Wheatgrass medicinal properties recipes. Medicinal properties of wheatgrass weed, medicinal uses and contraindications. Herbal recipes from herbalist Alexander Pechenevsky

One sure sign that a plant is significant to people is its large number of different names. Wheatgrass is known as doggrass, rootgrass, wormgrass, dandur, dogtooth, ortan, duckgrass, and grassgrass. And when you read this list, you can’t help but think - it’s just wheatgrass, a weed, where did it get so many different names, what did it do to deserve it? And did he deserve it at all? These are the questions we will look for answers to in this article.

How to recognize wheatgrass and where to find it?

Wheatgrass is characterized by a thin rhizome of considerable length, which has many branches and shoots that quickly divide and grow underground. Creeping wheatgrass has a straight, bare stem reaching a height of 120 centimeters. The leaves of the plant are dark green, 1 centimeter wide and 40 centimeters long.

The flowering time of this inconspicuous plant is from June to July. Inconspicuous small flowers are collected in spikelets that grow up to 15 centimeters in length. And wheatgrass bears fruit in July-September.

In our country, creeping wheatgrass is very common, growing in fields and meadows. It is also found in our gardens, and it is found so often that it is considered a weed, which many gardeners stubbornly struggle with.

Ortanets grows not only here in Russia, but also in Europe - doctors in Switzerland and Germany know about its beneficial properties.

Wheatgrass collection

The most useful part of wheatgrass is the rhizome. It, like, should be collected in mid-autumn or early spring. The rhizomes must be carefully washed, cleaned and dried in a cool, dark, ventilated room. You can use a special dryer or oven (in this case, the rhizomes must be turned over periodically).

The prepared wheatgrass is stored in wooden boxes or in bags for up to two to three years. Protect the medicinal collection from various pests.

A little about the composition

The medicinal properties and contraindications of wheatgrass are determined by its composition. The rhizome contains salts of many micro- and macroelements, organic acids, mucous substances, vitamins A and B, essential oils, and is rich in fructose, gum, lactic acid, tannin and a host of other substances useful to humans.

Not only can we appreciate the wonderful properties of wheatgrass, it also serves as food for most herbivores. And some birds also peck wheatgrass seeds.

Use in folk medicine

For treatment, rhizome is usually used, and in more rare cases, wheatgrass is used.

It is worth noting that, although wheatgrass root does not have any particular contraindications, it is better to discuss treatment with your doctor before using any medicine prepared from it.

A decoction and infusion prepared from wheatgrass rhizome stimulates expectoration of sputum and mucus, has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the urinary tract and digestive system, stops bleeding, purifies the blood, and reduces pain.

Wheatgrass is used to cure colds, pneumonia, rheumatism, diseases of the liver, biliary tract, heart, kidneys, and digestive tract.

The additional value of dog grass is given by the fact that it can effectively cleanse the body of the negative effects of radiation. The rhizomes and stem of this plant contain sufficient quantity tannin to remove toxins from the body.

A common problem today is osteochondrosis. Wheatgrass can also help you to some extent, removing excess salt. That is why Ortan is indispensable for all kinds of joint diseases.

In addition, creeping wheatgrass has found application in folk medicine and due to the fact that a decoction from it has a good effect on all kinds of edema.

Since dog grass is an excellent blood purifier, drinking its juice is recommended for allergies and various rashes. Wheatgrass extract is a component of many medications for skin diseases. For abscesses, acne, and barley, use a decoction of rhizomes, and also take medicinal baths with this decoction.

There is even an opinion that wheatgrass helps cure diabetes.

Medicines made from wheatgrass rhizomes normalize metabolism in people with disorders of this kind. A decoction of rhizomes, prepared in milk or water, can help with pulmonary tuberculosis. Children are treated with a decoction and baths of wheatgrass for eczema and diathesis.

Wheatgrass decoction, according to some reviews, has a beneficial effect on patients with incomplete vision loss.

For frequent constipation, drink the broth, do enemas and take sitz baths in it.

Recipes

Infusion

To obtain an infusion of wheatgrass, you need to pour two tablespoons of dried rhizomes of the plant into 500 ml of hot, just boiled water, and leave to infuse in a thermos or in a saucepan wrapped in a towel for 6 hours.

Decoction

To obtain a healing decoction, 2 tablespoons of dried wheatgrass roots should be boiled in 1 liter of water long enough for half of the liquid to evaporate.

Napar

The steam of the plant's rhizomes is prepared in the same way as the decoction, but it turns out to be more concentrated. It takes 100 g of dried rhizomes, pour 1 liter of water and boil until half of the liquid evaporates from the container.

Therapeutic baths

To prepare a therapeutic bath, you need to prepare 100 g of dry wheatgrass and burdock roots in advance, place them in a large container, pour 5 liters of boiling water and boil for another 10 minutes. The finished broth should be poured into a bath of water. Such baths, if taken at least once every 7 days, give excellent results for a variety of skin diseases. The duration of the bath should be about half an hour, and the water temperature should be about 37 degrees. For a more noticeable effect, you can combine baths with ingestion of the decoction.

Contraindications

There are no contraindications to the use of creeping wheatgrass as such, but we can give one piece of advice - strictly follow the indicated dosage, take care of your kidneys. And, of course, before consuming any medicines, even from herbs, even from such beneficial herbs as wheatgrass, it is worth consulting with your doctor.

Today we will take a closer look at the creeping wheatgrass grass, medicinal properties and contraindications, what recipes are recommended by herbalists in folk medicine for various diseases, what nutritional supplements contain wheatgrass, how to prepare an infusion, decoction, tea, juice from wheatgrass, how to collect and store raw materials, learn what the grass looks like by getting acquainted with photos of the plant in different phases of development.

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A malicious pest - that’s what creeping wheatgrass was called in my childhood, a herb for universal cleansing of the body and renewal of joints - that’s how I know this unofficial medicinal plant now.

I will say one thing - I was not too lazy to take the juicer out of the pantry and passed a bunch of young stems with tender leaves through it for juice. There wasn't much of it there, but I liked it - it's not for nothing that all my animals gorge themselves on its young shoots (the shoots grew at the mowing site).

And I was motivated to the feat of squeezing the juice by a woman’s review of this plant, that thanks to 30 ml of wheatgrass juice a day, she got rid of deep wrinkles on her face, gray hair and joint pain. The wrinkles are actually smoothing out... and I have no joint pain.

Therefore, I decided that I needed to get to know it - wheatgrass - better and find out its benefits and harms, find out why it is so useful, what its chemical composition is, how wheatgrass root and leaves are used in folk medicine, the main recipes from them, and where else they are used plant.

When, as a child, I didn’t want to collect wheatgrass roots from a freshly dug bed and spoke badly about it, my grandmother told me a legend about this plant.

How wheatgrass saved the human race. Legend

There were once difficult times on Earth - dark forces were advancing that wanted to destroy the human race with hunger, cold and fire. All the men went to fight the orcs. Women, old people and children remained in the villages. They did not have enough strength to cultivate and plant arable land. But even those crops that women and children sowed with difficulty were destroyed by scoundrels, sending hurricanes, hail and droughts.

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And then the gods decided to help people - they scattered over the ground a plant called fire of the fields - Agropyron repens (the old name of wheatgrass), where agros - “field” and pyrum - “fire”. The fiery seeds, growing, released strong roots that pierced the soil like arrows, displacing all vegetation, and to this day no force can eradicate this plant. The orcs did not succeed either.

