The herbaceous plant Astragalus membranous has long been known and widely used in folk medicine. Its healing properties are simply amazing in its diversity and vast spectrum of coverage of various diseases. For medicinal purposes, you can use all its parts: flowers, and leaves, and roots, and fruits. The exceptional healing power of this plant is scientifically proven and recognized by Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian and Korean folk medicine. Folk healers is an amazing plant, astragalus membranous, is presented as a very effective means for longevity. It significantly prolongs a person’s years of life.
Where does the plant grow? Composition
Before making a description of the beneficial properties of such a wonderful plant, it should be mentioned where the astragalus is webbed. The range of its growth extends to the Balkans, Moldova, Hungary, Ukraine, and also widely encompassed the southern regions in the European part of the Russian Federation, where it grows in the vast expanses of the steppe. You can find it on the Korean Peninsula, in Eastern Siberia, in the territory of Manchuria in China, as well as in the Far East, where it grows in coniferous and deciduous forests, in the steppe zone, sandy soil of river banks, and even on mountain slopes covered with gravel .
Here he is unpretentious and resilient this webbed astragalus. A description of its composition and useful properties makes it possible to understand how important this plant is for humanity. Astragalus contains vitamins A, E and C, as well as almost all trace elements involved in ensuring the normal functioning of the human body. These are calcium, potassium and iron, phosphorus, zinc and magnesium, silicon, cobalt and manganese, copper, aluminum and chromium, vanadium, sodium and selenium.
The perennial astragalus plant is a grass with cirrus unpaired leaves, yellow-white flowers collected in loose brushes growing from the sinuses between the leaves and the stem. The fruits are beans in a thin peel hanging on a leg.
The properties
To date, the beneficial properties of astragalus have been well studied and are successfully used in the treatment of various diseases. It has a very strong wound healing effect, is hypotensive, diuretic, hemostatic, cardiotonic, vasodilator and diaphoretic. Such a wide range of its therapeutic possibilities allows the use of various parts of this herb in various fields of medicine. In addition, for those whose age is approaching critical, and for whom old age is not a joy, astragalus can give a comfortable life in fairly old years, and also bestow longevity.
Application in traditional and Tibetan medicine
For medical purposes, use the leaves, roots, flowers and fruits of this plant. In this case, grass and leaves should be collected in May-June, when they bloom, and the root of the Astragalus webby is dug up in the fall, in September, when it is most powerful and useful. The fruits need to be harvested in August still immature, until their peel is opened. Dried plants in a dry and dark place, providing a temperature of 50-55 degrees. Store in linen bags for no longer than a year, until the next collection.
The amazing properties of Astragalus membranous are successfully used by healers who practice traditional Chinese, Tibetan, Korean folk medicine as urinary and choleretic drugs, as well as tonic and restorative drugs. Its rhizome is used in the treatment of eclampsia, diseases of the spleen and gastrointestinal tract, to maintain the cardiovascular system and metabolic disorders in the body. In China, the strength of the roots of this plant is equated with the famous ginseng.
In Europe and the USA, Astragalus webbed roots are used as an immunostimulating and diuretic drug. Its grass has a powerful obstetric effect, accelerating the separation of the placenta and its exit. It is used in the treatment of infertility or dropsy and get good results.
Indications and useful properties
Next, we consider the medicinal properties of astragalus and contraindications to its use. Its medicinal composition is extremely rich and diverse, which determines its high popularity and exceptional demand. This plant contains many astragalosides, triterpene saponins, phytosteroids, carbohydrates, coumarins, sterols and alkaloids, which are very useful in the treatment of a huge list of diseases, such as:
- leukemia, lymphoma and lymphosarcoma;
- neuroblastoma;
- atherosclerosis and hypertension;
- cancer of the stomach, liver, duodenum and kidneys;
- furunculosis;
- impotence;
- abscess and abscesses and many more serious diseases.
Due to the rich content of minerals and vitamins, astragalus membranes can be quite effectively used as anti-aging, cardiotonic, antitumor, vasodilator, sedative, antibacterial, antidiabetic, diuretic, hepatoprotective and hemostatic. Its therapeutic effect is so obvious that even official medicine uses infusions and decoctions of different parts of this plant as an additional tool that helps in the fight against so many serious diseases.
Contraindications
In medicine, it is believed that there are no contraindications to taking this plant at all. But still, one should be careful and prudent in case of individual intolerance, during pregnancy and in the lactation period. Care should be taken and abstinence during high blood pressure. In general, to start taking decoctions and tinctures from Astragalus membranous should be with small doses. This is necessary to make sure that individual intolerance to the drug is absent. Side effects are possible if you combine this medicinal plant with the medication "Warfarin", which can provoke bleeding, as well as with allergies.
Treatment with this herb is simple, any person at home can prepare the necessary tincture or other dosage form of this plant.
Forms of taking the drug
Webbed astragalus can be used in many forms:
- In powder form.
- Dry leaves or flowers.
- Shredded fruit.
- Shredded root.
What can be made from astragalus?
The following medicines can be prepared from this plant;
- Lotions or poultices - for wounds, abscesses and boils.
- Classic broth. Made from dried grass: 10 g of raw material, pour 100 ml of boiled water and leave under cover until cool. Drink two tablespoons four times a day to treat the heart and blood vessels, as well as with high blood pressure.
- Infusion of water root. 10 g of raw material pour boiled water cooled down to 90 degrees. Insist a day, strain and drink ¼ cup three times a day 30 minutes before eating. This is an antitumor and restorative remedy, the course is 4 weeks.
