Hyssop - a perennial plant, which is easy to recognize by the small white, pink or purple flowers in the inflorescences. It has a spicy aroma and it is often called bee grass. In the people, hyssop is known for its numerous medicinal properties.
Useful properties of hyssop
The herb hyssop has healing properties for chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, bronchial asthma and hoarseness of the voice, as this is an excellent expectorant and antiseptic. This plant is used as a decoction for the treatment of stomatitis, diseases of the pharynx and conjunctivitis.
Useful properties of hyssop are manifested in colds and infectious diseases, since this herb has an excellent fortifying effect. Hyssop is often used for:
- improvement of odor from the mouth ;
- normalization of digestion;
- improve appetite.
This herb has antipyretic, antihelminthic, diuretic and disinfectant effect. For use from it do not only decoctions, but also infusions, teas and essential oil. Infusion of the plant has wound healing and antimicrobial effect and it is used for purulent skin diseases. And hyssop oil has useful properties even in the treatment of diseases of staphylococcal origin. With it, you can also cure faster:
- bruises;
- edema;
- burns;
- dermatitis;
- eczema.
If you do not have contraindications to the use of hyssop medicinal, you can safely use it when:
- catarrh of the intestines;
- flatulence;
- constipation;
- dyspepsia;
- chronic colitis .
He will not only take off the symptoms, but will also contribute to a full recovery.
Hyssop is an excellent remedy for sweating, rheumatism, cardiovascular diseases, angina pectoris and anemia. In addition, this plant is an excellent biostimulator and nootropic. It helps to improve memory and attention, has a mild antidepressant effect, while absolutely does not cause drowsiness. Hyssop also helps in neurosis.
Contraindications to the use of hyssop
Essential oils of this herb are very potent. That is why, in addition to useful properties, hyssop also has contraindications. These include:
- epilepsy;
- hypertension;
- nephritis.
These diseases are contraindications to the use of hyssop, since with their presence this herb can cause spasms. It is also strictly forbidden to use medicinal decoctions, infusions or essential oil of this plant during pregnancy and during lactation, as they can increase the tone of the uterus and reduce the amount of breast milk. It is better to refuse treatment altogether and at high arterial pressure.
For infants aged 2 to 12 years, even in the absence of contraindications, hyssop should be used in less concentrated doses.
Preparation of medicines from hyssop
Most of all, the healing properties of hyssop are expressed in its broths. They can be prepared from inflorescences and leaves or from plant seeds. To do this you need:
- 10 g of medicinal raw material pour 200 ml of boiling water.
- Withstand the mixture in a water bath for about 15 minutes.
- Then the broth should be filtered.
Infusion of hyssop is prepared from 20 g and 0.5 L of boiling water:
- It is necessary to fill the resulting composition in a thermos bottle.
- Withstand this capacity for 1 hour.
Hyssop tea is very easy to make. For this you need:
- Pour 1 tbsp. l. sliced herbs with 300 ml of cold water.
- Boil the mixture and insist on it.
If you want not only to buy dry hyssop and make medicines out of it, but to prepare raw materials yourself, then do it only at the height of the flowering of the grass, since during this period the content of essential oils is greatest.