Budra cultivation and care, reproduction, medicinal properties. Use of medicinal plants. Decoction for external use

Among the millions of plants on our planet, there are universally recognized beauties, from which you cannot take your eyes off, and there are completely inconspicuous ones that have found a place for themselves among stones, under fences, along roads and paths. Without thinking, we trample them underfoot and destroy them along with the weeds. But sometimes such modest representatives of the flora can bring great benefit. One of them is herbaceous plant For open ground ivy-shaped budra. She rarely attracts the attention of ignorant people, since her appearance does not represent any interest. But herbalists and traditional healers have long appreciated its beneficial properties and actively use budra in their potions.

Botanical description

Without a doubt, many of those who have suburban areas or go on vacation in nature have seen ivy budra more than once. The photo reminds me of what she looks like.

It is unlikely that this perennial grass attracted anyone's attention. Outwardly, she is completely unremarkable. In some ways, it can be called a cover plant, since it has creeping roots that produce multiple shoots. An overgrown ivy-shaped bud covers the ground with a green carpet. Its thin stems are no longer than 50 cm. Each has small green leaves. They are located on petioles 2-3 cm long. Leaves growing from the root have longer petioles. Both the stem and leaves of the plant are covered with delicate, thin hairs. Budra flowers are also small and tubular. The color of the petals is most often lilac, but can also be lilac, pinkish, or almost white. They open from July and decorate the plant until the beginning of autumn.

A distinctive feature of budra is its pleasant smell, due to which it is called dog mint or dushmyanka.

Habitat

Budra ivy is a grass that can be found in many parts of Russia, including Siberia and the Far East. It grows in Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, and Georgia. In some states of America it is considered a noxious weed. It thrives in thickets of bushes and pastures, under trees in the forest and in clearings open to the sun, in meadows and near human habitation, where it occupies places along fences, near landfills, in the far corners of the garden. If its growth is not controlled, thanks to its creeping rhizomes, budra can occupy the entire area.

What substances are found in the plant

Budra ivy in its leaves, stems and flowers contains:

• Tannins.
• Carotene.
• Bitterness.
• Saponins.
• Ascorbic acid.
• Amino acids.
• Resins.
• Choline.
• Essential oil.
• Iridoids.
• Alkaloids.
• Potassium.
• Manganese.
• Molybdenum.
• Zinc.
• Titanium.
• Acids (succinic, tartaric, feluric, sanapic, acetic).
• Phenolcarboxylic acids.
• Cysteine.
• Methionine.

Beneficial features

Due to its pleasant aroma, the bodra ivy plant has long been used by culinary specialists as a seasoning. In pharmaceuticals, it is used to flavor certain drugs. IN official medicine budra preparations are used for treatment pulmonary diseases(bronchitis, tracheitis, asthma, pneumonia), some diseases of the liver, urinary system, thyroid gland. It is used externally in complex therapy skin ailments.

Traditional medicine uses this herb more widely. Healers are confident in the following medicinal properties of ivy budra:

• Expectorants.
• Antiseptic.
• Wound healing.
• Anti-inflammatory.
• Diuretics.
• Anti-sclerotic.
• Anti-colds.

What ailments does it help get rid of?

The beneficial properties of ivy budra allow it to be used to treat the following diseases:

• Colds (helps avoid serious consequences with hypothermia).
• Bronchitis.
• Pneumonia.
• Tracheitis.
• Bronchial asthma.
• Bronchopneumonia.
• Sore throat (drink tea and gargle).
• Sinusitis (take orally and drop into the nose).
• Problems with the thyroid gland.
• Dropsy.
• Liver cancer (as part of complex therapy).
• Any organ inflammation genitourinary system.
• Tuberculosis.
• Any ailments accompanied by cramps (relieves spasms).
• Diseases of the intestines and stomach.
• Haemorrhoids.
• Helminthiasis.
• Stones in the kidneys.
• Headache.
• Coughing.
• Scrofula.
• Dermatitis.
• Gout.
• Toothache.
• Stomatitis, gingivitis.
• Hearing impairment.
• Varicose veins
• Has a healing effect on fractures.
• Externally used for burns and other injuries.

As you can see, the list is quite impressive.

Who should not use this herb?

Ivy budra has not only medicinal properties. And it also has contraindications. It is important to remember that this plant is poisonous. Therefore, everyone, without exception, should use it for culinary or therapeutic purposes with caution.

Healers and doctors do not recommend drinking budra preparations for the following conditions:

• Hypertensive crisis.
• Lactation period.
• Pregnancy.
• Low acidity.
• Lactation period.
• Problems with blood clotting.
• Kidney failure.
• Individual intolerance.
• Allergy.
• Childhood.

