This healing plant can be called unique. Indeed, in folk medicine, almost all of its parts are used. For example, the roots and flowers of meadowsweet. The beneficial properties and contraindications of such an herb are described in detail below.
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Meadowsweet - useful properties
The widespread use of the perennial under discussion for the treatment of various ailments is explained by its rich amazing composition. First of all, it is worth noting the high content of acetylsalicylic acid in it, which allows the plant to be used as a natural antiseptic.
If you regularly drink aromatic tea from herbs, you can not only strengthen the protective functions of your body, but also relieve inflammation and even improve the emotional state.
In addition, the following beneficial substances were found in various parts of the plant:
- Flavonoids - strengthening the walls of blood vessels, cope with edema and allergy symptoms. They also slow down the aging process and normalize metabolism.
- Tannins - effectively killing bacteria. This makes the use of plant parts relevant for diseases of the stomach, sore throat, diarrhea.
- Glycosides - aggressive against pathogenic microorganisms. These substances, similar in composition to hormones, remove stagnant fluid from organs and activate the heart muscle.
What diseases are used for meadowsweet?
Meadow grass meadowsweet is used for a variety of diseases. In healing recipes there are recommendations for the use of both fresh and dried parts of the plant.
Lubaznik are part of the complex therapy of the following ailments:
- Polyarthritis, arthritis, bursitis, arthrosis. To anesthetize problem areas and relieve inflammation.
- Hemorrhoids, hypertension, thrombosis, arrhythmia, thrombophlebitis. As an effective diuretic.
- Gastritis, an ulcer of the intestine, duodenum and / or stomach, dysentery. As an astringent.
- Herpes, psoriasis, shingles. To create the thinnest protective film on the affected part of the skin.
- Pneumonia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, ARVI, flu. As a natural antipyretic and diaphoretic drug.
- Gout. To relieve painful attacks.
Infusions and decoctions of meadowsweet are used to stop internal bleeding, as a means against worms, with constipation. They will also be relevant for maintaining women's health. For example, they will relieve the girl of pain during menstruation, relieve unpleasant symptoms of thrush and various inflammations. Regulate the female hormonal background.
For oncological diseases, tinctures from leaves of meadowsweet are used as a natural remedy for blood thinning. Interestingly, it also accelerates the patient’s hair growth after chemotherapy.
What medicinal properties do different parts of a plant have?
When using various parts of the plant, it is necessary to take into account the special healing properties of each of them. You can use them individually and in combination. For example, roots and leaves in one infusion. This method of application enhances the healing properties of the meadowsweet.
Roots and rhizomes of meadowsweet
The rhizomes of the plant under discussion contain tannins. They allow perennial to stop bleeding, speed up the process of blood coagulation in case of vascular damage, relieve pain and lower body temperature.
Roots are used to treat disorders of the nervous system, excrete parasites from the body.
Meadowsweet inflorescences
Even color and inflorescences can be used for different purposes. Diaphoretic and diuretics are prepared from inflorescences. They help in the fight against parasites. Flowers reduce headaches, help cope with diarrhea.
Fresh meadowsweet flowers are used even in cooking. For example, as part of dressing fruit salads - in the form of sweet syrup. And also - for making tea, making alcoholic beverages.
Grass meadowsweet
In the grass of this plant is a lot of ascorbic acid. As you know, it is famous for its antioxidant and stabilizing properties. Helps weed to increase the immunity of children, adults.
Strong tea from these parts of the plant accelerates the treatment of the common cold, improves night sleep, and helps to cope with fatigue. Powder of them is used to combat diaper rash.
The use of plants for treatment
The method of using meadowsweet depends on what kind of illness it is planned to fight. Modern herbalists prepare infusion, broth, tea, ointment and even oil from meadowsweet. The recipes for any of these tools are quite simple and affordable.
Infusion of meadowsweet
The simplest infusion from a medicinal plant is prepared from dried and chopped roots. The raw material is taken about 5-6 g per 1 cup of very hot boiled water. For further infusion, the mixture is left for 6-7 hours. You can put it at room temperature.
