Common Cockleflower
Common cockleflower is a member of the Caryophyllaceae family. Its Latin name is Agrostemma githago L.
As for the family name of common cockleflower, its Latin name is Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Description of Common Cockleflower
Common cockleflower is also known by the following common names: concal, googol, field pink, hairy grass, toritsa grass, and cockle’s putik. Common cockleflower is an annual, soft-haired plant with a straight stem, the height of which varies between thirty and eighty centimeters. The leaves of this plant are either linear or linear-lanceolate. The pointed flowers of common cockleflower are quite large, most often colored red, but can occasionally be white. Remarkably, the flowers of this plant are odorless. The petals of the common cockle are entire, notched at the very tip, and gradually taper into a claw. This plant has only ten stamens, a pistil with five styles and a superior ovary. The fruit of the common cockle is a single-locular capsule that opens through five valves. The fruit also contains kidney-shaped, fairly large, tuberculate, poisonous seeds colored black.
The common cockle blooms in summer and early autumn. It is noteworthy that this plant is widespread, with the only exception being deserts. It should be noted that flour from grain contaminated with the seeds of this plant is poisonous. Description of the medicinal properties of common cockle
Common cockle has very valuable medicinal properties, and its roots, seeds, and herb are recommended for medicinal purposes. The herb includes the stems, flowers, and leaves of common cockle. The herb should be harvested from June to July, while the roots and seeds are harvested in the fall.
The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of the ordinary saponin gitagin in the composition of cockle seeds, which in turn will contain agrostemic acid. It should be noted that this plant is poisonous, this will especially apply to the seeds of the common cockle.
An aqueous infusion prepared from the common cockle herb is recommended for use for various colds, as well as for stomach pain. An infusion of the seeds of this plant should be used for uterine bleeding and whooping cough, and also as an expectorant, diuretic and anthelmintic. As for traditional medicine, here such an infusion of this plant has become very widespread. This healing agent is recommended for use in the treatment of tumors that have different origins.
In Bulgarian folk medicine, the herb and seeds of this plant are used in the treatment of hemorrhoids, dermatoses and furunculosis. It is mainly recommended to use this healing remedy in the form of poultices or compresses prepared from fresh leaves of the common cockle. It is recommended to rinse the mouth with an infusion of the herbs and seeds of this plant for toothache. It is important to remember that the internal use of products based on this plant requires the utmost degree of caution and even medical supervision, which is due to the fact that the common cockle is a poisonous plant.
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