Cornflower is a flower with healing properties. Cornflower (Centaurea): description and types of flower in the photo

Cornflower (Centaurea) herbaceous annual or perennial from the Asteraceae (Asteraceae) family.

Origin

Cornflower is widespread in the temperate zone of Eurasia, northern Africa and the Americas. The cornflower genus includes about 500 species of plants; more than 150 species of cornflower grow in our country. IN agriculture meadow cornflowers are considered malicious weeds that infest wheat fields. Gardeners enjoy growing unpretentious and bright flowers in the flower beds.

Description

The plant forms herbaceous branched bushes, from 30 cm to a meter in height. Cornflower flowering begins at the end of May and lasts until autumn. The color of the flowers can be blue, bright blue, white, pink, purple.

Types and varieties

You can appreciate the variety of cornflower species from the presented photos of the flower.

1. Blue cornflower. The popular names of this most common cornflower in our gardens are: cornflower, commotion, bell ringer. The plant is an annual plant, reaches a height of 60 cm, the leaves are elongated, grayish-green. Flowers can be single or double, blue, pink, light blue or white. Varieties:
   Alba is a variety with double snow-white flowers;
   The anniversary stone is a cornflower, 20 cm high, with bright blue flowers;
   Azuria - double flowers have a bright blue tint;
   Carmina - cornflower with bright red or dark pink double flowers;
   Blyaur Bush – low-growing variety flower with blue inflorescences.

   

2. Mountain cornflower. Annual, 80 cm high. Flower baskets are single, 7–8 cm in size, white, blue or pink.

   

3. Cornflower meadow. The species is widespread in meadows and fields in the central zone of our country. The height of the plant is 80 cm, the foliage is elongated, blue in color. The flowers are 4 cm in size, purple, white or light blue.

   

4. Russian cornflower. Perennial, with a powerful taproot and weakly branched stem, up to 130 cm high. Cornflower inflorescences are yellow, reaching a diameter of 6 – 7 cm.

   

5. Large-headed cornflower. The plant is a perennial, with bright yellow flowers, 5 cm in size. Flowering lasts from the beginning of summer until autumn.

   

6. Phrygian cornflower. The height of the stems of this species reaches a height of 70 – 80 cm. The flowers are pink or purple.

   

Preparing the soil and choosing a place for cornflower

For cornflower, choose the most sunny areas flower garden The plant can also exist in a slight shade, but flowering will be sparse and growth will be slow.

Cornflower is unpretentious to soils, although it loves loose fertile soils with a neutral reaction. Acidic soils must be limed or dolomite flour, wood ash. It is useful to scatter ash around perennial plants every year, followed by shallow loosening of the soil.

Unnecessarily heavy soil improved by adding sand, up to 10 kg per 1 sq. meter. Well-rotted manure or compost is applied to all types of soil at a dose of 8–10 kg per square area. Organic matter can be replaced with a full complex of mineral fertilizers for flowers, applying it according to the instructions.




Reproduction

You can get cornflowers on your property: by sowing them with seeds, planting a root cutting, or propagating them by cuttings.

Annual varieties of cornflowers are propagated by seeds. In the southern regions, flowers reproduce well by self-sowing. IN middle lane, the seeds are sown directly into the ground in April. At first, the crops are covered with film or lutrasil. Caring for seedlings is simple: moderate watering (it is important to avoid excessive moisture), loosening the soil and protecting from frost by throwing covering material over the plantings.




If the spring turns out to be cold and protracted, cornflower is sown at home in soil consisting of a mixture garden soil and sand. It is important to provide cornflower seedlings with a cool temperature, no higher than +15, then the plants will be strong and healthy.

Seedlings are placed in open ground at a distance, depending on the height of the adult plant. Low-growing cornflowers are planted at intervals of 15 - 20 cm, tall ones - up to half a meter.

Perennial varieties of cornflower can be sown with seeds before winter (in October), or in spring, after mandatory stratification.

Perennial cornflowers are easiest to propagate by dividing the bush. In early spring(April) or in August, after flowering. The bush is dug up, the above-ground part is cut off (if division occurs at the end of summer), and divided with pruning shears or sharp knife into parts. The delenki are immediately planted in a new place and watered abundantly. Perennial cornflowers are recommended to be replanted every 3 to 4 years.

