Lyubistok medicinal is a plant, which for a long time people attributed healing and even miraculous properties. It was believed that the name of this plant speaks for itself: the love from the word "love" was a real bewitching plant. Lubistok really had useful properties as a natural aphrodisiac.
However, not only did this hide the power of the plant: the therapeutic properties of the lover include a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory, aromatic, stimulating, soothing and even nutritional effect.
Lyubistok in its leaves and stems accumulates a large number of vitamins, minerals, potassium salts, essential oil. In the roots of this plant contains malic acid and tannins, starch and gum.
Properties and use of lyubistok
The benefit of love is recognized in cosmetology: decoction of this plant can be rinsed hair, which leads to filling their vitality, reducing hair loss, healthy shine.
Lubistok has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect and is indispensable in the treatment of wounds, including purulent, scratches, swelling. To do this, decoction of lover is added to the bath, used for compresses and washings.
Lyubistok is also used as a sedative for nervous overexertion, migraines , anxiety. It is believed that the decoction of the lover helps even with alcohol dependence.
Widely used useful properties of the plant and for the treatment of bowel diseases. Infusions and decoctions are used for constipation, flatulence , the so-called "lazy" work of the intestine, with worms. To normalize the work of the intestine, teas are most often used from the root of a lovage, fresh leaves and stems are used as a helminthic agent.
Lyubistok can also be used in dried form as an additive to different dishes. Its spicy and slightly pungent taste will fill with aroma your soups, sauces, salads. To taste lovage somewhat resembles celery.
How to cook a lover?
- Decoction of lyubostoka is prepared as follows. One tablespoon of the crushed plant is poured into a glass of boiling water, then boiled in boiling water under a closed lid for 30 minutes. After turning off the fire, the broth cools down for 10 minutes. After this, it is necessary to bring the broth to the original volume with boiled water. You can take 1-2 tablespoons three times a day.
- Infusion is most often made from the roots of love. For this, one teaspoon of the crushed plant is poured with one glass of boiling water. Leave the infusion until completely cooled, and then strain it through the cheesecloth. This portion of infusion can be consumed throughout the day for 5-6 times.
- Kashitsu or juice from the leaves of lyubistok used for severe headaches. To do this, mash fresh leaves and soak them with a bandage that is applied to the temples.
Contraindications to drug lover
Despite the abundance of useful properties, lovage has contraindications to the use.
- Lubistok is not recommended for pregnant women, since it stimulates blood flow to the pelvic organs.
- Lyubistok not used in uterine bleeding, as well as abundant menstruation. Lyubistok is also not recommended in the presence of chronic and acute pyelonephritis, hemorrhoids.
- It does not have a positive effect on the use of lyubistok for people with diseases of the stomach and duodenum.
- Do not use tinctures and decoctions from love to treat children.
Pay attention to the time of collecting love. Immediately before flowering, the root of the amateur accumulates poisonous substances in itself and is highly not recommended for any treatment.