We often hear people say about someone: "You are swollen"... This expression means that a person hung up his ears like burdock leaves, trusted someone and made a mistake, went nuts. Indeed, the leaves of burdock are huge, they are perhaps the largest among all plants in the European part of Russia. And this feature is willingly used by many gardeners.

I myself more than once tore off the largest leaves on burdock plants that grew wildly on the slope of a nearby reclamation ditch in order to shelter the seedlings of marrows, squash and other plants that had just been planted in the open ground from the bright sun. Of course, everyone knows that it is best to plant tender seedlings in cloudy weather, but if the weather is sunny, and the seedlings are outgrowing, then you still need to plant. Better to do it in the evening. Everything is extremely simple: plant seedlings, water abundantly, and then from the southern side, from where the bright sun will be shining at noon, insert a long petiole of burdock leaf into the soil with a slight slope towards the planted plant (if the ground is dense, you can make a hole with a stick for the diameter petiole). And a protective green screen - a burdock leaf - will stand next to the seedlings. Then a burdock leaf, devoid of nutritious juices, will begin to lose turgor, lean towards the seedlings, covering it with a kind of umbrella. It will only be necessary to check all these "umbrellas" in the morning so that they do not crush the seedlings. In a day or two, when young plants take root, you can remove this dried up shelter.

This is the first little benefit that gardeners can derive from the familiar, and sometimes annoying burdock (everyone is familiar with its prickly balls containing achenes, which, after ripening, cling to clothing and are removed after walking in nature only after much effort). It is not by chance that the saying among the people appeared: "Clung like a burr"... In addition, the Latin name for burdock is lappa - means "cling"... But burdock is not so simple, it has many others useful propertiesabout which the conversation will go.

Plant features

Burdock (Arctium lappa) Is a biennial herb belonging to the Asteraceae family. Its other names are also known among the people: burdock, burr, burdock... It grows everywhere in our country, it can be found near dwellings in villages, in garbage bins, along roads, in a garden, in a vegetable garden, along streams, in fields and at the edges of forests. In the first year, this plant forms basal leaves on long petioles, and in the second year it expels a high branched stem (up to 120 cm and above). The main feature of burdock is a long taproot that penetrates into the soil to a depth of 60 cm and deeper (depending on the quality and looseness of the soil). The leaves of the burdock are also noteworthy, especially the basal ones - they are large, ovoid, up to half a meter long, and the leaves formed on the stem, as they approach the crown of the plant, decrease in size. From above, they are all green in color, and the lower part of the leaves is gray tomentose. Pubescence is present both on the stems and on the branches.

Burdock flowers are tubular, they are collected in large spherical baskets of red-violet color, and are placed on peduncles on the stem and branches. Burdock blooms in June-July, seeds ripen in August-September. After ripening, the achenes cling to the clothes of people passing by, to the wool of animals and are transferred to new places, and this is how burdock multiplies. After the seeds ripen in the second year of life, the large burdock dies, and its seeds, which have fallen into favorable conditions, begin a new two-year life.

The healing properties of burdock

Burdock has long been used in folk medicine. Almost all parts of this plant were used for medicinal purposes: the root, leaves and tops with flowers were harvested.

Procurement of raw materials

Root herbalists recommend harvesting plants in the first year of life, they then have the greatest strength. Dig them up in the fall. If you did not manage to dig them up in the fall, then you can do this in the spring - in the second year of the burdock's life, but only before the first leaves appear on it. The roots are dug out carefully, trying not to damage the surface skin, carefully cleaned from the ground (do not wash), cut into pieces and dried at a temperature of 40 ° C in country attics, where the temperature is quite high during the day, or at home. The leaves and flowering crown of the burdock are harvested during flowering and also dried in the shade in a ventilated room.

At all burdock root was used not only as a medicine. It turned out that it is quite applicable in cooking. It was used and is still used boiled, fried, baked. Add to borscht and soups instead of potatoes, carrots, parsley. True, you can take not any roots, but only from plants of the first year of life. Used in cooking and young shoots of burdock, peeled, and young leaves - in salads and cabbage soup. It is known that in Japan, whose inhabitants very widely and skillfully use many plants for culinary purposes, now one of the types of burdock is specially grown in the beds.

But the main glory of the burdock was brought by him medicinal properties... In my younger years, working in the garden, I sometimes got bruises. On the advice of an elderly neighbor, I was looking for burdock plants, tore off its leaves and applied them with the bottom, felt side, to the bruised place. Then he wrapped it with a cloth and fixed it on his leg with elastic bands or a bandage and walked like that all day or made such a bandage at night. Burdock helped relieve pain and edema. One friend, who had arthritis, made the same bandages on sore joints - on the arms and legs.

