Meadowsweet (meadowsweet) is a natural pharmacy in your garden. Medicinal properties of meadowsweet and contraindications for use

Today we will talk about the beneficial and medicinal properties of meadowsweet, or meadowsweet - the plant is also known to herbalists under this name. Unfortunately, the humble herb is not used very widely in folk medicine. Meanwhile, modern pharmacologists have turned their attention to it Special attention. I myself noticed the grass not only because of its unusual name.

By the way, in ancient times, among many peoples, meadowsweet (meadowsweet) enjoyed special and well-deserved reverence. Altaians, Tuvinians, Chuvash, Uzbeks and Kazakhs placed a plant rod in the hand of the deceased. It was believed that it facilitates the transition from one world to another.

Among some nationalities, meadowsweet was a cult plant; during rituals, Udmurt shamans held a whip with a handle from meadowsweet in right hand. The Kazakhs believed that the plant scared away demons and other evil spirits.

Our ancestors, the Russians, knew the herb during the time of the epic about “Sadko”, in which meadowsweet is mentioned - its heroes, figuring out who to sacrifice to the sea king, draw lots from the “tavolzhans”.

In Russia, meadowsweet is called “forty-sweller,” and this name is accurate - it will help with forty ailments. Our ancestors even without scientific research felt that the plant was endowed with many properties beneficial to the health of the human body.

Meadowsweet - beneficial properties

Chemical composition meadowsweet and its beneficial features directly related.

Meadowsweet grass is a source of vitamins A, E, C. In the root of the plant you will find flavonoids, starch, phenolic compounds, tannins, and chalcones. The above-ground part of the meadowsweet contains essential oils, steroids, fatty acid and kakhetins.

What are the benefits of meadowsweet? In 1838, the Italian scientist R. Piria isolated the substance spireic acid from meadowsweet, which turned out to be a derivative of natural salicylic acid. A little later, scientists developed a technology for the synthesis of acid, as a result of which the world received aspirin.

I don’t think there’s any need to tell you how aspirin is beneficial for the body. In the treatment and prevention of stroke, heart attack, as an inflammatory and antipyretic agent, for headaches, rheumatism, a tendency to form blood clots - this is just a small list of the therapeutic effects of the drug. Here you should know that some people are allergic to aspirin, but synthetic one, but may not be allergic to meadowsweet, which produces natural salicylic acid. In this case, grass becomes an excellent substitute.

And recently, several more useful substances have been isolated from the roots and seeds of meadowsweet - spiramin and spiratin. In their effect on the body, they resemble caffeine and camphor, but do not increase blood pressure, but protect brain cells from oxygen starvation quite effective.

Several types of meadowsweet are known in nature - elm-leaved, Kamchatka, palm-shaped and six-petaled and others. They are all in varying degrees have medicinal properties. Thus, it is known that Kamchatka meadowsweet traditional healers treat liver and gastrointestinal diseases. The palm-shaped species is used as a wound-healing and antibacterial agent.

In addition, meadowsweet has the healing property of normalizing sugar levels, removing headache, calm stress and relieve nervous tension. Helps get rid of dandruff and improve skin condition.

Meadowsweet (meadowsweet) – photo

The aboveground and underground parts of meadowsweet - leaves, roots, stems, flowers - have beneficial properties.

Meadowsweet - medicinal properties and contraindications

Rub a little meadowsweet sprig, inhale, and you will feel a unique aroma! Let's find out what diseases the medicinal qualities of meadowsweet will help with.

Colds, flu, ARVI. You will need meadowsweet flowers. Fill a half-liter jar halfway with the flowers of the plant. Fill with cool boiled water and leave for 12 hours. Drink, strain, a teaspoon 3-4 times a day.
Hepatitis, stomach diseases, intestinal polyps. Make the following infusion: add 2 to a liter of boiling water big spoons leaves and wrap. Leave for 2 hours and take half a tablespoon between meals. Healers recommend doing this up to 7 times a day.
Cardiac edema, tachycardia. Prepare a medicinal infusion of meadowsweet flowers: add 2 teaspoons of dried flowers to half a liter of boiling water, cover and let stand for an hour. Drink half a tablespoon 3 times a day.
Cystitis, other kidney diseases. Drink the infusion prepared as above.
A decoction for the treatment of colpitis and infertility for douching: boil 20 grams in a liter of water. plants for half an hour, and after cooling, strain. Drink twice a day for 10 days.

Treatment with meadowsweet is not only effective, but also quite pleasant due to its sweetish taste. I offer several recipes for preparing medicinal products.

Infusion of meadowsweet roots

The medicinal qualities of meadowsweet rhizomes are used in folk medicine for the treatment of joint diseases and oncology.

To prepare, add a glass of water to a teaspoon of chopped roots. Let it brew for 8-10 hours and take it several times a day.

Meadowsweet root ointment

If we talk about the benefits of meadowsweet, we cannot fail to mention healing ointment based on it. Applicable healing ointment for healing wounds, especially long-healing ones. To make an ointment, mix 20 g. crushed plant rhizomes with 100 gr. plain Vaseline. Lubricate several times a day.

Tincture of meadowsweet (meadowsweet) in vodka

The healing properties of meadowsweet infused with vodka and alcohol can heal headaches, rheumatism, and neuralgia.

To prepare the tincture, take meadowsweet and vodka in a ratio of 1:5. Let it brew for 5 days. Use externally by making lotions. For headaches, apply to your temples.

Meadowsweet tea

This wonderful drink quenches thirst and shares vitamins and natural minerals with the body. Meadowsweet tea is especially useful, if there are no contraindications for this, in combination with honey, therapeutic effect it is revealed more fully and improved.

Herbalists call meadowsweet "the killer" high pressure", so effective are drugs based on it for the treatment of hypertension. Already 25 - 30 minutes after drinking tea from the leaves of the plant you will feel significant relief.

