Teedle Of Felt Felts

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Teedle of felt felts is one of the plants of the family called Teasers, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Dipsacus sativus Honk. As for the very name of the felted tease family, in Latin it will be: Dipsacaceae Juss.

Description of the felting tease

Teedleel is a biennial herb, endowed with a rather high ribbed and prickly stem, the height of which can range from fifty centimeters to two meters. The basal leaves of this plant are endowed with short petioles, they are collected in a rosette, these leaves will also be oblong-obovate, their length will be about twenty to thirty centimeters. As for the stem leaves, they will be opposite and accrete bases, as well as oblong-lanceolate. The flower head will be about four to eight centimeters long. The bracts of the felt tease are in the form of hooked bristles, which are larger than the flowers in size. The corolla is painted in purple tones, while sometimes it can also be white. The flowering of felt teasers occurs in the summer period.

Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia in the Nizhne-Don and Prichernomorsky regions, as well as in the Crimea and Ukraine: namely, in the Dnieper region and the Carpathians. Quite rarely, a pile of felt felts can also be seen in the Caucasus, in the Ciscaucasian region. For growth, this plant prefers shrubs, weeds and river valleys.

Description of the medicinal properties of the felt tease

Teedleel felts are endowed with rather valuable medicinal properties, for this purpose, the seeds, flowers, roots, leaves and grass of this plant should be used. Grass includes flowers, stems and leaves. Such very valuable medicinal properties are explained by the content in the plant of carbohydrates, caffeic acid, the flavonoid siponarin, iridoids and beta-methylglycoside. In homeopathy, this plant is quite widespread for rheumatism, gout, skin diseases and pulmonary tuberculosis. It is noteworthy that the preparations prepared on the basis of the roots of the felted tease are endowed with a rather valuable diaphoretic and diuretic effect.

Infusion and decoction, prepared on the basis of the roots of this plant, are recommended for syphilis, eczema, psoriasis and pulmonary tuberculosis. An alcoholic extract based on the roots and grass of felt tease is used as a pain reliever for rheumatism, gout, as well as superficial cracks in the skin and mucous membranes of the lips, chest, fistulas and dermatoses. The crushed herb of this plant has the ability to induce local anesthesia, for this reason, a decoction of the grass teapot herb is recommended for use in arthritis.

It is noteworthy that earlier the inflorescences of this plant were used in the manufacture of cloth. Also, the fleece of felt felts is an excellent source of green paint for varnishes, oils and wool.

For rheumatism, gout, as well as superficial cracks of the skin, mucous membranes of the lips, fistulas and dermatoses, it is recommended to use the following remedy: to prepare it, you will need to take ten grams of crushed roots or fifteen grams of dry crushed grass for about one hundred milliliters of seventy percent alcohol. You should take twenty five to thirty drops per tablespoon of water three times a day.

In case of pulmonary tuberculosis, the following remedy will be effective: you will need to take the juice of the leaves and flowers of the felt tease one tablespoon two to three times a day.