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Lovage is often present in traditional medicine recipes, because herbalists know about its healing properties. This is a perennial representative of the world of botany, which tolerates even adverse conditions such as low temperatures or lack of special feeding.
The grass grows well in both shade and partial shade, but the best option for her is to find the bottom in the shady side. After planting, the plant bestows flowering only in the second year of existence. At this stage, it will seek to receive more light so that the seeds are fully ripe.
It has a different name. Since lovage is somewhat similar to celery, it is sometimes referred to as “mountain celery”. Initially, in its natural habitat, it grew exclusively near mountain ranges, or on their slopes, which served as a hint for a new name.
Distinctive features
The medicinal properties of a representative of the flora have been proven by scientific researchers. It is not for nothing that some preparations are still being created on its basis, as well as cosmetics in industrial volumes. But traditional medicine offers a much wider range of solutions to diseases, including the use of an almost universal assistant.
Often people prefer to use tinctures, decoctions, compresses to create an expectorant effect. There are tools that help tone the body, or help it in terms of the genitourinary system. Moreover, both the root and other parts, including seeds, are used.
Beauticians have adopted the features of the miraculous flower, who use it to create medicines for the treatment of hair. A popular recipe involves simply rinsing with a ready-made broth. The result justifies itself, because the hair becomes lush, silky, shiny.
There are also recipes that allow you to successfully treat ascites, which is also called dropsy. Lovage is present in the composition of drugs aimed at helping the upper respiratory tract and to reduce the manifestation of inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract.
Decoctions are successfully used for long-term therapy for diseases of the cardiovascular system. People whose work is closely related to stress, increased mental stress, will enjoy a slight sedative effect.
Frequent use has a positive effect on the condition of the skin, even if the person is fighting against wounds filled with pus. And when the first signs of gout and rheumatic disorder are detected, rubbing the affected areas is recommended. For this, a tincture where alcohol was added is well suited.
Women’s and men’s health
In the old days, people believed that an unusual flower can enhance a love spell. Specific magical properties were explained not by the way the herb looks, but by the unusual name.
But if it is difficult to confirm supernatural abilities, then the beneficial properties for women have long been proven. This happens due to the fact that the blood supply in the lower part of the body is significantly improved. This increases blood flow to the ovaries, other organs of the small pelvis.
As a result, the fairer sex is easier to tolerate deviations in terms of gynecological problems, and also successfully cope with menopause, scanty menstruation.
Different instructions provide for treatment by drinking decoctions or douching. Beauties in ancient times resorted to the help of a flower, knowing about its qualities as an aphrodisiac.
It is no less useful for men who suffer from:
- menopause;
- decreased craving for sexual activity;
- impotence.
Grandma’s methods often include a useful tool for recovering from alcoholism, or to reduce neurological disorders.
In addition to the fact that a properly made tincture has significant benefits for women, it also improves the current state of health if the patient is found to have:
- pyelonephritis;
- cystitis;
- glomerulonephritis.
It is important to regularly adhere to the desired dosage in order to save the lower limbs from constant swelling. The course will reduce inflammation in the urinary tract, kidneys.
A proven medicinal approach will positively affect the stabilization of the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. This is expressed in the following signs:
- improved appetite;
- elimination of the feeling of bloating, heaviness;
- the eructation, manifestation of a meteorism decreases.
Additional benefits include the elimination of constipation, spasmolytic syndrome, as well as the normalization of secretion for the work of the stomach. Due to the fact that the plant has received properties that more actively separate bile, this helps to inhibit the development of inflammatory processes that are localized in the bile ducts.
People who bring themselves to a state of anorexia often drink healing decoctions to restore the body’s strength and start the functioning of the digestive tract. It saves from numerous disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. And due to the high content of essential oils, it is even attracted to help with food poisoning. Real reviews confirm the fact that the positive effect extends even to the liver, which, after protracted diseases, is subjected to a double load.
If you freeze the necessary parts of the representatives of the flora, then you can experience their strength for the treatment of various dermatological diseases all year round. In cosmetology, they are used to relieve local inflammation, allergic reactions, and general cleaning.
Dermatologists prefer lovage-based products if they need to save the patient from:
- furunculosis;
- eczema;
- dermatosis.
Until now, a fabric blank with such impregnation is used for the speedy healing of purulent wounds. Such an approach will not be a complete panacea, but it will speed up the process of recovery. Some try to save the essential oil of the collected herb to lubricate the skin with it for antiseptic purposes. An additional trump card here is the ability to regenerate the body.
The final point is the care of the circulatory system, which is expressed in an increase in hemoglobin levels. If you personally dry the grass blanks, you can help alleviate heart, neurological pain.
Special Precaution
Benefits and harms in traditional medicine always coexist. Therefore, before using drugs based on this representative of the flora, it is imperative to find out what contraindications it has.
