Curly lilies: a botanical description. Species distribution

Since ancient times, the red saranka growing in the steppe has been used by the peoples of Buryatia and Mongolia as a medicinal raw material.

The healing properties of locusts, lilies were used to relieve toothache, treat wounds and other diseases.

In Transbaikalia, its bulbs are eaten raw, boiled, and baked. It is ruthlessly exterminated, so this plant is taken under protection and listed in the Red Book.

Each person has special attachments to one or another time of the year, to a small particle of native nature that once sunk into the memory. Spring or early summer ... what associations do you have, what do you remember? And now I remember spring and beautiful flower curly lily - saranka, or rather its bulbs. This extraordinary flower meadows and flat places, grows here in Transbaikalia and Eastern Siberia.

Memories go back to childhood, to a distant Siberian village. All the children were looking forward to the beginning of spring - field work. When the tractors went out into the field and began to plow the collective farm lands, all the children rushed after them ... Why, you might think? But more on that later…

Botanical description of saranka

And now I want to return to the red locusts, the scientific name of the flower is curly lily. Perennial plant, 10-15 cm tall. In the upper part, the stem branches a little, therefore, from 2-5 medium-sized red flowers bloom on the crown, with curly petals strewn with small black dots, they are also found without dots. The flower, shaped like a turban, exudes a unique, sweetish-spicy aroma.

By the way, I went through all the descriptions of the curly lily, in almost all sources the saranka is described, with gray - purple flowers. In our region, it is bright red that grows.

The red curly lily-saranka, like all lilies, forms an bulb instead of a root, consisting of many juicy and fleshy scales. attracted children in early spring, namely the sweet bulb of this medicinal plant.

The tractor, when plowing, turned over the layers of earth with a plow, and behind the plow a harrow stretched, which broke the earth and it became soft and whipped, like a feather bed ..

And the children were already running behind the harrow. White locust bulbs, reminiscent of garlic heads, appeared on the surface and were clearly visible on the black earth.

Having eaten to full and filled their pockets, they returned home happy and joyful, not realizing that we were causing irreparable harm to this population.

An old Siberian legend tells that the saranka bulb originated from the heart of the Cossack chieftain Yermak, who died in the 16th century on the Irtysh in a battle with Khan Kuchum.

Composition, useful properties

Fresh curly lily bulbs are edible both raw and boiled. The bulbs have a pleasant sweetish taste, they were used to cook stew and porridge with milk. Boiled onions somewhat resemble potatoes in taste, but have their own unique and special flavor.

In summer, when flowers bloom, their bright corollas signal their red color and become visible from afar. Traditional medicine recommends collecting corollas of flowers and making decoctions from them, or brewing vitamin tea. From childhood, many medicinal plants I remember not only the appearance and smell, but also the taste :)

The healing properties of locust chemically are not fully understood, but, despite this, it is widely used in folk medicine:

The entire aerial part of the curly lily was successfully used to heal wounds and cuts.

Collecting flowers and stems in the summer, people dried them and used them to treat jaundice, i.e. hepatitis "A" and as a diuretic.

In winter, the leaves were steamed and used to treat burns.

And the locust bulbs - lilies, did an excellent job with toothache. The bulb is rich in essential oils and sugars, which explains its medicinal properties that she possesses. Well, it helps with various inflammatory processes. Village women of fashion used a baked onion to draw freckles on their faces.

Our once "wild" nature ceases to be wild. Many species of wild plants are gradually disappearing, and our locust has long been listed in the Red Book and is under state protection.

Listen to the lines of poetry by the Azerbaijani poet S. Vurgun:

“...Let's walk slowly across the meadow

And "Hello!" - say to each flower.

I have to bend over the flowers

Not to tear or cut

And to see their kind faces

And show them a kind face ... "

Even now, few people think about their attitude to the gifts of nature. Are we taking advantage of her generosity too freely? Tearing down the bright wild flower for a bouquet, how often does the thought occur to us: What if this is a forbidden flower included in the Red Book?

Last year, I managed to dig up and transfer from the field to my dacha a red locust lily curly. A friend of my childhood has not quite settled down in a new place, but this is a matter of time. The photo turned out bad.

