Crimean Gorichnik

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Crimean gorichnik is one of the plants of the family called Umbelliferae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Peucedanum tauricum. As for the very name of the Crimean mountaineer family, in Latin it will be like this: Apiaceae Lindl.

Description of the Crimean mountain weed

The Crimean mountaineer is a perennial herb, endowed with numerous cylindrical stems, which will be branched in the upper parts. The height of such stems will be about forty to eighty centimeters. The root of this plant is quite thick, its thickness can reach one and a half centimeters. The stem of the Crimean mountaineer is furrowed and straight, in diameter the umbrella reaches three to eight centimeters. And the umbrellas themselves will be about eight to ten millimeters in diameter, the petals of this plant will be light yellow in color, they are also broadly ovate, and their length is about one and a half millimeters. The fruits will be elliptical, their length is four to five millimeters, and their width is two and a half millimeters.

The flowering of the Crimean mountaineer falls on the period from July to the month of August, and fruiting occurs in the month of September. For growth, this plant prefers pine forests and dry rocky slopes. Under natural conditions, the Crimean mountaineer can be found not only on the territory of the Crimea, but also in the Caucasus.

Description of the medicinal properties of the Crimean mountain garden

The Crimean mountaineer is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the roots of this plant for medicinal purposes. The roots of this plant should be harvested in early spring or after the seeds have ripened in the fall.

The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of essential oil, furocoumarin, peucedanin and flavonoids in the plant. It is noteworthy that peucedanin is found in the fruits of this plant, and in the autumn period of time, the content of this substance increases very significantly. It should be noted that the Crimean mountaineer was proposed as a new raw material for the production of furocoumarin. A drug called atamantin, which belongs to furocoumarins, is quite often used to treat coronary insufficiency, as well as duodenal ulcer and stomach ulcer, with dysfunction of both the urinary tract and the gastrointestinal tract.

As for traditional medicine, here a decoction prepared on the basis of the roots of this plant is used to treat headaches, coughs, epilepsy, and, in addition, as a remedy that has the ability to improve digestion. Such a decoction is used as a lotion and for washing with purulent wounds, as well as caress the oral cavity with this decoction for toothache and bad breath.

With a prolonged cough, the effectiveness of the following remedy based on the Crimean mountain garden has been proven: to prepare it, you will need to take ten grams of crushed roots per one liter of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled over a fairly low heat for ten to twelve minutes, and then left to infuse for one hour. After that, such a mixture should be thoroughly filtered. In order for this remedy to be especially effective, it is recommended not only to follow all the rules of preparation, but also the procedure itself. With a prolonged cough, such a remedy based on the Crimean mountain garden is recommended to be taken about one tablespoon four to five times a day.

It should be noted that this is not all the useful properties of such a plant as the Crimean mountain garden.