Hemlock (photo of the plant is given below) is a weed grass whose properties are not only repeatedly voiced and confirmed by popular experience, but also thoroughly studied by official pharmacology. In ancient times, plant juice was used to execute criminals, but at the same time, it was also successfully used to treat sexually transmitted diseases, and tumor neoplasms, for pain relief.
The medicinal properties of the hemlock (contraindications and side effects, read on) are used in modern medicine in a narrow direction for oncological diseases, however, this bitter poisonous herb cannot be found in the official register of medicinal plants - such a strange attitude has developed from the point of view of science.
Plant description
The main danger of Conium maculatum is that an adult plant in its first year of life is almost indistinguishable from ordinary garden celery or large-leaf parsley. Not only the upper part of the hemlock, but also the root structure, which does not have any characteristic features, is similar to a related edible plant. The old method of experienced herbalists helps to distinguish poisonous grass from garden crops - you need to pick a few leaves from a bunch and grind them in your palms to gruel. Instead of the expected spicy ethereal smell of parsley, a specific musky, or, otherwise, “mouse” aroma will appear.
Hemlock, also called tarry tar, mountain goathead, mutnik, is not dangerous for cattle and deadly poisonous for all types of poultry and humans themselves. In the second and final year of his life, he loses his innocuous appearance, stretching out into a bare tubular stem, twisted by knotted joints with large leaves thrown out without any symmetry. These leaves, dotted with brownish blots and torn along the edge, make the mountain warhead recognizable from the mass of other greens.
Plant spread
Despite the striking nature, a large number of contraindications and medicinal properties, hemlock modestly lives on the periphery of household waste dumps, likes to grow along railway tracks or mix with useful crops in neglected, poorly maintained gardens. The richer and more fertile the soil where the plant is rooted, the more lush and larger the bush will grow, respectively, on poor or limestone soils, the tar coat is almost invisible.
The habitat of the mountain warhead is not indicated by specific conditions - you can meet grass in any areas where other weeds willingly grow. It is preferable to collect the plant away from roads, in flood meadows or on the outskirts of the village, where there is poor infrastructure and low traffic.
Chemical composition
The alkaloids contained in the plant are the basis of both all contraindications and the healing properties of the hemlock. Alkaloids themselves are very toxic and extremely poisonous, but they dictate many of the beneficial properties of the herb. Other active elements of the town's head are called:
- coumarins;
- tannins;
- flavonoids;
- caffeic acid;
- vitamins of groups A, C;
- horse meat;
- kempferol;
- quercetin.
Not all the elements that make up the chemical composition of this plant meet the useful and healing properties of the hemlock - there are many more contraindications for such a substance, such as quercetin, than positive qualities. However, to isolate this substance in a separate element and remove it from the component ratio is considered inappropriate. Coniin and its components are also highly toxic.
Thanks to alkaloids, the main feature of the juice extracted from the plant is manifested - it is not activated as a result of the preparation of an aqueous solution. Both contraindications and medicinal properties of the hemlock when dissolving the selected substance in alcohols are revealed. Infusions, decoctions, teas prepared on a water basis are completely useless.
Scope of hemlock
In pharmacology, due to the numerous contraindications for hemlock, the properties and characteristics of the plant are practically not used. The exception is anticancer drugs in oncology. But in homeopathic and folk medicine, an extract from all parts of the herb is used to treat a wide range of ailments.
Juice from the town's head is considered useful for:
- lupus erythematosus, erysipelas;
- tuberculosis in all forms;
- sexually transmitted diseases;
- thrombophlebitis;
- periodic menstrual pains - for women, the therapeutic properties of the hemlock (general contraindications) are mainly used to relieve pain;
- gouty inflammation;
- arthrosis;
- epileptic seizures;
- seasonal headaches;
- prostate diseases;
- all types of oncology;
- treatment of hemorrhoids.
For the preparation of juice, all parts of the plant are used, however, for a number of diseases, a powder prepared exclusively from the hemlock root is taken (the medicinal properties and contraindications of the finished product are considered as meeting the general characteristics).
Often, the plant begins to be taken as an immunostimulating agent, however, the course of treatment should be coordinated with the homeopath and should be carried out only with periodic passing of control tests.
Side effects
According to reviews of specialists in pharmacology, contraindications and medicinal properties of the hemlock do not apply to specific parts of the plant and are not distributed locally. It can not be said that tar tar leaves were more useful than the stem, and the root is several times more harmful than the inflorescence. Regardless of whether juice is prepared from one of the aboveground or underground parts of the grass, side effects from improper use of the remedy will manifest with the same severity:
- state of rapid fatigability, relaxation;
- transient muscle pain;
- swelling;
- shaking of limbs;
- damage to the heart and blood vessels, pulmonary, renal systems;
- paralysis of certain parts of the body;
- difficulty speaking;
- blurred consciousness and fainting.
