Grass tansy or, as it is called in the people, wild mountain ash, finds wide application in everyday life, cosmetology and medicine, despite the fact that the plant is classified as poisonous. We will find out what the herb tansy helps, and how to use the medicinal plant properly, so that it will benefit the organism with benefit.
The healing properties of the tansy grass
The leaves of the plant, which grows everywhere under the conditions of a temperate climate, contain many useful components, namely:
- alkaloids;
- tannins;
- flavonoids;
- essential oil;
- ascorbic acid, etc.
By the way, it is the tansy essential oil that includes a substance with poisonous qualities, but with a pronounced antimicrobial effect.
Application of tansy grass
In medicine, the tansy tans are used taking into account its natural properties, including:
- to reduce inflammatory processes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary system, liver;
- with the aim of removing spasms in the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder and other organs, as well as convulsions in the limbs;
- when the gallbladder function is disturbed in order to activate bile production;
- as a local anesthetic for joint arthritis, rheumatism, various traumatic injuries (bruises, dislocations, sprains);
- with skin diseases, primarily scabies, various inflammations of the epithelium, for example, acne , suppurating wounds;
- As an external disinfectant for hemorrhoids;
- to stimulate appetite;
- with hypotension to increase blood pressure;
- to reduce the excitement and normalization of sleep as a sedative.
Also, the medicinal plant is used in the treatment of such dangerous diseases as:
- asthma ;
- tuberculosis;
- diabetes;
- malaria;
- epilepsy.
But most often the herb tansy is used to get rid of worms. To prepare the anthelmintic remedy 2 teaspoons of dry tansy pour 0,5 l of boiling water, insist for about 30 minutes. Infusion should be taken three times daily before meals, 2 tablespoons.
For your information! Due to its insecticidal properties, tansy is used to combat cockroaches. For this, the decoction of the plant is evaporated in a water bath, mixed with sugar and placed in places where insects are found. But for the removal of moths, bedbugs and fleas, the torn branches of tansy are placed in places of parasite accumulation.