Soap root flower. Saponaria: role in landscape design, planting and care
There are many plants in nature that can form foam. This is due to the presence of saponins in their composition - amorphous substances that are highly soluble in water and have the ability to produce foam solutions.
It turns out that the saponin emulsion literally pulls dirt out of clothes and linen: part of the molecule dissolves in water, and part in fat, forming compounds with microparticles of dirt that are easily washed out. Solutions containing saponins are used for washing and bleaching especially delicate wool, silk and other fabrics that are damaged by ordinary soap.
Elderberry, field weed - cockle, tinder fungus, horse chestnut, common bracken, common soapwort...
What do they have in common? These plants can replace soap.
Saponins are widespread in nature, they are found in the leaves, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits of various plants. These are mainly plants that belong to the Liliaceae and Amaryllis families. Plants from the Solanaceae, Rannikaceae, and Clove families are also rich in them. These are plants such as soapwort (Saponaria officinalis L), firecracker (common gum), adonis (lychnis), paniculate bream (gypsophila paniculata), which have saponins in all their parts.
There are especially many saponins in the roots. Young plants have significantly fewer of them than old ones, and from the moment of flowering their number increases significantly. Saponins, unlike soap, do not create an alkaline reaction, which is a big plus.
Among the foaming plants in our area, the first place is taken by soapwort, which is also called “soap grass”, “red soap root”, “dog soap”. The name of the plant is due to the fact that when soapwort roots are rubbed with water, a lush foam is formed that does not settle for a long time.
Dried and crushed rhizomes lather especially well, so they are prepared for future use: dried, ground into powder, diluted with water and washed or washed. After such washing, things acquire a pleasant smell and moths do not appear in them. Soapwort contains 32% saponin.
The process can be accelerated by heating the water: boiling a small amount of roots for several minutes. In the resulting “essence” you can wash, bathe, and wash your hair - for your own benefit and without harming nature. When washing your body with soapwort, you should not inhale or taste the foam, as it may cause sneezing.
Gryzhnika naked, popular name “dog soap”. Grows on sandy soils, rocky slopes, along the edges of fields, in wastelands, on cliffs of river banks. Distributed throughout Europe. When rubbed with water, the leaves of the hernia glabra produce soap foam, which perfectly washes and softens your hands; you can wash silk and woolen items in it.
Adonis, white dawn - a plant of the carnation family, which is also called “wild soap”, “Tatar soap”, “boyar or lordly arrogance” - Lychnis alba. Lychnis from the Greek word lychnos - lamp, torch.
The white flowers smell pleasant, bloom at night and are visible far in the dark. Its roots have been used since ancient times to remove grease during washing and remove greasy stains from clothes, as well as for washing hands. It is best to use powder from the roots of this plant.
Smolevka
Tar cracker belongs to the clove family. The white flowers of this plant have a swollen calyx that makes a good sound when pressed. Has a sticky stem. All parts of the plant, including the roots, are used as soap.
Licorice is also a foam-producing plant. The powder obtained from its roots is capable of producing abundant foam when combined with water.
The tinder fungus that grows on the trunks of larches is also used as soap; it is called the “leaf sponge.” Only the inner fabric is used for washing.
In Rus' it has long been used instead of soap. In his underground parts contains a lot of potassium. The rhizomes lather well and are absolutely harmless.
Soap tree, native to Kentucky, but sometimes found in Ukraine. It is called the Kentucky coffee tree and was introduced to Soviet Union in the 60s of the twentieth century. How decorative tree for decorating cities. But it has not become widespread in landscaping and therefore today it is found in green spaces in the form of single specimens.
Bunduk is very similar to acacia (Gledicia) in the external shape of its fruits and leaves, only the leaves of Bunduk are larger than those of acacia. This plant belongs to the legume family.
The green mass in the fruits is lathering at Bunduk's.
Nice smell! Pods hanging on a tree all year round- You need to wash your hands, tear mine too. Perfectly removes grease. You can use it to wash your face, wash your hair and wash your clothes. The fruit is shaped like a dumpling. The entire space inside the “dumpling” is filled with a pleasant shade of green thickened mass - like concentrated shampoo. This shampoo is soap. This plant, although a tree, is a legume. It is a relative coffee tree, and its fruits are used as a coffee substitute.
