What is the root system of wheatgrass. Creeping wheatgrass: medicinal properties, methods of harvesting and application

Even weeds sometimes turn out to be useful plants that have medicinal properties. Wheatgrass creeping belongs to such herbs. Among the people, he received the following names: dog grass, wheatgrass, diver, dandur, root-grass. In the wild, the grass grows in the European part, in Asia. It lives in meadows, fields and gardens, but is also found in forested areas.

Creeping wheatgrass is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family. The root system is thin, strong and creeping. It goes into the soil by five to fifteen centimeters and forms dense thickets. Such roots provide the plant with a long lifespan. Young grass can grow from a small patch of roots that are left in the ground. Narrow leaves grow from the roots up, which reach a width of about a centimeter. Grass can grow up to a meter and fifty centimeters in height. In June or July, the plant produces flowers that form long inflorescences (up to thirty centimeters) in the form of a rare spike. Flowers turn into fruits in July-September. Many grass-eating animals enjoy creeping wheatgrass. Grass is also to the taste of predators: it cleanses their body.

Couch grass is a perennial herb belonging to the grass family

Healing properties have wheatgrass roots, sometimes leaves. Grass is harvested in early spring or late autumn. The roots are removed from the soil, the adhering earth is removed, small roots and stems are removed. Large parts of the root system are rinsed under cold running water and placed on a tray to dry. The roots are laid in a layer of two centimeters and placed outdoors. If it is not possible to dry wheatgrass outdoors due to adverse weather conditions, it is dried in dryers at a temperature not exceeding fifty degrees.

The root system of a useful weed contains magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, iron, organic acids, silicic acid, essential oils, inulin, fructose, saponin, gum, levulose, lactic acid and many other substances.

Means prepared from creeping wheatgrass have a diuretic, expectorant, diaphoretic, laxative effect on the body. They purify the blood. I make pills from wheatgrass extract. The roots are used to make a soothing tea for children. The root system is used for rickets, lung diseases, cystitis, diseases of the liver and gallbladder. The roots of the plant are remembered for rashes on the skin and problems with menstruation.

Silicon compounds have a positive effect on blood vessels and make capillary walls more elastic. For this reason wheatgrass is popular among older people. Means from it have a beneficial effect on the body, restore strength and vigor, help the heart work, and eliminate pain in the head.

Medicinal properties of wheatgrass creeping (video)

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The harm of wheatgrass for garden crops

Creeping couch grass is considered the most dangerous pest among other weeds. In a short time, it is able to spread over large areas, interfering with the development of planted crops. Grass is difficult to eradicate: it is incredibly tenacious, surviving in low temperatures and severe droughts. A garden overgrown with wheatgrass is very difficult to put in order. Wheatgrass causes great damage to potato crops. Grass roots penetrate the tubers and take away all the nutrients from there, which interferes with the growth of potatoes.

Developed roots take a large amount of moisture from the soil, as a result of which the plant grows rapidly and spreads over vast areas. Dense thickets of couch grass obscure crops from the sun, as a result, the crop is deprived of vital light and dies. In addition, the weed provokes the appearance of wireworms and other insect pests on the site and saturates the soil with phenolic substances that interfere with the development of garden crops.

Developed roots of wheatgrass take a large amount of moisture from the soil

The use of rhizomes and leaves of wheatgrass in folk medicine

In folk medicine, infusions, decoctions are made from couch grass, and fresh juice is also used. The infusion is prepared as follows: two tablespoons of the roots are poured with half a liter of boiling water and left in a thermos for eight hours. All liquid is consumed warm three times before meals (twenty to forty minutes).

With osteochondrosis, a decoction of wheatgrass roots helps, which is prepared as follows: thirty grams of roots are boiled in a liter of water until half of the liquid boils away. The fire must be weak. The decoction is drunk three times a day, using half a glass at a time. It also helps with diseases of the skin, diathesis and hemorrhoids. These diseases are treated with decoction baths. Fifty grams of roots are boiled in five liters of water for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Then the decoction is cooled and added to the bathroom, in which the patient lies for twenty minutes. The course of treatment includes ten to fifteen healing baths. Chronic constipation is treated with enemas filled with a decoction of wheatgrass roots.

In folk medicine, infusions, decoctions are made from creeping wheatgrass.

Wheatgrass creeping in cooking

Fresh roots are suitable for salads, side dishes for meat, fish or vegetables, they are used to cook delicious soups. Dried roots are used to make flour, cereals, bread. They are even suitable for jelly or beer.

Wheatgrass is part of an excellent snack. It takes two hundred grams of grass, fifty grams of sorrel leaves, one hundred grams of beets, forty grams of sour cream, salt and spices. The roots are washed in cold water, cut and boiled in lightly salted water. The beets are boiled, the sorrel is brought to the consistency of mashed potatoes. Everything is mixed, seasoned with sour cream and salt and spices are added.

Creeping wheatgrass is the most famous and widespread weed in our gardens. All weeds have incredible vitality and fertility, but wheatgrass is perhaps one of the champions, and all because it reproduces both by seeds and rhizomes. In addition, wheatgrass is a real natural pantry of useful substances! This plant has a number of medicinal properties.

Science knows several dozen species of wheatgrass. Only in Asia, 53 species are distinguished. Creeping couch grass is especially common. Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski Family: Bluegrass Roaseae (Grasses, Gramineae). Class: Monocots Type: Rhizome perennial.

Folk names: inhabitant, rye, rye diver, dandur, root-grass, dog-grass, worm-grass.

Botanical description

Perennial herbaceous plant 40-130 cm high with long creeping rhizomes, not forming turfs. Stems erect. Leaves are alternate, flat, linear, glabrous, vaginal. Leaf blades are green or bluish-green, usually 3-8 mm wide.

The inflorescence is a complex spike. The flowers are small, pale green, inconspicuous, collected in spikelets of 4-7 pieces. Spikelets, in turn, form long apical spikelets, up to 15 cm long. Blooms in June - August. The fruit is a grain, similar to wheat, up to 0.5 cm long. The rhizome is horizontal, cord-like. Grows in fields, meadows, grassy slopes, forest clearings.

The Latin name for this plant, a malicious weed, is Agropyron repens translated means - fire fields creeping, for the farmer and gardener creeping wheatgrass (Elitrigia repens) turns into a constant nightmare. The appearance of wheatgrass on the field can be compared with a fire. It is rare that a gardener can boast that there is not a single bush of couch grass on his beds.

Its rhizomes do not have a dormant period and start growing at the slightest damage. They are located in the soil horizontally, and branch. The tops of such branches are bent upward and come to the surface of the soil, giving rise to a new individual of wheatgrass.

After June 22, the rhizomes begin to grow down, thicken, forming nodules for overwintering. In good conditions, on loose, fertile soils, couch grass reproduces only by rhizomes, without bothering to bloom. Seeds are formed during compaction and drying up of the soil, in dry years, and with difficult development of rhizomes. Rhizomes of couch grass in the soil can reach several hundred kilometers per hectare in length, then they have about 250 million buds, each of which is able to sprout and form an independent plant. The bulk of the rhizomes on arable land lies at a depth of 10-12 cm. On dense soils - at a depth of 3 - 5 cm. In an undisturbed rhizome on virgin lands, from 2 to 54 percent of the buds germinate. Young rhizomes of wheatgrass are white, old rhizomes are yellowish-brown. The harvest of rhizomes can reach 2.5 kilograms / meter 2.

