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Rhodiola frosty is one of the plants of the family called jerky, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Rhodiola algida (Ltdeb.) Fisch. et Mey. As for the name of the frosty Rhodiola family itself, then in Latin it will be: Crassulaceae DC.
Description of Rhodiola frosty
Rhodiola frosty is a perennial herb, the height of which will fluctuate between six and eighteen centimeters. The root of this plant is rather thick and long, while the stem will be many-headed, covered with triangular and scaly leaves. The stems of Rhodiola frosty are densely leaved and numerous, their height is about six to eighteen centimeters, and the diameter will be equal to one and a half to two and a half millimeters. The leaves of this plant will be flat and alternate, linear, whole-edged and sessile, their length is about eight to twenty millimeters, and the width will be equal to one and a half to three millimeters. The inflorescence of this plant is a dense and simple scutellum, the flowers are five-membered, usually they will be bisexual, while sometimes the pistillate flowers may also be underdeveloped. The corolla of Rhodiola frosty is rather large in size, it turns out to be one and a half to two times longer than the calyx itself. The length of the petals is seven to eight millimeters; such petals can be painted in dirty pink or white tones. The length of the leaflets is seven to ten millimeters, they will be dark red in color. The length of brown seeds is two millimeters, they are lanceolate.
Rhodiola frosty blooms during the period from June to July. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Altai region of Western Siberia, as well as in the Daursky and in the west of the Angara-Sayan region of Eastern Siberia. For growth, this plant prefers places near watercourses, ancient moraines, places near snowfields, river banks, rubble-lichen tundra, rocky slopes and rocks.
Description of the medicinal properties of Rhodiola frosty
Rhodiola frosty is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use the rhizomes and roots of this plant for medicinal purposes. The presence of such valuable medicinal properties should be explained by the content of carbohydrates and the following related compounds in the composition of the roots of Rhodiola frosty: D-mannitol, glucose, sedoheptulose, fructose and sucrose, in addition, the plant contains tannins, flavonoids, acetylrodalin, organic acids, phenols and their derivatives. The aerial part of Rhodiola frosty, in turn, will contain anthraquinones, coumarins, flavonoids and tannins.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Traditional medicine is recommended to use drugs based on this plant for various female diseases, jaundice and epilepsy.
It should be noted that in the experiment it was proved that this plant has the ability to stimulate the central nervous system, provide antihypnotic and anticonvulsant effects, and will also inhibit the development of leukemia. It is noteworthy that the roots and rhizomes of Rhodiola frosty can serve as medicinal raw materials for the production of drugs that have a psychostimulating effect.
Rhodiola frosty is a very ornamental plant, and will also need protection. In addition, it is recommended to introduce this plant into cultivation in order to expand the area of its growth and increase the population of frosty Rhodiola itself.
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