Immortelle (in the reference books of herbs, the plant is called cumin) refers to perennial herbaceous plants. The name of the herb is due to vitality. In Russia, often dried immortelle and left it between the windows until the end of winter - its smell and unchanged form it reminded the household of the summer. Often a beautiful plant is used to compose flower compositions.
Immortelle has a silvery color and flower baskets in the form of balls on the tops of stalks. Immortelle can grow up to 30 cm in height. It grows in fields, roadsides, in sandy and pine forests, so it is not rarely called "sandstone immortelle".
Healing properties of the immortelle
Immortelle sandy has many healing properties that allow it to be used in the treatment and prevention of certain diseases. It can serve as a choleretic and antispasmodic agent, stimulate the work of the stomach, increase bile secretion and reduce the level of viscosity. In addition, it raises blood pressure, has a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect, tones up the body as a whole.
The healing plant immortelle is also used as a preventive agent - the grass reduces the level of cholesterol and bilirubin in the blood.
Tinctures from immortelle are used to treat:
- gastritis;
- colitis ;
- stomach ulcers;
- ulcers of the intestine;
- dysentery;
- heartburn;
- catarrhal diseases;
- liver diseases;
- kidney disease.
Contraindications when taking immortelle sand
Despite the large number of useful properties of immortelle, it has contraindications, which must be taken into account when applied, so as not to harm the body.
Long use of drugs immortelle or tinctures with his participation can lead to stagnant phenomena in the liver. People with high acidity are also worth an immortelle. In addition, it must be taken into account that immortelle is able to increase blood pressure, so people with hypertension should consult their physician before starting the drug immortelle. Women in an interesting position also need to take immortelle only on the advice of a doctor. Another contraindication, in which it is worthwhile to avoid a therapeutic plant, is obstructive jaundice. In the presence of this disease immortelle not only does not benefit, but can also harm the body.
Immortelle has a property to accumulate in the body, so do not take it more than a quarter.
Application of grass immortelle
Grass immortelle can be used as the main drug in the treatment of diseases, and as an additional method that helps drugs to fight diseases of internal organs.
In folk medicine, this plant is used to treat diseases of the biliary tract, as well as the liver. Still curative herb is used as an accompanying medicine in the treatment of allergies and elevated blood sugar.
In folk medicine immortelle can be useful in the treatment of hepatitis of all groups, cholelithiasis and cholecystitis. It is used to lower the level of cholesterol and bilirubin in the blood. With the help of immortelle washed small stones and sand in chronic cholecystitis, increase the secretion of bile and prevent its stagnation. In patients who take immortelle, significantly decreases
The healing properties of flower plants stop the blood. They also serve as a wonderful diuretic.
Broths from immortelle are an excellent remedy for the disease of the bladder, urolithiasis and diarrhea. Women use a decoction for douching with pain that accompanies female genital diseases.
Tinctures from the immortelle sand used to stop bleeding when:
- fibroids of the uterus ;
- dysfunction of the ovaries.