Side effects

Contraindications for ivy budra are quite serious. If people do not pay attention to them or use preparations from the plant in high doses, the following reactions may occur:

• Abdominal pain.
• Increased sweating.
• Nausea.
• Excessive salivation.
• Vomit.
• Pulmonary edema.
• Headache.
• Breathing problems.
• Heart rhythm disturbances.

If there are listed symptoms, it is necessary to give the patient any adsorbent available in the house and call an ambulance.

Honey

Budra ivy during the period of mass flowering (late spring) forms entire flower carpets. However, bees do not visit its flowers particularly actively. From 1 hectare of plant thickets you can get a maximum of 19 kg of honey. The product is light yellow in color, very aromatic and tasty. Its main advantage is the content of many useful substances that are present in the plant. So, budra honey contains:

• Microelements (potassium, molybdenum, magnesium, zinc, titanium).
• Organic acids.
• Saponins.
• Flavonoids.
• Minerals.

The use of this product helps restore strength in the body, raises and strengthens the immune system, eliminates metabolic disorders, and is an excellent prophylactic against colds.

It can be eaten in pure form a spoonful daily. If you add crushed kernels to this honey walnuts, it will work out excellent remedy to restore male potency.

You can also make drinks from budra honey. The easiest way is to dilute a spoonful of the product in a glass of water. To get a drink that is more effective, you need to add lemon juice to it.

People who are prone to allergic reactions and those who have contraindications to bee products should not consume budra honey.

Preparing the tincture

The medicinal properties of ivy bud are manifested in tinctures prepared from it. They can be prepared with alcohol and vinegar. We remind you once again that when using this plant, you must strictly observe the proportions and dosage.

Here are a few recipes.

1. On vodka. Any glass container with a lid is suitable. One part of collected, washed and chopped fresh herbs is poured with ten parts of vodka. Close the container tightly. Place it for 10 days in a place inaccessible to the sun and children. At the end of this period, the tincture is filtered through a cloth and placed in the refrigerator. Take it orally, 20 drops before meals. This remedy helps with problems with the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, headaches, and infectious diseases.

2. On vinegar. 20 grams of dry raw materials are placed in a container and filled with ordinary vinegar, of which 100 ml (half a glass) is taken. Leave for a week, shaking occasionally. The product is used externally to treat skin diseases.

3. Lotion. Take in equal quantities(any) vodka and budra decoction, mix. It turns out good remedy from acne that need to be wiped problematic skin.

Preparing the decoction

Budra ivy-shaped medicinal properties manifests itself not only in alcoholic drugs, but also in products prepared in water. Dry raw materials are mainly used. We offer several recipes:

1. You need to take a soup spoon without a large slide, place it in a cup, pour 220 ml of boiling water. Place all this in a bowl of water, slightly larger than a cup in volume. Put on fire and simmer for about half an hour. The water in the larger container should boil slightly. Remove from heat. Cool. Strain. Add boiled water to the decoction prepared in this way so that the volume is 200 ml. Ready product take 50 ml before meals.

2. Pour five soup spoons of herbs with cold or hot water(V in this case no difference) and boil for about 5 minutes. Strain. Use for compresses or baths. This product should not be taken internally!

3.Pour 1 liter of water over a spoonful of herbs and boil for about 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Use for inhalation for diseases of the pulmonary system and for rinsing the mouth.

Procurement process

Ivy budra has a growing season from spring to frost, but is harvested from medicinal purposes it, as a rule, during the period of its mass flowering. Only the upper (ground) parts of the plant are suitable. The rhizome is not used. You need to cut the stems in the morning or evening, when there is no dew on the leaves. Since this is done on the ground, the collection almost always contains foreign fragments (dry stems from last year, other small plants). Therefore, the collected raw materials must be carefully sorted. After this, it is spread out on paper or canvas in the shade. The layer should be no more than 3-4 cm. You can also finish the budra in the dryer. The temperature should be maintained no higher than 35 degrees. The finished raw material tastes very bitter and breaks easily. It is placed in glass jars and stored for no more than 12 months.

Folk recipes

We offer several methods for preparing potions from ivy budra, which are used by traditional healers in their practice:

1. Take a dessert spoon (without a slide) of the herb, pour 500 ml of white boiling water, cover the container with a napkin and leave for a quarter of an hour. Strain. Take 1/3 cup during menopause. Drink the infusion warm, before meals.

