Series: medicinal properties and contraindications

A three-part series, belonging to the Astrov family, is the only one of the 200 varieties of this plant that has healing properties. This amazing plant was used by folk healers as a medicine to combat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, joint and skin diseases. In ancient Russia, the decoction was used in the treatment of scrofula, rickets, colds. Experts confirm the healing properties of the plant and prescribe it as an addition to the main course of treatment. This herb has no contraindications for external use. In a weak broth from a series of bathing newborn babies.

Chemical composition

For the preparation of medicines on the basis of the sequence, the crown of the stem, collected prior to ripening, is used during the formation of the bud, side shoots and leaves. The plant contains substances useful for the human body:

1. Flavonoid compounds, in their composition there is a significant part of cinaroside, sulfuretin, butein, flavanomerein, isocoreopsin, luteolin.
2. A group of coumarins, which includes esculletin, scopoletin, umbelliferon.
3. Mucous substances and bitterness.
4. Glycosides, lactones.
5. Ascorbic acid and carotene.
6. Macro- and microelements (manganese, boron, zinc, iron, cobalt, copper, potassium, magnesium).
7. Essential oils, tannin.

How it looks and where it grows

A succession is a heat-loving annual plant, distributed almost throughout Russia. A lot of this grass grows in the Caucasus, and most of all in the Far East. It is also distributed in Belarus and Ukraine, found in the Alps (in Italy) and in other European territories. Grass is very fond of a humid and warm environment, so there are a lot of it near swamps, ponds.

More recently, back in the 19th century, a string was collected as a medicinal plant in huge quantities. The main harvesting areas were Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories.

If you translate the name of the plant from Latin, it will mean "two teeth." This name is given to the plant due to the structure of the fruit, which is a flat seed with two notches. Notches easily fall from the plant, cling to clothing, animal hair, and thus are transported over long distances. Ants also actively help spread the plant.

The three-leaf series was named because of the special structure of the leaf. It is as if divided into three parts, the largest and longest of them is the middle one. The leaf edges have a serrated-toothed pattern parallel to each other. The people call this plant "swamp arrow", a trailer, scrofulous grass.

Grass begins to bloom in early July and until September, the flowers have a dull yellow color. The most useful sequence is at the time of flowering. Inflorescences look like a basket. The central stem of grass reaches a height of more than half a meter.

Collection and storage

A sequence should be collected during the flowering period, since it is at this time that the maximum amount of nutrients is present in it. Therefore, you need to prepare for the start of the collection in early July or late June. At the top and lateral branches of the stem, inflorescences begin to form - yellow tubular baskets with a diameter of not more than 2 cm. You need to collect a series during the budding phase in dry sunny weather.

The foliage upper parts of the shoots, ground parts with large leaves and side branches of no more than 15 cm in length serve as a medicine. It is necessary to collect medicinal grass as far as possible from the landfill, roads, waste ponds, industrial and industrial enterprises. The grass needs to be dried, and then stored in a cloth bag in a ventilated area for about three years.

The healing properties of the series

Traditional medicine recommends brewing phytotea from a medicinal plant, and preparing water and alcohol tinctures. In order to avoid health problems, it is better to buy a ready-made collection at a pharmacy or in a specialized online store. It is also necessary to clearly follow the instructions when brewing a string. Violation of the technology of collection, storage and drying of the plant leads to an allergic reaction.

There is only one contraindication for the use of the plant - this is individual intolerance. With manifestations of diaper rash, diathesis, irritation on the skin of babies, pediatricians recommend using a decoction of the string.

The plant contains a large number of bioactive substances that have a multilateral effect on the human body, namely:

• contribute to the acceleration of the regeneration of damaged tissues;
• improve the condition of the skin, hair;
• relieve itching, swelling, burning and irritation on the skin;
• have anti-inflammatory effect;
• stabilize the work of metabolic processes, have a beneficial effect on the work of the liver and gastrointestinal tract;
• confront the development and reproduction of pathogenic microflora;
• have a bactericidal effect;
• able to remove excess fluid, allergens and toxins from the body;
• have a diaphoretic effect and can lower body temperature;
• promote liquefaction and sputum discharge;
• stimulate appetite;
• increase immunity.

