(Galega officinalis). The plant has other names: chokabuk and goat's rue officinalis.
Botanical description
A herbaceous perennial plant with a tap root.
The stems are erect with branches, up to one meter high.
The leaf arrangement is alternate. Leaves up to twenty centimeters long.
The flowers are light blue or purple, white is rare. They are collected in dense brushes, the length of which reaches twenty-five centimeters.
Distribution area
Galega officinalis is common in the south of the European part of Russia, in the Caucasus, in the Crimea and the Carpathians, as well as in Moldova. Prefers wet places on the banks of swamps, rivers and lakes, grows in meadows, but more often it can be seen in ditches and wet pits.
The chemical composition of the plant
Goat's rue seeds contain steroids, alkaloids, saponins, sucrose, stachyose, organic acids. Galega herb includes saponins, a special alkaloid galegin, peganin, tannin, carotene, vasicinon, glycoside, tannins, bitterness and phenylcarboxylic acids. Flavonoids were found in the flowers of the plant, and triterpenoids were found in the roots.
Medicinal properties
Galega has a number of useful properties. It has a diaphoretic, diuretic and lactogenic effect. It can help regulate metabolism.
Application
Preparations from this plant in folk medicine are actively used in diabetes mellitus due to its ability to normalize metabolism. Goat's rue can be used alone or included in complex herbal preparations.
The plant is used to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers. It gives a good diaphoretic effect for colds and a diuretic for diseases of the kidneys and bladder.
Collection and preparation
Herb and seeds of Galega officinalis are used as medicines. Grass is harvested during flowering. To do this, cut off the upper part of the stem, about thirty-five centimeters. Dry in the shade with good ventilation. You can use a dryer.
Seeds are harvested as they mature.
Contraindications
It should be borne in mind that galega goat's rue is a poisonous plant. Take medicines from it should be in compliance with the dosage. Drugs can interfere with bowel function and increase blood pressure.
Recipes
Infusion of herbs: a teaspoon of crushed goat's rue grass is poured into a glass of boiling water. Insist for forty minutes, then filter. Take four or five times a day for a tablespoon.
A decoction for external use: pour two teaspoons of chopped and dried herbs into a glass of boiling water and boil for five minutes at a low boil. Insist for half an hour, then filter. Applied in the form of lotions, externally for the treatment of lichen and eczema.
A decoction of galega seeds: a dessert spoonful of seeds is poured into a glass of water, brought to a boil and boiled for another five minutes with low heat. Insist for two hours, filter and take as a diuretic three times a day for a tablespoon.
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Syn: goat's rue medicinal, goat's rue, goat's rue, French lilac, forest licorice.
Herbaceous perennial plant, reaching a height of one meter. In folk medicine, galega is recommended primarily for mild forms of diabetes. The plant has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, tonic and diuretic properties.
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flower formula
The formula of the galega officinalis flower: Ch (5) L1 + 2 + (2) T (9) + 1P1.In medicine
Galega officinalis is not a pharmacopoeial plant and is not used in official medicine, but is approved as a raw material for the production of various biological additives. In folk medicine, Galega is one of the most popular remedies recommended for patients with mild diabetes. Galega is also popular for enhancing lactation. The plant has a diuretic, diaphoretic, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. It is also taken prophylactically as a general tonic.
Contraindications and side effects
Before using galega, it is worth remembering that the plant is poisonous. You should strictly follow the prescribed doses and do not take goat's rue without consulting your doctor. Galega has contraindications. Among them are pregnancy, hypertension, individual intolerance to the plant. Since decoctions and infusions of goat's rue, with prolonged use, significantly disrupt the intestinal microflora, it is necessary, after completing the course, to restore it with special preparations.
In other areas
In agriculture, galega is valued as a fodder plant, like all legumes, an extremely protein-rich, natural, nitrogen-containing green fertilizer, and also as a magnificent honey plant, whose bright flowers begin to attract bees from the end of May. For bright flowers goat's rue is also loved by gardeners, they also like the bright green of the plant, which remains so until the first autumn frosts.
Classification
Galega medicinal (Galega officinalis) is a perennial herbaceous plant from the genus Galega, belonging to the legume family, they are also Moth (Fabaceae). To the genus Galega, also known as Goat’s Rue, scientists include from 5 to 8 species, but only two of them - Galega officinalis and Galega orientalis (Galega orientalis) are well-studied, cultivated plants with numerous varieties and garden hybrids.
Botanical description
Goat's Rue officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows up to one meter in height. Galega root - rod, straight, penetrates to a depth of 0.6 - 0.9 m. The rhizome is equipped with root suckers, there are up to 18 of them, located horizontally in all directions. The stems of the plant are branched, numerous, straight, with dense foliage. The leaves of the galega are petiolate, pinnate, with stipules, reaching 20 cm in length, they have a pointed apex. Even when dry, the leaves of the galega do not fall off. Goat's rue flowers form dense brushes up to 25 cm in length, in each inflorescence from 5 to 20 inflorescences. They are blue-violet, gray-violet or bluish. The goat's rue flower formula is Ch (5) L1 + 2 + (2) T (9) + 1P1. The fruit of the plant is a non-cracking and non-falling bean, which usually contains three to seven smooth, kidney-shaped, greenish-yellow seeds.
Spreading
The homeland of Galega officinalis is the Middle East, then the plant was naturalized throughout Europe and Western Asia. Goat's rue grows along river banks, along roads, in valleys and subalpine meadows, along forest edges and in mountain steppes, in beech and subtropical forests. In Russia, galega can be found in the Black Sea and Nizhnevolzhsky regions, the plant grows in Ukraine, the Caucasus and Moldova.
Distribution regions on the map of Russia.
