Medicinal properties of galangal root, collection and preparation (cinquefoil erecta). Cinquefoil erecta (galangal): properties and use in folk medicine

The use of white cinquefoil in folk medicine began in the 18th century. The herb was famous for its tonic, antiviral, antibacterial properties; even then it was taken for various types goiter In official medicine medicinal properties herbs began to be studied in the mid-twentieth century in the Soviet Union. Today in many countries it is a rare, valuable plant that is under protection. Another plant of this genus - Kuril tea - is no less popular, contains the same useful material, has similar medicinal properties.

Description of the medicinal plant

White bloodroot. Botanical illustration by Jacob Sturm from the book "Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen", 1796.

What is this species so famous for? medicinal plant? And why is it so difficult to find real cinquefoil root? For what diseases is the herb effective? What do you need to know about the contraindications of this plant?

Area

This type of cinquefoil is found in Central Europe. Grass does not grow in Scandinavian countries and Great Britain. Its northern border is considered to be Germany, its western border is the Ardennes Mountains in Luxembourg, France, Belgium, and its southeastern border is Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria. It is more common in Ukraine and Belarus. Where does white cinquefoil grow in Russia? It takes root well in the southern regions and in the Volga basin. Most often this species can be found in meadows, open, well-lit glades, in copses, and on overgrown slopes.

The white cinquefoil plant is an endangered species, which is associated with the intensive development of forest, Agriculture. This species is listed in the Red Book of Belarus and Germany, and is also protected by law in the following regions of Russia - Ryazan, Moscow, Smolensk, Lipetsk. This is why grass is so difficult to find and prepare. In some regions of Russia (for example, in Bryansk), this species is cultivated industrially in order to replenish the raw material base.

Botanical characteristics

What does this perennial look like? herbaceous plant?

• Height . Can be from 10 to 25 cm.
• Rhizome. Powerful, thick, unbranched, 10 to 15 cm long.
• Stems. They have few leaves, thin and short, branched at the base.
• Leaves . The root leaves are brown, with long petioles. The stems are oblong-lanceolate, with sharp teeth, tapering wedge-shaped.
• Flowers. Grows on long stalks white with five wide, notched petals.

Blank

In folk medicine, both the white cinquefoil herb and its rhizome are used. However, the aerial part does not affect thyroid-stimulating activity, which is important in the treatment of the thyroid gland.

• Collection time. Flowers can be collected throughout the flowering period of the plant - from May to June, leaves and stems - throughout the season. The root is dug up in early spring or late autumn. It is broken off and only the rhizome is left (people often call the rhizome the root). It is important to know that beneficial substances accumulate in the underground part of the plant in the fourth year of the growing season.
• How to prepare at home? This type of cinquefoil grows for a long time. For example, to obtain a rhizome 20 cm long, it takes 10 years of growing season. Reproduction by seeds occurs slowly, they do not germinate immediately. On personal plots It is recommended to propagate this plant by cuttings, which can be planted in spring or autumn. One cinquefoil rhizome can produce two to three dozen cuttings.
• Drying conditions. All parts of the grass are dried in natural conditions - on verandas, attics, under sheds, where there is access to fresh air.
• Storage . Dry raw materials must be protected from dampness and sunlight. Usually dry rhizomes are stored in wooden boxes, glass jars. Shelf life - 2 years.

Healing effect

Pharmachologic effect:

• anti-carcinogenic;
• tonic;
• diuretic;
• thyroid-stimulating;
• corticotropic;
• adaptogenic;
• sedative;
• neurotropic;
• cardiotonic;
• anti-atherosclerotic;
• venotonic;
• antibacterial;
• immunostimulating;
• wound healing.

This wide spectrum of action is due to chemical composition plants. A lot of things were found in it:

• micro- and macroelements: magnesium, iron, copper, silicon, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, selenium, iodine and iodide anion, silver;
• flavonoids;
• phenol derivatives;
• tannins;
• saponins.

A valuable substance was found in the rhizomes - albinin with a thyroid-stimulating effect. Thanks to albinin, the plant is widely used in endocrinology.

List of indications

What are the indications for the use of this medicinal plant?

