Immortelle sandy - a perennial herb of the family Compositae. It grows on dry and sandy soils and steppe slopes. This plant is rich in vitamins, contains stearins, tannins and various colorants, flavonoids, resins and bitter. Immortelle has both medicinal properties and contraindications. Therefore, before consuming decoctions and infusions from it, you need to check with your doctor whether you can take them.
Useful properties of the immortelle
If you do not have contraindications to the use of herbs immortelle, you can use its medicinal properties for both treatment and prevention of various diseases. Means made from the flowers of this plant have spasmolytic and soothing effects. They will quickly remove spasms in both the biliary tract and gastrointestinal tract. Immortelle perfectly stimulates the production of gastric juice, so its use is shown with weak digestion and reduced acidity . It also has an antibacterial property.
This herb increases the outflow of bile and changes the quality of its composition. Due to the presence of these and antimicrobial medicinal properties, the immortelle sand (in the absence of contraindications) is used for dissolution and easy removal of sand and other formations from the gallbladder. Funds based on flowers of this herb are also successfully used for:
- restoration of intestinal peristalsis;
- normalization of absorption processes of various useful substances in the digestive tract;
- treatment of kidney disease.
This plant has a helminthic effect. If you do not have contraindications to the use of immortelle, you can use it to eliminate not only various parasites, but also completely destroy their eggs.
In cases when the patient has a hematoma , this herb will also come to the rescue. Its use has an anticoagulant effect, that is, it significantly slows the spread of trauma. In folk medicine, immortelle is often used to treat various skin diseases.
How to make medicines with an immortelle?
The plant immortelle has not only medicinal properties and contraindications, but also side effects. Therefore, when preparing medicines based on it, one should always strictly observe the technology and adhere to proportions. Most often for the treatment and prevention of various diseases use a decoction of the flowers of the immortelle sandy.
The recipe for broth
Ingredients:
- immortelle - 10 g;
- water - 300 ml.
Preparation
Dry flowers immortelle pour in enameled dishes 200 ml of hot water, close the container and cook in a water bath for 30-35 minutes. When the broth completely cools, it must be carefully filtered and add 100 ml of boiled cool water. You can store it for no more than a day.
Helps to cope with various ailments and infusion from the flowers of the immortelle.
Recipe for infusion
Ingredients:
- immortelle - 10 g;
- water - 200 ml.
Preparation
Raw material is poured with boiling water and the container is closed. After 1 hour, the mixture is filtered. Keep it only in the refrigerator.
Contraindications to the use of immortelle
Absolute contraindications to the use of herbs immortelle are:
- Atherosclerosis and hypertension (since the drugs with this plant increase blood pressure);
- obstructive jaundice (a disease associated with a violation of the outflow of bile);
- very high acidity of gastric juice.
For the treatment of various diseases, infusions and decoctions from this plant are forbidden for more than 3 months in a row, as this negatively affects the functionality of the liver.
Contraindication to the use of funds with flowers of the immortelle is sandy and individual intolerance. It is also not recommended to take them during pregnancy or lactation.