Melilot – Melilotus officinalis

The two-year herbaceous plant up to 80-100 cm, leguminous (Fabaceae). The ubiquitous. With medical purposes harvest the grass clover.

The chemical composition of melilot

Grass melilot contains coumarin, coumaric acid, dikumarol, melilotin, melilotovuyu acid, glycoside melilotozid, purine derivatives, fat-like substance, protein, essential oil.

Pharmacological properties melilot

Established experimentally, aqueous extract of clover grass when administered subcutaneously to animals for 10 days increases the latency frantically-lethal doses of strychnine and animal survival. Repeated administration of the extract into increased phagocytic activity of leukocytes, faster the rat liver regeneration after partial removal of the organ. Clover extract contains substances from the group of biogenic stimulators. The pharmacological properties of coumarin determine the biological activity of the plant as a whole.

Coumarin sweet clover drug depresses the central nervous system, g has an anticonvulsant effect. Coumarin, administered to laboratory animals by 30 min after use convulsive agents, significantly weakens or completely suppress seizures. With daily administered to animals with experimental cervical limfangiotromboflebitom coumarin has a protective effect, manifesting itself in the normalization of unconditioned reflexes and the sensitivity of the central nervous system to geksobarbitalu.

Coumarin sweet clover drug increases systolic blood pressure, increases cardiac output, I improves cerebral blood flow and peripheral blood circulation of the abdominal cavity. The improvement of myocardial perfusion and bradycardia observed immediately after injection animals. The clover contains some dnkumarola, of famous anticoagulant widely indirect actions, It was first isolated from the white clover dicumarol currently receiving synthetically.

The use of sweet clover drug in medicine

Melilot recommended as an anticonvulsant, used for angina and coronary thrombosis, It is part of the collection of medicinal plants, used to treat rheumatism. Melilot extract contains vitamin P. Grass clover is more often used in the form of fees (teas).

Formulations melilot, Dosing and Administration

Grass clover part of the softening collection (tea) for poultices in sweet clover patch, promotes resorption and autopsy abscesses and tumors.

Infusion of grass clover medicinal: 10 g (2 tablespoons) raw material is placed in an enamel bowl, Pour 200 ml of hot boiled water, capped and heated in boiling water (in a water bath) 15 m, cooled at room temperature 45 m, filter, wring, volume of the resulting infusion was adjusted with boiled water to 200 ml. The prepared infusion stored in a cool place no more than 2 d.

Take 1 / 2-1 / 3 cup 2-3 times a day as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent.

Grass stored in dry, cool place.