Burnet (medicinal, pharmacy or glandular) is a perennial herb of the Rosaceae family, which has long been used as an astringent and hemostatic agent for menstrual disorders, hemorrhoids, internal bleeding and many other diseases. It also has such folk names as grass, spool, rollers, femur, forest mountain ash, wild mountain ash, ogoroshnik, blackhead, etc.

Chemical composition

For medicinal purposes, mainly the roots and rhizomes of the plant are used, less often - leaves and flowers. Their beneficial properties are due to the chemical composition in which the following components were found:

• organic acids;
• Ascorbic acid (vitamin C);
• Tannins;
• Saponins;
• Sterols;
• Carotene;
• Starch;
• Essential oil;
• Macronutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron;
• Trace elements: manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, chromium, barium, selenium, nickel, strontium, iodine and boron.

Beneficial features

The most valuable properties of burnet are:

• Spasmolytic;
• Antimicrobial;
• Painkiller;
• Astringent;
• bactericidal;
• Hemostatic;
• Antiseptic;
• Wound healing;
• Enveloping;
• Antidiarrheal;
• Anticonvulsant;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Tonic.

Indications for use

From the roots and rhizomes of the burnet, decoctions and infusions, tinctures and extracts are prepared. Preparations prepared from this plant are characterized by a pronounced antiseptic effect against Escherichia coli, less pronounced against dysentery, typhoid and paratyphoid bacilli.

Spool contributes to the normalization of intestinal motor function, has an astringent effect, relieves inflammation, therefore it is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (including in infants), such as diarrhea of ​​various origins, flatulence and dysbacteriosis, food poisoning, ulcerative colitis, chronic enterocolitis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, giardiasis cholecystitis.

As a hemostatic agent, the plant is used for pulmonary, renal, hemorrhoidal, intestinal, gastric and uterine bleeding, hemoptysis, malignant tumors of the gums, heavy menstruation, fibromyoma, hemorrhagic metropathy and bleeding caused by abortion. In gynecology, burnet is also used in the treatment of diseases such as cervical erosion, trichomonas colpitis, bacterial vaginosis.

Outwardly, infusions and decoctions are used in the form of lotions and compresses for burns, ulcers (especially trophic), abrasions, bruises, hard-healing and festering wounds, rashes, bedsores, seborrheic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, bruising, eczema, psoriasis.

Sitz baths help with hemorrhoids, and douching helps with uterine inflammation accompanied by bleeding.

Preparations of mountain ash are effective in diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular in inflammation of the walls of blood vessels and inflammation of the venous wall. In some cases, doctors recommend the plant for hypertension.

The antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect of burnet is used for dysentery and respiratory diseases, incl. with tuberculosis.

In infants, burnet preparations treat ear diseases and conjunctivitis.

Burnet contains saponins, carotene, selenium, copper and boron, which have oncoprotective properties, due to which the plant is used for the treatment and prevention of tumor diseases, including uterine fibroids. In addition, nickel, manganese and iodine normalize hormonal levels, thereby preventing the development of tumors.

Contraindications

Burnet preparations should not be taken during pregnancy and lactation, as well as in case of known hypersensitivity to its constituent substances.

With extreme caution, the plant is used in the following cases:

• Hypertension;
• Spasms of the brain;
• Thromboembolism.

Oral spool should be discontinued if constipation occurs.

In therapeutic doses prescribed by a doctor, the drugs do not cause side effects. With prolonged use, minor allergic reactions and increased blood clotting are possible.

