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Red-rooted sparrow is one of the plants of the family called borage, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. As for the name of the family of this plant itself, then in Latin it will be like this: Boraginaceae Juss.
Description of the red-rooted sparrow
The red-rooted sparrow is a perennial herb, the height of which will be about forty to eighty centimeters. The rhizome of this plant is most often pubescent, and also dyed and dark red in color. The root of the red-rooted sparrow is also dark red, it gives about one to three stems. The stem of this plant will be straight, while quite fluffy. The leaves of the red-rooted sparrow are polynomial, in shape they can be either oblong or oblong-lanceolate. In this case, the uppermost leaves are lanceolate and flat, and the lowermost leaves are scaly. The brushes are rather short, they are located at the ends of the branches, in fruits they will be straight and rather loose. The flowers of the red-rooted sparrow are medium-sized, and they are yellowish-white in color, their corolla is endowed with a short, fluffy tube outside, as well as a flat limb, the diameter of such a limb will be about five to eight millimeters. The plant's nuts are smooth and shiny, brown in color, and their height will be about three to four centimeters. The flowering of this plant occurs in the month of June. The red-rooted sparrow is widespread in the Far East, namely in the west and in the Amur region. For growth, this plant prefers dry rocky slopes.
Description of the medicinal properties of the red-rooted sparrow
It should be noted that this plant is endowed with rather valuable medicinal properties, while the leaves and roots of the red-rooted sparrow should be used for medicinal purposes. The plant contains phenol carboxylic acids, namely caffeic and lithospermic acids. In addition, the composition will also include the following naphthoquinones: shikonin, acetylshikonin, deoxychikonin, hydroalkanin and isovalerylshikonin. This plant is endowed with anti-tumor effects. It should be noted that shikonin has a very effective antigonadotropic effect, as well as an antibacterial effect against dysentery amoeba.
A decoction made from the leaves and roots of this plant is used in Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese and Korean medicine. Here this plant is used as a diuretic and antipyretic agent, as well as for impotence, respiratory infections, measles, arthritis and scarlet fever. As for external use, here a decoction and ointment is used for frostbite, burns, eczema, cuts, as well as tumors and skin diseases.
For eczema, the following remedy is recommended: to prepare it, you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed red-rooted sparrow roots in one glass of water. This mixture should be boiled for five minutes, and then infused for one hour, after which the mixture is filtered. The resulting mixture should be taken three times a day, one tablespoon.
It is noteworthy that this plant is also very effective for various burns. In this case, it is recommended to use a remedy based on the red-root sparrow as a lotion. To prepare such a product, you will need to take three tablespoons of the crushed roots of this plant in half a liter of water. This mixture is boiled for five minutes, and then left to infuse for one hour, after which the mixture is thoroughly filtered.
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