Procurement of raw materials
Medicinal raw materials are stems, flowers, leaves and seeds - the aerial part of the goat's rue. They begin to harvest the galega from the end of May, during flowering, cutting off the tops up to 20 cm long. Then, from the beginning of June, as it matures, it is time to collect and ripened seeds. Goat's rue grass is dried in the shade, in the open air. Raw materials are considered ready when the stems stop bending and begin to break. Galega grass is stored in a closed container for up to 1 year. The seeds of the plant are dried in beans in the sun, dry beans are placed in bags, then threshed with sticks, then sifted through grates, weaving the wings.
Chemical composition
The roots contain triterpenoids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, peganin, vasicinon and other nitrogen-containing compounds were found in the plant's grass: tannins, kaempferol, pipecolic acid, ascorbic acid, rutin, flavonoids, quercetin, carotene, bitter substances, galegin, tannin, phenol carboxylic acids and their derivatives in the hydrolyzate (p-coumaric, coffee, ferulic, synapic), the seeds of the plant contain sucrose, steroids, stachyose, alkaloids, saponins and other nitrogen-containing compounds, fatty oil, as well as acids: stearic, linolenic, linoleic, palmitic.
Pharmacological properties
For a long time, scientific medicine has carefully studied galegin, one of the main active ingredients of galega officinalis. It has been experimentally revealed that this unique alkaloid is able to have a hypoglycemic effect, it inhibits the motor function of the intestine, increases lactation, and causes vasoconstriction. When administered intravenously, galegin increases blood pressure, and when administered locally, it causes constriction. Another alkaloid contained in the galega officinalis - peganin, also known as vasicin - is able to inhibit the activity of true and false cholinesterase, tone the smooth muscles of the intestine, and has a choleretic and laxative effect. This alkaloid is not unique; in addition to galega, it is also found in a number of plants and was well studied at the beginning of the 20th century. Galega extract itself was also subjected to experimental study. It has been proven that it is able to increase the body's tolerance to glucose, inhibits renal insulinase and increases the content of glycogen in the liver.
Scientists do not deny that the plant, due to its chemical composition, is capable of exerting lactogenic, diuretic, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and diaphoretic effects. They also do not deny that in the early stages of diabetes, decoctions, infusions and preparations with goat's rue can lower blood glucose levels and can partially replace insulin.
Application in traditional medicine
Traditional medicine recommends the use of galega in diabetes mellitus, hypotension, to increase lactation in lactating women, as a diaphoretic for fevers and as a diuretic. To combat worms, a decoction is prepared from a mixture of seeds and goat's rue grass. An alcoholic infusion of galega grass is recommended as a general tonic that has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart muscle. A decoction of goat's rue in combination with other plants is used externally to treat various skin diseases. Trophic ulcers and inflamed wounds are washed with fresh plant juice. In homeopathic dilution, galega is considered not only an antidiabetic agent, but also used in the treatment of hemorrhoids.
History reference
Galega officinalis has been used since the Middle Ages. It is known that since the beginning of the 17th century, the plant has been widely used by European herbalists, in particular German and French, as a milk extractor, diaphoretic and diuretic. There was no secret and the positive impact of goat's rue on diabetic patients. It is worth noting that the property of galega to enhance lactation of milk was in demand even earlier. It is because of him that the plant got its name "gala", in ancient Greek - milk, and "ego" - expelling. Since peasants often used galega to increase lactation in small domestic animals, mainly goats, the second official name of the plant, goat's rue, and many similar folk names also became common.
The alkaloid galegin, isolated from goat's rue by the French pharmacist and chemist Georges Tarne in the early twenties of the last century, was used in clinical trials on diabetic patients. Although they were not crowned with success, later work with galegin and related compounds led to the discovery of metamorphine, which became the most important drug in the treatment of this disease.
Literature
1. Pastushenkov L.V., Pastushenkov A.L., Pastushenkov V.L. “Medicinal plants. Use in folk medicine and everyday life”, St. Petersburg. "BHV-Petersburg", 2012 - 70 p.
2. Lavrenova G.V., Onipko V.D. "Encyclopedia of Traditional Medicine", St. Petersburg, Neva Publishing House, 2003 - 48 p.
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4. Nikulshin V., Kshnikatkina A., Gushchina V. “Purple field in the Penza fields”, Science and Life magazine, No. 7, 1993 - 148-149 p.
Name in Latin: Galega officinalis
Synonyms: goat's rue
Galega is a perennial herb from the legume family, which has an anti-inflammatory, diuretic, tonic, antimicrobial effect on the body.
The plant has a weakly branched, taproot, branched, straight stems. The leaves are alternate, with 4-10 pairs of leaflets. Galega flowers are blue or light purple (rarely white), located in the axils of the leaves, collected in dense brushes up to 25 centimeters long.
Galega blooms all summer, the fruits ripen in late summer, early autumn. The fruits are beans up to 4 centimeters long. Seeds are smooth, yellow-green, reniform. Propagated vegetatively and by seeds. Is a honey plant.
Galega grows along streams, rivers, near swamps, in thickets of shrubs, in meadows, in damp ditches and pits. The plant can be found in the Crimea, Moldova, the Carpathians, in the European part of the Russian Federation, in the Caucasus.
The name of the plant from ancient Greek is translated as "expelling milk." Initially, peasants used this herb to increase lactation in goats, hence the second name of the plant - goat's rue.
Galega was first used for medical purposes in the Middle Ages. European herbalists used the plant as a lactogenic, diuretic, diaphoretic. At the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes began to be treated with the help of galega.
Procurement and storage
For medicinal purposes, the entire aerial part of the plant is used. Galega harvesting begins from the beginning of flowering, cutting off the tops of the plant up to 20 centimeters long. From the beginning of June, the collection of seeds begins.
Galega grass is dried in the open air, under a canopy. Raw materials are considered ready when the stems begin to break. The finished product is stored in a closed container. The shelf life is 12 months. After this period, the plant begins to rapidly lose its beneficial properties.