For women

A medicinal plant has antimicrobial, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic and sedative effects. It is used to normalize metabolism, improve digestion, and stimulate appetite.

A series is prescribed for douching with various "female" diseases, problems with the urinary system. It will help alleviate the symptoms of osteochondrosis, rheumatism, warns against the occurrence of malignant neoplasms. A bath based on a decoction of a series will help calm down and relax, and also make the skin soft and smooth. To prepare it, you need to take 100 g of the string and, pouring it with water, bring to a boil. Cool and strain the broth, then add to the filled bath. You can take such a bath for no more than half an hour, otherwise the opposite effect will occur.

A series-based ointment is used as a compress, applying it to affected areas of the skin. A decoction of a medicinal plant will help quickly relieve fatigue and swelling of the legs. He also helps to cope with excessive sweating.

With hypertension, you need to drink a solution of a succession three times a day.

With the eternal problem of all women - acne, acne and other skin rashes, a decoction from a series will also help to cope. They should wash their face every day.

For men

Specialists prescribe a decoction or tincture of a series of cystitis, urethritis and pyelonephritis. Men, often suffering from diseases of the genitourinary system, will be able to get rid of the disease by taking the next broth. To prepare it, you need to take nettle leaves, rose hips, calendula flowers - all in equal quantities. 30 g of the collection should be filled with 2.5 cups of boiling water and insisted for two hours. After this, pass the broth through the filter and drink three times a day for a third of a glass. This course lasts 84 days.

During pregnancy

During pregnancy, immunity decreases in women, chronic diseases make themselves felt and worsen. The skin begins to peel off, irritation appears, acne, acne and other rashes can come out. Since during this period many medications are prohibited, ice and baths based on a decoction of a series will help to cope with inflammation and itching.

Candidiasis is an unpleasant disease that often occurs in pregnant women. Get rid of it will help the bath from the decoction of the plant. A safe treatment period is 5 days, it is not recommended to use such procedures more in order to avoid damage to the mucosa.

This plant should not be taken orally during pregnancy, as there is currently no exact information about how it affects the fetus. In addition, the plant can cause an allergic reaction. An overdose causes skin rashes and diarrhea. But externally apply grass is permissible.

When breastfeeding

You can make various masks and baths during breastfeeding if there is no allergic reaction. It is forbidden to take decoctions and teas from the plant inside.

For kids

A decoction based on a series of pediatricians recommend using in the first month after the birth of the baby. Such baths help soften the skin, soothe it, relieve irritation, itching and redness. Useful properties of the plant are effective helpers in the fight against prickly heat, diaper rash and scrofula.

To prepare the infusion, you need to take 15 g of grass, add 2.5 cups of boiled water, cook the mixture in a water bath for no more than 15 minutes. Let it brew for about 40 minutes, after which it is filtered and can be added to the baby bath. This decoction will help the baby calm down and relax, sleep well all night.

In addition, decoction from the series can help cope with the contagious mollusk, which is often found in children. This virus, which can be infected through household items, toys, is a small rash on the skin that looks like acne with a white head. For treatment, you need to prepare a decoction, take 30 g of the plant and pour it with a glass of boiling water, put on the stove, heat until boiling. Insist for an hour. To pass through the filter, the broth received grease rashes up to three times during the day.

When losing weight

Experts say: in order to preserve and consolidate the result when losing weight, it is important that weight loss is gradual.

Do not exhaust yourself with diets and hungry days. In nature, there are herbs that help the body actively cope with excess subcutaneous fat deposits. These herbs are divided into several types. Depending on the beneficial properties of a medicinal plant, it affects certain parts of the body. The digestive system in the process of losing weight suffers the most. Therefore, you need to try to stabilize its work. To do this, you can prepare a decoction from a series that helps the body get rid of toxins and normalizes the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, the plant has diuretic and choleretic effects, helps the body to establish metabolism. For greater effectiveness, the series is best used with other medicinal plants. Most often use fees. But do not forget that the grass has a strong healing effect, therefore, the permissible intake should not be exceeded. An allergic reaction may also occur.