A burdock root large was used and is used for rheumatism of the joints, gout, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, constipation. Preparations from the root help cleanse blood vessels, have a diuretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, diaphoretic properties, they reduce uric acid in the blood.

Useful properties of burdock large are attributed to its rich and valuable chemical composition. Burdock roots contain mucus, essential oil, fatty oil consisting of palmitic and stearic acids, as well as inulin, tannins and bitter substances, glycosides, alkaloids, resins, protein, starch, sugar, mineral salts, vitamins C, groups B, E, D, carotene. Due to the content of polysaccharides in the plant, the deposition of glycogen in the liver increases and the insulin-forming function of the pancreas improves.

The use of burdock root in official medicine

Burdock roots large in the form of decoctions and infusions is taken as a diuretic, choleretic and diaphoretic. Its preparations are also effective when used externally in the treatment of seborrhea, acne, eczema, itching and furunculosis.

Burdock root is included in diaphoretic charges, complex charges for the treatment of gout and metabolic arthritis. Burdock oil is also used in cosmetology - to strengthen hair in case of baldness.

Decoction of burdock roots

To obtain it, you need to place one tablespoon of dry burdock roots (10 g) in an enamel bowl and pour one glass of boiling water (200 ml). Then close the container with a lid and put in a water bath for half an hour, often stirring the liquid. After removing from heat, cool the broth for 10 minutes, strain, and squeeze out the remaining raw material of the root. Bring the resulting volume of broth to the original (200 ml) with boiled water. This broth can be stored in a cool place for no more than a day.

In folk medicine, the range of application of preparations of roots and other parts of burdock is much wider.

For example, an infusion of burdock roots is used in the presence of kidney stones and bladder stones, as well as gastritis, stomach ulcers and some other diseases.

Infusion of burdock roots

For its preparation, one teaspoon (this is about 5 g) of dry crushed root is placed in a thermos and poured with half a liter of boiling water. Insist during the night. Then the resulting infusion is drunk hot during the day. If there is no thermos, the container with the root filled with boiling water must be carefully wrapped overnight. Just before use, the liquid will have to be heated. Thermos is still better.

Big burdock decoction

It is used for baths and compresses for joint pain, as well as for arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatism. Such a decoction is prepared from one tablespoon of dry crushed burdock roots and two glasses of water. The roots are poured with water and boiled over low heat for half an hour, and then filtered.

This broth can be used by women to strengthen hair and improve its appearance. Before going to bed, the broth should be rubbed into the hair skin for several months. They do it in two days. And then the hair will become thicker and silky

Burdock seed infusion

Its traditional healers advise taking it for constipation. The seeds are harvested as they ripen and can be stored for three years. To prepare such an infusion, you need to take 20 g of burdock seeds and pour them with a glass of boiling water (200 ml). After that, leave for 20 minutes and drain. Take an infusion of 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Large burdock juice

It is obtained from burdock leaves plucked in May. They are washed, dried and immediately passed through a meat grinder, and then the juice is squeezed out through cheesecloth. It must be taken before meals, one tablespoon. The course of treatment is two weeks with a week break: take juice for one week, and then take a week break and take again a week. In chronic hepatitis, an annual treatment is recommended.

Such juice from fresh young leaves, mixed with crushed leaves, is applied to purulent wounds, ulcers, burns, bedsores, tumors, and cuts.

Burdock infusion

To obtain an infusion, the fruits of burdock, together with the pericarp, dried in the shade, are ground into powder and then two tablespoons of the powder are poured with half a liter of boiling water and infused overnight. Drink a glass of infusion in the morning on an empty stomach, and in the evening - drink the same amount of infusion before meals.

Infusion of burdock leaves

It is prepared from two tablespoons of dry crushed burdock leaves. They are placed in a bowl and poured with half a liter of boiling water and insisted overnight. Then strain the infusion and drink 3/4 cup three times a day a quarter of an hour before meals or one hour after meals.

This infusion is taken in the treatment of hepatic and renal edema, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis and kidney stones, as well as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, prostatitis.

Burr oil

It is produced by the industry and sold in pharmacies and shops. This oil helps with burns, wounds, frostbite, hair loss.

You can also make this oil at home. To do this, you need to infuse chopped burdock roots in olive oil for two weeks.

