South Siberian Penny

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South Siberian penny is one of the plants of the family called legumes, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Hedysarum austrosibiricum B. Fedtsch. As for the name of the South Siberian penny family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Fabaceae Lindl.

Description of the South Siberian penny

The South Siberian kopeck is a perennial herb, endowed with a thickened root that goes deep into the soil. Several stems will extend upward from the root collar, the height of which will fluctuate between twenty and sixty centimeters. The stems of the South Siberian kopeck are almost erect or somewhat ascending, they will be strong and almost naked. At the very base of the stem, there are numerous accrete stipules, painted in brown tones. Somewhat higher on the stem of this plant there will be green leaves that form two to four internodes. At the very base of the Siberian penny, each short-petiolized leaf has two accreted adpressed stipules, painted in brown tones. The peduncles of this plant are apical and straight, most often they will be somewhat bent, and their length will be about eight to twelve centimeters. At the very beginning of the flowering period of the Siberian penny, the brushes will be compressed. There are only twenty to thirty flowers, they will be somewhat drooping, and the pedicels are slightly fluffy. The corolla is painted in purple tones. The ovary of the Siberian penny is linear, and there will be four to eight ovules.

The fruits of this plant are pods on a stalk, the segments of such pods will be reticulate and almost round, sometimes they can be oblong. On the edge, such fruits will be wide-winged. The flowering of the South Siberian penny falls in the period from June to July. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the territory of Central Asia, the Altai region of Western Siberia, as well as in the following regions of Eastern Siberia: Daursky, Leno-Kolymsky, Yenisei and Angara-Sayansky. For growth, this plant prefers subalpine and forest meadows, as well as alpine zones on lichen-gravelly areas of char.

Description of the medicinal properties of the South Siberian penny

The South Siberian penny plant is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the roots of this plant for medicinal purposes. Such raw materials should be procured in the autumn period. The plant should be dug up and piled up in order to warm up the roots. After that, such roots should be separated from the stems, while cutting off the small roots.

The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of betaine, choline, 2, 4-dihydroxy-5, 6-dimethoxyisoflavone, as well as linoleic and folic acid in the plant.

It has been proven that decoctions based on South Siberian penny root root are endowed with the ability to lower blood pressure, and will also have a very pronounced diuretic effect.

For general weakness, diarrhea, prolapse of the uterus, severe sweating, general weakness, chronic ulcers, body edema, chronic inflammation of the kidneys and non-healing wounds in the oral cavity, it is recommended to use a powdered root mixed with honey. At the same time, it is recommended to take twelve and a half grams of honey for fifty grams of the roots of this plant. About fifteen grams of the finished product should be used per day, with the maximum dose being sixty grams. It should be noted that such a remedy is quite effective when used correctly.