White Head - medical properties and contraindications

The head of a head, a forester, a tamolga vyazolistnaya are all names of one plant blooming with beautiful white flowers. From time immemorial the white-head was used for decorative purposes, and the medicinal properties and contraindications were discovered later and are due to the microelements that make up the composition. Today, shrubs are widely used in the treatment of a variety of ailments.

Composition and medicinal properties of the white head

In the treatment of various ailments, all parts of this plant are used - flowers, roots, leaves and stems, and on the human body they have the following effect, which is explained by the components present:

1. Stabilize the weight. Included in the composition of coumarins reduce appetite, and a bitter aftertaste lowers the sensitivity of taste buds, allowing you to reduce cravings for harmful food.
2. Reduces the level of sugar in the blood, which diabetics can appreciate.
3. Increase the body's defenses. This is possible due to the presence of ascorbic acid and essential oils.
4. They are a measure of prevention and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system. The most active component of this plant is salicylates, which purify the lumen of blood vessels from cholesterol plaques, strengthen their walls, normalize the pressure.
5. Useful properties of the white head include antibacterial, antihistaminic and anti-inflammatory effects due to the flavonoids present. This gives grounds to apply the forepass in the treatment of joint diseases, rheumatism, radiculitis, burns, diaper rash and pressure sores.
6. They struggle with diseases of the respiratory and urinary tract due to the phenolic glycosides included. These are seasonal infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, as well as cystitis, pyelonephritis, and others.

Methods of preparation and use

The medicinal properties of the herb are found in decoctions, infusions, ointments, etc. Here are the most popular cooking recipes:

1. To prepare the ointment, the underground part of the plant is used, which is washed, dried, ground to a powder and mixed with cream, olive or coconut oil in a ratio of 1: 5. It is applied externally in the form of compresses for arthritis, arthrosis, various inflammations on the skin.
2. To prepare an alcohol tincture, 500 grams of alcohol is poured into the raw material in an amount of 50 g. Infuse in the refrigerator for 2 weeks, and after shaking, filter and take once a day, 1 drop per 10 kg of weight. This will help normalize blood sugar and weight, increase immunity and reduce the risk of heart and vascular disease. Here are such useful properties in the herb grass.
3. Like tea boiled with boiling water, a scallop is drunk to strengthen immunity and as a tonic, and if you combine it with clover, linden and ivan tea in equal parts, you can accelerate recovery in inflammatory diseases of the female sexual sphere and increase the chance to become a mother.

Contraindications

However, do not forget that, along with useful properties, the white-head also has contra-indications. Due to the ingredients of salicylates, it is not recommended for use to people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases - ulcers and gastritis, as this can provoke pain, colic, and even nausea with vomiting. In the treatment of such serious ailments, as hypertension, diabetes and oncology can be used only as an auxiliary and with the permission of his attending physician. You can not treat it with the help of pregnant and lactating women, give it to children under 3 years old. In addition, there is always the risk of individual intolerance and allergic reactions.