• Treatment of the thyroid gland with white cinquefoil. This is the main use of the herb (rhizome), since it contains a lot of iodine and minerals that normalize hormone production and metabolism. Conducted clinical researches, which confirmed the therapeutic effect of the herb for hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, thyroid hyperplasia, multinodular goiter and other diagnoses. Prescribed prophylactically in regions where there is iodine deficiency.
• Benefits for joints. Relieves inflammation and pain in gout, osteochondrosis, rheumatism, cleanses the blood well, lowers cholesterol levels.
• Digestive system. Helps with gastrointestinal infections due to its antibacterial properties. In particular, it helps with dysentery. It is useful to drink infusions for chronic inflammation of the stomach, liver and intestines, peptic ulcer. Relieves colic, spastic pain, normalizes digestion.
• urinary system. The herb has a mild diuretic effect, so it can be prescribed for inflammation of the kidneys and bladder.
• The cardiovascular system. The plant has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, helps with tachycardia and cardiac shortness of breath. Prescribed in rehabilitation period after heart attack and stroke. The herb normalizes blood pressure in hypertension and prevents the development of atherosclerosis.
• External use. Infusions in the form of compresses and lotions are applied to wounds and painful joints. The powder is sprinkled on ulcers, abscesses, and other skin inflammations. Cracks in the corners of the mouth are treated with decoctions and infusions. Used as an antiseptic in otolaryngology and dentistry - for gargling and mouthwash, for bleeding gums, unpleasant smell from mouth.

Cinquefoil bush, or Kuril tea, yellow cinquefoil.
Potentilla goose, or goose foot, goose grass. Cinquefoil erecta, or galangal.

Other medicinal types of cinquefoil

Cinquefoil is a large genus of plants from the rose family. There are about 180 species in the genus. Most of them grow in the temperate climate of the northern regions. What types are most often used for medicinal purposes?

All types of plants are distinguished by a high content of tannins, bitterness, and flavonoids.

What are the contraindications for white cinquefoil? Do not take orally in case of low blood pressure, acute ulcerative colitis, bleeding disorders, exacerbation of urolithiasis and all gastrointestinal diseases, individual intolerance. The herb is also prohibited during pregnancy and lactation. Possible in case of overdose side effects from the digestive system - nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea.

Application and preparation at home

What is the use of white cinquefoil root in folk and official medicine? How to properly prepare herbal medicine? Which medications Can I buy it at a herbal pharmacy?

Pharmaceutical raw materials

• Powder. Chopped white cinquefoil root. The powder is packaged in filter bags of 1.5 g. The main indication is thyroid disease. Also taken for gynecological diseases, anemia, to reduce cholesterol, remove radionuclides, cleanse the blood, and increase immunity.
• Pills . You can purchase a drug with the commercial name "Thyreo-vit". This is a dietary supplement, but it should not be taken without a doctor's prescription. In addition to white cinquefoil, this includes echinacea extract and brown seaweed powder (kelp). Take 3 times a day, 3 tablets with meals. The course of treatment lasts 1 month. The product is intended for the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases. It is also a good immunostimulating medicine.
• Liquid extract. Drops "Pyatipal" are used for all of the listed diagnoses. The main application is endocrinology.
• Dry root. Crushed raw materials are sold by weight. Unfortunately, cases of counterfeit raw materials have become more frequent on the market, since the herb is rare medicinal types, is protected by law in many regions. Often, under the name “white cinquefoil,” they offer other species of this plant that do not have such a pronounced thyroid-stimulating effect.

Decoction

The decoction is taken for hypothyroidism and other thyroid dysfunctions. It is prepared from crushed roots or powder.

Preparation

1. Take 1 tsp. dry raw materials.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water.
3. Keep in a water bath for 5 minutes.
4. Leave for 2-3 hours.

It is recommended to keep the broth warm until it cools completely. Take ½ glass 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. To obtain a concentrated infusion, the root is steamed in a thermos for 8 hours (take 1 tablespoon of crushed root for 2 cups of boiling water).

Tincture

Prepared from crushed roots or powder. The main use of cinquefoil tincture is for thyroid diseases, gynecological diagnoses (fibroids, cysts, disorders menstrual cycle). The drug also has a tonic and immunostimulating effect. It is useful to drink the tincture prophylactically to strengthen the body's defenses.

Preparation

1. Take 50 g of dry crushed root.
2. Pour in ½ liter of vodka.
3. Leave for 3 weeks in a dark place.
4. Strain.

Take 30 drops 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. This is the average dosage. It may vary depending on the diagnosis and dysfunction of the thyroid gland, and is prescribed by a doctor. The course lasts a month, after which they take a break for a week and take a second course.

