Rhodiola rosea - medicinal properties and contraindications

Rhodiola Rosea is also otherwise called poetically - the golden root. This is no accident, since the root of this plant brings many benefits to people, and it smells, unlike other roots of many plants, very nice. Its aroma resembles the smell of a rose.

What does a golden root look like?

Radiola refers to perennials. It is a herbaceous plant, not growing more than half a meter. But it sits firmly in the ground, as it has a powerful rhizome, fleshy, thick roots. The stem of the plant is erect, and the leaves with unequal teeth are cupped, mostly oblong or resemble an ellipse. At the top of the stem leaves are always dark green.Crowned stem inflorescence. The flowers at the golden root correspond to the name - they have a yellow color with a golden shade. Collected in corymbose inflorescence, very small in diameter.

All flowers of the plant are only same-sex, and the fruits are leaflets of various colors - both yellow-green and red. The whole summer is blooming, and fruits appear in August. Rhodiola feels more comfortable on rocky soil - where there is rocky and mountainous terrain, but also in the flat tundra, along the banks of mountain streams, it is also comfortable for her.

How to replenish stocks of rhodiola at home

In order to have a stock of this valuable plant for its healing qualities, it is most often cultivated. For these purposes, the genus Rhodiola has to continue with the help of seeds. They are sown in late autumn or winter. Before lowering sprouts into the ground, they are grown from seeds in pots or in boxes, necessarily laying clay on the bottom, feeding with nutrients and observing that there is good access to fresh air.

Before planting the seeds, it is necessary to pour over the prepared soil with a very weak solution of potassium permanganate.When the seeds are in the ground, they need to squeeze a little, and add a layer of sand on top, but very small - about 2 mm. You can keep on the balcony or in the yard, but be sure to cover with a special film and do not forget to watch the growth of Rhodiola.

When March comes, the plant can be brought into a room where it is warm enough and very light. If all conditions are met, then in a few days the first shoots will appear. It remains to periodically water them and wait for the formation of two leaves in order to immediately land in open ground. Professional gardeners are advised to transplant with a thin wooden stick, which the young plant uses. Then the plant is transferred to a well made in advance.

It is possible to use 2-year root for reproduction. It was at that age that he had already gained strength, and weighs about 30 grams. The root system is cut into two parts. Each in the place of the cut, it is desirable to handle the ashes. It is necessary to prepare the wells, for which humus is placed in the dug hole. Putting into the ground part of the rhizome, above, for good growth, you need to pour humus. When planting, be sure to ensure that the kidneys of the renewal are not hidden in the ground.Watering planted roots will need to be mulched using peat.

How to prepare Rhodiola?

Roots and rhizomes are used in the plant as a healing raw material. The root has a golden color, and if you cut it, it turns out that inside it is white. But after it dried in cut form, all the pieces turn pink.

Since the time of growth and flowering of Rhodiola is summer time, it means that roots are collected and dried during this period. It is best to go for harvesting in August and early September. This time is most favorable because by this time the seeds have ripened, and from the stem all the nutrients and beneficial substances have gone to the root system. If Rhodiola is not grown at home, then you can find it in sparse coniferous forests, but it is most often found in the crevices of rocks, near mountain rivers and lakes.

Herbalists do not advise to touch young plants, explaining that:

1. They have not yet gained enough strength to withstand the violence, when part of their root system is removed, and they may die or recover for a very long time.
2. They still do not have a significant amount of valuable substances, so the healing properties are reduced.

To understand exactly which plants are needed for harvesting, you need to pay attention to large plants. And be sure to remove only part of the roots.

If dried properly, Rhodiola will benefit!

Each extracted root must be washed under running water and check for damage. If there are parts already dying off, they need to be removed, as well as to remove the old cork. The correct drying process takes place in two stages, but it does not take more than two days.

