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Caragana maned is one of the plants of a family called legumes, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Caragana jubata (Pall.) Poir. As for the name of the maned caragana family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Fabaceae Lindl.
Description of caragana maned
Caragana maned is a shrub whose height will fluctuate between one and five meters. The branches of this plant are rather long, they are curved saber and little branching. Such branches are covered with gray or blackish bark, they are leafy and are settled with leaf petioles of past years. At the edge, the leaves of this plant are shaggy, and they will be painted in dark green tones. The stipules of the maned caragana are large and they are endowed with dense white pubescence. The flowers of this plant are single, they are painted in pink tones, and sometimes they can also be white. The length of such flowers will be about twenty seven to thirty two millimeters. The fruits of the maned caragana are a hairy bean that will end in a hard styloid acumen.
The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from June to July, while fruiting will begin in August-September. Under natural conditions, the maned caragana is found in Eastern Siberia, Central Asia, in the European part of Russia in the Siberian Arctic, as well as in the Okhotsk region in the Far East. For growth, the plant prefers clay slopes, dry stony slopes, stony and sandy lake shores, river floodplains, alpine steppes, hills, coniferous forests, alpine forests and places among shrubs.
Description of the medicinal properties of caragana maned
Caragana maned is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the wood, branches and roots of this plant. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of saponins, essential oil, tannins, alkaloids and flavonoids in the plant. There are saponins in the roots of this plant, and flavonoids are present in the aerial part of the maned caragana. The branches and leaves of this plant will contain tannins.
A decoction of the roots and branches of caragana maned should be taken in case of acute respiratory diseases and flu. A decoction and infusion of the branches of this plant should be used for laryngitis, stomatitis, inflammatory diseases of the mucous membranes of the genital organs, gastrointestinal diseases, as well as numerous skin diseases. Such a decoction can also be used as a sedative, and is also used for hypertension, insomnia and sciatica.
A decoction of caragana maned wood should be used for sepsis as an anti-inflammatory agent. For flu and acute respiratory diseases, it is recommended to use the following very effective remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take ten grams of crushed roots or branches of caragana maned in one glass of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for five to six minutes over a fairly low heat, and then infused for an hour, after which this mixture should be very thoroughly filtered. Take the resulting product based on this plant three times a day, two tablespoons. It is important to note that in order to achieve the greatest efficiency when taking such a drug, you should very carefully observe all the norms for the preparation of such a drug, as well as all the norms for its reception.
