Cotton grass vaginalis
Cotton grass is one of the plants of the family called sedges; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Eriophorum vaginatum L.
As for the name of the vaginal cotton grass family itself, in Latin it will be: Cyperaceae Juss.
Description of vaginal cotton grass
Cotton grass is known by the popular name kotka and white lumbago. Cotton grass is a perennial herbaceous plant that will form tussocks or dense turf. The stems of this plant will be quite numerous, obtusely triangular and straight, and their height will fluctuate between thirty and one hundred centimeters. The leaves of cotton grass will be narrow, grooved, triangular, and along the edge they will be equipped with small spines; the torn sheaths are quite long: this figure can reach about twelve centimeters. The spikelet of this plant will be single, when the fruits are spherical or oval, and in diameter it reaches about four centimeters. The bracts of this plant are painted in light gray tones.
Cotton grass blooms in early spring. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in Siberia, Ukraine, the European part of Russia and in the following areas of the Far East: the Amur region, Primorye and the Kuril Islands. For growth, cotton grass prefers tundra and sphagnum bogs. It is noteworthy that this plant is a very important peat former.
Description of the medicinal properties of cotton grass
Cotton grass is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the grass and fruits of this plant for medicinal purposes. The term grass includes flowers, stems and leaves.
An infusion prepared from the fruits and grass of cotton grass is recommended for use as an analgesic, sedative and anticonvulsant for various gastrointestinal diseases and rheumatism.
For irritability, 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 crushed dry cotton grass vaginalis for approximately one full glass of boiling water. The resulting healing mixture should be infused for about one hour, after which such a mixture based on this plant must be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting medicinal product based on cotton grass three times a day, regardless of food intake, when irritability occurs.
In case of infection, it is recommended to use the following very effective remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a medicine you will need to take one tablespoon of fluffy spikelets of cotton grass in about two glasses of boiling water. It is recommended to first leave the resulting healing mixture to infuse for about fifteen to twenty minutes, after which this medicinal mixture based on this plant must be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting medicinal product based on cotton grass vaginalis, one glass per day, warm. It should be noted that in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness when taking such a healing remedy, it is important not only to strictly follow all the rules for preparing this remedy, but also to carefully follow all the rules for its administration. Thus, if used correctly, such a healing remedy based on cotton grass will have a positive effect quite quickly.
