Herbaceous plants of the family valerian - health benefits

Herbaceous plants of the Valerian family number more than thirteen genera, which include more than four hundred names. Basically, they are found in temperate climatic regions. The valerian family includes perennial or annual herbs, and occasionally one can find shrubs or half-shrubs with whole or dissected leaves among these plants. This family also includes cantrantus, scabiosis, echinocystis, valerian officinalis, valerianella, patrini, and others.

Practically all these herbs are medicinal and are used in medicine. Patrini is the most therapeutic herbaceous plant of the Valerian family. The list of all the other members of this family is extensive, but they are not so popular and common. Herbs related to valerian grow to 70 cm, but some species sometimes reach two meters. Patrini is a rare plant that, as a rule, grows on mountain slopes. It can be found in the south of Siberia, in the Altai Territory, in Central Asia and elsewhere. The greatest impact this plant has on the nervous system, as it has a calming effect. Thanks to this, many use it instead of valerian. However, the patricia is several times stronger than valerian, and even in small quantities, it will still be concentrated in comparison to other herbs, which also have a calming effect. Herbaceous plants of the valerian family are effective for such symptoms as choking, headaches, insomnia, etc. In addition, patronia is considered a universal solution for the treatment of many diseases. For this, leaves, a stem, and even the root of this stunning plant are used. Most often from the patrician make a variety of infusions. However, this medicinal plant, like the others, has contraindications. In no case can it be used by people who suffer from hypotension, because it can significantly lower blood pressure, as well as those who have thromboses, as it increases blood coagulability. There is also the most popular herbaceous plant of the family of valerian. His name is valerian. It grows in many areas, but its medicinal properties are much lower than those of Patrini.

The root system of such plants has a somewhat specific smell, which is the essential oil of valerian. Herbaceous plants of the family of valerian have greenish-yellow stems, usually from one to thirty. However, there were cases when they numbered more. These stems are covered with short hairs and near the base are dressed in the remains of dead leaves. Flowers of the platelike-paniculate inflorescence have a cup, fused with the ovary. Corolla yellow, bell-shaped, almost regular, five-lobed and with one side as if slightly baggy. It has four stamens. The leaves of the plant are opposite. The flower itself at the base is equipped with a bract of the oval form, which widens in the period of fruiting. The fruit of patrinia is the seed, which is slightly pubescent. The length of one fruit of this plant is about 4 mm, and the weight of about a thousand achenes is about 5 g. In those places where the herbaceous plants of the valerian family grow well, they are used even for food, adding fresh leaves to salads. In principle, we can say that patrini is there instead of parsley, because it has so many vitamins that it helps to strengthen overall health.