Field Toad

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Field toad is one of the plants of the family called Asteraceae or Compositae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Felago arvensis L. As for the name of the field toad family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Asteraceae Dumort.

Description of the field toad

The field toad is also known under numerous popular names: beluchnik, brahatnaya grass, beard, whitewash, gourd, white gourd, oak, green toad, white toad, female toad, probe, catnip, wormwood, tuft, hollow, five-stick, tropnik, trail. Field toad is an annual herb, the height of which is about fifteen to thirty-five centimeters. The whole plant is covered with a rather thick felt, painted in white tones. The stem at the very top will be branched, it is endowed with branches that go up. The leaves of this plant will be linear-lanceolate in shape. The flowers of this plant are in small baskets, they are collected in three to ten pieces in bunches in the axils of the upper leaves at the very ends of the branches. The outer flowers are in the axils of the inner leaves of the envelope. The middle flowers of the toad of the field are bisexual and tubular, the blades at the column will be filiform. The fruit of this plant is an ovoid achene, not endowed with ribs. At the same time, external achenes are also not endowed with volatiles.

In natural conditions, the field toad can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia, as well as in Ukraine, in the south of Western Siberia, in the Caucasus, in Central Asia and in Belarus. For growth, the plant prefers dry sandy places, wastelands, dry pine forests and fallow fields.

Description of the medicinal properties of the field toad

Field toad is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. Grass includes leaves, stems and flowers.

An infusion of this herb can be used for fever, diarrhea, heavy menstruation and various sore throats: including sore throat, laryngopharyngitis and laryngitis. Dry toad grass can be used as a tea that should be sipped. In the form of tea, this remedy is effective for hysteria and bloody diarrhea. As for the decoction of the herb of this plant, then by means of such a remedy you can rinse your mouth with toothache, gingivitis and stomatitis.

The crushed fresh leaves of this plant can be used to treat scabies and wounds. Dried grass should be ceilinged, then pads should be formed from it, which should be applied to the enlarged lymph nodes.

For insomnia and nervous breakdown, you should use a fairly effective remedy based on the field toad: for the preparation of such a remedy, it is recommended to take one tablespoon of chopped grass of this plant for two cups of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for one hour, and then the mixture is filtered very carefully. Take such a remedy, one glass in a warm form, two to three times a day. It should be noted that in order to obtain the greatest efficiency, one should strictly observe not only the norms for the preparation of this remedy, but also all the rules of admission.

In case of toothache, rinse your mouth with the following means: to prepare it, take three tablespoons of herbs and pour them with two glasses of water. The resulting product is boiled for thirty minutes, then cooled, and then filtered very carefully.

For the treatment of trophic ulcers, wounds and burns, the chopped grass should be poured with hot vegetable oil in a ratio of one to five. Then this mixture is infused for three weeks in a dark place, after which the mixture is ready for use.