THE MEDICINAL EFFECT OF THE SARSABIL PLANT IN DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES AND COSMETOLOGY

Abstract

Sarsabil has been widely used in medicine in the Mediterranean region since ancient times.  Medicinal sarsabil, which grows in Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana and Tashkent regions of Uzbekistan, previously belonged to aphrodisiac plants, despite its low nutritional value, sarsabil is very rich in various elements, vitamin additional active substances, potassium and vitamin A, trace elements necessary for the health of skin, nails and hair fibers, as well as saponins, coniferin, succinic and chelidonic acids are found in the plant. Sarsabil buds contain a lot of asparagine and arginine, a small amount of carotene, lysine in medicine, sarsabil has diuretic and relaxing, analgesic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous properties.  In addition, it strengthens the formation of blood, stimulates the formation of blood cells and helps in anemia.  Sarsabil extract has a high effect on the nervous system and activates mental functions, expands the walls of blood vessels, lowers arterial blood pressure, improves the functioning of the liver and kidneys, stimulates the immune system and the digestive system. All these and other medicinal properties of Sarsabil have been used by mankind for centuries in various therapeutic practices. Today, most of them have been confirmed in laboratory experiments on animals, and some in clinical studies involving humans.