Wormwood - healer of all kinds of ailments

Most species of wormwood differ significantly both externally and in their medicinal and other properties: this is the wormwood "God's tree" (paniculate, medicinal, arborescent), and citric, lemon, bitter, Austrian, silvery, amber, marine, Taurian (Crimean) , Common (Chernobylnik) and others.
Today we will talk about Artemisia vulgaris.

Preparing for medicinal purposes

The main raw material for medical use is the herb of wormwood, which is harvested at the time of flowering. The oblong tops of the stems are cut with a knife, oblique or sickle, without affecting the lignified parts. Dry in airy rooms, turning occasionally. You can store raw materials for 3 years. Less commonly used are non-woody root parts, their harvesting occurs in autumn, when the stem dries completely, or in the spring, before the beginning of the growth of the Chernobylnik. Roots are cleaned from the ground without rinsing, juicy, soft parts are taken and dried in a dryer at 50 degrees, in ventilated rooms or under canopies.

Chemical composition of wormwood

Blackberry grass contains alkaloids, essential oil, carotene, ascorbic acid, inulin, resinous, tannic and mucous substances, bitterness, flavonoids, coumarins, phytosterols; Roots - also essential oil, resinous, tannic, mucous and sugary substances, inulin.

Therapeutic properties and application of wormwood

Preparations of ordinary wormwood have soothing, anti-febrile, anticonvulsant, hemostatic, tonic, hematopoietic, choleretic, mild laxative, antipyretic, fortifying, wound-healing and anthelminthic actions, stimulate the activity of the digestive organs, and improve appetite. Artemisia vulgaris prevents the influence of histamine, which increases the permeability of capillaries. Decoction of the root is used as an adjuvant for cancer of the rectum, stomach and uterus.
The above-ground part of the chernobylnik in the form of broths and infusions will help with nephrolithiasis, erosions of the cervix, and also as an abortifacient (a bath with grass), to arouse appetite, and as a soothing and anodyne - in intestinal colic and neurasthenia; The decoction from the grass will help from also a common cold and headaches (in the form of a bandage), and infusion - from insomnia, seizures, bronchial asthma.

The herb of wormwood is contained in the composition of Zdrenko's medicine, which treats the bladder papillomatosis and anacid gastritis. Outwardly, infusion from the herb of the Chernobylnik is used for inflammations of the mucous membranes, for long non-healing ulcers or wounds.
Fresh crushed grass is applied to the wounds for early healing, you can sprinkle wounds and powder from dry plant branches or use plant juice.

The roots of plants in folk medicine are taken in the form of broths - with whites, seizures of different origin, swelling; Also sage wormwood from worms (for this, make a decoction on kvass). Wormwood is used and for the outflow of bile, in addition, it is able to improve the work of the liver and kidneys.

In the form of tea, wormwood is used for bad breath odor, digestive disorders and diarrhea. Sometimes in folk medicine tincture of wormwood is used even with epilepsy. Artemisia vulgaris is also used for digestive disorders associated with a lack of secretion in the pancreas, bile and gastric juice.

With amenorrhea, hypomenstrual syndrome, correction of the menstrual cycle, as well as with some other gynecological pathologies, a medicinal decoction of wormwood herb is used. Fresh juice of a medicinal plant promotes healing of wounds.

And now I offer some medical prescriptions with this medicinal plant.

Infusion for cystitis: brew a glass of boiled water 2 teaspoons. Spoons of herbs ordinary wormwood and insist for two hours, then filter, squeeze raw materials. Take three times a day for half a cup before meals.

When painful menstruation: pour 200 grams of hot boiled water 1 table. Spoon the herbs and heat at 100 ° in a water bath (half an hour). Insist a quarter of an hour, filter, squeeze raw materials. Take twice a day for half a cup.

Wormwood from worms for the expulsion of ascarids and pinworms: brew a table of boiling water with a table. A spoonful of grass and 4 hours to insist, then filter and wring out the raw materials. At night, put microclyster (volume of 60 ml). With cancer of the uterus, such a decoction can be syringed.

With a delay in menstruation: brew half a liter of boiling water table. A spoonful of herbs and insist for two hours, then filter, squeeze out the raw materials. Take half a cup of food three times a day before meals.

With oily hair: brew 2.5 liters of boiling water a glass of fresh shredded grass and insist half an hour, filter and wring out raw materials. Wash your head with your infusion.

With a cold: pour half a liter of vodka table. A spoonful of grass and insist for 72 hours, periodically shaking, filtering and wringing raw materials. Take the table. Spoon three times a day.

When the flu: pour 200 grams of vodka 15 - 20 g of dry wormwood, insist that the day be taken before meals and at night for 30-50 ml (children are not recommended).

In bronchial asthma: inhalation of smoke obtained from the burning of dry leaves and stems.

When jaundice: add to the broth twice a day for half a teaspoon of powdered root of the chernobylnik.

Contraindications and side effects

Contraindicated Artemisia common to children under 7 years of age and pregnant.
When taking too large doses, there may be inflammation of the stomach with nausea and vomiting.