The extreme and most serious consequence of improper use of a hemlock (photos of plants are presented in the review) is a fatal outcome.
Signs of hemlock poisoning
In case of an overdose or non-compliance with the drug treatment regimen, there are signs of poisoning that cannot be ignored:
- intense salivation;
- severe nausea and vomiting;
- decreased swallowing reflex;
- the state of excitement, replaced by apathy, convulsive phenomena.
The acute condition that occurs with a single large dose of the drug or with increased sensitivity to the components of the drug is recognizable by partial or complete immobility sequentially - first the legs, and then the body above the waist.
What should be done in case of poisoning
Measures to be taken immediately:
- make abundant gastric lavage in a household way, repeatedly provoking vomiting and diarrhea;
- dissolve a few granules of manganese in a glass of warm milk and drink in one gulp in half a glass every 20-30 minutes;
- every three hours to the complete elimination of all symptoms, take 7-10 tablets of activated charcoal;
- drink at least 2 liters of water with diluted Regidron powder during the day.
Before you start taking the drug again, you must consult your doctor.
Contraindications
It is strictly forbidden to take the solutions of the redhead during pregnancy and lactation. Also, despite the medicinal properties of the hemlock, contraindications (photos of plants and recommendations for use, see the article) include:
- low or unstable blood pressure readings;
- individual intolerance to phytocomponents;
- anemia, a tendency to sudden weight loss, signs of exhaustion;
- renal, hepatic, heart failure.
How to take hemlock? The medicinal properties and contraindications to taking the drug fit into the strict framework of the permissible dosages, which are dangerous for health and life, but with the above diseases and temporary conditions of the body, the medicine should be completely eliminated from the treatment course, replacing it with a safe analogue.
Methodology "hill"
According to the scientist Andrey Varenikov, who has been studying herbs for a long time, it is impossible to say unequivocally that hemlock rescues from all types of cancer. The human body perceives chemical compounds of the same elements so specifically that what is a panacea for one patient is a slow poison for another.
One of his personally developed methods called “hill” and takes into account all possible contraindications and medicinal properties of hemlock in cancer caused by hormonal disorders in women. Such disorders leading to oncology include cysts, neoplasms on the ovaries, mastitis.
The scientist recommends using tincture purchased from competent suppliers, since the risk of using a low-quality product is too great to be opposed to savings. In total, the treatment course lasts 20 days and can be carried out as cancer prevention in the presence of these diseases.
The medication schedule is simple: you need to dissolve a certain amount of hemlock solution in a quarter glass of water within 10 days, starting with 2 drops on the first day and ending with 20 drops on the tenth day. Thus, there is an increase in the dose of 2 drops per day. The next 10 days is a corresponding decrease in the maximum dose of 20 drops to 2 drops. You do not need to repeat the course. Treatment is carried out in the winter or autumn due to an increase in the epidermis due to photosensitivity.
How to prepare a solution yourself
Before proceeding to the independent preparation of the medicine, you should prepare the raw material in the form of fresh and just collected plants. All preparations, collection and grinding of grass must be carried out in rubber intact gloves. It is best to take plant flowers, leaves and the upper parts of the stem.
Cooking sequence:
- parts of the plant crushed with a knife are placed in a liter jar “in bulk”, that is, loosely;
- high-quality alcohol, diluted strictly to 40% strength, is poured in such a way as to cover the top layer of grass on the finger;
- the can is closed with a capron lid and infused in a cool dark place for 40 to 60 days.
Homemade medicine is stored for up to three years.
Reviews about the medicinal infusion with a hemlock
When making such a responsible and vital decision as the rejection of official medicine in favor of alternative, one can be guided only by one circumstance - when traditional medicine recognizes its own powerlessness against a progressive disease. In such a situation, the actions of the person addressing herbal treatment are adequate and do not cause censure, however, in all other cases, alternative methods of treatment should not go against the official therapy and can only serve as supporting measures.
In real reviews, the therapeutic properties and contraindications of hemlock are discussed equally on the part of a positive attitude and categorically negative. Moreover, the most recent judgments come most often from doctors who are outraged by the situation when, for fatal diseases, patients use a greater degree of confidence in traditional medicine than a course of treatment with approved drugs.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to verify the veracity of all the many stories in which terminally ill oncological patients appear, having risen on their feet with the help of a hemlock tincture in a matter of months. But, according to the evidence presented by scientists respected in the medical community who have been practicing phytotherapy for many years, it is also impossible to deny that there are still cases of cure for hopeless patients with a hemlock. And to refute this fact can only be ignoring it.