Wormwood, dried flower
The use of wormwood
In total, there are many species of wormwood. Some of them are found in Russia and Ukraine. Distributed in Rivne, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv regions. There are many names of this plant among the people: field, white, widow grass, wormwood. Different species have differences in medicinal properties and appearance.
Ancestors have long experienced the healing properties of herbs. Most often take the terrestrial part of the plant, flowers and roots. The leaves should be collected before flowering and plucked without cuttings. The stems are harvested together with the tops when the wormwood color appears. It is necessary to dry in the shade, in a room where good ventilation is organized. The grass is stored and retains its useful properties for two years.
Common use
Wormwood is used to normalize digestion, improve appetite, increase bile flow. It is difficult not to notice the antiseptic effect, stimulating the secretion of gastric juice. Regular use of tincture helps to normalize bowel movements and reduce flatulence, removes heartburn.
Storage:
- flavonoids;
- alcohols;
- organic acids;
- tannins;
- bitterness;
- ketones;
- vitamins B6 and C;
- lignans;
- coumarin.
As a medicine it is customary to use leaves and herbs, as well as color. It is better to harvest it in the middle or end of summer, while the baskets are not yet scattered. You can use artificial drying, but do not exceed the drying temperature, so as not to evaporate essential oils.
The use of tinctures and decoctions improves appetite. The decoction can also treat skin lesions, as they have antimicrobial and wound-healing effects. Juice compresses have a bright anti-edematous effect. In dental diseases, rinsing can accelerate the healing of the mucous membrane and eliminate bad breath. The price of wormwood-based drugs is affordable.
Useful properties
Due to the bitter taste the vital activity of the organism is stimulated. In addition, everyone knows about the cleansing properties of wormwood. The more microorganisms are detected in the human body, the greater the value of the plant. Fungi, mycoplasmas, gonococci, chlamydia, toxoplasma, gardnerella, trichomonads have a destructive effect. Dried wormwood successfully fights them. It is also notable for the fact that it can be bought in any pharmacy.
Almost all mankind inhabited these or those parasites. In the presence of infection in the body, metabolism is disturbed, organs become inflamed, diseases of the biliary tract and liver appear. Wormwood is an effective and affordable, natural remedy for a number of microorganisms.