Burdock ointment

Take 25 g of leaves and 25 g of burdock roots, chop them. Then pour them into a bowl and boil for 20 minutes in 100 ml of water. Then thoroughly grind everything in 100 g of butter. This ointment can be used to prevent and treat hair loss, burns, frostbite.

Contraindications

Like many other herbal preparations, it is not recommended to consume burdock and preparations from it during pregnancy and lactation. An individual intolerance to this plant is also possible. Consult your doctor.

E. Valentinov

Green pages. A.A. Pleshakov

4th ed. - M .: 2017 - 224p. 15th ed. - M .: 2012 - 224s.

The book for primary schoolchildren, dedicated to the nature of the native country and native land, contains stories - pages. They introduce you to the amazing natural diversity - from grass at the doorstep to birds and animals. Particular attention is paid to the disclosure of environmental links in the surrounding world. The book is intended for use in the classroom and in extracurricular activities, for independent reading. It will be interesting not only for children, but also for teachers, parents who, together with the child, want to meet with the unique world of wildlife.

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CONTENT
GREEN PAGES BOOK OF NATURE 3
Page one, which tells about the grass near our house 4
Bird buckwheat -
From the life of a dandelion 6
Yarrow 8
Sour but tasty 9
Burdock, aka burdock 11
Bitter Herb 12
Green Traveler 13
Make friends with nettles 15
Wasteland Dweller 17
Page two, where we are talking about the first flowers meeting spring 19
The most daring -
Giving honey 20
Hasty Crested 22
Anemone 23
Cheerful, fresh, washed 25
Goose bow 26
Dream Grass 28
Keys to Summer 29
Page three, written with the hope that flowers will always bloom on Earth 31
Page four - about trees 34
About birch and birch sap -
The strength and weakness of oak 37
Citizen Tree 40
Bold Tree 43
Page five, whose heroes are mosses 46
Below the grass -
From the Arctic to Antarctica 47
Where does moss begin 49
Living Sponge 50
Kukushkin flax, ostrich feather and others 51
Page six - about mushrooms 53
Not plants or animals -
Why mushrooms in the forest 54
His majesty boletus 56
Insidious Doubles 58
Wolf tobacco, rabbit potatoes 60
Going for Mushrooms 62
Page seven, almost fabulous, which invites you to visit the lichens 63
The forest king's dressing room -
Scale, foliose, bushy 65
Union of fungus and algae 66
Yagel 68
Longevity 70
Lichens Leaving Towns 71
Page eight, which takes place in the web realm 73
Page nine - about the complex relationship between humans and insects 77
Page ten - about dragonflies 81
Just -
Big-eyed hunters 82
Life underwater 84
Take care of the dragonflies! 86
Page eleven, the heroes of which are lacewings, they are also fliers 87
First meeting -
Egg on a thin stem 89
Aphid Lions and a Running Pupa 90
Defenseless beauties 93
Page twelve - about beetles 94
Who in the world is more than anyone -
May beetle and its relatives 95
Beetle on the road 98
Talking Beetle 100
Big Water Lover 103
Six-legged deer 105
Without them, the Earth would be bored 106
Page thirteen, almost detective - about a dangerous criminal among insects 107
Verbal portrait -
His first "case" 108
It goes beyond 109
He changes clothes 110
He hides 112
Who will win? 113
Page fourteen - about the extraordinary life of an ordinary ladybug 114
"Sun" -
Name on the wings 115
Three Lives of a Ladybug 117
Deceiving Appearances 119
Migratory ... beetles 120
Where the cows winter 122
Trouble! 123
Page fifteen, the most colorful, because it talks about butterflies 124
170 thousand species -
Pollen on Motley Wings 126
How many legs does a caterpillar have? 127
Unusual Watch 129
The Dangerous Life of the Admiral 130
Ant-nest 132
Mysterious hawkers 133
Fading Rainbow 135
Page sixteen, which talks about how insects hibernate 137
Page seventeen, the heroes of which are insects, and the action time is spring 141
The first butterflies -
Hurrah! The flies are awake! 143
Take care of the bumblebees! 144
The Ants That Remember Everything 146
Page eighteen - about frogs and toads, which many do not like at all 149
Their trouble is our fault -
What are frogs and toads 151
Similar but different 153
Link in a continuous chain 154
Page nineteen - about the life of birds in the fall 156
Where, how and when? -
Who's left? 162
Help the birds! 166
Page twenty - about those birds that stay with us in winter 168
Crossbones -
Tap dance 170
Bullfinch 172
Woodpeckers 173
Kinglet 175
Pika and nuthatch 176
Page twenty one - about the life of birds in the spring of 178
The starlings have arrived -
Singing in the blue sky 180
Chaffinch 'stroke' 182
Songbird 184
Pied flycatcher 186
Invisible 187
Page twenty-two, which tells about the winter life of animals 189
The city under the snow -
Agile Predators 192
Three hundred cones for lunch 193
Hare and hare 194
Fox Hunt 196
About wild boar and elk 197
Page twenty-three, the most mysterious, because its heroes are bats 200
What the legends say -
What Science Says 201
Caught Echo 202
Forest ambulance 205
Like Birds and Together with Birds 206
Do not offend the winged animals! 207
Page twenty-four, or "Seven Wonders of the King of Rodents" 208
"King of Rodents" -
First miracle - beaver teeth 209
Miracle two - beaver coat 210
Miracle three - beaver tail 211
Miracles the fourth and fifth - beaver huts and dams 213
The sixth miracle - beaver 216
One Hundred Squirrels for a Beaver 217
The seventh miracle - the beavers are back! 218
WE WILL SAVE ALL PAGES IN THE BOOK OF NATURE! 219

