Small Basil

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Small basil belongs to the family called buttercups. In Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this: Thalictrum minus L.

Description of the little basilist

Little Basil is a perennial herb, which is endowed with a creeping rhizome, grayish in color. The stem of the plant is bare, in height it fluctuates between fifty and one hundred twenty centimeters. The leaves of the plant are triangular, they can be either three-pinnate or four-pinnate. Inflorescences of small basil are spreading, panicles are rather rare, and flowers are small and drooping, greenish-brown in color. The inflorescences are endowed with ten to fifteen drooping stamens, the anthers are endowed with a pointed tip, and the fruitlets will be ovoid-elliptical in shape, such fruits reach only one millimeter in length.

The small basil bloom occurs in the period from June to July. This plant is found in natural conditions on the territory of the European part of Russia, as well as in Central Asia and Ukraine.

Description of the medicinal properties of small basil

Little Basil is characterized by rather valuable medicinal properties: for this purpose, not only the roots are used, but also the aerial part of this plant. The aerial part of the small basil should be harvested during the flowering period of this plant. After the collection has taken place, the leaves should be cut off up to half of the stem, while the lower part of the stem should be discarded. As for the roots of the small basil, they should be prepared in the autumn period.

Basil grass contains ascorbic acid, phytoncides, pyrocatechins, tannins, as well as the following alkaloids: talmin and talmidine. The roots of the plant contain talikmidin, talictrimin, talmin, talikmin, glaucine and berberine. A glycoside was found in the leaves of the plant; when cleaved, it has the ability to release hydrocyanic acid.

It is noteworthy that each alkaloid is endowed with various properties. Talmin helps to suppress the central nervous system and relax the muscles, and also very effectively lowers blood pressure. As for talikmin and talikmidin, they contribute to the emergence of a cataleptic state in animals, while taliktrimin will stimulate the muscles of the uterus, and berberine has the ability to provide laxative, diuretic and choleretic effects. In addition, berberine can lower blood pressure. In addition, berberine has been shown to have a therapeutic effect in both malaria and leishmaniasis.

Small basil is recommended for use in homeopathy not only for painful menstruation, but also for poor eyesight. As for the broths and infusions prepared from the small basil, they are recommended to be used for epilepsy, malaria and enterocolitis, which will also be accompanied by diarrhea. Also, such funds are also effective in pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, colds, edema of various origins, and also in conditions of increased excitability of the nervous system. Basil powder is considered an effective remedy for festering wounds: these wounds should be sprinkled with such a powder.

It is noteworthy that when taking drugs orally, which include small basil, a considerable degree of caution should be observed: after all, this plant is poisonous. For diarrhea, it is recommended to take the following remedy: to prepare it, you will need to take one tablespoon of the crushed plant for one glass of boiling water. This mixture should be infused for one hour, and then the mixture must be filtered. It is recommended to take this broth three times a day, one tablespoon.