Every gardener or gardener knows the grass “creeping wheatgrass” firsthand. This weed is almost impossible to completely eradicate vegetable beds and flower beds, since even the smallest fragment of a root left in the ground is sure to sprout again. Such is the enormous vital potential of wheatgrass contained in its rhizomes.
Use of roots for medicinal and household purposes
This annoying weed is also a valuable medicinal raw material, as it has a remarkable ability to cleanse our body of various unhealthy accumulations. It’s not for nothing that all pets love to chew it from time to time.
- Official medicine has long appreciated medicinal properties wheatgrass roots. It is prescribed as a mild laxative, as well as a diaphoretic and expectorant for inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system.
- Wheatgrass is indispensable as a component of diuretic and sedative preparations.
- Its decoctions are used to normalize metabolism and restore the body's immunity.
- The ability of infusions and decoctions of the root to remove various toxins from the body is used to cleanse the blood, vessel walls, bile and urinary tracts, and joints.
- Regular appointment medicines based on wheatgrass helps relieve inflammation of the stomach and intestines, as well as the respiratory tract.
- Baths with a decoction of rhizomes have a beneficial effect on the skin with eczema and dermatitis. They are also indicated for hemorrhoids and rickets.
Flour from dried wheatgrass roots is often used in cooking: it is added to sauces or dough. This component gives dishes a special, unique taste. When making beer, wheatgrass powder is sometimes used to replace malt. From fresh roots prepare salads or soups, as well as original side dishes.
Decoctions and infusions prepared from wheatgrass root have no contraindications and can be safely used even to treat children. The exception is cases of individual intolerance.
How to properly harvest wheatgrass roots
The maximum amount of valuable substances is concentrated in the rhizomes of wheatgrass, so they are used in fresh or dried form for the preparation of medicines.
- The best time to harvest raw materials is early spring, when the shoots have not yet appeared, or late autumn, when the above-ground part of the plant has already withered. It is during these periods that everything valuable substances, contained in plant juices, are completely accumulated in the root. Most often, harvesting is carried out in the first half of autumn. If necessary, you can collect them in the summer, but then healing effect will be somewhat weaker.
- The roots must be dug out of the ground, separated from the shoots, cleaned of soil, debris and small shoots, and then washed thoroughly.
- The prepared raw materials can be dried naturally or thermally.
The first option involves conventional drying. The roots are laid out in a thin layer under open air(best in the sun). To do this, select a flat surface and lay down paper or cardboard. Be sure to stir the raw materials regularly so that they dry more evenly and do not become moldy.
The second option significantly reduces the preparation time, since active heat is used for drying: special dryers, ovens or oven. For such processing, the raw materials can be laid out in a thicker layer, but you still need to stir them from time to time. The temperature should not exceed + 70 °C.
- You can determine the readiness of rhizomes by the degree of their elasticity. They either should not bend at all, or bend only at an acute angle.
- The dried raw materials are re-sorted, cleared of debris and soil, and then ground into flour using hands or a mortar.
How to properly store wheatgrass roots
To store crushed rhizomes, it is best to use airtight containers, such as glass, with tight-fitting lids. So the powder will not be able to absorb excess moisture from the air and become moldy. The disadvantage of storing in transparent containers is accessibility sunlight, so place the raw materials in a dark closet or pantry.
Miraculous properties medicinal plants known to man for thousands of years.
Many medicinal berries, roots, herbs, flowers have healing powers that can benefit health. Weeds were no exception. One of them will be discussed in the article.
Short description
Wheatgrass is a perennial weed belonging to the grass family.
The plant is distributed in middle lane Russia and is widely known to amateur gardeners as a weed.
Thanks to its exceptionally powerful and branched root system, creeping wheatgrass quickly and deeply grows into the soil, clogs it, depletes it, taking away nutrients.
The plant is distinguished by its rare unpretentiousness and adapts to any climatic and natural conditions. environment, grows in vegetable gardens, wastelands, along ravines and roadsides, in forest and steppe areas.
Despite the harmful effects on the soil and crops, the healing essence of creeping wheatgrass is confirmed by folk and traditional medicine.
