Agrimony ordinary for a long time is used in traditional medicine as one of the effective means against a number of pathologies. The plant contains a lot of active substances that help eliminate various health problems without overloading the body. But in order to benefit from this plant, it is necessary to know exactly how to properly prepare it and what are the contraindications to receive.
Repack: types and description
The common agar, or medicinal, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Rosaceae family. His second name is burdock. As a medicine, it is of interest not only an ordinary rasp, but also hairy. It is used to stop bleeding, relieve inflammation, improve the flow of bile. Burdock medicinal reaches a height of 60 to 130 cm.
Its stems are straight, abundantly covered with leaves with an edge. Because of the hairs, their color gets a silvery-green shade. The leaves of this plant are elliptical, toothed along the edges. The lower leaves form a basal rosette. The top of the leaves is dark green and the bottom is silver. The flowers have 5 petals of yellow color, which are collected in inflorescence, and tassels up to 40 cm long. The cue has a pleasant characteristic odor.
It begins to bloom in June and ends in August. On some inflorescences may be present as flowers, and already beginning to ripen the fruit. The fruit is a nut with hooked spikes that cling to clothes. So they can move over long distances. Seeds ripen from July to September. The plant is found throughout Europe, but most often grows in bright and moist areas.
Chemical composition and properties
Due to the rich chemical composition of the plant is used for medicinal purposes.
The main components beneficial to human health are:
Tannins. They help to stop the bleeding, strengthen the vascular walls. Also, these substances create a protective film on the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, which helps to prevent the negative impact on them of acids and other irritants.- Slime. It has antibacterial properties, helps clean the lungs of sputum, relieves inflammatory processes, increases the rate of tissue regeneration.
- Essential oil. Helps to get rid of nervous overstrain, improves gastrointestinal motility, normalizes metabolism. Also, the essential oil has antibacterial properties.
- Flavonoids. They improve tissue repair, reduce the risk of developing sclerosis, increase the elasticity of vascular walls, remove free radicals.
- Bitterness. It helps to increase the appetite, normalizes the processes in the gastrointestinal tract and restores it after an illness.
- Coumarins. Needed to inhibit the growth of benign and malignant neoplasms. Also with their help, the process of tissue regeneration is accelerated, the formation of blood clots is prevented.
- Saponins. They help clear the lungs of sputum and mucus, prevent the development of tumors, relieve inflammation, normalize hormones.
- Alkaloids. Needed to normalize blood circulation and eliminate pain. They also help reduce pressure. However, it is worth remembering that in a large dosage alkaloids are dangerous to humans.
- Fatty acid. They are necessary for the restoration of metabolism, are involved in the formation of the cell membrane. Also present in them are resinous compounds, organic acids, vitamins and the difference in macro- and microelements.
Tannins. They help to stop the bleeding, strengthen the vascular walls. Also, these substances create a protective film on the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, which helps to prevent the negative impact on them of acids and other irritants.What to use for treatment?
Grass
By this concept is meant stems, leaves and flowers. The herb is used in the treatment of diseases of the liver and gallbladder. It is also useful in diseases of the pancreas. In combination with other medicinal plants, the grass of the cottage eliminates joint pain, helps with diseases of the cardiovascular system, with pathologies of the skin and nervous system.
Infusion made from flowers, can be used in the treatment of hemorrhoids. It not only eliminates the pain and bleeding of the cones, but also reduces their size.
When the skin is inflamed, the leaves of the plant fresh help well. They need to impose on the problem area and regularly change. Decoction of agrimony is useful for fever, diarrhea, dropsy, and headache.
Root
The medicine, which is prepared on the basis of the root of this plant, is very effective against worms, it also improves the condition of people suffering from hemorrhoids and advanced forms of rheumatism. A decoction prepared from the root of agrimony is used in the treatment of cancer tumors in combination with traditional methods of treatment. However, even traditional healers are not advised to use this medicine as the main one, since it is not so powerful as to completely neutralize the affected cells.
Casket seeds
Very effective in the fight against enuresis. They help to quickly restore the state of the urinary system.
What pathologies does medical crap help?
The list of diseases for which this plant helps is great. Thus, it is possible to use natural medicine for a variety of skin lesions, liver problems, pancreas, kidney diseases, inflammatory processes, reproductive system problems in women.