Burnet home remedies

• Decoction of dysentery: 1 tbsp. crushed roots pour 1 cup boiling water, boil for 30 minutes, cool and strain. Take 1 tbsp. every 2 hours;
• Tea for intestinal infections: 2 tsp. medicinal raw materials pour 250 ml of boiled water, bring to a boil, remove from heat, leave for 10 minutes to brew and strain. Drink 2 cups a day;
• Decoction of intestinal flu: 3 tbsp. dry roots pour 3 cups of boiled water at room temperature, boil over low heat for 30 minutes and strain. Drink 1 glass throughout the day;
• Remedy for hemorrhoids: 1 tbsp. crushed roots pour 1 cup boiling water, boil for 30 minutes, strain and leave for 2-3 hours. Take orally 1 tbsp. during the day on an empty stomach or add to sitz baths;
• A decoction for skin inflammation: 3 tbsp. roots pour 400 ml of water, boil for 30 minutes, remove from heat and leave for 2 hours, strain. Apply in the form of wet compresses, lotions and washings;
• Diarrhea remedy: 1 tbsp. roots pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, boil for 40 minutes and strain. Take 1 tablespoon, diluted in 50 ml of water, 5-6 times a day. It is also recommended to take such a decoction on an empty stomach for inflammation of the colon;
• Infusion from amoebic dysentery and purulent conjunctivitis: 1 tbsp. medicinal raw materials pour 300 ml of chilled boiled water, leave for 8 hours and strain. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day before meals;
• An agent used in oncological diseases: 1 tbsp. Pour raw materials with 1 glass of water, boil for 30 minutes on low heat, then leave for 4 hours. Use externally as lotions and / or take 1 tbsp inside. 3 times a day.
• A cure for cervical erosion and trichomonas colpitis: prepare a decoction according to the recipe described above and use it for douching according to this scheme: 1 and 2 weeks - daily, 3 and 4 weeks - every other day.

Burnet officinalis, otherwise called hernia, owl grass, button, has long been used to treat many diseases in children and adults. The plant has a huge number of useful properties - it has an astringent effect, antimicrobial, hemostatic. It is used for bleeding, diseases of the stomach and intestines, for diarrhea, for the treatment of hemorrhoids, restoration of the menstrual cycle and many pathologies. For the treatment of intestinal disorders, grass, rhizomes and burnet roots are used. But it is the underground part of the plant that is considered the most valuable, since the roots contain the greatest amount of useful elements. Alcohol tinctures, as well as decoctions and infusions, are prepared from herb and hernia roots.

pharmachologic effect

Burnet officinalis is a unique plant that has the ability to stop blood, fix stools, relieve inflammation, kill bacteria, remove toxic substances, increase immunity, heal wounds and ulcers, and relieve pain. The beneficial properties of the burnet officinalis are due to the elements that make up the roots and leaves:

• tannins - have a beneficial effect on the digestive system, normalize digestion, have anti-inflammatory, fixing, antibacterial and hemostatic effects, eliminate loose stools;
• essential oils - are an excellent antiseptic and antispasmodic, have antibacterial and soothing properties;
• starch - envelops and protects the walls of the digestive tract, promotes the removal of cholesterol, healing of wounds, ulcers;
• saponins - eliminate inflammation, participate in mineral and water-salt metabolic processes, remove mucus from the lungs, normalize hormonal levels;
• carotene - an immunostimulating and antioxidant agent that helps in the fight against free radicals, reduces the risk of oncology, normalizes metabolic processes;
• organic acids that prevent the development of the bacterial environment, normalize the digestive system;
• anthocyanin - a powerful antioxidant, kills bacteria, removes toxins;
• phytoncides - have a strong antiviral, antimicrobial effect;
• flavonoids - neutralize free radicals, participate in cell renewal;
• sterols - lower cholesterol, strengthen the heart, immunity;
• vitamin C - helps to increase the protective forces, regeneration, has an antimicrobial property;
• micro and macro elements - they are involved in the normalization of almost all processes in the body - digestion, blood circulation, metabolism, nervous and brain activity, etc.

Indications for use

All parts of the plant, from roots to flowers, are used for medicinal purposes in the form of alcoholic tinctures, decoctions and infusions.

Roots and rhizomes, used for diarrhea, infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases, accompanied by bleeding and loose stools:

• dysentery;
• salmonellosis;
• enteritis;
• colitis;
• gastritis;
• ulcers;
• hemorrhoids.

In addition, decoctions and infusions are widely used in gynecology for the treatment of:

• bleeding;
• erosion;
• inflammation;
• bacterial vaginosis;
• trichomonas colpitis.

Gryzhnik is also used for pulmonary tuberculosis, diseases of the ENT organs, the oral cavity (stomatitis, toothache), thrombosis of blood vessels, and cancer. A gauze dressing soaked in a decoction of the plant is used as a compress for burns, ulcers, dermatitis, eczema and purulent wounds on the surface of the skin, as an analgesic for dislocations and bruises.

Leaves, stems and flowers used to treat diarrhea of ​​any type, hemorrhoids, bleeding, hemoptysis, tumor formations, respiratory diseases, pathologies of the digestive system, gums.

Burnet officinalis has a healing effect on the entire body, it is used to treat various diseases, but its main use is indigestion, diseases of the stomach and intestines, uterine and intestinal bleeding.

