Badan and its benefits

Incense is a perennial herb. Incense grows mainly on wet slopes, distributed in forests, which are found in river valleys.

The rhizome is powerful and branched. The leaves are leathery, bright, have dotted glands at the bottom of the leaf. The flowers are red, bell-shaped, collected in a dense panicle. The incense grows very slowly. Numerous, quite large and rounded, very thick skin leaves gradually grow from the rhizome. In autumn, the leaves acquire an intense red tone. They persist in the winter. The incense rhizome at the top is dark brown, and at rest, light pink, darkens very quickly in the fresh air. The fruit of the plant is a box with two blades. There are many seeds, they are slightly wrinkled. Badan blooms in June and July. During flowering, the bud of the plant is drawn on an arrow, reaching a height of up to 60 cm. It is suitable for eating after a deep soak.

The roots and aerial parts of the plant are medicinal raw materials for incense: they are leaves, flowers and seeds. Collect them in the usual way, dried in dryers. The temperature must not exceed 60 ° C.

Both the terrestrial parts of the plant and the rhizomes contain tannins, flavonoids, much manganese, iron, copper, some vitamins and volatiles and arbutin. The roots also contain polyphenols, a large amount of tannins, resins and starch. The whole plant has a strong phytoncidal activity.

The healing properties of incense are widely used not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology. The plant is used to prepare lotions that quickly treat oily seborrhea of ​​the face and hair, seborrheic dermatitis, sweating and acne. It is effective on the skin, in which the pores are noticed.

Apply incense and in the kitchen. Its rhizomes, soaked in water, are quite rich in starch, so they are eaten with justification in the form of soups and as a garnish for meat.

The roots are used for enterocolitis, in gynecology for the treatment of erosion. The plant is promising for the treatment of malignant tumors, as it showed a high percentage of anti-stress activity.

It was experimentally established that drugs that are created based on incense have a strong astringent, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effect. They can strengthen the walls of the capillaries. They also have a vasoconstrictor effect. Other studies have shown that extracts and incense tincture increase heart rate and lower blood pressure. The plant revealed antimicrobial and diuretic properties.

In folk medicine, incense is used as a substitute for bearberry. The plant is especially appreciated for its antimicrobial, hemostatic and healing properties. Effectively used in the treatment of diseases of the lungs, gastrointestinal tract. It is used in the treatment of dermatosis.

In folk medicine, rhizomes were used for lung disease, for the treatment of acute respiratory infections, influenza, pertussis.

The plant has gained popularity in the treatment of headaches, joint rheumatism, gastritis and fever.

Even in medicine, incense infusions are used for hemorrhoids. The plant effectively treats uterine fibroids, uterine bleeding. Diseases of the oral cavity, larynx and bleeding gums are also treated with incense infusion....