Caucasian rhododendron has medicinal properties, which have long been used by healers and healers. However, its properties are valued for medical purposes and today are no less than before. This plant grows mainly in the foothills and mountains in the Caucasus, Siberia, the Far East, Southeast Asia. It looks like a shrub of medium height about 60-120 cm with a dark brown bark, an elliptical shape of leaves and beautiful flowers of 5-10 pieces in the inflorescence.
Useful and medicinal properties, as well as contraindications to the Caucasian rhododendron
For the preparation of medicinal products, the leaves of this plant are used, collected during flowering and dried in a certain way without direct sunlight. Rhododendron has such medicinal properties:
- Medicinal products have painkillers, soothing, antipyretic, bactericidal, sweating effects.
- Infusion strengthens the heart activity, helps cope with shortness of breath , frequent palpitations and swelling, colds and epilepsy.
- The broth is necessary at a gastritis, an enteritis, a gastroenteritis.
- Tincture is used in the treatment of rheumatism, osteochondrosis, polyarthritis and neuroses.
- Teas are brewed for the treatment of headaches.
Caucasian rhododendron has not only medicinal properties, but also contraindications. Apply any medicines based on this plant is prohibited in kidney diseases, pregnant and lactating women, as well as allergic reactions.
How to apply the Caucasian rhododendron?
Recipe for infusion
Ingredients:
- dry, crushed leaves of the Caucasian rhododendron - 2 g;
- boiling water - 1 tbsp.
Preparation and use
Dry the preparation of the rhododendron pour the prepared boiling water and press for 2 hours, then the liquid should be filtered. To drink infusion, you need 1 tablespoon after eating 2-3 times a day.
Such a recipe will help you with chronic inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract, large and small intestine, typhoid fever or dysentery. It is also used to lower temperature, treat upper respiratory tract, infertility, uterine inflammation, gout, rheumatism and as a diuretic for cardiac edema.
With pains in the throat, sore throat, stomatitis, gum disease, bad breath , the same infusion can be performed rinsing.
If the infusion is diluted with one liter of boiled water, then they can be douched for the treatment of erosion of the cervix.