Kalina Sargent

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Kalina sargent is one of the plants of the family called honeysuckle, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Viburnum sargentii Kochne. As for the name of the sargent viburnum family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Caprifoliaceae Juss.

Description viburnum sargent

Viburnum sargent is a fairly large shrub, the height of which will be about two to three meters, and the diameter at the base of the largest shoots is about five centimeters. It is noteworthy that the wood of this plant is endowed with a very characteristic smell. The bark will be painted in light colors, on old trunks it will be finely peeling, on young branches it is smoother. With the exception of only the uppermost leaves, the leaves will be three-lobed with rather sharp lobes and irregularly large-toothed-toothed edges. Such leaves can be either completely naked or pubescent. The flowers will be of two kinds: the marginal flowers are large and reach two centimeters in diameter, they are flat and sterile, painted in bright white tones. The rest of the flowers will be fertile, bowl-shaped and rather small in size. The fruits of the sargent viburnum are colored in light red tones, they are bitter, but at the same time they are also juicy.

The flowering of the sargent viburnum begins in the second half of July, and the ripening of the fruits will occur at the end of September. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in China, Korea, Japan, Transbaikalia, as well as in the following regions of Russia: in the Amur Region, Sakhalin, on the Kuril Islands, in Primorye and in the Khabarovsk Territory. It should be remembered that this plant is not only very decorative, but also a rather valuable honey plant.

Description of the medicinal properties of the viburnum sargent

Viburnum sargent is endowed with quite valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the fruits, leaves, bark and flowers of this plant. The aerial part of the sargent viburnum contains saponins, and the bark contains catechins and tannins. The leaves will contain alkaloids, flavonoids, phenol carboxylic acids and their derivatives. The fruits of this plant contain vitamins C and K, fatty oil, organic acids, carbohydrates, alkaloids and anthocyanins.

A broth prepared on the basis of the bark of the viburnum sargent is able to increase the tone of the uterus, as well as have a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor and diuretic effect. The fruits of the viburnum sargent can be used as a very valuable diuretic and cardiotonic agent.

The flowers, fruits and leaves of this plant are endowed with hemostatic properties. It should be noted that the fruits are quite suitable for food, and jam and jelly can be made from dried fruits. In addition, such fruits also serve as food for both domestic and wild animals.

For diarrhea, the following remedy should be used based on sargent viburnum: for the preparation of such a remedy, fifteen to twenty grams of crushed bark are taken for two cups of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for four hours, and then this mixture is filtered very carefully. Take the resulting product three to four times a day, one or two tablespoons.

The following remedy should be used as a sedative: to prepare such a remedy, take three tablespoons of crushed leaves and one tablespoon of flowers per three hundred milliliters of boiling water. The resulting mixture is infused for an hour or two, and then filtered. Take such a remedy for half a glass three times a day.

With the flu, you should pour water on the bark of an ordinary viburnum in a ratio of one to twenty, and then boil the mixture for half an hour and strain. Take this remedy fifteen to thirty milliliters three to four times a day.