Syn: tenacious, homemade onion, always alive, sprouts, wild garlic, steppe turnip, wild artichoke, roofing grass, thunder grass, roofing tenacious, etc.
Perennial herbaceous plant, with fat succulent leaves. Shows valuable medicinal properties, in particular anti-inflammatory, analgesic, disinfectant, anti-scorbutic, wound-healing, soothing, etc. It is grown as an ornamental plant.
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In medicine
Russian rejuvenated is a non-pharmacopoeial plant, in official medicine is not used, but is popular among traditional healers from different countries, who use it for fever, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the respiratory tract and oral cavity.
It is also known that Russian youth is used in homeopathy as a remedy for menstrual irregularities.
Contraindications and side effects
Consumption of the plant during pregnancy, breastfeeding and childhood is extremely undesirable. Also, experts do not recommend using the plant if you have an individual intolerance or a tendency to allergic reactions.
In cosmetology
In cosmetology, Russian youth has been used for a long time: even the beauties of ancient Kyiv used the plant for a natural blush on the cheeks. The whitening effect of the plant's fresh herb is currently used in spas for various cosmetic procedures, especially to remove freckles and age spots.
In other areas
Russian rejuvenation has decorative value. Back in the Middle Ages, the population of Europe planted the plant on the roofs of houses over the entire surface. Currently, other species are also bred for decorative purposes (roofing, Caucasian, mountain, hybrid, dwarf, cobweb, etc.).
Classification
Russian young (lat. Sempervivum ruthenicum) - belongs to the genus Young, or tenacious (lat. Sempervivum), of the Crassulaceae family. The genus Molodilo unites about 30 species of perennial herbaceous plants, distributed mainly in countries with warm, dry climates: in southern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa (1 species). In the former USSR - 15 species, in the European part and in the Caucasus (Caucasian juvenile - Sempervivum caucasicum). In European Russia there are 2 species, including the Russian juvenile (lat. Sempervivum ruthenicum).
Botanical description
Russian rejuvenated is a perennial herbaceous plant. Non-flowering shoots in the form of spherical rosettes. The leaves are simple, succulent without stipules, alternate, glabrous, oblong-lanceolate; the lower ones are in a dense basal rosette, often spherical and reminiscent of dense cabbage heads. Numerous rounded daughter rosettes are formed in the leaf axils, which settle next to the mother rosettes and together with them often form continuous thickets on the soil surface. Flowering shoots up to 40 cm high, also with alternate leaf arrangement. The flowers are actinomorphic, cyclic, bisexual, 6-16-membered, yellowish, pink, or purple, collected in corymbose-paniculate inflorescences. The androecium is 2-circular, the number of stamens is twice as large as the number of petals. The gynoecium is apocarpous. Ovules are numerous. At the base of the carpel there is a nectar scale. The fruit is multi-leafed, pubescent with glandular hairs. Before the flowers bloom, the branches of the inflorescence are curled. It blooms once in a lifetime (in July-August), after fruiting the plant dies. Reproduces using stolons. It hybridizes very easily both in nature and in culture. Currently there are many varieties.
Spreading
Found in the European part of Russia. It grows mostly in mountains, forests, dry sandy forest clearings and edges, rocky places, sometimes in sparse pine forests, and is often found on limestone outcrops along steep river banks. In our country it is included in many regional Red Books (Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Penza, Rostov and Saratov regions). It also grows in several specially protected natural areas of Russia.
Regions of distribution on the map of Russia.
Procurement of raw materials
Medicinal raw materials are fresh leaves of the young, collected during the flowering of the plant (in July-August). Russian young leaves are not prepared for future use.
Chemical composition
Chemical composition plants were studied in some detail by L.A. Gumenyuk and his group (1970, 1971, 1972), as well as Gnedkov, Schroeter (1977).
The aerial part contains: phenol carboxylic acids (caffeic acid, 1,4-dicopheoylquinic acid), coumarins, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, quercetin 3-galactoside, rutin, astragalin, isorhamnetin 3-glucoside, 7-glucuronide and scutellarein 7-rutinoside), organic acids (citric, malic, oxalic).