Use in men, women, children

• For men . Used to increase potency. The root helps with adenoma and male infertility. Also works well on nervous system, relieves fatigue, tones the entire body.
• For women . Menstrual cycle irregularities may be associated with hormonal disorders in the functioning of the thyroid gland. That’s why so often, when there is a cycle failure, the appearance of functional cysts, or uterine bleeding, the gynecologist gives a referral for an analysis of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroxine, and triiodothyronine. In complex therapy, white cinquefoil helps with such diagnoses as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, and uterine prolapse.
• For children . IN official instructions no age restrictions. According to some herbalists, the herb can be used in children, but in strict dosage and under medical supervision. The danger lies in the impact on an unstable hormonal system. Although it is noted that it is precisely during adolescence in boys and girls (during a hormonal surge) that decoctions of this plant can even out hormonal fluctuations, normalize weight, and improve the condition of hair and skin. However scientific confirmation this information is not available.

Potentilla erecta
Taxon: Family Roses (Rosaceae)
Other names: galangal, uzik, dubrovka, ovary, drevlyanka, oak root, whisper, ovary root
English: Tormentil

Description:
Cinquefoil erecta or galangal is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Rosaceae family ( Rosaceae). The rhizome is thick, multi-headed, horizontal, cylindrical or tuberous, 2-7 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, woody, reddish-brown, with numerous thin roots.
The stems of cinquefoil are erect (one or several) or ascending, forked-branched, thin, slender, up to 30 cm high, covered with short hairs.
Stem leaves are sessile, trifoliate, with large, deeply incised stipules; the leaves are usually sessile, oblong-wedge-shaped, large-serrate, appressed-pilose on both sides, less often almost glabrous. The basal leaves are three- or five-palmated, long-petiolate, collected in a bunch, with two large stipules, which die off by the time of flowering.
The flowers are solitary, on long stalks, about 10 mm in diameter. The calyx is hairy, double, consisting of 4 subcalyx leaves and 4 sepals remaining with the fruit. The corolla is four-petalled. Petals are yellow, obovate. There are 15-20 or more stamens, there are many pistils sitting on a convex hairy receptacle.
It differs from other types of cinquefoil in having four yellow petals in the flower (other types of cinquefoil have 5 petals).
The fruit is a multi-nut. Blooms from mid-May to September. The fruits ripen in August-September.

Spreading:
Potentilla erecta is common in the European part of Russia, Western Siberia, in the Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine. Kalgan grows in meadows, pastures, forest clearings, forest edges, clearings, along the outskirts of peat bogs, in sparse coniferous and coniferous-small-leaved forests, in birch groves.

Collection and preparation of galangal root:
Potentilla rhizomes are used as medicinal raw materials, which are harvested in the fall after the above-ground parts die off (September-October) or in early spring before the leaves appear (April-May).
The rhizomes are dug up, the soil is shaken off, the aerial parts, roots, and rotten parts of the rhizomes are cut off with knives and washed in cold water. After drying in the open air for several days, the rhizomes are dried in attics under iron roof or under a canopy with good ventilation, or preferably in dryers at a temperature of 50-60 "C, laying out in a thin layer (2-3 cm) on paper, fabric, sieves. Shelf life up to 6 years.

Chemical composition:
The rhizome of the cinquefoil contains up to 14 - 31%, and in the aerial part 4-12% of tannins of the protocatschip group (non-hydrolyzable), crystalline ester of tormenthol, flavonoids, quinic and ellagic acids, phlobaphenes, waxes, resins, gum, starch. The highest content of tannins in the rhizomes was found during the period of the beginning of flowering, in the above-ground part - during the period of full flowering. The aerial part of the plant contains vitamin C, the largest amount of which is found during the period of full flowering, organic acids (malic and eladic), as well as phlobaphenes, wax, resins, gum and starch. After flowering ends, the amount of biologically active substances, especially tannins, decreases.

Pharmacological properties:
Kalgan rhizomes have a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effect. The local anti-inflammatory effect is associated with tannins that can create a biological film that protects tissues from chemical, bacterial and mechanical influences accompanying inflammation. At the same time, capillary permeability decreases and blood vessels narrow. These features of the action of Potentilla erecta are well manifested on inflamed, reddened mucous membranes with pharyngitis, stomatitis, gingivitis, as well as with gastritis and enteritis.

Application in medicine:
Cinquefoil is used as a rinse for inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. Taken internally for enteritis, enterocolitis and dyspepsia. Infusions and decoctions from the leaves, stems and inflorescences of Potentilla erecta are used in the treatment of patients with acute and chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis with congestion (edema, ascites). In patients, the content of bilirubin in the blood is normalized, diuresis increases, hemorrhages, edema and ascites decrease. At the heart of the mechanism therapeutic effect lies the ability of tannins and flavonoids in cinquefoil to reduce capillary permeability and cell membranes. Juice diluted with water helps with scrofula; the infusion reduces toothache.
Used externally as an application for hemorrhoids, burns, eczema and inflammatory skin diseases. Potentilla root plaster heals wounds and lichens.