In Rus', horsetail was used for a long time exclusively for economic purposes. A decoction of its roots was used to dye wool, and with the herb they polished stones, polished metals, cleaned pewter dishes or ordinary smoked kitchen utensils, and even washed wooden floors white. And the secret of the cleaning properties of horsetail was the presence of silicic acid in its stems. It was thanks to this substance that horsetail turned out to be beneficial for health and found its way into the pages of herbalists.
Clove family – Caryophyllaceae.
Common names: soap grass, white carnation, cuckoo soap, dog soap, cleanse, Tatar soap.
Parts used: grass and rhizome.
Pharmacy name: soapwort herb – Saponariae herba, red soapwort root – Saponariae rubrae radix.
Botanical description. Perennial 25-80 cm in height, with a highly branched reddish-brown, yellowish rhizome inside a finger thick. The stem is ribbed, branching at the top. The leaves are opposite, elongated, dark green, with 3 veins and a rough edge. The flowers are white or slightly pinkish, shiny, with a faint scent, collected in bunches at the ends of the branches. Blooms from May (June) to September. It is found in floodplain forests, on sandy banks, gravelly and pebble slopes, among bushes, grows on loose fresh sandy and loamy soils along forest edges, near roads, along water meadows, along the shores of lakes, near housing. Distributed in the European part of the CIS, the Caucasus, the south of Western Siberia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Collection and preparation. For medicinal purposes, rhizomes with roots are mainly used, which are harvested in late autumn or early spring. They are dug up, washed in water, then the small roots are torn off and dried in air or in dryers, after dividing them in half. The shelf life of raw materials is 2 years. The raw material has no odor, the taste is at first sweetish, then burning, mucous. The rhizomes are known as red soap root. The grass should be collected during flowering. Drying must be done quickly. For this purpose, artificial heating with a temperature of up to 50°C is suitable.
Active ingredients. in all parts of the plant there are triterpene saponins (up to 20%), of which saponizides A, B, C and D have been identified, containing aglyconhypsogenin or hypsogenic acid, and in the leaves - the glycoside saponarin, which upon hydrolysis produces glucose and a mixture of genins and ascorbic acid. Saponins are water-soluble and easily form compounds with cholesterol. A flavone glycoside was also found in the herb.
Healing action and application. The plant has expectorant, diuretic, choleretic, diaphoretic, and antirheumatic properties. The infusion has a superficially active effect on gram-positive and gram-negative microbes. Plant saponins have a local irritating effect with high hemolytic activity. Soapwort is a raw material containing saponins and, therefore, suitable for thinning thick bronchial mucus. It is used for coughs and bronchial diseases, but much less frequently than other saponin-containing plants (mullein, primrose). Soapwort also has a mild diuretic and laxative effect, so it is sometimes included in the so-called blood purification collection. Previously, soapwort decoction was often used for skin diseases in the form of a compress. It can still be recommended today, since the antifungal effect of soapwort saponins has been confirmed.
Soapwort tea: 1 heaped teaspoon of soapwort herbs and rhizomes, pour 1/4 liter of cold water and infuse for several hours. Then the infusion is brought to a boil and squeezed. If you have a cough, you should drink 2 cups a day. For skin washes and compresses, you need to dilute this infusion with an equal amount of chamomile tea.
Application in folk medicine. In folk medicine, both the rhizome and the herb are primarily used as a cough remedy. In second place are chronic skin diseases, for which soapwort tea is recommended internally and externally, and, finally, soapwort is valued as an effective blood purifier. Hieronymus Bock wrote (1577) about the “power and effect” of soapwort: “Mix the root of soapwort in greater or lesser quantities with honey and apply thickly to the sore spot. Thick phlegmata is separated and removed; serves to improve the kidneys and spleen; also helps people who are suffocating; expels urine; eases stool; treats female dementia. It should also help weak, cold men. Old people use this root for blindness, clouded eyes. And when they wanted to soften the nodules in hard growths, they applied the ground root... They are the root in vinegar or wine was boiled and consumed. Members of the order, such as the Franciscan brothers, washed their hoods with it (it was possible not to buy soap, not to hire laundresses, as then the poor brothers of the Order of St. Francis complained greatly)."
