Badan medicinal properties and application. Badan medicinal properties and contraindications
Badan thick-leaved
Badan thick-leaved is a perennial herbaceous plant. Badan grows mainly on wet slopes, common in forests, found in river valleys.
Its rhizome is powerful and branched. The leaves are leathery, shiny, have dotted glands on the underside of the leaf. The flowers are red, bell-shaped, collected in a dense panicle. Badan grows very slowly. Numerous, rather large in size and rounded, very thick-skinned leaves gradually grow from the rhizome. In autumn, the leaves take on a fiery red hue. They are also kept in winter. The rhizome of bergenia is dark brown on top, and at the break it is light pink in color, darkens very quickly on fresh air. The fruit of the plant is a box with two blades. There are many seeds, they are slightly wrinkled. Badan blooms in June and July. During flowering, the shoot of the plant stretches into an arrow, reaching a height of up to 60 cm. It is suitable for eating after thorough soaking.
Parts of the plant used to treat
Medicinal raw materials for bergenia are both rhizomes and above-ground part plants: these are leaves, flowers and seeds.
They are collected in the usual way, dried in dryers. The temperature should not exceed 60°C.
The chemical composition of bergenia thick-leaved
Both the ground parts of the plant and the rhizomes contain tannins, flavonoids, a lot of manganese, iron, copper, some vitamins and phytoncides, and arbutin. The roots contain polyphenols, a large number of tannins, resins, starch. The whole plant has strong phytoncidal activity.
The use of badan thick-leaved in folk medicine
The medicinal properties of bergenia are widely used not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology. The plant is used to prepare lotions that quickly treat oily seborrhea of the face and hair, seborrheic dermatitis, sweating and acne. It is effective on skin with visible pores.
Badan is also used in cooking. Its rhizomes, soaked in water, are rich enough in starch, so they are justifiably eaten in the form of soups and as a side dish for meat.
The roots are used for enterocolitis, in gynecology for the treatment of erosions. The plant is promising for the treatment of malignant tumors, as it has shown a high percentage of anti-stress activity.
It has been experimentally established that preparations based on bergenia have a strong astringent, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effect. They can strengthen the walls of capillaries. They also have a vasoconstrictive effect. Other studies have shown that extracts and tincture of bergenia effectively increase heart rate and lower blood pressure. The plant has antimicrobial and diuretic properties.
AT folk medicine bergenia is used as a substitute for bearberry. The plant is especially valued for its antimicrobial, hemostatic and wound healing properties. Effectively used in the treatment of lung diseases, gastrointestinal tract. It is used in the treatment of dermatoses.
In folk medicine, rhizomes were used for lung disease, for the treatment of acute respiratory infections, whooping cough.
The plant has gained popularity in the treatment of headaches, articular rheumatism, gastritis and fever.
Even in medicine, infusions of bergenia are used for hemorrhoids. The plant effectively treats uterine fibroids, uterine bleeding. Diseases of the oral cavity, larynx, bleeding gums are also treated with infusion of bergenia.
Recipes for the use of badan thick-leaved
In order to prepare the infusion, you need to take about 20 grams of leaves and flowers of the plant, then pour a glass of hot water. Infuse the composition in a water bath for up to 15 minutes, then cool. This will take you approximately 45 minutes. You can take two tablespoons several times a day.
To prepare a decoction, take 15 grams of roots, pour a glass of hot water. Further according to the scheme: insist on a water bath for half an hour and cool for 15 minutes. It is recommended to take 2 tablespoons, three times a day after meals. With the same decoction, you can gargle, do douching and lotions.
Mix one spoon of bergenia leaves and elecampane and two spoons. One spoonful of this collection pour 200 ml of hot water, boil over low heat for about twenty minutes, and then leave for another hour. You need to take the remedy for a quarter cup twice a day in hot form, you can add to the infusion sea buckthorn oil. In this way, a severe runny nose can be quickly cured.
If you add a couple of tablespoons of bergenia rhizomes to a glass of boiling water, then cool and strain, you will get an effective infusion for rinsing with periodontal disease and stomatitis, as well as for douching.
You can also prepare an extract of bergenia. To do this, pour a couple of tablespoons of dried and crushed plant roots with a glass of hot water and boil over low heat in a sealed container until half of the liquid has evaporated. Take this extract should be 27 drops several times a day.
