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Marsh rosemary: application and contraindications. Video
Marsh rosemary is a perennial evergreen shrub. It grows mainly in bogs, as well as on the edges and glades of boggy coniferous forests. Ledum blossoms in summer, flowers are white, collected in a raceme.
Tinctures and decoctions of wild rosemary have long been used in folk medicine. However, this plant can bring not only benefits, but also harm. Indeed, even its generic name (laedere), given to wild rosemary for an unpleasant intoxicating smell, translated from Latin means “to harm”!
What is the use of wild rosemary
Marsh rosemary contains many essential oils of complex composition, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins. Tincture and decoction of wild rosemary is a good way to relieve pain in rheumatism, gout, arthritis. For the same purposes, you can use the wild rosemary oil extract in the form of rubbing.
Oil extracts and extracts of wild rosemary are good for eczema.
A decoction of wild rosemary leaves has a pronounced diaphoretic and diuretic effect, and the infusion successfully helps with diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as an emollient and expectorant. Essential oils kill Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Dried wild rosemary herb is a good remedy for preventing and alleviating attacks of bronchial asthma. Therefore, asthmatics are advised to keep this herb in the sleeping area.
In addition, the smoke from the burned leaves of the plant has been used since ancient times not only for medicinal purposes (sedative effect), but also for household purposes – to scare off blood-sucking insects.
And wild rosemary herb, spread in food storage rooms, scares away rats and mice.
What harm can wild rosemary do
All parts of the plant are poisonous, and even inhaling the smell of wild rosemary can cause severe headaches. Therefore, the harvested leaves and branches of the plant (during the flowering period) are dried either under a canopy in the open air, or in a well-ventilated area. Although wild rosemary is used to treat cancer, it should be taken with caution as it is poisonous. It is best to turn to proven cancer treatments.
Are there any contraindications? Yes, they are. In case of an overdose, infusions and decoctions of wild rosemary cause inflammation of the gastric mucosa and duodenum. The essential oils contained in rosemary, in case of an overdose, strongly excite the central nervous system, and can also disrupt the work of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. In the most severe cases, paralysis of the heart and respiratory system occurs.
To use medicinal products made from rosemary should be prescribed by a doctor and strictly adhere to the prescribed dosage!
Rosemary is contraindicated for a pregnant woman, as its use can harm the fetus! You should not use it to treat children either.
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