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Well, I’ll start a new topic, very necessary for every person....
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Our planet, its endless depths, are a source of strength, good health and long life available to us. The ancient science of understanding the secrets of water, earth, air and plants was born by our ancestors, for whom knowledge of the beneficial properties of the world around them was not only a blessing, but also the only way to survive. Millennia have passed since then. And that ancient knowledge, accumulating the experience of generations, has crossed over to us, into modern times, in the form of a collection of natural knowledge called ethnoscience.

Today, traditional and folk medicine go through life hand in hand. Gone are the days of persecution, when adherents of therapeutic methods of treatment declared sorcerers, healers, and herbalists to be sorcerers and charlatans. And adherents of traditional medicine and natural forces, in turn, anathematized the doctors. In the modern world, non-traditional methods of treatment and traditional medicine are complementary and medical specialists are increasingly recommending complex methods of therapeutic therapy.

Just look at the pharmacy display cases, where medicinal herbs and herbs coexist perfectly on the shelves. medicinal herbs and regular medications chemical basis. In addition, popular medicines increasingly include components of plant origin. And this is not only a victory for traditional medicine! When the forces of science unite with the forces of nature and help give a worthy rebuff to the forces of disease, you and I win.

The healing power of plants has been known since ancient times. In folk medicine, herbal medicine has been and remains the main type of treatment. The increasing industrial pollution of the biosphere in our century, the frequent use of antibiotics and chemical synthesis drugs have led to an increase in allergic diseases, drug complications, decreased human immunity. All these factors contribute to increasing interest in the use of medicinal plants in medical practice. The use of herbal medicines is still relevant in medicine today. Due to the fact that biologically active substances have a very complex chemical structure, their production is an expensive and labor-intensive process, and these substances are isolated from plants quite easily. In addition, medicines created from plant materials do not, as a rule, cause side effects, including those common today allergic reactions. The achievements of modern science make it possible not only to expand the spectrum of action of already used medicinal plants, but also to constantly introduce new types of them into health care practice.

Currently modern medicine uses more than five thousand substances, substances and preparations, the range of which is systematically updated. Approximately 2/5 active medicinal substances obtained from medicinal plants. The use of herbal products is due to their biological activity and exposure to a biocomplex of substances, the advantage is their low toxicity and mild action. Therefore, the use of herbal medicine remains relevant for practical medicine.

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Birch 30.94K 1 Number of downloads:

Birch has a huge range of medical uses. All parts of this tree have medicinal properties and are used to treat various diseases. Birch leaves, branches, bark and roots are all used for medicinal purposes. The main properties of birch preparations are: diuretic, anti-inflammatory, stimulant, astringent, anthelmintic, and diaphoretic. In this article we will look at the medicinal properties of each part of this tree.

Infusion from birch leaves Used as a diuretic and cleanser for the urinary tract. Therefore, this infusion is very good to use to eliminate stones and dissolve sand in the kidneys, as well as to treat cystitis and other urinary tract infections. This infusion can be used to cleanse the body of excess water. Additionally, it has been used to treat gout, rheumatism and joint pain. Another medicinal property birch leaves - treatment of seizures and healing of wounds.
Young shoots along with leaves are used as a tonic and laxative. A decoction or freshly squeezed juice of the leaves is also drunk to prevent and treat baldness. The decoction is also drunk before bed as a sleeping pill for insomnia. At skin diseases The patient's clothes can be washed in a decoction of birch leaves.

Birch bark and branches have properties very similar to Wintergreen. A decoction of the bark can be used as a cleansing, healing and immune-strengthening drink.
Birch trees are usually planted in environmentally polluted areas to cleanse the land of harmful and/or radioactive contamination. Birch also has an effect on the body when taken orally. A decoction of birch bark cleanses the blood of toxins, various harmful microorganisms, and waste.
Birch bark provides positive influence on the intestines, which affects the entire body as a whole. A decoction of birch bark can help with diarrhea, dysentery and diarrhea in children. This decoction has been used since ancient times to drive away worms. Tea made from branches and bark helps in the treatment of ulcers and gastritis.

A decoction of birch buds, prepared at the rate of 1 tbsp. spoon per 0.5 liter of boiling water, has a fairly strong diuretic effect and is used for edema of renal and cardiac origin, to improve the functioning of female organs. Take a decoction of 1-3 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day.
The decoction is also used for atherosclerosis. In this case, 1 tbsp. l. of crushed buds, pour 1.5 cups of boiling water, boil in a sealed container in a water bath for 5 minutes, leave for 3 hours in a warm oven and, without straining, drink the entire infusion in 2 doses - in the first half and early second half of the day.

Alcohol tincture of birch buds is a reliable healing agent. It is used externally for myositis, arthritis, pustular diseases, poorly healing wounds, abrasions and bedsores. Tincture and infusion of buds are also recommended for various forms eczema Pour 20 g of dry buds into 100 ml of 70% alcohol or vodka, leave for 4 weeks, shaking occasionally. In the spring, of course, it is better to use fresh raw materials, in this case the ratio of buds to alcohol is one part of buds to 5 parts of alcohol (vodka).

The wide popularity of chaga has made its comprehensive study necessary. Studies have shown that the chemical composition of chaga is distinguished by a complex of water-soluble pigments with pronounced restorative properties, which is obviously the basis of the therapeutic effect.
Chaga is widely used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases of the digestive system and malignant tumors - stomach cancer, stomach ulcers, diseases of the liver and spleen.
In folk medicine, a decoction of chaga is used, for the preparation of which the mushroom is crushed, filled with water and placed in a well-heated Russian oven, “in a light spirit.”

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May lily of the valley(Convallaria majalis L.)

May lily of the valley - herbaceous perennial from the Liliaceae family.

Other names: eye grass, May lily, Mary's bells, snow droplets, hare's ears, crow grass, myt grass, forest tongue, silver grass, forest bell, field lily, convalia

A perennial herbaceous plant with a thin horizontal creeping rhizome equipped with numerous roots. Flower stem up to 30 cm in height, triangular, leafless. Leaves are basal, 2-3 in number, elliptical, pointed, entire, with arched veins, on long petioles, at the base, together with the flower stem, covered with wide sheaths. Flowers in a one-sided sparse raceme on long drooping pedicels emerging from the axils of membranous bracts are fragrant; perianth spherical-bell-shaped, 6-toothed, white, pinkish at the base; 6 stamens, pistil with a three-locular superior ovary and a triangular stigma. The fruit is an orange-red spherical berry with three sockets and one seed in each socket. Lily of the valley blooms in May.

May lily of the valley grows in coniferous and deciduous forests, among bushes, on the slopes of hills and river floodplains, and in ravines.
Preparation, description of raw materials:

In medicine, lily of the valley flowers are used - Flores Convallariae, leaves - Folia Convallariae and the above-ground part collected during flowering is called lily of the valley herb - Herba Convallariae.

