Every one of us is familiar with lilac bushes. In our country, they indicate the arrival of the warm season, as the plant turns green early. Since May, the culture is covered with beautiful and fragrant flowers of white and purple flowers. Pleasant and juicy greenery persists until late autumn. The shrub is more resistant than other plants to frost and less sensitive to air pollution. The healing properties of lilac flowers are used in folk medicine for the treatment of many diseases.
Healing qualities of culture
Alcohol tinctures, decoctions and ointments are made from the plant, using stems, bark, buds and lilac flowers. The medicinal properties of the shrub have a number of beneficial effects. These should include:
- sweatshop;
- antimalarial;
- painkillers;
- anti-inflammatory;
- diuretic;
- antimicrobial.
The plant is used to treat the following diseases:
- skin (abscesses, purulent wounds, ulcers);
- for whooping cough, colds, bronchial asthma;
- with kidney stones;
- epilepsy;
- tuberculosis;
- neuralgia;
- rheumatism;
- malaria;
- arthritis, osteochondrosis and other diseases of the joints.
How the plant is used
The healing properties of lilac flowers are used to make the following recipes:
- With epilepsy. To do this, the flowers are poured with boiling water, insisted, filtered and drunk no more than 3 times a day.
- Cough. A decoction is made from boiled water and flowers and taken after filtering twice a day.
- For malaria. Lilacs are poured with boiling water, then insisted for 4 hours and consumed inside up to 3 times a day.
- With rheumatism. Flowers and buds of the plant are used, which are combined with alcohol and infused for 4 days. Before use, it must be filtered. Consume three times a day, diluted with water.
Before using the listed prescriptions, check with your doctor about the dosage and frequency of use of the medicine.
Contraindications
Despite the medicinal properties of lilac flowers, they should be taken internally with caution, as they are poisonous. To avoid an overdose, you should check with a specialist in what amount it can beconsume.
Today, therapists prescribe lilac flowers for the treatment of diseases. Useful properties and contraindications in the use of plants are well studied by experts. Do not use medicine:
- with individual intolerance;
- during pregnancy;
- for children therapy;
- with severe diseases of the kidneys and liver.
Symptoms of bush poisoning
When using, always follow the dosage and do not drink the medicine for a long time. It is not recommended to leave a bouquet of flowers overnight in the room where they sleep.
If plant poisoning occurs, you should know its symptoms:
- bitter taste in mouth;
- headache;
- nausea;
- skin and mucous membranes turn deep pink;
- convulsions;
- shortness of breath.
The above symptoms require immediate medical attention, as cardiac activity may stop. The healing properties of lilac flowers will only have a positive effect if taken correctly.