Preparation of medicinal tea:

Take a tablespoon of fresh or dried raw materials and pour half a liter of boiling water. Keep in the bath for 15 minutes, then leave for another hour, and then strain. Drink before meals 3 times a day for a month.
Meadowsweet root, which needs to be finely chopped, pour boiling water over it and put in a bathhouse, is great for reducing blood pressure. After 15 minutes, remove, let stand until the medicine has cooled, and drink, strain, a large spoon three times a day.

Contraindications for use

The medicinal qualities of meadowsweet can solve a considerable number of human health problems, but there are contraindications to its use, and they must be taken into account.

All products containing meadowsweet should be used with caution during pregnancy.
Children under 12 years of age should also use meadowsweet with caution, and if possible, use other medicinal products, then it is better to refuse treatment with meadowsweet.
It is very rare, but there is an individual intolerance to the plant, in which it is impossible to take products with it.
Meadowsweet is contraindicated for anyone who suffers from hypotension, as it significantly lowers blood pressure.
If you are constipated, avoid using the herb; taking it will complicate the problem.
You should not take the plant if you have reduced blood clotting.

I have compiled a video about the medicinal properties and contraindications of meadowsweet, I hope you will learn from it useful information. Be healthy! With love... Galina Nekrasova.

Among the bright wildflowers and tall grass of the meadows, a snow-white flower with an intoxicating aroma stands out clearly. This is meadowsweet or Midsummer's flower, meadowsweet, and in France the plant is usually called the “queen of meadows.” This amazing flower always dominates among the inconspicuous field buds, attracting the eye with its regal appearance and captivating with its unforgettable smell. In former times, dazzling meadowsweet inflorescences were used to decorate wedding bouquets And festive tables, and the beneficial properties of meadowsweet were identified back in the 19th century.

Description of the plant

Meadowsweet (meadowsweet) is considered an ancient valuable medicinal plant, which copes with external inflammation and has an extensive healing effect on internal organs.

The perennial can grow quite large - up to 1.5 m, and the white-covered thickets resemble sea foam. You can find meadowsweet in damp areas near the river, in damp forest areas and in marshy meadows.

The stems of meadowsweet are strong, ribbed and branch only at the top. They are covered with dark green jagged leaves, covered with white down below (white-tomentose). In shape they are similar to elm leaves, which is why meadowsweet deserves its specific name - elm-leaved or, in Latin, ulmaria.

Meadowsweet is widespread in the European part of Russia, in the Ciscaucasia, Eastern and Western Siberia, as well as in central Europe and in the northern part of Central Asia.

It blooms in June–August, and already in July the first fruits appear - spirally twisted leaflets that harden as they ripen and are easily carried by wind or water. You should not miss the flowering time of meadowsweet, since this is when the period of collecting medicinal raw materials begins.

Composition of meadowsweet

Meadowsweet, meadowsweet, meadowsweet, Ivan's color - this was the name of meadowsweet in Rus', where strong whips (meadowsweet) were made from it, cooked healing infusions and brewed the most aromatic tea with a honey taste.

In England, this plant was also revered - since the distant 14th century, such eminent herbalists and biologists as John Gerard, Nicholas Culpeper and Philip Miller wrote about it. What makes this perennial special among other, often much more spectacular-looking plants?

Vitamin C

Action of vitamin C:

participates in the biosynthesis of corticosteroid hormones, which are responsible for adaptive
body reactions;
increases immunity;
eliminates inflammation;
stabilizing effect on connective tissue;
improves psycho-emotional state, since it affects the formation of dopamine, norepinephrine, as well as serotonin and endorphins.

Tannins

These substances precipitate protoplasmic proteins, thereby exerting either an irritating or astringent effect on the mucous membranes (it all depends on the concentration of the solution).

Properties:

astringent;
hemostatic;
antioxidant.

Phenolic compounds (monotropitin, spirein)

Properties:

stimulating (activate the functioning of the adrenal cortex);
antiseptic;
diuretic;
adaptogenic (increase protective forces organism);
antispasmodic;
sedative;
choleretic;
hemostatic.

Salicylic acid

Action of salicylic acid:

normalizes capillary permeability, thereby preventing tissue swelling;
participates in the formation of inflammatory mediators;
stops the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, which are responsible for important role in development
inflammation, as well as pain syndrome, which relieves inflammation.

Flavonoids

Properties:

anti-inflammatory;
antiallergic;
antivirus;
anti-carcinogenic;
antioxidant;
choleretic;
antiulcer;
diuretic;
antispasmodic.

Catechins

These substances neutralize free radicals, thereby preventing the development of cancer. In addition, catechins resist the effects of bacteria and prevent cell destruction, thereby significantly slowing down the aging process of the body.

Phenolcarboxylic acids

Action:

relieve inflammation;
accelerate the process of bile excretion;
enhance kidney function;
stimulate the antitoxic function of the liver.

Essential oils

Action of essential oils:

normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system;
soften cough;
enhance the separation of mucus from the bronchi;
improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Properties:

bactericidal;
anti-inflammatory;
antiseptic;
stimulating;
sedative.

Fatty acid

Action of fatty acids:

participate in the process of energy formation;
participate in the construction of membranes, which make up the skeleton of cells;
normalize metabolism, being components of various lipids.

Glycosides

Properties:

diuretic;
antimicrobial;
sedative;
laxative;
expectorant;
vasodilator;
disinfectant.

Starch

Used as coating agent in the treatment of inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, starch belongs to the class of easily digestible carbohydrates, which, when transformed into glucose, quickly saturate the body with energy.

Wax

It has bactericidal and astringent properties, therefore it is used in the treatment of difficult-to-heal wounds and various skin diseases.

What ailments do different parts of the plant fight?

Meadowsweet can have an effect on the body different influence depending on the part of the plant used.

Meadowsweet roots and rhizomes

In the form of a decoction, the beneficial properties of meadowsweet roots are used to treat peptic ulcers, to heal wounds, stop bleeding, and arterial hypertension, inflammatory diseases kidneys, diseases respiratory system, epilepsy and gout. Meadowsweet roots help calm nerves, relieve cramps and pain.

Roots along with inflorescences are used for diseases nervous system, to get rid of internal spasms, as a remedy against helminths.

