Solyanka Hill is a shrubby plant that belongs to the genus Grassy. It grows mainly in arid regions and has a salty taste. It is not used for food. But thanks to the fact that the herb hilly hill has many healing properties, it is often used in folk medicine.
The chemical composition of the saltwort
Solyanka Hill has a huge number of useful properties, as its composition includes:
- various macro- and microelements - it contains silicon, potassium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, they improve the mineral metabolism.
- betaine and sterols - these substances possess hepatoprotective and choleretic actions;
- tocopherols - they have antioxidant, capillary-strengthening and immunostimulating effects;
- polysaccharides - reduce the level of sugar in the blood, and improve the intestinal microflora;
- gamma-linolenic acid - normalizes the biochemical parameters of the blood.
Also in this plant there are alkaloids and amino acids.
Pharmacological properties of the saltwort
Solyanka Hill is incredibly useful for the liver. It is a powerful hepatoprotector that normalizes the metabolism of the parenchyma in it. This herb provides restoration and regeneration of functional activity of hepatocytes, significantly improves the redox-oxidative processes in the liver and completely removes the manifestations of jaundice. In this case, unlike various synthetic antibiotics, it does not have side effects.
Solyanka Hill recommended for use with hepatitis C. It has a very powerful protection effect against this disease and helps the body to defeat the disease. The high content of potassium in this herb helps prevent coronary heart disease and is used to treat it.
Substances that are part of the plant solyanka hill, clean the vessels and prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. They provide prevention of atherosclerosis, reducing the content of aggressive cholesterol fraction.
The healing properties of the hillock are also included in the fact that this herb:
- improves the digestive and hematopoietic system;
- suppresses the production of substances that have an inflammatory effect;
- normalizes the acidity of gastric contents;
- lowers the sugar content in the blood.
Ways to apply the saltwort
The best way to use a straw salad is to make an infusion. For this you need:
- In the evening, 20 grams of grass, pour 800 ml of cold water.
- In the morning, boil the infusion for 3 minutes.
- When it cools down, add water to get the original volume, and strain.
The infusion of the saltwort has the same beneficial properties as the plant. They can be treated:
- peptic ulcer;
- pyelonephritis;
- dysentery;
- hemorrhoids;
- metabolic disorders;
- purulent otitis media ;
- fibromyoma;
- endocervititis.
If you regularly drink 15 ml infusion on an empty stomach, you will improve visual acuity, normalize blood pressure and remove sand from the bladder.
Solyanka can be cured even by glaucoma. But for this you need to prepare a concentrated infusion. It is necessary:
- Pour in the evening 10 g 200 ml of boiling water.
- In the morning, drain.
If you want to cure female diseases with the help of a saline, then in the infusion add sow grass.
In the pharmacy you can buy a liquid plant extract. It is also effective in fighting various ailments. Especially good for extract with diabetes. But it should be taken with caution, because with increased acidity of the stomach, it can cause side effects. And if it is a question of treatment of elderly people, it is better to make not an infusion, but a decoction of the honeysuckle salty (pour 200 ml of water 10 g of grass, boil and strain).