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Adonis Spring – This is the Latin name for a plant whose habitat is forest-steppe zones. During flowering, flowers appear on the plant that have a rich yellow color.
If we consider the composition of the herb, then more than 20 varieties of glycosides can be found in it, which make up to 0,15% of all components that make up the plant. Glycosides belong to the preparations of the cardiac group, they are the most effective active substances of the herb. In addition, it contains phytosterol and saponins.
The greenery of the plant, which was collected after flowering, but before the formation of fruits, has therapeutic effects. To dry grass, a temperature of no higher than 60 ° C is required, which is maintained in special cabinets.
Also, dry extract and various infusions are made on the basis of spring Adonis. You can find this plant in the composition of such drugs as Adonisid, Adonis-bromine, etc.
Useful properties of Adonis
Preparations based on spring adonis have the following therapeutic effects:
Vasodilating effect;
diuretic effect;
Calming effect;
Bringing the heart rate back to normal.
Even in ancient times, adonis was used as a medicine for the treatment of diseases of the heart and kidneys. In addition, the plant can help the heart with its neurosis and chronic insufficiency. In combination with bromine, adonis is used as a drug for the treatment of epilepsy, as a sedative and normalizing sleep agent.
The medicinal components that make up the herb have the ability to dilate blood vessels, which improves blood flow to various organs. Adonis therapy is effective against the background of heart disease, pulmonary emphysema, myocardial pathologies, edema, shortness of breath associated with cardiac disorders. Adonis allows you to eliminate excess fluid that accumulates in the tissues in violation of the functioning of the kidneys.
With an overdose of narcotic drugs, adonis can reduce convulsions. If the remedy is taken on time, it can save a person’s life.
In addition, drugs based on adonis have an anticonvulsant effect if they occur while taking picrotoxin and camphor.
Indications for the use of Adonis
Heart diseases in the stage of decompensation.
Shortness of breath due to cardiac arrhythmias.
neuroses of various origins.
As a sedative for overexcitation.
Edema of the legs.
Diseases of the kidneys with dropsy.
Kidney inflammation.
Various infections.
Sleep disturbances.
Glaucoma.
Epilepsy.
In the pharmacy you can buy ready-made medicines based on Adonis. In addition, an aqueous infusion of the herb can be used for therapeutic purposes.
Adonis poisoning
Spring Adonis is an unsafe plant, it belongs to poisonous potent herbs. It must be used correctly, otherwise serious poisoning may develop.
If an overdose occurs, then the following measures should be taken to help the patient:
Rinse the stomach with carbolen;
Take a magnesium-based laxative to loosen stools;
Adhere to bed rest;
Apply an oxygen bag.
Drugs that stimulate vomiting should not be used.
Recipes with Adonis
Infusion. Take a tablespoon of herbs, pour a glass of boiling water and soak for 3-4 hours. Take a tablespoon three times a day.
If prolonged therapy is required, then you can take 2 tablespoons of Adonis for 0,2 liters of boiling water. After the brewed herb is infused, the resulting remedy should be drunk per day, in small portions.
For the treatment of neurosis the following recipe is effective: 1 part of adonis, 3 parts of nettle, two parts of valerian, 4 parts of lemon balm, mix, take a tablespoon of a mixture of herbs and pour 0,2 liters of boiling water. Exposure time – 10 minutes, method of use – 2 times a day in the amount of 50 ml at a time.
To treat dropsy: adonis + birch buds + bearberry + field horsetail. All components are taken in the amount of a tablespoon, mixed and poured with boiling water. After that, the tea leaves are placed in the oven at a low temperature and kept there for 120 minutes, then the product is boiled over low heat for 5 minutes. You need to use a tablespoon every hour. Recommendations for the duration of therapy: refusal to consume salt, good rest, taking a bath every 2 days. Thanks to the use of this tool, it will be possible to reduce swelling, improve well-being, and increase the volume of separated fluid.
To get rid of stones in the urinary tract the following recipe is suitable: two parts of parsley, one part of adonis and shepherd’s purse, one and a half parts of juniper berries, dandelion, omentum (roots), and bearberry (leaves). Mix all the components, one tablespoon of the mixture will require 200 ml of boiling water, with which it is poured and put in a steam bath for 30 minutes. Method of application – 2-3 times a day in a volume of 100 ml.
