Among the various perennial healing herbs, bergenia occupies a special place. The plant has a lot of useful properties for the body. It is widely used to treat many diseases, and medicines are also made from the roots of the culture.
General description of the plant
Badan is an evergreen herbaceous culture, which is familiar to many under the name of thick-leaved saxifrage. The plant has a rather long horizontal creeping root, covered with many young shoots that can absorb water well. Sometimes the fleshy rhizome reaches more than two meters in length. Closer to the surface, the root system branches out to the sides.
The stalk of Saxifrage is thick-leaved red, without leaves, the height of the plant is from twenty to seventy centimeters. Dark green large wide oval-shaped leaves are collected at the root in a dense rosette. The edges are solid with small, barely noticeable teeth. The length of the sheet sometimes reaches thirty-five centimeters, and the width is thirty. By autumn, the foliage of bergenia becomes fiery red.
Badan usually blooms in May, but some early varieties plants bloom in April. On still growing usually reddish peduncles, small five-membered flowers immediately bloom, which are collected in paniculate corymbose inflorescences. The naked bell-shaped calyx is divided up to the middle into five oval rounded parts towards the top. Petals are rounded with numerous veins. Blooms are pink, purplish red or white. The stamens are much longer than the calyx itself.
At the end of July, small black seeds appear on the plant. The fruit is an ellipsoidal dry capsule. Badan in nature grows in forests or on rocky slopes. The plant is most common in Kazakhstan, in the northern part of Mongolia, in the Urals, in Siberia, in the Khabarovsk Territory and Primorye.
Flower growers grow a plant to decorate flower beds. The culture is unpretentious and grows well on dried soils in shady places. Propagated by seeds or division of the bush in the fall.
plant composition
Badan roots contain arbutin, which is a good natural antioxidant. The root system of the plant is enriched with:
- glucose;
- tannins;
- ascorbic acid;
- isocoumarin bergenine;
- starch;
- polyphenols.
Tannins in the root of an adult plant is up to twenty-seven percent. This part of the culture also contains sugar.
Badan leaves contain up to thirty-five percent of a mixture of pyrocatechin and pyrogallic tannins. In the ground part of the plant, there is the largest amount of arbutin, in addition, the composition of the leaves includes:
- gallic acid;
- vitamin C;
- carotene;
- flavonoids;
- manganese;
- iron;
- copper;
- coumarins;
- tannins.
In addition to everything, the plant has essential oils and resin.
Useful qualities of bergenia
In a plant, all parts are endowed with useful properties. Roots, leaves, flowers and even seeds are used in medicinal purposes. In general, the plant has many healing actions:
- antibacterial;
- diuretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- healing;
- immunomodulatory;
- anti-stress;
- antipyretic;
- antitumor.
The leaves of a herbaceous culture are used as an antimicrobial and hemostatic agent. Preparations are made from the root system, which are used to treat stomatitis, cervical erosion and uterine bleeding. Infusions and decoctions of bergenia are used to treat various ailments:
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- diarrhea;
- throat diseases;
- headache;
- rheumatism;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- high blood pressure;
- kidney disease;
- pneumonia.
I use a medicinal plant in the complex treatment of dysentery, cancerous tumors and respiratory infections. In pharmacies, you can buy various drugs, which include bergenia. The dried root of the plant and the herb itself are also sold separately. A powder is made from the rhizomes, which is sprinkled on wounds on the skin, compresses are applied for bruises and bruises.
Benefits for the female body
Badan root is an excellent remedy for many gynecological problems. It is used to treat thrush, fibroids and cervical erosion. Decoctions and infusions from the rhizome are effective for heavy menstruation and various inflammatory processes of the scarlet pelvis in women.
To prevent bleeding, it is recommended to take a decoction. To prepare it, it is necessary to pour three tablespoons of chopped rhizome with a glass of boiling water and cook for twenty-five minutes over low heat. You need to drink a remedy one sip several times a day.
Especially considered useful douching decoction of the roots of grass. To do this, the brewed liquid is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1. With the help of this procedure, inflammatory processes in the appendages, fibroids and erosion of the cervix are treated. When cystitis for douching prepare an infusion of dried leaves and roots of bergenia.
In cosmetology, the rhizome of a herbaceous culture is used for acne, seborrheic dermatitis and to eliminate problems. oily skin faces. Badan-based products have an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial effect on the skin. For these purposes, tincture of bergenia root in alcohol is often used. Preparing it is quite simple:
- grind the rhizome of badan;
- pour one tablespoon of raw materials with half a glass of alcohol;
- put in a dark place for six days.
Anti-inflammatory lotions are made from the finished infusion. It is applied to the face twice a week for fifteen minutes, after which it is washed off. clean water. In addition, a decoction of the plant perfectly improves blood circulation. skin head and is used as a remedy for dandruff and to strengthen hair follicles.
Contraindications
Badan as a medicinal culture contains many valuable elements, but still there are some contraindications to its use:
- not recommended for people with tachycardia;
- it is forbidden for patients prone to chronic constipation;
- not possible with increased blood clotting.
Decoctions or infusions of bergenia can significantly lower blood pressure. Also, herbal treatment is not used for individual intolerance to the plant.
Badan tea
From the leaves of the plant, a healing drink has long been prepared in China, Mongolia and Siberia. In this regard, such herbal tea is often called Chigir or Mongolian. It has a rich cedar aroma and a dark brown hue.
For its preparation, dry bergenia leaves that have overwintered under the snow are usually used, which are saturated with the greatest amount of tannins and other elements useful for the body. Tea is brewed in a ceramic bowl. To properly brew a medicinal drink, you must:
- grind a spoonful of dried leaves;
- pour half a liter of boiling water;
- insist for twenty minutes.
Ready tea has an astringent pleasant taste and brings great benefits to the body:
- strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
- has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, tonic and antipyretic effect;
- reduces high blood pressure;
- helps in the treatment of pneumonia;
- treats various gynecological ailments;
- helps to cope with diarrhea;
- relieves stress.
Saturated with vitamin C and various other equally valuable substances, bergenia tea is used for colds, as well as for rinsing the mouth with various inflammatory processes. For improvement palatability The drink uses honey and lemon.
Mongolian tea is useful in treating bacterial infections in the intestines. In addition, it is used for general healing of the body and increase immune protection. But still, when using a drink for healing purposes, you should always remember all the contraindications to the use of a medicinal plant. It is best to treat with herbal remedies under the supervision of your doctor.
