Useful properties of elecampane and its use in folk medicine
Devyasil, tinctures and decoctions from his leaves androots, used by doctors and healers of antiquity. Then it was believed that the plant is able to rid itself of nine diseases, hence its name has gone. However, over time it became clear that this tall enough grass is something similar to a bush, it can save a much larger number of diseases.
Useful and healing properties of elecampane
Specialists in folk medicine use forPreparing medicines based on plants, both from its leaves and from the roots. First of all, such broths are used to excrete sputum from the lungs. Substances that are contained in the plant, can dilute the mucus and remove it from the lungs. Therefore, it can be used not only for a common cold, but also for the treatment of more serious diseases: bronchitis, tuberculosis and asthma.
As an external agent, herbal decoctionsUsed for compresses and trays for skin diseases. For example, with scabies or dermatitis, you can prepare a special ointment, not based on this herb, which will significantly relieve the tooth and quickly heal affected areas of the skin.
Infusion from the root of elecampane is used to treatdisorders of the gastrointestinal tract. They are treated with gastritis, ulcers, and also used as a diuretic. This non-tincture can also be used to treat problems with the heart, blood vessels and to lower blood pressure. If you have a sharp toothache, tincture of elecampane can rinse your mouth.
The fresh leaves of the grass were also very useful. They are applied to wounds that do not heal for a long time, and to various tumors.
But to start taking such drugs withoutConsultation with a doctor is still not worth it. The plant is not recommended for people with cardiovascular disorders. Contraindicated in elephantiasis and with serious diseases of the kidneys, atherosclerosis and pregnancy. With the dosage of the drug should also be careful. If the norm is exceeded, general weakness of the body, abundant saliva secretion, and, in especially severe cases, depression of cardiac and respiratory activity, which can even develop into a coma. If you notice signs of poisoning with elecampane, you should immediately seek help in the hospital.
Application in folk medicine
From sciatica and osteochondrosis
It is necessary to grind the root of elecampane (it will be necessarya large handful of raw materials), and put it in a three-liter jar. Then add one hundred grams of yeast, and half a kilogram of honey. If possible, you can add more honey. The mixture is poured with boiled water at room temperature to the neck of the can. Then they put on a rubber glove, making preliminary cuts on her fingers. Put the jar in a warm place to ferment it. It will take two or three weeks. Be sure to cover the jar with a dense cloth. After the medicine is fermented, it must be filtered into a separate vessel and stored in a refrigerator. To cope with diseases, it is recommended to drink half the glass of tincture morning and evening.
Tea for cough
A teaspoon of chopped roots should be filled with a liter of boiling water and insist fifteen minutes. Depending on the severity of the cough, elecampane is taken two or three times a day in a glass mixed with honey.
For the treatment of asthma
Of the roots of elecampane need to squeeze the juice, and then mix it in equal proportions with honey. To combat the disease, it is recommended to drink a teaspoon of broth three times a day for twenty minutes before eating.
From tuberculosis
Two cups of grated roots are poured on 500grams of vodka and insist in a dark place for ten days. After that, take the medicine on a tablespoon three times a day before eating. The course of treatment is usually three months.
From an ulcer and a gastritis
Mix a bottle of Cahors or port with halfglass of crushed roots of the plant, bring to a boil and cook for another ten minutes. Then the medicine needs to be filtered and you can start taking 50 grams before meals three or four times a day. This tincture will not only help fight stomach diseases, but it is also used to increase the tone of the body and restore vitality.