Side effects. Like all saponin-containing drugs, soapwort cannot be overdosed when used. Otherwise, it will cause noticeable irritation to the stomach and intestines or kidneys. When used at the recommended dosage, beware side effects not worth it. It is not recommended to use soapwort preparations for a long time, as side effects may occur in the form of nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cough, and cramps. In addition, upon ingestion, a sweetish taste is felt, followed by a strong burning sensation in the mouth and throat. Due to the toxicity of the plant, the dosage must be strictly observed. First aid for poisoning consists of gastric lavage (activated carbon in 2% sodium bicarbonate solution) and taking enveloping agents (starch mucus). In animals with poisoning, excitation of the central nervous system, convulsions are noted, and death from respiratory arrest is possible.
Photo application for washing hair Latin botanical description
Latin name Saponaria officinalis L.
Family Cloveaceae
Soapwort medicines.
Description
Soapwort officinalis perennial herbaceous plant of the carnation family, 90 cm high.
The rhizome is branched with creeping thin rhizomes. red-brown.
The stem is erect, simple, branched in the upper part, rounded.
The leaves are sessile, opposite, short-petiolate, elliptical, lanceolate, acute, with a ciliated rough edge.
The flowers are large, fragrant, white or pink on short stalks, collected in a corymbose paniculate inflorescence.
The fruit is an oblong-ovoid capsule.
The seeds are numerous, small, kidney-shaped, almost black.
Blooms in June - August. Ripens in August - September.
Spreading
Distributed in the southern European part of Russia, the Caucasus, southern Western Siberia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia.
It grows in flooded meadows, near housing, and in weedy fields.
Grown as an ornamental plant.
Chemical composition
Active ingredients
Soapwort contains carbohydrates (gentiobiose, saponarose, oligosaccharide), saponins (saponaroside, saporubin, saponinic acid), pectins and mucus.
Application
In the old days, soapwort was used to degrease wool and silk yarn before dyeing. In veterinary medicine, it served as a means of expelling worms from animals and as an insecticide. The plant has antiviral activity and is poisonous.
Medicinal
Raw materials
Rhizomes with roots serve as medicinal raw materials. They are collected in the fall, shaken off the ground and dried in the sun. The smell of the raw materials is pleasant. Store in a wooden container for 2 years.
Application not in medicine
Rhizomes with roots, known as red soap root, are used as medicinal raw materials.
Soapwort officinalis has pronounced expectorant, diuretic, choleretic, wound healing, diaphoretic, antirheumatic and antimicrobial properties, and antiviral activity.
Soapwort preparations are used in scientific medicine as an expectorant for diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract, and less often as a laxative and diuretic.
Soapwort preparations have a diaphoretic and antirheumatic effect, relieve joint pain due to gout.
Its infusion has a surface-active effect against gram-positive and gram-negative microbes, helps to liquefy and expectorate sputum.
The raw materials are used to treat bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, as the infusion has an expectorant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect.
Baths from a decoction of soapwort roots are used for purulent wounds, scabies, various dermatitis and rashes. Gargling with a decoction of the root is effective for sore throats.
Taking large doses of soapwort can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. In this case, taking the drugs should be stopped.
Use in folk medicine
In folk medicine, an infusion of soapwort roots and leaves is recommended for persistent cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, sore throat, runny nose, laryngitis, pharyngitis, jaundice, liver and spleen diseases, cholecystitis, dropsy, gastrointestinal diseases, constipation, gout, rheumatism, various polyarthritis, furunculosis, scabies, psoriasis, eczema, lichen.
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Saponaria officinalis L.
Russian names: chistukha, Tatar soap, soap grass.
Belarusian: mylshk lekava, sabachae soap, palyavy fialak.
Ukrainian: Milnyanka Lisarska, Milo Dike, Milo Dog.
A perennial herbaceous plant of the clove family (Caryophyllaceae), with a creeping, branched, red-brown rhizome and an erect, pubescent stem, up to 1 m in height. The leaves are opposite, elongated-elliptical, with three veins, pointed, narrowed towards the base into a short petiole. The flowers are large, fragrant, on short stalks, collected at the top of the stem and branches in a paniculate inflorescence. The corolla is white or pink. The fruit is an oblong-ovoid capsule, with numerous small, kidney-shaped seeds. It blooms in July - August, the fruits ripen in August. Propagated by seeds and vegetatively. Distributed in the European part of the CIS, the Caucasus, southern Western Siberia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Grows on loose fresh sandy and loamy soils in shrubs, forest edges, near roads, in flooded meadows, along the shores of lakes, near housing.
The plant is poisonous (especially the underground part)!