1. Place for the roots must be protected from the sun and wind. Drafts can have a detrimental effect on the quality of raw materials. Vintage unfolds on a clean canvas or white paper, where the day will lie. It is necessary to turn the roots. If at night the air temperature is lowered, it is better not to leave the street, but bring it into the room and cover it with a film.
2. The next procedure is to cut the rhizomes and put them on the refractory sheets in the oven. It is advisable to keep the door slightly ajar to reduce humidity.After a few hours, when the roots turn pink, the healing plant is ready for use.

Drying is also necessary by the rules! Only in properly processed Rhodiola will remain all the beneficial elements and vitamins. But you also need to store properly. The plant should be allocated a place with a small humidity and rather dark. It is necessary to ensure that the roots are not subjected to temperature changes and changes in the level of humidity, otherwise they will quickly deteriorate and become covered with mold.

Store securely in closed glass jars. If the roots began to deteriorate, you need to decompose them on a baking sheet and dry in the oven for several hours at a temperature not higher than 50 degrees.

On a note! Only for two years in the dried roots can be maintained useful qualities, then they are lost forever.

Rhodiola protects people's health!

Rhodiola was introduced into official medicine not so long ago, also using root and rhizomes. All prepared preparations have stimulating and adaptogenic properties.

The most important in rhodiola are precisely adaptogenic qualities. This means that by taking any means in which there is Rhodiola, the body has the opportunity to adapt to various negative influences without stress.Due to the golden root of a person significantly increased:

• endurance;
• productivity at work;
• vitality;
• activity and energy;
• concentration of attention.

Taking various means, prepared on the basis of an amazing pink root, many metabolic processes are normalized, energy metabolism in the brain and muscles improves. After a course of therapy with rhodiola, the body can more economically spend its energy resources, and if necessary, quickly restore them. The plant stimulates mental abilities and improves memory.

Rhodiola medics are used for:

• functional diseases of the nervous system;
• vegetative dystonia;
• exhaustion - nervous or physical;
• hypotension;
• neurasthenia;
• impotence;
• amenorrhea;
• liver disease;
• periodontal disease.

But perfectly healthy people do not give up the plant, since Rhodiola improves efficiency and is a good prophylactic against asthenia.

Herbalists more widely use the qualities of the golden root, therefore they advise taking rhodiola as a medicine for the following ailments:

• with gastritis and peptic ulcer disease;
• diabetes;
• uterine bleeding.

Rhodiola root owes many beneficial properties to a large amount of vitamins, especially C and PP, tannins, various acids and essential oil. All these substances can, entering the human body, normalize low blood pressure, improve the functioning of the heart and help to better release bile.

Cooked decoctions and tinctures of rhodiola rosea increase appetite, have anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effect.

Golden root belongs to those rare plants that advise people exposed to radiation. It is necessary to take the remedy first of all for those who have acute and chronic pathologies. It will take a remedy if frostbite or overheating has occurred. And even after therapy with this plant, the wounds will tighten faster, the bones will soon grow together, the hearing will become sharper, and the eyesight will sharper.

For patients who have pulmonary tuberculosis, there is also a course of therapy, which also includes Rhodiola.

Use the plant for scurvy and gout, sore throat and menorrhagia.

But not only inside take Rhodiola as a medicine or tonic. External use is also widely used.These are mainly baths, compresses and lotions.

Effective use of outdoor plants, if the skin rash or boils. Treated by the same method of conjunctivitis. The juice of the golden root lubricates the gums during the inflammatory process or cleanses the wounds on the skin.

What are the most popular recipes?