Pharmacological properties
Russian molodilo exhibits pronounced medicinal effects, in particular analgesic, disinfectant, wound healing, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antiscorbutic, etc. In addition, the plant has a detoxifying effect.
Use in folk medicine
IN folk medicine Russian youth is used quite widely. For example, traditional healers recommend taking crushed young leaves with granulated sugar or honey for heart failure. In addition, preparations based on young in folk medicine are used for fever, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, cardiovascular diseases, as well as respiratory diseases, ulcerative stomatitis, painful menstruation, epilepsy and worms. A tincture of the leaves of the plant is used to treat diseases of the eyes and ears. A decoction of the plant is used to rinse the mouth for thrush. Also, crushed leaves of the plant are used for hemorrhoidal cones, calluses on the feet and warts. This remedy also helps with insect bites. A mixture of crushed leaves, honey and butter used for external treatment of cracked breasts in nursing women. An ointment made from finely crushed leaves of the young plant with lard is applied to wounds that take a long time to heal. Juice from fresh leaves with honey or oil is also used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying agent for bee and snake bites.
Young Russian is widely used in home cosmetology. For example, crushed leaves or juice mixed with vegetable oil or lard, used to remove warts, freckles, as well as for bruises, swelling and various skin inflammations. Freshly squeezed juice from the leaves of the plant is also used to remove warts. A decoction of young leaves is used to wipe the skin after prolonged exposure to the sun. And the juice of the leaves of the plant is applied to the face in the morning and evening to give freshness and blush.
Historical background
Russian jujube has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times. The antidote properties of juvenilia were described back in the Middle Ages by the French pharmacist Odo in his poem “On the Properties of Herbs.” The ancient Greeks consumed young wine along with wine in case of poisoning with strong poisons. In the Middle Ages, it was believed that youth could scare away evil spirits, protect from witchcraft and even protect the house from lightning, for this the plant was planted on the roofs.
The name of the genus Sempervivum comes from the Latin. “semper” - “always”, “vivum” - “alive” for the ability of leaf rosettes to maintain viability in difficult living conditions. Popular English name young “Hens and Chickens” - “mother hen and chickens”. This is due to the fact that at the moment of flowering the plant really resembles a hen surrounded by numerous chicks.
Literature
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Young (stone rose) is not only a beautiful indoor or garden flower, but also a plant that has medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, analgesic, antiseptic. There are contraindications to the use of products based on this culture. The stone rose is undemanding in terms of care. Several varieties of the plant are known, the most popular of which are mountain young, cobwebby, low-growing, marble, Russian, shoot-bearing, roofing, Caucasian.
- Mountain (montanum) young - has green fleshy leaves, medium-sized rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter. Flowers are painted in pink tint, creamy yellow varieties are sometimes found. Grows in the mountains.
- Cobweb (arachnoideum) - has the shape of a ball pressed on top, the leaves are oblong, slightly pointed. In summer they are colored light green, and in autumn - brown-red. A thin silky web appears on top of the leaves. Blooms with beautiful purple buds. Found mainly in the mountains of Europe.
- Low-growing, or dwarf (tectorum) - this species has small, densely growing rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter. The leaves are sharp, with small hairs at the tips. The flowers are lilac with a purple tint. The young grows on the rocky slopes of the Caucasus and in the Alps. The variety is popular when decorating landscape design. Used to create paths and flower beds.
- Marble, or chameleon (marmoreum) - has variegated leaves with green and red streaks. Some varieties are completely red. The marbled juvenile flower has pale red petals with a white rim around the edge.
- Russian (ruthenicum) - has a rosette up to 6 cm in diameter and elongated, pointed leaves. Peduncles reach 35 cm in length and have yellow inflorescences. Grows in the European part of Russia, Asia and the Balkans.
- Runaway (globiferum) - this species has a spherical rosette, the leaves are bright green, with red tips. It blooms for about a month, its buds are pale.
- Roofing - the diameter of the rosette of this young plant is 20 cm, and the height is 8 cm. The shape is spherical and slightly flattened, the plant has a red tint to the leaves. Blooms with red-pink buds. The name is due to the fact that previously young plants were planted on the roofs of houses so that they would weave around the entire roof. Also used instead of tiles in England.
