Maral grass is a perennial herbaceous plant that has a thick brownish-black, woody root. The plant mostly grows in alpine forests, on alpine meadows. Blossoms of maral grass in the second half of summer, but collect the rhizome in September-October. Maral root has a lot of useful properties, which are successfully used in folk medicine. Its adherents are not even frightened by the fact that harvesting raw materials is necessary for two years.
Healing properties
Means based on the root of the root have rare healing properties, for example, a decrease in blood coagulability. In addition, raw materials are included in folk remedies, which have the following effects:
- vasodilator;
- psychostimulating;
- adaptogenic.
Also, during the administration of drugs based on the root of the root, normalization of blood pressure occurs.
Maral root is successfully used in traditional medicine to create drugs that lower blood sugar levels or increase the contractility of the heart.
A wide range of drugs based on the root of the root suggests the need to store raw materials in a home medicine cabinet, since it is quite easy to prepare a folk remedy from it, while it has a mass of therapeutic effects.
Preparation of raw materials
In order to use maral root in tinctures and broths, you must first properly prepare it:
- First of all, it is necessary to dig a mature root in a suitable period for this.
- Then thoroughly wash the rhizome.
- Then cut it into thin slices and dry it in the open air. Also, electric driers can be used, in this case the root is dried at a temperature of 50-60 degrees.
- After this procedure, the raw materials must be wrapped in paper and stored for three years.
Preparation of tinctures
Most often the maral root is used for tinctures. The most popular and effective recipe is this one:
- Dry powdered root pour 70% alcohol in a ratio of one to one.
- To maintain the tincture should be for two weeks, then filter.
- Take 20-30 drops three times a day.
This tincture of the root of the root will help from alcoholism and impotence. In addition, it perfectly helps with:
- overwork (including psychological);
- irritability;
- insomnia .
It is worth knowing that tinctures from the root of the root are also used for preventive purposes, but in smaller doses.
How to brew maral root?
Broths from the root of the root are no less effective than tinctures, so many use them to maintain the general tone of the body or cure for certain diseases. In order to brew raw materials, you must:
- In 200 ml of only boiling water pour one tablespoon of crushed dry root.
- After that, boil for another half an hour.
- Then the remedy should be insisted and filtered.
- Dilute the broth with water so that the result is 200 ml, and drink one third of the glass three times a day before eating.
Such a decoction can increase appetite and performance, improving the general condition of the body. After suffering severe diseases, it is also recommended to take a decoction of the root of the root. This will help restore strength and improve immunity. If you want to restore your strength after stress or heavy long-term loads, take folk remedies based on the root of the root, but in small quantities.
But do not forget about the contraindications to the root of the maralema. Means from it can not be taken by patients with hypertension and suffering from eye pressure. In all other cases, decoctions and tinctures will not do any harm.