Traditional medicine recipes
Since ancient times in Siberia, the inhabitants used the dark brown root of bergenia not only for tinctures and other medicinal drinks, but also prepared garnishes from it and added it to various dishes.
Valuable qualities of the plant are widely used in traditional medicine. From the roots and the green part of the plant, infusions and decoctions are prepared that help heal many ailments:
- Decoction. To prepare a medicinal drug, you need to pour two tablespoons of dry crushed roots of the plant into half a liter of water and cook for half an hour over low heat in a closed container. After the broth, strain and cool. The finished healing drink is diluted with two glasses of water and taken three times a day fifteen minutes before meals, two large spoons.
- Infusion. Place a spoonful of dry rhizomes and leaves of bergenia in a glass of boiling water and leave to brew for a couple of hours. Consume two tablespoons several times a day.
- Extract. Add two tablespoons of dried herbaceous rhizomes to two hundred milligrams of boiling water and cook over low heat with the lid closed until half of the liquid remains. Strained extract is drunk three times a day for thirty drops.
Such medicines are successfully used as folk remedies for the treatment of various diseases:
- Stomatitis. Twenty milliliters of the extract is diluted in a glass of water and used to rinse the mouth. The procedure must be done several times a day.
- Rheumatism. For the treatment of the disease, an infusion of bergenia roots is used. One tablespoon of the healing potion should be taken four times a day.
- Haemorrhoids. It is recommended to use a decoction for warm sitz baths. Holding time water treatment should not exceed twenty at a bath temperature of up to thirty-eight degrees. The course of treatment consists of two weeks.
- Diarrhea. In case of stomach upsets, an infusion of bergenia roots is used. Drink it for two weeks, thirty milligrams three times a day.
- To strengthen the immune system. To increase the body's defenses, take tea or a chilled decoction of the leaves and flowers of the plant. It should be consumed before meals, two tablespoons four times a day.
A decoction of bergenia rhizomes is applied to wounds as a healing aid.
Procurement and storage of medicinal raw materials
For medicinal purposes, the roots and leaves of the plant are mainly used. Preparation of medicinal parts of bergenia is carried out separately:
Roots
They are dug out of the ground after the flowering of the culture at the end of the first month of summer. The rhizomes are cleaned, washed and cut into small pieces. They are dried under a canopy on the street or in special dryers at a temperature of no more than thirty degrees, since a significant part of the useful components is lost under high temperature conditions. Usually the horses dry up to the desired state within a month. Store finished raw materials in dry sealed containers. Properly dried roots retain valuable properties for three years.
Leaves
In the ground part of the plant, the accumulation of useful elements occurs as the plant matures. Therefore, the most valuable are the leaves that have overwintered on the crop for more than three winters. Often they are dark brown in color with a loose structure and have a pleasant rich aroma. The leaves are dried under a canopy, spread out on paper or wooden pallet a small layer. The finished medicinal product is stored in dry paper bags or glass jars in dark places without access to moisture. The term of saving hardwood mass is no more than three years.
You can use the healing power of bergenia at any time of the year, observing all the rules for the procurement and storage of raw materials. Before using a plant as a remedy, you should always first review all restrictions on use, and it is better to consult with your doctor.
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Mar-6-2017
What is badan
Today more and more more people resort to the help of phytotherapy, and consequently, amazing plant- thick-leaved bergenia.
Badan thick-leaved (Bergenia Crassifolia) is perennial plant, a member of the saxifrage family. Other names for this plant: "thick-leaved saxiferous" or "Mongolian tea". Bergenia is named after the German botanist Carl August von Bergen.
Thick-leaved bergenia can reach a height of 60 cm. Its rhizome is creeping and aboveground. It is very thick and has a large number of adventitious roots.
Badan leaves are shiny, rounded and leathery. In length, they can reach 35 cm, and at the roots are collected in a rosette.
autumn and in early spring Badan leaves acquire a characteristic reddish-lilac hue. Most of them the plant keeps green throughout the cold period.
Badan blooms in spring, in April and May, for 50 days. Badan flowers are bell-shaped, pink, with a slight lilac tint. They reach 1 cm in diameter and are collected in paniculate inflorescences, each of which does not exceed 15 cm in length. Badan seeds fully ripen only in July and August. They can be stored for 2 years.
Badan thick-leaved comes in two varieties: "Hidenuspe" and "Purpurea".
The plant of the first grade reaches a height of 60 cm. Its flowers have a pale pink color, do not exceed 1 cm in diameter and are collected in inflorescences 20 cm long. Hidenuspe blooms for 50 days, starting from the second half of April.
'Purpurea' - This plant sometimes reaches a height of 50 cm. Its flowers are purple-red, and grow up to 1 cm in diameter. Each inflorescence does not exceed 15 cm in length. Blooms "Purpurea" 40-50 days, starting from the end of May.
Badan thick-leaved shade-tolerant and winter-hardy. It grows well in shady, semi-shady and well-lit places.
Under the straight lines sunbeams this plant does not feel very comfortable, and therefore grows less densely than in shaded places.
Frequent transplants of bergenia are contraindicated, as they lead to depletion of the plant and, as a result, to various diseases.
If, during cultural cultivation, bergenia is supposed to be planted on stony soil, it is recommended to use the northern, northwestern and northeastern sides of the site for this purpose. Badan grows best in well-drained, nutritious and light soils. This plant is extremely unpretentious, but it is not recommended to breed it on heavy and damp soils.
In Russia, badan thick-leaved is used both as a medicine and as ornamental plant because it is beautiful appearance and pleasant aroma.
Where is found
On the territory of Russia, the thick-leaved bergenia grows wild in Western and Eastern Siberia and in Central Asia. There are 10 species of bergenia, growing mainly in alpine meadows and rocky slopes of the mountains of Central Asia.
Medicinal raw materials
The roots and old half-decayed blackened leaves of black-brown color, which have been on the plant for at least three years, have healing properties. During this time, under the influence of the sun and moisture, they undergo fermentation, lose some of the tannins and acquire a pleasant aroma.
Raw materials are harvested throughout the summer (until the end of the growing season). The rhizomes are cleaned from the ground and small roots, cut into pieces (10-15 cm long) and dried for about three weeks at a temperature of 45 ° C until air-dry. Before drying, the rhizomes are dried. Dried rhizomes are used as a medicinal raw material for the manufacture of a liquid extract. In the spring, dry leaves that have overwintered for at least one year are also harvested. Shelf life of raw materials up to 5 years.
