Shandra vulgaris
Marrubium vulgare
Shandra as a medicinal plant was known to the ancient Egyptians and Romans, but the birthplace of this medicinal plant is considered to be Southern Europe. Nowadays, chandra is spread almost all over Europe. Plant g. Kpasivt-
mi leaves with the smell of orange! A wonderful medicine against coughing.
Description: reaches a height of 60 cm. Its hollow tetrahedral stem has a dense felt fenestration. The lower leaves with long petioles are round-ovoid in shape to 3.5 cm in length. As you move up the stalk, the petioles become shorter, and the leaves become smaller. White flowers are located in the axils of the leaves with dense false whorls. Blossoms from June to September.
Ingredients: about 0,3-0,1 % of marrubin( lactone from diterpene radish, bitter for taste), other bitterness, resin and essential oil, significant content of tannins( approximately 5-7 %).
Cultivation: special requirements for garden conditions are not present, in the wild form prefer warm dry plots and calcareous soils. Seeding of seeds in the open ground.
Collection: after the flowers have opened, the top of the plant is cut, bundled and hung out for air drying. To get good material, do not take the coarse lower parts of the stem of the plant.
Medicinal properties: the aerial part of the plant is used in the flowering stage. Shandra contributes to sputum secretion in inflammation of the respiratory tract, with acute and bronchial bronchitis, whooping cough, senile and spastic asthma. It is recommended for diseases of the liver and gallbladder, with jaundice, painful and insufficient menstruation in women with anemia.
Traditional medicine is also recommended for candidiasis with inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, with diarrhea, fever, hemorrhoids, rashes, scrofululosis, with inflammation of the lymph nodes. Decoction of shandra is used for baths against skin rashes in children.
Application: in pure form, chandra is used in diseases of the upper respiratory tract, but most often included in the composition of various medicinal collections and teas. The addition of shandra to the bath has a skin-cleansing action and creates a fine light aroma. Decoctions and infusions from this plant are prepared according to all the rules for the preparation of such preparations. Shandra is very decorative and can be used in mixed flower plantings.