Wheatgrass helped people survive - they ate it, dried the roots, crushed and prepared jelly and soups, squeezed juice from green leaves and saved scrofulous babies (infected with Staphylococcus aureus), supported weakened old people with juice or decoction and put the beaten and wounded on their feet , since wheatgrass treated any ailment. Women ground the dried root into flour and baked bread, flatbreads, and pancakes from it. It’s not for nothing that it has other names - zhitets, zhitnyak, ryzhanets, orzhanets.

So, thanks to its vitality, this plant has more than once saved people from hunger and disease. Remember this when you are angry at the ineradicable roots of wheatgrass that has taken a fancy to your garden or summer cottage.

Over time, the old name of creeping wheatgrass Agropyron repens was changed to a new one - Elytrigia repens, but this beneficial features have not disappeared.

Brief description and biological features, photo

Creeping wheatgrass is a monocotyledonous grass with a long creeping rhizome and shoots. The foliage is flat, wide. The flowers are collected in a thick and large spike. The grass blooms in May and June. The fruit is a grain.

You can see what the whole plant and its individual parts look like in the photo below.

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What the plant looks like during and after flowering, as well as how the leaves are attached, their location on the stem is shown in this photo:

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The photo below shows the stems and white rhizomes of a freshly dug plant, a dense bush that stems and leaves form in meadows in nature, as well as a diagram of the structure of wheatgrass: spike and rhizome.

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The following image is a view of a wheatgrass spikelet at various stages of ripening and its fruit - a grain.

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The photo shows the depth of the rhizome and the width of its branching.

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The plant is popularly called root-grass, grass-root, worm-grass, dog-grass, plover. Below is a partial list of popular names for the plant.

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Distributed everywhere, prefers loose, moist, well-fertilized soils. Grows in floodplains, fallow fields, and sparse birch forests. It grows up to 120 cm in height, the rhizome spreads up to several meters in length.

The biological feature of wheatgrass is that its high rate of reproduction and growth requires a lot of moisture. It has good competition for living space. Causes inhibition of growth and density of cultivated plants.

Wheatgrass root releases toxic substances into the soil, which cause the death of the shoots useful plants. The weed effectively reproduces by seeds and parts of the rhizome, which lie superficially in the soil.

Capable of rapid germination. The shallow location of the roots and the absence of a dormant period for buds and seeds promotes both early spring shoots and shoots throughout the growing season.

Medicinal properties and contraindications, what is included in the composition, application

Let’s look at why wheatgrass has medicinal properties and contraindications, and what its healing properties are.

Almost every plant has a huge list of medicinal properties, but there are always the main ones.

For wheatgrass, the main medicinal property is detoxification of the body, that is, cleansing of all age-related accumulations. As a result, an improvement in all metabolism, especially salt metabolism, and strengthening of the immune system.

This is facilitated by high content silicon, so necessary for the absorption of many microelements and for the normal function of the musculoskeletal system, thyroid gland, intestines, and blood vessels.

Wheatgrass is not officially recognized medicinal herb in our country, that is, it is unofficially used in folk medicine, like many other herbs. It grows everywhere except the desert and those areas where there is no vegetation other than moss.

As a medicinal raw material, the plant is recognized in Switzerland and Germany.

It is actively used in folk medicine, and is sometimes used in scientific medicine. Supporters healthy eating They use it in cooking.

Chemical composition

Rhizomes and green shoots are used for various purposes. The following substances were isolated from them:

• fatty and essential oils with agropyrene
• tricin polysaccharide, fructose, levulose sugar, inulin, inositol (muscle sugar) - up to 8% triticine, 3% each of mannitol and fructose, up to 8% inulin
• malic and ascorbic acid
• slime
• silicic acid
• pectin, valine
• microelements – Ca, Na, Fe

The plant contains sugars and vitamins. This enhances its beneficial properties. Instead of starch, wheatgrass contains triticin - a white powder that, when heated, aqueous solution With hydrochloric acid turns into fruit sugar - fructose. Wheatgrass contains a little essential oil and a lot of mucus - up to 10%.

These substances are present in varying concentrations in the above-ground parts of the grass and in the rhizome.

When the plant blooms, it contains up to 9% protein, 30% fiber, up to 50% extractive nitrogen-free substances and 11% protein.

Silicon compounds improve blood vessels, increasing the elasticity of capillary walls, which makes wheatgrass preparations indispensable for older people - the fragility of capillaries is their scourge.

Also found in the rhizome are tannins that can remove radioactive isotopes from the human body.

To get acquainted with the nutritional value of wheatgrass, I suggest looking at the table of the chemical composition of the above-ground mass of hay from a wheatgrass meadow (it will enlarge when you click).

Root (rhizome) and leaves, their medicinal properties

Wheatgrass home remedies are made primarily from the root. Look at the photo of the rhizome - it white and quite branched.

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The juice is obtained from the stems and green leaves, preferably before the plant blooms, from young shoots. In the photo there are leaves and stems of wheatgrass:

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The aerial part of the plant is used for gout and rheumatism, which is why it was previously called gout herb. A paste of leaves in the form of a compress can be applied to sore joints, wounds and bedsores.

Due to its rich chemical composition, the medicinal plant has many healing effects and has the following medicinal qualities:

1. diuretic and choleretic
2. painkillers and anti-inflammatory
3. wound healing
4. laxatives, expectorants and diaphoretics
5. enveloping and toning

The plant as a whole, and especially its root, has a positive effect on metabolism, on the state of the circulatory system, takes part in strengthening the vascular wall and has a blood purifying effect. Has little effect on the functioning of the endocrine gland.

Watch a video about why wheatgrass is so useful, especially its underground part:

Contraindications and side effects

Like any herbal preparation, wheatgrass should not be overused. This will lead to complications in the form of depression and weakness. There may be:

1. sharp pain in the kidney area
2. the outflow of urine is impaired
3. diarrhea (diarrhea) occurs
4. inulin can cause allergies
5. reduces blood glucose levels
6. long-term use can lead to a severe decrease in potassium in the blood

Care should be taken when combining other medicines and wheatgrass. Unpredictable surges in blood pressure, swelling of the throat and an itchy cough are possible - as a manifestation of an allergy caused by inulin.

Long-term use of wheatgrass may lead to hypokalemia (a critical decrease in potassium levels in the blood) due to its diuretic effect. To avoid this, you need to increase your fluid intake when treating with this plant.

Who should not resort to wheatgrass treatment:

• pregnant and lactating women - only because there is no data on the safety of wheatgrass during pregnancy and lactation
• for wheatgrass intolerance
• at reduced blood pressure
• for exacerbations of gastric ulcers and pancreatitis

Use the product with caution in children under two years of age. Preparations with wheatgrass should be used in the absence of chronic diseases and only after consultation with a doctor.

Folk recipes

Wheatgrass has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. Juice, infusions and decoctions are mainly obtained from wheatgrass. According to reviews from the population, when treated with wheatgrass preparations, a lasting healing effect is achieved.

It is used to treat inflammation of the lymphatic system, digestive tract, and circulatory system. Wheatgrass treats all skin diseases (especially furunculosis, eczema), dropsy, jaundice, rickets, lumbago, arthritis, gout, rheumatism.

Wheatgrass is successfully used for the treatment of infertility, hemorrhoids, and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system (pneumonia, bronchitis). The rhizome of the herb is used to treat hepatitis, diabetes, and diathesis.

The root herb plays an important role in food poisoning and in cleansing the blood of toxins (which leads to a reduction in skin rashes).

