Cat's grass …

In the people myaun, cat's root, cat's grass, tryasovichny grass, forest incense …

The aroma of a valerian from antiquity is considered cleaning. And magicians consider the main properties of a valerian of esoterics love and consent. What woman does not want them? In translation from Latin the valerian means – healthy. And beautiful all women want to be healthy.

Valerian medicinal - Valeriana officinalis L – a perennial grassy plant from family valerian. The direct single stalk sometimes reaches two meters. Difficult leaves... Top without scape, averages with short scapes, lower with long. White, pink or lilac small flowers are collected in friable inflorescences of a whisk or guards. The plant since May to the middle of July blossoms.

But the valerian not is appreciated flowers, and the vertical short rhizome which is densely covered with numerous roots.

The valerian grows practically in all territory of a midland of Russia, it can be seen on forest glades, low meadows, on coast of the rivers, ponds, lakes, at ditches, on crude edges and even in parks of the large cities. The valerian is cultivated in Eurasia and South America.

Rhizomes and roots of a valeryana begin to prepare with the middle of July to the middle of October. The dug-out rhizomes are shaken off from the earth, carefully washed out in flowing water. Delete all superfluous, and then dry on the attic or under a canopy. Finally dry in the dryer or in an oven at a temperature about 40 degrees. Then roots crush.

It is better to store them in the place, inaccessible for cats. Because the smell of a valerian attracts cats, and they can obgryzt and spoil raw materials.

Roots of a valerian contain: essential oil, alkaloids, tannins, organic acids, saponina, sugar, macrocells and minerals – manganese, iron, a bank, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, aluminum, barium, tungsten, selenium, nickel...

From a valerian cook tinctures, broths, infusions, powders. Still doctors of Ancient Greece treated medicines from a valerian of a disease of nervous system.

Presently both scientific, and traditional medicine uses a valerian as demulcent at neurosises, stresses, insomnia, migraine, tachycardia, pains in heart, a hypertension, chronic violation of coronary blood circulation, epilepsy, at violations of sekretorny function of the ferruterous device of digestive tract, at gullet spasms, especially at the kardialny spasm having resistant character, paralyzes, diseases of a liver and bilious ways, a bazedovy disease, not sugar mocheiznureniye at climacteric frustration …

Infusion. To fill in 1 tablespoon of the crushed raw materials with 1 glass of boiled water of room temperature. To leave for the night. To filter and accept on 1 tablespoon 3 times a day to food and for the night in the morning.

Valerian tincture. It is possible to buy in drugstore or to make. 1 tablespoon of roots of a valerian to fill in ½ glasses of vodka, to cork and insist 14 days in the cool dark place. Not in the refrigerator. To accept till 15-20 drops 2-3 times a day.

! The valerian cannot be accepted in more than a month without interruption. It can cause drowsiness.

For disposal of insomnia it is not obligatory to accept a valerian inside, it is possible to fill the crushed roots in a linen sack and to put near a pillow. The dream will be quiet and fanned by pleasant dreams.

Bathtubs from a valerian reduce stress, nerves calm, do skin more elastic, smooth and equal. 100 gr. a valerian fill in with 1 liter of boiled water and insist in a thermos of 10-12 hours, filter, pour out in a bathtub. Water temperature in a bathtub should not exceed 38 degrees. Take a bath of 15 minutes. Course of 10-15 bathtubs.

For sweating reduction wash with broth or infusion of a valerian armpits and wash legs.

For disposal of dandruff and giving to hair of softness and silkiness, hair rinse with valerian broth.

Wash with weak broth of a valerian eyes for vigilance and gloss.

The inflamed skin is washed valerian decoction for elimination of annoyance, peeling and tightening.

In old times of the woman did of a valerian an amulet for maintaining fidelity of the husband – sewed up the crushed root in a ladanka and carried with themselves.

It is considered that the valerian facilitates conception if to put it under a mattress and to hang out in the bedroom.