Area
Medicinal flowers grow on the banks of streams, lakes, meadows, groves, bushes and other wetlands. In the Zaysan lowlands of Central Asia, in the small sands of Kazakhstan, in the Turgai and Olakul basins, in the Balkhash foothills, in Moyinkum, in the foothills of the Karatag and in the foothills, in the Fergana valley, in the Tashkent pre-desert, along the Zarafshan river, in the Jungur-Alat. in Chu-Iliytag, Iliyoldi Alatau, Kun-gay Alatau, Ketmentau, KyrgyzAlatau, Ta -lassAlatau, Karatau) in the Pamir-Alay (in Turkestan, Zarafshan, Gissar, in the foothills of southern Tajikistan), in Kopetdag , Badxizdatarqalgan. In medicine, the root of Althaea offi cinalis is widely used as a natural medicinal drug. This drug is a expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent, especially effective in the treatment of respiratory diseases in children.
Botanical description of the plant
A perennial herb belonging to the family Malvaceae. Stems erect, simple or sparsely branched, finely star-shaped, 70-150 cm high. The leaves are ovoid, the lower part is usually triangular-heart-shaped, the marginal part is irregularly conical-toothed, sometimes slightly 3-5-lobed, densely hairy, gray-green, banded, the upper leaves are short-banded. The flowers are located in clusters in the axils of leaves, with very short inflorescences, densely pubescent. The lower calyx is composed of (8) -9- (10), ovate-elongated, densely hairy, pointed leaves, shorter than the calyx. The petals are ovoid, elongated at the top, densely pubescent, pubescent at the base. The petals are light or bright pink, sometimes white, 1.5-2 times longer than the calyx, the petals are triangular-inverted heart-shaped. Seeds smooth or very slightly twisted on the back, star-like fine hairs, spikes at the edges, number 15-18. It flowers in June-August and bears fruit in July-September.
Medicinal properties
In the treatment of coughs, spitting up blood, sneezing and kidney diseases with tinctures made from the leaves and seeds, drugs based on the root of rosemary are used as a emollient, expectorant. Cauliflower root is used in the form of drops in this slimy cold water, as a dry extract, syrup, antitussive kit. The drug "Mukaltin" is obtained from a mixture of carbohydrates extracted from the surface of the medicinal cauliflower.
Growing technology
Cauliflower roots and rhizomes are harvested in April - the first half of May or in the fall (September-October) before the spring growth, when the aboveground part of the plant is noud. Cauliflower is propagated by seeds, rarely vegetatively and seedlings. Sowing of cauliflower seeds is carried out in early spring or late autumn. Cauliflower roots and topsoil are harvested in the second and third years of the growing season. The roots are collected in early spring or autumn. The topsoil is made in the second year of vegetation. Mowed grasses at a height of 20–30 cm above the soil surface are dried in piles, then under an umbrella, spread in a layer not exceeding 50 cm in thickness.
