MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF THE WHEATGRASS PLANT. PART 1.

       Introduction.

       According to numerous requests from our readers and viewers, we have received a request to tell us about the medicinal properties of the Wheatgrass plant. The «Aruba Wellness Center» (Center for the Development of Health and Longevity) and the ANNO of the «International Academy of Sciences» will be happy to do this. This material is a compilation of texts from various articles, links to which I will definitely indicate at the end of the narration. So, I did not discover anything new, but only systematized the information of the knowledge of our ancestors from traditional medicine, and how it turned out and whether it turned out at all is up to you to judge. I am glad that many people have become interested in the knowledge of our ancestors about the Nature that surrounds us and understand that the one who created this world thought through everything to the smallest detail and gave humanity everything necessary for health and longevity. All that remains for us is to remember this knowledge and successfully apply it in everyday life. There are no incurable diseases, there is only a lack of information on how to eradicate them. Here is what the great physician Abu Ali ibn Sina (Avicenna) said about medicinal herbs:

       «There is no plant that is not medicinal. There is no disease that plants cannot cure».

       In his work «The Canon of Medical Science», he described 900 herbal medicines he had studied and how they could be used. The founder of medicine, doctor Hippocrates, said:

       «Medicine is the art of imitating the healing effects of nature».

       Based on these two postulates alone, I personally do not understand why modern doctors have a skeptical attitude towards natural healing and traditional medicine. Hippocrates believed that medicinal plants owe their action to a certain, optimal combination of all its components, and therefore plants should be consumed in the form in which Nature created them, that is, in the form of juices, decoctions, teas, extracts and tinctures. This opinion has prevailed in medicine for thousands of years, that is, to take the existence of a Vedic civilization as a starting point. In addition to these great healers, the famous ancient Roman physician and pharmacist Claudius Galen was engaged in the science of medicinal properties of plants. He proposed to separate the useful principle in plants from the unnecessary and created a technology for the manufacture of medicinal products from plant raw materials. V. S. Kralin, Professor of the ANNO «International Academy of Sciences», member of the Scientific Council of the ANNO «International Academy of Sciences», Candidate of Technical Sciences, «Honored Inventor of Russia», repeated something similar, using an infra-frequency generator to extract a special concentration of medicinal substances from plants. These drugs have not lost their great practical importance in medicine even today. In Orthodox and Vedic Russia, they said:

       «The potion grows for every disease».

       Our ancestors of the Proto-Slavic ancient civilization widely used herbs to treat diseases. This was mainly done by magi, witches, witches (this image has no negative meaning and it means like a leading mother) and healers. The first doctor in Russia from official medicine at that time was the Greek John Smer, invited to Kiev by Vladimir Monomakh. The first medicines were various dried herbs. One of the first books devoted to plants and their characteristics was «The Herbalist of Local and Local Potions», published in 1588. This treatise was the next stage in the centuries-old development of herbal medicine. The Russian academician Ivan Lepekhin (1740-1802) said:

       «A new light would shine on the art of medicine if the powers and actions of plants were known».

       The scientist strongly urged to expand the use of domestic medicinal herbs for the treatment of diseases. In his «Daily notes of the travels of Doctor and associate of the Academy of Sciences Ivan Lepekhin in different provinces of the Russian state», he mentions 600 species of plants, many of which he himself sketched. A botanist, physician and chemist, I. G. Gmelin described more than 1 000 species of medicinal plants. The Russian agronomist and publicist A. T. Bolotov published about 500 articles on the use of medicinal plants in the magazine «Economic Store». A great contribution to the study of flora was made by the Soviet scientist S. P. Botkin, who discovered hundreds of plant species suitable for the treatment of patients. For the treatment of a number of serious diseases, for example, cardiovascular, gastric, and some diseases of the nervous system, exclusively herbal medicines are used. The simplest of these are powders, which are crushed parts of plants. The dried medicinal raw materials are ground in a mortar or in a coffee grinder, and in this form are taken orally or used to powder wounds and ulcers. Infusions and decoctions, which are water extracts, are very often prepared from herbal medicinal raw materials. Infusions are usually prepared from leaves, flowers, stems, and decoctions from roots, bark, and rhizomes. One of the main tasks of the «Aruba Wellness Center» (Center for the Development of Health and Longevity) and the ANNO of the «International Academy of Sciences» is the systematization of ancestral knowledge about Nature and the world around us, about understanding the use of certain plants for a healthy lifestyle and achieving maximum longevity. There should be an understanding among people that a healthy human condition is nothing more than harmony within ourselves, harmony with the natural world around us, and only with the totality of this knowledge will we live long, happily and be healthy.

       Description of the Wheatgrass plant.

       Wheatgrass grows on almost all continents: Africa, Eurasia, North and South America. It belongs to the cereal family. One of the best fodder plants for livestock and birds. It can produce hay up to 60 quintals per hectare. It is a difficult-to-eradicate weed, a real disaster for gardeners and agronomists. The rhizomes are long and creeping, lying at a depth of up to 15 centimeters. The height of the stem is up to 150 centimeters. The leaves are glabrous, flat, linear, up to 40 centimeters long, up to 10 millimeters wide at the base of the plant and up to 8 millimeters higher along the stem. The flowers are collected in spikelets. It blooms in June and July. It grows on plains and mountains, usually on fairly rich, sometimes saline soils of varying degrees of moisture. It is found in flood meadows. in community with other cereals. In floodplain meadows and deposits, it predominates in the grasslands.

