Ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, bear's garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek
- Allium ursinum (Liliaceae)
description
Perennial growing up to 30-40 cm high , elongated onion , leaves odziomkowe flat, ovoid lanceolate ( like water lily of the valley ), snow-white flowers , gathered in a loose multiflower nibybaldach , fruit - capsule 3 times ; plant by grinding garlic smells , blooms May to early June. The plant common in the lowlands and in the mountains to the lower subalpine . Likes fertile soil moist and loose . It grows in shady forests , in groves , in the bushes , near rivers and streams , in beech , often accompanied by Solomon's seal , truelove , wild ginger , elderberry , honeydew and black cherry.
Raw
The raw material is all the same leaf herb or bear's garlic - Herb Allia Allia Ursini et Folium Ursini . Herbs and leaves are collected only in May , it is in flower. Herb and leaves collected at the end of flowering during drying always yellowing and browning that is not suitable for use. Drying of raw material must be done in a warm , well-ventilated , dry place where there is a twilight .
The chemical composition
In the whole plant are allyl sulfides and polysulfides , dwuwinylowe polysulfides , mercaptan , large quantities of mineral salts, vitamins, especially vitamin C , a number of biocatalysts , as garlic cultivated .
Operation and use
Extracts of the herb act expectorant , diuretic , cholagogue , diaphoretic , antiseptic , anti-arteriosclerosis , detoxication , lower blood pressure , regulate metabolism, generally reinforcing.
Indications: convalescence , fatigue, inflammation of the respiratory tract , cough, gastrointestinal inflammation , inadequate secretion of bile , and skin diseases , metabolic disorders , hypertension, atherosclerosis , cold, oliguria , inflammation of the urinary tract , digestive disorders .
Infusion: pour 2 tablespoons dried 400 ml of boiling water or hot milk , let stand for 20 minutes , strain , sweeten with honey milky brew . Drink 3-4 times a plot of 200 ml, children - 100-150 ml .
Garlic tincture - Allia tincture Ursini ; half cups of herb pour 400 ml of vodka , macerate 14 days ; filter. Take 3-4 times a plot of 1-2 tsp. Children administered in milk sweetened with honey. Skin lesions ( herpes , bacterial diseases , purulent ) tincture washed several times the plot
Rp . Potion AVCM
- Garlic tincture - 10 ml
- Tincture Jemiołów - 10 ml
- Tincture Glogau - 10 ml
- Tincture of chicory - 10 ml
- Natural honey - 1 tablespoon
Mix the ingredients . Take 3-4 times a plot of 1 tablespoon , children give 1-2 teaspoons of sweetened milk product in honey.
Indications: cough , hypertension , weakness , infectious diseases , cold, weak heart , atherosclerosis .
