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Goat willow is one of the plants of the family called willow, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Salix caprea L. As for the name of the goat willow family, in Latin it will be like this: Salicaceae Mirb.
Description of goat willow
The goat willow is a dioecious tree endowed with greenish-gray bark, the height of which fluctuates between six and ten meters. The leaves of this plant are alternate, they are ovate-oblong in shape, felted-pubescent below and painted in dark green tones. The male earrings of this plant are colored yellow, while the pistillate earrings are quite long. The fruit of this plant is a capsule. The flowering of this plant occurs in the month of May before the appearance of the leaves.
Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the European part of Russia, Siberia, Belarus, the Far East and the Caucasus. For growth, goat willow prefers forests, places among shrubs and forest edges.
Description of the medicinal properties of goat willow
The goat willow is endowed with very valuable healing properties. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of tannins, flavonoids, salicin, ascorbic acid, organic acids, bitter substances and resinous substances in the plant.
The leaves of this plant contain bitter substances, tannins, flavonoids, salicin, resinous substances, ascorbic acid. In the inflorescences of goat willow tannins, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, bitter substances, resinous substances, salicin, organic acids and organic substances are present.
The broth prepared on the basis of the roots of this plant is endowed with antipyretic, diuretic, diaphoretic, wound healing, antimalarial and anti-inflammatory effects. The broth is recommended to be used for lung diseases, coughs, colds, headaches, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as for rinsing the mouth and throat with stomatitis and numerous inflammatory diseases.
The bark and stems of goat willow are recommended for use as a styptic and astringent, as well as for hemorrhoids and diarrhea. The powder of the bark of this plant is used as a wound healing agent; with this powder, wounds are sprinkled and used for furunculosis, skin diseases and rheumatism. The bast should be applied to the burned areas of the skin, and it is recommended to lubricate the corns with the juice of the heated young branches. With a decoction of the bark of this plant, you can wash your feet when they sweat.
It was officially confirmed that epidermophytosis is cured by means of hot willow bark baths. A broth prepared on the basis of goat willow bark should be used as a gum-strengthening agent, and in addition, as an antihelminthic and sedative for various neuropsychiatric disorders.
The oil obtained from the distillation of goat willow leaves is recommended to be used as a tonic and an agent capable of increasing the sexual activity of the agent. The infusion and tincture obtained on the basis of the male inflorescences of this plant are valuable heart remedies that can be effective in tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, and also will regulate the neuromuscular apparatus of the heart. It should be noted that a broth prepared on the basis of goat willow stalks is a very valuable remedy for stopping hair loss.
It is noteworthy that in the future, new ways of using the healing properties of this plant may appear, because its chemical composition has not yet been fully studied.
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