Wild Cereals

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Wild cereals

Poaceae (Poaceae, formerly Gramineae) are one of the largest families of flowering plants. Cereals include many of the most important cultivated plants - wheat, rye, corn, rice, etc. However, a huge number of wild species of cereals grow in nature.

Parts of wild cereals used: a mixture of inflorescences, seeds, crushed stems and leaves of various meadow plants - wheatgrass, bromegrass, perennial chaff, meadow fescue, timothy, foxtail, fragrant spikelet. In folk medicine, such a mixture is called “hay blossom”.

The collection of hay blossoms is carried out as follows: the mown hay from the meadows is sifted several times, removing coarse parts, sand, dust and soil. The remaining parts of inflorescences, leaves, seeds and small pieces of stems are stored in a dry place. In rural areas, “hay blossom” is often understood as all parts of plants that cannot be picked up by a pitchfork on the threshing floor.

The active ingredients in hay blossom are varied and depend on the specific set of plants. These can be flavonoids, tannins, essential oils, coumarins, fumarocoumarins, etc.

In folk medicine, hay blossom is used to prepare baths, compresses, and bandages. These remedies help with muscle pain, rheumatism, and colds. Hay color stimulates blood circulation and metabolism.

To prepare baths and compresses, hay blossom is poured with boiling water or steamed. Use with caution on open wounds and acute inflammation. In general, side effects are rare, and allergic reactions are sometimes possible.

Thus, wild cereals are a valuable natural source of biologically active substances, which have long been used in folk medicine.