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Useful properties of wormwood and the use of herbal tincture
Botanical characteristics of wormwood
Wormwood belongs to the Asteraceae family. The plant has a short, branched, lignified root. It grows up to two meters high. In the first year of life, adventitious buds are formed on the root neck, the second year is marked by the appearance of shoots, which bloom and bear fruit in a year. Stems of wormwood are erect, many-branched in the upper part, silvery-grayish, have pubescence. The wormwood herb has a strong spicy smell and bitter taste.
The leaves of the plant are on long petioles at the base, with two or three divisions. The middle of the stem is characterized by leaves on short petioles - bipinnate, separate, sessile and pinnately separate. Above, the leaves are trifoliate, simple, whole, lanceolate. In July-August, basket-shaped flowers appear - tubular, yellow, small in size, spherical in shape, collected in dense panicle inflorescences. From August to September, seeds ripen in oblong, wedge-shaped, finely grooved achenes-fruits.
One plant is capable of producing up to 100,000 seeds, this is its main method of reproduction. Wormwood herb is distributed throughout the European part of the Commonwealth countries. She can be seen in the Caucasus, in Western Siberia. Kazakhstan and Central Asia are also considered the birthplace of wormwood. It grows in empty, abandoned areas, chooses the roadside, forest edges. Medicinal raw materials are harvested during the flowering period, cutting off only leafy tops.
It is important to collect the grass on time, since being late leads to the fact that during drying the grass becomes dark and the baskets crumble. The plant is dried in attics or in the shade, spreading it out in a thin layer and turning it over from time to time. When properly dried, wormwood has an aromatic, spicy smell and a spicy bitter taste.
Useful properties of wormwood
The beneficial properties of wormwood are due to the active substances - absintin, anabsintin, flavonoids, thujone, pinene, cadinene, bisabolone, chamazulenogen, selenene. The leaves contain phytoncides, alkaloids, capillin, ascorbic acid, provitamin A. The plant is rich in malic and succinic acids, tannins, saponins, and carotene.
Herbal galenic substances stimulate the reflex function of the pancreas and gallbladder, increasing the secretion of bile and thereby improving digestion. Terpenoid compounds have anti-inflammatory and cardiac stimulating effects. Wormwood essential oil stimulates and normalizes the functioning of the central nervous system. The herb is known for its bactericidal and fungicidal properties due to its unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Wormwood application
The aerial part of the wormwood herb is used for the preparation of infusions, tinctures, extracts. The bitterness of the plant stimulates appetite and improves digestion. Wormwood acts as an antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory agent. It has a beneficial effect on the treatment of bronchial asthma and rheumatism. Wormwood eczema and burns are excellently treated. It is recommended to take remedies from the plant for gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. They effectively help with enterocolitis, liver and kidney diseases.
Traditional healers advise using infusions and decoctions of wormwood for ascariasis, insomnia. Good results are observed in the treatment of obesity, flatulence, migraine. Using wormwood in combination therapy with other drugs, you can cure pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension, fever, edema, hemorrhoids. Wormwood is useful for unpleasant odor from the oral cavity, neurasthenia, gout, paralysis, epilepsy.
Frequent fainting, heartburn, and cholera also heal faster with wormwood. In the form of compresses and lotions, herbal infusions and decoctions relieve pain in case of joint inflammation, bruises, and various eye diseases. Burns, fistulas, ulcers are treated with ointments prepared on the basis of wormwood. It is often used in the treatment of headaches, cramps and paralysis.
Wormwood ointment: it will require 10 g of thick wormwood extract, 100 g of vegetable oil or pork fat.
Wormwood powder: the herb should be ground into powder and taken in 0.5 teaspoon 5-6 times a day after meals, gradually reducing the number of doses to three times a day for a week. Wormwood powder is more effective than wormwood infusion.
Wormwood juice: it is squeezed out of leaves and branches before flowering and take 1 tablespoon of juice with honey 3 times a day before meals.
Wormwood tincture
Wormwood tincture has a normalizing effect on the digestive system, metabolism, eliminates almost all existing fungal and infectious diseases. The bitterness of the plant allows the use of wormwood for weight loss. It is a transparent liquid of brownish-green color, characteristic aroma and bitter taste. It is taken 15-20 drops 3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals.
Wormwood cognac tincture: 2 tablespoons of wormwood roots and 1 liter of brandy should be kept in a water bath for 10 minutes. The finished mixture is poured into a vessel, tightly closed and placed in a warm place for 48 hours. After that, strain the tincture and drink 3-5 drops 1-2 times a day for neurasthenia.
Wormwood oil
To prepare wormwood oil, fresh grass is placed in a 1-liter glass jar, poured with olive oil and hermetically sealed with a lid. Let the agent brew for 1.5 weeks, the readiness of the oil is determined by its color, it should be dark green or pearlescent. The filtered oil is kept cold and used to lubricate wounds, ulcers, and sore skin.
Wormwood seed oil: 5 g of crushed raw materials and 20 g of Provencal oil must be insisted for 8 hours. The medicine is taken by dripping 1-2 drops on sugar or bread for pain and cramps in the muscles.
Wormwood treatment
Treatment with wormwood, which contains carotene, phytoncides, essential oils and vitamins, gives good results in many diseases. Infusions and decoctions of this herb have choleretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic properties, and help in the treatment of scabies.
Classic water infusion of wormwood: pour 2 tablespoons of raw materials with a glass of hot water, then simmer in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter. Take the remedy for 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The infusion is stored in a cool place for no more than two days.
Wormwood juice is used for dressings for calluses, to stop bleeding in case of injuries, it has a disinfecting and healing effect. If you apply the crushed grass in place after a bruise or on a joint in case of dislocation, then the pain quickly calms down, the edema resolves.
