Immortelle
Good afternoon, dear readers! In this article you will learn about the medicinal properties and contraindications to the use of immortelle. Among the medicinal plants used by humans to improve their health is immortelle.
It is also called sandy immortelle. The plant is native to Australia. During flowering, this low bush is covered with numerous yellow flowers that look like the sun.
Immortelle: collection, preparation and storage
Immortelle grows in the southern zone of Russia, in steppe meadows and forest belts. Immortelle blooms from June to late summer. But it is recommended to harvest it in the first two weeks of flowering. Then the plant stores the most useful substances.
The plant is dried in a dark, ventilated room at a temperature not exceeding 50*. With more high temperature, the plant loses its beneficial qualities. It is recommended to store immortelle no longer three years. Then the plant develops its negative qualities more strongly.
Immortelle: chemical composition
The plant contains essential oils, that’s why immortelle smells so characteristic. In addition, the plant contains stearins, flavonoids, tannins, natural antibiotics, and resins. Immortelle contains ascorbic acid, carotene and various salts.
Doctors admitted medicinal properties immortelle, which should be used in the treatment of many diseases.
1. Thanks to useful composition immortelle, it is used to treat organs such as the stomach, liver and gall bladder.
3. Prepared remedies from immortelle will help cope with gout, coronary heart disease, kidney inflammation and Bladder, will put it in order nervous system.
4. Healing properties plants can cleanse the blood, improve digestion, relieve pain and reduce spasms.
However, there are also contraindications for immortelle. They should be known and followed so as not to harm your health. The course of treatment with immortelle preparations lasts three months.
Immortelle in the pharmacy Immortelle: contraindications
Like any medicinal plant, immortelle can bring not only benefits to human health, but also harm.
Preparations from immortelle will provoke the formation of blood clots and increase blood clotting. Those who have a predisposition to thrombophlebitis should refuse treatment with immortelle products.
2. In case of increased acidity of the stomach, which is caused by gastritis, it is not necessary to use the drug from immortelle. Women carrying a child and nursing a baby breast milk, immortelle should also be forgotten until the baby is transferred to general nutrition.
3. Infants should not be given medications containing immortelle. For individual intolerance to immortelle.
Immortelle Immortelle beneficial properties for women
Immortelle preparations help heal many female gynecological diseases.
1. When leucorrhoea is discharged from the vagina, douching with an immortelle decoction will help.
2. Decoctions or infusions of the plant can remove toxins from the body and increase appetite.
3. Useful plant used for normalization menstrual cycle and for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. It is only necessary to take into account that everything medications, including those prepared from herbs, should be used only on the advice of a doctor.
Immortelle: application
1. We treat sinusitis. For treatment, you need to take equal parts of immortelle and mix it. 30 gr. herbs are crushed and brewed 400 ml hot water. A clean cloth is moistened in the prepared broth, wrung out and applied to the sinuses.
2. Treatment. Medicines containing immortelle are used in gastroenterology. The plant has a choleretic and diuretic agent.
4. For weight loss. Tea, which includes immortelle and birch buds, can quickly get rid of extra pounds. Immortelle activates intestinal motility. In addition, it has laxative and diuretic properties. This allows the body to cleanse itself of fat, toxins and waste.
However, the following rule must be observed. While taking medications made on the basis of immortelle, you should forget about alcoholic drinks. Alcohol not only reduces the healing properties of the drug, but can also cause harm.
5. For the treatment of oncology. Immortelle is included in some drugs used to treat ovarian and liver cancer. They help restore tissue cells after chemotherapy. Collection of medicinal herbs, which include immortelle, helps cure metastases in the gallbladder, liver and stomach.
Immortelle: medicinal properties Immortelle tinctures. How to brew and how to take
1. Infusion of immortelle
Place two large spoons of the plant's flowers into the pan. Pour in liters of water, seal with a lid and bring to a boil. The boiling time lasts 15 minutes. It is recommended to take 4 times a day, half a glass for 4 months.
2. from immortelle flowers
Pour 20 grams into a thermos. immortelle flowers are brewed with a glass of boiling water. After an hour, the tincture is ready. It is recommended to use the tincture 30 minutes before meals three times a day. The prepared product helps lower blood pressure.
3. Alcohol tincture
IN glassware pour 20 gr. immortelle inflorescences and pour a glass of warm vodka. The container is tightly sealed and left in dark room for half a month.
Then the tincture is filtered and poured into a bottle. Use the tincture to treat dermatitis. They drink 25 grams. morning, afternoon and evening. Can be diluted with the same amount of water.
4. Tincture for the treatment of pancreatitis and cholecystitis
To prepare the product, you need to prepare 6 parts of golden flower, 4 parts of ivy and centaury each, three parts of St. John's wort, nettle, mint, kidney tea, two parts of flax seeds and one part of fennel fruit. The mixture is stirred. Two large spoons are brewed with half a liter of boiling water for 10 hours. The product is filtered and consumed a quarter glass four times a day before meals.
5. Tincture for the treatment of hepatitis
Half a glass of grass is poured into 100 grams. vodka. The container with the mixture is kept in a water bath. After two hours, remove and add 100 ml of water. To treat hepatitis, it is recommended to take the resulting remedy 20 drops diluted with 30 ml. water. It is recommended to drink every hour during the day. This product is considered similar to the drug “Flamingo”, which is sold in pharmacies.
