Cornflower blue
almost the entire territory of our country in the summer days along the grain fields, lush clover on, roadside dirt and forest roads flashing blue cornflowers.
medicinal raw materials - flowers, they are collected during the mass flowering. Cornflower blue, Voloshko, sinetsvetka, blavat, Rzhev color, blue, Vasil'chik - came to us with rye, and has since eagerly accompanies cereals. The generic name of a plant related to the two ancient traditions. The name "tsentaurea" flower inherited from the mythical centaur of ancient Greeks - Chiron. Centaur famous for healing herbs. When an arrow of Hercules had been wounded Chiron, he quickly recovered from his wound a blue cornflower. Art to heal the wounds he has taught many sons of gods, among whom was the son of Apollo, Asclepius, who later became the god of medicine. "Tsianus" - dark blue. The scientific name "tsentaurea tsianus" this plant has appropriated the famous Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Found among the ordinary blue flowers are white, purple and even pink
Action cornflower petals is due to the presence of mucous, tannic and resinous substances, organic acids and trace elements. Flowers cornflower nation was widely used for colds, for dropsy, disorders of the nervous system in ocular diseases.
In scientific medicine is used as a diuretic, choleretic, anti-infective agent, often mixed with other herbs. Our ancestors crushed seeds of cornflower deduced warts, infusion of the flowers treated with eye problems, relieves irritation of skin. And now, beauticians recommend that the flowers of cornflower to make a decoction with swollen eyes, and irritation of dry skin of the face, neck, body, hands. The plant is part of the fees for the bath.
Collected quite blooming flowers and dried immediately after harvest, in the room. Flowers rassypayut thin layer on paper or a clean cloth and often turn over (to preserve their natural color). Should not be allowed entry to the premises to sunlight. Keep raw materials should be in a dark place.