When harvesting lily of the valley grass, the entire above-ground part is cut off, the leaves are collected before flowering, and the flowers are collected in full bloom. In the latter case, bouquets of flowers are collected and the flower shoots are trimmed with a knife. Dry immediately after collection in the shade or in dryers at a temperature of 40-60 degrees. Celsius.

The raw materials are flower brushes with short arrows no more than 3 cm long, leaves or a mixture of leaves and flower arrows with flowers. The color of lily of the valley leaves is yellowish-green, and the flowers are yellowish-white, sometimes with a brownish tint. The smell is weak, peculiar, the taste is bitter.

Contains active substances:

Lily of the valley contains glycosides of the cardiac group, the most important of which are convallatoxin, convallatoxol, convalloside, glucoconvalloside. The glycosides are accompanied by the steroid saponin convallarin. Lily of the valley glycosides have by selective action on the heart; do not have a cumulative effect.

Medicinal use:

When taken orally, lily of the valley preparations have a weak effect and are therefore used for neuroses, but parenteral administration, especially intravenously, have a rapid and strong effect on cardiac activity and are therefore used for heart failure, compensated heart defects and cardiosclerosis.

In folk medicine, a decoction of lily of the valley grass or vodka tincture is used for heart disease; The decoction is also drunk for heart pain and nervous diseases, vodka tincture is used for convulsions in children, lily of the valley root is used for fever, tincture is used for epilepsy; water decoction for sore throat.

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chamomilla (Matricaria chamomilla L.)

pharmaceutical camomile- an annual plant from the Compositae family.

Other names: dog chamomile, queenwort, queen grass

Description:

An annual herbaceous aromatic plant 15-40 cm in height. The stem is branched from the base, seated with twice pinnately dissected leaves with very thin, almost thread-like lobules ending in a soft point. The flowers are in small baskets located at the end of the stem and its branches on rather long peduncles. The marginal reed flowers are white, the middle tubular flowers are yellow (the height and diameter of the basket without reed flowers is 4-8 mm). All flowers sit on a bare, spherical or narrow-conical (depending on the flowering phase), with a hollow receptacle inside; tiled wrapper. The baskets bloom gradually, starting with reed flowers and ending with the middle tubular ones. At first, the reeds are directed upward, then they stand horizontally and fall towards the end of flowering, at which time the lower tubular flowers begin to ripen and fall off when fruits form. The fruits are slightly curved, whitish achenes up to 1 mm in length. Chamomile blooms from May to autumn.

Chamomile is found in fallow lands, wastelands, near residential areas, along roads, but does not form large thickets.

The second type of chamomile is more widespread - Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter. - fragrant chamomile (chamomile).

Chamomile (Matricaria matricarioides)

An annual herbaceous plant 10-40 cm in height with a strong odor. The stem is quite thick, branched from the base, seated with twice pinnately dissected leaves, but their lobules are somewhat wider and shorter. Flower baskets, unlike chamomile, sit on short, thickened peduncles under the baskets, which makes collection very difficult, since parts of the leaves are also torn off along the way. It differs from other types of chamomile in the absence of white reed flowers in the baskets and in the presence of numerous tubular greenish-yellow flowers sitting on a convex conical, bare, hollow receptacle inside. Achenes are cylindrical, up to 1.5 mm in length. Blooms from May to September.

The fragrant chamomile grows in vast thickets on the outskirts of residential areas, along roads, and in wastelands.

Preparation, description of raw materials:

Flowers are used for medicinal purposes pharmaceutical chamomile- Flores Chamomillae. Chamomile baskets are collected at the beginning of flowering at the moment horizontal arrangement reed flowers. The inflorescences are picked by hand, often combing the plants with outstretched fingers and tearing off the remnants of the receptacle. Scoops with metal ridges are very convenient for collecting, increasing the productivity of the workpiece.

Baskets of fragrant chamomile are collected separately also at the beginning of flowering, plucking them by hand; 4-5 collections are made during the summer. Before drying, baskets with long peduncles or stems are removed and leaves are selected. Dry in the shade, if possible in air dryers, the temperature is maintained within 40-50 ° C, but heat drying is desirable. Flowers are scattered in an even layer at the rate of 1 kg per 1 m2. To avoid crushing, chamomile should not be stirred or overdried. Therefore, when the receptacle becomes dry, drying is completed.

The raw material consists of solid baskets with short peduncles. Their length should not exceed 3 cm for pharmaceutical chamomile, and 1 cm for odorous chamomile. Both chamomiles have a strong aromatic odor and a spicy, bitter taste.

Contains active substances:

Chamomile flowers contain up to 0.8% essential oil of blue color, which contains chamazulene and other sesquiterpenes and some acids; chamazulene has a strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, as well as a diaphoretic and disinfectant. In addition, flower baskets contain the flavonoid appin and the glycoside herniarin, which has an antispasmodic effect; lactone-matricarin, salicylic acid, mucus, bitter and other substances.

Medicinal use:

It is used internally for intestinal spasms, flatulence, diarrhea and as a diaphoretic, externally as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic for rinses, lotions, baths and enemas.

In folk medicine, a decoction of chamomile baskets is used for stomach diseases, for poultices, lotions, and rinses; Give newborns a few drops to drink.

Chamomile has the same use; in addition, a decoction of flower baskets is given to young children to drink to cleanse the stomach, they drink it after childbirth, for gastritis, diarrhea, for worms and bleeding, for colds, and they wash their hair with the decoction.

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Valerian officinalis (Valeriana officinalis L.)
Valerian officinalis- Tall perennial herbaceous plant from the valerian family (Valerianaceae).

Other names: pharmaceutical valerian, maun officinalis, incense, feverish root, earthen incense, averyan, cat's root, cat's root, etc.

Description of valerian officinalis:

The stem is straight, ribbed, hollow inside, 0.5-1.5 cm tall, the rhizome is short, thick, vertical, planted with numerous roots that emit a specific odor. The leaves are unpaired-pinnately dissected, the lower ones on long petioles with 4-12 pairs of lateral leaflets; lateral leaves sessile, lanceolate, coarsely toothed along the edges, 3-8 cm long and 0.5-2 cm wide. The upper leaves are sessile or on short semi-stemmed petioles with 3-4 pairs of lateral leaflets. The flowers are whitish-pink, fragrant, small, collected in several corymbose inflorescences on the apical branches. The calyx is invisible during flowering; the corolla is funnel-shaped with a 5-lobed limb; stamens 3, ovary inferior, style with tripartite stigma. The fruit is a compressed, oblong achene about 3 mm long, equipped with a feathery pappus. Valerian blooms in June-August.

It grows in marshy meadows, in coastal bushes, along damp ditches, forest streams, and in alder forests.

