Immortelle, whose beneficial properties and contraindications for use have been known in folk medicine for a long time, is a perennial herbaceous plant of silver color, which got its name due to the vitality of its inflorescences. Even if you pluck it, the flower will not fade for a long time and will retain its beautiful color. The Immortelle is also called the dried flower, goldenfish or cat's feet. This useful plant in its composition contains flavonoids, apigenin, kempferol, tannins and essential oils, as well as sugars and organic acids, mineral salts and trace elements and vitamins necessary for the body.
Immortelle grass (the indications for use of which is best discussed with a doctor, rather than tackling the application yourself) are unpretentious and grows on dry sandy and rocky soils, near rivers, under pines and oaks. The distribution area of the plant is the European part of the continent and Central Asia, as well as Australia, Madagascar and the Mascaren Islands and South Africa. There are several types of immortelle (more than six hundred) that differ in color and number of flowers.
Immortelle, whose beneficial properties and contraindications for use must be known before use, has choleretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing, as well as antibacterial effects. After one course of administration, the composition of bile improves significantly, the level of cholesterol and bilirubin in the blood decreases. Therefore, it is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the liver, stomach and the entire digestive system, as well as colds. Immortelle infusion, by the way, helps in the event that you need to stop vomiting. And this plant is also used in cooking as a seasoning for fish and meat dishes and in vegetable stew. Its flowers are sometimes used for salads, giving them an unusual taste. Immortelle essential oil promotes tissue regeneration and skin repair, so it is used to heal both wounds and ulcers. Immortelle (its beneficial properties and contraindications are fairly well understood) helps with muscle cramps, cramps, various pains, bruises, burns, arthritis, various respiratory diseases. It also helps cleanse the body of heavy metals and toxins, and the heart and liver from fat deposits.
Immortelle is part of a number of drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry, but can also be used as a herb, that is, you can prepare the infusion yourself. To do this, take a couple of spoons of flowers, pour boiling water over them, hold for half an hour in a water bath, then cool and strain, drink a couple of times a day about 15 minutes before meals.
Immortelle, the beneficial properties and contraindications for which it is well known to doctors, should be used with some caution. The fact is that it accumulates in the body and can even lead to stagnation of bile in the liver. You can not take this herb and those people who suffer from high acidity in the stomach. Well, of course, to pregnant women, nursing ladies and those who have intolerance to drugs from the Helichrysum.