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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

Kupena pharmacy (kupena medicinal, kupena fragrant), Polygonatum odoratum. Photos of the plant, basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

Basic scientific information, legends, myths, symbolism

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Family: Liliaceae (Liliaceae)

Origin: Eurasia, North America

Area: Kupena pharmacy grows in the northern, central and eastern regions of Europe, Asia and North America. In Russia, it is found in forests and meadows of Western, Central, Eastern and Northern Siberia, the Far East.

Chemical composition: The rhizomes of the drug store contain saponins, flavonoids, cardioglycosides, steroidal glycosides and alkaloids. The leaves and fruits also contain various biologically active substances.

Economic value: Rhizomes are used in medicine as a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant and antidiabetic agent. In folk medicine, rhizomes are also used as a sedative. The leaves of certain species are edible used in cooking, especially in China and Japan.

Legends, myths, symbolism: In ancient Greece and Rome, kupena apothecary was used as a cure for various ailments, including headaches and insomnia. In the Middle Ages, it was used to treat epilepsy and mental disorders. In some cultures, kupena apothecary is considered a symbol of love and romance, and its aroma is used to create aphrodisiacs. In European culture, a drug store was associated with the goddess of love and beauty, Venus. Kupena pharmacy was also used in magic and the occult, where it was considered a link between the world of the living and the dead. In folk magic, the drug store kupena was used to attract love and happiness, as well as to scare away evil spirits and ghosts.

Kupena pharmacy (kupena medicinal, kupena fragrant). Polygonatum odoratum. Description, illustrations of the plant

Kupena. Botanical description of the plant, areas of growth and ecology, economic importance, applications

Kupena (Solomon's seal) is a frequent guest in the shady flower garden.

This poisonous plant has a strange-looking root - every year the dying stems leave traces on it, resembling an imprint of a seal, but what is the most famous of all seals? That's right, Solomon's, that is, the seal of the biblical King Solomon, with the help of which he defeated evil spirits.

Spirits, and the most important of them Asmodeus, obeyed the king, and those who did not want to obey Solomon enclosed in copper vessels and sealed with the Seal of Solomon. They say that the wise king Solomon, who lived a very long life and knew everything about the properties of plants, specially marked the healing bath with his seal ring so that, if necessary, it could be easily found among others.

Bought pharmacy, Polygonatum odoratum. The value of the plant, the procurement of raw materials, the use in traditional medicine and cooking

This spotted grass is gaining strength and blooming on the threshold of a young summer, when there are so many luxurious rivals among the green tribesmen. That's why it was bought in the forest and is not always striking, overshadowed by bright, fragrant plants. Only the lily of the valley - the living charm of that time - will inadvertently remind you of your forest friend. He and she remotely resemble each other, especially when you look at the hanging bell-shaped flowers, with a brighter green. Yes, and how kupene with lily of the valley can not be similar if both herbs are closely related.

However, they have many distinguishing features. Suffice it to say that the faceted stems are long, curved with a yoke, while those of the lily of the valley are short and straight, for which they are called arrows. The leaves are bought small, stalk-bearing, alternate, and in the lily of the valley they are large, with a goat's ear, and, moreover, basal - stick out of the ground. The similarity of both leaves gives the character of venation: the bare surface of the plates is lined with several arcuate strokes.

All bought - forest plants. Most of them live in the forests of the Caucasus, Siberia and the Far East. It is easy to find a pharmacy species (Polygonatum afficinalis). It is about the pharmacy bath - a wonderful medicinal plant that we will tell.

Kupena belongs to the category of perennials: its underground part lives for several years, only the tops - the stem and leaves - completely die off in winter. Each year, dead stems leave a scar on their thick, knotty rhizome. Such traces gave rise to original botanists to call this forest grass Solomon's seal. The rhizome in the soil is located horizontally, driving out several shoots in the spring.

Solomon's seal in the summer acquires blue-black berries. Herbalists have long collected them in reserve. They were prescribed mainly as an emetic for various kinds of poisoning. Modern pharmacists have proven that the fruits are curative for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases. Of course, patients are not prescribed fruits, but preparations enriched with the active ingredients of this plant. By the way, glycosides convallyarin and convallyamarin, for which the May lily of the valley is so famous, are isolated from the active ingredients.

A number of alkaloids have been discovered in the rhizome of Solomon's seal, quenching rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Perhaps, for these properties, kupena h was once used for rheumatism, hernia and back pain. Even tannins, starch, sugar, resins, and other organic compounds were found in the rhizomes.

