Monarda is an ornamental medicinal plant native to North America, which today is successfully cultivated in our country. This perennial plant with numerous erect stalks, jagged leaves and small lilac, purple or purple flowers collected in the head buds. Monard has a pronounced spicy aroma, reminiscent of the smell of thyme with citrus notes.
Many gardeners grow this flower, not only to decorate the infield, but also to use it for food and medicinal purposes. The most common are four varieties of monard, each of which has medicinal properties: dual, arched, hybrid, lemon. We learn what are the therapeutic properties and contraindications of monarchs.
Composition and useful properties of the monarch
The use of this strangled plant for medicinal purposes is due to its unique composition, in which the thymol substance is found in large quantities (the monarch is particularly rich in double). Timol, mainly derived from thyme essential oil, is a compound that is widely used in medicine and is part of many medications. This substance attaches the main therapeutic properties to the monarch:
- anesthetizing;
- antihelminthic;
- antiseptic;
- antifungal;
- antipruritic.
Also in the ground part of the plant contains vitamins B and C, linalool, limonene, carvacrol, myrcene, tannins, coumarin, flavonoids, oleoresins, etc.
It is noteworthy that the monarch, unlike some other natural antiseptics, shows activity not only against coccoid, but also rod-shaped pathogens. It is known that this plant shows a powerful activity against mycoplasma pneumonia, alpha-streptococcus, yeast-like fungi. At the same time, the drugs on the basis of monarchs with prolonged use do not become addictive, and when applied in parallel with antibiotics, the efficacy of the latter increases 4-10 times.
Other properties of monads are:
- antioxidant;
- immunomodulating;
- anti-inflammatory;
- diaphoretic;
- expectorant;
- antisclerotic;
- antispasmodic;
- soothing;
- antisclerotic.
Indications for the use of monads in medicine
Virtually all the therapeutic properties of the monarch flower are concentrated in essential oil, which is convenient to use both inside and outside. Also, on the basis of the plant, broths and infusions are prepared. Monarch preparations are used in the following pathologies:
- colds;
- headache;
- toothache;
- stomatitis;
- pneumonia;
- bronchitis;
- sinusitis ;
- cystitis;
- vaginitis;
- atherosclerosis;
- poorly healing wounds;
- nervous disorders;
- disorders of the digestive system;
- fungal lesions of the skin and nails;
- psoriasis;
- burns ;
- pustular skin lesions;
- eczema, etc.
Simply using the plant as food as a seasoning for food and drink can prevent the development of many ailments, because monarch
Contraindications monarda
Useful properties of monads, of course, numerous, but there are contraindications to the use of this plant for medicinal purposes. So, it is better to abandon it during the period of carrying out the child and breastfeeding, and also with caution to apply it with a tendency to allergic reactions. Before treatment, always consult a doctor.