When preparing a fragrant preparation for the winter, you should postpone its reception:
- during pregnancy;
- suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- patients with hemorrhoids.
There are some other atypical contraindications, which the doctor will definitely warn about before prescribing therapy. In this case, everything is based on the fact that plant components increase blood flow to the pelvic organs. Because of this, already heavy periods can harm the body even more.
It should also be avoided in children and adolescents. It is better not to use even light decoctions intended for hair and face without first consulting a doctor.
Another important nuance is the timely collection of “drafts”. The roots, which were collected before flowering, should not be touched. This applies to all types of further use, including recipes for salting. This is explained by the fact that the unripe root accumulates poisonous elements, which often leads to severe general intoxication.
It is necessary to try to ensure that drying and storage are also carried out according to the rules. If small bugs got into the collected seeds or other parts, or mold settled there, it is better to get rid of the entire portion.
Against alcoholism
Previously, grandmothers were treated for drunkenness with various variations of this inexpressive flower. There is an opinion that a properly brewed solution at the right dosage almost immediately discourages the desire to drink alcoholic beverages. And although traditional medicine recommends caution with such methods, as well as some dubious recipes for love, people continue to use the old-fashioned method. Especially in cases where the alcoholic is in no hurry to get rid of addiction on his own.
To achieve the desired effect, peculiar spices are taken exclusively from a fresh plant, which is previously dried a little in the open. It should be the root, which is first washed and then finely chopped. Next, the gruel is poured with a small amount of boiling water (the dosage should be checked with the doctor), insisting for about an hour. At the end, the mass is filtered, and then added to the patient’s food. It is important to make the supplement strictly according to the instructions, observing the amount of liquid.
Manifestations of intolerance to strong drinks will make themselves felt almost immediately:
- spasmolytic pains will appear;
- vomiting.
With the repetition of unpleasant symptoms, a person at a subconscious level begins to feel disgust towards alcohol.
Culinary side of the issue
In addition to being widely used in the practice of healers, lovage was taken into account by enterprising hostesses. This seasoning adds a spicy flavor with a characteristic aroma. The taste of the concentrated supplement is more like celery, perfectly complementing:
- salted tomatoes, other preservation;
- fresh vegetable salads;
- marinades for meat, fish, poultry.
But you only need to put it in quite a bit, preparing it yourself, and not purchasing a ready-made herbal collection in a pharmacy. Little depends on the variety here, so you can even take an ordinary daredevil.
In cooking, both dry preparations and fresh herbs or seeds are successfully used. Due to the fact that cultivation and care are not too laborious, many gardeners decide to plant a previously exotic tenant in their own beds. Upon reaching the desired period, its root is dug up, dried, crushed and added to dishes from legumes and seafood. Such a strange, at first glance, combination is explained by an unusual bitterness. But you can start culinary experiments by adding it to the usual meat sauce or sauce.
Some exotic soups also provide an interesting addition along with:
- rosemary;
- parsley;
- thyme.
And manufacturers from the alcoholic beverage industry resort to its help when it is necessary to add flavoring of natural origin.
Useful Tips
Usually, diseases and pests do not concern the lovage, so it does not require special treatment for itself. It is easy enough to grow on fertile soil. Planting a plant is allowed even at an atmospheric temperature of five degrees Celsius. Reproduction occurs only by seeds. And if you create a favorable atmosphere for it with a temperature regime of 18 to 20 degrees, then the greens will sprout in about ten days.
After the crop is harvested, some of it can be used for lotions that neutralize acne. To do this, you need to take two teaspoons of prepared raw materials, and then pour it with a glass of boiling water. The semi-finished product should be infused for about an hour, after which it is filtered through three layers of gauze.
It is better to take it according to a simple scheme: three times a day half an hour before a meal.
If a person is concerned about heart disease and has not found contraindications, then a simple remedy will help him:
- forty grams of completely dry roots are poured with a liter of boiling water;
- the workpiece is moved to a slow fire, where it is cooked for eight minutes;
- at the end of cooking, it is left to infuse for twenty minutes;
- the resulting liter is divided into four portions, which are drunk per day;
- the next day the procedure is repeated.
An identical prescription is used for external use if the patient has experienced hair loss.
There is an excellent solution for those who need to improve the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Ten grams of dry roots are taken as the basis here, which are poured with a glass of boiling water right in a thermos. The liquid is infused for twenty minutes.
After that, in order not to be bitter, the tea leaves are diluted with warm water, adding a spoonful of honey to the cup.
Regardless of the purpose for which the lovage will be used, it is important to remember that buying herbal preparations from the hands is strictly prohibited. When self-harvesting, you must carefully follow the safety rules. Only after that, the components can be used for seasoning and medicinal products.