But, an excellent remedy for upset stomach and intestines.

Health to you, dear readers!

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Lily is a symbol of ecological purity and beauty of nature.
Lily saranka is now rarely found both in nature and in gardens.

The Latin name of the saranka is "martagon", that is, "the lily that gave birth to Mart", the god of war.
The Russian name "saranka" comes from the Turkic "sary", which means "yellow" - the bulbs of this lily are really yellow.

The Yakuts call the Daurian lily sardaana. Worshiping nature, the Yakuts, when choosing the names of children, very often refer to the name of this flower - "Sardaana" - a lily. One of the most famous TV shows in the Republic of Sakha bears the same name. A scarlet, with a golden core, a lily (sardaana) on a green stem, thinly bordered with gold, is included in the coat of arms of the Amginsky ulus (Yakutia).

The use of the saranka lily since ancient times

Many stories, legends are associated with lilies.

Lily martagon, according to ancient Roman tradition, helped the soldiers become courageous and brave. Going to battle, the legionnaires took martagon bulbs with them and ate before battles, while their fatigue disappeared and confidence in victory appeared.
A very similar legend existed in Siberia. She told that the saranka lily was born from the heart of a warrior who bravely defended his land from enemy raids. And if the bulb of this lily is taken on the battlefield, it will protect from death in battle. And if you also eat it, then the heart will be filled with courage, and the warrior will become invincible. The Persians have a similar legend.
Who knows, maybe, indeed, the sarankas gave courage to the rebellious archpriest Avvakum, who was serving a link in Eastern Siberia and accepted a heroic death. Living in Transbaikalia, the exiled archpriest prepared the bulbs of this lily for his family.
It is possible that locust bulbs really give confidence to a person, because the alkaloids of this plant are still poorly understood ...

According to legend, the poor after the death of Yesugei-Bagadur, his widow Hoelun and son Temujin, who later proclaimed the Divine Genghis Khan, ate saranka. But it is unlikely that the memories of a hungry childhood were pleasant to Genghis Khan.

A certain role in the love for this plant was played by the gastronomic preferences of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, for whom sarana was a familiar product, the same as for us. So, the Buryats, Tofalars, Orochi carried out a massive collection of sarana bulbs in autumn, which they stored in dried form.
In Russia, the saranka was dug on Yegoriev spring day. Saran was eaten raw (they taste like an unroasted chestnut), but more often they were boiled in milk or baked in ashes. Often sweet and floury in taste, the root of sarana replaced bread. Five or six lily bulbs are enough to feed an adult.

According to the testimony of the medieval Persian historian Rashid ad-Din, the poor even paid the ransom for the bride with the roots of the sarana.
Sarana was also used during religious ceremonies. So, during the Tol-ard holiday, the Nivkhs cajoled the spirit of water with dishes from the roots of locust and other forest herbs. At the same time, the Nivkhs put treats on the water and said: "Spirit of the water, do not be offended by us, bring us good luck and a lot of fish and sea animals." This custom has survived to this day.

The use of lilies in medicine and cooking

Why were Sarana bulbs and rhizomes so attractive to ancient peoples? The answer to the question becomes obvious if you look at medicinal properties these plants.

Sarana was used not only for food, it was especially valued as a healing agent, raising people weakened after illness to their feet. Bulbs, stems, leaves and flowers of lilies were used as medicinal raw materials. The juice of locusts healed wounds. Crushed and boiled with flour, the onions were used to open abscesses.

Meat seasoned with sarana bulbs was easier to digest.
magnificent diet dish for ulcers in Buryat cuisine - sarana stewed in sube (sube is an oily whitish liquid that remains after melting butter). Melted butter was drained, then peeled and washed sarana tubers were placed in the sube and boiled until a homogeneous thick mass was formed. Then it was cooled, cut into slices and served on the table. The same dish relieved coughs in children.
Dried saranka was used as a healing additive to meat and fish dishes.

In Transbaikalian cuisine, saranka bulbs were added to cottage cheese with bird cherry flour.
This lily is still popular in Kalmykia and Kyrgyzstan. There, its bulbs serve as a seasoning for sheep's cheese, to which they give not only a delicate aroma, but also an excellent taste.