Medications:
Potentilla decoction prepare in the following way: pour 1 tbsp of boiling water over a glass. l. crushed rhizomes of the plant with roots, boil for 15 minutes, filter and take 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day 1-1.5 hours before meals for diseases of the stomach and intestines, rheumatism and gout.
Infusion of cinquefoil rhizomes: Brew 1 cup boiling water 1 tbsp. l. crushed rhizomes, leave, wrapped warmly, 3 hours, strain. Take 1 tbsp. l. as a choleretic agent for gastritis and peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum with low acidity of gastric juice, as well as externally for hemorrhoids in the form of applications.
Potentilla tincture prepared with 40% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10. Drink for stomach diseases, dysentery, diarrhea, diseases of the heart, uterus, and bleeding. Externally, the tincture is used as a lotion for eczema and burns. The tincture of the root is used to lubricate the oral cavity for stomatitis and gingivitis.
If you wear this herb around your neck, as people say, you will get what you want, you will become a scientist, and you will not be denied anything.

Contraindications:
Individual intolerance, atonic

Trade name: Cinquefoil rhizomes

Dosage form:

Compound
Potentilla rhizomes contain tannins, saponins, resinous substances, flavonoids, phenolcarboxylic acids, starch, etc.

Description
Crushed raw materials. Pieces of rhizomes various shapes. The color is yellowish to reddish brown with a dark brown, almost black cork. The smell is weak, aromatic. The taste of the aqueous extract is strongly astringent.

Powder. Pieces of rhizomes of various shapes. The color is reddish-brown with dark brown, almost black, and less often yellowish inclusions. The smell is weak, aromatic. The taste of the aqueous extract is strongly astringent.

Pharmacotherapeutic group
Astringent of plant origin.

pharmachologic effect
A decoction of cinquefoil rhizomes has an astringent, anti-inflammatory effect.

Indications for use
Used internally for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (diarrhea, enteritis, colitis); externally - in the form of rinses for inflammatory processes in the oral cavity (stomatitis, gingivitis, sore throat).

Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the drug.

Directions for use and doses
About 5 g (1 teaspoon) of raw material is placed in an enamel bowl, poured 200 ml (1 glass) of boiling water, covered with a lid and heated in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes. Strain without cooling. The remaining raw materials are squeezed out. The volume of the resulting decoction is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.

2 filter bags (5 g) are placed in a glass or enamel bowl, pour 200 ml (1 glass) of boiling water, close and leave for 30 minutes, periodically pressing on the bags with a spoon, then squeeze them out. The volume of the resulting decoction is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.
Take ½-1/3 cup orally 2-3 times a day after meals.
The decoction is used externally for rinsing and lotions.
It is recommended to shake the decoction before use.

Side effect
Allergic reactions are possible. Long-term use of large doses can cause loss of appetite and constipation.

Release form
Crushed raw materials 30 g, 35 g, 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, 75 g, 100 g in cardboard packs with an inner bag.
Powder in filter bags of 2.5 g; 10 or 20 filter bags in a cardboard pack.

Storage conditions
Store in a dry place, protected from light and out of reach of children; prepared decoction - in a cool place for no more than 2 days.

Best before date
4 years.
Do not use after the expiration date stated on the package.

Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.

Manufacturer/Complaint Receiving Organization
OJSC "Krasnogorskleksredstva"
Russia, 143444, Moscow region, Krasnogorsk, microdistrict. Opalikha, st. Mira, 25

Properties and uses of white cinquefoil.

Every traditional healer is familiar with the beneficial qualities and properties of various plants. Among these plants, white cinquefoil occupies a special place, which can cope with many diseases. Let's find out in more detail what properties the plant has, and also find out how to use it.

White cinquefoil root: beneficial and medicinal properties, indications and contraindications for use for women and men

Healers have been using white cinquefoil for many years. They first paid attention to it around the 18th century, when they discovered that this plant heals skin wounds. A few years later, healers were able to discover the positive qualities of the leaves, flowers and roots of this plant.

In nature white cinquefoil does not occur often. It is often found near strawberries that grow on the edge of the forest. Accordingly, many people grow grass in their gardens in the fall using cuttings.