2. Place a teaspoon of raw materials in a thermos, pour 200 ml of boiling water, close. Leave for at least 2 hours. Filter. Healers recommend this remedy for liver cancer. different stages. The resulting infusion should be divided into 4 parts and drunk throughout the day. At the same time, add boudra juice (up to 15 drops) to each portion before use, which is prepared as follows: twist the freshly picked raw materials in a meat grinder, squeeze out the juice, mix with vodka (1:2).

3. Infusion of budra and yarrow. Place 2 soup spoons of yarrow in a porcelain bowl and add 200 ml of white boiling water. Leave for half an hour. Place 1 soup spoon of budra in a separate bowl, add 200 ml of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes. Filter both infusions and mix. The resulting product should be instilled into the nose when chronic runny nose. You can also use it for inhalation.

4. Collection, including budra. It is used to treat pneumonia in chronic stage. Take two soup spoons of budra and poplar buds, add a spoonful of elderflower flowers, pour 220 ml of boiling water and leave for 12 hours. Drink in 5 doses.

5. You can prepare another collection, also used for pneumonia. It includes the following herbs, taken in equal quantities: coltsfoot (leaves), yarrow, Veronica officinalis, ivy budra. Mix all the ingredients well, take a soup spoon of the resulting mixture, pour in 250 ml of white boiling water, cover with a napkin, leave for a quarter of an hour, and filter. Drink this infusion needed during the day.

All recipes use dry herbal raw materials.

The ivy plant (Glechoma hetieracea (hederacea) L.) belongs to the Lamiaceae family - Labiatae. The plant is popularly called dognip or catnip.

Budra grass - Hederae terrestris herba.

Features:

Characteristic appearance next: it is a perennial plant, herbaceous. The shoots can reach 50 cm. Flowers grow on these ground shoots. In addition, ivy leaf bud has creeping vegetative shoots located on the surface of the ground. Roots grow from their nodes, anchoring themselves in the ground.

The leaves are attached by petioles, opposite, with short hairs.

The flowers have corollas of blue-violet color, they are located in axillary rings. The plant blooms from April to last numbers summer months.

The fruits are elongated and oval in shape, appearing after flowering. These are brown nuts.

Habitat: the plant can be found in vegetable gardens, near roads, fields, vacant lots, and also in gardens. Budra ivy prefers fertile lands with high humidity. The plant spread to Asia, Europe, North America. The plant can also be seen in Russia, in all regions.

Chemical composition

This medicinal plant has numerous beneficial properties, which are quite actively used in folk medicine. Description of the beneficial substances that make up catnip: includes saponins, bitter and tannin elements, organic acids, resins, fatty acid, iridoids, triterpenoids, vitamins (including vitamin C), alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolcarboxylic acids, some essential oil.

Application and beneficial properties:

Budra is used in medicine due to the presence of essential oils to improve the smell and taste of medicines. The plant is prescribed if the patient suffers from cough with phlegm, indigestion accompanied by diarrhea, jaundice, loss of appetite, kidney disease, liver disease, bile ducts. As an external remedy, budra is used for gargling and treating wounds.
In homeopathy, the herb is used for hemorrhoids.
The medicinal properties of the above-ground part of the plant also make it possible to widely use it for preparing a wide variety of medicinal products for bronchitis, diseases Bladder, tracheitis, as a painkiller for kidney stones, for the removal of sand, for postpartum pain, for cramps of the arms and legs.
This plant is a healing, anti-inflammatory, expectorant.

Contraindications

However, budra may be contraindicated, as it is poisonous. All medications containing this plant should be taken with caution to prevent overdose.

Collection and preparation
Flowering dogmint should be harvested in the spring, washed to remove soil, and air dried.

Medicinal recipes

• To prepare medicinal tea from budra, you need to take 1/4 liter of hot water, add 1-2 tsp. plants, leave for five minutes. The patient is usually given one cup, and if a course of treatment is required, the patient is given a cup of tea 2 times a day.
• Infusion recipe: you need to pour 1 tbsp. boiling water 1 tsp. dry herbs (pre-grind). Boil over low heat for several minutes, leave for half an hour to an hour, filter and drink 1/3 cup three times a day.
• It is recommended to use the plant powder 3-4 times a day, one pinch. Tincture - 3 times a day, 15 drops.
• The decoction is taken four times a day, 2-3 tbsp. spoons. Ingredient ratio during preparation: 1:40.
• Apply to affected areas of the skin fresh leaves plants. Before this they should be crushed. In winter, you can take dry leaves and steam them before applying.
• You can prepare a budra tincture with vinegar. It is used to treat scabies and is rubbed on sore areas twice a day.

Fresh plant juice is more effective for treatment than tincture and decoction.
Baths and compresses with budra are recommended for scabies, acne, skin rashes, wounds and purulent ulcers.
For chronic runny nose, inhalations are effective.

