Content
- 1 What does meadowsweet look like and where does it grow?
- 2 Types of meadowsweet
- 3 Chemical composition of meadowsweet
- 4 What meadowsweet helps from
- 5 Cooking methods
- 6 The use of meadowsweet in traditional medicine
- 6.1 Labaznik from pressure
- 6.2 Labaznik in oncology
- 6.3 Treatment of the sciatic nerve with meadowsweet
- 6.4 Meadowsweet from herpes
- 6.5 Meadowsweet in gynecology
- 6.6 Meadowsweet with hypothyroidism
- 6.7 Meadowsweet for gastritis
- 6.8 Grass meadowsweet for psoriasis
- 6.9 Meadowsweet for diabetes
- 6.10 Meadowsweet for blood thinning
- 7 Application in cosmetology
- 8 Contraindications to the use of meadowsweet
- 9 How to harvest and collect meadowsweet
- 10 Conclusion
Meadowsweet is called a useful herb that helps with various ailments. The plant also has a spectacular appearance. The medicinal properties and use of meadowsweet have been known since the times of Kievan Rus. Modern pharmacology uses meadowsweet as a raw material for the manufacture of medicines.
What does meadowsweet look like and where does it grow?
Ivanov color has several variants of names. The herb is also called:
- tavolga or common meadowsweet;
- meadowsweet.
Medicinal herbs are often grown for decorative purposes in summer cottages. Since ancient times, the plant has been valued for its antiseptic properties.
Meadowsweet is a rhizome herb that has a strong, straight stem. The leaves are finger-like or pinnate. The plant is distinguished by corymbose-paniculate inflorescences. The color of the flowers ranges from pinkish to cream.
Meadowsweet grows everywhere. The grass can be seen on the banks of fresh water bodies and rivers, in swamps and damp meadows. Meadowsweet also prefers moist thickets of birch or alder forests. Blooming is observed in the summer months. Plant height can reach 1.5 m.
Types of meadowsweet
The perennial represents the Pink family. This is a shrub or ornamental grass that lives in the temperate zone, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. Spirea or meadowsweet has a pronounced honey aroma.
The meadowsweet has about 100 species. For example, common meadowsweet includes the following varieties:
- Captive... The bush reaches a height of 50 cm.
Common meadowsweet, belonging to the Pleno variety, is distinguished by white double flowers
- Grandiflora... The bush grows up to 60 cm.
Common meadowsweet (Grandiflora) has large creamy inflorescences
In Russia, there is a common meadowsweet, called visleaf. This tavolzhnik includes the following varieties:
- Aurea... The variety is characterized by large, golden-green leaves.
Meadowsweet, which belongs to the Aurea variety, can grow up to 50 cm
- Rosea... The specified variety is appreciated for its spectacular appearance.
Vase-leaved meadowsweet (Rosea) has pinkish inflorescences
Chemical composition of meadowsweet
The plant has numerous medicinal properties due to the unique composition of the herb. Tavolznik contains essential oils, catechins, steroids, fatty acids, which are present in the aerial part.
Meadowsweet roots are the source of:
- tannins;
- heparin;
- ascorbic acid;
- glycosides (spirein, isosalicin, monotropitin);
- polyphenolic compounds (caffeic and ellagic acids);
- flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin);
- glycerides of linoleic and stearic acids.
Meadowsweet contains essential oils in significant quantities. They have a distinct honey aroma and include vanillin, methyl salicylate and ethyl benzoate.
What meadowsweet helps from
The meadowsweet, the photo and description of which is located above, has the following useful properties:
- pain reliever;
- choleretic;
- antiseptic;
- sedative;
- stabilizing blood pressure;
- anti-inflammatory;
- pain reliever;
- antiallergenic;
- antiviral;
- anti-carcinogenic;
- anti-aging;
- astringent;
- antihelminthic.
The herb has a beneficial effect on almost all systems of the human body:
- nervous;
- cardiovascular;
- digestive.
The plant promotes vasodilation, has a laxative, diuretic, disinfectant effect.
Why is meadowsweet herb useful for women
Ivanov color is indicated for use in the climacteric period. Hormonal changes associated with the extinction of ovarian function are often accompanied by pressure surges, increased sweating, accelerated heartbeat and hot flashes. Infusions and decoctions of meadowsweet are taken for hypertension, swelling.
The medicinal plant is used to treat gynecological diseases. Means made on the basis of a tavolzhnik are suitable for douching.
External and internal use of drugs from the meadowsweet allows you to treat diseases of the reproductive, endocrine and circulatory systems
Meadowsweet during pregnancy
The plant is actively used in alternative medicine. However, meadowsweet has both medicinal properties and contraindications for women. Despite the absence of allergens in the composition, decoctions, infusions and teas are not recommended for drinking during pregnancy.
Meadowsweet affects the circulatory system, which may undesirably affect the condition of the mother and fetus.
