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Often, while walking through fields and forests, we admire a beautiful carpet of purple, pink, yellow and white flowers, without thinking that this very “carpet” can cure many serious diseases. Such a riot of colors is produced by a plant called sedum. We’ll talk about its benefits, application and properties further.

Description of the sedum plant

Sedum is a perennial (although sometimes there are also annual species) a plant from the Crassula family.

This plant, which has an erect, hard stem, rarely exceeds 1 m in height. Quite thick, smooth, but fleshy sedum leaves have indentations at the base.

The star-shaped, medium-sized flowers of the plant are collected in dense and neat corymbose, umbrella-shaped or racemose inflorescences of white, yellow, purple and pinkish color (it all depends on the type of sedum).

Most often, sedums can be found in temperate and mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Collecting sedum

The medicinal raw material is predominantly freshly harvested sedum grass, harvested during the flowering period (sedum blooms from July until October, while the fruits form in the fall).

The grass is collected exclusively in dry weather (it is better to do this in the morning, after the dew has evaporated). The grass is cut with knives or scissors. You cannot pull out the plant with its roots (the roots are dug up between September and October, after which they are cut into small pieces and dried in the fresh air).

The raw materials are dried in the air, under a canopy (you can use an attic for this purpose, which should be well ventilated).

Important! During the process of inactive drying, the plant continues to grow (may even bloom), which significantly reduces its medicinal properties. For this reason, it is recommended, firstly, to dry the crushed raw materials, and secondly, to scald small parts with boiling water, then dry the raw materials in the sun and dry them in a dryer or in an oven at a temperature of about 60 - 80 degrees.

Dried sedum grass, which has a weak, peculiar odor, is stored for no longer than two years, while the roots are suitable for use for three years.

Varieties of sedum

The sedum genus is rightfully considered the most diverse and extensive, as it has more than 600 species.

Sedum grows in Europe, in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as in the Mediterranean, Siberia, Japan, and China.

This plant is winter-hardy and tropical, evergreen and deciduous.

The following types of sedum are predominantly common in Russia:

• caustic (yellow);
• white;
• thick-leaved;
• Caucasian;
• false;
• Kamchatka;
• purple;
• big;
• prominent.

Sedum (rabbit cabbage)

Caustic sedum (this species is also called “rabbit cabbage”) is perennial plant, which has a short rhizome and thick roots. It is interesting that in the first year of life the plant does not have flowers (they appear only in the second year of life). Numerous sedum flowers are golden or yellow in color. The star-shaped flowers of sedum are collected in branched inflorescences.

This type of sedum can be found throughout Russia, and it prefers clearings, rocks, wastelands, meadows and unshaded forests.

Despite the fact that this plant is poisonous, it is widely used in the treatment of diseases such as epilepsy, malaria, hypertension, hepatitis, atherosclerosis, fever, and scurvy.

Benefits of sedum:

• Helping to increase hemoglobin.
• Normalization of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Accelerating the healing of ulcers, gangrene, acne, purulent wounds and abscesses (sedum preparations are used in such cases as an external remedy).
• Promoting the removal of warts, freckles and calluses (plant juice is used).
• Activation of breathing.
• Lowering blood pressure (especially in combination with medicinal plants such as mistletoe and hawthorn).
• Increased urination.

In addition, sedum preparations act as a laxative, while poultices from this plant effectively fight tumors.

Purple sedum grows in Eurasia, as well as in many regions of Russia. You can meet him in an open area filled with sun.

Pink or purple sedum flowers are quite small and have 5 petals.

Properties

Purple sedum is rightfully considered one of the most powerful biogenic stimulants, which exceeds aloe preparations in its biological activity, while purple sedum acts on the body very gently, without causing any side effects.

We list the properties of this type of sedum:

• antitumor;
• general tonic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• regenerating;
• wound healing;
• hemostatic;
• stimulating.

Treatment with sedum purpurea

The herb, as well as the tuberous-thickened roots of the plant, are used for medicinal purposes. The grass is collected during flowering, when it contains the highest content of useful substances. The roots are harvested in the fall (the roots, cleared of soil, are washed, cut lengthwise, dried in the sun, and then dried in a warm, but always ventilated room).

Important! Leaves and young ones aboveground shoots This plant is eaten due to its sour, pleasant taste (salads and soups are prepared from them). In addition, the above-ground part of purple sedum can be pickled or fermented.

Purple sedum preparations are used as an aid in the treatment of pneumonia, bronchitis, hepatitis and other diseases. This plant is also irreplaceable in the treatment of long-term non-healing wounds and trophic ulcers.

This plant is used in ophthalmology in the treatment of burns of the cornea, in surgery (accelerates the fusion of bone fragments) and otolaryngology.

In addition, purple sedum is an excellent tonic that helps with general weakness, various nervous disorders and impotence.

Uses of purple sedum

Sedum herb extract can weaken or completely eliminate protein metabolism disorders caused by repeated blood loss. In addition, the extract from the aerial part of the plant helps to enhance the regeneration of blood proteins, increasing the concentration of total protein directly in the blood serum.