Many people have seen the modest and inconspicuous ivy-shaped budra, but not everyone knows about healing properties this short grass. Budra is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Yamnotaceae family of the Budra genus. The stem of the plant is creeping, ranging from twenty centimeters to half a meter in length. It can be either bare or covered with short, non-stinging hairs. A special feature of the stem is its numerous shoots capable of rapid rooting. The leaves of the ivy bud are kidney-shaped and large-crowned. Their petioles are well defined. The leaves located at the bottom of the stem are shorter than those at the top. The flowering stems of the grass are erect, almost vertical. The flowers are small, tubular, violet or blue-violet in color. Flowers are collected in bunches of three to four pieces. They have strong odor. Flowering period is the first half of summer. The fruit is an ovoid brown erem, about two millimeters long. Ripening time is mid to late August.

Ivy budra loves light soils. It can be found in bush thickets, meadows, forests and personal plots(like a weed). Often there are entire clearings covered with this grass, which at the time of flowering appear as a single lilac mass.

Ivy-shaped budra is widespread throughout Europe and in Asian countries with a temperate climate. In Russia, it is found in the European part, Eastern Siberia and Western Siberia. In the Far East there are isolated areas where this grass grows. In North America, ivy bud is an alien plant. In some states it is considered an invasive weed that is difficult to control.

Chemical composition of ivy budra

The chemical composition of budra is already very well known today. The plant is a source of the most valuable substances for the human body that help maintain health and get rid of many ailments. Based on the results of the scientific research The following components were identified in ivy bud: tannins. essential oils, fatty acids, flavonoids, alkaloids, bitterness, resins, choline, ascorbic acid, carotene, saponins, gums, aldehydes, free amino acids, succinic acid, tartaric acid, caffeic acid, acetic acid, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, sinapic acid, bioflavonoids, phenolcarboxylic acids, methionine, cysteine ​​and vitamin C. In addition, macro- and microelements are also found in the grass: titanium, iron, zinc, manganese, silene and molybdenum.

Such a rich composition gives ivy budra the ability to cure many ailments. Traditional healers They have been treating their patients with it for hundreds of years.

What can ivy budra help with?

In our country, ivy budra is used mainly in folk medicine, while in a number of Western countries the plant has already found recognition in traditional therapy. There, based on it, a whole range of medicines aimed at combating a wide variety of diseases. Budra is today appointed as the following means: analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, diuretic, choleretic, wound healing, lactogenic, antipyretic, diaphoretic, tonic, hypotensive, anthelmintic, antimetastatic, hemostatic and antitumor.

The diuretic properties of the plant help in the fight against the formation of kidney stones and urinary disorders. In addition, the ability of budra ivy to remove excess fluid from the body helps relieve edema of cardiac and renal origin. As an anti-inflammatory agent, the plant has shown excellent results in the treatment of cystitis and pyelonephritis, as well as inflammatory processes, which are a complication urolithiasis and caused by tissue damage during the passage of the stone.

This medicinal herb can improve digestion and metabolism. Having a beneficial effect on the stomach and intestines, ivy bud restores proper absorption of substances and activates intestinal motility. As a result, the problem of constipation and lazy bowel, and metabolic disorders leading to obesity or exhaustion are eliminated.

Since the plant is capable of removing pain syndrome, it is used in the complex treatment of gastric ulcers and duodenum, gastritis and colitis. Budra ivy not only relieves pain, it will also help eliminate the inflammatory process, as well as speed up the regeneration of the affected areas of the mucosa. After poisoning, the herb is prescribed to relieve irritation of the inflamed mucous membrane.

Taking medications based on bud ivy is useful for many diseases of the liver and gall bladder. The herb helps normalize the formation and outflow of bile, and also cleanses the bile ducts from sand, from which stones subsequently form. Budra helps the liver cleanse itself of toxins, get rid of inflammatory processes and begin to recover.

Pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma and bronchitis are also indications for the use of creeping bud. It stops and then relieves the inflammatory process, and also helps to liquefy mucus and remove it. Today western medicine, in which the plant is recognized as medicinal, uses it for these diseases very often. During the period when the disease is still in its initial stage, ivy budra is used as the main medicine. When you have the flu, to prevent the development of complications on the lungs, as well as for a speedy recovery, you should definitely use preparations from this medicinal herb.

Due to the bitterness it contains, the plant can successfully increase appetite. Budra significantly enhances it, stimulating the functioning of receptors and centers responsible for the feeling of hunger. This property of the plant makes it indispensable in the treatment of anorexia (nervosa). It also helps during the recovery period after illness, when those recovering usually experience a decrease in appetite.