Inflorescences

The beneficial properties of flowers include providing diaphoretic relief, acting as a diuretic and astringent for loose stools, in stopping bleeding and relieving pain in the stomach, chest and intestines.

Additionally, meadowsweet is used to eliminate headaches, improve bronchial ventilation, hysterical convulsions and heart disease.

Grass

Meadowsweet is prepared as a tea to treat colds (runny nose), relieve fatigue and normalize night sleep. The herb is prepared as a wound-healing powder, including the treatment of burns and diaper rash on the legs.

What benefits does meadowsweet bring to the body?

In folk medicine, due to its wide range of uses and healing properties, the plant is called a “remedy for 40 diseases.” Indications for the use of decoctions and preparations with meadowsweet are:

skin diseases;
kidney disease and Bladder;
diseases of the stomach (gastritis, gastric catarrh) and intestines (ulcers, dysbacteriosis);
heart disease and heart failure;
gout, rheumatism (pain relief);
headache;
diabetes;
epilepsy;
gynecological problems (stopping uterine bleeding);
problems with blood vessels (the beneficial properties of meadowsweet include a thinning ability, so it can be used in case of thrombophlebitis, after a stroke, with increased blood clotting, in case of thrombosis);
haemorrhoids;
viral and colds, including flu and herpes, skin wounds ( antibacterial properties and antiviral effects);
solving cosmetic problems (skin color, to enhance hair growth).

Additionally, the beneficial properties of meadowsweet in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries are noted, in order to improve mental abilities brain due to aging of the body, with cancer, in the fight against edema.

Medicinal properties and contraindications of meadowsweet

The plant is widely used in the treatment of colds, acute respiratory viral infections and influenza.
Medicinal properties and contraindications of meadowsweet are determined by the nutrients present in the chemical composition of the herb. Yes, thanks high content salicylic acid, the herb is used to prepare antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs. An infusion of meadowsweet flowers will effectively cope with elevated temperature caused by the activity of viruses and bacteria. Meadowsweet leaves contain a lot of ascorbic acid, which has a stabilizing and immunomodulating effect on the body. That is why a drink made from meadowsweet is an ideal remedy for treating influenza or ARVI.

Colds, acute respiratory infections

At the peak of the disease, as you know, you need to drink a lot of fluids so that toxins “leave” the body. As drink plenty of fluids, which an experienced therapist will definitely recommend, can be used medicinal tea: 2 tsp. pour the herbs into a glass of bubbling water, leave for about 10 minutes, and after straining, drink warm in small sips immediately or gradually (throughout the day). Best result you can get it if you drink the decoction at night to sweat “properly,” then the next day you will feel significantly better.

ARVI

If you drink an alcoholic tincture of meadowsweet at the first symptoms of ARVI, recovery will occur within 24 hours. To prepare the solution, you need to take 250 ml of liquid (50% water and 50% vodka) and pour in 30 g of dry meadowsweet raw material. To enhance the anti-inflammatory effect, it is recommended to add 5 g of calendula flowers. The mixture must be poured into a bottle with a tight screw cap, carefully sealed and place the container in a bowl of hot (just boiled) water. Take 3 tsp for the first 7 days of illness. before meals three times a day, the next week - 2 tsp. The tincture should also be used to treat herpes (on the lips) and herpes zoster.

Flu

This drink will cope perfectly with influenza viruses: pour half a glass of dried meadowsweet with a glass of chilled boiled water, leave for about 12 hours (overnight), and pour in 50 ml in the morning alcohol tincture calendula (prepared yourself, since the pharmacy will not work). Leave the resulting mixture for another couple of hours and carefully strain using several layers of gauze. For prevention during an epidemic, you need to take ½ tsp up to 3-4 times a day, for treatment purposes - 1 tsp. three times a day. The medicine gives a 100% result if it is done in time, when the virus has not yet “taken a foothold” in the body. If you start taking the tincture on the 2-3rd day of illness, the remedy will help you recover easily and prevent complications from developing.

Herpes on the lip

By the way, meadowsweet tincture will prevent herpes rashes on the lips if you take the medicine at the first symptoms (itching, redness).

Meadowsweet is used to eliminate many dysfunctions in the body. The plant is widely used in folk medicine as a diaphoretic, immunostimulating, nootropic, sedative, hepatoprotective, and antioxidant agent.

Meadowsweet has a restorative, antiseptic, analgesic, anticarcinogenic, diuretic, and wound-healing effect on the body. For burns, eczema, trophic ulcers, bedsores, external treatment of the wound with a meadowsweet product promotes rapid epithelization of the injury site.

Ointment for burns, wounds

To prepare a healing ointment, you need 1 tsp. mixed chopped herbs with 2 tsp. natural lard and add 1 tsp. lanolin (can be bought at a pharmacy) and regularly (at least 3-4 times a day) applied to wounds.

Diseases of the oral mucosa

The high amount of tannins allows meadowsweet to be used as an anti-inflammatory and astringent in the treatment of diseases oral cavity(angina, stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease).

To prepare a decoction for lotions and rinses you need 2 tsp. pour boiling water over the raw material and strain.

Stress, insomnia

To maintain the nervous system and normalize sleep, it is recommended to take an infusion of meadowsweet. For this you need 1 tsp. Brew the herbs with a glass of boiling water and leave for 20-25 minutes in a water bath. After straining and cooling, take 2 tbsp. l. three times a day before meals. The medicine effectively copes with neurosis, insomnia, depression, epilepsy and other nervous disorders.

Meadowsweet is an excellent blood thinner, so it is used to normalize blood pressure in hypertension, restore cerebral circulation, prevent thrombophlebitis and prevent atherosclerosis.
The plant is also used for complex treatment joint diseases such as arthritis, arthrosis, polyarthritis, osteoporosis, while the medicinal infusion not only minimizes inflammation, but also relieves pain. The tannins contained in meadowsweet flowers have an astringent effect, so the herb is used for diarrhea, dysentery, gastritis, and stomach ulcers.

Polyps

For the treatment of polyps in the stomach and intestines, the following recipe is recommended: 1 tbsp. l. herbs in ½ liter of water, boil for a few minutes, leave for 2 hours, drink 1/3 cup 3-5 times a day.

