Other Names: Wild Jasmine, Sofur, Clematis, Foxberry
Botanical Information: It is a 1-2 m tall, perennial, foul-smelling plant from the nightshade family, found in almost every region of our country. Purple flowers bloom between June and September. Its body is embracing. Its fruit is yellowish-red.
Places where it is grown: It grows in Europe, South Asia and Turkey, especially in Northern Anatolia.
Known Composition: Solanine glycoalkaloid, dulcamarine glycoside, atropine equivalent, dulcamaratin and dulcamar acid, sweet substance dulcarin, tannins, bitterness, etc. Contains.
Benefits:
Wild jasmine is used to regress diseases such as rheumatism, gout, psoriasis and eczema, which progress with metabolic disorders.
It has a diuretic and analgesic effect.
It has a mild soporific and anesthetizing effect.
It has diaphoretic, expectorant and laxative effects.
It reduces sexual desire.
How to Use – Tea: 1 coffee spoon of herb is boiled with boiling water and left for 1 hour. Take one glass 3 times a day before meals.
External Use: Add 30-40 grams of its bark or flowers to 4 glasses of water. Boil for 10 minutes. It is used as lotion for skin diseases. Compresses are used for diseases such as hemorrhoids and eczema.