The juice obtained from the purple sedum herb stimulates the central nervous system.

To enhance the effect, the juice of the purple sedum herb is combined with other herbs:

• sedum with honey will help with thrush, as well as gum inflammation;
• sedum with cream will speed up the healing of cracks in the nipples and eliminate swelling of the glands;
• sedum with flour and sunflower oil will help get rid of lichen and other skin defects.

Important! Take 30 ml of sedum juice in its pure form orally several times a day.

An infusion of sedum herbs is used as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the kidneys and bladder. In addition, such infusions stimulate the heart by increasing its contraction; they help with female infertility and epileptic seizures.

A decoction of the leaves of the plant helps remove worms.

Freshly crushed herb has long been used by our ancestors to treat hemorrhoidal cones and acne.

An extract obtained from the aerial part of purple sedum is used in scientific medicine, being part of the Biosed preparation, which stimulates metabolic processes and enhances tissue regeneration.

Treatment of cancer with sedum purpurea

Important! It has been proven that the antitumor activity of purple sedum is many times greater than that of hemlock, while this type Sedum is completely non-toxic. For this reason, purple sedum is used as an adjuvant treatment for cancer.

To prepare an antitumor infusion, 1 tbsp. The crushed aerial part of the plant is brewed with a glass of boiling water, and then infused for two hours. This remedy is taken 50–70 ml four times a day.

Purple sedum recipes

Tincture
Pour 150 g of crushed raw materials (aerial parts) into 0.5 liters of vodka, then infuse the product for two weeks. Take tincture 30 drops three times a day before eating, for nervous disorders.

Powder
A well-dried plant is thoroughly ground and stored in glass containers. The powder is taken as a general tonic, 1 tsp. three times a day.

Infusion
1 tsp herbs, pour 300 ml of boiling water, infuse in a hermetically sealed container for 4 hours, strain and drink half a glass 3 times a day after meals for pneumonia, kidney disease and epilepsy. The same infusion can be used as an external remedy in the treatment of purulent wounds.

Purple sedum preparations have no contraindications.

Large sedum

Sedum is big in its own way appearance similar to purple sedum (the difference is that large sedum has white or yellowish flowers and opposite leaves). The height of large sedum reaches 50 - 80 cm. This plant has a thickened spindle-shaped root and thick succulent stems, branching only in the inflorescence.

Large sedum grows in Ukraine, Moldova and Lithuania, as well as in the southwest of Russia and the Caucasus. The large sedum settles on the edges, as well as in the clearings of broad-leaved and mixed forests.

Medicinal properties

IN folk medicine these two types are applied equally.

The roots and leaves of sedum are used externally in folk medicine to wash wounds, ulcers, as well as burns, frostbite and cuts. In addition, the infusion is used to rinse the mouth for sore throats and stomatitis. Compresses are indicated for joint and muscle pain, rheumatism and gout.

The aerial part of the plant is used as a biostimulating, general tonic and anti-inflammatory agent that enhances metabolic processes, accelerates wound healing, normalizes the secretory function of the stomach, and restores the condition of blood vessels.

Also, the leaves, flowers and stems of sedum have detoxifying and diuretic properties.

The juice of the plant is indicated for chronic ischemia, pulmonary and heart failure, stomach and duodenal ulcers, and inflammatory diseases of the female genital area. Consuming sedum juice promotes rapid bone healing.

Sedum juice and tincture are an excellent antiscorbutic remedy.

Application of sedum

Infusions of sedum are used for sluggish and difficult-to-heal wounds, during the recovery period after severe injuries or after large blood loss. External use of preparations based on sedum helps to cure chronic inflammation of the sinuses and periodontal disease (in dentistry, sedum is used in the form of applications, as well as injections into the gum tissue).

Infusion
1 tbsp. sedum leaves are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 5 hours, and then filtered. Take one tablespoon of infusion four times a day.

Decoction
20 g of sedum leaves are poured into a glass of water and boiled for about 10 minutes, after which the broth is filtered and taken 30 ml three times a day, for kidney diseases.

Juice
Sedum leaves are washed well and scalded with boiling water, and then passed through a meat grinder. The resulting mass is squeezed out. The finished juice is diluted with purified water in a 1:1 ratio and boiled for no longer than three minutes. Take a teaspoon of juice three times a day with meals. For external use, wipes are moistened with juice and applied to the affected areas of the skin.

Important! The juice should not be taken orally if you have cancer, or if there is no hydrochloric acid directly in the gastric juice.

Medicinal plant sedum prominent

Sedum prominent has straight and thickened stems that reach a height of 30–60 cm. The leaves of this plant are light green, and they have a bluish coating. Small flowers painted in pink color. It must be said that the aerial part of the sedum is prominent in winter time dies.

This type of sedum is most common in China, Korea and Japan.

Medicinal properties

For medicinal purposes, mainly the above-ground part of the plant is used, from which infusions, ointments and poultices are prepared.

