In modern medicine, a variety of herbs and medicinal plants are widely used. They produce tablets and other drugs, and also make infusions, decoctions, ointments, juices, which allow you to get rid of a variety of ailments. One of the herbs with unique healing properties is meadow geranium.
Description of the plant
The grass is a perennial with small creeping rhizomes and a well-developed aerial part, up to eighty centimeters high. The lower leaves are pinnate, located on long cuttings. The upper leaves are sessile, short. Fluffy hairs on the stem. Meadow geranium blooms with simple lilac-blue flowers located in umbrella inflorescences.
Many people confuse the meadow species with what is grown indoors, but these are completely different plants. Geranium meadow, forest or field, marsh - all these are wild plants. They bloom for about two months, blooming in late May. The plant is an excellent honey plant andan excellent cure for most ailments.
Features of the workpiece
Meadow geraniums are harvested during flowering, usually from June to early autumn. The roots are harvested in late autumn, after the death of the aerial part. During this period, many useful elements accumulate in them.
The raw materials are dried under a canopy or in a room with good ventilation. It is necessary to store blanks either in cloth bags or in a glass jar in a dark place. Shelf life should not exceed one year.
Meadow geranium can be used fresh.
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of meadow flowers is unique. Plants contain a large amount of vitamins, tannins, antacids, essential oils, flavonoids. The aerial part contains many trace elements, such as manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, etc. The amount of useful substances may vary: it depends on the composition of the soil, where the geranium grows.
Essential oil is obtained from the plant. It has a specific aroma. It is used not only in medicine, but also in perfumery.
Indications for use and contraindications
Knowing the medicinal properties of meadow geranium and contraindications, you can deal with a variety of pathologies. This plant helps with the following ailments:
- Epilepsy.
- Oncological pathologies.
- Urolithiasis.
- Fever.
- Rheumatism.
- Gastrointestinal problems.
- In violation of menstruation: heavy and prolonged periodstreated with geraniums.
Externally, the plant is used for alopecia, abscesses and ulcers, anal fissures, joint diseases, tonsillitis and stomatitis.
Before taking infusions and decoctions, it is necessary not only to find out the medicinal properties and contraindications of meadow geranium, but also to consult a doctor.
This plant should not be used by those who have problems with blood clotting: drugs for thrombosis, thrombophlebitis and other pathologies are prohibited. Also, you can not take preparations from geraniums with low intestinal tone, with constipation, gastritis with an increased level of acidity. Doctors do not recommend taking decoctions and infusions for lactating women and during pregnancy, for children.
Effect on the body
Meadow flowers have a variety of effects on the body. Essential oil and other elements contained in the plant have analgesic properties, promote wound healing, relieve inflammation and itching. The essential oil has a detrimental effect on many pathogenic microorganisms, so the plant is credited with an antibacterial effect.
Geranium is used as a hemostatic agent, wound healing, disinfectant, astringent. Plant-based products are successfully used for hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, gastrointestinal diseases. Like any other plant, geranium is used only on prescription.
Using a plant
A variety of preparations are made from the geranium meadow plant: infusions and tinctures, decoctions forindoor and outdoor use.
To prepare a decoction, you need to take one and a half teaspoons of the roots and pour 1.5 tbsp. water. The composition is put on fire, boiled for twenty minutes. The resulting remedy is taken throughout the day in small sips. This decoction is recommended for diarrhea caused by a variety of reasons, including dysentery. Also, the tool has a positive effect on the body with the deposition of s alts, nosebleeds.
For external use prepare another decoction. This remedy is used for sore throats, pathologies of the upper respiratory tract, for rinsing the mouth, for washing hair in case of hair loss, for dermatitis, seborrhea, for wounds and ulcers. To prepare a decoction, take two tablespoons of grass and pour half a liter of water. The product is boiled for fifteen minutes, after which it is infused for an hour.
Geranium infusion helps with various ailments. To prepare it, you need to take two tablespoons of grass and pour two glasses of water (it should be boiled and cooled). The remedy is infused overnight, filtered in the morning.
Recipes of traditional medicine
According to the description, meadow geranium has a hemostatic effect, and also helps in the treatment of cancer patients. Scientists conducted a series of experiments, as a result of which it was found that this plant has good results in the treatment of malignant pathologies.
The roots of the plant are used to treat neoplasms. A decoction is made from them: thirty grams of raw materials are poured into two glasseswater and boil for half an hour. Strained and cooled, the remedy is taken in a tablespoon twice a day.
Well helps in the treatment of various ailments infusion of herbs. To prepare it, you need two tablespoons of chopped herbs and a glass of boiling water. The raw material is steamed, then infused until completely cooled. Taken one spoonful every two hours.
Freshly squeezed juice helps fight diseases. He is prescribed thirty drops every three hours.
Scleroderma treatment
Knowing where the meadow geranium grows, it is possible to procure raw materials for the treatment of systemic scleroderma. One scientist, candidate of medical sciences, has developed a unique method for treating this pathology. He suggested using a collection of herbs, including meadow geranium.
To prepare a medical collection you will need:
- Yarrow and plantain - one hundred grams each.
- Calendula, St. John's wort, chamomile, sweet clover - fifty grams each.
- Leaves and roots of dandelion, meadow geranium, wormwood, initial letter, Ivan-tea, raspberry leaf - twenty-five grams each.
All herbs are mixed. Then a spoonful of the mixture is taken and poured with half a liter of water. The product is put on fire, brought to a boil, removed from heat and infused for an hour, after which it is filtered. This medicine is taken in half a glass 4 times a day.
The squeezed gruel is again steamed with a glass of boiling water, after cooling it is used as an external agent, added to baths.
Geranium for high blood pressure
To treat pressure, you need to take a spoonful of herbs and pour a glass of boiling water. The remedy is infused for eight hours, after which it is filtered and taken in a third of a glass. The infusion is taken at any time, regardless of the meal.
Other types of geraniums require different therapies. Even room pelargonium is used in home medicine, but only strictly according to the doctor's indications. Self-medication can lead to serious consequences. So be careful.