In the spring, literally from under the snow, they immediately start growing. At the same time, the strength of the growth of rhizomes is so great that they freely penetrate old boards 2-3 cm thick. and whole potato tubers. When the apical bud of the shoot is removed or damaged, the next bud starts to grow. Grow, any segment of the rhizome that has at least one kidney is capable of growing. The root system of underground stems that penetrate into the soil in the first year of life by 75 cm, in the second - by 195, in the third - 250 cm (the bulk - no deeper than 20 cm, on compacted soils - by 8 ... 10 cm). Weeding in the fight against wheatgrass does nothing, the only remedy is to select rhizomes when digging. The couch grass thicket left to itself is quite durable - it exists for 6-7 years, then it gradually thins out and dies.

All weeds have an enviable vitality and endurance. And especially from them creeping couch grass stands out. But, despite its harmfulness, wheatgrass can bring great benefits. Probably its "aggressive" survivability and due to its healing properties. Thanks to the agropyrene contained in wheatgrass, it does not freeze in winter under any frost. Working at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, I managed to isolate this substance and "force" spring wheat sown in autumn to overwinter.

When crossing wheat and couch grass, wheat-couch grass hybrids were obtained, which gave a high yield, were resistant to stress, frost, wetting, freezing and were perennials. Propagated by rhizomes. In winter, we had to hollow out the rhizomes of wheatgrass from the ice in winter to isolate the phytohormone Abscisic acid from the rhizomes. He is so alive.

The rhizomes of couch grass were widely used for therapeutic purposes in ancient Greece and ancient Rome, in medieval folk medicine, and are also widely used in modern folk medicine in European countries and in homeopathy.

Avicenna in the "Canon of Medicine" wrote about couch grass:

“It is useful in fresh wounds when applied to them, especially its root, which has the property of healing.

It prevents the occurrence of any catarrhs.

Its squeezed juice, boiled with honey or wine - both of which are taken in equal amounts by weight - is an excellent medicine for the eye. This medicine is composed (as follows): they take the squeezed juice of sil, half of its amount of myrrh, a third of pepper and a third of frankincense and mix. This is an excellent medicine that should be kept in a copper box.”

And in our country, before the revolution, wheatgrass was specially harvested for pharmacy needs. Only in the Poltava province annually collected more than 200 pounds of root. It is used in medicine and in many countries is considered a pharmacopoeial raw material. Poland, for example, exports wheatgrass rhizomes to Western Europe. Once upon a time, Russia also carried out such exports. Up to several hundred pounds of raw materials were exported from the Voronezh province to Europe annually

The word - wheatgrass, comes from a very ancient Proto-Slavic root - pyro - bread, rye, and, indeed, under certain conditions, it is able to justify this name. The rhizome of wheatgrass contains in dry form 5 - 6 percent protein, 30 - 40% sugars. Wheatgrass also contains triticin instead of starch - a white powder without taste and smell, which, when heated in an aqueous solution with hydrochloric acid, turns into fruit sugar - fructose. There is a little essential oil in wheatgrass and a lot of mucus - up to 10%.

In folk medicine, wheatgrass is used for coughs, and as a diuretic, it removes uric acid from the body and is recommended for gout and rheumatism. Abroad, in some countries, wheatgrass is also included in the arsenal of official herbal medicine. Wheatgrass is sometimes called dog grass. It is often eaten by dogs and cats, especially those that live in an apartment and lack vitamins. Such animals, having reached the thickets of wheatgrass, literally graze in them. This is quite a normal phenomenon, but sick animals are especially diligent in looking for wheatgrass and it is not surprising, because in folk medicine it is used in collections that purify the blood.

Chemical composition

50 mg% carotene and alanine.

In the rhizomes found:

phenolic compound avenin,

polysaccharide triticin C 12 H 22 O 11, (10%),

150 mg% ascorbic acid.

5% fructan,

1.5% fatty oil

Apple acid,

3-4% levulose,

about 3% fructose,

mannitol (2.5 - 3%) and other carbohydrates, as well as

glucovanillin,

levulose (3-4%),

agropyrene C 12 H 12 (1-phenylhexene-2-in-4),

silicic acid,

amino acids,

little-studied glycosides,

protein substances (about 9.2%),

fatty oil, essential oil (up to 0.006%), about 6 mg% carotene,

other substances.

Healing and therapeutic properties of couch grass

Medicines from the rhizomes of couch grass have diuretic, blood-purifying, enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic and mild laxative properties. Wheatgrass extract is used to make pills. Rhizomes are part of the children's soothing tea, diuretic tea No. 3.

It is unlikely that there will be such an ailment with which they would not try, one way or another, to fight with it. The most important indications for the use of couch grass rhizomes in folk medicine are anemia, rickets, lung diseases, urinary retention, liver and gallbladder diseases, inflammation of the stomach and intestines, rheumatism and gout, skin rashes and complaints associated with menstruation.

In diseases of the bronchi, due to the presence of silicic acid, its action is similar to that of horsetail and can be used for metabolic disorders, rheumatism and gout.

The main field of application of wheatgrass is the so-called blood purification, when toxins are removed from the body with an increase in the outflow of water, which affects, first of all, in the reduction of skin rashes.

Fatigue and a state of weakness are removed. At the same time, all components act together, both vitamins and minerals, saponins and related compounds. They mainly use tea, which is regularly drunk for several weeks, 1 cup 2 times a day.

The German Public Health Service indicates the following areas of application for wheatgrass rhizomes: to increase urination in inflammatory processes in the urinary tract; as an additive in the treatment of catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. Healing baths with an infusion of wheat grass are useful for diathesis (scrofula), hemorrhoids and rickets.

In scientific medicine, wheatgrass rhizomes are used as a regulating salt metabolism, enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic, laxative, diuretic and blood purifier, and also as the basis of pills.

Wheatgrass is eaten by cats and dogs. It has an antihelminthic effect.

Wheatgrass is also used for diseases of the liver (hepatitis, lipodystrophy, cirrhosis), gallbladder and bile ducts, cholelithiasis, usually together with other herbs. In addition, the systematic use of the plant helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels. It is believed that silicic acid, which is found in wheatgrass, promotes accelerated tissue regeneration, strengthens capillary walls, and reduces inflammation.

Couch grass is effective for acne vulgaris and other skin diseases. In Bulgarian therapy, it is used in the complex treatment of eczema, neurodermatitis, pruritus, urticaria, collagenosis, baldness, graying of hair.

Due to the presence of sugars and vitamins, wheatgrass is a nutritious, tonic, rejuvenating agent that improves sleep and appetite. It is used in the treatment of hypertension, malignant tumors.

Juicing

Wheatgrass stalks are thoroughly washed, scalded with boiling water, passed through a meat grinder. The resulting mass is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1, squeezed and boiled for 3-5 minutes over low heat. If the juice needs to be stored for a long time, it is poured with vodka in a ratio of 1: 1 and put in a cold place, tightly closed.

Freshly prepared wheatgrass juice is drunk for 2-3 months daily, 1/2 cup 3 times a day, half an hour before meals.

Wheatgrass juice is taken 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day before meals with uterine bleeding and heavy menstruation.

Juice from fresh leaves is taken for cholelithiasis, 1 glass 3 times a day for 15-20 days.

The juice of fresh wheatgrass leaves in folk medicine is used for urine - and cholelithiasis, osteochondrosis, furunculosis. (Take 0.5 cup 1-2 times a day).

Freshly prepared juice is used for colds of the upper respiratory tract, bronchitis, pneumonia. It is drunk for 3-4 months, 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day, 30-40 minutes before meals.

Napar

From the rhizomes of wheatgrass (60 g per 1 liter of boiling water) is taken for gastrointestinal diseases, for gall and kidney stones and for all skin diseases, with furunculosis, and also as an expectorant. In the latter case, a mixture of couch grass, linden blossom, black elderberry flowers, podbel leaves and mullein flowers is used. All components in the mixture are taken in equal parts. Take daily 3 cups of such a mixture - 1 tablespoon of the mixture per cup of boiling water. This napar is taken for many chest diseases. A decoction of wheatgrass is used for enemas for chronic constipation, while for baths for skin diseases and scrofula.