Various skin diseases, as well as ulcers, wounds, burns, frostbite and insect bites are another reason to remember the ivy bud. It has pronounced antibacterial and regenerating effects, thereby helping to solve the problem. Even with trophic ulcers ah caused varicose veins veins, which in official medicine are very difficult to treat, budra successfully helps. It promotes cleansing of the wound from purulent-necrotic masses and active tissue restoration.

Difficult for many women, menopause can be greatly eased by taking medications from this medicinal plant. It removes nervous tension and maintains normal hormonal background. In addition, ivy bud also helps prevent the development of tumors in the mammary glands and uterus.

For depression, which currently affects a very large percentage of the population, the herb will undoubtedly be useful. It activates the production of the happiness hormone and also supports nervous system and helps her get rid of overload. In addition, the plant also has a general tonic effect on the body, which helps combat the loss of strength that accompanies the disease.

For patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, the plant can be used in complex therapy. Due to the high expectorant properties of bud ivy, it reduces coughing attacks, and it also has an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, the herb has a detrimental effect on the tuberculosis bacillus, which speeds up the healing process. Budra is good at this time and as a means for general maintenance of the body.

The use of budra ivy for chronic runny nose and sinusitis also gives positive results. It helps relieve inflammatory process, as well as cleansing the sinuses of mucus. As a rule, the plant can act as the main medicine in the treatment of these diseases.

It cures eye inflammation well. It acts gently and is completely safe for vision and copes with the disease without causing side effects. If a foreign body gets into your eyes, it is good to rinse them with a decoction of ivy bud, as this will help prevent the development of inflammation.

Contraindications to treatment with budra ivy

Since the plant contains toxic substances, then when using it it is important to follow the dosage. Otherwise, unwanted problems may occur side effects, such as headache, vomiting and discomfort in gastrointestinal tract. Except allergic reaction on the plant contraindications to treatment healing herb No. It can be used both externally and internally even by small children, but subject to the dosage and duration of the course of treatment. In the presence of severe chronic diseases Before starting to use drugs based on budra ivy, you should consult with your doctor.

Recipes for using the herb

Cough medicine

To prepare the drug, take one teaspoon of dried and crushed ivy bud and pour a glass of boiling water. After this, the medicine is covered with a lid and infused for twenty minutes. The infusion, strained through cheesecloth, is consumed after meals four times a day, a quarter glass. For children, the dose is reduced to twenty-five milliliters. The course of treatment lasts until complete healing, but no more than one month.

Remedy for diseases of the intestines and urinary system

Four spoons of dried ivy bud requires one liter of water. The raw materials are poured with boiling water and left to infuse for ninety minutes under the lid. Then strain the infusion and drink a quarter glass every eight hours before eating. Take the medicine until the symptoms of the disease disappear.

Wound treatment agent

In order to get rid of damage (including trophic ulcers), fresh leaves of the plant are required. They are crushed and applied three times a day to the affected area. If treatment is carried out in winter period, then you can use dried raw materials, but after steaming it, in this case the course will be longer. Leaves are applied until the wound is completely healed.

Harvesting ivy budra

For treatment, only the above-ground part of the plant is used, which is collected at the time of flowering. The grass is cut at a height of five to ten centimeters above ground level. The raw materials are dried in a place protected from sunlight, spread out in a thin layer on the canvas. Store dry budra in a tightly sealed container for no more than one year.

In the large family of Lamiaceae (Lamiaceae), to which the ivy-shaped bud (Glechoma hederacea L.) belongs, most representatives have some kind of odor. For some, it is a pleasant aroma, like lemon balm, while others get a specific, often unpleasant one. And since budra is a relative of peppermint and belongs to the same family, people nicknamed it “dog mint.” Why dog? Yes, because it has a specific smell that most people don’t like.

There are other names for this inconspicuous plant: chest or forty-year-old grass, ground ivy, kitten grass, forty-year-old grass. It must be said that people often gave herbs names that were consonant with the ailments for which they were used.

According to the father of botany, Carl Linnaeus, the scientific generic name comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "mint of the field." And the scientific species is translated from Latin as “ivy-shaped” and is given to the plant for its leaves and long creeping shoots reminiscent of ivy.

Budra ivy is a perennial herbaceous plant with a tetrahedral stem up to 60 cm long, creeping and rooting in the lower part, and rising in the upper half. The leaves are small, cross-opposite, rounded-heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, large and obtusely crenate. The flowers are small, two-lipped, violet-blue, usually located in pairs in the axils of the uppermost pairs of leaves. The plant has a strong specific smell. Blooms in May - July.