- Caucasian (tectorum) - the height of the rosettes of this species can reach 20 cm, and the diameter - up to 5 cm. Many white glandular hairs are formed on the stems. The flowers are colored violet and sometimes lilac-purple. Blooms into summer period- in July and August.
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Description
The stone rose flower, or juvenile, belongs to the Crassulaceae genus. The plant lives mainly in the Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Asia Minor and Southeast Asia. The stone rose owes its name to its dense rosette, which consists of fleshy leaves similar to a rose. The leaves and stems are most often covered with glandular hairs. Due to the accumulation of water, the plant can go without watering for a long time. The leaves are colored in green, light green and red shades.
Stonerosecan be indoorflower, grow ingarden, in the flower beds. It belongs to the ground cover, perennial, frost-resistant species. The rose blooms once a year, expelling a stem from the center of the rosette, forming a peduncle at the end. Such stems are erect and do not branch. After flowering, the stone rose dies, but leaves many young shoots. At home, juveniles rarely bloom. The culture is not picky in its care; its cultivation is considered simple. There are about 50 species of stone rose.
Species
Stone rose has a large number of species growing in different countries. Their difference lies in the variety of shades, leaf sizes and flowers. The most popular types are:
Cobwebby
Dwarf
Marble
Pobegonosnoe
Roofing
Caucasian
Care and reproduction
Stone rose grows on the windowsills of apartments and in the garden, in the open air.
Succulents love well-lit areas. The window sill should be chosen on the south side. In the garden, the place for planting juveniles should be in sunny areas so that trees and bushes do not shade the plant. In case of lack of lighting, the leaves become pale, lose moisture and bright color, stretch out, and the rosette ceases to be dense. In the summer, the young, which grew at home, must be taken out to the balcony - on fresh air.
Soil and replanting
The soil should be loose, non-acidic, sandy and with a good drainage layer. When planting in a pot, drainage is poured onto a third of the container, and light, loose soil is placed on top. Suitable soil for cacti, purchased in specialized stores. The pot should be small, since the plant’s root system is superficial. The roots need to be carefully straightened and sprinkled with soil. In apartments, juveniles are rarely transplanted as they grow.
Often the stone rose is combined with other succulents or made up of compositions from different types. When transplanted, young open ground it is removed with a small lump of earth. The distance from the outlet to another plant should be 15 cm.
Temperature and watering
At home, the plant is undemanding to temperature. The main thing is that it is not lower than 0 degrees, otherwise the young may die. Stone rose tolerates hot summer well. With the arrival of spring and warm weather, pots with crops can be taken out to the balcony. Juveniles grown in open ground will survive frost if covered with fallen leaves.
Watering should be done rarely, in summer - once a week, in winter - up to 2 times a month. This must be done with caution so that water does not get on the outlet. Otherwise, the roots and other parts of the young may rot.
The plant is also undemanding when it comes to fertilizer. A specimen at the age of 3 years needs to be fed liquid composition for succulents (half the indicated dose) once a month, in the spring and summer. Responds well to the presence of humus in the soil.
Reproduction
Stone roses often reproduce vegetatively. An adult plant has many young rosettes that can be easily separated. Reproduction is best done in spring and summer. Young rosettes are planted in slightly moist soil and watered as the soil dries so that the roots do not dry out.
Juveniles can also be grown from seeds. They are sown in spring in moist soil, lightly sprinkled with earth. Seeds begin to germinate after 5 days at a temperature of about +20 degrees. It is necessary to protect the seedlings from the bright sun. Grown plants are planted in separate containers or placed in open ground in the garden and cared for.
Pests and diseases
From garden pests the crop is often affected by cockchafers, which eat away the fleshy leaves of the young. A rock rose that grows at home may develop aphids and scale insects. You can get rid of them only with the help chemicals: Aktelik, Aktara, Fitoverm. In young plants, the roots may rot due to waterlogging. If this has already happened, you need to remove the damaged areas, sprinkle them with crushed coal, and replant the flower in another soil.
You need to pull out the weeds in a timely manner, as they do not allow the plant to develop.