In some villages of mountainous Bashkiria, old people remember how they saved themselves in the famine years by picking lily bulbs in the spring. And in some places they keep an ozup - an ancient root digger. True, I could not find out the Bashkir name of this instrument.
Being in Burzyan, I saw that Sarana is grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. And for the older generation, raw lily bulbs were a delicacy. During the war, saran bulbs were dried, crushed, and bread or porridge was baked from the resulting flour.

Modern medicine confirms that locust lily preparations have anti-inflammatory and soothing effects. They are used as an analgesic and hemostatic agent for gynecological diseases.
Lily bulbs are widely used for inflammation of the rectum and Bladder. Therefore, sarankas for riders served as an effective anti-hemorrhoidal remedy.

In modern oriental medicine alcohol tincture prepared from the stem, leaves and flowers of a fresh plant, cut during flowering, is used for inflammation of the ovaries, with sexual arousal with disorders of the heart. Lily bulbs are used for functional disorders of the heart, with weakening of vision. Lily juice is useful for stomach ulcers. Flowers cleanse the kidneys and cure their diseases. A decoction of flowers is drunk for diseases of the gallbladder.

In modern oriental medicine, an infusion of lily bulbs is used. To do this, brew a 15-gram onion in 1 cup of boiling water; insist, wrapped warmly, 15 minutes; strain. Drink arbitrarily 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 0.5 hours before meals as an analgesic and hemostatic agent. Infusion of lily bulbs restores vigor to patients, improves appetite. Drink infusion and with toothache, with nervous shocks.

From a decoction of a lily bulb in boiling milk, lotions were made for skin inflammation and boils, as well as for cosmetic purposes.
A decoction of a lily bulb in milk, mixed with mustard flour, is used to prepare compresses-masks applied to the skin against freckles. An oil extract from white lily flowers is used to nourish dry and aging skin, making it firm and elastic. An alcohol extract from lily petals can be used as a lotion, which is used to wipe the face daily at night. It also helps relieve muscle pain if the painful area is rubbed with a swab dipped in lotion. Lily leaves are applied to burns to reduce inflammation.
Prepare a healing face mask, consisting of beeswax, vegetable oil, honey and juice of a lily bulb. From the resulting mixture, a mask is applied to the face warmed up by compresses for 15-25 minutes.

The traditions of their ancestors are kept by the peoples of Eastern Siberia, Far East and countries South-East Asia who continue to use locust bulbs in their diet.
Other lilies are also eaten: Dahurian, oatmeal, beautiful. And Japanese and Maksimovich lilies are even bred as a vegetable on the Japanese islands. Boiled Japanese lily bulbs are not only tasty, but also useful for bronchitis. Lily bulbs contain 18% starch.

It is very easy to cook porridge from the bulbs of the locust lily. To do this, put salt, sugar in boiling water, mix; pour the prepared grits from the bulbs of the locust and cook, stirring gently, for 20 minutes. After that, pour hot milk and continue cooking at a low boil for 30-40 minutes.

Patients of the gastroenterological department benefit from lily bulb puree. To prepare this dish, cut the peeled and washed locust bulbs into slices, pour in the milk, tightly cover the dish with a lid and cook for 30-40 minutes. After that, rub the lily through a sieve along with milk, add butter, salt, sugar and warm everything up, stirring. Puree can be used as a side dish and as an independent dish.

Fried lily saranka is no less tasty. To do this, it is necessary to cut the washed raw locust tubers into cubes or slices. Rinse before frying cold water so that the pieces do not stick together and do not stick to the pan, then lightly dry on a sieve or napkin. You can fry on any fat, but saranka on ghee turns out tastier. When a toasted crust forms on the lower layers, the slices should be mixed. At the end of frying, you can put separately fried on top, sprinkle with parsley and dill.

To prepare such a delicious dish as a saranka lily stewed with, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the bulbs, rinse well in running water, cut into small pieces, place in a saucepan and pour over the prepared meat broth. Then add chopped and sautéed celery and salt, cover and simmer over low heat for 30-40 minutes until fully cooked. Pour the prepared lily bulbs with red sauce, season with nutmeg and boil lightly. Serve as an independent dish or as a side dish to poultry meat.

