Forest forget-me-not
Forest forget-me-not is one of the plants of the family called borage; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Myosotis silvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffin.
As for the name of the forest forget-me-not family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Boraginaceae Juss.
Description of forest forget-me-not
Forest forget-me-not is a herbaceous two- or three-year-old plant, endowed with spreading stems that are quite densely fluffy and shaggy. The rhizome of the forest forget-me-not is quite thin, its sterile shoots will be short and almost rosettes. The leaves can be either lanceolate-spatulate or oblong-scapulate; such leaves of this plant will taper into a rather long petiole. Fruiting forget-me-nots will be loose and few-flowered, the stalks are almost horizontally spaced, and their length will be about one centimeter. Forest forget-me-not flowers are painted in blue tones, the length of the bend of the corolla will be about five to six millimeters, the height of the nuts will be approximately two millimeters. Such flowers of this plant are pointed and oblong.
Forest forget-me-nots bloom in the period from May to June. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Caucasus, the European part of Russia, as well as in the Carpathians and the Dnieper region of Ukraine. For its growth, forest forget-me-not prefers damp meadows, forests, and bushes from lowland to mountainous zones.
Description of the medicinal properties of forest forget-me-not
Forest forget-me-not is endowed with quite effective healing properties, and it is recommended to use the grass and roots of this plant for medicinal purposes. The term grass includes leaves, stems and flowers.
The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of flavonoids in the aerial part of this plant, while fatty oil will be present in the seeds. It should be noted that the roots of the forget-me-not forest typical variety, which are used to treat conjunctivitis, have become quite widespread. A decoction prepared from the herb of this plant is recommended for use in cases of fever and night blindness.
As for Tibetan medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. Here, an infusion prepared from Forget-me-not flowers is recommended for use for various gynecological diseases.
For inflammation of the uterine appendages, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take one tablespoon of forget-me-not herb per three hundred milliliters. The resulting healing mixture should be boiled for about three to four minutes over fairly low heat, then this mixture is left to infuse for about two hours, after which this medicinal mixture based on this plant should be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting healing remedy based on forget-me-nots three times a day, one or two tablespoons.
For infertility, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a healing remedy, you will need to take one teaspoon of forget-me-not flowers per glass of boiling water. This mixture is infused for about thirty minutes, then filtered. Take the resulting healing remedy based on forget-me-nots three times a day, one or two tablespoons. It should be noted that this remedy based on the forest forget-me-not is endowed with a high degree of effectiveness, provided that it is used correctly.