Diuretic

For pyelonephritis, cystitis, gout, hypertension, rheumatism, it is useful to drink an infusion of meadowsweet to obtain a diuretic effect. The effect of the plant is very mild, increased fluid secretion does not lead to “washing out” from the body useful microelements and vitamins, which usually occurs when using synthetic drugs. The infusion causes swelling (and, consequently, inflammation) to “go away” gradually, without forcing all systems and organs to work under strain.

The recipe calls for 2 tsp. pour a glass of boiling water over the herbs, leave for about 4 hours and take 50-70 ml 4 times a day. Meadowsweet also copes well with edema resulting from disruption of the heart muscle. According to the recipe 1 tsp. steam with a cup of boiling water, leave for at least an hour, drink half a glass 2-3 times a day.

Mammary cancer

Possessing anti-carcinogenic properties, meadowsweet can reduce the size and number of tumors (both benign and malignant). The plant is effective for treating breast, intestinal, and brain cancer. To combat cancer of various localizations, 1 tbsp is recommended. l. Pour a glass of boiling water over the meadowsweet roots, ground to a powder, and leave the infusion in a water bath for half an hour. After 10 minutes, strain and after cooling, take 50 ml 4 times a day.

In what medicinal form is meadowsweet used?

Infusions and decoctions and ointments are made from fresh or dried meadowsweet (roots, leaves, inflorescences). Long-term use requires mandatory five-day breaks in use (for every ten days of the course).

Products based on meadowsweet stimulate cerebral circulation, improve memory and attention, increase performance. Cup aromatic drink It helps you wake up and cheer up in the morning. And given that the plant improves immunity, removes toxins, lowers cholesterol, improves mood, and its use in folk medicine has a wide pharmacological spectrum, meadowsweet infusion can be considered a health drink.

Let's look at several well-known recipes based on meadowsweet.

Meadowsweet infusion recipe.

For 200 ml of boiling water, take one teaspoon of dried crushed meadowsweet.

The infusion is placed in a tightly closed vessel and brewed for an hour. After which the meadowsweet infusion is traditionally filtered. In one day, the prepared portion should be consumed in 4-5 doses.

Meadowsweet tinctures are useful for:

treatment non-healing wounds and trophic ulcers (meadowsweet accelerates the process of epithelization);
depressant;
decrease stomach ulcers and erosions;
regulation of hormonal sphere ( thyroid) and for women's diseases (endometriosis, inflammation, thrush).

Meadowsweet decoction recipe

For one glass of water (boiling water), take one tablespoon of meadowsweet (dried, finely ground roots). The decoction is prepared by regular boiling in an (enamel) container for 5-7 minutes.

Instead of boiling, you can make a decoction in a water bath. Then the preparation time for the meadowsweet decoction will be 15-20 minutes.

The meadowsweet is allowed to stand for another 40 minutes and can be filtered. Meadowsweet decoction is taken in small portions per day (one tablespoon at a time) 3-4 times.

Decoctions are taken orally to improve the condition and treat:

hypertension;
oncological manifestations;
intestinal disorders;
kidney diseases;
gynecology;
epilepsy;
gout and rheumatism.

Meadowsweet tea for facial skin.

Meadowsweet flowers are useful to brew and take as morning tea to improve complexion. Tea also helps treat bladder problems, stomach pain, rheumatism and gout.

Meadowsweet is brewed in tea for no more than five minutes (the tea should be green in color). If the tea turns brown, then you should not drink it (the decoction is too strong).

Decoctions to improve skin condition.

Meadowsweet has properties to fight acne and enlarged pores and restore smoothness to the skin.

If you are concerned about acne rashes, then for infusion, take meadowsweet flowers (about one tablespoon) and pour boiling water (one glass portion). After an hour of infusion, the meadowsweet infusion is filtered and alcohol is added (no more than one tablespoon). Wipe your face with this infusion twice a day.
The skin will be smooth if you mix the prepared broth (two tablespoons are enough) with honey and carrot juice(just a teaspoon). Used as a mask, which is applied in multi-layers and then washed off.
In the fight against oily skin and enlarged pores, meadowsweet is used in the form of a decoction, which is mixed with very finely ground oatmeal flakes and lemon juice. For 4 tablespoons of meadowsweet decoction you will need 1 teaspoon of juice. The mask is applied for 15 minutes in the evening and washed off with water.

Meadowsweet in the form of a decoction also exhibits beneficial antiseptic properties, which cope with washing wounds and ulcers and treating skin diseases. Meadowsweet decoction also promotes healthy hair during hair loss.

Infusion for colds.

Colds and illnesses respiratory tract and joints are treated with an infusion of 2 tablespoons of fresh meadowsweet (if dry, then one spoon is enough) and pour one and a half glasses of boiling water into a thermos. After an hour, meadowsweet can be taken. Warm decoction is taken in a third of a glass (2-3 servings per day) before meals (at least half an hour).

Meadowsweet (Meadowsweet) for women

Meadowsweet is often used in the treatment of many female diseases.

For example, a recipe for a collection for infertility in women: meadowsweet flowers + linden flowers + red clover flowers, all in equal parts. 3 tbsp. spoons pour 1 liter of boiling water. Leave covered for at least 2 hours. When taking, follow the following schedule: 1 glass 30 minutes before meals in the morning and evening.

Another recipe for a decoction for pain: 20 g. flowers and roots, pour 300 ml of boiling water, leave in a water bath for at least 30 minutes. Strain, cool, and use as a douche up to 3 times a day. If medicinal herb will be doubled, and accordingly the concentration, then such an infusion can be used as an anti-inflammatory or analgesic in the form of a compress for many female diseases.

At regular use in the colon increases the number of bifidobacteria that produce necessary for the body vitamins and suppressants pathogenic microflora- staphylococci, enterococci, shigella, salmonella.

