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Hopberry (lat. Peucedanum) - a genus of perennial plants of the Umbrella family. Other names are mountainous, adam's rib, royal root, boyar's cap, king-potion, krinichnik or gircha. In nature, the mountain forest is found in Central and South Africa and in Eurasia.
Characteristics of culture
The mountaineer is a herbaceous plant with a powerful stem and a well-developed root system. Leaves are compound, pinnately dissected. The flowers are small, white or greenish, collected in umbellate inflorescences, like all members of the Umbrella family. Petals are notched, broadly ovate. Fruits are elliptical or broadly elliptical, compressed from one side. The fruits are divided into two half-fruits with protruding filiform ribs in the amount of three pieces.
All types of mountain grass have medicinal properties. Most often in folk medicine, Morrison's horticultural is used. The species is represented by plants with a single stem up to 150 cm high. Leaves form a dense rosette as they grow. Flowers are collected in lush umbrellas, consisting of 30-40 rays. The Marrison's mountaineer blooms in July-August for a long time and abundantly. The fruits ripen in September. Natural area - Western Siberia, Altai and Kazakhstan.
Growing features
There are no difficulties in growing a crop. Seeds are sown before winter, and with the onset of stable heat, they give amicable and abundant shoots, which are thinned out in the phase of two true leaves. The horticultural plant is sown into the grooves. The seeding depth is 1.5-2 cm. For spring sowing, seed stratification is required, which lasts about 30-40 days.
It is recommended to cultivate the mountain garden in intensely lit areas or in partial shade. The distance between the plants is 35-40 cm. The mountain garden does not need special care. Rare watering, weeding and loosening. In the future, the culture will multiply by self-seeding.
Blank
The roots are harvested in late autumn or spring. The roots are dug up, cleaned of the earth, washed, cut into small pieces and dried in a dark, ventilated room. The rest of the plants are harvested during mass flowering.
Benefits and Applications
The roots of the mountaineer are high in coumarins and sucrose. The leaves are rich in peucetin, and the flowers are rich in isoramnetin glycosides, kaempferol and quercetin. Infusions and decoctions of horticulture are used to treat breast cancer and other malignant tumors, as well as atherosclerosis, toothaches, rheumatism, gout, epilepsy and bronchial asthma. The plant has a diaphoretic, wound healing and diuretic effect.
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