Wormwood - bitter grass - is well known for its bitterness: everyone remembers how in childhood, tearing off a leaf of this plant, had to immediately run to wash hands. But this same bitterness, which contains wormwood - God's tree, has medicinal properties and is extremely useful.
Composition of Artemisia
In addition to all known bitterness, which, by the way, is contained in different amounts in different plant species, a set of vital amino acids, a large number of essential oils, rich in vitamins of group B , A, and C.
The chemical composition of the plant includes tannins, which have an astringent effect, and also potassium, which has a beneficial effect on the work of the heart.
Useful properties of the plant
It is interesting that the remarkable properties of wormwood is used by both folk and official medicine.
- Wormwood healing - God's tree is used in the treatment of cancer, for this, prepare a decoction and take in accordance with the recommendations.
- Baths with infusion of wormwood are used in the treatment of neuroses, also they are indicated for gout and inflammation of the joints.
- Kidney stones are expelled with the help of a preparation that uses wormwood oil; it helps to turn stones into sand, is a wonderful antispasmodic, quite strong diuretic and mild laxative.
- Wormwood - God's tree has found its application in the treatment of helminthiases. She actively expels helminths from the body, while providing a tonic and restorative effect.
- It is known its useful effect on the state of the body in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and various infections.
- Wormwood is also used for external use: the wormwood leaves of wormwood are used in the form of compresses in the treatment of furuncles and other purulent formations.
God's tree - wormwood has medicinal properties and contraindications for use. It is not recommended to use plant preparations during pregnancy and lactation. In addition, there are limitations of its use in anemia . Without a doctor's recommendation, do not use drugs of wormwood, since an overdose can cause convulsions and hallucinations.