Chemical composition
For centuries, the root of the plant has been used as a medicine. Unique properties common weed, allow you to fight a wide range of diseases of the human body.
The main healing properties of creeping wheatgrass:
- anti-inflammatory,
- diuretic,
- diaphoretic,
- hemostatic,
- antiseptic,
- cleansing,
- expectorant
- mild laxative, enveloping;
- sedative, tonic.
Effective healing and therapeutic properties are due to the content of essential and fatty oils, carotene, organic acids, and vitamin C in the rhizome of the plant.
Besides, in chemical composition present: calcium, iron, sodium, pectin, silicic acid, malic acid, gum, sugar, starch, inositol, vanillin, mannitol, saponin, mucus and levulose.
Benefits and Applications
Due to the abundance of useful substances, preparations from the rhizome of wheatgrass are used in traditional medicine. The plant is used in complex treatment and in the prevention of the following diseases:
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The main indications for use are anemia, diseases of the lungs, skin, liver, stomach and intestines.
Methods and recipes
Cleansing the body has a positive effect on well-being and stimulates correct work organs, reduces or stops inflammatory processes.
Contraindications and side effects
Like any medicine, drugs, folk remedies from creeping wheatgrass, should be taken wisely, having studied the body's reactions.
The pronounced choleretic and diuretic properties of the plant affect the removal of toxins from the body, which can negatively affect the well-being and general condition of the body systems.
Special attention and caution should be observed when using wheatgrass preparations in the following cases:
- pregnancy,
- diarrhea,
- acute pancreatitis,
- hypotension (low blood pressure),
- ulcer, during exacerbation;
- tendency to allergic reactions,
- children under 2 years old.
The usefulness and value of medicinal plants is undeniable. The wonderful gifts of nature can help a person, however, wisdom and prudence should be exercised when using them.
Watch a video about the many medicinal properties of the weed, wheatgrass.
Creeping wheatgrass – perennial, which is the most famous representative of the genus Wheatgrass of the Poat grass (or Cereals) family. It is especially familiar to people who have summer cottages, to gardeners and gardeners as a malicious weed that grows everywhere. Like some other weeds (for example, dandelion, burdock, gooseberry, plantain), creeping wheatgrass has medicinal properties known since Ancient Greece and Rome. The rhizome and less often the leaves of the plant are used as medicinal raw materials. They have diuretic, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, expectorant and laxative effects. You can find creeping wheatgrass in many countries of Asia, North Africa and Europe, with the exception of desert and dark areas. Among other names of the plant are known: absinthium, wolf's tooth, dog grass, rye, wheatgrass, fire of the fields.
Botanical description
Creeping wheatgrass is an unpretentious herbaceous plant that is found in gardens, vegetable gardens, wastelands, meadows, fields, forest clearings and edges, under fences, and near roads. It is easily propagated by rhizomes and seeds. Even from a very small fragment of rhizome that has at least one living bud, a new plant grows.
Interesting: Wheatgrass is a difficult to eradicate weed that poses a big problem for vegetable gardens and agricultural land. Just 10 plants per 1 m2 of land sown with wheat can reduce the yield of this crop by an average of 500 kg per hectare, which is associated with the active absorption of moisture and nutrients from the soil by the weed.
Common wheatgrass has a long (up to 15 m), creeping, cord-like rhizome, located horizontally underground at a depth of 5–20 cm, depending on the type of soil, with numerous adventitious roots and branches. The tops of its branches bend upward and reach the surface of the soil, forming new individuals. Despite the fact that the rhizome is quite thin, it is distinguished by its high strength and rapid growth. It can penetrate boards up to 3 cm thick and potato tubers. Young wheatgrass roots are white, while old ones are yellow-brown.
The stems of the plant are erect, reaching a height of 20 cm to 1.5 m (on average 60 – 100 cm). They are naked on the outside, without pubescence, and hollow on the inside.
The leaf arrangement is regular. The leaf blade is flat, with parallel veins, narrow-linear in shape, 15–40 cm long and up to 1 cm wide, rough on the upper side. The leaves are colored green or bluish-green, grow vertically from the root, partially covering the stem with their bases and forming a leaf sheath.
