People have long studied the he alth benefits and harms of Kalanchoe. The plant is used to treat various diseases. Its indispensability in everyday life is associated with healing properties and unpretentiousness, readiness to provide assistance at the right time. Many call Kalanchoe a home doctor, and this is true: a storehouse of vitamins and minerals contained in the plant contribute to healing. However, Kalanchoe must be used with due caution.
Homeland of the plant
Once the tropics gave the world Kalanchoe. The island of Madagascar in South Africa is the birthplace of the plant. Storing moisture in the leaves and stems to survive in a dry climate, the flower synthesizes a whole range of useful biochemical compounds necessary for life. There are many plant species in the tropics, but at home we grow Cirrus Kalanchoe and Degremona, which have healing properties.
The legend of the Kalankh flower
The miraculous healing of a Russian sailor on an island in South Africa has been known since the eighteenth century. The most dangerous fever struck the sailor of the merchant ship, in connection with which he had to stay on an African island to die. But fate gave him sympathy from the locals, whotold that to save life, you need to eat the leaves of the plant "Kalankh", which means "he alth" in translation. I must say that this flower grew very abundantly on the island, and the patient, having listened to the advice of the natives, was healed. It is not difficult to guess that the Russian sailors, taking a comrade from the island, took with them a medicinal plant, which later spread throughout the world.
Variety of useful substances
Nature has generously endowed the plant with everything that can prolong life. A storehouse of trace elements, enzymes, vitamins and minerals that determine the energy value of the plant. The benefits of Kalanchoe for humans are obvious, since it contains:
- micronutrients: iron, magnesium, zinc and aluminum;
- useful acids: oxalic, ascorbic and tannic, fruit;
- polyphenols;
- glycosides;
- vitamins A, B, C, E, P;
- water.
No wonder the plant is called homemade ginseng.
Healing properties
Kalanchoe, the benefits and harms of which we are studying, are widely used:
- for colds and viral infections;
- for cleaning blood vessels;
- eliminate external inflammatory processes;
- healing wounds and burns, frostbite;
- immunity strengthening;
- accelerate the release of bile;
- skin treatments;
- in gynecology;
- pain relief;
- in cosmetology;
- to slow down the aging process.
ExceptIn addition, the leaves of Kalanchoe, whose benefits for the body are undeniable, purify the air from toxic compounds and metals.
Why with care
Before using Kalanchoe, the benefits and harms should be studied in detail in order to avoid unpleasant side effects. The plant can cause allergic reactions, including extreme manifestations, when medical care is no longer enough. It turns out that it is necessary to use Kalanchoe without fanaticism, starting with small dosages and gradually increasing them. So, the juice of the plant begins to be consumed with a few drops to check the reaction of your body.
When pregnant, it is better not to experiment. For infants, Kalanchoe juice is diluted with water in a dosage starting from two drops.
Chronic hepatitis and liver diseases are, of course, the reason why treatment with a unique plant is impossible, because the condition of the disease can be aggravated.
I must say that any treatment in the presence of chronic diseases, in order to avoid complications, should be preceded by a doctor's consultation.
Folk recipes
In folk medicine, juice, ointment and alcohol tincture of the plant are used. Also, the leaves of the Kalanchoe flower, the benefits for the body of which have long been proven, are eaten, applied to wounds, sore joints. Beauticians around the world love the plant and know many recipes to improve the condition of the skin, nails and hair.
Veryit is important to grow a flower correctly. The soil must be natural, without chemical fertilizers, it is unacceptable to use various chemical top dressings, otherwise it cannot be used in treatment. Only clean soil and water for irrigation will preserve the medicinal value of the plant.
How to properly prepare Kalanchoe juice
Do not water the flower for seven days, then cut off some large leaves, put for five or seven days in a cool dark place, such as the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, wrapped in a cloth.
To make juice, grind the leaves in a ceramic bowl, bring to a state of mushy mass and squeeze through a double-folded gauze cloth. The juice of a he althy plant has a bright green color and a pleasant smell, has positive energy. It is best used once, but can be stored in a cool place for no more than a day.
When to use juice
People most often bury the nose with Kalanchoe juice for colds and viral infections, nasal congestion. But the range of its application is much wider:
- when treating herpes, lubricate the lips with juice five times a day;
- in order to relieve inflammation of the ear, drip drop by drop into the ear canal;
- to treat gums, rub the juice into the gums three times a day, rinse your mouth, diluting the juice with water;
- inflamed sinuses can be cured without surgery by instilling three drops of juice every four hours, then rinsing the mouth with juice diluted with water;
- for skin treatment rub damaged areasskin (this is how warts and age spots, dermatitis go away);
- angina is treated by gargling with juice diluted with water in equal proportions;
- in gynecology, by treating certain areas;
- in cosmetology to cleanse the skin, improve color and elasticity;
- in the treatment of tuberculosis, five milliliters of juice is combined with one hundred milliliters of warm water and drunk on an empty stomach four times a day for four months;
- for gastric ulcer drink juice three times a day for a teaspoon.
