Maclea heart-shaped - medicinal and ornamental plant

Maclea heart-shaped - a medicinal plant native to Asia. His homeland is the southeastern land of China and Fr. Honshu in Japan. In our country, the grass appeared only in the XIX century. Grown in the Krasnodar Territory, as well as in the Crimea. Its name was due to the shape of the leaves. In some sources, you can find its other name - bokkonia heart-shaped. He is a close relative of the celandine.

Botanical description

Maclea heart-shaped - evergreen herbaceous plant. Refers to the family of Poppy. Blossoms in the middle of summer, fructifies in the beginning of autumn. Each gardener is familiar with the hearth-shaped poster. Description of the medicinal plant can be found in any specialized literature. We bring it and we.

• Its rhizome is colored in a dark brown color. It is wooden, intertwined.
• Stem erect, up to 3 m high.
• Leaves are silvery-green in color. Their length reaches 25 cm. They are cordate-lobed, they are covered with fluff on the underside.
• The flowers are small (about 1 cm in size), a rusty-pink hue. They are collected in the "whisk" at the top of the stem. Have a pleasant smell.
• Fruit - a flat box of brown color. Its size is up to 8 mm.

Benefits of the medicinal plant

Maclea heart-shaped contains a large number of alkaloids, in particular, chelerythrine and sanguinarine. This is the cause of its therapeutic effect. In folk medicine, the hearth marlya is often used. Useful properties of grass are as follows:

• Has antifungal effect;
• Is an excellent anti-infectious agent;
• Is used as an antiseptic.

The undeniable advantage of this plant is that it is not addictive. Bacteria have the ability to adapt to medicines. Antibiotics, which until recently helped to cope with a person with diseases, eventually cease to function on the body. They can not cope with microbes. In such cases, the brooch comes with a cordate heart. Means prepared on its basis, effectively act against inflammatory processes. Promote the prompt healing of burns, wounds, boils, bedsores. The plant acts on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Use in medicine

The herb is used as a raw material for the production of a medicinal product called "Sangviritrin". Produced in the form of tablets and solutions. Capsules are used for progressive muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy and other neurological pathologies. In combination with vitamins and physiotherapy exercises it gives good results in patients with various forms of myopathy.

Simultaneously, the aqueous solution of "Sangviritrin" is effective for the treatment of burns, trophic ulcers, purulent wounds. In combination with an alcoholic liquid is used for stomatitis, periodontal disease. With dermal and fungal diseases, the heartwood is also coping - the grass. The application of the tincture is only for outdoor use: you can not drink it. In the composition of compresses it perfectly influences the condition of the epidermis. Helps to fight warts, condylomata, herpes. Used to treat herpes, Staphylococcus aureus, eczema, psoriasis. It is used in gynecology with fungal-viral infections, bartholinitis, oncology.

Tincture is used as an effective antiseptic, anti-infective and antifungal agent. When you take the tincture inside, 2-5 drops are diluted in 100 ml of water, drink 30 minutes before meals 2 times a day. Externally treated affected areas with a cotton swab 2 times a day. For rinses, dilute 10 drops in half a glass of water. With the help of tinctures make compresses and moisten wounds. For rinses it is used for angina, chronic tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, and also for otitis. In addition, the heartworm is part of the herbal collection: "Gynecological (for douches)", "Monastic". The drug has a number of contraindications. It is necessary to consult a doctor before using it.

Application in other areas

Maclay is cordially decorated for decorating walls and fences. High bushes adorn garden and garden areas, hide the shortcomings of buildings. Often the plant is used to create flower beds: phlox and roses next to it look even more magnificent. It looks beautiful in the case of windy weather, when the lower silver part of the large leaves can be seen. By the way, the herbaceous part or rhizome is used in cosmetology. On their basis do lotions from acne.

Maclea heart-shaped: planting and care

The plant can take root in any fertile soil, but more like an easy, dry one. Poorly tolerates prolonged waterlogging. It is advisable to choose the place of landing solar: a small penumbra is acceptable. Superfluous shoots need to be removed, so that the bush does not grow much. Seeds have low germination. Propagate better cuttings or part of the rhizome. In this case, the survival rate reaches 90%. Cuttings harvested in the spring, put to a depth of 9 cm. Adult plants do not tolerate transplantation. For the winter, the upper part of the clip is cut off. Rhizomes do not need additional shelter. Grass loves top dressings, most of all organic - they are carried out in early spring.

Harvesting and drying the plant

For medicinal purposes harvested grass, as well as rhizomes with roots. Collect raw materials during budding and flowering. A greater number of nutrients was noted in three-year plants. Dry in the open air or in a drying chamber at a temperature of 50 ° C. Maclea - a poisonous plant, so when preparing it, you must follow security measures. When collecting raw materials manually, rubber gloves are used. After contact with the plant, hands are thoroughly washed. Infusions and tinctures, cooked from grass at home, do not take it inside because of the risk of poisoning. Such means can be used exclusively externally.