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Valerian capitate belongs to a family called valerian, in Latin the name of this family is as follows: Valerianaceae Batsch. As for the plant itself, in Latin Valeriana capitata is called Valeriana capitata Pall. ex Link.
Description of valerian capitate
Valerian capitate is a perennial herb, the height of which can vary in a very impressive range: from five centimeters to sixty-five centimeters. The rhizome of valerian capitate is long and cord-like, in thickness it will be about two to three millimeters. This rhizome will be either simple, or little branching, or creeping, or ascending. The stem of valerian capitate is single, it is extremely rare that it consists of two or three parts. In addition, such a stem will also be straight and strong, painted in green tones, and this stem is purple on top. It is extremely rare that such a stem of valerian capitate can be short-haired or hard-haired over its entire surface. The inflorescence of valerian capitate is dense-headed, in diameter it reaches about fifteen to thirty-five centimeters, sometimes at such an inflorescence you can see a pair of smaller lateral heads on its upper node. The flowers of valerian capitate in color will be white or chalky, and they are also narrow-funnel-shaped, in length they will be about six to eight millimeters. The fruits of the plant can be either ovoid or oblong. Such fruits of valerian capitate in length will be about four to five millimeters, and in width - about two to two and a half millimeters. In color, the fruits can be either purple-brown or light brown.
Flowering of valerian capitate comes in the period starting from June and lasts until August. In this case, the fruits of the plant will appear approximately in July-September. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Arctic, as well as in the Far East. In addition, the plant can also be seen in the Dvinsko-Pechora region of the European part of Russia, in Eastern Siberia in the following regions: Leno-Kolymsky, Daursky and Angara-Sayansky, and in Western Siberia valerian capitate is common in Altai.
Under natural conditions, this plant grows in the tundra or on stony placers, as well as in rocks, along the banks of rivers, streams and lakes, as well as in swamps, on swampy coastal meadows, in swampy and damp forests and on clay-gravelly slopes.
Description of the medicinal properties of valerian capitate
Valerian capitate is distinguished by very valuable medicinal properties, which is explained by the extremely useful composition of this plant. It is noteworthy that such elements as flavonoids were found in the aerial part of valerian capitate, but the following flavonoids were found in the stems: diosmethine and glycosides of acacitin, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin and diosmetin. Valerian capitate leaves contain flavonoids such as glycosides of luteolin, diosmethin and quercetin. As for the flowers of the plant, flavonoids such as glycosides of acacitin, apigenin, luteolin, quracetin and diosmetin were found here.
It is noteworthy that in medicine the use of this plant will be similar to the use of such a plant as Valerian officinalis.
For epilepsy, it is recommended to use a special decoction of the plant, which should be used half a glass three times a day. To prepare such a decoction, you will need to take ten grams of dried roots and rhizomes, which will need to be crushed, while the length of the particles should not be more than three millimeters. Then about three hundred milliliters of lukewarm water is added to these roots and rhizomes, then the resulting mixture should be boiled for thirty minutes in a water bath, after which it is recommended to cool this mixture.
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Another representative of stubble crops, which has great nutritional value and benefits for the human body, is the vegetable valerian. It is also known as rapunzel, field salad, maunitsa and valerianella. The vegetable valerian is unpretentious in its care, for which it receives a ticket to the gardens of many summer residents, who rarely visit their country houses after harvesting the main crops from the beds. In cooking, it is more often used for making salad
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