The seeds are dried right in the beans, in the sun. Dried beans are poured into bags and threshed with sticks, after which they are sifted through grates.
Chemical composition
Galega grass contains:
- carbohydrates
- carotene
- phenolcarboxylic acids
- tannin
The composition of galega seeds includes:
- sucrose
- steroids
- alkaloids
- saponins
The flowers contain many flavonoids.
Application in medicine
Galega is not used in official medicine, but is included in many dietary supplements. In folk medicine, galega is used to treat mild forms of diabetes. The plant has a diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, diaphoretic effect.
Aerial parts of the plant are used to enhance lactation, galega-based preparations have a general strengthening effect on the body. In addition, galega is used as part of the complex therapy of hypotension, fever.
A decoction of a mixture of grass and plant seeds is used as an anthelmintic. An alcoholic infusion of goat's rue is used to improve the functioning of the heart, and also as a general tonic.
Externally, a decoction of galega together with other medicinal plants is used to treat dermatological diseases. Inflamed wounds and trophic ulcers are treated with fresh plant juice. In homeopathy, galega is used in the treatment of diabetes and hemorrhoids.
Contraindications
You should not take herbal remedies if you have the following contraindications:
- individual intolerance
Important! When taking funds based on galega, it is necessary to strictly observe the recommended dosages and frequency of administration. In case of an overdose, intestinal function is disrupted, blood pressure may increase. With prolonged use, the intestinal microflora is disturbed, therefore, after the end of treatment, it must be restored with the help of special medicines.
Recipes
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Any flower meadow in Russia is not just a meadow. This is a real pharmacy with medicines for all diseases - from a mild cold to chronic diabetes. And also - a beautician's office, a summer kitchen and a pantry with the most unusual spices and sweets. Galega officinalis (which the people often call goat's rue) is just such a plant-universal. She is both pretty and unpretentious in everyday life, valued in medicine and agriculture ... And what a fragrant honey it turns out - no worse than linden! Where can you get this fabulous herb?
To whom is dessert, and to whom is lunch: areas of application for goat's rue
Galega has many names - goat's rue, goat's grass, and also rutovka and rue. Galega grass is modest, but thermophilic - you will not meet it in the north, but it happily chose the whole of Ukraine, the Caucasus and the European part of Russia. It is impossible to confuse the beautiful rutovka with other flowers - its stem is powerful, up to a meter long, the flowers are collected in fluffy hanging brushes. Violet, gray-blue, lilac, bluish goat's rue inflorescences look like unusual bells.
The bees are very fond of these bells - the flower is open, it is convenient to climb in, the proboscis does not cling. The only business is to sit and collect tender nectar. That is why the beekeepers welcome the galega with love - especially the eastern one, it is the most powerful honey plant. But the drug is also very useful in honey business, although healers have always hunted for it even faster than bees: after all, goat's rue for diabetes is the number one herb!
By the way, other “doctors from Russian glades” that we wrote about earlier will also be useful for diabetes:,.
Livestock breeders are also not overjoyed at the galega - for several centuries horses, cows and goats have been happily chewing it (did you think why goat's rue?), And their owners are hard at work mowing it for the long winter. For dairy cattle, rutting is simply irreplaceable - it raises milk yield and helps the horned mother to easily feed her calves and kids.
And if you suddenly decide to grow a medicinal galega in your garden, the benefits will be double. This flower will not only decorate your garden and home first aid kit, it will also fertilize the soil. The land under the goat's rue is enriched with oxygen, becomes even more fertile, and no weeds with dangerous pests will crawl out of the soil. Galega is an ideal predecessor for a variety of garden and garden "pets".
The healing power of goat's rue
We are used to the fact that almost every medicinal herb is necessarily written in some ancient Indian-Chinese treatise. But Galega officinalis (its use has been known for several centuries) is an exclusively European herb.
The name "galega" itself comes from the Greek. γάλα - "milk". The herb originally got its name from the white juice that flowed out when the heavy stalk of goat's rue was broken. But then it turned out that rutovka simultaneously enhances lactation in nursing mothers and increases milk yield in livestock, and the name acquired an even more symbolic connotation.
In Italy, young mothers used to be fed salad with young galega leaves - so that the kids would have enough milk in abundance. And now this recipe is held in high esteem in some parts of the old woman of Europe ...
Goat's Rue is a herb that is best used in combination with other medicinal plants. There are quite a few single recipes with galega (excluding "diabetic" recipes). The most popular are diuretic infusion and healing nectar for wounds.
Diuretic infusion of goat's rue
We take 10 g of dried rutovka seeds, pour a glass of boiling water (200 ml) and boil for exactly 5 minutes. Then - 2 hours we insist in a warm place (you can in a thermos). Drink a tablespoon of strained medicine three times a day.
Galega juice for the treatment of wounds and sores
First, squeeze the juice from fresh goat's rue grass, then mix it with clean water in a ratio of 1:10. You can take such nectar inside (50 drops three times a day), and treat sore spots externally.
But the most popular "goat" recipes are herbal preparations.
Collection from cystitis with galega
We take herbs and spices in equal proportions: galega, motherwort, heather, black poplar buds, and mix well. For 10 g of this fragrant mixture - 400 ml of cold water. Pour, insist 4 hours, then on the stove. When it boils, wait three minutes. Then remove and insist another 2 hours. Drink half a glass three times a day before meals. Traditional course - no longer than a month!
Galega officinalis for diabetes
Galega is one of the few medicinal herbs that has a specific specialization - type 2 diabetes. This is a form of diabetes when the pancreas still produces the hormone insulin, but the body's sensitivity to it is sharply reduced. As a result, the body does not have time to process glucose, and the volume of sugar in the blood increases rapidly, which can lead to a sad outcome.
