Geranium is one of the most common indoor plants. It is unpretentious in the care and blossoms with beautiful flowers of different colors. In addition, geranium has useful properties for health. It is often used for the preparation of a variety of medicinal products.
Chemical composition of geranium
Indoor flower geranium has useful properties, since its rhizomes and leaves contain a lot of essential oil and various medicinal substances:
- phenolic carboxylic acids;
- flavonoids;
- carotene;
- vitamin K.
And in the leaves and flowers of this plant there are:
- ellagotannins;
- gallic acid;
- pectin;
- flavonoids.
Useful properties and has a meadow fragrant geranium, because it is rich in tannic substances (in its flowers they are almost 16%, and in roots - up to 38%). In the above part of this plant there is essential oil, sucrose, glucose, fructose, vitamins C and K. In addition, the rhizomes of the meadow geranium contain a large amount of calcium.
Therapeutic properties of geraniums
Thanks to a large number of useful properties, homemade medicinal geranium has found its application in the treatment of a variety of diseases. From the aboveground part of the plant make infusion. It has an anesthetic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and antiseptic effect. Very often it is taken in order to dissolve the salt deposits with gout, kidney stone disease and rheumatism. Also, the infusion of geranium is used to treat:
- diarrhea in children;
- dysentery;
- uterine, nasal and pulmonary hemorrhages ;
- chest and gastrointestinal pain;
- nephrolithiasis;
- hemoptysis.
Homemade lemon geranium also has useful properties. Infusion and tincture from its outer part can be used in the form of lotions for the treatment of abscesses, various skin diseases, which are accompanied by itching (eczema, scabies, etc.), suppurating cuts and ulcers. Decoction of this type of geranium is used for gargling with angina.
Geranium meadow is used in folk medicine in the form of tincture, infusion and decoction as a remedy from:
- fevers;
- insomnia;
- epileptic seizures;
- toothache.
Most of all, blood-red geraniums are known for their useful properties. It has a soothing and anti-inflammatory effect. Decoction from it is used in order to quickly normalize the activity of the cardiovascular system or to remove the pain syndrome in peptic ulcer. Apply it and for the treatment of acute or chronic inflammation of the intestines and gastritis.
With a decoction of blood-red geraniums make therapeutic compresses. They help you quickly get rid of:
- dermatitis;
- furuncles ;
- abscesses;
- ulcers.
Infusion from the roots of this plant is an excellent sedative. It is used when:
- increased pressure;
- strong stress;
- insomnia.
Not inferior to the blood-red geranium on a range of useful properties and geranium fragrant. Infusions of the roots of this plant are prescribed when:
- inflammatory diseases of the stomach and intestines (for example, with enteritis and gastritis);
- diseases of the respiratory system;
- profuse hemorrhoids or menstrual bleeding.
With a decoction of fragrant geraniums make baths and lotions for the treatment of purulent
Contraindications to the use of geraniums
Absolute contraindication to the use of any means of geranium is an individual intolerance. In addition, it is better not to use broths and tinctures from such a plant:
- with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- To old people;
- pregnant women.
Spirituous tincture of geranium is contraindicated to drink with liver diseases.