Silene noctiflora
Silene noctiflora is a member of the Caryophyllaceae family. Its Latin name is Silene noctiflora L. (Melandrium noctiflorum (L.) Fries.).
The family name of Silene noctiflora itself is Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Description of Silene noctiflora
Silene noctiflora is also known by the following common names: nutcracker, mullein, scaly-leaved mullein, and meadow mullein. Silene noctiflora is an annual herbaceous plant, reaching heights between fifty and ninety centimeters. Its stem is sticky and hairy, and can be forked or simple. The lower leaves of the night campion are petiolate and obovate, while the upper leaves are sessile and lanceolate. The flowers of this plant are pink or white, arranged in a semi-umbel and have opposite branchlets. The calyx of the night campion is tubular and has ten veins. The corolla is four- to five-lobed, and there are twice as many stamens. The ovary of this plant bears three styles, and the flowers open at night. The fruit of the night campion is a single-locular capsule, which sits on a relatively short stalk.
This plant blooms from July to September. In the wild, this plant is found in Central Asia, Belarus, Western Siberia, Crimea, Ukraine, the Caucasus, and all regions of European Russia, with the exception of the Lower Volga and Karelo-Murmansk regions. Silene noctiflora prefers steppe slopes, shrub thickets, riparian forests, river floodplains, and forest edges in the lowland and mid-mountain zones. As a weed, this plant can be found in gardens.
Description of the medicinal properties of Silene noctiflora
Silene noctiflora has very valuable medicinal properties, and it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The herb includes the stems, flowers, and leaves.
The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of saponins in the roots of this plant, while the same saponins will also be present in the fruits. The aerial part of Resinum nociflora contains coumarins, alkaloids, saponins and the following flavonoids: isovitexin, orientin, vitexin and homoorientin.
In Chuvashia, an infusion prepared from the herb of this plant is indicated for use in various kidney diseases, heart failure, uterine bleeding, and is also used as a sedative for insomnia and headaches.
For insomnia and migraines, it is recommended to use the following very effective medicinal remedy based on this plant: to prepare such a medicinal product, you will need to take two tablespoons of nocturnal tar in two glasses of boiling water. The resulting mixture should first be infused for about two hours, after which such a medicine based on this plant must be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting medicinal product based on Resinum noctiflora three times a day, regardless of food intake, one-third of a glass or half a glass. It is important to note that you should strictly follow both all the rules for the preparation of this healing remedy, and carefully follow all the rules for taking this remedy based on Gum noctiflora.
