The grass or apothecary grass (agropyron repenses) is a perennial plant, belonging to the grass family, which can reach 1 meter in height.
Its rhizomes are yellowish white in color and creeping, which allows them to spread quickly; from them arise the twigs, which present the characteristic leaves of grasses, long, narrow, pointed and with a dark green membranous ligule.
The flowers are located in an inflorescence and form spikes, and their flowering occurs from mid-spring to early summer.
Dioscorides and Plinto the Elder refer to the grass as a remedy for kidney stones and to increase urine output.
During famines, the root was roasted and ground as a coffee substitute and used in making bread flour.
grass properties
Thanks to the sudorific, duretic and purifying properties of the rhizome of apothecary grass, it can be used as a remedy in infectious diseases with feverin inflammations of the kidneys and bladderrheumatism, gout, renal colic, etc.
It also decreases the blood pressure both diastolic and systolic.
Another application is lung and bronchial conditions, in which it acts as an expectorant due to its mucilage content.
The seeds applied in hot poultices are used for the treatment of skin rashes such as skin ulcers, acne, etc.
Because the plant contains silica, it facilitates the regeneration of connective tissue, which is why it is applied in poultices on breaks or sprains and even for hemorrhoids.
As for its inflorescences, they can be used as anti-inflammatory natural and slightly calming.
folk remedies
remedy con grass for kidney and bladder inflammations #1 Pour 30 g of roots into a liter of water and boil for 1 minute; Discard this water, peel the root thus softened and boil again with 1,250 ml of water until it is reduced to one liter. Add 8 g of licorice and 1 lemon zest. Remove from the heat, let stand until the liquid is cold, and filter. Take two cups daily.
remedy con grass for kidney and bladder inflammations #2 Pour 30 g of leaves into a liter of water, boil for 10 minutes and filter. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Drink two to four cups a day
Grass remedy for kidney stones Boil, for one hour, in 2 liters of water 50 grams of grass roots, 30 grams of chicory roots, 15 grams of parietaria and 20 grams of barley. Let cool and filter. Take 3 cups a day.
Remedy with grass against infections with fever Boil, for 10 minutes, 20 grams in a liter of water. Cover and let cool. Take throughout the day.
Remedy with grass for chest cold Boil 100 to 150 grams of the grass root in a liter of water, until they are very soft; then remove the root and continue to boil the water until it thickens like a syrup. Take with honey, in equal parts 3 times a day.
Grass remedy for hemorrhoids Pour 10 grams of grass in half a liter of boiling water. Cover and let cool a bit. Apply to the affected area using a gauze.
Remedy with grass for pancreatitis # 5: Boil in 2 liters of water until reducing to 1 liter 100 g of rhizome of pharmacies’ grass and 60 g of marigold flowers. Filter, cover and let cool. Drink 2 cups daily for 15 days. This remedy relieves discomfort caused by pancreatitis
Remedy with grass to clean the liver: Pour, in a liter of water, a handful of leaves, ears and roots, previously washed and chopped from grass. Boil for a few minutes, remove from heat and leave to rest. Strain and drink 2 cups daily for 2 weeks. It can also be used as spring cure to remove toxins from the body.
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