Yarrow broth has a pronounced therapeutic effect on the body. Due to this, it is often used to eliminate gynecological diseases. In addition, it favorably affects the circulatory and vascular systems.
The healing properties of yarrow
Other names for this plant are white-headed, white porridge, tenacious grass, cutter or bloodsucker. Alkaloids such as stachydrin and achillein are present in it. The first has a tonic effect on smooth muscles, and the second improves blood coagulation, preventing increased blood clots.
Yarrow contains cineol, which has an antiseptic effect. It promotes the elimination of sputum. There is also vitamin C in this plant, which stimulates the immune system and strengthens the walls of blood vessels. Resins in the composition of the whitehead have bactericidal and mild laxative properties. It also contains organic acids that improve digestion, carotene and bitterness, normalize the activity of the gastrointestinal tract.
Phytoncides in the bloodstream kill bacteria, microscopic fungi and viruses. And vitamin K is involved in bone metabolism and improves blood coagulation. The plant is rich in tannins, which relieve inflammation and pain. In addition, they accelerate the healing process.
Yarrow broth has the following effects on the body:
- anti-inflammatory;
- bactericidal;
- tonic;
- soothing;
- antispasmodic;
- wound healing.
This medicinal drink helps to eliminate flatulence, restore tissue damaged by burns, increase milk lactation, stop bleeding and strengthen capillaries.
Yarrow broth: application in gynecology
In the treatment of female diseases, it is used for douching and oral administration. A healing drink from a whitehead helps with severe bleeding, including uterine, painful and heavy periods. It contributes to the speedy healing of cervical erosion due to the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. In alternative medicine, such a plant is often used to improve the formation of milk in a nursing woman.
In the case of each disease, there may be different recipes for decoctions, but there is one that is considered universal. It is suitable for eliminating many gynecological problems. Yarrow broth is prepared as follows:
- Dry raw materials are poured into enameled dishes at the rate of 20 grams of grass per glass of water and boiled until boiling.
- After that, the mixture is covered with a lid and simmered over low heat for another 30 minutes.
- Then it is insisted for 2 hours, filtered and taken as directed.
But you must remember that water decoctions can not be stored for longer than 48 hours. It is best to cook a new remedy every time.
Uterine bleeding
Quite often, yarrow broth is used in gynecology with copious discharge of blood from the genital tract. It is used in the form of douching and cleansing washing for infections of the vagina.
To stop uterine bleeding, you should prepare an infusion based on nettles, tenacious grass and dandelion. These components are mixed and poured with hot water. The resulting product is left for 3 hours to infuse, after which it is well filtered. It is recommended to use a decoction of bloodthirst several times a day, 50 grams 30 minutes before a meal.
With abundant periods, you can use dandelion, nettle and yarrow. A decoction of these plants is advised to be used no longer than 14 days, and if there is no result, consult a gynecologist. All ingredients are mixed and poured with boiling water. After the healing fluid has cooled, it is filtered and drunk 3 times a day, 40 grams before meals.
Menstrual cycle stabilization
In order to prepare a yarrow decoction for the normalization of menstruation, it is necessary to prepare 10 grams:
- yarrow;
- cinquefoil;
- oak bark;
- shepherd’s bag.
The listed herbs, along with the baldhead, are poured with a glass of boiling water and covered with a towel. Chilled broth is filtered and drunk 20 grams before breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is recommended to start therapy on the first day of menstruation (if any). If there are no periods, then you need to drink the motherboard infusion before they occur. Only after this can we proceed to treatment with a whitehead.
Reception of infusion with myoma
Taking a yarrow broth with this disease is risky, since this herb contains poisonous alkaloids: pseudocongydrin, conhydrin and horsemeat. Although such therapy is very effective. Some drink this remedy for malignant neoplasms, because the substances contained in the infusion can inhibit the development and division of cancer cells without affecting healthy ones.
It should be remembered that the yarrow belongs to poisonous plants, therefore, before treating fibroids, it is better to consult a specialist. For oral use, usually alcohol tincture from it is used, and fresh broth is used for douching or baths.
With myoma, they drink a medicine based on this herb in two ways. At the beginning of treatment, it is enough to dilute one drop of tincture in 50 ml of water, with each day the dose is increased to 15 drops in 100 ml of liquid. The therapeutic course should be 6 months. The first week they take 10 drops, carefully washed down with water. The next 7 days you need to take 15 drops of yarrow.
Dysmenorrhea Treatment
With pulling pains in the lower abdomen before menstruation or during critical days, many women face. This pathological process is a neurosis of the pelvic organs. Unpleasant sensations with this phenomenon can bother even in the mammary glands and lower back.