This book will tell about nature: about large trees and small beetles, about vociferous, cheerful birds and silent, gloomy spiders, about wonderful flowers, colorful butterflies, hairy bumblebees and about the most unpretentious grass underfoot.
The book is called Green Pages. Why green? Because this color is a symbol of wildlife. Why pages? The fact is that nature itself can be compared to a large fascinating book. Every flower, every bird, every butterfly are pages of the Book of Nature. Reading it means knowing, studying nature. However, it is not so easy to read it.
Imagine: somewhere on the edge of the forest you are standing and looking around. A black beetle will run through, rustling with last year's dry leaves, at your feet. A hurried jay will flash among the branches. A blue bell will swing in the wind ... And no one will tell you or even whisper: "Look at me, what a beautiful, interesting, very necessary inhabitant of the forest I am!"
Our book will help you learn to read the Book of Nature. Notice the amazing and the extraordinary in the familiar and everyday. To discover very important, necessary, but hidden from our eyes connections in living nature. And most importantly: to learn to love and cherish what people cannot live without - the wonderful world of plants and animals around us!

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"Burdock" is the popular name for large burdock. It is one of the most common plants growing in different parts of the world due to its undemanding soil conditions. The thorns that cling to literally any surface carry its seeds over great distances. In Russian folklore, the stable phrase "stuck like a burdock" has survived to this day, which defines the main feature and emphasizes the extraordinary vitality and adaptability of burdock. Perhaps in this way the plant organism wants to attract the attention of people. And there are good reasons for this.
Burdock has a unique chemical composition. The inulin contained in it is considered an indispensable substance for the normal course of metabolic processes in the body, therefore decoctions and infusions from the plant are used for liver diseases, diabetes mellitus, and endocrine diseases. Its powerful and juicy root is a real storehouse of vitamins, acids, and mineral salts. Burdock oil is prepared from it - a famous and highly effective medicine for getting rid of scalp and hair problems.
The annual roots of the plant are a natural delicacy that satisfies appetite well and heals the body. From different parts of the burdock, drugs are created for the treatment of various diseases of the skin, joints, kidneys, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and endocrine system. Since ancient times, the leaves of burdock are known to mankind as an analgesic, wound healing, decongestant and antineoplastic agent.
Burdock plays a special role in cosmetology. It is included in many cosmetic preparations for the care of hair and nails, dry skin of the face and body. Its action is aimed at accelerating the growth of hair and nails, restoring their structure, giving them shine and volume, strengthening the roots.
The oil obtained from the roots of the plant prevents hair loss, eliminates itching and dryness of the scalp, relieves dandruff and seborrhea. The main component of this drug is bardan oil, which has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin.
This book provides only minor information on the practical use of the healing properties of burdock.

Big burdock (lat.Actium lappa) is a biennial herb and belongs to the Asteraceae family. Popular names - burdock, burdock, burdock root, hedgehog, burdock.

Such a variety is known as felt burdock, which is distinguished by cobweb-fluffy flower baskets and a stem. Both species have an identical structure and have certain medicinal properties.