Also agrimony is used for neoplasms, varicose veins, helminthic lesions. It is difficult to overestimate the curative properties of ordinary ordinary cotton poles as the main and additional medicinal product, as it is useful for almost all health problems.
Liver
This plant shows efficacy in the treatment of diseases of the liver and gallbladder, biliary ducts. When using drugs with agrimony, the composition of bile improves. Thanks to the chemical components contained in the plant, the turnip will help to stop the oxidative stress of the liver, during which, under the influence of harmful substances, the organ begins to break down. Through the use of this herb, the liver can recover and clear itself. To eliminate the disease, it is first necessary to remove poisonous, destructive cells.
With the help of the gall it is possible to cure gallstone disease and cholecystitis. The action of the plant, which is of primary value in the treatment, is to remove the inflammatory process, dissolve and gently remove stones from the body, outflow of bile, eliminate toxins, lower the level of bad cholesterol.
According to medical research, drugs based on this plant help to restore the proper functioning of the liver, start the process of self-healing. Also, doctors note that the inclusion of rape in the treatment will improve the patient's overall well-being.
Female diseases
Abundant, painful and prolonged menstruation periodically occur in any woman, especially against the background of stress or overwork. Drugs based on this plant can normalize the menstrual cycle. Thanks to the hemostatic and analgesic properties of the rape in a short time improves well-being.
If there is heavy bleeding, if there is a risk of blood loss, which is characterized by weakness and dizziness, you should immediately seek medical help. Unfortunately, in this case, the grass will not be able to effectively stop blood loss, and any delay can be fatal.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is a common pathology of the pancreas. Thanks to the inclusion of a cottage-based drug in the treatment regimen, it is possible to significantly improve the condition in both acute and chronic forms of this pathology. With pancreatitis, the plant relieves pain; eliminates inflammation; manifestations of intoxication, for example, nausea, vomiting, increased gas production; cleans toxins and toxins; restores the bowels; normalizes sleep; eliminates irritability and stress.
Blood purification
It is useful to use the rape for medicinal purposes to cleanse the blood of the "bad" cholesterol, which can cause atherosclerosis of the vessels. Vegetative components included in the composition bind harmful substances, remove them from the body, do not allow them to settle on the walls of blood vessels. The turnip in this case acts no less effectively than special pharmaceutical preparations. In addition, the herb can actively eliminate toxins from the body.
This allows you to slow down the aging process, prevent the occurrence of ailments, reduce the risk of developing malignant tumors. Simultaneously with the blood, the liver is cleansed. The truth is to take into account the fact that therapy with a crescent can be harmful if we neglect contraindications. In case of non-compliance with precautions, the consequences of blood purification with the help of this plant may be unpredictable and lead to complications.
Slimming
To get rid of extra pounds, agrimony is an indispensable tool, because it allows you to normalize the metabolism, reduce sugar levels, restore hormones and remove the "bad" cholesterol from the body.
In addition, taking herbs allows you to quickly remove excess fluid from the body, which significantly slows down the process of losing weight. You can use medicinal plants alone or as a collection. The choice depends on both personal preferences and the degree of obesity. The main thing is to consult with your doctor before starting therapy with the help of a turnip.
When and how to collect the plant?
In folk medicine, all parts of this plant are used. They need to be able to properly prepare. Thus, the flowers are collected as they appear. Grass, that is, leaves and roots, is harvested in June and July before active seed formation. The stalks, on which intact leaves are located, should be cut at a level of 10 cm from the ground, folded into a canvas bag, dried, tied up bunches and hung in the shade.
To collect the aerial parts, you must choose a dry and warm day. The best time is late morning, when the air is not yet fully warmed, but at the same time the dew has not dried yet. The roots are harvested in the fall after the above-ground part dies. And all because in this period, the concentration of beneficial trace elements in raw materials is maximum. It is necessary to dig up the entire root, clean off the ground, rinse in cold water and dry in the shade or in a dryer at a temperature of +60 degrees.
It is necessary to store the prepared porridge in a tightly closed glass container in a dark, cool place. The plant will not lose its beneficial properties within 2 years. But if in the course of storage the smell, color, plant bloom changed, then it is undesirable to use it.
Traditional medicine recipe
In folk medicine, there are many recipes for the preparation of medicines based on this plant.
