Treatment with medicinal plants has been common for a long time. Even official medicine has recognized the beneficial properties of many of them and often uses them as part of complex therapy. One of these popular plants is the common agrimony. It is ubiquitous, and its beneficial properties allow it to be used in many pathologies. But before using this herb for treatment, you need to understand its features.
General characteristics
Common agrimony is a perennial plant with a straight stem from 50 cm to 1 meter high. It is widespread throughout Russia, in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Europe. It blooms in summer, has a peculiar aroma. Small yellow flowers, collected in small inflorescences, then turn into easily recognizable fruits. These spiked balls that stick to clothes or animal fur are familiar to everyone. Because of them, the plant was called "burdock" or "burdock".
Spread agrimonycommon everywhere. It can be found on roadsides, near water bodies, in meadows, in forests and even in the city. Therefore, when traveling to nature or to the country, it is easy to pick up leaves or flowers of agrimony, which will then help with various pathologies.
What is included in it
Grass agrimony has long been used in folk medicine. Already in the 20th century, it was investigated and proved that it is really healing. Indeed, in the composition of the plant, many trace elements and substances with healing properties were found. These are the components:
- salicylic acid;
- flavonoids;
- essential oils;
- choline;
- catechins;
- bitter;
- tannins;
- tannins;
- organic acids;
- minerals – calcium, magnesium, phosphorus;
- vitamins C, A, group B.
Common agrimony: medicinal properties
This plant has long been valued among the people for a reason. It has been used for many purposes due to its amazing properties. In his broth, they washed wooden and earthenware, as the agrimony killed bacteria, drooping into all the cracks. It has been used to treat skin conditions, wash hair, and for facials. And of course, they drank decoctions of agrimony for pain in the abdomen, colds and other problems. And all because the plant has many healing qualities:
- improves immunity, has general strengthening and tonic properties;
- relieves various painsensations and cramps, helps with menstrual and muscle pain;
- reduces inflammation;
- destroys bacteria;
- purifies the blood;
- accelerates tissue regeneration processes;
- has an expectorant and diaphoretic effect;
- removes toxins and poisons from the body, drives away parasites;
- has diuretic and choleretic properties;
- has a calming effect on the nervous system, helps with stress;
- removes allergic reactions;
- normalizes blood pressure;
- improves the functioning of the digestive system, eliminates heartburn;
- accelerates wound healing;
- reduces blood cholesterol levels, strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
For what diseases it is used
In folk medicine, the plant is called "magpie", as it is believed that it helps with many diseases. The properties of common agrimony allow it to be used alone or as part of complex therapy, for treatment and for prevention. Indications for the use of agrimony are the following pathologies:
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, diarrhea;
- hemorrhoids;
- viral hepatitis, cirrhosis or cholecystitis;
- rheumatism, osteochondrosis, joint diseases;
- disorders of the genitourinary system, cystitis;
- wounds, skin cracks, burns;
- acne, dermatitis, eczema;
- gynecological inflammatory diseases;
- SARS, influenza,bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.
Common agrimony: contraindications
This herb is generally harmless, non-toxic, and causes no side effects other than rare allergic reactions. With individual intolerance to the plant, itching and rashes on the skin may occur. This also happens with hypersensitivity or a tendency to allergic reactions.
Almost everyone can use the plant, even children over 5 years old. Contraindications include only a violation of the outflow of bile, chronic constipation, constantly low blood pressure and a tendency to thrombosis. This is due to the properties of the plant: after all, it has a choleretic, hemostatic effect, lowers blood pressure and treats diarrhea. In addition, it is not recommended to use agrimony during pregnancy. This can lead to unpredictable he alth consequences for mother and baby.
Instructions for use
Useful properties of agrimony allow it to be used for many diseases. Moreover, the plant is used both internally and externally. Apply decoctions, infusions of roots, stems and flowers. They can be drunk, gargled with them, used for enemas. For skin diseases and diseases of the joints, agrimony is used externally. You can apply fresh crushed leaves, make compresses or baths from decoctions.
