Knotweed plant: types and uses. Knotweed knotweed application

Knotweed (knotweed) is an annual plant from the buckwheat family with a recumbent or ascending stem.

It branches from the base. The leaves are small, up to 2 cm long, lanceolate or elliptical. The flowers are pink or white, small, five-membered, 1-5 in the leaf axils. The fruits are triangular nuts of dark brown color. Knotweed blooms in June-October, its fruits ripen in July-October.

The knotweed grows everywhere in Russia, with the exception of the Arctic. It can be found on the streets of villages and villages, near roads, in pastures, and near the shores of sandy ponds. Knotweed also grows on airfields, stadiums, sports fields, hippodromes, field and forest roads.

In medicine, herbs are used from plants, i.e. the part that grows above the ground. It contains the flavonoid avicularin, tannins, resins, bitterness, traces of essential oil, vitamins C, E, K, provitamin A, silicic acid compounds, wax, mucus.

Knotweed grass is harvested during the flowering period. Leafy flowering shoots are plucked or cut with a sickle, making sure that roots and browned plants do not get into the raw material. Dry the raw materials on paper or clean burlap in places protected from direct sunlight.

Knotweed has astringent, hemostatic and diuretic effect. Aqueous infusions of knotweed herb are widely used in the treatment of many diseases: gastritis And peptic ulcer stomach And duodenum , diarrhea, liver diseases, kidney, Bladder , and also when tuberculosis, whooping cough, malaria etc. Knotweed is especially popular in the treatment salt metabolism disorders.

In folk medicine For oral administration do infusion at the rate of 20 g of herb per 1 glass of boiling water. You need to take this infusion 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. Decoction knotweed roots are prepared in a ratio of 1:10, and taken in the same way as the herbal infusion.

Fresh grass Polygonum can also be used externally - it is applied to wounds and ulcers.

From dry grass make an infusion and use it as compresses for bruises. A herbal bath is recommended for skin diseases in children.

The bird knotweed has the ability increase blood clotting. Therefore, an infusion of knotweed herb is also used for uterine, intestinal, hemorrhoidal and other bleeding. In addition, knotweed has a tonic property, therefore, in case of uterine bleeding, it is also used to tone the muscles of the uterus.

Infusion of knotweed herb(first recipe): infuse 25 g of herb in 0.2 liters of boiling water for one hour, then strain. It is recommended to drink 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day at general weakness , gastritis, stomach ulcer And duodenum, tuberculosis, uterine, intestinal, hemorrhoidal And pulmonary hemorrhages.

Infusion of knotweed herb(second recipe): leave 5 g of herb in 0.3 liters of boiling water for 2 hours, drink 100 ml 3 times a day at general weakness, after serious illnesses, violation of salt metabolism.

Decoction of knotweed herb(first recipe): boil 10 g of herb in 0.4 liters of water for 20 minutes, leave for 2 hours, strain. Drink 100 ml 3 times a day as strengthening and tonicwith general weakness.

Decoction of knotweed herb(second recipe): boil 20 g of herb for 15 minutes. in 0.2 liters of water, leave for 1 hour. Drink 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day with kidney diseases, liver And Bladder.

Collection for uterine bleeding: Take 1 part each of knotweed herb, common barberry fruit, mistletoe herb, shepherd's purse herb. Pour 1 tablespoon of this collection into one glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day for heavy uterine bleeding.

There are several Russian names for the same plant species - Polygonum aviculare, but they all characterize the grass-ant from children's fairy tales with the best side. In textbooks on plant biology and books of traditional medicine recipes, different definitions of the same species: knotweed, knotweed, bird buckwheat. Decoctions prepared from this herb have been used since ancient times for various diseases organs digestive system and lungs, and externally for skin problems.

Bird's knotweed. Description of the plant

The Latin species definition is “avicularis”, meaning “bird-like”, given to the plant, more popularly known as “ant-grass”. Flowers and seeds are pecked by birds, but the surviving shoots turn green again. The name of the genus Knotweed comes from the verb “to argue”, which is associated with the rapid reproduction and growth of the above-ground part of the grass-ant. Correct name species - knotweed (a photo of the plant is presented in the article below).

Knotweed is a herbaceous annual that belongs to the botanical buckwheat family. The leaves of the plant can only be seen at close range, because they do not exceed 1.5-2.5 cm in length. The shape of the bright green plates is usually lanceolate or elliptical.

Bird's knotweed blooms inconspicuously, but abundantly and for a long time. White or pinkish corollas bloom in small groups in the axils of petioleless leaves. plant in southern regions remains green from May until almost November, until frost hits. Simultaneously with the appearance of new flowers, the fruits ripen throughout the warm period. These small brown nuts serve as a treat for poultry, which is why ant grass is also popularly called “goose grass” and “bird buckwheat.”

Where is the fairy grass-ant found?