Excessive vaginal discharge, being a variant of the norm (if no disease is detected), brings a lot of inconvenience to women. Douching with a decoction of meadowsweet will help reduce the amount of leucorrhoea: 1 tbsp. l. herbs pour 1 liter of water, boil for 30 minutes, and after cooling, use for the procedure.

The hemostatic property of meadowsweet is used for uterine bleeding, abundant and painful menstruation. To prepare the drink, 1.5-2 tsp. pour boiling water (200 ml) over the herbs and, after straining, drink 3-4 glasses a day. It is recommended to drink the decoction for fibroids, polyps in the uterus, and endometritis.

Meadowsweet oil: application

The medicinal properties of the resulting oil lie in the high content of salicylic acid. Practical benefits of use in analgesic, antiseptic and antipyretic effects.

The oil, in the preparation of which the root is used, is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; its beneficial properties normalize metabolism and relieve attacks of poisoning.

For rheumatism, arthritis, and muscle pain, the oil is used in the form of compresses, using its beneficial anti-inflammatory properties. But there are also contraindications for use: increased blood pressure, blood clotting, constipation.

How to make meadowsweet oil at home

It’s easy to make your own meadowsweet oil; you only need a few ingredients:

10 g dried meadowsweet flowers;
20 g of Vaseline (can be bought at a pharmacy);
10 g lanolin.

All components must be thoroughly mixed, bringing the mass to a homogeneous (without large particles) consistency. Use for wounds, burns, eczema, allergic rashes. Repeat the procedure up to 3-4 times a day.

Alopecia (baldness) may be the cause of hormonal imbalance caused by dysfunction thyroid gland. A recipe based on meadowsweet oil will help prevent hair loss:

combine 1 tbsp. l. meadowsweet powder, lemon balm, calendula, pour olive oil and keep in a tightly sealed container for 7 days. The product also effectively helps with seborrhea, dermatitis, and acne. Both the benefits and harms of meadowsweet oil are based on the fact that it has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, and wound-healing properties.
Meadowsweet oil is low-toxic, but some people may experience individual intolerance. You need to experiment carefully, after performing skin tests (apply a drop of oil to your wrist and see the reaction).

Contraindications to the use of meadowsweet

Like all medicinal products in folk medicine, meadowsweet also has its contraindications:

allergic reaction to aspirin;
age up to 16 years;
chickenpox;
asthma;
flu;
tendency to constipation.

If tinnitus or bleeding occurs, the plant should also be discontinued.

Healthy and tasty

It's nice to drink a cup of aromatic tea, knowing that the drink will not only quench your thirst, but also give you new strength. IN regular tea add meadowsweet decoction and season everything with a little honey - the drink is ready.

IN winter time compote of dried fruits with the addition of meadowsweet will remind you of sunny summer, giving taste pleasure and helping to strengthen the immune system.

The beneficial properties of meadowsweet, which has virtually no contraindications to its use, are widely used in both traditional and folk medicine for the treatment of huge amount diseases.

Meadowsweet or meadowsweet

I happened to hear the following words from my grandmother-herbalist: “meadowsweet cures 40 diseases.” There is a belief that meadowsweet was called meadowsweet by hunters because it served them as a shelter - a storage shed - to track down ducks. Meadowsweet has been widely used in folk medicine since ancient times. It blooms for quite a long time from June to the end of July, and at this time the panicle tops with a small number of leaves were plucked. In villages and now in many bathhouses you will see brooms made of dry grass, meadowsweet.

Meadowsweet flowers exude the most delicate aroma of honey, vanilla, and almonds. From the end of June to the end of July, hardworking bees buzz over the white fluffy panicles of meadowsweet flowers. The flower consists of small white or light cream five petals.

You need to pay attention to how to recognize meadowsweet, because it differs from other species - for example, six-petalled meadowsweet has spherical thickenings on its rhizomes (hence the name: meadowsweet groundnuts). These are two different types of meadowsweet. And they also differ in their effect on the body. Meadowsweet - perennial herbaceous plant up to 2 meters high. The stem is ribbed, the leaves are alternate pinnately compound, large, dark green above and white-tomentose below. The lobules of each leaf are ovate-lanceolate, sharp, serrated along the edge. The fruit is a composite achene, consisting of spirally twisted achenes. The rhizome is creeping. In meadowsweet it is without thickenings.

Where can you find meadowsweet? It can be found along river banks, in swampy and flooded meadows, in grassy swamps in forests, in wetlands of central Russia, in the Altai, in the Urals, in Far East.

Meadowsweet herb contains essential oils, glycosides gaultherin, spirein, heliotropin, vanillin, terpein, tannins, vitamin C, wax,

fats. The flowers contain essential oil, the phenolic glycoside spirein, and the rhizome contains the glycoside gaultherin, which is broken down upon hydrolysis to form

irritant salicylic acid methyl ester (methyl salicylate).

In our folk medicine, meadowsweet is used as:

astringent for diarrhea,
sweatshop,
diuretic,
choleretic,
restorative,
stimulating immunity,
soothing,
anti-sclerotic,
antiscorbutic,
anti-inflammatory,
painkiller,
bactericidal,
antiseptic.

This herb is the most natural healer!

Meadowsweet seed tincture in folk medicine it is used for rehabilitation treatment after a stroke.

Composition and preparation: 2 teaspoons of meadowsweet seeds, pour 1/2 cup of vodka, let it brew for 14 days in a dark, cool place. Shake daily. Strain. Take 1 dessert spoon in water 3 times a day with meals. The course is 21 days, then a break of at least 7 days.

In folk medicine, meadowsweet is widely used used for:

pyelonephritis,
cystitis,
for swelling,
rheumatism,
gout,
colds, flu, herpes,
herpes zoster,
in gynecology in the treatment of infertility, endometriosis, erosions, thrush (in the form of douching)

Cooking water infusion of meadowsweet ( it is suitable both internally and for douching): 4 teaspoons of meadowsweet herb are poured with 1 glass of boiling water, boiled in a water bath for 15 minutes, filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day orally.