Sedum juice is useful in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, ischemia, anemia, epilepsy and pulmonary insufficiency. So, the finished juice is mixed with alcohol, vodka or water in a 1:1 ratio. The juice, which is diluted with water, is drunk one teaspoon or dessert spoon three times a day after meals. Juice mixed with vodka, take 30 drops three times a day after meals.

Infusions and poultices are prepared in the same way medicines with large or purple sedum.

To prepare the ointment, juice from fresh sedum grass or fresh chopped herb are mixed with heated butter in a 1:1 ratio. The ointment is applied externally to the affected areas (ulcers, rashes or purulent wounds).

Important! Sedum should not be taken for cancer or gastritis.

Composition and properties of sedum

The composition of all types of sedum given in this article is almost identical, which determines medicinal value these plants.

Alkaloids

• Eliminate pain syndrome.
• Helps stop bleeding.
• Calms the nervous system.
• Lower blood pressure.

Tannins

• Relieves inflammation.
• Neutralizes the effects of microbes and bacteria.
• Accelerate wound healing.
• Normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Glycosides

• Promotes increased urination.
• Dilate blood vessels.
• Neutralizes the effects of microbes and bacteria.
• Promotes the removal of sputum.
• They have a calming effect on the nervous system.

Ascorbic acid

• Normalizes the functioning of the central nervous system.
• Strengthens the immune system.
• Stimulates the functioning of the endocrine glands.
• Helps enhance iron absorption.
• Normalizes the process of hematopoiesis.
• Removes toxins from the body.

Organic acids

• Helps enhance the process of hematopoiesis.
• Enhance the absorption of iron, potassium and magnesium.
• Improve gastrointestinal function by stimulating sluggish intestines.
• Improves the condition of blood vessels.
• Normalize metabolism.
• They normalize weight by stimulating the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates.
• Reduce cholesterol levels.
• Neutralizes the effects of free radicals and removes toxins.
• Restore joint mobility.
• Calms the nervous system.
• Stimulate the production of your own insulin.
• Improve reproductive functions.
• Strengthen the immune system.

Sugars (carbohydrates)
They provide the body with energy, thereby normalizing the functioning of all body systems.

Wax
It has pronounced bactericidal and astringent properties, thanks to which it is used to accelerate the healing process of wounds.

Slime
They have enveloping properties, promote the removal of mucus from the bronchi, and also relieve inflammation.

Ash

• Eliminates foci of inflammation.
• Disinfects and disinfects wounds.
• Accelerates the wound healing process.
• Slows down blood clotting.
• Promotes the dissolution of intravascular blood clots.

Flavonoids

• Reduce vascular permeability.
• Normalizes heart rate.
• Stimulates the functions of the adrenal cortex.
• Normalizes blood pressure.
• Promote bile formation.

Saponins

• Promotes the removal of sputum.
• Accelerate the healing of ulcers and wounds.
• Prevents the formation of sclerotic plaques.
• Increases the excretion of urine from the body.
• Calms the nervous system.

Coumarins
The main effect of coumarins is that they inhibit the ability of tumor cells to metastasize, which stops the development of the tumor.

Medicinal properties of sedum

• General tonic.
• Annoying.
• Anti-inflammatory.
• Antitumor.
• Diuretic.
• Regenerating.
• Painkiller.
• Stimulating.
• Hemostatic.
• Wound healing.
• Laxative.

Treatment using sedum

For what diseases is sedum used?

As mentioned above, the above-ground part of sedum, cut off during the flowering phase, is mainly used for medicinal purposes.

In folk medicine, sedum has found wide use due to the above properties in the treatment of the following diseases:

• malaria;
• constipation;
• scurvy;
• bone and
  Sedum flowers are used as an external remedy in the treatment of childhood eczema and skin tuberculosis in children.

  Leaves

  Both the leaves and roots of sedum are used to prepare remedies that help cure the above diseases, the nature of which determines the method of administration, dosage and duration of treatment.

  The ointment made from fresh sedum grass and pork fat deserves special attention. To prepare the ointment, you need to squeeze the juice out of the sedum, then add 20 g of pork fat to it. The resulting ointment is used to treat wounds and ulcers, and to cure lichens. If you add camphor to such an ointment, you will get an excellent remedy for various types tumors.
  

  Use of sedum in medicine

  Sedum is used in folk medicine in the form of infusions, juice, tea, decoctions, poultices, rinses, and ointments.

  Decoction

  Sedum decoctions are indicated for the treatment of arthritis, anemia, and gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, the decoction helps cure heart disease, diathesis and childhood eczema.

  To prepare the decoction, 3 tbsp. crushed leaves of the plant are poured with 400 ml of water, after which the resulting mass is placed on the fire and brought to a boil. After 3 - 4 minutes, the broth is removed from the heat, infused for an hour, filtered and taken 150 ml three times a day.

  Infusion

  Infusions of sedum are used in the treatment of stomach cancer. To prepare the infusion, 2 tbsp. dry herbs are crushed to a powdery state, after which 200 ml of boiling water is poured. The product is infused for at least two hours, then filtered and drunk 50 ml three times a day (necessarily after meals).