Thanks to the unique alkaloid galegin, goat's rue in diabetes mellitus has a complex effect:
- increases the body's tolerance to glucose (that is, the ability to fully break it down);
- increases the sensitivity of tissues to insulin;
- helps to improve the work of the pancreas;
- allows you to accumulate in tissues in case of lack of energy - the main form of storage of glucose in cells.
It is important to understand that diabetes is a serious disease that invariably requires the patient to have serious mental strength and impressive restrictions in food and lifestyle. One herb, even a very powerful one, cannot cope with such an ailment. Therefore, goat's rue herb for the treatment of diabetes is optimal in the early stages of the disease, when it is still possible to lower sugar (blood glucose levels) using sparing traditional medicine recipes.
How to take goat's rue with diabetes
Galega officinalis for diabetes can be drunk in a variety of ways. Decoction, infusion, dry grass, herbal preparations; fragrant grass, dried bean seeds ... The most unpretentious recipe traditionally offers instructions for use.
Galega decoction for diabetes - a simple recipe
Pour one large spoonful of fragrant European grass with a glass of boiling water and insist for one hour. We stretch one glass for the whole day and 4 meals. Drink strictly after meals.
Classic goat's rue
Pour 2 tablespoons of dried antidiabetic herbs with boiling water (half a liter) and put in a water bath in an enamel saucepan or plate. Be sure to cover with a lid! After 15 minutes, filter through a double cheesecloth and add boiling water to get half a liter again.
Herbal collection with galega and beans
There are quite a lot of herbal anti-diabetic preparations with galega, this recipe is one of the simplest.
We take 25 grams of rut and bean pods, dried nettles and. For one tablespoon, 200 ml of boiling water is required, to insist such a medicinal fresh juice for one hour. We divide the portion into 2 parts and drink before meals in the morning and in the evening.
Are there any contraindications?
If goat's rue grass from diabetes mellitus has settled in your first aid kit, you have probably already learned by heart the contraindications to this honey medicine. Indeed, with all its healing power, galega is quite poisonous (after all, galegin in the composition is a real alkaloid!), And the slightest excess of the dose can lead to sad consequences for your health.
General prohibitions for the treatment of blue-violet goat's rue read:
- Grass greatly affects the muscle tone of the intestines, so you can’t drink it with intestinal diseases. You can easily earn an upset bowel, and its functions will be seriously affected.
- With severe hypertension, goat's rue is also not recommended - even a small portion of herbal decoction increases pressure.
- During pregnancy, rutovka should be completely hidden from sight. It belongs to the notorious abortive herbs and in the early stages can provoke a miscarriage. It is better to get goat's rue from the bins only after childbirth, when you start breastfeeding your baby.
But it is best to take goat's rue under the strict supervision of a doctor. An experienced doctor will select the dosage, prescribe the necessary tests, and monitor your condition.
Galega is a medicinal herb that belongs to the legume family. In the people it is called medicinal herb - goat's rue. This name was given to herbalists who grew the crop as feed for cattle. Its beneficial properties can be used to treat many ailments, even against diabetes.
Galega herb medicinal properties
Useful raw materials are leaf, root and flower. The medicinal herb acts as a diaphoretic, diuretic, anthelmintic and antibacterial drug. Galegin decoction is able to reduce blood sugar. For this reason, it is used to treat diabetes. The plant contains:
1. carbohydrates;
2. vitamin C;
3. carotene;
4. tannin;
5. tannins and bitter substances.
The seed secretes an alkaloid. And this substance, in turn, narrows the pupil when applied topically, normalizes intravenous pressure and constricts blood vessels. Also, the alkaloid galegin contributes to the production of mother's milk. Despite these advantages, the medicinal herb has contraindications.
Contraindications to the use of Galega herb
It is important to know that it is impossible to use goat's rue in large quantities, it is poisonous! Contraindications medicinal herb collected in small quantities. Its use is prohibited in hypertension and hypotension, and even during pregnancy. However, doctors do not exclude individual intolerance. Any shrub-based remedy requires strict adherence to the dose.
Galega eastern goat's rue
This plant has been used as a fertilizer. This perennial herb, like other legumes, is sown as green manure for the soil. The fact is that the medicinal herb accumulates nitrogen in the ground and after it you can plant any crops that need this element. It is best to sow the plant in the spring, but you can also after harvesting the beds. Late sowing is fraught with freezing seeds. Galegavostochnaya as green manure is very valuable. Often entire fields are sown with it.
Galega herb use in folk medicine
Traditional medicine uses a medicinal shrub as an antihelminthic. Our raw materials are used for lactation, to increase the content of glycogen and to tone the smooth muscles. Galega has long been used against diabetes. Due to the fact that it has no significant contraindications, the medicinal herb is one of the best honey plants.
Galega tea
The aerial part of the plant is used to brew healthy tea. Dry grass is better, as raw is weakly brewed. 1 tsp pour a cup of boiling water over raw materials and leave for 3 minutes. For deliciousness, you can put honey or sugar. Use twice a day during a meal. Children are also allowed this folk tea only in smaller quantities. Tea with goat's rue is considered harmless, yet it has a contraindication. These are acute diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Galega herb extract for lactation how to use
The medicinal herb galega is very good for milk production. Studies have shown that in all mothers participating in the experiment, the amount of milk increased several times. In 30% of women, milk increased by 100%.
Infusion recipe: 1 st. l. chopped herbs, brew a glass of boiling water and drink 1 tbsp. l. three times a day. Goat's rue reviews are only good, it is recognized as the best herb for increasing lactation. This medicinal preparation is sold in filter bags. 1 sachet is for one use.
Galega balm application and cost
Balm Galega is intended for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Its composition is completely natural. Reviews of patients who managed to get rid of diabetes say that the general condition, skin cover and sex life have improved significantly.
This balm restores damaged organs after diabetes, has a beneficial effect on the pancreas and acts as a prevention of obesity. Everyone is interested in how much galega balm costs. Its price ranges from 700 to 900 rubles.
