Shaggy Chest

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Shaggy chest is one of the plants of the family called Asteraceae or Compositae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Linosyris villosa DC. As for the very Latin name of the furry breast family, in Latin it will be: Asteraceae Dumort.

Description of the shaggy breast

The shaggy breast is a perennial gray tomentose plant endowed with numerous stems and a horizontal rhizome, the length of which can reach up to thirty to forty centimeters. The leaves of this plant are oblong-linear, alternate and sessile, and also whole-edged. The length of such leaves can reach up to four centimeters, and towards the very base they will gradually taper. At the top, such leaves will be pointed, they are endowed with a grayish tomentose prolapse. Flower baskets are rather small, they gather in a corymbose inflorescence, and they will be yellow in color. Flowers are rather few, bisexual, endowed with a tubular yellow corolla. The flowering of the shaggy breast occurs in the summer and autumn periods.

Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the steppe and semi-steppe zone of the European part of Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, as well as in the southern regions of Western Siberia and Central Asia. For growth, the shaggy breast prefers steppes, stony, calcareous and sandy slopes, semi-deserts, salt licks and forest-steppe.

Description of the medicinal properties of the furry breast

The shaggy chest is endowed with quite valuable healing properties, while for the purpose of treatment it is recommended to use flower baskets of this plant and its grass. The concept of grass includes flowers, leaves and stems of this plant. It is noteworthy that the chemical composition of this plant has not yet been fully understood. The presence of such valuable medicinal properties of this plant is explained by the content of flavones and a rather small amount of tannins in it.

The shaggy chest is endowed with anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and analgesic effects. As for traditional medicine, here an infusion prepared on the basis of the herb of this plant is recommended for use in tracheobronchitis, bronchitis and chest pain. Actually, it is thanks to the possibility of curing chest pain that this plant got its name. It is also possible to apply the furry breast externally: in this way, the plant is used as a poultice for angina pectoris, rheumatic pains and toothaches.

For colds, angina pectoris and bronchitis, it is recommended to use the following rather effective remedy based on shaggy breast: to prepare it, you will need to take two teaspoons of dry herb of this plant for about one glass of boiling water. It is recommended to infuse the resulting mixture for two hours in a sealed container, after which such a mixture should be very thoroughly filtered. It is recommended to take such a remedy one to two tablespoons three to four times a day twenty minutes before meals.

There is also one very effective remedy that is recommended to be used in the form of pads: such pads are recommended to be applied to sore spots as an anesthetic. It is recommended to take three to four tablespoons of fresh or dry hairy breast grass, and then scald them with boiling water and wrap in gauze.

It is noteworthy that due to the fact that the chemical composition of the furry breast has not yet been fully studied, it is quite possible to expect in the near future the emergence of new effective remedies based on this valuable medicinal plant.