Knotweed is distributed throughout almost the entire temperate zone of the Eurasian continent and is not found only in the Arctic. The bird's knotweed is not afraid of trampling; grass ant survives on airfields, stadiums, pastures, but grows better near housing, in the garden and on the shore of a reservoir.

In the harsh conditions of city streets and courtyards, the stems of the plant spread horizontally over cracks in the asphalt. In rural areas, on the sides of forest and field roads, you can see rising shoots of ant grass, reaching a length of 20-50 cm.

Biochemical richness of knotweed. Vitamins

The entire ground part of the knotweed plant contains various pharmacologically active substances. Let's start the review with vitamins:

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C in dry raw materials - up to 0.9%) is an antioxidant, a metabolism regulator.
Provitamin A (carotene) - increases the body's defenses.
Vitamin E (tocopherol) is an antioxidant substance, an immunomodulator.
Vitamin K - ensures blood clotting.

Diversity of biologically active components of knotweed

Included bird buckwheat there is a flavonoid avicularin and a flavonol quercetin - interesting and important with biological point view components of medicinal raw materials. Avicularin has hemostatic properties. The flavonol quercetin from the vitamin P group is an antioxidant known to doctors its anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, diuretic and antihistamine properties.

Traditional ingredients of many plants are tannins. This is a group of compounds that have astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. The presence of silicic acid salts is a feature of the biochemical composition of the knotweed grass. Research biological role the most abundant element on the planet continue. Results have already been obtained proving the influence of silicon on the skin’s ability to regenerate and quickly heal wounds. Silicic acid compounds increase the elasticity and strength of the body, tendons, bones, and vessel walls.

Knotweed contains traces of essential oil, which has a healing and cleansing effect. Resins have disinfectant and wound-healing effects. Mucus is a substance with enveloping and emollient properties. There are fats and carbohydrates - these are the main nutritional compounds of plants.

Harvesting knotweed

The above biologically active substances rich only when prepared in a timely manner and well dried bird knotweed. The medicinal properties of the plant will be discussed after a reminder of the rules for collecting medicinal raw materials.

The grass is collected during the entire flowering period.
Suitable for medicinal use shoots up to 40 cm long. Branches can be plucked by hand, cut with scissors or a sickle.
After collection, the raw materials are sorted out to avoid roots and browned stems and leaves. If necessary, the grass should be washed to remove sand and dirt and allow the water to drain.
Drying is carried out in the shade, choosing dry places on fresh air or in a ventilated room. Raw materials laid out on a clean surface are often turned over to prevent mold. Dried knotweed should be light green in color, have a faint odor, and a slightly astringent taste.
Before storage, inspect the branches again and clean them of darkened and yellowed leaves and stems.

Knotweed: beneficial properties

Presence in knotweed large group pharmacologically active compounds allows the use of infusions and decoctions of this plant. The knotweed is characterized by the following beneficial properties:

hemostatic;
anti-inflammatory;
antibacterial;
diuretics;
astringents.

Decoctions prepared from knotweed herb strengthen the mucous membranes of organs, reduce their bleeding and accelerate wound healing. Taking knotweed preparations causes a moderate decrease in blood pressure. Listed below special properties knotweed herbs, due to the presence of colloids of silicic acid salts:

reducing the intensity of crystallization of salts in the urinary tract;
increasing the body's defenses (immunity);
preventing the formation of urinary stones;
removing excess sodium from the body.

Diseases and conditions for which knotweed herb is used

Knotweed (knotweed), when taken orally, increases such an important blood property as clotting. Decoctions and infusions of the herb-ant are prescribed for internal bleeding (uterine and hemorrhoidal). Scientific medicine several decades ago recognized the role of drugs based on this plant in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. The ground part of the knotweed is one of the 19 components of herbal collection No. 2, used to prepare the mixture according to the recipe of M. N. Zdrenko.

An infusion or decoction of the ground part of knotweed can be used for the following diseases and conditions:

the initial period of stone formation;
inflammatory phenomena in the gastrointestinal tract;
as part of complex treatment tuberculosis;
diseases, including chronic ones, of the urinary tract;
uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding;
disturbance of mineral metabolism;
liver diseases;
diarrhea.

How to prepare an infusion of knotweed herb for oral administration

An infusion at home is prepared from dried raw materials. Plant mass will require 1 tbsp. spoon. This amount of herb is placed in a small enamel pan. According to the recipe, knotweed, beneficial features which it is desirable to preserve completely, pour 20 ml of clean cold water, cover the dish with a lid, place it in a container bigger size with boiling water and heat.

The infusion simmers in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. After the specified time has passed, remove the pan and leave to cool. After 45-60 minutes, the liquid is passed through a strainer and checked that the volume of the resulting extract is at least 200 ml. If there is less solution, add filtered or boiled water. Take 1 tbsp. l. herbal infusion 3 times a day.

