Linnaeus North

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Linnaeus north is one of the plants of the family called honeysuckle, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Linnaea borealis L. As for the name of the family of the Northern Linnaeus itself, in Latin it will be like this: Capryfoliaceae Juss.

Description of northern linnea

Linnaeus northern is a creeping evergreen shrub, the height of which will fluctuate between twenty and eighty centimeters. Such a plant will be endowed with rather thin and woody branches, as well as evergreen leaves. This plant owes its name to the famous Swedish botanist Karl Linnaeus. The leaves of the northern linnea are opposite and small, leathery and rounded elliptical, they will be painted in dark green tones, and will be bluish below. The flowers of this plant are endowed with a rather pleasant aroma, they are paired and are on long peduncles. The corolla of this plant will be narrow bell-shaped and painted in pale pink tones. Linnaeus northern fruit is single-seeded and fluffy.

For growth, this plant prefers the coniferous forests of the entire Far East, including the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin, the territory of Western and Eastern Siberia, as well as the Caucasus mountains.

Description of the medicinal properties of northern linnea

Northern Linnaeus is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The concept of grass includes branches, flowers, leaves and stems of northern linnea. It is noteworthy that the chemical composition of this plant has not yet been fully studied.

As for traditional medicine, a decoction is quite widespread here, which is prepared on the basis of the northern linnea herb. Such a healing agent is used as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory, and is also used for epilepsy, eclampsia and other neuropsychiatric diseases. In addition, a decoction of the herb of such a plant is used to treat inflammation and swelling of the hands, which can occur with very hard work.

A decoction of northern linnea leaves is effective for gout, rheumatism, aches in the arms and legs, pain in the lower back as a pain reliever. It is noteworthy that in Tibetan medicine, such a healing agent is used for headaches and rheumatoid arthritis.

It is recommended to apply chopped fresh grass of northern linnea to wounds, and in the form of an infusion such a plant is used for diarrhea. In addition, the herb of this plant is also used as a diaphoretic, diuretic and cold remedy. It is recommended to water the cows with an infusion prepared on the basis of northern linnea grass, and the grass can be applied to the hardened udder.

It should be noted that in the past, in some regions of Russia, this plant was also used as tea, after brewing it.

To prepare a very effective remedy based on northern linnea, it is recommended to take one tablespoon of dry herb of this plant for one glass of boiling water. The resulting healing mixture should be infused for about two hours, after which it is recommended to strain such a mixture based on this plant very carefully. Take the resulting healing agent based on northern linnea ten to fifteen minutes before the start of a meal, one tablespoon three to four times a day.

In addition, hot pads based on this plant can be used as a very valuable pain reliever. To do this, you need to take about two or three tablespoons of northern linnea herb and scald with boiling water, and then wrap it in cheesecloth in pads.