Medicinal properties
The stone rose is not only beautiful decorative look, but also has beneficial healing properties. IN medicinal purposes Only the fleshy leaves of the plant are used. They are used in the form of decoctions, tinctures, and fresh.
Juvenile has the following properties:
Benefits and harms
Rejuvenation has both benefits and harm to the human body. The juice from the leaves of the plant can get rid of age spots and freckles. The decoction is used as an antiseptic for sore throats, stomatitis and gingivitis, and helps well if thrush is detected in a child or adult. Plant tincture is often used for diseases of the respiratory system, nasopharynx and eyes. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties, the flower helps in the treatment of stomach ulcers, diarrhea, and relieves calluses and warts.
Most people know the young as stone rose or hare cabbage, but in fact its name is translated from Latin as “undying,” and the young more than justifies its name. In addition to the main quality - unpretentiousness, stone flower It has medicinal properties, and it is loved and popular for its exceptional appearance. Let's understand the basics of plant care at home: planting, growing conditions and propagation.
Description of young
Origin of the plant, external signs and habitat features
Juvenile or Sempervivum has many more different names, for example: wild garlic or domestic onion, steppe turnip or wild artichoke, tenacious, thunder grass and roofing grass.
This perennial herbaceous plant with fleshy foliage belongs to the Crassulaceae family. The young form a very dense rosette of succulent alternate leaves covered with glandular hairs. There are also “naked” plants.
Young has anti-inflammatory and disinfectant properties, the plant is used to heal ulcers, and for diseases of the heart and respiratory system.
The plant is widespread in Europe, the Caucasus and Southeast Asia; juveniles prefer to live in mountainous areas.
Juveniles were in demand back in the days of the Roman Empire. It was endowed with supernatural properties and it was believed that the plant protected a person from lightning strikes, and by order of Charlemagne, young plants were planted en masse on the roofs of houses.
They used to believe that putting a young tree on the roof would save you from a lightning strike, but now it’s just a great way to decorate your roof.
French men wore youngsters on their chests to protect them from snakes. And girls in Rus' rubbed their cheeks with rejuvenation for blush.
In addition to the superstitious love for the stone rose, people have long appreciated it for its ability to maintain the decorative appearance of the rosette throughout the entire season and its immunity to frost.
The unique shape of the leaves, collected in rosettes, looks very beautiful and unusual, both in the garden and in the home interior.
How difficult is it to grow at home?
Juveniles are easy to cultivate as an independent plant right in the apartment, observing necessary conditions for his comfortable maintenance. Namely, use the correct substrate, carry out rare and meager watering, protect sockets from dampness and provide the plant with intense lighting and warmth.
In winter, it is better not to put the young ones on the windowsill. Essential temperature changes, frosty air from an open window and the danger of a draft can destroy a flower even with all its unpretentiousness. A stone rose is successfully decorated using additional elements, like colored stone, shell or tree bark, so placing it directly in the room during cold times will be even better. This way you will protect the plant from the danger of getting sick and give yourself the pleasure of admiring the young plants more often.
But in the summer, by placing the plant in a sunlit window, you can enjoy the view of bright rosettes and even flowers.
Table: seasonal plant care at home
In nature, young plants independently adapt to climate changes, but if the plant is grown in an apartment, it is necessary to create conditions for it to feel good.
Differences between young and echeveria
The great similarity between juveniles and echeveria allows inexperienced gardeners to confuse these two plants. They are both from the Tolstyankov family and are really very similar. But, if they can be confused at first glance, then after detailed examination and study one can be convinced that they are different both externally and from a botanical point of view.
Juvenile leaves look somewhat more graceful, while echeveria forms “fat” foliage; Young plants have fewer rosettes, but echeveria does not tolerate cold at all.
Juvenile does not form stems at all and its rosettes develop “lying down”, and echeveria is able to stretch out even in poor light, shedding its lower leaves.
The most obvious difference between these plants is seen during natural propagation. Echeveria sends out its shoots exclusively from the base of the stem, and the young ones raise their offspring on the “whiskers”, like strawberries.