Infusion recipes

You can take water and knotweed (grass) in different proportions. The use of each product is indicated after the recipe:

Measure out 3 tbsp. l. herbs, place in a saucepan and pour over 200 ml of boiling water. Heat the mixture for 10-15 minutes over low heat, then leave to infuse for 45 minutes. Then strain the broth and squeeze out the raw materials. For daily use you will need 1 glass of infusion, which should be divided into 3 doses. Drink 15-25 minutes before meals. List of indications for treatment with infusion of knotweed herb: gastritis, uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding, stomach ulcers, diseases of the duodenum.
Measure 5 g of raw materials, pour 300 ml of boiling water. Leave the mixture for 2 hours, you can wrap it up to keep warm. Drink this infusion for general weakness, to restore the body after illness.

Traditional medicine for the treatment of colds recommends that almost everyone take an infusion of a herb called knotweed. There are few contraindications, since the plant is non-toxic. Cases of individual intolerance to individual components of raw materials are rare. The taste of the decoction or infusion is pleasant and refreshing. During seasonal epidemics of acute respiratory viral infections, drink knotweed tea in in moderation Both adults and children, as well as pregnant and lactating women, can.

Decoctions of knotweed herb

To prepare the decoction, you need to take 10 g of raw materials and 400 ml (2 cups) of water. Mix the ingredients and heat for 15-20 minutes in a boiling water bath. Leave the resulting solution for 10 minutes to infuse. Strain and drink as tea for general weakness to strengthen the body.
Another recipe involves mixing 20 g of raw materials and 1 glass of water. The resulting mass must be heated for about 20 minutes in a boiling water bath, then left for about an hour. Take this decoction before meals for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the urinary system and liver.

External use of knotweed herb

Freshly picked poultry buckwheat gruel is used to treat cuts and abrasions on the skin so that they heal faster. An infusion of dry herbs from the knotweed plant is used locally. The use of the product in the form of compresses is indicated for bruises and sprains. When bathing children, add a decoction of plant shoots to the bath to relieve babies from skin diseases. It is also used for preventive purposes.

Combination of knotweed with other medicinal plants

For severe uterine bleeding, a herbal mixture containing knotweed, barberry fruits, mistletoe herb and shepherd's purse is used. Pneumonia - serious illness. IN in this case, besides the traditional drug treatment, to alleviate the patient’s condition, an infusion of knotweed herbs, horsetail and ripe berries of common juniper is used (do not use other types!). Good remedy for the treatment and prevention of heart failure - tea from a herbal collection of the following composition: hawthorn flowers, knotweed grass and horsetail.

The beneficial properties of knotweed allow this plant to be used for whooping cough and tuberculosis, but in the case of very dangerous infectious diseases Decoctions and infusions of this herb are ineffective. Plant fees in such situations are only aids. You should definitely consult your doctor about treatment uterine bleeding and other conditions discussed in the article.

Bird's knotweed - Polygonum aviculare L.

Buckwheat family - Polygonaceae

Other names:

- knotweed

- bird's buckwheat

- gooseneck

- chicken beetle

- ant-grass

- stomper

Botanical characteristics. Annual low growing herbaceous plant with a stem strongly branched from the base or recumbent. The leaves are elliptical in shape, entire, alternate, small, attached to white bells. The flowers are also small, without inflorescences, and sit several in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is a nut. Blooms from July to late autumn.

Spreading. Ubiquitous.

Habitat. In fields, vegetable gardens, along roads, pastures, on riverine sands, in populated areas(popularly called “goose grass”). Grows like a weed.

blank, primary processing and drying. Knotweed is harvested during flowering, in dry weather. When collecting, its grass is cut with a knife or sickle, and in case of dense standing, the upper parts of plants up to 40 cm long are mowed down with scythes. It is not recommended to collect raw materials in areas of livestock grazing and near dwellings, in heavily polluted places, near industrial enterprises and highways.

Dry in attics with good ventilation, under awnings or outdoors in the shade, spread out in a thin layer. During drying, the grass is turned over 1-2 times. When drying in artificially heated dryers, the temperature should not exceed 40-50°C.

Standardization. The quality of raw materials is regulated by the requirements of the Global Fund XI, Amendment. 1.

External signs.Whole raw materials. Whole or partially crushed leafy shoots up to 40 cm long. Stems are thin, branched, geniculate. The leaves are alternate, from broadly elliptical to almost linear, up to 3 cm long, up to 1 cm wide. Characteristic is the presence of membranous bells of a silvery-white color at the base of the leaves. The flowers are axillary, 1-5, with a simple, deeply incised perianth, white or pink. The smell is weak. The taste is slightly astringent.

Crushed raw materials. Pieces of stems, leaves and flowers various shapes passing through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 7 mm. The color is grayish green.