Procurement of plant raw materials

The grass is collected in the flowering phase, in May - June, by cutting off the upper leafy flowering parts of the stems with a knife or pruning shears. Due to the fact that budra grows in large groups, especially in fresh clearings, it is easy to prepare it in such places. The raw materials are dried in bunches, hung on a rope or spread out in a thin layer on sieves or paper. Drying must be carried out under shelters, indoors or in a dryer at a temperature of +40°C. To obtain the leaves, which are used in some recipes, you simply need to thresh the dried aerial part or scrub the leaves from it.

The medicinal properties of budra preparations are due to the content in it of a variety of biologically valuable active substances. Yes, found in the grass a large number of essential oils, carotenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, mineral acids, vitamin C.

Apparently, due to such a rich composition of useful substances, budra grass is widely used in folk medicine in many countries. It is known that when the infusion is taken orally, appetite increases, digestion is activated and the body improves. It thins sputum and has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, analgesic, hemostatic and wound-healing effects. When used externally, increased regeneration (restoration) is observed. bone tissue for fractures.

Tincture and infusion of the herb increase bile secretion, have antitumor, lactogenic and antibacterial effect. Essential oil is known for its antiseptic and wound healing properties

In Bulgarian folk medicine, a decoction of the herb is used to increase appetite, for intestinal problems, for diathesis, malaria, inflammation, respiratory organs, as a diuretic and sedative, etc. Externally - for compresses for boils and purulent swelling.

Budra infusion has proven itself in the treatment of colds, malaria, chronic chest catarrh, asthma, gastritis, enteritis and colitis, skin diseases, and pain in the bladder. In folk medicine in Western Europe, the infusion is drunk for any inflammation of the mucous membranes, and especially for persistent cough and asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, prolonged chronic runny nose, diarrhea, kidney stones and jaundice. In German folk medicine water infusion budry is used internally for gout, anemia, diseases respiratory organs accompanied by cough, hemoptysis, asthmatic attacks, inflammation of the bladder, diseases of the liver, spleen and various gastrointestinal diseases.

A water infusion of budra can be used for baths, washes and compresses for open wounds, as well as treatment of cuts, bites or bruises, ulcers, stomatitis, toothache, diathesis, skin diseases, .

For rhinitis, nasopharyngitis, rinses are done, and for chronic - inhalations.

Crushed fresh leaves applied to an abscess accelerate the process of its maturation and cleansing of pus, reduce pain and promote fast healing. The leaves are indispensable for toothache - as soon as you apply it to the sore spot and hold it on your cheek, the pain subsides. Steamed leaves in the form of compresses are used for sore throat.

The experience of using the plant in the Caucasus is interesting. There it is customary to steam budra and make applications from it for pustular rashes, pimples, boils, and childhood urticaria. The herb, brewed in water or milk, is used for old catarrh, asthma, throat diseases, disorders menstrual cycle, panaritiums. At severe bruises make baths from budra.

Fresh and dried leaves of the plant can be brewed vitamin teas. And young shoots and leaves can be eaten like spinach, or added to vegetable soups, to which they, be prepared, will impart a specific aroma. Young plants that have just appeared can be added to salads, which is useful for cleansing the blood and strengthening the immune system.

Contraindications for the use of budra

Herbalists recommend taking budra ivy preparations orally with caution, not exceeding the recommended dosages. And during pregnancy and breastfeeding You should stop taking these drugs altogether.

Respiratory diseases accompanied by cough

Infuse 1 teaspoon of fresh herbs in 1 glass of boiling water for 30 minutes, strain. Drink 1/4 cup of warm infusion 2-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. £ £

Lead poisoning

1 tbsp. Pour a spoonful of ivy budra leaves into 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain. Take 1/2 cup cold 1-2 times a day. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks.

Rhinitis, runny nose f

Mix 2 tbsp. spoons of ivy budra with 1 tbsp. spoon of sage leaves, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain. Sip the infusion alternately through one or the other nostril several times throughout the day. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks. . ■

Menopausal syndrome

Pour 3 teaspoons of herbs into 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain. Drink 1 glass warm 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.

Abdominal pain, belching, intestinal catarrh, kidney and bladder diseases, liver tumors, catarrh of the lungs and bronchi

Pour 5 g of budra leaves into a glass of boiling water, leave for 6 hours, strain. Drink 3 times a day, 1/3 cup. The course of treatment is 3 weeks.

Abscesses

Fresh budra leaves, well crushed and turned into a dough-like mass, are applied to the affected areas.

