snyt
Among wild medicinal plants growing in forests, parks, fields and meadows, not very tall grasses grow with light umbrella-shaped flowers. They belong to the genus "Snyt", the family "Umbrella".
The Greek name of the genus is Aegopadium. The genus contains only 7 varieties.
Among the people, its varieties are called “goat's foot” (as they called the common goat), edible grass, yaglitsa, yaglitsa, yaglichka, marsh kupyr, rustle, snitka and snitya, divider.
Appearance
All varieties of sleepweed have the following common characteristics:
- The stems are straight. In height rise to a maximum of 1.5 meters. The stems themselves are green, smooth inside empty tubes.
- Leaves. The lower leaves have long petioles, while the upper ones have short ones. Each petiole has 3 leaves. The leaves themselves have an oblong-ovate shape, with sawtooth edges and pointed towards the end.
- Inflorescences are thin rays that form umbrellas and umbrellas at the ends of the stems. Rays are from 20-30 pieces. Flowers from 10-20 pieces. Umbrella diameter 10-15 mm. Only the topmost inflorescence bears fruit, the lateral inflorescences are barren.
- The flowers are small white and light pink. Consists of 5 fragrant petals. There are five stamens and one pistil. Blooms at the end of June.
- The fruits are two-seedlings of an oblong shape, brown in color. Flattened on both sides. They reach 3-4 mm in length. Ripen in August.
- The roots are long horizontal with abundant buds, which contributes to the rapid reproduction of grass.
Where does it grow
Snot is a perennial plant with pronounced eutrophic qualities.
Therefore, it grows:
- Only on fertile lands with a high content of humus and minerals.
- On enriched fresh loam or sandy loam with herbs such as oxalis, maynik and fern.
- In the woods under the trees.
- As a weed in parks and garden areas, orchards.
- Grows mostly in full sun, but can also survive in partial shade.
You can meet this genus of plants:
- In Europe: from Norway to Corsica and from the Netherlands to the Ural Mountains.
- In Asia: from Turkey and Transcaucasia to the countries of Central Asia.
Thus, gout grows in almost all regions of Russia.
spice making method
Flowers are used both in medical practice and in cooking. Both for the first and for the second application, the raw materials are mainly leaves and trunks. But the underground part is also used.
To make spices from the aerial part:
- Cut flowers during flowering.
- The collected raw materials are dried under the sun in an open room, then placed in an oven with a temperature of 25 to 30 ° C.
- Dried gout should be stored in a tightly sealed glass container. Store from 1 to 2 years.
The underground part is collected after the gout has faded:
- The roots are dug up, shaken off the ground and dirt, washed under cool clean water.
- They also dry in a draft, while drying the roots should not be allowed to meet the roots with direct sunlight.
- After drying, the raw materials are collected and put into wooden boxes or fabric bags.
- In this form, they can be stored, like leaves with stems, from 1 to 2 years.
Peculiarities
- Goutweed leaves have a pleasant smell, similar to leaf celery, but some do not find it pleasant.
- Flowers are used for decoration.
- It is both edible and medicinal at the same time.
Nutritional value and calories
Calorie content in 100 grams of gout greens is 12.7 kcal.
Dream content:
- crude protein 10.5%,
- protein 7.9%,
- fat 3%,
- nitrogen-free extractives 48%,
- fiber 28.4%,
- ash 10.1%.
Chemical composition
The chemical content of the genus Aegopadium is represented by the following variety of elements:
The leaves contain:
- Varieties of nitrogenous compounds, such as choline, which is one of the main elements of metabolic processes;
- various types of acids: citric and malic;
- flavonoids (quercetin and kaempferol);
- ascorbic acid or vitamin C (from 60–100 mg or more);
- mineral salts that help strengthen capillary walls;
- essential oil;
- chemical trace elements.
The underground part contains essential oil, many saponins, resin and starch.
Beneficial features
Goat's foot has many beneficial properties.
It's strong enough:
- restorative;
- antihypoxic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- painkiller;
- diuretic;
- antioxidant;
- choleretic;
- laxative.
Contraindications
- There are no sharp contraindications, except for individual intolerance.
- However, pregnant and lactating women should be careful.
- It is not advised to drink for a long period of time.
- Before starting use, you should consult with your doctor, especially if you drink other medicinal herbs and drugs.
Juice
Young leaves with petioles are suitable for making juice from goutweed. It is better to collect them while they are very young, almost transparent with a yellow-green tint.Juice can be made using a meat grinder or juicer.
If you use a meat grinder, then insert a large mesh, as the fine one does not let the fibers through. Squeeze out the resulting green mass using clean gauze and the juice is ready. It can also be strained through cotton wool.
