The benefits and harms of the eastern sverbigi (super)

The medicinal properties of the oriental sverbig are not widely known, but they are appreciated in folk medicine. The plant is beneficial for many diseases and has few side effects.

What does the sverbig plant look like and where does it grow?

Sverbiga is a herbaceous perennial from the Cruciferous family. It has a straight, strong and branched stem, in the second year of growth it reaches 1 m above the ground. The main shoot has green leaves. They are different in shape - oblong-lanceolate with a carved edge in the lower part and wide triangular in the upper part.

In May, the eastern sverbyga brings paniculate inflorescences consisting of bright yellow buds. Flowers open from the base of the brush to its apex alternately. Each of the buds lives for about five days. The period of decorativeness of the perennial lasts until autumn, from July the sverbig produces fruits - rounded pods with several seeds inside.

The diameter of the sverbyga flowers is about 5 mm

Perennial grows all over the world - you can find it in Asia and Europe, in China and in Great Britain, in North America and Canada. On the territory of Russia, sverbyga is common in the temperate zone, grows mainly in fields, on roadsides, in steppes, along river banks and near ravines.

The perennial can also be found under the names of sverbeika, field horseradish, wild radish, blister grass. The plant is edible and tastes like a radish and a turnip when raw.

The chemical composition of sverbigi

The sverbig plant is used not only in cooking. It has numerous medicinal properties due to its rich composition. The following components are present in the leaves and stems of the grass:

• ash and carbohydrates;
• proteins;
• manganese, copper and iron;
• titanium, molybdenum and bromine;
• essential oils;
• vitamin C;
• flavonoids;
• glucose and fructose;
• alcohols;
• Apple acid;
• fixed oils.

When consumed according to recipes, eastern sverbiga can improve health, strengthen the body and eliminate the symptoms of many diseases.

Why is sverbiga eastern useful?

With regular and competent use, the healing eastern sverbiga:

• has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects;
• increases the body's immune resistance;
• eliminates vitamin deficiency and a lack of hemoglobin in the blood;
• improves the condition of the nervous system;
• fights periodontal disease and stomatitis;
• has an anti-sclerotic effect;
• strengthens blood vessels and improves heart function;
• lowers glucose levels and speeds up metabolism;
• promotes the elimination of parasites.

The healing properties of the eastern sverbig are used for scurvy, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis.The plant can be used for radiation sickness and polyneuritis, for allergies and impaired appetite.

Preparation and application methods

Photos of the sverbig plant and their application are of great interest in folk medicine. The herb is used to prepare water decoctions and infusions. With proper processing, the plant retains all useful qualities and becomes convenient for medicinal use.

The juice

In case of periodontal disease, stomatitis, bleeding gums, the fresh juice of the eastern sverbig is most beneficial. The stems and leaves of a young plant must be thoroughly washed in running water from dust and dirt, and then passed through a meat grinder or chopped in a blender. The green gruel is squeezed out through cheesecloth folded in several layers to obtain pure juice.

Eastern sverbiga juice contains a large amount of vitamin C and is effective against inflammation

You can use the herbal remedy for rinsing the mouth several times a day. For convenience, the juice is diluted in half with clean warm water. Also, the medicinal liquid is externally treated with wounds, cuts and healing burns. Eastern sverbyga helps to restore the skin and prevents the development of inflammation.

Infusion

An aqueous infusion of a medicinal plant is of particular benefit for vitamin deficiency and chronic fatigue. The drug is prepared as follows:

• 20 g of dry or fresh shoots and leaves of sverbig are crushed;
• in a small container, pour a glass of boiling water;
• cover with a lid and incubate for an hour;
• passed through cheesecloth for filtration.

You need to take the infusion up to four times a day on a large spoonful on an empty stomach.

Infusion of sverbigi improves the production of gastric juice in hypoacid gastritis

Decoction

With diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis and a lack of hemoglobin, a decoction of eastern sverbig has a good effect. Prepare it like this:

• the stems and leaves of the plant are crushed;
• measure out a large spoonful of raw materials and pour 400 ml of water;
• simmer over low heat for five minutes;
• removed from the stove and insisted closed for another 45 minutes.

The filtered product is consumed three times a day on an empty stomach, 100 ml. You can use the broth with a lack of vitamins and for recovery after serious illnesses and operations.

A decoction of sverbig leaves can be used to wipe skin irritations

Application in traditional medicine

The beneficial properties of the herb sverbigi are not used as often in traditional medicine recipes as the more famous plants. But there are several proven algorithms for drug use.

With vitamin deficiency

With a deficiency of vitamins in spring, you can eat fresh young shoots and stalks of sverbigi. They must first be peeled and rinsed. A single dosage is 50 g, you need to use plant materials up to four times a day. It is also allowed to take the herb for scurvy; it has a good effect on inflammation of the mouth and throat.

With bleeding gums

With parodontosis, freshly squeezed juice of eastern sverbigi gives a good effect. Several stems and leaf plates of the plant must be washed, finely chopped with a knife or passed through a meat grinder, and then squeezed with force through cheesecloth and a sieve.

