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The stock rose grows in garden plots all over the world - the beautiful flower is very popular. In addition to its attractive appearance, it has numerous valuable properties and is used in treatment.
What does the stock-rose look like and where does it grow?
Stock-rose (Alcea rugosa) is a herbaceous biennial from the Malvov family, which can also be found under the name of wrinkled mallow. In the first year of life, forms a rosette of large heart-shaped leaves near the surface of the earth. In the next season, 2-3 erect flowering stems appear from it.
In early or mid-summer, the plant produces large bell-shaped flowers, most often with a yellow color. The buds are collected in spike-shaped inflorescences. During the period of decorativeness, the stock-rose attracts a lot of attention, since its stem is colored with bright colors along its entire length.
A beautiful plant bred everywhere in the temperate, subtropical and tropical zones. You can meet a wrinkled stock-rose in Eurasia, North and South America, in Africa. The plant prefers slopes, vegetable gardens, places near fences and walls of buildings, often comes across roads and wastelands.
Chemical composition
The beneficial properties of the stock rose are due to its rich chemical composition. The roots and green parts of the plant contain:
- vitamin C;
- vitamin PP;
- mucus and bitterness;
- cadmium;
- phytosterols and anthocyanins;
- mineral salts;
- zinc and iron;
- starch;
- essential oils;
- tannins.
When used correctly, wrinkled stock-rose can have a beneficial effect on the state of the body. The plant is used in traditional medicine recipes for digestive and colds.
Healing properties of the stock-rose wrinkled
The wrinkled stem-rose is used for the preparation of medicinal drinks and brings great benefits to humans. In particular, the plant:
- promotes expectoration when coughing and bronchitis;
- improves the condition of stomach ailments, since it soothes irritated mucous membranes;
- helps with diarrhea and restores the intestinal microflora;
- relieves inflammation and lowers temperature;
- compensates for the lack of vitamins;
- prevents the development of anemia;
- relieves sore throat with angina and promotes gum healing;
- strengthens the immune system.
You can use stock-rose products for skin and hair care. Infusions and decoctions have a moisturizing and rejuvenating effect, strengthen curls and prevent them from falling out, smooth out the first wrinkles.
Preparation and application methods
From the green parts and roots of the stem-rose, folk medicine suggests preparing water and alcohol products. They can be consumed both externally and internally - if the dosages are observed, the plant is quite safe.
Tincture
Alcoholic tincture of stock rose has good warming, anti-inflammatory and strengthening properties. It is prepared according to this recipe:
- chop the dry root of the plant in the volume of four large spoons;
- pour raw materials 1 liter of dry wine, preferably white;
- in a closed container, remove for two weeks in a dark, cool place;
- after a lapse of time passed through cheesecloth for filtration.
You need to take the stock-rose tincture two large spoons up to four times a day. The remedy will benefit from anemia and colds, improve digestion and strengthen blood vessels.
Infusion
An aqueous infusion of the plant is used for gastritis, heaviness in the stomach and heartburn. The recipe looks like this:
- a large spoonful of chopped plant petals is poured with a glass of boiling water;
- stand under a lid and towels until they cool completely;
- filter through cheesecloth to remove sediment.
The resulting infusion of stock-rose should be divided into three equal portions and drunk during the day shortly before meals.
Decoction
For diarrhea, stomach pains, colds and inflammatory diseases, it is recommended to use a stock-rose decoction. Traditional medicine offers the following recipe:
- the dry root of the plant is finely chopped in the volume of two large spoons;
- pour raw materials with 250 ml of water;
- boil over low heat for ten minutes after the start of the boil;
- removed from the stove and kept under the lid until it cools.
The finished product is passed through a layer of gauze for filtration. You need to drink a drug based on a stock-rose, 30 ml three times a day. In addition, it is allowed to use a decoction for disinfecting injuries and for rubbing with inflammation on the skin.
Tea
For asthma, bronchitis, sore throat and a cold cough, tea on the petals of the stem rose is beneficial. They do it according to the following algorithm:
- fresh or dry flowers are poured with a glass of hot water at about 80 ° C;
- cover the container with a lid;
- insist the remedy for 20 minutes;
- filtered through a fine sieve or gauze.
You need to drink tea twice a day, 200 ml in small sips, preferably warm.
The juice
With pancreatitis and chronic gastritis, fresh plant juice helps. The drug is prepared as follows:
- the collected petals are washed from dust and dirt in running water;
- grind with a mortar or blender to the state of gruel;
- 5 ml of pure juice is squeezed through cheesecloth;
- diluted in 200 ml of water and add a small spoonful of honey.
The product is stirred well, and then divided into three portions. You need to drink the juice during the day, take it on an empty stomach.
Application in traditional medicine
Stock-rose home remedies are used in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. Traditional medicine suggests using decoctions and infusions to improve well-being with colds, with intestinal disorders and with severe stress.
