This unique plant combines both decorative appeal and a number of useful properties. Blooming of amazing beauty can be observed in the winter, but use the various parts for the treatment of various ailments - all year round. Further, all the medical properties and contraindications of Kalanchoe are described in detail.
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Kalanchoe: healing properties
More than 90 percent of the plant consists of juice with a unique composition. For example, it contains tannins, which make the walls of blood vessels stronger, as well as rutin, which restores the circulatory system. Among the main healing properties of Kalanchoe, it should be noted the ability to remove dead cells, and to promote the regeneration of new ones. In addition, the plant has a tonic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and hemostatic effect.
Also in the list of healing properties of the flower of Kalanchoe are the following:
- wound healing effect;
- the ability to inhibit the development of malignant tumors;
- antimicrobial and choleretic effects on the body;
- the ability to strengthen the body's defenses, which is especially true during the flu epidemic.
The plant is used for severe physical and mental fatigue as a natural tonic, as well as to cleanse the body of radioactive substances, toxins and other contaminants.
What diseases are used for?
Various parts of the medicinal plant are not only used as an external therapeutic agent, but also taken internally.
Juice, ointments, infusions and tinctures treat:
- Diseases of the skin. Including bedsores, boils, burns, purulent wounds, erysipelas.
- Diseases of the ears, eyes and mouth. The natural remedy perfectly copes with otitis media, conjunctivitis, stomatitis and periodontal disease.
- Inflammatory diseases. Most often, the flower is used as part of the complex therapy of sinusitis, influenza, SARS.
- Arthritis and arthrosis.
- Varicose veins.
- Stomach ulcer.
- Tuberculosis.
- Serious kidney disease.
Benefits for men, women, children
Today, both men and women are actively using the beneficial properties of the plant under discussion. Different types of it are chosen as a home doctor, for example, Kalanchoe pinnate or Degremon.
A natural remedy significantly improves the condition of the patient with adenoma and prostatitis without medications. To combat these problems, it will be possible to use fresh leaves of the plant or to prepare alcohol tincture from them. You can start treatment only after a final diagnosis from a doctor.
Men who do not like to consult specialists with delicate problems use Kalanchoe juice to treat hemorrhoids. By the way, the healing properties of a flower with such an ailment are recognized even by official medicine. Compresses are made from the juice of a plant diluted with water.
The benefits of Kalanchoe for women are also undeniable. For example, in gynecology, juice is used in the form of douching. The procedure helps get rid of cervical erosion, accelerate the healing process of ruptures after delivery.
The fair sex is very fond of using various parts of Kalanchoe and to maintain their beauty. For example, its juice can be added to moisturizers or acne remedies, as well as anti-hair loss masks.
Use plants to treat a child is allowed if he is 3 years old. For example, parts of the flower are used for sore throats in a small patient, adenoids and burns. The juice of the plant helps to cope with a runny nose and cough. When instilled into the nose, the liquid must be diluted with boiled water or milk, so as not to damage the mucous membranes.
Kalanchoe: instructions for use
In the plant under discussion, almost all parts can be used for therapeutic purposes. It is allowed to apply leaves and juice of a fresh flower. But it is much easier to buy ready-made pharmacy products based on Kalanchoe.
Fresh leaves
Fresh leaves are most rarely used by patients. Usually juice is simply squeezed out of them. But leaves of Kalanchoe with a cut upper thin skin can be applied to the skin affected by eczema and psoriasis, as well as to warts.
Previously, the problem area of the skin is cleaned with water, after which the indicated part of the plant is applied to it for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is repeated until the problem completely disappears.
Infusion and extract
To prepare the infusion of Kalanchoe, 1 part of crushed leaves and 5 parts of filtered water are used. The ingredients are placed in an enameled bowl, placed in a water bath and heated on it for about 20 minutes.
The resulting filtered cooling agent wipes problem areas 2-3 times a day for skin diseases and varicose veins, as well as purulent wounds and places of burns. Used infusion to rinse with sore throat and gum disease.
