Whole-leaved Clematis

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Whole-leaved clematis is one of the plants of the family called buttercup, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Clematis integrifolia L. As for the name of the whole-leaved clematis family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Ranunculaceae Juss.

Description of whole-leaved clematis

Whole-leaved clematis is a shrub, the height of which will fluctuate between fifty and ninety centimeters. Such a plant will be endowed with straight and usually simple stems that are white pubescent and colored in brownish tones. The leaves of clematis are whole, sessile and oblong-ovate or lanceolate in shape, and the length of such leaves is seven centimeters, in addition, such leaves are endowed with sharply protruding veins. The flowers of this plant will mostly be solitary, they are on more or less drooping pedicels. The leaves of clematis are purple or dark blue in color, they will be pubescent and lanceolate outward, they are usually bent outward, and the length is four to six centimeters.

The flowering of whole-leaved clematis falls on the entire summer period. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of the European part of Russia in the Lower Don, Prichernomorsky, Zavolzhsky and Volga-Don regions, in the south of Belarus, in the Crimea, in Central Asia, in the Carpathians and in the Dnieper region of Ukraine, as well as in the southeast of the Irtysh region of Western Siberia and in the west of the Altai region. For growth, this plant prefers meadows and glades, forest edges, steppes, bushes, rocky slopes and valleys of mountain rivers at an altitude of three thousand meters above sea level.

Description of the medicinal properties of whole-leaved clematis

Whole-leaved clematis is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. Grass includes leaves, flowers, and stems.

The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content in the composition of this plant of resins, alkaloids, tannins, vitamin C, ranunculin, steroid saponins and gamma-lactone. The fruits of this plant contain fatty oil. The decoction and infusion, prepared on the basis of the herb of whole-leaved clematis, is endowed with a very effective fungicidal, anticonvulsant, bactericidal, ratikidal and protistocidal effect. As for the external use of such a healing agent, the infusion of the leaves of this plant is used for fungal and purulent skin diseases. In addition, the infusion prepared on the basis of whole-leaf clematis leaves is recommended for use in rheumatism, ascites, syphilis and various pains in the stomach.

It should be noted that whole-leaved clematis is a poisonous plant, for this reason, it is recommended to be extremely careful when handling this plant.

For all of the above diseases, the following remedy based on whole-leaf clematis is quite effective: to prepare such a healing agent, you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed leaves of this plant for two cups of boiling water. It is recommended to infuse the resulting medicinal mixture for about two hours, after which it is recommended to strain such a medicinal mixture based on this plant very carefully. Take the resulting healing agent based on whole-leaf clematis three times a day before the start of a meal, one tablespoon. It should be noted that this remedy is very effective when taken correctly.