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Tenacious creeping is one of the plants of the family called labiates, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Ajuga reptans L. As for the name of the family of the creeping tenacious, in Latin it will be like this: Lamiaceae Lindl.
Description of the creeping survivor
The creeping tenacious is a perennial herb, endowed with a shaggy straight tetrahedral stem, as well as rather long rooting shoots, the height of which will be about ten to thirty-four centimeters. The leaves of this plant can be oblong, obovate or oval. Basal leaves are larger and longer petiolate, they are endowed with spaced teeth. Stem leaves will be sessile and notched toothed, while the bracts will mostly be whole and entire, at the base they are painted in bluish tones. The flowers of the creeping tenacious will be one-lipped, they are painted either in blue or in blue tones, sometimes such flowers can be pink or white. Such flowers are collected in false whorls of six to eight pieces. Such whorls form a more or less dense inflorescence at the end of the stem, which will be spike-shaped. The fruit of this plant will consist of four slightly hairy nuts, they will be wrinkled and located at the very bottom of the calyx.
Flowering of the creeping tenacious falls on the period from May to June. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia, as well as in the Caucasus and Ukraine. For growth, the plant prefers shrubs, fields, meadows, forest edges and forest glades.
Description of the medicinal properties of the creeping tenacious
The creeping insect is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the herb and leaves of this plant for medicinal purposes. Grass includes flowers, stems and leaves. The raw materials of this plant should be harvested from May to June.
It should be noted that the chemical composition of this plant has not yet been fully understood. It is reliably known that alkaloids are present in the creeping tenacious. The plant is endowed with diuretic, anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, wound healing, astringent and metabolism-improving effects.
As for traditional medicine, it is recommended to use an infusion of the herb of this plant for the treatment of malaria: one tablespoon is taken in a glass of boiling water to prepare such a remedy. It should be noted that such a tool was widely used even during the Crimean War. Also in folk medicine, the properties of such a plant are used for gastritis, diarrhea, gallstone disease, stomach and duodenal ulcers, pulmonary tuberculosis, rheumatism, hemoptysis and inflammation of the female genital organs, and also as a diaphoretic for various colds.
Outwardly, an infusion of creeping herb is used in the form of lotions and washings for ulcers, burns and wounds. In the form of rinses, the herb infusion is used for inflammatory processes and manifestations of the oral mucosa, as well as for gingivitis and tonsillitis. With the juice of the herb of this plant, calluses and freckles are smeared, as well as rashes with bee stings, thrush in children and with burns.
Crushed fresh leaves can be applied to cuts, sores, and purulent wounds. It is recommended to wash your hair with an infusion made from herbs or leaves to enhance hair growth.
For stomatitis, the following remedy should be used: for its preparation, take two teaspoons of herbs, and then they are insisted for two hours in one glass of boiling water, after which the mixture is thoroughly filtered. Take this remedy one tablespoon three times a day.
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