Germanic Myrikaria

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Germanic myrikaria is one of the plants of the family called comb, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv. (Tamaria germanica L). As for the name of the Germanic myrikaria family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Tamaricaceae Link.

Description of Germanic myrikaria

Myrikaria german is a shrub, the height of which can reach two and a half meters. Such a plant will be endowed with a reddish-brown bark and numerous, densely leafy branches. The leaves of myrikaria german can be both linear-oblong and linear, they are rather small in size, their length is about two to four millimeters, and their width will not exceed one and a half millimeters. Also, such leaves are pointed. The brushes of this plant are dense apical, their length is equal to four to ten centimeters, and the width is only slightly more than a centimeter. The petals of Germanic myrikaria are painted in white, purple-red or pink tones, they will be oblong-elliptical in shape, their length is five millimeters, and their width is about two and a half millimeters, and these petals will also be blunt and falling. The capsule of this plant is elongated pyramidal, its length is eight millimeters, and its width is three millimeters. The seeds of mycaria german will be quite small, and their length will be one millimeter.

The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from June to the month of July. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Caucasus, Crimea and the Carpathians in Ukraine. As for the general distribution, the Germanic myrikaria can be seen in the northern Mediterranean, southern Scandinavia, Central and Atlantic Europe. For growth, this plant prefers the valleys of mountain rivers and streams, pebbles and sand.

Description of the medicinal properties of myrikaria german

Germanic Mirikaria is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the leaves, bark, and green twigs of this plant. Green branches should be called annual shoots of myrikaria german.

The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of organic acids, vitamin C, tannins, alkaloids, tamarixetin, kaempferide, isoquercetin and quercetin in the composition of this plant.

As for traditional medicine, there are quite widespread remedies based on this plant. A broth prepared on the basis of the bark of myrikaria germanis is recommended for use for bleeding, hemoptysis, and is also used as an astringent for various diseases of the spleen. The decoction, prepared on the basis of green sprigs of Germanic myrikaria, should be used for bleeding, hemoptysis and various gynecological diseases.

The powder from the dried leaves of this plant should be used as a styptic for cuts. It is noteworthy that the leaves of myrikaria are used as a surrogate for tea, and the stems are used to make smoking pipes. It should be noted that the bark of this plant is also a dye and tanning agent, and in the presence of iron salts, this plant will stain the fabric in black tones.

For hemoptysis and bleeding, the following remedy is used: ten grams of crushed bark in a glass of water is boiled over low heat for eight minutes. Then the resulting mixture should be infused for one hour, filtered and brought to the original volume with boiled water. The resulting healing agent is taken on the basis of Germanic miricaria three times a day, one third or one fourth of a glass.