Microscopy. When examining the leaf from the surface, epidermal cells with straight, thickened walls, often with brown contents, are visible; the walls of the cells of the upper epidermis are often distinctly thickened. The stomata are often surrounded by three parastomatal cells (anisocytic type). Characteristic is the presence large quantity drusen of calcium oxalate and mechanical fibers with a sinuous contour and thick sheaths located above the veins and along the edge of the leaf blade.

Numerical indicators.Whole raw materials. Humidity no more than 13%; total ash no more than 13%; browned and blackened parts of grass no more than 3%; roots no more than 2%; organic and mineral impurities no more than 2%.

Crushed raw materials. Humidity no more than 13%; total ash no more than 13%; particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 7 mm, no more than 10%; particles passing through a sieve with holes measuring 0.5 mm, no more than 10%.

The quality of raw materials is also assessed based on the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses. At the same time, flavonoids are found in 70% alcohol extract by yellow-green coloration in reaction with aluminum chloride. Determined by the spectrophotometric method, the content of the total flavonoids in terms of avicularin should be at least 0.5%.

Chemical composition. The herb contains tannins, flavonol glycoside avicularin, at least 0.5% according to SP XI, ascorbic acid up to 900 mg% (on absolute dry weight), vitamin K, carotene (39 mg%), silicic acid compounds (4.5%), tannins, carotene, essential oil (traces). Flavones are found in knotweed flowers, and anthraquinones are found in the roots.

Storage. In dry, well-ventilated areas, packed in bales. Shelf life: 2 years.

Pharmacological properties. Antique folk remedy, introduced into scientific medicine as a hemostatic agent, as well as for urolithiasis. Knotweed has an astringent and diuretic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect due to tannins.

In animal experiments, aqueous extracts from knotweed herb increase blood clotting, enhance uterine contractions, increase diuresis, and have astringent properties.

Avicularin glycoside increases the rate of blood clotting in rabbits without changing blood viscosity, and has a tonic effect on the muscles of the uterus.

Galenic forms of the plant have an astringent, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, protecting the mucous membranes gastrointestinal tract from irritating effects. Thanks to the presence of provitamin A, it improves functional state epithelium of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract; tannins, vitamin K and bioflavonoids reduce the permeability of vascular walls, normalize the processes of absorption and exudation in the intestine.

Silicon acid salts help bind various toxic substances of endogenous and exogenous origin in the intestines, removing them from the body. In case of uric acid diathesis, they promote the excretion of stone-forming salts in the urine.

Knotweed infusions increase diuresis, reducing the reabsorption of sodium and chlorine, which increases the excretion of water.

Silicic acid promotes compaction, petrification of tuberculosis lesions and their faster healing. In this case, the hemostatic properties of knotweed are also taken into account.

Medicines. Knotweed herb, infusion, collection by M. N. Zdrenko.

Application. Galenic preparations of knotweed are used as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic and stone-promoting agent for urolithiasis, as a hemostatic for hematuria, and also used in postoperative period after removal of stones for anti-relapse treatment.

Infusions and decoctions of knotweed are used for tuberculosis of the kidneys and lungs, for bleeding after abortion, childbirth, due to uterine fibroids, chronic inflammatory diseases, with juvenile and menopausal hypermenorrhea.

In the form of a decoction or infusion for rinsing, it is used for inflammation of the oral mucosa and angular cheilitis, and for gingivitis in the form of applications.

Used as a general strengthening and tonic. Used in modern homeopathy. Exported abroad.

An infusion of knotweed is prepared from the herb in a raw material to extractor ratio of 1:10. The herb is crushed, placed in an enamel bowl, poured boiling water, placed in a boiling water bath for 5-10 minutes, remove and leave to stand for 1-2 hours, filter, take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Water infusions are used in the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers, and salt metabolism disorders. For skin diseases in children, knotweed baths are recommended. The collection of M. N. Zdrenko is used as symptomatic remedy for malignant tumors.

For most gardeners, knotweed is weed, which is customary to get rid of. However, traditional healers assure that this unpretentious plant can be used for the benefit of health. How to do it?

Knotweed is one of the types of knotweed; people call the plant differently, among the most common names:

knotweed;
goose house;
Konotop;
grass-ant;
stomper;
sparrow tongues, etc.

In addition to knotweed, supporters alternative ways Other varieties of knotweed are also used for treatment: eastern, climbing, viviparous, mountain, snake, amphibious, etc.

The plant contains:

vitamins (C, E, K, beta-carotene);
tannins;
coumarins;
phenolcarboxylic acids (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, gallic acid, coumaric acid);
silicic acid;
saponin;
essential oil;
resins;
ash, etc.

Knotweed flowers also contain flavonoids, and anthraquinones are found in the roots.

Fresh leaves of the knotweed can be added to soups and salads, and in Dagestan the herb-ant is even used to make filling for pies.

