Big Thigh

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Big thigh is one of the plants in the family called Umbelliferae. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Pimpinella major.

Big thigh description

Big thigh is a perennial herb. The root of this plant is fusiform, branched, and its root collar is covered with the fibrous remnants of those leaves that have already died off. The stalk of a large thighbone at the base is endowed with a rosette of basal leaves, in height this stalk can be about fifteen to sixty centimeters. The stem will be round and finely ribbed.

The leaves of the big thigh are pinnate, while the lower leaves, together with the petioles, will be about ten to twenty centimeters long, they will be endowed with ovoid blunt and coarsely toothed leaves in the amount of three to five pairs. The middle leaves will be endowed with more deeply dissected leaves, and the upper leaves will be endowed with a simple-pinnate or tripartite rather small plate. Umbrellas have six to twenty-one thin bare rays, in diameter, the length will be about five to eight centimeters, while the wrapper will be completely absent. The petals of the plant are painted in white tones, sometimes they are pinkish, and do not exceed one millimeter in length. The fruits of the plant are glabrous and short-ovate, about two and a half millimeters long and about two millimeters wide.

Big thigh bloom falls on the period from July to August. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, as well as on the territory of the European part of Russia, namely in the following regions: Karelo-Murmansk, Ladoga-Ilmensky and Baltic. The plant grows in forests and bushes.

Description of the medicinal properties of the big thigh

For medicinal purposes, it is recommended to use the sap of the plant, its roots and leaves. In the roots of the thighbone, there is a fairly significant content of essential oil, phenols and their derivatives, coumarins, terpenoids, and also polyacetylene compounds. The fruits of the big thigh contain phenols and their derivatives, as well as terpenoids.

As for traditional medicine, then a decoction prepared from the roots of a plant is used for urolithiasis as an expectorant and an agent that will stimulate the appetite. The aqueous extract of the roots should be used for conjunctivitis, and also as a rinse for gingivitis and stomatitis. An infusion of thighthorn leaves is recommended for use as a lactogenic agent. The juice of this plant can be used to remove age spots from the face. It is noteworthy that the basal leaves of a large thigh can be used to prepare various salads.

For rinsing the throat with coughs, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, as well as with kidney stones, it is recommended to use a special decoction of half a glass four times a day before eating warm. The broth is prepared as follows: for one tablespoon of crushed rhizomes with the roots of a large thigh, pour one glass of boiling water, and then insist for four to six hours. After that, the resulting broth must be filtered.

For gastrointestinal diseases and kidney stones, it is recommended to take another decoction, two tablespoons three to four times a day. To prepare this broth, you will need to take one glass of boiled water for two tablespoons of crushed rhizomes with roots, which should be at room temperature. This mixture is infused for eight hours, and then it is filtered.