- 노랑 멜리롯, Yellow melilot
. 학명; Melilotus officinalis / albus
. 개요; 북반구원산의 이년생 식물
. 효능; 진경제, 이뇨제, 완화제, 거담제, 상처치료제.
. 사용법; 우리거나 다려서, 찜질이나 베개로
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Melilotus officinalis / albus
- 약용부위
. The flowering herb.
. 꽃피는 허브
2 통명
- 영어; Hay flowers, king's clover, sweet clover, yellow sweet clover / white melilot
- 한글; 노랑 멜리롯 / 화이트 멜리롯
3 개요
- 북반구원산의 이년생 식물
. 길가와 황무지에서 자생
- 줄기; 90센티내외로 가늘고 속이 비어 성장
. 잎; 3개의 도란형이나 역피침형 소엽이 있는 깃모양으로 형성
- 꽃; 6월부터 향기로운 밝은 황금색의 총상꽃차례로 개화
Yellow melilot is a biennial plant found along road sides and in waste places in Eurasia and throughout North America, except in the far north. The slender, branched, hollow stems, from 1.5 to 5 feet high, bear pinnate leaves with three obovate or oblanceolate leaflets, which are finely toothed and blunt-tipped. Blooming from June to November, the fragrant, light golden yellow flowers grow in axillary racemes.
4 효능
- 진경제, 이뇨제, 완화제, 거담제, 상처치료제.
. 부종, 종기, 젖멍울, 관절염, 류머티즘, 두통에 연고나 습포로 사용
- 허브베개; 류마티즘, 두통, 관절통 개선
- 다려서 상처나 눈 세척
. 복통, 위장 및 만성기관지염에 내복
. 농축해서 혈전용해
- 주의; 과량은 구토 등 중독증상 가능
- 꽃이 하얀 화이트 메리롯도 유사하게 사용
Antispasmodic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, vulnerary. Yellow melilot is used externally in a salve or as a poultice for swellings, boils and similar skin problems, milk knots, arthritis, rheumatism, and headaches. As an additional treatment for rheumatic pains, headaches, and aching joints, Europeans sew the dried plant into an herb pillow. The decoction can be applied as a wash for wounds. Yellow melilot finds other external application as an astringent and anti-inflammatory eyewash. Internally it has been used for colic, stomach problems, and chronic bronchitis. A concentrated preparation made from the plant is sometimes prescribed by doctors as an anticoagulant to break up blood clots. CAUTION; Large doses can cause vomiting and other symptoms of poisoning. White melilot, a similar but taller, white flowered species, has the same medicinal uses. Like yellow melilot, it is a very common plant in fields and waste places over most of North America and in Europe and Asia.
5 사용법
- 우리기; 물1컵에 1티스푼
. 하루 1-1.5컵 음용
- 찜질; 반소주컵을 천가방에 넣고
. 끓여 몇분후 대상부위에 가급적 뜨겁게 적용
Infusion; Steep 1 tsp. herb in 1 cup water. Take 1 to 1.5 cups a day.
Poultice; Put about 1/2 oz. dried plant into a small cloth bag. Boil briefly in water; let steep a few minutes; then apply as hot as can be tolerated.