Hay hackle

Latin name: Ononis spinosa
Genus: Butterfly family
Common names: Hasenöhrle, hay thorn

Plant description hayfish

Plant description: A 30 to 60 cm high shrub with hairy, thorny stems and small-toothed leaves grows from a strong taproot. Pink-red flowers arranged in clusters.
Flowering time: June to August
Occurrence: Sunny and dry places at the edges of forests, paths and fields.

Plant parts used medicinally

The root, according to recent studies, the above-ground herb should also show a good effect. The roots (up to 100cm long) are harvested in autumn, cleaned, cut lengthways and gently dried.

ingredients

Essential oil, isoflavones, onocol, tannin and sitosterol.

Medicinal properties and use of hay hackle

Owns the means diuretic Effect and is a valued component of so-called "Blood purification teas". Hay hackle root tea is recommended for increasing the amount of urine Renal pelvis and bladder catarrhs, at Urine semolina and for the prevention of Urinary stones. Contraindications are water retention in the case of restricted heart and kidney function.

Preparation of hay hay

2 heaped teaspoons of cut roots are poured over ¼ l of boiling water. One lets undress for half an hour and strains off. Drink two cups a day. This tea should only be drunk for a few days in a row because the effect soon wears off. You do a few days Drinking break.

Combination with other medicinal plants

Birch leaves, Goldenrod, Hayfish root and Licorice root mixed in equal parts as Bladder and kidney tea. Pour 150 ml of boiling water over 2 to 3 teaspoons of this mixture, cover and let stand for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink a cup 3 times a day between meals.

side effect

not known.