Agrimony: medicinal properties and contraindications. Therapeutic properties of burdock and recipes of folk medicine

Burdock (burdock) - plant of the family. The root is spindle-shaped, thick, branched, in depth grows to 15 m. The stem is very powerful, appears on the 2nd year of life, reaching a height of 3 m. The leaves are large. Flowers purple, purple, small, collected in small baskets. Fruit are small achenes that ripen in August. In this article, we will examine where burdock grows, its medicinal properties and contraindications to the use of plants, etc.

Places of Growth and Species

In total there are 11 species of burdock. Its habitat includes the temperate zone of Asia and Europe, as well as the British Isles and Japan. In America, burdock (burdock), the medicinal properties of which will be described in the article below, prefers fertile soils. This plant in Europe was imported during the war of 1812 by Russian troops. In our country it occurs on fairly heavy soils, it can also form thickets along roadsides, banks of reservoirs, in ravines, garbage dumps. Some varieties are used for economic purposes.

Burdock root: medicinal properties, application

Burdock is one of the most actively used in folk medicine plants. Basically, its root has healing properties, but also leaves and fruits are used. The leaves are collected in the summer, with the roots harvested in autumn. But if the plant is more than 2 years old, it is possible to harvest roots in the late spring. The use of burdock is due to the presence in it of various useful substances, among which:

• tannins;
• Proteins;
• Vitamins B, A, E and C;
• Inulin;
• polysaccharide;
• Sitosterol and stigmasterol;
• Palmitic and stearic fatty acids;
• essential oils;
• Microelements - strontium, iron, zinc, manganese, boron, copper, tin.

Therapeutic properties of burdock and recipes of folk medicine

Healing properties of the root of the plant have been known for a long time. The root has a diaphoretic, choleretic, moderate laxative, diuretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. It also stimulates the pancreas, cleanses the intestines, affects the general condition of the skin. The root of burdock is an excellent disinfectant and antiseptic, eliminates itching and allergies, destroys microbes.

On its basis, drugs are produced that are used for wounds, diabetes and inflammations. Inulin, which is found in the plant in abundance, normalizes the number of leukocytes in the blood, improves metabolism, accelerates hair growth, and also prevents the deposition of salts and the formation of stones in the gallbladder and kidneys.

In addition, the burdock root is considered the main component of some infusions and decoctions, which are used to eliminate a variety of diseases and symptoms. These include:

• Dyskinesia biliary tract, chronic pancreatitis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, a violation of liver function;
• Peptic ulcer of stomach and duodenum, gastritis, gastropathy;
• Abscesses on the skin, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, seborrhea, furunculosis, poorly healing wounds, acne, burns, trophic ulcers;
• Cystitis, urethritis, edema, urolithiasis;
• Rachitis in a child;
• Failure of uric acid exchange, gout;
• As a detoxification, antipyretic agent for infectious diseases, fever states;
• hemorrhoids;
• For the treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus ;
• As a prophylaxis of malignant tumors;
• Alcohol intoxication, poisoning with toxic substances;
• Rheumatism, arthrosis, arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
• In the form of "oil", which is an infusion of olive and almond oils, is used to give shine, strength, strengthen hair.

Diseases of the intestine

All kinds of disturbances in the work of the intestines, including colitis and constipation, can be cured with burdock from burdock, and also using seeds of thistle, the medicinal properties of which have been checked by time. For this, they need to be poured with 2 cups of boiling water and set aside in a cool place for 12 hours. Then the infusion should be filtered and drunk after eating.

Stomach ulcer

The healing properties of burdock root (burdock) can cure stomach ulcers and chronic gastritis. To begin with, the roots should be thoroughly rinsed, after which they should be eaten raw. Thus it is necessary to consider that all useful substances of a plant are saved very shortly, therefore, it should be used as soon as possible, right after its digging out.