Beautiful, tasty, healing Sarana!
Unfortunately, there is a danger that this already long-rare plant will be included in the alarming list of the Red Book. To avoid this, for widespread distribution, it is necessary to massively breed sarana and grow it in gardens.

All lilies are healing. The most common species in our gardens is the tiger lily (lanceolate), which is quite capable of replacing the Sarana. The Germans add the bulbs of this lily to the soup. In Chinese medicine, an ointment of red tiger lily flowers is used for eczema and purulent rashes.

It is no coincidence that tiger lily is often found on household plots. It is excellent due to its bulbousness - the ability to form small stem buds in the leaf axils.

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Saranka is a flower that has an external resemblance to a lily. This plant with amazingly beautiful, delicate flowers is medicinal. The place of growth in our country is the European part, the Urals, East and West of Siberia. Saranka is a rare plant, so it was listed in the Red Book. Read about the description of the flower and its cultivation in the article.

General information

Locust flowers have a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages. At that time, the lily was grown as an ornamental plant, which was used to decorate gardens. Two centuries ago, Carl Linnaeus first described this flower: its forms, varieties and subspecies, the most decorative of which is Cattani.

This saranka lily with pubescent buds has a long peduncle, reaching 2 meters. Grows in the Balkans in oak forests. Dark red shiny petals do not have spots. Saranka flowers are the founders of the group garden lilies. They are called hybrids Curly, or Martagon.

Places of growth

Curly lily is found in the west of Europe from the borders of Portugal, in the east - to the foothills of the Urals. Places of growth in our country are mixed forests. Saranka forest, for example, prefers shady glades and edges. Previously, it could be found in the forests with conifers trees. At present, the forest locust is their rare guest. This flower in the wild is on the verge of extinction.

Lily is unpretentious in care, endures the harsh conditions of the Russian winter. Has pronounced external differences, growing in different places: according to the color of the petals, pubescence, the shape of the scales, which are jointed and whole. Forest locusts are yellow and orange. They grow along roadsides under a shady canopy of tree branches.

Description

popularly called saranka, oil, royal curls, forest lily. The flower is perennial plant, whose height reaches 1.5 meters. The stem has a rounded shape, it has red spots. Locust flowers grow from bulbs formed by fleshy leaves. yellow color in the form of scales. Their diameter can reach 8 centimeters.

The lower part of the stem is covered with oblong median leaves, collected several in whorls. Up the stem they have another arrangement. Leaves 15 cm long, 5 cm wide have smooth edges. Drooping inflorescences are turban-shaped. Petals with spots on them are painted in orange, purple, purple hues. They are bent back, starting from the base.

The fruit has the shape of a hexagonal box. Flat seeds with films along the edges are triangular. Their color is brown, with different shades. The flowering period begins at the end of June and lasts for several weeks. Growing in a sunny area, the plant forms up to 20 flowers. lily curly - cold hardy plant. Successfully cultivated in the harsh climate of Siberia.

Choice of landing site

Saranki - flowers, the cultivation of which is not difficult, as these plants are unpretentious. Everything starts with right choice landing sites. Locust flowers prefer sunny areas with good drainage. The soil is prepared in advance. best time for this is autumn. The site is dug up to a depth equal to two bayonets of a shovel. If the soil is sandy, loam should be added to it. You can simply lay a flower garden (its bed) with clay. If the soil is heavy, humus, peat or sand is added to it. The use of fresh manure is unacceptable.

Landing

Gardeners prefer to plant locust flowers with bulbs. Although there are other methods of reproduction: scales, leaves, stems, seeds. Landing is carried out in autumn in August-September and in spring at the beginning of the season. If this procedure is carried out before winter, the soil is mulched with peat to a depth of 15 centimeters. So the bulbs will be reliably protected from freezing. planting material must be large and intact.

Bulbs are buried in the soil by 20-25 centimeters. If they are small, 10-15 is enough. The roots are well straightened, and the soil is moistened. In the first year after planting, the plant has a small height and does not bloom intensively. Bulbs planted in spring may not sprout at all, at best a small stalk will appear, which will be at rest in July. Experts recommend planting a flower immediately at a permanent place of growth, so as not to injure the roots during transplantation.

