Knotweedis a small plant that grows radially with the help of shoots on the ground.The presence of knotweedin the garden can be a cause for concern. This nuisance weed copes with extremely difficult conditions and is reluctant to give way. However, it can be useful as a herbal raw material. Learnhealing properties of bird knotweedand ways to use it. We suggest what it should look likefighting knotweed in the gardenand we recommend the best sprays for bird knotweed!
Rdest ptasi - Polygonum aviculare
Fig. AnRo0002, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Knotweed - occurrence
Knotweed bird(Polygonum aviculare) is a plant common throughout Europe and other countries except the tropics. It grows wild in meadows, forests, on the banks of rivers, alongside buildings and roads.Bird knotweed is found in massin sandy, sunny, ruderal, dry and humid places. It is resistant to trampling and drought.
Bird knotweed weeds lawns , farmlands and vegetable gardens, and even cracks in sidewalks. It is often found in fallow and stubble fields, where it often creates large, green carpets. The highadaptability of bird knotweedmakes it perfect for any environment and soil. Most often, however, it occurs on light and often trampled soils. It occurs both in rural areas and large urban agglomerations.
Rdest ptasi - properties
Before we startfighting knotweed in the garden , it is worth considering whether to pick it up manually and use it as a herbal raw material.Medicinal properties of bird knotweedused to be used in folk medicine, and now it is part of homeopathic medicines and is used in herbal medicine.
Bird knotweed herbis a valuable source of easily digestible silica, and also contains large amounts of flavonoids, tannins and glycoside - avicularin. In addition, it is rich in minerals, vitamins and sugars. It also includes phenolic acids, essential oils, mucilaginous and resinous substances.
Silica from bird knotweedhas a rejuvenating effect on cells. It also has an effect on blood vessels. It strengthens the walls of the vessels, thus reducing their fragility and permeability. In addition, it prevents bone demineralization, thereforemedicinal preparations containing knotweed are recommended for people suffering from osteoporosis
Bird knotweed weeds lawns
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The flavonoids present in the knotweed herbdelay the aging processes of cells and have anti-cancer properties. They inhibit the further development of lung cancer and reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer. Phenolic acids, which have antioxidant, cancer cell blocking, disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties, also have a pro-he alth effect.
The tanninsin the avian rdeste show valuable he alth properties. They have a bactericidal, astringent and immune system-strengthening effect. They have a healing effect in inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, flatulence and decreased appetite.
Dried knotweed herb is usedfor chronic diseases of the urinary system. It is also helpful in kidney stones and gout.The substances contained in it promote the excretion of toxins from the body and have anti-inflammatory properties in the urinary tract.Bird knotweed has a diuretic effectand helps to remove excess urea, potassium and sodium s alts from the body.
Bird knotweed herb is used in the form of infusions . Drinking them has a positive effect on the metabolism and helps to cleanse the digestive tract of deposits and toxins.
Bird knotweed is included in manyherbal mixtures used in the treatment of atherosclerosis, rheumatism, lung diseases and liver damage.Infusions of bird knotweedcan be used as an adjunct in the pharmacological treatment of viral hepatitis.
Bird knotweed extractscan be used externally to compress bruises and difficult to heal or even bleeding wounds. They are also used for rinses, irrigations and washes. They are astringent, anti-inflammatory and bacteriostatic.
The he alth properties of bird knotweed can be used bypeople after heart attacks, with a tendency to gain weight, with phlebitis and sensitivity to the sun.
This is how the bird knotweed grows
Fig. Javier Martin, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
Knotweed - combating
Bird knotweed, due to its invasiveness and a threat to the early development phases of cultivated plants, it is worth systematically destroying.Helps to fight knotweed :
- Regular removal of knotweed from flower beds, sidewalks, compost heaps, and other areas where it appears before planting seeds,
- Sowing seeds of crops early so that they germinate before the knotweed. Knotweed seedlings are most numerous only in May and June.
- fertilizing crops with well-decomposed manure, as knotweed displaces crops most easily in poor and poorly fertile soils
- when knotweed is present in large areas, it is necessary to use herbicides.
Note!Knotweed is classified as moderately sensitive or resistant to many herbicides and therefore should be controlled as early as possible. When it appears, there is nothing to wait for. Outside lawns, glyphosate-containing agents such as Roundup, Sprinter 350SL and Avans RTU are used to control knotweed. They are the most effective. On lawns, we control bird knotweed with Chwastox Trio 540SL or Mniszek 540SL. Spraying is best done on a sunny and windless day. The treatment should be repeated 2-3 times, every 10-14 days.
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MSc Eng. Agnieszka Lach
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