The chemical composition of bergenia
The leaves of badan thick-leaved contain up to 23% tanides, and in its rhizomes up to 27%. In addition, 25-27% of tannins, phenolic compounds, phenol carboxylic acids, a coumarin derivative - beregin, as well as isocoumarins, catechins, starch, sugars, and mineral salts were found in the rhizomes. The leaves contain gallic acid, coumarins, flavonoids, vitamin C, carotene and arbutin, as well as 2-4% free hydroquinone.
A distinctive feature of badan is the presence in all its parts, from the rhizome to the flowers, of a large amount of tannins. According to their content, bergenia occupies one of the leading places among plants. In rhizomes, for example, they contain up to 20-25%, and in leaves - 10-20%. Also found in all parts of the plant a large number of arbutin glycoside, which has a disinfecting effect, according to the content of which bergenia is also considered the richest plant in the world. In addition, it contains phytoncides, vitamins, trace elements.
Medicinal properties of bergenia
Badan is used for the following diseases:
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- poisoning;
- botulism;
- intestinal infections;
- diarrhea;
- enterocolitis;
- after radiation and chemotherapy;
- inflammation and bleeding of the gums;
- stomatitis;
- gingivitis;
- periodontal disease;
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding;
- heavy menstruation against the background of the inflammatory process;
- postpartum bleeding;
- bleeding after an abortion on the background of inflammation;
- endometritis;
- salpingitis;
- oophoritis;
- adnexitis;
- myoma;
- fibromyoma;
- endometriosis;
- adenomyosis;
- haemorrhoids;
- bleeding with hemorrhoids;
- colpitis;
- cervical erosion;
- thrush.
Preparations made on the basis of badan thick-leaved have astringent, bactericidal, wound-healing, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effects. They help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, remove from the body harmful substances, reduce blood pressure, strengthen immunity, improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Healing properties have half-decayed leaves and roots of bergenia.
Badan is used for dental diseases, colitis, diseases of the throat, reproductive organs, gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, dysentery, blood diseases (leukemia), heavy menstruation, fevers, trichomoniasis, headaches, peptic ulcers, bleeding, pain, tonsillitis, stomatitis , hematomas and oncological diseases.
In Tibetan medicine, bergenia stalks are used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, acute respiratory infections, and influenza; leaf preparations - kidney disease; roots - gastrointestinal diseases, pneumonia, articular rheumatism, and also as an antipyretic.
Mongolian tea, which is also called badan chagir tea, has long been used in folk medicine in Siberia and Mongolia.
This tea is an excellent prophylactic for reduced immunity and age-related changes organism.
In the folk medicine of Siberia, an infusion of rhizomes and roots of bergenia is used for gastrointestinal diseases, diseases of the throat and oral cavity, as well as for fevers and headaches. Outwardly, the powder of rhizomes and roots is used for wound healing and as an anti-inflammatory agent.
IN official medicine bergenia preparations are used orally for non-infectious colitis and enterocolitis and externally - for rinsing with diseases of the oral cavity, and in gynecological practice - in the treatment of cervical erosion.
Badan contraindications
Contraindications for the use of bergenia:
- Constipation. This is a controversial contraindication and depends on the state of the body in this moment: if constipation is combined with an exacerbation of hemorrhoids, then yes, the use of bergenia inside is not desirable. And externally, for the treatment of hemorrhoids, it is necessary.
- Tachycardia. As a tonic, it slightly increases the heart rate. This effect is individual for each organism, depending on its condition. But it is very valuable in bradycardia, slow pulse, less than 60 beats per minute.
- Increased blood clotting. As a drug that stops bleeding, it increases the risk of thrombosis.
- Hypertension. It is very useful for hypotensive patients, because it slightly increases blood pressure. For hypertensive patients, you can also drink bergenia tea, but not during exacerbation. During treatment chronic diseases tinctures and extracts of bergenia, you must constantly monitor the pressure readings.
In addition, it should be remembered that the treatment medicinal herbs requires compliance with THESE RULES:
Dosage forms from bergenia
The dry dosage form of bergenia is a powder. It is made from roots. First they are dried, then crushed and ground in a mortar or coffee grinder.
Another powder is prepared from black overwintered bergenia leaves. They are collected, washed, then dried and crushed. You can also make smaller tea leaves from bergenia. To do this, the leaves are washed, soaked in cold water during the day, then passed through a meat grinder and dried. When ground, bergenia is brewed much stronger.
How to brew badan
Liquid dosage forms prepared as an extract or decoction. To prepare the extract, you need to take 3 tbsp. l. chopped bergenia rhizome, pour 1 cup boiling water, evaporate by half and strain hot.
To prepare a decoction, take 1 tbsp. l. chopped rhizomes, pour 1 cup hot water, simmer for 30 minutes, refrigerate for 10 minutes room temperature and strain.
Badan treatment:
Badan from pressure
For preventive purposes, you can eat preparations prepared using bergenia.
Recipe #1
Fruit and vegetable cocktail. Mix 1 tablespoon of chopped bergenia leaves, lemon peel, horseradish and carrots, add 100 g of honey and 1 liter of light beer. Mix everything thoroughly, strain and pour the resulting substance into glass vessel. Take a drink every 2-2.5 hours after meals 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon. Treatment should continue for 45 days. If necessary, repeat the course.
Recipe #2
Healing infusion of bergenia and cranberries. Take 1 glass of beetroot and carrot juice, 1 tablespoon of pomace from the leaves and stem of bergenia, 1 glass of cranberry juice and 0.2 cups of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of honey and 0.5 cups of medical alcohol. Beat everything thoroughly with a mixer, strain and cool. The resulting infusion should be infused in a cool dark place for 3 days. The mixture should be shaken from time to time. Take it before meals 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon. The course of treatment should be carried out within 1.5–2 months.
Badan for cough
Infusion with bergenia from bronchitis:
At the beginning, a decoction is prepared from the root of the bergenia.
- Badan (roots) 10 g
- Water 100 ml
Boil for a quarter of an hour, filter, take 30 drops up to 4 times a day for bronchitis.
For better coughing, a decoction of bergenia is strengthened with infusions of herbs:
- Peppermint 15 gr per glass
- Elecampane (roots) 15 gr per glass
- Coltsfoot 15 gr per glass
Herbs insist, filter and mix everything together with a decoction of bergenia.
Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
Badan for diarrhea
Tea from the leaves of the plant serves a good remedy in case of indigestion, as bergenia strengthens. But in combination with other herbs, this property of bergenia weakens. Therefore, with dysentery, it is used in the form of a decoction. Take 1 tbsp. l. crushed leaves, pour a glass of water, simmer for 20 minutes, strain and take 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.
Badan from hemorrhoids
For hemorrhoids, take equal amounts of rhizomes of badan thick-leaved, cinquefoil erect and calamus. Chop plants, 1 tbsp. l. mix pour 1 cup boiling water, heat in a water bath for 15 minutes and insist for 30 minutes. Then strain and take 3 tbsp. l. 4 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
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Badan - perennial herbaceous plant, which has long been used to treat various pathologies. Among the main medicinal properties of this beautiful flower, anti-inflammatory, astringent, antimicrobial should be noted. This is far from full list all the beneficial properties of bergenia. Learn more about the medicinal properties, uses and contraindications of this medicinal plant from this article. 
Badan plant description
Badan is familiar to many gardeners as a beautiful ornamental plant. It is actively used in landscape design and can serve as a bright decoration of borders and a single bright spot on the lawn. It attracts not only large shiny dark green large leaves, but also beautiful flowers, which are collected in inflorescences. In their shape, they resemble a glass, and in color they can be red, white, pink. In addition, the flowering of badan is very long, which begins in late spring or early summer. At the end of flowering, a fruit is formed - a box.
Badan belongs to the saxifrage family and has scientific name bergenium, which he received in honor of the German botanist Karl August von Bergen.
In nature, its distribution area is the temperate Asian climate, where it grows from China and Korea to Afghanistan. It is also common here in Siberia, in Altai, in the region of the Sayan Mountains.
Badan is a perennial plant. Often its leaves are used to brew tea, which is harvested after winter and dried. For this, he has other names: "Chigir tea", "Mongolian tea".
Badan useful properties and composition
The leaves and rhizomes of bergenia contain a lot of useful substances, thanks to which he deserved wide recognition not only in folk medicine, but also in official medicine. The healing properties of the plant are due to its rich chemical composition.
Badan leaves contain:
Gallic acid;
Ellagic acid;
Hydroquinone;
The roots of the plant are rich in:
starch;
polyphenols;
Tanids;
dextrin;
tannins;
sucrose;
Glucose;
Flubafen;
calcium;
glycosides;
Sugars;
Ascorbic acid;
Manganese.
Due to its multifaceted composition, badan:
Removes inflammatory processes;
Can stop bleeding
It has an astringent and antibacterial effect;
Can prevent urinary tract infections. 
Badan medicinal properties and uses
Leaves and roots of bergenia are used for treatment. Having an extensive chemical composition, preparations from this flower have many medicinal properties, among which it is necessary to note first of all:
Anti-inflammatory;
Antitumor;
Antibacterial;
Wound healing;
Diuretic;
Antitoxic;
Anti-stress;
Hemostatic.
It has a strengthening effect on the blood walls of blood vessels and capillaries. Preparations prepared on the basis of this plant help:
Relieve inflammation, fight bacteria and heal wounds;
Treat dysentery;
With some gynecological diseases;
Eliminate putrefactive processes in the body;
Prevent and fight against malignant tumors;
Relieve depression and fatigue;
Get rid of some digestive problems;
Relieve inflammation in the mouth.
Badan preparations can be used in several ways:
For treatment;
disease prevention;
Body strengthening.
Extracts, decoctions and infusions from bergenia are effective:
Against dysentery and typhoid shelves;
Used for douching with cervical erosion;
For rinsing the mouth with gingivitis, stomatitis;
For the treatment of fever;
With a headache;
In the treatment of pneumonia;
For gargling;
For the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
For burns;
With weeping eczema.
It is also used in cosmetology. Badan root powder helps to get rid of sweat, rinse the hair with a decoction, wipe the skin with lotion for acne and oily skin.
Indications for use for treatment are:
Rheumatism;
Tuberculosis;
Pneumonia;
ARI and SARS;
Thyroid disease (goiter);
Headache;
Enterocolitis;
Cervical erosion;
uterine fibroids;
Profuse bleeding during menstruation;
Stomatitis;
Gingivitis;
Periodontitis;
Dysentery;
bergenia leaves
Badan leaves have been widely used as a strengthening and tonic tea. In Siberia, Altai and adjacent areas where this plant grows, they are often used instead of black tea. The leaves are harvested after the winter when they have passed natural process fermentation, dried and brewed as a tea.
Such tea has not only a strengthening effect, but it copes well with diseases of the bladder, has a mild diuretic effect.
In the treatment of cystitis, baths with brewed leaves are used.
Disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties of bergenia leaves are used against dandruff, acne, oily seborrhea.
bergenia root
The widest medicinal use has an bergenia root. A decoction of the roots is often used to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and improve blood circulation. It contains powerful polyphenolic compounds that have strong antioxidant properties. Thanks to polyphenols, bergenia roots help:
Reduce the risk of heart and vascular diseases;
Prevent the likelihood of developing atherosclerosis;
Normalize metabolism;
Improve metabolic processes, burning fat. 
The latter fact will be of particular interest to people suffering from overweight. In folk medicine, preparations with bergenia root are used for:
lung diseases;
Respiratory infections;
Strong cough;
gastritis;
duodenal ulcer;
Some liver diseases;
erosion of the cervix;
postpartum hemorrhage;
fibromyoma of the uterus;
hemorrhoids;
Thrush;
Stomatitis.
bergenia flowers
Badan blooms with beautiful bell-shaped flowers. But they are famous not only for their beauty, but for their useful and healing properties. True, they are most often used in cosmetology.
Tincture on flowers and leaves of bergenia excellent tool for oily skin, acne and pimples. A lotion of these will help reduce the appearance dark spots after acne, soften and cleanse the skin. It is also used for skin dermatitis.
How to brew badan
From the leaves and roots of bergenia prepare decoctions, infusions, alcohol tincture, brew tea.
Decoction of bergenia roots
To prepare a decoction from the roots of the plant, take one tablespoon of crushed raw materials and pour a glass (200 ml) of boiling water. Put on low heat or a water bath and boil for 30 minutes.
Remove from stove and strain. Top up with boiled water to the original volume. Take a tablespoon three times a day half an hour before meals.
A similar decoction can be prepared for rinsing with inflammation of the throat or mouth, but take 2 tablespoons of raw materials. Such a concentrated decoction has stronger astringent and tannic properties.
