13/12/2022
The root of the thigh contains essential oil and pimpinellin - a special substance that is insoluble in water; therefore, the roots for medicinal purposes are best used in the form of tincture. Thigh in folk medicine is used as an expectorant, diuretic, for abdominal pain, regulating the functional activity of the gastrointestinal tract, cough, and also as a means of calming the nervous system. This ancient folk medicine is very effective and well tested. Among the people, it is also used for whooping cough - as an expectorant, analgesic and sedative, for dropsy - as a diuretic, for constipation and poor digestion of food - as normalizing the functional activity of the stomach. This remedy is very effective for hoarseness: add 15 drops of tincture to a diaphoretic decoction of lime blossom. External preparations from the root of the thigh are used to gargle with sore throat, fresh juice from the root removes spots on the face.
