Lyubka bifolia (Latin name Platanthera bifolia) is a species of perennial tuberous herbaceous plants belonging to the genus Lyubka of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). Its second name is night violet.
Name
The scientific name of this genus comes from the Greek words for "wide" (platis) and "pollen sac" (antera). It is explained by the special shape of the anther in representatives of this species. The epithet bifolia comes from the Latin language and consists of two words - "two" (bi) and "leaf" (folius). It is explained by two large leaves characteristic of this plant at the base of the trunk. The Russian name of this species, "lyubka", is associated with ancient legends that the roots-tubers of this plant (meaning the widespread Lyubka two-leafed) have special magical properties. They were used to make love potions and
Spreading
Lyubka bifolia is distributed over a fairly large territory of Eurasia, in its temperate zone. It is found in Asia Minor and Western Europe. In Russia, Lyubka bifolia grows in the European part, in the Caucasus and in southern Siberia. It grows in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, especially on edges, clearings, in thickets of shrubs, sometimes in meadows. It can be found in subalpine meadows in the Altai, Caucasus, Sayan mountains. The ecological amplitude of this genus is quite wide. Lyubka two-leaved is completely indifferent to soil moisture; it grows both on excessively moistened (even with stagnant moisture) and on dry lands. It is not particularly demanding on acidity and richness of soils, although it is more common on acidic ones. It can tolerate significant shade, although it prefers lighted places, as it blooms and bears fruit better here.
Description
Lyubka two-leafed (photo is given in the article) is a perennial herbal plant, the height of which is 20-50 centimeters, with two undivided tubers. There are specimens up to 60 centimeters high. A replacement tuber grows annually. The basal leaves of the plant (two, rarely three or one) are located oppositely on the stem, at the base they are narrowed into a stalk that passes into the vagina. Leaf shape obtuse oblong-obovate. The leaves reach a length of 22 centimeters, a width of 6 centimeters. Grey-green color, glossy. Stem leaves - one to three, rather small, lanceolate, sessile.
Night violet: color
The inflorescence of this plant is a rare spike of a cylindrical shape. It reaches 20 centimeters in length, consists of small flowers (about 8-40 pieces). The flower has a very strong pleasant aroma (especially at night or in cloudy weather), its perianth is white, slightly greenish at the ends, corolla-shaped, simple. All six leaves are different in size and shape. The largest of them forms a lip with a thin, slightly curved or straight spur, pointed at the end, obliquely upward or horizontally directed. Its length does not exceed three centimeters. The lip itself is narrow, 12 millimeters long, without tubercles at the base. Three perianth leaves are brought together, they form a helmet, and the remaining two are free. There is only one stamen in the flower, its pollen in the anthers is glued together in a lump called pollinium. Pistil - with a three-lobed stigma and a lower one-celled ovary. Lyubka two-leaf blooms in June-July. It is pollinated by insects. Ripens in July-August. The fruit of the plant is a box that opens with six longitudinal slits. Seeds are very small, dusty.
The place for this plant should be selected shaded to protect it from the scorching sun. It is completely undemanding to the soil, it grows both on poor and well-fertilized soils. However, fertilizer will not be superfluous, so timely top dressing contributes to better flowering and development. During periods of intense heat requires additional watering. Lyubka bifolia perfectly tolerates winter and does not need shelter.
reproduction
This plant reproduces exclusively by seeds. One fruit contains more than 20 thousand seeds. On one plant, on average, up to 11 fruits ripen. Seeds germinate only in the presence of fungi. During the first two to four years, the seedling leads an exclusively underground lifestyle, and only in the third or fifth year does the first leaf appear on the surface of the earth. White night violet blooms approximately 11 years after germination, in favorable conditions this can occur in the sixth year. This plant can bloom for five to six years without interruption, however, after a particularly abundant flowering, a short break may occur. On average, the plant lives 20-27 years, under favorable conditions it can be longer. Flower buds are laid two years before flowering. Pollination is usually carried out (hawks and cutworms), after which the perianth soon fades. Seeds ripen one and a half to two months after pollination. Due to the fact that the seeds are very small and light, spreading occurs even with a slight movement of air masses. Lyubka bifoliate is a wonderful ornamental plant with a strong aroma. It is in great demand among flower growers. However, breeding it is very difficult. Formally, the night violet is a protected plant, but in reality it is almost impossible to organize it. Lyubka flowers are collected in bulk to create bouquets, and this leads to a reduction in its range.
