Lady's purse
Rhode Sumochnyh contains 6 species, 3 of them are found in the territory of our country. 1 of them - an ordinary lady's purse. Nature lovers are well known as common weed. It can be seen everywhere, unpretentious weed can not be confused with other plants. Who does not know the low stems, thin, straight, with white flowers slabovetvistye at the ends of branches and trihedral fruitlets in form very similar to the shepherd's purse or pouch. "Bag" filled with small dark seeds. No wonder that marijuana scientific name "kapsella" - a diminutive of "CAPSA" - bag,. Russian names - sumochnik, koshelishka - of the species name.Plants play an important role in Tibetan and Chinese medicine. In China for many centuries, bred as a vegetable plant, there are even different varieties of it. From the seeds can be cooked spicy tablespoon seasoning like mustard.
Applied for therapeutic purposes as a styptic. The herb contains vitamin C, ascorbic acid, amines, flavonoids. tannins, saponins, organic acids. In cosmetics infusion and decoction of herbs in the form of compresses, gargles, baths are used to narrow the peripheral blood vessels. Take into account its hemostatic effect for the treatment of wounds and ulcers.
Blindweed blooms from early spring throughout almost the entire summer. The fruits are numerous, maturing asynchronously, starting from the bottom of the inflorescence. Propagated by seed. Seedlings appear throughout the summer.
Used as raw material all aboveground plant parts. Grass harvested during flowering, in dry weather, after drying,. Usually, plants pull from the soil and then cut off the roots. With a thick standing grass is cut with sickles and scythes. Dried grass in the open air - in the shadows, into the wind. Shelf life of dry grass for 3 years. Often, along with shepherd's purse grows a little reminiscent of its plant from the cabbage family - yarutka field, an unacceptable impurity!