Sunflower has a special place in traditional medicine recipes. The plant has many useful properties. And this applies not only to the seeds from which oil is produced. Sunflower roots also have a healing effect. The use of this part of the plant in folk medicine is due to the presence of a large number of useful properties. In some cases, it is the roots that are most suitable for the treatment of a disease. The underground part of the plant can be used in the form of decoctions or compresses.
Sunflower roots are used if there are stones in the kidneys or gall bladder. Healing agent helps with cystitis and osteochondrosis. Decoctions from the roots of a healing plant cleanse the joints of salts accumulated in them. They are also able to normalize blood pressure.
They find the roots of a sunflower in the treatment of headaches and heartaches. Adding dry crushed raw materials to morning tea helps to cleanse the entire body and gives a boost of energy for the whole day.
Sunflower roots, the use of which from time immemorial has been carried out by herbalists, are mainly used to
cleanse the kidneys. A properly prepared potion can dissolve and remove not only excess salt and sand from these organs, but also small stones.
To prepare such a decoction, the crushed dry sunflower roots in the volume of one glass are placed in a simple enameled pan, in which then they add three liters of bottled or purified water using a filter. The mixture is brought to a boil and left for five minutes over low heat. At the end of the process, wait for the broth to cool, while covering the pan with a dense kitchen towel. Then the mixture is filtered and stored in the refrigerator, pouring it into a glass container. No need to throw out the roots. They are boiled 2 more times.
How to drink a sunflower root, that is, a decoction of it, prepared in this way? The healing potion is taken orally for three days per liter per day. After this, the roots boil ten minutes again. At the same time, three liters of water are also added to them. Use the drug within 3 days. For the third time, the cooking time of the roots increases to fifteen to twenty minutes. The resulting broth is also accepted within three days. Roots used 3 times are no longer applied. For the entire course of treatment, which should last two months, you will need seven glasses of dry crushed raw materials.
Sunflower roots are also used as an external remedy. The healing potion helps to eliminate muscle, joint and headache. Warm strong broth obtained from cooking a glass of raw materials in a liter of water for an hour, a gauze napkin is wetted. She is applied to the sore spot. When eliminating joint pathology, the napkin is additionally wrapped with a film and bandaged with a warm cloth.
It is with the preparation of broths that the treatment is carried out using the roots of a sunflower. Contraindications to the use of a healing drug are few. It is not recommended to use a decoction of the roots in the presence of large insoluble stones in the kidneys. Acceptance of funds can provoke their movement, which will cause serious consequences. In this case, there is a chance of rupture of the ureter. That is why before eating sunflower roots, you should consult a specialist.