2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Under two Arabic words, differing in one vowel sound, but exactly the same when written without vowels, two different plants are hidden. Each of them is an amazing creation of nature, acquaintance with which can bring unexpected discoveries
Let's start the story with Mashta, whose Latin name I found in a book published in Berlin in 1912, "arabische pflanzennamen aus aegypten, algerien und jemen von g.schweinfurth" or "Arabic names of plants from Egypt, Algeria and Yemen …" secrets over the medicinal plant.
In Latin"
Mashta" sounds like"
Cleome droserifolia", Which in Russian turns into"
Cleome sundew". Now anyone can check the brief accompanying package of dry grass called "Mashta", because the name of the plant "Cleome droserifolia" is found on the Internet much more often than its Arabic counterpart.
Wadi el Laki
The desert is not only sand dunes that bring longing to a person. Where moisture manages to at least temporarily water the hot sands, vegetation is immediately reborn.
One of these places is the so-called "Wadi". These are dry riverbeds that are periodically filled with water to revive the life hiding from the heat. Such "rivers" on geographical maps are drawn with a dashed line.
In the southeast of Egypt there is a unique "Wadi el Laki", which is declared a biosphere reserve. The Bedouin knowledge accumulated over the centuries is used by scientists when making decisions on the development and maintenance of plant life and improving the living conditions of the Bedouins living in the area.
Bedouins raise livestock, farm, produce charcoal, collect medicinal herbs, including Mashtu and Hargal.
It is interesting that a botanist from the Soviet Union made a great contribution to the creation of the biosphere reserve, Irina Vasilievna Springel (Springuel) living in Cairo today.
Mashta's healing abilities
The stressful living conditions of desert plants make them tough and resourceful. Such qualities are reflected in their abilities used by people.
The first place where Mashta is always ready to help a person is skin diseases. There is no information whether it destroys the source of the disease, but it relieves itching and rash, which accompany diseases such as allergies, psoriasis, herpes, eczema.
An infusion of one tablespoon of herbs in a glass of boiling water will help relieve skin inflammation in case of sunburn, which is especially important when relaxing at sea.
A thick braid, an adornment of a woman's head, is a rarity today. Hair does not withstand the modern rhythm of life, dirty air, and quickly leaves the head. Compresses from the infusion of Mashta help to strengthen the hair roots, preserving and increasing their number.
Mashta is also used for cosmetic purposes. To do this, freeze the herb infusion and do not hesitate to wipe your face with a piece of ice every morning. Who knows, perhaps the famous beauties of Egypt, Nefertiti and Cleopatra, also resorted to the help of the herb Mashta.
Mashta or Cleome droserifolia helps to establish carbohydrate metabolism in the human body, and therefore is attractive to people who have brought themselves to diabetes.
Diabetes
An increasing number of people on the planet suffer from carbohydrate metabolism disorders. Diabetes mellitus type 2 appears in young people, including children. Doctors regard this situation as a non-infectious epidemic. According to WHO forecasts, the number of patients by 2030 will reach 366 million.
This state of affairs forces medical science to seek helpers in the fight against the plague among plants. If in Russia research is carried out on the use of a decoction of birch leaves, then in Egypt these are water and ethanol extracts of Cleome droserifolia, that is, Bedouin Mashta.
Studies conducted by Egyptian scientists show the high effectiveness of Mashta care for patients with diabetes mellitus.
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Mashta
Mashta (lat.Cleome droserifolia) - a low-growing light-loving drought-resistant shrub from the Caperceaceae family, growing in the deserts of North Africa and Israel, has been used by nomads for medicinal purposes since ancient times. Today, he is increasingly attracting the attention of doctors, demonstrating amazing healing abilities.
Mashta - A Medicinal Herb From Egypt
There is practically no complete information on the Internet about this amazing plant, the dried grass of which is offered by Bedouins and nimble Russians, who quickly entered a profitable business. But on different forums, people ask about Mashta, trying to expand the mean lines on a small piece of paper attached to the package. Let's try to help them
Plants Of Masht And Meshta
How do these two plants look in nature, which are spelled the same in Arabic? Suddenly, walking through the expanses of our little Earth ball, you will meet them, but not knowing who they are, you will pass by. Although, only a very lazy person can pass by such beauty, and there are no such people among travelers