Local application of decoction in the form of compresses, lotions helps to reduce bruises, accelerates the healing of wounds and ulcers. To prepare a decoction, take 3 tablespoons of dried and chopped roots and pour a glass of boiling water. Put on the stove and reduce the liquid by half. Strain, squeezing out the roots well.
With seborrhea, dilute this decoction with water before use in the ratio of 1 part of the decoction to 10 parts of water. The course of treatment is at least 10 procedures.
Infusion of bergenia roots
To prepare the infusion, pour 1 tablespoon of crushed bergenia roots into 300 ml warm water and insist for five, six hours. Use for rinsing the throat and mouth for adults and children.
Badan tincture
Badan tincture on vodka is used to treat bronchopulmonary diseases. To prepare the tincture, pour 40 grams of crushed roots with 100 grams of vodka. Close the container and store in a dark place. Insist for 10-14 days and filter. Before taking, dissolve 30 drops of tincture in one tablespoon of water. Take three times a day before meals.
Badan leaf tea
Badan leaf tea is known as Siberian, Mongolian or Chigir tea. It is brewed instead of regular black tea. Due to the rich chemical composition, a large amount of nutrients, this tea perfectly tones and invigorates, normalizes metabolic processes and strengthens the body. 
Since ancient times, this tea has been used in Tibetan medicine for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, diseases of the joints, kidneys, diseases of the stomach and intestines, rheumatism.
In addition, chigir tea is able to reduce the manifestations of depression, serves as a prevention of cancer, as it contains powerful antioxidant compounds.
They drink it at a temperature, lung diseases, bronchitis, respiratory infections.
Tea has not only medicinal and healing properties. It perfectly quenches thirst. To brew tea from the leaves of the plant, one dried leaf is taken and brewed with two or three cups of boiling water. Lay 5-10 minutes. When drinking this healing drink, you can add honey to it to taste.
Among the various perennial healing herbs, bergenia occupies a special place. The plant has a lot of useful properties for the body. It is widely used to treat many diseases, and medicines are also made from the roots of the culture.
Badan is an evergreen herbaceous culture, which is familiar to many under the name of thick-leaved saxifrage. The plant has a rather long horizontal creeping root, covered with many young shoots that can absorb water well. Sometimes the fleshy rhizome reaches more than two meters in length. Closer to the surface, the root system branches out to the sides.
The stalk of Saxifrage is thick-leaved red, without leaves, the height of the plant is from twenty to seventy centimeters. Dark green large wide oval-shaped leaves are collected at the root in a dense rosette. The edges are solid with small, barely noticeable teeth. The length of the sheet sometimes reaches thirty-five centimeters, and the width is thirty. By autumn, the foliage of bergenia becomes fiery red.
Badan usually blooms in May, but some early plant varieties bloom as early as April. On still growing usually reddish peduncles, small five-membered flowers immediately bloom, which are collected in paniculate corymbose inflorescences. The naked bell-shaped calyx is divided up to the middle into five oval rounded parts towards the top. Petals are rounded with numerous veins. Blooms are pink, purplish red or white. The stamens are much longer than the calyx itself.
At the end of July, small black seeds appear on the plant. The fruit is an ellipsoidal dry capsule. Badan in nature grows in forests or on rocky slopes. The plant is most common in Kazakhstan, in the northern part of Mongolia, in the Urals, in Siberia, in the Khabarovsk Territory and Primorye.
Flower growers grow a plant to decorate flower beds. The culture is unpretentious and grows well on dried soils in shady places. Propagated by seeds or division of the bush in the fall.
Badan roots contain arbutin, which is a good natural antioxidant. The root system of the plant is enriched with:
- glucose;
- tannins;
- ascorbic acid;
- isocoumarin bergenine;
- starch;
- polyphenols.
Tannins in the root of an adult plant is up to twenty-seven percent. This part of the culture also contains sugar.
Badan leaves contain up to thirty-five percent of a mixture of pyrocatechin and pyrogallic tannins. In the ground part of the plant, there is the largest amount of arbutin, in addition, the composition of the leaves includes:
- gallic acid;
- vitamin C;
- carotene;
- flavonoids;
- manganese;
- iron;
- copper;
- coumarins;
- tannins.
In addition, the plant contains essential oils and resins.
In a plant, all parts are endowed with useful properties. Roots, leaves, flowers and even seeds are used for medicinal purposes. In general, the plant has many healing actions:
- antibacterial;
- diuretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- healing;
- immunomodulatory;
- anti-stress;
- antipyretic;
- antitumor.
The leaves of a herbaceous culture are used as an antimicrobial and hemostatic agent. Preparations are made from the root system, which are used to treat stomatitis, cervical erosion and uterine bleeding. Infusions and decoctions of bergenia are used to treat various ailments:
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- diarrhea;
- throat diseases;
- headache;
- rheumatism;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- high blood pressure;
- kidney disease;
- pneumonia.
I use a medicinal plant in the complex treatment of dysentery, cancerous tumors and respiratory infections. In pharmacies, you can buy various drugs, which include bergenia. The dried root of the plant and the herb itself are also sold separately. A powder is made from the rhizomes, which is sprinkled on wounds on the skin, compresses are applied for bruises and bruises.
Badan root is an excellent remedy for many gynecological problems. It is used to treat thrush, fibroids and cervical erosion. Decoctions and infusions from the rhizome are effective for heavy menstruation and various inflammatory processes of the scarlet pelvis in women.
To prevent bleeding, it is recommended to take a decoction. To prepare it, it is necessary to pour three tablespoons of chopped rhizome with a glass of boiling water and cook for twenty-five minutes over low heat. You need to drink a remedy one sip several times a day.
Especially considered useful douching decoction of the roots of grass. To do this, the brewed liquid is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1. With the help of this procedure, inflammatory processes in the appendages, fibroids and erosion of the cervix are treated. When cystitis for douching prepare an infusion of dried leaves and roots of bergenia.
In cosmetology, the rhizome of a herbaceous culture is used for acne, seborrheic dermatitis and to eliminate the problems of oily facial skin. Badan-based products have an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial effect on the skin. For these purposes, tincture of bergenia root in alcohol is often used. Preparing it is quite simple:
- grind the rhizome of badan;
- pour one tablespoon of raw materials with half a glass of alcohol;
- put in a dark place for six days.