Medicinal value Lyubka bifolia
Root tubers of night violets have medicinal properties. They are dug immediately after flowering or at its end. Only young, juicy and fleshy ones are selected. The tubers are usually immersed in boiling water for two to three minutes (so that they do not germinate), and then dried in the shade. The result is the so-called salep. It has long been used in the preparation of drugs of tonic and restorative action. The main reason for such popularity of salep is its ability to increase sexual activity. Since ancient times, hundreds of recipes have been developed for the treatment of impotence with Lyubka bifolia. However, the limited raw material base of this herbal product does not allow creating a single reliable medicinal system from these plants. Salep has an antitoxic and enveloping effect, so it is prescribed for the purpose of detoxification in case of poisoning with certain poisons that cause gastrointestinal disorders, with peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, with chronic gastritis, colitis, and various intestinal diseases in children. In addition, they can be prescribed for chronic and acute bronchitis.
ethnoscience
In folk medicine, Lyubka bifolia is used as a diuretic, for fever and toothache. Also, this plant is considered a good way to increase the strength of people exhausted by a serious illness, and the elderly. In addition, salep is recommended as a nutritional remedy with broth or grape wine. Traditional medicine uses Lyubka to treat sexual disorders and women's diseases. Powder from mother tubers is used as an effective contraceptive. However, Russian healers argued that prolonged use of this remedy could cause infertility in women. Tibetan healers use it to increase the strength of the body.
Lyubka bifolia, night violet, cuckoo's tears- as soon as they do not call this unusual! Its small, graceful white flowers exude a delicate aroma closer to the night, and the tubers have incredible properties. Even the Cossacks of the Zaporizhzhya Sich used the dried and powdered root of the plant to restore strength, heal wounds, satisfy hunger and thirst. Today, this flower is used for various purposes.
Did you know? From ancient times, magical properties were attributed to the plant, used as a love potion, which is why it got its name "lyubka". In our time, these properties found a scientific explanation.– the flower is a strong aphrodisiac.
Lyubka two-leafed: chemical composition
Lyubka is two-leaved and treatment in traditional medicine is associated with the unique properties of its rhizomes. It is used to prepare the so-called powder from the dried rhizomes of orchids, to the genus of which Lyubka belongs. 
Almost the entire composition of the powder is mucus-forming substances. About 27% is starch.
They also contain bitter and protein substances, sugar-containing carbohydrates, essential oil, mineral salts, and quite a bit of calcium oxalate.
Traces of coumarin and alkaloids were found in the ground part of the plant, although the leaves are of no particular medical importance.
Lyubka bifolia, when describing its medicinal properties, is valued for salep, which, upon contact with water, turns into a slimy, jelly-like mass. 
It has antiseptic, enveloping properties that enhance the effect of traditional treatment. diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: enterocolitis, colitis, gastritis, duodenal and stomach ulcers.
Often it is used for poisoning, since the film of Salep prevents the absorption of toxic substances by the walls of the gastrointestinal tract.
Important! Despite the wide distribution, the two-leaved lyubka is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Therefore, harvesting its roots is prohibited. But the active picking of flowers for bouquets also interferes with the spread of the plant.
The mucous mass of Lyubka has a high energy value. To provide a person with energy for a day, 40 g of dissolved salep is enough. 
It is also used to maintain the body in the postoperative period, during protracted and debilitating diseases.
Collection and storage of medicinal raw materials
It doesn't matter where the two-leafed lyubka grows, collect it in places of natural growth forbidden. Therefore, for industrial production, it is grown in special nurseries, which are organized on the basis of reserves.
But if you wish, you can grow it yourself on your site. Plant seeds are sold in the same nurseries or specialized stores.
The root of the two-leaved love is harvested when the plant blooms, in extreme cases, immediately after flowering. Only daughter, young fleshy tubers are suitable for harvesting. They are selected from the ground, washed in running water, cleaned, and then dipped in boiling water for a couple of minutes.
After that, the blanks are to be dried: in special cabinets or in dark ventilated places. If a drying chamber is used, its temperature must be set to 50-60°C.
After drying, the tubers become horn-shaped and very hard. They must be folded into paper bags, folded into a storage container and tightly closed. The container is placed in a dry place. If moisture gets into the tubers, they can become moldy.
Application in medicine: folk recipes
The herb Lyubka bifolia is a well-known and highly effective remedy today. It is not only a powerful aphrodisiac, but also a medicine for the treatment of diseases of the genital area.
It is also used in the treatment of respiratory tract, dystrophy, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Did you know? Salep was first used around the 200th century. BC. Then it was prepared from orchid tubers and used to increase potency.