More recently, scientists have proven that white cinquefoil has positive and healing properties on thyroid gland . Today, weed is actively used to cure a variety of diseases of the endocrine gland. All parts of the plant have medicinal qualities, but despite this, it is the root.

Potentilla brings an ideal effect during the treatment of liver diseases, including hepatitis. The plant can also be used to treat:

• digestive tract
• heart disease
• vascular diseases
• metabolic disorders

Cinquefoil also contains a huge amount of microelements and vitamins, thanks to which the balance of hormones in the human body is normalized. And medicines made from the flower stimulate the central nervous system and normalize hormonal background body. In a person who undergoes a complete course of treatment with this plant, kidney function and liver function improve.

Despite the fact that white cinquefoil has so many positive qualities, the plant also has some contraindications. Cinquefoil is not recommended for use:

• For low blood pressure (hypotension), since the flower lowers it.
• For ischemic heart disease.
• If you are intolerant to the plant or have an allergic reaction to it.
• For hypothyroidism.
• Doctors do not recommend using cinquefoil during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

White cinquefoil tincture - indications and instructions for use for hyperthyroidism, in gynecology

White cinquefoil tincture contains a large number of iodine Therefore, it is used during the treatment of hyperthyroidism and gynecological diseases.

Those people who regularly take the tincture can avoid surgical intervention. Improvement appears after several treatments: thyroid nodules dissolve, the gland itself becomes smaller, and its functions are normalized.

For hyperthyroidism, a tincture containing 10% alcohol is suitable. The course of treatment is one month, between which there should be a week's break. On initial stage you need to complete three courses, in case of complications – one year. The amount of tincture depends on the person’s weight:

• A person whose weight is more than 70 kg should take 25 drops. more than normal.
• A person whose weight is more than 90 kg should take 30 drops. more than normal.

White cinquefoil tincture brings a positive effect for cysts and fibroids. In addition, it is recommended to use it to normalize the menstrual cycle. If you regularly take the tincture, you can also improve your hormonal levels and eliminate almost all problems and diseases associated with gynecology.

Vodka tincture dosage like this: 30 drops. for 1 tbsp. water. And that tincture that mixes with water should be taken as follows: 2 tbsp 2 times a day.

Recipe for treating the thyroid gland with white cinquefoil for hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, autoimmune thyroiditis

If you cannot find a good tincture, then prepare the remedy yourself. For this you need to take:

• Vodka – 0.5 l
• White cinquefoil root – 50 g

• Rinse the root thoroughly, peel it and chop it.
• Pour 250 ml of vodka over the root and leave for about a couple of weeks in a dark place out of reach of children.
• Then strain the tincture and pour the cake again with 250 ml of vodka and leave for a couple of weeks.
• Strain and combine with the first infusion.
• Before you take it, mix the resulting product with 20 drops. water.

White cinquefoil use in folk medicine: recipes

All parts of the plant are used in folk medicine. If you have such a plant in your garden, then collect flowers and leaves all year round, and dig up the roots in autumn or spring.

To dry the resulting raw material, spread it on a cloth and leave it for a while until it dries thoroughly. Never dry the plant in open sunlight - you will spoil the raw materials.

• To prepare the first remedy, take 1.5 tbsp of white cinquefoil root. Add 1.5 tbsp of dried leaves to it. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over the mixture and leave to steep for about 7 hours.
• If you want to get a quality product, then infuse it in a thermos. As soon as the required time has passed, strain the composition and take it before meals, 2 or 3 tbsp.
• To prepare the second remedy, take 2 tablespoons of cinquefoil leaves and 2 tablespoons of flowers. Pour boiling water over them and leave for 8 hours in a thermos. After this, strain the product and you can take: 0.5 tbsp. every time before meals.

White cinquefoil can also be used for outdoor purposes. Prepare a remedy that will help you eliminate many skin disorders, for example, bruise, boil, eczema, purulent wound. To prepare, take the following ingredients:

• Crushed plant root – 20 g
• Water – 1 tbsp

Cover the root with water and cook for 15 minutes. Treat the affected areas with the resulting product.

You can prepare an infusion of milk and cinquefoil:

• Take 100 g of plant stems and pour 200 g of milk over them.
• Boil the mixture for 5 minutes.
• Leave in a dark place to allow the product to infuse.
• After this, strain the mixture and take 3 tablespoons before meals.

This tool Excellent for bronchitis, kidney and leg diseases.

How to brew and how much to drink white cinquefoil tea and decoction?