Grass train in medicine

For a long time, experts have prescribed this plant in combination with other drugs. Sometimes it is his use that helps the body cope with the disease. A series is part of ointments, balms and hair conditioners. It is prescribed for skin rashes, nervous tension, hemorrhoids and a number of other diseases. The plant has a wide spectrum of action.

With diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a disease associated with impaired carbohydrate metabolism in the body, because of which a high amount of glucose is contained in urine and blood tests. Excess sugar, making a constant movement in the blood of a person, over time leads to a failure to remove toxins from the body, resulting in a headache or a burning sensation and itching on the skin.

Many people think that skin problems are just the job of a dermatologist.But in fact, itching of the skin can be one of the symptoms of diabetes. It can be caused by a metabolic disorder - another consequence of this disease. It is the skin that primarily signals the processes of changes in the body, even minor ones.

As a result of excess blood sugar, blockage of small vessels occurs over time, as a result of which the normal functioning of the kidneys is impaired. This leads to retinopathy and microangiopathy.

Due to poor kidney function, toxins cannot be eliminated from the body and are therefore deposited in it. A high content of toxins leads to dryness and roughness of the skin, burning and itching. It is in such cases, the useful properties of the series save the patient’s body, ease his condition. Baths with the addition of a decoction of a series help to cope with problems on the skin, and ingestion helps to remove toxins from the body, strengthen immunity.

Using the sequence in combination with other medicinal plants, you can achieve a lower sugar level or improve insulin production without chemicals. Of course, you should not start phytotherapy without consulting a specialist. It is he who will be able to choose the collection that is most suitable, based on the analyzes. It should also be noted that herbal medicine is a long-term process. But with diabetes, it is he who is the most effective, saving the patient from adverse manifestations.

A series will help to establish a metabolism in the body, as a result of which the sugar level will return to normal.

With gout

A series has a diuretic effect and stabilizes the metabolism in the body, so it is great for treating a disease such as gout. After all, the cause of this pathology is an excess of uric acid. Joints and other tissues are prone to crystal formation due to the high uric acid content. It also contributes to the formation of kidney stones.

This disease must be treated only under the supervision of a specialist. The doctor prescribes drugs that control the metabolism of purines and uric acid, along with them anti-inflammatory drugs are taken, hormone therapy and a strict diet are prescribed.

In addition to medications, herbal medicine will also help cope with the disease. Folk remedies can stop the pain syndrome, prevent the onset of new attacks of the disease. The patient is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of fluid during the day in order to remove excess uric acid from the body. The plant is infused for a quarter of an hour and is drunk only when hot.

To prepare a decoction from a string, you need to take 30 g of the plant, pour 200 ml of water and keep it in a water bath for about 15 minutes. Then cover and let cool. Ready to filter the broth. Bring the resulting volume to the original, adding boiled water to it. Drink 3 times a day for a third of a glass for adults and 15 ml or a quarter of a glass for children in a warm state.

To relieve pain, you can prepare a decoction from a string with olive oil. To do this, pour 400 ml of oil into the container, add 50 g of the string to it. Put the mixture in a water bath and simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove from the stove and you can make a compress from the resulting mixture. Moisten gauze several times in a liquid, put it on a sore spot, wrapping it on top with a film and a towel.

Also, the baths based on the series will have a positive effect. To prepare the infusion, you need to fill in 200 g of the plant with 2 liters of boiled water, brought to 38 degrees. In the resulting mixture, lower the diseased limb, keep until the liquid cools completely. This infusion copes with the regeneration of damaged areas.

For the liver

Useful for the liver will be a decoction prepared on the basis of a series with hepatoprotective action. The bitter substances in the composition of the medicinal plant activate the production of bile and its separation, thus leading to normal the main functions of the organ.In addition, the series helps to eliminate toxins from the body, helps in improving the functioning of the heart, as well as the nervous system.

With hemorrhoids

To relieve unpleasant sensations and cracks, an infusion of a string with chamomile flowers will help. It copes with irritation, as it has an antimicrobial effect. To prepare this infusion, you need to take 100 g of the drug collection. Place the grass in a cloth bag or cheesecloth and drop in a two-liter container with boiled water. Wait until the mixture is infused, it will take about 30 minutes. Then filter the mixture and pour into a basin. Water in the basin should not exceed 37 degrees, this is necessary to maintain the therapeutic effect.