With a breakdown and nervous overstrain
Salep from Lyubka is used for nervous overstrain, loss of strength, protracted illnesses. To do this, in the evening they take two teaspoons of powder from the root of the plant, send them to a thermos, into which they pour half a liter of freshly boiled milk. 
In the morning, the resulting infusion is filtered and taken after meals, 10 ml three times a day for two weeks.
In case of poisoning
In case of any type of poisoning, prepare the following remedy. Dried roots are ground to a powder.
Then a gram of powder is poured into a bottle or jar, poured 100 g boiling water, close the lid and shake for 10 minutes. The drug is taken every 4 hours, 20 ml. They drink constantly until all traces of poisoning are gone.
For toothache
In this case, fresh love root is used. It is cut into plates, then one of them is taken, excised so that it releases juice, and applied to the aching tooth, held until the pain is completely gone. 
For flu and colds
For influenza, acute viral diseases, which are accompanied by a strong fever, use love powder.
To do this, 10 g of the product is poured into a glass of hot milk, shaken well until the mixture becomes homogeneous, and then drunk in small sips in two doses during the day.
Prepare for a mild cold powdered tea: half a teaspoon of powder is thrown into a glass of boiling water, and when it is a little infused and cools down, add a teaspoon. Drink tea while it is warm. 
With herpes
The plant is excellent for treating herpes. For this, a creamy mass is prepared from 10 g of root powder, kept for 15 minutes, and then applied to the affected area.
Wash off after half an hour. Use at least twice a day until the disease has passed.
For boils and abscesses
To heal bursting wounds in a water bath, boil 20 g of dried or fresh root in a glass of water.
If the root is fresh, it should soften, after which it should be crushed and applied to the sore spot for two hours, covering with a soft cloth. It is enough to carry out the procedure once a day.
With furunculosis, part of the powder is mixed with five parts of pork fat. The mixture is kept in the refrigerator for a day, then problem areas are smeared with it three times a day.
Lyubka two-leaved (night violet, cuckoo's tears) is a perennial herbaceous plant from the genus Platanthera of the orchid family. For a long time it attracts attention with its decorative qualities and healing properties. Many medicinal recipes can be prepared from the tubers of this flower, which are used in traditional medicine even today.
Lyubka bifolia is a tall herbaceous plant, the stem of which can reach 40-60 cm. in length. The plant is endowed with two undivided root tubers and blunt oblong light green leaves 10-19 cm long. The inflorescence is formed in the form of a cylindrical spike, consisting of 10-40 flowers. Flowers have a strong pleasant aroma, which is expressed at night and in rainy weather.
Spreading
The plant grows in the territories of European countries, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. In our country, it is often found in the forest belt of Western and Eastern Siberia., in the mountain-forest belt of the Caucasus and Altai. It grows in light deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, on edges with moist soil.
Beneficial features
The healing properties of night violets have been known to people since ancient times. Village healers prepared recipes from it to help cope with various diseases and ailments. With the help of it, diseases of the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, tuberculosis, acute respiratory infections, boils, cystitis, abscesses, anemia, poisoning, toothache and even leukemia were treated. Medicines based on it have anti-inflammatory, enveloping, diuretic, restorative and antiseptic effects.
Such funds can not be used for severe chronic diseases, women during pregnancy, as well as for allergic reactions to this flower.
Application in cooking
They like to add Lyubka Dvuhlistnaya to oriental dishes. In the countries of the East, a healthy and tasty drink is prepared from night violet tubers with the addition of mustard honey. In the Caucasus, tubers were made into jelly, added to soups with lamb broth, used in the preparation of flour for baking traditional pies.
How to collect and dry the night violet
To benefit from this plant, it is important not only to know the technology of preparing recipes, but also the rules of "harvesting" and drying.
- Harvest tubers follows at the time of active flowering of the plant, while it has arrows. The tubers are dug up, washed thoroughly, peeled, poured over with boiling water so that they do not germinate.
- Dry raw materials can be in the oven at a temperature of no more than 50 degrees. To do this, the tubers are pre-cut into thin rings. In hot summer weather, the rings can be strung on threads and hung in a dry, dark place. In cloudy weather, place them near a warm stove.
- Raw material can not be collected along highways and within the city. It can absorb nitrates and toxins that are harmful to human health.
Only young (daughter) tubers have healing properties. Old plants are unsuitable for making home remedies.
