Many summer residents collect and dry medicinal herbs. Someone likes to drink fragrant and healthy in winter, someone uses medicinal plants for hair and skin care, someone has proven recipes for herbal preparations for various ailments. Regardless of the purpose, it is important to properly collect and dry plant materials, and now is the time to remember how this should be done.
Herb collection time
Everyone has it medicinal plant- your preparation time. It is at this time that it maximally accumulates useful substances, which determine its healing action. Brief plate-calendar will help you navigate the timing of the collection of plant materials (calendar for the Middle Strip; for other geographical areas, of course, amendments are needed to take into account the climate). To enlarge the image, just click on the picture:
Herbal collection calendar (for middle lane Russia)
If the plate was not at hand or there is no plant of interest to us in it, we focus on general rules- depending on the type of medicinal raw materials.
kidneys
If the raw materials are plant buds, they need to be collected in early spring (in some plants - starting from February). You should have time, “catch the moment”, when the buds are already swollen, but the leaves have not yet begun to bloom. Expanding buds no longer have value as medicinal raw materials.Bark
The bark of trees and shrubs is also harvested in the spring - when does sap flow start. The period of its harvesting ends when the first leaves unfold. If the time of collection is chosen correctly, the bark is easily separated from the branch.Leaves
Most often, the harvesting of leaves is carried out at a time when when the plant is budding or flowering. Less often - in the fruiting phase. In plants with wintering foliage (lingonberry, bearberry), autumn harvesting of raw materials is also possible - after the berries have ripened.
Collection time depends on the type of medicinal raw materials
Flowers and inflorescences
If the flowers of the plant are required for medicinal purposes, you should wait until when they are fully developed. Sometimes buds are also used, but raw materials should never be harvested from withering and fading plants.Herbs
The above-ground part of herbaceous perennials and annuals is collected during their flowering or bud formation.Seeds and fruits
In most cases, it is recommended to wait, when the fruits and seeds are fully ripe. However, there are exceptions. For example, ripe rose hips become soft and crumple when harvested - they are harvested slightly unripe. Kalina, mountain ash, sea buckthorn are good to collect after the first frost.
Seeds and fruits are usually harvested when they are fully ripe.
If the seeds of the plant, ripening, easily crumble, scatter, apply little trick: on a branch where valuable raw materials ripen, they put on a small linen bag and tie it so that it does not blow away with the wind. Ripe seeds will gather themselves.
Roots, rhizomes, tubers and bulbs
They are usually dug in early spring, at the time of awakening of plants; in some plants autumn- when the maximum amount accumulates in the underground organs useful substances. During the autumn harvest, they usually wait until the aerial part begins to die off (but until it completely dies off, so as not to make a mistake in identifying the plant).So that medicinal plants are always at hand, you can grow them yourself. And it is convenient to choose seeds for your pharmaceutical garden in our catalog, which contains offers from large online garden stores. .
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We discussed the question of what a healthy lifestyle is, and today let's start laying the foundation for this most healthy lifestyle and talk about how to properly collect medicinal plants.
After all, our green healers are the most accessible thing that we have, given to us by nature itself and the Lord God. Agree, not to take advantage of such a generous gift is simply blasphemous. Of course, you need to approach this matter with intelligence, knowledge and attentiveness, and you yourself understand this. And in this article I will only talk about the very basics and some small nuances of this exciting activity, so that it becomes easy not only for me, but for any of you. So, let's begin.
General rules, without knowledge of which it is dangerous to approach the collection of medicinal plants
In general, in science one should not say “collect herbs”, but “collect raw materials”. So, let's go to procure raw materials. What is included in this concept? Yes, exactly that part of the plant, which in this particular case will be collected, which means that any part of the plant from flowers to roots can be called raw materials.
When collecting raw materials, it is necessary to adhere to the rules common to all herbs and times of collection. Namely:
- you need to clearly know what the plant you want to stock looks like. Otherwise, you can easily make a mistake, and the consequences of such a mistake can be very deplorable.
- You need to collect medicinal plants away from the city and busy highways, somewhere in the countryside with clean air and undisturbed ecology, as well as in the forest or in the meadow.
- You should not collect a large amount of raw materials. You only need to collect as much as you can recycle immediately when you get home. Otherwise, the plants will deteriorate, and there will be no benefit from them. Yes, and you are not the only one who needs this plant, do not be greedy, remember that you do not live alone on earth.