If you want the cinquefoil to reveal its own taste and smell, then brew the plant, adhering to the following rules:

• First, place 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials in a heated teapot. Pour boiling water and drain it immediately. Thanks to this procedure, the tea leaves will completely “wake up”.
• Place the tea leaves in a small enamel bowl. Pour boiling water into it and boil the mixture for 15 minutes. in a water bath.
• Wait a bit for the tea to cool, strain it and you can drink it.

Prepare tea according to this recipe:

• Take 1 tbsp of chopped white cinquefoil root.
• Pour boiling water (400 ml) over the dry product.
• Leave the tea to steep overnight.
• Strain the tea.
• Divide it into 3 parts.
• Drink within 20 minutes. before meals.

How to drink white cinquefoil for nodular goiter?

In the initial stage, the disease does not manifest itself. A person begins to actively lose weight and sweat, his sleep is disturbed, and severe tearfulness appears. One of the remedies that fights nodular goiter is white cinquefoil.

You can brew cinquefoil as follows:

• 10 g of chopped root and leaves pour 1 tbsp. boiling water
• Leave for about 7 hours.
• Drink the resulting product 3 times a day for 25 minutes. before meals from 30 to 50 drops. at once.
• In this case, the dosage of the resulting medicine should be 1 tbsp.

Treatment of fibroids and endometriosis of the uterus with white cinquefoil

Because gynecological diseases can cause a huge number of consequences, be sure to consult your doctor before use.

White cinquefoil has a strengthening effect, improves blood circulation and normalizes hormonal levels. To prepare remedy against fibroids and endometriosis, take the following components:

• Chopped white cinquefoil root - 1 tbsp. l
• Boiling water – 1 l

Place the cinquefoil in the prepared container, add water to it and place it on water bath. Warm the mixture for 15 minutes, and then set it aside until it cools completely. Take the resulting product 3 times a day, 125 ml.

White cinquefoil to improve potency: recipe

Many men know cinquefoil root. This plant improves blood circulation and potency. Also, a remedy prepared from cinquefoil has a positive effect on the nervous system, relieves tension during stress, which negatively affects male strength and helps with prostatitis.

It is quite easy to prepare the product. To do this you need to take the following components:

• Chopped cinquefoil root – 1 tsp
• Boiling water – 1 tbsp

Fill the root hot water and boil for a couple of minutes. After this, the product is infused for about 30 minutes and filtered. Drink 2 cups every day.

White cinquefoil for the treatment of mastopathy

Many people know cinquefoil as “five-finger”. It is used not only to treat mastopathy, but also breast cysts and many other diseases.

Also in Soviet times Potentilla was able to arouse the interest of medical institutions. They began to add it to a variety of teas, infusions and decoctions that help cure mastopathy.

Cinquefoil is used for mastopathy as the main remedy and as a therapeutic agent. Its effect is quite high - it completely eliminates the disease. It is recommended to use the treatment of white cinquefoil tincture together with flaxseed ointment.

Is it possible to use white cinquefoil for weight loss?

Nowadays, many people are trying to lose extra pounds. Accordingly, the use of white cinquefoil for preventive purposes is of course possible.

The resulting product accelerates metabolic processes in the body and metabolism. But you can use it in combination with physical training and a special diet.

White cinquefoil root - vodka tincture: recipe and application

If you are interested in how to prepare the ideal remedy that helps against many diseases, then prepare the following infusion:

• Finely chop 10 g of white cinquefoil rhizome.
• Fill it with 100 ml of 40% vodka.
• Leave the product for about 3 weeks in a place where light does not reach.
• Drink the resulting product 3 times a day for 25 minutes. before meals from 30 to 50 drops. at once.
• The treatment course will continue until you drink 300 ml of the finished product.

Cedar resin with white cinquefoil: recipe

Cedar resin is a unique component that has the following qualities:

• intensively heals wounds
• kills germs and fungi
• relieves inflammation

If you combine this remedy with white cinquefoil, the effect will be even stronger. The product, which is sold in pharmacies, contains 60% cedar oil, 30% cedar resin, 10% white cinquefoil.

Use this remedy as follows:

• In the morning, drink 5 drops.
• In the evening, drink 15 minutes before. before meals, also 5 drops.
• Increase the dose every day by 5 drops.
• Increase intake to 1-2 tsp in the morning, 1 tsp in the evening.
• Drink this remedy for 2 months.

Red brush and white cinquefoil - joint use: recipe

White cinquefoil, as mentioned above, has a huge number of positive properties. For diseases of the thyroid gland there is simple recipes, which are described above, but popular connoisseurs recommend combining cinquefoil with other components.

