Mother-in-Ma-Machekh therapeutic plant: description, story for children, preschoolers

MATERIA-I-MACHEKH: Available and interesting for schoolchildren. Information for the school report.

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Mother-i-Machech is a medicinal plant with an intriguing name. It has a kind mother and a cold stepmother. In our article you will find a lot of interesting information about this yellow, flowering plant.

Mother-in-Macache therapeutic plant: why is it called that?

The mother-and-mother plant got its original name because of the leaves-from the side directed to the sun smooth and cold, like the hands of stepmother, not promising anything good, and in contrast to this fluffy and tender on the other side, like the hands of a loving mother.

This medicinal plant treats and helps, on the other hand, with improper use, it can harm. And therefore, such an intriguing name-coltsfoot.

There is a beautiful legend about the origin of the mother-i-material plant. Once lived a widow who had a daughter. She got married a second time, and in addition to her new husband, her husband and her daughter appeared, her stepdaughter. Very soon, after the wedding, the woman died, a daughter, whose grave she went every day, giving all her love. In the evenings, she came home, where her family was waiting for her, but the woman had only cold and indifference for the stepdaughter. Soon that woman was not buried, she was buried, and a healing flower grew on the grave, the leaves of which were tender and soft to the ground, and smooth, cold to people.

How is the word mother-i-material spelled correctly?

The word coltsfoot refers to complex words-calls and is written through a hyphen “-”, since the word contains the phrase “and”.

What does the plant and the mother-i-material flower look like: photo, leaf features

The medicinal plant of coltsfoot grows almost throughout our vast country. This discreet, low -level plant has juicy, green leaves resembling peaks, smooth from the upper side of the leaf, and delicate, fluffy from the lower part of the leaf.

The flowers of coltsfoot are bright yellow, with the same core on a thick stem. They are easy to remember if you see at least once in life in life, or in the photo.

Where does it grow when the mother-i-master blooms?

In the wild, the medicinal plant of coltsfoot grows near reservoirs, in ditches and places where there is always natural moisture. Moreover, if the plant is planted into another territory, then it experiences dryness and not even long droughts. The plant grows well and covers quite large areas.

The mother-i-mother begins to bloom quite early and is considered one of the subscription submarines that bloom when it is just starting to tackle snow. The flowering period of coltsfoot begins in early spring, and the plant blooms for 2-3 weeks, after which the flower “turns”, and leaves bloom under the flowers.

Flowers are collected during flowering, and when the plant begins to bloom. But the leaves are best collected from the beginning of May to the end of June.

Mother-i-Machech: magical properties, signs associated with flowering

Mother-i-Machech attributes many magical properties, and justify this with a special energy of the plant. For residents of ancient civilizations, the energy of plants was very important, and not in vain. After all, in contact with plants, planting them in their gardens and houses, people received healing properties from natural nature.

So, for example, roses are considered the owners of extremely positive energy, and cacti opposite - negative. But the mother-i-master plant absorbed the negative and positive energy immediately. So the flowers of coltsfoot are the first to bloom, giving people their positive energy in early spring, and then the leaves bloom, giving negative energy necessary for the perfect balance.

Thus, the mother-i-master plant resembles yin and yang, which completely complement each other. The ancient Slavs believed that the energy of flowers was a strong power for men, and their seeds gave men decoctions of fresh and dried colors, while the leaves were never added. The Magi made a decoction of the flowers of coltsfoot according to a special recipe in order to raise the fighting spirit before the battle.

The Slavs believed that the leaves of this plant have passive female energy and gave decoctions from the leaves to future mothers, as well as during the first months of pregnancy. During pregnancy, a very tiny number of leaves lay in the decoction, in order to avoid the loss of the child (miscarriage).

If someone was overwork in the tribe, the leaves of the fresh mother-and-mother were laid at his headboard, so that a person sleep better and gain energy. Now it is called mental and nervous overstrain. But the flowers of coltsfoot were brought into houses, where excessive calm and apathy reigned, to raise the general energy of the house.

In order to open your own “I”, it was recommended to draw the flowering plant of coltsfoot along with the leaves. Also, this plant could be weaved, embroidered, minted, etc. In the process, the master reached harmony and found his true internal self.

The flowers of the coltsfoot were dried and hung in the corners, thereby scaring off evil and removing negative energy. And in the modern world, it is recommended to decorate with dry herbaria from coltsfoot a place near TVs, computers to get rid of negative energy.

