Tincture of propolis - a tool that helps get rid of many different diseases and pathologies. A wide range of therapeutic effect of this beekeeping product is conditioned by a complex of useful substances that make up its composition. But the tincture of propolis has not only medicinal properties, but also contraindications, so use it with caution.
How to prepare a tincture of propolis?
Healing properties have a 10% propolis tincture, made on alcohol or vodka.
Tincture recipe
Ingredients:
- propolis - 10 g;
- medical alcohol or vodka - 90 ml.
Preparation - Method No. 1
Mix propolis with vodka or alcohol in a glass container. Put it for 14 days in a dark place. From time to time, the container should be shaken vigorously. When the tincture is ready, filter it.
Preparation - method No. 2
Preheat alcohol on a water bath to 40-50 degrees. Shred propolis and mix well with alcohol. When it is completely dissolved, strain the resulting mixture. This tincture can be used immediately after cooking.
Application of tincture of propolis
If you do not have contraindications to the use of propolis tincture on alcohol and vodka, you can use it for treatment:
- respiratory diseases;
- sore throat and middle ear;
- diseases of the stomach and intestines;
- disorders in the functioning of the liver and gallbladder;
- fungal tissue and organ damage.
This drug is a natural anesthetic and antispasmodic, therefore it can be taken as an auxiliary for any diseases that cause severe pain syndrome. It is used in the treatment of various skin diseases, because it is able to quickly remove inflammation and reduce itching.
The main therapeutic properties of alcohol tincture include its ability to normalize the work of the nervous system and eliminate insomnia. It is often used as a sedative in cases of severe stress and CNS disorders.
How to take propolis tincture?
You know what medicinal properties propolis tincture has, but do not know how to take it correctly? It's pretty simple. This drug can be used both externally and internally. With various inflammations of the skin and herpes rashes, it should be ravaged with water in a proportion of 1 to 1 and lubricate the affected areas three times a day. If you have a problem skin and are troubled by rashes, add a few drops of tincture to the night cream and use it daily.
With fungal nail damage, you need to moisten the cotton pad in such a means and attach it to the nail plates until it dries. This procedure must be repeated on a daily basis.
Those who have an inflammation of the middle ear , every day, insert cotton swabs soaked in such a tincture, for 20 minutes. When otitis patients it is recommended to instill 2 drops of the drug in each ear.
If you do not have contraindications to the use of propolis tincture on alcohol or vodka, you can take it and her inside. So you can improve your condition with flu or cold. To do this, it is enough to drip 30 droplets in a cup with morning tea. But with diseases of the stomach, liver, intestines and gallbladder, you must drink tea with 20 drops of tincture in the morning and evening.
Contraindications to the use of propolis tincture
Since, in addition to medicinal properties, alcoholic tincture of propolis has contraindications, it is not for everyone to use it for the treatment of diseases. Refuse to use this tool is necessary when:
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- individual intolerance;
- allergies to any bee products.
Also, contraindications to the use of propolis tincture are malignant tumors, pancreatitis and nephrolithiasis.