Creeping wheatgrass blooms from May to July. The flowers are small, inconspicuous, yellow-green, located on the tops of the stems, collected in 4-10 pieces in spikelets, forming an inflorescence complex spike 10-30 cm long. Each flower has 3 stamens and 1 pistil.
The fruits ripen from August to September and are filmy, hairy grains up to 1 cm long, enclosed in fused floral scales. Each fruit contains one seed.
Chemical composition
IN medicinal purposes rhizomes and grass of creeping wheatgrass are used, which is due to high content These parts of the plant contain various beneficial compounds. Among them:
- fatty and essential oils;
- silicic and organic acids (lactic, malic);
- mono- and polysaccharides (levulose, fructose, starch, inulin, fiber, pectins);
- gums and mucus;
- glycosides;
- saponins;
- vitamins (carotene, ascorbic acid, inositol);
- proteins and amino acids;
- minerals (K, Mg, Fe, Mn, Na, Ca, Zn).
Medicinal properties
Widely used in folk medicine due to the discovery of the following medicinal properties in wheatgrass:
- anti-inflammatory;
- diaphoretic;
- expectorant;
- bile and diuretic;
- antiseptic;
- enveloping;
- hemostatic and wound healing;
- tonic;
- pain reliever;
- laxative.
The diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect of the plant allows it to be successfully used for dropsy, edema of various etiologies, urolithiasis and inflammatory processes of the urinary system (nephritis, cystitis, urethritis). Wheatgrass helps with cholelithiasis, pathologies of the biliary tract and gallbladder, liver diseases (hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty degeneration) and inflammatory diseases of the digestive system such as gastritis, colitis, enteritis. It increases appetite, restores metabolism, normalizes intestinal function and is effective for constipation.
As a diaphoretic, restorative, nourishing and restorative remedy, wheatgrass is used for anemia, colds, fever. Thanks to the expectorant effect, its decoctions and infusions relieve coughs and increase sputum discharge during coughs, acute and chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis.
Wheatgrass root exhibits medicinal properties and regarding of cardio-vascular system, it helps cleanse the blood, lowers cholesterol levels, strengthens blood vessels and increases the elasticity of capillary walls. In this regard, products based on it will be especially useful for older people.
Internally and externally in the form of lotions, compresses and baths, wheatgrass products are used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory for rheumatism, radiculitis, gout, joint diseases, and osteochondrosis. When applied topically, infusions of the plant's rhizomes are effective in the form of lotions and rubs for skin diseases, boils, eczema, dermatitis, acne, and in the form of sitz baths and enemas for hemorrhoids and inflammatory processes in the rectum.
Interesting: Wheatgrass received the popular name “dog grass” due to the fact that it is very readily eaten by cats and dogs, especially those who are sick or lack vitamins when living in an apartment.
Blank
In the summer, fresh rhizomes can be used to prepare medicines, and during the rest of the year, dried ones can be used.
The rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass are collected in autumn or early spring. They are removed from the ground, shaken off soil residues, cleaned of small roots, stems and foreign impurities, then washed with cool water. The prepared rhizomes are dried, spread out in a thin layer on fresh air, in the sun, preferably in windy weather, or in a dryer at a temperature not exceeding 60 ° C. During the drying process, the rhizomes are periodically turned over. The degree of readiness of the raw material is determined by bending the rhizomes. They should fold easily at an acute angle, and not bend.
Dried raw materials have a sweetish taste. Store it in fabric bags or wooden boxes in a dark and dry place for no more than 2 years.
Methods of application
In folk medicine, rhizomes and wheatgrass are used in the form of decoctions, infusions and freshly squeezed juice. These products should be consumed before meals. The plant is added to various herbal teas and teas that you can prepare yourself or purchase at the pharmacy.
Except medicinal use some people use this plant in cooking. Ground rhizomes are used to make flour for baking bread, cakes, gingerbread or making beer, and cereals for porridges. Chopped fresh or boiled rhizomes are added to salads, soups, casseroles, fish and meat dishes.