Immortelle: medicinal properties 6. Immortelle essential oil
When preparing oil, the flowers of the plant are needed. Using distillation, the oil is prepared. From 100 kg. make 1 liter of oil. Diluted halfway with water, it is taken orally to reduce swelling.
The oil is used for massage. They rub it, apply compresses, and take baths. This oil is added to a cosmetic product to enhance the effect.
7. Collection: chamomile, St. John's wort, immortelle, birch buds
Recipe from Tibet. For a long time, people have dreamed of inventing a remedy that would help them stay healthy throughout their lives. Monks from Tibet have achieved great success. They invented a remedy that not only preserves health, but also prolongs life.
To prepare the decoction you will need St. John's wort, immortelle and birch buds. The ingredients can be purchased at the pharmacy or prepared yourself. The herbs are dried and mixed. One teaspoon is brewed with two glasses of boiling water.
Leave for 25 minutes. Add a small spoon to half of the strained infusion. Consume half an hour before bedtime. You can postpone the use of the product in the morning, immediately after sleep. Treatment lasts for one and a half months.
Using the remedy of Tibetan monks, a person’s metabolism improves and harmful substances are removed from the body. Blood vessels become more elastic and are cleared of cholesterol. In addition, a person begins to see better and complain less about headaches. His skin becomes clear of inflammation.
It should be noted that at the beginning of treatment a person may feel weakness, headache and temporary deterioration in health. This means that the remedy has begun to exhibit healing qualities. But after three days, a person’s health will not only be restored, but will also improve significantly.
When making and using preparations from immortelle, you should consult a pediatrician.
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Immortelle is not only a beautiful, but also a healing plant. Since ancient times, this herb has been used to treat many chronic diseases. It has a strong anthelmintic and diuretic effect, therefore it is widely used in both folk and traditional medicine. Immortelle herb is used in cosmetology and even in cooking. Florists decorate dry bouquets with lemon-yellow immortelle inflorescences, which are considered very practical, as they retain their color for a long time and do not fall off.
What are beneficial features immortelle for the body and how to use the herb at home, we will tell you in more detail in the article below.
Chemical composition
Sandy immortelle(Helichrysum arenarium) or Sandy Tsmin is a perennial, herbaceous plant family Asteraceae. Its name comes from the Greek words helios - sun, and chryso - gold. The plant grows mainly on sandy and rocky soils of Central Asia and Europe.
Immortelle got its name due to the fact that it blooms for several months. When wilting, the leaves do not fall off and their color practically does not change. It's bright because of the flowers yellow color, popularly it is also called sandy golden flower or sunny gold (dried flower).
Despite its weedy nature, immortelle is recognized as a medicinal herb. A dry bunch of grass is rich in many beneficial properties that remain in it for up to 5 years. Immortelle differs from other medicinal herbs by its persistent tart odor. This is due to the presence of essential oils in the herb.
Chemical composition of immortelle:
- Yellow pigments (arenol and homoarenol) have antioxidant and photoprotective activity. These components are often used in cosmetology to treat skin irritation and relieve itching;
- Carotene is vitamin A, which is not synthesized by the body and can only be obtained through food. It removes free radicals, strengthens the immune system and significantly reduces the risk of developing infectious and bacterial diseases. The vitamin is extremely beneficial for the nervous system, helps eliminate insomnia and relieve fatigue;
- Tannins - stimulate work gastrointestinal tract and the body as a whole. Suppress the development of pathogenic bacteria, promote the elimination of toxins, and help the absorption of vitamins and minerals;
- Micro and macroelements (calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, strontium, selenium, nickel, etc.) are necessary substances for maintaining the immune system;
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential substances that participate in all metabolic processes and take an active role in cell regeneration;
- Mineral salts (phosphorus, iron, sodium, etc.) - maintain the acid-base balance, normalize water-salt metabolism, stimulate the functioning of the endocrine, circulatory, nervous, digestive and other systems;
- Steroids - support the functioning of the reproductive system.
In addition, the herb is rich in vitamins C, K and ascorbic acid, which are extremely beneficial for the body.
Immortelle herb contains useful resins, sugars, and flavonoids that provide choleretic activity. This is the only plant that has the ability to accumulate manganese. Thus, it is recommended to use the herb for both adults and children over 12 years of age to strengthen the immune system.
100 grams of immortelle plant mass contains: proteins - 0.20 g, fats - 0 g and carbohydrates - 5 g.
The benefits of immortelle for the body
Sandy immortelle is famous for its healing and rejuvenating properties; it has a strong antibacterial, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, blood purifying and analgesic effect.
Thanks to its unique chemical composition, this perennial herb helps cure many chronic ailments:
- remove kidney stones;
- get rid of fungus (staphylococcus and streptococcus);
- relieve muscle pain and spasms;
- activate the pancreas;
- cure acute cystitis, hepatitis, ascariasis, inflammation of the gallbladder;
- overcome infectious diseases of the liver and kidneys;
- get rid of helminths;
- help with constipation, flatulence, diarrhea;
- improve appetite;
- stop external and internal bleeding (especially uterine bleeding);
- cleanse blood vessels and restore them to normal chemical composition blood;
- remove cholesterol;
- cure mild nervous disorders (insomnia, depression) and headaches;
- speed up metabolism;
- cure pancreatitis;
- remove waste and toxins from the body;
- restore immunity;
- normalize the water-salt balance in the body;
- strengthen cardiovascular system;
- relieve cough.
