Nasturtium officinale - Nasturtium officinale. Cruciferous family - Cruciferae.
On lowland bogs, near springs, near rivers and streams, and sometimes in slow-flowing water you can find the plant Zherucha apothecium. Widespread in the plains of Western, Central and Southern Europe, in the foothills of the Caucasus and the mountains of Central Asia, in southern Siberia and the Far East.
Geria apothecarya is a low (up to 60 cm) plant with a bare stem, pinnately dissected leaves and white small flowers (Fig. 10). Apothecary gerund blooms from May to August.
In young shoots of pharmacy gerukha found fatty oils similar to mustard, vitamins C, B and E, carotene, saponins, alkaloids, in the seeds - fatty oil (up to 24%), and in the roots - iodine. The medicinal raw material of apothecary gerukha is the whole plant (with leaves and flowers). The plant zherucha apothecary is used as a diuretic, appetizing anti-scurvy remedy. Decoction zherukha pharmacy recommended for some cancers and chronic constipation, and juice is useful for anemia, kidney - and cholelithiasis, pyelonephritis. Externally - in the form of ointments and lotions - it treats lipomas and warts.
There are many indications and in folk medicine: in scurvy, anemia, skin diseases, rashes, dermatoses, burns, gingivitis, etc. It is believed that the greatest effect is given by the fresh herb and juice of cheruha apothecary, and dry herb loses its medicinal properties.
No less popular zherucha apothecary and as a food vitamin-bearing plant. Young shoots of apothecary gerbera are harvested in early spring and throughout the summer; eat them as a salad fresh or fried with butter and eggs. The fresh parts of the plant taste like cucumbers. The shoots of apothecary gerund are used for soups and green vitamin juice. The seeds of the apothecary gerbera replace spices and mustard; they are even used to produce oil, a substitute for mustard.
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In the Caucasus, the leaves are used for cooking dolma in winter. Apothecary gerund is a good mellifer.
Quite close useful properties have amphibian gerukha. She. is found in southern Europe and Siberia..
