Field field: application and photos

The perennial grass field saw has many alternative names - clay, wolfhound, bovine grass, plow, or thorny. This plant with delicate flowers, reminiscent of the open wings of a butterfly, belongs to the subfamily, which is called - the butterflies. Being a representative of legumes, the stalk is related to beans, peas, lentils, soy and peanuts, but unlike them, its benefit is not in the nutritional value of the fruit, but in the healing power of the roots.

Acquaintance with the plant

Field keeper reaches 50-80 cm in height, more rarely - more than a meter. One plant consists of several straight branched stems, painted from below to brown or red-violet. Root - the main wealth of the species - is a rod with a small number of branches, extending to a depth of 2 meters. The mill has oblong alternate leaves, in the axils of which there may be spines. Its stem and foliage are covered with small villi. The flowering period starts in June and can last until August. At this time, the field saw, whose photo can be seen below, is crowned with a spiky flower with numerous pink, occasionally white, inflorescences. By September, a fruit is produced - a small oval bean, in which are located from two to four seeds. The plant has a specific, not too pleasant smell.

Where you can meet

A wild-growing stalk lives in the south of Europe, in Central Asia and North America. Also it can be found in the Caucasus, the Southern Urals and Altai. The stalker loves nutrient-rich soil (chernozem) of medium moisture, but also grows on clayey podzolic soils. The plant prefers open spaces, because it is very light-loving. Most often found in steppes and forest-steppes, in light forests, in meadows, on the coasts of water bodies, and along roads. The field field grows usually alone among other plants or in small groups.

Composition and healing properties

As a medicinal raw material, the roots of the plant are used. They contain tannins, resins, essential and fatty oils, mineral salts (potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, silicon, iodine, zinc, selenium and others) and organic acids, particularly lemon. They found biologically active substances - onocerin, saponins and isoflavone glycosides.

The steel has a multifaceted effect on the body: diuretic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, decongestant and slight hypotensive. However, the most pronounced effect is a laxative. The substances contained in the plant act irritatingly at the intestinal receptors, which contributes to the enhancement of peristalsis.

Application

The roots of the stalk are used in the form of tincture or broth. The most effective tincture of a field keeper with hemorrhoids. Due to the action of the plant, defecation is facilitated, the edema of the tissues is reduced, the bleeding is stopped, the inflammation is removed and pain passes. This is confirmed by the results of a study conducted in the mid-70s of the XX century in Moscow in the hospital. Botkin. If you take the drug during an exacerbation of the disease, then after 2-3 weeks you can notice a significant improvement. In addition, due to its laxative effect, the plant is successfully used to treat constipation and anal fissures.

Beneficial effect on the health of the roots of the field stalk is also due to pathologies of the kidneys and urinary system. Preparations of them act as a mild diuretic, reduce inflammation and even promote the dissolution of stones.

Due to the fact that the plant is able to reduce the fragility of capillaries, it is used in the treatment of diseases of the veins of the lower extremities - thrombophlebitis and varicose dilatation. In addition, the stapler is good for gout, rheumatism, skin diseases and for the treatment of pain in the joints.

Recipe and use of tincture

The tincture of the stalker has a very pronounced effect, since alcohol draws from the raw material a maximum of biologically active substances. Ready product on sale can be found infrequently, but the dried raw materials on pharmacy shelves are present. So, to prepare a medicinal product alone will not be difficult.

So, the recipe, according to which the tincture is made: the field harness (roots) - 20 g, alcohol 70% - 100 g. Raw materials are crushed, poured with alcohol and insist. Use 45 drops three times a day before meals. Cure should be from crescent to three weeks.

Uniquely contraindicated such tincture only for children, pregnant and lactating women at the expense of alcohol. In other cases - with individual intolerance. It should be noted that with prolonged use, the drug can cause diarrhea.

Preparation of broth

Another way to use a field keeper is to make a decoction out of it. The ground root is poured with boiling water at the rate of 30 grams of raw material per 1 liter of water, held for 30-40 minutes in a water bath, then cooled, filtered and diluted with water to a liter. Ready-made broth is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days. Take it should be before eating 50 grams several times a day for not more than four weeks.

The steel can also be used externally. Cold lotions with a decoction of medicinal root contribute to the collapse of the edema of the nodes with hemorrhoids and the treatment of trophic ulcers of the shin. And with eczema and other skin diseases, baths with the addition of this remedy are shown.

Use in collections

In addition to solo use, I found a field tool for field application in various herbal preparations. With pyelonephritis use a decoction of its dried root, birch leaves and flaxseed. For more effective treatment of urolithiasis, you should add anise, parsley, shepherd's bag, juniper, dandelion and bearberry to the stalks. When treating hemorrhoids as part of complex therapy, they practice baths with the addition of decoction of rhizomes of stalk and wheat grass, linden blossoms, aplicata of alder, cones of hops, as well as leaves of oregano, bleached and sage. When the prostatitis is added to the staple, the roots of the serpentine of a large, yellow water lily and wheat grass, as well as grasses - verbena, fragrant roach and goose goose.

In the manufacture of these and other charges, it is necessary to take one part of each plant, grind it and place it in a storage tank. To prepare the broth, the raw material is poured with water in the ratio of 1 teaspoon per glass of liquid, pressed on a water bath for a quarter of an hour, and then the hour is insisted. Another way to use is to pour a dry collection of boiling water and let it infuse for at least a couple of hours.

Cultivation and harvesting

The wild field stalk is not suitable for use as a medicinal raw material, as it is infrequent and grows in isolation, interspersed with other herbs. Therefore, for the purpose of harvesting it is grown. You can do this on your own site. In addition, the steel has good decorative qualities, and its pink spikelets will be pleasing to the eye all summer long.

The place for planting a stalker is better to choose an open, well-lit, ideally - the one on which vegetables were previously cultivated. Since the plant likes nutritious soil, during autumn digging the site should be fertilized with manure or humus. Sow a spring in the spring, pre-loosening the soil. Planting material must be prepared in advance - to make scarification, that is, damage the surface peel of the seed, which when compacted, compacts and reduces germination. This can be done with sandpaper, wiping every seed with it. It is advisable to arrange beds at a distance of 45-50 cm from each other, and plants should be sown at a rate of 4-6 units per 1 meter.

From the moment when the field-sawmill has blossomed off, up to frosts, one can tackle the harvesting of roots. They are excavated, the ground is removed, washed with cold water, dried and cut into pieces about 10 cm long. For drying in a natural way, the roots are suspended or placed on a horizontal surface with a layer no thicker than 7 cm and periodically inverted. In this case, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation in the room, and if drying is carried out in the open space - to build a protective canopy. It is also possible to use dryers, having sustained there the roots of the steelmaker for a week at a temperature of 40-60 degrees. Ready-made raw materials for storage should be decomposed into rag bags.

With proper preparation and use, the healing power of the stalk roots can bring health to many benefits. However, it is worth remembering that any medicinal plant can cause an allergic reaction. It is necessary to begin using the field keeper with caution, and in the presence of serious illnesses - consult a doctor.