The distribution area of \u200b\u200bthe plant covers the central and southern zone of the European part of Russia, Siberia and Central Asia. Due to its unpretentiousness and endurance, burdock grows almost everywhere - in wastelands, gardens, vegetable gardens, weedy places, in ravines, along roadsides and along river banks. It owes its name to dark purple flowers collected in globular baskets and protected by tenacious hooked wrappers.
The plant has an erect and shaggy stem from 70 to 150 cm long, a short rhizome, large broad-ovate leaves, green above, with adpressed hairs, and grayish-tomentose, fluffy below. In the first year, the basal leaves are formed, in the second - the stem. The root extending to a great depth is pivotal, that is, almost unbranched.
The plant blooms in June - September. The fruits are achenes with a short tuft, uneven and multi-row bristles. It is they who, after ripening, easily adhere to the clothes of people and animal hair - in this way the seeds are transferred over long distances. After flowering and ripening of fruits, the burdock dies off.
The collection of raw materials is carried out during flowering or in autumn. Traditional medicine uses the roots and leaves of the plant, folk medicine uses almost all of its parts. The peculiarities of their use are due to the specificity of the active substances contained in them.

Burdock roots contain the carbohydrate inulin - an indispensable substance for metabolic processes in the human body, which is especially important in the treatment of metabolic diseases. Bardan oil, also extracted from the roots, has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, is characterized by antiseborrheic and antiseptic properties, is a part of burdock oil and is used for the preparation of cosmetic preparations for skin care. Bitterness and tannins determine the widespread use of the plant for the treatment of diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, and gall bladder. The roots and leaves are rich in mucus, palmitic, salicylic and stearic acids, sitosterol and stigmasterol, mineral salts. The burdock contains vitamins A, B, C, E, P and protein. The chemical composition of the plant determines its medicinal properties.

Medicinal properties are more or less characteristic of all parts of the burdock: root, leaves, flowers. It was found that the drugs prepared from them have a diuretic, diaphoretic, blood-purifying, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect and are widely used in medical practice in different countries of the world. For example, in China, burdock is used for insect and snake bites, edema, eczema, boils and hemorrhages. In Germany, it is considered a powerful blood-purifying agent for skin diseases (itching, acne, boils), as well as a powerful diuretic and diaphoretic drug for the treatment of kidney stones, gout and rheumatism. Traditional medicine of our country recommends dosage forms from a plant for a variety of diseases.
It is believed that burdock root is most effective, infusions and decoctions from which increase the activity of the body's digestive system. They cause increased bile secretion, promote the secretion of liver digestive enzymes, improve intestinal motility, have a mild laxative effect and regulate metabolism. The polysaccharide inulin contained in the root activates the production of insulin, increases the level of glycogen and normalizes lipid metabolism. The plant has the ability to remove toxins and toxins from the body and increase immunity. Burdock preparations improve the trophism and condition of the skin, eliminate itching and allergic manifestations, relieve inflammation, disinfect wounds, burns, cuts and bites and have the ability to quickly restore tissue structure, that is, they have a regenerating effect. Recent experiments by scientists have confirmed the presence of one more feature - the burdock root increases the body's resistance to the development of benign and malignant tumors. Antitumor activity was revealed in the aglycone arktigenin contained in it.
The healing effect of burdock leaves is known to everyone from infancy. Surely many have used this tool in a country life. Parents usually pluck a huge burdock leaf growing literally under their feet and apply it to the child's wounds or burns. Leaves also help with headaches. Most often they are used in their natural form, that is, they do not require special treatment, but for itching, hives, lichen, eczema, boils, acne, they are used in a crushed or crushed state. With a closed inflammatory process of the joints, stretching or bruising, a fresh burdock leaf is applied to the sore spot for resorption of hematomas and exudates. The flabbiness and thinning of the used product testifies to the course of the treatment process. In case of diseases of the mouth and throat, it is useful to remember the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties of infusions of leaves and roots of burdock. They quickly suppress the development of inflammatory processes and destroy microbes.
An infusion of plant roots in vegetable oil (olive or almond) called burdock oil is known as a topical hair strengthening agent. It is used not only by women, but also by men, as its components prevent baldness. The drug gives the hair a vibrant shine, strengthens its roots and accelerates growth, relieves dandruff and seborrhea.
Young shoots of burdock are often used for food, especially in Japan, where the plant ("gabo") is even cultivated for this purpose. The value of burdock consists in the content of a large amount of vitamins C and E. The latter is a substance that prevents premature aging. A natural delicacy is the succulent roots of an annual plant, which are consumed naturally and processed. They are boiled, fried, baked, cutlets or mashed potatoes are made from them, tortillas are baked. Dry ground root is added to the dough, as a result of which the baked goods quickly become golden brown. Even desserts are made from it - sweet and sour jam and marmalade, and coffee is brewed from roasted roots. The leaves peeled from the skin are used for making salads and dressing in soups and borscht. In addition, if you first wrap the greens plucked from the summer cottage in burdock leaves, it will retain its freshness for a long time.
Herbal medicine has several dosage forms obtained from different parts of the plant.

