Iris Thin-leaved

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Iris thin-leaved is one of the plants of the family called Iris, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Iris tenuifolium Pall. As for the name of the iris family itself, in Latin it will sound like this: Iridaceae Juss.

Description of iris thin-leaved

Iris thin-leaved is sometimes called also thin-leaved iris. The fine-leaved iris is a perennial herb, the height of which will fluctuate between twenty and forty centimeters. The rhizome of this plant is creeping and thin, at the top it will branch out, and also form dense tussocks, which will be covered with brownish, durable fibrous remnants of leaf sheaths. The stem of this plant is most often underdeveloped or it can be very hidden in the leaf tufts, and it will also be very short. The length of the basal leaves will be about forty centimeters, and the width will be about one and a half centimeters. Basal leaves are linear filamentous. The flowers are in the amount of two pieces, they can be either light blue or purple in color. Such flowers are very fragrant, and the pedicels are rather short in length. The fruit of the iris thin-leaved is an oval box, it will be round-triangular, its length will be no more than four millimeters. The fruit of this plant is endowed with a short spout. The seeds will be kubarchaty, they are endowed with a wrinkled shell, and such seeds are painted in black-brown tones.

The flowering of iris is thin-leaved in the period from April to May. For growth, this plant prefers sand, sandy river banks and desert steppes. In natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the European part of Russia in the Lower Volga region, in Central Asia, in the Daursky region of Eastern Siberia, as well as in the Verkhnetobolsk region of Western Siberia. As for the general distribution, the fine-leaved iris can be found in China and Mongolia.

Description of the medicinal properties of iris fine-leaved

Iris thin-leaved is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the seeds and root of this plant. As for traditional medicine, a decoction is widespread here, which is prepared from the roots of this plant. Such a decoction should be prepared from thirty to sixty grams of roots: such a remedy is considered effective for menorrhagia and for disturbing the fetus in the womb. Also widespread is a decoction of the seeds of iris fine-leaved. Such a decoction is prepared from three to nine grams of seeds and is used for nosebleeds, bloody vomiting, acute epidemic hepatitis, hernia, difficulty urinating, bone tuberculosis and uterine bleeding.

As for external use, this is how they use powdered iris seeds. Such seeds are used in the form of a powder for various external bleeding, which were caused by damage to soft tissues.

In case of bloody vomiting, difficult urination, uterine and nosebleeds, it is recommended to use the following remedy: for the preparation of such a remedy based on fine-leaved iris, eight grams of seeds per two hundred milliliters of water are taken. The resulting mixture should be boiled in a water bath for fifteen minutes, and then strain very thoroughly and add boiled water up to the original volume. Take the resulting remedy based on this plant in half a glass three to four times a day before eating, slowly and in small sips.