Decoction

2 tbsp. spoons of raw materials are poured with 1 glass of hot water, boiled for 5-10 minutes, cooled, filtered and squeezed. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals with bile - and urolithiasis and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. A decoction of the same concentration is used to treat gout, rheumatism and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract. To enhance the expectorant effect, 1 teaspoon of coltsfoot flowers, mullein and elderberry leaves are added to the wheatgrass rhizome. With hemorrhoids, chronic inflammation of the large intestine, inflammation of the bladder and urinary tract, a decoction of wheatgrass is prescribed at night in the form of microclysters with a volume of 30-60 ml.

Instead of a decoction, you can use fresh the juice from the aerial part of the plant. The stems are washed in running water, scalded, passed through a meat grinder, diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1, squeezed through a dense cloth and boiled for 3 minutes. Take 1-2 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day before meals. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Strong decoction

For its preparation 4 tbsp. spoons of chopped rhizome are poured with 1 cup of hot water, boiled for 5 minutes and filtered. Take 1 glass 3 times a day before meals 20 minutes before meals with furunculosis. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. The broth is prepared only for one day, as it quickly deteriorates. The same decoction is used to prepare baths in which children with diathesis are bathed.

Bath

100 g of wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes are placed in a large enameled pot or bucket, pour 5 liters of hot water and boil for 10 minutes. It is recommended to take such a bath for various skin diseases at least once a week. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes, the water temperature is 36-37 0 C. It is recommended to combine such baths with the ingestion of the decoction. For its preparation 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of raw materials with 1 glass of hot water, boil for 10 minutes, cool and filter. Take 1 glass 3-4 times a day before meals.

The broth is prepared only for one day, as it quickly deteriorates.

fresh rhizomes

wheatgrass is used to prepare soups, salads, side dishes for fatty meat, fish, and vegetable dishes. Dried rhizomes are ground into flour, from which porridge and jelly are cooked, it is added to wheat and rye flour when baking bread, cakes and pancakes. From the roasted rhizomes, a good surrogate coffee is obtained.

Infusion from the rhizomes of couch grass

Required: 2 tbsp, l. rhizomes of wheatgrass, 500 ml of water.

Cooking method. Pour boiling water over wheatgrass rhizomes in the evening, insist in a tightly closed container until morning, strain. Mode of application. Drink during the day in 3 doses in a warm form 20-40 minutes before meals with cystitis.

COLLECTION AND DRYING OF RAW MATERIALS

Medicinal raw materials are the rhizomes of the plant, which are advisable to harvest during the period of tillage (harrowing) on ​​agricultural fields (in autumn - at the end of August - September, less often in spring). When harvesting rhizomes, they are cleaned of stems, leaf sheaths and roots, washed in water and dried in air or in dryers at a temperature of 60-70 ° C, often turning over and stirring.

Can be dried, laying out a thin layer, directly in the sun. After drying, the rhizomes are put in a pile and carefully rubbed by hand in the same way as kneading dough, or washing clothes. At the same time, small roots break off, the remnants of soil and leaves crumble. After grinding, the garbage is sifted out, or some rhizomes are simply selected from a pile, leaving the garbage on paper or a table. Drying is considered complete when the rhizomes do not bend, but fold at an acute angle when bent. The shelf life of raw materials is 2-3 years. The smell of raw materials is absent, the taste is sweetish. Store rhizomes like any carbohydrate raw material in well-closed jars.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Treatment of children under two years of age with any herbal remedies is a potential hazard.

In the presence of good health and a short intake of the drug within the limits of doses, and other precautions, it is possible to treat children of two years of age. The exception is pregnant women.

Couch grass is often contaminated with a poisonous fungus containing ergot. Discard plants with black bloom!

APPLICATIONS IN OTHER FIELDS

Salads, side dishes for meat, fish and vegetable dishes are prepared from fresh rhizomes, soups are cooked. Dried are suitable for flour; they cook porridge, kissels, beer, bake bread. Surrogate coffee. Good fodder plant. In culture, it can produce a hay yield of up to 50-60 q/ha.

RECIPES

Flour and wheatgrass

Dig underground branching white wheatgrass rhizomes in early spring, rinse with cold water, and air dry. Grind to remove brown scales, grind into flour or groats.

Bread from wheatgrass rhizomes

Wash the rhizomes of wheatgrass, dry and grind into flour. Prepare the dough and ferment it with soaked bread or wheat flour. Once the dough has risen, cut it into loaves and bake in the oven. Moisten the finished bread with cold water and refrigerate.

Soup with wheatgrass rhizomes

Season meat broth (300 ml) with potatoes (50g), carrots (20g), finely chopped onions (20g), herbs (5g), wheatgrass rhizomes (70g). Salt - to taste.

Salad from rhizomes of wheatgrass

Wash fresh rhizomes (120g), pass through a meat grinder or finely chop. Add onion (20g), carrot (30g), sorrel (5g), dill (3-5g). Fill with vegetable oil or mayonnaise (10g). Add salt (to taste).

Wheatgrass rhizomes salad with other plants

Mix boiled rhizomes (100g) with blanched chopped nettle leaves (50g), dandelion, goutweed, plantain (30g each), salt, mix thoroughly. Season with mayonnaise (sour cream, tomato sauce, vegetable oil) (100g). Sprinkle with dill, parsley and green onions (15g).

Porridge with wheatgrass

To prepare porridge, mix wheatgrass with other cereals (barley, buckwheat, millet, etc.) in a ratio of 1:2, 1:1. Cook over low heat or water bath until tender. Salt at the end of cooking, keep in a warm place for 1-2 hours. Before serving, add milk or butter.

Wheatgrass Casserole

Thoroughly wash wheatgrass rhizomes (150g), boil in salted water, cut into pieces, pass through a meat grinder. Put the mass into a pan, pour the egg-milk mixture (1 egg, 50 ml of milk, 25 g of butter), you can add sausages and bake in the oven.

Wheatgrass puree

Rhizomes of wheatgrass (250g) thoroughly rinse with cold water, boil in salted water until softened, drain the water. Pass the rhizomes through a meat grinder, add browned onion (50g), ground pepper (2g), salt. Fill with butter or sour cream (15g).

Today we will take a closer look at the herb couch grass, medicinal properties and contraindications, what recipes are recommended by phytotherapists in traditional medicine for various diseases, what food additives contain couch grass, how to prepare an infusion, decoction, tea, juice from couch grass, how to collect and store raw materials, learn how it looks grass, having got acquainted with a photo of a plant in different phases of development.

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A malicious pest - that's what the creeping wheatgrass was called in my childhood, an herb for universal cleansing of the body and renewal of the joints - that's how I know this unofficial medicinal plant now.

I will say one thing - I was not too lazy to take a juicer out of the pantry and passed a bunch of young stems with tender leaves for juice through it. There was not much of it there, but I liked it - it’s not for nothing that all my animals gorge themselves on its young shoots (shoots grew on the mowing site).

And for the feat of squeezing juice, I was motivated by a woman’s review of this plant, that thanks to 30 ml of wheatgrass juice a day, she got rid of deep wrinkles on her face, gray hair and joint pain. Wrinkles are really smoothed out ... and I don’t have joint pain.

Therefore, I decided that I needed to get to know him - wheatgrass - better and find out its benefits and harms, find out why it is so useful, what is its chemical composition, how the root and leaves of wheatgrass are used in folk medicine, the main recipes from them, and where else they use plant.

When, as a child, I did not want to collect wheatgrass roots from a freshly dug bed and spoke badly about it, my grandmother told me a legend about this plant.

