If you don't know the Sangisorba minorYou should know that this is a plant that can serve you both in an ornamental way, as well as representing certain culinary characteristics.
Also commonly called the lesser pimpernel, this plant originates from European soils and is usually cultivated in orchards in different parts of the Iberian Peninsula due to its great flavor, as an accompaniment to other meals.
Features
Their resistant characteristics mean that it can be grown in different climates, so it is a special plant to have in our gardens and orchards, representing great benefits.
In this article we will tell you all about this Sangisorba minor, such as its characteristics, its cultivation and its care, so that you have a specimen of these plants that ornamentally will also give a special attraction to your outdoor spaces.
When we talk about the Lesser Pimpernel, we mean a biennial plant, although it can also be defined as perennial and this is because its leaves will remain intact, even when the coldest winter is already among us.
This plant is rhizomatous and stands on its stems that they can measure between 80 centimeters and little less than a meter in height, which are shown erect, ascending or decumbent, branching in the highest part and with striated characteristics and pubescent glabrous, showing in all its extension also a multicellular hairiness.
Its leaves are not usually found in the upper part of the plantInstead, they are all housed in the basal part of this plant, presenting ovate to orbicular leaflets and toothed characteristics. Its upper surface is pubescent, the same characteristic that is usually shown on its underside, which also has a unicellular hairiness.
With regard to its flowers, these will begin to appear on the plant during the last period of spring and the beginning of summer, when they appear in the form of small spherical heads that will not exceed approximately 15 millimeters in diameter.
The calyx is formed by sepals that are shaped like a triangle at the same time that it represents an ovate body. There we will also see its stamens, of greater length and presenting filiform filaments and the pollen with longitudinal openings, since its length exceeds its width by almost double.
Distribution and habitat
If we refer to the distribution of the Sangisorba minor, we can say that the entire area that has to do with the Cantabrian environment has a large number of specimens of this type of plants, being its greatest area of influence that of presentation of the Botanical.
In what has to do with its habitat, this lesser pimpernel is usually found in great abundance in all kinds of meadows, wastelands and wastelands, as well as on the side of the roads.
Wet-type grasslands are also usually part of the areas where more specimens are housed, being the soils removed what makes them develop in a good way. It can also be found on rocky surfaces, and specimens of these can be seen even at altitudes of up to 2000 meters above sea level.
Medical uses
Among an infinite number of uses, including culinary ones, the lesser pimpernel is often used in the world of traditional medicine in a very assiduous way and this has to do with a myriad of properties, among which the tranquilizer and the anti-inflammatory are usually the ones that stand out the most.
Among an infinity of uses of medicinal types we can highlight the following:
It is usually used as an infusion. A small branch to which medium-sized leaves are added can be placed in a jug with water and brought to a boil. This will result in a powerful pain reliever. that can relieve both liver and headaches.
If to that infusion approximately half a dozen broom flowersThis will mean an enriching of our system, relieving nerve pain and fighting fatigue and exhaustion.
Its root also has medicinal properties, which you can use through its cooking. Once this root of a not so large size is cooked, you can use it as a way to stop the effects of diarrhea.
If you cook the branches of the Sangisorba minor inside a bottle with water, this will result in very important sedative characteristics for those who suffer from nerve problems. This will sedate us even in those moments in which we have nervous crises that decompensate the whole organism, with heart palpitations out of the ordinary.
In the same way this it is very important for people who live in high altitude areas, since it will serve to alleviate the respiratory difficulties that come from being at a great distance above sea level.
There are parasitic insects that usually lodge inside the dermis of our feet, causing a lot of discomfort. Using fresh leaves in those areas that are affected by these, the pimpernel will be essential to expel these external agents that were nesting mainly on the soles of our feet.
As well as serving as a nerve leveler for moments of nervous breakdown, its calming power is also frequently used to help pregnant women speed up the birthing process. The modality of use for this will be to boil a small branch of pimpernel and give it to the future mother in a container with the infusion.
Different herbs are usually added to this preparation that also show beneficial characteristics, such as melissa: even a good sheet of good grass.
In the case of a sore throat, the infusion of its roots will also bring that analgesic relief that will relieve all types of irritation, as well as can be a great accelerator of any type of healing of wounds.
Culinary Uses
The pimpernel is also widely used in the kitchen environment and it is generally the youngest leaves that show the greatest flavor and a special side in the form of a salad for many meals.
They are often used in soups, as sauces, softened butters and patés and as a great garnish. They have an aroma that can be confused with that of nuts and if we ingest them naturally, without any addition, we will be able to notice a particular flavor very similar to that of cucumber.