A drooping snakehead

The drooping snakehead is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the herb of this plant and seeds. The concept of grass includes flowers, leaves and stems.
The presence of such valuable medicinal properties is explained by the content of coumarins, flavonoids, essential oil and alkaloids in the composition of the plant. The seeds of this plant contain fatty oil, which contains the following acids: palmitic, stearic, linoleic, oleic and linolenic. It is noteworthy that the sum of aglycones of flavonoids in the experiment has a sedative effect. In addition, it has been proven that the herb extract of this plant is endowed with the ability to manifest antibacterial activity.
As for folk medicine, the infusion and decoction of the herb of the drooping snakehead have become widespread here. Such remedies are recommended for headaches, gastritis, angina pectoris, gastralgia, respiratory infections, pulmonary tuberculosis, asthenia and numerous female diseases. Baths with this plant should be used for rheumatism. In folk medicine, an infusion of the herb of this plant is used for gastroenteritis and nephritis, and gargle with such an infusion should be used for gingivitis and stomatitis.
The seeds of the drooping snakehead are considered a mucous remedy, which is considered similar in its effect to sage-based remedies.
For headaches, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on a drooping snake head: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take one tablespoon of dry crushed grass for one glass of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for twenty to thirty minutes, and then this mixture should be filtered very carefully. Take such a remedy for two tablespoons three to four times a day before the start of a meal.
For gastritis, pulmonary tuberculosis, asthenia, respiratory infections, angina pectoris and headache, the following remedy is used: three tablespoons of dry crushed grass are taken for four hundred milliliters of water. The resulting product is boiled over low heat for several minutes and infused for two hours. Take the resulting remedy one third of a glass three times a day slowly and in sips in a warm form.