How the wheatgrass saved the human race. Legend

There were once hard times on Earth - black forces were advancing, who wanted to destroy the human race with hunger, cold and fire. All the men left to fight the orcs. Women, old people and children remained in the villages. They did not have enough strength to cultivate and plant arable land. But even those crops that women and children sowed with difficulty were destroyed by the villains, sending hurricanes, hail and droughts.

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And then the gods decided to help people - they scattered over the earth a plant called field fire - Agropyron repens (the old name for wheatgrass), where agros is “field” and pyrum is “fire”. The fiery seeds, growing, produced strong roots that pierced the soil like arrows, displacing all vegetation, and to this day no force can eradicate this plant. Nor did the orcs succeed.

Wheatgrass helped people to survive - they ate it, dried the roots, crushed and prepared jelly and soups, squeezed juice from green leaves and saved scrofulous babies (infected with Staphylococcus aureus) with them, supported weakened old people with juice or decoction and put the beaten and wounded on their feet , since wheatgrass treated for any ailment. The dried root of the woman was ground into flour and baked bread, cakes, and pancakes from it. It is not for nothing that he has other names - a resident, a zhitnyak, a rye, an orzhan.

So, thanks to its vitality, this plant has repeatedly saved people from hunger and disease. Keep this in mind when you are angry at the indestructible roots of wheatgrass that has chosen your backyard or summer cottage.

Over time, the old name of the couch grass Agropyron repens was changed to a new one - Elytrigia repens, but its beneficial properties did not disappear from this.

Brief description and biological features, photo

Creeping couch grass is a monocot grass with a long creeping rhizome and shoots. The foliage is flat, broad. The flowers are collected in a dense and large ear. Grass blooms in May, June. The fruit is a grain.

You can see how the whole plant and its individual parts look in the photo below.

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What the plant looks like during flowering and after, as well as how the leaves are attached, their location on the stem is shown in this photo:

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In the photo below - the stems and white rhizomes of a freshly dug plant, a dense bush that form stems and leaves in meadows in nature, as well as a structural diagram of wheatgrass: an ear and a rhizome.

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The next image is a view of a spikelet of wheatgrass at various ripening dates and its fruit is a grain.

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The photo shows the depth of the rhizome and the width of its branching.

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The people call the plant - root-grass, resident, worm - grass, dog grass, rye. Below is an incomplete list of common names for the plant.

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Distributed everywhere, prefers loose, moist, well-fertilized soils. Grows in floodplains, fallow fields, sparse birch forests. It grows to a height of up to 120 cm, the rhizome spreads up to several meters in length.

The biological feature of wheat grass - a high rate of reproduction and growth requires a lot of moisture. It has good competition for living space. Causes inhibition of growth and density of cultivated plants.

The root of wheatgrass releases toxic substances into the soil, which cause the death of the growth of useful plants. The weed effectively reproduces by seeds and parts of the rhizome, which lie superficially in the soil.

Capable of rapid germination. The shallow location of the roots and the absence of a dormant period in the buds and seeds contributes to both early spring shoots and shoots throughout the growing season.

Medicinal properties and contraindications, what is included in the composition, application

We will understand due to what the creeping wheatgrass has medicinal properties and contraindications, what is its healing properties.

Almost every plant has a huge list of medicinal properties, but there are always the main ones.

For wheatgrass, the main healing property is the detoxification of the body, that is, the cleansing of all age-related accumulations. As a result - improvement of the whole metabolism, especially salt metabolism, strengthening of immunity.

This is facilitated by the high content of silicon, which is so necessary for the absorption of many trace elements and for the normal function of the musculoskeletal system, thyroid gland, intestines, and blood vessels.

Creeping couch grass is not officially recognized as a medicinal herb in our country, that is, it is unofficially used in folk medicine, like many other herbs. It grows everywhere, except for the desert and those areas where there is no vegetation except for moss.

As a medicinal raw material, the plant is recognized in Switzerland and Germany.

It is actively used in folk medicine, sometimes they turn to it in scientific medicine. Supporters of a healthy diet use it in cooking.

Chemical composition

For various purposes, use the rhizome and green shoots. Of these, the following substances have been isolated:

• fatty and essential oils with agropyrene
• polysaccharide tricine, fructose, levulose sugar, inulin, inositol (muscle sugar) - up to 8% triticin, 3% mannitol and fructose, up to 8% inulin
• malic and ascorbic acid
• slime
• silicic acid
• pectin, valine
• trace elements - Ca, Na, Fe

The plant contains sugars and vitamins. This enhances its beneficial properties. Wheatgrass instead of starch contains triticin - a white powder, which, when heated in an aqueous solution with hydrochloric acid, turns into fruit sugar - fructose. There is a little essential oil in wheatgrass and a lot of mucus - up to 10%.

These substances in different concentrations are present in the aerial part of the grass and in the rhizome.

When a plant blooms, it contains up to 9% protein, 30% fiber, up to 50% extractive nitrogen-free substances and 11% protein.

Silicon compounds improve blood vessels by increasing the elasticity of capillary walls, which makes wheatgrass preparations indispensable for the elderly - capillary fragility is their scourge.

Also, tannins were found in the rhizome, capable of removing radioactive isotopes from the human body.

To get acquainted with the nutritional value of wheatgrass, I suggest looking at the table of the chemical composition of the above-ground mass of hay from the wheatgrass meadow (it will increase when clicked).

Root (rhizome) and leaves, their medicinal properties

Home remedies for wheatgrass are made primarily from the root. Look at the photo of the rhizome - it is white and quite branched.

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Juice is obtained from stems and green leaves, preferably before the flowering of the plant, from young shoots. In the photo, the leaves and stems of wheatgrass:

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The aerial part of the plant is used for gout and rheumatism, so it used to be called gouty grass. A slurry of leaves in the form of a compress can be applied to sore joints, wounds and bedsores.

Due to the rich chemical composition, the medicinal plant has many healing effects and has the following medicinal qualities:

1. diuretic and choleretic
2. painkillers and anti-inflammatory
3. wound healing
4. laxative, expectorant and diaphoretic
5. enveloping and toning

The plant as a whole, and especially its root, has a positive effect on metabolism, on the state of the circulatory system, takes part in strengthening the vascular wall and expresses a blood-purifying effect. It has a slight effect on the functioning of the endocrine gland.

Watch a video on why wheatgrass is so useful, especially its underground part:

Contraindications and side effects

As with any herbal preparation, wheatgrass should not be abused. This will lead to complications in the form of oppression and weakness. There may be:

1. acute pain in the kidney area
2. obstruct the flow of urine
3. have diarrhea (diarrhea)
4. inulin can cause allergies
5. lowers blood glucose levels
6. long-term use can lead to a strong decrease in potassium in the blood

You should carefully combine the intake of other drugs and wheatgrass. Unpredictable jumps in blood pressure, swelling of the throat and cough with itching are possible - as a manifestation of an allergy caused by inulin.

With prolonged use of wheatgrass, hypokalemia (a critical decrease in the level of potassium in the blood) may threaten due to the diuretic effect. To avoid this, you need to increase fluid intake when treating this plant.

Who should not resort to wheatgrass treatment:

• pregnant and lactating women - only because there is no data on the safety of wheatgrass during childbearing and lactation
• with intolerance to wheatgrass
• with low blood pressure
• with exacerbations of stomach ulcers and pancreatitis

Use with caution in children under two years of age. Use preparations with wheatgrass should be in the absence of chronic diseases and only after consulting a doctor.

Folk recipes

Couch grass has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. Mainly on the basis of wheatgrass, juice, infusions and decoctions are obtained. According to the opinions of the population, a stable healing effect is achieved in the treatment with wheatgrass preparations.

It is used to treat inflammation of the lymphatic system, digestive tract, circulatory system. Couch grass treats all skin diseases (especially furunculosis, eczema), dropsy, jaundice, rickets, lumbago, arthritis, gout, rheumatism.

