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Bedstraw soft is one of the plants of the family called rotational, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Galium moolugo L. (G. pseudomollugo Klok.). As for the name of the soft bedstraw family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Menyanthaceae Dumort.
Description of bedstraw soft
The soft bedstraw is a perennial herb that will fluctuate in height between twenty-five and one hundred and twenty-five centimeters. The stems of this plant will be branched, tetrahedral and somewhat ascending. The leaves of the soft bedstraw are in whorls of six to eight pieces, they are reverse lanceolate or linear-oblong, their length reaches two centimeters, and their width is approximately two and a half to four millimeters. Such leaves will be endowed with a sharp point and taper towards the top and base. The inflorescence of bedstraw soft is a terminal spreading panicle endowed with deviated branches, and the peduncles are branched. The flowers of this plant are painted in white tones and are on rather short pedicels, and the width of such flowers is about three millimeters. The blades of the corolla of the soft bedstraw are endowed with a long tip, and the anthers will turn black. The fruit of this plant is fractional, its width is less than one millimeter.
The flowering of the soft bedstraw occurs in the summer. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in Western Siberia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, the European part of Russia, and also occurs as an invasive plant in the European Arctic. For growth, this plant prefers the banks of rivers and lakes, stony and dry slopes, meadows, light dry edges of pine and oak forests, clearings and glades.
Description of the medicinal properties of bedstraw soft
The soft bedstraw is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. Grass includes flowers, stems and leaves.
The presence of a table of valuable medicinal properties is recommended to be explained by the content of coumarins, steroid saponins, anthraquinones, tannins and flavonoids in the rhizomes of this plant. The aerial part of this plant contains vitamin C, scopoletin, alkaloids, essential oil, saponins, iridoids, phenol carboxylic acids and chlorogenic acid.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is very widespread. Tea made from the herb of this plant is recommended for use in heart disease. As part of the collection, a decoction based on grass bedstraw soft is used for hypertension, and infusions are considered an effective sedative for excited children. Rubbing with a soft bedstraw tincture is used for stressed hands and for osteoalgia.
An infusion based on the herb of this plant is indicated for use in various gynecological and kidney diseases, and is also used for malignant tumors, scurvy, scrofula, gout and epilepsy. In addition, this infusion is used as an antispasmodic, sedative and astringent. Tea in the composition is indicated for use in various diseases of the stomach, including chronic gastritis.
It is noteworthy that in the experiment it was proved that an infusion based on the herb of this plant will exhibit very effective antispasmodic properties. In addition, the soft bedstraw is also endowed with milk-clotting properties. In some countries, the herb of this plant was used in the preparation of cheese.
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