The use of herbs for medicinal purposes during the time of our ancient ancestors was almost the only opportunity to heal the ailment. Some plants were given names that immediately could tell about the main beneficial properties of certain herbs. This also applies to celandine, which at home treats various problems on the skin:
- papillomas;
- warts;
- herpes;
- dermatitis and others.
Purity or swallow grass is a poisonous plant, when a stalk of a stalk turns yellow, it has a lot of medicinal properties. But use this juice must be very careful, because you can get burned or stained clothes, and it does not wash.
The following substances were found in the composition of celandine:
- alkaloids - holidonin, sanguinarin, homochelidonin, continuin, berberine, protopin, etc.
- vitamins - C and A;
- fixed oils;
- flavonoids;
- microelements;
- organic acids.
When treated at home, celandine can be used in tincture, its oil or in its natural form.
Procurement of celandine and its preparation
The celandine is cut during its entire flowering period, leaving about 5-7 cm from the ground, but sometimes its root is collected, but only after it has already blossomed. If you want to use fresh juice, then you just need to cut or crack the barrel, put the cup to the right place or squeeze the required amount of yellow liquid into the water.
If you need to stock up the celandine juice for the winter period, then:
- all cut grass should be ground in a meat grinder;
- The resulting gruel is wrapped in two layers of gauze;
- it is good to squeeze into a bottle.
The juice can be stored in a dark cool place, or made from it immediately with alcoholic tincture, for this simply add vodka in the ratio of 2 to 1.
If necessary, make a celandine broth:
- The top of the grass is filled with 3 liters of water.
- We put it in a water bath.
- We boil it for 5 minutes.
- Let it cool down, and filter through a fine strainer.
Application of celandine
Most often, celandine is used to treat papillomas.
Papillomas or warts are tumors that can be removed with the help of celandine juice, for this it is enough just to burn the wart three times a day. This is due to the fact that it contains a large number of alkaloids that fight viruses that cause the growth of warts.
When carrying out such a procedure, it is very important to protect your hands and skin around the papilloma from the toxic effect of celandine juice, so it must be applied very gently and with gloves. If you do not see the effect of applying juice to the wart for two weeks, you should definitely consult a dermatologist.
In the treatment of herpes, alcoholic tincture (in proportions of 1: 3) is used most often, and for various dermatitis - baths with herbs, including celandine. Decoction of this herb is used in the treatment of gynecological diseases and cystitis. It is recommended to cool the broth daily douching before bedtime for 1-2 weeks. But such treatment is not recommended without consulting a gynecologist.
Alcohol tincture celandine is used to treat the stomach at home. To do this, it must first be drunk on a teaspoon 3 times a day, and in a day or two - on the dining room. Since the juice of celandine has a diuretic effect, this remedy can also be used in liver diseases.
In addition to these cases, the celandine can still be used to treat:
- hemorrhoids;
- eye (exfoliation of cellulose, myopia);
- diseases of the respiratory organs (angina, bronchial asthma , chronic rhinitis and sinusitis).
Since this plant is poisonous, many doctors oppose the use of tinctures cooked at home. Specialists recommend the use of only industrially manufactured creams and preparations containing the extract of celandine.