What is the use of meadowsweet for children
Ivanov color is used for viral infections. The herb helps with angina, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Labaznik is prescribed to children as part of complex therapy from the age of seven
What is the use of meadowsweet for men
It has been proven that remedies from meadowsweet help to strengthen the vascular wall and normalize pressure. They are taken for hypertension, high blood viscosity.
Decoctions and infusions from tavolzhnik help prevent atherosclerosis, heart attack and prostatitis
Cooking methods
The choice of dosage form depends on the indications for use. The preservation of medicinal properties determines compliance with the instructions for the preparation of drugs.
How to brew meadowsweet correctly
The use of flowers, leaves and roots of meadowsweet allows for the prevention and treatment of various pathologies. The effectiveness of using a medicinal plant depends on the correctness of the manufacture of folk remedies. It is known that meadowsweet tea is not only beneficial but also harmful. It is important to observe certain proportions when brewing a drink.
The flowers of the tavolzhnik (15 g) are poured with 250 ml of boiling water. The container is closed for infusion and the drink is filtered after 15 minutes.
You need to drink decoctions and infusions from meadowsweet in small sips, which has a positive effect on the condition of the oral cavity
Tincture
The dosage form is suitable for both external and internal use. To prepare the tincture, mix the meadowsweet inflorescences (25 g), sugar (10 g) and alcohol (0.5 l). The composition is placed in a dry and dark place for 12 days. Strain before use. The product is taken orally no more than three times a day, after dissolving 20 drops in a glass of water.
Tincture from the inflorescences of tavolzhnik is used for gastric pathologies, burns, purulent wounds and trophic ulcers
Infusion
The agent on the water is used in complex therapy for the treatment of various pathologies.Among the indications for use are called:
- leukemia, psoriasis;
- insomnia;
- hepatitis;
- diseases of the urinary tract and digestive system;
- diabetes;
- inflammatory processes;
- swelling;
- bleeding.
To prepare a healthy drink, take a teaspoon of dried flowers and pour them with a glass of boiling water. The agent is insisted until it cools.
Infusion of water from meadowsweet inflorescences is consumed in small portions throughout the day
Decoction
In order to prepare the dosage form, take a teaspoon of crushed dry roots of meadowsweet in a glass of boiling water. A decoction should be made using a water bath. The duration of the simmering of the product is half an hour, after which it is infused and filtered.
A decoction of tavolzhnik is used for external and internal use for the treatment of pathologies of the kidneys, nervous system
Tea
For the prevention of acute respiratory viral infections and inflammatory processes, it is recommended to drink a drink from a meadowsweet. For making tea, use finely chopped leaves (two tablespoons). They are brewed for 15 minutes in 1 liter of boiling water. The drink is drunk throughout the day every two hours.
A small amount of honey is added to improve the taste of tea from tavolznik leaves.
Ointment
Ivanov color is a suitable herb for the manufacture of various medicines. Some formulations can be used externally for the treatment of rheumatism and skin diseases.
An ointment is made from the tavolzhnik, which includes dry rhizomes of the plant (20 g) and a fatty base. Raw materials should be crushed to a state of dust and mixed with petroleum jelly or butter (80 g). The resulting ointment is used to treat the affected areas of the skin. The composition can be rubbed into sore joints.
Procedures using ointment from meadowsweet are recommended to be carried out before bedtime.
The use of meadowsweet in traditional medicine
Herbal products allow for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies. The advantage is that all parts of the plant can be applied.
Labaznik from pressure
Hypertension is diagnosed in a significant number of older people. Pathology is accompanied by a significant deterioration in well-being, a decrease in working capacity. To normalize pressure, it is advisable to use an infusion of meadowsweet root.
To prepare a healing agent, you need to rinse and then clean the rhizomes of the meadowsweet (15 g). Raw materials are poured into 500 ml of boiling water and simmered in a water bath for half an hour. The drink is insisted for an hour, filtered. Before use, it is necessary to add water to the original volume.
The infusion should be taken three times a day. The dosage per dose is 25 ml.
Before using the infusion from meadowsweet rhizomes, you can add sugar or honey
Labaznik in oncology
Healing herb is used in the complex treatment of malignant tumors. To strengthen the body and improve the composition of the blood, a decoction of tavolzhnik roots is made and consumed. With a glass of boiling water, you need to pour two teaspoons of raw materials and simmer the composition in a water bath for half an hour. The drug is taken on an empty stomach three times a day, three tablespoons.
Before using a decoction of meadowsweet roots for oncopathology, you need to consult a doctor
Treatment of the sciatic nerve with meadowsweet
The meadowsweet plant has anti-inflammatory properties. It is used for diseases of the joints and spine.
As part of the complex therapy of pathology, a decoction from the roots of the tavolzhnik is used. In a water bath, a composition is tormented, including four tablespoons of raw materials and a liter of water. An hour later, the broth is filtered. The tool is taken four times a day, 50 ml.
A decoction and tea from meadowsweet helps to minimize inflammation and pain accompanying sciatica
Meadowsweet from herpes
Papules are usually located in the lip area. Perhaps their presence on the nasal mucosa. The rash is accompanied by severe itching and swelling.