Decoction for hemorrhoids, constipation, inflammation of the rectum and sigmoid colon
Chopped rhizome in the amount of 2 tsp. pour a glass of boiling water, boil for 5 - 7 minutes over low heat and leave for an hour. The resulting decoction is used before bedtime in the form of microenemas with a volume of 30–60 ml or consumed orally, after diluting it with boiled water 10 times, 30 ml three times a day.
Remedy for skin diseases
Wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes (100 g each) are placed in a large enamel bowl and pour 4 - 5 liters hot water. Boil for 10 minutes. The broth is cooled, filtered and poured into a filled bath with a water temperature of 36 - 37 ° C. Take this bath for 30 minutes once a week.
In parallel with the baths, a decoction prepared from 1 tbsp is consumed inside. l. rhizomes and 200 ml of water in the manner described above.
Infusion for gout, joint diseases, osteochondrosis
The rhizomes of the plant (2 tbsp.) are crushed, pour ½ liter of boiling water and leave for 10 - 12 hours in a tightly closed container. Strain and take half a glass three times a day. It is better to prepare this infusion in the evening so that it infuses overnight.
Wheatgrass juice for gallstone disease
The grass with pieces of rhizomes is washed in a flow cold water, cut into pieces, pour boiling water over them and grind in a meat grinder. The resulting mass is half diluted with water, squeezed through thick fabric and boil for three minutes. Take 15–30 ml three times a day. The resulting product can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days.Decoction for diseases of the urinary system
Dried crushed rhizomes (2 tbsp) are poured with 200 ml of water, boiled for 10 minutes, covered with a lid. Leave for 4 hours and filter. Take 15 ml three times a day.
Precautions
The widespread use of the plant in folk medicine is due to its availability, as well as the fact that, along with the valuable medicinal properties of creeping wheatgrass, there are very few contraindications to its use. Products from it should not be used by children under 2 years of age, nursing and pregnant women, people with individual intolerance or allergies to this plant.
Warning: An overdose of wheatgrass may cause painful sensations in the kidney area, diarrhea, depression. If such symptoms appear, taking medications from it should be stopped immediately.
Medicinal properties, preparation and methods of use of creeping wheatgrass:
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Latin name Agropyron repens
Another name for Zhitets
Description
m new year herbaceous plant family of cereals with a height of 30-150 cm.
Rhizome long, horizontal, creeping, cord-like, long, elastic, with numerous bundles of adventitious roots.
Stems erect.
Leaves glabrous, alternate, flat, linear, with parallel veins and vagina.
Flowers small, inconspicuous, pale green, forming a complex spike.
Fruit- single-seeded grains.
Blooms in June - July. Ripens in August - September.
Spreading
Distributed throughout Russia.
Grows everywhere in the steppes, forming thickets, in the meadows, grassy slopes, in crops and gardens, as a weed, from lowlands to 2000 m above sea level.
Chemical composition
Active ingredients
Wheatgrass rhizome contains fatty and essential oils (0.05%), protein (7.9-12.9%), and mucous substances (10-11%), carbohydrates - starch, sugar, fructose, mannitol (3%), agropyrene, malic acid salts, fiber (up to 33.1%), carotene (16.6 mg% - in the regrowth phase, 6-9 mg% - in the flowering phase, 4.8-8.5 mg% - in the aftertaste) , And ascorbic acid(vitamin C), trace elements, nitrogen-containing rubber-like substance (1%), as well as little-studied glycosides.
Application
Food
Peeled fresh rhizomes are eaten and added to salads, side dishes for fish, vegetables, meat and other dishes. Dried and crushed rhizomes are processed into flour, from which delicious bread and other baked goods are baked. They are used to make porridge, jelly, wine, and beer. The roasted roots are used to make coffee.
Medicinal use
Wheatgrass has an enveloping, diuretic, hemostatic, expectorant and diaphoretic effect.
Collection and processing of medicinal raw materials
Creeping wheatgrass. Rhizomes serve as medicinal raw materials. They are harvested in the fall or early spring, but they can also be harvested in the summer. After digging, they are shaken off the ground, washed in cold water, dried in the sun in windy weather and dried in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of 60...70°C. Store in bags or wooden containers for no more than 2 years.