Decoctions

Treatment with decoctions is practiced for colitis, cystitis, treatment of cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, diabetes mellitus, gastritis, colds.

For this purpose, 20-25 grams of root (4 teaspoons) are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and kept on low heat for another ten minutes. Let it brew for 1 hour. Take 25 milliliters before meals.

For furunculosis herbalists recommend drinking 100 milliliters three times a day of a strong decoction of the roots (1 tablespoon of raw material per glass of water). At the same time, take baths twice a week, adding a decoction - 2.5 spoons per bucket of water. The same baths are recommended for the treatment of eczema, diathesis, scrofula, and rickets. Baths are also recommended for the treatment of constipation and hemorrhoids, in a course of 10-12 procedures.

To improve vision You can prepare the following composition: pour 4 tablespoons of dried roots into 5 cups of boiling water, evaporate until the volume is reduced by a quarter, drink 25 milliliters several times a day.

Insect repellent can also be prepared from wheatgrass roots. Take crushed wheatgrass root (2 tablespoons) and pour in 1.5 liters of water. We prepare it like jam: boil and set aside until cooled - repeat the process three times until the broth acquires a light yellow hue. The liquid is ready for washing exposed parts of the body.

Infusions

An infusion of wheatgrass roots is an excellent remedy for coughs, to relieve cold symptoms, and to treat gout and rheumatism. I drink it as a diaphoretic.

To obtain an infusion, pour a full tablespoon of raw material into two glasses (400 milliliters) cold water, leave for about 12 hours and drink half a glass several times a day (3-4) after meals.
Wheatgrass infusions are used to make compresses and lotions for diathesis and other skin rashes. Sometimes infusions and decoctions are used for uterine bleeding.

Cleansing wheatgrass tea

As a type of infusion, you can make a cleansing tea. It is written above that the main medicinal property of the plant is detoxification of the body, that is, cleansing of all age-related accumulations. In essence, this is rejuvenation of the body.

At the same time, a person can lose up to 5 kg (with regular use of this drink), since deposits of salts, oxidized cholesterol, and various toxic substances from the blood are removed from the body.

How to make a classic cleansing wheatgrass tea?

Recipe: 1 teaspoon of crushed wheatgrass root is poured into 230 ml of boiling water. Cover the teapot with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. After the water extraction period has expired, strain the tea. For taste, you can add a slice of lemon and honey. Drink 3-5 glasses of wheatgrass tea throughout the day (for a month).

Tincture - classic recipe

Traditional tincture is made from fresh blended raw materials - leaves and roots. If you don’t have a blender, you can pass the collected wheatgrass parts through a meat grinder.

Transfer the crushed mixture into a jar and dilute with 40% alcohol (vodka) in a ratio of 1:5. Close the lid. Leave for three weeks, shaking the contents for better extraction. Strain and store in a dark bottle.

Take 20-50 drops three times a day 15 minutes before meals for the following diseases:

• bronchitis
• inflammatory processes in the urinary tract
• for kidney stones
• for the prevention of prostate adenoma

Store the tincture in the refrigerator long time. You can also make compresses from it for pain in the joints, especially in the knee.

Health drink is what the juice is called in Western countries where it is popular. Use on an empty stomach and freshly prepared. There it is not boiled, since then chlorophyll is destroyed, the healing effect of which on the body is difficult to overestimate.

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At colds, rheumatism, gout, arthritis, for cholelithiasis, juice is prepared from the leaves, less often from fresh rhizomes. They are pre-washed well and scrolled. Mix in a ratio of 1/1 with cold water, filter through a cloth, then boil for about three minutes. Can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than two days.

Drink a glass of the resulting juice before meals, three times a day for 3 months. Enemas are used to treat hemorrhoids with juice. The juice is effective with uterine bleeding. It is recommended to drink half a glass of juice 3 times a day during heavy periods.

You can also use a little juice from the juice mixed in a 1:1 ratio with honey. improve vision. This heated mixture is taken for six months, a tablespoon three times a day.

How side effect juice, improvement can be noted skin, especially on the face - the skin becomes elastic, deep wrinkles are smoothed out. Has a mild laxative effect.

Interesting action fresh stems plants for bad foot odor (due to excessive sweating). Just a week of simple manipulations - and the smell will disappear for a long time thanks to the antimicrobial effect of the herb essential oil. Every evening we weave the stems between our fingers and put on socks. In the morning, wash your feet and change your socks. And so on all week.

Herbal recipes from herbalist Alexander Pechenevsky

The action and recipes for preparing potions from a plant monoculture are described above. Greater effect can be achieved if you use several medicinal plants, which enhance each other's effects. I recommend these recipes for herbal herbal mixtures from Alexander Pechenevsky - for some common diseases.

Collection 1. Help the liver after chemotherapy
It is used not only by cancer patients - after large doses of chemicals, but also by those who have undergone a long course of antibiotics and other chemicals that have a detrimental effect on the liver and the entire body as a whole.

Mix the following 4 herbs in equal proportions:

1. wheatgrass rhizome
2. chamomile flowers
3. hernia herb
4. grass agrimony

Boil two tablespoons of crushed raw materials for 5 minutes in half a liter of water. Leave for an hour, then filter.

Take half a glass of decoction 4-5 times a day (before meals) for a month.

Collection 2. To restore strength in older people
Cleansing and removing toxins, improving liver and gallbladder functions. Wrinkles and bags under the eyes disappear, sleep and appetite improve. There is a general rejuvenation of the body.
To restore strength, it is enough to use it for 5 days.

Composition of the grass mixture (we take the crushed components in the same ratio):

• wheatgrass root
• calamus root
• liquorice root
• nettle herb (leaves)
• St. John's wort herb
• hawthorn fruit
• dog-rose fruit

Mix all gradients thoroughly. The finer they are crushed, the better the extraction will be.

Preparation of the decoction: take 4 tbsp. tablespoons of the mixture per 1 liter of water, cook for five minutes, remove from heat, cover the container with the infusion and leave to infuse for one hour.

We drink 200 ml of decoction with the addition of honey 30 minutes before meals - before each meal (3-5 times a day).

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There is one peculiarity of taking it - on the first day, do not eat food - only drink the decoction. In the next three days, you can eat as usual, but drink not 200 ml of broth, but 100 ml.

The healing drink can be consumed by everyone - in case of loss of strength and chronic fatigue, but is especially recommended for those over 60 in the spring.

Collection 3. For the treatment of organs musculoskeletal system
For the treatment of joints and the spine, general baths or foot baths are recommended. For them, prepare a mixture of the following 5 herbs (in equal proportions):

1. wheatgrass root
2. comfrey root
3. burdock root
4. black elderberry flowers
5. birch leaves

For a general bath, place about 200 grams of the mixture in a fabric bag and cook for 15 minutes in 5 liters of water. Leave until completely cooled and pour into a warm (37-39 degrees) bath with plain water. The course of therapeutic baths is 15 days, maximum 20, lasting 20-30 minutes, 2-3 times a week.

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Collection 4. For cancer
For cancer patients, in addition to the basic treatment prescribed by the doctor, the following collection of a large number of components is useful:

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As in other herbal mixtures, all ingredients are crushed and in the same ratio. Brew and drink like tea - 1 teaspoon of the mixture per 250 grams of boiling water. Leave until cool.
Take 1 time per day before meals for a month.

Collection 5. Diabetic tea
It helps regulate metabolism through insulin-like action and regeneration of endocrine pancreatic β-cells. Can be drunk on a regular basis as tea.