Useful properties for the digestive tract

The antiseptic, astringent, antibacterial, enveloping, anti-inflammatory property of the burnet officinalis is used to treat any type of diarrhea - bacterial, viral, neurogenic, allergic and others. The beneficial properties of the hernia are indispensable for such infectious diseases as typhoid fever, dysentery, Escherichia and paratyphoid coli. For any diseases of the stomach and intestines, the use of decoctions and infusions from the herbaceous part and roots of the plant is indicated, as they contain substances that help eliminate inflammation, bleeding, loose stools, intoxication, spasms and pain, as well as faster recovery of the mucosa. In addition, the use of the plant helps to slow down intestinal motility, which reduces the frequency of bowel movements. The therapeutic effect on the digestive tract is exerted by the compounds that make up the plant:

• tannins - fix the stool, relieve inflammation, inhibit pathogenic bacteria;
• organic acids - are involved in the processing of fats, normalize acid-base balance, promote the release of digestive enzymes, prevent the growth of bacteria;
• starch - envelops the walls of the stomach, helping to eliminate inflammation, heal the walls of the mucous membrane;
• essential oils - soothe, relieve irritation and spasms, suppress pathogenic microbes;
• vitamin C - speeds up the recovery process.

Instruction

For the treatment of diarrhea with a hernia, the stems, leaves, flowers, rhizomes and roots of the burnet are used. As a therapy, you can use a tincture bought at a pharmacy, but it is better to prepare the drug yourself.

Decoction preparation:

1. Grind the roots of the plant. Pour a tablespoon of the product with a glass of hot water and hold for 30 minutes over very low heat. Remove from the stove, let it brew for two hours, strain and take one spoon five times a day after meals.
2. Throw a spoonful of dried leaves into a saucepan, where add a glass of water, keep on fire until boiling, leave for ten minutes and strain. Take four times a day for 50 milliliters.

Preparation of infusions:

1. To half a liter of cool water (necessarily boiled), add three teaspoons of dry crushed leaves and stems, leave to infuse for eight hours. Before use, strain and consume before meals 50 milliliters four times a day.
2. Take a whole fresh plant, chop the roots, leaves, stems and flowers, you get about 50 grams of raw materials, which must be put in a glass jar with a capacity of one liter and pour boiling water. In half an hour the infusion will be ready. It is taken in half a glass every two hours. When the liquid runs out, the remaining raw materials can be re-filled with boiling water, but now it needs to be infused for two hours.

Preparation of tinctures from burnet:

1. Grind 20 grams of roots, place in a glass container and pour 100 milliliters of seventy percent alcohol. The infusion time is ten days, during which the infusion must be shaken daily. The finished medicine is taken three times a day from 30 to 50 drops, depending on the severity of the disease.
2. Three tablespoons of crushed roots are added to half a liter of alcohol, the remedy is infused for a week. Take it in a teaspoon before meals.

How to use pharmacy tincture of burnet:

1. 30-50 drops three to four times a day.
2. A tablespoon of the purchased tincture is poured into a glass of warm water. The medicine should be taken in half a glass three times a day.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

The use of the herb hernia, as well as the rhizomes and roots of the plant, is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Use for diarrhea in children

Gryzhnik can be used for diarrhea in a child of any age. The dosage and concentration of decoctions and infusions listed above for children should be halved, and for the treatment of an infant - three times. Hernia medicines are usually used to treat dysbacteriosis, dysentery, flatulence, diarrhea, gastritis, colitis and other diseases of the digestive system in children. This is an excellent analgesic, bactericidal and antispasmodic agent, which has practically no side effects, therefore it is recommended for the treatment of intestinal diseases and diarrhea, even in a newborn child. In addition to taking medicinal decoctions inside, they are also used for cleansing enemas, both in children and adults.

Contraindications and side effects

The herb and hernia roots rarely cause side effects. The development of side effects is usually due to non-compliance with the dosage, with long-term use of the drug. Among the side effects, allergic reactions, increased blood clotting, headaches and increased pressure were observed, since the plant contributes to the narrowing of blood vessels, which is fraught with circulatory disorders.

Gryzhnik is contraindicated in:

• pregnancy;
• breastfeeding;
• constipation;
• increased blood clotting;
• individual intolerance and the appearance of allergic reactions to the plant;
• hypertension;
• blood clots.

How to collect and store?

Medicinal herbs can be purchased at pharmacies or prepared for future use on their own.. What is suitable for both the herbaceous part of the plant, and the rhizomes and roots of the burnet.