It is found throughout the CIS, often in small quantities or singly, less often forming thickets. Found in more or less significant quantities in the Minsk region. - Nesvizh district (Meadow near the village of Dubenki), Krupsky district (meadows near the villages Dudari and Pasynkovichi), Ostrovetsky district (northwestern shore of Lake Naroch), Dzerzhinsky district(surroundings of Dzerzhinsk, meadow near the village of Bakinovo); in Vitebsk region - southwestern shore of Lake Lukoml; in the Grodno region - floodplain meadows along the river. Shar in the vicinity of Slonim; in Gomel region - Kalinkovichi district (Pripyat meadows near the village of Yurevichi, swampy willow forests along the Rechitsa - Vasilevichi railway), the vicinity of Lake Chyrvonae, Polesie; in the Brest region - along the reclamation canal near Lake Zavischanskoe, 25 km southwest of Pinsk, on the territory of the Kosovo swamp station (except for culture), in the floodplain of the Goryn River, in swamps along the Pinsk-Kobrin highway (I-VII).

Preparation of valerian:

In medicine, rhizomes with roots are used - Rhizoma cum radicibus Valerianae. They are collected in the fall (September-October), when the above-ground part of the plant withers, but dried stems with scutes remain. The plant is dug up with shovels or pitchforks, shaken off the ground, and the above-ground part is cut off at the very base of the rhizome (at the root collar). Thick rhizomes are cut lengthwise into two or four parts and then quickly washed in cold water. To prevent valerian thickets from disappearing, the raw materials are collected after seeding the plants. Harvesting is not carried out in the same place every year. The collection can be repeated only after 1-2 years.

Before drying, valerna rhizomes are laid out in a layer no more than 15 cm thick and left for 1-2 days under a canopy or in a ventilated room to wither. At this time, enzymatic processes occur in the rhizomes, as a result of which they acquire a strong odor. They dry in the attics, laying them out thin layer, in well-ventilated areas or in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 35-40 degrees. During drying, valerian rhizomes must be turned over frequently.

The raw material consists of short, vertical rhizomes with numerous adventitious roots. Rhizomes with a loose core are often hollow inside, with several transverse partitions, whole or cut; ground stems are cut off at the very base; roots are 6-15 cm long and about 2 mm in diameter, smooth, yellow-brown on the outside. The smell is strong, peculiar, the taste is spicy, sweetish-bitter.

Contains active substances:

Rhizomes and roots of valerian contain 0.5-2% essential oil, consisting of ester borneol and isovaleric acid, camphene, pinene and other terpenes. Essential oil is found more in the roots. In addition to essential oil, there is free valeric acid, alkaloids valerine and hatinin, volatile bases, perryl-α-methyl ketone, glycoside valerine, etc. The therapeutic effect of valerian is due to the complex of active substances it contains.

Medicinal use:

Avlerian preparations reduce the excitability of the central nervous system(CNS) and have antispasmodic properties. Used as a sedative (calming) for nervous excitement, insomnia, neuroses of the cardiovascular system, and spasms. gastrointestinal tract and so on.

In folk medicine, tincture of valerian root in vodka or water decoctions are used as a cardiac sedative, nervous disorder, headaches, like appetizing, from bites by rabid animals, with cancer; restless children are bathed in a water decoction so that they can sleep well, for abdominal pain, fever, worms, diarrhea, hysteria, convulsions, typhoid fever, and epilepsy.

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Common lilac(Syringa vulgaris L.)
Common lilac- an ornamental shrub from the olive family (Oleaceae).

Description:

A well-known ornamental shrub 3-6 m in height or higher, sometimes a tree with a wide crown. The leaves are opposite, ovate, long-pointed at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, entire, on petioles. The flowers are lilac, white or other colors, fragrant, in dense pyramidal panicles. Blooms in May. Often grown in gardens and parks, near homes, everywhere.

Contains active substances:

Lilac flowers contain the phenoglycoside syringin, syringopicrin, essential oil, farnesol, the bark contains syringin.

Medicinal use:

Mainly used white lilac, but they also use lilac. The flowers are brewed as tea and drunk for malaria, vomiting, "noise in the head", stomach ulcers, cough, whooping cough, shortness of breath, leucorrhoea, pulmonary tuberculosis, the flowers are infused with kerosene and rubbed for rheumatism, radiculitis, the bast is applied to erysipelas, the leaves are brewed They drink it as tea for malaria, apply the leaves to festering wounds, and for headaches.

Lilac flowers are official in homeopathy.

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Jasmine

Jasmine- a genus of evergreen shrubs from the Maslinaceae family.

Description of Jasmine:

The stem is 4-sided, up to 60 cm tall. The petiolate leaves are oblong-ovate. Large flowers irregular shape, sessile in the leaf axils in semi-whorls. The inflorescence is spike-shaped, reddish-pink in color. The seeds are small. Blooms in May–June, bears fruit in July–August.

Grows in Crimea (mountainous part), in the Caucasus (all regions), in Central Asia (Mountain-Turkmen region). It grows on dry gravelly slopes, in thickets of bushes, on screes, in rock crevices, on calcareous slopes, as part of coniferous and oak forests up to an altitude of 1650 m above sea level.

Collection and preparation of jasmine:

Collection of flowers begins in July and continues until October. Do this early in the morning and in dry weather. At home, it is recommended to dry the flowers immediately so that they do not darken and lose their inherent aroma. Jasmine is dried at a temperature of 30-40°C in the oven, and on a hot day - outside in the shade.

Contains active substances:

The flowers and leaves of the plant are rich in flavonoids, contain the beneficial alkaloid “jasmine”, ursulic acid, and the seeds - fatty oil, used in medicine and cosmetics.

Medicinal use:

In medicinal practice, jasmine is known as a sedative that strengthens the nervous system, relieving anxiety and restlessness. A bath with jasmine is good to take in the evening after a hard day at work; it helps to relax, calm down, and get rid of insomnia.

To relieve pain and enhance uterine contractions during contractions, aromatherapists recommend using jasmine and lavender oils. For these purposes, mix the oil with massage cream and gradually rub into the shoulders, stomach or apply warm compresses to these same areas.

For inflammatory processes of the female genital organs, sitz baths with jasmine oils and compresses are recommended.

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St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)
St. John's wort- a perennial herbaceous plant of the St. John's wort family (Guttiferae).

Other names: bloodweed, thornweed, common fool, hare's blood

Description:

Quite tall (30-60 cm) perennial herbaceous plant. The stem is one or more often several, erect, dense, with two longitudinal protruding ribs, green or reddish-brown, branched at the top. The leaves are opposite, sessile, elliptical, obtuse, with frequent dotted light, translucent spaces and rare black glands. The flowers are golden-yellow, numerous, collected in an almost thyroid inflorescence; petals are oblong-elliptical, on the surface with many light glands in the form of thin stripes, and on the edges and at the top - black, in the form of dots; stamens numerous, fused into 3 bunches. The fruit is a multi-seeded capsule with yellow longitudinal stripes and dashes. Blooms from June to August (I-VII).

