them and for a compress.

6. In spring and autumn, many people face the same problem - hair loss. A well-known herb can help in this matter. Highlander avian. It is brewed in a certain proportion and used to rinse the hair. To be effective, the procedure must be done every day for three weeks. As a result, the hair follicles are saturated with useful vitamins and minerals and become stronger.

Cooking methods

From the herb you can prepare a tincture, decoction or squeeze the juice. This will depend on what and how you plan to treat.

Preparing the tincture: first of all, you need to buy or prepare grass, dry it. Three spoons are poured with a glass of boiling water and kept in a water bath for 15 minutes. The tincture is filtered and brought to the initial volume with boiled water. You need to take a "potion" before meals for half a glass.

Decoction preparation: to get the right proportion, 1 part of the herb and 10 parts of water are taken to prepare the decoction. Pre-dry grass must be crushed. Next, it must be poured with boiling water and put in a water bath for half an hour. After another 15 minutes, the finished broth can be filtered and begin to take a tablespoon three times a day.

To cure rheumatism, gout and hemorrhoids, you need to take a decoction three times a day, only a whole cup.

Decoction with milk: this proven recipe was used by our grandmothers. A decoction is prepared when the child begins to cough. Two tablespoons of highlander are poured into 500 ml of milk and boiled for 5 minutes. When the decoction cool down a bit, it must be filtered and given to the child as a warm drink 4 times a day for half a glass.

Juice: if you want to extract juice from the grass, this is done during its growth. Take such a natural product should be 200 grams twice a day 30 minutes before meals. If the juice seems too bitter, you can add honey to it.

This method is used to treat hypertension, diseases of the lungs and the genitourinary system. The juice of the plant can also be used to treat wounds and cuts, bruises, ulcers and other injuries. To do this, moisten a clean cloth with juice and treat wounds.

Features of harvesting and storage of knotweed

Knotweed is an annual plant with a branched stem that weaves along the ground. As a blank, its stems and leaves are taken, which need to be collected only during the flowering period: from June to September.

For the manufacture of medicines, as well as for its use in traditional medicine, grass should be collected in the field away from the road. It is desirable that there is no landfill or pasture nearby. Such a herb will be environmentally friendly and will surely cure any patient.

During the collection of grass, only the top is cut off, for which a scythe or sickle is used. If the plant has grown strongly, you can use a scythe to mow the entire plantation, and then select only knotweed. Since the plant does not dry out after the bevel, but continues to grow, several crops of such a medicinal herb can be harvested in one summer season.

The cut grass is dried in the shade, it is desirable that the area is well ventilated. Spread a thin layer of grass on a clean cloth or paper. In the process of drying, so that the grass dries out evenly, it must be periodically turned over.

Good quality dry knotweed looks like this: grass stalks reach a length of 30 cm, their color is gray-green. The flowers have a delicate color, the leaves are small. There should be no extraneous knots, stems and roots. Well-dried grass has a slight smell, it tastes tart, astringent.

After the grass is dried, it is desirable to decompose it into paper bags. Store the bags in a dry, dark and cool place. The maximum storage period is three years.

Knotweed grass, or bird knotweed, is a plant reaching a length of 20 to 80 cm with stems growing upwards or creeping near the ground, with flowers of a red or green hue.

In late spring-early summer, grass blooms, culminating in the formation of fruits that ripen until late autumn, which birds feed on.

Grass can be found throughout the CIS near houses and roads, on pastures and wastelands, in steppes and forests, on children's sports grounds.

The plant propagates by seeds, is considered a weed due to its ubiquitous distribution, resistance to trampling and the ability to adapt to various soils.

Chemical composition

The beneficial properties of the plant, which make it possible to use the herb for the preparation of unique effective traditional medicine recipes for the prevention and treatment of various diseases and pathologies, are due to the rich composition of components necessary for health:

What is the use

Knotweed-based products have the following beneficial effects on the human body, due to its rich composition:

Procurement and storage

For medicinal purposes, the stem of the plant is widespread, which is harvested during the flowering period of knotweed, as well as leaves and flowers, which are collected in large quantities.

The most useful part is the upper layers of the plant - about 40 cm.

The most successful weather for collecting knotweed is dry, sunny, the best place is away from highways, industrial enterprises, landfills.