- And finally, you need to correctly calculate the time and timing of the fees, since it is on this that the effect of the medicinal plant on your body largely depends.
Now let's go in order.
How to properly collect medicinal plants, depending on what part of them is required for treatment
1. Flowers
Flowers should be collected at the time of their budding and flowering. That is, when the flower has blossomed well, has an attractive appearance and the appropriate color, and the petals are firmly held in place. With the shedding of petals, the collection of flowers ends.
2. Seeds and fruits
Seeds and fruits are harvested after they are fully ripe. If the fruits are soft, then you need to remove them with care so as not to crush. And it is better not to shake off small seeds from the plant, but to cut them directly on the branches, and then thresh them. So it will be more convenient. And, of course, part of the seeds and fruits must be left to the plant for further reproduction.
3. Greens or aerial parts of plants
The collection of leaves, stems or the entire above-ground part of the plant, called grass, is carried out during flowering. It is at this time that the growth and formation of the green part of plants ends, and the maximum amount of useful substances accumulates in the shoots, which contributes to the best effect when it is used.
There is an opinion that the leaves from the trees should be collected after the Trinity. However, the Trinity holiday is mobile. It can be in the beginning or middle of June, when the leaves are already quite large and juicy, or maybe in May, when the crown of the trees is still being formed. The correct thing to do would be to collect tree foliage around the day of the summer solstice, i.e. June 22nd. This day is considered central, and three days are counted from it in each direction. Thus, it turns out that the best time to collect foliage from trees is from June 19 to 25. In general, foliage can be collected all summer until it begins to turn yellow.
4. Kidneys and bark
The buds and bark are usually harvested in early spring when sap flow begins. The buds can be harvested when they are already swollen, but have not yet opened. The bark is harvested until early summer, until the sap flow stops.
In order to separate the bark from the branch, semicircular cuts are made at a distance of 25-30 cm, then they are connected by two to three longitudinal cuts. The resulting strips of bark are peeled off, but not completely, let them hang and dry a little, and only then you can remove it.
5. Roots, rhizomes and tubers
The underground parts of plants - roots, rhizomes, tubers and bulbs - are dug up either in early spring or late autumn, it all depends on the length of the plant's life. The underground part of annuals is harvested in autumn, in mid-October - early November, when the above-ground part has already died.
It is better to dig up the roots and rhizomes of biennials in late March - mid-April, that is, in the spring of the second year. You can do the same with perennials. But if you get the roots in the spring perennial plant if it didn’t work out, then this can be done in the fall at the end of the second and subsequent years.
Of course, many of you will say that almost everything can be bought these days, I agree. And yet, knowing how to properly collect medicinal plants is important, all of a sudden you want to do it yourself. Well, I'm waiting for all your views on this issue in the comments, every opinion is important to me. And next time I will tell you how to properly prepare decoctions, infusions and tinctures, as it turned out, not many people know how to do this correctly. And finally, I present to your attention a video on the topic.
That's it, I say goodbye until new posts, with love, your Tatyana Surkova.
Use healing properties Plants man began in ancient times. The surrounding nature became the “first pharmacy” for our ancestors, and to this day continues to serve man.
Despite the highly developed pharmacological industry, the amazing properties of medicinal plants are recognized by scientific medicine and are recommended for use.
plant collection
A person can always use the services of a natural pharmacy. Medicinal plants are herbs, trees, and shrubs. You just need to learn to recognize the right ones among the huge variety and richness of the natural floristic fund. And also know where to look, when to collect, how to process and store medicinal herbs so that they maximize their healing properties.
First of all you need to know in which part of the plant is concentrated healing power . For example, in plantain, lily of the valley, bearberry, it is in the leaves, in hawthorn, chamomile, linden, calendula, all active substances accumulate in flowers, blueberries, viburnum, strawberries are useful fruits, valerian, licorice, burnet - healing roots, birch, pine - kidneys .
Followed by find out when active ingredients most active, that is, when is it better to start collecting raw materials. Leaves and flowers are best collected during the flowering period. It is at this time that they accumulate the greatest amount of active substances.
The weather also plays a big role. To prevent the leaves and flowers from spoiling when dried, they must be dry at the time of harvest. This also applies to fruits. They should only be harvested when they are fully ripe. At this time, they are most useful.
