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Lallemantia Royle is one of the plants of the family called labiates, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Lallemantia royleana (Benth.). As for the name of the Lallemantia Royle family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Lamiaceae Lindl. (Labiatae Juss.).
Description of lallemantia royle
Lallemantia Royle is an annual herb that will fluctuate in height between five and thirty centimeters. Such a plant is grayish. The stems of lallemantia royle will be branched or simple. The lower leaves of this plant are endowed with petioles, the length of which will not exceed two centimeters, they will be crenate and ovoid. The apical leaves of lallemantia royle are ovoid-wedge-shaped and almost sessile. The flowers of this plant, four to six pieces, are in whorls, they will gather in a spike-shaped and elongated protruding inflorescence, which will be interrupted and its length will be about six to fourteen centimeters, while the width will only slightly exceed one centimeter. The rim of the lallemantia royle will be two-lipped and painted in blue tones. The nuts of this plant will be oblong, dull, triangular, their length is two to three millimeters, and their width is one millimeter. Such nuts are painted in black-brown or black tones.
The flowering of lallemantia royle occurs in the period from April to June. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Verkhnetobolsk region of Western Siberia.
Description of the medicinal properties of lallemantia royle
Lallemantia Royle is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the fruits and seeds of this plant for medicinal purposes. The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of flavonoids, coumarins, essential oils and alkaloids in this plant. The seeds of this plant contain a fatty oil, which contains stearic, linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids, as well as carbohydrates and the steroid beta-sitosterol in the seeds. It should be noted that lallemantia royle is endowed with the ability to manifest antibacterial activity.
In the experiment, it was found that the aboveground part of this plant is endowed with diuretic properties, but besides this, lallemantia royle is also endowed with toxicity. The broth prepared on the basis of the fruits of this plant is recommended for use as a diuretic and expectorant for various gastrointestinal diseases.
An infusion based on Lallemantia Royle seeds is recommended for use as a sedative, antitussive, diuretic, and is also used for various gastric colic. The decoction, prepared on the basis of lallemantia royle seeds, is used in the form of lotions for various eye diseases.
As a diuretic and expectorant, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on lallemantia royle: to prepare such a healing agent, you will need to take one tablespoon of the fruits of this plant in two glasses of water. The resulting mixture should be infused for about thirty to forty minutes, after which it is recommended to strain such a healing mixture based on this plant very carefully. Take the resulting healing agent three times a day, one or two tablespoons.
The following remedy is used as a sedative, antitussive and diuretic: one teaspoon of seeds for one glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture is infused for two hours and filtered very carefully. Such a remedy is taken on the basis of lallemantia Royle three to four times a day, one tablespoon.
