Many people know about the amazing tansy plant, the useful properties of which are studied and verified by the centuries-old experience of the people. It was studied by modern scientists. They proved that, indeed, the healing composition of the plant is vast and actually effective.
Currently, tansy, the beneficial properties of which are widely used, is perhaps the most popular plant. Until recently, it was found in nature exclusively in the wild. Now it is cultivated, used as a spice and a medicinal plant.
Among the people, tansy is affectionately called a wild mountain ash because of its small, densely planted bright yellow flowers. The plant belongs to the Astrov family, has cirrus leaves with a specific odor that secrete gluten in the form of resin. The duration of flowering is quite long: from the beginning of summer to mid-September. Harvest begins at the peak of flowering. Dried tansy in the shade. The first couple of days it is necessary to ted it periodically to avoid diaper rash. Store in paper bags or wooden containers.
In tansy there are a lot of proteins, carbohydrates, glycosides, organic acids, alkaloids and tannins. It also contains a significant amount of carotene, ascorbic acid, mineral salts and flavonoids. Together, they are rich in nutritional value.
Tansy helps to get rid of many ailments. The beneficial properties of this plant are especially evident in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system.
Tansy is used as a carminative, antihelminthic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anti-febrile drug, and it is also used to increase appetite.
It is believed that tansy, whose beneficial properties were tested on animals, accelerates the healing process of ulcerative scars on the walls of the stomach, has a choleretic effect. Tansy essential oil contains a very toxic substance called thujone. It is it that gives tansy such a smell, so the powder of this plant is used as a means to kill harmful insects.
It can be said that tansy is unique. All its parts have useful properties: flowers, leaves, stems.
Juice is squeezed out of the green mass of the plant, which relieves intoxication during tuberculosis disease, unpleasant symptoms during painful menstruation, migraine, joint pain, etc.
Any medicinal decoction must be properly prepared, so you should know how to brew tansy so that its beneficial substances are preserved.
The cooking method is very simple. It is necessary to take 1 tbsp. l dry plant and pour 1 cup boiling water. Stew in a sealed container for no more than 10 minutes. After two hours of infusion, a ready-made broth should be filtered.
Like any medicine, tansy has useful properties and contraindications . In no case can it be used by children, pregnant women, people with individual intolerance.
It is also worth considering that you need to take tansy with caution, and the dosage should be strictly observed. Long-term treatment of tansy is unacceptable, and it is recommended to use it only after consulting a doctor.