Wormwood treatment for parasites
Most chronic diseases are caused by ecotoxins and parasites. People have learned, using the gifts of nature, to cleanse the body, destroying parasites. Wormwood works wonders, ridding organs of Trichomonas, chlamydia, feline lamblia, proteus, toxoplasma, etc. Taking wormwood, a person gets rid of harmful microorganisms and restores important functions of various systems.
Recipe: dry wormwood herb needs to be ground into powder and taken with water according to the following scheme:
- 1st day - 1/14 teaspoon;
- 2nd day - 2/14 teaspoon;
- 3rd day - 3/14 teaspoon;
- 4th day - 4/14 teaspoon.
- 5th day - 5/14 teaspoon.
- 6th day - 6/14 teaspoon.
- 7th day - half a teaspoon.
- 8th day - 8/14 teaspoon.
- 9th day - 9/14 teaspoon.
- 10th day - 10/14 teaspoon.
- 11th day - 11/14 teaspoon.
- 12th day - 12/14 teaspoon.
- 13th day - 13/14 teaspoon.
- 14th day - 1 teaspoon.
On the 15th day and 5 other subsequent days, you need to take 1 teaspoon.
In the future, take also 1 teaspoon of the powder, but once a week for prevention.
Treatment for worms with wormwood
In order to get rid of worms, you can use an antihelminthic decoction and simultaneously wash the intestines. A highly effective agent is useful for ascariasis, has an immunomodulatory effect, normalizes cellular immunity. Wormwood decoction: 1 teaspoon of raw materials should be mixed with 1 liter of water, bring to a boil, leave for 10 minutes, drain. It is recommended to do an enema with an almost hot solution. Also at night you can enter 50-100 ml of a decoction, which should be absorbed into the rectum.
Treatment of wormwood hemorrhoids
Pathological enlargement of hemorrhoids leads to various troubles. In addition to pain, an insidious disease can be accompanied by bleeding. Treatment can be lengthy, often an advanced form of hemorrhoids is treated only by an operable way. In folk medicine, wormwood herb is successfully used to combat this ailment.
Tincture of wormwood: you need to grind a small twig of the plant, pour 100 g of alcohol and insist. Take the tincture in the morning and evening, 12 drops per 1 tablespoon of water.
Wormwood decoction: 4 tablespoons of chopped wormwood in 1 liter of boiling water should be cooked over low heat for 6–7 minutes and insisted, wrapped for 6 hours. The agent is filtered and an enema is made from this broth.
Wormwood therapy allows you to relieve inflammation, after several procedures, the patient's condition is much improved.
Wormwood allergy treatment
Allergy is the hypersensitivity of the body's immune system to any substance, including wormwood and other plants during their flowering period. Since wormwood has active pollen, the likelihood of illness in people susceptible to hay fever is high in August. This disease manifests itself in the form of swelling of the nasal mucosa, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, and the occurrence of various types of conjunctivitis. Once a doctor is diagnosed, action must be taken immediately.
Firstly, it is important to exclude the possibility of contact with grass; for this, you can temporarily go to sea and mountain resorts, having previously clarified the vegetation of the region chosen for recreation. Secondly, you can get an allergy vaccination. And thirdly, if there is no way to leave, then in dry windy weather you cannot leave the house, the windows must be closed. Coming from the street, be sure to take a shower and wash clothes, rinse your nose and rinse your throat with saline. Wet cleaning of premises should be carried out more often.
Wormwood herpes treatment
Herpes is a dangerous virus, it manifests itself as red bubbles on the lips, wings of the nose, on the face. As a prophylaxis of the disease, traditional healers recommend tinctures and infusions from wormwood.
Wormwood tincture: 5 tablespoons of wormwood seeds should be poured with half a liter of vodka and kept for 3 weeks, shaking occasionally, then strain and drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals. You can take 1 teaspoon wormwood powder 2-3 times a day 20 minutes before meals with water.
Wormwood infusion: 1-2 teaspoons of crushed raw materials should be poured with 1 glass of boiling water, insist and take a dessert spoon 3 times a day 30-60 minutes before meals.
It is useful to drink wormwood tea for two weeks, its use helps to suppress the insidious virus.
Wormwood tea recipe: pour a teaspoon of wormwood with a glass of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes and drink in small sips throughout the day.
Wormwood fibroids treatment
A uterine fibroid is a benign tumor that consists of connective tissue and muscle fibers. This disease can be successfully treated with wormwood.
Wormwood tincture: 2 tablespoons of dry wormwood herb is required to pour 0.5 liters of alcohol, leave for 10 days, take the infusion at least twice a day, 1 teaspoon during meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. It is necessary to store the infusion in the refrigerator.
Treatment of wormwood opisthorchiasis
Opisthorchiasis is a disease of a certain group of helminthiases, it affects the liver and pancreas. Parasites enter the human body after eating certain types of river fish in case of insufficient heat treatment. In order to destroy flat worms, you need to use a powder and infusion of wormwood.
Contraindications to the use of wormwood
It is strictly forbidden to take wormwood for anemia, as well as during breastfeeding and pregnancy (the poisonous components present in wormwood can negatively affect the course of pregnancy and even provoke a miscarriage).
Also, a contraindication for the use of wormwood is an ulcer of the stomach and intestines and any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute phase. It should also not be taken internally by people suffering from alcoholism, mental disorders and complex diseases of the nervous system. With thrombophlebitis, wormwood should not be taken orally.
With prolonged intake of wormwood, slight poisoning is possible, an overdose leads to hallucinations and seizures. Therefore, between courses of taking wormwood, you should take breaks of up to two months.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
