Crow’s eye four leaf
Crow’s eye four-leaved is one of the plants of the family called Liliaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Paris quadrifolia L.
As for the name of the four-leaf crow’s eye family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Liliaceae Juss.
Description of the raven’s eye four-leaf
Crow’s eye four-leaf is a perennial herbaceous plant, which is endowed with a long and thin creeping horizontal rhizome. The stem of this plant is erect, smooth, and at the base this stem is covered with a filmy brownish sheath, the height of which can range from fifteen to forty-five centimeters. The leaves will be in number four, they gather in a whorl approximately at the top of the stem. The leaves of the crow’s eye four-leaf plant are arranged crosswise, they will be almost sessile, and can be either elliptical or ovate. These leaves are short-pointed, they are endowed with three-branched veins, and will also be glabrous. It is noteworthy that there will be only one flower, it is raised on a ribbed peduncle above the very base of the leaves: four to five outer lanceolate leaflets and four to five narrower inner leaflets. The fruits of the four-leaf crow’s eye are bluish-black berries.
This plant blooms from June to July. This plant is found naturally in the middle regions of the European part of Russia, as well as in Siberia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Caucasus. For growth, raven’s eye four-leaf prefers mixed, coniferous and shady deciduous forests, as well as moist soil. The plant is also found in shady ravines, along the slopes of ravines, on the edges and in thickets of bushes. It is noteworthy that this plant is very poisonous, especially the rhizome and berries.
Description of the medicinal properties of raven’s eye four-leaf
This plant is endowed with quite valuable healing properties; for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the four-leaf crow’s eye herb, which should be harvested during flowering. The rhizomes, fruits and leaves of this plant contain saponin and the glycoside parvdin, and alkaloids and saponins of a steroid structure were found in the rhizomes.
It should be noted that the berries of this plant will have a rather strong effect on the heart; in fact, this effect is similar in effect to that of foxglove. The leaves affect the nervous system and are endowed with antiseptic properties, and the rhizomes of the crow’s eye four-leaf can cause vomiting.
In folk medicine, a tincture of the plant in the form of drops is widely used; here this remedy is used for neuralgia, migraines, laryngitis, ascites, pulmonary tuberculosis, and in addition also for metabolic disorders. This remedy can also be used to improve appetite and enhance intestinal motility.
As for the use in homeopathy, the fresh juice of this plant is quite widely used for headaches, loss of consciousness, concussion, bronchitis, rheumatism, increased drowsiness and eye diseases.
As for the decoction of dried berries, they are sometimes given to horses for foot and mouth disease. It is noteworthy that when using the crow’s eye four-leaf internally, special caution should be taken, which should be attributed to the fact that in a large dose this plant can cause convulsions and paralysis. In addition, when handling any four-leaf raven eye, it will be important to take special care.
