How useful canuper grass?

Balsam tansy is a perennial plant, also known as canuper, Saracen mint, balsam rowan, large chamomile, Spanish daisy. The history of its cultivation dates back to the days of ancient Greece. What is so deserved the attention of our ancestors this plant? The fact is that canoper is a herb with strong healing properties.

Chemical composition

At first glance, the chemical composition of balsamic tansy does not have too many useful substances - vitamins B1, B2, C, alkaloids, essential oil, flavonoids, camphor, acids: tanacetic, caffeic, chlorogenic, ascorbic and gallic; carotenoids and tannins. But these substances have a powerful healing effect on the human body.

Useful properties of the plant

The medicinal properties of the canoper are known for many centuries. Even ancient healers and healers knew about the beneficial properties of thisplants. Let's find out what effect cannuper-based drugs have on the human body:

• antihelminthic and antimicrobial;
• choleretic;
• wound healing;
• antispasmodic;
• pain killer and sedative;
• antifebrile;
• sudorific.

Cannuper application

Due to its medicinal properties and spicy smell, canoper firmly occupied a niche in medicine and in cooking. Consider how specifically this plant is used.

In medicine

Most canoper can be found in the recipes of traditional medicine. It is successfully used to treat diseases of the following organs and body systems:

1. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including colic and spasms.
2. Liver diseases, including hepatitis and angiocholitis.
   In case of liver diseases they also use: black currant, silver-chopped beet, aloe, hibiscus, white currant, carrot, fennel, parsley, amaranth thrown back.
3. Diseases of the genitourinary system.At the same time, beneficial substances help the healing of the mucous surfaces of internal organs.
4. Hypotension.

Balsamic tansy is used to treat helminthic invasions. Substances contained in the plant, detrimental effect on the parasites, but absolutely safe for the human body.

This treatment is especially important for small children, when it is necessary to choose an effective remedy against worms, which at the same time will not harm the liver and the child’s body as a whole. Oil with balsamic tansy treats wounds, burns, bruises and even trophic ulcers.

• Home-made balsamic oil is very simple - you need to take canoper leaves and olive oil in a ratio of 1: 5. After letting it draw in a dark place. Apply up to 5 times (depending on the complexity of damage to the skin). You can make compresses.
• Under reduced pressure, the tincture is prepared according to the following recipe: 15 g of leaves of the plant are poured over 600 ml of boiling water. A day later, the tincture is taken in 50 ml after a meal.
• To improve digestion, in particular, to strengthen the appetite, this infusion will help: 30 g of dry grass and 1 liter of red wine are mixed in glassware and left for 2 weeks in a dark place.The resulting tincture is consumed before meals in 100 ml.
• For the treatment of liver diseases tincture is prepared as follows: 20 g of boiled water is poured over 20 g of dried herb. An hour later, the tincture is ready for use. Need to drink 50 ml before meals.
• Tansy is used in cosmetology, for example, for rinsing hair. To do this, pour the leaves with boiling water and leave to infuse for an hour. Strain the infusion, you can begin rinsing the hair after the main shampooing.
  For cosmetology purposes they also use: rosemary, strawberry, ginger, lettuce, marjoram, enoteru, periwinkle, coltsfoot, calendula, nettle, savory, parsnip.

In general therapy, drugs are used to treat diabetes, rheumatism, dysentery, enterobiosis, scabies, and constipation.

In cooking

Canuper is also widely used in cooking. All parts of the plant are useful here:

• the leaves and stems of the plant (when young, plucked only during the budding period) are used as a spice for adding to salads, fish and meat dishes, soups, vegetable dishes, marinade;
• fruits are used to flavor food, added to the preservation of vegetables;
• grass in powder form - added to teas, kvasses, fruit drinks, compotes, in other sweet dishes and confectionery.

Also, balsamic tansy will give an interesting spicy flavor and aroma to liqueurs, homemade beer, tea and even jam.

Contraindications

Deciding to use balsamic tansy for medicinal purposes, you should know that, in addition to useful properties, there are also contraindications to the use of this plant:

1. Pregnancy and lactation.
2. Peptic ulcers of the stomach (during the exacerbation).
3. Gastritis.
4. Gout.
5. Individual intolerance and allergies.

You should know that the plant contains small amounts of poisons, and overdose of drugs can cause poisoning. Before starting treatment therapy, you should consult with your doctor. As you can see, canoper has a fairly widespread use.Currently, its medicinal properties are highly valued, but one should not forget that there are also contraindications. Proper use of the plant will allow you to use all its beneficial properties.