Anti-inflammatory lotions are made from the finished infusion. It is applied to the face twice a week for fifteen minutes, after which it is washed off with clean water. In addition, a decoction of the plant perfectly improves the blood circulation of the scalp and is used as a remedy for dandruff and to strengthen the hair follicles.
Badan as a medicinal culture contains many valuable elements, but still there are some contraindications to its use:
- not recommended for people with tachycardia;
- it is forbidden for patients prone to chronic constipation;
- not possible with increased blood clotting.
Decoctions or infusions of bergenia can significantly lower blood pressure. Also, herbal treatment is not used for individual intolerance to the plant.
From the leaves of the plant, a healing drink has long been prepared in China, Mongolia and Siberia. In this regard, such herbal tea is often called Chigir or Mongolian. It has a rich cedar aroma and a dark brown hue.
For its preparation, dry bergenia leaves that have overwintered under the snow are usually used, which are saturated with the greatest amount of tannins and other elements useful for the body. Tea is brewed in a ceramic bowl. To properly brew a medicinal drink, you must:
- grind a spoonful of dried leaves;
- pour half a liter of boiling water;
- insist for twenty minutes.
Ready tea has an astringent pleasant taste and brings great benefits to the body:
- strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
- has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, tonic and antipyretic effect;
- reduces high blood pressure;
- helps in the treatment of pneumonia;
- treats various gynecological ailments;
- helps to cope with diarrhea;
- relieves stress.
Saturated with vitamin C and various other equally valuable substances, bergenia tea is used for colds, as well as for rinsing the mouth with various inflammatory processes. To improve the taste of the drink, honey and lemon are used.
Mongolian tea is useful in treating bacterial infections in the intestines. In addition, it is used for general healing of the body and increase immune protection. But still, when using a drink for healing purposes, you should always remember all the contraindications to the use of a medicinal plant. It is best to treat with herbal remedies under the supervision of your doctor.
Since ancient times in Siberia, the inhabitants used the dark brown root of bergenia not only for tinctures and other medicinal drinks, but also prepared garnishes from it and added it to various dishes.
The valuable qualities of the plant are widely used in folk medicine. From the roots and the green part of the plant, infusions and decoctions are prepared that help heal many ailments:
- Decoction. To prepare a medicinal drug, you need to pour two tablespoons of dry crushed roots of the plant into half a liter of water and cook for half an hour over low heat in a closed container. After the broth, strain and cool. The finished healing drink is diluted with two glasses of water and taken three times a day fifteen minutes before meals, two large spoons.
- Infusion. Place a spoonful of dry rhizomes and leaves of bergenia in a glass of boiling water and leave to brew for a couple of hours. Consume two tablespoons several times a day.
- Extract. Add two tablespoons of dried herbaceous rhizomes to two hundred milligrams of boiling water and cook over low heat with the lid closed until half of the liquid remains. Strained extract is drunk three times a day for thirty drops.
Such mixtures are successfully used as folk remedies for the treatment of various diseases:
- Stomatitis. Twenty milliliters of the extract is diluted in a glass of water and used to rinse the mouth. The procedure must be done several times a day.
- Rheumatism. For the treatment of the disease, an infusion of bergenia roots is used. One tablespoon of the healing potion should be taken four times a day.
- Haemorrhoids. It is recommended to use a decoction for warm sitz baths. The time of the water procedure should not exceed twenty at a bath temperature of up to thirty-eight degrees. The course of treatment consists of two weeks.
- Diarrhea. In case of stomach upsets, an infusion of bergenia roots is used. Drink it for two weeks, thirty milligrams three times a day.
- To strengthen the immune system. To increase the body's defenses, take tea or a chilled decoction of the leaves and flowers of the plant. It should be consumed before meals, two tablespoons four times a day.
A decoction of bergenia rhizomes is applied to wounds as a healing aid.
Procurement and storage of medicinal raw materials
For medicinal purposes, the roots and leaves of the plant are mainly used. Preparation of medicinal parts of bergenia is carried out separately:
They are dug out of the ground after the flowering of the culture at the end of the first month of summer. The rhizomes are cleaned, washed and cut into small pieces. They are dried under a canopy on the street or in special dryers at a temperature of no more than thirty degrees, since a significant part of the useful components is lost under high temperature conditions. Usually the horses dry up to the desired state within a month. Store finished raw materials in dry sealed containers. Properly dried roots retain valuable properties for three years.
In the ground part of the plant, the accumulation of useful elements occurs as the plant matures. Therefore, the most valuable are the leaves that have overwintered on the crop for more than three winters. Often they are dark brown in color with a loose structure and have a pleasant rich aroma. The leaves are dried under a canopy, spread out on paper or a wooden pallet in a small layer. The finished medicinal product is stored in dry paper bags or glass jars in dark places without moisture access. The term of saving hardwood mass is no more than three years.
You can use the healing power of bergenia at any time of the year, observing all the rules for the procurement and storage of raw materials. Before using a plant as a remedy, you should always first review all restrictions on use, and it is better to consult with your doctor.
Badan, medicinal properties: video
Saxifrage, early flower, bergenia, Mongolian tea, chagir tea, bergenia - all these are the names of one plant. It reaches a height of 30-70 cm and prefers places closed from the wind, it can grow under a thick layer of snow. You can meet him in Siberia, China and Mongolia.
The badan plant is often used in folk medicine, as it medicinal properties able to cope with a number of symptoms of various diseases. The raw materials for medicines are all parts of the plant - rhizomes, flowers, seeds, leaves.
Did you know? Badan is named after the German botanist Karl August von Bergen. In Latin, the name sounds like Bergenia.
Useful properties of bergenia and its composition
Badan has medicinal properties, and its use for treatment is possible due to useful composition. The plant has the following properties:
Active ingredients of bergenia: - tannins;
- gallic acid;
- bergenin glycoside;
- arbutin;
- dextrin;
- polyphenols;
- minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, manganese, cobalt, aluminum, vanadium, barium, nickel, selenium, strontium, gum, tannins, resins, zinc, essential oils;
- ascorbic acid and vitamins.
The older the plant, the more tannins in the rhizome. They make flour, rhizomes can be fried, boiled, eaten.
How to prepare badan
To harvest badan, you need to pick up good time. Different parts of the plant have different optimal times for this..
The bergenia leaf has popular medicinal properties. But these qualities are only old leaves that have overwintered under the snow.
The optimal period for harvesting bergenia leaves is autumn and spring. The collected leaves are washed, dried and stored in a box or paper bag. Optimum temperature for drying bergenia leaves is 60 degrees.