St. John's wort grows in light deciduous forests, shrubs, dry meadows, fallow lands, in open sunny places, along the edges of fields, near roads and in ruderal places.

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The herb St. John's wort - Herba Hyperici - is used in medicine. During the inflorescence period, the upper parts of the stem with leaves and flowers are collected and dried in the shade. For pharmaceutical purposes, St. John's wort tops up to 30 cm long are used.

For needs pharmaceutical industry St. John's wort grass is threshed after drying, or the leaves and flowers are torn off and the stems are discarded. The smell is weak, aromatic, the taste is slightly astringent, bitter and resinous.

Among the closely related species of St. John's wort, St. John's wort (or St. John's wort tetrahedral) is often found in upland habitats. It is often confused with St. John's wort, from which it differs in the following characteristics: The stem is hollow, tetrahedral, with 4 clearly protruding ribs. Leaves with sparse translucent dots, sometimes the last ones are absent. The inflorescence is paniculate, sparse. The remaining species are found occasionally and are usually not collected in other habitats.

Impurity Determinant

1. Stem pubescent or bare - St. John's wort (Hypericum hirsutum L.)
2. Stem tetrahedral or spotted - St. John's wort (Hypericum maculatum Crantz.)
3. Stem with 2 ribs - St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)

Contains active substances:

St. John's wort herb contains 0.1-0.4% hypericin, flavonoids hyperoside, rutin and quercitrin, essential oil (0.2-0.3%), resinous substances, 10-12% tannins, carotene. The dye hypericin and the products of its biological synthesis (described under various names) have antibacterial activity; tannins are predominantly condensed.

Medicinal use:

St. John's wort preparations are used as antimicrobial and astringents. Prescribed internally for colitis and colds. The drug Imanin is used to treat wounds, 2nd and 3rd degree burns and ulcers, abscesses, furunculosis, etc. St. John's wort tincture is used in the treatment of gingivitis, stomatitis, as well as canker sores and thrush in children.

St. John's wort herb should not contain admixtures of other species.

St. John's wort as a medicinal herb is known to almost the entire population. It is believed that it helps with various diseases and does not interfere with any set of medicinal herbs. It is used to brew tea for drinking. Usually, finely chopped herbs are thrown into boiling water, covered and allowed to brew. Drink for stomach diseases (gastritis, stomach ulcers), dysentery, diarrhea, liver diseases, jaundice, nervous diseases, headaches, kidney diseases, inflammation of the bladder, pulmonary tuberculosis, uterine bleeding, anemia, hemorrhoids, cough, for appetite, blood is “added”, St. John’s wort herb is infused with flaxseed oil and lubricated on burns, children are bathed with diathesis, skin tuberculosis, rashes, abscesses; for breastfeeding, apply compresses; used for bloody diarrhea; for abdominal pain, chest diseases, consumption, scrofula, as a preventative against infection, for bleeding, rheumatism, scabies, for drying wounds.

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Calendula(Calendula officinalis L.)

Calendula- annual herbaceous plant from the Asteraceae family

Other names: Marigolds

Description:

A widely known annual ornamental plant with an erect, branched stem 3070 cm in height, short but densely pubescent. The leaves are alternate, densely covering the stem, rounded at the apex, entire-edged, the lower ones with a blade tapering into a petiole, the upper ones sessile. Flower baskets are large, up to 5 cm wide, single at the ends of branches; involucre saucer-shaped, about 1.5 cm wide, single-double row; its leaves are almost identical, linear, pointed; receptacle bare, flat. The marginal flowers are ligulate, pistillate, orange, arranged in 2-3 rows (double forms of calendula have up to 15 rows), the middle tubular flowers are staminate, yellow or orange. The fruits are bent, sharp-toothed achenes of various shapes: the outer ones with a long hollow spout, the middle ones without a spout, ring-shaped curved, with a wide wing, the inner ones are small, without a spout and wing. The whole plant emits a peculiar pungent aroma. Blooms from June to October.

Calendula is grown everywhere in gardens, but its homeland is the Mediterranean.

Preparation, description of raw materials:

Flower baskets called marigold flowers - Flores Calendulae - are used in medicine. Baskets are collected during flowering, during the period of horizontal arrangement of reed flowers. With systematic collection, flowering continues until frost. The baskets are picked without peduncles and dried in the shade or in dryers at a temperature of 40-45 degrees.

The raw material consists of whole dried baskets; their diameter for simple forms is 5-30 mm, for terry ones 15-40 mm. The ligulate marginal flowers are orange, red-orange, bright yellow, the middle tubular flowers are yellow or brownish, the involucre leaves are gray-green. The smell is weak, aromatic, the taste is salty-bitter.

Contains active substances:

Marigold flowers contain about 3% carotenoids: carotene, lycopene, violaxanthin, flavochrome, etc. In addition, there are traces of essential oil, organic acids, the bitter substance calenden, and some tannins.

Medicinal use:

Calendula preparations are used externally as a wound healing agent, internally for stomach ulcers and duodenum, gastritis; as a choleretic; for heart disease and hypertension. Calendula flowers are included in KN tablets (calendula with nicotinic acid), which are used as a symptomatic remedy for certain forms of cancer. In addition, marigolds (calendula) have phytocidal properties.

In folk medicine, a decoction of calendula inflorescences is drunk for liver diseases, to prevent miscarriages after a bruise, for uterine bleeding, female diseases, to wash wounds, to bathe children with diathesis, childhood eczema; for fever, colds, they give baths for children, for bloody urine in livestock, for “tears” during hard work.

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Bird's knotweed(Polygonum aviculare L.)
Bird's knotweed- An annual herbaceous plant of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae).

Other names: knotweed, ant grass, bird's buckwheat, trampling grass, gosling grass, chicken beetle.

Description:

An annual herbaceous plant with prostrate or recumbent stems 10-40 cm long, more or less branching from the base; branches pressed to the ground or rising; the bells at the nodes are small, braided, whitish, dissected; leaves are oval-oblong, small. The flowers of knotweed are small, inconspicuous, axillary, collected in groups of 2-5, pale green or pinkish; fruits are nuts, longer than the enclosing perianth, black, dull, 2-3 mm in length. The knotweed blooms all summer and early autumn.

Grows in weedy places, wastelands, pastures, roadsides, gardens, park alleys, meadows. Widespread, ubiquitous plant.

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The herb knotweed along with its roots is used for medicinal purposes - Herba Polygoni avicularis. The grass is harvested during flowering from June to autumn.

Contains active substances:

Knotweed grass contains the flavone glycoside avicularin, some tannins, traces of essential oil, carotene and ascorbic acid. The roots contain hydroxymethylanthraquinones.

