Clarity is white or deaf nettle - a perennial herbaceous medicinal and honey plant, widely distributed in the temperate and cold belts of the northern hemisphere. In addition to medicinal application, young leaves of the windmill can be used for food, to taste reminiscent of spinach.
The use of a clear-eyed white in medicine
For medicinal purposes, flowers are used, less often grass (stems, leaves), white clearing harvested during the flowering period.
In folk medicine, it is used as an expectorant and rinse for the throat when:
- angina;
- bronchitis ;
- tracheitis.
Broth clear white drink at:
- digestive disorders;
- diarrhea;
- inflammatory diseases of the bladder, kidneys, spleen.
As an external agent, it is used in the treatment of:
- eczema ;
- skin rashes;
- wounds and burns.
It is also possible to use a windmill as a rinse for some diseases of the oral cavity.
Decoction of herb clearing for external use
Ingredients:
- herb clear white - 30 g;
- water - 0.5 liters.
Preparation and use
The leaves of the darkness are filled with cold water, brought to a boil (boil no more than 3 minutes) and insist for an hour. A strained broth is used to rinse with angina, as a lotion for wounds and ulcers, for syringing with uterine secretions.
Decoction blossom for external use
Ingredients:
- flowers clear white - 30 g;
- water - 1 liter.
Preparation and use
The decoction of the flowers is prepared in exactly the same way as the decoction of the herb clearing. It is applied in the form of cold compresses for burns, furuncles, skin rashes, including those with hives.
Infusion of flowers
Ingredients:
- flowers clear white - 1 tbsp. l;
- water - 1 glass.
Preparation and use
The flowers of the clearing are poured with boiling water and insist 30-40 minutes in a thermos. The broth should be drunk throughout the day, one third of a glass at a time. The broth is taken as an expectorant, with allergic reactions, anemia, bleeding, it is recommended as a mild sedative. In addition, a similar infusion is used to rinse with stomatitis and dental pain. With uterine bleeding infusion, the scribbles take 100 ml to 5 times a day.
Baths with hemorrhoids
Ingredients:
- flowers and leaves of a clearing - 30 g;
- water - 1 liter.
Preparation and use
Clear water is poured over the water, boiled for 15 minutes, after which it is insisted for 3 hours. It is used for trays with hemorrhoids and hemorrhoidal bleedings.
In addition, the crushed dry flowers of the windmill can be taken in the form of a powder (at the tip of the knife 2-3 times a day) with the same disease under which a decoction of flowers is applied.