• If you want to completely get rid of the disease, mix the following ingredients: white cinquefoil (200 g), upland uterus(100 g) and a red brush (100 g).
• If you have a severe stage of the disease, then mix these components: red brush (100 g), cinquefoil (100 g), white cinquefoil (400 g).

Is it possible to eat white cinquefoil during pregnancy?

Tachycardia, arrhythmia, hyperthyroidism, can I take white cinquefoil?

Research by scientists has proven that the use of white cinquefoil has virtually no contraindications. This remedy is recommended for arrhythmia and hyperthyroidism.

As for tachycardia, there is small nuance: people who have clearly expressed tachycardia need to reduce the dose of the drug to a minimum. After this, the effect of treatment will not decrease, it will simply occur later.

How to use white cinquefoil preparations - ointment, oil, cream?

From white cinquefoil, in addition to tincture and decoction, you can also prepare ointment, oil, cream, mask and other useful cosmetic and medicinal products.

Oil:

• Take 5 g of crushed cinquefoil root.
• Pour in 200 g of melted butter.
• Boil the product over low heat for 7 minutes.
• Rub this ointment onto the affected areas.

Ointment:

• Take 50 g of white cinquefoil and 50 g of honey.
• Mix the ingredients well.
• This ointment helps cure hemorrhoids.

Cream:

• Place 1 tablespoon of chopped cinquefoil root in a container.
• Add to it 2/3 tbsp. fat and 2 tbsp wax.
• Boil the resulting composition for 5 minutes. and leave for 2 hours.

Mask:

• Mix the decoction made from cinquefoil with potato starch and a small amount of olive oil.
• The mask perfectly tightens the skin and gives it an even color.

White cinquefoil during menstruation

In gynecology, as a rule, they use a decoction prepared from the seeds or root system of the plant. The resulting product eliminates or reduces pain during menstruation. To prepare the composition, take:

• White cinquefoil seeds, or crushed plant root - 1 tbsp.
• Water – 1 tbsp

Fill the component with water. Bring to a boil and cook for at least 5 minutes. Take a decoction of ½ tbsp. morning and before bed.

What happens if you drink white cinquefoil with milk?

Take the tincture with milk or add the product to milk in the following proportion: 30 drops. tincture for ½ tbsp. milk.

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Video: White cinquefoil: properties and applications

Cinquefoil erecta (Potentil1a erecta (L.) Natre; P. tormentil1a Neck; Potentilla silvestris Neck.)

(Uzik, Dubrovka, wild galangal, ovary root, navel grass, diarrhea grass)

Rosaceae family - Rovaseae.

WITH therapeutic purpose use rhizome.

Cinquefoil erecta grows in forests and groves, where there is a lot of light, on large and dry forest edges, sometimes in damp meadows and swamps between bushes. Distributed on all continents (except Antarctica), it grows throughout almost the entire territory of Russia.

Potentilla erecta is a perennial herbaceous plant 10 -30 cm high. The rhizome is horizontal, curved or straight, unevenly thickened, very hard, cylindrical or multi-headed with numerous thin adventitious roots 3-4 cm long and 1 - 2.5 cm thick; outside it is dark brown, at the break it is red. The smell of fresh rhizomes is reminiscent of roses, and its taste is very astringent. Stems are erect or ascending, branched at the top, forked, short hairy. The stem leaves are trifoliate, sessile, the leaves are wedge-shaped-oblong, incised-serrate at the top with appressed hairs; stipules are large, 3–7 lobed or coarsely toothed. Flowers solitary on top or in axils upper leaves, golden yellow; the corolla has four petals. The fruit is a nut-shaped achene. Blooms in June - September. The rhizome is dug up in autumn or early spring.

In medicine, the rhizomes of Potentilla erecta are used for enteritis, enterocolitis, and dyspepsia. Due to the presence of tannins, they have long been used as an astringent and hemostatic agent for stomatitis, gingivitis, gastric ulcers, diarrhea, dysentery, sore throat, and scurvy.

Externally, a decoction of Potentilla erecta is used for bleeding wounds, frostbite, burns, various rashes, weeping eczema and other skin diseases.

The rhizome of Potentilla erecta contains many tannins, as well as in small quantities, essential oil. Due to this, preparations made from it are popularly known as an astringent, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and sedative.

In folk medicine, cinquefoil erecta was used internally for diarrhea, gastritis, achylia, uterine bleeding, pulmonary tuberculosis, as an antitussive, for diseases of the liver, heart, gout, and rheumatism.

