Ordinary weed vegetation growing on your site can be a very useful plant that is widely used in traditional medicine and has useful medicinal properties. Today we will talk about one of these weeds - creeping faster, consider the description of the plant and the use of couch grass in folk medicine as a medicine.
How it looks and where it grows
Pyrey is a herbaceous perennial family of cereals. A characteristic feature that allows to distinguish it from other similar plants is a very long and thin root, located close to the surface. The root system of the plant is branchy and reaches a depth of 15 cm. Thanks to the long root, the numerous shoots of the plant quickly spread under the ground.
Did you know? Surprisingly, not only people, but also animals, know the beneficial properties of the wheatgrass. Dogs and cats, for example, eat this grass to cleanse the body, it helps get rid of worms and cleanses the blood. Animals independently search for grass and select the most suitable young shoots.Weed stalk is distinguished by erectness. The height of the grass can be a maximum of 120 cm. The leafy part of the plant is flat and bare. Leaf width often does not exceed 10 mm. The plant has a rich green color. Flowering plants occurs inconspicuous small buds, which are collected in spikelets. Flowering falls at the end of spring - the beginning of the summer period. The fruit of the grass is a bit like wheat.
The plant is widespread everywhere, because it is a weed: it can be found in the field, in the garden, on the meadow, along the road.
Chemical composition
The most valued root of the plant, which has found its use in folk recipes. Consider the usefulness of wheatgrass root.
It contains such mineral salts as: potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc. The plant is rich in silicic acid, organic acids, essential oils, vitamins A and B. The roots also have a high content of mucous substances, polysaccharides, inulin, fructose, vanillin, dextrose, gum, quartz, levulose, lactic acid, tannin. 
The dry root of the plant contains protein in the amount of 5%, sugar in the amount of up to 40%, and the root also contains a high concentration of mucus - about 10%.
Did you know? Wheat grass roots are thin, but they can pierce the fruits of potatoes and even old boards.
Medicinal properties
Drugs based on rhizome of couch grass have diuretic, purifying the blood, enveloping, expectorant, pathogenic and laxative effects on the body.
Application
Surprisingly, creeping wheat grass is used not only as a medicinal plant, there are many recipes that relate to cosmetology and culinary fields, since the root is rich in the content of useful active substances that benefit the body. 
In medicine
Pyraeus is used to restore metabolic disorders in the body. In folk medicine, the plant is actively used to treat cystitis, inflammation of the prostate gland, gastritis, enterocolitis, cough.
Silicic acid, which is contained in the root, allows the use of this drug in case of bronchial disease. Silicon compounds have a beneficial effect on the circulatory system of the body, increasing the elasticity of the capillaries.
The ability of wheatgrass to relieve body fatigue, energize, stimulate cardiac activity, increase blood pressure.
In cosmetology
The most important property due to which wheat grass is valued and often used for cosmetic purposes is cleansing. There are many recipes that allow you to treat common skin conditions.
Important! If you have skin problems in the form of an allergic rash, wheatgrass is used as an anti-inflammatory agent, it also has antipruritic properties.Medicines with wheatgrass help in treating furunculosis, acne, viral skin diseases, hyperkeratosis, scleroderma and baldness.
In cooking
As wheat grass has a high content of sugary substances and starch, it is often used for human consumption. Salads, side dishes and soups are made from fresh, washed roots. Dried rhizomes are used to make porridge, jelly, beer, baking bread.
Recipes of traditional medicine
Despite the wide use of wheatgrass, its use in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases is most often described.
With arthritis
In order to prepare a medicine that will be used for the treatment of arthritis, you should prepare 8 tbsp. tablespoons of dried and crushed rhizome and pour 2 liters of cold water, put to boil until one third of the liquid boils away. The resulting medication should be taken on three teaspoons, 4 times a day.
With arthritis, they also use: marigold, momordik, scorzoner, safflower, fragrant pectinate, fir, evening primrose, soapworm, wild rosemary, and Echinacea.
With hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are treated with enemas, which are administered at night. To prepare a decoction that will be used as an enema filler, you must use 2 tsp. chopped root and 125 ml of liquid, cook for 5 minutes, cool and strain. Use in quantities of 50 ml.
When hemorrhoids are also used plants as: bathing, kupena, jerk, wheatgrass, dogwood, euphorbia, black nightshade, medunitsa, savory, mountain ash red.
With diseases of the stomach and intestines
To prepare a decoction of the drug, you must use 120 g of chopped root per 2 liters of liquid, boil for 10 minutes, let it brew for 2 hours, use the resulting medicine in an amount of 250 ml, three times a day, for a month.
In diseases of the stomach and intestines, plants are also used as: dodder, spurge, calendula, linden, dog rose, yucca, gooseberry, white acacia.
For gallstone disease
For the treatment of gallstone disease, you should prepare a decoction, which should be used in the amount of 175 ml three times a day for 3 weeks. To prepare the medicine, it is necessary to mix 70 g of crushed wheatgrass root and 1 liter of liquid. Boil the prepared ingredients for 5 minutes, insist 2 hours.
In gallstone disease, plants are also used as: wild rose, spotted milk thistle, peppermint, dill, cowberry, horsetail, tarragon, goldenrod.
When coughing
To prepare a drug for the treatment of cough for colds and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, you should use 30 g of wheatgrass roots and 4 cups of cold liquid.
Important! This drug is a cold infusion, therefore does not require heat treatment, but simply infused for 12 hours..
Infusion suitable for use in the strained state of 175 ml three times a day, to improve the condition of the patient. 
For skin diseases
For the treatment of skin rashes and skin diseases, an infusion should be used, which is prepared on the wheatgrass roots. For the preparation of medicines should use 20 g of rhizome and a liter of boiled liquid, wait 14 hours, drain. Pour 400 ml of boiling water into the filtered roots and wait another 1 hour, strain again. After that, mix both the resulting liquids and drink 175 ml, after meals, 4 times a day. Well help gadgets based on the finished infusion.
For skin diseases, plants are also used as: basil, willow, laconosa, kalanchoe, catnip, tricolor violet, aconite.
With diabetes
In the presence of this disease, you can use a decoction based on the rhizome of wheatgrass. To do this, prepare 50 g of the roots and add 0.5 liters of boiling liquid. Boil for 20 minutes, then wait 70 minutes, then strain and use 3 teaspoons, three times a day, before eating.
When diabetes is also used plants as: blueberries, yucca, marigold, sow thistle, loquat, Jerusalem artichoke.
Bath decoction
Pyrei can also be used as baths that will help in the treatment of skin diseases and hemorrhoids. Well help baths based on rhizome of wheatgrass and burdock, for this you should use 100 g of each product and 4 liters of liquid, boil this mixture for 15 minutes, then pour the resulting strained liquid into the bath, dilute with the required amount of water and take a bath for at least 20 minutes, although would be once a week. 
Collection and storage of therapeutic raw materials
To dig up the rhizome of the plant should be in the period of early spring, even before the time when young stems grow. The excavated material should be well washed from the ground and dried at a sufficiently high temperature of about 50 ° C to prevent the development of mold fungi. Store the finished drug can be within 2 years, subject to the rules. A suitable condition for storing the drug is a dark, well-ventilated place with low humidity and an average temperature of around 25 ° C. Preparation can be filled up in a glass jar.
Contraindications and harm
Wheatgrass root may have not only medicinal properties, but also some contraindications to use, we will consider this information in more detail. Fortunately, the only problem that may arise when using a drug from wheat grass is intolerance to the body of medicinal herbs. 
If you follow the recommended dosage, then no problems should arise.
Important! Before using the drug should always consult with your doctor, especially if you have kidney disease.
Thus, wheatgrass creeping is quite an effective medicinal plant, which is often used in traditional medicine, the main thing is to comply with the rules when preparing medicines, to properly store and not to use in higher dosages.