The ratio of components and composition of the collection is shown below:

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Thoroughly grind and mix all the active ingredients, take a teaspoon and brew with a glass of boiling water. Leave until completely cooled. It is better to make the infusion in a thermos overnight.

Possible slightly diuretic effect. Solves the problem of vision impairment in diabetic patients when taken regularly.

Application in traditional medicine

In Russia, before the revolution, the plant was harvested for pharmaceutical purposes. In many countries it is still used in pharmacopoeial preparations.

In official medicine, wheatgrass preparations are sometimes used in the treatment of the biliary and urinary tract as a diuretic. They also use its enveloping properties (it contains a large amount of mucus), hemostatic and laxative effects. And as a regulator salt metabolism.

Wheatgrass can be found in pharmacies as part of a chest, diuretic, soothing tea. Dried roots of the herb called “Creeping wheatgrass” are also sold separately.

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Dietary supplements containing wheatgrass

Let's look at some dietary supplements using wheatgrass root that exist on the market.

In Europe and the USA, dietary supplements are prepared from the rhizome. In Germany, Switzerland and Poland, medicinal diuretics and bronchodilators using wheatgrass extract are produced.

Wheatgrass root is part of the American biologically active additive Tiro-Vita NutriCare. The drug eliminates hormone imbalance endocrine system, and also has a positive effect on other internal secretion organs (pituitary gland, adrenal glands, prostate). Its main effect is to eliminate iodine deficiency in the body and cleanse the intestines.

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The rhizome is used in dietary supplements NatureLax (Naturalaks) from NSP. The food supplement enhances the production of digestive juices and the secretion of bile, normalizes the intestinal microflora and restores its motility.

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There is a Ukrainian food supplement for normalizing joint functions Comfort. Prevents destruction and promotes restoration of cartilage tissue.
I was personally convinced of its effectiveness. Mom’s joint pain went away, and the crunching in my knees stopped.

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There are other dietary supplements that contain wheatgrass. I cited those with which I am personally familiar and which are quite effective with long-term use. You can add another Econika dietary supplement - Wheatgrass Extract. It cleanses the blood and removes salts. Its composition and appearance are shown in the photo below:

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Found in pharmacies, online stores, and health food stores.
Let's consider the method of use and dose of this dietary supplement.

1. Internal use.
Prophylactic dose - 0.5 grams per day, therapeutic dose - 1 gram per day.
Preparation of the solution: pour 0.5-1 grams of powder into 200 ml of boiling water and divide into two doses. Drink warm 2 times a day during 30 minutes of meals for ten days. Reapply after a week break. Repeat the course 2-3 times.

2. External use.
The recipe for preparing the decoction described above can be used for compresses on inflamed areas or for gargling, as well as for taking baths for skin diseases (two servings of the solution per bath of warm water is enough).
Dry powder is sprinkled on fresh open wounds and scratches to disinfect and heal.

All nutritional supplements require accumulation in the body and time to start the process when the body itself corrects chronic diseases - the supplement itself simply helps it start this biocorrection.

Use of rhizomes in a healthy diet

The plant is actively used in cooking by supporters of a healthy diet. In times of famine, the resident saved people from hunger. Fresh roots are put into soups and salads are prepared. As a side dish for meat and fish, fresh rhizomes are fried in oil.

Eating zhitets helps lower cholesterol in the bloodstream. Raises hemoglobin and is used in nutritional therapy for the treatment of anemia.

Now I will give examples of wheatgrass dishes and their recipes - for lovers of healthy eating. I especially like the casserole.

I offer two casserole recipes and both are delicious! Ever since I fell in love with a blender, I try so many dishes.

Casserole recipe 1. With wheatgrass and herbs. Wash fresh rhizomes well and boil in salted water. After cooling, you need to grind them with a blender or meat grinder.

Add finely chopped parsley and dill, onion or garlic. Transfer to a baking container and pour over beaten eggs with cream and spices: pepper, turmeric, a pinch of dried ginger. Place in the oven and bake.

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For baking, it is better to take a small but deep bowl.

Casserole recipe 2. With wheatgrass, potatoes and mushrooms. Fresh root Wash the wheatgrass, dry it slightly to drain, cut it and fry it in a frying pan in oil. When they change color from white to yellow, add diced carrots, onions and mushrooms.

You can take champignons, or, if possible, a Shiitake mushroom, which will significantly increase the usefulness of the dish (it must be pre-soaked). Mix everything thoroughly and lightly fry along with the wheatgrass roots.

We don’t fry the potatoes, but grate them on a coarse grater and place them on a small, oiled, deep cast iron pot. Place fried vegetables with wheatgrass on top of the potatoes.

Separately, whisk together the milk, egg, and spices and pour into the cauldron, stirring lightly. Sprinkle with herbs and sesame seeds on top. Place in a preheated oven. When the casserole is slightly browned, take it out and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Place in the oven again until golden brown. Serve the casserole with wheatgrass and mushrooms hot.

See the photo below for the ingredients for the casserole.

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Recipe taken from here. True, I slightly changed the process of preparing the dish - I simplified it and checked it.

Salads

Salads are made from both green shoots and roots. They are used fresh and in powder form (root extract).
1. Salad with beets and wheatgrass. If the digestive tract is disrupted, a salad with beets and wheatgrass will help.

• from fresh wheatgrass roots 100 g
• sorrel 50 gr
• beets 100 gr

The salad is salted to taste, your favorite spices are added and seasoned with sour cream. The salad has a slight laxative effect.

2. Salad with Jerusalem artichoke, wheatgrass and honey. Cook and finely chop the wheatgrass roots in the amount of 150-200 grams. Grate two or three Jerusalem artichoke tubers, season with 1 tablespoon of honey.

Mix the ingredients and sprinkle nuts on top, chopping them in advance (walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds). You can sprinkle with vanilla sugar for taste.

Bread and cereals

IN winter time They use dry rhizomes, which are ground and added to porridge. Bread and pancakes are baked by adding powder to flour. You can grind the rhizomes yourself, or you can use Econika’s dietary supplement - Wheatgrass Extract (described above). Wheatgrass makes ordinary bread or porridge healthier.

Recipe for hunting wheatgrass bread. Boil the root, pass through a meat grinder or blender, add yeast and milk. You can add a little sugar, but the rhizomes are sweet anyway. Leave overnight for the fermentation process.

In the morning, knead the dough: add 1 egg to the fermented mixture and mix in the flour, bringing the dough to the required thickness. We divide it into palm-sized pieces and bake in the oven or on the coals of a fire.

Soup

It is prepared like a regular soup, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add fresh chopped rhizomes to it along with parsley and dill.

Beverages

Drinks made from ground rhizomes have a good tonic and invigorating effect.

Wheatgrass coffee. To prepare them, dried rhizomes are fried in a preheated oven at a temperature of 150º for 15-20 minutes, then crushed and wheatgrass coffee is obtained.

In Bavaria they make beer using wheatgrass instead of hops. This drink is recommended for people weakened by illness. You can simply drink it as a tonic drink. I am sharing the recipe described by E. Al-Shimari, “Your 6 acres”:

Place 4 kg of chopped rhizomes in a large ceramic container. Moisten the roots with warm water to keep them moist, but drain off excess water.

We are waiting for small sprouts to appear on the roots. Then add 1 kg of crushed juniper berries, 2-2.5 kg of sugar and 70 g of brewer's yeast to the sprouted rhizomes. Pour 4 liters of warm water into the container and mix. The next day, add another 7.5 liters of warm water, and on the third day – another 9 liters.