Cornflower cuttings are cut from plants at the beginning of summer and rooted in a bed with loose soil, with a predominance of sand or perlite. A greenhouse is installed above the plantings. The cuttings are regularly watered and ventilated. On permanent place rooted seedlings are placed next spring.

Care

Cornflower unpretentious plant, even an inexperienced gardener can care for it. Immediately after planting, young plants need watering and loosening. Adult plants are watered only in extreme heat.
Annual forms of cornflower do not require fertilizing. For perennials, two feedings are carried out per year: in early spring, the soil in the flower garden is mulched with humus, and at the beginning of flowering, the plants are watered with a solution of complete mineral fertilizer for flowers.

It is better to cut off faded cornflower buds so as not to spoil the appearance of the flower and not to weaken the plant by ripening the seeds. Tall varieties cornflower requires garter to supports. Cornflowers can suffer from certain fungal infections, such as Fusarium wilt.

Disease prevention consists of maintaining the distance between plants, maintaining a watering regime and regular loosening. Affected plants are removed from the flower garden and burned. For the winter, cornflowers are not covered perennials; the plant overwinters well under snow cover.

Cornflower in a flower garden

Tall cornflowers are planted in the background of mixborders; they go well with delphiniums, sage, and aconites. Meadow and other medium-sized cornflowers look harmonious in flower beds natural style, and are combined with chamomile, cinquefoil, cereals, and poppies.

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Cornflowers are beautiful, bright, graceful perennials that are loved by many connoisseurs of garden ornamental crops.

general characteristics

Cornflower is a genus of herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae family. It has an inflorescence in the form of baskets with small blue, white, pink, red flowers. Cornflowers are annual or perennial flowers with double or semi-double inflorescences, having narrow leaf blades and a stem up to eighty centimeters high. The flowering period is from early summer to September. Ornamental plant unpretentious, not afraid low temperatures and arid climates, loves the sun's rays.

Spreading

Decorative perennial grows in Europe, Asia, USA, North Africa.

Varieties and types

In total, there are up to five hundred varieties of both annual and perennial cornflowers in the world.

Varieties of annual cornflower

• A group of blue cornflowers has a stem up to 65-80 centimeters high;
• The stems of the variety of low-growing cornflowers are 20-30 centimeters;
• Musk cornflower flowers look like small pompoms of various colors.

Varieties of perennial cornflower

• Whitened cornflower. Grows to approximately sixty centimeters: the Steenbergii variety has large raspberry-colored flowers with a white center; more larger flowers John Coutts, they are pink with a yellow center;
• Large-headed cornflower (80-150 cm), in which yellow “balls” bloom on thick stems;
• Mountain cornflower (40-60 cm), in May - July produces abundant feathery white, pink or lilac flowers.

Growing

Cornflower should be planted in non-acidic and crumbly soil with average moisture. Before planting, heavy soil is improved with river sand and fertilized with organic fertilizers.

Seeds are usually sown in mid-spring, on dug up and leveled areas of soil warmed by the sun. Sprinkle a thin layer of soil on top. After which the seeds are carefully watered. The first shoots appear after seven days. When planting in winter, the seeds are planted in October - November, and it is not necessary to cover them.

Strong seedlings are obtained if sowing is done in mid-late March. When growing them, it is better to use hollow cups pressed from peat and filled with a nutrient substrate. During this period, the seedlings are systematically watered and provided with sufficient light. Seedlings directly into peat pots planted in the soil. This is usually done at the end of April. Before planting, the seedlings are well saturated with moisture.

The distance between perennials should be 20 - 55 cm. In this case, the bushes will be lush. It is also important to know that the higher the stem, the greater the distance should be between perennial specimens. With strong thickening, the plants stretch out and lose their decorative effect. After 55 - 65 days, the first buds bloom.

Care

Caring for the plant is not difficult. They should be watered sparingly as the soil dries. Excessive moisture leads to soaking of the roots and death of the flower.

Every two to three weeks, cornflowers should be fed with complex mineral fertilizers. This guarantees lush flowering and active growth of greenery. In order to ensure a good wintering, perennial bushes need pre-winter feeding. This procedure allows cornflowers to tolerate unfavourable conditions winter and early spring guarantees rapid growth and abundant flowering in the warm season. Prevent illness throughout growing season periodically sprinkling the stems and leaves with crushed wood ash. Don't forget about weeding.