Men can use this plant to treat prostate tumors. Infusions and decoctions of immortelle are used to destroy harmful microbes in the genitourinary tract. They relieve pain caused by urolithiasis, promote the removal of kidney stones, and have a positive restorative and anti-inflammatory effect on the entire body.
Infusion for the treatment of prostate tumors It is prepared as follows: mix in equal proportions dried flowers of plants: immortelle, shepherd's purse, lingonberry, yarrow, string, rose hips, centaury, and rose hips. Pour 20 g of the resulting raw material into 500 ml of boiling water. Leave in a thermos for 3 hours, then strain. Drink 150 ml daily, 2 times a day. Duration of treatment - 3 months.
Women Immortelle is used to combat fungal diseases in the genitals, as well as to restore the vaginal microflora. The herb has been successfully used to treat and prevent fibroids and menstrual pain. Women in labor with illnesses diabetes mellitus Sandy immortelle is used to prevent the occurrence of recurrent symptoms associated with stress on the female body. Decoctions and infusions of dried flowers increase vascular tone, which significantly facilitates pregnancy.
We recommend preparing infusion for thrush: Mix 20 g of dried herb aureus, Solyanka holmovoi, elecampane root and immortelle flowers and pour 500 ml of boiling water. Leave in a thermos for 30 minutes. Drink as tea 3 times a day for 2 - 3 weeks. In case of acute symptoms of thrush, you can make baths from the decoction.
Use in folk medicine
Immortelle is widely used in both traditional and folk medicine. In Austria, this herb is used in the form of dried tea mixtures, which can be steamed with boiling water and drunk as a general tonic. This tea can be bought at any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription. In addition, the inflorescences of the plant (Helichrysum arenarium) were introduced into official medicine in Poland in the thirties of the 20th century. Outside the EU, preparations containing immortelle flowers were used in the Soviet Union and in countries former USSR.
Currently, sandy immortelle is very popular in folk medicine (especially in European ethnomedicine). The main component from which medicinal drugs are made is Arenarine– an antibiotic of natural origin.
In order to achieve success in the treatment of chronic diseases with the help of immortelle, it is necessary to follow the rules for the preparation of raw materials and their proportions. Decoctions and infusions can be used by adults and children over 12 years of age. Use of the herb in more early age may cause excessive bile secretion and interfere with liver function. For this reason, the use of immortelle decoctions and tinctures for children is carried out only under the supervision of the attending physician.
Immortelle recipes:
- General strengthening decoction. Pour 40 g of dried flowers into 500 ml of boiling water and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Then strain the liquid and drink half a glass before meals throughout the day;
- Infusion of immortelle for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Pour 20 g of dried flowers into 500 ml of boiling water and leave for about 8-9 hours. Drink 150-200 ml 15 minutes before meals during the day, after straining the infusion;
- Ointment for disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Mix 900 g of pork fat with 300 g of immortelle flowers. Heat in a water bath for 3 hours, then apply a generous layer to the sore spot.
For liver diseases
Decoctions and infusions of immortelle have analgesic and antispasmodic properties, thanks to which you can get rid of pain in the liver caused by the infectious process. This herb is used for almost any organ disease, especially in complex treatment hepatitis and jaundice.
The bioactive components of Helichrysum arenarium, contained in immortelle flowers, act as primary and secondary antioxidants, removing free radicals, lipids and bile from the liver and gallbladder.
Recipes for treating and restoring the liver at home:
- An infusion of dried flowers of immortelle, trefoil and mint. Pour 40 g of dry raw material into 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 20-30 minutes and strain with gauze. Drink 100 ml of infusion three times a day half an hour before meals;
- , oregano leaves, motherwort and immortelle flowers. 3 tbsp. l. dried raw materials in equal proportions, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Leave for 15 minutes and strain. Drink 50 ml three times a day 20 minutes before meals. Full course treatment will be 1 month;
- Infusion of immortelle flowers for hepatitis A. Mix 4 tbsp. l. dried herbs with 100 g of vodka. Place the liquid in a water bath and boil for 2 hours. Remove from heat and dilute with 100 ml hot water. Strain and drink diluted with water in a ratio of 20 drops per 30 ml every hour, daily. The course of treatment is 30 days;
- Infusion for hepatitis B. 1 tbsp. l. dilute immortelle flowers in 0.5 liters of hot water, add 1 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar and 2 tbsp. l. chalk and honey. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and drink 50 ml every hour throughout the day. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
For chronic gastritis
Chronic hepatitis - persistent infection, accompanied by fibrotic and necrotic changes in the tissues and cells of the liver. With this disease, stabbing and cutting pain is felt in the right hypochondrium. The patient also experiences severe weakness, nausea in the morning, vomiting, loss of appetite and bowel movements, a complete decrease in performance and yellowness of the skin. The disease requires prompt and urgent treatment with medications. Get rid of the disease folk remedies impossible, but some recipes can significantly improve the condition. When used together with medications, you can cure the disease and extend the period of remission by long years.