The container is not tightly closed so that gases can freely escape during fermentation. On the sixth day, the resulting wort is filtered and poured into bottles or jars. Drink a glass a day as a rejuvenating and cleansing product with a pleasant taste.

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Juice, squeezed from the leaves and rhizomes of the crop, is good remedy to combat excess weight. Freshly squeezed liquid is diluted in a small amount of water and drunk 0.5 glasses four times a day.

Wheatgrass smoothie or personal way of eating wheatgrass

I like to make smoothies from wheatgrass - I’m sharing personal experience. I use the young above-ground part of the plant - stems and leaves. I collect a small bunch of them while I walk the dogs in the field.

There I also add rosehip petals to the grass (more for the smell and taste), if they have already faded, then I collect purple clover heads. I can pick young leaves of cherries, raspberries, and currants.

At home, I wash everything thoroughly, put it in a blender container and add either a banana - then the smoothie is sweet and very tasty, or cucumber and cilantro, lemon - this is me losing weight... Before turning on the blender, I add 100-150 ml of clean water.

I drink this healing drink in the morning - one glass before meals. This year I'm especially keen on wheatgrass - last year Jerusalem artichoke was my favorite. I will return to it in the fall - it is ripening under the loggia.

Use of the plant for animals

Wheatgrass can cure not only humans, but also animals. Cats and dogs eat wheatgrass leaves; it has a pronounced anthelmintic effect. Animals also use eating grass leaves to mechanical cleaning stomach, causing vomiting.

In addition to medicinal purposes, the rhizomes of the herb are used as food and vitamin supplements for pets. Used to feed cattle.

Preparation and storage

Most often, rhizomes are used to obtain raw materials, because this part of the plant contains a larger number of useful substances. Harvesting is carried out in early spring or autumn during digging. During these periods, the level of healing substances is maximum.

When preparing raw materials, you should pay attention to the appearance of the grass. Sick plants with plaque need to be discarded. They may be infected with fungus and will harm your health.

The rhizomes are dug up, separated from the leaves and washed. First, they are dried in the sun for a day, then dried, spread out in a thin layer, in the fresh air. You can also dry it in special dryers at a temperature of 70˚, stirring and turning occasionally. The finished raw material is odorless and has a sweetish taste.

The whole raw material mass is placed into glass jars for storage and well sealed. Finished raw materials can be stored for 3 years without loss useful qualities. Do not use after the expiration date to avoid harm to health.

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Summary of the article. Today you learned what plant, like wheatgrass, has medicinal properties and its contraindications, got acquainted with its biological composition, found out how the root and leaves of wheatgrass are used in folk and official medicine, their basic recipes, how to properly collect and store raw materials.

Do you have health problems, but don’t want to take pills? Consult your doctor and try treatment with wheatgrass preparations.

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Creeping wheatgrass is both a harmful weed and a useful medicinal plant. It has many names - Zhitets, Rzhanets, Dandur.

If you don’t start fighting it in a timely manner, it is quite capable of displacing all the vegetation from the area. The grass greatly depletes the soil, consuming all the nutrients from it, which leads to a significant decrease in yield even after the weed has been eliminated. But wheatgrass has found wide use in both official and folk medicine.

Description of the plant

In order to know what wheatgrass looks like, you need to carefully study its description. This herb gets its name from its long creeping rhizomes. They seem to be crawling around different directions, and as a result, the area of ​​distribution of the weed is constantly increasing. The rhizome reaches a length of several meters. It lies close to the surface of the earth, at a depth of only 5-15 cm. The denser the soil, the closer the rhizomes extend to the surface. They grow buds that germinate throughout the growing season, right up to frost.

The height of the stem is from 0.4 to 1.5 m. Its leaves are flat, linear, at the base of the plant they are slightly wider, then as they climb up the stem they become narrower. This weed is part of the Poaceae family. Therefore, its flowers are collected in spikelets of 3-8 pieces. The length of one is 7-12 cm. Several spikelets are collected into one long length up to 30 cm. The flower of such a plant looks inconspicuous - it is small in size and has a pale green tint. Wheatgrass blooms in June-August. By the end of summer, fruits appear on it - grains similar to wheat.

The medicinal plant is found almost everywhere in Russia. It grows both on the plains and in the mountains. Wheatgrass is undemanding when it comes to soil; it can be found in both salt marshes and water meadows.

Chemical composition and application features

The healing properties of wheatgrass are explained by its chemical composition. It contains many vitamins, in particular ascorbic acid and carotene. It contains iron, calcium and sodium, pectin, inulin, fatty and essential oils, protein substances, malic and silicic acid, fructose, various carbohydrates, saponins and mucus. The plant also contains glycosides, but so far they have not been studied well enough to say with confidence that they are beneficial for humans.

In medicine, creeping wheatgrass has been used since ancient times. Its beneficial properties were known to doctors of antiquity. In the Middle Ages, Avicenna wrote in his treatise that creeping wheatgrass has wound-healing properties. Moreover, he believed that even the root itself was quite effective. In particular, it prevents the occurrence of catarrhs. And if its juice is mixed with honey, wine or myrrh, it will be an effective medicine for the eyes.

Today healing properties Creeping wheatgrass is widely used in both scientific and folk medicine. The rhizome of the plant has an enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic effect and even gives some laxative effect. Therefore, wheatgrass extract is used to produce related pharmaceuticals. Rhizomes are used in the production of children's medicinal tea with a soothing effect. The plant is also included in herbal collection No. 3, which has diuretic properties.

In folk medicine, indications for taking tea or decoction from wheatgrass rhizome are anemia, lung diseases, liver and gallbladder pathologies, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, rheumatism, skin rashes etc. For women, the plant is useful because it will solve all problems with menstrual cycle. Medicinal raw materials are also useful for men due to their anti-inflammatory properties.

Wheatgrass is widely used for bronchial diseases. The fact is that it contains silicic acid, which acts in such diseases in the same way as horsetail, diluting and removing phlegm.

The benefits of creeping wheatgrass for the body are undeniable. Many of its properties have received scientific confirmation and approval from official medicine. For example, in Germany Civil service healthcare recommends taking wheatgrass-based products for inflammatory diseases Bladder. In many countries, wheatgrass collection can be bought ready-made at the pharmacy. It is often used for medicinal baths, which are especially effective for diathesis, rickets and hemorrhoids.

It has been confirmed that all components of this product interact with each other, help relieve fatigue and generally contribute to the health of the body. In order for all these minerals, saponins and other compounds have revealed their beneficial properties, a tea is made from the rhizome, which can be drunk for 1-2 weeks without any side effects.

Creeping wheatgrass is also used as a forage plant. It is also used to make a coffee surrogate. Using its rhizomes you can prepare salads, side dishes for meat and fish. If the root is dried, it can be used to make jelly.