Healing recipes
In folk medicine, there are more than a dozen useful recipes using night violets. We will talk about the most popular among them, which are used today in home treatment.
For toothache
You can relieve a toothache with a compress of fresh night violet tubers.. To do this, the upper part is slightly warmed up until the juice is released and applied to the sore spot. Such a compress will also be useful for inflammatory diseases of the mouth and gums (stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease).
From enterocolitis
For the treatment of enterocolitis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, decoctions of night violet powder are useful. To do this, take two grams of dry raw materials, pour a glass of boiling water, mix and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes. The finished broth is cooled, filtered and taken orally before meals, one spoonful three times a day.
In diseases of the upper respiratory tract (bronchitis, sinusitis, cough)
A tonic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effect has a drink made from one teaspoon of dry raw materials, a tablespoon of red wine and a glass of hot milk (or chicken broth). The drink is taken 100 ml four times a day in between meals.
In case of poisoning
With diarrhea, vomiting, signs of intoxication, a drink from one teaspoon of dry powder and a glass of boiled water will help. To relieve diarrhea, it is recommended to add 3-4 tablespoons of fresh potato juice to the drink.. Take it 1/4 cup 4-5 times a day.
For anemia and malnutrition
An infusion of Lyubka Dvulistnaya on milk is very useful for anemia and tuberculosis. Patients with anemia can take an infusion of 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials and 500 ml of boiling milk. It is prepared in the evening in a thermos and infused throughout the night. In the morning, the drink is filtered and take 1⁄2 cup before meals. The medicine will also be useful for heavy bleeding, in the rehabilitation period after protracted diseases (flu, bronchitis), accompanied by physical exhaustion.
From tuberculosis
During this illness, a drink of 10 grams of powder and 200 ml of boiling milk will help alleviate the symptoms. The components are thoroughly shaken until a thick mucous consistency is formed and take orally hot 1/3 cup before meals. The tool has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, strengthening action.
With SARS, respiratory catarrh
With SARS, KVDP (upper respiratory tract catarrh) facilitates breathing well, relieves inflammation and fever, a folk remedy prepared from five grams of powder of dried tubers of two-leafed tubers and 200-250 ml of boiling water. The ingredients are thoroughly shaken and then boil on the stove for 20-25 minutes over low heat. The broth is cooled and taken one teaspoon three times a day.
From boils
You can cope with boils with the help of compresses from fresh raw materials. To do this, the tubers are carefully crushed until a slurry is formed and applied to the sore spot. From above you need to apply a gauze bandage for fixation and leave for 30-40 minutes. Compresses can be applied up to 4-5 times a day until the boil opens.
With cystitis
The medicine for cystitis is prepared from 10 grams of dry raw materials and 200 ml of water. The ingredients are simmered over low heat until a viscous consistency is formed.. Then they need to be cooled and put in the refrigerator. Take 50 ml of decoction three times a day.
Wounds
Fresh raw materials have an antiseptic and hemostatic agent.. It can be crushed into gruel or cut into small pieces, placed in gauze and applied to a sore spot.
With leukemia
Tincture from the tubers of Lyubka Dvulistnaya is taken for leukemia For the treatment of leukemia, you can use tincture, prepared from 6 small tubers and 100 ml of wine. Take it one tablespoon 3 times a day.
Herpes
With herpes useful decoctions of 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials and 500 ml of water cooked in a water bath.
These drugs should not be used for a long time without consulting a specialist.
Conclusion
Lyubka two-leafed is a flower that is famous not only for its decorative qualities. For many years, it has been used in home medicine to treat various diseases and ailments. Even now, recipes based on this plant have not lost popularity and are common at home. At the same time, it is important to know that Before using even such herbal remedies, it is recommended to consult a doctor.. Traditional medicine does not replace medical treatment, but is suitable as an adjuvant therapy. Please also note that consumption of this plant may cause allergic reactions in some people. Be healthy!
Lyubka bifolia is an orchid that grows in the northern forests. Its small white flowers have an aroma that is faintly perceptible in the daytime under the sun, but intensifies in cloudy weather and at dusk. The tubers of the plant are widely used in folk medicine. They were once used as a love spell (not completely unreasonable, since this herb is a fairly strong aphrodisiac). This is where the name "love" comes from. The plant has many other names: cuckoo's tears, night violet, night perfume, wild balm, love root, fracture, stagachka. Because of the beautiful fragrant flowers and medicinal tubers, Lyubka is endangered. It is no longer found in the vicinity of large cities. It is not listed in the State Red Book, but is often found in regional ones.
