Nikandra physalis
Nicandra physalis is one of the plants of the family called Solanaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Nicandra phisaloides (L.) Gaertn.
As for the name of the Nicandra physalis family itself, in Latin it will be: Solanaceae Juss.
Description of Nicandra physalis
Nikandra physalis is an annual herbaceous plant, the height of which will fluctuate between thirty and one hundred and twenty centimeters. The flowers of this plant are large and single, they can be colored in both blue-violet and blue tones. The calyx of Nicandra physalis will be swollen and endowed with five winged ribs. The ripe berries of this plant are brown in color and dry.
Under natural conditions, Nicandra physalis is found in the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine and Central Asia, as well as in Primorye in the Far East, in the Altai region and in the southwest of the Upper Tobolsk region of Western Siberia. For growth, this plant prefers fields, vineyards, melons, places along roads, vegetable gardens, and is also found as a weed in wastelands.
Description of the medicinal properties of Nicandra physalis
Nikandra physalis is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the fruits and herbs 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 nicandrenone and withanolide steroids in the roots of this plant, while the leaves will contain the following steroids: loliolide, withanicandrin and nicadrenone. The seeds of Nicandra physalis contain fatty oil, which contains the following steroids: cholesterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol.
Infusion and decoction prepared from the herb of this plant are recommended for use in cardiovascular diseases. As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. A decoction prepared from the herb Nicandra physalis is recommended for use in various mental illnesses and malaria, and is also used as a diuretic for fever, kidney, bladder and heart diseases. A decoction based on the fruits of this plant is used as a diuretic for urolithiasis.
It should be noted that in the home production of yeast, Nicandra physalis is used together with hops, and in addition it is also used for dyeing fabrics. The fatty oil of Nicandra physalis seeds has found application in the paint and varnish industry.
For cardiovascular diseases, it is recommended to use the following very effective remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a healing remedy, you will need to take one tablespoon of dry herb Nicandra physalis per one glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for about one to two hours, after which it is recommended to strain the mixture very carefully. Take the resulting healing remedy based on this plant three to four times a day, half a glass.
For schizophrenia, the following remedy based on this plant is used: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take three tablespoons of dry herb per two glasses of water. This mixture is boiled for three to four minutes, infused for an hour and filtered. Take this remedy three times a day, one-third of a glass: this remedy turns out to be very effective when used correctly.