Immortelle is extremely useful. It helps relieve inflammation, remove waste and toxins from the body and significantly facilitate the functioning of the liver. Dried flowers of the plant are used as medicine. A healing decoction is prepared from these components.
For cooking decoction of immortelle flowers take 2 tbsp. l. dried raw materials, mix with 1 tbsp. l. plantain and 1 tsp. chamomile, tansy, horsetail, lingonberry leaves, wormwood and valerian in equal proportions. Pour 100 ml. boiling water and boil in a water bath for 2 hours. Afterwards, the broth is filtered and drunk 30 ml 15 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 10-15 days.
For hypertension
Sandy immortelle can increase blood pressure, but despite this, dried herb is successfully used to treat hypertension. The flowers of the plant contain fatty acids and tannins, which have a general strengthening and soothing effect. Decoctions and infusions should be drunk in the evenings to relieve fatigue.
Cooking soothing decoction of immortelle flowers: 25 g of dried leaves of the trifoliate and 50 g of dried immortelle flowers, pour 2 liters of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Afterwards, strain the broth and drink half a glass once a day for a month.
For cystitis
Immortelle is successfully used in folk medicine to treat cystitis. Thanks to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, it cures the disease at any stage. However, to achieve this, the herb must be used daily, over a long period of time.
For cystitis, it will be most effective medicinal tea from immortelle, chamomile, marshmallow flowers, nettle leaves and lingonberries. 20 g of dried raw materials in equal proportions, pour 1 liter of boiling water and steam in a thermos. Drink as tea throughout the day. To enhance the taste and medicinal effect, you can add 1 tsp. honey and a slice of lemon. After a few days of taking medicinal immortelle tea, the first improvements can be observed.
The chronic form of cystitis takes longer to treat, especially in the acute form, with blood in the urine and painful urination. In order to alleviate the symptoms of the disease, you can prepare hot infusion. 1 tbsp. l. pour 500 ml of boiling water over immortelle flowers and pour into a ceramic container. Place in a water bath, boil for 1 hour, then leave for at least 8 hours. The finished infusion is filtered and taken 1/3 glass 2 - 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1-3 months.
The infusion can be prepared cold, without a water bath, but it is more effective when hot.
It will also be useful decoction of immortelle, peppermint, plantain and yarrow: Pour 50 grams of dry raw material into 250 ml of boiling water and boil in a water bath for 30 minutes. Strain and drink 1/2 cup 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Immortelle for weight loss
Due to its antioxidant properties, immortelle is often used in nutrition. It removes waste, toxins and excess liquid from the body. At regular intake speeds up metabolism and promotes weight loss.
In the fight against excess weight, immortelle is used in conjunction with other herbs that have a diuretic effect (chamomile, mint, marshmallow, tansy) and can reduce appetite (St. John's wort, green tea, linden, coltsfoot).
Cooking decoction from immortelle, chamomile flowers, birch buds and St. John's wort. Pour 50 g of dried raw materials in equal proportions into 1 liter of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Drink half a glass 30 minutes before meals.
This decoction has an enzymatic, choleretic, diuretic and hepatoprotective effect, which has a beneficial effect not only on the figure, but also on the general condition of the body. Thanks to the right combination components, collection renders positive action on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, promotes the release of digestive enzymes and excess fat. You should drink the decoction daily for 2-3 months.
In order to remove waste and toxins from the body, the following decoction is prepared. Mix 20 g of dried immortelle flowers, peppermint leaves, plantain and corn silk in equal proportions. Add 2 tsp. chamomile and St. John's wort flowers. Pour the mixture with 500 ml of boiling water and place in a water bath for 30 minutes. Then leave until cool, strain and drink 1/2 cup 30 minutes before meals.
Application in cosmetology
In cosmetology, immortelle is also used to treat skin, restore hair and nails. The essential oil of the plant is added to medicines. Due to its antiseptic and regenerating properties, it is included in creams, ointments and body lotions. Essential oil is also added to aroma lamps.
Essential oil immortelle helps soothe the skin, get rid of irritation, eliminate flaking and dry skin, promotes rapid healing of wounds, cuts and can be used to protect against the negative effects of ultraviolet rays. To do this, 2 - 3 drops of the product can be added to any face cream and applied to the skin with massaging movements. No rinsing required.
Helichrysum essential oil also helps strengthen weak hair, make them smooth and silky. To achieve this effect, you need to make masks from egg yolk, milk, burdock and 2 - 3 drops of immortelle essential oil 2 times a week. The components should be thoroughly mixed and applied to the skin and hair with massaging movements. Put on a plastic cap and wrap your head in a towel. After 40 minutes, the mask can be washed off with water and shampoo.
Decoctions and infusions for washing. They have a regenerating effect and can help in the rapid healing of scars, scars, acne, dermatitis, stretch marks, boils and abscesses. Pour 20 g of dry raw material into 250 ml of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Then the infusion should be filtered and the infusion should be used to wash or wipe the problem area of the skin.
In cosmetology immortelle decoction also used as an anti-aging agent. Add 3 drops of essential oil to a skin mask - 1 tbsp. l. honey and 1 tsp. sour cream.