Externally, Potentilla erecta is used for ulcers, hemorrhoids, trichomonas colpitis, and for cosmetic purposes.

They are used internally and externally.

Preparations from the rhizome are effective for inflammation and ulcers of the stomach and intestines, emphysema, pulmonary tuberculosis, and especially for diarrhea and cough.

An ointment is made at home from the root of Potentilla erecta and is used for cracks in the skin of the hands and feet, and especially on the lips. The decoction is recommended for rinsing with sore throat, scurvy, and inflammation of the oral mucosa.

Mode of application

Boil 1 tablespoon of cinquefoil rhizomes in 1 glass of water for 15–20 minutes. After boiling, leave, covered, for 2 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals for gout and rheumatism.

Decoctions: 1) 25.0 - 200.0; one tablespoon three times a day before meals.

2) 20.0 (with alcohol); 40 drops, if with vodka - half a glass three times a day.

Ointment for gums: mix 10 parts of tincture and 5 parts of glycerin.

Root ointment: 5 g of finely chopped roots per glass of cow butter; cook for 5 minutes.

Methods for preparing and using galangal:

1-2 teaspoons of galangal in powder form are poured into 0.5 liters of water, brought to a boil, simmered over low heat for 15 minutes, and filtered. Prescribed orally 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.

A tincture is prepared from galangal roots, crushed into powder. To do this, pour 50 ml of 70% alcohol into the powder, leave for 7 days, and filter. Prescribed orally 25-30 drops 3-4 times a day.

1 tablespoon of galangal roots, crushed into powder, pour 1 liter of boiled water, leave for several hours, filter. Prescribed for rinsing the mouth for inflammatory diseases of the mucous membrane.

1 tablespoon of crushed dry roots per 1 glass of water, boil over low heat for 10-12 minutes, leave for 1 hour, strain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Boil 3 tablespoons of roots in 1 liter of water for 10-12 minutes, leave for 1 hour, strain, add boiled water to the original amount. Use for washing, lotions, and wet dressings.

Boil 1 tablespoon of chopped roots in 1 cup of unsalted butter 10-15 minutes, warm solution strain. Use to lubricate burns, inflamed areas, skin cracks (V.P. Makhlayuk, 1967).

Pour 25 g of dry crushed grass and 5 g of galangal roots into 600 ml of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes in a water bath, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Take warm, 50-100 ml 3 times a day 2 hours before meals daily for 1.5-2 months and prophylactically 2 times a year for a month in the autumn-spring period (treatment of liver cirrhosis after infectious hepatitis; at the same time An appropriate diet is recommended, limiting table salt to 3-4 g and liquid to 500-600 ml per day.

Take the herb juice one tablespoon orally 3 times a day. Use externally to treat burns and eczema.

2 tablespoons of dry grass with roots prepared during flowering in 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals in courses of 1-2 months for the treatment of thyrotoxicosis. If necessary, repeat courses of treatment after a month's break.

A decoction of galangal herb is an anthelmintic; an infusion of the leaves is effective for fever. An ointment for skin diseases is prepared from the root powder.

That's how much useful properties in Potentilla erecta. People are sure that if you wear cinquefoil grass around your neck, you will get what you want, you will become a scientist and will not be denied anything.

BPH. You need to take chopped galangal root, licorice root and nettle root in equal parts by weight. Mix. Pour 100 g of the mixture and 0.5 vodka, leave in a dark place for 1 month, shaking occasionally. Strain. Take tincture 30 drops 3 times a day before meals, washed down with infusion of lemon balm leaves.

STOMATITIS. Pour 1 teaspoon of crushed root into 1 glass of water, first leave for 5 hours, then boil. Rinse your mouth throughout the day.

ECZEMA WET. Pour 3 tablespoons of root 0.5 liters of water, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes, leave for 4 hours, strain. Apply lotions to the affected areas.

CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER. Pour 600 ml of boiling water over 25 g of dry crushed herbs and 5 g of galangal root, leave for 30 minutes in a water bath, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Take in warm 50-100 ml 3 times a day 2 hours before meals daily for 1.5-2 months and prophylactically 2 times a year for a month in spring and autumn (treatment of liver cirrhosis after infectious hepatitis). Follow a diet, limit salt to 3-4 grams of liquid up to 500-600 ml per day for the duration of treatment.

Contraindications largely coincide with Potentilla anseri: atonic constipation, high prothrombin index, hypertension, as capillary permeability may decrease and vasoconstriction may occur.