The famous Bulgarian pharmacologist V. Petkov spoke very well about the medicinal properties of meadowsweet; he recommended a water infusion of meadowsweet for gout and edema. In Russia, V.I. Dubin studied meadowsweet. He recommended using meadowsweet for herpes zoster, herpes, flu, acute respiratory infections, in complex treatment viral hepatitis and pancreatitis.

In folk medicine of Siberia and now an infusion of the herb meadowsweet with flowers is used for heart disease, tachycardia, suffocation, as well as migraines and headaches V in the form of tea: 1 tablespoon of meadowsweet flowers and leaves per 0.5 liter of boiling water, let it brew, drink like tea.

The optimal dose of meadowsweet per day is 3 grams of crushed dry herbs with flowers.

Meadowsweet is used as antitoxic agent up to treatment alcohol poisoning, as well as for snake bites.

Used in these cases rich infusion of flowers: Pour 2 teaspoons of dried flowers into 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and take 2 tablespoons 6 times a day.

Externally, the same infusion of meadowsweet herb is used for the treatment of wounds, pustules, acne, boils, psoriasis, as well as for the treatment of burns, Besides to improve hair growth, in the form of enemas for hemorrhoids, in the form of douching for gynecological diseases.

IN Tsarist Russia zemstvo doctors successfully treated rheumatism of the joints meadowsweet. At the same time, an infusion of herbs with flowers was used inside and an ointment from meadowsweet flowers on the interior was rubbed into the affected joints pork lard or badger lard.

Preparation ointments : an ointment is prepared at the rate of 1 part of well-crushed meadowsweet flowers and 5 parts of a fat base. Pre-melt the fat and mix thoroughly with meadowsweet flower powder.

In this case, meadowsweet flowers must be ground into a fine powder and ground with an equal part of fat or petroleum jelly. You will get an ointment.

Oil from herbs and meadowsweet flowers, prepared at home, used in folk medicine to reduce temperature, relieve migraine and headaches, for the treatment of radiculitis, osteochondrosis, rheumatic pain, for joint and muscle pain, for the treatment of colds.

Making meadowsweet oil at home: Pour 50 grams of chopped meadowsweet herb with olive or sunflower oil so as to cover all the grass, mix. Leave in a dark place for 14 days. Strain. At the beginning, you can heat it in a water bath, but do not boil it.

How to use meadowsweet oil:

rub into a sore spot,
massage with meadowsweet oil,
add to shower gel or bathing foam,
apply to the aroma lamp when colds.

Contraindications for taking meadowsweet are:

individual intolerance,
intestinal atony, tendency to constipation,
hypotension, low blood pressure,
low platelet count,
pregnancy.

For medicinal purposes, the grass and flowers are collected during flowering. Dry in a dark room. Shelf life 3 years.

Six-petalled meadowsweet - you need to be able to distinguish

There are about 15 species of meadowsweet in nature. In Russia, the most common are meadowsweet, six-petalled meadowsweet (groundnuts), common meadowsweet, palmate meadowsweet, and Kamchatka meadowsweet. Meadowsweet and six-petalled meadowsweet are widely used in folk medicine.

Six-petalled meadowsweet grows in meadows, forest edges, clearings in central Russia, in Altai, the Urals, and the Far East. This is a perennial herbaceous plant, 30-80 cm high, with an oblique rhizome, its roots are thin, with tuberous, spindle-shaped or almost spherical thickenings. Hence the name - ground nuts. The stem is erect, ribbed, almost leafless at the top. The basal leaves are larger, discontinuously pinnately complex, with numerous up to 20 pairs of deep serrated lobules, between which are located smaller leaves; the stem leaves are smaller with fewer lobules. The leaves are green on both sides, glabrous above, slightly hairy along the veins below. The flowers are regular, white-pink, small, collected at the top of the stem in a fluffy panicle. The aroma of the flowers is pleasant, fragrant, honey-almond.

The fruit is a collective achene. Blooms in June.

Unlike meadowsweet six-petalled meadowsweet grows in dry, light forest edges and clearings.

The chemical composition of groundnut nodules contains up to 36% tannins. They have an antioxidant, anticancer effect, an astringent effect (for diarrhea), and a hemostatic effect.

The leaves contain the glycoside gaultherin, which hydrolyzes to release salicylic aldehyde. This determines anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-edematous effect. A small amount of ascorbic acid is found in the leaves. Found flavonoids, phenol compounds, phenylcarboxylic acids, catechins, essential oils, glycosides, fatty acids, waxes. The chemical composition explains the application.

Previously used in scientific medicine rhizome with roots as part of Zdrenko's collection.

In folk medicine, the herb is used as hemostatic (unlike meadowsweet), antihemorrhoidal, astringent, as well as for stomach pain, and nodules in the complex treatment of leukemia and blood diseases, for immunostimulation in oncology.

The grass is harvested during flowering. Shelf life 3 years.

The rhizome with roots is dug up when the snow melts (March, April) or in September-October. Rinse the rhizome and roots quickly, thoroughly, and cut into thin strips. Dry in a well-ventilated area or outside under a canopy. The finished raw materials are:

rhizomes - whole or cut, uneven, tuberculate, up to 10 cm long, up to 1.5 cm thick, dark brown, pinkish when broken;

the roots are thin, cylindrical with thickenings in the middle part, longitudinally wrinkled, up to 15 cm long. The smell is characteristic, the taste is bitter and astringent.

A decoction of the roots of six-petalled meadowsweet is used in folk medicine in oncology of various localizations, as well as for blood diseases and leukemia.

Decoction recipe: pour 2 teaspoons of crushed roots into an enamel bowl with 1 cup of boiling water, cook in a water bath for 35 minutes, let it brew. Strain.

pharmacist-herbalist Sorokina Vera Vladimirovna

Mar-13-2017

What is meadowsweet?

Meadowsweet or Meadowsweet (lat. Filipéndula) is a genus of perennial herbs of the Rose family (Rosaceae). There are 10-13 species growing in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.