Medicinal use:

In medicine, an extract from the knotweed herb called avicularin is used, produced in powder and tablets, as a uterine hemostatic agent in postpartum period and after an abortion, as well as with insufficient reverse development uterus. Knotweed herb is included in M.N.’s mixture. Zdrenko, approved for the treatment of papillomatosis of the bladder and anacid gastritis. It has a diuretic effect, which is caused by the presence of avicularin. Used for kidney diseases, kidney stones.

Studies conducted with alcohol and aqueous extracts from knotweed herb, have shown that these drugs tone the muscles of the uterus, increase blood clotting, lower blood pressure, improve lung function and increase diuresis.

In folk medicine, an aqueous decoction of knotweed is drunk when urolithiasis, diseases of the liver, stomach, rheumatism, headaches, for shortness of breath, female diseases, hemorrhoids, for all sorts of ailments, children are bathed when they are frightened, the herb is boiled in milk and a warm decoction is drunk for all kinds of cramps, grated fresh knotweed herb is placed on wounds as a decoction wash your hair for better growth hair.

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Grandma's secrets

In the attic of the temporary building, the grandmother dried and stored herbs and roots. They hung tied in bunches and separated by canvas curtains - each type separately. On shelves nailed to the walls, roots and bark were piled in neat piles and jars of oils covered with pieces of gauze were placed. “Herbs and roots must breathe, you can’t store them in jars, but you shouldn’t collect excess dust,” she said.

You can store dry herbs for a year, then they are no longer good for anything. Therefore, you need to collect them wisely, if necessary, and not take too much. After all, cutting down a tree unnecessarily is no less a sin than killing a person.

Some herbs love each other, others do not. Look closely, they grow separately in nature, so you need to collect and store them separately so that they do not quarrel with each other.

Some herbs are only moonlight You can collect them, then they have full power. The moon controls the waters of the earth, raises them, mixes them and endows them with special power. Other herbs are collected on the new moon, during the full moon, and during the waning moon. But in any grass, the moon pulls the force outward, and thus shows it. Not all plants are the same. Most are dark, and some seem to be highlighted against the general background with a light halo; these are the herbs that are collected in the morning. They are visible more clearly - with more contrast, and the darkness around the halo is thicker, it seems that it is material and can be touched with your hands. Moreover, the entire meadow is filled with slow movement - as the moon moves, the tips of the grass slowly accompany it. The air seems to freeze, becomes thick, palpable. Everything around is moving slowly.

When preparing medicine, each herb must be added at its own time - first the weaker ones, then the stronger ones. If we put all the herbs in a heap, then the strong will not give the weak the strength to highlight. The herbs in the collection should support each other with their strength, help, then the treatment will benefit. Those plants that you want to use fresh should be collected during the full and waning moon. They are juicier, the moon raised the water in them and filled them with earthly power.

But for drying, herbs are taken when the moon is dark and during the growth period. Then they dry faster, lose less strength, and retain color better. No matter what science says now, we are surrounded by various forces, the significance of which we do not always understand, and man is only a part of this world, and far from the best. When making a collection, you must take into account that in the grass, flowers and leaves there is medicine, in the roots there is strength for him and for humans, and in the bark there is the movement of this force. Therefore, a good collection should include all components. Here, for example, calamus, a strong herb and suitable everywhere - whether you want it for food or for medicine. If you throw a piece of calamus root into water, in an hour it will purify the water - and you can drink it without fear. A collection of calamus roots and herbs with the addition of willow bark It cures eye diseases, heals ulcers and makes old people look younger.

Grandmother made wonderful sweets from calamus roots; she collected the roots, cleaned them, dried them slightly, and then boiled them in honey with the addition of lemon juice and zest. After drying the boiled roots a little, she rolled them in granulated sugar. The sweets turned out surprisingly tasty and aromatic. With the help of these sweets, my grandmother treated the stomach, gave them to people with poor vision and allergic diseases, as well as colds. Calamus occupied a place of honor in my grandmother's green pharmacy. There was also powder from dried roots, used to treat kidneys and periodontal disease, and squeezed juice in dark bottles, with which grandmother treated cataracts and cataracts, a decoction of leaves and cobs for hair restoration, and you can’t list everything.

“You need to collect calamus,” my grandmother said, “in the morning, before the sun has risen and the moon is waning. Then he is at his most powerful. The grass is collected when the plant blooms, and the roots - when the flower has already withered.

The grandmother went to collect this herb, having first rinsed her hands with a decoction of willow bark.
“The calamus and the willow love each other,” she said, “they are drawn to each other, so during the gathering there will be no resentment.
- Grandma, how can we use grass, flowers and roots together, because they are in different time do you need to collect?

Of course, in different ways, and store separately - grass and flowers in the air, and roots - in clay pots. As in nature, grass and flowers breathe free air, and the roots sit in the ground, accumulating strength. Every blade of grass, every bush shows with its appearance what they can be used for. Here, look carefully. - Grandmother hands me a sprig of juniper with hanging on it blue berries. - This plant in Rus' is considered a symbol of the Holy Trinity. You see, the needles are collected in three needles.

Grandma breaks a berry. - Three seeds in a berry, three scales in a spike...
In pagan times, juniper was called the “staff of Perun.” This plant is considered endowed magical powers, it cleanses the body, drives away evil spirits and frees the soul. This plant can do a lot: strengthen the body, sharpen vision, calm the soul, heal wounds, cleanse the body of dirt. A sprig of juniper placed under the threshold does not allow evil into the house. Seeds - good medicine from snake and insect bites, and juniper ash mixed with dew or spring water cures any skin diseases. Juniper is a good helper for diseases of the liver, stomach and kidneys and treats many other things...

St. John's wort is popularly called Ivan's blood. According to legend, it grew from the blood of John the Baptist, and therefore is considered magical by the people. This is one of our most powerful herbs; it is used in many preparations. St. John's wort can bring good dreams, heal wounds, and strengthen the body. But not only did the grass take on good beginnings, it also took on the pain that John the Baptist experienced during his execution, and does not like the sun. Therefore, St. John's wort must be used with caution and cannot be combined with all herbs. For example, you can’t use mint - it will destroy your liver. After taking St. John's wort internally, you can't go out in the sun for an hour or two, your body will rip and it will itch. Therefore, it is better to take St. John's wort at night and little by little, and it is even better to use it in the form of compresses, poultices and baths.

Herbalism was the main method used in Russian folk medicine. Over the centuries, techniques for collecting herbs, storing, using and communicating with them have usually been passed down through generations. Almost every one of our ancestors knew how to provide help if necessary. Since pagan times, ritual holidays dedicated to herbs have come down to us - the day of Agrafena the Bathing Bath, the holiday of the god Kupala and many others. Russian people treated their green friends with care and love, composed songs and legends about them, endowed magical properties.

Healers attached great importance to the time of collecting herbs and their storage. Russian healers strictly observed collection times in accordance with the phases of the moon and time of day. Night harvesting of certain herbs is now scientifically proven. It turned out that many alkaloids accumulate in herbs at night and are destroyed during the day, when sunlight. What science has only now proven was used by Russian healers centuries ago.