- up to 50% of a mucous substance called "mannan";
- 30% starch;
- 5% protein compounds;
- 1% sugar;
- minerals, bitterness, some essential oil and oxalic calcium.
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Spreading
Lyubka bifolia (platanthera bifolia) grows throughout the forest and forest-steppe zone of the European part of Russia, Western and Eastern Siberia, in the mountains of the Caucasus, Altai and Sayan. It can be found in clearings and edges of light coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests.
The plant is not demanding on the structure and acidity of the soil (although it is more common in acidic areas). Humidity doesn't matter either. Night Violet grows in both excessively moist and dry places. It withstands even very strong shading, but only a sufficient amount of sunlight contributes to its active flowering and fruiting.
Description
Lyubka two-leaved is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 50-60 cm tall, with two undivided pear-shaped root tubers. One new replacement tuber grows annually.
There are usually two full leaves (in rare cases, one or three). They are located at the base of the stem, almost opposite to each other, have an oval elongated shape, reach 20-22 cm in length and 4-6 cm in width. On an upright stem, there may be another one to three small lanceolate leaves.
At the end of the stem is a racemose inflorescence consisting of 8-40 flowers. The flowers are white, sometimes with a greenish tint. Each has six dense juicy petals, three of which are folded in the form of a dome, two are directed to the sides, and one lower one is a thick, downward-pointing lip, from the base of which a thin long process extends - a spur.
The northern orchid blooms from June to July. Its flowers are pollinated by large butterflies - hawks. Fruit-boxes containing tiny seeds ripen from August to September.
Procurement of raw materials
In most regions of our country, the Red Book prohibits the destruction of the two-leaved love in the places of its natural growth. The pharmacy sells drugs made from raw materials grown in special nurseries.
It is worth trying to grow a flower in your garden, although it is not easy. The night violet reproduces exclusively by seeds. You can buy them or assemble them yourself. The main problem with growing this unpretentious flower is that its seeds germinate only in soil containing mushroom mycelium. But even under good conditions, the imminent emergence of seedlings should not be expected. The seeds that have already awakened to life will spend two to four years underground before they release the first leaves to the surface. And the night violet will bloom only in the sixth or seventh year.
In official medicine, two-leafed love is not used. In folk medicine, tubers are medicinal raw materials, the aerial part of the plant is almost never used.
Tubers are dug in late summer - early autumn. Of the two fused tubers of the plant, only one is taken - the one that is younger, juicier and more fleshy. The other - last year's, drying out and wrinkled - does not go into the harvest. The tubers are thoroughly washed, dipped in boiling water for a couple of minutes, then dried in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature not exceeding 50 ° C. Ready hardened horn tubers are stored in paper bags in a cool and dry place. As needed, they are ground in a coffee grinder.
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of the plant is not yet fully understood.
Its tubers contain:
pharmachologic effect
The tubers of the plant have a strong enveloping, softening and antitoxic, tonic, tonic and anti-inflammatory effect.
They are able to lower blood pressure, have diuretic and antiseptic properties, and increase sexual activity.
Use in traditional medicine
In folk medicine, a decoction prepared from the powder of two-leaved tubers is used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of both infectious and non-infectious origin, and associated diarrhea. It is especially recommended to use this effective and safe remedy in the treatment of diarrhea in children. The decoction is also indispensable for poisoning. The mucus contained in it in greater quantities envelops the digestive tract, preventing the absorption of poisons.
It should be used for physical and nervous exhaustion, during the recovery of the body after a long illness, or simply as a tonic. Lyubka will help with inflammation of the bladder and female genital organs, as well as with sexual impotence in men. It is useful to drink a decoction during respiratory diseases, diseases of the oral cavity, febrile conditions, convulsions and paralysis.
The remedy is prepared as follows: one teaspoon of the powder is poured into a glass of boiling water and infused in a warm place for 15 minutes. It is better to drink hot. Only with diarrhea in children is it used cold.
By boiling the powder in broth or milk, you can get a very nutritious product called salep. It is good to add honey to it. Salep is recommended for convalescent patients and the elderly to maintain strength.
The powder mixed with pork fat is applied to abscesses and abscesses. It can also be rubbed into the head to improve hair growth. For the treatment of toothache, a piece of fresh tuber is applied to the diseased tooth.
A powder made from last year's drying tubers was once used by women as a contraceptive. But its long-term use could lead to infertility.
A decoction of night violet tubers is also used in veterinary medicine as an enveloping agent in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in animals.
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