Care

Properly organized agrotechnical measures make it possible to grow grasshoppers without much difficulty. During the vegetative period, lilies need to be fed. The first is produced using nitrogen fertilizers after the snow has melted. good fertilizer ash is considered, it is repeatedly introduced into the soil during the season. With its help, the quality of flowers and their resistance to diseases are improved. During the period of bud formation, a second top dressing with ammonium nitrate is carried out. Fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus are fed to plants in July.

Usage and meaning

Lily curly has long been considered medicinal plant, which found wide application in folk medicine Eastern countries. The juice prepared from the bulbs has a wound-healing effect, and the infusion is used for dental disease. All parts of the plant are rich in nutrients, especially the bulbs. They have a lot of vitamins, sugar, protein, boron, iron.

Lily (saranka) is traditionally used in cooking. It is boiled, dried, fried. Seasonings are made from it for all dishes. In Siberia, for example, bulbs are considered edible, they are eaten boiled in milk, baked in ashes, eaten raw. The Yakuts make flour from dried onions, and the Kirghiz use them to make sheep's cheese.

The plant has been widely used in veterinary medicine. It is used as an additive to pet food. This increases the fat content of milk, as well as lactation. Lily is high ornamental plant, which is used to decorate flower beds and flower beds.

Every person has special attachments to one or another time of the year, to a small particle of native nature that once sunk. Spring or early summer ... what associations does it give rise to, what do you remember? And now I remembered spring and a beautiful flower, or rather its bulbs. This is an unusual flower of meadows and flat places, growing here in Transbaikalia and Eastern Siberia.

Memories go back to childhood, to a distant Siberian village. All the children were looking forward to the beginning of spring - field work. When the tractors went out into the field and began to plow the collective farm fields, all the children rushed after them ... Why, you might think? But more on that later…

And now I want to return to the red locusts, the scientific name of the flower is curly lily. Perennial plant, 10-15 cm tall. In the upper part, the stem branches a little, therefore, from 2-5 medium-sized red flowers bloom on the crown, with curly petals strewn with small black dots, they are also found without dots. The flower, shaped like a turban, exudes a unique, sweetish-spicy aroma.

By the way, I went through all the descriptions of the locust - a curly lily, and in almost all sources the locust is described, with gray-violet flowers, in our region it is bright red that grows.

The red lily, like all lilies, forms an bulb instead of a root, consisting of many juicy and fleshy scales. Attracted children in early spring, it was the sweet bulb of this healing plant. The tractor, when plowing, turned over the layers of earth with a plow, and behind the plow a harrow stretched, which broke the earth and it became soft and whipped, like a feather bed ..

And the children were already running behind the harrow. White locust bulbs, reminiscent of garlic heads, appeared on the surface and were clearly visible on the black earth. Having eaten to full and filled their pockets, they returned home happy and joyful, not realizing that we were causing irreparable harm to this population.

An old Siberian legend tells that the saranka bulb originated from the heart of the Cossack chieftain Yermak, who died in the 16th century on the Irtysh in a battle with Khan Kuchum.

Fresh curly lily bulbs are edible both raw and boiled. The bulbs have a pleasant sweetish taste, they were used to cook stew and porridge with milk. Boiled onions somewhat resemble potatoes in taste, but have their own unique and special flavor. In summer, when the flowers were in bloom, their bright corollas signaled us with their red color and were visible from afar. And we again engaged in natural eating, collecting corollas of flowers and then, with pleasure, eating them. From childhood, I remember many medicinal plants not only in appearance and smell, but also in taste :)

Healing properties of the curly lily: The healing properties of the plant in chemical terms are not fully understood, but, despite this, it is widely used in folk medicine:

The entire aerial part of the curly lily was successfully used to heal wounds and cuts.

Collecting the stems in the summer, people dried them and used them to treat jaundice, i.e. hepatitis A and as a diuretic.

In winter, the leaves were steamed and used to treat burns.

