Zhivitsa it is customary to call the resin of various coniferous trees, which has a huge amount of useful healing properties. One of the most effective in treating various diseases is sap from the cedar, but it can not be used in its pure form, since such gum contains many small particles of bark and other wood "garbage".
For use in medicine, the so-called grease oil is prepared by insisting unrefined cedar gum in a special way on any vegetable oil. The resulting mixture is called turpentine balsam and is one of the most potent agents in folk medicine.
Cedar Oil with Gum
Most often cedar oleoresin is combined with cedar oil, thus enhancing the effect of various components of such a unique tree as cedar. Turpentine balm from cedar oil and resin is used for both external and internal use, depending on its concentration. So, balm with 5% content of gum can be drunk inside, and 10-20% - can be used exclusively for external use.
Cedarwood oil can significantly reduce the negative manifestations of such diseases as:
- burn, dry and wet eczema, trophic ulcers, streptoderma, panaritium, furuncle and other diseases caused by severe damage to the skin or inflammation of the tissues;
- bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, influenza, acute respiratory infections and allergic rhinitis;
- gastritis, cholecystitis, colitis of various etiologies and other inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- tachycardia, angina pectoris, arrhythmia and pressure problems;
- radiculitis, arthritis, oteochondrosis and inflammation of the trigeminal nerve;
- vegetative-vascular dystonia, brain traumas, atherosclerosis and other diseases associated with various problems with blood circulation.
The unique oil of gum, the use of which is advisable for all of the above diseases, also has a general strengthening effect on the body and helps to fight with a seasonal decrease in immunity. Cedar oil with gums inside is used in an amount of 5-10 drops from 1 to 3 times a day, depending on the specific disease and age of the person. Externally, cedar turpentine balsam can be used both in pure form, and in the composition of various ointments, creams, compresses and balsams.
Gum oil based on other vegetable oils
For the treatment of various internal diseases, insoluble cedar grease is often insisted on linseed oil. In such a turpentine balsam, the best beneficial properties of the two ingredients effectively combine, which makes it an indispensable tool for treating most problems with the gastrointestinal tract, especially those associated with bile stagnation and poor liver function.
The only drawback of cinnamon gum on linseed oil is its rather intense bitterish taste. However, such an after-taste is easily leveled if you seize such butter with a small slice of lemon together with zest.
It is also often enough dissolved gum in sea-buckthorn oil, which greatly enhances its
In addition to cedar, a large spread in folk medicine received fir oil, which has a very strong antibacterial effect. This allows to use it as an effective natural antibiotic for infectious lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
Contraindication to the use of various types of sore oil is only individual intolerance, which is rare.