Infusion of wormwood: benefits and harms, recipes, rules of use

This tool is widely used not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine. This is an infusion of wormwood. The tool is appreciated primarily for the diuretic effect. Allocate it and for the benefit of the digestive tract. In particular, the infusion of wormwood increases appetite, helps to cope with helminthiasis.

In the article, we will highlight other remarkable properties of this natural medicine, and list its main uses. We also give popular recipes for self-preparation of infusion, instructions for using the product.

The properties

You can find a wormwood herb infusion in any pharmacy. It is a greenish brown liquid with a specific odor. Alcohol tincture (ethyl alcohol content - 70%). Sold over the counter at an affordable price.

Wormwood infusion is appreciated for the following set of useful properties:

• Eliminates pain.
• Helps to eliminate helminths from the body.
• Relieves muscle cramps.
• It has a calming effect on the nervous system.
• Cleanses the blood from toxins and toxins.
• Eliminates various inflammatory processes in the body.
• It is inherently an effective antitumor drug.
• Disinfects wounds, contributes to their faster healing.

Remedy applications

In connection with all of the above, a whole scope of the application of wormwood is highlighted:

• The fight against parasites that settle in the bile ducts, liver. So, wormwood infusion helps to remove roundworm, giardia, pinworms. It is also used to treat opisthorchiasis.
• Disorders of the digestive tract. Tincture is effective for diseases of the gallbladder and liver. Helps with colitis, gastritis, inflammation of the intestine. Its great usefulness and for intoxication of the body - allows you to quickly remove harmful compounds and toxic substances. Eliminates heartburn, is used in the treatment of pancreatitis. Often tincture is taken in combination with calamus root to increase appetite.
• Joint pain, dislocation, muscle strain. Here, the use of infusion of wormwood is reduced to eliminating the pain syndrome - they grind it. With gout, rheumatic pains, bathing with the addition of infusion helps.
• Disorders of the central nervous system. In particular, stress, depression, neurasthenia, chronic fatigue. The tool fights insomnia, increases intellectual activity, improves memory, gives new strength. Also, with the permission of the attending physician, an aqueous infusion of wormwood and mint is used for epilepsy.
• Lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. Tincture is bred one to one with water to rinse the throat and mouth in the presence of inflammation, with infectious diseases. The benefit of wormwood infusion here is that it helps the healing of wounds on the skin, boils, abscesses, burns, sores, eczema. Effective in the presence of warts, papillomas and other pathological growths on the body. Skin problems like acne and acne can also be successfully treated with this medicine.
• Female and male problems. A natural drug is taken for infertility, menstrual irregularities. It is also effective for uterine fibroids, inflammation of the pelvic organs (in particular, the ovaries), with uterine bleeding. Herbal infusion is also used for feminine hygiene. Women take it during menopause to alleviate the symptoms of this condition. For men, this natural medicine also helps fight infertility.
• Atherosclerosis. In this case, the herbal harvest will be useful: wormwood, ordinary myrtle, parsley, ordinary marjoram, clover. But the tool can be used only with the permission of your doctor.
• Hair problems. The plant contains vitamins and minerals necessary to strengthen brittle, weak hair. They return vitality to curls, prevent hair loss. Rinse both the scalp and the hair after washing with shampoo. The procedure is accessed once a week.
• Alcoholism treatment. A popular remedy in traditional medicine. It is believed that the infusion of wormwood causes an aversion to alcohol. Use both pure infusion and a decoction of leaves and stems of wormwood (not only bitter, but also ordinary). In some recipes, wormwood is mixed with other medicinal plants: celandine, licorice, thyme, goldflower, horsetail. Or with the following natural ingredients: St. John's wort, Chernobyl, burdock root. Such a tool is drunk according to 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day for 1-3 months. Then a break is made, after which natural therapy is prescribed again. It is carried out only with the permission of the attending doctor.

As an adjunct therapy, the infusion of this herb is also indicated for anemia, tuberculosis and hemorrhoids.

Instruction for use

How to drink wormwood infusion? With regard to the internal use of the drug, it is necessary to adhere to the following instructions:

• The medicine is consumed three times a day for 25-30 drops. In case the doctor has not prescribed you a different treatment regimen.
• The course of therapy with the inclusion of infusion is 20-25 days. But if you are using this product for the first time, it is best to reduce it to 14 days in order to avoid the occurrence of side effects.
• Take the drug about half an hour before a meal.

Contraindications

We analyze the benefits and harms of the infusion of wormwood. As for the latter, the tool can cause negative consequences for the body in the following conditions:

• Children's age up to 12 years.
• The period of pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• The presence of serious nervous disorders.
• Thrombophlebitis or anemia.
• Exacerbation of diseases of the digestive tract.
• The presence of individual intolerance to wormwood itself and preparations with its inclusion.

Side effects

In general, wormwood remedies can be called safe natural medicines. However, if the dosage is exceeded or their uncontrolled intake is taken, the following side effects may also manifest themselves:

• Gastrointestinal problems: nausea, vomiting, colic, heartburn, cramping, bloating. In some cases, it comes to constipation.
• Disruption of the central nervous system. Dizziness, severe headache are noted. It is as if it is getting dark in the eyes, a person may lose consciousness. Sometimes convulsions and hallucinations appear.
• Allergic reaction. This is redness, skin itching, the appearance of a rash.

It is also necessary to ensure that the product does not get on the mucous membrane of the eyes. Otherwise, irritation may occur.

If you noted the symptoms described above, the use of funds containing wormwood should be stopped immediately. And also come to an appointment with your doctor.

