One of the most beautiful flowering plants, which is observed not only in the wild, but also in many summer cottages, is a peony. Not everyone knows that it has long been used in folk medicine. Moreover, peony roots are most often used. Now it is recognized even by official medicine as an adaptogen. Healing is considered to be an evasive peony, popularly called Mary's root. The plant was nicknamed so for its effectiveness in the treatment of diseases of the female genital area.
Evasive peony: description
This plant has been known since ancient Greece. Even then, people believed in its healing properties. Now the deviating peony or Maryin root is distributed mainly in the Far East and Siberia. In all other regions, it is cultivated as an ornamental plant or for the preparation of medicines. Peony is a tall flowering plant with a branched rhizome with powerful thickenings, which are used as a medicinal raw material.
Procurement of raw materials
It is believed that only plants with purple flowers have healing properties. Roots fortreatment must be dried, because fresh they are very poisonous. Dug and washed rhizomes should be cut into strips no more than 3 centimeters thick. Dry them under a canopy or in a dry room. When the roots become brittle, they are dried in the oven at a temperature of no more than 50 degrees. How a properly harvested peony root looks like, the photo clearly demonstrates. At the break, it has a yellowish color. The taste of dried roots is burning, and the smell is pungent, spicy.
What is a peony root?
Why is this plant often used in folk and official medicine? This can be explained by its chemical composition. Modern research has determined that peony roots contain:
- tannins;
- essential oils;
- ascorbic acid;
- glycoside salicin;
- minerals such as manganese, strontium, iron and potassium;
- starch and other carbohydrates;
- flavonoids;
- alkaloids.
Peony root: healing properties
It has long been credited with healing and even magical qualities to this plant. For example, it was believed that a patient with epilepsy should carry dried Maryin root with him - this was supposed to save him from seizures. Traditional healers used part of the plant for many diseases. And official medicine has confirmed that, indeed, in some cases, the peony root can be useful. Its properties have been studied and proven. Maryin root has the following effect:
- stops bleeding;
- calms the nervous system;
- strengthens immunity;
- relaxes muscles and fights cramps;
- relieves headaches, muscle or toothaches;
- has an antiseptic effect;
- improves blood composition;
- has a choleretic effect;
- relieves inflammation and swelling;
- reduces blood pressure;
- heals wounds and ulcers;
- relieves spasms of the bronchi and intestines;
- stimulates digestion and secretion of gastric juices.
What diseases is the plant used for?
The root of the evasive peony, as already noted, is used by both folk and official medicine. The range of its application is quite wide. Effective treatment with decoctions and tinctures based on it for such diseases:
- neuroses, sleep disorders;
- gout, myositis and rheumatism;
- arthritis, arthrosis;
- varicose veins;
- liver dysfunction;
- concussion;
- hypertension;
- colds and viral diseases;
- gastritis, peptic ulcer, dyspepsia;
- diseases of the female genital area;
- for convulsions and muscle spasms, as well as for epilepsy.
Folk recipes using peony root
Official medicine mainly uses the tincture of this plant, identifying several cases when it may be necessary. traditional healersuse peony roots more often. There are many healing recipes based on it:
- Decoction of a teaspoon of crushed roots and 2 cups of boiling water is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Raw materials need to boil for 10-15 minutes, and then insist for several hours. This medicine helps even with dysentery. You need to drink a strained broth half a glass 3 times a day half an hour before meals. The same drink is effective for edema and has a diuretic effect. Many healers recommend taking it for stomach cancer.
- If you make an infusion, you can drink it to improve digestion and with menopause. Prepare it like this: pour a tablespoon of crushed roots with two cups of boiling water and leave for half an hour. You need to drink the infusion two tablespoons three times a day.
- An ointment can be prepared to treat joint pain and accelerate bone fusion. To do this, powdered peony roots are mixed with interior fat in a 1: 1 ratio and heated in a water bath for half an hour.
- Such decoctions are often used in cosmetology. For these purposes, it should be brewed more concentrated, for example, 2 tablespoons per 2 cups of boiling water. This decoction helps with acne, hair loss and dandruff.
Peony root tincture: application features
This drug can be easily found in any pharmacy. Often it is prescribed by doctors for heart disease and as a sedative. Effective tincture for neuroses, insomnia and vegetovascular dystonia. If you drink itteaspoon three times a day, it can relieve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and various types of paralysis. It is applied inside 25-40 drops 3 times a day before meals. The required amount of the drug must be diluted in a quarter glass of water.
Peony tincture strengthens the body's defenses, protects a person from infections and speeds up recovery. It has been proven that peony root tincture can remove toxins, chemicals and radionuclides from the body. It is also considered the best remedy for overwork, insomnia and depression.
Contraindications and side effects
When using peony roots, remember that this plant is poisonous. Therefore, it is important to strictly follow the recipe for preparing decoctions and try not to exceed the indicated dosage. The use of drugs based on the peony root during pregnancy is contraindicated, as this can provoke a miscarriage. It is also impossible to use the plant for the treatment of children under the age of 12 years, with severe violations of the liver and kidneys, or individual intolerance. Caution should be taken in tincture and decoctions for people with low blood pressure or high acidity of the stomach.
Usually, preparations based on peony root are well tolerated. But if you do not follow the dosage or take them for more than a month, then side effects may develop:
- skin allergic reactions;
- weakness, drowsiness, decreased performance;
- strong drop in blood pressure.
Peony root, like most medicinal plants, requirescaution when using. So that it does not harm, but benefits, you must consult a doctor before use and strictly follow the dosage indicated in the instructions.
