Mertensia maritima
Mertensia maritima is one of the plants of the family called borage; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Mertensia maritima (L.) S. F. Gray (M. asiatica (Tokeda) Mocbr.).
As for the name of the sea mertensia family itself, in Latin it will be: Boraginaceae Juss.
Description of Mertensia seaside
Mertensia maritima is a glabrous and fleshy herbaceous plant, endowed with more or less densely leafy stems, which can be either prostrate or ascending. Such a plant is bluish due to a waxy coating, and this plant is not endowed with basal leaves during flowering. The length of the leaf blade of Mertensia seaside will be about one to five centimeters, while the width will not exceed three centimeters. Such a plate can be oblong or spatulate, it is obovate, obtuse or short-pointed. The flowers of Mertensia seaside are quite small in size, and their length is about one centimeter; they are most often colored blue, but can also be white. Such flowers on drooping pedicels are collected in a multi-flowered corymbose or paniculate inflorescence, which will consist of curls. The corolla of this plant is endowed with short ovoid lobes and is tubular-funnel-shaped.
Maritime mertensia blooms in the summer. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Far East, the European and Eastern Arctic, as well as in the Murmansk and Dvinsko-Pechora regions of the European part of Russia. For growth, Mertensia maritime prefers sandy shores and pebbles of both seas and rivers. It is noteworthy that this plant is also decorative.
Description of the medicinal properties of sea mertensia
Mertensia seaside is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the roots and flowers of this plant for medicinal purposes. The presence of such effective healing properties should be explained by the content of quinoid pigments in the roots of Mertensia Primorica.
As for traditional medicine, remedies based on this plant have become quite widespread. A decoction prepared from the roots of Mertensia maritime is recommended for use for various diseases of the stomach, while a decoction prepared from the flowers of this plant is recommended for use in the treatment of malignant breast tumors, as well as as a diaphoretic, antipyretic and digestive improver.
For gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, it is recommended to use the following very effective remedy based on Mertensia maritima: to prepare such a healing remedy, you will need to take one teaspoon of crushed dry roots of this plant per glass of water. It is recommended to boil the resulting healing mixture over low heat for about four to five minutes, after which this mixture is left to infuse for one hour, and then this mixture is filtered very carefully. Take the resulting healing remedy based on Mertensia martensia three times a day, two tablespoons. It is important to note that achieving the greatest effectiveness when taking such a medicinal product becomes possible only if not only all the rules for preparing such a medicinal product are strictly followed, but also all the rules for its administration are carefully followed. In this case, a positive result will be noticeable quite quickly.
