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Twisty breech is one of the plants of the family called Umbelliferae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Seseli tortuosum L. As for the name of the winding gill family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Apiaceae Lindl.
Description of winding gill
The winding zhabrush is a perennial herb, the height of which can fluctuate between forty and one hundred and fifty centimeters. The root of this plant is quite thick, its thickness will not exceed one and a half centimeters. Most often, such a root is straight, and the stem will be finely ribbed, it can be painted in both green and purple tones. Numerous umbrellas of this plant are at the top of the branches and stem, the umbrellas will be seven to fifteen ray. In diameter, the umbrellas reach five to eight millimeters, the fruits will be ovoid, their length is three millimeters, and the width will be about one to two millimeters. Such fruits are endowed with thick ribs and are densely hairy.
The flowering of the winding gill falls in the period from June to the month of August. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of all regions of the European part of Russia, with the exception of the Karelo-Murmansk region, as well as everywhere in Western Siberia, in the Angara-Sayan region of Eastern Siberia, in Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and Central Asia. For growth, the plant prefers dry, flooded, subalpine meadows, as well as thickets, shrubs, meadow steppes, fallow lands, places along roads, pine and deciduous forests.
Description of the medicinal properties of the winding gill
The winding zhabrush is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while the herb and fruits of this plant should be used for medicinal purposes. The concept of grass includes flowers, leaves and stems of this plant. The presence of such valuable properties is due to the content of coumarins in the plant, and the herb of this plant contains carbohydrates, coumarins and mannitol. Diosmin is found in the leaves of the winding gill, and coumarins are present in the flowers.
The infusion and decoction, prepared on the basis of the leaves of this plant, is recommended to be used as a detoxifying agent, and also taken in case of flatulence. An infusion of the leaves of this plant is used for ascites and angina pectoris. In the experiment, it was proved that the extract of the leaves of the winding gill is endowed with a pronounced antiarrhythmic, cardiotonic and anticoagulant effect, and can also increase urine output.
A decoction of the fruits of this plant is used as an anthelmintic and diuretic agent, and besides this, it is also used for dysmenorrhea, flatulence and for numerous heart diseases.
As a diuretic, you should use the following remedy based on sinuous gill: for the preparation of such a remedy, it is recommended to take two tablespoons of dry crushed leaves of this plant per three hundred milliliters of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for three to four minutes over a fairly low heat, and then left to infuse for one to two hours, after which this mixture is filtered very carefully. Take the resulting product one third of a glass three to four times a day.
For angina pectoris, the following remedy should be taken: for its preparation, it is recommended to take one tablespoon of dry crushed leaves of this plant in one glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for two hours in a sealed container, and then this mixture is thoroughly filtered. This remedy is taken on the basis of a winding gill, one third of a glass three to four times a day.