At the end of flowering, it is necessary to collect the ripened seeds of the plants. If seed collection is not intended, then in order to save attractive appearance bushes, faded buds should be removed.

Perennial cornflowers are adapted to transplantation. It is best to replant them in late summer or spring.

Reproduction

Perennials reproduce:

• By seeds: sowing and self-sowing;
• By dividing adult bushes in August or March.

Before dividing, the bush is removed from the ground, and ground shoots are shortened by 10 centimeters from the base. The roots are thoroughly washed and cut into pieces. The rhizomes must have daughter buds. Before planting them, the soil is mixed with compost.

The seedlings obtained by self-sowing are carefully removed from the soil together with the earthen clod in the spring and transplanted to another, permanent place.

Use in folk medicine

Blue cornflower is a slightly poisonous plant, as it contains:

• Hydrocarbon-containing substances of an organic nature;
• Colored plant glycosides;
• Resins;
• Tannins;
• Nitrogen-containing compounds;
• Organic acids;
• Slime;
• Bitterness;
• Sahara;
• Unsaturated hydrocarbon;
• Vitamin C;
• Mineral salts;
• Oil.

In medicine, cornflower is used primarily as a diuretic. Medicinal compositions from this medicinal plant they relieve pain, heal wounds, relieve inflammation, fever and spasms, cause accelerated bowel movements and dilute stools (will also help), increase bile and sweat formation. Medicines are taken for menstrual irregularities, accumulation of transudate in any of the body cavities, icteric discoloration of the skin, and diarrhea. Powder from dried cornflower leaves reduces swelling. Perennial is used in the treatment of:

• Kidney nephrosis;
• Inflammation of the urethra;
• Bladder;
• Renal pelvis;
• Edema;
• Urolithiasis;
• Kidney pathologies.

The flowers of the plant can be used for diseases of the digestive tract, biliary tract and liver.

Application in landscape design

In flower beds, cornflowers look great with herbaceous perennials, calendula, cosmos, and poppy. These plants bloom in one period, and the result is a beautiful variegated meadow.

Cornflowers are flowers that have been known to us since childhood from fairy tales and legends. Herbalists value them as a useful and valuable remedy for many diseases. In addition, it is a gentle inhabitant of meadows that simply gives beauty to those around it. But, in addition to the meadow, it easily takes root in the garden, which brings great pleasure to florists.

Cornflower flower. Description

The name of this plant comes from the mythological creature of the centaur Chiron, who was famous for the art of healing with herbs. Cornflowers are flowers that belong to the Asteraceae, or Asteraceae, family. It is a herbaceous plant with recumbent or erect stems. It can grow up to 120 cm. Its inflorescence has the shape of a basket, which looks like a ball or cylinder. Petals are tubular or tubular-funnel-shaped. Their color can be completely different: blue, white, pink, yellow, blue, purple, burgundy and red. The root system varies depending on the type of flower. It can have a deep stem, a thick rhizome, or a strongly branching short root. There is a flower similar to cornflower. This is a buty. It is a harmful weed that must be destroyed.

Plant species

Cornflowers are flowers that have more than 500 varieties. Each one has a unique leaf shape, color, stem height and root system. The most common types are:

• Blue, or hairworm, is a herbaceous plant that lives for 1-2 years. The height of the stem is 80 cm. The flowers are collected in single baskets, which begin to open in early July. Petals can be blue or dark blue.
• White - has double white flowers, reaches 25 cm in height. It is considered a rare species and is therefore protected.
• Mountain is a well-known perennial plant. The height of the stem is up to 80 cm. It has an interesting inflorescence structure, as it consists of marginal and middle petals. The edges can be light blue or bright blue, and the middle ones can be violet, dark blue or purple.
• Yellow is a bush that lives for several years. Its height can reach one meter. The flowers are bright yellow.
• Large-headed cornflower is a flower that can grow up to 1.2 m in height. The petals can be either light or bright yellow. Their flowering period lasts from early July to mid-August.
• Oriental is a perennial wild bush, up to 120 cm high. This species was discovered in 1759. The color of the petals is yellow.

• Meadow is a herbaceous plant with a rigid, erect stem. The flowers are located one at a time at the tip of the stem. They can be purple-pink or white.
• Field - an annual plant up to 60 cm high. It blooms from late spring to late summer. The petals are collected in baskets and can be blue or light blue.
• Whitewashed is a perennial with an erect stem. Its height is up to 60 cm. It is considered one of the most beautiful species. Bright pink petals are collected in baskets with a diameter of 4 cm.
• Garden - for home grown Perennial plants are used. They live up to 10 years without transplantation. They are very unpretentious and rarely succumb to disease.

