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Iris forked is one of the plants of the family called Iris, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Iris dichotoma Pall. As for the name of the iris family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Iridaceae Juss.
Description of the iris fork
Iris forked is also known under the name Iris. Iris forked is a perennial herb, the height of which fluctuates between fifty and one hundred centimeters. The rhizome of this plant is thin, the stems at the top will be double- and thrice-forked. Iris forked leaves gather in a fan-like manner in the lower half of the stem, their width is only slightly more than a centimeter. The lower leaves of this plant can often be sickle-bent. There are about three to five flowers in the inflorescence, the pedicels are cylindrical, they are endowed with a pronounced articulation, which will be located under the ovary. The perianth tube is very short and will not be longer than two millimeters. The outer leaves of the forked iris are endowed with a horizontally located plate, which will gradually turn into a claw. Such a claw will be located at an angle of sixty degrees. The plate will be painted in brown tones, it is endowed with a few brown-purple spots. The marigold of this plant is painted in yellow-brown tones along the edges, and in the middle there will be a purple speck on a white background. The inner leaves of the perianth will be shorter than the outer ones, they are directed upward at an angle of sixty degrees. The leaf blade is oblong-rounded in shape, and the unguis is grooved. The leaves are gray with purple stripes, and the claw also has brown-purple specks. The columns of iris forked are almost oval in shape, their middle stripe is endowed with an admixture of purple color, while the columns themselves are colorless and almost transparent in color. The lobes of the column are narrow and linear, they are relatively long, and the stigma is endowed with two prominent teeth. The ovary of the iris fork is cylindrical in shape; after flowering, such an ovary will rot only if fertilization and pollination do not occur. The fruit of the iris forked is an oblong box, up to four centimeters long.
The flowering of this plant occurs in the period from August to September.
Description of the medicinal properties of iris fork
Iris forked is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the aboveground part of the plant and its root. As for traditional medicine, here remedies based on this plant are quite widespread.
A decoction, prepared on the basis of one and a half to three grams of grass or root, is recommended for inflammation and swelling of the throat, hepatitis, tumors in the liver, inflammation of the tonsils, mastitis and pain in the stomach.
The herb and underground organs of this plant contain coumarins and saponins, as well as alkaloids and cardiac glycosides. As for the traditional medicine of Transbaikalia, here the rhizomes of this plant are used as a fairly effective analgesic agent for toothache. A decoction of rhizomes in the medicine of Transbaikalia is taken during childbirth as both an anesthetic and obstetric aid. Also, the valuable healing properties of iris forks are also widely used in Tibetan medicine: here the rhizomes of this plant are used both as a very strong laxative and as a general tonic for anemia.
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