A decoction of bergenia in folk medicine can be used to take sitz baths, which are prescribed in the treatment of hemorrhoids. The temperature of the baths should not exceed 38 ° C, and the duration should not exceed 20 minutes. The number of baths is no more than 15.
You can also make medicinal tea. To do this, you need to add a black leaf of bergenia to the mixture of herbs from which you make tea. Where to get it? The old leaves of the plant, which are located below, periodically die off, then they dry out and turn black. These black leaves are exactly what you need. It is better to cut them off from the badan in the spring. It is from such old, at first glance unsuitable leaves, which have lain all winter under the snow, that the famous Altai tea is prepared, which is very tasty. It has healing properties precisely because of these leaves. To make this tea, simply dry these leaves and use them within two years of harvesting. Why drink this tea? It perfectly eliminates physical and moral overwork, has very strong tonic properties for the body.
Badan is brewed a little longer than black tea. This is because its leaves are much thicker than tea leaves. It is possible to improve the quality of taste and effective transition active ingredients in the infusion bring the composition with leaves to a boil, but do not boil, that is, do everything as when brewing coffee.
The use of badan thick-leaved in other areas
The plant is used, namely the tincture and extract from the rhizomes, and in veterinary medicine. Badan is valued for its astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. The plant is in the first row of world tanning agents. For landscaping areas, the plant is used as an ornamental. It looks beautiful in massifs in front of shrubs, in front of trees and in rocky gardens.
Contraindications for the use of badan thick-leaved
If you take a decoction of bergenia roots for a long time, you can provoke. You can not drink tincture and decoction of badan to patients suffering from increased blood clotting.
A decoction of the roots of this plant often lowers blood pressure, so it is worth monitoring its level separately. For this purpose, you can take decoctions of herbs that increase blood pressure. But, on the other hand, badan increases the heart rate, so people who have tachycardia are not recommended to take it in large quantities.
Expert editor: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna| Phytotherapeutist
Education: A diploma in the specialty "Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the University named after N. I. Pirogov (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Moscow University of Peoples' Friendship (2008).
Many summer residents are probably familiar with such a plant as bergenia. It is valued for its high decorative qualities. AT autumn period it decorates the garden with its bright purple leaves, and in summer pleases its owners beautiful flowers. But few people know that bergenia also has medicinal properties. It can be successfully used to solve many problems.
What substances are contained in bergenia?
Beneficial features of this plant are due large quantity useful substances included in its composition. Badan contains essential oils, phytoncides, organic acids, sugars, tannins, flavonoids, tannins and many others. The use of bergenia will make it possible to fill in the body the deficiency of such macro- and microelements as:
- Magnesium.
- Nickel.
- Calcium.
- Zinc.
- Iron.
- Potassium.
- Selenium and others.
Useful properties of bergenia?
The scope of this plant is extensive. Among the healing properties of badan, the following can be especially distinguished:
- 1. Anti-inflammatory. Due to this property, it can be used to treat diseases of the oral cavity, respiratory system, as well as female genital organs and the genitourinary system. On the basis of bergenia, preparations are made to help cope with stomatitis, pneumonia, cervical erosion and many other diseases.
- 2. Strengthening effect on the cardiovascular system. Badan-based products help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, increase the contractile activity of the heart, and also normalize blood pressure.
- 3. Hemostatic. Because of this, bergenia can be used to stop nasal, menstrual and other types of bleeding.
- 4. Healing. Badan-based products are successfully used to treat various wounds.
- 5. Antibacterial. Badan can be called a natural antibiotic. It helps to cope with bacterial infections of various origins.
- 6. Antipyretic. With this plant, you can as soon as possible get rid of a cold.
- 7. Restorative. The use of funds prepared on the basis of badan. Allows you to charge the body with energy, get rid of feelings of fatigue and weakness. Tea with the addition of bergenia will help strengthen the immune system.
- 8. Antioxidant. The plant helps to cope with age-related changes and prevent premature aging.
- 9. Cosmetic. Badan is widely used to eliminate skin problems. It helps to narrow enlarged pores, reduce the amount of sebum produced, relieve inflammation, improve appearance skin.
What are the contraindications of bergenia and its side effects?