Prophylaxis of oncology

Agrimony, the medicinal properties of which are used to eliminate various diseases, in the form of infusion, decoction and powder can be used in the appearance of tumorous diseases. In this case, you need to take in the same proportions honey, burdock root and medical alcohol. This mixture is infused for 2 weeks, then used 3 times a day.

Rheumatism, eczema

When eczema and rheumatism is very effective ointment applied to damaged areas of the skin. It is made from the young roots of the plant. The patient after the application of the drug should go for 30 minutes in the steam room and drink a small sip of a glass of broth from the roots of burdock. This drink enhances sweating. At the same time, it is impossible to leave the steam room until the patient completely dries. If you feel thirsty, you can use milk whey. Further on the sick joints, you must again apply the ointment and gently bandage. Such procedures are best performed before bedtime.

The ointment is very simple: the ground roots of the thistles are combined with water, then this mixture is cooked until the original volume is reduced by a factor of 2. Next, add fresh butter in a 1: 4 ratio. Also, the ointment can be used for burns.

Gastritis

Gastritis with high acidity, superficial gastritis can be treated well if you use infusion or a decoction of burdock. To make the infusion, you need seeds thistle, the medicinal properties of which are many-sided, pour boiling water, stand 12 hours and apply several times a day. In order to prepare the broth, you will also need a spoon of plant seeds, which should be poured with boiling water. The mixture is heated on low heat for 10 minutes, after which it is used three times a day.

Diabetes

For diabetics, you can make such a collection, taking all its components in the same proportions: burdock root, bean pods, blueberry leaf. Then a liter of cold water is poured into 50 grams of this collection, insisted during the night, and in the morning the mixture is boiled for 5 minutes. Next, the infusion should be filtered and applied five times a day for an incomplete glass.

Skin diseases

Agrimony, the medicinal properties of which are described above, improves the condition of the human skin. It will take 2 parts of the burdock root and part of the leaves of a soap, a camembert and a black elderberry. The resulting mixture is poured with cool water, it is infused 2 hours, boiled for 10 minutes and carefully filtered. Ready-made infusion is drunk twice a day between meals for six weeks.

Strengthening of hair

Broth from the bark of willows and burdock roots strengthens hair bulbs, eliminates dandruff and fungus, heals the itch of the scalp. For its preparation, the components are taken in equal amounts. In addition, burdock oil is widely used to slow the process of alopecia, to strengthen hair.

Also burdock, the medicinal properties of which are discussed in this article, helps with such ailments as stomatitis, inflammation of the gums, sebaceous glands, various kinds of lichen, fungus of the legs.

How to make yourself burdock oil

Effective and effective oil can be made at home independently. To do this, you need to grind fresh burdock, the medicinal properties of which are described in the article above, take 3 spoons of the powder obtained and pour it with vegetable oil, preferably olive. Leave the mixture for a day. After this time the infusion to put to cook for 15 minutes, then cool. It must be stored in a cool place. This oil helps to strengthen hair and quickly heal wounds.

Burdock cooking

The root of the burdock has medicinal properties of the most diverse, as we found out in this article. But it can also be used to make a delicious jam, especially useful for diabetics. To do this, in a half liter of water you need to dissolve 4 tablespoons of acetic essence. The mixture is put on the fire and after boiling, pour the rugged roots of the plant. The product is fully ready for use in 2 hours.

In countries where burdock is cultivated, second and first courses are also prepared.

Leaf soup

It will be necessary for him:

• 80 g of onions;
• 300 g of leaves of burdock;
• 200 g of potatoes;
• 40 grams of rice and fat;
• Salt and spices.

First you need to cook rice and potatoes. 10 minutes before the readiness for the soup, add sliced leaves of burdock and crossed onions.

Contraindications

You can hear that the burdock has medicinal properties and contraindications is very different, that it can not be used by nursing and pregnant women. But this is fundamentally wrong. Agrimony refers to plants that have no contraindications at all. This opinion has emerged due to the fact that often burdock is a part of medicinal multicomponent drugs, in which some ingredients actually have contraindications to the use.