Recipes

In folk medicine, over many centuries, various recipes based on wheatgrass have been created, and they were gradually brought to perfection. The choice of a specific option depends on the diagnosed disease. For example:

1. 1. For male infertility, prepare a decoction from the plant. To do this, for 2 tbsp. l. roots, take 2 glasses of water, bring the product to a boil and hold for 10-15 minutes. You need to take 4 times a day before breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. With such diseases, an infusion of the rhizome can also help. For this, 1 tbsp. l. dry raw materials are poured with boiling water (200-250 ml). The container is left for half an hour, then the liquid is filtered and drunk 1 tbsp. l. a day immediately before meals.
2. 2. For arthritis, a decoction of the roots of this medicinal plant is also used, but it is prepared a little differently. You need to take 4 tbsp. l. chopped dry roots, pour 1-1.2 liters of water over them, bring to a boil and leave over low heat until the level of the broth in the pan drops down by a quarter. Then the product is left to cool and filtered before use. You need to drink 1 tbsp of the decoction. l. 4-5 times a day. It is also used to relieve back pain.
3. 3. For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis or enteritis), a special infusion is prepared. For it, take 25 g of crushed dry root of the plant and pour 1 glass of water. The product is infused for 12 hours without heating, then filtered, the remaining plant mass is poured with a glass of boiling water and left for about an hour. Strain the liquid again. Then both infusions are mixed. Drink according to the rules fractional meals, 4-5 times a day, no more than 150 ml.
4. 4. For osteochondrosis and rheumatism, infusion is also used. IN in this case for 15 g of raw material (3 teaspoons) take 2 glasses of water room temperature and leave to infuse for 8-10 hours. Afterwards they filter. Take 120-150 ml 3-4 times a day.

Application medicinal plant is not limited to the options listed. It can be used by people suffering from exudative diathesis or atopic dermatitis. For these diseases, you can take healing baths with wheatgrass decoction and drink tea based on crushed root. The latter also helps with constipation.

In the article we discuss creeping wheatgrass. You will learn the chemical composition of the plant, the medicinal properties of wheatgrass and contraindications to its use. We will tell you how to prepare infusions and decoctions for the treatment of cough, diabetes, oncology, joints and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Creeping wheatgrass - herbaceous plant family Cereals (lat. Gramineae). This weed reduces the yield of neighboring crops by drawing water and minerals from the soil.

Latin name: Elytrigia repens. Other names: dog grass, wheatgrass, ponyry, dandur, root-grass, grass-grass, dog-tooth, ortanets, grass-worm, grass-grass, grass-grass, plover. Look what creeping wheatgrass looks like in the photo. Appearance(photo) creeping wheatgrass

What does it look like

The rhizome of creeping wheatgrass is long and horizontal with numerous secondary shoots. The root of wheatgrass penetrates to a depth of 5 to 15 cm. The shoots of the plant reach a height of 40 to 150 cm.

The leaves are flat, linear. The length of the leaf plate is from 15 to 40 cm, width - up to 10 mm.

Flowers are collected in spike-shaped inflorescences of 3–8 pieces. The length of the spikelet is from 1 to 2 cm, width - 5-7 mm. The inflorescences grow on the axial stem and form a common spike from 7 to 30 cm long. Wheatgrass blooms from June to July.

The fruits are flat, long seeds. Creeping wheatgrass bears fruit from July to September.

Where does it grow

IN wildlife The wheatgrass plant is found in Europe, Asia and North Africa. In Russia it grows almost throughout the entire country.

Creeping wheatgrass prefers fertile, moist soils. The plant is found in mountains and plains. Grows near other cereal crops. Loves wetlands.

Grass and rhizome

Wheatgrass and its rhizome are used as medicinal raw materials.. The beneficial properties of creeping wheatgrass are used to treat oncology, diabetes, diseases of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract and musculoskeletal system.

Medicinal raw materials of wheatgrass can be purchased at the pharmacy in the form of dried leaves, stems and roots or in the form of a ready-made tincture and extract of the plant. At home, infusions and decoctions are prepared from dry raw materials.

Chemical composition

Wheatgrass contains:

• glycosides;
• carotene;
• essential oil;
• potassium;
• manganese;
• magnesium;
• zinc;
• iron;
• polysaccharides;
• organic acids;
• vitamin A;
• B vitamins;
• Sahara;
• triticin;
• mucus.

Medicinal properties

The herb and root of wheatgrass have medicinal properties. The medicinal properties and contraindications of wheatgrass lie in the chemical composition of the plant. Organic acids and glycosides strengthen the walls of blood vessels and normalize metabolism, polysaccharides increase immunity.

The plant has diuretic and laxative effects. Products based on it are used to treat constipation, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis.

The healing properties of wheatgrass root are used for bronchitis, pneumonia and ARVI. Decoctions and infusions of the plant have diaphoretic and expectorant effects.

When used externally, wheatgrass-based products are effective for osteochondrosis, rheumatism, gout and skin diseases. The plant has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and regenerating effects.

How to collect

Wheatgrass is harvested throughout the entire growing season. Rhizomes are collected in early spring or late autumn after the plant has completely flowered. The stems with leaves are cut with a sharp knife, the rhizomes are dug up, cleared of soil and washed under running water.

Medicinal raw materials are laid out evenly on a flat surface and dried in the open sun at a temperature not exceeding 50 degrees. Store creeping wheatgrass in paper bags or fabric bags for a year.

How to use

In folk medicine, the medicinal properties of creeping wheatgrass are widely used. Based on medicinal raw materials, you can prepare tea, decoction, tincture and freshly squeezed plant juice at home.

Depending on the disease, these remedies are taken orally or used externally in the form of lotions, compresses and rubbing. To enhance the therapeutic effect, medications and external procedures are combined. Let's look at the most common recipes based on creeping wheatgrass.

Cough infusion

Creeping wheatgrass can be purchased at a pharmacy. Infusion of wheatgrass has an expectorant and diaphoretic effect. The drug is taken 20-30 minutes before meals. If the drink is prepared in advance, you need to warm it up a little before drinking.

Ingredients:

1. Creeping wheatgrass rhizomes - 2 tablespoons.
2. Water - 500 ml.

How to cook: Grind the wheatgrass rhizomes, put them in a thermos and pour boiling water over them. Leave with the lid tightly closed for at least 8 hours. Strain the finished drink.

How to use: Take 150 ml of the drink 3 times a day.

Result: Wheatgrass infusion has anti-inflammatory and diaphoretic effects, effectively eliminates cough and clears the bronchi of mucus.

Decoction for the stomach

For disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, a decoction of creeping wheatgrass is useful. The drink is used to treat gastritis, ulcers, duodenitis and indigestion.

Ingredients:

1. Dry wheatgrass roots - 5 tablespoons.
2. Calendula flowers - 1 teaspoon.
3. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour water over the roots and flowers of the plants, place in a water bath and simmer under the lid over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Remove the broth from the heat, leave to steep for 2-3 hours, then strain.

How to use: Take ½ glass 3-4 times a day half an hour before meals.

Result: The drink has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. When taken regularly, it effectively restores the gastric mucosa and normalizes digestion.

Enemas for constipation

Wheatgrass has a laxative and anti-inflammatory effect. Enemas with a decoction of the plant are used for chronic constipation.

Ingredients:

1. Wheatgrass root - 60 tablespoons.
2. Water - 600 ml.

How to cook: Pour water over the medicinal raw material, place it on the stove and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat, covered, for 8-10 minutes. Remove the pan from the stove, filter the broth and dilute it with water so that the liquid volume is 600 ml.

How to use: For an enema, use a warm decoction with a temperature of 36-37 degrees. The procedure is repeated 2-3 times a day.

Result: The procedure effectively softens stool. Ingestion of wheatgrass decoction enhances intestinal motility.

Bath for joints

A decoction of wheatgrass is used to prepare medicinal baths for hemorrhoids and joint diseases. The procedure is contraindicated during the acute phase. After the acute process has stopped, baths can be taken daily.

Ingredients:

1. Wheatgrass roots - 60 gr.
2. Water - 2 liters.

How to cook: Fill the wheatgrass roots with water and place it on medium heat and bring to a boil. Simmer the liquid under the lid for half an hour. Filter the finished broth through a strainer or gauze and squeeze out the cake.