Badan can be called a harmless plant. But despite this, it has a number of significant contraindications:
- 1. Means based on this plant should not be used by people with bleeding disorders. They can aggravate the situation and lead to the formation of thrombosis.
- 2. Badan has an effect on blood pressure. In this regard, it is not recommended for people prone to hypotension.
- 3. A significant contraindication to the use of this plant is the presence of angina pectoris, tachycardia and heart rhythm disturbances.
Abuse of drugs based on bergenia can lead to problems in the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, constipation often occurs. In some cases, there may be an increase in heart rate.
How to harvest raw bergenia?
For the preparation of medicines, the roots and rhizomes of the plant are best suited. It is best to harvest raw materials in summer period. The optimal period will be the end of June - the beginning of July. Carefully dig up the bergenia rhizomes and clean them of the soil. After that, they should be thoroughly washed in running water. cold water. If the rhizomes are large, then cut them into pieces no larger than 15 cm in size.
Drying is best done naturally. To do this, pre-dried rhizomes should be laid out on clean paper or cloth. Make sure that the layer thickness is no more than 5 cm. Drying should be done in a dark, well-ventilated area. Do not leave badan in this state for more than three days, as it can rot. You can determine the moment when the rhizomes are completely dry by their condition. Finished raw materials break very easily. At the same time, it acquires a pronounced astringent taste.
Prepared raw materials should be stored in paper or fabric bags. Can be used for this wooden boxes. Keep badan for more than four years should not be.
For some cooking recipes medicines the leaves of the plant may be needed. They are best harvested in the middle of summer. When drying bergenia leaves, make sure that the temperature does not rise above +50 ° C. Leaves contain a similar set chemical elements, but at a lower concentration.
The main ways to use bergenia
For the treatment of most diseases, a decoction of bergenia is excellent. It is prepared from the roots of the plant. In order to prepare it, take a tablespoon of dried and chopped raw materials. Put it in a saucepan and pour a glass of boiling water over it. Boil the resulting mixture over low heat for half an hour. After that, remove the broth from the heat and let it cool. It remains only to strain it and you can use it for its intended purpose. Such a remedy will be an excellent cure for colitis and enterocolitis. To do this, it should be taken two tablespoons before meals three times a day.
For the treatment of various skin diseases, tonsillitis, stomatitis and tonsillitis, you can use infusion of bergenia. It can be prepared by pouring a couple of tablespoons of raw materials, two glasses of boiling water. It is best to place this mixture in a thermos and leave for two hours to infuse. After that, it remains only to strain the composition. They should gargle at least five times a day. Lotions or compresses are great for eliminating skin problems.
For the treatment of diseases of the genital organs, as well as the elimination of bleeding, it is best to use an extract from the roots of bergenia. You can also cook it yourself. To do this, grind the dried rhizomes of the plant. Three tablespoons of prepared raw materials must be poured with a glass of boiling water. Place the resulting composition in a saucepan and put on a slow fire. Boil the composition until its volume is halved. After that, strain and cool the remedy. It should be taken 20 drops during an exacerbation of the disease. For the treatment of colitis or cervical erosion, douching can be done. To do this, the prepared extract must be diluted with water. For one part of the extract you will need 10 parts of water.
You can treat cystitis with a decoction obtained from the leaves and roots of the plant. You can prepare it by mixing two tablespoons of raw materials with a glass of boiling water. Put the product on fire and boil for half an hour. After that, strain the composition and take a quarter cup three times a day. The duration of treatment should be at least five days.
To maintain vitality and immunity, tea made from bergenia leaves is perfect. Such a drink has a pleasant taste, attractive aroma and beautiful golden color. It can be consumed both warm and chilled. Remember that only those leaves that have already turned black and brown are suitable for healing tea. Such raw materials must be prepared in early spring. Cut leaves should be thoroughly washed and brewed immediately. If you put them away for storage, then before that they will need to be dried. Dried leaves can be stored for no more than two years.
Badan-based preparations
The modern pharmaceutical industry has also paid attention to healing properties this plant. A liquid extract of bergenia is currently being produced. This tool can be easily purchased at a pharmacy. A prescription is not required to purchase it. Such a drug is especially effective for the treatment of diseases of the genital organs. It should be used for douching. To do this, a tablespoon of the product must be diluted in one liter of water. In addition, this tool is suitable for the treatment of diseases of the oral cavity. In this case, it should be diluted in a ratio of 1:9.