You can store such juice in the refrigerator for no more than 58 hours, and to extend the shelf life, you can add 50 ml of vodka to half a liter of juice.
Drink 60-80 ml of juice 3-4 times a day before meals. Preferably 15 minutes. If drinking for the first time, after taking it, observe the reaction of the body in order to avoid an adverse reaction. To enhance the effect and benefits, you can add a dessert spoon of honey to 1 glass of juice. The course of treatment with gout juice is 2-3 weeks.
Application
In cooking
In cooking, early shoots are used, while the leaves are still light green in color. All parts of goutweed are used: leaves with petioles, and stems with roots.
- From early shoots, you can cook soup, okroshka, borscht and cabbage soup.
- For meat and fish dishes, you can make side dishes and spices.
- You can cut a fresh vegetable salad with goutweed.
- Leaves can be pickled for winter, like cabbage. You can also make a puree out of them.
- Dream petioles can be pickled.
- If you put goutweed between vegetables, it will give them its flavor.
- Sned-grass can be dried and added to dishes as a seasoning. This will enrich them with useful substances, as well as endow them with their aroma.
Consider some delicious recipes with a divider.
Vegetable salad
Boil 200 grams of potatoes and 40 grams of carrots. Cut into small pieces. Grind 300 grams of gout with 80 grams of sorrel. Mix with vegetables. Add some salt. Prepare a filling of 60 grams of vegetable oil, 60 grams of spicy tomato sauce. Pour dressing over salad.
Squash caviar
- Fry 80 grams of onion in vegetable oil in a pan.
- Cut 80 grams of carrots and 400 grams of gout leaves.
- Boil the gout with carrots for about 40 to 50 minutes.
- After that, pass through a combine or meat grinder, mix with onions and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Peel 400 grams of zucchini, cut into pieces and pour over carrots with gout.
- Remove grains from 80 grams of pepper and boil for 3 minutes. Let cool, cut into small pieces.
- Mix everything, while adding 8 grams of mustard, 120 grams of three percent vinegar, hot pepper and salt.
- Serve caviar to the table, sprinkling dill on top.
fried cutlets
- To prepare minced meat, skip 500 grams of gout, 100 grams of bread, 200 grams of potatoes.
- Break 2 chicken eggs, add salt and pepper.
- Finely chop the parsley and celery and sprinkle in the same.
- Make cutlets and breaded with flour or breadcrumbs.
- Melt some butter and fry the meatballs in it.
- Sour cream can be served with cutlets.
Oatmeal and rice soup with goutweed
To prepare oatmeal or rice soup with gout, you need to melt 30 grams of butter and fry about 100 grams of oatmeal or rice on it. Boil 1.5 liters of water and transfer the fried cereal or rice there. Finely chop 600 grams of gout and send to cereal or rice. Add salt, pepper. Keep on fire for a while. Fry 75 grams of onion. Serve with sour cream and fried onions.
Mushroom soup with divider
Peel 300 grams of potatoes from the skin. Cut into cubes and boil in 2 liters of water. Wash and cut 200 grams of mushrooms. Mix with potatoes and cook for half an hour. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Add 2 tablespoons of salted gout. Cook another 5 minutes and turn off. Serve with butter and fried onions.
Watch the following video from the TV show "1000 and 1 Spice of Scheherazade". From it you will learn a lot about the plant.
In medicine
Snyt occupies a worthy place among folk methods and means of treating diseases. Since ancient times, it has been used as a panacea for various diseases.
Today, the following medicinal qualities of goutweed are known:
- Snyt is able to treat gout and sore joints. To do this, you need to attach crushed leaves of goutweed to the sore spot. This action will relieve inflammation.
- For inflammation of the muscles, the rhizomes of the divider were used. Compresses were made from them in order to attach to problem areas.
- As an antifungal agent, the underground part of the goutweed was also used.
- In order to cleanse the body in spring, you can drink juice squeezed from new shoots of food-grass.
- Sleeping improves the condition of the gastrointestinal tract, stops inflammation.
- Normalizes salt metabolism, fights disorders of the urinary system and kidneys.
- The chlorophyll contained in goutweed strengthens the immune defense and removes toxic substances from the body.
- The abundance of pectin contained in it allows it to prevent slag formation and act as a laxative.
- She is prevented from diseases such as hypovitaminosis, hypokalemia and iron deficiency anemia.
- Effective in the treatment of neurological disorders.
- Can reduce the risk of cancer.
- Promotes the disappearance of blood clots, lowers cholesterol levels in the blood.
From diseases of the kidneys and bladder
In case of problems with these internal organs, an infusion is made from goutweed. To do this, you need 20-30 grams of crushed young shoots of goutweed. Brewed with 250 ml of boiled water in a thermos. Cover the top and let it brew for one hour.If there is no thermos, you can leave it in an ordinary wrapped dish. Then filtered and drink 60 ml four times a day.
