Ivan-tea is very widely used in folk medicine, there are practically no contraindications to the use of funds based on this herb. This is a perennial plant of the Cyprus family. It has an erect, single stem up to 2 m high. The leaves of the plant are whole-edged, with pointed tips, oval in shape. The flowers are large, bright pink or purple. Fruit - a box with up to 20 thousand seeds with crests. You can find the plant in glades, clearings, edges, along roads and ponds.
Ivan-tea is widely used, its contraindications are minimal, and its healing properties make it very popular. In folk medicine, the root system, leaves, stem, flowers are used.
Ivan-tea has useful properties, while it has practically no contraindications due to a harmonious set of chemicals contained in it. In various parts of the plant there are tannins, carotenoids, flavonoids, starch, ascorbic acid, sugars, essential oils, pectins, alkaloids. It contains quercetin, kempferol, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, boron, molybdenum, titanium. All this leads to the fact that for the treatment and prevention of many ailments you can use ivan tea, while contraindications will only be for a very narrow circle of people.
Means made on its basis have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, astringent, enveloping, diaphoretic, analgesic and sedative effects. They are used for various gastrointestinal ailments (duodenal ulcer and stomach, gastritis with high acidity), diseases of the genitourinary system (prostatitis, cystitis), bleeding (uterine, nasal, hemorrhoidal). Ivan-tea is effective (contraindications exist in rare cases) and for local use as an external agent in the treatment of stomatitis, tonsillitis, scrofula, otitis media. It helps with neurosis, headaches, sleep disturbances.
Due to the combination of vitamin C and iron in it, Ivan-herb is used to treat anemia, and there are no contraindications for such therapy in most patients. In addition, preparations from this plant improve metabolic processes, restore appetite, strengthen immunity. Ivan tea has good antioxidant properties. As an external agent, it helps with skin diseases, purulent wounds, frostbite. Traditional healers use ivan tea for malignant tumors.
The main forms of application of this herb are infusion and decoction. The first is done as follows: 2 teaspoons of raw material is poured into 0.6 liters of boiling water, then the container with the product is tightly closed and held for 10-15 minutes, the resulting mixture is mixed. To make a decoction, fresh leaves are placed in an enameled pan with a layer of 3-5 cm. Then they are poured with clean water at room temperature. The pan is put on a small fire and heated, after which the resulting product is insisted for 10 minutes. Also, juice and powder from the plant can be used for treatment.
Medicinal products based on Ivan tea are well tolerated by most people. There are practically no contraindications to their use, the only exception is individual intolerance.