Badan can be called a universal plant. With it, you can get rid of the most various diseases without harming your body.
This is perennial has a different and very funny name - "elephant ears". His bergenia received due to its large size of the leaves. But, official name considered "Bergonia", which grows in almost everyone in the garden or on the site.
In post-Soviet countries, everyone knows this plant under the name "Badan". Despite the fact that almost everyone has seen this plant, few people know about its medicinal properties.
Asia is considered the birthplace of this plant. Now it is already widespread not only in Asian territories, but also European countries. It can be found on the territory of Siberia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Primorye, Korea and Mongolia, China.
Most of all, the plant loves deciduous forests, steppe and mountain meadow areas, as well as coniferous forests with good lighting. Sometimes whole thickets of this plant can be found even at an altitude of more than 4 km above sea level, in areas well protected from the wind.
If desired, you can plant badan grass and in own garden. To do this, you just need to choose the site that is most suitable for this plant. It is best to pay attention to areas where there is no direct midday sunlight, although in some cases the plant can adapt to this. The only thing it does not tolerate is dry soil.
Useful properties of bergenia
Badan has many medicinal properties, which are little known, since it is used most often in decorative purposes. The raw materials that are obtained from this plant are capable of:
- relieve inflammation;
- helps to stop the blood;
- has antibacterial, astringent and hypotensive properties.
In many branches of medicine, the root and leaves of bergenia are used. After numerous studies, a large number of useful substances have been discovered: vitamins, iron, copper, manganese, phytoncides, tannins and sugars. It is also known that the amount of tannins in the roots increases with each year of the plant's life.
The leaves boast a large amount of a valuable component - arbutin. According to the results of research, it was found that it is several times more than in bearberry, which was previously considered the main storehouse of this substance. The roots are used both in dried and in fresh. The leaves are used to brew teas and prepare a variety of medicinal tinctures and decoctions.
The use of bergenia in traditional medicine
The use of bergenia is quite diverse: it is recommended both to increase potency in men and in cosmetology for various problems. In addition, preparations based on bergenia are used in the dental, gynecological and gastroenterological industries.
Also, various means and preparations based on it are used to treat numerous diseases:
- diarrhea;
- vomit;
- haemorrhoids;
- colitis;
- erosion of the cervix;
- colpitis;
- whooping cough;
- laryngitis;
- flu.
The use of bergenia in folk medicine
Badan is used by folk healers in various types. It is used to prepare both traditional decoctions and tinctures, as well as powders, teas and lotions. Powders are used externally to treat various skin lesions such as bruises, bruises, ulcers that bleed. Also, this plant promotes the healing of wounds in the oral cavity. For this, rinsing is done. With periodontal disease, it is recommended to lubricate the gums.
In the gynecological industry, bergenia products help relieve inflammation, cure cervical erosion, candidiasis, and heavy menstruation. For the treatment of such problems, douching is used, and it is also recommended to additionally take a decoction inside.
Decoctions are also recommended for cosmetic purposes. The tool helps to strengthen and restore the structure of the hair, improve blood circulation of the skin. Washing is useful for faces. Such procedures remove excess sebaceous secretions, inflammation and reduce pores.
Badan tea is recommended if you need a tonic, anti-stress, antidepressant or stimulating effect. In addition, it can help with the treatment of diseases such as arthrosis, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, goiter, rheumatism and arthritis.
You can start harvesting the roots of this plant in the first summer months. They must be thoroughly washed, dried and laid out on flat surface lined with linen or paper. If the roots are large enough, they can be cut into smaller pieces. From a whole kilogram of fresh raw materials, you can get about a quarter of a kilogram medicinal root. It should be remembered that the root is properly dried if it does not bend after that and breaks well. If the roots bend and do not break, then they are not dried yet. At the break, the root should be a light yellow or pinkish hue. You can store blanks for no more than 4 years in dry rooms, packed in paper or linen bags or bags.
Badan contraindications
Like any medicinal plant, bergenia can both benefit and harm the body. In order to take funds not for harm, but for good, it is necessary to consult a doctor in advance, which will help determine the dosage and course of treatment.
