Rupturewort (Herniaria glabra) is a plant from the carnation family. This herb is annual or biennial and occurs mainly in Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.
Rupturewort is considered a common plant. Its natural habitat is fields, pastures and roadsides. Rupturewort prefers primarily sunny areas, slightly calcareous and sandy. Flowers appear from June to October.
The herb produces a taproot. From it, stems spread out along the ground, which can be up to 35 cm long and only 2 mm thick. The stems branch out fork-shaped.
Rupturewort is a plant with numerous thin, naked and slightly hairy stems growing star-shaped from a single taproot. It has characteristic leaves, quite small, slightly pointed.
Flowers tiny, yellow-green, gathered in dense clusters in the leaf axils. The leaves are elliptical or sublanceolate, opposite, with two tiny, membranous stipules.
The flowers, on the other hand, are tiny, inconspicuous, yellowish-green, gathered in dense clusters in the leaf axils. They are gathered in dense clusters of up to 13 in the leaf axils.
Stems.
Rupturewort is a plant that has been used in natural medicine for centuries. Nowadays, rupturewort is used to promote health, and many of its properties have been scientifically confirmed.
It has a slight antispasmodic effect on smooth muscles, especially in the urinary tract, including a rather weak diuretic effect. It also has an antispasmodic effect, mainly on the urinary organs, and is bactericidal.
Rupturewort preparations are used to treat inflammation of the urinary tract and urinary tract stones. They have an antibacterial effect and help dissolve uric acid stones. Rupturewort herb is usually used in mixtures with other herbs. The herb is used for diseases such as:
One of the main uses of rupturewort is the treatment of urinary tract diseases, such as kidney stones or cystitis. This plant has a diuretic effect and reduces pain associated with urinary tract diseases.
Rupturewort is also known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it helpful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions in the body, such as rheumatic diseases or skin diseases.
Rupturewort also has antibacterial and antiviral properties, which allows it to be used in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections.
Other uses of rupturewort include treating sore throats, coughs and fevers. Rupturewort can also be used to improve digestion and relieve stomach problems.
In ancient times, the plant was used as a medicine for diseases of the urinary and nervous systems. In folk medicine, it was used, among others, in the treatment of cystitis, kidney stones, and to increase milk secretion in breastfeeding women.
Nowadays, rupturewort is valued for its medicinal properties. It contains many valuable ingredients, such as flavonoids, saponins, tannins, mineral salts and organic acids. Thanks to this, it has a beneficial effect on the body and can be used to treat many diseases.
Rupturewort has a diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and analgesic effect. It also helps in the treatment of intestinal inflammation and menstrual pain.
In summary, rupturewort is a plant with many health properties that have been scientifically confirmed. It can be used to treat urinary tract diseases, inflammation, bacterial and viral infections, as well as to improve digestion and relieve stomach problems.
Rupturewort is a herb with a wide range of medicinal uses, mainly due to its unique composition. Chemical composition:
It is not recommended to use rupturewort for acute glomerulonephritis, bleeding and acute gastritis and duodenitis, and it should also not be used for neoplastic changes in the urinary tract.
Rupturewort can be used in the form of an infusion, decoction or tablets. It is best to use rupturewort under the supervision of a specialist, because in some cases it can cause side effects such as diarrhea or allergic reactions.
Mix in equal parts the herb of the sagebrush, rowanberry fruit, raspberry leaves, dandelion flowers, thyme, goldenrod and rupturewort.
Pour 2 ½ tablespoons of the herbal mixture into a thermos, pour 3 cups of boiling water over it, close the thermos and leave for 1 hour.
Drink 2/3 cups of the infusion between meals, 3-4 times a day, as a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-hemorrhagic, capillary strengthening and diuretic agent.
Use in acute and sub-acute bacterial infections of the urinary tract and stomach and intestines. In chronic conditions, reduce the amount of the herbal mixture to 1 ½-2 tablespoons per 3 cups of water.
Pour 1/2 tablespoon of the herb with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, then strain, drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day between meals.
Mix 50 g of rupturewort herb, 50 g of horsetail herb, 50 g of goldenrod herb, 25 g of couch grass rhizome, 25 g of cornflower flowers, 25 g of corn stigma.
Pour 4 ½ cups of boiling water over 3 ½ tablespoons of the herb mixture, cover and infuse for 20 minutes, strain. Drink 2/3 - 1 cup of the infusion, 3 - 5 times a day for oxalate stones.
Pour 1/2 - 1 tablespoon of the herb with a glass of water, then boil on low heat for 5 minutes, then leave for 10 - 15 minutes, strain and drink 1/3 cup between meals 3 times a day.
Recommended as a mild diuretic, preventing the formation of urinary stones and disinfecting the urinary tract.
To prepare the infusion, mix equal amounts of the herb of the birch tree and birch leaves with rupturewort. Then pour 1-1 ½ tablespoons of the mixture with 1 ½ cups of boiling water. Then infuse for fifteen minutes under a tight cover.
Leave for 10 minutes and strain. The infusion should be drunk up to 3 times a day between meals.
Recommended as an anti-transudant for capillaries. To prepare the herbs, mix together 50 g of the herb of the birch tree and 25 g of dandelion root, rose hips and the herb of the tricolor violet.
Then, pour 500 ml of warm water over two tablespoons of the mixture and slowly boil under a tight lid for 3 minutes. The herbs should be drunk a maximum of three times a day, about 200 ml.
The flowering period is from June to October. The herb has a weak, aromatic smell, but a scratchy taste. It is recommended to collect it during the flowering period, sometimes it can be repeated in autumn.
The herb is collected from July to September and dried in an airy place. After drying, its taste is sharp. It is obtained only from natural sites. All attempts at cultivation have failed so far.
It is important to cut only those plants that are in the state of flowering and have a uniform color. In addition, they are cut under the first branching, without the lowest part of the stem, usually woody. Once the perennial has been collected, it should be dried in a dark and airy place.
Drying should be carried out after thorough cleaning, possibly washing and draining, quickly, at a temperature of 35-40°C.
