Stoletnik: medicinal properties and contraindications

Around the world, there are several hundred varieties of aloe. To date, science has managed to accumulate an incredible abundance of information about the century. It is used not only as a means of traditional medicine, but also official, often found on the windowsills of many apartments.

Some scientific research may be interesting. For example, Academician Filatov established that a plant that is in a dark room for 12 days at a temperature of five degrees produces and accumulates additional biogenic stimulators. Proceedings of the academician contributed to the fact that aloe recognized official medicine. Stoletnik, whose medicinal properties are widely used to this day, can become a real home healer.

Composition of juice of the century

1. Vitamin C - provides elasticity of tissues, is part of cellular enzymes, promotes compaction of the vascular wall, mobilizes protective forces.
2. Minerals and microelements - remove harmful substances from the body, increase the immune background, stop pain, and normalize metabolic processes. These qualities are especially valuable in scarlet. Stoletnik, whose medicinal properties are used even for the therapy of children, always helps to heal.
3. Carotenoids - contribute to the synthesis of vitamin A, reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, stabilize fat metabolism, positively affect the sensitivity of the retina of the eyes.
4. Catechin - removes allergic reactions, strengthens the vascular wall.
5. Flavonoids - beneficial effect on the entire body, help to better adapt to external conditions, have a disinfectant property.
6. Organic acids - do not allow the development of putrefactive processes in the digestive tract. Therefore, when impaired peristalsis, aloe juice is drunk. Stoletnik, the medicinal properties and benefits of which have been scientifically proven, heals the gastrointestinal tract well.
7. Tannins - have a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic action.

Stoletnik: medicinal properties, how to cut off leaves, how to transplant a plant

To transplant a plant is recommended not more often than once in two-three years. Preliminary prepared pot and earth mixture (1: 2 leaf and sod land, part of river sand, part of charcoal). The plant is carefully removed from the old pot, the condition of the root system is checked. At the bottom of the new container, drainage is laid, 1/3 of the ground, aloe is placed in the center of the pot and is covered with the rest of the soil. After transplanting, you need to water a little. Experienced flower growers note that one of the most unpretentious in the maintenance and care of plants is the century. The healing properties of the leaves during transplantation are completely preserved.

Aloe juice is available on sale in any pharmacy chain, and this is the easiest way to get medicinal fluid. If the plant itself is present, it is better to use it. You can collect raw materials of the century. It is better to choose lower or medium mature, fleshy leaves for cutting. Their length should reach 15 cm, and the tip can dry out a little - it is here that the maximum amount of useful substances is concentrated. How to cut a sheet? It can be broken at the very base or neatly separated from the trunk with a knife. The obtained leaves of the century can keep their properties in the open air for no more than four hours, so it is better to use the raw materials at once.

Application of the plant

One of the most useful domestic plants is the century. Aloe, the medicinal properties of which have long been known, is used in a huge number of recipes of folk medicine. The juice of the plant helps to eliminate such conditions and ailments as:

• Cuts and abrasions, wounds, trophic ulcers;
• Digestive disorders;
• Calluses and corns;
• Progressive hair loss;
• A bronchial asthma, a tuberculosis, an inflammation of lungs;
• Joint diseases, diabetes mellitus;
• Diseases of the urinary system;
• Runny nose.

In addition, the century-old, whose medicinal properties are known in folk medicine, has well established itself as a component of home cosmetology products.

general characteristics

Useful properties of the plant were known more than three thousand years ago. It was used even by ancient Egyptians, including embalming mummies. In Europe, the juice of the century has been used to treat ulcers on the skin, long unhealed wounds, burns.

Aloe has strong bactericidal properties and shows them in relation to the following pathogenic flora: diphtheria, dysentery, typhoid bacillus, staphylococcus, streptococcus. Its juice helps to remove radiation products from the body, has wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects.

Recipes with the use of agave can be indispensable for increasing the protective forces. The plant acts as a powerful biological stimulant, a fortifying agent. Active components of plant juice stabilize intestinal peristalsis, increase bile secretion and improve digestion.