Badan roots It is customary to harvest at the beginning of summer. They need to be dug up, washed cold water, dry and lay out on a cloth or paper. For drying, large bergenia roots can be cut into smaller pieces.
1 kg of dried bergenia roots will give only 250 g of raw materials. Signs of a properly dried root are that it does not bend, it breaks well. At the break, you should see the middle of a light pink or yellow color.
Both leaves and roots of bergenia can be stored for no more than 4 years..
Did you know? In the past, entire villages harvested the roots and leaves of bergenia, which were then used for tanning leather and for dyeing fabrics.
The use of bergenia in folk medicine
Badan thanks to his useful qualities popular in folk medicine. Its properties have a beneficial effect on the body in many diseases.
Polyphenols and arbutin contained in the plant have high antioxidant activity. Arbutin also protects the cells of the body from destruction.
Bergenin in bergenia has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract and prevents the accumulation of fat in the body.
has a hemostatic, astringent, antimicrobial effect. It is able to moderately lower blood pressure, slightly lower body temperature and slightly increase heart rate.
The so-called Altai tea copes well with the removal of physical and moral overwork, has a general strengthening effect on the body.
For intestinal disorders, rheumatism, arthrosis and arthritis, kidney disease, goiter treatment, bergenia tea is also used.
Important! It is necessary to take into account all the effects that the use of badan has. Even if the effect is said to be minor, for some it can be quite strong.
Badan also has external use. In powder form, they are sprinkled on wounds and bleeding ulcers. With bruises, you can make a compress, which will accelerate the resorption of the hematoma.
Also in folk medicine, the use of badan is practiced in neoplasms of different localization.
Decoctions and infusions are widely used. The decoction is used to treat hemorrhoids. In this case, it is necessary to take sitz baths, the temperature of which should not exceed 38 degrees. You can sit in a bath with a decoction of bergenia for up to 20 minutes, and the course is no more than 15 baths.
I use decoctions from bergenia t for gargling, making lotions and douching. Douching is used to treat colpitis, uterine erosion. Inside take after meals three times a day, 2 tablespoons. The throat is rinsed with inflammatory diseases of this organ. Also, a decoction is used to treat dysentery (possibly in combination with antibiotics).
Important! The use of bergenia for a long time can cause constipation. In the presence of constipation, taking bergenia is not recommended.
Badan is used for such diseases as tuberculosis, pneumonia, dysentery, severe purulent bronchitis. It helps to deal with infectious diseases due to powerful antibacterial properties.
Badan funds can be taken to improve well-being and a surge of strength in old age, to strengthen immunity, with a weakening of working capacity. It is also used in cosmetology - for the skin of the face and head.
Badan recipes
There are many recipes on how to cook bergenia to get the most out of eating this plant. It is taken as an independent medicine, as well as in combination with other herbs. In some cases they combine drug treatment and taking badan.
Mongolian (Altai) tea. If you brew dry leaves of the bergenia plant that have wintered under the snow, you get the so-called Mongolian tea. You need to take 2 tablespoons of crushed dry leaves and pour them with 1 liter of boiling water.
It will take more time to brew bergenia tea than regular black tea. This is due to the thickness of the leaves - in bergenia it is greater than that of tea leaves. After 15-20 minutes of brewing tea should be filtered.
Powder and extract of bergenia. Extract medicinal properties bergenia root can be ground by grinding it into powder. This powder can be applied dry and also used to prepare an extract.
To do this, pour a few tablespoons of dried crushed bergenia roots with 1 cup of boiling water and boil the resulting mixture in a sealed container until half of the liquid has evaporated. The extract is taken several times a day, 27 drops.
Badan is an evergreen perennial plant. This grass, beautiful in all respects, grows mainly in Altai. It has dense leaves of a rounded shape of a juicy green color, which is why (photo below) looks great in life. In addition to a purely decorative function, it is used in folk medicine as a medicinal plant.
The use of bergenia in this area has a wide range. Basically, the leaves and roots of the plant are used as raw materials for the preparation of various extracts. There are some features of its use. So, the leaves having the highest healing effect, should be old and darkened. Its roots gain their healing power only in the third year of the plant's life, and their collection should take place in the month of June. The dug out rhizome of a three-year-old bush is washed, dried, then crushed, obtaining an extract that can be stored for four years.
Which were discovered by man a very long time ago, is simply unique in its kind. Its application is wide and very accessible. Badan treatment is recommended for inflammation, colds, bronchitis and purulent tonsillitis. It is also very effective for stomatitis.
Badan has medicinal properties of the following kind: astringent effect, antibacterial and diuretic action. This allows you to successfully deal with diseases such as dysentery, erosion (in particular of the cervix), joint pain, heavy bleeding in and with fibroids in women. Badan, the medicinal properties of which are simply priceless, helps to reduce pressure, prevents the formation of decay and fermentation processes of decay products in the intestines, and relieves attacks of diarrhea. Everyone who suffers from gastrointestinal ulcers and chronic gastritis should definitely drink this herb as a preventive measure. Badan treatment is recommended to restore working capacity, relieve attacks of depression, increase activity, gain peace of mind and harmony.
Adherents of traditional medicine consider the main advantage of the herb to be its antioxidant properties. It is they who do not allow neoplasms of malignant genesis to appear in the human body. It should be noted that bergenia has medicinal properties, problem solving with digestion, in particular relieves bloating, nausea, heartburn. Therefore, it can be given to small children.
Actual for women is the use of a decoction of the roots of bergenia with heavy bleeding. One tablespoon of crushed dry roots of the plant must be brewed in 250 grams of water and take a decoction three times a day, one spoonful.
Despite the fact that badan - unique plant with a unique chemical composition, which allows you to fight many diseases, you must remember that there are contraindications to its use. In particular, it is low blood pressure, a tendency to form blood clots, and constipation. Self-medication is unacceptable, so you do not need to use bergenia without consulting a doctor. Be healthy, study the useful, because sometimes it happens that our health grows right under our feet.
4From time immemorial, our wise ancestors used medicinal plants to treat various diseases. In the modern world, not only traditional medicine, but also official science successfully uses herbs, flowers, plant roots, which gently affect the body without giving heavy side effects which often occur during treatment medicines. One of these plants is bergenia, and today, dear readers, we will talk about the healing properties of bergenia and contraindications, how to use it for our health.
