The common medicine in folk medicine is the root of the pion, although other flower parts (seeds, grass) also have medicinal properties. Tips from folk healers, how to use the peony root for medicinal purposes, are offered to your attention.
Medicinal properties of the peony root
Peony roots contain a number of components useful to the human body, including:
- essential oils;
- carbohydrates;
- tannins;
- glycosides;
- sitosterol;
- mineral substances (potassium, manganese);
- vitamin C.
Attention! Peony belongs to a group of poisonous plants, in this connection, when self-preparing compositions based on the roots of a flower, it is necessary to strictly follow the formula, and when used - dosage.
The use of the pion root in medicine
The plant has the following effects on the body:
- sedative;
- anesthetizing;
- anticonvulsant;
- antimicrobial.
The use of the pion root in medicine is based on its medicinal properties:
- The most popular tincture of the peony root with a soothing effect. The drug has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart muscle, on the state of the nervous system, so it is used for sleep disorders and anxiety, as well as for the prevention of neurotic conditions.
- Preparations containing the extract of the pion root stimulate the release of gastric juice.
- Anesthetic qualities of plants are used to relieve unpleasant sensations in gout , rheumatism, and also if the head or teeth hurts.
- Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties are important in the treatment of diseases of the female reproductive system and external hemorrhoids.
- As an anticonvulsant, the peony root is used to relieve muscle spasms in the legs and trunk, especially in older people.
- There is a positive effect in the therapy of epilepsy.
- Peony-containing drugs are recommended for use in hypertension.
For your information! In China, peony is used as a remedy for combating malignant tumors. Unfortunately, scientific evidence of the effectiveness of plant use in oncology is lacking.
Decoctions with peony roots are an excellent firming agent for hair, and also used to get rid of dandruff . Sufficiently washed with shampoo hair rinse once a week with a decoction. On the Internet, there is information that broth pion helps in the fight against alopecia.