How to use: Add the resulting decoction to the filled bath. The duration of the procedure is 20−30 minutes. Take warm baths daily.

Result: The procedure eliminates pain, increases motor activity joints, removes salts and waste from the body.

Decoction for diabetes

A decoction of wheatgrass is used in folk medicine for the treatment and prevention of diabetes. The drink effectively normalizes metabolism and regulates blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

1. Wheatgrass - 4 tablespoons.
2. Horsetail - 1 tablespoon.
3. Water - 5 glasses.

How to cook: Pour water over the herb plants, place in a water bath and boil until the volume of liquid is reduced by half. Remove from heat and strain.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

Result: The drink increases the body's defenses and normalizes metabolism. In combination with insulin-containing drugs, it regulates blood sugar levels.

Juice for oncology

Creeping wheatgrass juice effectively cleanses the body of waste and toxins and has a detrimental effect on pathogenic cells and neoplasms. The drink is prepared from fresh leaves and plant stems.

Ingredients:

1. Fresh wheatgrass leaves - 300 gr.
2. Water - 50 ml.

How to cook: Rinse the leaves of the plant under running water, sort them and remove damaged blades of grass. Place the greens in a blender and blend at maximum speed until the consistency of mush. Transfer the mixture to multi-layer gauze and squeeze out the juice. Add water and stir.

How to use: Take 2 tablespoons of the drink 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 3 weeks.

Result: When taken systematically, the drink stops the development and spread cancer cells and reduces the size of the tumor.

Contraindications

Contraindications for use of creeping wheatgrass:

• individual intolerance;
• childhood up to 2 years;
• pregnancy period.

Before using products based on wheatgrass, you should consult your doctor. The specialist will select the dosage and course of treatment. Excessive consumption of herbal preparations leads to disruption of the gastrointestinal tract.

Classification

Creeping wheatgrass belongs to the genus Wheatgrass (lat. Elytrigia), the family Poaceae (lat. Gramineae). The plant belongs to the order Poaceae or Poaceae (lat. Poales), class Monocots (lat. Liliopsida), department Flowering or Angiosperms (lat. Magnoliophyta or Angiospermae).

Varieties

The genus Wheatgrass includes 14 plant species:

• elytrigia acuta;
• elytrigia elongata;
• elytrigia meotica;
• elytrigia repens;
• elytrigia tesquicola;
• elytrigia arenosa;
• elytrigia intermedia;
• elytrigia obtusiflora;
• elytrigia campestris;
• elytrigia juncea;
• elytrigia sosnovskyi;
• elytrigia corsica;
• elytrigia meotica;
• elytrigia mucronata;
• elytrigia stipifolia.

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What to remember

1. The medicinal properties of wheatgrass are used to treat oncology, diabetes, diseases of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract and musculoskeletal system.
2. Plant-based products have anti-inflammatory, expectorant, diaphoretic, and diuretic effects.
3. Despite the minimal list of contraindications, wheatgrass-based preparations should be used strictly according to the instructions, without exceeding the dosage. Excessive consumption leads to symptoms of poisoning and intestinal upset.

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The medicinal properties of wheatgrass were discovered thanks to domestic animals. Our ancestors noticed that cats and dogs happily eat the greenery that appears on the soil in early spring. The anti-inflammatory and decongestant properties of the plant are used to treat many diseases. In addition, the nutritional value of the rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass made it possible to use the plant to replace bread.

Plant characteristics

Creeping wheatgrass is a herbaceous perennial. Currently, gardeners and gardeners are trying in every possible way to exterminate it from their plots. During times of famine, the plant saved thousands of lives. The medicinal properties of wheatgrass are not registered in the state pharmacopoeia, but they have been confirmed many years of experience practitioners of traditional medicine.

How to distinguish beneficial grass from weeds

Wheatgrass is distinguished by its vitality. This is provoked by the possibility of complete restoration of an individual plant from a small piece of the root part. Detailed morphological characteristics will help to distinguish creeping wheatgrass from weeds.

• Roots. The fibrous root system of creeping wheatgrass is formed by the interweaving of long, highly branched creeping rhizomes, with additional thin cord-like roots. Root system The plant lies shallow - about 15 cm below the soil surface, but it is very difficult to get rid of it completely, since one plant forms a continuous turf of roots over an impressive area.
• Stems.
• The erect stems of the plant can reach a height of about one and a half meters. The surface is bare or slightly pubescent. Almost the entire length of the stem is surrounded by leaf sheaths. Despite the fact that the stem is thin, it is highly durable.
• Leaves. Long, have a linear shape. The width does not exceed 1 cm. The surface is green or grayish, ribbed, slightly rough. The leaves are attached to the stems by a wide sheath. At the site of its transition into the leaf blade there is a small green outgrowth, shaped like a tongue.
• Flowers.

Creeping wheatgrass grows well in fertile, loose soils, covering vast areas. This plant is found everywhere in meadows, ravines, and the banks of reservoirs. Wheatgrass is always found on roadsides, near cereal crops and among cultivated cereals.

The main harm of creeping wheatgrass is the rapid formation of thickets, which occurs during mechanical irritation of the buds of the rhizome. Exposure to air, moisture and ultraviolet radiation causes accelerated growth of daughter stems.

Features of the workpiece

To prepare creeping wheatgrass, you will have to remove its rhizomes from the ground. It is the horizontal creeping parts that carry medicinal value. The additional thin roots contain very few useful substances, so they are discarded during the harvesting process.

It is best to collect rhizomes after plowing. The plant does not lose its morphological characteristics until late autumn, so the necessary roots are easy to distinguish from all the others.

The greatest medicinal and nutritional value bear rhizomes collected in early spring, before the stems begin to emerge. Such raw materials contain the maximum concentration of useful components. It is better to designate the area for spring harvesting in the fall.

Detailed instructions will help you prepare creeping wheatgrass correctly.

• Collection. The rhizomes are pulled out of the ground, trying to preserve their integrity as much as possible. Cut off the stems and carefully shake off any remaining soil.
• Preparation. If the rhizomes are to be dried under natural conditions, it is not advisable to further moisten them. It is enough to clean off the dried soil well with a thick brush. In the event that the roots will be dried in the dryer, it is necessary to rinse them well from the soil big amount running water.
• Drying. The rhizomes are laid out in a layer 2 cm thick on a sheet of parchment or cotton fabric pallet. The pallet is placed in a shaded place outdoors. In a similar way, wheatgrass is dried in dryers, observing temperature regime 50 °C.
• Treatment. Completely dried rhizomes are laid out on a large piece of fabric or piece of paper. Rub with your hands until all dried adventitious roots, remnants of stems and leaves, and soil particles are eliminated.
• Storage. The rhizomes are placed in sealed containers made of polyethylene or glass. This is necessary to protect against mold, moths, and barn pests, as they spread in wheatgrass very quickly.

In a dry, dark place, wheatgrass can be stored for about three years. During this time, he does not lose any food or medicinal properties. It is advisable to keep other plant materials containing essential oils away from preparations.

What it contains

The use of wheatgrass rhizomes ground into flour allows the content of a large amount of starch in the underground part of the plant - about 40% of the total mass of raw materials. The content of protein substances increases the nutritional value of the weed - approximately 10%. Due to the richness of polysaccharide compounds, bread and dishes made from wheatgrass have a pleasant, slightly sweet taste.