From allergies

In order to cope with an allergic reaction, infusions, ointments, decoctions, baths from a series are used. The maximum result can be achieved only after the patient in every possible way stops contacting with the allergen. You can use this medicinal plant only after a tolerance test has been carried out, since this herb itself contains allergens. To prepare the bath, you need to take 30 g of the plant and fill it with 250 ml of boiled water. Insist 10 minutes in a water bath, then filter and add to the bath. For a water volume of 200 liters, you need 2 liters of broth.

With dermatitis

Medicinal decoctions help with unpleasant itchy sensations, help to reduce inflammation and accelerate the healing of erosion combs. To prepare a decoction, you need to steam 30 g of collecting 300 ml of boiling water. Cover the dishes with a warm jacket and leave for insisting for a couple of hours. After time, it is necessary to filter the mixture. The resulting healing broth is used as compresses, they need to be applied on a sore spot for a quarter of an hour. This manipulation should be carried out every day for a crescent.

The following collection of flowers of medicinal plants will help to cope with the chronic form of diathesis: chamomile, St. John's wort, valerian root, succession, celandine. It is necessary to take 15 g of flowers from each plant. Pour the collection of 1 liter of boiled water, wait half an hour. Then strain and add to water.

With psoriasis

To alleviate the condition with psoriasis, oil from a series will help. To cook it, you need to grind 25 g of stems and leaves of the plant. Put the resulting powder in a pan, add 200 ml of good olive oil. Hold the mixture in a water bath for about 10 minutes. Remove from the stove, strain or filter. Lubricate painful areas twice a day. Keep the product in a cool place.

From sweating

Skin rash, called prickly heat, is common in babies quite often. It does not bring any harm to a small person, but it does not look very aesthetically pleasing and causes discomfort. In order to get rid of such an ailment, it is necessary to include a decoction from the series in the water for bathing the child. It is also an excellent preventive measure against various types of skin rashes and irritations. However, do not forget that the plant itself is an allergen. Therefore, before use it is better to conduct an intolerance test.

To prepare the infusion, you need to take 20 g of the string and pour it with 1 liter of boiling water. Leave to infuse for three hours. After this, pour into the bath in which you have to bathe the baby, or wipe the affected areas of the skin with the mixture obtained. As a preventative measure, a child can take such a bath once in 7 days, during the treatment of the disease - no more than 4 times a week. At the same time, you can stay in such a bath no more than a quarter of an hour.

A number of contraindications should be adhered to:

1. Bathing with a succession is allowed two weeks after the birth and healing of the umbilical wound.
2. It is recommended to use only filtered broth.
3. The optimum temperature for swimming should be 36 degrees, not higher than 38.
4. The first bath in the infusion should not exceed 5 minutes.
5. After bathing, the baby does not need to be rinsed additionally with tap water.

In gynecology

This plant gives a positive result in the treatment of inflammation of the urogenital sphere of women. It is used as part of syringes and medicinal baths, helping to cope with burning, itching, discomfort, reducing the number of secretions in colitis, thrush, vulvitis and cervicitis.

To prepare the broth, you need to steam 30 g of the plant with 500 ml of boiled water. Boil the solution in a water bath for about a quarter of an hour. Allow it to cool at room temperature, then pass several times through the filter. For douching, you need to use a decoction heated to 32–33 degrees. The course of treatment is 5 days. It is best to douch in the evening, just before going to bed.

If the disease progresses, then the procedure can be performed up to two times during the day. But the course of treatment should not be prolonged in order to avoid overdrying of the mucous membrane, since the balance of the vaginal microflora can be disturbed.

From mastopathy

Mastopathy is a fairly serious disease that, when neglected, can lead to breast cancer. Therefore, the treatment of this disease should be approached with sufficient seriousness. Phytotherapy can be used in combination with the main treatment and only after consulting a specialist. With this disease, traditional healers often recommend applying gauze with grated raw beets to the sick chest at night or wrapping them with cabbage leaves, drinking a decoction of dill seeds or rowan berries.