Knotweed is a “weed” plant with unique healing powers

The plant is held in high esteem by traditional healers, as its use:

optimizes metabolic processes;
cleanses the blood;
improves kidney function;
increases diuresis;
frees the body from toxins and toxic substances, excess salts;
eliminates inflammatory processes;
prevents the appearance of kidney stones;
has a beneficial effect on the function of the gastrointestinal tract;
exhibits antimicrobial effect;
increases blood clotting;
strengthens blood vessels;
stimulates contractile function smooth muscles of internal organs;
provides a hypotensive effect;
normalizes respiratory function;
has a beneficial effect on overall well-being;
has antipyretic properties;
shows sedative effect and etc.

The use of knotweed is advisable for:

ailments of the kidneys, liver, bladder;
pathologies of the stomach and intestines;
recovery after childbirth, abortion, illnesses;
high blood pressure;
malaria;
tuberculosis;
whooping cough;
scurvy;
cold;
cholelithiasis;
arthritis;
gout;
convulsions;
hemorrhoids;
cystitis;
uterine bleeding;
wounds, pustular lesions on the skin, etc.

Video: the healing power of knotweed

Options for using knotweed for healing

Knotweed seeds and roots are not used for health purposes.

Only leaves, stems and flowers of knotweed are suitable for making medicines. Raw materials are used fresh or dried.

How to prepare raw materials for future use?

The plant is collected during flowering (late June-early July).

The end of June and the beginning of July is an excellent time not only for picking berries, but also for harvesting knotweed

It is necessary to carefully cut off the above-ground part of the plant without touching the lower leaves.

Dry raw materials in a well-ventilated place, protected from the sun. You can use a dryer, setting the heating temperature to 50–60 °C.

The harvested herb should be stored in glass containers or in cotton, linen or paper bags for no more than 2 years.

Juice

The medicine is prepared from fresh adult plants, which are recommended to be collected during the flowering of the knotweed. The raw materials must be processed with a meat grinder and squeeze out the juice using gauze or use a juicer.

For skin damage

For wounds and ulcers on the skin, wash the affected area with the product, and then apply a napkin made of natural, undyed fabric soaked in juice to the damaged area.

For trophic ulcers

Add fresh beet juice and oatmeal to the knotweed juice. There is no information about the exact proportions of the composition.

Apply the prepared “dough” to the cleaned affected area and leave for two days.

For hemorrhoids

Drink fresh juice one tablespoon at a time. Take the medicine twice a day.

For impotence

The daily dose of pure fresh juice is 2 tablespoons.

For convulsions, pulmonary diseases, hypertension, pathologies of the genitourinary system

Stir a teaspoon of honey into 100–200 ml of juice. Drink half an hour before meals 2-3 times a day.

The antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties of honey enhance the effect of bird knotweed

Decoctions

There are several options for making decoctions; the choice of a suitable recipe depends on the existing ailment.

For baldness (excessive hair loss)

Pour 200 ml of boiling water over 20 g of raw materials and place in a water bath for 15–20 minutes. After 45 minutes, filter.

Rinse your hair with the broth after washing your hair daily. The full course includes up to 20 procedures.

For joint pathologies

Pour a glass of fresh knotweed (pre-crushed) into 1000 ml of water. After boiling, leave on low heat for 5 minutes. Leave for an hour or more. Filter.

Apply to the affected areas in the form of lotions or pour into foot baths.

For kidney pathologies

The product is prepared in the morning.

Pour boiling water (200 ml) over the raw material (a tablespoon) and leave in a water bath for 30 minutes. Filter when the product has cooled.

You need to drink the medicine in the morning, combining it with a decoction of cocklebur. Traditional healers advise first taking a decoction of knotweed, then, 10 minutes later, 100 ml of cocklebur decoction.

For inflammation of the gallbladder

Use the mixture prepared according to the recipe suggested above, one tablespoon at a time. The frequency of administration is 3–4 times a day.

For calculous cholecystitis and hepatocholecystitis

Mix in equal parts:

St. John's wort;
chicory;
chamomile flowers;
oregano;
celandine;
calendula;
birch buds.

Pour 3 tablespoons of the collection into 0.6 liters of water, wait until it boils and keep on low heat for 40–60 minutes. Filter.

Homemade chamomile remedies are held in high esteem by traditional healers, useful plant also used in combination with knotweed in the treatment of cholecystitis

Drink 100 ml. Duration of therapy is 1–2 months.

For stomach and intestinal ulcers

Pour crushed fresh knotweed (2 teaspoons) into 300 ml of water, boil, wait until it cools, filter.

Drink the prepared composition in several doses a day, taking the medicine before meals.

For tuberculosis

Combine licorice root (processed into powder) and crushed dry knotweed in equal volumes. Pour 0.5 boiling water over 2 tablespoons of the mixture and simmer over low heat for 3–5 minutes. After waiting half an hour, filter.