Planting cornflower

Spring is the most favorable time for planting cornflowers. The soil should warm up. This has been happening since the end of April. Any soil is suitable for cornflower, even if it contains lime. To do this, you need to loosen it and plant the flowers at a distance of at least 50 cm from each other. This will allow the bush to fully develop. After filling the hole, the soil should be lightly trampled. This technique can easily eliminate the formed cavities, and thanks to this the plant will take root faster. Cornflowers love the sun, so if you plant them in the shade, they will develop and bloom poorly.

Reproduction of cornflowers

There are several ways to breed cornflowers. This can be done using root cuttings, seeds or dividing the bush. During the flowering period, the plant itself actively self-sows. Transplantation can be carried out only after the end of this period. To do this, you need to dig up the selected bush, remove all the soil from the roots and wash them. Ground shoots are pruned and the peripheral part is separated from the bush. It must contain at least 3 buds for the next year. Then it is immediately planted back into the ground. The ground part is cut so that its height does not exceed 10 cm; watering should be moderate: 3-4 times a week will be enough. Next year the new plant will bloom brightly. If you need to propagate annual cornflower, then only seeds are suitable for this. They land in early May. It is not recommended to replant them.

Growing cornflower in the garden

Best suited for this plant open place with good sunlight. It loves free space, therefore it is better to plant the bushes at a distance of 20-50 cm. This will give the opportunity for a beautiful cornflower to form and develop. If the plant lives in a flower garden, then the south side will be the best for it, since it is the most illuminated. Most species will thrive in rich soil, but there are some varieties that prefer alkaline soil. Watering should be done moderately. Cornflower will tolerate drought more easily than excessive moisture.

Cornflower care

The beauty of this plant is its ease of care. It only requires periodic loosening of the soil (once or twice a month), moderate watering and removal of weeds. If you want the cornflower to continue to bloom large quantity time, you should pick off the faded baskets. If the plant is grown for sale, then a special complex of fertilizers should be applied during watering. Diseases and pests practically do not affect cornflowers. Occasionally it suffers from fusarium, and the leaves are affected by spider mites.

Benefits of the plant

IN folk medicine Cornflower flowers are considered very valuable. Their use is possible in such industries as gynecology, practical medicine and cosmetology. Their properties are unique. They are able to have a complex effect on the entire body. Cornflower and chamomile flowers are similar in their anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. In addition, they have a diuretic, diaphoretic, strengthening and mild choleretic effect. Infusions and decoctions of cornflower are actively used for weight loss. They are able to remove excess fluid from the body and help burn excess fat. In cosmetology, cornflower is considered a magical remedy that relieves many problems. It can relieve puffiness of the skin around the eyes, get rid of acne and pimples, and soften dry skin of the face and neck. Another problem that can be solved with cornflower infusion is hair loss. In a month, the result will amaze everyone. But we should not forget that this plant should be used only after permission from a doctor.

Thus, cornflowers are wild flowers that have mass useful properties. But in addition to wild bushes, there are also garden bushes, which are very easy and interesting to grow.

The name of the cornflower flower is of Greek origin, it comes from the word “kentaurion”, which means “flower, yellow color" IN Everyday life we are used to seeing these flowers in blue.

In fact, they are the most various shades: white, yellow, purple, blue, pink, and even black. In Russia they are also called hairs, commotion, blue flowers and many others.

General description of the plant

Cornflowers are annual, biennial and perennial. Their stems have an erect or recumbent shape. Some species grow up to 140 cm in height. The leafy part of the cornflowers is arranged alternately and has a solid shape along the column.

Plant inflorescences are different. Baskets are distinguished between spherical and cylindrical shapes. The involucral scales can be either bare or pubescent.

They are located individually or in several pieces in flowers that have a thyroid shape. The flowers located at the edges are funnel-shaped, those in the middle are tubular or tubular-funnel-shaped.

Cornflowers are quite hardy, so they are easy to maintain. Plants reproduce without difficulty and are not affected by pests and various diseases.