Decoction for cleaning the liver
Pour two large spoons of chopped leaves and stems of goutweed with one glass of boiled water. Using a water bath, boil and cook for 15-20 minutes. Cool, filter and bring the liquid to 250 ml. Drink 50 ml 5 times a day. For best results, take this way for 2 months. The same decoction can be used in the treatment of rheumatism, gout and fungal diseases.
Treatment of joint diseases with compresses
It is an easy but effective way to treat joint diseases. To do this, you just need to wipe the gout to the state of porridge. Make an application and apply to the problem area. You can fix it with a bandage or by making a fabric bandage.
Infusion for diathesis and eczema
Brew 9 grams of gout in a glass of strong boiling water. Wrap and keep 2 hours in this state. Then strain through cheesecloth or mesh. At one time, drink 80 ml 3 times a day before eating.
Tincture for diseases of the digestive system
- Grind the roots of goutweed and put them in a liter jar. Fill a little more than half of the jar.
- Pour vodka or ethyl alcohol with water into a jar.
- To cover with a lid. Insist for 14 days in a dark place.
- Take 20-25 drops with water. Take 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals throughout the month.
An infusion of roots that helps with thrombophlebitis and lowers blood cholesterol
- Pour seven grams of dry, fine goutweed roots with one glass of hot water.
- Keep on low heat for 20 minutes.
- Cool and leave to infuse for six hours.
- Strain and drink 3-4 times 60-80 ml per day.
Tincture for healing gums and teeth
- Pour 20 grams of gout with one glass of boiling water.
- Keep for a while.
- Strain and rinse your mouth thoroughly.
Therapeutic baths for myositis and polyarthritis
- Grind 40 g of goat's foot rhizomes.
- Pour in one liter of boiling water.
- Boil 10 minutes.
- Let it brew for half an hour.
- Strain through cheesecloth.
- Fill the bath with water at a temperature of 36-37 °C.
- Pour infusion there.
- It is advisable to do such baths at night before going to bed.
When losing weight
Snotweed is a very useful plant for people who decide to lose extra pounds. It improves metabolism, thanks to which it can become an assistant in losing weight. To this end, gout should be added to salads, soups and other dishes. In winter, dried goutweed herbs can be used. With regular use, the result can be seen in two weeks. Thanks to sleepiness, you can lose weight without drastic measures, without exhausting yourself with either hunger or hard physical labor.
At home
- Slut is a honey grass. 1 hectare of land brings up to 240 kg of honey.
- It is also a valuable fodder plant, although animals do not like it much for its specific aroma.
- Dyes are made from goutweed, which can be used when dyeing fabrics. Gives yellow and green.
cultivation
Everyone has a twofold attitude towards sleepiness: some people praise it very much for its benefits and beauty, others hate it because it is very difficult to completely remove it from the garden and garden. This is due to the fact that gout easily and quickly multiplies. In addition, the plant is unpretentious and can survive in different conditions.
So, for planting sleepy you need:
- Plant pieces of rhizome. To do this, you need to divide the roots of goutweed into parts and dig them into the ground.
- In order for it not to grow throughout the garden, many advise planting gout in plastic or iron containers with holes at the bottom. Or surround the snout with slate or a border.
- The main thing is to pluck flower umbrellas in time, which form seeds and fly throughout the territory.
How to get rid
Snotweed is spread by both seeds and roots. Due to the fact that there are about 6 thousand buds on the roots of goutweed, which form shoots, it multiplies rapidly and occupies the entire surrounding area. It can be found by chance in any garden. Those who specifically plant snotweed do not suspect what kind of plant they let into their garden. In order to get rid of sleepiness, which is not an easy task, you need to take a set of measures.
One of the most effective measures to remove goutweed is chemical solutions sprayed with a spray bottle. They need to be sprayed only if not near the desired plants. From the interfloral area, the gout must be removed by applying the solution with a brush to the leaves of the gout.
After the leaves turn yellow, the stems are removed. When destroying the gout, the basic rule is to remove it all throughout the territory.
Interesting Facts
It is known that Prokhor Isidorovich Moshnin, one of the most revered Orthodox saints who led the life of a hermit, treated this plant very well. He had been taking snoot for three years.
Due to its nutritional value and benefits, as well as the ability to multiply rapidly, they ate during the Great Patriotic War. In 1942-1943, during the spring and summer, catering workers specially traveled out of town to collect and prepare yaglitsa for the winter.
According to some reports, the life expectancy of the gout is more than 50 years.
Sleep has a fairly pronounced effect. Without a doctor, it is better not to use it for treatment, of course.