And the favorite bulbs of locusts - lilies, did an excellent job with toothache. . The bulb is rich in essential oils and sugars, which explains its medicinal properties that it has. Well, it helps with various inflammatory processes. Village women of fashion used a baked onion to draw freckles on their faces.

Our once "wild" nature ceases to be wild. Many species of wild plants are gradually disappearing, and our locust has long been listed in the Red Book and is under state protection.

Listen to the lines of poetry by the Azerbaijani poet S. Vurgun:

“...Let's walk slowly across the meadow
And "Hello!" - say to each flower.
I have to bend over the flowers
Not to tear or cut
And to see their kind faces
And show them a kind face ... "

Even now, few people think about their attitude to the gifts of nature. Are we taking advantage of her generosity too freely? Picking a bright wild flower for a bouquet, how often does the thought occur to us: What if this is a forbidden flower included in the Red Book?

Last year, I managed to dig up and transfer from the field to my dacha a red locust lily curly. My childhood friend has not quite settled into the new place yet, but this is a matter of time and the photo turned out to be unsuccessful. But

Lily.

Lily curly known by popular names royal curls, sardane, saranka and Sarana, badoon, oiler.

Due to the fact that the species needs protection, protective measures have been taken. Curly lily is a rare species of flora of the Urals, listed in the regional summary of Siberia (1980), summary rare plants for Central Siberia (1979) and in the "Red Book of Transbaikalia" ,

The plant is included in the Red Book of Ukraine, recommended for inclusion in Red Book of Kazakhstan . Protected in a number of reserves.

Lily is a symbol of ecological purity and beauty of nature.
Lily saranka is now rarely found both in nature and in gardens.

The Latin name for the saranka is "martagon", that is, "the lily that gave birth to Mart", the god of war.
The Russian name "saranka" comes from the Turkic "sary", which means "yellow" - the bulbs of this lily are really yellow.

The Yakuts call the Daurian lily sardaana. Worshiping the surrounding nature, the Yakuts, when choosing the names of children, very often turn to the name of this flower - "Sardaana" - a lily. One of the most famous TV shows in the Republic of Sakha bears the same name. A scarlet, with a golden core, a lily (sardaana) on a green stem, thinly bordered with gold, is included in the coat of arms of the Amginsky ulus (Yakutia).

The use of the saranka lily since ancient times

Lilies are associated with many stories, legends, legends.

Lily martagon, according to ancient Roman tradition, helped the soldiers become courageous and brave. Going to battle, the legionnaires took martagon bulbs with them and ate before battles, while their fatigue disappeared and confidence in victory appeared.

A very similar legend existed in Siberia. She told that the saranka lily was born from the heart of a warrior who bravely defended his land from enemy raids. And if the bulb of this lily is taken on the battlefield, it will protect from death in battle. And if you also eat it, then the heart will be filled with courage, and the warrior will become invincible. The Persians have a similar legend.
Who knows, maybe, indeed, the sarankas gave courage to the rebellious archpriest Avvakum, who was serving a link in Eastern Siberia and accepted a heroic death. Living in Transbaikalia, the exiled archpriest prepared the bulbs of this lily for his family.
It is possible that locust bulbs really give confidence to a person, because the alkaloids of this plant are still poorly understood ...

According to legend, the poor after the death of Yesugei-Bagadur, his widow Hoelun and son Temujin, who later proclaimed the Divine Genghis Khan, ate saranka. But it is unlikely that the memories of a hungry childhood were pleasant to Genghis Khan.

A certain role in the love for this plant was played by the gastronomic preferences of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, for whom sarana was a familiar product, the same as for us. potato . So, the Buryats, Tofalars, Orochi carried out a massive collection of sarana bulbs in autumn, which they stored in dried form.
In Russia, the saranka was dug on Yegoriev spring day. Saran was eaten raw (they taste like an unroasted chestnut), but more often they were boiled in milk or baked in ashes. Often sweet and floury in taste, the root of sarana replaced bread. Five or six lily bulbs are enough to feed an adult.