Late fall - best time to collect roots and rhizomes. The plant has already withered, and the roots are just in the very strength. You can dig them out in any weather, because they still need to be thoroughly washed before drying.
Drying and storage
Besides you also need to know how to properly dry and store the collected raw materials.
First of all sort out herbs, clean them of debris. Also remove plants infected or damaged by pests.
Drying is best done outdoors in the shade. Since the bright sun deprives raw materials of useful substances. Perfect option- a warm and well-ventilated room.
Plants are divided into bunches and tied. Then smooth on the shelves or hang flowers down. Healing herbs are also dried using a special ventilation dryer, which is designed for drying fruits and vegetables.
For leaves, flowers and shoots it is necessary to set the temperature from 50 to 60 degrees, for roots can be increased to 70°C, but fruits will need at least 80 degrees. In this case, do not exceed the temperature of 90 ° C.
There are also exceptions. Herbs containing essential oil should be dried at 35°C. so that useful properties do not evaporate from them.
Keep healing herbs you need in a dry dark place in cloth bags or paper bags. For plants with essential oils It is better to use glass jars.
The shelf life depends on the type of herb. For example, if medicinal raw materials have volatile compounds, store no more than a year. For other species, it can vary from two to three years.
Perhaps it is easier to buy the desired herbal collection at a pharmacy. But it is much more interesting, and even more useful, to wander around the reservoirs, look in search of useful plants in forests, meadows and swamps.
Many summer residents collect and dry medicinal herbs. Someone likes to drink fragrant and healthy in winter, someone uses medicinal plants for hair and skin care, someone has proven recipes for herbal preparations for various ailments. Regardless of the purpose, it is important to properly collect and dry plant materials, and now is the time to remember how this should be done.
Herb collection time
Each medicinal plant has its own harvesting time. It is at this time that it maximally accumulates useful substances, which determine its healing effect. Brief plate-calendar will help you navigate the timing of the collection of plant materials (calendar for the Middle Strip; for other geographical areas, of course, amendments are needed to take into account the climate). To enlarge the image, just click on the picture:
Herbal collection calendar (for central Russia)
If the plate was not at hand or there is no plant of interest to us in it, we focus on the general rules - depending on the type of medicinal raw material.
kidneys
If the raw materials are plant buds, they need to be collected in early spring(in some plants - starting from February). You should have time, “catch the moment”, when the buds are already swollen, but the leaves have not yet begun to bloom. Expanding buds no longer have value as medicinal raw materials.Bark
The bark of trees and shrubs is also harvested in the spring - when does sap flow start. The period of its harvesting ends when the first leaves unfold. If the time of collection is chosen correctly, the bark is easily separated from the branch.Leaves
Most often, the harvesting of leaves is carried out at a time when when the plant is budding or flowering. Less often - in the fruiting phase. In plants with wintering foliage (lingonberry, bearberry), autumn harvesting of raw materials is also possible - after the berries have ripened.Collection time depends on the type of medicinal raw materials
Flowers and inflorescences
If the flowers of the plant are required for medicinal purposes, you should wait until when they are fully developed. Sometimes buds are also used, but raw materials should never be harvested from withering and fading plants.Herbs
The above-ground part of herbaceous perennials and annuals is collected during their flowering or bud formation.Seeds and fruits
In most cases, it is recommended to wait, when the fruits and seeds are fully ripe. However, there are exceptions. For example, ripe rose hips become soft and crumple when harvested - they are harvested slightly unripe. Kalina, mountain ash, sea buckthorn are good to collect after the first frost.
Seeds and fruits are usually harvested when they are fully ripe.
If the seeds of the plant, ripening, easily crumble, scatter, apply little trick: on a branch where valuable raw materials ripen, they put on a small linen bag and tie it so that it does not blow away with the wind. Ripe seeds will gather themselves.
Roots, rhizomes, tubers and bulbs
They are usually dug in early spring, at the time of awakening of plants; in some plants autumn- when the maximum amount of useful substances accumulates in the underground organs. During the autumn harvest, they usually wait until the aerial part begins to die off (but until it completely dies off, so as not to make a mistake in identifying the plant).So that medicinal plants are always at hand, you can grow them yourself. And it is convenient to choose seeds for your pharmaceutical garden in our catalog, which contains offers from large online garden stores. .
