Area
Along rivers, lakes and ponds, in ponds, swampy meadows and around swamps grows. Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic 6ÿyi, Russia Occurs in the south of Europe, Kazakhstan (along the Irtysh River), Siberia, Yakutia, the Far East, partly in the Caucasus and Central Asia (Khorezm and Samarkand regions of Uzbekistan). The product is mainly made in Belarus and Ukraine, but is collected from the middle reaches of the Amur River in Kazakhstan and mumknn.
Botanical description of the plant
Common squirrel - Acorus calamus L .; belongs to the family Agaseae.
A perennial, monocotyledonous herbaceous plant. The rhizome is 1.5 m long, horizontal, creeping, branched and multi-rooted, the upper side is brown or greenish-yellow color. Leaves from the top of the rhizome kits have grown. The leaves are linear or sword-shaped, length 60-120 cm, straight-edged and parallel-veined (typical of monocotyledonous plants). Stem (flower axis) green, erect, unbranched, triangular, leafless, sessile on one side and sharp-edged on the other. At the base are bisexual, yellow flowers clustered in water. The milk is cylindrical-conical, 4-12 cm long. Flower set - 50 cm long urovi (hairy) leaves next to the stem. Inflorescence invisible, simple, six-leafed, paternal 6, maternal node three-chambered, located at the top. Fruit - oblong, many-seeded, red wet fruit. The rhizome and leaves are fragrant, the small roots are odorless. It blooms from late May to July.
Medicinal properties
Spinach preparations are used as a bitter-smelling medicine to improve appetite and digestion. It has previously been used in the treatment of diseases of the kidneys, liver and gallbladder. Spinach is used in perfumery and food (liqueur) preparation) is also used in industry. Boil. In rhizome bitter tincture, bitter rhubarb tincture and gastric diseases Concentrations are used in appetizers - teas. The essential oil of the rhizome tones the kidneys and bile ducts The drug "Olimetin" used in the treatment and prevention of the disease, rhizome powder - used in diseases of the stomach and duodenum, intestinal ulcers It is a part of Vikalin and Vikair.
