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Video: Medicinal Properties Of Loosestrife
2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47
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Medicinal properties of loosestrife
In medicine, common loosestrife and its closest relative are used. They are mainly used as a hemostatic agent. The common verbain also helps with jaundice, heavy menstruation, cramps, general weakness, diarrhea and scurvy.
The herb of the plant exhibits anticonvulsant and tonic effects. Water infusion of the herb is used for thrush, stomatitis, to eliminate bad breath. The herb infusion is used to prepare compresses for the flu, burns, boils and carbuncles. Outwardly, the herb is used for poultices for muscle and articular rheumatism, for inflammation of the skin or joints.
The crushed leaves of the plant are applied to bleeding wounds to stop minor bleeding. More effective in these cases is the common loosestrife juice. In folk medicine, the plant is used in the form of tea for lung diseases, if the patient cannot clear his throat in the morning and get rid of the accumulated mucus.
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Tincture. 2 tablespoons of herbs are poured into 200 g of vodka and insisted for two weeks, squeezed, take 20 drops three times a day before meals.
Broth.20 g of loosestrife grass, crushed, pour 200 ml of boiling water, insist on a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool for 10 minutes without removing from the bath, filter. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times a day before meals.
Infusion. 15 g of flowers or leaves are poured over 200 ml of boiling water, infused in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cooled for 45 minutes, filtered. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times daily before meals.
Fresh juice for
nasal and
eye drops should be diluted with water at the rate of 1: 1, inside - 1 teaspoon per 30 ml of water 2-3 times a day before meals.
Collection and processing of raw materials. Grass and juice are harvested during flowering. Dried, spread out in a thin layer, under a canopy or in the attic.
Contraindications. Common loosestrife, like other loosestrife, is contraindicated for varicose veins, increased blood clotting, and sclerosis. It is also not recommended to use these plants for patients suffering from hypertension. Do not give herbal decoctions to treat dry coughs in children.
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Tatyana Lybina, gardener,
Zhezkazgan, Republic of Kazakhstan
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