  Tincture

  Pour crushed sedum roots into a half-liter bottle of vodka (there should be enough raw material for the vodka to rise to the cork). Next, the container is tightly closed and placed in a dark place for two weeks (during infusion, the product must be shaken). After the specified time, the tincture is drunk a dessert spoon three times a day, half an hour before eating.

  Sedum extract

  Extract used as effective biostimulant, prepared at home in several stages. At the first stage, an infusion is prepared from sedum leaves, for which the raw material is placed in enamel dishes and pour boiling water in a ratio of 1:10 (if the product is to be used internally) or 1:5 (if used externally). Then the infusion is covered with a lid and placed in a water bath for 10 - 20 minutes.

  At the second stage, the finished infusion is filtered and evaporated to half of the original volume. The resulting product is stored in a cool place. The extract is taken 15–20 drops 3–4 times a day.

  Infusion for fever

  A tablespoon of sedum is poured into a glass hot water, after which the resulting product is well wrapped in a cloth and infused for four hours. The strained product is drunk 100 ml three times a day after meals. The same infusion will help cure malaria and eliminate constipation.

  Poultices for rheumatism

  The sedum herb is ground to a powder, after which 3 tbsp. raw materials are placed in gauze, which is tied in a knot. Next, the resulting compress is doused with boiling water and applied warm to the sore spot.

  Powder for epilepsy

  Dry sedum herb ground into powder (but not caustic) is taken twice a day: morning and evening, washed down with a small amount of water. The course of treatment is 2 – 3 months.

  Laxative infusion

  Sedum leaves are crushed, after which 2 tbsp. raw materials are poured with 300 ml of boiling water and infused for one hour. The filtered infusion is drunk one glass twice a day before meals. Before use, you should consult a specialist.

Purple sedum or squeaky cabbage or rabbit cabbage- Sedum telephium L. is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Crassulaceae family with fleshy roots, tuberously thickened. The stem is erect, from 10 to 70 cm high, unbranched, succulent, ending in an inflorescence. Each individual has a single stem or several. The leaves are alternate, ovate-oblong, 2-7 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, succulent, fleshy, unequally toothed along the edge, the lower ones are wedge-shaped narrowed towards the base, the upper ones are sessile, with a rounded base.
The flowers are collected in a dense apical corymbose inflorescence. The calyx is green, with 5 sharp sepals. The corolla is purple, lilac or pink, with 5 oblong-lanceolate petals 5-6 mm long. There are 10 stamens. There are 5 pistils, with upper 1-locular ovaries fused at the base.
Purple sedum blooms from July to autumn. Accordingly, the fruits begin to ripen in August. Pollination is carried out by insects. In place of each flower, 5 fruits are formed (according to the number of pistils). The fruit is a red or pink leaf about 6 mm long, with a short spout. There are many seeds in each leaflet, they have a furrowed brownish surface.

Spread of purple sedum

Purple sedum is distributed over a large area of ​​Eurasia. It is found in many regions of Russia, from the western borders to Far East, excluding the Arctic belt.
It grows mainly in open places: in the steppes, on steppe meadows, in light dry forests (for example, in pine forests), on the edges, clearings, among bushes, on riverbanks along the river, near roads, on dry clay and rocky slopes, even on rocks Settles in forest fires, fallow fields and fallow lands.

Other related species of purple sedum

In the western regions of European Russia, there is another type of sedum, which is also called hare cabbage - large sedum. It is distinguished from purple sedum by its white or yellowish flowers and opposite leaves. In folk medicine, both types are used equally.

Economic uses of purple sedum

Purple sedum is a good honey plant. Beekeepers value it because the flowers secrete nectar even in dry, hot weather, when many other honey plants stop nectar secretion. The plant is quite decorative. It is planted in flower beds.
Leaves and young above-ground shoots of purple sedum are used for nutrition. They have a pleasant sour taste and are suitable for salads and soups. For consumption in winter, they are pickled or fermented.

Medicinal value of sedum purpurea and methods of medicinal use

In folk medicine, the aerial part (grass) is used, less often the fleshy roots. Medicines made from them are used as a tonic for general weakness, nervous disorders, and impotence.
Greater sedum has found application in scientific medicine in Russia. An extract from the aerial part of this plant - biosed - stimulates metabolic processes and tissue regeneration. It is used as an adjuvant in the treatment of pneumonia, bronchitis, hepatitis and other diseases. It is used for long-term treatment of non-healing wounds and trophic ulcers. Also used in ophthalmological practice and otolaryngology. According to some scientists, the above-ground mass of purple sedum can also be used to produce biosed.
Sedum - succulent succulent plant, retains moisture well and therefore does not dry well. To speed up drying, raw materials can be scalded with boiling water to kill living tissue and deprive them of their water-holding capacity.
The plant has a wound-healing and hemostatic effect. The infusion of the herb stimulates the heart, increasing its contractions.
In addition, the herb infusion is used for female infertility, nervous disorders and epilepsy as a tonic and strengthening agent for general weakness of the body.
Infusion: pour 1 teaspoon of herb with 1 glass of boiling water, leave in a sealed container for 3-4 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day after meals. The decoction is used as a diuretic.