Many owners of suburban areas know badan as an ornamental plant, it is used in landscaping shady areas of the garden. This pretty plant does well in the shade and beautifies the garden with its broad, fleshy, dark green leaves and purple, bell-shaped flowers on tall spikes.
Among the dozen various kinds bergenia for medical purposes, thick-leaved bergenia is used, common in the mountainous wooded regions of Siberia, Altai and Sayan. People often call him Mongolian tea, saxifrage thick-leaved. Let's see what badan looks like.
Badan. Photo
Badan thick-leaved. Medicinal properties. Compound
Like most medicinal plants bergenia has a complex chemical composition, of which tannins, glycosides, phytoncides, glucose, sucrose, ascorbic acid, iron, manganese, copper play the most important role. Among the many medicinal properties of bergenia important role for the human body are the following:
- antibacterial,
- anti-inflammatory,
- astringents,
- diuretic,
- antioxidant,
- hemostatic,
- wound healing,
- strengthening the vascular wall.
These properties of bergenia allow it to be used very widely in a variety of diseases. The roots and leaves of bergenia have useful properties.
Badan root. Medicinal properties and contraindications
The main medicinal raw material is the roots of bergenia, there are many recipes of traditional medicine in which dried and crushed roots of the plant are used in the treatment of diseases. Let's consider in what specific cases they can be applied.
Medicinal properties of bergenia for blood vessels
Main therapeutic effect plant roots on the vessels is to strengthen the walls of the capillaries. These tiny vessels play a huge role in the body, feeding the cells of all organs with blood, and when their walls become thinner and the capillaries burst, we see hematomas, but in fact our organs and systems suffer, not receiving oxygen, which enters them with blood flow. Therefore, it is so important to strengthen not only large, but also small vessels, and bergenia can significantly help in this.
Badan root has a slight vasoconstrictive effect, so people suffering from cardiovascular diseases should consult a doctor before using this plant for medicinal purposes.
For the treatment of the respiratory system
In folk medicine, bergenia roots are used to treat colds and viral diseases. In these cases, the anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties of the plant play a role. An infusion of the roots is used for diseases of the lungs and bronchi, for any respiratory viral infections. The beneficial properties of bergenia are that it strengthens the body's defenses, which is very important for a speedy recovery.
For the digestive system
Badan roots are widely used in the treatment of the stomach and intestines. The wound healing, analgesic and hemostatic properties of bergenia play an important role in the treatment of gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers. The decoction also eliminates heartburn and bloating.
An aqueous decoction prepared from the roots, containing a large amount of tannins, is used in the treatment of diarrhea and non-infectious colitis. With dysentery and other intestinal infections, it is prescribed in complex treatment together with medicines prescribed by the doctor.
For women's diseases
In gynecology, a liquid extract from the roots of bergenia is used, which is taken orally with heavy menstruation and topically in the form of douches and baths for the treatment of cervical erosion and inflammatory processes.
With hemorrhoids
In ancient medical books, the healing properties of bergenia are described in such an unpleasant disease as hemorrhoids. Very well relieve pain and stop bleeding local baths prepared on the basis of a liquid extract. Water should be warm, comfortable, you need to take baths every day before going to bed for 20 minutes.
For the oral cavity
What medicinal properties does bergenia have for the oral cavity? The extract is used for rinsing with stomatitis, with inflammation of the tongue and gums, with fungal lesions of the mucous membrane, with periodontal disease and sore throat.
How to prepare a decoction of bergenia roots, how to take it
Decoctions are prepared from the dried roots of the plant. To prepare a decoction, a tablespoon of crushed roots is poured with a glass of boiling water in an enamel bowl, covered with a lid and placed in a large pot of boiling water. Stirring occasionally, stand in a water bath for 25 - 30 minutes. Then the resulting broth must be cooled for 10 - 15 minutes, strain and squeeze out the remaining roots. Pour the volume of the resulting broth with boiled water to a glass. Take a decoction of 1 - 2 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Banana Root Extract
In ancient medical books you can find a recipe for making a decoction of a stronger concentration, it is called a liquid aqueous extract. To prepare it, pour 3 tablespoons of dried and chopped roots with a glass of boiling water in an enamel bowl and boil over the smallest fire under the lid, stirring from time to time. It is recommended to cook the roots until about half a glass of liquid remains in the dishes. Immediately strain the broth, and squeeze the roots. It is recommended to take such an extract inside 25-30 drops 2-3 times a day. For douching and baths, a tablespoon of the extract is diluted in a liter of water and used for diseases of the female genital area and for hemorrhoids.
Watch a useful video in which an Altai herbalist talks about the healing properties of bergenia and its use
Badan leaves. Medicinal properties and contraindications
Badan leaves are used much less frequently for medicinal purposes, they have an astringent, antimicrobial and hemostatic effect. For medicinal raw materials, fresh leaves are not used, overwintered lower darkened leaves are needed, which are harvested in spring and dried. Such leaves undergo natural fermentation and concentrate in themselves maximum amount biologically active substances.
In folk medicine, a decoction of bergenia leaves is used internally to treat inflammatory diseases of the bladder as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Externally used for douching and baths for gynecological diseases and hemorrhoids, for rinsing the mouth with stomatitis, with bleeding gums. A decoction of bergenia leaves is also used to treat oily seborrhea and acne, rubbing it into the scalp and making lotions on the inflamed skin of the face.
A decoction of bergenia leaves. How to cook
Grind dried leaves before use, pour a tablespoon of raw materials with a glass of boiling water and hold in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool, strain and drink 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals.
Badan tea
Tea made from dried bergenia leaves, sometimes called Altai or Mongolian tea, has gained great popularity. It has a specific, but pleasant taste and has a tonic effect. They drink it
- with physical and mental overwork;
- with pulmonary diseases;
- with diseases of the stomach and intestines;
- with a disorder of the stool;
- with rheumatism as an anti-inflammatory agent;
- during respiratory - viral diseases, in order to quickly cope with the disease, strengthening the body's defenses.
Banana tea recipe
To prepare healthy tea, take a tablespoon of dry ground raw materials in 1/2 liter of boiling water. Insist 10 minutes and drink 1/2 cup. It is best to drink it in the morning, as it has a tonic effect and energizes.
To improve the taste properties of bergenia tea, other herbs and flowers can be added to its dried leaves, mint or Ivan tea is well suited. You can add honey or put a slice of lemon. If desired, brew black tea with the addition of a teaspoon of bergenia leaves, thereby enhancing the tonic effect of the drink.