Cooking broth

Imagine recipes for infusion of wormwood and other useful home-made medicines based on it. The easiest and fastest way to cook a decoction. You can brew it in several ways while preserving all the medicinal properties of the herb.

The broth is prepared as follows:

1. 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry or fresh carefully chopped herbs is poured in a glass of boiling water.
2. The mass is boiled over low heat for one minute.
3. Then the broth is insisted under the lid for 30 minutes.
4. The drink is filtered through cheesecloth.

Such a home remedy is then consumed in about a quarter cup a day. In addition, it can be used for douching in inflammatory processes in the genitourinary organs, with helminthic invasions.

Tincture on the water

One of the easiest ways to make wormwood-based infusion is this recipe:

1. Take one teaspoon of dry wormwood herb.
2. Pour the mass with one glass of boiling water.
3. Allow the solution to stand under the lid for half an hour.
4. Filter through a sieve or gauze.

Dosage, application scheme is the same as for a wormwood-based decoction.

Alcohol tincture

This tincture is an excellent tool for the following problems:

• Normalization of metabolism.
• The desire to lose weight.
• Prevention of infectious diseases of the respiratory tract.
• Coughing.
• Herpes.
• Rheumatism.

How to insist on wormwood in this case? Refer to this simple recipe:

1. Harvest either fresh or dry crushed raw materials.
2. Pour it with alcohol (70%) - 6 tbsp. spoons.
3. Insist in a tightly sealed container in a dark room for 2 weeks.
4. Filter the tincture.

Such a remedy must be taken one teaspoon per day.

Vodka tincture

Here is a popular recipe for wormwood infusion on vodka:

1. Take 100 g of dry wormwood herb.
2. Pour them with 500 ml of vodka, mix thoroughly.
3. Cork the mass with a lid, store it for 2 weeks.
4. Bottle the tincture. In the future, the medicine should be stored in the refrigerator.

The tool is taken one teaspoon once a day.

Cognac tincture

Such a recipe for a folk remedy is also quite common:

1. Grind 2 tbsp. tablespoons of raw materials.
2. Thoroughly mix this mass with 1 liter of cognac.
3. Heat the solution in a water bath, and then pour into a container that can be tightly sealed with a cork or lid.
4. For five days, keep the tincture in a dark, warm place.
5. After this time, filter the liquid.

Such tincture is taken 3-5 drops in one day.

Tincture in oil

And another recipe worth your attention:

1. Take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of wormwood seeds, as well as 100 ml of olive oil.
2. Grind the seeds well, then mix them with oil.
3. The solution is insisted for 2-3 days.
4. Filter the tincture.

You will get a great remedy for insomnia. It is used, respectively, before bedtime. Put 2 drops on a piece of sugar and eat it.

Helminthic invasion treatment

Wormwood tincture is primarily valued as a tool for the treatment and prevention of helminthic invasion. You can prepare an effective anti-helminth drug as follows:

1. Prepare equal parts of the following ingredients: dry chopped wormwood herb - one part, chopped squash seeds - 1 part, vodka (can be replaced with moonshine) - 3 parts.
2. Mix the dry ingredients and then fill them with an alcoholic drink.
3. Close the resulting mass tightly with a lid.
4. Insist in a cool, dark place for a week.

There is another recipe for treating helminthic infestation. To do this, buy in the pharmacy the usual tincture of wormwood and pumpkin seed extract. To prepare the medicine, mix 15 drops of one and the other. Take 20 minutes before each meal.

Other uses of wormwood

Consider also a number of common methods of treatment based on drugs with the inclusion of wormwood:

• Dysfunction of the pancreas, gall bladder, other organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Take 10 drops of tincture of wormwood for 15 minutes before each of the three meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Insomnia, stress, nervous breakdowns. In such conditions, 5 drops of tincture of wormwood are dripped onto a piece of sugar. Then it is placed under the tongue and slowly absorbed.
• Eczema. To alleviate the condition of the patient in a tincture of wormwood, a cotton or gauze swab is moistened. It is applied to the affected area of ​​the skin. But before such treatment, it is necessary to conduct a test for an allergic reaction of the body. To do this, one drop of tincture is applied to the inner side of the forearm. If within 10 minutes redness or swelling does not appear in this area, use bitter wormwood infusion to treat eczema.

Farm application

Wormwood is used by people not only for the treatment and prevention of diseases. This tool is of great benefit in the household:

• In gardening, a plant is valued as a honey plant - it attracts bees to your homestead. In addition, it scares away many insect pests, as it has a very specific smell. Such "aroma" to the plant is provided by the essential oils contained in it. Therefore, it will not be amiss to plant wormwood next to beds with cultivated plants that are defenseless against pests.
• Wormwood is used (both ordinary and bitter) in the household. This is a safe, but very effective remedy for many uninvited guests - flies, fleas, cockroaches. To combat them, freshly wormwood is laid out on the floor, along the windows, near the entrance doors. Broth and alcohol tincture wash the floors and process hard-to-reach places.
• Wormwood is also used in veterinary medicine. Here she also acts as an assistant in the fight against small parasites. In particular, a water decoction or infusion of a plant will save your cat or dog from fleas. This means you need to irrigate the animal’s hair and areas of its body, which are preferred by blood-sucking parasites.

Wormwood is a universal medicinal plant widespread in our latitudes. Which at the same time is also useful in everyday life. Decoctions, tincture of wormwood, the recipes of which are now known to you, are very popular. However, before using this tool, you should always consult with your doctor. The dosage, treatment regimen should also be prescribed by a doctor.