It is necessary to collect the plant in humid areas - the banks of reservoirs, swampy places, as well as meadows, forest edges are especially favorite places. The collection should be carried out either in early spring, or from August to September, during the ripening of the fruits of the plant. To get the roots, you should use a shovel. The roots should be separated from the herbaceous part of the plant, washed well and sent to dry. Leaves, stems need to be dried in the shade for about ten days. The roots, on the contrary, are dried in the sun or in special dryers, after cutting them into thin strips. You can not use metal baking sheets and grates for drying, because the roots turn black from them and lose their healing properties. Finished raw materials should be brittle, easy to break. Store the dried product in paper or cloth bags for no more than five years.

Trade name: Burnet rhizomes and roots

Dosage form:

Shredded vegetable raw materials
Raw vegetable powder

Characteristic
The rhizomes and roots of burnet contain a polyphenolic complex, including tannins, ellagic and gallic acids, pyrogallol, catechin and gallocatechin, as well as saponins and flavonoids, etc.

Description
crushed raw materials. Pieces of rhizomes and roots of various shapes. The color is yellowish, brownish-yellow with a dark brown, almost black cork. There is no smell. The taste of water extract is astringent.

Powder. Pieces of rhizomes and roots of various shapes. The color is yellowish, brownish-yellow with dark brown, almost black and whitish patches. There is no smell. The taste of water extract is astringent.

Pharmacotherapeutic group
Astringent of plant origin.

pharmachologic effect
A decoction of rhizomes and roots of burnet has an astringent, hemostatic, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect.

Indications for use
Acute and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by diarrhea; heavy menstrual bleeding; minor bleeding during the postcoagulation period of cervical treatment.

Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the drug, pregnancy, lactation.
Take with caution with increased blood clotting, thromboembolism (in history).

Dosage and administration
About 12 g (1 tablespoon) of raw materials are placed in an enamel bowl, pour 200 ml (1 cup) of boiling water, cover with a lid and heat in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes. Strain without refrigeration. The remaining raw material is squeezed out. The volume of the resulting broth is adjusted with boiled water to 200 ml.

Take orally ¼ cup 4 times a day.

3 filter bags (4.5 g) are placed in a glass or enamel bowl, pour 200 ml (1 glass) of boiling water, close and infuse for 15 minutes, periodically pressing on the bags with a spoon, then squeeze them out. The volume of the resulting broth is adjusted with boiled water to 200 ml.

Take orally 1/2 cup 4 times a day.
It is recommended to shake the decoction before use.

Side effect

Allergic reactions are possible. With prolonged use - increased blood clotting.

Release form
The crushed raw materials on 30 g, 35 g, 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, 75 g, 100 g in packs of cardboard with an internal package.
Powder in filter bags of 1.5 g; 10 or 20 filter bags in a carton pack.

Storage conditions
In a dry, dark place and out of the reach of children; cooked broth - in a cool place for no more than 2 days.

Best before date
5 years.
Do not use after the expiry date stated on the packaging.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Over the counter.

Manufacturer/Complaint Receiving Organization
JSC "Krasnogorskleksredstva"
Russia, 143444, Moscow region, Krasnogorsk, md. Opaliha, st. Mira, 25

Burnet officinalis- has found wide application in Chinese folk medicine to stop bleeding in gynecology, treat wounds, and reduce elevated body temperature. The medicinal properties of the root of a medicinal plant have found application in recipes for the treatment of traditional medicine.

Synonyms: officinalis officinalis, chemist's burnet or glandular.

Latin name: Sanguisorba officinalis.

English title: Great burnet.

Chinese name: Diyu.

Folk names: redhead, burnet, thigh, barren spool, hernia, grass.

Family: Pink - Rosaceae.

Used parts: roots and rhizomes.

Botanical description: burnet officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant 20-100 cm tall. The rhizome is thick, horizontal. Stems erect, ribbed, hollow inside. Basal leaves are large, long-petiolate, pinnate, stem leaves are sessile. The flowers are small, collected in dense dark red short - cylindrical capitate spikes 15-30 cm long. Fruitlets are 3-3.5 mm long, brownish. Blossoms in June - August, fruits ripen in September.

Burnet officinalis

Habitat: the birthplace of the medicinal plant is the cool regions of Europe, Asia, North America. Burnet grows in meadows, forest clearings, among bushes, along the banks of rivers and swamps. Bloodworm officinalis is listed in the Red Books of Latvia, Kharkov region of Ukraine.

