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1. Photos, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism
2. Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism
3. Botanical description, reference data, useful information, illustrations
4. Recipes for use in traditional medicine and cosmetology
5. Tips for growing, harvesting and storing

Marsh rosemary, Ledum palustre. Photos of the plant, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

Sort by: Rosemary (Ledum)

Family: Heathers (Ericaceae)

Origin: The wild rosemary comes from the northern regions of Eurasia and North America.

Area: Marsh rosemary grows in the northern regions, including swampy areas, at an altitude of up to 2500 meters. Plants of this species can be found in Siberia, Canada, the USA and other countries.

Chemical composition: Marsh rosemary contains numerous biologically active substances, such as essential oils, tannins, flavonoids, carotenoids and others. In addition, wild rosemary contains methylcyclopentadiene diol, which is a strong poison for insects.

Economic value: The wild rosemary is popular in landscape design for its beautiful flowers and leaves. In folk medicine, wild rosemary is used to treat coughs, bronchitis, asthma, gastrointestinal diseases and other diseases. In addition, wild rosemary is used as a raw material for the production of essential oils, which are used in the cosmetic and perfume industries, as well as in the production of medicines.

Legends, myths, symbolism: One of the legends says that rosemary is called so because in ancient times it was considered a herb that baghirs gave to their victims before the sacrifice. However, this legend has no scientific confirmation. The symbolic meaning of wild rosemary is associated with its plant properties. In folk medicine, it is used as an anti-inflammatory and sedative, as well as a general tonic. In this regard, wild rosemary is associated with health and well-being.

Marsh rosemary, Ledum palustre. Description, illustrations of the plant

Rosemary. Legends, myths, history

Ledum is popularly called differently: hemlock, fragrant bagan, forest rosemary, big bug, bug grass, marsh stupor, bachno, puzzle, bagno, gonobol, bagunyak, wild rosemary.

The Russian name comes from the word "bagulny", which means tart or "bagno" - swampy, growing in swamps.

The name ledun comes from the ancient Greek name Leda. The name was given to the plant for the beauty and intoxicating smell of flowers.

Leda conquered Zeus with her intoxicating beauty. Having fallen in love with a beauty, he appeared to Leda in the form of a swan. After that, Leda laid an egg, from which Helen was born, who later became the cause of the Trojan War.

A mysterious snake lives in the Ussuri taiga of Primorye. It is worth setting fire to the rosemary, the snake will appear on its stupefying smell and absorb all the aromas of smoke. Then it wraps itself in rings around a sick person and expels the disease from him.

In the Far East, there used to be a belief that wild rosemary on a full moon is able to reveal its secret to a mortal.

Author: Martyanova L.M.

Marsh wild rosemary, Ledum palustre L. Botanical description, area and habitats, chemical composition, use in medicine and industry

Synonyms: bagno, fragrant bagun, bagula, bahun, marsh madness, swamp, bugun, kakora, forest rosemary, etc.

An evergreen shrub of the heather family (Ericaceae), with an upright stem, up to 1,5 m high, leaves are alternate, leathery, flowers in umbellate inflorescences, collected at the ends of the branches with multicolor brushes of white, less often reddish color.

The fruit is a drooping multi-seeded capsule.

Blooms in May - June.

The plant has a strong stupefying smell, bitter taste.

Range and habitats. Holarctic view.

Distributed in Northern and Central Europe, throughout Siberia, in Yakutia, Japan, on the Korean Peninsula and some parts of China. In the Far East, the range covers Chukotka, Anadyr, Kamchatka, the Okhotsk coast, the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, the Amur Region, the Kuril Islands.

It grows in moss swamps, peat bogs, swampy coniferous forests, larch mars together with shrub birches and blueberries, often forms extensive thickets with a predominance of vegetation. Mycotroph.

It spreads by seeds and vegetatively.

Chemical composition. All parts of the plant, with the exception of the roots, contain essential oil, which contains up to 70% sesquiterpene alcohols, the main of which are ledol (can serve as a source of guaiazulene) and palustrol, as well as cymene, geranyl acetate and other volatile substances that have a bitter-burning taste and balsamic smell: in the leaves of the first year 1,5-7,5% and in the second year - 0,25-1,4%; in the branches of the first year 0,17-1,5%, in the second year - from traces to 0,2%; in flowers - 2,3% and in fruits up to 0,17%. Arbutin, tannins, flavonoids were also found.

Application in medicine. It must be remembered that marsh rosemary is poisonous. Its use is possible only as prescribed by a doctor.

Essential oil and ledol have a bactericidal effect against Staphylococcus aureus. Ledol acts in an irritating manner and can cause inflammation of the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract. It has been established that marsh rosemary preparations have expectorant properties. In an animal experiment, they dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure.