Good afternoon! In nature there are a huge number medicinal herbs, but there are not so many plants with truly powerful healing properties. Purple sedum rightfully belongs to such miracle herbs, which is what today’s story will be about.

This plant, despite its strong healing properties, is not very popular, because it is quite rare and never creates thickets, such as nettle, meadowsweet, and grasshopper, which are, of course, much easier to harvest.

You can walk for kilometers in search of sedum and never see it, or you can find entire thickets of this plant quite by accident. But this happens so rarely that if you are suddenly lucky enough to find a thicket of purple sedum, consider yourself lucky.

It cannot be said that this plant mainly loves lowlands. It can be found on rocks, on plains or on forest edges. Only one thing can be said with certainty: it will never grow in the field. You can grow it on your own plot, I know that many people do this.

This one has medicinal plant many different names: purple sedum, common sedum, squeaky, young, hare cabbage - all this is one herbaceous perennial from the Crassulaceae family with fleshy, thick roots. The height of the plant reaches up to 70 cm. The leaves sit tightly on the stem, along the edge they are jagged, fleshy and slightly sour in taste. Flowers small size, with five petals. They are collected at the very top of the stem into a wide panicle. The flowering time of sedum is from August until frost.

Medicinal properties of purple sedum

The healing properties of this rare plant- truly unique and recognized by many experts in traditional medicine. This is one of the strongest biogenic stimulants, its activity is many times greater than that of aloe preparations, but unlike aloe, it has no contraindications.

Sedum is one of the most powerful immunostimulating agents, but its effect on the body is very mild, I would even say gentle. You can list a lot of diseases for which treatment with sedum is desirable.

So that you can be convinced of the great healing and medicinal power of this plant, I will list the diseases for which infusions and decoctions of purple sedum are used. So this is:

• All diseases of the bladder and kidneys
• bronchitis
• scurvy
• jaundice
• eczema
• dropsy
• impotence
• stomach ulcer
• tachycardia
• diseases associated with metabolic disorders
• gonorrhea
• diarrhea
• malignant neoplasms
• anemia

Externally, sedum is used for:

• skin rashes
• felons
• skin itching
• rheumatism
• burns
• bone fractures

The most powerful infusion is made from purple sedum. To make it, you need to take the entire plant (roots, stems, leaves), rinse well and dry slightly. Then cut into pieces and pass through a meat grinder. Next, 100 - 150 grams of the crushed mass should be poured with a bottle of vodka and left to infuse for 3 weeks in a dark place. The contents of the bottle need to be shaken occasionally. After 3 weeks, you can strain and store in a dark, cool place.

Take this infusion three times a day, 1 tablespoon before meals. The treatment time depends on the diagnosis and the severity of the disease, but for 1 course it is advisable to drink 1 liter of tincture. If necessary, treatment can be repeated after a 2-week break.

Recipes for using sedum in folk medicine

All parts of the plant are used for treatment. And water infused with fresh sedum leaves is called “living water.” It is used for cuts, burns, bleeding, and for healing old ulcers. Below I will give several recipes for using sedum for a variety of diseases, try it and you can see for yourself the unique healing properties sedum

For infertility in women and cancer of any location

The recipe is quite simple and it’s even more surprising how effective it can be.

• 1 tbsp. Brew a level spoonful of sedum with a glass of boiling water and leave to steep for 2 hours.
• Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day before meals.

For diseases of the bladder, lungs, kidneys, as a pain reliever for pain in the intestines and stomach

• To treat all the diseases mentioned above, you need to pour 20 grams of dried sedum herb with a glass of boiling water and leave for 1 hour.
• Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.

For impotence, general weakness of the body, nervous disorders

• Grind 1 tablespoon of fresh leaves of the plant and pour 1 glass of boiling water, then leave for 4 hours, strain.
• Take 1–2 tablespoons 3–4 times a day before meals.

For the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis

• Pour 50 grams of crushed purple sedum roots into 0.5 liters of vodka and leave for 20 full days.
• Drink 1 teaspoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

For the treatment of epilepsy

• For epilepsy, pour 4 tablespoons of dry herb into 500 ml. water.
• Boil over low heat for no more than 4 minutes, then leave for 1 hour.
• Take 100 ml. 3 – 4 times a day before meals

For heavy periods

• 10 grams of dry roots need to be crushed and poured with a glass of boiling water.
• Then leave for 3 hours.
• Drink 1 - 2 tbsp. spoons no more than 3 times during the day.

For uterine fibroids

• For 2 cups of boiling water, take 3 tablespoons of dried sedum herb.
• Leave for 2 hours, then you can take 100 ml. 3 times a day before meals.

General strengthening agent

• As a strong tonic, you just need to grind the well-dried plant into powder.
• Take this powder 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
• It is best to store it in any glass container, for example a jar.

As an excellent diuretic

• Pour 1 teaspoon of sedum herb into one glass of boiling water and leave in a tightly sealed container for 3 – 4 hours, then strain.
• Take 100 ml 3 times a day after meals.