Collection and preparation: roots and rhizomes are dug up in the fall after the formation of seeds or in the spring before the vegetation of the plant begins, during this period the burnet is distinguished from the rest of the row of herbs due to dark red inflorescences.

Dig up the plant with shovels, and in no case pull it out of the soil by the stems. Shovels should have grooved, rounded blades. In order to preserve the thickets, part of the plants should be left for renewal (1 or 2 plants per 10 square meters). You can repeat blanks in the same place after a ten-year period. After the rhizomes have been dug up, it is necessary to shake them off the ground, after which the stems are cut off and washed in water, always in cold water. After cutting off the stems and washing the plants, it is laid out for incomplete drying.

After the plant dries, it is necessary to cut off the remaining stems located near the base of the rhizomes. Then the rhizomes are cut into pieces equal to 20 centimeters. Spread the rhizomes in the fresh air so that they dry a little, and then put them in the sun to dry completely. You can dry the raw materials in the attic, in the oven at a temperature of 45 degrees or in dryers. Never place raw materials on metal trays or wire racks. Because of this, the burnet can turn black and lose all its medicinal properties.

The shelf life of medicinal raw materials is up to 5 years.

Active ingredients: the rhizomes of the burnet officinalis contain tannins (up to 23%), starch (up to 30%), essential oil, saponins, dyes, gallic and ellagic acid. Roots contain 16-17%, and callus - up to 23% of tannins of the pyrogallic group; leaves - ascorbic acid (up to 0.92%). Roots and rhizomes, in addition, contain macronutrients (mg / g): potassium - 5.8, calcium - 23.1, magnesium - 2.9, iron - 0.4; trace elements (µg/g): manganese - 0.47, copper - 0.59, zinc - 1.02, cobalt - 0.04, chromium - 0.03, aluminum - 0.31, barium - 5.71, vanadium - 0.12, selenium - 1.39, nickel - 1.15, strontium - 6.14, lead - 0.06, iodine - 0.1, boron - 2.0. Roots and rhizomes are able to concentrate zinc, nickel, selenium, and especially barium and strontium.

Photo of a plant Burnet (rodovik) medicinal

Burnet - useful properties and uses

In folk medicine, decoctions and infusions of rhizomes (sometimes inflorescences and aerial parts) are used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and astringent; with hemoptysis in tuberculosis patients, with heavy menstruation and as an external wound healing.

Infusions and decoctions of burnet have a bactericidal, astringent and strong hemostatic effect. Extracts and decoctions are used for amoebic dysentery, various gastrointestinal diseases, for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, and for blockage (thrombosis) of the blood vessels of the extremities.

Outwardly, the drug burnet is used to treat trophic ulcers, burns, in the form of astringent rinses for stomatitis, as well as for some gynecological diseases.

Self-treatment is dangerous! Before treatment at home, consult with your doctor.

Application in traditional medicine

Medicinal properties of burnet officinalis are widely used in folk medicine, gynecology of official medicine.