Galega balm reviews
Basically, patient reviews indicate that the treatment of diabetes mellitus is effective only at stages I and II. It cannot be said for sure that it was precisely one medicine based on goat's rue that overcame the disease. But from the first days of its use, people felt significant relief. It is worth noting that not a single review was limited to the use of an infusion from a plant only a month. Patients say that long-term therapy can cure diabetes.
Those who took the medicine at a later date did not see any positive aspects. The medicinal herb had no effect on the disease. In cases of overdose, side effects such as severe vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and a few seconds of delirium were noted. According to the reviews, we can conclude that the sooner treatment of diabetes mellitus with goat's rue is started, the more likely it is to be cured.
Galega for diabetes mellitus how to use - instructions for use
The instruction says that you need to drink galega officinalis for 1 tsp. three times a day for 30 min. before the meal. The doctor may prescribe a different dosage, depending on the weight of the patient.
Galega for diabetes mellitus - reviews on the use and beneficial properties
The use of medicinal herbs against this disease has been experimenting for a long time. Most of the time, diabetes is treatable. There are reviews about the cure of the disease in a child. The boy's mother writes that the disappointing diagnosis was made at the age of 9. The child spent 2 years of his life on expensive drugs. His condition neither improved nor worsened.
After using the goat's rue, the boy began to feel much better and after a week he stopped some pharmaceuticals. Within a year, the child managed to overcome the disease.
There are also reviews that indicate early treatment. In such cases, it was possible to cure diabetes mellitus in six months. Nevertheless, people say that the first time drinking the tincture was unpleasant, and a gag reflex appeared from the sugary taste. There was also a burning sensation in the trachea and stomach, but alcohol was to blame. There were cases where there were contraindications, such as pressure fluctuations. However, the established dosage did not have a detrimental effect.
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Description of Galega officinalis
The plant begins to bloom in June, continues until September. The plant is found in damp areas, near rivers, lake shores, pits, and also likes to grow between shrubs. Galega is widespread in Russia. For medicinal purposes, all parts of Galega officinalis are used, this species belongs to the toxic species of the plant, so it is imperative to take into account the dosage when taking drugs based on Galega officinalis.
How to collect and harvest Galega officinalis?
Grass must be harvested when it blooms, this will require a sickle, pruner, sharp scissors, you need to cut off a little plant at once, do not forget to sort, get rid of spoiled, deformed residues.
After harvesting, it is very important to cut the plant into small pieces, it is best to dry it in a special dryer at the optimum temperature of 50 degrees, only in this way the harvesting will be of high quality and fast.
After drying, the grass must be laid out in bags of material, the fabric must be natural, so the raw material will be well ventilated, will not become damp, will not rot.
The storage room should be dry, well ventilated, this should be done no more than 12 months, then you need to collect a new one, because the galega loses all its useful properties and may no longer heal a person, but only harm him greatly. Therefore, it is recommended to harvest as much grass as you will use, you do not need too much.
Useful properties of galega officinalis
For medicinal purposes, the aerial part of the galega is used - flowers, root and leaves.
Galega infusion is one of the best diuretic, antibacterial and anthelmintic agents.
With the help of galega, you can lower blood sugar levels, therefore, its preparations based on this plant are advised to be taken by patients with diabetes mellitus. The leaves, stems contain a large amount of carbohydrates, vitamin C, tannin, carotene, bitter and tannin. The seeds contain a large amount of alkaloids, which can narrow the pupils. Also, galega-based preparations will help increase blood pressure, while constricting blood vessels. Due to this substance, lactation in nursing mothers can be improved, while Galega slows down intestinal motility.
The use of galega officinalis
Traditional medicine actively uses preparations from galega, this is one of the best diaphoretic, antihelminthic drugs.
The plant is effective only when it is used immediately, when the disease is just beginning. It is recommended to lactating mothers as a means to increase milk, because with it you can improve the movement of fluid in the body.
It is very good to use preparations from galega for diabetes mellitus. In the liver, after the use of this type of plant, you can significantly increase the level of glycogen, which is responsible for the supply of glucose.
It is important to know that the plant is collected only in ecologically clean places, away from roadsides, travel parts. Because a polluted plant is not healthy, it can only be harmful.
Galega grass is rich in peganin, with the help of which smooth muscles can be toned.
Medical recipes based on Galega officinalis
To prepare a decoction based on the herb of the plant, you will need two tablespoons of pre-dried and chopped herbs, pour a liter of boiling water over the floor.
Boil in an enamel pan. After 20 minutes, strain through a sieve, add boiled water. You need to drink a decoction of half a glass before eating, then after checking the reaction to the plant, the dosage is either reduced or increased.
With diabetes, such a collection from galega helps well, it is very easy to prepare, for it you need to take 25 grams of bean pods, galega grass, nettle leaves and dandelion root. Pour a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour.
Diabetes is also treated with an infusion from a plant, for which you need to take dried grass, a glass of boiling water, leave for up to 3 hours, strain.
Galega seed infusion, to prepare it you need to take two teaspoons, half a glass of boiling water, leave for four hours.
To prepare a diuretic infusion, you need 10 grams of seeds, a glass of boiled water, boil for up to five minutes.
With the help of fresh juice, you can wash various wounds and ulcers, for this you need galega grass, squeeze the juice, dilute it with water, so you can rinse your throat.
Inside the juice take 50 drops of juice - in the morning, afternoon and evening.
Galega grass is one of the best honey plants; the plant begins to bloom in the middle of spring. Bees can collect up to two hundred kilograms of honey from 1 hectare of galega.
After the first flower ends, be sure to mow the galega so that it will bloom better next year.