The finished product is freed from the cake and is drunk in small sips throughout the day. It is prescribed to patients with a variety of ailments. For example, with hepatitis, diabetes (sugar), psoriasis and even cancer of a different nature. It helps the infusion to fight joint problems.
Meal broth
To prepare a classic decoction, only grass and water are taken. 4 g of grass and 470 ml of freshly boiled liquid will be used. The components are mixed in a small container with a thick bottom and walls. The future broth needs to be warmed up in a water bath. It is necessary to ensure that excess water from the lower pan does not get into it. The mixture will bask for half an hour.
It remains to strain the liquid and add it not with a cold portion of boiled water to the previous level. The drug is drunk three times a day for 15 ml. The finished medicine is famous for its excellent antiparasitic effect.
If you use it with acute respiratory viral infections, then within a day the tool will eliminate all the obvious signs of the disease.
Tea for face skin
To prepare tea, 4 g of inflorescences and a little less than a glass of purified water are taken. The raw material is poured with freshly boiled liquid, after which the mixture is left for 6-7 minutes. Meadowsweet herbal tea is famous for its delicate honey taste and amazing aroma. But just do not drink it. We must not forget that the drink in question is the strongest diuretic.
Tea is also actively used in cosmetology. Girls can use it for facial skin care at home. In a strong freshly made tea, a cotton swab is moistened. The product wipes problem skin covered with acne and acne. Helps tea cope with dry skin, relieve irritation and eliminate redness. It is worth adding such wipes to the daily skin care plan.
Mushroom ointment
To prepare the ointment yourself, the first thing you need to do is choose a high-quality greasy base for it. She can become lanolin, petroleum jelly or even butter. If a dairy product is selected for the purpose under discussion, then it must be unsalted. Basics will be enough 90-100 g.
The grass of the meadowsweet is ground into fine powder. The raw materials will need to be taken 20-25 g. The powder is combined with the base and mixed very carefully.
You can use the ointment right away. She lubricates the joints with rheumatism to relieve pain and alleviate the general condition of the patient, as well as skin with inflammation. The procedure is repeated 3 times a day. The ointment is applied in a very thin layer.
Meadowsweet oil
To prepare real oil from a plant at home is almost impossible. This requires special equipment and a huge amount of raw materials. But you can just connect 1 tbsp. powder from meadowsweet with 60 ml of high-quality olive oil and leave to infuse in a tightly closed container for a whole week.
The finished product is used to eliminate acne, seborrhea, dermatitis, as well as against baldness. The resulting oil has wound healing, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.
Contraindications and possible harm
Despite the huge list of useful medicinal properties of the plant, there are many contraindications from it, which everyone who plans to use it must be familiar with. If a man or woman often has high blood pressure, then it is dangerous to prescribe such a natural remedy for yourself. This should be done exclusively by an experienced competent doctor. Usually, under such conditions, it is allowed to use drugs from the meadowsweet for a short time.
We must not forget about the strong astringent properties of the plant. For this reason, it is strictly forbidden to take with chronic constipation. Problems with stools (as well as colic and nausea) can cause it even in healthy people.
If you need to continuously treat an existing disease with medicines based on meadowsweet, it is important to constantly monitor your own blood test. This precaution is explained by the presence of salicylates in the plant.
In the presence of an allergy to indigestion or individual intolerance to any components from its composition, plants are used exclusively in the form of aromatic sticks.
It is strictly contraindicated to use meadowsweet in the following cases:
- during pregnancy;
- with thrombocytopathy (otherwise you can provoke bleeding);
- with poor blood coagulation.
Despite the numerous medicinal properties of the meadowsweet plant, we must not forget about its toxicity.Therefore, the use of meadowsweet as part of the treatment of any ailment should be taken with extreme caution. It is important to strictly adhere to the dosage recommended by the doctor and not to self-medicate.