Apply decoctions inside from a quarter to half a glass 3-4 times a day. Best 20 minutes before meals. They are also used for douching, enemas, gargling,lotions or baths. For a compress, you need to moisten a clean cloth in the decoction and apply it to the sore spot. Keep the compress for several hours. If alcohol tincture is used, drink 10 drops each. Treatment by any method lasts 1-3 weeks, then you need to take a break.
Application features
Common agrimony, the beneficial properties and contraindications of which have long been studied by official medicine, can be easily bought at every pharmacy. It is produced in the form of tincture, liquid extract, dry herb, essential oil. Repeshok is a part of choleretic and diuretic fees. In addition, it can be collected on its own, dried and used as a decoction.
Before using agrimony for treatment, be sure to consult your doctor. After all, it is used in different forms, different dosages. Most often make a decoction. To do this, add 1-2 tablespoons of dry raw materials to hot water and boil for 2-5 minutes. Sometimes it is recommended to keep the broth on fire longer. After that, it is insisted and filtered. To prepare an infusion of herbs, it is poured with boiling water and wrapped for several hours. The best way to do this is in a thermos.
Oil tincture is effective for peptic ulcer and colitis. Powder from crushed dry leaves of the plant can also be used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It is taken orally 2-4 grams. The roots are more suitable for the treatment of hemorrhoids, rheumatism, removing parasites. And fresh leaves are applied to the skin for wounds, burns,dermatitis.
Recipes
In folk medicine, the beneficial properties and contraindications of agrimony have long been known. Based on this plant, there are many recipes. After all, for different diseases, its use may differ. Even ordinary decoctions or infusions of the plant act differently with different dosages of herbs. Therefore, you need not only to know what ordinary agrimony heals, but also to follow the recipe exactly:
- For polyps in the intestines, a decoction is used, which is made from 2 tablespoons of grass and half a liter of boiling water. Drink a third of a glass 3 times a day.
- Infusion helps with pancreatitis. To do this, pour a tablespoon of herbs with a glass of boiling water and insist. Drink a quarter cup before meals.
- In diseases of the liver and gallbladder, a less concentrated infusion is made - 20 g per liter of boiling water. But you need to drink it in half a glass.
- For children in case of poisoning, the following medicine is prepared: boil 25 g of grass in 250 ml of water until the liquid is half as much. Give the child the resulting broth should be a teaspoon every 3 hours.
- For colds, the decoction is also boiled down to half the volume. Take 100 grams of grass per 1 liter of boiling water. You need to take the received medicine in half a glass up to 6 times a day. To enhance the effectiveness and reduce bitterness, add a teaspoon of honey.
- In oncological diseases, to alleviate the patient's condition, take 80 ml of a concentrated decoction of the roots of the plant. For its preparation canteena spoonful of raw materials is poured with a glass of boiling water and heated in a water bath for half an hour. You need to drink a decoction 3 times a day, it is advisable to cook fresh daily.
Rules for collecting grass
The process of harvesting raw materials from agrimony has its own characteristics. It is necessary to properly collect the grass, dry it and store it in order for it to really have healing properties. All parts of the plant are used for treatment. This is mainly the stem and leaves, but sometimes the flowers and root are used. It is best to collect raw materials in the summer, before flowering. But you can use flowering shoots and even fruits harvested in the fall. The plant for collection should grow away from roads and industrial plants. You need to take he althy shoots that are not eaten by insects.
You can dry the grass both in natural conditions and on special dryers at a temperature not exceeding 40 degrees. Properly dried stems and roots break rather than bend, leaves and flowers crumble to powder when rubbed between fingers. Raw materials should be stored for no more than one and a half years in rag bags or wooden containers separately from strong-smelling products.
Application reviews
People who know that agrimony heals often use this herb. Many people always have pharmaceutical preparations from this plant or dry raw materials at home. Judging by the reviews, common agrimony helps to cope with many diseases. Basically, the effectiveness of its use is high in pancreatitis, gastritis, diarrhea. People note that decoctions of the plant help to cope withpoisoning, abdominal pain, flatulence. A lot of positive feedback about the use of agrimony for the treatment of dermatological diseases. It quickly helps to cope with itching, redness, accelerates wound healing.