In ancient herbal flower gardens, one can find a mention that burns and wounds will heal faster if kupena rhizomes baked in ashes are attached to them. Approximately the same way, peasants and livestock were treated for skin gadfly: a herbal potion brings hatched larvae out, relieves itching and pain on the affected area of ​​​​the body. To raise the appetite, the animals were given roots ground into flour or a weak alcohol tincture of this herb. Such veterinary remedies help quadrupeds to better secrete gastric juice.

The tops of the pharmacy bought are also useful. In addition to alkaloids, vitamin C is widely represented in it, a faithful guardian of human health and vigor. True, so far no one is engaged in extracting it from the kupena.

The fodder value of Solomon's seal is negligible. Livestock do not usually eat this grass either in stalls or pasture. Of the wild animals, only sika deer and Altai deer do not disdain the bathed. Black-and-blue grass berries feed on some birds, which spread the seeds to the most secluded corners of the forest. Common habitats are birch and coniferous forests, banks of water bodies, clearings.

Fragrant, nectar-bearing flowers are bought, which is why insects love to look into them. Solomon's seal is cross-pollinated, but self-pollination is also possible at the end of flowering.

The scientific name Polygonatum in Greek goes back to the concept of "knotty, multi-track" allusion to the characteristic structure of the rhizomes. For inedibility and for the black color in folk dialects, kupen berries are nicknamed crow or magpie eyes; for its resemblance to lily of the valley, in some places the forest grass was known as a deaf lily of the valley. They also called it "foam-lupena". The origin of this somewhat strange name is associated with the belief that if you wash your face with an infusion of kupena with an even number of leaves, your face will peel off. Such a bush was nicknamed "lupena". With an odd number of leaves, Kupena cleans the face from sunburn and freckles without harm to the skin. The berries of the Solomon seal were also used in folk cosmetics: they, like the dry root, blushed young women and girls, because the blush was rightly revered as a sign of health.

Original and not numerous bought in our forests. Protect it from destruction, do not tear it to no avail and special need. However, this applies to all representatives of the green tribe ...

Author: Strizhev A.N.

Kupena pharmacy (kupena medicinal, kupena fragrant), Polygonatum odoratum. Botanical description of the plant, area, methods of application, cultivation

Perennial herbaceous plant 30-65 cm tall, its underground part lives for several years, and the stem and leaves die off for the winter.

The rhizome is thick, located horizontally in the soil, gives several shoots in the spring. Every year, dead stems leave round marks on the rhizome, indentations, as if traces of some kind of seal.

The stem is bare, faceted, strong, arcuately bent at the top. The leaves are alternate, amplexicaul, oblong-elliptic, rarely ovate, 10-12(14) cm long and (2)4,5-5 cm wide, green above, grayish-green below, dull.

The flowers are white, like pendant earrings, located on the side of the stem looking down. Irregular, slightly fragrant, drooping, arranged 1-2 in the axil of the leaves. Perianth simple tubular, white, with six greenish, ovoid cloves, pubescent at the top on the inside. Stamens 6, attached to the middle of the tubule, pistil 1, with an upper three-celled ovary. Filaments attached to the middle of the perianth tube, glabrous; anthers linear, equal to filaments.

Blooms in May-June. Flowers are pollinated mainly by bumblebees, self-pollination is possible.

Kupena remotely resembles a lily of the valley, especially in the general appearance of bell flowers. They also have distinctive features. The faceted stems are bought long, curved with a yoke, and in the lily of the valley they are short and straight, for which they are called arrows. The leaves are bought small, and the lily of the valley - large and basal - stick out of the ground.

The fruit is a poisonous (like the May lily of the valley) bluish-black berry with 1-9 seeds. The fruits ripen in August.

Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Norway, UK; Central Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland; Southern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Romania, France, Portugal, Spain; Ukraine, Belarus, Amur region, Kuril Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin; Asia: Mongolia, China, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Korea, Taiwan.

Grows in birch and coniferous forests, among shrubs.

Kupena rhizomes contain a large amount of mucus, starch, ascorbic acid, alkaloids, fructose, glucose, arabinose. All parts of kupena, and especially its fruits, contain cardiac glycosides - convallarin, convallamarin, convallatoxin. The leaves contain a large amount of ascorbic acid (330 mg%), flavonoids (cosmosins, vitexin glycosides).

Young shoots and starch-rich rhizomes are edible.

