@ddtpecko 8 June 2022 more from that month

My dear friends of the noise! Hedgehogs ... of course I'm kidding but he looks like a hedgehog. This is a burdock plant. This is the newly formed prickly part of the burdock. It usually causes a problem when it dries, then it gets on clothes or on domestic animals, and that's how it spreads, that's how it scatters its seeds. I always thought that the weed plant that is causing problems because it climbs on clothes, but I read an article about burdock and learned a lot of new things. Now I will share with you what I read. The text below is taken from https://herbalia.rs/cicak-arctium-lappa Velcro - Arctium lappa Folk names. Burdock green, bitter burdock, horse burdock, burdock, burdock, burdock, large burdock. Botanical characteristics. Burdock is a perennial herbaceous plant. The root is thick, spindle-shaped and up to 60 cm long. The stem is erect, hard, tough, branched and up to 150 cm high. The leaves are large, on long stalks, ovate-rounded, wavy at the edge, hairy on the underside and green on the upper. The lower leaves are larger and have a hollow stalk. Round, reddish-headed inflorescences are arranged on the top of the plant on long stalks. They are covered with quite hard green wrapping leaves that are bent in the shape of hooks on the tops and therefore easily adhere to objects when touched. Habitat. It grows along roads, meadows and uncultivated land. He likes a sunny position and fertilized soil. Usable parts of the plant. The root, leaves and seeds are used for medicine. Two-year-old roots are collected in spring and autumn, the leaves while they are still young, and the seeds when they mature. Chemical composition. It contains the hydrocarbon inulin, proteins, palmitic and stearic acid, glucosides, alkaloids, tannins, essential oil, a lot of vitamin C. Application. Burdock juice is excellent for diseased liver. It accelerates the excretion of bile, helps diabetics. Tea heals and purifies the blood. Fresh root juice cures wet lichens, subcutaneous ulcers, impure skin, youthful acne, open wounds, burns. Seed tea is good against kidney stones, makes you urinate, stops dysentery and regulates menstruation. Burdock seed is used to make burdock oil, which is a very good remedy against dandruff and hair loss. Burdock root, leaves and seeds lose their healing properties after a year. *********************************************************************************************** Dragi moji prijatelji buke! Ježevi... naravno šalim se ali liči na ježa. Ovo je biljka čičak. Ovo je tek formiran bodljikavi deo čička. Uglavnom pravi problem kada se osuši onda se kači za odeću ili za domaće životinje i tako se širi, tako rasejava svoje seme. Uvek sam mislio da je korovska biljka koja eto pravi probleme jer se kači za odeću, medjutim pročitah članak o čičku i saznah puno novoga. Evo sada ću sa vama podeliti to što sam pročitao. Donji tekst preuzet sa https://herbalia.rs/cicak-arctium-lappa Čičak – Arctium lappa Narodna imena. Čičak zeleni, gorki lepuh, konjski čičak, lepušina, repuh, veliki čičak, veliki lepuh. Botaničke karakteristike. Čičak je višegodišnja zeljasta biljka. Koren je debeo, vretenast i dugačak do 60 cm. Stabljika je uspravna, tvrda, žilava, razgranata i visoka do 150 cm. Listovi su krupni, na dugim drškama, jajasto okruglasti, po ivici talasasto usečeni, sa donje strane dlakavi a sa gornje zeleni. Donji listovi su krupniji i imaju šuplju dršku. Okruglaste glavičaste cvasti crvenkaste boje raspoređene su na vrhu biljke na dugačkim drškama. Obavijene su dosta tvrdim zelenim ovojnim listovima koji su na vrhovima savijeni u obliku kukica i zbog toga lako prianjaju za predmete prilikom dodira. Stanište. Raste uz puteve, na livadama i neobrađenom zemljištu. Voli sunčani položaj i nađubrenu zemlju. Upotrebljivi delovi biljke. Za lek se upotrebljavaju koren, listovi i seme.Dvogodišnje korenje sakuplja se u proleće i jesen, listovi dok su još mladi, a seme kad sazre . Hemijski sastav. Sadrži ugljovodonik inulin, proteine, palmitinsku i stearinsku kiselinu, glukozide, alkaloide, tanine, eterično ulje, mnogo vitamina C. Primena. Sok od čička je izvrstan kod bolesne jetre. Pospešuje izlučivanje žuči, pomaže dijabetičarima. Čaj leči i pročišćava krv. Sveži sok od korena leči vlažne lišaje, potkožne čireve, nečistu kožu, mladalačke akne, otvorene rane, opekotine. Čaj od semena je dobar protiv bubrežnih kamenaca, tera na mokrenje, zaustavlja dizenteriju i reguliše menstruaciju. Seme čička koristi se za pravljenje čičkovog ulja koje je jako dobar lek protiv peruti i ispadanja kose. Koren, listovi i seme čička nakon godinu dana gube svoje lekovito delovanje.