Dried immortelle flowers can be used for steam baths or in a sauna or bathhouse. A concentrated decoction is also added to the bath to eliminate flaking of the skin. Creams and lotions made from immortelle essential oil are used to treat skin dermatitis, acne and boils.
Immortelle decoction for rinsing hair makes combing easier. 1 tbsp. l. pour 500 ml of boiling water over the dried flowers of the plant, let it brew for 30 minutes, then strain. Rinse your hair with the prepared decoction after each shampoo. Use the product no more than 2 times a week so as not to dry out the skin.
Contraindications and harm
Despite its many beneficial properties, immortelle also has a number of contraindications. People with increased bile secretion, stomach ulcers and duodenum, as well as during pregnancy. The main contraindications include individual intolerance to the components. If an allergy occurs, treatment with immortelle should be interrupted and consult a doctor.
Medicines based on immortelle should be used in courses of no more than two or three months. Due to the fact that the herb increases platelet production, it promotes not only rapid blood clotting, but also the formation of blood clots. Taking decoctions is prohibited when varicose veins veins and hemorrhoids.
Treatment with immortelle decoctions for a long time can lead to an increase in blood pressure, so people with heart disease and excess weight are recommended to use the product no more than once a day.
For gastritis in the acute stage, the use of immortelle is strictly contraindicated.
Pregnant women and those during lactation should consult a doctor before consuming the herb. It is advisable to start taking herbal medications in small doses (1 teaspoon per day). It is forbidden to drink immortelle and children under 12 years of age.
Immortelle is considered one of the most useful medicinal herbs, which helps cure ailments without resorting to drug therapy. However, when using it at home, you must strictly adhere to the dosage and follow the doctor’s recommendations.
which has big amount medicinal properties and the least number of contraindications. The production of various medicines is based on its flowers. But inconspicuous steppe can be confused with others, and poor preparation will spoil the medicinal properties of dried flowers. Therefore, let's figure out what immortelle looks like, how it helps in treatment, as well as how to properly harvest and store the plant.
Description
Which belongs to the Astrov family. Immortelle has one erect shoot, the average height of which is 35 cm. There are herbs up to one meter in height.
It may also have additional shoots that do not bear fruit. Immortelle leaves are lanceolate, 4-6 cm long and arranged alternately on the stem. Shoots and leaves have felt pubescence, so they green color takes on a silvery tint.
The rhizome branches weakly. The basket is collected in a corymbose panicle. spherical yellow immortelle or orange color. The dried flower blooms in mid-summer. Under favorable climatic conditions, a second flowering is possible in September.
Immortelle reproduces by seeds and shoots from the rhizome. This can be found in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Europe and Central Asia.
There are many names for the plant, including cat's paws, dried flower, goldenflower, straw flower, sandy tsmin, sandy goldenflower.
Did you know? It is believed that the name of immortelle is translated from Latin as"golden sun"
Chemical composition
Immortelle is popular for its flowers. They contain a lot organic compounds- glycosides. The chemical composition also includes flavonoids, including naringenin and apigenin, kaempferol, as well as vitamins C and K.
Immortelle includes sugar, resin, tannins, and essential oil. Among the macroelements that are present in dried flowers are potassium, calcium, magnesium, and ferrum.
Sandy tsmin is also rich in microelements: manganese, cuprum, zinc, chromium, aluminum, selenium, nickel, strontium, lead, boron. The composition of cumin includes various acids, including carboxylic and resin acids. 
But despite the beneficial properties of the substances included in its composition, immortelle has a number of contraindications. This is due to the large amount of ballast substances.
Important! You cannot make any medicinal forms from fresh immortelle flowers, because they harm the mucous membranes of the stomach and mouth.
Useful properties of the plant
Sandy tsmin has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. For example, immortelle decoction can be used for pain in women. It is administered by douching. Antibacterial action The plant is manifested due to the presence of resin acids in the flowers. Goldenflower essential oil can be used as an antidepressant because it contains the vitamin-like substance inositol, which also helps lower blood cholesterol levels. Flavonoids, which the plant is rich in, have an antispasmodic effect on the intestinal muscles.
Use of immortelle
The medicinal properties of immortelle are used in the treatment of cholecystitis, hepatitis and gallbladder diseases. In folk medicine, decoctions and infusions from the plant help improve metabolism, as well as fight gastritis and intestinal obstruction.
In official medicine, flamin is made from flower extract. This medicine prescribed to combat gallbladder diseases. During its production, flavonoids are purified from ballast substances (fiber).But immortelle is used not only as a medicinal plant, but also as a... It is often added to bouquets, and some people make jewelry from it. self made resin based.
Tincture
Immortelle tincture is prepared from pre-prepared and dried flowers. You will need:
- 10 g dried flowers;
- 100 ml 20% alcohol;
- dark glass container.
Grind the flowers and add alcohol. Let it brew for a week in a dark and cool place. Take 15-20 drops of dried flower tincture diluted in 50 ml of water five times a day before meals. The course lasts 30 days. This recipe is recommended for use in the treatment of skin diseases.
Decoction
Sandy tsmin can be used as a choleretic medication. To prepare this dosage form, you need to take one tablespoon of golden flower and one glass of boiling water.
After pouring the herb, place the container with it in a steam bath for half an hour. Then remove the mixture and cool. Next, strain the raw materials and dilute the broth with one glass of hot water.
