Chamomile pharmacy is a modest medicinal plant, which is not only harvested in the nearest meadow, but also grown on an industrial scale. Fresh flowers are used to create the most beautiful bouquets and fortune-telling for love, but the dried inflorescences for the treatment of certain diseases. The popularity of the medicinal plant is due to a wide range of effects on the human body, because the infusion of chamomile is a very powerful analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antispasmodic.
Effective phytotherapy contributes to the rich chemical composition of the inflorescences:
- essential oils;
- apin and apegin;
- organic acids;
- flavonoids;
- pectins;
- vitamins;
- plant hormones, etc.
Benefits and harm of chamomile
Traditional medicine uses dry inflorescences of plants, usually in two forms: infusion and decoction, but a broader spectrum of action is undoubtedly the remedy that is not subjected to heat treatment. It is important to remember that the collection of flowers should occur from May to August, when the white petals have not yet begun to descend.
Chamomile infusion benefits in the following cases:
- Catarrhal diseases . Rinsing the throat with infusion will help with angina and pharyngitis , ingestion is possible as an antipyretic agent, and inhalations are done in ARVI, bronchitis and coughing.
- Diseases of the eyes . Washing your eyes with infusion of chamomile, you can remove the inflammation of the cornea.
- Diseases of the liver and kidneys . Due to diuretic and choleretic action, the agent is used as part of complex therapy for inflammation.
- Diseases of the skin . Chamomile tea, which has an anti-inflammatory and disinfecting effect, is washed with purulent wounds, ulcers, relieve irritation, and also used for bathing children suffering from diathesis, sweat, various rashes.
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract . Beneficial effect has an infusion on the work of digestive systems: relieves spasms and pain, helps with flatulence and colic.
- Diseases of the nervous system . Expanding the vessels of the brain and improving blood circulation, the drug can relieve migraines, headaches, depression.
Preparation of chamomile
It is not a secret that dried flowers of chamomile need not be prepared independently, now they can be bought in any pharmacy, but the infusion of a medicinal plant still has to be cooked at home with your own hands.
Infusion of chamomile
Ingredients:
- dry inflorescences of chamomile - 2 tsp;
- water - 1 glass.
Preparation
Water bring to a boil and pour dry chamomile inflorescences, allow to infuse the agent for 2-3 hours in a warm place. Then strain the infusion and use warm inside.
For the preparation of baths for eczema and bathing of newborns, the ratio of dried flowers and boiling water should be preserved, but only in a larger amount.
The dosage and intake of the medicine depend on the nature of the disease, for example, with flatulence and abdominal pain, infusion of chamomile should drink 1 glass 2-3 times a day, then its benefits will be noticeable.
Contraindications and cautions
Despite the obvious benefits, infusion of chamomile can harm the body, becoming dangerous, both for men and women. Contraindicated use of folk remedy for people suffering from diarrhea , antacid gastritis, as well as patients with individual intolerance of certain plant components. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should refuse to receive chamomile infusion inside, but for external use this folk remedy can be used without fear.
It should be remembered that before you start phytotherapy, you need to consult a specialist and hand over all the necessary tests. Even if you have not previously suffered from allergies to herbs, the benefits of chamomile infusion will not be so obvious to you, rather active substances in a modest flower can play a cruel joke on the body.