Therapeutic forms of the plant

• Tinctures. To prepare the drug, alcohol or vodka is used. The leaves are crushed, poured with alcohol and aged for a month. For five parts of alcohol, you need to take one part of the leaves.
• Juice. It is squeezed out in a standard way from washed and sliced leaves of the plant, preferably immediately before use. The agent can be stored in the refrigerator for about three days, but only in extreme cases.

Treatment with an eyelid for colds and colds

Fresh juice of the plant is recommended to dig in each nasal passage, 3-4 drops at a time (2-3 times a day). The course of treatment is one week. After several procedures, the swelling is reduced, breathing is facilitated. All pathogenic microorganisms are eliminated, which is due to the bactericidal effect that the plant has. The healing properties of the cold show up very quickly.

Glaucous for the eyes

Diluted aloe juice is buried in the eyes. One part of the juice is diluted with 10 parts water. Such treatment showed high effectiveness in cataracts, even official medicine recognized the benefits to the eyes, which is borne by the century. The healing properties, prescription drugs with aloe, helped many people get rid of ophthalmic problems.

With throat diseases

The juice of the plant is mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 1. The solution is used for therapeutic rinses for various diseases of the nasopharynx. After the procedure, it is recommended to drink 15 ml of freshly squeezed aloe juice , warm with warm milk.

Treatment of pulmonary diseases and colds

This recipe showed high efficiency. Juice of an amount of 350 ml is mixed with 250 g of honey. The resulting mass is poured in 750 ml of "Cahors" and 100 ml of alcohol. The drug must be stored in a dry, dark place, in a glass or enamel ware under a tightly closed lid. Adult patients can take an elixir of one tablespoon before eating, children older than five years - 1 tsp. This is the most popular recipe, based on the century. Medical properties, application, tested in practice, will necessarily have a beneficial effect.

Treatment of inflammation on the skin

Freshly squeezed juice is applied externally in the form of compresses. It is diluted with water in a proportion of 1:10. A clean gauze bandage is impregnated with a solution and is applied to the affected area for 15 minutes.

Aloe juice when exhausted

In case of exhaustion that has arisen after the transferred diseases, the following recipes can be used to improve appetite.

1. 350 ml of red wine is mixed with 150 ml of juice of the century, 250 g of honey. The mixture is insisted for five days and is taken 20 grams three times a day strictly before meals.
2. 125 ml of aloe juice mixed with pounded walnuts (500 g), lemon juice, 300 g of honey. Elixir is taken on a teaspoon before meals (no more than 3 times a day).

Treatment of tuberculosis

In one container, 100 grams of lard (or butter), 150 ml of sachets, 100 g of honey, 100 g of cocoa powder are mixed. The drug is taken for 1 tbsp. L. Approximately twice a day.

Contraindications

Stoletnik, whose medicinal properties are so wide, has its contraindications. Concerning the aloe, it should be noted that its composition has not been studied to the end, especially when there are many varieties of the plant. Therefore, it is undesirable to take internal preparations on the basis of the century to small children and people who have crossed the forty-year boundary. Due to the high biological activity, the juice can harm the developing or weakened immune system.

It is dangerous to abuse the treatment of aloe, since the high content of vitamins A, C, PP, B and E with accumulation in the body can cause hypervitaminosis, allergic reactions, gastric mucosal irritations, metabolic disorders.

The main contraindications of the century are the following:

• pregnancy;
• Acute phase of any disease;
• Disorders of the cardiovascular system;
• Inflammatory processes;
• Lesions of the gastrointestinal tract;
• General exhaustion of the body.

The use of aloe in the diagnosis of cancer remains a contentious issue. One group of specialists recommends supplementing the traditional treatment with preparations of the century-old, the other - categorically against. The arguments in favor of refusing this method of treatment are that aloe is one of the most powerful biostimulants. This can provoke a spontaneous acceleration of the growth of cancer cells.

Instead of completing

One of the most effective medicinal plants is considered to be a century-old. The medicinal properties and contraindications of aloe, described above, help to determine accurately the admissibility of using drugs on its basis for their own recovery.

If the house does not have an age, it is better to have this plant. It is very unpretentious, in winter it practically does not require watering, but it can provide invaluable benefits for the health of the whole family. Following all the recommendations presented will save you from negative consequences.