 Zorja dosage is similar in appearance to celery, and even on the grass sometimes sold under that name. But Dawn drug is not celery, although his close relatives.
The correct name -
lovage or drug Dawn
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Levisticum officinale
- A perennial plant of the family Umbelliferae. Vernacular - Lyubets, love grass, Lyubchik, lovage, Dawn, Dawn ...
The scientific name of the plant, apparently, comes from the Latin word Levisticum - distorted name of the Italian province of Liguria - ligusticum, where in ancient times, this plant was growing in great abundance.
Zorya drug has massive spindle-shaped root of a yellowish-brown color. Inside the root of white, spring poisonous. Direct branching above the stem can grow up to 1-2 meters in height. The leaves are very beautiful doubly pinnate, shiny. The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, located at the ends of branches, and are collected in a inflorescence umbrella. Flowering plant in June - July. Fruit - oval achene. It ripens in September. The whole plant has a sharp, unique and exciting flavor.
Zorya drug - a very widespread and valued in Europe plant. Russia has found, unfortunately, not so often. And once, as he wrote the pre-revolutionary agriculturist RI Schroeder, lovage "find a place in almost all gardens, even peasant, for some sympathy for him." But in Ukraine it is still love.
Use herbs, seeds and roots. Lovage contains vitamin C, starch, sugars, tannins, coumarin, malic acid and angelic, resins, gums, essential oil, resinous substance, rubber, mineral salts.
As a medicinal plant mentioned in the writings of ancient authors - Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the dawn of the drug diluted in monastery gardens and used in the treatment of many diseases.
- Lovage and was used in Russia for the treatment of hydrocephalus, to expel worms.
- With a cold steamed in a bath of brooms dawns drug.
- Decoction of the roots is used in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, nervous disorders, and as a diaphoretic and expectorant.
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ethnoscience
nowadays using decoction of the roots with anemia, loss of strength, for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, flatulence, inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, gout, rheumatism, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, hysteria, nervous disorders, heart, women's diseases, leaves is applied to the head for headaches, stomach diseases as antihelminthic and diaphoretic.
- Infusion of roots or leaves are used to treat fungal infections of the feet.
Zorya drug has long been used as
in cosmetics
.
- The perfume industry lovage is used as a flavoring in the production of soaps, toilet water and perfume.
- To remove age spots and freckles, to give the skin elasticity. 1 teaspoon of lovage root pour 1 cup boiling water and infuse for an hour, and then with a cotton swab for a day to wet skin. This infusion has the same excellent regenerating, heals scratches, cuts, abscesses.
- When impure skin, acne and other problems are recommended baths with the addition of broth lovage. 4 tbsp. tablespoons herb pour 1 liter of boiled water, 1 hour, drain and pour into the tub.
- A decoction of the root dawns drug used to strengthen, hair growing, and give them a glare and splendor. 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chopped dry root brew 1 cup of boiling water in a thermos and leave for 6-8 hours. Cool and rub into the hair roots, the remaining liquid to moisten the hair and leave for 2 hours. Then wash your hair with egg yolk. Hair acquire amazing beauty. If you use this recipe for a long time, it helps to get rid of even the bald spots.
- If fatigue is recommended to pour decoction of the roots and leaves of lovage.
- In order to improve the tone and fly like the wings of lovage herbs should be added to food 10-15 grams. in a day.
- Lovage goes well with vegetables, cottage cheese, it can be sprinkled ready-made soups, added to salads.
I like him and meat gravies.
And still has lovage
magic attract the opposite sex
.
- You need to wash decoction of lovage or applied to the hair and clothes a little essential oil of this plant.
- In Ukraine, in the old days lovage sewn into wedding dress to forever preserve the love and loyalty to her husband. No wonder people in dawn drug called "love" and "lyubista."
- But the mole, unlike men, lovage can not stand, so it is dry, strong-smelling leaves shifted in the old clothes, fabrics, furs. From the bunch of leaves in the wardrobe actually a double benefit - and repels moles and soaking clothes, helps bring your favorite ...
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