Blue-cyanus is a perennial plant, during the flowering period it resembles a bell. Her color can be different: blue, purple, mauve. Drug weed loves to grow in the forests in the most shady places, along the banks of rivers, in thickets of bushes. She is known by such names as cyanosis azure, dusil, Greek valerian, mother liquor, sorokotsvetochnik, blue tutsan.
Cyanosis is blue, the medicinal properties of which have found use in official and traditional medicine, is valuable for its beneficial qualities, but it also has some contraindications.
Chemical composition
The main source of the healing properties of the plant is the root system. It includes:
- organic acids;
- lipids;
- starch;
- resinous substances;
- fixed oils;
- galactose;
- ash;
- saponins;
- essential oils;
- minerals.
Beneficial features
The blue cyanosis plant, especially its root, is valued for its beneficial properties that have found application in medicine in the manufacture of various preparations:
- anti-inflammatory agent - removes the feeling of pain, inflammation, accelerates the process of treatment of gastrointestinal ulcer;
- wound healing agent - changes the rate of blood clotting, so that it increases; as a result, healing of wounds and ulcers is faster, pain is reduced;
- a remedy for atherosclerosis, a violation of cerebral circulation;
- normalizes the function of the adrenal glands;
- antipruritic agent - used for external treatment of the skin from insect bites, snakes, scrofula, dermatitis;
- sedative - by the soothing properties of cyanosis exceeds valerian root by 8 times;
- bactericidal agent;
- hypnotic;
- improves metabolism;
- expectorant - due to the high content of saponins, which affect the process of sputum liquefaction and easily remove it from the body.
Exquisite properties that will help to cope with cough also have: savory, ivy-shaped budr, silvery silver, marjoram, bitter wormwood, juniper, bruise, lettuce, heather.
Pharmacy drugs
Pharmacies in the free market offer a tablet form of drugs made on the basis of the extract of the cyanu blue herb.
These include:
- sedatives;
- drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers;
- nutritional supplements;
- expectorants;
- blueness root syrup for the treatment of bronchitis and lung diseases.
Did you know? Drugs that contain blue cyanosis are a harmless and natural remedy and, most importantly, they are not addictive.
Collection and storage of therapeutic raw materials
In the pharmaceutical industry, the roots of blue Hypericum are in great demand. The collection of medicinal herbs should be carried out in the autumn, when its ground part fades. It is better to choose plants of the first and second year of life. They are carefully dug, the stems are cut off as needed, the roots are thoroughly washed in cold water. 
If the root is large, then it is cut into several parts. The prepared raw materials are dried in the open air, on the veranda, in the attic, you can also use special drying cabinets at a temperature not exceeding 50 ° C. Ready-to-eat roots become brittle and break easily. Harvested raw materials are sealed in airtight containers and stored for storage in a dry and well-ventilated area. Shelf life of therapeutic raw materials is 24 months.
Recipes of traditional medicine
In folk medicine, preparations from Greek valerian are used to reduce the excitability of the nervous system, reduce the manifestation of nervous tic and seizures, and fight insomnia. In the treatment of pulmonary diseases, tuberculosis decoctions and tinctures on the plant help to cough, hemoptysis decreases or completely stops, sputum is excreted from the body.
The catnip, verbena officinalis, echinacea, goji berries, garlic, marigold, nutmeg, white mulberry, levzeya will help to cope with insomnia.
Tinctures help in the treatment of headaches, insomnia, facilitate the manifestation of unpleasant symptoms during menopause. Decoction and extracts from sorokotsvetochnika relieve swelling, ulcers, remove the sand from the body.
Did you know? Powder from the stems and flowers of blue St. John's wort is also used to treat wounds from the bites of animals that are infected with rabies, and the infusion of them is used for dysentery.
Decoction
Even a strong cough can be overcome with a decoction of the blue-cyanus roots. With it, acute and chronic diseases of the lungs and bronchi are successfully treated. The results are noticeable fairly quickly, while this fluid is useful for the entire respiratory system. In addition, the decoction copes with the treatment of such diseases as epilepsy. To prepare the broth take 2 tablespoons of the roots of blue St. John's wort and a glass of boiling water. On the water bath protomit for 15 minutes, insist 1 hour. The fluid must be drained, and then restore the initial volume of broth by adding boiled water. Should take 1 tablespoon after meals, preferably at least 3 times a day.
Important! Treatment of epilepsy cannot be combined with alcohol intake. There have been cases that after successful treatment of epilepsy with cyanosis blue drugs, people returned to their previous lifestyle, with alcohol, and epilepsy attacks returned.
Infusion
Infusion of blue Hypericum treat colds. To prepare the infusion, you need to grind 6 g of dry cyanosis roots and pour them with a glass of water. Insist on for 1 hour. Infusion take 1 tablespoon after eating three times a day.
Alcohol tincture
Alcoholic tincture of cyanosis blue has found application in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Herbal bioactive properties also help in the treatment of nervous disorders. Effectively enough tincture fights cough, manifestations of bronchitis and bronchospasms. 
To prepare it, take 10 g of the roots of Greek valerian, crushed into powder and pour a glass of alcohol. All this should be placed in a dark place for 2 weeks infused. From time to time, the tincture must be shaken, mixing well. After 14 days, the finished tincture is filtered. The drug is taken 15 drops 3 times a day.
Powder
The roots of cyanosis can be crushed into powder. Store it in a tightly closed container, in a dry ventilated place. In the future, it is prepared decoctions and tinctures.
Contraindications and side effects
The grass called bluebush blue has found wide use in getting rid of many ailments, but there are also contraindications to its use:
- pregnant women;
- allergy sufferers;
- people with individual intolerance to plants;
- people who have high blood pressure;
- women during lactation;
- people who have a tendency to form blood clots and who suffer from varicose veins.
Important! It is forbidden to take infusions and decoctions of valerian Greek fasting.
If you exceed the permissible norms of taking medications based on cyanosis root, headaches, weakness, feeling of dizziness, shortness of breath, vomiting, lethargy, drowsiness are possible. 
Blue cyanosis plant is an effective expectorant, it dilutes sputum well, removes it from the body, softens the exhausting cough. Another property that is highly valued by the plant is sedative action. This herb is included in sedatives and is used in the treatment of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