The decoction should be left for two to three days at room temperature. Take half a glass 15-20 minutes before meals three times a day. 
Treatment is recommended for seven days. A decoction of sandy golden flower can also be used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of dermatosis.
Infusion
Immortelle infusion is used most often, because it has the greatest benefits for human body and does no harm. Its benefit lies in the treatment of cholelithiasis and gastrointestinal disorders.
To prepare the infusion, you will need:
- 80 g flowers;
- 1 liter of boiled water.
You need to fill the flowers with water and let them brew for 10 hours. dark place. After filtering the flowers, take the infusion three to four times a day half an hour before meals, half a glass.
An infusion can be prepared from a collection of herbs, which includes dried flowers. For example, three parts of immortelle flowers, five parts of yarrow leaves and two parts (root). Pour the mixture with one glass of boiling water and leave for a quarter of an hour. You need to drink it in one go. This infusion can be taken for five days.
Important! Immortelle infusion increases stomach acidity.
Another recipe with herbs includes- 40 g dried flowers;
- 30 g of water trefoil leaves;
- 20 g;
- 20 g fruits.
But from 110 g of collection you will need only 20 g. It is this amount that needs to be poured into 400 ml of boiling water and let it brew for 20 minutes. Be sure to filter out any settled herbs. Take 100 ml three times a day before meals as a choleretic agent.
Cummin essential oil is produced by steam distillation of fresh flowers. Therefore, it can be bought in ready-made form in stores or pharmacies. The color of the oil is light yellow, and the aroma is honey.
Tsmina oil is used in massage and even in soap making. It does not cause irritation to sensitive skin Therefore, mixtures of essential oils with the addition of cumin oil are used to massage babies.
Immortelle oil has anti-inflammatory, soothing, antiseptic effects, therefore it is recommended for people with skin diseases, such as acne. One of the benefits of using the oil is its mucolytic property, which helps in the treatment of bronchitis.
Contraindications
Despite the many medicinal properties of dried flowers, doctors identify a number of contraindications in which any dosage forms from the plant are prohibited.
Such a contraindication is flatulence, because immortelle contains a large amount of ballast substances that enhance this ailment.
Also, cumin in any form should not be taken by hypertensive patients and people with liver diseases, because cumin has a cumulative property, due to which the accumulated substances may not be excreted by the body.
Preparation and storage of medicinal raw materials
Proper collection and preparation of raw materials will help preserve herbs for a long time. During collection, the first stage of dry flower procurement, you must adhere to the following rules.
The healing properties of immortelle were known to ancient healers and physicians. The greatest concentration of useful components is concentrated in flowers, which is why they are the most common components of medicinal tinctures and mixtures. What are the benefits of immortelle for the human body?
Healing properties of immortelle
Due to its rich composition, immortelle is one of the extremely important herbs in herbal medicine. It contains vegetable oils, resins, stearins, flavonoids, glycosides, mineral salts, ascorbic acid, vitamin K, carotene, etc.
Weight normalizer
Immortelle is one of the key components of various weight loss supplements. It has a positive effect on liver function, improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and accelerates metabolic processes. Thanks to this, food digestion improves, and excess fats are removed from the body without having time to be absorbed and deposited under the skin.
One of the most popular collections is Tibetan, which, in addition to immortelle, includes St. John's wort, chamomile, honey and birch buds. It helps not only rid the body of extra pounds, but also completely cleanses and rejuvenates it, having a beneficial effect on the functioning of all systems and organs. Improving metabolism, increasing the elasticity of blood vessels, strengthening the heart muscle - this is just an incomplete list positive influence, which the collection has on the body.
For the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys
Immortelle extract has proven itself as a remedy for the treatment of kidneys and bladder. This plant contains arenarin, a natural antibiotic that inhibits the growth of bacteria. genitourinary system which cause inflammation. And cymine helps remove stones and sand from the urinary tract, disinfect and get rid of swelling.
For the liver
Immortelle has the most powerful effect on the liver and gall bladder. By using tinctures and decoctions of this herb, you can achieve rapid progress in the treatment of cholecystitis, jaundice, and cirrhosis of the liver.
This herbal plant contains active components that reduce the level of bilirubin, cholesterol and bile viscosity.
The flowers of the plant are part of the drug Flamin, which will help in the fight against chronic processes in the gallbladder and liver.
To combat liver diseases, a collection of dandelion, immortelle, yarrow, chicory and wormwood is perfect. Mix the components in equal parts, 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of the mixture into 0.5 liters of boiling water and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. To enhance the medicinal properties, you can add 1 tbsp to the decoction. a spoonful of copper and plantain juice. Strain the broth and drink ¼ of it before meals.
In oncology
Immortelle contains a large amount of flavonoids, which help fight malignant tumors in the early stages. Also, these substances are excellent for eliminating allergic reactions.
For the nervous system
The essential oils contained in immortelle help in the fight against neuroses, reduce nervous agitation, and help overcome insomnia, depression, depression and depression. Compared to medications, decoctions of this herb not only calm the nervous system, but also have a tonic effect on it, which is excellent for people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
For a cold
Expectorant, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties make immortelle an excellent remedy for the treatment of respiratory tract diseases: bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma and other diseases accompanied by severe cough.