Single dose - 50 ml, take the medicine 4-5 times a day.

For obesity

Heat the knotweed (1-2 tablespoons) poured with a glass of boiling water in a water bath for 10–15 minutes. Wait until it cools down and filter.

Consume according to one of the following regimens:

single dose- 100 ml, take morning and evening;
single dose - 1 tablespoon, take 4 times a day.

Video: the medicinal power of knotweed, how to prepare and use the decoction

Infusions

For health purposes, knotweed is used as an independent component or in combination with other ingredients.

For general strengthening

Infuse a tablespoon of raw material brewed in 0.7 liters of boiling water for 2.5 hours.

Drink 100 ml three times a day.

For women's ailments, nervous tension, muscle weakness

In a thermos, steam 3–4 tablespoons of raw materials in 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave for 4 hours.

Drink 100 ml 20–30 minutes before meals. The frequency of administration is 4 times a day.

For colds, cough, whooping cough, stones in the urinary and gall bladder

Brew knotweed, preferably in a thermos, following the ratio of 4 tablespoons of raw material to 0.2 liters of boiling water. Leave for 1-2 hours.

During the day, take 50 ml of the medicine in 3 doses.

Herbal infusion prepared in a thermos is different maximum concentration active substances

For pneumonia, bronchitis

Combine by teaspoon:

black elderberry flowers;
coltsfoot leaves;
knotweed herbs.

Steam the mixture with 200 ml of boiling water, wait until it cools, filter.

Directions for use: 3-4 times a day, a tablespoon.

For stomach ailments (high acidity)

Mix in equal parts:

large plantain;
calamus root;
peppermint;
St. John's wort.

Steam the resulting composition with boiling water (a tablespoon of composition per 0.2 liters of boiling water). After an hour, filter.

For diarrhea

Pour 0.4 liters of boiling water over 3 teaspoons of fresh plant. Leave for 4 hours, filter.

Drink 100 ml 4 times a day before meals.

For painful menstruation

Combine cinquefoil, centaury, knotweed and horsetail, maintaining a ratio of 5:3:1:1. Steam a tablespoon of the composition with 200 ml of boiling water, wait 60 minutes, strain.

Drink small sips throughout the day.

For uterine bleeding

Brew 3 teaspoons of dried raw materials in 200 ml of boiling water, wait 40 minutes, strain.

Drink 3-4 times a day.

For conception

Steam a glass of dried or fresh plant in 1 liter of boiling water for 3–5 minutes. Filter.

A means of quenching thirst, using it instead of other drinks, before pregnancy. After conception, immediately stop taking the infusion, as consuming the plant can cause a miscarriage.

Video: how to use knotweed for conception

For anemia

Pour boiling water (0.2 l) over a tablespoon of dried herb. Wait until it cools down and filter. Connect with fresh juice beets, keeping the proportion 1 to 1.

For anemia traditional healers recommend drinking beet juice, and if you combine the product with knotweed, the effect is enhanced

Drink a spoon three times a day. The course of therapy is 1 month.

For kidney stones

In equal volumes, combine the leaves of the bear's ear, the flaps of the dwarf bean pods, hernia grass and knotweed. Pour 15 g of the resulting mixture into 0.2 liters of boiling water, leave, filter. Take the medicine in several doses a day. The product should be used warm. Fresh medicine should be prepared every morning.
Pour a tablespoon of dried raw material into 0.2 liters of boiling water, wait half an hour, filter. Use three times a day, a single dose is a tablespoon.

For pathologies of the bladder, liver, urolithiasis

Make a herbal mixture by combining in equal parts:

smooth hernia;
bean shells;
Highlander;
corn silk;
bearberry leaves.

Pour 4 tablespoons of the mixture into a saucepan and pour in 0.2 liters of boiling water. Close the container and place in a warm place for 2 hours.

During the day, drink a tablespoon of the composition, taking the medicine every 3 hours.

For diseases of the pancreas

Connect:

immortelle inflorescences, St. John's wort (4 parts each);
buckthorn bark and knotweed (3 parts each);
chamomile (2 parts).

Steam four tablespoons of the prepared composition with a liter of boiling water. The product should be infused all night.

In the morning on empty stomach Take a glass of the product, distribute the remaining volume into 4 servings and drink throughout the day, an hour after meals.

For chronic prostatitis, pyelonephritis, adnexitis

hawthorn and rose hip berries (10 parts each);
marshweed grass (5 parts);
chamomile flowers (4 parts);
birch leaves and lingonberry leaves, dandelion roots, knotweed (3 parts each);
sweet clover herb and wintergreen (2 parts each).

Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water into 2 tablespoons of the mixture, wrap the container with the mixture well and leave for 6–8 hours. Filter.