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Some plants, by which we can pass daily and not pay any attention to them, have long been used by healers in the treatment of various ailments. Almost every shrub, every tree and every herb can play the role of a real natural healer, and even save a life. In order for such gifts of nature to be beneficial, you need to have information about the features of their use. Galega grass belongs to unique medicinal plants, the properties and use of which we will discuss on this page "Popular about health", as well as contraindications in a little more detail. Galega is also known as goat's rue. Such a plant belongs to perennial herbaceous crops and is a representative of legumes. It can reach a height of one meter. Galega loves warmth, so she prefers to grow in the Caucasus, southern Russia, Moldova and Ukraine. Most often it can be found on the banks of rivers, in meadows, mountain steppes, forest edges, etc.
Galega plant - medicinal properties
The medicinal properties of Galega officinalis are explained by its composition. So galega is a source of galegin, which can reduce the amount of glucose in the blood. That is why goat's rue is widely used in the treatment of diabetes.
Its stems and leaves contain quite a lot of carbohydrates, vitamin C for the human body, carotene, tannin, as well as tannins and bitter substances.
Sometimes this culture is used by nursing mothers - to enhance the production of breast milk.
In addition, there is evidence that the medicinal plant galega has a good diuretic, antihelminthic and diaphoretic effect. It helps to increase intravenous pressure when it decreases, and also inhibits the motor activity of the intestine.
How exactly galega treats (practical application)
To prepare a classic galega decoction, you need to use a couple of tablespoons of chopped dried grass. Brew it with half a liter of only boiled water, place it in a water bath. It is best to prepare such a medicine in an enameled container, covered with a lid. After a quarter of an hour, strain the finished broth through cheesecloth and dilute it with pre-boiled water to an initial volume of half a liter. Such a remedy is recommended to take seventy milliliters immediately before a meal. The dosage may be increased or decreased depending on how you feel.
Patients with diabetes can also prepare a collection of equal parts of galega, bean pods, dandelion roots and nettle leaves. Grind all the ingredients and mix them well together. Brew a tablespoon of the finished collection with two hundred milliliters of only boiled water. Cover the container with a lid and leave for half an hour for a full infusion. Strain the finished infusion and drink it one hundred milliliters twice a day shortly before meals.
Even for the treatment of diabetes, experts advise combining three parts of bean pods, a couple of parts of galega grass, two parts of corn stigmas, the same amount of hill hodgepodge, rose hips and birch leaves, as well as one part of juniper and Japanese Sophora fruits. Chop and mix all ingredients. Pour a tablespoon of the finished collection with three hundred milliliters of cool water and leave for an hour. Then bring the mixture to a boil and heat over low heat for a quarter of an hour. Steep for another hour, then strain. Squeeze out the plant material and bring the medicine to the initial volume of three hundred milliliters. Drink three times a day. It is best to drink the medicine immediately before a meal.
Even for the treatment of diabetes, you can prepare an infusion of galega. Pour twenty grams of chopped grass with a glass of only boiled water and leave for two hours under the lid. Strain the finished medicine, and strain the plant material. Drink an infusion of galega in a tablespoon three times a day.
Patients with hypotension, as well as nursing mothers, can prepare an infusion based on galega seeds to increase lactation. Brew a couple of tablespoons of such raw materials with half a liter of only boiled water. Leave such a remedy for three to four hours under the lid, then strain. The resulting medicine should be drunk one hundred milliliters three times a day about half an hour before a meal.
To prepare a diuretic, it is worth preparing ten grams of goat's rue seeds. Brew such raw materials with a glass of only boiled water. Send the container with the mixture to a fire of minimum power and boil for five minutes after boiling. Remove the medicine from the heat and leave for another two hours to infuse. Strain the finished product and drink it in a tablespoon three times a day.
In some cases, galega is used in the form of freshly squeezed juice. If you dilute it with water 1: 5, then you can use such a rinse. For internal use, fifty drops of freshly squeezed juice are diluted in one hundred milliliters of water. Take three times a day. Healers also advise using galega juice to treat ulcers and wounds.
To whom galega is harmful, what are the contraindications of the plant?
In fact, galega has not so many contraindications. Such a plant cannot be used during the period of bearing a child and in pediatric practice. It is not used in the treatment of patients with hypertension, disorders in the activity of the gastrointestinal tract and individual intolerance. Before using goat's rue, it is not superfluous to consult a doctor, self-medication can be harmful to health.
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Chemical composition
The beneficial properties of Galega officinalis are due to the chemical composition of the plant. It contains saponins, 4-hydroxygalegin, alkaloids and galegin. The composition of goat's rue roots includes triterpenoids, and the herb contains the following beneficial substances:
- Tannins;
- Flavonoids;
- Phenolcarboxylic acids;
- alkaloids;
- bitter substances;
- Carbohydrates;
- pipecolic acid;
- P-coumaric acid;
- Ferulic acid;
- caffeic acid;
- Vitamin C;
- synapic acid;
- Vasicinone;
- Quercetin;
- Galegin;
- Peganin;
- Kaempferol;
- Carotene;
- Rutin;
- Tannin.
Galega officinalis seeds contain the following useful substances:
- Saponins;
- alkaloids;
- Steroids;
- fatty oil;
- Stachyose;
- Sucrose;
- Stearic acid;
- Linoleic acid;
- Linolenic acid;
- palmitic acid.
Beneficial features
One of the main beneficial properties of Galega officinalis experts call its ability to lower blood sugar levels, which is especially important in the treatment of diabetes. In addition, the plant increases glucose tolerance, which contributes to the rapid reaction of the body to changes in its structural composition.
Galegin alkaloid, which is secreted by the seeds of a medicinal plant, has the property of vasoconstriction and increased intravenous pressure. In addition, it has an inhibitory effect on intestinal motility and actively contributes to the improvement of milk secretion. The presence of this component in the composition of Galega officinalis makes it possible to use it to narrow the pupils.