A decoction from a cutter will help relieve pain in dysmenorrhea. To get a healing drink, you need to add a tablespoon of dry raw materials to 300 ml of hot water and leave to cool for several hours. They drink it at 20 grams in the morning and evening.
With painful menstruation, you can make baths with a yarrow decoction. First of all, 50-75 grams of the plant is poured with a liter of boiling water and insisted for 25 minutes. The resulting mixture is poured directly into the bath.
Whitehead Broth for Weight Loss
In very rare cases, this herb is combined with St. John's wort, since they have almost the same properties. But still, some prepare an infusion of such plants, for example, when it is necessary to quickly lose weight. Preparing a decoction of yarrow and St. John's wort is not difficult: you need to take 20 grams of raw material, add a collection of 1 liter of hot water, mix and cool for 2 hours. The last step is to filter the liquid.
It is necessary to use a ready-made broth during the day, preferably 3 times. Its use allows you to suppress appetite. The collection also has choleretic and diuretic actions, which is important in the fight against extra pounds.
Yarrow during pregnancy
Do not use a decoction of chamomile and yarrow when bearing a child. Such treatment can lead to a miscarriage. Especially experts do not recommend consuming a whitehead because of contraindications in the early stages. In addition to everything, he is able to provoke early childbirth, cause the development of pathologies in the fetus and adversely affect pregnancy.
Elimination of other diseases
Yarrow- based broth is useful for treating problems with the digestive system and stomach. It helps to increase appetite and normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. The plant has astringent properties, so it is recommended for dysentery and diarrhea. An infusion of it is taken to treat peptic ulcer and pancreatitis.
To normalize the stool and eliminate other problems with the intestines, a decoction of yarrow is taken. It is necessary to pour a teaspoon of dry grass with hot water and bring to a boil. The mixture must be cooked for 10 minutes over moderate heat. Then it is filtered and consumed several times a day, 150 ml each.
During diarrhea, the whitehead helps relieve spasms and inflammatory processes in the intestine, accelerates the separation of bile and widens the bile ducts. Also, an infusion of it is used to treat colitis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
Collect acute herbs: calendula flowers, chamomile, yarrow, and St. John's wort will help get rid of acute gastritis. A decoction of them is done as follows: 5 grams of dry raw materials need to pour 300 ml of boiling water and leave to infuse for 1.5 hours. Drink it should be 100 ml at least 4 times a day.
To eliminate hemorrhoids, you can also use yarrow. A decoction of this herb is made in a water bath. First, 40 grams of the raw material is added to the water, mixed, and then sent to the stove. When the liquid boils, it is boiled for about 15 minutes, and then, removing from heat, left to cool for 1 hour. After time, the mixture is passed through cheesecloth or sieve. The finished broth is diluted with water to the original volume.
A whitehead medicinal drink perfectly destroys worms. To prepare an anthelmintic, you need to pour 20 grams of crushed plants, pour 300 ml of warm water and cook over low heat. Stew the broth under the lid for at least 35 minutes, and then filter it. Take it on a tablespoon in the morning and evening.
Yarrow-based infusion also fights bradycardia, improving heart activity. With such a pathology, it is very useful to use it. To get the healing fluid, you need to take a tablespoon of grass and 200 ml of water. The product needs to be boiled for 15 minutes, then leave to infuse for several hours. With a change in heart rate, this decoction is consumed 3 times a day for 20 grams.
Terms of use
Yarrow broth, the use of which helps to get rid of many female diseases, is recommended to drink no more than 150 ml per day. Drinking it for more than two weeks is undesirable, because headaches, general weakness and nausea may appear. Before using such a plant for treatment, you should consult a phytotherapist.
Yarrow broth is allowed to give children only from 12 years old. A single dose should not exceed 1 teaspoon. In this case, it is necessary to monitor how the baby's body responds to the plant.
Contraindications
You can not drink a decoction of yarrow with:
- individual intolerance;
- tendency to thrombosis;
- allergies
- poor blood coagulation.
An overdose of this plant can lead to dizziness, heartburn, constipation, high acidity of the stomach, and upset stool. Yarrow broth, the use of which can also harm health, must be used very carefully. Do not forget that this herb is poisonous, so you should not treat it for a long time.
White-headed is a perennial medicinal plant, widely used since ancient times in medicine. It is successfully used to eliminate many gynecological pathologies. But it is important to follow the dosage and follow the recommendations for use, otherwise you can seriously harm the body.