Common flax is a plant that is not used in official medicine at all, but is actively used by healers and herbalists. It turns out that this herb has multiple beneficial properties: it actively helps with digestive problems, treats many diseases of the skin, and is effective in the treatment of urolithiasis and cholelithiasis. And what is interesting, being a poisonous plant, common toadflax has an antidote effect.
Alternative medicine offers recipes for many tinctures, ointments, decoctions and lotions based on the above plant. Finding this grass is not a problem, because it grows almost everywhere: near roads, in fields, motherworts, litters vegetable gardens.
Common flax: description
This plant is popularly known under different names: female flax, snapdragon, wild flax, gill, shoemaker, gill. Toadflaxordinary has the following characteristics:
- herbaceous plant, perennial;
- leaves are smooth but sharp;
- yellow flowers;
- minimum height - 30cm;
- maximum height is about 60 cm;
- straight stem with only a few branches;
- fruits are oblong capsules with winged seeds;
- flowering period - summer months;
- has poisonous properties;
- has an unpleasant odor.
It is in the meadows and sandy banks of the rivers, wastelands and forest edges, along the roads that the common flax grows. The family to which the plant belongs is called Norichnikovye.
The healing composition of the toadflax herb is distinguished by the following beneficial substances:
- peganine alkaloid;
- flavonoid glycosides;
- ascorbic;
- tannins;
- phytosterol;
- carotene;
- saponins;
- minerals;
- pectins;
- resin;
- mucus;
- organic acids.
Flax grass seeds contain about 35% fatty oil. Glycosides during the hydrolysis process release paraffins and hydrocyanic acid.
Useful properties of toadflax herb
This plant has extremely high healing properties. Flax grass is distinguished by such properties as:
- antihelminthic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- painkillers;
- expectorant;
- tonic;
- diuretic;
- sweatshop;
- choleretic;
- antihemorrhoid;
- acts as a strong laxative;
- regulates the functional activity of the stomach.
Interesting information about the plant: toadflax grass has strong poisonous properties. But healers in alternative medicine actively use it as an antidote, because it has a detoxifying effect and neutralizes poisons.
It should be noted that the common toadflax has not yet been fully explored. Experts found in its composition the alkaloid peganin. It turns out that this substance can affect the heart rate and lower blood pressure.
In official medicine, the herb toadflax is not used.
Common flaxseed: application
Phytotherapy is the main branch of application of the above plant. Due to its healing properties, it is actively used for general strengthening of the body, and is also an excellent anti-inflammatory agent and promotes expectoration.
In addition, flaxseed, according to the reviews of old herbalists, increases potency in men and treats menstrual irregularities in women. Also, this plant strengthens hair and relieves various types of pain.
Toadflax grass is especially effective for diseases of the skin. Based on it, special lotions are made for lichen, acne, dermatitis, fungal skin lesions, furunculosis and diathesis.
Indications for the use of flax herb
In alternative medicine, toadflax is used to treat many diseases. The use of the above plant is carried out in such diseases:
- dropsy;
- enuresis;
- hair loss;
- gastroduodenitis;
- gastric ulcer;
- abscesses;
- eczema;
- diathesis;
- constipation;
- worm infestation;
- urolithiasis;
- flatulence;
- angina;
- dermatitis;
- scrofula;
- hernia;
- hemorrhoids;
- jaundice;
- itch;
- cystitis.
Toadflax herb has a tonic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, laxative and expectorant effect.
Medicinal forms of toadflax herb
Toadflax is actively used in alternative medicine, especially in herbal medicine. For the manufacture of medicinal products, if necessary, for external or internal use, this plant is harvested during the flowering period. The healing potion is dried in most cases in the open air, but special drying can be used. But then the room needs to be ventilated, because the plant has a very unpleasant smell.
From grass flax is made for medicinal purposes:
- decoctions;
- tinctures;
- ointments;
- make lotions and baths.
Recipes for flax herb remedies
- Making an ointment for treating affected skin:chopped grass is poured with 70% alcohol (in a ratio of 2: 1) and infused for a day. Then lard is added to this tincture in the amount of 10 parts. The ointment should be kept in a water bath until the alcohol has completely evaporated.
- An effective constipation tincture is prepared as follows: pour a glass of toadflax grass with the same amount of vodka, leave for several hours. Healers recommend taking this tincture in a teaspoonful before bedtime.
- With hypotension, according to herbalists, tincture, which is prepared from half a liter of vodka and 50 grams of dry raw materials, helps. It needs to be insisted for more than two weeks, constantly shaking at the same time. Healers recommend drinking this drink three times a day, 20 drops each, but always before meals.
When taking medicine based on toadflax, you must strictly observe the indicated doses. Exceeding the amount of this remedy can cause severe poisoning, since the plant has poisonous properties.
Contraindications
It is not recommended to use flaxseed grass for medicinal purposes:
- pregnant women;
- children;
- during the period of feeding the baby;
- patients with liver problems (cirrhosis, liver failure);
- people with kidney failure.
It should be remembered that when taking flax herb tinctures inside, you must strictly observe the dosage. The plant is poisonous and the following he alth problems may occur if the amount of the medicine is exceeded:
- nausea;
- abdominal pain;
- severe dizziness;
- diarrhea;
- in some cases - loss of consciousness.
Such a person requires immediate hospitalization. The first medical aid for him is gastric lavage.
Toadflax grass is a useful remedy for many ailments. Only it is worth using this plant with extreme caution, because it has poisonous properties.