Also in the flowering of coltsfoot, many invested a great sacred meaning. So, for example, girls were married in the spring, weaving a wreath of coltsfoot flowers to them, so that she adopted the great sacred meaning of the plant and combines the softness of the mother, and the stiffness of the stepmother, and reaches the highest truth, which helps to grow smart, brave And good children.

And the last ritual, which we will talk about, will appeal to both school students and students. So, this will require a pot of earth and a plant dug in nature. It is necessary to put in a pot and actively watered, giving it in winter artificial bright lighting and warmth. We put the pot on the desk where the educational process takes place. The plant will help discover internal potential, but most importantly, it will help to better remember and process large volumes of information.

What is the useful coltsfoot for humans?

Coltsfoot-a medicinal plant that is actively used in the treatment of many diseases:

With coughing;
With difficulty breathing and sore throat;
With diseases of internal organs;
As an external medicine for burns, wounds, dermatitis.

Leaves and flowers of coltsfoot: Application in folk medicine

Mother-i-Machekh flowers are most often used for external use, especially for cosmetic purposes. The leaves of coltsfoot are used in the form of tinctures, decoctions, as part of ointments, jam, like tea, etc. More detailed in ours article.

How to brew tea from coltsfoot: recipe

In order to brew tea from coltsfoot, you will need:

Teaspoon of crushed leaves of coltsfoot;
Boiling water;
A cup with a lid.

Scald the cup with boiling water and pour water. Pour the leaves of the coltsfoot, then pour boiling water and immediately cover with a lid. Wait until the leaves are brewed for 7-10 minutes, then add a little sugar or honey to taste and drink the tea warm while.

When to collect coltsfoot for therapeutic purposes?

Mother-i-mother is collected in two stages:

Flowers are collected in early spring in the process of flowering and when the plant fades;
Leaves are collected for medicinal purposes from the beginning of May to the end of June.

Mother-i-Machech: a poisonous plant or not?

Mother-i-master refers to medicinal plants and is actively used in the treatment of many diseases, as well as in cosmetology. At the same time, it is worth remembering that with large dosages, poisoning by substances in the plant is possible.

Separate attention deserves the use of coltsfoot during pregnancy and the first years of children's life, as poisoning and even death can cause poisoning.

Mother-i-Machech: Annual or perennial, herbaceous, flowering plant or not?

Mother-i-mother refers to perennial herbaceous plants, as well as flowering plants.

Mother-i-Machekha: How does it propagate?

The mother-i-material plant belongs to plants that bloom, and as a result of the color they form seeds. The dried inflorescences are carried by the wind and birds in the nearest territory, which leads to reproduction.

What is the difference between a dandelion and coltsfoot?

In the process of flowering, inexperienced people can confuse the flowers of coltsfoot with dandelion flowers. But there are a number of differences:

At the dandelion, the leaves grow first, and only then (spring-summer) flourishes flourishes;
In coltsfoot, shoots with flowers are first thrown out, and only after their drying the leaves grow;
In the baskets of the plants of coltsfoot, false pink flowers go along the edge, and tubular flowers with seeds grow in the center;
The dandelions have all the flowers with scaly leaves, later growing into seeds with a leg and a fluffy tip.

How then do dandelions grow from coltsfoot?

To begin with, it is worth noting that dandelions and coltsfoot are two completely different plants. But the fleshy flowers of coltsfoot are somewhat reminiscent of the drying inflorescences of dandelions, and therefore the people have received the names "Dandelions from Mother I-Machechi."

So, the flower blooms and while it blooms, seeds grow in the stalk. The flower dries when the seeds are completely ripening. The flower petals begin to resemble dandelion, and at that moment, with gusts of wind, the seed breaks from the stalk and spreads in the nearest territory.

Also, insects and birds are responsible for the spread of plants, which are spent in the stomachs at longer distances.

Mother-i-Machekha: Which side is the sheet to apply to the wound?

Depending on the problem, the fresh leaves of the coltsfoot apply one or the other side. So, for example, with open wounds, it is recommended to apply the leaves of coltsfoot, soaked in honey with a smooth, cool side.

And if the place needs to be warm, then the mother-and-material sheet is soaked in warm cream and applied with a shaggy side.

Mother-i-Machekha: Interesting facts

Mothers-and-mother has many names, for example, a horse hoof (from a sheet shape), a mother-grass (since it is very necessary for children's colds and a cough), white, as well as a water burden. This is only a small part of the names.
Mother-i-Machech is in the Norwegian heraldry-on the coat of arms of one of the communes.
Mother I-Machech is a real savior for bees in early spring, as it gives the necessary first nectar and pollen.