Couch grass is successfully used for the treatment of infertility, hemorrhoids, and the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system (pneumonia, bronchitis). The rhizome of the herb is used to treat hepatitis, diabetes, and diathesis.

An important role is assigned to the root-grass in case of food poisoning and in cleansing the blood of toxins (which leads to a decrease in skin rashes).

Decoctions

Treatment with decoctions is practiced for colitis, cystitis, therapy for cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, diabetes mellitus, gastritis, and colds.

For this purpose, 20-25 grams of root (4 teaspoons) are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and kept on low heat for another ten minutes. Let it brew for 1 hour. Take 25 milliliters before meals.

With furunculosis herbalists recommend drinking 100 milliliters three times a day of a strong decoction of the roots (1 tablespoon of raw materials per glass of water). In parallel, take baths twice a week, adding a decoction - 2.5 tablespoons per bucket of water. The same baths are recommended for the treatment of eczema, diathesis, scrofula, rickets. Baths are also recommended in the treatment of constipation and hemorrhoids, a course of 10-12 procedures.

To improve vision you can prepare the following composition - pour 4 tablespoons of dried roots with 5 cups of boiling water, evaporate until the volume decreases by a quarter, drink 25 milliliters several times a day.

Mosquito repellent can also be prepared from wheatgrass roots. We take the crushed wheatgrass root (2 tablespoons) and pour 1.5 liters of water. Cooking like jam: boiled and set aside until cool - repeat the process three times until the broth acquires a light yellow hue. The liquid is ready for washing the exposed parts of the body.

infusions

An infusion of wheatgrass roots is an excellent remedy for coughing, for relieving cold symptoms, gout and rheumatism. I drink it as a diaphoretic.

To obtain an infusion, pour a full tablespoon of raw materials with two glasses (400 milliliters) of cold water, leave for about 12 hours and drink half a glass several times a day (3-4) after meals.
Infusions of couch grass make compresses, lotions for diathesis and other skin rashes. Sometimes infusions and decoctions are used for uterine bleeding.

Cleansing wheatgrass tea

As a kind of infusion, you can prepare a cleansing tea. It is written above that the main healing property of the plant is the detoxification of the body, that is, the cleansing of all age-related accumulations. In fact, it is a rejuvenation of the body.

At the same time, a person can lose weight up to 5 kg (with the regular use of this drink), since deposits of salts, oxidized cholesterol, and various toxic substances from the blood are removed from the body.

How to prepare a classic wheatgrass cleansing tea?

Recipe: 1 teaspoon of crushed wheatgrass root is poured into 230 ml of boiling water. The teapot is covered with a lid and infused for 15 minutes. At the end of the water extraction, strain the tea. For taste, you can add a slice of lemon and honey. Drink 3-5 cups of wheatgrass tea throughout the day (for a month).

Tincture - a classic recipe

Traditional tincture is made from fresh blended raw materials - leaves and roots. If there is no blender, you can skip the collected parts of wheatgrass through a meat grinder.

Transfer the crushed mixture to a jar and dilute with 40% alcohol (vodka) in a ratio of 1:5. Close the lid. Infuse for three weeks, shaking the contents for better extraction. Strain and store in a dark bottle.

Take three times a day, 20-50 drops 15 minutes before meals for the following diseases:

• bronchitis
• inflammatory processes in the urinary tract
• with kidney stones
• for the prevention of prostate adenoma

The tincture is stored in the refrigerator for a long time. It can also be used to make compresses for pain in the joints, especially in the knee.

Health drink - this is the name of the juice in Western countries, where it is popular. Apply on an empty stomach and freshly prepared. It is not boiled there, because then chlorophyll is destroyed, the healing effect of which on the body can hardly be overestimated.

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For colds, rheumatism, gout, arthritis, for cholelithiasis, juice is prepared from the leaves, less often from fresh rhizomes. They are pre-washed well, scrolled. Mixed in a ratio of 1/1 with cold water, filtered through a cloth, then boiled for about three minutes. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two days.

Drink the resulting juice in a glass before meals, three times a day for 3 months. For the treatment of hemorrhoids, enemas are made with juice. Effective juice with uterine bleeding. It is recommended for heavy periods to drink half a glass of juice 3 times a day.

Still from juice mixed in a ratio of 1: 1 with honey, you can have a little enhance vision. Such a heated mixture is taken for half a year in a tablespoon three times a day.

As a side effect of the juice, one can note an improvement in the skin, especially on the face - the skin becomes elastic, deep wrinkles are smoothed out. Has a mild laxative effect.

An interesting effect of fresh plant stems on bad foot odor (due to excessive sweating). Just a week of simple manipulations - and the smell will disappear for a long time due to the antimicrobial action of the grass essential oil. Every evening we twist the stems between our fingers and put on socks. In the morning I wash my feet and change my socks. And so the whole week.

Herbal recipes from phytotherapist Alexander Pechenevsky

The above describes the action and recipes for the preparation of drugs from a plant monoculture. A greater effect can be achieved if you use several medicinal plants that enhance the effect of each other. I recommend these recipes for herbal phytomixtures from Alexander Pechenevsky - for some common diseases.

Collection 1. Help the liver after chemotherapy
They are used not only by oncology patients - after large doses of chemicals, but also by those who have undergone a long course of antibiotics and other chemicals that have a detrimental effect on the liver and the whole body.

The following 4 herbs are mixed in the same ratio:

1. wheatgrass rhizome
2. chamomile flowers
3. herb herb
4. grass agrimony

Boil two tablespoons of chopped raw materials for 5 minutes in half a liter of water. Infuse for an hour, then filter.

Take 4-5 times a day half a glass of decoction (before meals) for a month.

Collection 2. To restore strength in the elderly
Purification and elimination of toxins, improvement of liver and gallbladder functions. Wrinkles and bags under the eyes disappear, sleep and appetite improve. There is a general rejuvenation of the body.
To restore strength, it is enough to apply for 5 days.

The composition of the grass mixture (we take the crushed components in the same ratio):

• wheatgrass root
• calamus root
• liquorice root
• nettle grass (leaves)
• St. John's wort
• hawthorn fruit
• dog-rose fruit

Thoroughly mix all the gradients. The finer they are crushed, the better the extraction will be.

Preparation of a decoction: take 4 tbsp. spoons of the mixture per 1 liter of water, cook for five minutes, remove from heat, wrap the container with infusion and leave to infuse for one hour.

We drink 200 ml of decoction with the addition of honey 30 minutes before meals - before each meal (3-5 times a day).

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There is one feature of the reception - on the first day do not eat food - only drink a decoction. In the next three days, you can eat as usual, but drink not 200 ml of broth, but 100 ml.

The healing drink can be consumed by everyone - with a breakdown and chronic fatigue, but it is especially recommended for those over 60 in the spring.

Collection 3. For the treatment of the organs of the musculoskeletal system
For the treatment of joints and spine, general baths or foot baths are recommended. For them, a mixture of the following is prepared from 5 herbs (in equal proportions):

1. wheatgrass root
2. comfrey root
3. burdock root
4. black elderberry flowers
5. birch leaves

For a general bath, place about 200 grams of the mixture in a cloth bag and cook for 15 minutes in 5 liters of water. We insist until completely cooled and pour into a warm (37-39 degrees) bath with ordinary water. The course of therapeutic baths - 15 days, maximum - 20 lasting 20-30 minutes 2-3 times a week.

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Collection 4. For oncological diseases
For cancer patients, in addition to the main treatment prescribed by the doctor, the following collection of a large number of components is useful:

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As in other grass mixtures, all ingredients are taken crushed and in the same ratio. Brew and drink like tea - 1 teaspoon of the mixture per 250 grams of boiling water. Insist until cool.
Take 1 time per day before meals for a month.

