Monarda is an amazing ornamental, vegetable and medicinal plant. It is also popularly called lemon mint, bee bergamot, lemon balm or odorous balm. This plant is native to America. Monarda, whose beneficial properties and contraindications to the use of which have been studied by science, is also known in other countries. In Europe, for example, it is grown as a spice and garden plant, and the leaves are added to tea.
Distinguish duduk, lemon, hybrid and double monard. Leaves of each species and stems can be added to make tea, as they have a tart mint (lemon) aroma and an unforgettable taste.
Monarda. Beneficial features
In most cases, the
monarda plant is known to everyone as a spice that can be added to various salads and dishes when brewing tea, as it has a wonderful aroma. Such tea will bring not only pleasure in taste and smell, but also a considerable portion of health. Monarda, whose beneficial properties and contraindications are known to traditional medicine, has a huge amount of useful acids, minerals and vitamins.
This plant helps to improve digestion, improve the functioning of the liver, as well as the gall bladder, increase immunity, therefore it is often used for the treatment and prevention of acute respiratory infections and flu. It is also recommended to drink tincture for the treatment of genitourinary diseases.
In folk medicine, monard is quite often and very effectively used. Useful properties and contraindications to its use have been thoroughly studied. Healers know that the leaves and stems of this plant have bactericidal properties. For the body, it is an excellent immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antiviral agent.
With the use of monarda, a decrease in blood cholesterol levels is observed, as well as the normal functioning of cells. But the level of triglycerins in the body, on the contrary, rises. Thanks to the constant use of monarda, the aorta and blood vessels are gradually cleared of atherosclerotic plaques.
Thymol is contained in the leaves of the monarda, a substance that has a strong disinfecting effect. That is why fresh juice of this plant is used to treat long-healing wounds. Thymol has long been used in dentistry, surgery, since it has bactericidal properties. For toothaches, gum disease, and oral ulcers, chewing monard leaves is helpful.
The use of essential oil
The greatest value is considered to be the essential oil obtained from this plant. It is widely used in perfumery and medicine. It destroys harmful microorganisms, fungi, viruses and even mycoplasma; treats chronic bronchitis, radiation sickness, bronchial asthma; It is an anti-stress, antispasmodic and anti-sclerotic agent. Due to its anthelmintic properties, it is used to destroy worms in the body.
Monarda oil can also be used externally for the treatment of eczema, rubbed into the hair roots when they fall out. It effectively copes with burns of I and II degrees, has the ability to heal foreign, transplanted or damaged tissues.
Monarda. Contraindications
Compared with pharmacy drugs, folk remedies are much more useful and do less harm to the human body. But, like any medicine, monarda has useful properties and contraindications. Therefore, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with them. And if in doubt, you should consult your doctor. He will tell you what to do.
It is not recommended to use tea, tincture and monarda essential oil during pregnancy and lactation, as well as with individual intolerance to the plant.