Tansy is a weed plant, so it can be found everywhere. People also call the grass wild ash and chamomile. Tansy has many useful properties, but there are contraindications for use, which must be familiarized with.
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Tansy: useful properties
This wild plant does not attract attention until it becomes known how useful it is. Tansy is used in medicine, pharmacology, cosmetology and cooking.
The plant is rich in essential oils, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, trace elements and vitamins. The most valuable for the treatment of diseases are flowers. Leaves, stems and seeds are less commonly used for medicinal purposes.
Important. Tansy blooms for a long time, from mid to late summer. It is better to collect flowers at the beginning of flowering, since during this period they contain the greatest amount of nutrients.
The benefits of flowers
Tansy flowers contain essential oils (borneol, ketone thujone, camphor), tanacetin, organic acids, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, vitamin C. They have bactericidal, diuretic, choleretic, wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic and antispasmodic effects.
The healing properties of tansy:
- relieves pain in joints;
- boosts immunity;
- reduces the intensity of menstrual pain;
- increases appetite;
- tones up;
- increases the acidity of the stomach;
- improves digestion, enhances the secretion of the digestive tract;
- increases intestinal motility;
- improves the cardiovascular system;
- raises low blood pressure;
- calms the nervous system;
- relieves itching with hives.
Decoctions of flowers can be used for seizures and epilepsy.
Herbs
Tansy grass is an anthelmintic and insecticidal agent that helps to expel parasites.But decoctions based on it should be taken with caution.
Important. Bactericidal and parasitic properties are provided by thujone and pinene in the composition of the plant.
Grass has the following effect:
- wound healing;
- bactericidal;
- antiparasitic;
- insecticidal;
- astringent.
A decoction of dry grass helps to cope with poisoning. It removes toxins and toxins from the body.
Grass, like tansy flowers, has a pungent smell, so it can be used to expel flies, cockroaches, moths, and bed bugs from housing. The dried plant must be spread out throughout the house, as well as under the mattresses.
Tinctures and oils
Useful properties of tansy-based drugs:
- improve blood circulation and metabolism;
- eliminate muscle and joint pain, help cope with fatigue;
- reduce the amount of blood loss during menstruation;
- improve the condition of cartilage;
- have antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects;
- remove toxins and toxins;
- have a wound healing effect;
- have a sedative effect.
Tinctures can be used externally in the form of compresses or inside.
Semen
Seeds have antihelminthic properties. Of these, you can prepare decoctions inside or use to prepare enemas from worms.
Also, seeds have anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects. Broths can wash ulcers, ulcers, and also make compresses for injuries and joint pain.
What diseases does tansy help with?
Flowers, grass and tansy seeds can be brewed or infused to treat many diseases. Flower baskets are effective in treating diseases of the stomach, duodenum, kidneys, bladder, and gall bladder. They are effective as adjunctive therapy for hepatitis, cholecystitis, gallstone disease, dropsy.
Tansy should be used for indigestion, gastritis and colitis. Externally for skin diseases (scabies, hives, skin cancer), gout, burns, rheumatism and joint pain.
Tansy is suitable for patients with hypotension, migraine and nervous irritability. The plant smoothly improves health.
The grass can be used to treat any parasitic diseases, for example, giardiasis, ascoridosis, opisthorchiasis, pinworms or ribbon worms. Due to the bactericidal properties, tansy can be used externally for scabies, as well as for bacterial complications of acute respiratory viral infections or influenza. In traditional medicine, it is used to treat hemorrhoids, diabetes and asthma.
Tansy-based tinctures and oils should be taken orally for colds, diseases of the lungs and bronchi. They improve the condition of the patient even with tuberculosis.
Important. Tinctures can be used for cancer.
Tansy juice is useful for poisoning, colds, high fever, headache, cramps, as well as for heavy menstruation.
The benefits of losing weight
Tansy is effective for the removal of toxins and toxins. Thanks to this action, it should be used in case of poisoning. It is not worth using grass for weight loss, since long-term use of this plant is prohibited.
Tansy can be useful for losing weight by the fact that it normalizes the metabolism and functioning of the digestive tract. For these purposes, you should prepare such a decoction:
- 10 g of flowers or 40 g of grass pour 200 ml of boiling water.
- Insist 3-5 hours
Drink 2 tbsp. l 3 times a day before meals 7 days.
Tansy-based capsules and tablets are not dietary supplements, as they increase appetite.
Application in cosmetology
The plant can be used to care for problem scalp and hair. It is part of shampoos, balms and masks.
Tansy-based hair care products help get rid of dandruff, strengthen roots and give shine to curls. They normalize the secretion of the sebaceous glands, so the locks remain clean longer.
To combat oily scalp, you should prepare such a decoction:
- Mix 2 tbsp. l tansy flowers, St. John's wort grass, string and chamomile.
- Pour 200 ml of boiling water, boil for 20 minutes.
- Insist 30 minutes
The resulting broth should be rubbed into the scalp and distributed over the entire length of the hair. Hold for 30 minutes and then rinse.
Harm and contraindications
Tansy is a poisonous plant, so the dosage must be observed during treatment. In case of an overdose, side effects are possible in the form of vomiting, digestive disorders and seizures. If such symptoms occur, you must immediately flush the stomach.
The more severe consequences of an overdose are impaired vision, kidney function and the functioning of the nervous system. With a large amount of drunk medicine based on tansy, death is possible.
Absolute contraindications for use are:
- pregnancy;
- children under 12 years old;
- recent poisoning.
For young children, tansy can not be used even in the form of enemas. In pregnant women, a plant can cause a miscarriage.
Relative contraindications - high blood pressure, severe heart disease and hyperacid gastritis. The plant can be used for medicinal purposes, but with caution.
Important. The course of treatment should not exceed 1 week, and the daily volume of drunk broth - no more than 0.5 liters.
With longer treatment, cramps may occur. Before using tansy, it is best to consult a doctor.