Collection 5. Diabetic tea
It helps regulate metabolism through insulin-like action and regeneration of endocrine pancreatic β-cells. You can drink on a regular basis as a tea.

The ratio of components and the composition of the collection, see below:

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Thoroughly grind and mix all the active ingredients, take a teaspoon and brew with a glass of boiling water. Insist until completely cooled. It is better to make an infusion in a thermos at night.

A slightly diuretic effect is possible. Solves the problem of visual impairment in diabetic patients when taken regularly.

Application in traditional medicine

In Russia, before the revolution, the plant was harvested for pharmaceutical purposes. In many countries, it is still used in pharmacopoeial preparations.

In official medicine, wheatgrass preparations are sometimes used in the treatment of biliary and urinary tracts as a diuretic. Its enveloping properties are also used (it contains a large amount of mucus), hemostatic and laxative effects. And as a regulator of salt metabolism.

Couch grass creeping in a pharmacy can be found as part of a breast, diuretic soothing tea. The dried roots of the grass called "Crawling wheatgrass" are also sold separately.

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BAA containing wheatgrass

Consider some nutritional supplements (BAA) using wheatgrass root that exist on the market.

In Europe and the USA, biologically active supplements are prepared from the rhizome. In Germany, Switzerland and Poland, medicinal diuretics and bronchodilators are produced using wheatgrass extract.

Wheatgrass Root is part of the American Dietary Supplement Tiro-Vita NutriCare. The drug eliminates the imbalance of hormones of the endocrine system, and also has a positive effect on other organs of internal secretion (pituitary gland, adrenal glands, prostate). Its main action is to eliminate iodine deficiency in the body and cleanse the intestines.

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The rhizome is used in dietary supplements NatureLax (Naturalaks) company NSP. The food supplement enhances the production of digestive juices and bile secretion, normalizes the intestinal microflora and restores its motility.

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There is a Ukrainian food supplement for the normalization of joint functions Comfort. Prevents destruction and promotes the restoration of cartilage tissue.
I have personally verified its effectiveness. My mother's joint pains disappeared, my knees stopped crunching.

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There are other dietary supplements containing wheatgrass in their composition. I brought those that I know personally and which are quite effective for long-term use. You can add more dietary supplement Econiki - Wheatgrass Extract. It purifies the blood and removes salts. Its composition and appearance look at the photo below:

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It is found in pharmacies and online stores, health food stores.
Consider the method of application and dosage of this dietary supplement.

1. Internal use.
Preventive dose - 0.5 grams per day, therapeutic dose - 1 gram per day.
Preparation of the solution: pour 0.5-1 gram of powder into 200 ml of boiling water and divide into two doses. Drink warm 2 times a day with 30 minutes of food for ten days. Reapply after a week break. Repeat the course 2-3 times.

2. Outdoor use.
Use the above recipe for preparing a decoction for compresses on sore areas or for gargling, as well as for taking baths for skin diseases (two portions of the solution are enough for a bath of warm water).
Dry powder is sprinkled for disinfection and healing of fresh open wounds and scratches.

All nutritional supplements require accumulation in the body and time to start the process when the body itself corrects chronic diseases - the supplement itself simply helps it start this biocorrection.

The use of rhizomes in a healthy diet

The plant is actively used in cooking by supporters of a healthy diet. In famine years, a resident saved people from starvation. Fresh roots are put in soups, salads are prepared. As a side dish for meat and fish, fresh rhizomes are fried in oil.

Eating a resident helps lower cholesterol in the bloodstream. Raises hemoglobin, is used in clinical nutrition in the treatment of anemia.

Now I will give examples of wheatgrass dishes and their recipes - for lovers of a healthy diet. I especially like the casserole.

I offer two recipes for casseroles and both are delicious! Since I fell in love with the blender, I have tried so many dishes.

Casserole recipe 1. With wheatgrass and herbs. Rinse fresh rhizomes well and boil in salted water. After cooling, it is necessary to grind them with a blender or meat grinder.

Add finely chopped parsley and dill, onion or garlic. Transfer to a baking dish and pour over beaten eggs with cream and spices: pepper, turmeric, a pinch of dried ginger. Put in the oven and bake.

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For baking, it is better to take a small but deep dish.

Casserole recipe 2. With wheatgrass, potatoes and mushrooms. Wash fresh wheatgrass root, dry a little so that water is glass, cut and fry in a pan in oil. When they change color from white to yellow, add onion and mushrooms, diced carrots.

You can take champignons, if possible - Shiitake mushroom, which will significantly increase the usefulness of the dish (it must be pre-soaked). Mix everything thoroughly and lightly fry together with wheatgrass roots.

We do not fry the potatoes, but three on a coarse grater and put on a small deep cast iron greased with oil. Lay fried vegetables with wheatgrass on top of the potatoes.

Separately, beat the milk, egg, spices and pour into a cauldron, mixing slightly. Top with herbs and sesame seeds. We put in a preheated oven. When the casserole is slightly browned, take it out and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Put back in the oven until golden brown. Serve the casserole with wheatgrass and mushrooms hot.

Products for the casserole look at the photo below.

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Recipe taken from here. True, I changed the cooking process a little - I simplified it and checked it.

Salads

Salads are made from both green shoots and roots. They are used fresh and in powder form (root extract).
1. Salad with beets and wheatgrass. In case of disruption of the digestive tract, a salad with beets and wheatgrass will help.

• from fresh wheatgrass roots 100 gr
• sorrel 50 gr
• beets 100 gr

The salad is salted to taste, your favorite spices are added and seasoned with sour cream. Lettuce has a mild laxative effect.

2. Salad with Jerusalem artichoke, wheatgrass and honey. Cook and finely chop the roots of wheatgrass in the amount of 150-200 grams. Three on a grater two or three tubers of Jerusalem artichoke, season with 1 tablespoon of honey.

We mix the ingredients and sprinkle with nuts on top, chopping them in advance (walnut, forest or almond). You can sprinkle with vanilla sugar for taste.

Bread and porridge

In winter, dry rhizomes are used, which are ground and added to cereals. They bake bread and pancakes with the addition of powder to flour. You can chop the rhizomes yourself, or you can use Ekoniki's dietary supplement - Wheatgrass Extract (described above). Wheatgrass makes ordinary bread or porridge healthy.

Recipe for hunting wheatgrass bread. Boil the root, pass through a meat grinder or blender, add yeast, milk. You can add a little sugar, but the rhizomes are sweet and so. Leave overnight for the fermentation process.

In the morning, knead the dough: add 1 egg to the fermented mixture and mix in the flour, bringing the dough to the required density. We divide it into pieces the size of a palm and send it to bake in the oven or on the coals of a fire.

Soup

It is prepared like a regular soup, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add fresh chopped rhizomes to it along with parsley and dill.

The drinks

Drinks made from ground rhizomes have a good tonic, invigorating effect.

Wheatgrass coffee. For their preparation, dried rhizomes are roasted in a preheated oven at a temperature of 150º for 15-20 minutes, then crushed and coffee wheatgrass is obtained.

In Bavaria, beer is brewed, where wheatgrass is used instead of hops. This drink is recommended for people weakened by the disease. You can just drink it as a general tonic drink. I share the recipe described by E. Al-Shimari, “Your 6 acres”:

Put 4 kg of chopped rhizomes in a large ceramic container. Moisten the roots with warm water so that they are wet, but drain excess water.

We are waiting for small shoots to appear on the roots. Then add 1 kg of crushed juniper berries, 2-2.5 kg of sugar and 70 g of brewer's yeast to the sprouted rhizomes. Pour 4 liters of warm water into the container and mix. On the next day, another 7.5 liters of warm water is added, and on the third day, another 9 liters.

