One of the most popular plants in the middle lane of our country - chamomile - has a decorative effect and excellent healing properties. This flower has a great potential. Because of its versatility, it is able to replace various medicines and cosmetics.
In this article we will consider the medicinal properties and contraindications of chamomile pharmacy.
Health Application
Not everyone knows how useful this flower is, growing everywhere. As already mentioned, the healing properties of chamomile grass are numerous. Here is some of them:
- useful for the body of women, it is widely used in gynecology, where it treats many different diseases;
- the effectiveness of the flower in the fight against gastritis, flatulence, gas, colitis, spasms, etc., has been proved, in addition, in the treatment of the gall bladder, liver and genitourinary system;
- normalizes the functioning of the nervous system, relieves tension and stress, improves sleep;
- an effective “fighter” in cosmetology and traditional medicine for various skin diseases (in small children, sweating, burns and irritations, boils, eczema);
- infectious diseases of the oral cavity;
- used to treat acute respiratory viral infections and influenza, sore throat, tonsillitis;
- in cosmetology for the treatment of sagging tired skin, from hair loss and dandruff;
- eye diseases (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, conjunctivitis, redness of the eyelids);
- various “infants” troubles (diaper rash, prickly heat, restless sleep, colic, cough, fever and regurgitation);
- improves appetite;
- rheumatism, joint pain, salt deposits.
It is worth noting that this is not the whole list of medicinal properties of chamomile flowers. We will consider them in more detail in the article below.
But chamomile pharmacy has both medicinal properties and contraindications. The latter include:
- Possible intolerance to the component and an allergic reaction, itching, redness and respiratory cramps may appear.
- It is possible to use during pregnancy with the permission of the doctor, excessive consumption can lead to a miscarriage.
- Long-term use causes attacks of headaches, anemia, cough.
- Use with caution to people who suffer from diarrhea.
But this is all very individual, each person’s body responds differently to chamomile treatment, and it’s not worth it to self-medicate.
Composition
The healing properties of chamomile pharmacy are due to its composition. It contains valuable oil, saturated with healing elements: sesquiterpenes, terpenes and chamazulene.
A similar rich composition has been used since ancient times to treat various diseases in the form of medicinal tinctures, decoctions, oils, tea. Although in any treatment it is necessary to remember contraindications. In more detail, the medicinal properties and contraindications of chamomile we will describe in the article below.
Benefits for women
At the moment, the healing properties of this flower are actively used to treat various female problems. Due to its antiseptic properties, it will heal various inflammations of the genitals, as well as relieve infectious and fungal infections (colpitis, thrush, vulvovaginitis, etc.). Especially often used are douching with a decoction of inflorescences. But these are not all the medicinal properties and contraindications of chamomile for women.
Health Recipes
In the 17th century, the scientific justification of the healing properties of this herb was described, but it began to be used long before this point. Previously, she was a representative of the weaker sex who eliminated various female problems, and was called “uterine grass,” however, over time, a large number of diseases began to be treated with the help of her. Such universal grass should be in every home.
Today, most often it is used in the form of tea, which is very simple and convenient. The main amount of vitamins in its composition determines a wide range of healing properties: anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, healing, choleretic, sedative, immunostimulating, analgesic.
True, this is not the whole list. Now let's talk how to use this plant at home.
Chamomile Tea
The range of medicinal properties and contraindications of chamomile flowers allows it to be used in the treatment of a huge number of diseases. This tea will cleanse the liver, give relaxation, eliminate inflammatory internal processes, effectively protect against SARS and influenza, and relieve migraines.
This drink does not tolerate boiling. Basically, half a tablespoon of flowers is poured with boiling water and insisted. The pharmacy sells ready-made bags for convenience.
Chamomile tea with prostate should be on the table every day, it is very useful for men. For women, it will also be beneficial and completely indispensable in the event that hormonal malfunctions, painful and heavy menstruation occur, if menopause has appeared, and also menopause syndromes have been overcome.
It must be remembered that, in addition to the medicinal properties of chamomile, there may also be harm if this drink is very frequent or if there is a tendency to allergies and individual intolerance.
Camomile Enema
If inflammatory processes, diverticulitis, colitis, hemorrhoids, intestinal cramps occur in the large intestine, then the use of a cleansing enema will be the right solution to this unpleasant ailment.
Recipe for a decoction: 2 tablespoons of crushed dried medicinal chamomile (its properties and contraindications are described in this article) are brewed with 2 liters of water in a thermos. This infusion is recruited into an enema and is injected into the body with the help of a second person. The benefits of this application will manifest itself through one course of such treatment.
Daisy for hair
For owners of unhealthy, problematic hair, this healing infusion is a real find. The healing properties of chamomile for women with dry and oily hair are very interesting. The healing properties of chamomile can improve the appearance and condition of the hair in several applications.
It is worth noting that our ancestors cooked a decoction for rinsing many years ago. The recipe is quite simple: pour 2 tablespoons of flowers with a glass of boiling water, insist and pour to rinse in water.
The following ready-made mask recipe, which is ideal for strengthening: mix ½ cup of chamomile broth, egg yolk and a spoonful of olive oil. Apply the mass to the roots, cover the head with a hat and rinse off 30 minutes after application.
The healing properties of chamomile for the skin
For each skin type, it is very useful to wipe the face with ice from the decoction. It becomes fresh, clean, fit after such a treatment.
It’s a great habit to wipe your face after washing with a lotion prepared from a decoction of chamomile flowers, and a compress made from its infusion will help teenagers get rid of acne and acne.