       For an ordinary man in the street who does not have any knowledge in this area, Wheatgrass will be a weed that needs to be eradicated and burned out with a hot iron. This statement is partly true, but only partly. What's interesting is that this is a wonderful plant with certain medicinal properties that have been known in folk medicine since time immemorial. Folk names: breadbasket, rye, rye weasel, dander, root-grass, dog grass, worm-grass. But, despite its harmfulness, Wheatgrass can also bring great benefits. Avicenna in the «Canon of medical Science» wrote about the creeping Wheatgrass:

       «It is useful for fresh wounds if applied to them, especially its root, which has the property of healing. It prevents the occurrence of any kind of catarrh. Squeezed juice of it, boiled with honey or wine - both are taken in equal amounts by weight - is an excellent medicine for the eye. This medicine is made up like this: they take the squeezed juice of an apple, half of its amount of myrrh, a third of pepper and a third of frankincense and mix it. It's a wonderful medicine that should be kept in a copper box».

       Chemical composition of Wheatgrass, stem and leaves:

       - ascorbic acid,

       - carotene,

       - Alanine.

       Chemical composition of the rhizome:

       - avenin,

       - triticin C12H22O11 polysaccharide,

       - ascorbic acid,

       - fruits,

       - fatty oils,

       - malic acid,

       - levuleza,

       - fructose,

       - magnet and other carbohydrates,

       - glucovaniline,

       - saponin,

       - carotene,

       - agropyrene C12H12,

       - silicic acid,

       - iron,

       - amino acid,

       - sodium,

       - calcium,

       - inositol,

       - inulin,

       - Valin,

       - pectin,

       - glycosides,

       - protein substances,

       - essential oil.

       As we can see, Wheatgrass contains substances that can quite successfully resist diseases such as diabetes, have a positive effect in the treatment of vision, be a preventive drug for cancer, and so on. But that's not all. Few people know, but during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, this plant saved many thousands of lives from starvation and helped people a lot. Bread was baked from the floor of the wheatgrass roots and porridges were cooked. Knowledgeable people survived precisely because of him, but the ignorant faced an unenviable fate. They dug out the rhizomes, dried them, ground them, and prepared flour from which they made bread, a kind of bread. But it was he who helped them survive when hunger reigned around. In this difficult time, we need to preserve this knowledge about medicinal herbs and be able to use them, saving and helping other people who are dying in hard times.

       Medicinal properties of Wheatgrass.

       Medicinal products from the rhizomes of Creeping Wheatgrass have diuretic, blood-purifying properties, which is especially important when we are constantly sprinkled with «heavenly joy», enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic and mild laxative properties. It is unlikely that there is such an ailment that they would not try, one way or another, to fight with its help. The most important indications for the use of Wheatgrass rhizomes in folk medicine:

       - anemia,

       - rickets,

       - lung diseases,

       - urinary retention,

       - diseases of the liver and gall bladder,

       - inflammation of the stomach and intestines,

       - rheumatism and gout,

       - oncology,

       - diabetes mellitus,

       - skin rashes,

       - complaints related to menstruation and more.

       In bronchial diseases, due to the presence of silicic acid, it can be used for metabolic problems, rheumatism and gout. The main field of application of Wheatgrass is the so-called blood purification, when slags are removed from the body with increased outflow of water. At the same time, all the components act together, both vitamins and minerals, saponins and related compounds. Tea is mainly used, which is regularly drunk for several weeks, 1 cup 2 times a day. There are the following areas of application of Wheatgrass rhizomes: to increase urination during inflammatory processes in the urinary tract; as an additive in the treatment of catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. Medicinal baths with an infusion of Wheatgrass herb are useful for diathesis, hemorrhoids and rickets. In scientific medicine, Wheatgrass rhizomes are used as a salt metabolism regulator, enveloping, expectorant, diaphoretic, laxative, diuretic and blood purifier. Traditional medicine recommends rhizomes and juice of fresh leaves for acute respiratory viral infections, bronchitis and various types of pneumonia.

       Wheatgrass is a good remedy for diseases associated with impaired salt metabolism, metabolic arthritis and osteochondrosis. Preparations of creeping Wheatgrass quickly cure furunculosis, help with juvenile acne and other skin diseases. For skin diseases, diathesis, rickets, hemorrhoids, Wheatgrass baths are indicated, the course of treatment is 15 baths. Wheatgrass is eaten by cats and dogs. It has an anthelmintic effect. Wheatgrass is used for liver diseases, hepatitis, lipodystrophy, cirrhosis, gallbladder and bile duct diseases, gallstone diseases. In addition, the systematic intake of the plant helps to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. It is believed that silicic acid, which is found in Wheatgrass, promotes accelerated tissue regeneration, strengthens capillary walls, and reduces inflammatory processes. Creeping wheatgrass is effective for vulgar acne and other skin diseases. It is used in the complex treatment of eczema, neurodermatitis, pruritus, urticaria, collagenosis, baldness, graying of hair.

