Marena Georgian

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Marena Georgian is one of the plants of the family called shift, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Rubia iberica (Fisch. ex DC.) C. Koch (R. tinctorum L. var iberica Fisch. ex DC.). As for the name of the Georgian madder family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Menyanthaceae Dumort.

Description of madder georgian

Marena Georgian or dyeing is a perennial herb, endowed with climbing or lodging stems, which will be pubescent especially in the nodes. The length of such stems is about two meters. The main root of this plant is very powerful and will branch out into second order roots. Long woody rhizomes will extend horizontally from the upper part of the main root, which will bear almost renewal. The stems of Georgian madder are rough, branching and tetrahedral. The leaves of this plant are in whorls of four to six pieces, they will be pointed and lanceolate-ovate, they taper into a distinct petiole. At the edges, such leaves are prickly, and below they will be pubescent. The flowers of Georgian madder are located in spreading semi-umbrellas, they are rather small in size, endowed with a yellowish-greenish corolla and an undeveloped calyx. There are only five stamens of this plant, and the ovary is lower. Madder seeds are of Georgian black color, they are wrinkled, from the outside they will be convex, and from the inside they are depressed.

Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of the Crimea, the Caucasus and in the Nizhne-Volzhsky region of the European part of Russia. For the growth of madder georgian prefers sand, rocky slopes, forests, orchards, vineyards, coastal plains, terraces above the floodplain, places along the roadsides and banks of canals from lowlands to the mid-mountain belt.

Description of the medicinal properties of madder georgian

Marena Georgian is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the rhizomes and roots of this plant for medicinal purposes.

The presence of such valuable medicinal properties should be explained by the content of purpurin, anthraquinones, alizarin, rutadin, hibericin, lucidin 3-glucoside, lucidin, pseudopurpurin, haliosin, nordamnocantol and ruberithric acid in the rhizomes of this plant. The following iridoids will be present in the aerial part of this plant: deacetyasperuloside and asperuloside.

As for traditional medicine, healing agents based on this plant are quite widespread here. Traditional medicine is recommended to use crushed roots and rhizomes mixed with alum and fat: such medicinal agents are used topically for pustular rash on the face, in a mixture with honey for rubbing, such a remedy is used as a very effective analgesic for pain in the hands after hard physical work, rheumatism and leg pain after walking for a long time. In a mixture with egg yolks, such a remedy is used for bruises, and as part of various charges, it is used for tumors of both hands and feet. Fresh juice of this plant is recommended to be used for rickets, jaundice and dysmenorrhea two to three times a day, one teaspoon per day.

Infusion and tea based on Georgian madder are recommended to be used as a laxative and diuretic for cholelithiasis and urolithiasis. It should be noted that in the Caucasus for a long time Georgian madder was used to obtain a dye. It is important to remember that remedies based on this plant are very effective when used correctly.