Marsh rosemary shoots are sometimes used in the form of an infusion as an expectorant, antitussive for acute and chronic bronchitis and other lung diseases, as well as for spastic enterocolitis (inflammation of the small and large intestines). Eleoptene (liquid part of essential oil), as well as a solution of essential oil in flaxseed oil, can be used to treat acute rhinitis and influenza. Essential oil and juice from marsh rosemary leaves have strong protistocidal properties. It is also used as a diuretic, disinfectant and antiseptic. The drug ledin is obtained from the essential oil.

In modern medical practice wild rosemary is used as an antitussive and expectorant for acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and whooping cough. Infusion of wild rosemary (Infusum Ledi palustris). A tablespoon of chopped wild rosemary herb is poured into a glass of boiling water, boiled for 5 minutes, infused until cool, filtered and taken 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Sometimes combined with a coltsfoot plant. Take 1 tablespoon of rosemary herb and coltsfoot leaves, pour boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, filter and take 1 tablespoon every 2 hours. Rp .: Inf. herbae Ledi palustris 10,0:200,0 Sir. Altheae 25,0 MDS 1 tablespoon every 2 hours after meals Rp.: Herbae Ledi palustris 100,0 DS 2 tablespoons pour 1 liter of boiling water. Take half a glass every 2 hours.

Other uses. Honey plant. Sugar productivity of 100 flowers in the Amur region is 55,3 mg, in Belarus 20 mg, in terms of 1 ha, respectively 130 and 87 kg/ha. Honey can poison people. Suitable for human consumption only after boiling. The nectar and pollen of wild rosemary can disrupt the peristalsis of the middle and hindgut, paralyze the muscles of the respiratory system of bees.

When eaten by animals, the plant causes poisoning; it acts first in an exciting, then in a depressing way. Poisoning is often accompanied by symptoms of gastroenteritis.

In Canada and Labrador, it has occasionally been used as a substitute for tea. The seeds contain about 45% of fatty oils suitable for painting industry.

Used in the perfume industry.

Leafy shoots of wild rosemary have insecticidal properties, due to which they are sometimes used to control insects.

Can be used for tanning leather.

Authors: Turova A.D., Sapozhnikova E.N.

Marsh rosemary, Ledum palustre. Recipes for use in traditional medicine and cosmetology

Ethnoscience:

• Tincture for the treatment of cough: Pour 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary leaves with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
• Tea to strengthen the immune system: Pour 1 tablespoon of dry wild rosemary leaves with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes and strain. Drink 1 glass a day.
• Wrap to reduce swelling and pain in the joints: mix 2 tablespoons of crushed wild rosemary leaves with 2 tablespoons of honey and apply on sore joints, then wrap with polyethylene and cover with a warm towel. Leave for 2-3 hours.

Cosmetology:

• Face tonic: Pour 1 tablespoon of dry rosemary leaves with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes and strain. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and stir. Apply to face with a cotton swab.
• Mask for the face: mix 1 tablespoon of dry rosemary leaves with 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 egg white. Apply to face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
• Shampoo: mix 2 tablespoons of crushed wild rosemary roots with 2 cups of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Strain and add 1 egg yolk and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the resulting broth. Use on hair when washing.

Marsh rosemary, Ledum palustre. Tips for growing, harvesting and storing

Marsh rosemary (Ledum palustre) is a shrub that grows in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. It prefers moist and acidic soils such as swamps, sphagnum bogs, moss tundras, and moist forests. The plant can reach a height of up to 1,5 meters.

Tips for growing, harvesting and storing wild rosemary:

Cultivation:

• Marsh rosemary is best grown from seed, which should be sown in spring in containers and kept cool and moist until germination.
• Plants can be planted outdoors in mid or late spring.
• The marsh rosemary needs moist soil, so it is necessary to provide it with a sufficient level of moisture.
• It is important to know that wild rosemary is a poisonous plant, so its cultivation must be carried out with care and appropriate precautions.

Preparation and storage:

• The best time to collect marsh wild rosemary leaves is the beginning of the flowering of the plant in May - June.
• The leaves are harvested by hand, cutting them from the branches or cutting off the entire branches.
• Dry the leaves by placing them in a thin layer on a dried newspaper or on a sieve with holes.
• Dry the leaves in the shade, in a cool and ventilated place. It is best to use a drying cabinet or oven at a temperature not exceeding 40 ° C.
• Store the leaves in tightly sealed glass or plastic containers in a cool, dry place.
• It is important to remember that marsh rosemary is a poisonous plant, so precautions must be taken when growing, harvesting and using it.

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