Plant root system

Based on the nature of the root system of cornflowers, the following types are distinguished:

• long and branching roots (for example, soft cornflower);
• root shoots, which are formed due to many shoots (for example, in Fisher's cornflower);
• short roots, but highly branched (in mountain cornflower);
• deep-rooted, rod-shaped (for example, Russian cornflower);
• thick, powerful roots (in large-headed cornflower).

Cornflower seeds are ovoid in shape, in most cases pubescent on top, and have a tuft. Seed germination lasts about 3 years. Approximately 250-300 pieces of seeds weigh 1 g.

Features of the plant

Perennial cornflowers differ from many other wildflowers in that their leaves located in the root zone remain green almost all year round.

This is explained by the fact that they grow back twice a year. First time - in spring period and remain on the plant until August, the second - in autumn (September-October) and remain on it until spring.

During the flowering period, the plants are particularly beautiful. This time is about 45 days, from the beginning of summer to the end. The period of fruit maturity begins in the second half of August and lasts until the end of September.

Plants need a lot of light to grow well. At the slightest eclipse, it begins to grow poorly. This feature applies to all species, with the exception of soft cornflower. Therefore, lovers of wildflowers need to plant them at least 50 cm from each other so that they do not create a shadow.

All types of this plant are quite cold-resistant, since they do not freeze out in winter and are not damaged after early autumn and late spring frosts. Cornflowers, which are annual plants, persist until late autumn.

It is important: lovers of field plants who have decided to plant cornflowers on their plot need to know that there are species that reproduce exclusively by seeds (annual species in which the root has a tap-shaped form), and there are those that need to be planted by dividing the bush.

Classification of cornflowers in relation to moisture

Depending on moisture resistance, cornflowers come in two types:

1. Plants that prefer average humidity are called mesophytes. Such species grow on moderately moist areas of land and on meadow plains in mountain zones. These include mountain, meadow, Phrygian cornflower and Fischer's cornflower.
2. Plants that survive drought well are called xerophytes. These include perennial species cornflowers that have a taproot, and these are: Russian cornflower, Marshall cornflower, whitened cornflower, large-headed cornflower. Most of these plants grow in steppes and dry grasslands. Annual plants such as cornflower and blue cornflower also do well in drought-tolerant areas.

Varieties of cornflower

There are about 550 varieties of cornflower plants known in the world. Their homeland is Western Asia. However, over time, they spread to other countries around the world, namely in European and Asian countries, America and Africa.

Most known species cornflowers are: mountain, spreading, Russian, Sumy, eastern, Don, Siberian, meadow and blue cornflower.

Spreading cornflower is a biennial weed plant. It grows up to 15-20 cm in height, has an erect, branched base, and blooms from July to September. Grows on sandy soil. The flowers are white or pale pink. This type of cornflower is popularly called tumbleweed. Its seeds are brownish in color and have a small tuft. Collect about 385 thousand seeds from one bush plant.

Cornflower blue belongs to the Asteraceae family and is an annual plant. It grows up to 70 cm in height. It has a rough stem, lanceolate leaves, and a rod-shaped root. The flowers have bright Blue colour. The fruits are seeds with a tuft. Blue cornflower blooms from early to late summer. It is widespread in all European countries. Grows mainly on wet soils, namely, in the fields of wheat and potatoes.

The flower is a good honey carrier and is used in medicine as a source of calcium, magnesium, iron, and also as an antibacterial and choleretic agent. Plants are found in double and semi-double forms: the more wide-tubular flowers there are, the greater the degree of terry.

Need to know: despite the fact that cornflower is blue, it is valuable medicinal plant, you can use it if you know the recipe exactly. The reason for the concern is that the plant contains cyanide components, which are poisonous.

Large-headed cornflower grows in the mountain meadows of the Caucasus. It grows about 130 cm tall, has a short but thick rhizome. Its baskets are of a single type, bright yellow tint. The bush has the shape of a cylinder. Flowering begins in early summer and until mid-autumn. Reproduction occurs by dividing the bush in the spring. It achieves good growth in moist areas of the land, but during dry periods it loses its fertility.

Prefers meadows and clearings in forest areas. The flowers have a bright attractive purple hue up to 4-5 cm in size. The stems have a branched shape, lilac color. Maximum growth reaches about 80 cm. The leaves have a solid and slightly pointed shape, with slight pubescence. They bloom from July until late autumn.

