Common tamus (Adam's root)

Tamus description

Tamus has another name - Adam's root. The plant is perennial, it grows as a liana, which originates from a fairly fleshy and thick, solid tuber. Such a tuber can reach a length of 100 centimeters. Rod-type shaping. It is very heavy by weight, almost 15 kilograms, but only mainly in the oldest plants. The surface of the tuber is brown in color, and the inner flesh is white. The plant has several stems that twist and reach a length of about four meters. The alternate arrangement of leaf plates, which are located on elongated petioles, the plate is ovoid, endowed with a heart-shaped base. The leaves are slightly sharpened closer to the top, in some cases a three-lobed leaf shape. The veins on the leaves are arranged in uneven arcs.

Adam's root is a dioecious plant, the inflorescences are predominantly unisexual, the perianth is of a simple form. Small flowers are collected in carpal inflorescences. The masculine flower is more elongated, complex in shape. Female flowers are simple, shorter in length, the number of flowers on the brush is reduced, the flowers themselves are small in size.

The fruits of the Adam root have a pronounced red color, the shape of the fruit is almost a ball. Active flowering begins in April, mechanical ripening of fruits occurs in July-September.
The main territory of large-scale growth of Tamusa is the southern regions, woodlands: Crimea, the Caucasus, Abkhazia, where beech forests and chestnut thickets prevail. The cultivation of the plant led to the use of liana as decoration in the garden. Landscape gardening is now quite widespread. The choice of designers stopped at such a plant due to its good resistance to cold and frost.

Tamus characteristic

In general, speaking about the chemical composition, it is necessary to take into account the incomplete research in this direction, there is not enough information. But you can emphasize the already established substances in the composition: alkoloid-like elements are contained in a minimum amount, steroid components (for example dioxin), saponins, tannins, glycosides, multinuclear substances of aromatic composition.

Also revealed the presence of organic acids, such as formic and oxalic acid. The fruit contains some amino acids, polysachorides, lycopene and lipoxatin, which, in turn, are referred to as carotenoids.

Tamus: medicinal qualities and their application

Modern pharmacology makes the most of all the medicinal qualities of the plant, depending on the composition of the chemical elements.

As a pain reliever, a decoction of the root. Such a decoction is suitable as a hemostatic agent, a diuretic medicine. Effectiveness in the treatment of cough is observed, reduction of coughing attacks. The root is based on fatty oils, it is the use of such that stimulates blood flow. This property of the decoction is used for joint disease. Adam's root is famous for having a regenerating feature.

All prepared medicinal compositions based on the root can be applied both externally and internally. For example, with constipation, a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, you can use a decoction. Lung disease, inflammation of the bladder - you can safely use a remedy based on adam root.

But! As with the use of chemical drugs, it is necessary to consult with a specialist before using a composition based on adam root. External use has no consequences, but inside it is used with great care.

The most large-scale use of drugs with the presence of a plant in the composition for such diseases: sciatica, gout, rheumatism, polyarthritis, osteochonrosis. There are drugs used to relieve swelling with bruises, bruises, abrasions.

Blank. Contraindications

How to prepare raw materials for future use? Chop the plant after harvesting, dry naturally in the presence of good ventilation, but in a dark place.

There are a number of contraindications for the use of medicinal formulations based on Adam's root:

• use by pregnant women is strictly prohibited;
• if you have any hypersensitivity to the components of the drug;
• oral administration may irritate the digestive system;
• if the dosage is exceeded, vomiting and diarrhea appear;
• the composition of the berries is quite poisonous, their use internally is strictly under the supervision of a doctor, and external use with sensitive skin can cause a burn.

Plant-based formulation recipes

We list the most popular recipes for preparing a medicinal composition using roots:

1. Broth for internal intake - a teaspoon of dried raw materials + a glass of boiling water, then put in a water bath, under the lid, boil for at least 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, drain. Reception should be carried out 30 minutes before meals at least 3 times a day, one tbsp. l .;
2. Broth when washing-1 tbsp. l. fresh raw materials, necessarily chopped + 1.5 cups of boiling water, cook for half an hour, leave to infuse for 4-5 hours. After straining, you can start using it, strictly externally.

The article discussed the most popular directions for growing Tamus vulgaris. Both decorative and medicinal properties are fully applicable to humans. Therefore, it is possible to combine the purposefulness of cultivation in their areas.