Bessmertnik sand-seedlings, Zhytomyr region.

The sand immortelle is also popularly known as the sandy tsmin. This is a perennial plant with small flowers, in inflorescences - panicles. They called the sand cypress immortal because the scales on its petals do not wither and create the impression that the flower is immortal.
Immortelle inflorescences are harvested at the time when the baskets on the sides have not yet opened, that is, when the flowering is just beginning. The flowers of the sand immortelle collected later lose their properties and deteriorate. They pluck them after waiting for them to dry from the dew. Then they should be dried, laid out on paper or natural fabric. Correctly prepared and dried flowers of sand immortelle are stored for three years. To understand how sand immortelle works, you should consider all the microelements and vitamins contained in its inflorescences. The flowers of the sand immortelle have a fairly large amount:
Flavonoids and glycosides;
Ascorbic acid;
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Resinous and bitter substances;
Vitamin K and coumarin;
Scopoletina;
Mikroelementov.
Taking into account all of the above, it becomes clear why sandalwood is so useful.