Kupena is a poisonous medicinal plant. The medicinal properties of kupena are explained by the high content of alkaloids and glycosides. Kupena also contains a large amount of mucus and starch, which explains its use for the treatment of the digestive tract. Kupena has expectorant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, blood-purifying, emetic, softening and enveloping effects.

Despite the significant content of cardiac glycosides in various parts of kupene, it has not yet found application in scientific medicine. This is due to its pronounced toxicity and low therapeutic activity against diseases of the cardiovascular system compared to other plant sources of cardiac glycosides.

Despite the numerous medicinal properties of kupena, one should not forget that this plant (all its parts) is poisonous. In order to take kupen inside, you need to be very careful. When using lotions and compresses, do not forget that a burn is possible. If signs of poisoning appear after the use of kupena, they should be treated in the same way as poisoning with cardiac glycosides.

Kupena is used in folk medicine and veterinary medicine, and is also bred as an ornamental plant. Despite the poisonousness of the plant, in nature, spotted deer and Altai deer feed on it (as well as lily of the valley).

Kupena is used in veterinary medicine, because. infusion and tincture of kupena increase the tone and amplitude of pendulum-like contractions of the intestinal muscles, tone up the contractile function of the scar in ruminants. To improve the appetite, the animals were given roots ground into flour or a weak alcohol tincture of this herb. Such veterinary drugs help animals to better secrete gastric juice. In the old days, peasants treated livestock for skin gadfly, applying rhizomes baked in ashes to wounds: the herbal potion brings hatched larvae out, relieves itching and pain on the affected area of ​​​​the body.

Kupena pharmacy (kupena medicinal, kupena fragrant), Polygonatum odoratum. Recipes for use in traditional medicine and cosmetology

Ethnoscience:

• For the treatment of cough: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 1 tablespoon of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day to relieve cough.
• For the treatment of bronchitis: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup 3 times a day to relieve symptoms of bronchitis.
• For the treatment of gastritis: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup before meals to relieve symptoms of gastritis.
• For the treatment of constipation: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup before bed to relieve constipation.
• To improve digestion: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let it brew for 30 minutes, then strain and take 2-3 times a day for 1/2 cup.
• To reduce swelling: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let it steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day to reduce swelling.
• To improve kidney function: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day to improve kidney function.
• To improve sleep: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup before bed to improve sleep quality.
• To strengthen immunity: prepare a decoction of the dried roots of a pharmacy, pour 2 tablespoons of the roots with 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. Let it brew for 30 minutes, then strain and take 1/2 cup 2 times a day to strengthen the immune system.

Cosmetology:

• Face tonic: prepare a decoction of the roots of a pharmacy, pour 1 tablespoon of the roots with 1 glass of water and bring to a boil. Let it steep for 30 minutes, then strain and add 1 tablespoon of chamomile. Wipe your face with tonic morning and evening.
• Mask for the face: mix 1 tbsp kupena root powder with 1 egg white and 1 tbsp honey. Apply the mask on your face and leave for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
• Hand cream: Mix 2 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon root powder. Apply to hands and massage until completely absorbed.

Attention! Before use, consult with a specialist!

Kupena pharmacy (kupena medicinal, kupena fragrant), Polygonatum odoratum. Tips for growing, harvesting and storing

Pharmacy kupena (Polygonatum odoratum), also known as medicinal kupena or fragrant kupena, is a perennial plant common in the forests and grasslands of Europe and Asia. Its roots and rhizomes are widely used in traditional medicine.

Tips for growing, harvesting and storing bought a pharmacy:

Cultivation:

• Kupena pharmacy prefers shady places with fertile soil and moderate moisture.
• Seeds bought from a pharmacy can be sown in the ground in spring or autumn.
• Kupena pharmacy can also be propagated by dividing the rhizomes in spring or autumn.
• Kupena pharmacy can grow up to 60 cm tall, so it is recommended to place it in the back of a flower garden or garden.

Workpiece:

• Roots and rhizomes bought from a pharmacy can be harvested in spring or autumn.
• Roots and rhizomes should be cleaned from the ground and dried in the sun or in a warm, dry place for several days.
• Store dried roots and rhizomes in paper or cloth bags in a cool, dry place.

Roots and rhizomes contain beneficial substances such as flavonoids and saponins, which can help treat indigestion, back and joint pain, and other ailments.

Kupena pharmacy is also used in cooking for the preparation of desserts, drinks and other dishes due to its sweetish aroma and taste. In addition, the plant can be used as an ornamental due to its beautiful leaves and flowers.

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