Decoction
It is used if you need to cure the liver, pancreas, intestines, get rid of dropsy. Also, this composition is suitable for gargling with a cold, sore throat. Treats decoction and inflammatory diseases of the eye. In the presence of boils decoction is used as a compress. To prepare the composition you need to take 3 tablespoons of dry plants, pour 0.5 liters of water, bring to a boil. The mixture is then cooked over low heat for 5 minutes.
When the broth is cooled, it is filtered and ingested 100 ml 3 times a day. If the medicine is used externally to treat the eyes, then you need to apply it every 2 hours, applying to the eyelids cotton pads soaked in broth for 35 minutes. On the furuncle you need to make a full compress according to all the rules, changing the gauze bandage every 8 hours. Gargling is done every 4 hours, using 1/2 cup for one procedure.
Infusion
Most often used in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, with the lungs, urinary system, to eliminate bleeding. The effect of the drug is observed either immediately or after two or three days of treatment. To prepare the infusion, take three tablespoons of herbs, pour 400 ml of boiling water, hold under the lid for 2 hours. The composition should be taken 100 ml 3 times a day. Unlike a decoction, not so much active components are released in the infusion.
Medicinal tea
It is used in the prevention of atherosclerosis, with problems with the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, liver. This tool is useful to gargle and, if necessary, flush tonsils from pus. To make tea, take two teaspoons of crushed raw materials, pour a glass of boiled water, leave to infuse for 5 minutes. Then you need to filter the tea and drink it a maximum of three times a day in one glass.
Drug rack
To prepare a decoction, tea or infusion, you can use the purchased plant in the pharmacy. But many herbalists believe that industrial-grown turnip has not so strong medicinal properties.
Butter
It is used for diseases of the joints, spleen, kidney stones, problems with intestines. Also, oil will help relieve nervous tension, pain in the head, inflammatory processes in the throat and nose, and lower pressure. It is often recommended that women take women with menstrual problems. Inside it take one teaspoon 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Also, the oil is rubbed before going to bed in sore joints and used to wipe the throat with a cotton swab.
Herb in pharmacies
In pharmacies, you can find herb bags. This is the most convenient for making tea. On the packaging of raw materials will necessarily be instructions for the preparation of the drink. It is recommended to take with heartburn, nausea. However, for the treatment of serious pathologies, it is desirable to use grass harvested in nature, since it contains an order of magnitude more valuable substances. For the preparation of one cup of tea traditionally you need two filter bags. Before removing them, squeeze and then add water to the original volume. It is necessary to accept means no more than 3 times a day on one cup.
Repache during pregnancy and for the treatment of children
It is not recommended to use this herb when carrying a child or during lactation. It is especially dangerous to engage in self-treatment, without coordinating it with a specialist. At the moment there are no exact data on how the components of the plant affect the fetus, whether they penetrate the placental barrier and into breast milk during feeding. In the extreme case, a spoon can be given from the second trimester, when there is already a placenta, but only in the case when the doctor cannot find a safer drug for therapy.
Therefore, it is very important during this period to be completely under the supervision of a physician. If it is necessary to take drugs on the basis of the agape during feeding, then for this period the child must be transferred to artificial nutrition.
But for the treatment of children, this plant can be used from an early age. With the help of the repeshk, you can heal abrasions, insect bites, get rid of bruises. To do this, the injured tissue simply impose a compress of the decoction.
If your child has skin problems, you can bathe him in the bath with the addition of tincture or decoction of herbs. It is convenient to replace a turn with a turn and a camomile. With the help of these trays can relieve pain, itching. In case of poisoning and urolithiasis in childhood, it is also possible to use the rape effectively.
To eliminate such problems, you need to drink tea based on plants. True, it should be less concentrated than in the treatment of adults. This composition will also help with the treatment of sore throat. If the child is experiencing a strong change in the rhythm of life, he may have problems with the intestines. In this case, you can also use tea from the chesh. It will not only eliminate stomach problems, but also accelerate the adaptation of the nervous system to new conditions.
Contraindications
Despite its effectiveness, the spoon cannot be used for the treatment of diseases in some cases. In this case, one should not neglect contraindications, otherwise a completely different effect can be achieved.
Therapy on the basis of this plant is not recommended for people who have allergic reactions to the components of the agrimony, susceptibility to constipation, obstruction of the biliary tract, increased blood clotting, a tendency to thrombus formation, hypotension.
In most cases, the cottage spoon is well tolerated and helps to quickly fix problems. The main thing is to have good raw materials for treatment, to be able to prepare it correctly and to apply medicinal formulations.