The diaphoretic action of this plant is used in the initial stages of the development of various painful conditions.
The alkaloid peganin, which is part of the medicinal plant, has a tonic effect on smooth muscles.
Oral use of Galega officinalis provides an increase in the level of glycogen in the liver, which is a kind of glucose custodian.
Galegin has a hypoglycemic effect.
The main beneficial properties of the plant are the antibacterial, diuretic and anthelmintic effects that it has.
Indications for use
The use of Galega officinalis is indicated for patients with diabetes mellitus. Preparations from the plant in this case act as an additional means to insulin therapy. This makes it possible to lower its dosage.
Plant-based home remedies are recommended during lactation as a lacto-agonist. This is due to the fact that the beneficial substances contained in goat's rue help to accelerate the movement of fluid through the body, and, consequently, the production of more breast milk.
Galega officinalis is also used for various conditions requiring smooth muscle toning.
Contraindications
When using Galega officinalis, strict adherence to the dosage is necessary, since the plant is considered poisonous. It is also recommended that you consult your doctor before using it.
It is forbidden to use drugs based on a medicinal plant for hypotension and hypertension, as well as during pregnancy.
Patients with intestinal disorders should use Galega officinalis with great caution.
Galega officinalis home remedies
In diabetes mellitus, it is recommended to use an infusion of Galega officinalis. To prepare it, 20 g of the herb of the plant in dry and crushed form should be poured with 1 cup of boiling water and infused for 2 hours. Then the infusion should be filtered and taken three times a day, 1 tablespoon.
In the treatment of diabetes, a decoction of the herb of a medicinal plant is also used. 2 tablespoons of raw materials are poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water, put in a water bath in an enamel bowl and covered with a lid. After infusing the broth for about 15 minutes, strain it and bring it to its original volume by adding water. Take such a remedy from Galega officinalis should be taken daily before meals, 70 ml each. In the future, the dose can be increased or decreased, depending on the presence of a therapeutic effect.
In the treatment of diabetes, the following collection is effective. 25 g of dandelion root, bean pods, nettle leaves and herb galega officinalis are mixed. 1 spoon of this mixture is poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for half an hour. Twice a day before meals, you should drink half a glass of infusion.
The seeds of the plant are often used to make a diuretic. 10 g of seeds are poured into a glass of boiling water and boiled for 5 minutes over low heat. The broth should be infused for about 2 hours, then strain. It is recommended to take the remedy three times a day before meals, 1 tablespoon.
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Goat's rue (Galega officinalis).
Other names: galega officinalis, chokabuk.
Description. Perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant of the legume family (Fabaceae). It has a taproot, slightly branched root, stems are straight, branched, glabrous or scattered hairy, up to 100 cm high.
The leaves are alternate, up to 20 cm long, with 4-10 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are light purple or blue (rarely white), moth-like, located in the axils of the leaves, collected in loose dense brushes up to 25 cm long.
The plant blooms in June-August, and the fruits ripen in August-September. The fruits are beans 2-4 cm long. Seeds are kidney-shaped, greenish-yellow, smooth. Galega officinalis grows near swamps, along rivers and streams, in meadows, in thickets of shrubs, in damp pits and ditches.
The plant is distributed in the Crimea, the Carpathians, the Caucasus, Moldova and the European part of Russia (Black Sea, Nizhnevolzhsky regions). Galega propagates by seeds, also vegetatively. The goat's rue is a honey plant.
Collection and preparation of raw materials. For medicinal purposes, grass and seeds of goat's rue are used. The grass is harvested during the flowering period, the seeds - as they ripen. Cut off the upper part of the plant (30-35 cm). Dry in the open air in the shade, spreading a thin layer on a cloth or paper. In the dryer it is possible to dry at t no more than 40 °C. Store raw materials in a place protected from light. Shelf life up to 2 years.
Plant composition. Galega grass contains carbohydrates, saponins, galegin alkaloid, vasicinon, peganin, galuteolin glycoside, tannins, tannin, phenolcarboxylic acids, carotene, vitamins C, bitterness. Seeds contain sucrose, steroids, stachyose, saponins, alkaloids, palmitic, linoleic, stearic, linolenic acids. The flowers contain flavonoids; roots are triterpenoids.
Medicinal properties, application, treatment.
Goat's rue officinalis has diuretic, diaphoretic, lactogenic, antihelminthic properties, and also regulates metabolism. In folk medicine, galega is used in diabetes mellitus, to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers, and also as a diuretic and diaphoretic.
In diabetes mellitus, goat's rue is used as a single plant, as well as as part of a collection with other medicinal plants. It is also taken internally for snake bites. External decoction of herbs - for the treatment of eczema and lichen.
Dosage forms and doses.
Infusion of goat's rue herb officinalis. 1 teaspoon of dry chopped grass is poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted for 40 minutes, filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day for diabetes and other above-mentioned indications.
A decoction of the seeds of goat's rue officinalis (galega). 1 dessert spoon of seeds per 200 ml of water, after boiling, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, leave for 2 hours, filter. Take 1 tablespoon 3 r. per day as a diuretic.
Goat's rue herb decoction for external use. 2 teaspoons of dry chopped herbs in a glass of boiling water, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, filter after 30 minutes. Outwardly, in the form of lotions, they are used to treat eczema, depriving.
In the treatment of chronic eczema and dermatosis, in addition to the external use of the decoction, it is advisable to take an infusion of such a collection inside: 2 parts of dry chopped goat's rue herb officinalis; 2 parts of dry crushed birch leaves, 2 parts of dry crushed blueberry leaves; 3 parts of dry crushed leaves of a three-leafed watch; 3 parts dry crushed corn stigmas; 3 parts of dry chopped herb trifoliate violet; 3 parts of dry chopped herb motherwort five-lobed; 3 parts dry chopped herb yarrow.