1. Anemia, atherosclerosis. Pour 10 g of crushed burnet rhizomes with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for at least 3 hours. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day.
2. Phlebeurysm. A decoction of dried burnet roots - 1 tbsp. spoon in a glass of water, boil for 20 minutes.
   This remedy is most effective when applied throughout the night. Precautions are necessary to avoid contamination of bed linen (stains from burnet broth are poorly washed).
3. Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. 1 st. pour a spoonful of crushed roots of burnet officinalis with 1 glass of water, boil for 30 minutes over low heat, leave for 2 hours, strain. Drink a decoction of 1 tbsp. spoon before meals 5 times a day.
4. Hemorrhagic vasculitis. 3 art. grind spoons of burnet grass and pour 100 ml of boiling water, stand for at least 30 minutes, wrap in gauze and apply to sore joints.
5. Hemorrhagic vasculitis. 1 st. Boil a spoonful of rhizomes and burnet roots over low heat for 10 minutes in 1 glass of water, leave for 2 hours and strain. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 5 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is two weeks.
6. Diarrhea, dysentery. Fill a liter jar with dried burnet grass, pour boiling water to the top, close the lid and leave for 30 minutes. Drink as much as you can. If necessary, prepare a new batch.
7. Dysentery. A decoction of the root of the burnet is especially detrimental to the dysentery bacillus. 1 st. a spoonful of crushed burnet root in a glass of water, boil over low heat for 20 minutes and immediately strain. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 5-6 times a day.
8. Dysbacteriosis in a child. Peel the root of the burnet with a brush, finely chop, dry. Before use, the raw material should be washed. In an enameled container put 1 tbsp. a spoonful of roots, pour 1 liter of water, boil until the broth takes on a raspberry-brown color.
   Give a decoction to the child instead of water. For treatment, 1 liter of decoction is required daily. Relief will come in a couple of days.
9. stomach bleeding. 15 g of the roots of the burnet officinalis pour 200 ml of water, boil for 7-10 minutes, leave for 25-30 minutes, strain. Drink a decoction of 1 tbsp. spoon 5-6 times a day.
10. Fixative for diarrhea. 1 st. pour a spoonful of burnet roots with 1 glass of water, boil for 3-5 minutes, strain. Drink 2 tbsp. spoons before meals 5-6 times a day. Course of treatment: 1-2 months.
11. Bleeding in the intestines. 2 tbsp. Spoons of burnet roots pour 1 cup boiling water, cook for 5 minutes, strain. Drink 2 tbsp. spoons every hour.
12. lamblia. 2 tbsp. spoons of crushed root burnet officinalis pour 2 cups of water in an enamel bowl, put on a quiet fire and boil for 15-20 minutes under the lid. Remove from heat, leave for 30 minutes, strain and drink 4 doses during the day half an hour before meals.
13. Stomach upset. 1 tablespoon of the roots of burnet officinalis pour 200 ml of boiling water and keep on low heat for 30 minutes, wrapped, insist 2 hours and take 1 tbsp. spoon before every meal.
14. Erysipelatous inflammation of the skin. 3 art. tablespoons crushed roots of burnet officinalis in 0.5 liters of water, boil for 10 minutes, then insist until cool, strain. In the infusion, moisten the cloth and apply to erysipelatous places.
    This decoction has a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
15. Trophic ulcer. 1 st. pour a spoonful of burnet roots with 1 glass of water, boil in a sealed container for 30 minutes, cool, strain. Treat wounds 3-4 times a day.
16. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Pour 15 grams of burnet roots with 200 ml of water, boil, leave for 15 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 5-6 times a day.
17. Cholecystitis on the background of giardiasis. 1 st. pour a spoonful of crushed burnet roots with a glass of water, boil in a closed vessel over low heat for 15 minutes, cool, strain and drink a day in 3 divided doses 15-20 minutes before meals.

Application in gynecology

1. Uterine bleeding. 1 st. a spoonful of crushed roots of burnet officinalis in a glass of water, boil for 15 minutes, cool, strain and drink 1 tbsp. spoon 5-6 times a day is a very effective remedy.
2. Menstrual irregularity. 15 g of roots collected in autumn, pour 200 ml of water, boil for 15 minutes, leave for 20 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 5-6 times a day.
3. Cervical erosion. Erosion of the cervix after cauterization is well treated by burnet. 1 st. pour a spoonful of roots with 1 cup of boiling water, boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, strain and dilute in 1 liter of boiled water.
   Douche 2 times a day.

Contraindications. The use of the drug burnet is contraindicated in pregnancy, constipation, increased blood clotting.

The name of the plant burnet officinalis comes from the Latin sanguisórba, known since the Middle Ages. Literally translated, the term literally means "to sip blood." Among the people, culture was given many other names. The red-head is associated with the color of the fruit in the form of red cones, the dry snail and the dry spool - with a high medicinal value of the plant.

Features of the drug burnet

The plant belongs to the wild, with scattered populations. Since 1952, it has been included in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Soviet Union. Currently, there are no centralized plantations, harvesting is carried out in areas of natural growth.

Description

Hemorrhagic drug. Botanical illustration from the book Bilder ur Nordens Flora by K. A. M. Lindman, 1917-1926.

Perennial herb belongs to the Rosaceae family. It has a compact but thick rhizome that grows up to twelve centimeters. Its surface is woody, covered with numerous fibrous roots extending from the main rhizome in different directions. Often on the main root there are influxes in the form of shapeless formations covered with a dense crust.

A stalk with a height of twenty centimeters departs from the root. With sufficient soil moisture, the stem grows up to one meter. There is usually a single stem at the root, although it sometimes bifurcates from the base. The stem is erect, glabrous, with prominent ribs. In the upper part it is covered with small oblong leaves with teeth along the edges.