Specialists have collected universal fees, with the perfect combination of nutrients that can cope with this disease. It should be remembered that you must drink the collection course, with compulsory rest, for example, about two or three months, and then take a break for two weeks.

To prepare a collection with a string, you will need to add the following medicinal herbs to the container: eucalyptus, celandine and a series. Pour the collection of 200 ml of boiled water and let it brew for 30 minutes. Filter the resulting broth and divide into 3 parts. Take during the day.

Another collection based on the succession. To prepare it, you will need the following plants: a succession, motherwort and yarrow. Each herb should take 30 g. Place all the plants in a container and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Let it brew for about 30 minutes. Drink 250 ml before meals.

Herbal medicine in the treatment of this disease is a matter of time. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the course of treatment, do not miss taking teas, decoctions, compresses. With a proper attitude to the disease and timely diagnosis, expensive medical treatment can be avoided. At the very beginning of the disease, herbal medicine will cope with it.

From warts

In folk medicine, there is a special effective remedy for getting rid of warts. It is necessary to smear the affected areas daily with the juice of celandine, dandelion, aloe, Kalanchoe, calendula or a succession. You can apply compresses, as well as cauterize these unpleasant growths.

A decoction based on celandine, chaga and succession will also help to cope with these neoplasms. To prepare it, you need to grind the green part of each plant in the same amount. This decoction is used as a compress or applied to a sore spot in the form of an ice cube from a preliminary frozen product. It is necessary to keep such healing ice until the end of its thawing.

Types of medicinal compounds with a series of

Infusion

To prepare an infusion based on a series, you need to take 45 g of the plant, pour 250 ml of boiled water. Then cook the mixture in a water bath for about 15 minutes. Allow to cool and infuse at room temperature for about an hour. Next, pass the infusion through the filter and squeeze, add boiled water into it to the original volume, about 200 ml. Use only after eating half a glass up to three times a day. Store the finished infusion in the refrigerator for no more than two days. It can also be used as compresses, lotions or bath additives.

Tincture

Tincture from a series of alcohol is most often prescribed by a doctor for internal bleeding, a severe allergic reaction, arthritis.Cooking it at home is not very difficult. You need to take 10 g of the string and fill it with 100 ml of good vodka. Put in a dark place and let it brew for about 14 days. Take 20 drops before meals, morning and evening.

Tincture from a series without alcohol copes with neurosis, poor appetite, excessive sweating, vascular disease and hypertension. To prepare it, you need to take 250 ml of boiled water and add 15 g of chopped string to it. Let it brew for an hour. Take 10 ml twice a day.

Decoction

To prepare a decoction with a string, you need to pour 15 g of grass into 250 ml of boiled water, put on a stove and simmer for about a quarter of an hour. Allow the broth to cool, then filter and take 15 ml no more than 4 times during the day.

The decoction is used in the treatment of various skin diseases as an additional enhancing effect. They wash their face, make compresses.

Hair loss is one of the most unpleasant problems. In order to strengthen the hair follicles, saturate them with useful vitamins, use the following broth. To prepare it, you need to take 30 g of the string and pour it with 250 ml of boiling water. Cook the resulting mixture in a water bath for about 20 minutes, then strain and allow to cool. Before rinsing the hair in a decoction, dilute 1 liter of water. You need to use such a decoction for a whole month. The same infusion helps to cope with purulent wounds, excessive sweating.

In the fight against respiratory viral infections, metabolic disorders, weak immunity, as well as diseases of the joints, bladder and kidneys, the following decoction has proven itself perfectly.

To prepare it, you need to fill in 20 g of a series of 250 ml of boiled water. Boil the mixture in a water bath for about a quarter of an hour. Pass the resulting mixture through a filter, cool at room temperature and bring to the original volume by adding about 200 ml of water. You need to take such a decoction every day 30 minutes before eating 15 ml in each of three doses.

Ready broth is recommended to rinse a sore throat twice a day. This medicinal mixture is allowed as a rinse for pregnant women.