Benefits for children
The healing properties of chamomile are used for infants, since the list of pharmacy products is very limited for this tender age, and a good mother wants to cure her child painlessly and quickly.
To treat fever, flu, colic and gas in the stomach, an uncontrolled cough, and spitting up, use tea with grass on a teaspoon before feeding: 1 sachet of pharmacy chamomile, pour ½ cup boiling water, insist and cool to a warm temperature, then strain and give it to the baby.
A common common problem of newborns - diaper rash and prickly heat, they will help to cure a bath with this raw material. To bathe a child, first make a decoction of a useful plant and safely add it to the water.
In addition, it is used in case of souring of the eyes, with teething and pain in the ears.
Pregnancy Benefits
Each woman during pregnancy tries to be attentive to her health, because at this moment, every deviation from the norm in health can harm an unborn baby. Girls in such a piquant position are very receptive to advice, however, one should not believe in all the assurances of friends or neighbors about the benefits of a plant, even if they very colorfully describe the healing properties of chamomile or any other herb. Each action in this period of life must be coordinated with the attending doctor.
In a normal state, a person will consume a decoction inside exclusively for the benefit. This flower restores strength, strengthens the immune system, relieves inflammation, improves the digestive tract and removes a large number of other sores, but does this all apply to pregnant women?
It was established that tea from this plant can weaken toxicosis in the first trimester, eliminate gas formation and bloating and help get rid of nervous tension.
It is necessary to drink exclusively medicinal plant species - a pharmacy and odorous chamomile. Ask your doctor for advice before use.
Eye Chamomile
This flower is a storehouse of useful trace elements and vitamins. Nowadays it can be quite difficult to break away from various gadgets, a laptop monitor or a computer. The influence of technology adversely affects our eyes.
True, rinsing the eyes with decoction during fatigue will help a lot. To do this, you can use cold lotions as a compress. Squeeze out simply brewed bags of grass, refrigerate and place directly on the eyelids. In addition to useful healing properties, this procedure has a cosmetic effect (eliminating dark circles, improving color, restoring elasticity of the eyelids).
In the treatment of infectious diseases of the eyes, the antiseptic properties of the herb give a terrific effect. How to cook it for such purposes? To do this, pour 2 tablespoons of dry grass with a glass of hot water, insist on a water bath for 15 minutes. Chilled broth can be used for washing, as well as wet the disc with it and put on the eyes.
Infusion for the intestines
Chamomile flowers are very often used as an adjunct in herbal medicine for the treatment of intestines. And if you make a medicinal infusion of flowers, then the body can help to cope with the ailment that has arisen.
Such a tincture recipe is very effective: mix the following dry herbs in equal proportions: St. John's wort, chamomile, anise, fennel, bird cherry, bloodbread, alder, snake mountaineer and valerian, 1 cup of hot water per 10 g of grass, pour and strain the required amount. A glass to drink in a day in 3 divided doses. The cleansing beneficial properties of healing herbs are used in microclysters.
Use for the stomach
For gastritis and pain in the stomach, make the following therapeutic infusion: pour 10 grams of dry raw materials with a glass of boiling water, remove insist and drink the next day 4 times a day. The plant will also help with ulcers, pancreatitis, constipation, erosion.
Beneficial effect on the kidneys
The flower has been used for several centuries in traditional medicine as an excellent tool for the intestines, stomach, genitourinary system, and kidneys.
Healing herbs can be an excellent alternative to medical treatment, especially in the early stages of the onset of the disease.
The following collection of medicinal plants will cure kidney stones: knotweed, bearberry, stigmas of corn, chamomile combine in identical parts. A tablespoon of this composition is poured with a glass of boiling water, after which it is infused for several hours. A quarter cup is consumed orally after each meal.
Chamomile with a cold
Chamomile pharmacy plays a leading role in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections among other herbs due to the antiseptic properties that viruses suppress and bacteria. When microflora is intoxicated with pathogenic microorganisms, grass in the form of a decoction, tincture or tea should be used.
For inhalation, you should insist 2 tablespoons of flowers in a glass of boiling water, then dilute this composition with a liter of water and breathe for 20 minutes with steam. Actively used to treat throat compresses from the infusion of herbs.
When coughing to rinse your throat, you can take an infusion of chamomile on alcohol. It should be prepared in advance. To do this, combine the alcohol with the raw materials of the plant and insist for a month in a dark place. Later, when rinsing, take a little ready-made solution and mix it with warm water.
Application and properties of chamomile oil
In order to get a kilogram of oil, you need to spend about 200 kg of inflorescences of this plant. True, beauty requires sacrifice, especially when you consider that you still need to look for such a powerful beauty assistant.
The oil is excellent for aromatherapy, you can add some other essential oils as you wish. Due to its rich composition, it will relieve anxiety, nervousness, activate the brain, improve sleep, and clarify the mind.
In addition, it has the property of wound healing, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal, therefore, it is actively added to all kinds of drugs in traditional medicine. It also found itself in the field of cosmetology - this wonderful herb for skin and hair is just a find!
It can be added to a cream, lotion or tonic. It has a great effect on the body during massage. It is good to add it to the bath to relieve stress, prevent fungal diseases of nails and feet.
For dandruff, do the following mask: mix a little chamomile oil, a spoonful of olive oil, a yolk, apply the composition to the hair roots. Then cover with a hat and rinse off after half an hour.
Now you are aware that chamomile is an amazing natural doctor, able to cope with a variety of ailments.