The medicinal properties of creeping wheatgrass are due to its special chemical composition.

• Glycosides.
• Represented by triticin, agroperine, glucovalin. They have a tonic effect on the body, accelerate metabolic processes, and have a mild cardiotonic effect. They are characterized by anti-inflammatory activity and vascular strengthening effect.
• Slime. When ingested, they have an enveloping effect, creating a protective film on the surface of the skin and mucous membranes, protecting injured surfaces from mechanical and chemical irritation. Stimulate regeneration processes, accelerate the process of granulation in case of epithelial injuries.
• Polysaccharides.
• Participate in metabolism. They break down to form sugars and glucose, which serve as sources of energy for the body's cells. Essential oil. Contained in creeping wheatgrass in small quantities. It has antibacterial, antiviral, healing and anti-inflammatory effects, and also gives a mild sedative effect.
• Ascorbic acid.
• A natural antioxidant that has an immunostimulating and vasoprotective effect. It has antiviral and chondroprotective activity, stimulates the body's recovery process after long-term illnesses.
• Fixed oils. Necessary for the body for proper metabolism and regulation of blood lipid composition. Various vegetable oils are a structural component of the cell membranes of connective and nervous tissue.

Pectins.

How it affects the body

Benefits of creeping wheatgrass for human body lies in its pharmacological properties. The complex beneficial effect on the body is accompanied by the following therapeutic effects:

• diuretic – wheatgrass stimulates blood supply to the kidneys, activating urine production;
• diaphoretic - the plant activates the removal of fluid accumulations through the skin, providing an antifever effect;
• choleretic – improving bile synthesis, stimulating duct peristalsis, preventing the formation of stones in the gall bladder;
• enveloping – preparations from wheatgrass rhizomes protect mucous membranes from irritation;
• detoxifying– removing toxins from the body makes it easier for the liver and kidneys to function;
• expectorant - wheatgrass mucus helps to liquefy and remove bronchopulmonary secretions;
• laxative – the mild laxative effect of wheatgrass improves intestinal function;
• anti-inflammatory– the herb can cure and prevent diseases of internal organs;
• regenerative – wheatgrass preparations stimulate wound healing and have the property of reducing the secretion of interstitial fluid;
• antimicrobial– wheatgrass essential oil can neutralize many types of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa;
• antiallergic– herbal remedies help get rid of skin inflammation due to urticaria;
• vasoprotective– the plant helps strengthen the vascular wall and normalize its permeability;
• hypolipidemic– has an anti-sclerotic effect, due to lowering cholesterol levels in the blood;
• antihypertensive– relieving smooth muscle spasms helps lower blood pressure;
• hypoglycemic– the biologically active composition of the plant ensures the prevention of diabetes mellitus by reducing blood glucose levels.

Metabolic processes when consuming this herb are improved due to the presence of silicon in it. As a result, the overall tone of the body and performance increase. The plant also has an anti-gout effect.

When to use

The beneficial properties of creeping wheatgrass are most widely used in folk medicine. Herbs are used to treat a huge range of ailments.

• Kidney diseases.
• Gastrointestinal diseases.
• Wheatgrass preparations are used to treat gastritis, colitis, hepatitis, and cholecystitis. Improving the flow of bile is actively used when there is a risk of gallstone formation. In addition, the plant is used in the complex treatment of hemorrhoids and poisoning.
• Lung diseases.
• Wheatgrass is good for colds and fever, copes with lingering dry coughs, and helps in the treatment of infectious bronchitis and pneumonia. Skin diseases.
• The astringent and antiseptic properties of wheatgrass allow it to be used for dermatitis of an allergic nature, psoriasis, eczema, trophic ulcers, and herpes. An infusion of herbs is added to baths for children. The product helps fight lichen vesica and purulent wounds. Joint diseases.

The regulation of salt metabolism under the influence of wheatgrass, as well as its ability to regulate the calcium content in bone and cartilage tissue, allows the plant to be used in the complex treatment of gout, arthrosis, and osteochondrosis. Active anti-inflammatory properties expand the indications to arthritis and rheumatism. Taking the herb is recommended for osteoporosis and rickets. Cosmetological problems. The herb is used for hair - to prevent early discoloration and hair loss. Actively used for teenagers to eliminate acne and pustular rashes.

The herb can be used in teas for vision. Improved metabolism under its influence leads to

fast weight loss

. Wheatgrass is also popularly used for blood diseases, including oncology and anemia.

How to use the healing properties of wheatgrass Folk records contain many ways to use wheatgrass. Below are the most popular of them. According to reviews, they are the most effective. Water infusion

Peculiarities. Used for the treatment of ARVI, bronchitis, pneumonia, treatment and prevention

1. stomach diseases
2. , as a mild laxative. An infusion of wheatgrass can be used at home as a general tonic. You can use the infusion to wash wounds and apply compresses to rashes.
3. Preparation and use

A couple of tablespoons of crushed rhizomes are placed in a thermos. Pour half a liter of boiling water.

Peculiarities. Used in the complex treatment of joint diseases. Wheatgrass decoction is stronger than infusion, due to the increased concentration of nutrients in it. The product is used to cleanse the blood, lose weight, and normalize metabolism in atherosclerosis and diabetes. The recipe for a decoction of creeping wheatgrass rhizomes has many variations. Below is the easiest way to prepare a strong medicine.

Peculiarities. Used for the treatment of ARVI, bronchitis, pneumonia, treatment and prevention

1. 30 g of crushed rhizomes are placed in an enamel pan and filled with a liter of water.
2. Place the container on low heat and bring to a boil.
3. Boil until the liquid evaporates by half.
4. Take half a glass orally, three times a day, before meals.

Juice

Peculiarities. It is prepared from grass and rhizomes of creeping wheatgrass. It is used to treat liver and kidney diseases, as well as to improve the condition of joint diseases and internal inflammation. The juice can be used to regulate the menstrual cycle.

Peculiarities. Used for the treatment of ARVI, bronchitis, pneumonia, treatment and prevention

1. The stems and rhizomes are washed well under running water.
2. After dipping into boiling water for a few seconds, parts of the plant are passed through a meat grinder several times.
3. The resulting puree is diluted with boiling water, maintaining a 1:1 ratio.
4. Squeeze out the juice through several layers of gauze and bring it to a boil over low heat.
5. Add vodka as a preservative - a glass of vodka per liter of juice.
6. Take two tablespoons, three times a day.

Other roles

IN modern world Wheatgrass is actively used in cooking. The roots are processed to prepare side dishes for meat and fish. It is added fresh to salads, which gives them an unusual taste.

The use of wheatgrass root is popular in cattle breeding. After clearing the soil, it is given to chickens, rabbits, and cattle. Grass is not only food, but also a way to improve the health of pets. Recently, wheatgrass has been used in breeding to develop new varieties of wheat that are resistant to drought, winds and cold.

Scientists do not find any information about the safety of the herb consensus. Some of them claim that wheatgrass is an excellent way to improve the health and enrichment of homemade food. Their opponents claim that the weed cannot be eaten, and contraindications for creeping wheatgrass include pregnancy, lactation and childhood. They are counterbalanced by the observations of traditional healers who claim that treatment with wheatgrass does not cause any side effects.

Treatment with creeping wheatgrass will help get rid of many ailments of metabolic origin, and preventive use of the herb can prevent them. When preparing raw materials, it is important to discard rhizomes that have a black coating, as these may be poisonous ergot spores. Proper harvesting of creeping wheatgrass guarantees only the benefits of its use.