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Noricum knotted is included in the number of plants of the family called norichnikovye, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Scrophularia nodosa L. As for the name of the family of the norychnik knotty, in Latin it will be like this: Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Description of the knotted norichnik
Noricum knotty is a perennial herb, the height of which will fluctuate between fifty and one hundred and fifty centimeters. Most often, such a plant is naked and will be endowed with a tuberous-thickened rhizome, which in turn will be straight. The stem of this plant is tetrahedral, the petiole leaves will be opposite, and when rubbed, an extremely unpleasant odor will arise. The laminae leaf blade knotty can be both elliptical and heart-ovate, the length of such a plate will be about five to fifteen centimeters, and the width can reach twenty-eight centimeters. The flowers of the knotweed are located on the glandular pedicels, which, in turn, are located in the pyramidal paniculate inflorescence. The calyx length of this plant reaches three millimeters, and the lobes will be ovoid and obtuse. The length of the corolla knotted will be about seven to nine millimeters, it will be more or less double-lipped, while the blades of the upper lip are twice as long as the lateral ones, and such a corolla will be painted in greenish-brown tones. The staminode of this plant is reverse bud-shaped and notched. The fruit of the knotweed is a naked pointed capsule, which will also be more or less spherical.
The flowering of this plant occurs throughout the summer period. In natural conditions, the knotted norichnik is found on the territory of the European part of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, Western and Eastern Siberia. For growth, this plant prefers gardens, meadows, places along roads and ditches, arable land, places near dwellings, coniferous, deciduous and coniferous-deciduous forests. This plant is decorative and poisonous.
Description of the medicinal properties of the knotweed norichnik
Noricum knotty is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use rhizomes, grass, seeds, petals and juice of this plant. Grass includes flowers, stems and leaves.
The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of saponins, sucrose, stachyose, iridoids, phenolcarboxylic acids, flavnoids, coumarins and many other useful substances in the composition of this plant. The aqueous extract of this plant is endowed with hemostatic properties, while it will be toxic to some insects. The rhizomes of the knotweed are endowed with anthelmintic, laxative and emetic effects. A broth prepared on the basis of the rhizomes of the knotweed, both internally and externally, is recommended to be used as an anti-inflammatory agent, and is also used for scrofula, itchy dermatoses, furunculosis, goiter, lymphadenitis and hemorrhoids.
Cut or crushed, this plant is used as a very effective wound healing agent for various tumors, snake bites and suppurations. Juice or a decoction prepared on the basis of the rhizomes of this plant, both independently and in collections, is recommended to be used for ulcers, infiltrates and cancer. Tincture based on the knotweed is recommended for otitis media, malaria, lipomas and articular arthritis. It is noteworthy that in the experiment it was proved that the tincture of this plant has the ability to provide a sedative effect.
