Large sedum
Large sedum is one of the plants of the family called Crassulaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Sedum maximum L.
As for the name of the large sedum family itself, in Latin it will be: Crassulaceae DC.
Description of large sedum
Large sedum is a perennial herbaceous plant, endowed with a short rhizome, fleshy leaves, thick succulent stems and spindle-shaped thickened roots. The stems of this plant are erect, strong, unbranched, cylindrical, and their height will vary between twenty and sixty centimeters. The leaves of the large sedum are sessile, opposite, obtuse, flat, indistinct and oblong-elliptical, their length is two to thirteen centimeters and the width is two to five centimeters, such leaves will be covered with a waxy coating and endowed with a sour taste, and they will be colored in dark green tones. The inflorescence of this plant will be corymbose-paniculate and dense, reaching six to ten centimeters in diameter, while the lower branches of the inflorescence will emerge from the axils of the upper leaves. Large sedum flowers are quite small in size; they are endowed with five petals, five pistils and ten stamens. The fruits of this plant are five-leafed, while the fruits are straight, they are endowed with a linear spout and are colored in greenish tones. The seeds of the large sedum will be numerous, brown and oblong-ovate, and their length will be about half a millimeter. Reproduction can occur either vegetatively or through seeds.
Large sedum blooms from July to October, while this plant will bear fruit from mid-summer until late autumn. Under natural conditions, large sedum is found in Ukraine and Belarus. For growth, this plant prefers the slopes of ravines, clearings, forest edges, as well as places among bushes in pine forests.
Description of the medicinal properties of sedum
Large sedum is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the roots and grass of this plant for medicinal purposes. The term grass includes flowers, stems and leaves. The grass of this plant should be harvested throughout the entire flowering period, while the roots are harvested from September to October.
It should be noted that the chemical composition of sedum has not yet been fully studied. However, it has been proven that the leaves of this plant contain a fairly large amount of ascorbic acid.
This plant is endowed with very valuable general strengthening, tonic, anti-inflammatory and external wound healing effects. As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. An infusion prepared from sedum is recommended for use in various intestinal diseases, and is also used as an antiscorbutic.
The herb and roots can be used externally for faster healing of burns and wounds, and also as a very effective healing agent that helps remove calluses and warts. It is noted that with prolonged and regular application of sedum leaves to calluses, they begin to turn white, and then lose sensitivity and eventually disappear. Poultices based on fresh and dry steamed leaves of this plant will help reduce pain of varying degrees of intensity due to colds and rheumatism.