Fortunately, meadowsweet has retained its attachment to humans and their homes and is successfully thriving on “hundreds” and hectares of our estates, especially if they are not located in the “eternal dryness” zone. Meadowsweet (that's another name) loves wet, quiet places and doesn't like to be bothered. The stately and graceful meadowsweet becomes even more beautiful when its white, airy flowers bloom, forming clouds of delicate inflorescences. And this happens at the very end of June. You can admire this beauty until mid-August. Meadowsweet is famous not only for the beauty of its inflorescences, but also for its surprisingly subtle honey aroma. This aroma persists in both infusions and tea. It’s not for nothing that meadowsweet is called honey honey, swamp honeydew. This plant is widely used in medicinal purposes in European countries, Mongolia, North America.

Meadowsweet (F. ulmaria) is a common inhabitant of damp places. In almost any ravine, roadside damp ditch, on the shore of a reservoir in July-August, its tall, sometimes up to 2 m tall, stems rise, crowned with dense paniculate inflorescences of small, very fragrant flowers with long stamens sticking out in all directions, making the slightly yellowish inflorescence seem fluffy .

The whole plant contains a large amount of methyl salicylate - a substance with a strong characteristic odor, which you know if you have ever used any ointment for rheumatism, especially those made from snake or bee venom.

Methyl salicylate is a strong anti-inflammatory agent. This allows you to use meadowsweet for rheumatism, colds, and sore throats. In addition, the roots contain a lot of tannins; they are suitable for tanning leather. The smell of methyl salicylate is so strong that it breaks through even the honey aroma of the inflorescences. By latest research, meadowsweet has taken pride of place among medicinal plants. Its action is interesting and varied, for example, it quickly relieves any nausea, including seasickness, and it is enough to infuse the leaves or flowers in cold water. An infusion of meadowsweet flowers works like aspirin, reducing blood clotting, reducing fever during colds, and at the same time improving cerebral circulation.

The flowers are used as a tea substitute and to make a delicious flower wine (although it smells a little like a pharmacy, but many people like it). Very young greens in early spring, while methyl salicylate has not yet accumulated, smell like cucumbers, but have a strong astringent taste. It is used in the Caucasus for pickling in a mixture with other wild plants. Fresh flowers are used in salads, especially fruit salads, and to garnish cocktails and desserts. To do this, they need to be cut off from the stalks.

Flowers need to be collected at the beginning of flowering and dried in the shade with ventilation, otherwise the flowers become moldy and acquire a very strong pharmaceutical smell.

Medicinal properties of meadowsweet:

Meadowsweet - your assistant for conservation healthy blood vessels for diabetes

Meadowsweet is a natural aspirin. It contains methyl salicylate and salicylic aldehyde. The roots of the plant also contain large quantities ascorbic acid. By the way, this acid is present, although in smaller quantities, both in grass and flowers. For diabetes, infusions, tinctures, tea are an important component in treatment.

Firstly, Meadowsweet has the ability to reduce and even prevent blood clots. And this, as you understand, is extremely important for diabetes. Diabetes is often accompanied by obesity, hypertension, and diseases of the nervous system. Remedies made with meadowsweet help mitigate the negative effects of diabetes on the body. Meadowsweet has restorative, vasodilating, choleretic, astringent, diuretic, antitoxic and anthelmintic properties.

Meadowsweet preparations are widely used among people for damage to muscles and joints by rheumatism. Used as a diuretic for kidney and bladder diseases, as an analgesic for inflammatory processes in the stomach. Meadowsweet performs well in the treatment of certain oncological diseases. A decoction of the herb helps with bronchial asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia. It has been established that a 20% tincture of the herb in 20% alcohol has antibacterial effect and promotes rapid epithelization of trophic ulcers.

Meadowsweet treats neuralgia, intercostal neuralgia, facial neuritis and trigeminal nerves; inflammation sciatic nerve, it is used for epilepsy, as well as sedative. Meadowsweet also unexpectedly benefits other diseases.

Meadowsweet contraindications:

Meadowsweet is low toxic. But you can’t use it for a long time if you have hypotension. Meadowsweet should be avoided in case of colitis with persistent constipation. Meadowsweet contains salicylates (salicylic aldehyde, methyl salicylic ester), causing a diaphoretic effect - therefore, it is advisable to sit at home for an hour or two so as not to catch a cold. And monitor your blood composition.

Treatment of various diseases with meadowsweet:

So, what does meadowsweet cure? Due to its composition, meadowsweet is used as a tonic, restorative, sedative, bactericidal, diuretic, astringent, hemostatic, vasodilator, sedative, antipyretic, wound-healing and anthelmintic agent. The choleretic, diaphoretic and diuretic properties of meadowsweet are also known; the plant can enhance the cleansing function of the liver and relieve headaches. Preparations based on meadowsweet are used for rheumatic joint diseases, diabetes mellitus, can be used to fight viruses.

Meadowsweet for atherosclerosis:

For atherosclerosis, a tendency to thrombus formation, impaired peripheral circulation, hypertension, it is good to prepare an infusion of 2 tbsp. l. meadowsweet herbs.

Pour this herb with cold (20°) boiled water (250 ml) and leave for 8–10 hours. The norm at one time is one third of a glass. You should drink one glass a day. Take the drink 15 minutes before meals. Course 21 days. After a break (a week), repeat the course for a long time. By at least at least 3 months, and preferably 6. Pay attention to the temperature of the water used - it should be room temperature. This is due to the fact that one of the main active ingredients the infusion should contain salicylates. But they do not tolerate hot water: they quickly decompose. If in prepared infusions main role other substances play a role, such as steroids, catechins, phenolic compounds and others active substances, then the grass (roots) can be poured with boiling water, heated over low heat for 15 minutes or infused, also in hot water until cool.

Meadowsweet for diabetes:

Alcohol tincture:

Meadowsweet roots – 50 g,
vodka – 0.5 l.

Preparation:

Pour vodka over finely chopped meadowsweet roots and leave in a dark place for a week. Shake the vessel periodically. Take 7 drops at first, bringing the dose to 14 drops, diluted in 3 tbsp. l. cold water.

Meadowsweet flower tea:

Meadowsweet flowers – 2 tsp.,
water (hot, 70°) – 1 glass.