Independent leaves depart from the root. They are large, with long petioles, consist of seven, rarely more, odd-numbered leaflets. The outer part of the leaves is rich green, the reverse is gray-gray, pale. The edges are painted red with characteristic notches.

During the flowering period, the main stem is crowned with flowering heads. Each of them contains groups of small flowers of rich red color. Petals with hairs, from which the heads look shaggy. Flowering continues from July to August, after which the burnet grass passes into the fruiting phase.

Fruits are formed from flower boxes, which are compacted and turn into closed "nuts". By the end of September, they dry out, acquire a rich brown color. Each nut contains one seed.

Geography and distribution

In nature, the plant is able to actively reproduce, creating thickets and extensive populations. Optimal conditions for it are concentrated in the temperate climate zone. Pharmacy burnet grows in Siberia and the regions of the Far East.

Prefers forest, forest-steppe zones, but can also be found in the steppes. Minor populations have been recorded in the Caucasus. It grows both on well-moistened soil on the banks of rivers and in swampy areas, and in areas with a lack of moisture. You can find abundant populations of culture on cliffs, glades, and shrubs.

Due to the fact that the medicinal use of burnet is typical for the peoples of Siberia and the Far East, the culture population in these regions is limited and declining. In a number of regions of Russia, it is listed in the Red Book. In the Ivanovo, Vologda and Kostroma regions, harvesting is prohibited.

Collection and preparation

Rhizomes and roots of burnet are used as medicinal raw materials. Harvesting is carried out during the fruiting period. The optimal time is considered to be the period when seed pods have already formed in place of the flowers, but have not yet completely dried out. Collection time is at the end of August - September.

The root of the burnet is dug out completely, including the main rhizome and small roots. Nodules are not cut off. Raw materials are cleaned of soil, washed in cold water, elements of the aerial part of the plant are removed. Then the roots are cut into pieces no more than fifteen centimeters long and left to dry in the open air for several hours.

Dry the raw materials until ready under the open sun in dry and hot weather. If the weather is wet, they are removed to the attics, where they are scattered on paper or burlap in one layer. You can dry the rhizome in the oven, setting the temperature to no more than forty degrees. At the same time, it is important to cover metal baking sheets with parchment paper, avoiding contact of raw materials with iron. From such contact, the medicinal root turns black.

The raw material can be used for five years, as it retains its healing properties. But it is important to provide him with the right storage conditions. For this, a dry place without access to light is suitable. The roots are placed in paper bags or wooden boxes.

The herbaceous part is not used for medicinal purposes, but is eaten fresh. Add to salads and soups.

Composition and properties

The widespread use of burnet officinalis in folk medicine is due to its rich chemical composition. The main active ingredients are tannins. These are tannins of the pyrogallic group, which have a pronounced anti-inflammatory and astringent effect.

At a maximum concentration of up to twenty-three percent, they accumulate in the influx of the root zone. Slightly less - up to seventeen percent of them are contained in thin roots, and only up to thirteen percent are concentrated in the main massive rhizome.

Steroids, organic acids, saponins and vitamin C were also isolated in the composition of the root. Flavanoids and a significant content of ascorbic acid were found in the leaves and flowers.

The composition of the burnet varies depending on the region of growth. This conclusion was made by specialists of Kazan University in the course of a study conducted in 2015. It turned out that on poor soils, the plant stores more active substances. And growing on rich soils, it loses the concentration of valuable elements.

The composition of the culture provides its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action. Studies conducted by the Soviet biologist, Professor Boris Tokin, showed that the active substances of the root system have the highest activity against microorganisms of the dysentery and paratyphoid groups. So when exposed to burnet extract on paratyphoid microbes, their complete destruction occurs within fifteen minutes. Dysentery microorganisms die even faster - within five minutes.

• For internal use the extract affects the trophism of some tissues. There is inhibition of intestinal motility and contraction of the muscles of the uterus.
• For outdoor use the extract increases the intensity of metabolism in tissues, helps to accelerate blood circulation. In an experiment with hyperemia of the skin, manifested by saturation of tissues with blood as a result of thermal exposure or shock, the application of tissue soaked in burnet broth increased the intensity of edema resorption by a factor of three.

The composition of the plant provides the possibility of its wide application in the treatment of a number of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, bleeding, in gynecology. Due to the specific effect of burnet on the muscles of the uterus, pregnancy is a contraindication to its use.

