Draconis fruticosa
Draconis fruticosa is a member of the Lamiaceae family. Its Latin name is Dracocephalum fruticulosum Steph.
The family name of Draconis fruticosa is Lamiaceae Lindl.
Description of Draconis fruticosa
Draconis fruticosa is a perennial subshrub. Its rhizome is thick, about five to fifteen millimeters thick, woody, and dark brown in color. Its stems are erect and fairly numerous, reaching a height of about fifteen to thirty centimeters. The leaves of Draconis fruticosa can be lanceolate-ovate or ovate. The flowers are borne on short peduncles, and at the ends of the stems, these flowers are clustered into a dense, short inflorescence, one to three centimeters long and one and a half to two centimeters wide. The calyx of this plant is colored in purple tones and is ten millimeters long.
The flowering period of the fruticose dragonhead begins in July and ends in August. In the wild, this plant is found in the Altai Mountains of Western Siberia, as well as in the western regions of Eastern Siberia and in the Angara-Sayan and Daurian regions. It prefers scree slopes and rocky slopes up to the mid-mountain zone.
Description of the medicinal properties of the fruticose dragonhead
The fruticose dragonhead has very valuable medicinal properties, and it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The herb includes the leaves, flowers, and stems. Interestingly, essential oil has been found in the above-ground parts of this plant.
In folk medicine, an infusion made from this plant is recommended for liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatitis. An infusion of the flowers and leaves of the shrubby dragonhead is used as a wound-healing and hemostatic agent. Flower powder is used for diarrhea and as a sedative, and when used in herbal teas, it is effective for stomach colic.
For hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on snakehead bush: to prepare such a remedy, take one tablespoon of crushed herb of this plant per glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for two hours, after which this mixture should be thoroughly strained. Take the resulting product one-third or one-fourth of a glass three times a day.
As a hemostatic agent, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on the bush snakehead: to prepare such a remedy, it is recommended to take one teaspoon of dried flowers per glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for one hour, after which this mixture is filtered very carefully. Take this remedy based on snakehead bush, half a glass or one third of a glass three times a day, this remedy can also be used in the form of lotions for faster healing of wounds. To achieve the greatest effectiveness, it is important to follow both all the rules for the preparation of such a product, and all the rules for its administration.
As for the herb powder of this plant, this remedy is also quite effective. Powder of the herb of the bush snakehead is taken for diarrhea three times a day, one gram or two grams.
