Couch grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of grasses. Long rhizome plants are in the soil in a horizontal position. Branching roots on their tops begin to turn up and find themselves on the soil surface, thus there is a new individual of wheatgrass. On upright stems of the plant are the leaves, which have a flat linear plate, which has a rough surface on top. Inconspicuous flowers wheatgrass collected in florescence - spikes on some pieces. Each flower consists of a perianth, stamens and pistil. The fruit oftheplant - aweevil, which is contained within a single seed.
Blossoms in late spring - early summer. Ripening begins in July and lasts until the beginning of autumn. Wheatgrass is found throughout Russia in gardens, parks, vacant lots, the meadows and the edges of woods. Wheat grass often grows under the fences in the village and deposits.
Reproduction wheatgrass
Reproduces vegetatively and wheat grass seeds. Vegetative method involves the use of plant roots, which are planted in the ground and watch their development and growth.
Wheat grass is a cross-pollinated, so wheatgrass new individuals become stronger and more resistant to bad conditions. If the conditions for plant growth are unfavorable, the weevil will be in the resting stage, in which the vitality of the plants remain a couple of years. Seeds are best and faster growing on fertile soil, which includes nitrogen.
Useful properties of wheatgrass
Wheat grass contains fatty oil, fructose, Aveline, malic acid, mucus, levulose and vitamins. The grass of the plant contain ascorbic acid and carotene. Due to this the content of useful substances wheatgrass has many medicinal properties. Wheat grass is a diuretic and analgesic properties, which is why it is used in dropsy, nephritis, cystitis and kidney stones. The infusion of the plant roots help to reduce the pain of rheumatism, arthritis, gout and gallstones.
Wheatgrass anti-inflammatory and expectorant action that is prescribed for cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, gastritis, profuse sputum, bronchitis, and liver disease. Wheatgrass normalizes the bowels. Wheat grass - anexcellent remedy for constipation.
The use of couch grass
application of wheatgrass
Traditional medicine often uses wheatgrass as a diaphoretic in the treatment of colds and fever. Wheat grass in creases appetite and restores the body's and normalizes sleep - all that is required contentinwheatgrassplant sugars and vitamins. Wheat grass is used in diseases of, hypertension, diabetes andcancer.
Wheatgrass has antihelminthic action, which applies if the worms in pets. This plant is aconstituentcomponentin the preparation of pills. Baths of wheatgrass is used in skin diseases, rickets, diathesis and hemorrhoids. Wheat grass is a member of various fees, which are used in liver cirrhosis, cystitis and other diseases.
Diuretic decoction wheatgrass. Take 10 grams of wheat grass roots and pour 100 ml boiling water, putona15 minute fire and strain. Take prepared broth 3 tablespoons three times a day before meals.
Wheat grass infusion for rheumatism. Take 4 teaspoons of plant roots and pour 1 cup boiling water. Leavefor12 hours to infuse, filter. Rhizomes that are left of this infusion will be used to prepare anotherinfusion. Wetake these roots and boiled water, wrap up and leave for 1 hour. Then mix both the present andtake in70 ml3-4 times a day. The same medicine can treat gout and aching joints.
Baths of wheatgrass for skin diseases. Take 100 grams of wheat grass roots and mix them with 100grams of burdock. All placed in an enamel bucket and fill half a bucket with hot water. Put on fire, bring to aboilandleave for 10 minutes. Pour the broth into the bath tub and are in no more than half an hour.
Broth wheatgrass in tuberculosis. To make it, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dried roots of couch grass, and fill them with a glass of milk. Set on fire for 5 minutes. Filter. Take this medication at once. On thedayofthe broth should be taken 3 times.
Contraindications wheatgrass
Contraindications to the use of couch grass is not currently available.