Creeping wheatgrass Medicinal properties
In folk medicine, preparations from wheatgrass are used as an anti-inflammatory, enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic, diuretic, mild laxative, dermatotonic (improves the functioning of the skin) agent, as well as for removing salts from the body. A decoction of rhizomes is used for gallstones and urolithiasis, inflammation gastrointestinal tract, gout, rheumatism and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Application in official and folk medicine
For hemorrhoids, chronic inflammation of the colon, inflammation Bladder and urinary tract, a decoction of wheatgrass is prescribed at night in the form of a microenema with a volume of 30-60 g.
To prepare the decoction, pour 2 tablespoons of raw material into 1 glass of hot water, boil for 5-10 minutes, cool, filter and squeeze. Take 1/3 glass 3 times a day before meals.
Instead of decoction, you can use fresh juice from the above-ground part of the plant. To do this, the stems are washed in running water, scald with boiling water, pass through a meat grinder, dilute with water in a 1:1 ratio, squeeze through a thick cloth and boil for 3 minutes. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals. Store in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.
In the form of a decoction or infusion, wheatgrass rhizome is used for urinary incontinence and uterine bleeding. They give it to drink and bathe children in it for diathesis, childhood eczema, and take it for chest pain, fever, jaundice, irregular periods, and aches. Prescribed as an enveloping and mild laxative, as an expectorant, diaphoretic, diuretic.
To enhance the expectorant effect, add 1 teaspoon of coltsfoot flowers, scepter mullein and elderberry leaves to the wheatgrass rhizome.
The positive effect of a strong decoction of wheatgrass has been noted for furunculosis. To prepare it, pour 4 tablespoons of crushed rhizome into 1 glass of hot water, boil for 5 minutes and filter. Take 1 glass 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. The broth is prepared only for one day, as it quickly spoils.
For various skin diseases, take a bath once a week. To do this, place 100 g of wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes in an enamel bucket, pour 1/2 of the container hot water and boil for 10 minutes. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes at a temperature of 36...37°C.
It is recommended to combine such baths with taking a decoction orally. To prepare it, pour 1 tablespoon of raw material into 1 glass of hot water, boil for 10 minutes, cool and filter. Take 1 glass 3-4 times a day before meals.
The rhizome is included in diuretic tea (No. 3), in sedative teas for children, and in chest teas.
Rhizomes or herb juice (1/2-1 glass 3-4 times a day 20-40 minutes before meals for 3-4 months) are taken for bronchitis, pneumonia, colds of the upper respiratory tract, stomach catarrh, colitis, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, gout, rheumatism, dropsy, metabolic arthritis and osteochondrosis, as a regulating salt metabolism means. They are prescribed as enemas for constipation.
Recipes for various diseases
Collection 1. Pour 4 tablespoons of dry, finely chopped wheatgrass rhizomes with 5 glasses of water, boil until the volume is reduced by a quarter. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.
Atherosclerosis
Collection 1. Horsetail herb - 1 part, birch leaf - 1 part, dandelion root - 1 part, wheatgrass rhizome - 1 part, soapwort root - 1 part, yarrow herb - 1 part, chokeberry fruit - 1 part, corn silk - 1 part. One tablespoon of the mixture is poured into a glass of boiling water and left for 30 minutes. Strain. Take 1/3-1/2 cup 3 times a day after meals.
Gastritis colitis, metabolic disorder
Collection 1. Take 5 teaspoons of crushed wheatgrass rhizome and pour 1 glass of cold boiled water. Infuse for 12 hours, strain, pour 1 cup of boiling water over the remaining mass of rhizomes, leave in a warm place for 1 hour, strain, mix both infusions. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day before meals.
Exudative diathesis
Collection 1. Pour 1 tablespoon of dry crushed rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass into 0.5 liters of boiling water. Boil for 15 minutes, leave, covered, for 2 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day before meals.
Dysmenorrhea.
Collection 1. Wheatgrass rhizome - 1 part, viburnum bark - 1 part, buckthorn bark - 1 part. One tablespoon of the mixture is poured into a thermos overnight with 1 glass of boiling water. Strain. A glass of infusion is drunk 1 day in sips for dysmenorrhea.