Russian cornflower is a steppe perennial plant. Grows in height up to 140 cm. Has a deep root system in the form of a rod. Stems are bare, not numerous. Lower leaves form a rosette, bluish-green color. The flowers are large in size and light yellow in color. It begins to bloom in the second half of summer and until the end of August. It is highly resistant to frost and drought. Propagated by seeds.

Mountain cornflower is a perennial plant growing in the mountains. Its homeland is the Western European mountains. The rhizome of the plant is long and deep. Grows up to 60 cm in height. The stems have an erect bush shape. Blooms all summer. Fruits in late August. The color is large, violet-blue. Prefers sunny areas of land with average humidity. Reproduction occurs by seeds and division of stems.

There are also rare species of cornflowers that are listed in the Red Book. These include the hog cornflower, Dubyansky's cornflower, and Taliev's cornflower.

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Centaurea cyanus L.

Cornflower Centaurea is a genus of herbs in the Asteraceae family. In Russia it grows almost throughout the country, the most common species are blue cornflower and meadow cornflower, both types of cornflowers are medicinal plants.

Blue cornflower is found in all grain crops in our fields - among spring and winter crops of wheat and rye, it grows along the edges of fields, along roads, in wastelands. A small number of cornflowers in the fields, according to research, increases the yield of grain crops. This is an annual or biennial plant with a straight branched stem up to 50 - 80 cm high.

There are many legends about the bright blue color of field cornflowers. One ancient Greek legend tells how one day heavy ears of rye turned to the blue sky with a complaint that they could not see it when they were bowing under the weight of the grains. The sky promised that it would come down to them, and it came down to them, and when it rose again, the pieces of the sky that remained among the ears of rye turned into blue flowers, over which the ears of grain are now bending and looking at them, rustling and whispering.

Blue cornflower probably spread along with rye and wheat, and in ancient times was brought to Central Europe from Mediterranean countries.

Let's return to the description of blue cornflower. The lower leaves of cornflower are petiolate, pinnately lobed, while higher up the stem they are sessile and linear. The leaves are pubescent with hairs.

The flowers are collected in single baskets located at the ends of the stems and branches. The marginal flowers in baskets are funnel-shaped, enlarged blue, sometimes blue or white, sterile. The internal flowers are blue-violet, tubular, bisexual, form fruits - oblong cylindrical achenes 3÷5 mm long, gray with a thick reddish crest, with the help of which they spread with gusts of wind.

Blue cornflower blooms in June - July; about 6,000 achenes are formed on one plant. In folk medicine, marginal asexual flowers are used for medicinal purposes.

Cornflower flowers contain flavonoids, bitter glycosides, carotene, ascorbic acid, and coloring matter. They are collected by hand when the cornflowers are in full bloom, trying to avoid the internal, tubular flowers, which in some cases degrade the quality of the raw material.

Dry flowers by spreading thin layer, protecting from bright light, stored in dark place. The dried flowers are bright blue, odorless, and have a bitter, astringent taste.

The healing properties of blue cornflower have been known since ancient times. The therapeutic effect of cornflower petals is due to the presence in them of tannins, mucous, resinous substances, organic acids, and microelements. Ancient manuscripts describe the treatment of deep wounds with crushed cornflower seeds and the removal of warts.

Scientific name of cornflower blue Centaurea given by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in honor of the mythical centaur Chiron, who widely used medicinal herbs, and cornflower juice healed his wounds and the wounds of the heroes of his time.

The specific name cyanuc is derived from the Greek word kyanos - dark blue, indicating the color of the flowers. Another legend of Ancient Rome tells about the young handsome Cianus, who was very fond of the color blue. He died unexpectedly and was found among a grain field. The goddess Flora, very revered by the young man during his lifetime, turned him into a blue cornflower, since then both the flower and the color began to be called cyanus - blue.

A Russian name kind of cornflower - from the Greek word basilikon means royal potion; this name is also associated with the popular name Vasily.

Cornflower blue application

In folk medicine, an infusion or tea from the marginal flowers of the cornflower inflorescence is used for chronic diseases of the kidneys, bladder, spasms, swelling, and dropsy.

Blue cornflower is used as a good choleretic agent for diseases of the liver, biliary tract, and jaundice; Cornflower infusion is used to stimulate appetite and improve digestion.

Blue cornflower is used as a diaphoretic, antipyretic, bactericidal agent for fevers, colds, nervous system disorders, headaches, eye diseases, skin irritations.