1. First of all, Rhodiola is used as a stimulant and adaptogen, including in your own diet. The drink is prepared as follows: a teaspoon of the root is poured with a liter of water and boiled for 7 - 10 minutes. Mixture insist 40 minutes. Drink 2 to 3 cups a day, adding to taste sugar or honey.
2. To improve performance, increase physical and mental strength drink extract Rhodiola. The dose can be from 5 to 25 drops. Drink 30 minutes before meals 2 or 3 times a day for a month.
3. As a tonic drink, you can offer this tool. 10 gr. root insist in 500 ml of water. Drink 2 - 3 times a day, 15 ml.
4. If loosened gums hurt and bleed, you can correct the situation by making such a medicine. A 10 percent tincture of raw or dry root is used, which is infused with 40 percent alcohol. Should be kept for 2 - 3 weeks in a dark place, occasionally shaking.It is necessary to lubricate the affected gums several times a day. The same tool is very useful for angina. But then you need a tool made according to this recipe, gargle.
5. The following recipe is especially important for those who eat poorly. To improve the appetite, as well as with amenorrhea, stomach problems, make this tincture. The roots are finely ground to a state of powder. At 50 gr. take two glasses of vodka. All components are placed in a glass jar. Stand for two weeks, from time to time shaking capacity. The tincture will need to be filtered and then drunk 30 minutes before a meal, measuring out a dose of 20-30 drops. Repeat therapy three times a day. If a person suffers from hypotension, it is not recommended to take a large dose right away. It is advisable to start with 5 drops, gradually increasing it only to 10 drops.
6. Ailments associated with the work of the heart and the gastrointestinal tract, or catarrhal inflammation can be treated with this infusion. 10 gr. roots pour a glass of boiling water. 4 hours the mixture is infused, after which it should be filtered. The daily rate is 100 ml three times. This tool is also suitable for those who have diseases associated with the nervous system.
7. With the problems associated with sexual weakness in men, Rhodiola is also actively fighting, and doctors offer simple ways. One of them. 15 gr. the roots should be chopped and pour 250 gr. boiling water. The medication should be infused for at least three hours. After straining, you can drink. Single dose - 100 ml, you need to drink three times a day.
8. To stop the bleeding that has occurred, you can do the following remedy. Take a tablespoon of finely chopped root and pour a glass of boiling water. Hour means insist, but a prerequisite - tightly closed. It is accepted on the table spoon to 4 times a day.
9. To make the vessels stronger and more enduring, and the body is saturated with vitamins, they prepare such a drink. Golden root is mixed in the same proportion with the fruits of wild rose and black currant. You can replace currants with rowan. 2 teaspoons of the collection insist in 5.5 liters of boiling water. Drink 3 to 4 times a day for 100 grams.

Reduced immunity can be restored if several medicinal plants are used:

• on 20 gr. roots of rhodiola and zamanihi, rosehips;
• 15 gr. nettle leaves and hawthorn fruit;
• 10 gr. herb Hypericum.

All herbs and fruits should be chopped. They need to be thoroughly mixed until smooth.Now a tablespoon of the collection is poured with a glass of boiling water. The mixture should stand on the fire for 10 minutes. After the medication must stand for four hours in a warm place, tightly closed. When it is well infused, it is filtered and topped up with boiling water - 200 ml. Daily intake - three times 70 ml. Having made such a tool, you can also use it externally in the form of lotions or compresses on the inflamed areas of the skin or in areas of acne or rash.

Limitations when using pink rhodiola for medicinal purposes

Rhodiola has too bright effect. It has a quick effect on various systems of the body, therefore, when preparing recipes or by drinking ready-made solutions and preparations, it is always necessary to observe the dosage and constantly adhere to the required recommendations. Only then will the body be strong and healthy.

However, its drugs are contraindicated in too pronounced arousal, as well as in hypertension, chronic insomnia and feverish states.

It should be borne in mind that the golden root normalizes pressure only in those cases when it is lowered.The most dangerous situation is when a person uses Rhodiola during a hypertensive crisis.

Since the root has a stimulating effect, an overestimation of the dose may too stimulating effect on the work of the cardiovascular, nervous and digestive systems and cause pathological phenomena.

Do not exceed the dose before the exam and responsible work that requires attention. Otherwise, headaches may occur.

For children who have not yet turned 12, doctors do not recommend drugs that have Rhodiola in it. You can not use any broths or tinctures, as a strong effect on the fragile body can lead to dangerous consequences. Skin redness and rash can occur, nausea and vomiting begin, headaches, too much irritability, hysterical behavior.

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