Collection 1. Pour 5 tablespoons of crushed wheatgrass rhizome into 0.5 liters of boiling water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Cool, strain and do enemas for chronic constipation.
Menopause
Collection 1. Walnut leaf - 1 part, steelberry root - 1 part, wheatgrass rhizome - 2 parts, juniper fruits - 2 parts. Two tablespoons of the mixture are poured into a thermos overnight with 2 cups of boiling water. Strain. Take 1 glass of infusion in the morning and evening.
Collection 1. burdock root - 3 parts, wheatgrass rhizome - 2 parts, violet grass - 3 parts, speedwell grass - 2 parts. Pour one tablespoon of the mixture into 1 glass of boiling water, boil in a water bath for 10 minutes, leave for 30 minutes. Strain. Take half a glass 4-5 times a day 30-45 minutes after meals for gout.
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Collection 1. Boil 2 tablespoons of dried wheatgrass roots (fresh - 1 tablespoon) in 1 glass of milk for 5 minutes, cool slightly and drink in one serving. Take up to 3 glasses per day. The same decoction also helps with other intractable diseases.
Collection 2. Wormwood grass - 4 parts, shepherd's purse grass - 3 parts, knotweed grass - 2 parts, watch leaf - 2 parts, snakeweed rhizome - 2 parts, cinquefoil rhizome - 2 parts, wheatgrass rhizome - 3 parts. 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture are poured into a thermos overnight with 0.5 liters of boiling water. Strain. Take during the day in 3-4 doses for hemoptysis, pulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Cholecystitis
Collection 1. Take 20 g of wheatgrass rhizomes, pour 1.5 cups of boiling water. Leave for several hours, strain. Take 1 glass 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Cystitis, urolithiasis
Collection 1. Pour 2 tablespoons of crushed wheatgrass rhizome with 1 glass of water, boil for 10 minutes in a sealed container, leave for 4 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Collection 2. Preparation of infusion. 25-30 g of crushed rhizomes are poured overnight with 2 cups of boiling water (in a thermos). Strain. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day for kidney, bladder or gallstones
Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum
Collection 1. Fennel fruits - 1 part, marshmallow root - 1 part, wheatgrass rhizome - 1 part, chamomile flowers - 1 part, licorice root - 1 part, yarrow herb - 2 parts. Pour one tablespoon of the mixture into 1 cup of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. Strain. Take half a glass 2-3 times a day before meals.
Wheat grass Contraindications
There are no contraindications to the use of creeping wheatgrass.
Creeping wheatgrass According to the book Phytotherapy
Creeping wheatgrass - (Agropyron repens L.), grass family.
Common names: root-grass, dog-grass, worm-grass.
A perennial grass with a widely spreading branched rhizome. It produces numerous underground shoots so quickly that it is very difficult to rid crops of this weed. The stem is erect, smooth, hairless, with small green or bluish-green flat leaves. Wheatgrass reaches more than 1 m in height and forms a spike at the top. Blooms from June to August. It is found as a weed in fields and vegetable gardens, along roadsides, in gravelly areas and wastelands. Wheatgrass rhizomes are dug up in early spring, before young stems grow.
The most important indications for the use of wheatgrass rhizomes in folk medicine are anemia, rickets, lung diseases, urinary retention, liver and gall bladder diseases, inflammation of the stomach and intestines, rheumatism and gout, skin rashes and complaints related to menstruation.
Many people consider wheatgrass a weed, dig it up and throw it away, without thinking about how much benefit it can bring to the body. A decoction of wheatgrass root helps in the treatment of many diseases and saturates the body with a life-sustaining composition. By preparing the right medicinal potion from this weed, you can forget about expensive medications.
Beneficial features
Wheatgrass has more than once helped people with various diseases and exhaustion of the body. There are several ways to brew wheatgrass so that everything is preserved useful material. using which you can fully experience all its positive features:
- The plant root contains carbohydrates, essential oils, carotene, and silicon.
- Vitamin C increases the body's resistance to diseases, helps strengthen blood vessels and capillaries, and restore tissue.
- The glycosides that make up wheatgrass have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.
- A decoction of wheatgrass root is included in therapy to restore visual activity.
