Glega officinalis: description, use, contraindications, prescriptions

The drug herb is known to many people suffering from such a formidable disease as diabetes. Those who have never heard of this plant, we will talk about its use in folk medicine, useful properties and contraindications.

Description

Glega officinalis (Galega officnalis) is a perennial bush of the legume family. It is a beautifully blooming, powerful, multi-stalked plant, about one and a half meters high. The bush can number up to twenty stems. They are erect, tubular, hollow inside, painted in green.

The leaves are large, odd-pinnate, petiolate, with stipules. Their length can reach twenty-five centimeters. Casting consists of fifteen pairs of leaflets, an oval, elongated shape. To the top they are a little pointed.

Blossoms glega officinalis from early summer to mid-autumn. Flowers are light-violet or pale blue, large, with long pedicels, reminiscent of the shape of bells. They form erect inflorescence-brushes up to twenty centimeters long.

The root system of the plant is pivotal, powerful. The length of the root sometimes exceeds eighty centimeters, while having numerous horizontal processes, from which new shoots appear.

After flowering galega, the drug forms fruits-standing beans, having from five to eight kidney-like, smooth seeds of a yellowish-green color, firm to the touch. Full ripening of fruits occurs in September.

Using

For medicinal purposes, all parts of the plant (leaves, flowers, roots) are used, despite the fact that the medicinal hernia (goatskin) is a poisonous plant. It is important to know and observe the dosage of drugs based on this herb.

Spread

The plant is medicinal thermophilic, so it can often be found in Ukraine, Moldova and southern regions of Russia. It grows along roadsides, in meadows, forest edges, in mountain steppes, along river banks.

Preparation and storage of raw materials

Plants harvested along roads are unsuitable for the manufacture of medicines. Raw materials are harvested during flowering, cutting neatly the stems with a sharp knife. Most often, flowers and the upper part of the stem are used. Select only the fresh green stems of the plant.

Immediately after harvest, cut them into small pieces. Drying is done in the shade, with good ventilation (under a canopy or attic). For storage bags of natural fabric or paper are suitable. Shelf life should not exceed one year. After this period, the grass loses its healing properties.

Fruits are harvested at different times, as they mature. They are peeled, the seeds are dried in the shade. Shelf life is twenty four months. The roots are well cleaned and washed with running water and cut into small pieces. Dry roots should be in the shade, under a canopy, but preferably in a drying cabinet. Shelf life - no more than two years.

A medicine known from antiquity

Galega medicinal since ancient times is used as a medicinal product. Initially, the ability of the plant to increase lactation was noted. It began to be applied, adding to the livestock feed, to increase milk yields. Its second name - goat - the plant received for the same reason.

After some time, diuretic, diaphoretic properties of grass were revealed, which allowed folk healers to widely use it in their practice.

Chemical composition

Today drug dope is already well studied. It includes:

• Alkaloids;
• Triterpenoids;
• Peganin;
• Tannins ;
• Carbohydrates;
• Vasicinone;
• Pipecoline and ascorbic acid;
• Flavonoids;
• Rutin;
• carotene;
• bitterness;
• Phenolic carboxylic acids.

The seeds of the plant contain:

• steroids;
• Sucrose;
• Stachyose;
• Alkaloids;
• Saponins;
• Stearic, palmitic, linoleic acids.

Glega drug: application

Traditional medicine does not use this herb, and traditional healers use it quite successfully as an anthelmintic, diaphoretic. Galega gives a good result when using it as a means for lactation during breastfeeding. It improves the movement of the fluid and, as a consequence, the production of breast milk.

Galega with diabetes mellitus

Undoubtedly, gazleg can not completely replace medicines for the treatment of such a serious disease, and it is not necessary to conduct experiments, refusing to take medication.

But as an aid, the herb of the drug galer for diabetes is used quite successfully. The plant is effective in the initial stages of type 2 diabetes, when insulin has not yet been applied. With diabetes, not only the hypoglycemic effect of the gale, that is, the ability to lower the blood sugar level, is useful. It increases the susceptibility of internal tissues to glucose. As a result, sudden jumps of blood sugar are excluded.

The plant drug gallega helps in yet another important process in the body of a diabetic. As you know, the liver has a storage of glucose - glycogen. If energy is not enough and take it from nowhere, then hidden reserves come to the rescue. It is these priceless reserves that help create diabetics. In addition, glega drug tones smooth muscle. This helps to strengthen blood vessels and remove harmful cholesterol.

Additive to food

To enhance the effect of drug therapy and prevent diseases, doctors often recommend the use of dietary supplements based on gale. They are a source of tannins and flavonoids, which have anti-sclerotic and vasoconstrictive effects on the body, and are an effective tool that normalizes the level of glucose in diabetes mellitus.

Such additives include:

• Drug dahlia;
• burdock root;
• nettle;
• dandelion root;
• Dried carrots, fructose, rose hips.

Who are these additives useful for?

Use of dietary supplements with gale is recommended for patients suffering from the following diseases:

• Diabetes mellitus 1-2 degree;
• Obesity and overweight;
• atherosclerosis;
• phlebeurysm;
• Rheumatic diseases.

Recipes of preparation of preparations from a gale. Broth

Two tablespoons of dry ground grass fill with 500 ml of water. The resulting composition boil in an enamel saucepan for twenty minutes. Strain through a sieve, add boiled water to a volume of 500 ml. Use the broth should be 1/2 cup before meals. After the first application, check the blood for sugar - the dosage can be reduced or increased.

Decoction from the herbal collection

You will need 25 grams of herb grapes, bean pods, nettle leaves and dandelion root. Pour the herb 250 ml of boiling water and let it brew for 30 minutes. Take two tablespoons (table) three times a day.

Diuretic decoction

The seeds of the plant are used (10 grams). They are poured into a glass of water and boiled for five minutes. Take 1/2 cup twice a day.

Using Juice

Fresh juice of the plant is used as an antiseptic. They can wash ulcers and wounds, rinse throat or mouth. For this, fresh juice is squeezed out of the fresh grass, diluted with water by one-third.

Contraindications

As you can see, a lot of useful properties have medicinal gistoga. She also has contraindications. Phytotherapists warn that the herb has poisonous properties. Therefore, any treatment must begin with a visit to the doctor, who will find out whether you can take the drugs on its basis, will prescribe the proper dosage.

Especially careful should be the nursing mothers who take the gale to improve lactation. Overdosing can lead to harmful substances entering the milk, which will affect the health of the baby. The main contra-indications of the galleys are:

• pregnancy;
• Hypotension and hypertension;
• Individual intolerance.

When treating galleys, it should be borne in mind that it can disrupt intestinal microflora. Therefore, to restore it, you may need a health course after the end of treatment.

Application in other areas

Galega has long been recognized as an excellent medon. This plant gives the same amount of nectar as a sainfoin. From one hectare of galleys, bees collect about two hundred kilograms of nectar. In addition to the fact that the gazleg is a medicinal plant, an excellent honey-bearer, a valuable fodder crop, it can be used for food. In the Caucasus, this plant is used as a seasoning. Salads with young leaves of the plant are useful for lactating mothers.

Reviews

Many diabetics are well-known drug dermatologist. Reviews about it people leave positive. They note an improvement in overall health, a decrease in blood sugar. They advise those who have only learned about this plant, be sure to consult with your doctor. He will pick up a suitable recipe and prescribe a dosage.

Are satisfied with the use of goat and young mothers. They note a significant increase in lactation, but at the same time warned about the strictest dosage, so as not to harm the baby.