People who adhere to traditional medicine, argue that with the help of herbs can cure any ailment.
In this article we will consider the properties and benefits of grass-exotic, which does not grow in our latitudes.
How it affects the body half-fell, where it grows, as well as the possible harm and contraindications - we consider in more detail.
Description
This medicinal plant came to us from Ceylon - this South Asian grass is also called Erva woolly. Erva is a biennial plant that grows up to 130 cm in height. Outwardly bright plant data is not different, rather, it looks like a weed: leaves of traditional greenish color, slightly down, flowers are small and pale. However, despite such deceptive external simplicity, its useful properties and chemical components are very extensive.
Medicinal plants include grass, agrimony, Siberian prince, succession, headwater, field field, Kuril tea, Chernobyl herb, sour sorrel, double leaf marsh, medicinal swamp, marsh cowberry, bitter creeping pink gorchak.Today, this plant is common in Madagascar, in India, Australia and some Asian countries - erva is a heat-loving plant.
Traditionally, half-fallen grows on hills, but this is not a prerequisite - it can grow equally well in steppes, plains, and in mountainous areas.
Composition
Active ingredients have long been popular - they were actively used to treat even the ancient Indians (mostly from snake bites).
Herva Woolly contains:
- Indole alkaloids (thanks to them the plant has a faint smell of cabbage);
- flavonoids (pigment components);
- polysaccharides;
- silicic acid;
- mucous substance;
- various organic acids;
- tannins (not soluble in water);
- saponin;
- amino acids;
- inorganic salts;
- pectins;
- phenolic acids;
- coumarin, etc.
Flavonoids reduce mortality and prolong life by improving cardiac activity. Disaccharides give the body energy. Alkaloids have a strengthening effect on the receptors of the nervous system, stimulate mental activity.
Positively on the nervous system affect marigold, stonecrop prominent, persimmon, rosemary, common colza, nolina.Saponins and coumarins act at the cellular level, responsible for the proper division process. Pectins reduce cholesterol and normalize metabolic processes, and phenolic acids reduce pain.
Thus, each component of an erva has its own work, a function that it performs in the human body.
Beneficial features
Thanks to such a rich set of ingredients, this herb:
- improves liver function;
Beetroot, figs, black chokeberry, cherry, spinach, onions improve the liver.
- cures various stomach disorders;
- is an anti-toxic substance - it can even remove radiation and heavy metals;
- responsible for the normal flow of the menstrual cycle;
- strengthens the nervous and immune systems;
- regenerates and restores the skin at the cellular level;
- helps to strengthen memory and nerve tubules;
- is an excellent remedy against colds and viral infections;
- complex effect on the strengthening of bones - is the prevention of osteochondrosis, arthritis, etc .;
- perfectly dilutes the blood, eliminates blood clots;
- positive effect on the pancreas;
- improves metabolism.
Important! It must be remembered that the erva is capable of grinding and removing stones, which are formed only by uric acid (i.e., urartic) - it is powerless against phosphoric or oxalic stones.The main field of application of hervac is the treatment of various renal-stone lesions: this herb has a miraculous effect, removing even large stones from the kidneys.
Application
In the field of traditional medicine, half-palu is used to cure kidney, liver and bladder lesions - the herb has a very mild laxative effect that gently removes excess toxins and fluids without dehydrating the body.
Grass sedge, spurge, dried kelp, pumpkin honey, beet leaves, common basilus have a mild laxative effect.
Many drugs that treat kidney stones and kidney failure, contain in their composition half-palu - they remove almost completely inflammatory processes in the kidneys and renal canals.
This herb is one of the components of drugs for the stomach, various vitamin complexes, tablets for high blood pressure, various cardiovascular drugs. However, the half-time application has received the greatest use in the framework of traditional medicine - the people even called it "a surgeon without a knife."
Due to its unique complex effects on virtually all human organs, the use of Hervy can save even the most severe ailments.
This herb is truly a universal doctor - it can heal all the major ailments that a person can have (up to the destruction of cancer cells).
Did you know? Half-fallen is not only an herb of therapeutic effect: all its components (leaves, roots, cuttings) are absolutely edible and are used by Australians in traditional dishes: salads, soups. In addition, such weed willingly eats livestock.
