Among the many plants, the sparrow seed (Lithospermum officinalis) stands out, which is a favorite food not only for sparrows, but also for other birds, while in traditional medicine it is an extremely valued medicine due to its wide range of effects. This interesting plant is also called bird's millet, wild millet, medicinal gooseberry.
The root cleanses the skin
The root of the plant is a strong detoxifier, cleanses the body of poisons, and it is used to make a syrup that helps problem skin. It is especially effective in case of sudden eruptive rashes.
The syrup is obtained by simply squeezing the root of the sparrow seed and applying it to cleansed skin, on the face or other parts of the body where there are changes, pimples, eczema rashes... The procedure is repeated until the skin is cleaned.
Tea
It is prepared by pouring a teaspoon of chopped seeds of this medicinal plant with 2 dl of hot water and letting it stand for about 30 minutes. It is then strained and drunk in small cups two to three times a day.
Sparrow seed is a perennial plant that grows up to a meter in height, resting on a strong branched root. It is most often found on rocky terrain, along roads and shores, on uncultivated surfaces, in bushes and forests. The leaves are rough, oblong-lanceolate in shape, have no petiole, but rest directly on the plant as if they were sitting. The flowers are whitish-yellow located at the top, while the fruit is a hard grain, gray in color and shiny.
For treatment, the whole plant is harvested during flowering, from May to the end of July, and the fruit is harvested in autumn when it ripens. By grinding ripe grains, an effective powder is obtained that is drunk with tea or mixed with water. While the plant is young, the leaves can be used to make delicious nutritious stews and soups. The seeds of the plant are collected for both eating and medicinal purposes. It can be cooked, fried, and ground is used as a substitute for coffee.
The root is also very medicinal and is extracted in autumn. First, it is cleaned of soil, then cut into rings and dried in a warm place. It contains very valuable ingredients such as lithospermin, silicate, silicon, rutin, silicic acids.
The fruit from which the powder is made is an excellent remedy for diseases of the kidneys and bladder because it has an anti-inflammatory effect with a strong stimulus for expelling fluids. It prevents the formation of stones and the deposition of sand in these organs, and helps with acute and chronic cystitis.
It is particularly effective in infectious gynecological diseases, such as gonorrhea, and also helps in gout, arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. It relieves intestinal problems associated with diarrhea and cramps, cleans the blood, lowers high fever. If the fruit powder is drunk with hot tea, profuse sweating occurs, which is necessary for the treatment of certain health problems. The therapy is taken for four to five hours, half a teaspoon with a little tea or water until the symptoms stop.
Sparrow seed leaves, which are also used to make tea, are an excellent sedative because they have a calming effect on the nervous system. They are recommended for various states of tension, anxiety, excitement and insomnia.
Pregnant women and people with thyroid disorders are not recommended to use this plant, in any form, reports Novosti.
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