According to the testimony of the medieval Persian historian Rashid ad-Din, the poor even paid the ransom for the bride with the roots of the sarana.
Sarana was also used during religious ceremonies. So, during the Tol-ard holiday, the Nivkhs cajoled the spirit of water with dishes from the roots of locust and other forest herbs. At the same time, the Nivkhs put treats on the water and said: "Spirit of the water, do not be offended by us, bring us good luck and a lot of fish and sea animals." This custom has survived to this day.

The use of lilies in medicine and cooking

Why were Sarana bulbs and rhizomes so attractive to ancient peoples? healing peonies ? The answer to the question becomes obvious if you become familiar with the medicinal properties of these plants.

Sarana was used not only for food, it was especially valued as a healing agent, raising people weakened after illness to their feet. Bulbs, stems, leaves and flowers of lilies were used as medicinal raw materials. The juice of locusts healed wounds. Crushed and boiled with flour, the onions were used to open abscesses.

Meat seasoned with sarana bulbs was easier to digest.
An excellent dietary dish for ulcers in Buryat cuisine is sarana stewed in sube (sube is an oily whitish liquid that remains after melting butter). Melted butter was drained, then peeled and washed sarana tubers were placed in the sube and boiled until a homogeneous thick mass was formed. Then it was cooled, cut into slices and served on the table. The same dish relieved coughs in children.
Dried saranka was used as a healing additive to meat and fish dishes.

In Transbaikalian cuisine, saranka bulbs were added to cottage cheese with bird cherry flour.
This lily is still popular in Kalmykia and Kyrgyzstan. There, its bulbs serve as a seasoning for sheep's cheese, to which they give not only a delicate aroma, but also an excellent taste.

During the war, saran bulbs were dried, crushed, and bread or porridge was baked from the resulting flour.

Modern medicine confirms that locust lily preparations have anti-inflammatory and soothing effects. They are used as an analgesic and hemostatic agent for gynecological diseases.
Lily bulbs are widely used for inflammation of the rectum and bladder. Therefore, sarankas for riders served as an effective anti-hemorrhoidal remedy.

In modern oriental medicine, an alcoholic tincture prepared from the stem, leaves and flowers of a fresh plant, cut during flowering, is used for inflammation of the ovaries, with sexual arousal with disorders of the heart. Lily bulbs are used for functional disorders of the heart, with weakening of vision. Lily juice is useful for stomach ulcers. Flowers cleanse the kidneys and cure their diseases. A decoction of flowers is drunk for diseases of the gallbladder.

In modern oriental medicine, an infusion of lily bulbs is used. To do this, brew a 15-gram onion in 1 cup of boiling water; insist, wrapped warmly, 15 minutes; strain. Drink arbitrarily 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 0.5 hours before meals as an analgesic and hemostatic agent. Infusion of lily bulbs restores vigor to patients, improves appetite. Drink infusion and with toothache, with nervous shocks.

From a decoction of a lily bulb in boiling milk, lotions were made for skin inflammation and boils, as well as for cosmetic purposes.
A decoction of a lily bulb in milk, mixed with honey and mustard flour, is used to prepare compresses-masks applied to the skin against freckles. An oil extract from white lily flowers is used to nourish dry and aging skin, making it firm and elastic. An alcohol extract from lily petals can be used as a lotion, which is used to wipe the face daily at night. It also helps relieve muscle pain if the painful area is rubbed with a swab dipped in lotion. Lily leaves are applied to burns to reduce inflammation.

The traditions of their ancestors are kept by the peoples of Eastern Siberia, the Far East and the countries of Southeast Asia, who continue to use locust bulbs for food.
Other lilies are also eaten: Dahurian, oatmeal, beautiful. And Japanese and Maksimovich lilies are even bred as a vegetable on the Japanese islands. Boiled Japanese lily bulbs are not only tasty, but also useful for bronchitis. Lily bulbs contain 18% starch.

Beautiful, healing Sarana!
Unfortunately, there is a danger of entering this for a long timerare plant on the alarm listRed Book.To avoid this, for widespread distribution, it is necessary to massively breed sarana and grow it in gardens.

Slender delicate stalk,
very unusual -
This is a lily flower
Excellent among all.
you will find a lily
On the coats of arms of cities
If they give a lily -
It's more than words!
nobility symbol,
beauty symbol,
Respect the lily
Flowers all over the earth!

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