The use of the plant in traditional medicine

Indications for the use of burnet include the following conditions:

• bleeding of various nature, including uterine, gastrointestinal, hemorrhoidal, pulmonary and others;
• infectious and inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, especially dysentery, diarrhea;
• inflammatory diseases of the skin, mucous membranes and soft tissues, including those in gynecological practice, dentistry, otolaryngology.

The main dosage forms in which burnet is effective, according to reviews, are a decoction of the roots and an alcohol tincture.

“It makes no sense to prepare an aqueous infusion of the roots of the plant,” notes the phytotherapeutist, herbalist Andrey Varenikov, “There will be no sense from a root brewed with boiling water. To get valuable substances out of it, it must be boiled.

For the same reason, phytotherapists do not recommend making collections from medicinal herbs and burnet root. During the boiling period, valuable substances in the herbal part of the plants almost completely disintegrate, while the root becomes active. If it is necessary to prepare a combined medicinal product, according to the reviews of herbalists, add a spoonful of root decoction to an already prepared infusion of herbs.

Decoction for internal use

It is used as an effective remedy for dysentery and diarrhea for children and adults. The use of burnet broth not only reduces the contractile activity of the intestine and has an astringent effect, but also fights the causative agent of the disease, ensuring a speedy recovery. In official medicine, it is prescribed for diarrhea caused by intoxication of the body, gastritis, and pathogenic microorganisms.

Cooking

1. Place two tablespoons of chopped raw materials in a container. The roots are finely broken.
2. Fill with cold water with a volume of five hundred milliliters.
3. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for thirty minutes. It is important to avoid active boiling.
4. Cool, strain.

Instructions for use include recommendations for ingestion five times a day. Adults should take a tablespoon of the drug, children, depending on age and weight, from a few drops to a teaspoon. For babies over the age of more than a year and up to three years, a teaspoon of the remedy is prescribed. For children under one year old, the decoction is not contraindicated, the dosage is one milliliter per dose (about thirty drops).

In the treatment of diarrhea, the effect occurs quickly, however, herbalists recommend adhering to therapy even after the condition improves. The course of treatment is ten days.

Alcohol tincture for internal use

It is used as a hemostatic agent for women during heavy menstruation, with hemoptysis, a rush of blood to the head during hypertensive crises. It is effective for hemorrhoidal bleeding, with thrombosis of the vessels of the legs. Relieves inflammation of the tissues of the digestive tract with enterocolitis, cholecystitis. Narrows blood vessels, reduces the risk of profuse blood loss, stroke. At the same time it has an anticonvulsant and analgesic effect.

Cooking

1. Finely break the root, use three tablespoons.
2. Fill with alcohol with a volume of two hundred and fifty milliliters, a strength of forty percent.
3. Leave to brew for twenty-one days.

Take alcohol tincture inside thirty to fifty drops three times a day.

Alcohol tincture for external use

It is used for external treatments of the skin, mucous membranes in inflammatory processes. It is used not in its pure form, but diluted with water.

Cooking

1. Place the roots in a liter jar, filling it two-thirds.
2. Pour alcohol with a strength of forty percent to the top.
3. Leave to brew in a dark place for twenty-one days.
4. Strain.

From the initial volume, one hundred and fifty milliliters of tincture will be obtained for the treatment of inflammation on the skin and in the oral cavity. It is diluted at the rate of one teaspoon per half a glass of water. Apply to the affected areas of the skin in the form of lotions, used for rinsing the throat, mouth.

Broth for external treatments

The benefits of burnet grass are significant in gynecological practice and dermatology. For the treatment of inflammatory processes in the vagina, including vaginitis and colpitis caused by pathogenic microflora, a decoction of the roots is used.

Cooking

1. Place two tablespoons of raw materials in a container.
2. Fill with water with a volume of two hundred milliliters.
3. Spend thirty minutes.
4. Cool for ten minutes.
5. Strain, pour in warm boiled water with a volume of one and a half liters.

In a diluted form, the decoction is used for vaginal douching for inflammation. When undiluted, it effectively helps in the treatment of inflamed wounds and cuts.

The medicinal properties and contraindications of burnet herb allow it to be widely used in medicine. The plant is not toxic, its dosage forms can be used for the treatment of children of the first year of life. It effectively copes with dangerous conditions: diarrhea, including infectious nature, bleeding. It has an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, therefore it is recommended in gynecological practice, for external treatments of the skin and oral cavity.