Contraindications

Unfortunately, this plant also has contraindications. Sedum herb, when taken orally, can increase blood pressure, so patients with it should use it with extreme caution. An overdose can cause headaches, moderate dizziness and overexcitement. Individual intolerance to the plant is also a contraindication.

Purple sedum, unlike caustic sedum, is not poisonous. This is a completely harmless plant. It can be safely used to treat both children and adults. This is truly a real treasure trove of health! If you live outside the city and have your own small piece of land, I highly recommend planting this plant on your plot.

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Living water is a reality. This is what the juice from the fleshy leaves of purple sedum was called in the old days. This magical liquid has the ability to heal the most difficult wounds and old ulcers. The leaves of this plant can also be eaten.

For this reason, it is very popular among raw foodists. Without burdening the stomach, purple sedum is able to saturate the body with energy, while simultaneously cleansing it of metabolic products.

Purple sedum is a perennial herbaceous plants family Crassulaceae. It is succulent, that is, its tissues are able to retain and retain water. The roots of sedum are tuberous. The stem is straight and succulent. Typically the plant consists of several straight stems growing from the soil. The leaves are oval, green and fleshy.

The flowers are collected in inflorescences in the form of a shield and are located at the top of the plant. The color of the flowers is white, pink, crimson or lilac. The calyx is bright green. The flowering of the plant begins in mid-summer and continues until autumn. The plant is pollinated by insects. Fruits in the form of purple leaflets begin to ripen in August. A lot of seeds are formed in the leaflet. They are painted brown.

Purple sedum is common in countries with temperate climate. Prefers to grow on unfavorable sandy, rocky or clay soils. This plant is also bred as an ornamental plant due to its long and bright flowering, as well as its extreme unpretentiousness. Its only weakness is bright open light. Sedum cannot grow in a dark and damp place.

What else is it called?

The Latin name for purple sedum is Hylotelephium telephium. People also call it hare cabbage, living grass or squeaky grass. The plant is completely non-toxic, is a powerful immunostimulant and has the ability to heal numerous human ailments.

Medicinal properties

Purple sedum contains the following unique compounds:

The plant is also rich in ascorbic acid and flavonoids, which act as antioxidants.

Purple sedum has the following medicinal properties:

• activates metabolism;
• stimulates body tissues to regenerate;
• relieves inflammatory processes;
• promotes bone healing during fractures and injuries;
• eliminates warts and papillomas when applied externally;
• resolves tumors, including those of malignant origin.

For women

• relieves infertility;
• helps maintain pregnancy during habitual miscarriages;
• normalizes emotional state.

For men

Sedum purple traditional healers since ancient times it has been used for:

• treatment of impotence;
• prostatitis;
• premature ejaculation.

For children

The plant is ideal for treating children at any age. It may help with the following health problems:

• increased nervous excitability;
• eczema and diathesis;
• pneumonia and tonsillitis. In this case, sedum can enhance the effect of antibiotics and mitigate their toxic effects on the child’s body.

Indications for use

Purple sedum preparations are used in the following cases:

This is far from full list uses of the plant. In the old days, herbalists used it to heal all ailments, believing that purple sedum was able to remove any damage from the human body.

Harm and contraindications

Purple sedum in any form should not be used:

• pregnant and breastfeeding women;
• people with a penchant for high blood pressure and hypertension;
• in case of individual intolerance to the components that make up the plant.

When taking medications from sedum purpurea, you must follow the dosage, since exceeding the dose leads to disruption of the nervous system, nausea, vomiting and dizziness.

Dosage forms

Currently, purple sedum can be purchased on the open market in the form of:

• dry grass. Typically one package contains a small amount of raw materials. This is due to the difficulty in drying the plant, since it contains a lot of liquid that is difficult to evaporate.
• Extract from the leaves and stems of the plant. It's called biosed.
• Tinctures "Skripun - purple sedum".

Dry raw materials can be used to prepare decoctions and infusions, and can also be consumed in powder form.

Popular recipes

At home, sedum can be used in the form of:

• a decoction from the aerial part of a fresh or dried plant;
• decoction of root tubers;
• infusion from the aboveground part of a fresh or dried plant;
• infusion from roots;
• juice from leaves and stems;
• alcohol tincture;
• powder.

Decoction from the aerial part

For this purpose, you need to take 1 g of dry raw materials or 50 g of fresh ones. Then:

In this form, the medicine is taken to increase immunity, also for viral and fungal diseases. The drug in the form of a decoction can also gently stimulate cardiac activity.

For children from one to 10 years of age, the decoction can be given drop by drop, gradually increasing the dose if tolerated well.

Decoction from the root part

To prepare such a medicine, you will only need fresh or frozen sedum roots from the summer for future use. When preparing the drug for one day, you need to take 20 g of fresh tubers. After:

• grind in any way after thoroughly removing traces of soil;
• pour 200 ml of cold water;
• slowly bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Cool, strain and drink throughout the day in three doses.