Infusion of blue cornflower flowers:

One tsp. pour 1 cup of boiling water over the flowers and leave for 30 minutes. Drink 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Blue cornflower infusion soothes nervous system, has a good effect on the cardiovascular system, and is used for uterine bleeding.

For conjunctivitis, barley, use an infusion of flowers in the form of lotions to wash the eyes during inflammation.

To improve hair growth:

One tbsp. l. pour 200 ml of boiling water over the cornflower inflorescences, add 200 ml of vinegar, leave for 30 minutes, cool, strain. Rub into scalp hair, use for shampooing and rinsing hair, stimulates hair growth.

In scientific medicine, cornflower is used in the treatment of the liver, gastrointestinal tract and metabolic disorders.

Cornflower flowers, as a cleansing agent, are part of many complex herbal preparations.

Collections of medicinal herbs with cornflower application

For diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract , especially with edema of renal and cardiac origin:

• cornflower flowers - 3 parts
• angelica root - 3

One table. l. pour 2 cups of boiling water over the mixture and leave for 20 minutes. Take 3-4 times a day, 1/4 cup as a diuretic. Store the infusion in the refrigerator for no more than two days;

• cornflower flowers - 1 part
• bearberry leaves - 3
• licorice root - 1

One tbsp. l. pour 1 cup of boiling water over the mixture and leave for 30 minutes. Take 1/4 cup 3 - 4 times a day 15 - 20 minutes before meals as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent.

Decoction for washing eyes with eyebright:

• 1 tsp. cornflower flowers,
• 1 tsp. eyebrights,

Pour two teaspoons of the mixture into a glass of boiling water, boil for 2÷3 minutes. low heat under the lid, cool, strain, filter through cotton wool. Place 2-3 drops into the eyes and rinse the eyes with this infusion 3-4 times a day.

Baths with a decoction of herbs with cornflower petals are used for diathesis in children; baths are used locally for joint diseases.

Contraindications:

• Hypersensitivity, individual intolerance to drugs containing cornflower.
• Cornflower preparations are contraindicated to be taken orally during pregnancy.
• Before taking medications with cornflower, consult your doctor.

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Cornflower blue

Blue cornflowers are a good honey plant; the flowers produce thick greenish-amber honey with a pleasant almond smell.

The tubular flowers of cornflower can be used to make blue dye.

Meadow cornflower description application

Meadow cornflower Centaurea jacea L. is a perennial rough plant with an erect ribbed branched stem up to 1 m in height with lilac-purple flowers collected in 1-2 groups at the tops of the stems. It grows along paths, roads, in meadows and clearings in the European part of the country and Altai.

The marginal flowers have a leukoid corolla, sterile, designed for beauty and attracting insects; in the middle the flowers are tubular, bisexual, pollinated by insects, bees especially love nectar, this is a good honey plant.

Meadow cornflower blooms in June - July; inflorescences and grass are used for medicinal purposes. Cornflower inflorescences are harvested and dried during the flowering period, the grass is cut throughout the summer.

In folk medicine, an infusion of cornflower herb is used for stomach pain, headaches, jaundice, dropsy, and heart disease.

Externally, the infusion is used for bathing children with diathesis, for baths for rheumatism, as a lotion for eczema and purulent wounds. Poultices are used to treat muscle strains.

The infusion is used in the form of lotions for irritation of dry skin of the face, neck, hands, eczema and seborrhea of ​​the head. The infusion is used in the form of lotions for conjunctivitis, night blindness, and furunculosis.

Meadow cornflower flowers contain flavonoids, alkaloids, mucus, ascorbic acid, and mineral salts.

An infusion of cornflower flowers has an antispasmodic and analgesic effect.

Preparation of infusion from cornflower flowers description:

One tbsp. Pour a spoonful of flowers into 2 cups of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Drink 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. Apply the same infusion externally.

To stimulate appetite and improve stomach function:

One tsp. pour 1 cup of boiling water over the flowers, boil over low heat or a water bath for 10 minutes, leave for 1.5 hours, strain, squeeze. Drink 1/3 cup in small sips three times a day before meals.

From the inflorescences of meadow cornflower you can get yellow paint for dyeing fabrics.

Bright colorful flowers of cornflowers at the height of summer not only delight us with their beauty, but can also bring great health benefits if we pay attention to their healing properties!

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