The container is not closed tightly so that gases during fermentation can be freely released. On the sixth day, the resulting wort is filtered and bottled or bottled. Drink a glass a day as a rejuvenating and cleansing agent with a pleasant taste.

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The juice, squeezed from the leaves and rhizomes of the culture, is a good way to combat excess weight. Freshly squeezed liquid is diluted in a small amount of water and drunk 0.5 cup four times a day.

A wheatgrass smoothie or a personal way of eating wheatgrass

I like to make smoothies out of wheatgrass - I share my personal experience. I use the young ground part of the plant - stems and leaves. I collect a small bunch of them while I walk with the dogs in the field.

In the same place, I add rosehip petals to the grass (more for smell and taste), if they have already faded, then I collect purple clover heads. I can pick young leaves of cherries, raspberries, currants.

At home, I wash everything thoroughly, put it in a blender container and add either a banana - then the smoothie is sweet and very tasty, or cucumber and cilantro, lemon - I'm losing weight ... Before turning on the blender, I pour 100-150 ml of clean water.

I drink this healing drink in the morning - one glass before meals. This year I am especially fond of wheatgrass - last year Jerusalem artichoke was my favorite. I will return to it in the fall - it is ripening under the loggia.

Plant use for animals

Wheatgrass is able to cure not only humans, but also animals. Cats and dogs eat wheatgrass leaves, it has a pronounced antihelminthic effect. Animals also use the eating of grass leaves to mechanically cleanse the stomach, causing vomiting.

In addition to medicinal purposes, herb rhizomes are used as food and vitamin supplements for pets. Used to feed cattle.

Procurement and storage

Most often, rhizomes are used to harvest raw materials, because this part of the plant contains a greater number of useful substances. Harvesting is carried out in early spring or autumn when digging. During these periods, the level of healing substances is maximum.

When harvesting raw materials, attention should be paid to the appearance of the grass. Sick, blooming plants need to be discarded. They can be infected with a fungus and will harm your health.

The rhizomes are dug up, separated from the leaves and washed. First, they dry it in the sun for a day, then dry it, spreading it out in a thin layer, in the fresh air. It can also be dried in special dryers at a temperature of 70˚, periodically stirring and turning. The finished raw material has no smell, the taste is sweetish.

The whole raw mass is laid out for storage in glass jars and is well corked. Ready raw materials are stored for 3 years without loss of useful qualities. Do not use after the expiration date, so as not to cause harm to health.

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Summary of the article. Today you learned which plant, how couch grass has medicinal properties and its contraindications, got acquainted with the biological composition, found out how the root and leaves of wheatgrass are used in folk and official medicine, their main recipes, how to properly collect and store raw materials.

Do you have health problems, but do not feel like taking pills? Consult your doctor and try to be treated with wheatgrass preparations.

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Botanical characteristics of wheatgrass

Creeping wheatgrass is a perennial plant belonging to the bluegrass family. The long rhizomes of the plant are in the soil in a horizontal position. Branching roots on their tops begin to bend and end up on the surface of the soil, thereby a new individual of wheatgrass appears. On the erect stems of the plant are leaves that have a flat linear plate, which has a rough surface on top. Inconspicuous wheatgrass flowers are collected in inflorescences-spikelets of several pieces. Each flower consists of a perianth, stamens and pistil. The fruit of the plant is a grain, which contains one seed.

The plant blooms in late spring - early summer. Fruit ripening begins in July and lasts until the beginning of autumn. Wheatgrass is found throughout Russia in gardens, parks, wastelands, meadows and forest edges. Wheatgrass often grows under fences in settlements.

Reproduction of wheatgrass

Wheatgrass propagates vegetatively and by seeds. The vegetative method involves the use of plant rhizomes, which are planted in the soil and monitor their development and growth. In order for regeneration to occur, just a particle of the rhizome with a kidney is enough. Most often, wheatgrass is propagated in this way.

Wheatgrass is a cross-pollinated plant, so new individuals become stronger and more resistant to poor conditions. If the conditions for the development of the plant are unfavorable, then the caryopsis will be at the dormant stage, in which the viability of the plant will remain for a couple of years. Seeds grow best and fastest in fertile soil, which includes nitrogen.

Useful properties of wheatgrass

Wheatgrass contains fatty oils, fructose, aveline, malic acid, mucus, levulose and vitamins. The herb of this plant contains ascorbic acid and carotene. Due to this content of nutrients, wheatgrass has many medicinal properties. Wheatgrass has a diuretic and analgesic effect, which is why it is used for dropsy, cystitis and urolithiasis. Infusion from the rhizomes of the plant helps to reduce pain in rheumatism, gout and cholelithiasis.

Wheatgrass has an anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect, which is used for coughs, pulmonary tuberculosis, gastritis, profuse sputum, bronchitis and liver diseases. Wheat grass normalizes bowel function, and it is also an excellent remedy for constipation.

The use of wheatgrass creeping

Traditional medicine often uses wheatgrass as a diaphoretic in the treatment of colds and fevers. Wheatgrass increases appetite, restores the body's strength and normalizes sleep - all this plant owes to the content of sugars and vitamins in it. Wheatgrass is used for vision problems, hypertension, diabetes and malignant tumors.

Wheatgrass has an antihelminthic effect, which is used in the presence of worms in pets. This plant is an ingredient in the preparation of pills. Wheatgrass baths are used for skin diseases, rickets, diathesis and hemorrhoids. Wheatgrass is part of various fees that are used for cirrhosis of the liver, cystitis and other diseases.

Diuretic decoction of wheatgrass. Take 10 grams of wheatgrass rhizomes and pour 100 ml of boiling water, put on fire for 15 minutes and strain. Take the prepared decoction 3 tablespoons three times a day before meals.

Infusion of couch grass for rheumatism. We take 4 teaspoons of the rhizomes of the plant and pour 1 cup of boiling water. We leave for 12 hours to infuse, filter. The rhizomes that remain from this infusion will be used to prepare another infusion. We take these rhizomes and pour a glass of boiling water, wrap and leave for 1 hour. Next, mix both infusions and take 70 ml 3-4 times a day. The same medicine can be treated for gout and aching joints.

Wheatgrass baths for skin diseases. Take 100 grams of wheatgrass rhizomes and mix them with 100 grams of burdock. We put everything in an enameled bucket and pour half of the bucket with boiling water. Put on fire, bring to a boil and leave for 10 minutes. Pour the broth into the bath and stay in the bath for no more than half an hour.

A decoction of wheatgrass for tuberculosis. To prepare it, you need to take 2 tablespoons of dry wheatgrass roots and pour them with a glass of milk. We put the composition on fire for 5 minutes, filter and take this medicine in one go. The decoction should be taken 3 times a day.

Contraindications to the use of wheatgrass

There are currently no contraindications to the use of medicines from couch grass.

Expert editor: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna| Phytotherapeutist

Education: A diploma in the specialty "Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the University named after N. I. Pirogov (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Moscow University of Peoples' Friendship (2008).

Creeping wheatgrass- Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski - a perennial herbaceous plant from the bluegrass family, or grasses (Poaseae, or Gramineae) with long rhizomes. The rhizomes are located horizontally in the soil, they branch, and the tops of such branches are bent upward and come to the surface of the soil, giving rise to a new individual of wheatgrass. The total length of the rhizomes of one plant can reach 15 m, and the area penetrated by them can be several square meters. Stems erect or ascending, 30 to 150 cm high. Leaves with a flat linear plate, rough on top, and with a long sheath.
The flowers are inconspicuous, collected 4 - 10 in inflorescences-spikelets, which together form a common inflorescence on the tops of the stems - a two-row spike 7 - 15 cm long. In each flower, the perianth is formed by two floral scales, stamens 3, pistil 1. 5-10 mm, enclosed in flower scales growing together with it. Blossoms in May - June, fruits ripen in July - September. The flowers are pollinated by the wind.
Creeping wheatgrass is an almost cosmopolitan plant. In Russia, it is found almost everywhere. It grows in gardens, vegetable gardens, wastelands, under fences in settlements, meadows, edges, fields, fallows. Difficult to eradicate weed of fields and gardens, regenerated by seeds and segments of rhizomes. Even a very small piece of rhizome, if it has at least one living bud, will give rise to a new plant.