- The biologically active components that make up the plant help normalize metabolism, remove salts, and improve skin condition.
- Decoctions for prostatitis help with kidney stones and osteochondrosis.
- A decoction of wheatgrass root is used to treat anemia, headaches, gout, rheumatism, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, and bronchial diseases. Indicated for hypotension.
- Increases with regular use vitality, performance.
Infusion for prostatitis
Let's look at how to brew wheatgrass to treat prostatitis. So that they don’t get lost during boiling beneficial features, it is better to infuse the roots of the plant in a thermos. Herbal decoctions for prostatitis, it is taken as an independent remedy or in complex therapy.
Compound
- 500 ml water;
- 4 tsp. dry roots.
Preparation
- Bring water to a boil and pour into a thermos.
- Wheatgrass rhizomes are poured.
- You can add 4 tsp. Echinacea flowers, it strengthens the immune system well.
- Close with a stopper.
- Leave in a thermos for 10-12 hours.
The strained broth should be taken 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day.
For urolithiasis, prepare an infusion of the roots according to the following recipe.
Compound
- 450 ml water;
- 15 gr. wheatgrass roots.
Preparation
- Pour water into a thermos at a temperature of 95 degrees.
- Add dry rhizomes.
- Leave for 10-12 hours.
Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day before meals.
To improve vision
Exists old recipe How to brew wheatgrass root to improve vision. The ingredients are taken in equal proportions.
Compound
- wheatgrass juice;
- natural grape wine (optional).
Preparation
- Wheatgrass juice is mixed with honey.
- Wine is added to the composition.
- The resulting mixture is heated in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Drink 1 tbsp throughout the wheatgrass growing season. l. 3 times a day before meals. Vision improves by several percent.
Simple cooking method.
Compound
- 1 tbsp. boiling water;
- 2 tsp. dry roots.
Preparation
- Pour rhizomes into a thermos.
- Fill with water at 90-95 degrees.
- Leave it overnight.
They drink 50 grams. before every meal. The broth should be pleasantly warm.
Eye ointment
Eye ointment recipe
Compound
- wheatgrass juice 100 g;
- bee honey 100 gr.
Preparation
- Mix the components in equal proportions.
- Place in the refrigerator.
Warm to room temperature before use.
Wheatgrass in the treatment of diabetes
A decoction of wheatgrass root eases the course of the disease. The tricky part is how to brew wheatgrass roots to combat diabetes mellitus there is nothing, but before using you need to consult your doctor.
Compound
- 1 tbsp. l. chopped roots;
- 250 ml water.
Preparation
- Dry roots are placed in boiling water.
- Heat in a water bath for 10 minutes.
- Leave covered for 60 minutes.
Drink 1 tbsp before meals. l. 3 r. in a day.
Wheatgrass for cough
Wheatgrass is a good remedy for coughs; a decoction of its roots promotes the removal of mucus and relieves inflammation. It is used for colds to treat coughs and chronic bronchitis.
Compound
- 250 ml water;
- 2 tsp dry wheatgrass roots.
Preparation
- Dry rhizomes are added to boiling water.
- Boil over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Cover the dish with a towel and leave for 60 minutes.
- Filtered.
Warm up before use and drink before meals.
For colds, the decoction is taken as a diaphoretic. Due to the vitamins included in the composition, biologically active substances, the product has a strengthening, tonic effect.
Features of application
Take tinctures, decoctions, juice from the leaves of the plant orally to saturate the body. essential vitamins and microelements.
To improve the condition skin For osteochondrosis and joint problems, take baths with the addition of an infusion of the plant.
The juice helps cleanse the intestines and improve overall health.
Animals eat this grass with pleasure; it helps remove worms and saturates the body with useful substances.
When taking infusions and juice from this herb, there is practically no side effects. In case of individual intolerance to the components, allergic reactions may occur. In this case, you need to stop taking wheatgrass decoction or juice.
Contraindication for use is age under 2 years. It is not recommended to take during pregnancy so as not to harm the baby.
Do not forget that for serious diseases, herbs are used in complex treatment with medications. Self-medication can lead to irreversible consequences.