The meadow core plant belongs to perennial herbs from the cabbage family. In common people it is called a gourd, white-flowered, Smolyanka, undergrowth, swamp bark. The plant is common on the Eurasian continent. In many areas it has a different name - field mustard.
Most often, this grass can be found in Europe and in the eastern regions of Asia. In Russia, it grows throughout the central part, preferring a temperate climate and moist soils. A flower with lilac flowers adorns the banks of rivers, lakes and ponds. The stalk of a straight stalk of grass can reach a height of 30 to 80 cm. The flowering period occurs in August. Inflorescences of the plant can have a different color - from white to purple.
The chemical composition of the meadow core
The chemical constituents of the plant are used by herbalists and phytotherapists as a medicine for many diseases. And the chefs add it to salads, soups, vinaigrettes. Its aerial part is rich in such elements:
- vitamin C;
- thioglycosides;
- flavonoids;
- kempferol glycosides;
- quercetin.
Seeds are filled with fatty oils (22-36%), amino acids and minerals. Despite the list of positive qualities, the plant does not use official pharmacology. But in folk medicine, grass has found its application.
Seven beneficial properties of a plant
Grass core meadow has a number of useful properties, so it is used:
- To improve immunity. The plant, having a high content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), has a tonic effect on the human body, excluding the degenerative mutation of its cells. Infusions of grass strengthen the immune forces. The body's ability to withstand all sorts of viral and bacterial infections increases.
- How to help digestion. The plant improves the digestive tract, eliminates increased gas formation, bloating. Herbal extracts stimulate digestive processes, relieve spasms and constipation.
- For diseases of the respiratory tract. Warm tea with the addition of a pinch of dry plant will have an antispasmodic and expectorant effect, helping to facilitate breathing during the cold season.
- To improve kidney function. The meadow core in the form of infusions has a diuretic effect. This quality helps to eliminate toxins and fats from the body, normalizing metabolic processes and protecting it from aging.
- To strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Monitoring your blood cholesterol reduces the likelihood of developing diseases such as stroke and heart attack. Plant extracts, strengthening the walls of blood vessels, prevent the formation of harmful deposits on them.
- As a prophylaxis of blood diseases. Field mustard in folk medicine is considered an herb capable of purifying the composition of the blood, improving hematopoiesis. No wonder it is called the meadow core.
- To improve metabolism. Herbal tinctures are used for signs of scurvy. The presence of vitamin B9 in the chemical composition of the plant makes it possible to use it as a means of preventing the manifestation of anemia, restoring the body's strength and resistance to microbes and bacteria.
Contraindications
Despite the list of positive properties, the meadow core has certain contraindications:
- Individual intolerance to plant components.
- It is not recommended to take the grass to pregnant, lactating women.
- People suffering from exacerbation of diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys, the grass can be harmful.