The most common forms are infusions, decoctions, tinctures, ointments, juice, as well as the famous burdock oil and leaves, which eliminate pain, relieve inflammation and heal wounds. Preparation of drugs is quite possible at home, as it usually does not cause any difficulties.
Leaves. They are used naturally, crushed and mashed. In the first case, the burdock is applied to the site of injury or pain with the underside - not green, but grayish-felt; in others, it is cut coarsely or finely, or pressed with a wooden spoon or crush.
The juice. It is an excellent drug, has a diuretic, choleretic, antibacterial, anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory effects. The drug belongs to antirheumatic and antidiabetic agents, improves the functioning of the stomach, intestines, liver, regulates protein absorption and metabolism, and normalizes blood composition. It is rubbed into the scalp to strengthen the hair roots, or applied to cuts, burns, wounds and ulcers. Juice is obtained from squeezed leaves, previously passed through a meat grinder.
Infusions. Fresh or dry leaves, flowers and roots are used as raw materials. They are designed for outdoor or indoor use. The preparations are prepared in cold and hot ways. In the first, the crushed parts of the plant are poured with water at room temperature and insisted for a certain time in a closed form, in the second, boiling water or preheated vegetable oil is used. Then the infusion is filtered through a gauze folded in 3 layers.
Tinctures. They are prepared from crushed roots, seeds or leaves of burdock. Vegetable raw materials are poured with alcohol or vodka and insisted in a dark, cool place at a temperature not exceeding 20 ° C, after which the tincture is filtered or left in the same form. In this case, the following rule applies: the longer the plant fragments are in alcohol, the higher the healing properties of the drug, which can be used for external and internal use.
Broths. This dosage form is prepared in different ways, but in all cases, the roots, leaves or seeds of the plant are poured with water, put on low heat and boiled. Then the broth is filtered and used for ingestion for rickets, diabetes mellitus, diseases of the liver, kidneys, bladder, malignant neoplasms, etc. It is used for applying compresses and lotions, as well as for baths for pain in joints, rheumatism, skin diseases.
Ointments. Usually, the crushed parts of the plant (mainly roots and leaves) are mixed with animal fat or the prepared infusions and decoctions are boiled for a long time or evaporated over low heat with vegetable oil. Ointments are intended for external use in the treatment of wounds, burns, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, hair loss.
Root extract. This dosage form is an extract of active substances from this part of the burdock or juice. It has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, laxative, diuretic and choleretic effects. It is used for alcohol poisoning, intoxication with poisons and chemical irritants, metabolic and digestive disorders, as well as for the treatment of diseases of the joints and spine. The tool is able to eliminate problem skin conditions, heal wounds, burns, ulcers. The drug is indicated for use in viral infections, accompanied by an increase in body temperature. In oncology, it is used as a medicine to alleviate the condition of patients. A contraindication is a specific reaction of the body to the drug.
Burr oil. Now it is impossible to establish who and when created this wonderful drug. It seems to have been around for several centuries. In Soviet times, burdock oil was the only remedy recognized by official medicine that was used to eliminate various problems associated with hair and scalp. The drug is made from the root of a plant and contains all its active substances.
It strengthens the hair roots, accelerates their growth, eliminates dandruff, itching, dry skin, and also stops the process of hair loss and restores its structure, damaged by chemicals used for dyeing and curling. The oil is used for thinning hair, loss of shine, split ends, baldness. It should be said that it also has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin of the face, hands and body, moisturizing and nourishing dry and aging skin. In addition, long-term practice confirms the high effectiveness of the healing properties of the drug.
To prepare the oil, the whole burdock root is washed under running water, rubbed on a fine grater, poured with vegetable oil, infused for 24 hours in a dark cool room, then the infusion is placed on low heat and kept for 15 minutes, without boiling, after which the prepared product is filtered and poured into a glass bottle. The oil is rubbed into the scalp with massaging movements 1 hour before the hygiene procedures, then cover the head with wax paper or plastic wrap and wrap it with a towel.
There are many ways to use burdock oil, since it is used in its natural form and in a mixture with other medicinal plants and preparations. For example, the extract of stinging nettle, introduced into the composition of the product, has an additional complex of biologically active substances - vitamin K, carotenoids, chlorophyll and phytosterols. The added propolis significantly increases the strength of the hair, prevents breakage, nourishes the roots and scalp, has a bactericidal effect, eliminates dryness and itching.
Burdock oil with horsetail extract and ceramides (silicon compounds) restores hair structure, reduces hair loss and is used mainly after chemotherapy. Ginkgo biloba leaf extract improves peripheral circulation, strengthens hair roots and stimulates the function of the hair follicle.
Analysis of the properties of burdock allows us to assert that the plant preparations have a pronounced beneficial effect on the state of human health and its appearance.

