GARLAND CHRYSANTHEMUM IS A PROMISING NEW MEDICINAL PLANT

Abstract

A brief overview of the relevance of using garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach syn. Chrysanthemum coronarium (L.)) as a raw material in the preparation of medicaments is introduced in this article. High content of micro- and macroelements (K, Na, Ca, P, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, J) was found in garland chrysanthemum, as well as other biologically active compounds, of which anthraquinones (emodin, chrysophanol), flavonoids (quercetin, rutin), carotenoids and ascorbic acid (up to 56.0 mg%) can be considered the main ones, likewise vitamins B, PP and free amino acids (lysine, methionine, cysteine, histidine, arginine, threonine, serine, proline, glycine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine; nine of which are essential). These elements have a positive therapeutic effect on the cardiovascular system, the human gastrointestinal tract. The garland chrysanthemum is a very plastic and undemanding vegetable crop with medicinal properties. It is capable of growing on technogenic soils contaminated with cobalt, zinc and nickel, accumulating these elements to a lesser extent than traditional vegetable plants, which is very important in modern conditions. It is shown that in the conditions of the Moscow region it can be well grown by sowing seeds directly on field, continues to maintain the rhythms of growth and development, passes through all phenological phases and gives a stable high yield of green mass — up to 5.3 kg/m2, inflorescences — up to 1.4 kg/m2, seeds — up to 130.0 g/m2. Low laboratory and field germination of seeds up to 50 % has been established.