Preparation:

Fill the flowers hot water, leave for 10 minutes and drink. Tea is beneficial for both healthy and sick people. In particular, for colds, rheumatism, arthritis. In that Herb tea It’s good to add lemon balm, calendula flowers, currant leaves and strawberries in a ratio of 1:1:1:1. In this case, the tea preparation technology changes somewhat. All of the above components are brewed with boiling water, and after the tea has cooled to 70°, meadowsweet flowers are added.

Infusion of meadowsweet root, herb and flowers for diseases of the bladder, kidneys, and indigestion:

Collection of meadowsweet - 2 tbsp. l.,
boiling water – 0.5 l.

Preparation:

Pour boiling water over the grass, flowers, and meadowsweet roots, leave for 4 hours, strain. Drink half a glass 3 times a day before meals. Course 21 days.

Based on the book by Rosa Volkova “Diabetes. Full course treatment. Author's methodology."

More recipes:

Meadowsweet for hepatitis:

Place 1 tablespoon of dry herb in a glass of water, boil over low heat for 3-4 minutes, leave for 2 hours. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals.

Meadowsweet for edema of cardiac origin:

Pour 1 teaspoon of flowers into a glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, filter. Drink half a glass 3 times a day before meals.

Meadowsweet for psoriasis:

Mix 1 part flower powder with 4 parts Vaseline (or other fat). Lubricate the affected areas.

Treatment of stomach and intestinal polyps with meadowsweet:

Pour 1 full tablespoon of herb into 0.5 liters of boiling water, let simmer for 2-3 minutes, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take a third of a glass 4-5 times a day before meals and in between meals. Course up to 2 months.

Treatment of kidney and bladder diseases with meadowsweet:

For diseases of the kidneys and bladder, including the stomach, pour 2 teaspoons of flowers with a glass of boiling water, leave for 4 hours and drink 1/3 glass 4 times before meals.

Meadowsweet for women:

Treatment of female infertility:

Here you need to take equal parts by weight of meadowsweet flowers, red clover flowers and linden flowers. Grind, mix. Pour 3 tablespoons of the mixture into 1 liter of boiling water, close the lid and leave for 2 hours. Drink 1 glass 2 times a day half an hour before meals.

Based on the book by Rim Bilalovich Akhmedov “Plants - your friends and foes.”

Today, science knows about more than 10 varieties of this medicinal plant. Among all these types, two stand out the greatest content useful substances, and, therefore, they are most often used in medical purposes. This is meadowsweet and also common meadowsweet. Small white inflorescences of this plant exude a pleasant aroma reminiscent of sweet honey. Today at medical practice Not only meadowsweet tincture (plant root) is used, but also other preparations made on its basis: teas, decoctions, infusions, etc.

Properties and indications for use

As raw material for production medicines Not only meadowsweet root is used, although it is the most effective. Healing infusions, extracts and lotions are also made based on the herbs and flowers of this plant. In particular, they are used in folk medicine, which involves making potions at home. Whatever part of the plant you take, they are all, to one degree or another, rich in useful substances. Here are just a few of them:

flavonoids;
carotene;
vitamin C;
tannins.

Interesting to know! In addition to its medicinal value, meadowsweet also has gastronomic significance, since its freshly cut leaves can be used in the preparation of some vegetable salads.

The plant itself most often grows in places with increased level moisture, such as the banks of swamps or rivers. It blooms throughout the summer. So, here are the main indications for use, as well as some recipes for tinctures and other preparations that can be made using this plant:

Meadowsweet ( popular name meadowsweet) helps solve metabolic problems.
If you suffer from hypertension (increased arterial pressure), it makes sense to make a decoction of meadowsweet. To do this, 1 tablespoon of herb is poured into 2 glasses of water and brewed in a water bath for a quarter of an hour. The medicine must be taken for a month, 2 or 3 times daily.
Meadowsweet promotes the speedy healing of wounds, helps with psoriasis, as well as some gastrointestinal ailments and problems with the respiratory system.
As for the use of alcohol tincture from meadowsweet root, it can be prepared directly at home. To do this, you can take vodka or alcohol (it must be diluted with water to the strength of vodka) and put finely chopped parts of the plant in a container with vodka. The proportion should be as follows: per 100 ml of vodka/diluted alcohol – 10 g of herb. Dosage – 2.5 tbsp. l. twice a day.
To solve problems with psoriasis, meadowsweet ointment is used. It is done as follows. Mix 10 g of finely ground flowers of the plant thoroughly with 40 g of petroleum jelly. You can also use baby cream. Apply the ointment to the affected areas three times a day.
For diseases of the stomach and intestines, meadowsweet tincture made with vodka or alcohol is used. 25 g of plant flowers, 1 full tsp. Mix sugar and 500 ml of vodka and pour this mixture into a glass vessel. The infusion is prepared over 14 days. Take 5 ml of tincture 3 times a day.
If you urgently need to disinfect a burn or festering wound, dilute alcohol (vodka or alcohol) to 20% strength. Mix the ingredients in the following ratio: 1 part ground leaves to 5 parts liquid. Close the bottle with a stopper and leave for 1.5 weeks. Then the finished infusion must be filtered.
If you are prone to frequent colds and respiratory diseases, you can prepare a special tincture in the summer. For long-term storage, add alcohol infusion of marigold flowers (calendula). The recipe for the tincture itself: pour half a jar of freshly cut crushed meadowsweet parts with ordinary cold water. For prevention, drink 1 tsp. 3 times a day.

Contraindications and harm

Attention! Good news for those patients who are susceptible allergic manifestations. Meadowsweet does not cause allergies.

However, in addition to the benefits, preparations based on this plant can also harm your health in the following cases:

Susceptibility to hypotension.
Personal intolerance to the plant.
Chronic constipation.
May cause bleeding in thrombocytopathy.
Women during pregnancy and lactation.
Children (since this plant is classified as poisonous, although its toxicity level is very low).

As you can see, the use of meadowsweet root tincture is associated not only with possible benefit, but also with some contraindications, ignoring which can be harmful. Therefore, carefully read the instructions, study reviews, and if possible, try to consult a doctor.