Traditional medicine - treatment, recipes, herbs.

Traditional medicine is treatment with herbs, plants, using ancient recipes that have been created over many millennia. Modern clinics, chemical tablets, qualified doctors - this was not always the case. Looking back, you can see that just a couple of centuries ago, even kings were content with the services of healers from the people. And they lived happily ever after! We cough - drink the decoction, pneumonia - the ointment is ready, a tooth hurts - we applied the necessary herb and that’s it.

Traditional medicine, in fact, is many thousands of years old. Since the time of the nomads, people already had sufficient knowledge to treat most known diseases. Folk wisdom passed from generation to generation and now you have the opportunity to comprehend knowledge that for a long time was inaccessible to most people.

Just open the page of our website and hundreds of different, time-tested folk recipes will be at your service. Every minute spent with us is priceless for a person who wants to maintain health.

Traditional recipes and methods of treatment have some contraindications. It is advisable to consult a doctor before using this or that decoction or herbal tincture. Perhaps you have allergies or side effects from consumption a certain type plants. Precaution is never too much.

Nowadays, doctors often use their knowledge of traditional medicine and try to advise the patient not on chemical, but on natural methods of treatment. This is most relevant for pediatricians. But adults should also not forget about their health. Instead of taking a dozen cough tablets, it is better to drink several cups of tea with raspberries or sea buckthorn.

Traditional medicine exists and will exist. There are no prerequisites for her disappearance. Humanity has always valued natural methods of treatment, since they do not harm, but rather strengthen the body.

Nature has a real treasure in store for us, but not many are able to find it. We invite you to plunge into the world of traditional medicine and find the information you are interested in.

Recipes - treatment with medicinal herbs

This section provides folk recipes for curing various diseases with the help of medicinal plants. Before using these traditional medicine recipes, you should consult with a herbalist or an experienced healer. Do not forget also that each medicinal plant has contraindications for use and it is very important to familiarize yourself with them before starting to use the recipes given in this section.

Also, before starting treatment, you need to understand that the expected healing effect The effects of taking medicinal herbs do not occur immediately; treatment with folk remedies can take quite a long time. It is very important not to give up treatment and sincerely believe in successful healing.

IN last years The popularity of traditional medicine is inexorably growing, as modern people increasingly turn to nature to solve health problems. Hippocrates also said that: “Medicine is the art of imitating nature.”

Treatment with traditional medicine has been famous since ancient times as effective method returning strength and health to a person. Traditional medicine recipes based on the medicinal properties of various herbs help get rid of many diseases.

The wisdom of centuries, collected in the golden recipes of traditional medicine, is an opportunity to be cured of most known ailments with the help of simple and accessible ingredients.

Herbs in folk medicine can be used both fresh and dried. Depending on the complexity of the disease, the use of herbs can be internal or external. Mainly made from herbs:

• decoctions;
• extracts;
• fees;
• tinctures;
• water infusions;
• ointments.

Decoctions are products that are slowly absorbed into the body and act on it for a longer time. However, not all herbs are suitable for decoction. So after boiling bitter wormwood, a decoction is obtained that causes vomiting and has no medicinal properties.

Important! In the process of boiling the decoction, some beneficial substances contained in the herbs are destroyed, and its effect on the body may not give any result or be negative.

The purest, most easily absorbed and fastest-acting are water infusions prepared hot or cold. For external use, moisturizing and wound healing ointments based on plantain or aloe, but burdock ointment is excellent remedy for eczema. Raw materials for the preparation of traditional medicine also include herbs such as:

• celandine, which perfectly fights skin and liver diseases, as well as rheumatism;
• hops – recommended for oncological diseases lungs, stomach, liver;
• Chernobryvtsy (marigolds) – helps with diseases of the pancreas, and also as a tonic for chronic fatigue;
• parsley is a plant with antispasmodic and diuretic properties;
• Potentilla, which helps restore normal kidney function;
• amaranth, which, due to its rich chemical composition, is a good antioxidant.

Nature is always ready to help a person, but we should not forget that a thoughtless passion for medicinal herbs and their excessive use can negatively affect the body.

Use of plants in folk medicine

According to scientific data, there are about 12 thousand plant species in the world that have healing properties. In order to save them medicinal qualities, the plants must not only be collected correctly, but also dried in a certain way.

Traditional medicine plants are collected immediately before flowering, at the moment when the maximum concentration is concentrated in the above-ground part of the plant. useful substances and microelements.

If we talk in detail about the properties medicinal plants, That:

• bay leaf is an anesthetic that is also used for psycho-emotional arousal;
• Adam's apple or miclura is an inedible poisonous fruit that strengthens blood vessels and promotes the resorption of all kinds of tumors;
• onion peels are used as choleretic agent, and also as an antispasmodic;
• from pine cones infusions are made that are used to prevent bronchial diseases or for vitamin deficiencies, but a decoction of green pine cones is effective antiviral agent. No less beneficial properties Pine pollen also has it.

Also included in the category of healing plants are cucumber wattles, dill seeds, carrot tops, Indian onions, yarrow, calamus, oats, shutters. There is also treatment with mushrooms in folk medicine - fly agarics or fungi.

It is impossible not to mention traditional medicine, focused on various drugs and chemical compositions eg hydrogen peroxide, iodine, wax, laundry soap, apple cider vinegar or even kerosene.

Modern alternative medicine is a variety of means, methods and techniques aimed at ridding a person of all kinds of diseases using medicinal herbs and plants. And it is very important to remember that everything needs moderation, since with the help of natural medicines you can cause irreparable harm to your health and aggravate the course of the disease.

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Time-tested traditional medicine recipes

According to ancient legend, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra bathed in milk. This gave her skin a delightful freshness and elasticity. But it’s hardly worth relying on fabulous rivers of milk. It is better to use the time-tested secrets of our great-grandmothers.

Traditional medicine has absorbed thousands of years of practical experience in the use of various methods of treatment with folk remedies, medicinal herbs, and plants, and it is still relevant today. Exists great amount people who turn to her for help. Traditional methods of treatment for various diseases, using herbs, plants, flowers, fruits, berries. Both parts of the plant: flowers, leaves, stems, rhizomes... and the entire plant can have medicinal properties.

Traditional recipes for healing the body (increasing protective forces organism). Diet and intake folk remedies must complement each other. Taking herbal teas that have a general strengthening effect is very useful.

Boosting immunity with folk remedies
There is such a thing as immunodeficiency, this is when the immune system is weakened or absent at all. If it is deficient, the body is unable to resist aggression, both infectious and other types of aggression. A certain range of diseases arises. The first signs of decreased immunity are fatigue, chronic fatigue, drowsiness or insomnia, headache, etc. Not a single infection passes by. Here are a few points that need to be observed: maintaining a reasonable diet and healthy lifestyle; consistent cleansing of your body; minimize the impact of environmental pollution.

