Benefit by Menyanthes trifoliata.

 A herb meeting on shore by over growth   lakes, ponds, swamping meadows, roots are spreading in water s lakes as tight, that enduring human s heaviness. Blooming  in May-June, fruits ripe in July-August. Leafs having bitter glycosides are menyantine, and hyperozide, alcaloid  geniacin , iodine, tannins and other substances.Long  time ago he used as remedy, but Avicenna not reminded her. In medicine entered on 17 century  ,since this entering in all books by pharmacopoeia. A glycoside in herb are very bitter and not toxic and having in groups for very bitter substances, affecting in taste receptors for mouth cavity, tongue, and causing refectory increasing for digestive organs. Stimulating   bowel peristaltic, cholagogue, laxative, anti-inflammatory . Infusion of herb using in gastritis of low acidity, hard stool, meteorism,   cholagogue remedy. And externally  for washing trophic ulcers and long not healing wounds, doctors prescribing baths  with this herb in different skin diseases. And in medicine using leafs, stuff preparing  from June-September, after fading, when activity leafs growing, theirs   cutting in a base of leaf plates, and remainder  for petiole just 3 cm   keeping, and prepared leafs on a few hours putting on an opened air, for sinking, after dry under canopy, on the attics, or good ventilated places, in dryers are drying at temp. 45-60C , and put on thin on 5 cm layer ,   periodically to mix. For infusion cooking using dried and chopped leafs in enamel dish add, add glass of hot water, close lid, infuse in mixing on boiling bath for 15 min, at room cool for 45 min, filter, press  ,add boiled water till a full glass size. Use infusion on 1/2-1/3 glass for 3 times/day before meal.