Preparation of ointment
Collect thirty milliliters of plant juice and add fifty grams of vaseline heated in a water bath. The composition should be mixed well and allowed to cool. You can add a few drops of sea buckthorn oil. The ointment can be prepared on badger, chicken, lamb, baked milk fat, which will enhance the therapeutic effect. Store at room temperature.
Applying ointment
Ointment prepared from Kalanchoe is applied:
- in the treatment of trophic ulcers and boils is simply irreplaceable;
- for the treatment of cracked heels and dry skin of the feet;
- with exacerbations of psoriasis;
- in cosmetology, to soften hardened skin, calluses;
- for the treatment of inflamed joints.
How to prepare an alcohol tincture
The leaves and stems of the plant should be finely chopped and poured with vodka or alcohol, in the ratio of four tablespoons of pulp per two hundred grams of vodka or one hundred grams of pharmacy alcohol. The resulting tincture must be placed in a ceramic or dark glass container and kept for twenty-one days in a dark and cool place.
Using alcohol tincture
Alcohol tincture based on Kalanchoe is used:
- with otitis in the ears, drip two drops of tincture at night, sealing with cotton;
- with varicose veins, rub your legs at night;
- to improve vision, take the tincture orally in a tablespoon;
- for treating bedsores;
- for prostatitis, drink fifteen milliliters of tincture on an empty stomach once a day;
- for gastritis, mix fifty grams of tincture with three tablespoons of honey, add one tablespoon of propolis oil, which should be prepared in advance by mixing one hundred grams of propolis with one hundred grams of butter and melting in a water bath (gastritis and the initial stage of peptic ulcer are amenable to treatment for thirty days, when taking the drug twice a day);
- for hair loss, mix fifty grams of tincture with three tablespoons of honey, castor oil and egg yolk (apply the composition to the scalp three times a week for two hours for two weeks, and then, after a month break, repeat the procedure.
Kalanchoe in official medicine
The pharmaceutical business also did not ignore the healing properties of Kalanchoe, which leaves great hope for humanity to survive in the world of pills and injections. The juice and tincture of the plant, prepared industrially, can be bought atpharmacies without a doctor's prescription. An excellent anti-inflammatory agent used in surgery and therapy, in the treatment of non-healing wounds, purulent tonsillitis, bedsores and trophic ulcers, frostbite and burns. In dentistry, an alcoholic tincture of the plant is used to treat periodontal disease and other gum diseases. Medicines based on Kalanchoe are purchased by medical institutions.
Also, the plant is used for anemia, especially for children. Treatment of blood diseases is not an easy task for physicians. Incredibly, eating Kalanchoe babies helps restore hematopoiesis. In progressive medical institutions, shoots of Kalanchoe leaves are officially included in the menu as an integral part of salads, in the common people "kids".
Home cosmetics
Kalanchoe has been proven to be beneficial for he alth as well as external beauty. A few skin care tips will help keep you young and in a good mood.
So, if you apply Kalanchoe juice on clean skin three times a week before going to bed and gently rub it on the face, neck and décolleté, the skin will receive nourishment and a powerful impetus for renewal. After such a massage, ten minutes later, you should wash yourself with warm water, and then apply a baby or night face cream. Skin regeneration is carried out gradually.
He althy nails are a rarity, especially after gel polish. The chance of restoring the nail plate remains if this procedure is abandoned and Kalanchoe leaves are applied twice a day for a month. Nails will stop being brittle, their he althy color will be restored andgrowth.
Hair is the main decoration of a woman and should look he althy. The juice or tincture of the plant will help strengthen the hair roots. If you use juice, then it is enough to rub it abundantly into the scalp three times a week before going to bed, leaving it overnight. So dandruff will disappear, hair follicles will be strengthened, a he althy shine will appear. For an emergency enhancement of hair growth and in case of loss, a composition based on tincture with Kalanchoe should be used. In this case, egg yolk, honey and castor oil are added to the tincture, the composition is brought to a homogeneous mass and, when heated, is rubbed into the hair roots every other day for a month. Hair will not only be strengthened, but will also acquire natural elasticity, elasticity and will begin to grow intensively. Kalanchoe tincture, in this case, can be made with cognac, which will enhance the effect.
The delicate skin of the lips needs care no less than the face. To avoid microcracks and dryness of the skin of the lips, you should apply the juice of Kalanchoe leaves, rubbing it in a circular motion with the pads of the ring fingers for two minutes twice a day for a week. Then, taking a week break, repeat the care. Such a massage is especially relevant in winter and in August, when the scorching sun dries out the skin.