This decoction strengthens male power, prolonging the time of sexual intercourse. It also restores potency. It can help women during menopause to normalize their emotional state.

Preparation of infusions

Infusions are prepared similarly to decoctions. Only the raw materials are poured with boiling water in a thermos and left for at least three hours.

The medicine from sedum in this form is used to treat inflammatory diseases, as well as for the prevention and treatment of oncology. With long-term use in courses (30 days with a break of two weeks), it can relieve women from infertility.

Men, when methodically treated with an infusion of the roots of sedum purpurea, get rid of such an unpleasant ailment as hemorrhoids.

IMPORTANT! When treating infertility, the first menstruation after starting to take sedum infusion can be very heavy.

Infusions are also recommended for external use for eczema, dermatitis and other skin diseases, including purulent ones. To do this, moisten cotton wool or gauze with the drug and bandage it to the affected area for two hours. Then the bandage needs to be changed.

Alcohol tincture

For this purpose you need:

The drug in this form is effective for the treatment of nervous disorders. You can use it every day in the amount of 20 drops per 30 ml of water. In spring - twice a day.

By diluting the tincture with water in a ratio of 1:4, you can get an excellent lotion for facial skin, which allows you to get rid of comedones and pimples.

Application of juice

In this form, sedum is effective for treating all inflammatory processes in the body and oncology. It is prepared like this:

• squeeze out the juice using a juicer;
• diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1;
• boil for one minute;
• cool.

For the treatment of tumors, this drug is used 10 ml three times a day for three months. A month later the course is repeated. And so on until complete recovery.

For inflammation, drink the prepared juice along with 10 g of honey, 10 ml twice a day.

Externally, the juice can be used in its pure form, without diluting, in the form of lotions and compresses.

REFERENCE! The prepared juice can be frozen for future use in the form of dosed ice cubes, which should then be thawed as needed.

For children, juice in any form can only be used externally due to the strong biological activity of the plant.

Powder dry herb sedum purpurea treats chronic rheumatism, hemorrhoids and periodontal disease. Tibetan healers use it to get rid of gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. The powder is recommended to be consumed in the morning and evening, in an amount of 0.5 g.

Children use the medicine in powder form is not recommended.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding Treatment with sedum purpurea is contraindicated.

Purple sedum, or common sedum, or sedum, or sedum-hare cabbage(Sedum telephium L.= Sedum purpureum L. Schuit) is a perennial herbaceous succulent plant of the Crassulaceae family with fleshy tuber roots. The stems are simple, erect, 20-70 cm high, unbranched, succulent, densely leafy, ending in an inflorescence. Each individual has a single stem or several. The leaves are alternate, oblong, fleshy, juicy, glabrous, glaucous, unequally toothed along the edges; the lower ones are gradually narrowed into a short petiole, the upper ones are sessile, with a rounded base. Purple sedum is distributed over a large area of ​​Eurasia. It is found in many regions of Russia, from the western borders to the Far East, excluding the Arctic belt. It grows mainly in open places, on dry sandy soils: in steppes, on steppe meadows, in light dry forests (for example, in pine forests), on forest edges, clearings, among bushes, on riverbed banks along the river, near roads, on dry clayey and rocky slopes, even on rocks. It settles in forest fires, fallow fields and fallow lands, sometimes it can be found as a weed in crops.

Sedum flowers

Purple sedum flowers collected in an apical dense corymbose inflorescence. The calyx is green, with 5 sharp sepals. The corolla is purple, lilac or pink, maybe almost white, with 5 oblong-lanceolate petals 5-6 mm long. Purple sedum blooms from July to autumn. Accordingly, the fruits begin to ripen in August. Pollination is carried out by insects. In place of each flower, 5 fruits are formed (according to the number of pistils). The fruit is a red or pink five-leafed group, about 6 mm long, with a short spout. There are many seeds in each leaflet, they have a furrowed brownish surface.

Types of sedums

In the western regions of European Russia there is another type of sedum, which is also called sedum hare cabbage, - This sedum prominent, or large (Sedum spectabile (L.)). It is distinguished from purple sedum by its white or yellowish flowers and opposite leaves.
In the Caucasus it is replaced by a closely related species - sedum Caucasian.

Procurement of raw materials

WITH therapeutic purpose use grass and tuberous-thickened roots of purple sedum. The herb is collected during flowering and then dried in well-ventilated attics. Since sedum is juicy succulent plant, retains moisture well and therefore does not dry well. To speed up drying, raw materials can be scalded with boiling water to kill living tissue and deprive them of their water-holding capacity.
The roots are harvested in the fall, shaken off the ground, washed, cut lengthwise, dried in the sun, and then dried in a warm, well-ventilated room.

Application of sedum

Sedum - honey plant

Purple sedum is a good honey plant. Beekeepers value it because the flowers secrete nectar even in dry, hot weather, when many other honey plants stop nectar secretion.

Sedum in landscaping

Purple sedum is used quite widely in landscape gardening. It’s hard to even imagine an alpine hill or rock garden without it. Plants with creeping shoots are used as ground cover - to strengthen retaining walls, for alpine slides, rockeries, ridges, borders, background curtains, various compositions. Species with erect shoots are good for use in mixborders, single landings and groups.