One and a half tablespoons of this collection is poured into 300 ml of boiling water, insisted for 30 minutes, filtered, squeezed. Take half a glass 3 r. per day 20 minutes before meals.
Collection used in diabetes mellitus. To prepare the collection, they take in equal quantities: dry chopped herb of goat's rue officinalis (galega), dry chopped herb of common cuff, dry chopped herb of fumigation officinalis, dry chopped herb of sage officinalis. 1 tablespoon of the mixture is poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted for 40 minutes, filtered. Take a third cup 3 times a day.
Warning. Goat's Rue officinalis is a poisonous plant, so the dosage should be observed. This plant can contribute to high blood pressure and also cause disruption in bowel function.
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Galega or goat's rue is a herbaceous perennial plant that is part of the legume family and reaches a height of up to a meter. The root of the plant is taproot, the stem is straight, the leaves are branched, flowers with an uncharacteristic moth structure of a gray-violet color, the flowering period of which is summer. At the end of the summer period, you can collect galega fruits, which are represented by multi-seeded beans, reaching up to 4 centimeters.
Goat's rue is a heat-loving plant, which is often found in the Caucasus, Ukraine, Moldova and
south of Russia. The largest concentration of plants on their territory was collected by the Nizhnevolzhsky and Black Sea regions, the Carpathians, and the Crimean peninsula.
Galega is often located along highways, on forest edges, in meadows, in mountain steppes, along river banks.
Beneficial features
Galega is a medicine that folk healers have been using since ancient times. The plant contains galegin, which helps to reduce blood levels in the body, so the plant becomes a good friend for people who suffer from diabetes.
Only in the early stages of diabetes can galega help, but later the plant will help reduce the amount of insulin the patient needs.
In women, goat's rue is often used to increase milk lactation. Goat's rue is a diaphoretic, antihelminthic, diuretic.
Stem, leaves, flowers - these aerial parts of the plant are used in their recipes by folk healers. Harvesting plants falls in the middle - the end of the summer period. The stem is cut from ground level a few centimeters and dried in the open air.
Seeds are collected during the period of full maturation and, unlike the stem, they are dried in the open sun and threshed with sticks, having previously been placed in bags.
Application
Galega is often used for the following diseases: swelling and diabetes.
Preparation of galega decoction with diabetes.
Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of dry and chopped grass, insist for several hours, then filter and use as a medicine three times in 24 hours, 2 tablespoons each. The duration of the course is from one and a half to two months.
Preparation of galega decoction (diuretic) with severe swelling.
Pour 10 grams of seeds with a glass of water, boil for 5 minutes, insist for several hours, filter and take orally three times in 24 hours in a spoonful.
An excellent effect can be achieved if mixed with lemon balm, blue cyanosis root, immortelle, heather grass, wild chicory root, in the following proportion 2:3:3:2:2. Boil over low heat for 10 minutes, insist, then strain and take 5 times in 24 hours, two tablespoons before meals for half an hour.
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Galega grass - medicinal properties
This plant is actively used not only by traditional medicine, but also by the official one. All this is due to its peculiar chemical composition. It contains a sufficient amount of carbohydrates, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, alkonoids, nitrogen compounds, bitter substances, rutin, carotene, tannin, and a large number of flavonoids. The roots of goat's rue contain a large amount of triterpinoids.
Traditional medicine has found the use of goat's rue herb as an antibacterial, anthelmintic, diaphoretic and diuretic. Galega is also used to reduce sugar levels, to improve the quality of milk and at reduced pressure.
It is important that it is necessary to take preparations based on goat's rue in the indicated doses, and the attending physician should prescribe the duration. Otherwise, disruption of the intestines and a strong increase in pressure are possible.
The use of galega
Traditional medicine actively uses galega for the treatment of many diseases. This herb is considered the best remedy for diabetes. If you take goat's rue grass for diabetes, then you can significantly reduce the use of insulin for insulin-dependent people. Galuga can be used both in decoctions and infusions.
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For a long time, healers have used galega to prepare a variety of healing remedies. Most often, goat's rue was taken as an anthelmintic. At the initial stages of infection, the greatest effect can be achieved.
It is often recommended to take goat's rue-based products for nursing mothers, because it can increase the quantity and quality of milk. The plant also has a tonic effect. It has also been found that this herb increases the amount of glycogen in the liver.
Medicine prescriptions
Decoction
To prepare this drink you need:
- Take 2 tbsp. galega herbs and pour 1/2 liter of boiled hot water over it.
- In an enamel bowl, put the mixture in a water bath (the dish must be closed with a lid).
- We simmer the broth in the bath for 15-20 minutes and filter it.
- Next, add enough boiled water to the broth to get half a liter of liquid.
- It is necessary to take 100 grams before meals in several doses (3-4).
It must be remembered that such a medicinal drink should not be drunk for a long time. The course lasts a maximum of two weeks, after which you need to take a break.
Medication for diabetes
To prepare such a diabetic remedy, we need:
- 25 g bean pods;
- 25 g nettle leaves;
- 25 g of dandelion roots;
- 25 g chopped goat's rue grass.
We put all the components in a bowl, mix and pour half a liter of boiling water. We insist the mixture for one to two hours and take half a glass of infusion every day.
Seed tincture
For its preparation it is necessary:
- Brew 2-3 teaspoons of galega seeds in 1/2 liter of water.
- Next, insist the mixture for 4-5 hours.
- After the infusion is ready, it must be filtered.
- Take this medicine three times a day for half a cup.
- It is recommended to drink 20 minutes before meals
Juice
Juice is squeezed from fresh juicy goat's rue grass. 10-20 ml of this juice is poured into 50-70 ml of water. It turns out an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial agent for the treatment of throat diseases. The healing properties of Galega grass also have a healing and antimicrobial effect. Therefore, the juice of the plant is also effective for treating ulcers, wounds and other skin diseases.
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