Durnishnik

Durnishnik zobovidny or a durnishnik ordinary – Xanthium spinosum - an annual plant from Astrov' family.

The direct, strong, rough and fibrous, branchy stalk most often of glaucous color, grows in height from a half a meter to 1 meter. Leaves are big, slightly trimmed, a little rough, roundish or heart-shaped at the basis depart from a stalk.

Flowers almost imperceptible, greenish or gray-green, are built in small kolosovidny inflorescences are located in bosoms of leaves. The durnishnik in June – August blossoms. Ellipse boxes in the form of little prickly hedgehogs, in them a closet with seeds are gradually formed. Seeds in September ripen.

Medicinal properties
The grass of a durnishnik was appreciated by healers of the different people since the most ancient times.

The grass of a durnishnik contains a large amount of vitamin C, especially there is a lot of it there during blossoming of a plant. Besides contain in all parts of a plant: alkaloids, iodine. In seeds up to 40% of fat oil, in fruits — saponina, flavonoids, coumarins, etc.

With the medical purpose prepare a grass of a durnishnik – leaves and stalks in July-August, fruits in September - October, roots - late fall. Dry in the fresh air, in a shadow.

Medicines from a durnishnik possess the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, diuretic, anesthetizing, sudorific, febrifugal, protivozudny and antifungal action.

In China the plant is enlisted in the state pharmacopeia, and its grass is applied as sudorific, spazmolitichesky and sedative, also at treatment of diseases of a thyroid gland and oncology.

In India oncology and diseases of a thyroid gland treat roots of a durnishnik.

Broths from a durnishnik reduce pressure, strengthen and slow down breath, relax smooth muscles of intestines.

As calming and anesthetic is used juice of a durnishnik. Juice is applied in from 15 to 30 drops 3 times a day. Most often it is mixed with vodka in a proportion 1:1.

- Broth for treatment of a craw
To fill in 1 dessertspoon of the dry crushed grass 1 incomplete (to a border) a glass of boiled water, to bring to boiling, to lower fire and 8-10 minutes to boil on weak fire, to insist 1 hour, to filter, accept 1/3 glasses 3 times a day to food. The same broth is accepted at rheumatism. Or - to make 1 tablespoon of a dried grass 2 glasses of water in boiled water, to insist 2 hours, to filter, divide into 4 equal portions and to drink during the day after a meal.

- At a pochechnokamenny disease
To fill in 1 tablespoon of the crushed dry grass with 1 glass of boiled water, to insist 10 minutes, to cool, filter, accept ½ glasses 2 times a day.

Broths from roots and seeds are not recommended to be applied at locks.

All plant cannot be applied at exacerbation of stomach ulcer of a stomach and intestines. And still the durnishnik to belong to poisonous plants therefore it is possible to be treated by him under the leadership of the experienced herbalist.

Medicines from a durnishnik use in homeopathy. Warm broths rinse a throat at quinsy and an oral cavity at stomatitis, a gingivita, periodontosis.

- Warm broth
To fill in 1 teaspoon of dry raw materials with 1 glass of boiled water, to boil 10 minutes, to insist in a thermos 1 hour, to filter, rinse.

Grease with juice of a durnishnik herpeses, eels, the places struck with a fungus dermatitis, itch.

Moisten with broth of a durnishnik pimples, but broth should not be strong, otherwise burning can appear.

- Broth from pimples
To fill in 1 teaspoon of the crushed raw materials with 1 glass of boiled water, to cover and draw half an hour. At oily, acne skin to moisten a face with broth. To wash away in 10 minutes. To watch that liquid did not get into eyes.

Before to use a durnishnik, it is necessary to grease with juice or broth a bend on an elbow if reddening and burning is not, then it is possible to wipe a face.

- A bathtub from roots of a durnishnik ordinary
To fill in 2 tablespoons of the crushed dry roots with cold water for 2 hours, then to put on fire and to pokipyatit minutes 15-20 to filter, pour out in a bathtub with water with the temperature not higher than + 38C. This bathtub purifies skin before going to bed, helps to get rid of pimples and rash. A course of 10-12 bathtubs 2-3 times a week.