Mountain Sorrel

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Mountain sorrel is one of the plants of the family called Umbelliferae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Peucedanum oreoselinum L. As for the name of the mountaineer family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Apiaceae Lindl.

Description of the mountainous mountain

Mountaineer is a perennial herb, the height of which is about thirty to one hundred centimeters. The root of this plant is fusiform, its thickness varies between six and ten centimeters, while the stem will be round and straight, as well as finely grooved, in the lower part it is naked, slightly branched and softly pubescent. The basal leaves will be thick and triangular in outline, and slightly shiny on the upper side, while the bottom will be lighter in color. The length of such basal leaves will be about thirty to forty centimeters, and their width is fifteen centimeters. Such leaves can be either thrice-pinnate or double-pinnate. It is noteworthy that the uppermost mountain foxes are less dissected, they are sessile on a slightly swollen vagina. Umbrellas are endowed with eleven to twenty-five thin rays, which reach almost the same length of five centimeters, also such rays can be smooth or rough on the inside. In diameter, these rays will be ten to fifteen centimeters, the petals can be either white or reddish in color. The petals are almost round, their length and width are equal to one millimeter. The fruit is broadly elliptical, almost round, with a width of four to seven millimeters, while a length of about five to eight millimeters.

Blossoming of the mountainous mountainous plant falls on the period from July to the month of August. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia, Kavaz, Moldova and also in Ukraine: in the Dnieper region and the Carpathians. For growth, this plant prefers thickets of shrubs, edges, as well as pine and pine-oak forests.

Description of the medicinal properties of mountaineer

Mountaineer is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the leaves, roots and grass of this plant. The concept of grass includes flowers, stems and leaves of the mountain adornia.

The presence of such valuable medicinal properties is explained by the content in the roots of this plant of essential oil, falcarindiol, peucelinenediol terpenoid, the following coumarins: columbianetin isovalerate, oroselol, atamantin, isopimpinellin and emperorin, and besides this, fatty acids: stearic, linoleic, linolenic, oleic and palmitic. As for the above-ground part of the mountaineer, flavonoids are found here, and an essential oil was found in the stems, which includes gamma-terpinene, p-cymene, alpha-pinene and limonene.

There is isorhamnetin, rutin, quercitin and essential oil in the leaves of the mountain garden, while in the inflorescences there is an essential oil, and in the flowers - quercetin and kaempferol. At the same time, in the fruits of mountain mountainous there is a fatty oil and essential oil, as well as the following flavonoids: glycosides of kaempferol, isorhamnetin and zercetin. The plant is endowed with antispasmodic, tonic, choleretic and diuretic effects. It should be noted that traditional medicine recommends the use of a decoction of the roots of this plant for edema of various origins. As a diuretic, it is recommended to prepare the following decoction based on this plant: a glass of water is taken for ten grams of crushed dry roots of mountaineer, such a mixture is boiled for four minutes, and then left to infuse for two hours. This remedy is taken half a glass three times a day.