Sedum in cooking

The leaves and young shoots of sedum have a pleasant sour taste and are used to prepare salads, soups, and cabbage soup. They are prepared for future use for the winter by salting and fermenting.

Sedum officinalis

The unique medicinal properties of this plant deserve the highest praise. And, of course, in-depth study and research, especially for use in malignant neoplasms. This is one of biogenic stimulants, exceeding the biological activity of aloe preparations, but without their contraindications. Its antitumor activity is far superior to hemlock and, unlike it, it is absolutely non-toxic. Purple sedum is one of the strongest immunostimulating agents, but it acts on the body not as a whip, but gently, affectionately, sparingly. One can list a great variety of diseases in which the participation of sedum purpurea preparations is desirable.

Sedum and oncology

Cancer of any location. Purple sedum - not to be confused with other types of sedum! —1 tablespoon of crushed raw materials is brewed with a glass of boiling water and left for 2 hours. Take a quarter glass 3-4 times a day. Preserved juice is prescribed 20 drops 3 times a day. Treatment is always carried out in combination with other antitumor and auxiliary plants.

Biosed - purple sedum extract

An extract from the aerial part of this plant - biosed - stimulates metabolic processes and tissue regeneration, increases the amount of total protein in the blood serum while simultaneously increasing the content of albumin, globulins and fibrinogen. It is used as an adjuvant in the treatment of pneumonia, bronchitis, hepatitis and other diseases. It is used for long-term treatment of non-healing wounds and trophic ulcers. Also used in ophthalmological practice and otolaryngology. According to some scientists, the underground mass of purple sedum can also be used to produce biosed. Juice and extract from the sedum herb stimulates the central nervous system, heart function, increasing its contractions, and is used for female infertility and epilepsy.
In folk medicine, an infusion of sedum herbs is used as an anti-inflammatory and tonic for general weakness, impotence, nervous disorders, kidney and bladder diseases. There is evidence that an infusion of sedum leaves in wine promotes longevity and strengthens strength, and water infusion roots help for impotence. Similar to purple sedum, sedum prominent, sedum Caucasian and hybrid sedum are used in folk medicine. Contraindications: sedum purpurea preparations slightly increase blood pressure, and exceeding the dosage can cause short-term overexcitement, and in rare cases, dizziness and headache.

Recommendations for use:

Prophylactic drink Purple sedum has a tonic, restorative, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, anti-scorbutic, stimulating, regenerating effect.

Popularly, the sedum drink is used for colds, female infertility, impotence, rheumatism, pulmonary tuberculosis, and scurvy. And also for diseases of the kidneys and bladder, intestines, epilepsy, joint pain, physical exhaustion, nervous disorders, heart failure.

It has been experimentally established that the extract from sedum herbs weakens or relieves protein metabolism disorders, enhances the regeneration of blood proteins. Plants are used for aching bones and salt deposits. Russian epics told about the complete cure of the hero Ilya Muromets with this plant.

For the treatment of uterine fibroids, creaking herb (purple sedum) 1 tbsp will help. dry chopped herbs pour 10 tbsp. boiling water, leave for an hour, wrapped, then strain, squeeze. Drink 1 tbsp. three times a day for 20 minutes. before meals, with a small amount of water.

He is very useful, and has helped me cope with this or that disease more than once. The plant contains many biologically active substances. All parts of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. Water distilled through fresh leaves is called "living water" and is successfully used in the form of lotions as a wound healing agent for cuts, bruises, bleeding, old ulcers and carbuncles. Freshly crushed grass in the form of a paste is applied to the sore spot and secured with a bandage.

An infusion of herbs is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis . Sedum improves blood composition, is useful for leukemia . Like comfrey, sedum speeds up bone healing for fractures , useful for people after serious illnesses.

I think that men should be interested in sedum, because... uh it is one of the most effective means restoring potency . Sedum will also help women: treats infertility, stops uterine bleeding, especially during menopause.

Heals liver, kidneys, urinary and gall bladder. This plant is useful for heart patients with tachycardia, heart failure, coronary disease. Grass juice washes wounds and ulcers, scrofulous tumors, scab and panaritium . Ointment and herbal poultices are used for old ulcers and hemorrhoids. Sedum helps for nervous mental disorders and epilepsy.

Many healers successfully use sedum for treatment cancer of any location.

For periodontal disease you can simply chew fresh, juicy sedum leaves every day.

He is good for gastrointestinal, colds, eye diseases, fever and anemia .

Aboveground part or wash the entire plant with roots, dry, cut, and pass through a meat grinder. Pour 100 g of crushed mass into 0.5 liters of vodka. Leave in a dark place for 10-15 days, strain and squeeze. Take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day before meals ( drink a few sips of water). The course of treatment depends on the diagnosis and severity of the disease.

Purple sedum is not poisonous. It can be successfully used to treat both adults and children, and even healthy people for prophylactic purposes.