Burdock belongs to such unique medicinal plants, which are used with equal success in traditional and folk medicine in many countries of the world.
The healing properties of its various parts, described in the previous chapter, are due to the presence of biologically active substances that have an effect on almost all systems of our body. Below are recipes for the preparation and use of various drugs for the treatment of certain diseases.

100 g of burdock leaves.

Thoroughly grind the raw materials with a meat grinder, put the plant mass on gauze folded in 3 layers, squeeze out the juice.
Take 10 ml of the prepared juice 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
The course is 7 days, then take a break for 7 days and repeat the treatment.
Use for liver diseases.

200 g of burdock roots, 50 g of liquid honey.

Thoroughly grind the raw materials with a meat grinder or blender, put the vegetable mass on cheesecloth folded in 3 layers and squeeze out the juice. Then pour liquid honey into 50 ml of the resulting juice, stir the mixture and insist in a cool dark place for 21 days, then strain.
Take 10 ml of the prepared juice 3 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 7 days, then take a break for 7 days. After the specified time, it is recommended to conduct another 2 courses.

20 g of burdock roots, 250 ml of water.

Grind the raw materials with a meat grinder, pour hot water, put on low heat, cook for 10 minutes, then infuse for 20 minutes, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 10 ml of the prepared broth 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.

40 g of burdock seeds, 400 ml of water.

Place the medicinal raw material in a thermos, then pour boiling water over it, insist overnight, and then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 100 ml of the prepared infusion 3-4 times a day after meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Use a prescription for colitis, atrophy of the mucous membrane of the large intestine and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

20 g of burdock flowers, 500 ml of water.

Thoroughly chop the flowers of the burdock, place in a thermos, fill with boiled water, mix well and leave for 8 hours, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 50 ml of the prepared infusion 4 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 14 days.
Use a prescription for chronic colitis.

10 g of roots of burdock and elecampane high, 20 g of leaves of lemon balm, 30 g of rhizomes of comfrey and flax seeds, 80 g of flower honey, 400 ml of water.

Grind the raw materials in a coffee grinder or using a blender, take 20 g of the collection, pour boiling water over, infuse overnight, then strain the infusion through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve, dissolve honey in it, mix.
Take 100 ml of warm broth 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is at least 14 days.
Use a prescription for gastroenteritis.

30 g of burdock roots and lemon balm leaves, 20 g of yarrow herb, 10 g of wormwood herb, 400 ml of water.

Mix the raw materials, grind, take 20 g of the collection, pour boiling water, put on low heat, cook for 15 minutes, then pour the broth into a thermos, leave for 5 hours, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 100 ml of warm broth 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is at least 14 days.
Use a prescription for dysbiosis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

100 g of burdock seeds, 500 ml of 70% alcohol.

Place the raw materials in a dark glass vessel, pour in alcohol, seal, insist in a dark cool place for 21 days, shaking the contents daily, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 5 ml of the prepared tincture 3-4 times a day 15 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Use a prescription for violation of intestinal motility.

10 g of burdock seeds, 250 ml of water.

Pour the raw materials with water, put on low heat, cook for 15 minutes, then leave for 20 minutes, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 10 ml of the prepared broth 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 14 days.

30 g of burdock flowers, 300 ml of water.

Pour boiling water over the raw materials, put in a water bath, keep on low heat for 40 minutes, then leave for 1 hour, then strain through gauze folded in several layers.
Drink the cooked broth 20 minutes before meals, preheating it in a water bath. The course of treatment is 14 days.
Use a prescription for constipation.

20 g of burdock roots, 400 ml of water.

Grind the raw materials with a meat grinder, pour boiling water over, leave for 2 hours, then strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 100 ml of hot infusion 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Use a prescription for stomach ulcers.

