Zmeiny mountaineer, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Snake Mountain (Polygonum bistorta)
The rhizomes of Gorts zmeinoy contain a large amount of tannins, gallic, ellagic and ascorbic acids, catechins, proteins, pigments, glucose, potassium oxalate, calcium oxalate, trace elements.

Preparations of rhizomes are used as a strong astringent in various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by diarrhea of a non-infectious nature. There are also indications about the hemostatic and anti-inflammatory action of the mountain snake.

A decoction of rhizomes is used for rinsing the mouth and lubricating the gums with gingivitis, stomatitis and washing wounds.

In folk medicine, a decoction of rhizomes is recommended for intestinal disorders, peptic ulcer disease of the stomach and duodenum, heavy menstruation, gastric bleeding, inflammation of the gall bladder and bladder. Externally - for rinsing the mouth with inflammation of the mucous membrane, loosening of the gums, toothache, for lotions for burns, bleeding wounds and douching for whiteheads.
Treatment of diseases
Gorets zmeiny is used in the treatment of the following diseases:
• Cholecystitis
• Whites
• Cystitis
• Toothache
• Diarrhea
• Ulcer disease of the stomach and duodenum
• Burn
• Stomatitis
• Gingivitis
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Snake mountain - for dyspepsia, intestinal, pulmonary, gastric, uterine bleeding, gastric and duodenal ulcers, dysentery, rectal fissures, cholecystitis, gallstone disease, chronic pancreatitis.
Pour 20 grams of crushed roots with 1 glass of water, boil over low heat for 30 minutes, infuse for 45 minutes, strain, bring the volume back to the original volume. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day before meals.
With stones of the urinary and gall bladders, cysts, cholecysts, colpitis
Pour 20 grams of roots with 1 liter of water, boil over low heat for 20 minutes, insist for 1 hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
With diarrhea, dysentery, colic, gas
15 grams of root pour 200 ml. boiling water in a thermos, infuse for 8 hours, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
Tea
2 teaspoons of the root pour 1/4 liter of boiling water in a thermos, infuse for 5 hours, shaking periodically, strain. Take 1 cup hot once a day.
Wine powder. With colitis
Grinds the roots to a powder state. Pour 2.5 liters of dry red wine over 25 grams of powder, simmer for 10 minutes at a very low boil, insist until cool, strain. Take 1/4 glass 4 times a day.
Wine tincture. When poisoning
Pour 20 grams of crushed roots with 1 liter of dry white wine, insist in a warm, dark place for 8 hours, periodically shaking, strain. Take 2-3 small sips 5-8 times a day.
Compresses. With furunculosis, ulcers
Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water over 15 grams of roots, boil at a low boil for 20 minutes, infuse for 1 hour, strain. Soak a small terry cloth in warm infusion and apply to the affected area for 20-60 minutes 2-3 times a day.
Rinsing with stomatitis, gingivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis
Pour 4 teaspoons of crushed roots with 1 glass of boiling water, infuse for 20 minutes, strain. Rinse the mouth and throat with a warm infusion 3-6 times a day.
Douching with colpitis, vaginitis, white hair
Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water over 15 grams of crushed root, insist for 1 hour, strain. Douche 1-2 times a day with a warm infusion.
A recipe for easing smoking cessation: pour 200 ml of boiling water over 10g of dry, crushed rhizomes of the mountain snake, boil for 10 minutes, infuse for half an hour, strain. Rinse your mouth (do not drink!) with the infusion 4-5 times a day before smoking. At the same time, nausea and vomiting appear, producing disgust for tobacco.
Contraindications. Internal reception of decoctions and infusions of Gorts snake is contraindicated in: Diseases of the bladder and kidneys, occurring in the acute stage; Constipation; Hypersensitivity to the plant; Pregnancy.