A red brush is a rare herb that grows in the Altai mountains. It is considered a very valuable tool in the treatment of various diseases, but it is especially known as a medicine for gynecological diseases.
The official name of the red toothbrush is the rhodiola cold, but it is also popularly called a mother tongue, grass grass, borovushka and female grass. Multiple names of grass can make a mess when buying, because in the pharmacy it is rather difficult to meet, and many agree to purchase grass from private individuals who do not always know the official name.
The opinion of doctors about the effectiveness of the red brush is ambiguous: some try to cure serious illnesses, for example, the uterus of the uterus , and others refuse to include it in their medical practice.
The position of the latter is not justified by the fact that the red brush is an ineffective and useless remedy, but on the contrary, because its composition is so rich in active substances that it can have unpredictable effect. Today, herbal treatment is recognized by many doctors, but a red brush is an exceptional case when official medicine is unable to vouch for its influence on the body.
Composition of herbs red brush
As a rule, the root of a plant is used for treatment. To determine the usefulness of the grass red brush, you need to know its composition:
- essential oil - antiseptic, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating, analgesic and wound-healing;
- anthraglycosides - improve the peristalsis of the colon;
- salidroside (glycoside) - has antifungal, adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory and oncoprotective effect;
- organic acids - normalize digestion, remove toxins, participate in the process of hematopoiesis, reduce cholesterol , break down fats, strengthen the immune system, destroy free radicals;
- wax - accelerates the healing of wounds;
- sterols - increase immunity, normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system, participate in the muffling of autoimmune processes;
- phenols - improve processes in the circulatory system;
- tannins - have a bactericidal, astringent and anti-inflammatory effect;
- flavonoids - eliminate vascular permeability, stimulate the work of the adrenal glands, normalize the heart rhythm, suppress the inflammatory process;
- manganese - normalizes the work of the central nervous system and the work of the female reproductive system, participates in the synthesis of insulin and in oxidation-reduction processes, regulates lipid metabolism;
- chrome - lowers blood pressure and reduces cholesterol concentration;
- zinc - enhances the effect of estrogens, accelerates the healing of wounds, has an antibacterial property;
- phytohormones - are regulators of processes in the body and normalize the balance of estrogen and progesterone;
- anthocyanins - have antiviral and antifungal effects.
In addition to these substances, the medicinal herb red brush contains vitamin C, selenium, molybdenum, nickel, copper, cobalt.
Grass red brush - useful properties
Given the rich composition, the herb red brush has multiple effects on the body:
- immunomodulatory and antiviral;
- antibacterial;
- oncoprotective;
- wound healing;
- hemostatic;
- sedative;
- restorative.
What is the herb used by the red brush?
Indications for the use of the herb red brush are numerous: for example, due to the hemostatic and oncoprotective action, it is prescribed for uterine myomas, thanks to salidroside is used for endocrine disorders, as well as for the pathology of the adrenal and reproductive system.
Also, thanks to antibacterial and antiviral properties, the red brush is used to treat infectious diseases. The plant is most widely used in immunology, gynecology and endocrinology.