Cucumber herb
Instructions for use:
- 1. Description and useful properties
- 2. Application
- 3. Contraindications
Description and useful properties
Cucumber grass is an annual plant belonging to the Borage family, growing in Asia Minor, European Russia, North America. Other common names for the herb are borage or borage.
Of interest for medicine are mainly the leaves of the cucumber herb, which are collected before the flower stem appears: they contain citric, malic, fatty, resinous acids, vitamin C, carotene, potassium, mucus, tannins, saponins. The leaves of the plant are rough to the touch, and they resemble a young cucumber in taste and smell. For therapeutic purposes, dry and fresh borage leaves are used, juice is made. It is recommended to dry the grass in the sun, in a well-ventilated place, spreading it out in a thin layer
In some cases, borage flowers, which contain essential oils and mucous substances, are also suitable for treatment. They appear in June-July.
Cucumber herb has a sedative, mild laxative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, diaphoretic effect, stimulates the production of the hormone adrenaline, and activates the adrenal glands.
Application
For the treatment of kidney disease, they drink fresh juice of the cucumber herb. To do this, collect the lower leaves, wash them with water, scald with boiling water, turn through a meat grinder and squeeze through a cloth. Before use, borage juice is diluted with milk whey or boiled water in equal parts, boiled for three minutes. You need to drink juice 3-4 r / day for 30 minutes. before meals, 3 tablespoons.
For the treatment of heart diseases, an infusion of leaves and flowers of grass is made: two tablespoons of tablespoons of crushed dry raw materials are poured in 250 ml of boiling water, cover the container, insist for five hours, filter. It is recommended to drink the infusion 5-6 r / day, two tablespoons of tablespoons, 30 minutes before meals. The treatment lasts 1-2 weeks.
With depression, freshly squeezed juice of cucumber herb helps - they drink it in a tablespoon three times a day.
For the treatment of gout, lotions are made on sore joints from grass. To do this, knead fresh leaves, and steamed dry ones with boiling water. Putting grass on the sore spot, apply polyethylene on top, wrap it with a warm cloth. It is better to do such compresses at night. Also keep in mind that the grass can stain bedding and wrap.
Borage juice helps with neurodermatitis and skin irritations. It is diluted 1: 1 with water and then the affected areas are treated.
With a disturbed menstrual cycle, dry borage helps rheumatism: take one tablespoon of raw materials, pour 250 ml of boiling water, insist until it cools, filter. Drink the infusion in a tablespoon three r / day.
It has also been noticed that the use of cucumber herb helps to alleviate the manifestations of premenstrual syndrome.
Borage can be included in the dietary menu for diseases of the vessels, gall bladder, kidneys, heart attack, cardiac neuroses: the plant tends to regulate metabolism, reduce the excitability of the nervous system. For the same reason, the herb helps with insomnia.
For nervous disorders, colitis, joint pain caused by a cold, for gastritis with low acidity, prepare the following decoction: 20 g of leaves should be boiled for 10 minutes in 250 ml of water, over low heat. Drink the broth in a tablespoon 3r / day before meals.
Since borage leaves appear in early spring, it is recommended to include them regularly in your diet to reduce the severity of vitamin deficiency symptoms.
Contraindications
Long-term use of cucumber herb may impair liver function.
There is an opinion that the plant is best used for treatment in collections, and not longer than a month.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