The resulting juice is mixed with warm water in a 2: 1 ratio and rinsed with a mouthwash every two hours. The medicine not only relieves inflammation and heals tissues, but also has an analgesic effect.

For cuts and burns

Skin lesions can be treated with diluted oriental sverbiga juice. It is simple to prepare a medicine, you need to grind and squeeze out fresh shoots and leaves. About 50 ml of vegetable juice is diluted with the same amount of water, and then a cotton pad is moistened in the solution and sore spots are wiped.

You can use the healing properties of the eastern sverbigi for compresses. In this case, a bandage or gauze is soaked in a medicinal product and fixed on the affected area for 1-2 hours up to three times a day.

With low stomach acidity

An infusion of eastern sverbigi helps to speed up digestion and get rid of heaviness in the stomach. The recipe looks like this:

• dry leaves and shoots are crushed in a volume of 40 g;
• pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave under the lid for two hours;
• pass the finished product through a fine sieve or gauze.

It is necessary to use the medicine three times a day on an empty stomach. A single dosage is a large spoonful. The infusion will increase gastric acidity, improve appetite and promote high-quality digestion of food.

You can use the infusion of eastern sverbigi to raise the general tone of the body.

With anemia

A decoction of a medicinal plant helps to improve the composition of the blood and increase the level of hemoglobin. Traditional medicine offers the following recipe:

• dry grass is crushed in the volume of two large spoons;
• pour 500 ml of water;
• boil over low heat for five minutes;
• removed from the stove and kept for another 20 minutes under the lid.

The finished broth is passed through a layer of gauze. It is necessary to drink the drug in 80 ml warm form on an empty stomach, shortly before meals. You can use the medicine, including to lower blood sugar and improve the functioning of the pancreas.

Cooking applications

Eastern sverbyga is a safe edible plant and has good taste. For culinary purposes, they use young grass of the first year of life, which has not yet entered the flowering period. Sverbig is added:

• in salads and first courses;
• in condiments and side dishes;
• to fish and meat;
• in sauces.

Young plant stems are boiled, marinated for the winter, crushed to the state of a vitamin paste, and consumed with sandwiches. It is possible to prepare for culinary use not only shoots and leaves, but also the soft roots of the grass, which have not yet had time to woody.

Sverbigi salad

At the beginning of summer, you can prepare a delicious and healthy salad with oriental sverbyga. They do it like this:

• 120 g of leaves and stems of the plant are washed, peeled from the shoots and finely chopped;
• add 30 g of chopped green onions, 20 g of boiled potatoes and 15 g of carrots;
• fill with 20 ml of vegetable oil.

Salt and spices are added to the salad to taste, mixed and served.

In the salad with oriental sverbig, you can feel the sharp notes characteristic of radish

Leaves puree

For harvesting for the winter, sverbig leaves can be turned into a healthy puree. The recipe looks like this:

• fresh herbs are thoroughly washed, dried and chopped in a meat grinder;
• add allspice and mustard to taste;
• salt and 2-3 bay leaves are added;
• thoroughly stir the mass and lay out in sterile jars;
• cover with lids and simmer in a water bath for about 25 minutes.

After that, hot containers must be rolled up tightly, turned over, wrapped with a towel and left to cool. The finished puree can be added to omelets, meat and fish dishes, salads and sandwiches.

Sterilized oriental sverbiga leaf puree can be stored for several months

Contraindications to the use of the sverbigi plant

The benefits and harms of edible sheerbig are not the same for everyone. In general, the plant is considered quite safe, but it has its own contraindications. It is necessary to stop using the herb:

• during pregnancy and lactation;
• with individual allergies;
• with exacerbation of stomach ulcers and pancreatitis.

It is necessary to take sverbigu with caution in case of high acidity, natural acids in the composition of the plant can have an irritating effect on the mucous membranes. When using the herb, small dosages must be observed. In excessive amounts, eastern sverbiga provokes heartburn, flatulence and nausea.

Collection and procurement

The collection time of the medicinal plant depends on which parts of the sverbig are needed and for what purposes they will be used. During the decorative period, buds and leaf plates can be harvested for treatment. The roots of the eastern sverbig are dug up in the fall shortly before the cold weather, when the maximum amount of nutrients is concentrated in them.

For long-term storage as a medicinal raw material, sverbigu is dried in the air or indoors, with good ventilation and away from direct sunlight. You can also use the oven, but only heat it up to 45 ° C. When the stems and leaves become brittle and start to crumble, they will need to be arranged in paper bags or glass jars and stored in a dark, dry place.

For culinary purposes, the leaves of the herb are harvested before flowering in the first year, as long as they have a pleasant taste.

The roots of the eastern sverbyga retain healing properties for three years. Foliage and stems retain their benefits less, only a year, so a new harvest must be carried out each season.

Conclusion

The medicinal properties of the oriental sverbigi help to increase immunity, get rid of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency and eliminate inflammation. The plant has a minimal number of contraindications and is allowed for use by almost everyone; you can use it, including for food.