What is useful celandine

This plant with yellow flowers is famous for the healing juice of bright yellow color. Celandine has long found use in traditional medicine. The name "celandine" tells us that it cleanses the body of skin ailments. But the range of healing effects of this herb is much wider. It is effective in treating various diseases.

Chemical composition

The medicinal properties of the celandine are endowed with the following chemical elements:

• alkaloids: chelidonin, stilonin, protopine, homohelidonin, berberine, spartein, chelerythrine;
• vitamins A (carotene) and C (ascorbic acid);
• acids: chelidonic, malic, citric and succinic;
• saponins, flavonoids, essential oils, resinous substances, phytoncides;
• macronutrients: K, Ca, Mn, Fe;
• trace elements: Mg, Cu, Zn, Co, Mo, Cr, Al, Ba, V, Se, Ni, Sr, Pb, I, Br, Ag, B.

Beneficial features

Alkaloids have an anesthetic and antispasmodic effect, have a good effect on the work of the intestine and digestive organs. Due to flavonoids, the plant acts as an anti-inflammatory and antiviral agent.

Saponins have an expectorant and diuretic effect. In addition, the herb has antitumor, antifungal, wound healing, choleretic and other valuable properties.

Application celandine

Now we learn how celandine acts and what it helps. It is involved in the treatment of the following diseases:

• skin diseases: warts, papillomas, burns, wounds, acne, ulcers, eczema, psoriasis;
• nose, throat and respiratory system: runny nose, sore throat, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis;
• gastrointestinal tract: pancreatitis, gastritis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, hepatitis and enterocolitis;
• diseases of bones and joints: osteochondrosis, gout, sciatica, rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis;
• nervous system disorders: migraines, neurosis;
• in gynecology: vaginitis, cervical erosion, endometriosis;
• for anesthesia of tooth, articular, menstrual pain;
• with the development of malignant tumors.

In medicine, used roots, stems, flowers, leaves and juice for the preparation of tinctures, tinctures, decoctions, juice, ointments and baths. But since celandine has not only medicinal properties, but also contraindications, medicines must be prepared exactly according to the prescription. Consider a few of them.

Tincture

This is an effective tool in the treatment of tuberculosis and cancer. To prepare it, you need to chop the washed leaves, fill them with a liter jar and pour 70% alcohol. For two weeks leave in a dark place.

Dosing: 5-10 drops per day for 3 weeks. Then every seven days we add 10 drops, until we reach 50. The duration of the course depends on the severity of the disease.

Decoction

It helps with disorders of the urinary and gallbladder, liver and duodenum.

Cooking:

• 1 glass of water pour 2 tablespoons of dry herbs, boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, drain in half an hour.
• 1 cup of boiling water pour 1 teaspoon of dry raw material, after 15-30 minutes, strain.

Method of application: 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals, the course is 5-7 days.

The juice

This medicine is actively used to treat skin diseases: herpes, acne, acne, burns, fungus, scabies, peeling.

Cooking methods:

1. Scroll the fresh, thoroughly washed leaves through the meat grinder and squeeze well. Put in the fridge for three days, then strain. Pour into a jar, closed with a lid with small holes, otherwise the gas will accumulate during fermentation of the contents. Juice is ready in 3 weeks. In the refrigerator, it can stand until next year.
2. Fresh stems no shorter than 15 cm, together with leaves and flowers, chop in a meat grinder and squeeze. Add alcohol (250 g per 1 liter of juice) or vodka (500 g per 1 liter of juice).

Contraindications and harm

As you can see, celandine has many useful properties, but no less than it has contraindications.

Harm he can do:

• inflammation of the digestive tract;
• lowering blood pressure;
• overdose: vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, hallucinations;
• with prolonged use (more than 1 month without interruption): dystrophy of the mucous membrane of internal organs, dysbacteriosis.

Celandine is contraindicated:

• small children;
• pregnant, as alkaloids can poison the fetus and cause oxygen starvation;
• patients with epilepsy and severe mental disorders, because seizures are possible;
• patients with angina pectoris, bronchial asthma, neurological diseases;
• with problems with the intestines: there may be constipation and dysbiosis;
• with hypotension: the pressure drops even more;
• for insomnia;
• with individual intolerance.

Billet medicinal plants

To the medicine from the celandine was at home, always at hand, you need to know how to harvest it. It is best to collect celandine at the beginning of summer, when it only began to bloom. The stems are cut at the root, which is dug in the fall, not in the summer.

Since this grass is poisonous, you should work in gloves. You can dry in any room that is well ventilated and without direct sunlight. If you use an electric dryer, then it should be set at 50-60 degrees.

In properly dried grass, the stems do not bend, but break. For storage use paper boxes or bags. Then the raw materials will not lose their properties within three years. Celandine, like any other medicine, can not only cure, but also harm. Therefore, it is not worth the risk and self-medicate.