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Application and contraindications to the use of the initial letter
Description of the initial drug
It is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the mint family. The height of the letter does not exceed 1 meter. The stem of the plant is tetrahedral, straight, almost without leaves, pubescent.
The leaves are opposite, their shape is ovate-heart-shaped. Purple-red flowers are collected in spike-shaped inflorescence. The fruit of the initial letter is 4 oblong nuts collected, which are located on two cups.
The plant has a peculiar smell, salty-bitter taste. The initial flower blooms for a long time: from June to September. Fruit ripening lasts a month, namely from August to September.
The initial letter is very common in the European part of the CIS, in the Tien Shan, the Pamirs and the Caucasus. Loamy, slightly acidic soil of coniferous and mixed forests is suitable for it. Also, the initial letter is found in meadows, near roads, between thickets and shrubs.
Useful properties of initial letter
In medicinal properties, grass, roots and rhizomes of the initial letter are used. The plant has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, choleretic properties. Preparations prepared from the initial letter have a calming, analgesic, pressure-reducing effect. The initial letter normalizes the metabolism in the body, stabilizes digestion and improves blood circulation.
In the presence of signs of nervous excitability, epilepsy, constipation, dizziness and migraine, teas and decoctions from the initial cap are used. Outwardly, a drop cap is used to wash ulcers, wounds, with chronic rhinitis and sinusitis.
In homeopathy, the initial letter is used as a tonic for asthma and weakness of the body.
The use of the initial letter in folk medicine
The initial letter is used in folk medicine for bronchitis, hemorrhoids, cystitis, migraine, epilepsy and many other diseases. This plant has astringent and wound-healing properties.
Preparations from the roots and rhizomes of the plant are used as an emetic and laxative. A decoction of the roots of the initial letter is used for colitis, poor appetite, liver or kidney disease, gastritis and nervous diseases.
An infusion prepared on the basis of the leaves, roots or rhizomes of the plant helps to cure sciatica, gout, cystitis and neuroses.
Preparations from the aerial part of the plant are used as a hypotensive, calming nervous tension, normalizing metabolism agent for atherosclerosis, kidney disease and hypertension.
The initial letter has a hemostatic property, so it helps with bleeding of the lungs and uterine bleeding.
Treatment with a medicinal letter
For medicinal purposes, grass, leaves, roots and rhizomes of the initial drug are collected. Infusions and decoctions from this plant are used for such diseases as swelling, rheumatism, hysteria, bronchitis and in the case of many other diseases. Externally, preparations from the initial cap are used for rheumatism, for washing wounds, and for convulsions.
Herbal tea. Tea is prepared easily and quickly. To do this, you need to take 1 teaspoon with a slide of plant grass and pour 250 ml of boiling water over it, then leave it to infuse for a quarter of an hour. After straining the finished tea, it is used for rinsing or ingestion (if there is diarrhea or other intestinal disorders). Depending on the need, you can take a cup 1-3 times daily. Some patients with asthma or with profuse mucous sputum are prescribed this tea by doctors.
Infusion of grass (leaves) initial letters. To prepare it, you will need 1 tablespoon of raw materials, which must be poured with one glass of boiling water and left to infuse for 2 hours. After straining, the remedy is taken 4 times every day before meals, 1-2 tablespoons. This infusion lowers blood pressure, soothes. It is also used as an expectorant.
A decoction of the roots of the letter. We take 20 grams of dry roots and pour them with a glass of boiling water, put on fire for 20 minutes. After straining the finished broth, it is taken in a tablespoon three times a day as a laxative.
Infusion of roots and leaves of the initial letter. To prepare it, you need to take half a tablespoon of the leaves and the same number of roots of the initial letter and pour 200 ml of boiled water over them. After insisting 2 hours in a cold place, strain the composition. You need to take this infusion 3-4 times a day. Single dose – 1 tablespoon of medicine. This infusion has a diuretic and choleretic effect.
Infusion of herbs. We take 2 tablespoons of grass, pour a glass of boiling water and put on low heat for 5 minutes, after which we insist for 20 minutes and filter. Next, add 40 grams of port to the infusion. Use the product should be 70 ml three times a day before meals. This infusion helps with pulmonary bleeding.
Tincture of flowers of the letter. Take a glass jar and cover a third with dry flowers (crushed). Pour vodka on top to the neck of the jar. Put the composition in a dark but warm room for 14 days, then strain. Use the remedy for high blood pressure, fainting and disorders of the nervous system. It is necessary to take 20-30 drops, diluted with a small amount of water.
Contraindications for the use of the letter
It is strictly forbidden to use the initial letter for pregnant women. And the rest can use this plant, but only carefully! It is necessary to observe the dosage of the reception, in no case do not exceed the dose!