Dog-rose fruit - excellent remedy to restore and maintain men's health

Accept warm remedy 5–8 times a day, drinking 50–65 ml of medication at a time.

For cystitis

Pour a tablespoon of knotweed into a glass of boiling water, wait 30–40 minutes, filter.

Drink 100 ml three times a day. Duration of therapy is 1 week.

Tea

Knotweed tea is a product that requires the least amount of time to make.

For severe cough, pulmonary diseases

Pour 2 heaped tablespoons of knotweed into a heat-resistant container and pour 250 ml of cold water over the raw material. Wait until it boils, remove from heat, filter.

Drink 2-3 cups per day.

For teenage acne

Enjoy tea made according to the above recipe every day for several weeks. Repeat the course in spring and autumn.

Tincture for cholelithiasis and liver pathologies

Place 2 teaspoons of dry raw materials in a dark glass container. Pour in 200 ml of alcohol. Leave for 10 days. Filter.

A single dose is 15–20 drops of medicine, pre-mixed in 100 ml of water. Repeat the tincture three times a day.

Features of use in the treatment of children

In the treatment of children, bird knotweed will help with cough and whooping cough, as well as with convulsions. However, before use, consultation with a pediatrician is required.

The algorithm for making the medicine is simple: boil 2 tablespoons of raw materials in 500 ml of milk for 5 minutes.

Give the child 100 ml of the product 4 times a day.

Contraindications and precautions

The use of the plant is contraindicated for:

individual intolerance;
pregnancy;
exacerbation of the disease genitourinary system, kidney;
thrombophlebitis, varicose veins and a tendency to form blood clots;
heart diseases;
low blood pressure;
excess phlegm when coughing.

During pregnancy, consumption of knotweed is contraindicated: the plant can cause miscarriage

Among folk healers, knotweed is known as a plant that can get rid of stones in gallbladder and kidneys. However, in case of kidney stones and cholelithiasis, the use of knotweed requires caution and mandatory medical supervision: a stone that is not completely resolved can block the ducts, creating a danger to life. In the presence of formations with a diameter of more than 6 mm, the use of knotweed is contraindicated. Anastasia Pavlova

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Do you remember how in folk epics mighty heroes loved to sleep on grass-ant, gaining strength before battle? The cunning Baba Yaga in fairy tales rolled on the grass to regain her health, and even in the poems of Korney Chukovsky, familiar from childhood, a pot-bellied sandwich with sausage lured a red-cheeked bun to walk on the ant... And what’s most surprising is that this fairy-tale grass is actually completely real, and her name is knotweed - medicinal properties and its contraindications have been known to the Russian people from time immemorial to this day.

Cleansing herb for body and soul

Knotweed is a plant with many faces and many names. Take, for example, its official name – bird knotweed. And also bird buckwheat, because small grains of knotweed, similar to buckwheat, are so loved by birds to peck. The most delicate ones are ant grass, goose grass, and knotweed - they grow very sporadically and quickly.

In Rus', the herb knotweed has always been valued - they have tried to use medicinal properties and contraindications even to cure a person of envy, hatred and causeless anger... Whether knotweed can heal the soul is quite problematic to test in our rational age, but one thing is certain - ordinary ailments from the body are avian buckwheat pulls out no worse than fashionable drugs.

If you suffer from kidney problems, knotweed will definitely help - the medicinal properties of the herb lower the level of salts in the urine, remove swelling and inflammation, normalize metabolic processes and remove sand from the kidneys and gall bladder.
Relieves gastrointestinal inflammation, kills harmful bacteria and acts as a mild fixative for diarrhea.
Heals purulent wounds, heals boils, relieves pimples and blackheads.
Improves the condition of respiratory ailments - pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, relieves fever from colds.

Traditional healers recommend walking on a fluffy carpet of ant grass as often as possible in the summer - such walks charge you with a good mood, relieve fatigue in your legs and are noticeable before the rainy autumn. And if problems with your legs overtook you in the cold season, it doesn’t matter, pharmaceutical knotweed will help (you can buy it for mere pennies!). Hot baths with knotweed for 30 minutes will remove evening fatigue and relieve swelling from the legs (a glass of grass in 3 liters of boiling water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, leave for an hour).

Benefits for women's health and contraindications

Ant-grass... There is so much warm, affectionate, feminine content in this name! And in the pictures, knotweed grass looks very attractive - the photos show a thick carpet of powerful stems, on which flowers interspersed with leaves sit in small clusters. And what a beauty these ant fields are - dark blue in late spring, dark green in summer, and soft golden in early autumn...

About the benefits of knotweed for women's health there are real legends. The epic herb saves from a variety of “ladies’” ailments - from the disgusting cystitis familiar to everyone to uterine bleeding. For painful and heavy periods, special herbal teas with bird buckwheat - 10 grams of ants and cinquefoil, 30 grams and 50 grams of goose cinquefoil.

