Kidney tea - staminate orthosiphon: useful properties and contraindications, how to drink

The leaves have an oblong shape with serrated edges. Flowers of the Cat's mustache are of a light purple hue, form a racemose inflorescence. The flowering period is in July-August.

In the wild, the plant can be found in Australia and the countries of Southeast Asia( Indonesia, the island of Java).

In Russia, staminate orthosiphon is cultivated as an annual plant in the Crimea, the Krasnodar Territory and the territory of the North Caucasus.

Chemical Composition

Useful properties of orthosiphon are due to the valuable composition of the plant. It includes the following elements:

• tannins - compounds that have anti-inflammatory and astringent properties;
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• flavonoids are the elements that strengthen the vessels, relieve swelling, have an anti-inflammatory effect;
• alkaloids - substances that have spasmolytic, choleretic and sedative effects on the body;
• essential oils;
• fatty oils;
• tartaric, phenolcarboxylic acid and others;
• micro and macro elements: potassium, calcium, manganese, zinc, iron, calcium, aluminum, palladium;
• triterpene saponins - elements that improve appetite, increase immunity, have bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects.

Useful properties of

It is used to treat a number of diseases:

• diseases of the genitourinary system: urinary incontinence, edema during pregnancy, bladder inflammation, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, urethritis and other kidney diseases;
• atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels( about herbs that improve the blood circulation of the brain is written here);
• of gastrointestinal disease: gastritis( how to make a diet for exacerbation read here), cholecystitis,
• orthosiphon improves the activity of the heart and blood vessels, normalizes blood circulation, promotes the fight against hypertension;
• helps with diabetes( about foods that can not be eaten with diabetes mellitus is written on this page), diathesis and rheumatism;
• kidney tea helps to remove unnecessary acids, chlorides and urea from the body.
  Gently removes stones with sand from the kidneys, gall bladder, bladder.
  Reduces the amount of mucus and leukocytes in the bile;
• cat's mustache saturates the body with potassium salts;
• plant relaxes the smooth muscles of the organs, gently eliminates spasms.
  Promotes increased appetite, secretion of gastric juice, improves the separation of bile.

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Application of Orthosiphon stamen

Cat's mouth is used as a decoction and infusion.

The broth is prepared as follows: take 2 - 3 large spoons of dry kidney tea, fill them with a glass of boiling water.

Place in a water bath for 15 minutes. Then the broth should be left for 45 minutes.

Strain the resulting remedy, bring the total volume to 200 milliliters, diluted with boiled water. Dosage - 3 times a day for 60 - 100 milliliters.

Should be taken 30 minutes before meals.

To prepare a real cat's mustache, take half a teaspoon of a dry plant, pour a glass of boiling water.

Bring to boil, leave for 20 minutes.

Strain the infusion, bring to the previous volume.

Dosage - twice a day for 100 milliliters.

Drink infusion in warm form for half an hour before meals.

Infusion should be drunk fresh, so it must be cooked daily.

Home use

Cat fishes are consumed in many countries around the world. In Europe, it was officially allowed to be used in 1950.

Orthosiphon improves the functioning of the tubules, increases glomerular filtration and alkalinizes urine.

Kidney tea is the most common remedy that is prepared from staminate orthosiphon. There are several recipes for its preparation:

• pour one tablespoon of the plant with a glass of cold water.
  Leave the drink infused for 8 to 10 hours.
  Take 2 to 3 cups per day;
• take a tablespoon of cat's mustache, add a glass of boiling water.
  Pour into enameled dishes and leave for one hour.
  Then put the infusion on a water bath, hold for 15 minutes.
  Drink three times a day.
  The course of treatment - six months, every month you need to do a week-long break.

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How to properly harvest

The plant is harvested in the summer. Under favorable weather conditions( hot and humid summer), the billet is produced up to 5-6 times per season.

At this time, only the tips of the shoots( flushes) are collected, with it a few centimeters of the stem and a couple of leaves are seized.

The remaining leaves are collected in October, when they formed and grew to 7 - 8 centimeters.

The collected raw materials must be dried. To do this, place the orthosyphon on a flat surface, leave it in a ventilated room, mix regularly.

Store cat's mustache in cotton or paper bags in a dry place. If all the rules for collection and storage are met, then the staminate orthosiphon is usable for 4 years.

Traditional medicine recipes

Use as a diuretic for

Prepare three grams of dried feline mustache, pour 250 milliliters of boiled water.

Put on a small fire, bring to a boil( but boil the broth do not need ).The resulting remedy should be insisted for fifteen to twenty minutes, after which it should be filtered.

Take 100 milliliters twice a day.

It is recommended to eat half an hour before meals.

The broth should be cooked daily, as it quickly loses useful properties.

Treatment should be carried out within one and a half months.

With increased pressure.

Prepare two large spoons of the dried plant, pour in them 300 milliliters of boiling water.

Insist 2 - 3 hours in a thermos( you can take any capacity, close the lid tightly, wrap it with a warm cloth).

Strain the product, divide into three equal parts. Use three times a day.

With kidney stones

Take 3 grams of orthosiphon, add 200 milliliters of boiling water. Insist under the lid for twenty minutes.

Strain the resulting infusion, dilute it with boiled water to a volume of 250 milliliters.

Divide the drink into two meals, drink it in a warm form for one day.

If desired, you can add sugar, a little mint, sweet or lime honey, or a dogrose.

Infusion also helps with rheumatism, cystitis, and swelling.

Cat's mustache with inflammation of the bladder.

Take the orthosiphon staminate, mix it with a similar amount of bearberry leaves, add a pinch of mint.

Prepare two teaspoons of collection, pour them with boiling water. Insist a drink in the thermos for about 8 - 10 hours.

Ready infusion should be filtered, eat twice a day.

Drink tea in warm, small sips.

With atherosclerosis

For the drug, 20 grams of dry orthosiphon is needed. Fill it in a thermos, brew half a liter of boiling water.

Infuse for eight hours, then strain and cool.

Drink this product for 200 milliliters( 3/4 cup) three times a day.

This drink will also be useful for people suffering from:

• gout,
• gastritis( symptoms and treatment with folk remedies),
• diathesis,
• urethritis,
• pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis.

Contraindications to the use of

There are practically no restrictions to use. Orthosiphon very rarely causes allergies.

The plant should not be taken with hydrocephalus, which developed against a background of cardiac or renal insufficiency.

When using a feline mustache strictly adhere to the dosage of the drug.

For pregnant women

A cat's cat is not a toxic plant.

When used properly, it is allowed to be taken during pregnancy.

Orthosiphon is one of the few tools that does not harm either the future mother or the baby.

The plant struggles with the main problems of pregnant women: removes puffiness and improves kidney function.

Despite the safety of the orthosiphon, it is worthwhile to consult a doctor before using it.

Each organism is individual, therefore it is necessary to take kidney tea with caution. At the first negative reaction, it is necessary to stop taking the orthosiphon.

Orthosiphon staminate helps with a number of diseases. This is a wonderful remedy that is used for kidney, gall and bladder diseases.

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