Myricaria dahurica
Myricaria dahurica is a member of the tamarisk family. Its Latin name is Myricaria dahurica (Willd.) Ehrenb.
The Latin name for Myricaria dahurica is Tamaricaceae Link.
Description of Myricaria dahurica
Myricaria dahurica is a shrub that reaches three meters in height. This shrub has grayish-brown bark. The branches are straight, more or less appressed, and sparsely foliated. The leaves of Myricaria dahurica are flat, bluntly pointed, oblong, and pressed quite tightly to the branches. The racemes of this plant are quite dense, approximately four to seven centimeters long and one to one and a half centimeters wide. These racemes are lateral. The petals of Myricaria dahurica are pinkish in color, blunt and oval, approximately five to six millimeters long and two and a half to three millimeters wide. The capsule of this plant is elongated and pyramidal, no more than one centimeter long and two to three millimeters wide. The seeds are quite small, no more than one millimeter long.
Myricaria dahurica blooms from May to July. In the wild, this plant is found in Eastern and Western Siberia. Its general distribution extends to northern Tibet and Mongolia. Myricaria dahurica prefers mountain forests, sands, and pebbly river floodplains, and sometimes even lower alpine habitats. It is noteworthy that this plant is not only ornamental but also poisonous. For this reason, extreme caution should be exercised when handling Myricaria daurica.
Description of the medicinal properties of Myricaria daurica
Miricaria Dahuriana is endowed with very healing properties, but it is important to remember to be careful when handling this plant. A decoction prepared from the stems of Myricaria dahurica is recommended in folk medicine for use as a bath for seizures in children, as well as for colds. A decoction prepared from the wood of this plant is recommended for use in Tibetan medicine in case of dysfunction of the spleen. A decoction or infusion of green branches of myricaria dahuriana is used internally as a lotion for swelling, and is also used internally as a very effective anthelmintic plant.
When you have a cold, it is recommended to take a bath: to prepare such a healing decoction you will need to take one kilogram of crushed stems of this plant per six to seven liters of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for about ten to twelve minutes, and then left to steep for one to two hours, after which the mixture is filtered very carefully. For a cold, this mixture is used for a full bath; it is recommended to take such a bath for fifteen to twenty minutes.
For swelling, take one tablespoon of crushed green twigs of this plant per three hundred milliliters of water, then boil this mixture over fairly low heat for about eight to ten minutes, after which this mixture is left to infuse for one hour. then it is recommended to bring this healing mixture based on myricaria dahuriana using boiled water up to the original volume. Take the resulting healing remedy two to three times a day, two tablespoons. If prepared correctly, this remedy turns out to be very effective and a positive result is noticeable quite quickly.
