Adonis summer: application and beneficial properties

Adonis summer is a species of perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the genus Adonis of the Buttercup family. It is used as medicinal and ornamental plant.

Adonis summer flowers can have the most varied colors: blood-red, yellowish, red lead, with a blackish eye, etc. This determines its wide use in decorative floriculture when decorating flower beds, as well as in ridges, borders, Moorish lawns and for cutting. The best option for planting summer Adonis is in group plantings or areas around sparsely planted shrubs. Most of all, mahonias, yews, thujas and boxwoods are combined with summer adonis; They look very elegant with arabises, primroses, anemones and a variety of early flowering plants. Summer Adonis should be planted closer to the paths, as well as on the eastern and western sides of rocky hills.

Today there is every reason to believe that summer Adonis can be used as a substitute for such a well-known medicinal plant as spring Adonis. In homeopathy, stems, flowers, and leaves of the plant are used. The stems and flowers of spring Adonis are rich in carbohydrates and related compounds: adonite, cardenolide, carotene, etc.; flowers - carotenoid, astacin; fruits - alkaloids. Due to its high cardiogonic activity, summer Adonis is a promising raw material for the production of medicinal drugs.

Adonis summer has strong antibacterial properties, it is able to increase blood clotting. The plant is also effective in treating kidney and bladder diseases, and is used as a laxative and diuretic.