From cough
For colds and coughs and bronchitis, tea on wrinkled mallow flowers has a good effect. The cooking recipe looks like this:
- the flowers are crushed in a volume of 10 g;
- the raw material is brewed with 250 ml of hot water;
- incubated in a sealed container for ten minutes;
- filter the precipitate remover.
Tea is drunk instead of the usual in pure form or with the addition of honey twice a day. The remedy is good for sore throat, eliminates hoarseness and promotes expectoration. Tea can be consumed for asthma, it will reduce the frequency of attacks.
For insomnia and anxiety
Stock-rose has a mild calming effect and normalizes night sleep. For stress, anxiety and a tendency to depression, you can prepare the following infusion:
- two small spoons of finely chopped flowers are poured with a glass of boiling water;
- when closed, leave to infuse for two hours;
- filter before use.
You need to drink the infusion 10 ml three times a day.
With helminths
Stock rose, combined with other ingredients, helps to get rid of worms. For medicinal purposes, the following remedy is prepared:
- 2-3 cloves of fresh garlic are chopped and filled with 250 ml of boiling water;
- boil over low heat for five minutes;
- add 5 g of dried wormwood and stem-rose herbs to the boiling agent;
- keep the mixture on the stove for a few more minutes and remove from heat.
The hot broth is slightly cooled under the lid, and then filtered. A natural remedy in warm form is used for cleansing enemas, you need to put them before bed on a daily basis.
Slimming
Useful wrinkled mallow speeds up metabolic processes and helps to lose excess weight faster. In order to lose weight, the following medicinal collection is prepared:
- dried leaves and stock-rose flowers are crushed in a volume of 10 g;
- mix raw materials with an equal amount of dry borage flowers;
- pour the collection with a glass of clean water;
- boil the product on low heat for 20 minutes;
- cooled under a lid to room temperature and filtered.
You need to take a useful broth once a day in a warm form on an empty stomach.
With angina
For inflammatory processes in the throat, you can prepare a simple decoction of a wrinkled stock-rose. The recipe looks like this:
- fresh or dry flowers of the plant are crushed in a volume of 5 g;
- pour raw materials with a glass of cold water;
- boil over low heat for about 15 minutes;
- removed from the stove and filtered through folded gauze.
The drug must be cooled to a warm state. After that, the broth is used to treat the throat - procedures can be carried out throughout the day every two hours.
With colitis
The wrinkled stock-rose helps with intestinal colitis, relieves pain and normalizes digestion. For medicinal purposes, prepare the following infusion:
- chop the grass and flowers of the plant in a volume of 15 g;
- 1 liter of boiling water is poured into raw materials;
- kept closed for ten minutes;
- pass the finished product through cheesecloth.
The resulting stock-rose infusion must be divided into four equal portions of 250 ml. Take the remedy on an empty stomach during the day, shortly before meals.
With acne
A decoction of the roots of wrinkled stem-rose well relieves inflammation of the epidermis, regulates the production of subcutaneous sebum and helps to cope with acne. A remedy for external use is prepared as follows:
- measure out 15 g of crushed dry roots of wrinkled mallow;
- mixed with an equal number of linden flowers;
- pour 300 ml of water and boil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes;
- kept under the lid for another two hours.
The filtered product is used for washing three times a day. With severe acne, you can make compresses with a wrinkled stock-rose - you need to moisten a clean cloth in the solution and apply it to your face for 20-30 minutes.
Contraindications
Wrinkled mallow is considered a fairly safe plant and rarely causes harm to the body. However, she also has contraindications. You cannot take decoctions and infusions based on stock-rose:
- during pregnancy;
- during breastfeeding;
- with individual allergies.
Herbal remedies are not offered to children under three years of age. In the process of treatment with a stock-rose, it is necessary to strictly observe the dosages recommended by traditional medicine. If safe volumes are exceeded, side effects may appear - nausea, indigestion, headache.
Collection and procurement
It is necessary to harvest the leaves, stems and petals of the stock rose during the flowering period in June or early July. You can cut off for medicinal use both blossoming flowers and buds.The roots of the plant are harvested in the fall, when the wrinkled mallow goes into a dormant state, and valuable substances are concentrated in its underground part.
The prepared raw materials are laid out in an even thin layer on a baking sheet and left in a warm, shaded place for several days. In the summer months, wrinkled mallow can be dried outdoors under a canopy. In late autumn or in rainy weather, the raw materials are placed in a room with good ventilation. From time to time, the workpieces are turned up so that they dry faster and better.
After the residual moisture evaporates from the roots and green parts, the raw materials will remain to be poured into paper bags or fabric bags. Store the rose stock in a dark cabinet away from sunlight.
Conclusion
Stock-rose grows in summer cottages in warm regions and regions with a temperate climate. If desired, the beautiful flower can be used for medicinal purposes. Wrinkled mallow is beneficial for inflammatory, cold and stomach ailments.