You can also rinse the nasopharynx with a decoction for sore throat, runny nose, and sinusitis.
In order to destroy microbes in the lungs and bronchi, inhalations with the addition of flowers of this plant are prescribed.
For the stomach and intestines
Immortelle decoctions help improve the functioning of the stomach and intestines. By taking the extract of this plant, you can relieve spasms from the muscles of the smooth intestine and prevent the proliferation of streptococci and staphylococci. The plant also helps fight vomiting and improve food digestion processes.
In cosmetology
Immortelle oil is widely used in cosmetology. It is extremely effective means for problem skin care:
- Cures acne;
- Relieves inflammation;
- Restores damaged skin.
The oil is also suitable for accelerating the healing of wounds and burns, for people suffering from eczema and psoriasis - it returns pigmentation to the skin and reduces scars.
The oil of this plant is also an excellent natural ultraviolet filter. It is added in small concentrations to facial care products to protect it from sun damage.
In case of partial loss of pigment in the skin, the oil will help localize the spread of the disease and prevent the spots from growing further. It is one of the most effective means to combat depigmentation.
For hypertension
A decoction of immortelle and three-leaf watch helps lower blood pressure. 25 g of flowers and leaves of each plant are brewed in water. And take 50 ml 2-3 times a day.
Other beneficial properties of immortelle
A decoction of the flower baskets of this plant is useful for tuberculosis. It also helps stop uterine bleeding. The herb has a positive effect not only on the liver and stomach, but also on the pancreas, heart, and kidneys.
Contraindications for taking immortelle
Despite numerous positive properties immortelle, in some cases it can have a negative effect on the body.
Individual intolerance to extracts and decoctions of this plant may occur.
Decoctions should be taken in courses of up to three months, and then take breaks, since immortelle tends to accumulate in organs, which, with long-term use, has a negative effect on the liver.
For atherosclerosis and hypertension, the plant should also be taken carefully so as not to harm the body.
Another contraindication to taking immortelle is obstructive jaundice, when the outflow of bile is mechanically blocked.
It is forbidden to use herbal decoctions and tinctures if the acidity of gastric juice is increased.
During pregnancy, immortelle can only be taken as prescribed by a doctor.
Recipes
Immortelle can be purchased in a pharmacy as an independent product or as one of the components of the collection. It is used for treatment in the form of an infusion, decoction or tincture with alcohol.
Immortelle decoction
Pour 20 g of immortelle into 250 g of boiling water and transfer to low heat for 20-30 minutes. Then filter, cool and take as needed.
Infusion of immortelle
Pour 500 ml of boiling water into the dried flowers in a thermos. Close the lid and leave for 10 hours, after which we filter through cheesecloth and take as directed.
Alcohol tincture of immortelle
Pour 20 g of dried flowers into 200 g of warm vodka from a glass container. Close the container tightly and place it in a cool place without direct sunlight for 2-3 weeks.
Immortelle as medicinal herb- a favorite and quite popular plant. Evidence of this is his different name, which is given to it by the people from the various territorial zones where it grows. It is called differently, but the most sonorous names are golden grass, frost-grass, sandy cudweed or tsmin.
Plant characteristics
In the botanical world, the plant has sonorous characteristics. Scientists describe it as a perennial herbaceous tomentose-woolly plant. But, above all, immortelle is visible among other wild flowering herbs thanks to its small flowers, collected in a single panicle, only up to 6 mm. The flowers resemble a spherical basket. Usually it is multi-rowed, orange or pale lemon with yellow tint. Mine bright color The plant does not lose its color during flowering, which is why it was called immortelle.
When flowering begins in June, the inflorescences feel quite dense and then soften. An interesting property of this plant: the outer flowers are always female, they have a thread-like shape. Those in the middle are considered bisexual and have tufts. And the fruit turns out to have a tuft, but it is small and Brown, it ripens in August. But it happens that if the weather is favorable, then the second flowering of the immortelle begins, then the baskets can be found in the axils of the upper leaves. The flowering period of each basket is on average 15 days.
The immortelle rhizome is short and brown, the stem is straight, approximately 35 cm long. We can say about the leaves that they are alternate, oblong, and narrowed into petioles.
Collection and preparation of plants
Immortelle is most comfortable on dry and sandy soils, in steppe zones and sparse pine forests. First of all, inflorescences are used for medicinal purposes. You need to have time to pick them before the side baskets are opened, otherwise there will be no effective therapeutic effect later. Is there some more important conditions when preparing:
- This plant should be collected only in dry weather, not very early, so that there is no dew;
- cut using scissors or a sharp knife;
- in one place, collection can be carried out no more than 4 times, while the plant blooms in turn;
- repeated collection is carried out no less than 5 days later;
- If you pull out a plant completely, it is very easy to deplete its reserves.
The next preparations can be made in this place only after a few years, and in order for large settlements of immortelle to appear again, it is necessary to preserve at least 10 plants, but always with inflorescences.
You cannot store collected flowers for more than four hours, especially if the inflorescences are 1 cm long. They deteriorate very quickly and therefore require quick processing. Will need to be decomposed harvested onto fabric or clean paper in one layer. You need to find a place away from sunlight.
The plant retains its healing properties for three years.