Harvesting plants are carried out throughout the summer period.

The grass is dried in attics, in a ventilated place inaccessible to sunlight.

Store - in bags made of natural materials or paper bags in dark, dry rooms.

The duration of storage in this form is no more than 3 years.

Folk remedies

The effectiveness of the medicinal plant is confirmed by medical staff.

But for maximum benefit and safety, it is recommended to consult a doctor before using any herb-based remedy, especially if you have a history of various diseases.

With infertility

In 1 liter of boiled water, add 1 glass of medicinal herbs in fresh or dry form. The broth is infused for 5 minutes, carefully filtered and applied inside instead of tea.

You can use the plant without interruption until pregnancy.

Remember! During the period of expectation of the baby, knotweed can cause a miscarriage, so when pregnancy occurs, funds based on it should be canceled.

Decoction

1 tablespoon of the plant is diluted with 250 ml of boiled water, infused for 30 minutes and applied 1 tablespoon up to 3 times a day.

In the treatment of wounds and abscesses, it is necessary to apply a decoction of knotweed in the form of compresses.

Alcohol tincture

To prepare the tincture, the plant is mixed with 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10.

For children

2 tablespoons of a medicinal plant are added to ½ liter of milk.

The resulting mass is boiled for 5 minutes and used 4 times a day for ½ cup.

The remedy is effective for severe coughs (how to apply a compress is written), convulsions in children and whooping cough.

As part of herbal preparations

Hernia, knotweed, bean leaves, corn stigmas and bearberry leaves are mixed in equal proportions.

1 tablespoon of the resulting medicinal collection is poured with 1 glass of boiled water and infused for 1 hour.

The collection is used for oral administration of 1 tablespoon every 2 hours during the day.

For the kidneys

The decoction is prepared in the morning by mixing 1 tablespoon of the plant in 1 cup of boiled water.

It is used in the morning along with cocklebur herb according to the scheme - 1 cup of knotweed decoction, ½ cup of cocklebur decoction after 10 minutes.

The remedy quickly and effectively helps to get rid of sand and kidney stones.

Ointment

Knotweed grass is mixed with vegetable oil in a ratio of 1:4. The healing mass is infused for 10 days and is used to treat skin diseases. The agent lubricates the affected areas of the skin.

From tired legs

To relax the legs, it is recommended to perform relaxing baths. In 3 liters of boiling water, it is necessary to dissolve 1 cup of knotweed herb and cook the healing mass for 15-20 minutes over low heat, then remove from heat and insist for 1 hour.

The duration of the procedure for taking baths is about 30 minutes.

For hair

Application in cooking

Dishes containing knotweed are of great benefit to the body, especially with off-season vitamin deficiencies.

Salad

100 grams of knotweed plant is mixed with 50 grams of sour cream and 2 boiled chicken eggs. Spices and aromatic herbs and salt are added to the mass to taste.

Caviar

100 grams of knotweed, 10 grams of onions and carrots, 5 grams of dill are mixed with 5 grams of vegetable oil and 15 grams of vinegar. If desired, you can add 1 gram of mustard.

At the initial stage, it is necessary to boil the carrots, chop in a meat grinder, mix with the onions fried in advance and stew. At the end, the remaining components should be added to the resulting mass.

Dosages and rates

When using a knotweed plant, individual intolerance is possible, therefore it is recommended to start taking herbal preparations with small doses, gradually increasing the amount of the drug used.

In the absence of symptoms of individual intolerance and contraindications, knotweed can be used for a long time without interruption.

Precautions and contraindications

Like any drug, knotweed herb has certain contraindications for use that can worsen health and general well-being:

Manifestations of an allergic nature.
Children's age up to 3 years.
Reduced blood pressure.
Pregnancy and lactation period.
The presence of stones in the kidneys or ureters with a diameter of more than 0.7 mm, exacerbated inflammation in the organs.
Blood clotting disorders - heart disease, thrombophlebitis.

Carefully use products based on the knotweed plant for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - ulcers, gastritis and pathologies with high acidity of the gastric secretion.

It is undesirable to use remedies from the plant for constipation.

Knotweed grass has a positive effect on many human organs and systems. But subject to the rules of procurement, storage, use of drugs based on medicinal plants.

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