But knotweed is not so simple - its medicinal properties and contraindications have been known for a long time, and the latter are quite serious. It is important to remember the prohibitions on the use of knotweed by heart, otherwise the fabulous ant will turn into a dangerous poison.

The most important contraindication for treatment with knotweed is pregnancy. At the slightest suspicion of future motherhood, stop drinking goose grass, otherwise there will be a risk of bleeding and miscarriage. If you have kidney or gallstones, knotweed should also be removed from the first aid kit. Low blood pressure, varicose veins and a tendency to blood clots, recovery from heart attack and stroke are the most inappropriate diagnoses for epic recipes.

Knotweed as a means of conception

IN Ancient Rus' knotweed was not always an ordinary meadow flower - originally it was a double grain, a symbol of fertility. And only then did our ancestors take a closer look at the mysterious grass in the pastures and fields - what kind of plant is it, it is not afraid of cold or heat, cattle eat it - it only grows more, the village girls trample it in round dances - and it only benefits it!

For its amazing fertility and wonderful ability to quickly restore shoots, the Russians called it knotweed, and only then realized that the grass actually brings profit to the house - a long-awaited pregnancy.

Modern research has shown that knotweed can really help with infertility: knotweed enhances the contractile work of the uterine muscles, normalizes respiratory function and improves the supply of oxygen to tissues, and this significantly increases the chances of conception. And folk legends echo: knotweed is the best thing for desperate women effective method give the husband an heir.

Knotweed for pregnancy: what reviews say

On women's forums and special blogs for mothers healing herbs Infertility is discussed tirelessly, and opinions can be found radically different. Among those who have used knotweed for conception, reviews are also mixed.

Many opinions sound like this:

“My friend drank knotweed for several months and just got pregnant. I doubted whether I should take this herb, but now I’ll definitely start.”
“I couldn’t get pregnant for six years, then I found out about knotweed. I drank it for a year instead of tea and coffee, and now I’m pregnant!”

Other members of the forum warn: the grass-ant is full of contraindications, and before taking knotweed, you should definitely visit a doctor. If you are diagnosed with kidney stones or an ovarian cyst, take medicine from folk tales strictly prohibited! Most visitors write: this herb knotweed is not an easy medicine - its medicinal properties do not help all girls, but if you have already tried all the methods, you can try a course of knotweed. The main thing is to consult your gynecologist.

How to take knotweed?

Recipes with grass-ant ethnoscience I have accumulated quite a bit: for almost every illness there is its own method of treatment. What are the most effective ways to use knotweed?

At pustules, ulcers and skin problems prepare a simple infusion: pour a tablespoon of chopped dried ants with a glass of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes. Then we simply moisten the gauze in a healing decoction and make compresses.
If you caught a cold, developed bronchitis or your baby caught whooping cough, and knotweed is useful here - the application is as follows: A large spoon of dried bird buckwheat + 200 ml of boiling water. Keep in a water bath for 10 minutes and immediately remove to infuse for 2 hours. Drink a tablespoon 3 times a day.
You're struggling with your kidneys? Pour 20 grams of dried herb-ant into 200 ml of plain water, boil and keep on fire for 5 minutes. Leave for 15-20 minutes, take as in the previous recipe.
And if knotweed is needed for conception - how to take it in this case? The method is very simple: pour a large spoonful of herbs with a glass of boiling water and wait half an hour. We drink without special restrictions, like our favorite tea, course – 1-3 months. One condition - it is better to be treated with grass-ant in the first half monthly cycle, before ovulation.

Knotweed in cooking

Our knotweed has found its way everywhere - its medicinal properties and contraindications are not its only advantage; on the kitchen table, the grass-ant also works very real miracles. Thanks to other vitamins, fresh essential oils and fats, knotweed looks great in spring and summer salads, vegetable side dishes, and green soups. And in the Caucasus and in the countries Central Asia They make a wonderful filling for pies from it - especially for those who are bored with sorrel.

Knotweed puree with cheese and garlic

You will need: 200 grams of young green herbs, 2-3 cloves, 50 grams of cheese, salt and pepper to taste, vinegar (balsamic can be used). Grind the knotweed in a meat grinder, add crushed garlic. There is also grated cheese, spices, dressing. This puree is an ideal summer side dish for barbecue, grilled fish, and an excellent option for sandwiches.

Summer drink made from knotweed

You will need: 1.5 liters of water, 500 grams of tender knotweed herb, 2 cups of infusion, a tablespoon lemon juice, sugar and any berry syrup - to taste.

Pour over the ant cold water, leave for 5-6 hours. Then strain, add the rest of the goodies - and on the table.

Knotweed is a universal herb: it will help in healing and how it is used as food, and walking on it is a pleasure. In the summer, be sure to look for endless fields of ant-grass at your home country house or in your grandmother’s village - this flower should not remain only on the pages of fairy tales.