Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris
description
Perennial growing up to 1.5 m in height with stems usually red nabiegłych ; pierzastodzielne list of the top dark green, underside whitish woolly , the longitudinal sections , deeply serrated with distant , small flower baskets , numerous , collected in panicle , flowers only tubular , yellow or red , marginal - female internal - bisexual , fruit is achene . Common throughout the country. It blooms from July to September. It grows on the ruins , at construction sites , in neglected gardens and orchards , on wasteland , roadside , like fresh soil , heavy , newly dug , clay , rocky , it can grow in the ruins of the houses, where the predominant brick , plaster and stone , not missing her too on the banks of rivers.
Raw
The raw material is Herb - Herb artemisiae to meet before , at the beginning or at the time of flowering , cut down the upper sections of the shoot.
The chemical composition
Herb contains essential oil - about 0.2-0.3 % ( thujone , izotujon , cineol , pinene, kemfen , borneol ) , inulin - about 9% , bitter , resin acids , sterols , absyntynę , mineral salts , flavonoids and tannins .
Operation and use
The extracts of mugwort POSP . cholagogic work , relaxant , diuretic , strengthening , anti-inflammatory, antiseptic , expectorant , digestive , stimulate appetite , regulate bowel movements , stimulate menstrual flow ; work toning blood vessels.
Indications: digestive disorders , gallstones and urinary , biliary stasis , constipation, diarrhea , inflammation of the intestines and stomach and respiratory niedokwaśność the stomach , oliguria , scanty and irregular menstrual bleeding , weakness, and skin diseases .
Infusion: 2 tablespoons herb pour 2 cups boiling water , let stand for 20 minutes . , Strain. Drink 3-4 times a plot of 100-150 ml, children 6 to 7 years of age . 32 ml , 8 to 10 years of age . - 40 ml , from 11 to 13 years of age . - 50 ml of 14 to 15 years of age . - 70 ml , 2-3 times the plot
Tincture - artemisiae tincture , a half cups of herb pour 400 ml of vodka , macerate 14 days ; filter. Take three times a plot of 10-15 ml »
With fresh herb can also cook intrakt and take it as a tincture . Mugwort has a similar therapeutic effect as wormwood Artemisia but it is far from secure.
