Flask
Useful properties and application of the flask
Useful properties of the flask
The bulb is a perennial bulbous plant with a characteristic garlic odor. Due to the high content of useful minerals and bioactive substances in its composition, the herb is widely used in folk medicine for various ailments. Leaves are considered the main and most effective medicinal part of the plant; they are part of many decoctions and infusions. For the preparation of medicines, it is best to use freshly picked leaves, since when they dry, they partially lose their beneficial properties.
It is also worth noting the presence in this healing herb of essential oil with a strong garlic smell, carotene, fiber, ascorbic acid, sugar, mucus, wax and saponins. The phytoncides contained in the flask have a good antibiotic effect, and a number of trace elements and minerals help support the human immune system. Preparations based on this medicinal plant have an effective restorative and tonic effect.
Flask application
Traditional medicine widely uses herb as an effective remedy for scurvy and atherosclerosis. This plant helps to cope with worms, promotes diuretic processes, improves intestinal peristalsis and appetite. For fever and colds, folk healers have long recommended taking an infusion from the leaves of the flask. In addition, such tinctures are able to provide effective assistance in the fight against rheumatism or severe cough. Due to its bactericidal properties, the leaves of the plant are used to treat purulent wounds, bedsores, trophic ulcers.
Preparations from the leaves of the flask help to overcome exhaustion, loss of strength, various diseases of the stomach and intestines. They also improve the secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract. The high content of carotene in the herb helps to strengthen vision. Fresh juice of this plant is dripped into the ears to relieve purulent inflammation. Eating several leaves of this unique natural medicine every day improves metabolism and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. The plant bulbs are recommended for consumption raw for obesity.
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Tincture of the flask: ten fresh, finely chopped leaves of the flask must be poured with a glass of boiled water, boiled for ten minutes, poured into a thermos and infused overnight. For colds, diseases of the bladder and kidneys, take a third of a glass of this infusion three times a day.
Ointment of the flask: finely chopped leaves of the plant should be passed through a meat grinder, add a little vegetable oil to the resulting gruel. This mixture is wrapped in a gauze bandage and applied for 10 minutes to a sore spot to combat arthritis, rheumatism, sciatica.
Contraindications to the use of the flask
The use of the flask is categorically contraindicated in patients with gastritis in the acute stage, with duodenal and stomach ulcers, hepatitis and a number of other diseases. Allergic reactions are possible. The plant is not recommended for pregnant and lactating mothers. Always consult your doctor before use.
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).