Yellow treasure trove of nutrients
It is the inflorescences that are important to people, and the herbalists themselves also harvest the grass. But it is the inflorescences that contain the most useful active substances, namely:- flavonoid glycosides;
- organic acids;
- essential oil;
- various microelements;
- mucus, resin and wax;
- some vitamins;
- carotenoids;
- substances that include tannins, dyes and bitters.
Beneficial features
The plant is used in medicine to help people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract - acute or chronic, if the pathology affects the gastrointestinal tract.
Many preparations made from goldenrod can stimulate the secretion of bile. They also have many medicinal properties with a predominant effect:
- diuretic;
- soothing;
- antispasmodic, especially affecting smooth muscles;
- stopping bleeding.
Processed for medical purposes, the inflorescences can improve metabolism and help the metabolic function of the liver.
Due to the fact that immortelle can enhance the secretion of bile, it is included in medications that, in addition, have antispasmodic properties. In this case, they are taken by patients who have been diagnosed with “chronic calculous cholecystitis” and sand or small stones up to 2 mm have been found.
By helping to enhance bile secretion, bile cannot stagnate, its viscosity and density decreases. Its chemical composition changes in better side, the content of gowns increases. Their presence is required in order to keep cholesterol, which cannot dissolve in water, in a dissolved state, in the form of a colloid. Essentially, dressing gowns are bile salts.
Upon examination, it turns out that thanks to immortelle, the level of “bad” cholesterol is significantly reduced and the level of bilirubin is restored to normal. If the amount of cholesterol is too high, it will precipitate and cause stones.
Hemostatic properties are used if a woman has uterine bleeding caused by a pathology such as ovarian dysfunction or uterine fibroids, characterized by hemorrhagic syndrome.
ethnoscience
Keeps up ethnoscience from the official, also using immortelle for medicinal purposes. With the help of various recipes, herbalists expel ailments such as diseases of the liver and gallbladder along with the bile ducts. Colitis, gastritis and urolithiasis, acute diseases associated with the functioning of the bladder are successfully treated, especially if they appear big problems with urination, remove swelling if it is caused by renal failure.
At home, you can prepare decoctions and infusions of immortelle. Various medicinal forms of the plant:
- The simplest, self-made infusion as a choleretic agent is prepared as follows: take approximately 6 to 16 grams of flowers and pour 360 ml of boiling water. Drink the resulting product 100 ml 2 to 3 times a day.
- The decoction can be prepared a little differently. 10 grams, which is 3 tablespoons, of crushed flowers are placed in a container. Pour 200 ml of water there, it should be warm. The container is closed and placed in a water bath. So the broth should simmer for 30 minutes, you will have to stir periodically. Then it should cool in a warm room. After some time, it is filtered and brought to the required volume to make 200 ml, adding boiled water. The resulting medicine should be taken before eating, preferably 15 minutes before, 0.5 cups, 2 to 3 times a day. To avoid spoiling, the broth is stored in a cold place, but no more than two days.
- If liver treatment is necessary, there is a way to get rid of the disease. 1 tablespoon of herb, this is 2.5 - 3 g, pour boiling water - 250 ml. Immortelle should be infused in a thermos. You need to drink it as a medicine 50 minutes before the start of the meal; the drink must be warm. The resulting infusion should be used 3 times a day.
- There is such a remedy for cholecystitis and hepatitis. The inflorescences along with the grass, you will need from 14 to 16 stems, which is 15 - 20 grams, are first cut and then boiled in a liter of water for 10 minutes. The product is ready. You need to drink like this: add the same amount of milk to 0.5 cups of broth, it should be hot, and a few tablespoons of honey. The medicine is taken half an hour before meals. You need to take it in a certain way: drink the medicine for 4 days, then rest the body for 2 days. This should continue for two months. In order not to get lost, it is advisable to make a schedule for convenience.
- You can save yourself from uterine bleeding or hyperpolymenorrhea like this: take three spoons of inflorescences and pour 200 ml of boiling water. You need to let it sit for an hour in a tightly closed container. You will need to take it every hour, but only a tablespoon. The limit is 10 spoons.
- Cold infusion is used as a general tonic. To do this, take 15 grams of inflorescences and pour slightly boiled warm water in an amount of 200 ml. The mixture is infused for 8 hours. After it has been strained, drink half a glass 20 minutes before meals. Take 4 times a day.
- To get rid of leucorrhoea, women use immortelle for douching. You can make both a decoction and an infusion, but use only warm. This recipe is especially effective: 2 tablespoons of inflorescences are poured into containers with warm water - 500 ml. Set on fire. As soon as the mixture boils, the fire should be turned very low. After 5 minutes, you can remove and strain after cooling. The procedure is carried out no more than 2-3 times a day.
There are also extracts. They are powder in granules. You need to take this type of medicine 1 gram three times a day. Typically therapy lasts 2–3 weeks. If treatment needs to be resumed, then only after five days. This method is used to treat diseases such as biliary dyskinesia and cholecystitis.
There is a special powder “flamin”, which contains only flavonoids that have undergone special processing. It is used to treat chronic cholecystitis and bile duct pathologies.
Limitations in use
Before starting treatment at home, you must inform your doctor. You should not use immortelle without a break for more than three months, as it has toxic properties and can affect congestion in the liver. It should not be used by pregnant women and people with high blood pressure.
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