Many herbs that can be found in the forest or vegetable garden are used for medicinal purposes. However, not all plants should be harvested at the beginning or middle of the season, some of them bloom only at the end of summer. What herbs are harvested in August and what beneficial properties do they have?
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TOP 10 herbs that are harvested in August
Using certain herbal medicines can cause side effects
These medicinal herbs that grow in Russia are best harvested in August. Each of them has its own medicinal properties and is used to make teas, medicinal infusions, vitamin drinks or compresses.
Nettle
Nettle decoctions are used for liver problems
The plant, familiar to everyone from childhood, has rich medicinal properties. You can find nettles everywhere - in vegetable gardens, on the roadside, in woodlands and even in urban settings. This herb selects fertile soil with a high moisture content. Nettle has an anti-inflammatory effect, it improves metabolic processes in the body and removes toxins from it, as well as:
- favorably affects hair growth, prevents hair loss;
- stops bleeding;
- stabilizes the functioning of the bladder and liver;
- favorably affects the female body, relieves menstrual pain, brings the cycle back to normal.
Nettle has a strengthening effect on the body, it is easy to find and prepare. Teas, infusions, decoctions and even masks for the face and body are made from nettle.
Burdock
Burdock oil is used for hair loss
It is in August that this plant has the highest strength, and its root is a good remedy. For medicinal purposes, it is the root of the plant that is more often used, less often its leaves and fruits. Burdock is a plant that can be found everywhere, but more often it is found in areas rich in nitrogen. Burdock has the following healing properties:
- improves digestion;
- cleans blood vessels, provides prevention of atherosclerosis;
- participates in suppressing the growth of cancer cells;
- stabilizes metabolic processes in the body.
Burdock is used for gout, asthma, allergies, rheumatism, chronic constipation and many other ailments. The plant relieves inflammation, heals wounds. Tinctures, decoctions, oils and ointments are made from burdock.
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Consuming a string can lower blood pressure
The series is harvested in August immediately after flowering. Distributed everywhere, except in the Far North, loves moisture and warmth. You can find a sequence along the banks of rivers, lakes and ponds, as well as in swamps, in ditches and in thickets. Sometimes found in meadows or in the garden as a weed. The healing properties of the string:
- removes puffiness, reduces pressure;
- normalizes appetite and metabolism;
- heals purulent wounds, helps with snake bites;
- lowers fever, has a choleretic effect.
The list of diseases that are treated with a series of extensive - these are diabetes, cystitis, bronchitis, various allergies and joint diseases. Healing infusions and herbal preparations can be made from it. And also the series is used in cosmetology - healing baths and useful masks for problem skin are made from the plant.
Rosehip
Rosehip broths infused with water help lower blood pressure
Rosehip fruits fully ripen in August, but not only they are used in medicine - they collect leaves, roots, seeds and flowers. It grows near lakes and rivers, less often in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, varietal species can be easily grown in the garden. Healing properties of the plant:
- normalizes blood circulation, improves metabolism;
- has a wound healing effect (seed oil);
- makes blood vessels strong, increases appetite;
- promotes growth and restores immunity.
Rosehip is used as a tonic, tonic, and it also helps with infections. Decoctions and tinctures, juice and oil are made from the plant, and it is also added to tea.
Plantain
Dried plantain leaves should be stored in tightly closed glass containers without access to sunlight
Plantain loves a temperate climate and can be found in open areas. This plant is an antiseptic and healing agent, it relieves pain and stops bleeding, so it should be used for external wounds. This plant has the following beneficial properties:
- brings the level of cholesterol in the blood back to normal;
- dilutes phlegm in the throat, is an expectorant;
- regulates the production of gastric juice;
- lowers blood pressure, has a calming effect.
External use of medicinal products based on plantain is harmless and has no contraindications. It helps in the prevention of ARVI, tonsillitis, uncomplicated gastrointestinal diseases and dysentery. He found his place in cosmetology, and he is also actively used for weight loss. Oil, juice, syrup - all this can be made from a plant.
Mother and stepmother
Masks and decoctions from mother-and-stepmother promote hair growth and improve its structure
This is a perennial plant, whose inflorescences look like dandelions. Mother and stepmother can be found throughout Eurasia, including the Urals and Siberia. It blooms early, but experts advise to harvest it in August, when boxes with seeds are formed in place of the flowers. Mother-and-stepmother is used in medicine, cooking and cosmetology, she has the following healing properties:
- relieves inflammation, irritation and itching;
- heals wounds and stabilizes the digestive system;
- disinfects, relieves pain and soothes;
- is an excellent expectorant and astringent.
Leaves and roots are harvested. Infusions, compotes, juices and decoctions from mother-and-stepmother are used during colds.
If you use this plant together with nettle, you can quickly cure ARVI and other colds.
Valerian officinalis
Valerian decoctions can be prescribed to children with hyperactivity, hysteria and neurasthenia
In Russia, valerian grows in the wild in all regions except arid and northern areas. It inhabits mountain slopes, near marshes and on river banks, sometimes found in undergrowth. In medicine, the rhizomes and roots of the plant are used. Beneficial features:
- helps with insomnia and depression;
- increases strength and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system;
- improves the digestive tract, relieves muscle spasms;
- activates the work of blood vessels and heart.
Care must be taken when using valerian - excessive use leads to sleep disturbances, heart rhythm disturbances, and fatigue. Juice, oil are made from it, and it is also used in cooking - the rhizome is added to soups and marinades, and salads are made from the leaves.
Bearberry
The use of bearberry is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women.
It grows in the northern and middle zone of the European part of Russia, in the Far East and in Eastern Siberia. It hides in deciduous forests, pine forests and sandstones. Useful properties of bearberry:
- causes a diuretic effect;
- strengthens the intestines;
- provides prevention of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases;
- soothes the nerves and fights fatigue;
- actively resists bacteria, viruses and microbes.
Medicines on bearberry are successfully used for diseases of the respiratory system, and the herb can also be used as a means to whiten the skin, improve its quality and get rid of wrinkles. Decoctions, infusions on water, juices, compotes and even jelly are made from bearberry.
Ledum
An overdose of rosemary can cause hallucinations and fainting
Ledum is located in areas with high humidity, it tolerates negative temperatures well. It grows in the Far East, the plant can be found in swamps, hills and peat bogs, as well as in tundra and forests. Ledum has the following healing properties:
- has a powerful bactericidal effect;
- helps in the treatment of chronic lung diseases;
- has an expectorant effect;
- effective in the treatment of headaches and liver ailments, as well as inflammation of the genitourinary system;
- helps with frostbite.
The preparations made from rosemary can relieve pain and help with bites and bruises. Despite all the useful properties, this is a poisonous plant - an overdose can cause side effects in the form of diseases of the nervous system.
Yarrow
When harvesting, cut or pluck the flower baskets of the yarrow
Yarrow can be found in the northern hemisphere, most often in mountainous, steppe and forest areas between shrubs. Grows on forest edges, clearings and slopes. Yarrow relieves inflammation and has an antibacterial effect, and also has a number of medicinal properties:
- prevents the formation of gases in the intestines;
- helps with allergies;
- heals wounds in a short time, especially with burns;
- stops blood (external and internal bleeding);
- has a calming effect with a rapid heartbeat.
The plant tones the skin of the face - it is actively used in cosmetology in the form of compresses, masks, decoctions and infusions. Oil, juice, compotes, wines are made from yarrow, and it is also added to soups.
For a long time, people have been using herbs as medicinal products - and all because their beneficial properties have been tested by time. August is a great time for harvesting, by which time many medicinal plants have already reached the required level of value.