In chronic colitis or gastritis with low acidity, it is recommended to drink the drug for 30 days, 2 times a day, about 20 minutes before eating. If the infusion is prepared for food intake, 10 parts of the liquid is taken for 1 part of the raw material.
Instead of fresh leaves, dry extract can be used to prepare infusion and alcohol tinctures from Kalanchoe. Today it can easily be bought at any pharmacy.
Alcohol tincture
For the preparation of alcohol tincture is taken 2 tbsp. tablespoons of raw materials, which is poured into a glass of quality vodka and infused in a cool dark place. 10-12 days after preliminary straining, the product can be used. When using tincture inside, it is diluted with warm boiled water in a proportion of 1 small. spoon per 150 ml of liquid.
Such a remedy can be used to treat prostate adenoma, stomach ulcers and gastritis. Diluted in water tincture is taken for 1 tsp. on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. The full term of therapy is 35-40 days. As soon as the patient feels clear relief, the dose should be reduced by 2 times.
For colds, ½ teaspoon of the product diluted in a whole glass of warm boiled water is used. The mixture rinses the mouth and throat 3-4 times a day.
With a cold, the tincture is diluted with boiled water in the proportions of 1 to 5. The drug is instilled into the nasal cavity for 1-2 drops throughout the day. The procedure can be repeated no more than 4 times a day.
With varicose veins, you need to rub the problem area with undiluted alcohol tincture daily. The full course of therapy is 15 days. After a rest of 10 days, it can be repeated. Treatment-respite alternates until the patient is fully recovered.
Since the composition of the medicine contains alcohol, you must always consult a doctor before using it. Alcohol tincture is prohibited for treating small patients.
Kalanchoe juice
Kalanchoe juice is especially actively used to treat various diseases. It is easy to squeeze out of the fresh leaves of the plant.
For example, with fungal diseases, lotion is made from such a liquid. Gauze soaked in juice, plants applied to problem areas. It must be changed at least 3 times a day. Lotions are repeated until the problem disappears.
Compresses from several layers of gauze, impregnated with the agent under discussion, are applied to purulent wounds. The dressing changes once a day. Treatment continues until complete recovery.
For diseases of the genitourinary system and gastric ulcer, 1 teaspoon of juice is diluted in half a glass of boiled water. The drug is taken 2-3 times a day shortly before meals.
To instill the product into the nose, it is diluted with fresh milk in the proportions of 1 to 3. The mixture is injected 3 times a day, 2 drops each. Every day you need to prepare a new solution. Milk can be replaced with plain water.
Ointment at home
To prepare an ointment from Kalanchoe, it is necessary to combine 45 ml of plant juice по g of novocaine and furazolidone, as well as 90 g of anhydrous lanolin. The components mix well.
The resulting product can treat fistulas, bedsores, any damage to the skin. Actually its use for frostbite and abscesses. The ointment copes with varicose veins and acne eruptions on the face and / or body.
Possible side effects and contraindications
Active use of parts of the plant in question internally and externally can cause severe allergic reactions. If the patient has noticed a runny nose, swelling around the eyes, nausea, skin rashes and other similar symptoms, the use of Kalanchoe should be stopped and consult a doctor. It is very important in the treatment process to strictly follow the instructions for use, and do not arbitrarily increase the dose of natural medicine.
The following conditions are included in the list of contraindications to the flower:
- individual intolerance;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- children under 3 years old;
- liver disease
- the presence of tumors;
- low blood pressure.
How to store
It is most convenient to have a living Kalanchoe flower on the windowsill and pluck its leaves as necessary. Already pressed juice of the plant retains its beneficial properties for 7 days. At the same time, it should be in a glass container. A mixture for nasal instillation of milk and Kalanchoe juice needs to be prepared fresh before each procedure.
Homemade ointment is stored at room temperature for about a month.But the finished solution is only a day.
The longest shelf life is alcohol tincture (even cooked at home). It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