- Infusion of the alcohol root. In the dark, insist 50 g of crushed roots, drenched with 0.5 l of alcohol or vodka, the infusion period is two weeks. Shake the tincture periodically, ready to strain. Drink thrice a day, 20 drops diluted in water. The course is a month, the break between courses is 1 week. It has a healing effect.
- Tonic infusion. It improves the functioning of the brain and produces a general tonic effect, for one serving of the drink you will need two tablespoons of dry raw materials, which you need to fill in ½ cup boiled water, cooled to room temperature. Insist four hours, strain, drink three times a day in half a glass.
- Root powder is a powerful immunostimulant. The root is ground with a coffee grinder to a state of fine powder. Mixing 1: 1 with honey, take the mixture three times a day, 1-10 grams - depending on what weight and age of the patient.
Longevity and Astragalus
In terms of combating old age, selenium is of the greatest value in the composition of webbed astragalus, the lack of which has a detrimental effect on metabolism and blood formation, and also accelerates the aging process of the body.
Today, the book of Ekaterina Melekhova on the use of this plant in the treatment of famous political figures of the twentieth century - Hitler, Stalin, Andropov and other important persons became very popular. In those days, information about the wonderful properties of this herb was kept secret from the general public. It was believed that regular intake of infusions from this drug insures against senile impotence, headaches and heartaches, preserves joint mobility and clarity of the brain, eliminates other manifestations of senile changes - insomnia, swelling, flies in front of the eyes, atherosclerosis and other things.
If old age is not a joy for you today, urgently start taking this miraculous drug after consulting with your doctor in advance, who will determine your individual dose and form of administration. After some time, the joy of life and mobility will return to you, all organ systems will work more efficiently and significantly improve your well-being.
Madrid scientists from the cancer center believe that astragalus is able to turn a simple mortal human cell into an almost immortal one. Here are recipes for longevity that can be used by anyone over the age of 30 years. The Tibetan recipe for aging the body involves the use of powder from astragalus root as the main preventive and therapeutic agent. It can be used for any dosage form.
Honey root
Dry astragalus powder is mixed with honey, which further activates the beneficial properties of the plant, in a ratio of 1: 1 - the weight of honey in grams = the weight of the powder. Take this mixture should be half a teaspoon three times a day for three months.
Concentrated product
Mix honey (1 tablespoon) with 3 tablespoons of astragalus powder, store at room temperature in a closed glass container, take in small doses on the tip of a teaspoon the size of a bean, drink half a glass of water, juice or tea.
Tips for using plant remedies
For prevention, drink in spring and autumn 1-3 times a day for those whose age is in the range of 30-60 years. Persons over 60 - 3-4 times a day, in spring, autumn, and can be in winter.
For people with serious health problems, starting at age 21, take 3-4 times after consulting a doctor. When restoring strength in the post-painful period - 2-4 times a day until complete recovery.
Take anti-aging agent from astragalus should, after equal time intervals. But the greatest effect occurs if you drink it in the morning on an empty stomach half an hour before the first meal, and during the day - two hours after each meal.
The price of this plant in a pharmacy
This magic tool is available to almost everyone. It is in any pharmacy in a completely free sale. Not only any working citizen can afford such a luxury, but even a pensioner who is not very financially kind. After all, the price in the pharmacy for astragalus (packing 25 grams) is about 136 rubles.
There are many recipes for preparing useful medicines from various parts of the plant. Some of them are given as an example.
General recipe
Astragalus root, 1 tsp., Insist in a thermos in 1.5 glasses of boiling water for 45-50 minutes. Take half a glass three to four times with each meal.
Leaf drinks
In folk medicine, they are called astragalus tea and are recommended for seasonal vitamin deficiencies, fatigue, strong physical exertion and high mental stress. Insist ¼ teaspoon of dry leaves in a glass of boiling water, pour, cover and leave overnight. Drink on an empty stomach in the morning and at night ½ cup. There is an express method of preparation - brewing for ten minutes, but the effect of such a drink will be weaker.
Astragalus root extract
Used for diseases of moderate severity. To prepare the extract, pour 1 teaspoon of root powder with 200 ml of boiled water and leave for two hours. Strain and take six times a day for one tablespoon - regardless of when the meal took place.
Classic herbal decoction
It is taken if there are problems with the vessels or in cardiac activity, as well as at high pressure - 10 g of dry herbal powder is insisted in 100 ml of boiling water until it is completely cooled. Drink 2 tablespoons four times a day.
With a disease of the gastrointestinal tract
Bring 1 tablespoon of grass or chopped root to a boil in a glass of water, boil and let stand at low heat for 10 minutes, strain and drink the extract for a month - 1 tablespoon thirty minutes before meals 3-4 times a day.
With liver disease
Powder grass or root ½ teaspoon eat on an empty stomach without water, and do not drink after that 1.5 hours. Repeat this procedure daily for 1.5 months. The break between courses should be the same interval - 1.5 months.
Myocardial Infarction Prevention
Pour seven tablespoons of chopped herb or root with two liters of warm water, bring the mixture to a boil over low heat, boil for 10 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Strain and keep in the refrigerator. Drink a course in two weeks 3 times a day for ½ cup an hour after eating.
Little conclusion
In our article, we examined the medicinal properties of astragalus and contraindications to the use of plants. You can believe or not believe in the miraculous properties of it. However, no one can deny the presence of positive properties. To strengthen the body and improve well-being, it will not hurt anyone to drink this remedy - this is only useful.