Gout, rashes, bone fractures

1 tbsp. Boil a spoonful of budra herb in 1 glass of water over low heat for 10 minutes, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Use for washing and bathing.

I do not recommend growing ivy budra on your site, as it can be easily found and prepared in nature. Moreover, in Lately On the lawns of private plots of the Central non-chernozem zone of Russia, ivy-shaped bud has become a malicious weed, and the owners cannot get rid of it. Yes, this is such a contradictory plant: on the one hand - mass useful properties, and on the other hand, it is a malicious weed, on which even herbicides have little effect. By the way, if you decide to “lime” it with chemicals, then it’s better not to, since if the dosage is exceeded, all lawn grasses can die. The only remaining method of control is a thorough, regular combing with a rake and manually pulling out rooted stems.

Alternative medicine has a huge number of medicines. Medicines for the treatment of ailments can be prepared from both food and plants. One of the most useful plants, having mass healing properties and used to treat the most various diseases– ivy-shaped bud (lat. Glechoma hederacea, also Nepeta glechoma).

This herbaceous plant has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. It is used for the treatment of pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, upper respiratory tract, including, bronchial asthma and bronchitis, ailments of the urinary system, as well as diseases skin. People call it consumables, catnip, catnip, dognip, rams and magpies.

Remedies from the aerial part of the plant are effective in combating pathologies of the upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder and kidney diseases. Compositions from budra help improve appetite and normalize digestion. Medicines are also effective for eye diseases, including irritation and conjunctivitis.

The plant is useful for skin pathologies. Preparations from budra are effective in the fight against furunculosis, eczema, abscesses, skin itching, neurodermatitis. Medicines are prepared from the plant for both internal and external use.

Dognip is a good honey plant. The flowering period of the plant lasts from May to June. At this time, budra flowers are actively visited by bees. Honey from budra is very useful, as it is endowed with useful substances and vitamins, microelements and organic acids. Honey has a light or even golden hue and a pleasant aroma. Eating of this product will help in normalization metabolic processes and increasing the protective properties of the body.

Few people know that catnip is used in cooking. It is used to flavor tonic drinks.

Description and photo

Budra ivy is a perennial herbaceous slightly pubescent plant with the presence of a strong, but not very pleasant aroma, vaguely reminiscent of mint and cat urine, belonging to the Yasnotkov family. Sorokaneduzhnik is a low plant, reaching a height of thirty centimeters or more and equipped with creeping vegetative ground shoots, creeping roots, creeping branched tetrahedral stems, long-petioled heart-shaped kidney-shaped leaves rounded at the edges, two-lipped bluish or lilac flowers (shown in the photo).

The plant blooms at the end of spring, and the ripening of the fruits - dry brown ovoid, breaking up into four two-millimeter nuts - lasts throughout the summer.

Russia, the Caucasus, Eastern and Western Siberia, the Far East - habitat. Forests, bushes, clearings, edges, meadows, river banks are places where catnip grows.

For the production of medicines, the herb of the sorceress is used. The quality and effectiveness of the prepared drug will depend on how timely and correctly the raw materials were prepared. Therefore, if you want the medicine to bring exceptional benefits, you must adhere to the following recommendations when collecting raw materials.

1. It is preferable to collect grass during intensive flowering of budra.
2. For cooking healing compounds You can use both fresh and dried herbs.
3. You can dry the collected raw materials either outdoors, in the shade, or indoors with good ventilation.
4. To speed up the drying process, you can use a special dryer. However, it is important that the temperature does not exceed 35 degrees.
5. Dried herbs should be stored in a glass container or cardboard box in a dry place.
6. The shelf life and use of harvested raw materials is one year.

Composition and medicinal properties of catnip

Widespread use of budra in alternative medicine due to its rich composition and many beneficial properties. The plant contains a significant amount of:

• tannins;
• bitterness;
• choline;
• carotene;
• ascorbic acid;
• resinous substances;
• free amino acids;
• gum;
• essential oils;
• saponins;
• micro- and macroelements: manganese, zinc, titanium, molybdenum, potassium;
• aldehydes;
• organic and phenolcarboxylic acids;
• triterpenoids;
• alkaloids.

Thanks to many studies, the following properties of dog mint are known today: expectorant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-cold, choleretic, wound-healing, anti-sclerotic, antibacterial, hypotensive, antitumor, immunostimulating, restorative and analgesic.

The use of herbaceous perennial compositions promotes:

• eliminating painful sensations;
• increasing the protective properties of the body;
• normalization of metabolic processes;
• accelerating wound healing;
• eliminating seizures;
• removal of stones from the kidneys and bladder;
• regeneration of bone tissue during fractures;
• stimulation of digestion;
• diluting and facilitating the removal of sputum;
• improving blood circulation.