Video: how to care for a stone rose - general information
Such different things made you look young
There are a lot of varieties of stone roses and each variety surprises with the shade of its rosettes. There are pink and silver juveniles, yellow, variegated and even burgundy. This variety allows you to combine sockets of different types into one composition. And when cultivating different varieties different juvenile hybrids appear in the neighborhood through cross-pollination.
Varieties and types
- (Sempervivum tectorum): rosettes are spherical, slightly flattened, up to 15 cm in diameter with large fleshy leaves framed by red tips. It blooms for a month and a half in the second half of summer with dark red flowers in the shape of a multi-pointed star. Distributed in Europe and Asia Minor. (Sempervivum arachnoideum): found in mountainous areas Western Europe. Forms small rosettes, up to 4 cm in diameter, slightly flattened on top. Leaves in rosettes are lanceolate, oblong, slightly curved. The color of the foliage becomes red-brown in autumn. Peduncles are about 30 cm in height. (Sempervivum globiferum: most often found in the Caucasus and Turkey. Small rosettes with leaves ovoid, darkening towards the top, oblong and sharp at the ends. (Sempervivum ruthenicum): grows in the Balkans, European Russia and Asia Minor. Forms a small rosette, 6 cm in diameter, with oblong foliage, pointed at the tips. Blooms yellow flowers, collected in large inflorescences on high peduncles. (Sempervivum soboliferum): small rosettes up to 5cm in diameter with light green leaves, turning red at the top. It blooms from July and throughout August with yellow flowers collected in inflorescences.
Photo gallery: plant varieties that you can grow yourself
Planting and replanting - how to plant correctly
Selection of container and soil
Usually a stone rose is replanted only when it has already filled the entire space of the pot with rosettes, but this does not happen soon. Therefore, transplanting young plants into larger containers is carried out no more often than once every three to four years.
The soil for juveniles should always be crumbly, not clayey or acidic. Juveniles love humus and sand. Can be used as a substrate ready mixture for cacti, which is sold in the store, but it is better to add crushed charcoal to such soil.
Drainage should be no less than a third of the volume of the pot. This is necessary to protect the plant from excess moisture, and through such drainage it will be removed quickly and easily. The youth has a rather modest root system and therefore you don’t have to worry that he won’t have enough remaining space in the pot.
You can plant the plant in open ground at any time, until the very end of September. The main condition for planting is that the plant has time to take root before the onset of frost, otherwise it will not take root and will die.
Photo gallery: choosing a suitable flower pot
Today, stone roses are planted in very original containers. Thanks to its compact root system and preference for light soil, it can be grown even in an old boot.
Video: planting a stone rose in a pot
How to plant young ones in a florarium
A florarium is a glass container with a substrate and plants, where a special microclimate is created, suitable for plants. A florarium is a kind of ecosystem, a mini-landscape, an unpretentious plant world on a shelf. Plants in a florarium do not require constant care.
Juvenile is great for creating a small florarium
You can make a similar florarium with a stone rose yourself.
- To do this, you need to place a layer of drainage (about a tenth of the volume) in a glass container of the shape you like, mixing small pebbles or expanded clay with crushed coal.
- Soil for succulents is poured over the drainage and, using tools, for example, tweezers, the young are placed in the container, which is carefully watered using the long spout of a watering can, directly under the root.
- The resulting voids can be decorated with colored pebbles or even beads.
- Pieces of bark or pumice are placed in the florarium to imitate a landscape, and to prevent the soil from mixing with drainage, half a centimeter of sphagnum moss is laid between the layers. You can use fiberglass instead of moss.
The soil in the florarium must certainly be poor nutrients, since the active development of plants does not make sense here. But, if the young look depressed and clearly need feeding, then in this case you can fertilize the florarium with a minimum dose of the substance, no more than half a gram per liter of water or 4 times less than the usual norm.
If a closed or closed florarium is created, then the young will not need watering at all. You will have to water it once every 2 months, bringing water to the roots using an enema or syringe. If moisture gets on the leaves, a stone rose will die faster in a closed container than in a pot.
Plant care
Lighting and air temperature
Juvenile is a light-loving plant that can simply turn pale in the shade and not please with its intense color, so juveniles should be placed on a south window. The plant tolerates heat calmly, as well as cold snaps, so you don’t have to worry about its well-being during heating season, but frosty air open window Stone Rose is unlikely to approve.
