Parilo zvichayne – common burdock

treachery, yellow burdock, August, apple; common burdock root 

Perennial herbaceous plant of the rose family. It has a more or less strong creeping simple or branched rhizome. The stem is 30-85 (100) cm tall, erect, simple or slightly branched at the top, densely covered, like the petioles of the leaves, with long, stiff, horizontally deviated and short, thin, more or less curly whitish or reddish hairs. The leaves are alternate, interruptedly pinnate, dark green above, scattered-adjacent-hairy, below – whitish from thick silky-velvety pubescence and scattered glandular; the lower and middle leaves are rosette-like, brought together at the base of the stem, petiolate; the upper ones are distant from each other, sitting; leaves (from 3 to 13 of them) sessile, elliptic, oblong-ovate or rhomboid, toothed to the base, with 9-21 large pointed teeth and with the same number of lateral veins; intermediate lobes (2-3 pairs of them in each space between the leaves) are ovate, entire or with 2-3 teeth at the top. Stipules oblong-ovate, pointed at the apex, semi-heart-shaped at the base, with several sharp teeth along the edge. The flowers are regular, bisexual, 5-petaled, fragrant, collected in a spike-shaped tassel at the top of the stem; petals are elongated-ovate, orange-yellow. The fruit consists of 1-2 nuts placed in a hypanthium; hypanthium bell-shaped, with gill grooves that reach almost to its base, densely hairy, above the calyx with a multi-rowed circle of erect hook-like bent spines. Blooms in June – August. along the edge with several sharp teeth. The flowers are regular, bisexual, 5-petaled, fragrant, collected in a spike-shaped tassel at the top of the stem; petals are elongated-ovate, orange-yellow. The fruit consists of 1-2 nuts placed in a hypanthium; hypanthium bell-shaped, with gill grooves that reach almost to its base, densely hairy, above the calyx with a multi-rowed circle of erect hook-like bent spines. Blooms in June – August. along the edge with several sharp teeth. The flowers are regular, bisexual, 5-petaled, fragrant, collected in a spike-shaped tassel at the top of the stem; petals are elongated-ovate, orange-yellow. The fruit consists of 1-2 nuts placed in a hypanthium; hypanthium bell-shaped, with gill grooves that reach almost to its base, densely hairy, above the calyx with a multi-rowed circle of erect hook-like bent spines. Blooms in June – August.

Spread. Parylo common grows throughout the territory of Ukraine in light forests, on forest edges, among shrubs, on slopes, roadsides.

Procurement and storage . For the production of medicines, parila grass (Herba Agrimoniae) is used, which is harvested during the flowering of the plant. The tops of stems 30-40 cm long are cut off, and only the leaves are cut off from the lower lignified parts of the stems. The collected raw materials are dried in the open air in the shade or in a ventilated room, spreading them in a thin layer.

The plant is unofficial .

Chemical composition . Parilla grass contains up to 5% tannins, essential oil (about 0.2%), steroidal saponins, coumarins, bitters, organic acids (malic, citric), choline, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, B vitamins, traces of alkaloids and a significant amount of silica.

Pharmacological properties and use. Galenic products of paryl ordinary have astringent and diuretic properties, stimulate appetite and reflexively increase the secretion of digestive glands, contribute to the normalization of metabolism, show hemostatic and weak choleretic properties. In vitro experiments revealed that water extracts from the plant have an inhibitory effect on the herpes virus, and alcohol extracts inhibit the development of Staphylococcus aureus and α-hemolytic streptococcus. The anthelmintic properties of the plant have also been experimentally confirmed. The most expedient form of using ordinary steam is an infusion. Internally, it is recommended for diseases of the liver and gall bladder (hepatitis, jaundice, gallstone disease), as a stomach remedy and antidote for alkaloid poisoning, against diarrhea and worms, against hemorrhoids and warts (Verrucae vulgaris), to stop internal bleeding (hemoptysis, renal and uterine bleeding), in case of persistent inflammation of the urinary bladder, oliguria and nocturnal incontinence, and in case of congestion and edema. In case of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, it is advisable to use steam infusion in a mixture with other, stronger choleretics of plant origin. In a mixture with other plants, parilo is also used for kidney stone disease. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. in the case of persistent inflammation of the urinary bladder, oliguria and nocturnal urinary incontinence and in case of congestion and edema. In case of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, it is advisable to use steam infusion in a mixture with other, stronger choleretics of plant origin. In a mixture with other plants, parilo is also used for kidney stone disease. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. in the case of persistent inflammation of the urinary bladder, oliguria and nocturnal urinary incontinence and in case of congestion and edema. In case of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, it is advisable to use steam infusion in a mixture with other, stronger choleretics of plant origin. In a mixture with other plants, parilo is also used for kidney stone disease. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. In case of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, it is advisable to use steam infusion in a mixture with other, stronger choleretics of plant origin. In a mixture with other plants, parilo is also used for kidney stone disease. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. In case of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, it is advisable to use steam infusion in a mixture with other, stronger choleretics of plant origin. In a mixture with other plants, parilo is also used for kidney stone disease. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy. Externally, the infusion of parilla grass is used for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, for the treatment of wounds, bedsores and ulcers, for boils and dermatitis, for stopping parenchymal bleeding, for hemorrhoids, for washing the vagina with baldness and for foot baths when feeling tired after a long time travels Parilo ordinary is also used in homeopathy.

Medicinal forms and applications.

Internally – herbal infusion (2 tablespoons of raw material per 400 ml of boiling water, insist for 2 hours) half a glass 4 times a day before meals;

infusion (20 g of raw material per 300 ml of boiling water) 1 tablespoon every 2 hours for hemoptysis;

herb decoction (20-30 g of raw material per 200 ml of boiling water) 1 tablespoon every hour with diarrhea;

thickened decoction (30 g of raw material per 360 ml of boiling water, boil to half) 1 tablespoon every 3 hours for uterine bleeding.

Externally – infusion (5 tablespoons of raw materials per 400 ml of boiling water, insist 15 minutes, strain) for rinsing, compresses, lotions, douches and foot baths.

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