Tea

This tea perfectly copes with an allergic reaction, various inflammatory processes in the urogenital system of the female body, helps to remove excess fluid, and also calms the nervous system. To prepare it, you need to take 5 g of the string and pour it with 250 ml of boiled water. Insist for 30 minutes, strain. Such tea is recommended to drink in 4 divided doses throughout the day.

A series has a healing effect, it helps with stomach ulcers. Young children can be given such tea in the treatment of scrofula or diathesis. The recommended norm for children under the age of 5 years is 1 small spoon about 3 or 4 times during the day.

Drink can replace regular tea for several months, but do not forget that with herbal medicine it is recommended to take a break for 10-14 days, giving the body a rest.

Ointment

To prepare an ointment based on a series, it is necessary to make an extract from a medicinal plant. To do this, mix the series and 70% alcohol solution in equal amounts between each other. Put the resulting mixture in a glass container in a dry, dark place for infusion for 14 days. Take 3 ml of the resulting tincture and mix with 100 g of petroleum jelly and lanolin in a ratio of one to one. This ointment is used in the treatment of various kinds of skin rashes, irritations.

Application in cosmetology

The sequence has a beneficial effect on the condition of the hair and skin. With the constant use of this herb, you can forget about dandruff, itching, brittle hair, oily skin, various rashes.

1. To get rid of oily sheen, you can prepare the following infusion for the face.To prepare it, you need to take 30 g of a dried plant, pour it with 1 cup of boiled water. Leave to infuse for an hour. After this, strain the infusion. Ready infusion can be used as compresses, applying them to problem areas for half an hour. Such compresses can be made no more than 3 times a week. With each use, it is important to brew a new infusion. If the liquid remains after use, then it can be frozen and used as cosmetic ice.
2. To get rid of acne, you need to fall asleep in a thermos 2 tbsp. herbs, pour 250 ml of boiled water. Insist for one and a half hours. Then you can use the infusion as compresses, applying them to the skin covered with acne, for a quarter of an hour. After the time has passed, remove the compress and wash with lukewarm water.

A series of copes with inflammatory processes, relieves various unpleasant symptoms.

1. To prepare a mask from a string for the face, you need a fresh cottage cheese, it is better if it is fat-free, and fresh leaves of the string. The ingredients must be taken in equal amounts and mixed together. Apply the resulting mixture to the face and hold for about a third of an hour. Then rinse with warm water. This mask will quickly help moisturize, rejuvenate and refresh your face.
2. To make cosmetic ice on the basis of the string, you need to take the extract of the string, pour it into the ice mold and send it to the freezer. You can wipe the face and neck with a frozen cube in the morning and evening. This manipulation will help maintain vigor, freshness, youthfulness of the skin.
3. An infusion of succession is well suited for problem skin. You can cook it from 45 g of dry grass, filled with 400 ml of boiled water. Leave to infuse for 1 hour. After that, soak a cloth in the resulting infusion and distribute it on the face for a quarter of an hour. This procedure promotes rejuvenation of the skin, eliminates many diseases on the skin.

Infusions and decoctions from the series are excellent budget funds for ridding hair of oily sheen, brittleness and excessive loss, strengthening hair follicles.

1. To prepare a natural hair conditioner, you will need 15 g of the string. It must be poured with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for about a quarter of an hour. Then filter and dilute with water. Use the resulting mixture after washing your hair as a rinse aid.
2. To get rid of excessive loss, constant dandruff, you should use an infusion based on a succession. To prepare it, you need to take 15 g of the string and 65 ml of alcohol or vodka. Mix all the ingredients in a glass bottle, close tightly and leave to infuse in a dry dark place for 14 days. Then you can add a few drops to the water and rinse your head. You can take it inside 10 drops.

Contraindications

Using the series constantly, you can encounter problems such as an upset digestive tract, diarrhea, dizziness, weakness, and low blood pressure. Depending on the individual intolerance, the product can cause an allergic reaction, disturb sleep, cause irritability, and greatly agitate the nervous system. Do not eat a series of inwards in all trimesters of pregnancy, while breastfeeding, with low blood pressure, individual intolerance to the plant, under the age of three years.

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