Gryzhnik smooth
This small annual herb with prostrate stems green, sometimes woody at the base of the leaves small, alternate, elliptical, narrowed to the base. The flowers are small, inconspicuous, white. Blossoms in the year. In the southern areas of black soil found other species (eg, gryzhnik fragrant herb is used along with the grass gryzhnika smooth). 45 species of perennial and annual herbaceous plants of Gryzhnik grows around the world and in our country - the 5 species (in the European part, Caucasus, Western Siberia, Central Asia - almost everywhere except the Far North). Prefers poor, predominantly sandy soil, and therefore settles on the sandy places, the cliffs of the rivers and reservoirs near the roads, on dry fields, sometimes on rocky slopes of the forest zone.
Latin name of this plant "gerniariya glabra" derives from "Gurney" - a hernia and demonstrates the application of this plant, "glabra" - smooth, bare - characterizes smooth sprouts plants.
The people plant called "dog soap" in connection with the fact that in many areas of our country this grass wash pet hair.
widely used in medicine in Western Europe, particularly in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland and other countries. In plants contain carbohydrates, flavonoids, coumarin compounds, essential oils, saponins. Water extracts of good foam, are fragrant smell, and could replace the detergent.
With a pleasant smell, which publishes the grass (the presence of essential oils), extracts from it are used in perfumery. Use in dermatology wound healing and astringent properties. The infusion of herbs - fragrant cleanser washes well and softer skin, face and body. This property gryzhnika used in cosmetics.
infusion prepared from both fresh and dried out grass. Beautiful hair restorer, caused the contents in the grass a large number of saponins.
collection is carried out during the growing season. Trimmed the grass with a sickle or a knife, dried in the usual way. The plant is propagated by seeds.