It is necessary to help yourself with the help of herbal medicine or other natural remedies. Plan your diet correctly. Source of vitamin B6 - whole grains of wheat, oats, barley, flax, alfalfa, etc., legumes, vegetables, source of zinc - whole grains, green vegetables, nuts, seeds, sea vegetables. Vitamin B6 and zinc are vital for the functioning of your body.

Herbal collection: lure (root) - 2 parts, rhodiola (roots) - 2 parts, rose hips (fruits) - 4 parts, nettle (grass) - 3 parts, hawthorn (fruits) - 3 parts, St. John's wort (grass) - 2 parts. Pour one tablespoon of crushed ingredients into boiling water in a glass container. Leave for 20-30 minutes and strain. Store the broth in a cool place for no more than a day. Take 1/3 cup warm 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Allergy to asteraceous plants
The folk method of herbal treatment is a science as old as humanity itself. Recommended tips and recipes for treatment with folk remedies. Season of flowers and scents. Collection of medicinal herbs and treatment of allergies.

For allergies, you can try preparing an infusion of herbs. Experts believe that if you drink this infusion for, say, several months, you can get rid of allergies. This collection can also be taken by children. But it is still advisable to consult with your doctor.

Take centaury herbs - 5 tbsp, St. John's wort - 4 tbsp, dandelion roots - 3 tbsp. l, horsetail - 2 tbsp, corn silk - 1 tbsp, chamomile - 1 tbsp, rose hips - 2 tbsp. Grind rose hips and dandelion roots. Mix the whole mixture well. In the evening, put 2 tbsp in an enamel pan. this collection and pour 2.5 glasses of warm boiled water, leave overnight, and in the morning put on fire, bring to a boil, but do not boil, cover for 4 hours, strain. Drink 1 glass of infusion during the day in three doses 30 minutes before meals. Keep refrigerated. During the treatment, hardening may appear on the skin, nose, chin, and hands with severe itching. Lubricate hardened areas with Menovazin liquid - sold at the pharmacy. Recovery usually occurs within a month. The course of treatment is 6 months.

Several traditional medicine recipes for treating allergies
Nettle- 2-3 tbsp. Dry crushed nettle flowers pour 0.5 liters of boiling water into a thermos, leave for one and a half to two hours, strain and drink half a glass 3-4 times a day before meals.
Celery- Pour 2 tablespoons of crushed fragrant celery roots into a glass of cold water, leave for 3-4 hours, strain and drink 1/3 glass 3 times a day half an hour before meals. Less accessible, but more effective, is freshly squeezed celery juice. Drink it 1 tbsp. three times a day half an hour before meals.

Remove excess from the body
When salts are deposited in our joints, their mobility is limited, inflammation begins, in general, everything is as expected - arthritis, arthrosis, etc. You need to cleanse yourself of salts. In such cases, it is useful to drink a mixture of grapefruit, celery, carrot and spinach juices, taken in equal quantities, or a mixture of grapefruit, celery and birch sap. Grapefruit juice helps dissolve foreign inorganic calcium, which causes hardening of cartilage and ligaments when it accumulates in these places. Birch sap helps remove uric acid salts from the body.

Original folk remedy for headaches
This remedy is very old. Take a fresh lemon peel, peel the zest, apply the wet side to your temple and hold for a while. Soon a red spot will appear under the lemon peel, which will begin to burn and itch a little. Headache soon subsides. There is a saying: “Wedge knocks out wedge with wedge.” One pain knocks out another.

Mint leaves will save you from migraines
If you suffer from headaches, you can use this remedy: 0.5 tbsp. pour a glass of boiling water over the mint and heat in a water bath for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the broth has cooled, strain and add boiled water to the initial volume. Take half a glass 2 times a day 15 minutes before meals.

Alcoholism - treatment of alcoholism with folk remedies
Drunkenness is a terrible problem, but it is still possible to cure an alcoholic. First, you need to discourage his craving for alcohol, just trying not to overdo it, observing strict proportions. Here is one of the ways to treat alcoholism with folk remedies. Pour 1 glass of vodka, 1 teaspoon of lovage and 2 bay leaves, leave for 2 weeks, strain and slip this vodka to an alcoholic. If after this he drinks alcohol, it will only make him feel bad. Give this remedy until an aversion to alcohol appears.

Then you need to help get rid of alcohol addiction. To do this, you need to make a collection of herbs. For one part wormwood - one part centaury and four parts thyme. Pour 1 teaspoon of this herbal collection with a glass of water, boil over low heat for 1-2 minutes, leave for half an hour, strain. Drink this glass in three doses a day, 20-30 minutes before meals. empty stomach. The course of treatment is 2 months.

This drug is contraindicated in serious forms of diseases such as liver and kidneys, anemia, stomach and duodenal ulcers, cardiosclerosis, cerebral atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, diseases of the thyroid gland.

An old recipe for alcoholism
Decoction: 1.5 l hot water add 4 cups of oats. Bring to a boil over low heat for 30 minutes, then remove from heat and add 50 grams of calendula flowers to the broth, wrap warmly, leave for 30 minutes, then strain the broth. Take 1 glass of decoction 3 times a day before meals. It is believed that by taking this infusion you can gradually wean yourself off alcohol.

Another folk remedy for treating alcoholism is to prepare a collection of herbs: wormwood, centaury, thyme, 1 part each, mixed. Take 1 tablespoon of herbs from the mixture, pour 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour and filter. Take 1/2 cup 2 times a day. Promotes aversion from drunkenness.

An ancient folk remedy for calluses
Before going to bed, you need to steam your foot in hot water and wipe it dry. Tie a lemon peel with a small amount of pulp on it to the callus. A small squeeze of lemon is best. After 4-5 days, the callus should disappear completely.

Folk remedies for treating warts
Plants against warts. It is very unpleasant when warts appear on the skin. They can be removed by smearing with fresh juice of dandelion, celandine, and milkweed. Or cut an apple or potato into two halves and rub the warts into each half. It is useful to crush and apply fresh calendula flowers to the wart, tie with a bandage or stick with an adhesive plaster and leave overnight. Repeat the procedure until the warts disappear.

You can also get rid of warts using fresh onion or aspen juice. You need to lubricate with juice 2-3 times a day until it disappears. The juice of the rough leaves of thistle also removes warts on the skin. The juice of Indian onion helps very well.

Dandelion. When a dandelion stem breaks, a white liquid appears at the edges, which is called milky juice. It is recommended to rub the heads of warts with this juice 2-3 times a day or apply a cotton swab soaked in this juice.

Greater celandine (warthog). When celandine is cut, orange juice is released from the stem. It is recommended to lubricate the heads of the warts with this juice several times until the wart disappears.

Folk remedies for burns
Calendula officinalis (marigold). Grows in gardens and orchards. Use petals from which a water infusion is prepared: 2 tbsp. fresh or 1 tbsp. dry petals pour 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, filter. Used for lotions and washing the burn surface. This remedy protects against the formation of scars during healing of burns.

