Mylnyanka drug
ability of certain plant compounds formed stable foams have long noticed the researchers, by studying their chemical composition, given the name of these substances - saponins: "Sapo" - soap. However, as opposed to soaps saponins do not form an alkaline environment and therefore highly valued and at home of the nations where they often use herbal substitutes; appreciate them, and in the textile industry for bleaching silk and wool fabrics. This class of compounds found in 70 botanical families, particularly rich in saponins family of clove. Among the native flora can find many such plants to the same family include mylnyanka drug or pharmacy. Rhode Mylnyanka comprises 25 species in our country grows 9 species of herbaceous plants. Blossoms is a low perennial herb with white or pink flowers from spring until late autumn. The flowers are fragrant and have it assembled in corymbose panicle. Prefers wet meadows, forest clearings and fringes, river valleys, river sands, found in gardens and parks of the European part of almost the whole territory of our country.
For red-brown rhizome mylnyanku in medicine called "red soap-root", this herb is popularly called chistuhoy, Tatar soap sorokoneduzhnikom, soap color, almond, soap grass. Its scientific name is based on the Latin "Sapo" - soap (for the management of its use). The word "saponaria" as the name of the plant is found in many medieval authors (at Albertus Magnus, Boca, Gesner, Lobeliusa, etc.). Modern scientific name of this plant gave C. Linnaeus.
Broth rhizomes and roots is used in folk medicine as an expectorant, choleretic, diuretic and diaphoretic, especially mylnyanku drug was considered a powerful remedy for gout. Applied topically for toothache (chewed), with angina (rinsed), from the cold (drawn into the nostrils decoction of the root).
«... with vinegar and then if
barley grains combine
Mylnika juice, then smeared,
flakes persecute leprosy ...»
(Odo from Mena)
So as an expectorant, especially in Western Europe. In Bulgaria, used for skin rashes.
in folk cosmetics, effective application of broth Myl'nikov in the form of lotions or creams for psoriasis, with many skin conditions - eczema, boils.
excellent tool for stimulating hair growth: a concentrated broth with the swab rubbed into the scalp for an hour or two to wash or rinse hair after washing.
propagated by seed and vegetatively.