To relieve sore throat: pour a handful of adonis seeds with 0,2 liters of boiling water and boil for 15 minutes. After cooling, add a glass of linden honey, bring to a boil again and cool, then add another 25 ml of cognac. Method of application – once every half an hour in the amount of one tablespoon.
For pain in the intestines: prepare a mixture of one part fennel (seed) and adonis (herb), add two parts mint and three parts chamomile with three parts buckthorn bark. Method of application – inside, three times a day after meals.
To get rid of constipation: 5 parts buckthorn bark, 1 part adonis (seeds) and 2 parts fennel (fruit) with 2 parts elderberries (flowers). Brew 1 tablespoon of 0,2 liters of boiling water and consume 0,2 liters after meals.
To relieve bronchospasm in a child: string, chamomile, thyme, violet and adonis seeds proportions – 5:2:2:1:1. Mix the components, take a tablespoon of the collection and pour 0,2 liters of boiling water. Infusion time – 20 minutes. Then strain the infusion, add sugar to it and take it before going to bed, as well as in between meals. Infusion can not be stored.
In addition, the dosage for the child must be strictly observed, since severe poisoning can be provoked, the following are the daily doses of Adonis:
Children under 6 months – 0,03 g;
Six months to a year: 0,05 g;
Children after two years – 0,1 g;
3-4 years – 0,15 g;
5-6 years – 0,2 g;
7-9 years – 0,3 g;
10-14 years – 0,3-0,5 g.
In the treatment of bronchial asthma, the following recipe is used: in equal proportions, you need to take adonis grass, violet, elecampane (root), thyme (grass), coltsfoot. Place the mixture in a thermos (2 tablespoons), pour boiling water in a volume of 500 ml, soak for an hour. You need to take 100 ml 3 times a day on an empty stomach. Pre-infusion should be warmed up.
For the treatment of myositis, Adonis grass in the amount of a tablespoon is poured with boiling water (0,2 l) and insisted for an hour. If you are concerned about muscle and joint pain, then the infusion should be taken in a tablespoon three times a day.
From stones in the gallbladder, the following recipe is suitable: in equal proportions, you need to take the leaves of a white acacia and adonis herbs, add agrimony and a soap dish to them in two parts. The components are mixed, after which a tablespoon of the mixture is brewed with 500 ml of boiling water and kept on low heat for 30 minutes. Take before meals 70 ml 3 times a day.
With an exhausting cough, a teaspoon of Adonis is brewed with 0,1 ml of boiling water and the infusion is kept for 90 minutes. After that, it is filtered and taken in a tablespoon 3 times a day.
If a person has convulsions, then a tablespoon of herbs should be poured with 0,3 liters of boiling water and insisted for at least 2 hours. After straining, you can take a tablespoon 3 times a day. The infusion is not subject to storage.
For insomnia, you need to chop the green grass, pour vodka 1 to 10 and put it in a dark place for 14 days. Take 20 drops three times a day.
Contraindications to the use of Adonis
The period of gestation (threat of miscarriage);
Low blood pressure (adonis reduces blood pressure);
Tendency to thrombosis;
AVB of the heart;
Heart palpitations.
Preparation from Adonis “Adonis Brom”
The drug is available in tablets and is prescribed for nervous tension, to increase blood flow. The main active ingredient is spring adonis in the form of an extract, as well as potassium bromide. Thanks to the intake of the drug Adonis bromine, it is possible to achieve a slight diuretic effect, normalize the work of the heart, and affect the functioning of the vagus nerve.
Indications:
Heart failure of a chronic course;
Dystonia;
neuroses of various origins.
Take the drug should be 1 tablet three times a day.
Side effects:
Nausea;
Diarrhea, lack of appetite, migraines, sleep disturbances, depressive disorders (with an overdose);
Cardiac arrest, violation of its rhythms (when taking large doses);
With symptoms indicating poisoning of the body, you should stop taking the drug and administer potassium preparations and agents to normalize the work of the heart. It is worth remembering that the active components of the drug can accumulate in the body.
Contraindications for admission:
state of shock;
Angina;
Bradycardia;
Myocardial infarction;
Adams-Stokes-Morgagni syndrome.