Kalanchoe - unpretentious houseplant, which is often grown on the windowsill, not because of decorative properties, but for use in medicinal purposes. After all, this flower has long been considered a home healer due to the many useful properties that nature has given it.
Medicinal properties of Kalanchoe
There are several varieties of Kalanchoe, among which the most salutary properties are the Kalanchoe flower of Degremon and the Kalanchoe pinnate. But the long-flowering Kalanchoe Kalandiva for medicinal purposes is rarely used - its beneficial properties are less expressed.
The curative qualities of the Kalanchoe are due to its chemical composition. The plant contains such chemical elements as magnesium, calcium, copper, manganese, silicon, iron, etc. It also contains organic acids (acetic, oxalic, malic, etc.), enzymes, vitamins P and C, tannins, flavonoids, polysaccharides.
Medicinal raw materials are the leaves of Kalanchoe. Before cutting the leaves, the plant should not be watered for a week, and then cut off the leaves for a few days in the refrigerator. After that, you can make juice from the leaves, tinctures, decoctions, ointments.
Kalanchoe has the following useful properties:
- anti-inflammatory;
- bactericidal;
- wound healing;
- hemostatic;
- regenerating;
- restorative;
- choleretic;
- anesthetic, etc.
Kalanchoe juice belongs to the group of biogenic stimulants, but the exact mechanism of the biological activity of the products from this plant has not yet been clarified.
Kalanchoe - testimony
Preparations based on Kalanchoe are recommended for internal and external use in the following diseases:
- colds;
- flu;
- psoriasis ;
- throat diseases;
- gum disease;
- inflammation of the oral mucosa;
- phlebeurysm;
- cervical erosion;
- cracked nipples ;
- acne;
- herpes;
- conjunctivitis;
- corneal erosion;
- pressure sores;
- burns;
- purulent wounds, etc.
Kalanchoe - contraindications
In addition to useful properties, Kalanchoe has some contraindications. Means based on this plant can not be taken in the following cases:
- pregnancy;
- low blood pressure;
- liver disease;
- tendency to allergies.
Signs of intolerance to Kalanchoe drugs are heartburn, diarrhea, burning, allergic reactions.