But the plant needs fresh air, so in winter the young should be kept away from the window in a regularly ventilated room, providing the plant with additional lighting until spring, and with the onset of warm weather, it should certainly be taken out into the open air: a balcony or terrace.
Watering and fertilizing
Juveniles are watered very rarely, like any succulent. In cold weather, the soil in a pot with a stone rose is moistened only once a month, and in the summer once every 14 days. When watering, it is necessary to ensure that moisture does not fall on the leaves in order to protect the plant from rot, so juveniles are never placed next to plants that need spraying and are not planted in the same pot.
Feeding the young should be very moderate; you definitely shouldn’t get carried away with it. The thing is that additional power stimulates the rosette to actively develop, during which it becomes excessively elongated and generally becomes dull.
In addition to the loss of external advantages, the young loses such a property as frost resistance. To avoid such unpleasant things and not to overfeed the stone rose, it is recommended to apply fertilizer doses half the normal amount and only to an adult plant, three to four years old.
Before approaching this age, the rose will have enough of the substances that it takes from the soil if you added humus to the substrate when planting the plant. If this does not happen, then humus can be poured directly under the young, the flower will accept such an offering with gratitude. Liquid and dry mineral fertilizers For succulents it is not recommended to use it at all, only when there is an extreme need.
Flowering period
The young blooms for the first time only in the third year of its development and almost always dies after flowering. During this period of time, from birth to flowering, the stone rose manages to give life to many young roses.
The young always bloom in mid-summer and this wonderful period lasts about forty days. Juveniles do not bloom under window sill conditions and that is why many gardeners can boast of very mature specimens, perennials.
Some gardeners have learned to provoke young plants to flower, although this plant even reproduces “in captivity” very reluctantly. The secret is to provide the stone rose with long daylight (up to 13 hours) and a constant air temperature (not lower than 18°C), giving it a rest during winter. A forced period of rest for two months in the form of a lack of watering and a decrease in environmental temperature to 0+1°C with a transition to active lighting and heat will help the young to feel at home in its native environment and, having gathered its strength, to bloom.
Video: how a plant blooms
Table: how care errors manifest themselves and what to do to correct the situation.
| Malaise | Cause | Problem resolution |
| Gray spots on leaves | Moisture on the leaves as a result of inaccurate watering | Replanting a plant without contact with foliage |
| Leaf brittleness and browning | Abundant watering during low temperatures | Moving the plant to a warm place and reducing watering |
| Loose rosette, leaf pallor | Low light level | Gradually moving the plant closer to the light |
| Slow development, small foliage | Deficiency of moisture and nutrients | Resuming watering and fertilizing or replanting into more nutritious soil |
| Shriveled rosette | Lack of moisture at high temperatures | Move the plant to a cooler place and water it. |
Diseases and pests, their signs, prevention and treatment measures
What is the young man afraid of?
The young, like any succulent, is afraid of dampness and, due to inaccurate watering, it is affected by various types of rot. At the first signs of putrefactive damage to a plant, the easiest way is to transplant the young plants into a new nutrient soil that is not burdened with moisture, and dust the damaged tissues with ash. Such actions are effective if the above-ground part of the plant is damaged; in the case of root damage, it is best to remove the juvenile rosette entirely, in order to avoid the spread of infection to other rosettes.
If we talk about cultivating juveniles in open ground, then in this environment the plant is threatened by cockchafers, damaging plant tissue and laying larvae. In the event of an attack by insects, the damaged parts should be removed from the outlet and the plant should be transplanted to a new location. The old planting site must be treated with insecticides to destroy the larvae.
A stone rose growing on a windowsill has two main enemies: rot and scale insects. To combat the mealybug, the drug Aktelik helps, and putrefactive manifestations disappear after treating the plant with any fungicide for indoor plants. The dosage and consumption of drugs are indicated on the packaging of the drugs; the substance should be used based on the number of plants and the volume of soil.
