2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
A plant in the house is a pleasure, psychological help and even health. A unique medicinal indoor flower is a golden mustache, the popular name for which is homemade ginseng or hair veneer. In the 19th century, this flower was brought to Russia from the tropical forests of Mexico. The golden mustache is striking in its properties, which the American tribes knew about. Modern society uses the miraculous qualities of this plant in home medicine
Botanical description
The golden mustache is scientifically named "Fragrant Callisia". It is an evergreen perennial from the commeline family. Due to the peculiarities of the external appearance, the flower has several more names: plant - basket, plant - spider, corn, Japanese mustache, live hair. The golden mustache is similar to a herbaceous vine, reaches two meters in length and has two types of shoots. On an upright trunk, large, fleshy, long (up to 30 cm) and wide (up to 6 cm) leaves are alternately located, turning pink in bright light. Horizontal lateral shoots have whiskers - processes that grow in knees and end in small rosettes of small leaves. Horizontal shoots are always separated by nodes - joints into internodes. Small flowers are collected in fragrant, hanging inflorescences.
Growing
Choose large containers for planting a golden mustache. A shell from raw eggs is suitable for drainage. For normal development, the plant needs silicon, so add river sand to the soil. Place the pot with the plant in a bright place, perhaps on a windowsill, avoiding direct sunlight. Moderate watering is recommended. Do not let the soil dry out, otherwise the plant will lose its leaves. It will take less than a year to grow a new plant. To reproduce a flower, cut off the panicles or crown from a plant that has 9-12 joints on the mustache. Dip the layers into the water until the roots appear, then transplant them into the ground.
Biochemical composition
The beneficial properties of the golden mustache are contained in its rich chemical composition. The beneficial power of the plant is due to the ideal ratio of biologically active substances that strengthen the immunity of the human body. The fragrant flavonoids quercetin and kaempferol, which are part of callisia, find great therapeutic use in the treatment of diseases. These substances reduce the fragility of blood vessels, treat stomach ulcers, and are used as a choleretic and antineoplastic agent. Flavonoids work well with vitamin C, which is why Golden mustache is considered a powerful immune stimulant.
Phytosterol is a powerful component of the plant. Substances of this group are involved in the formation of bile acids, sex hormones, lower "bad" cholesterol in the blood, and remove it from the body.
The composition of medicines based on the golden mustache effectively affects the condition of the skin, hair, nails, thanks to the B vitamins (B2, B3, B5), carotenoids, tannins included in the composition.
Application
In Russia, the golden mustache or as they like to call it "a cure for 100 ailments" takes pride of place in the apartments of florists. The use of this plant in folk medicine has made it very popular, although still not all the secrets of its most valuable properties have been fully studied. Scientists around the world are still trying to unravel the secrets of this amazing plant, which undoubtedly benefits humans.
Golden mustache benefits a person with allergies, nephritis, hemorrhoids, infectious diseases. Funds made from the shoots of this plant help relieve pain in various locations, heal wounds, and eliminate itching. For cuts, bruises, scars, lichen, you can apply the leaves of the golden mustache. A shallow wound heals in 20 to 30 hours.
When preparing a vegetable salad, add a couple of golden mustache leaves there. Just do not pick off the leaves, but carefully trim them.
For angina, boil a decoction from a large crushed leaf and gargle, the pain will go away. Also, applying lotions and compresses from a golden mustache to the bruised areas, the result is positive. If you are asthmatic, be sure to put a pot of green corn on your bedside table. By releasing phytoncides, the plant disinfects the air. As a preventive measure, use the golden mustache to lower blood pressure, improve vision, and cleanse the gastrointestinal tract.
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