For complex purification from slags and toxins, in folk medicine is used:
- Tea from herva - 2 tsp. dry herbs pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew for up to 20 minutes. Drink tea in a warm condition (you can add sugar or honey). This tea not only boosts immunity, but also clears the airways, relieves inflammation and perfectly removes mucus from the lungs. The course of treatment is up to 2 weeks.
- Decoction - 2 tsp. Poured into the teapot, add 250 ml of pure water. Boil for up to 7 minutes. Then the resulting infusion should stand for 2-3 hours. After that, you need to filter and drink 50 ml three times a day (preferably before a meal). It is possible to store such broth in the refrigerator no more than 2 days. This broth is able to grind kidney stones and bring them. The course of treatment depends on the severity of the course of the disease - usually from 1 to 3 months (then a break is taken).
- Infusion - is an excellent diuretic. 1 tbsp. l fresh herbs pour a glass of boiling water and heated in a water bath for 10 minutes. After that, cool, squeeze, strain and take 50 ml 3 times a day (if the painful condition is very neglected) half an hour before meals. For prevention, you can drink 1 time per day.
- Poultice - used to treat boils, ulcers and various inflammations of the skin.
Important! Squeezed weed, which remained after the tincture, may be excellent as an external remedy - it eliminates purulent boils and acne.
Pregnant women and those who feed the baby breastmilk, the use of half-pala or drugs with its content should be carried out only as indicated by a doctor!
The female body during pregnancy is rebuilt to work in another mode, and the use of medication in the wrong dosage can adversely affect the health of the mother and child.
Usually, mothers with urinary problems are prescribed to drink decoction (twice a day, 50 ml), but self-treatment is strictly prohibited - only the doctor, assessing the need for the use of such a medicine, can give a recommendation for use. Due to the fact that half-fell has a strong effect on the body, it is prescribed to pregnant or lactating mothers only on the recommendation of a doctor.
Harm and contraindications
Such a universal remedy has, however, its limitations.
It is not recommended (or strictly prohibited) to use it in the following categories of people:
- osteoporosis patients;
Osteoporosis is treated with the help of oil, beans, white beans.
- suffering from calcium deficiency or people who have an increased excretion of calcium from the body;
- pregnant or lactating moms (use - only according to the testimony of a doctor);
- children under 12;
- in the presence of allergy or individual intolerance to any component;
- having kidney stones that exceed the size of the ureter.
Did you know? In Sri Lanka, the annual harvest of half a burn is about 100 tons - such a relatively small amount (for example, tea in Ceylon is produced 12 times more) generates a huge demand, so the collection of herring wool is rare and expensive medicines.
In addition, as side effects can occur:
- nausea, slight dizziness;
- slight swelling of the face;
- allergic reactions (with individual intolerance).
If you experience an allergic rash or swelling of the face, as a result of taking this herb, you should stop the treatment and consult a doctor for examination.
Stocking
For therapeutic purposes, absolutely all parts of this herb are used - leaves, roots and seeds. The collection and harvesting of this plant is as follows:
- The optimal time for gathering grass roots is in the autumn months (September-October), when frosts have not come yet (the root dies at sub-zero temperatures). The root itself reaches a length of up to 18 cm — it is dug out, crushed, and carefully dried at a temperature of +40 ... +50 ° C in special dryers — it cannot be dried under the open sun. Then it is put either in a dry cardboard box or in special linen bags, in which the roots are then transported;
- Directly, weed is cut 2-3 times during the summer (when it grows up to 30 cm) - it is collected together with seeds and leaves. Drying weed occurs in a well-ventilated area, not under direct sunlight (otherwise the grass will simply wither) - therefore, use a canopy. Dried grass is crushed to a uniform state and Packed in cardboard boxes.
This plant is relatively unpretentious - it can be grown in the summer cottage or even as a houseplant. Since lately many pharmaceutical collections of herbs are of poor quality (they often add unnecessary admixtures of herbs), it can be much more expedient to grow half a burn.
How to store
Most of all, the Erva woolly is afraid of moisture and damp - it immediately begins to deteriorate. Dry grass should be stored in a well-ventilated area, away from moisture and open flame source. The optimal storage temperature is room temperature, but not higher than + 28 ° C.
It should be added that half-fallen has a very pleasant taste, and the tincture of this miraculous herb can completely replace tea. As a preventive measure, you can use a cup of such a drink per day - it will not have any harm or side effects. Complex improvement of the body, enhance immunity and enhance the work of the main functional systems can be using such unusual weed as half fell - an exotic guest who can cure almost any ailment.