Budra Ivy-shaped.

Budra Ivy-shaped

A perennial herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family, up to 60 cm long. The stem is tetrahedral, rooting. Flowering shoots erect.

The leaves are petiolate, opposite, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, crenate along the edge, covered with sparse hairs. Blooms in April - August. The flowers are blue or light purple, two-lipped, irregular in shape.

The fruit is dry, breaking into four nuts. Ripens in June.

Budra ivy is common in the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

It grows in fields, among bushes, in water meadows, in gardens and orchards. Unpretentious, it can be easily cultivated.

The medicinal raw material is the aerial part of the plant.

Budra is collected during the flowering period, cutting off the stems at a height of 5-10 cm from the ground, withering in the sun and drying in the shade, turning over often. The finished raw material tastes bitter and pungent. Store in closed glass or cardboard containers for 1 year.

Budra contains essential oil, saponins, resins, choline, vitamin C, tannins and bitter substances.

The plant has anti-sclerotic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, wound-healing and anti-cold effects, stimulates appetite, improves digestion. It is used for brochitis, inflammation of the lungs, mucous membranes of the stomach and small intestine, kidneys, liver and bladder.

If there is sand in the gallbladder, budra not only relieves inflammation, but also promotes the passage of small stones with a diameter of 1-2 mm.

To prepare the infusion, pour 1 teaspoon of the herb into 250 g of hot water, boil for 1-2 minutes, leave for 30 minutes and filter through two or three layers of gauze. Take in equal portions throughout the day.

For the treatment of skin dermatoses, ulcers, boils, inflammation of the joints and bone fractures, freshly crushed steamed herb or its concentrated infusion is prescribed. The moistened napkin or steamed leaves are lightly wrung out, placed on the sore spot, covered with wax paper and bandaged. The dressing is changed 2 times a day.

To prepare the infusion, pour 1 tablespoon of raw material into 1 glass of hot water, boil in a water bath in a closed enamel container for 15 minutes, leave for 45 minutes, filter and bring the volume to the original volume. To take a bath, 2 liters of infusion are diluted 3 times.

As an expectorant, budra is used in a mixture with European hoof and cocklebur.

To prepare the decoction, pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture into 3 glasses of hot water, boil for 3 minutes and leave for 30 minutes. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day after meals.