Medicines from catnip are effective in the fight against gout, bronchitis, asthma, gastritis, colitis, goiter, cystitis, kidney stones, conjunctivitis, colds, pneumonia, dropsy, furunculosis, fistulas, eczema, abscesses.

Budra in recipes for effective medicines

There are a huge number of time-tested recipes for medicines from forty-unhealthy people. The products are intended for both external and internal use. However, they can be used to treat a particular disease only after prior consultation with the attending physician. You should not self-medicate or completely abandon traditional doctor-prescribed treatment. Preparations from plants and other natural ingredients can be used exclusively as an auxiliary method.

You should also not abuse the formulations - exceed the proportions of the drugs or the frequency of their administration, or prolong the duration of the course. This is fraught with dire consequences.

1. Bone fractures, gout: budra therapy. Steam 20 grams of dried raw materials in boiling water - two hundred milliliters. Place the container on the stove and simmer the mixture over low heat for a quarter of an hour. Use a filtered product for compresses and lotions.
2. Abscesses: use of compresses. Pluck a few leaves of budra, rinse and beat them a little so that the juice begins to stand out. Apply them to the affected area, then secure with a bandage. This remedy will help accelerate the maturation of abscesses and minimize pain.
3. Colds, sore throat: use of rinses. Brew 20 grams of plant herb in boiled water - 200 ml. Place the container in a warm place for half an hour. Use the filtered infusion to gargle.
4. Infusion for the treatment of cough and rhinitis. Brew 10 grams of dried crushed raw materials in two hundred milliliters of just boiled water. Place the mixture in a warm place for an hour. Drink a quarter glass of filtered product three times a day.
5. Collection for the treatment of pyoderma. Mix budra in equal proportions with Veronica officinalis, bloodroot, agrimony, cucumber, chistets, angelica and oat straw. Brew 10 grams of the mixture in 500 ml of boiled water. Place the container on the stove and wait for the product to boil. Leave the product to sit for two hours. Drink 100 ml of the strained drink three times a day, before meals. The duration of the therapeutic course is two months.
6. Infusion for the treatment of cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis. Combine budra grass with violet, St. John's wort, motherwort, horsetail, birch leaves and anise fruits in equal proportions. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and brew 15 grams of the mixture in half a liter of boiling water. Place the tightly closed container in a warm place for two hours. Take ½ glass of strained drink three times a day. The duration of the therapeutic course is one and a half months.
7. Bronchitis: treatment with decoction. Mix in equal proportions catnip with Veronica officinalis, violet, budra, smokewort, cyanosis, rhizomes of isod, mullein, and rhizomes of gravilat. Brew a teaspoon of raw material in 350 ml of boiled water. Leave the product to sit for two hours, then put on the stove and bring to a boil. Drink 60 ml of medicine four times a day. The duration of treatment is 30 days.
8. Infusion for therapy chronic gastritis. Combine budra with sweet clover, centaury, fireweed leaves, alder fruits, and marshmallow. Mix the ingredients well and brew 10 grams of the mixture in 350 ml boiled water. Simmer the mixture over low heat for a quarter of an hour. Leave the composition to brew. Drink 100 ml of filtered drink three times a day, before meals. The course of therapy is one month.
9. Eczema and dermatitis: treatment healing collection. Mix budra with geranium, smokeweed, St. John's wort, wormwood, chistets, valerian, watch, plantain, willow bark, flaxseed, lilac, steelweed and chicory. Steam 15 grams of the mixture in 500 ml of boiling water. Leave the mixture to sit for an hour. Drink ½ glass three times a day, before meals. The course of treatment is two months.

Contraindications

A forty-year-old man is poisonous plants. IN therapeutic doses the herb will bring exceptional benefits. The main thing is not to exceed the proportions and dosages of medications. An overdose of drugs is fraught with nausea, vomiting, malaise, increased sweating, violation heart rate and pulmonary edema. If alarming symptoms appear, it is necessary to refrain from taking the drug, rinse the stomach, take the sorbent and mandatory seek the help of a doctor.

Taking medications based on this plant is not recommended during pregnancy, as well as for people with severe liver diseases, hypertensive crisis(in history), low acidity gastric juice, renal failure and increased blood clotting. Treatment with budra is also contraindicated for people with individual intolerance.

In other cases, the plant (with correct preparation, preparation and use) will bring exceptional benefits. However, in order to prevent the appearance of unpleasant symptoms, before using the drug, do not forget to consult your doctor regarding its appropriateness and usefulness.