To eliminate the manifestations of herpesvirus infection, a tincture is made. The product includes 25 ml of calendula solution (10%), 225 ml of water and 25 meadowsweet flowers. The duration of the infusion is a day.
The dosage depends on age characteristics:
- children (from seven years old) - 20 drops per glass of water three times a day;
- adults - half a teaspoon per dose.
The duration of treatment for herpes with tincture containing ivan's color is ten days
Meadowsweet in gynecology
The use of the infusion helps to eliminate inflammatory processes in the pelvic organs. Dry grass (teaspoon) is poured with boiling water (one glass). The tool is insisted for several hours in a dark place and taken during the day in small portions.
For the treatment of infertility, meadowsweet is combined with red clover and linden (three tablespoons of raw materials). Herbs are poured with boiled water (1 l), insisted and taken twice a day in a glass.
Therapy of uterine bleeding is carried out with a tincture of meadowsweet roots. The remedy is drunk in a teaspoon twice a day. For fibroids or endometritis, a collection is used, including the following names:
- chamomile;
- calamus rhizomes;
- St. John's wort;
- yarrow;
- calendula;
- juniper berries;
- meadowsweet.
The mixture is poured with vodka (1.5 l) and insisted for two weeks in a dark and dry place. The tincture is taken in a teaspoon, after diluting it with water.
Decoctions and infusions of meadowsweet are used for douching and baths for gynecological diseases
Meadowsweet with hypothyroidism
Diseases of the thyroid gland are caused by insufficient or excessive production of hormones. Tavolzhnik allows to normalize the function of the endocrine system.
Meadowsweet root (50 g) is peeled, washed and crushed. Raw materials are poured with vodka (1 l) and insisted for two weeks in a dark place, stirring occasionally. The remedy is taken 1 teaspoon before meals.
The course of treatment of the thyroid gland with meadowsweet tincture is long and is several months.
Meadowsweet for gastritis
For diseases of the digestive system, it is recommended to drink an infusion, including meadowsweet. For half a liter of boiling water, take two teaspoons of raw materials. The remedy is insisted for an hour and taken three times a day, half a glass.
Means based on meadowsweet eliminate pain syndrome with gastritis and intestinal disorders
Grass meadowsweet for psoriasis
Exacerbations of a chronic disease can be treated with a meadowsweet. To 40 g of petroleum jelly or baby cream, add powder from the flowers of the tavolzhnik (10 g). The affected area should be lubricated three times a day.
Meadowsweet ointment accelerates the healing of the skin in psoriasis
Meadowsweet for diabetes
The use of formulations, including ivan's color, allows you to normalize blood sugar levels. For this purpose, a tablespoon of dry herbs is poured with two glasses of boiling water and insisted for 15 minutes in a water bath. The product can be taken one hour after straining.
Drink infusion of meadowsweet grass three times a day for a month
Meadowsweet for blood thinning
The use of compositions containing ivans has a positive effect on the work of the heart and blood vessels. The meadowsweet herb is known to thin the blood. For this purpose, decoctions are taken based on a medicinal plant. The remedy is made from the root of the meadowsweet. Raw materials (5 g) are poured with a glass of water and boiled for 15 minutes. The broth is drunk three times a day for a tablespoon.
Ivanov color is used for diseases of the circulatory system
Application in cosmetology
Meadowsweet is actively used in folk medicine. Tavolzhnik is also appreciated in cosmetology. The herb helps eliminate acne by regulating sebum production. The plant helps moisturize and nourish the face. Infusions and decoctions are used as a rinse for hair in order to give the curls additional volume.
Contraindications to the use of meadowsweet
The use of products made from medicinal herbs is not recommended in a small number of cases. For example, the use of meadowsweet tincture is contraindicated in liver diseases. The herb has an astringent effect. Decoctions and infusions are not used for constipation.
Hypotension is also a contraindication to the use of products containing meadowsweet extract. Otherwise, the pressure will drop, causing dizziness, weakness, and nausea.
General contraindications include hypersensitivity. It should be remembered that an overdose with incorrect calculation of proportions or abuse can provoke unwanted reactions from the work of the digestive system. When used topically, it is important to do a test to make sure there is no allergy.
How to harvest and collect meadowsweet
The meadowsweet is classified as a medicinal plant. Collecting and harvesting meadowsweet is carried out during the flowering period. Suitable months are July and August. The inflorescences are cut and dried in a ventilated room, spreading out on parchment in a thin layer. The meadowsweet is kept in a box. Being in a dark and dry place is essential.
The roots are harvested in autumn or early spring. They are washed before drying. Leaves for medicinal use are also cut during the flowering period.
Conclusion
The medicinal properties and uses of meadowsweet are quite diverse. Due to the active use of medications and the development of the pharmaceutical industry, the popularity of the plant has decreased. The inclusion of funds made on the basis of meadowsweet in the complex therapy increases its effectiveness. The herb is suitable for both external and internal use. Regular use of infusions, tinctures and decoctions significantly improves overall well-being.