200 g of burdock roots, 100 ml of vegetable oil.

Thoroughly grind the raw materials with a meat grinder, put the vegetable mass on gauze folded in 3 layers and squeeze out the juice, then pour vegetable oil into 50 ml of the resulting juice, and then mix.
Apply the prepared product to sore joints, wrap with cotton cloth, secure with a woolen scarf and leave the compress overnight. The procedure is carried out daily. The course of treatment is 10 days.

20 g of burdock leaves, 200 ml of water.

Grind the raw materials, pour boiling water, put in a water bath, keep on low heat for 5 minutes, then cool and strain through gauze folded in several layers or a frequent sieve.
Take 10 ml of the cooked broth 4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.

200 g of leaves and roots of burdock, 5 liters of water.

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This plant has several names - burdock, burdock or burdock. It is considered a weedy, unpretentious plant that grows near human habitation - along roads, in gardens, in meadows, in fields.This broadleaf plant got the name "burdock" because in the old days the leaf was called "lop".

In the first year of life, the burdock grows huge leaves, and in the second - a tall stem, which is taller than human growth, with small purple flowers. Then the plant dies off.

Burdock blooms in summer. Its purple-red crested flowers are pretty pretty. When they bloom, in their place there are round baskets with sharp spines-hooks. With the help of these thorns, they cling to everything that is nearby. And the plant only needs that: baskets with seeds are carried away on animal hair, human clothes and settle in all sorts of directions from the mother plant.

After all, another name for burdock is burdock. It is believed that this word came from the East, where it is consonant with words, the meaning of which is: "to grab, rip off, cling." It is clear why such a name was given to burdock baskets? There is even a saying: "Clung like a burr."

It was a long time ago that the French attacked the Russian people. The French were soon driven out. And returning home, French soldiers brought burdock seeds on their clothes. They called these seeds "Russian contagion" for their stickiness. Since then, burdock or burdock has settled in France and all neighboring countries.

The scientific name for burdock is "lappa" - from the Greek word for "grabbing."

"Burdock", - they sometimes say dismissively about someone. An idiot means a simpleton who can be easily deceived. Even some plants with large leaves are called "burdocks". Burdock is considered the most common plant that can be found under any fence and in every ditch.

A tincture is prepared from burdock leaves, which is then sprayed with garden plants. Such plants will give a good harvest, because they will not be afraid of caterpillars and other pests.

This is our burdock - a weed, and in some countries, as a valuable food product, it is grown in gardens and used in cooking.

Burdock is very often used in medicine. For the preparation of medicines, roots are most often used, less often leaves and fruits. With the help of this plant, they treat diseases, heal wounds, and strengthen hair. Perhaps some of you mothers rubbed burdock oil on your head. No wonder there were such sayings: "Burdock - from a hundred ailment", "Burdock did not stick, good when health is not enough!".

Burdock is a good honey plant. Burdock honey is dark and stringy, but highly nutritious. is he - excellent feed for livestock. But for sheep, burdock or burdock is harmful - it spoils their wool.

They say that burdock can predict rain. There is such a popular omen: "Before the rain, burdock cones straighten their hooks."

Burdock is an oil plant. The oil squeezed out of its seeds is not suitable for food - it is bitter. They use it for another - they prepare medicines, drying oil, soap.

"Bear-grass" is also called burdock. This plant got its name long ago, back in ancient times. Maybe because the burdock is big, heavy, strong, like a bear. Or maybe because even then people knew the property of burdock: it accumulates nutrients from autumn to winter, like a bear does. Thanks to last year's reserves, in the spring burdock begins to grow by leaps and bounds.

But the famous velcro fastener was invented by the Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral. Somehow his dog returned from a walk, all covered with burdock. After cleaning the dog's fur, the inventor looked at the burdock through a microscope out of curiosity - and found small thorns that helped the plant to cling. Then Georges made two ribbons with similar hooks - an excellent fastener turned out. And today we are happy to use Velcro instead of buttons and laces.

Even such a simple weed plant as burdock, or burdock, burdock, can bestow, teach, feed, cure. Take care of this green wealth growing under our feet!

Nobody grows on the hillock

Angry, disheveled burr.

They don't take it in a bouquet

And he has no grief.

He stands dark-headed

Until spring in the snow.

But hungry birds

He is a beautiful flower to dream:

There is no more delicious food for them,

Than a tousled burdock!

(G. Novitskaya)