What herbs treat immortelle: medicinal properties and contraindications, instructions for use

• Time for collection and harvesting
• Chemical composition
• Useful properties
• Home use
• Popular recipes
• Contraindications and side effects

Time of collection and harvesting

Immortelle is common in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and is not uncommon inthe Baltic States.

It can be found in pine forests, not only in more trees, but also in open glades, sometimes there are thickets on the fringes.

The plant is better established and develops on sandy and stony lands. In height, the immortelle grows to 30 cm and this is not the limit, sometimes it rises higher.

The flowering period starts in July. The flowers gradually fade in September. Even with favorable natural factors, the flowers are small, have a bright yellow or orange color.

Other parts are unusable. To preserve the medicinal properties of the plant, collect the flower baskets in the early summer.

When preparing material, only those flowers that have already been opened should be used.

Buds for this purpose are not suitable. Cut the flowers with scissors, leaving 1-2 cm of the stem.

To properly dry, you need to place them in a place where air is circulating, constant airing is maintained.

The lining under the flowers is thick paper. Plants are laid out evenly and left to dry completely, periodically checking their condition. When the flowers are ready for use, they are stored in a dry place for up to 3 years.

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Chemical composition

When the flowers of the immortelle dry up, they acquire a specific smell, which is achieved due to the content of a large number of essential oils in the plant.

Flowers, in addition to oils, contain tar and bitterness, as well as flavonoids. Beautiful color and dense consistency, even in the dried state, they have, thanks to coloring and tannins.

As part of the immortelle contains a large number of vitamins and minerals necessary for the human body.

Especially important of them are considered to be ascorbic acid, vitamin K, carotene. Do not forget about the mineral salts and other trace elements that are beneficial to humans.

First of all, it is sodium, potassium and magnesium. A positive feature of the immortelle is the content of the natural antibiotic arenarinam .With its help, infectious diseases are cured.

Useful properties

The composition of the immortelle is diverse. Useful properties of this plant are used in various fields of medicine and are interesting for study. With its help you can fight and even cure a large number of diseases.

Varieties of medicinal effects that the immortelle flowers have, are as follows:

1. Increase in bile production.
2. Fighting the infection.
3. Help with blood clotting.
4. Elimination or reduction of inflammatory phenomena.
5. Decrease and gradual elimination of spasms.
6. Increased immune resistance of the body.
7. Getting rid of germs.
8. Cell and tissue repair.

Phytotherapy is not the only area of ​​application of immortelle. It is used in cosmetology, especially, it is actual as a component of creams and restoring hair masks. Helps to fight acne, obesity.

In folk medicine from immortelle they prepare:

1. decoctions,
2. tinctures,
3. extracts,
4. essential oil.

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Immortelle sandy, often, is a component of the composition of medicines used in traditional medicine. These drugs are used to restore the function of the liver and gallbladder.

The use of immortelle is topical for such diseases as:

• hepatitis, bile duct stones, cholecystitis,
• kidney stones,
• gout, edema, rheumatism,
• cough, including bronchial, pneumonia, tuberculosis,
• dermatitis,
• gastritis, ulcer, colitis, duodenitis, other digestive disorders.

Immortelle grass has properties that have a positive effect on the nervous system. Taking medications on the basis of immortelle, will help calm down and get rid of problems such as insomnia, depression, chronic stress of the nervous system.

With regular admission of immortelle signs of chronic fatigue syndrome decrease. In the fight against disorders of the nervous system, it is advisable to use not essential oils, but essential oils of the immortelle.

The pharmacological effect of the immortelle is such that after the start of treatment, for a relatively short period of time, the body undergoes:

• acceleration of metabolic processes,
• removal of toxins and toxins from the intestine,
• normalization of digestion, which can often lose weight.

If a person regularly suffers from inflammatory phenomena in the nasopharynx, you can gargle every day with infusion from the immortelle.

The positive effect comes quickly. This medicinal plant helps not only with simple problems of the respiratory tract, but also with those requiring competent treatment of diseases. These are:

• whooping cough,
• bronchial asthma,
• allergy of any etiology.

In cosmetology, an extract or essential oil of immortelle is used. The extract of this plant helps to restore the condition of the skin and hair.

With its help, the microcirculation of nutrients in the structure of the skin is modernized, the amount of collagen is increased, the regeneration of cells is accelerated.

Home use

At home, flowers can be made from inflorescence infusions, decoctions or essential oil.

The basic methods of application of this plant are presented, however, besides them other methods of benefit extraction are developed.

This applies to dried specimens.

Steam inhalations are made with them, as well as laid out in free places during the soaring in the bath.

The broth of the immortelle is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. For oral administration, take a few drops of the drug daily, and when diluted in a bath, a couple of tablespoons is needed.

You can use immortelle in these ways, not only for treatment, but also for disease prevention.

Popular Recipes of

Infusion.
The crushed flowers of the immortelle are required in the amount of 3 tablespoons.
This mixture is poured into 300 ml of water.

Then pour the solution into a free container and put it in a warm place.

Wrap with a towel for a long time keeping the heat.

The resulting solution is filtered.

Take it every day for 100 ml 3 times, that is, the workpiece is enough for exactly one day.

Time of reception: 20-30 minutes before meals.

To achieve a lasting positive effect, continue the course of treatment for 40-50 days.

Ointment.
Add 300 grams of crushed plant flowers to 900 g of pork fat.
These components are thoroughly mixed, and then insist on a water bath for 2-3 hours.

After this time have to remove the broth from the fire and leave to infuse overnight. The next day, strain the mixture, before this, reheat the broth.

Put the ointment in a container and use it to heal wounds, cuts, boils, and also pain in the area of ​​the joints.

Decoction.
Is one of the most common ways of using herbs.

In two glasses of water stir the flowers of the immortelle in the amount of 1 tablespoon.

This mixture is boiled for 10 minutes.

For proper treatment, take a decoction of half a cup, 3 times a day.

Essential Oil.
Make the hood yourself, it's impossible.
Therefore, this product is often purchased in pharmacies or cosmetics stores.

Essential oil based on immortelle is often found in creams, aromatherapy products. Add this substance to the water before taking a bath.

Collection of herbs( including immortelle).
Any number of plants can be harvested.
The main thing is to observe a clear proportion.
Measure out any quantity of the plant, for example, 50 g.
This is 1 share. Based on this value, we take 4 parts of immortelle flowers, 3 parts of clover, 2 parts of mint, 1 part of coriander.

In the example shown, take:

• 200 g immortelle,
• 120 g clover,
• 100 g mint,
• 50 g coriander.
• The resulting mixture should be poured with water so that it covers the plants. Boil it off.

It is accepted on 50 g, 3 times a day.

Contraindications and side effects

Treatment with immortelle is completely safe, but in some cases, refrain from using this tool:

1. Hypertensive crisis or sudden pressure surges.
2. Intolerance to the immortelle of an allergic nature.
3. Continuous treatment with immortelle for several months( take a break or exclude this remedy from use).
4. Gastritis, problems due to increased acidity in the intestines.
5. Jaundice.
6. Pregnancy, breast-feeding.
7. Age less than 10 years.

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