Collection and drying of raw materials.For medicinal purposes, rhizomes with roots are mainly used, which are harvested in late autumn or early spring. They are dug up, washed in water, then the small roots are torn off and dried in air or in dryers. The shelf life of raw materials is 2 years. The raw material has no odor, the taste is at first sweetish, then burning, mucous. The rhizomes are known as red soap root.
Chemical composition.In all parts of the plant there are terpene saponins (up to 20%), of which saponizides A, B, C and D have been identified, containing the aglycone gypsogenin or hypsogenic acid, and in the leaves - the glycoside saponarine, which upon hydrolysis produces glucose and a mixture of genins and ascorbic acid . Saponins are water-soluble and easily form compounds with cholesterol.
Pharmacological properties. The plant has expectorant, diuretic, choleretic, diaphoretic, and antirheumatic properties. The infusion has a superficially active effect on gram-positive and gram-negative microbes. Plant saponins have a local irritating effect with high hemolytic activity.
Application in medicine.Rhizomes, roots. In folk medicine, infusion, decoction - expectorant, diaphoretic, antirheumatic; for diseases of the lungs, liver, spleen, flatulence, metabolic disorders; externally - for scabies, ulcers, boils and toothache. In Korean folk medicine - for bronchitis and bronchiectasis.
Aboveground part. Diuretic and for skin diseases.
Dosage forms, route of administration and doses. *Decoction of soapwort rhizomes: 1 teaspoon of crushed raw material is poured into 200 ml of water, boiled for 15 minutes, then filtered. Take 1 glass 3-4 times a day for 2 weeks, after which they take a break for 10 days, then repeat 2-3 courses with breaks.
‘Infusion of soapwort rhizomes: 1 teaspoon of raw material is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, left for 4 hours, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals.
CONTRAINDICATIONS AND POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS: It is not recommended to use soapwort preparations for a long time, as side effects may occur in the form of nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cough, and cramps. In addition, upon ingestion, a sweetish taste is felt, followed by a strong burning sensation in the mouth and throat. Due to the toxicity of the plant, the dosage must be strictly observed. First aid for poisoning consists of gastric lavage (activated carbon in 2% sodium bicarbonate solution) and taking enveloping agents (starch mucus).
In animals with poisoning, excitation of the central nervous system, convulsions are noted, and death from respiratory arrest is possible.
Application in other areas.Rhizomes and roots in veterinary medicine - for the treatment of intestinal diseases and as an anthelmintic. In everyday life, a decoction of rhizomes is used to remove stains from clothes; woolen and fine silk items are washed in it. In the textile industry they are used for dyeing silk and wool, and in the perfume industry for the production of shampoos. In the Caucasus - for degreasing yarn when dyeing wool and silk. "Soap" (saponin) emulsion is used as a means for decontaminating surfaces contaminated with chemical compounds. Saponins are used in the production of halva, creams, fizzy drinks, and beer. In France it is used as an insecticide.
Cultivated in vegetable gardens, orchards and parks as an ornamental plant.
To prepare it, pour 1 teaspoon of raw material into 1 glass of boiling water and leave for 4 hours. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals.
The infusion is used as a choleretic and diuretic and for the treatment of edema of various origins. But in this case, the roots and rhizomes are kept in cold water for 1 hour, drained and poured again cold water for 1 hour. Then the raw materials are infused as indicated above. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day after meals.
It has been established that lotions made from a decoction of rhizomes have a regulating effect on the tone and function of the skin, therefore they are effective in the treatment of scaly lichen, eczema and furunculosis. An infusion of the root prevents and treats sore throat, and in case of a runny nose, 2-3 drops are instilled 3 times a day into each nostril.
For toothache, chew the root.
Syn.: arapka, white starwort, beanweed, breaker, zvodnik, kupena, middlanka, mudlitsa, soapwort, wild soap, dog soap, soap root, etc.
Soapwort officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant with medicinal properties.
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Flower formula
Soapwort flower formula: *H(5)L5T5+5P(5).In medicine
In official medicine, soapwort is not used so widely, but it exhibits a wide range of therapeutic effects (choleretic, laxative, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, diaphoretic, etc.). WITH therapeutic purpose Mostly the root and rhizome are used, less often the leaves. Preparations from Soapwort officinalis are used to liquefy and expectorate mucus in diseases of the respiratory tract and lungs (bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, etc.), less often as a laxative and diuretic (dropsy, edema of renal and hepatic origin). As a choleretic agent, soapwort is recommended for jaundice; it is also effective as a laxative for constipation. In addition, it has been scientifically confirmed that soapwort has antiviral activity against gram-positive and gram-negative microbes.
