Medicinal herb saxifrage: useful properties and application
The medicinal herb saxifrage is a perennial plant. The place of growth is rocky surfaces, mountain gorges. It is a unique flower with healing properties. Due to the presence of useful substances, it is often used in folk medicine to treat a number of diseases.
Correct plant collection
The saxifrage succulent leaf is also frozen without losing its medicinal properties.
Seeds are collected at the end of summer. 
Early spring or late autumn is the best time to dig up the rhizome. Thoroughly rinsing from earth and sand, it is dried in a well-ventilated place. Then cut into the necessary parts.
Like many other medicinal herbs, it is appropriate to store dry saxifrage in a transparent container using dark places.
If you do not plan to harvest the rhizome, you can collect the upper part of the plant. It is recommended to cut no more than 80% of the total volume of the bush. This approach will help the saxifrage recover by the next pruning of the green part.
It is very important to be careful when picking up a bush for collection. Since, in nature, there are very similar plants that have toxic properties for the human body.
When searching saxifrage, you should pay attention to:
- the appearance of the plant;
- features of growth;
- the time period characteristic of the flowering processes, the formation of the stem and seed sac.
There are several types of this type of culture. They differ among themselves not only in the shades of the buds, but also in the size of the bush. The leaves are slightly oval. All plates are assembled into a root socket. Often the saxifrage grows up to 70 cm tall. It blooms in pink, white, red.
Another unique property of saxifrage is its excellent tolerance to various temperature fluctuations. The bush develops well at low and high thermometer readings.
Medicinal herb saxifrage and its chemical composition
Another name for this plant is tear-grass. It is of common origin due to the characteristic feature of its root system during growth to break apart rocks.
According to the chemical composition in the saxifrage, organic substances useful for humans can be distinguished:
- alkaloids;
- glycosides;
- essential substances;
- saponins;
- fatty acid;
- coumarins.
In pharmacies you can find herbal tea from saxifrage, which is intended for the treatment of many diseases.
Not all medicinal properties of saxifrage are equally well understood. There is information that the substances contained in it prevent the formation and growth of tumors of various kinds. But there is no official confirmation of this version yet.
Plant application
The plant heals well purulent wounds, the effects of frostbite and pinpoint boils due to its antimicrobial properties.
The juice from the leaf of the plant is used as drops for otitis media. Having previously squeezed out, it must be filtered and then used. The saxifrage leaf also contains carotene, ascorbic acids and proteins.
Lingular saxifrage has the following medicinal properties that a person can use for healing:
- pain relievers;
- disinfecting;
- sedatives;
- anti-inflammatory.
There are many recipes for tinctures, but the most popular is the medicinal tea. It is prepared from one part of the root juice and three parts honey... Or you need to brew 1 tsp. rhizomes in a glass of water. Take after meals 3 times a day.
No less effective is a tincture made from a glass of water and half a tablespoon of dry roots. Combine all components and boil. Insist for three hours. One-time admission is 100 grams. The number of uses per day can be increased up to four times.
The above infusions do an excellent job with:
- Bronchopulmonary diseases of an infectious and chronic nature.
- Kidney stone disease.
- Stomach ulcer.
- Painful symptoms of other diseases.
A saxifrage thigh is used to strengthen the immune system.
Along with its useful properties, saxifrage also has contraindications for human use. Therefore, the consultation of a narrow specialist is necessary to agree on the intake of a phytotherapeutic agent from this plant.
Thrombosis and bradycardia, pregnancy and the child's age up to two years are contraindications to taking this type of treatment. Otherwise, undesirable, sometimes dangerous situations and processes in the body may arise. Like all herbal medicines, this is also an allergen.
In addition to acquaintance with the medicinal properties of saxifrage, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with beneficial properties of actinidia... Be prudent and careful when using. A competent attitude to one's own health is a great way to eliminate certain symptoms and diseases.