       Due to the presence of sugars and vitamins, Wheatgrass is a nutritious, tonic, restorative, sleep-enhancing and appetite-enhancing remedy. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and malignant tumors. Traditional medicine uses Wheatgrass to treat various body systems, ranging from metabolic diseases, gout and rheumatism to pathologies of digestion, cardiovascular system, genitourinary system and oncology, which is especially important in modern realities of life. A cup of Wheatgrass tea will help with fatigue and feeling tired. Wheatgrass has been found to be effective in eliminating the effects of radiation, and it is prescribed as an additional remedy for radiation sickness.

       Types of medicinal compositions from Wheatgrass. Juice, steam, decoction, bath and tincture of Wheatgrass.

       Traditional healers use Wheatgrass in the form of tea, juice, decoction, infusion and tablets. Liquids are taken both inside and outside, in the form of baths, compresses and lotions. Tablets are taken orally only. As a matter of fact, these are far from the pills in our understanding, as everyone is used to. Folk healers prepare them from the juice of the aboveground part of the plant, for which they pass the leaves and stems through a meat grinder, or smash them in a blender. Juice is squeezed out of the resulting mass, which is then soaked in bread and rolled into small balls. Taking these pills for a month restores the body's immune forces, improves well-being, normalizes metabolism and the activity of the digestive system.

       When making juice, Wheatgrass stalks are needed, which are thoroughly washed, scalded with boiling water, and passed through a meat grinder. The resulting mass is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1, squeezed and boiled for 3-5 minutes on low heat. If the juice needs to be stored for a long time, pour 50-50 vodka over it and put it in a cold place, tightly closing the dishes.

       When preparing a steam, 60 grams of Wheatgrass rhizomes are required, which are poured with 1 liter of boiling water. This partner is taken for many breast diseases, and is also used for baths for skin diseases.

       To make the broth, take 2 tablespoons of raw materials (depending on the disease, it can be a rhizome or leaves), pour 1 cup of hot water, boil for up to 10 minutes, cool, filter and squeeze. To enhance the expectorant effect, 1 teaspoon of Mother-and-stepmother flowers, Mullein and Elderberry leaves are added to the rhizomes of Wheatgrass. Also, with the help of a decoction, microclysms with a volume of up to 60 milliliters are prescribed for the night. To prepare a strong broth, take 4 tablespoons of crushed rhizomes, pour 1 cup of hot water, boil for 5 minutes and filter. The broth is prepared only for one day, as it quickly deteriorates. The same decoction is used to prepare baths in which children are bathed during diathesis.

       When preparing a bath from Wheatgrass, 100 grams of Wheatgrass and Burdock rhizomes are used, which are placed in an enameled bucket, poured with 5 liters of hot water and boiled for 10 minutes. It is recommended to take such a bath for various skin diseases at least once a week. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes. It is also recommended to combine baths with taking a decoction inside.

       The infusion of Wheatgrass is obtained as follows. It is necessary to grind the dry rhizome. Pour 2 large spoons of raw materials with half a liter of boiling water. Cover with a saucer or lid and leave to infuse for 8 hours. Drink the finished product 20 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner, preheated to a warm state.

       Collection, drying and storage of raw wheat grass.

       Despite the differences in the types of Wheatgrasses, they are all suitable for medicinal use. Traditional healers know that it is best to dig out the rhizomes either in spring or autumn. In autumn at the end of August-September, less often in spring. This is the easiest way to use weeds dug up in the garden. The rhizomes should be thoroughly shaken off from the soil, rinsed first in a basin to make it easier to wipe them from the grains of sand, and then rinsed with water directly from the tap. When harvesting rhizomes, they are cleaned of stems, leaf sheaths and roots. To dry the roots well, you can first put them out in a sunny place for a while, preferably when it's windy outside. Then it is necessary to move them to a shaded place, on the veranda, where there is a draft, so that the wind blows over the medicinal raw materials.

       You can dry it using a dryer at temperatures up to 70 ° C, often turning and stirring. In this case, it is necessary to cut the roots a little to make it easier to stack. It can also be dried by laying out a thin layer directly in the Sun. After drying, the rhizomes are stacked and carefully ground by hand, while the small roots break off, the remains of the soil and leaves crumble. After grinding, the garbage is sifted out, or simply one rhizome is selected from the pile, leaving the garbage on the table. Drying is considered complete when the rhizomes do not bend, but when bent, they fold at an acute angle. The smell of the raw materials is absent, the taste is sweet. Dried rhizomes can be stored for a maximum of 2 years. At the same time, it is necessary to observe the rules of storage, to put them in plywood boxes or in canvas bags. Rhizomes are stored like any carbohydrate raw material in a well-sealed container.

       to be continued…

       Valery Anatolyevich Sivokon, Head of the «Prometheus» Research Group, full member of the «Russian Geographical Society», full member and Chairman of the Academic Council of the «International Academy of Sciences», representative of the «Aruba Wellness Center» in Russia.