The roots and rhizomes of soapwort are officially approved in scientific medicine in a number of foreign countries.
Contraindications and side effects
Long-term use of soapwort preparations or in large doses is not recommended, as side effects may occur (nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, convulsions, chills, dry mouth, etc.).
In dermatology
Preparations from the roots of Soapwort officinalis are used in dermatology in some countries, in particular Bulgaria, in the treatment of many skin diseases: acne vulgaris, boils, pemphigus, photodermatosis, psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis, rashes, as well as for baths for purulent wounds and scabies.
To stimulate hair growth, the drug “Piloton” is produced in Bulgaria, which contains an extract of the roots of Soapwort officinalis.
In other areas
Soapwort officinalis is widely used in the perfume industry in the production of detergents, due to the content in the rhizomes and roots of substances that foam in water like soap - saponins. An extract from soapwort roots is included in toothpastes, soaps, shampoos - which are the best hair products, as well as bath gels and dishwashing products that have a pleasant herbal aroma. They are safe even for people with sensitive skin and those prone to allergic diseases. At the same time, soapwort extract regulates the fat balance of the skin. Saponins are not only included in detergents for wool and silk, which remove stains, but they also color fabrics, wool and clean various surfaces from dirt.
Soapwort is used in the food industry, veterinary medicine and homeopathy. For example, in France, soapwort is used in gastronomy to make halva, creams, carbonated drinks, and beer. Soapwort is also used as an insecticide.
Soapwort was introduced into cultivation as an ornamental plant. Currently, many varieties have been developed, including those with double flowers.
Classification
Soapwort (lat. Saponaria officinalias L.) is a species of the genus (lat. Saponaria) of the clove family (lat. Caryophyllaceae). The genus includes about 30 species of annual or perennial herbs, distributed in the temperate zone of Eurasia, mainly in the Mediterranean, Western and Central Asia.
Botanical description
Perennial, 30-70 cm high. It has creeping, strongly branched, slightly knotted rhizomes up to 1 cm thick. The roots are thin (up to 6 mm), cylindrical, slightly curved, like the rhizomes on the outside, reddish-brown on the inside, yellowish-white. The stems are numerous, erect, gnarled, simple or slightly branched in the upper part, finely pubescent. The leaves are simple, opposite, usually without stipules, lanceolate or elliptic, sometimes oblong, 5-9 mm long, entire, acutely rough, pointed, narrowed at the base into a very short petiole, the upper ones are sessile. The flowers are bisexual, fragrant, on short pedicels (3-10 mm in length), collected in loose corymbose-paniculate inflorescences. The perianth is actinomorphic, five-membered, double. The calyx is greenish, short fluffy, tubular-cylindrical, fused-leaved with 5 unequal teeth, remaining with the fruit. The corolla is free-petalled, the petals are 5, white or pink, sometimes with a purple tint, with a long nail. There are 10 stamens, arranged in two circles. Pistil with an upper single-locular ovary. The formula of the Soapwort flower is *H(5)L5T5+5P(5). The flowers are protandrous and are pollinated only by butterflies. The fruit is an oblong-ovoid, single-locular capsule, dehiscent with denticles. The seeds are numerous, small, almost black, with a bent embryo and perisperm. Blooms in June-August. The seeds ripen in September.
Spreading
Soapwort is found in the south of the European part of Russia (in all Central Russian regions), in the Caucasus, and also in Western Siberia. Distributed almost everywhere in meadows, forest edges, abandoned fields, river valleys, sandbanks.
It has been cultivated as an ornamental plant for a very long time, now many double forms have appeared, and it runs wild in neglected flower beds.
Regions of distribution on the map of Russia.
Procurement of raw materials
Rhizomes and roots of Soapwort, known as “red soap root,” as well as leaves are used as medicinal raw materials. It is advisable to harvest the roots and rhizomes of soapwort in late autumn after the above-ground part has died, but it can also be harvested in early spring before it regrows. The roots are dug up and cleared of soil, washed in cold water, crushed into small pieces 8-10 cm in size. Dried outdoors in the shade, or in well-ventilated areas or in dryers at temperatures up to 50°C. The smell of the raw materials is pleasant. Raw materials are stored in fabric bags or wooden containers. The shelf life of raw materials is 2-3 years. For medicinal purposes in folk medicine, the leaves are also collected during the flowering of the plant. The leaves are dried and stored using the traditional method.