Burdock. Grows in vacant lots, vegetable gardens, and forests. A good analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. Pre-washed and freed from water droplets fresh leaves The shiny side is applied to the burn surface. On the first day, change every 2 hours.

Cinquefoil erecta (kalangal). Used for wet dressings, washes and lotions for burns. Grows along forest edges, damp meadows, bushes and clearings. For treatment, use the rhizome, from which a decoction is prepared: 3 tbsp. crushed rhizomes, pour 1/2 liter of water, boil for 30 minutes over low heat and leave for 4 hours, filter.

Folk remedies for hernia treatment
Veronica dubravnaya. The popular name for the herb is pansy, heart grass, hernia grass. All herbs are used for medicinal purposes. Used as a water infusion: 1 tbsp. dry herbs to 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 2 hours and filter. Drink 1/2 glass 3 times a day after meals.

Hernia fragrant. Folk names: hernia grass, dog soap. The plant is poisonous and requires careful use. For treatment it is used only fresh grass from which a water infusion is prepared: 2 tbsp. chopped fresh herbs, pour 2 glasses of chilled boiled water, leave for 2 hours and filter. Drink 1/2 glass 3-4 times a day after meals.

Herbs for skin diseases
Stinging nettle. At frequent appearance boils or barley, it is recommended to take a decoction of nettle leaves internally: 3 tablespoons of dry leaves are poured with 1 glass of boiling water, left for 30 minutes, filtered. Take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day.
Fresh juice is prepared from the juicy tops and young leaves of nettle, which is taken 1 tbsp. 3 times a day. For children - 1 teaspoon.

Dandelion officinalis. For boils, acne, skin rashes, and styes, use an infusion of dandelion root. To prepare it, take 1 tbsp. crushed roots, pour 1 glass of hot water and boil over low heat for 15 minutes, leave for 1 hour and filter. Take warm, 1/2 cup 3 times a day, 20 minutes before meals.

Yarrow. Fresh juice of yarrow herb is mixed with olive oil in a ratio of 1:10 and apply bandages to hardened and softened tumors and boils. Bandages are changed daily.

When feeling " full stomach"and flatulence can be helped by yellow gentian; an alcoholic infusion of the roots of this plant should be taken after meals.

Coltsfoot - a magnificent honey plant, famous for its sugary nectar and pollen. The medicinal value of this ancient remedy is also emphasized by the Latin name of the plant - “tussilago”, which comes from the word “tussib” - cough. In the old days, coltsfoot grass was used for coughs caused by inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Traditional medicine used this plant for medicinal teas. Coltsfoot was used to treat dropsy, scrofula, pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension, malaria, and was successfully used for palpitations, nervous system disorders, as a wound healing agent, for rinsing the mouth for stomatitis and other inflammatory processes.

For the treatment of tuberculosis: Marshmallow (root) - 40 grams, licorice (root) - 25 grams, coltsfoot (leaves) - 25 grams, fennel (fruit) - 10 grams. Drink 1/3 cup as warm tea 40 minutes before meals 5 times a day.
Spring primrose (flowers) - 50 grams, coltsfoot (leaves) - 10 grams, horsetail (grass) - 25 grams, plantain (leaves) - 20 grams. Take 4 times a day, 1/4 cup 30 minutes before meals.
Infusion of linden flowers and coltsfoot leaves in equal quantities. 1 tbsp. of this mixture to 1 cup of boiling water. Leave for 30 minutes, covered, strain. If you have the flu, drink 0.5 cups warm 3-4 times a day.

Tea made from linden flowers and thyme herbs. To collect, you need to take 1 tbsp. linden flowers and thyme herbs. Brew as regular tea. Drink hot with honey for colds, coughs, whooping cough.

Succulent leaves of Kalanchoe popularly used for medicinal purposes as external and internal remedy. It is low-toxic and has bactericidal, wound-healing, and anti-inflammatory properties. Kalanchoe juice and ointment help cleanse wounds and ulcers. Use Kalanchoe juice diluted in half with warm boiled water to gargle for sore throat. For inflammation of the gums and oral mucosa, periodontal disease, and stomatitis, rinse with undiluted Kalanchoe juice.

When a runny nose begins, children instill 1-2 drops of Kalanchoe juice into each nostril. The procedure causes active sneezing, but the runny nose stops before it even starts. For a runny nose, Kalanchoe juice and honey mixed in equal quantities are taken with infusion of lemon balm and St. John's wort. Contraindications to the use of Kalanchoe leaves, juice and ointment can only be personal intolerance.

Runny nose (rhinitis). Aloe juice should be instilled 3-5 drops 4-5 times a day. Place fresh Kalanchoe or plantain juice with the addition of 30% honey into the nose.

Overcome-grass- under this name in some areas of Russia they know white and yellow water lilies, or they are also called white and yellow lilies. It is believed that this plant has magical properties, it protects the house from evil spirits, and helps to overcome everyday difficulties. An infusion of flowers has a mild hypnotic effect. To prepare it, take 1 tablespoon of crushed fresh flowers, pour 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, filter. Use 1 tbsp. before bedtime, and children 1 teaspoon.

Salvia officinalis leaves have a pungent and spicy smell and taste. In folk medicine, it has long been used in the form of an aqueous infusion for rinsing. oral cavity for toothache, inflammation of the gums and throat. Meadow sage can also be used for the same purpose.

For toothache and for cleaning teeth from tartar Simply chew freshly picked oregano leaves. Hot red pepper can be used as a local anesthetic to reduce pain. You can chew a clove.
Chicory root infusion. Place 1 tbsp of ground dry root in a glass of acidified boiling water and leave for 10 minutes. The infusion is used warm for rinsing a diseased tooth in case of severe pain. You can also chew freshly dug chicory root, after clearing it of soil.

They say that: “Whoever drinks a sip of apple cider vinegar maintains a clear mind throughout his life.” Apple cider vinegar improves blood circulation, invigorates, increases vitality. If your memory is deteriorating, drink a drink of diluted apple cider vinegar with honey before each meal. You will soon see that your ability to concentrate and your reaction speed have improved. Regular use of apple cider vinegar can slow down the aging process. For obesity and the appearance of a double chin, it is useful to take 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar in 1 glass of water before each meal. Vinegar accelerates the combustion of fats in the body, which leads to weight loss.

Hay dust is used to treat arthritic pain and can be purchased at pharmacies. For a full bath, you need to take 1 kg of hay dust, pour cold water and boil for half an hour. Strain the broth and pour into the bath, the water temperature is not lower than 37 degrees, and the duration of the procedure is 20 minutes.

Time-tested recipes of traditional medicine. The use of folk remedies is explained by their availability, effectiveness and ease of use. We hope that the recipes we have collected will help you in treatment and prevention.