Photo gallery: what threatens the plant
Table: juvenile pests and measures to combat them
How to propagate a plant
Juveniles can be propagated in two ways: seed and vegetative. The first method is suitable for those gardeners who are planning to breed a new plant variety, otherwise it is pointless work. In addition, inexperienced gardeners may lose the characteristics of the variety and grow ordinary young, pale and uninteresting. The easiest way is to wait for the “children” of the stone rose, with which it can be quite generous. It is best to grow young from seeds by buying them in a store. They are correct: selected, prepared and of the right variety.
Growing from seeds
Vegetative propagation
In the sinuses of the young, buds are formed, from which shoots resembling a mustache are formed. At the ends of such processes, young rosettes of juveniles are formed.
Video: transplanting a stone rose stalk into a pot
Roofing rejuvenation (great rejuvenation, stone rose, wild garlic) is a perennial succulent plant family Crassulaceae. It has long been used to cover thatched and clay roofs - hence the name. Juvenile has convex smooth leaves with sparse hairs.
The plant is usually green in color, but yellow, red, brown options coloring. From July to September, young roofing flowers bloom with small yellowish flowers collected in umbrella inflorescences. Juvenile grows in the Caucasus and Europe, choosing rocky and sandy slopes, hills, and dry glades of coniferous forests. However, this plant is not often found in nature, but is more often grown as an ornamental. Few people know that roofing rejuvenation is used in folk medicine, as it has a number of valuable healing properties: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, etc.
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In folk medicine, the herb and leaves of the young roofing plant are used, which are harvested during the flowering of the plant. Dry the collected raw materials in a well-ventilated room (attic) or in the open air. Dried juveniles are stored for no more than a year. You can also store the young in the refrigerator for quite a long time, wrapping it in a piece of clean cloth, which should be changed periodically.
Composition and scope
Roofing milk contains: tannins, resins, mucus, coumarins, vitamins C and group B, lactic, citric, malic and oxalic organic acids.
Medicines based on molodilo are recommended for:
- colds, coughs;
- stomach and duodenal ulcers;
- loose stools;
- pain during menstruation;
- diathesis, eczema, skin rashes, freckles, warts (externally).
Recipes
Infusion (general recipe):
- 20 g of fresh leaves;
- 250 ml boiling water.
Pour boiling water over the leaves in a thermos and leave to steep for 2 hours. Then strain the resulting infusion and drink 50 ml 4 times a day before meals.
Decoction:
- 2 tsp the leaves were young;
- 1 tbsp. hot water.
Grind the leaves of the young, fill them with water and place in a water bath for 40 minutes. Strain the finished broth and take 1/4 cup 4 times a day before meals. The decoction can also be used as a rinse for inflammation of the mouth, stomatitis, sore throat, and you can use it to lubricate burns, ulcers, and skin rashes.
Instead of decoction, you can prepare fresh juice from the grass and leaves of the young, diluted with whey. One dose requires 30 ml of juice.
Rejuvenation in heart failure:
- fresh grass rejuvenated;
- boiling water;
- honey to taste.
Blanch the herb for 5 minutes, then chop and mix with honey. Take this medicine 1 tablespoon 4 times a day before meals.
Calming tincture:
- 2 tbsp. fresh leaves rejuvenated;
- 1 tbsp. vodka.
Pour vodka over the crushed leaves and let it brew for 4-5 days at room temperature. Then strain and take the tincture 20 drops before meals three times a day for neuroses.
Ointment:
- 4 parts fresh herb;
- 6 parts lard.
Grind the young grass and mix well with lard. Use the resulting ointment to lubricate non-healing ulcers, wounds, and fistulas.
Crushed leaves of young, wrapped in gauze, are used for compresses for: bedsores, burns, warts, freckles, inflammation after insect bites, bruises. Hemorrhoids. In order to soften calluses or warts, you need to apply young leaves for a long time.
Fresh juice can be used instead of a refreshing tonic twice a day - morning and evening.
A mixture of fresh crushed young leaves, butter and honey is used to lubricate the cracks in the nipples of nursing mothers.
Contraindications
Treatment with rejuvenating is contraindicated:
- children;
- pregnant women and nursing mothers;
- with a tendency to allergic reactions;
- with individual intolerance.