Many women, being in a state of pregnancy, without hesitation begin to take medicinal plants, considering them completely harmless to the body. After reading inaccurate information on the pages of the global network - the Internet, hearing from friends about the healing properties, tincture of yarrow, sage and many other plants becomes the only panacea for pregnant women. I would like to immediately warn you, the use of this or that drug, even if it is based on “harmless”, in your opinion, weed, should be prescribed by a gynecologist who observes you.
Yarrow: use during pregnancy
A few decades ago, girls in an interesting position used yarrow tincture as a means to terminate a pregnancy. Over time, this statement was completely refuted, but this does not make this plant completely harmless. Yarrow, the use of which occurs during pregnancy, helps to increase estrogen - hormones produced in the follicular apparatus located in the ovaries. What can this lead, you ask? To the most sad consequences: either to childbirth in the early stages, when the fetus is not yet fully formed, and, therefore, not viable, or to pathologies in the child. If you are not an enemy of your own health and your unborn child, then consult a doctor before using any means.
The healing properties of yarrow
This herbaceous plant has been in great demand in folk medicine for centuries. Both yarrow and noble have healing properties. Yarrow is endowed with diaphoretic, astringent and diuretic properties, and also contributes to the normalization of metabolism in the human body. If a nursing woman suffers from a lack of milk, then yarrow will come to the rescue. The use of this plant causes the production of milk and an increase in its quantity.
Yarrow promotes healing of wounds, accelerates the process of blood coagulation , improves circulation in the human body of blood. For people suffering from liver and kidney diseases, treating doctors prescribe decoctions and tinctures from this herb. Yarrow helps relieve spasms in the intestines, soothes pain in the stomach (studies have shown that acute pain disappears within 10-15 minutes), and, of course, helps in the fight against gastrointestinal diseases.
Be careful!!!
It should be remembered that the yarrow contains a certain amount of toxic substances, so the dosage should be extremely accurate. In case of an overdose, symptoms of poisoning may occur: dizziness, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, skin rash, redness, etc.
Application methods
1) Yarrow, the use of which is carried out inside, must be brewed in boiling water in a proportion of 1 tbsp. spoon of grass in 1 cup of water. After an hour, strain the tincture. Apply 1 tablespoon inside several minutes before eating directly about three to four times a day.
2) If you need to treat a wound, make an enema for hemorrhoids, then you will need 2 tablespoons of yarrow and half a glass of boiling water. Brew the plant in a closed vessel, leave to infuse for 1 hour.
3) If yarrow is used as an anesthetic, then poultices will suit you. Boil 3-4 tablespoons of fresh and dried leaves of the plant with boiling water. After that, wrap them in gauze (sterile bandage) and attach to the wound.
Despite all the healing properties of the yarrow described in this article, self-medication with "poisonous" plants is extremely dangerous.