Chemical composition
All parts of Soapwort officinalis contain triterpene saponins. Roots and rhizomes are especially rich in saponins, 20-25% were found in them, from which saponaroside, gypsogenin, saporubrin and saporubric acid were isolated. In addition, the roots contain carbohydrates (gentiobiose, saponarosis, oligosaccharide), tannins, essential oil, mucus, resins, pectins, mineral elements (calcium, copper, manganese, zinc, etc.). The leaves contain the flavone glycoside saponarin, vitexin, saponaretin, as well as alkaloids, ascorbic acid (up to 1%).
Pharmacological properties
The pharmacological properties of soapwort officinalis are determined by its chemical composition, in particular saponins. Soapwort officinalis is a strong expectorant and antitussive used to thin thick bronchial mucus in bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, painful cough, and it also exhibits antimicrobial, diuretic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antimicrobial and antirheumatic properties therapeutic effects. Also, soapwort preparations increase the secretion of sweat and urine, stop heartburn and nausea.
Use in folk medicine
In folk medicine, soapwort officinalis is popular. Mainly used as an expectorant, choleretic, diuretic and antirheumatic agent, as well as for skin diseases. Aqueous extracts from the roots and aerial parts of Soapwort officinalis are widely used as an expectorant and antitussive for respiratory diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, painful cough), choleretic (for jaundice), diuretic (dropsy, edema of renal and hepatic origin), diaphoretic and laxative (for constipation). An infusion of rhizomes with roots is used for rheumatism, gout, joint pain, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, diseases of the stomach and intestines (especially flatulence), nausea, diseases of the spleen, heartburn. Baths, lotions, powder slurries, ointments are used in the treatment of scabies, eczema, scaly lichen, purulent wounds, furunculosis, scrofula, skin rashes, dermatitis. A decoction of soapwort is very effective against scaly lichen. Gruel - crushed soapwort roots with a small amount of hot boiled water is used to treat purulent wounds, erysipelas, and eczema. Soapwort root is chewed for toothache. A decoction of the root is used to gargle for sore throat. Soapwort is used as a diuretic for ascites. In folk medicine, decoctions of the roots and rhizomes of Soapwort officinalis are used for ailments, diseases of the kidneys, liver, spleen, especially for diseases associated with metabolic disorders. Steamed fresh leaves in the form of compresses are also used to treat purulent wounds and ulcers. In folk medicine, soapwort rhizomes are actively used for prostate adenoma. In a mixture with other herbs, it is used for prostatitis, frequent emissions and cervical cystitis. For herpes, wash the affected areas with a decoction of soapwort. Wash your hair with a decoction of the rhizome and soapwort root (2 times a week) for oily seborrhea. To prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth, a concentrated decoction of soapwort is rubbed into the scalp with a cotton swab (1-2 hours before washing) or rinsed after washing. For nest baldness, a decoction of the rhizomes and leaves of soapwort is rubbed into the areas of baldness. In folk cosmetics, foamy hot water infusion of the rhizomes and roots of Soapwort officinalis is washed to soften the skin.
Historical reference
Beneficial features Soapwort officinalis has long been known. In the past, soapwort root and how medicine and as a “soap root” for washing linen, wool and silk products, as well as for removing stains on clothes, they were sold in pharmacy stores. Soapwort root was especially valued; it was often used to treat colds if sputum was difficult to separate when coughing. Soapwort was also used as a homemade cosmetic product.
The name of the plant comes from the Latin word “sapo” - soap, which indicates the property of the decoction to foam.
Soapwort is also called “Tatar” or “dog soap” for the reason that its rhizomes contain saponins, which, when interacting with water, form abundant foam.
According to some sources, soapwort officinalis has many other popular names: arapka, white starwort, bobovik, bobovnik, burun, white carnation, field jasmine, zvodnik, zirka, zulyak, ikimka, kokel, kukol, kupena, mashnya, midlanka, mun, mulitsa, soap , wild soap (cow, cuckoo, field, pig, dog, Tatar), soap grass, soap root (color), soapwort, soapwort, soapwort, tension, tensioner, burden, panchoshnik, foam soap, pinka, bubbler, gap-grass , razuha, samsun, falcon flight, forty-day-old, contracter, jointer, jointer, terlich, cuff, violet, chastukha, swede, shumish, yarits.
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