Medicinal value of couch grass and methods of therapeutic use of couch grass

Medical use have rhizomes of wheatgrass. In the rhizomes, the phenolic compound aveline, 5% fructanatriticin, 1.5% fatty oil, malic acid, 3-4% levulose, about 3% fructose, 3% mannitol, mucus, vitamin C, carotene and other substances were found. The grass contains 150 mg of ascorbic acid, 50 mg of carotene and a-alanine.
The rhizomes of couch grass were widely used for therapeutic purposes in ancient Greece and ancient Rome, in medieval folk medicine, and are also widely used in modern folk medicine in European countries and in homeopathy.
As a diuretic, an infusion of rhizomes of couch grass is used for dropsy, edema of various origins, inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and urinary organs: cystitis, nephritis and urolithiasis. An infusion of rhizomes is used internally as an analgesic for gout, rheumatism, lumbago, various arthritis, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis.
As an anti-inflammatory, emollient and expectorant, infusion of rhizomes is often prescribed for profuse sputum, cough, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, as well as gastritis, enteritis, diseases of the liver and gallbladder. Taking an infusion of rhizomes normalizes bowel function and is a good remedy for constipation.
In folk medicine, an infusion of rhizomes is often used as a diaphoretic for colds and feverish diseases. Due to the presence of sugars and vitamins, wheatgrass is a nutritious, tonic, rejuvenating agent that improves sleep and appetite. It is used for colds, to improve vision, in the treatment of hypertension, malignant tumors and diabetes.
With hemorrhoids, chronic constipation, chronic colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, the decoction is prescribed for the night in the form of warm enemas, 30-60 ml each.

A decoction (1:10) of rhizomes of couch grass is prescribed 2 to 3 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals as a mild laxative and diuretic.
Decoction: 2 teaspoons of rhizome to 1 cup of boiling water. Boil 5-7 min. on very low heat. Insist, wrapped, 1 hour, strain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.

Four teaspoons of wheatgrass rhizomes per 1 cup of cold boiled water. Infuse for 12 hours, strain. Pour the rest of the rhizome with 1 cup boiling water. Insist, wrapped, 1 hour, strain. Mix both infusions. Take 1/3 cup 2-4 times a day for rheumatism and aching joints, for gout.

With gout, osteochondrosis, arthritis, take an infusion. Ш Infusion: 2 tablespoons of crushed root pour 0.5 liters of boiling water in the evening, insist all night in a tightly closed container. The next day, take 1/2 cup of Zraza a day before meals.

For arthritis, 4 tablespoons of dry, finely chopped rhizomes of couch grass, pour 1 liter of water, boil until the volume decreases by 1/4. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

In case of skin diseases (dry rough skin indicates the body's predisposition to skin diseases) boil 15 g of rhizomes with roots of couch grass for 10 minutes. in a sealed container, leave for 4 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day for 2-4 weeks.

The juice of fresh leaves of wheatgrass is taken for cholelithiasis, 1 glass 3 times a day for 15 to 20 days.

For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cholelithiasis and urolithiasis, a decoction is made from 60 g of crushed rhizomes per 1 liter of water. Boil 5 minutes, insist 1 hour. Take 1/2-1 glass 3 times a day for 3-4 weeks.

In case of abdominal dropsy, boil 15 g of rhizomes with creeping wheatgrass roots for 10 minutes. in a sealed container, leave for 4 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

For constipation, apply in the form of enemas the juice of the herb couch grass (1:20).

For colds, take 2 - Zraza a day for 3-4 weeks, 200 - 600 ml of couch grass juice, squeezed from rhizomes (April - early May, autumn) and grass. To do this, the rhizomes washed in running water are scalded with boiling water and passed through a meat grinder, diluted with water 1: 1, squeezed through a dense cloth and boiled for 3 minutes.

In case of radiation sickness, 2 tablespoons of crushed roots insist in 500 ml of boiling water (in a thermos) for 8 hours, strain, squeeze out the remaining raw materials. Take during the day in 3 divided doses per ZOmin. warm before meals.

Couch grass juice is drunk 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day before meals with uterine bleeding and heavy menstruation.

In folk medicine, a decoction of the rhizomes of couch grass is used as a diuretic, expectorant, laxative, "blood-purifying" and regulating salt metabolism. The decoction is prepared at the rate of 1:10, take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

With furunculosis, it is recommended to drink a strong decoction of the rhizomes of couch grass (1:5) 1 cup 3 times a day. Prayer also drink 2-3 times a day for 3-4 weeks, 200 ml of juice squeezed from rhizomes (April - early May, autumn) and grass. Juice can be added to baths.

30 g of rhizomes are boiled in 1 liter of water until half remains. Take 100 ml Zraza per day for osteochondrosis.
For children's eczema, take 50 ml of couch grass juice, squeezed from rhizomes and grass, for 3-4 weeks 2-3 times a day, and bathe children in it.

For eczema, make a decoction of wheatgrass root (collect in May): for 20 g of roots - 1 cup of boiling water. Drink 200 ml 3 times a day before meals. Outwardly, make lotions from the decoction.

For various skin diseases, take a bath once a week. To do this, 100 g of wheatgrass and burdock rhizomes are placed in an enameled bucket, half the container is poured with hot water and boiled for 10 minutes. The duration of the procedure - ZOmin. at a water temperature of 36 - 37°C.
Baths are recommended to be combined with taking a decoction inside, 1 cup 3-4 times a day before meals. Ш For its preparation, 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 1 glass of hot water, boiled for 10 minutes, cooled and filtered.

A decoction of the rhizomes of couch grass: 2 tablespoons of dry chopped raw materials per 1 cup of hot water, boil for 10 minutes, cool, strain, squeeze, bring the volume to the original. Take 1/3 cup Zraza a day before meals for cholelithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.

Cold infusion of couch grass: 15 g of dry chopped rhizome in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup Zraza daily for cold-related coughs and upper respiratory infections.

With urate and oxalate stones, take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day, a decoction of the rhizomes of couch grass: 4 tablespoons of dry chopped raw materials in 5 glasses of water, boil until the volume decreases by 1/4, strain.

When the type of stones is not established, a cold infusion of couch grass rhizomes is used: 15 g of crushed dry raw materials in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.

To improve vision, take a decoction of the rhizomes of couch grass (4 tablespoons of dry chopped raw materials for 5 cups of boiling water, boil until the volume decreases by 1/4, strain) 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

Cold infusion of rhizomes of couch grass: 15 g of dry crushed raw materials in 2 cups of cold water, leave for 12 hours, strain. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for rickets, scrofula, diathesis.

A decoction of wheatgrass: 2 tablespoons of chopped dry rhizomes per 0.5 l of boiling water, simmer for 12-15 minutes, insist 2-3 hours. and drink 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day for ZOmin. before meals for 3-4 weeks for oncological diseases.

Features of harvesting couch grass

Rhizomes serve as medicinal raw materials for couch grass. Harvested in autumn or early spring, it is possible in summer. After digging, they are shaken off the ground, washed in cold water, dried in the sun in windy weather and dried in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of 60 - 70 ° C. Store in bags or wooden containers for no more than 2 years.
According to Raphael, the couch grass is ruled by Venus, the ruling planet in Taurus and Libra.