A person is arranged so that he thinks about strengthening health, only in times of illness.
Many sick and suffering from poor health give themselves the right to seriously take up prevention and enhance immunity.
Unfortunately, with the first signs of recovery, good intentions evaporate, and plans are forgotten.
- Forms of release
It is believed that in everyday bustle it is difficult to find time for the organization of preventive measures.
To maintain high performance, to resist seasonal diseases, to cope with prolonged exacerbations of chronic ailments, and with a lack of time.
Nature has created a huge number of plants that can help in this.
Their bright representative is Echinacea purpurea.
Characteristics and Composition
This is a herbaceous perennial plant of the Compositae family. The range of cultivation is wide - from the northern regions to the south of the temperate zone.
The unique composition of the green mass, flowers, roots and rhizomes of the plant has long been known to man.
Spanish conquistadors who got acquainted with the plant, thanks to the American Indians, used decoctions, infusions and tinctures of echinacea as a preventive remedy against scurvy and accompanying diseases during long trips to the seas and oceans.
The chemical composition of the plant is unique and very useful. The most active substances of Echinacea are:
- phytosagar;
- essential oils;
- vitamins A, E, C;
- useful organic acids;
- flavonoids are sources of specific antioxidants of echinocin and enolone that are able to withstand free radicals, and, therefore, slow down aging at the cellular level;
- tanning agents;
- minerals and metals: potassium, iron, sodium, magnesium, manganese;
- is a probiotic inulin.
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Action on the body
The value of this plant is that it has an immunostimulating and immunomodulating effect on the functions of any organism.
Immunostimulation is a strengthening of the ability to resist illness from all internal organs and systems.
Occurs when taking Echinacea preparations during the disease, better - with the first symptoms.
Immunomodeling - the ability of some substances to develop in the body the right reactions to any intrusion from the outside.
The immune system is superimposed, something like a matrix of interaction of internal factors, an algorithm is created for including certain connections.
Resistance of the body becomes stable and adequate - not exceeding the required defense, which sometimes happens when using synthetic drugs. It is formed with preventive reception.
Under the influence of Echinacea during the course of the disease, the movement of macrophages, leukocytes, and helper cells is arranged, it becomes directed toward the site of the lesion.
Specific cells create and limit the focus of inflammation, which prevents the spread of infection throughout the body.
The localization of a pathogenic substance leads to an early recovery.
Indications for use
The effect on the body determines the scope of application. Echinacea-based medications are shown:
- for acute respiratory infections;
- as a preventive agent during seasonal epidemics( how to cure runny nose folk remedies);
- for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of internal organs - stomach, liver, intestines, genitourinary system;
- with prolonged non-healing damage to external skin and dental diseases accompanied by inflammation of the mucosa;
- for increasing the general tone of the body in anemia, depression;
- for post-operation nursing and recovery after radiation and chemotherapy in oncological cases;
- for the prevention and treatment of viral infections, including herpes;
- as an adaptogen during transition states - when changing places and lifestyle, for example, during quitting smoking and alcohol or when moving.
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Forms of release
Pharmaceutical enterprises produce Echinacea preparations in several forms: a dry mixture of grass and / or roots, tablets, tinctures.
The latter is the most common form of release. Only it provides the optimal effect, and, most importantly, the preservation of the potential of the plant, in contrast to the tablets and dried parts of the plant.
Tincture of echinacea purpurea is an extract of roots and rhizomes of plants on alcohol.
Alcohol is a natural preservative that preserves and enhances the action of biologically active components.
This is a brown liquid with an allowable precipitate formation. Sold in dark bottles of 40, 40 and 100 ml.
Traditional medicine
Before use, the vial should be shaken.
Inside.
Take the tincture with drops dissolved in some water. Adults, unless otherwise prescribed by the attending physician, it is recommended to drink from 5 to 15 drops, 2-3 times daily.
In the initial stage of acute disease, the frequency of administration is increased to 5-6 times. For preventive purposes take tincture 1 time per day for 5 - 10 drops.
Outwardly.
To accelerate the healing of wounds, irrigation and lotions are used which are based on physiological saline.
It is purchased in a pharmacy or prepared independently: 1 tsp.cooking or sea salt for 1 liter of boiled water.
It is better if the water is used distilled, but enough, and disinfect the solution by boiling.
In a single dose( 1 tbsp.) Of the base, add 5 to 10 drops of tincture and apply to the wound or irrigate its surface.
After measuring the correct amount of the drug, it is necessary to close the lid tightly and immediately return the medication to the place of permanent storage.
Use tincture courses, the duration of each - no more than 2 months. Usually, the course coincides with the disease or is carried out before seasonal epidemics.
Contraindications and side effects
Prohibited taking the drug for the following categories of patients:
- for children under 7 years of age - the alcohol base of the drug is leveled by a large amount of fluid, but the composition of the plant itself is not shown;
- pregnant and lactating - due to unpredictable effects on the growing body and mother's condition;
- suffering from autoimmune diseases - possibly worsening due to the specificity of the effect;
- for chronic alcoholism - the drug for alcohol can trigger an aggravation of the condition.
Adverse reactions are expressed by urticaria and other manifestations of allergy, right up to an attack of asthma or laryngeal edema.
Sometimes, diarrheal disorders are detected:
- diarrhea( how to fight at home),
- vomiting,
- nausea,
- loss of appetite.
In case of an overdose, there may be manifestations from the central nervous and cardiovascular systems:
- insomnia,
- anxiety,
- increase or decrease in blood pressure,
- tachy- and bradycardia,
- general agitation or apathy.
Pharmaceutical Group
Echinacea preparations in Russian medicine are not considered first-line drugs.
They are prescribed as adjuvant, as an addition to synthetic drugs.
In Germany, for example, it is quite an independent serious medication.
Echinacea grows well in the gardens and in the household plots. Therefore, long ago, healers-herbalists used it as a therapeutic agent.
But now they know little healers, the prescriptions of drugs are mostly lost. Self-made decoctions, infusions and tinctures from echinacea are not always safe.
At home, it's difficult to keep the right proportions and create conditions for the ripening of the product.
You can accidentally make the dose uselessly small( which will reduce the effectiveness of further use, even the correct measure of the drug).
Even worse, if the substance is used in an amount exceeding the allowable. Echinacea - a powerful remedy, overdose, fraught with complications.
Storage conditions and sale
The tincture of Echinacea purpurea is well stored in a pharmacy package - a bottle of dark glass, far from the light source, at a temperature of no higher than 25 ° C, ideally 5 - 15 ° C.
The first-aid kit should be out of the reach of children.
Sold in pharmacies, no prescription required. The price of the drug is affordable, comparable to the cost of one trip on public transport.
These indicators add arguments in favor of using pharmacy, rather than self-prepared drugs.
Tincture of echinacea purpurea is a reliable tool for promoting health. Its reception does not require special complex actions, so maintaining the immunity in working condition does not require much effort and time.
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