- In addition, it should be noted that the plant is contraindicated in the following diagnoses: constipation, hypertension, high level blood clotting and tachycardia.
- Prolonged and uncontrolled use of this plant as medicinal product may lead to constipation.
Badan recipes
Decoction of fresh roots
- To prepare this remedy, you must first put a saucepan with 250 ml of water on the fire and bring to a boil. After that, you need to add a handful of chopped fresh bergenia roots and immediately turn off the stove. After that, let the liquid brew for at least one hour, after which you can strain and take 10 ml three times a day before meals with heavy menstruation and postpartum bleeding.
Douche
- In advance, you need to put a container with two glasses of water on the fire and bring to a boil. After that, add 60 g of crushed roots and cook over low heat for a quarter of an hour. The resulting broth can be filtered and cooled. No more than one tablespoon of the resulting product is added per liter of boiled water and procedures are carried out.
Alcoholic infusion from the roots
- For 100 g of vodka, add a couple of tablespoons of crushed dried roots of the plant, after which the container must be carefully closed and left in a dark place for 1.5 weeks. After this time, the roots should be squeezed well and strain the remaining liquid. Take the remedy 25-30 drops per tablespoon of water three times a day with various diseases lungs and airways.
Nature "mother" gives people a lot medicinal herbs, which sometimes grow right under your feet - you need to see and know them. Undoubtedly, the effectiveness of modern synthetic drugs great, but we must not forget that they give side effects. Many medicines are completely dangerous to take. for many centuries they have been healing people, they are time-tested and have no negative properties. The only drawback is the long course of treatment.
Badan - all the beneficial properties of the plant
The oldest medicinal plant, which is called saxifrage or Mongolian tea in the common people, the territory of its growth is Siberia, central Asia, China. and bergenia roots store an inexhaustible wealth of useful properties, namely: manganese and ascorbic acid, copper and phytoncides, tannins and sugars, arbutin glycoside and iron.
Harvesting of rhizomes begins in late spring, early summer - they dig it up, wash it thoroughly, dry it, laying it on paper or thick fabric. Roots large sizes crushed. As a result of drying, about 240–250 grams of dried roots come out of one kilogram of succulent roots. Thoroughly dried roots medicinal plant stored without damage for more than three years. When dry, they do not bend, crumble very easily, in broken places they have a straw or pink color.
In Tibet, the medicinal bergenia was given the name "Super-Yang". This emphasizes the special respect and interest of the male half to the plant from which tea is brewed. A beautiful, dark brown color, it has a slightly astringent taste and aroma of cedar.
Both the leaves and the root of the bergenia are used for the drink. They drink tea in the morning, boiled water is used for brewing. hot water 90–100 ° C, which is poured into the roots of the medicinal drug. More recipes in the article:.
The calculation for welding is as follows:
- for 150 ml of water - 1 teaspoon of roots. The dishes are covered with a napkin and left for 7-10 minutes to infuse.
Preparation and use of elixirs
Properly brewed tea gives strength, improves metabolism, improves body tone. Decoctions, rubbing, lotions from bergenia, as a healing agent, were used in the treatment of:
- tuberculosis and pneumonia, influenza;
- nephritis and diseases of the urinary tract;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, dysentery, botulism;
- hypertension and headache;
- inflammation of the oral cavity, laryngitis;
- and neuroses;
- rheumatic polyarthritis and arthrosis;
- hemorrhoids;
Also, the elixir of bergenia root is effective in women's diseases, such as erosion or fibroids. This is a list of applications medicinal bergenia far from all.
It is not difficult to prepare a decoction:
- one tablespoon of bergenia root (in crushed form) is brewed with 200 ml of boiling water. Tea is covered with a lid and heated over low heat for 30 minutes. The finished broth is filtered, the roots, squeezing, are thrown away.
Important! For external diseases, the decoction is used in the form of baths and lotions.
Inflammation of the oral cavity is treated with a slightly different composition. For decoction:
- for one glass of water - two spoons medicinal root to concentration binders became more saturated.
Badan root, use in rheumatoid arthritis
When curing rheumatism and arthritis of any kind, infusions are prepared for rubbing on alcohol-containing liquids:
- 20 grams of crushed bergenia root is poured with a liquid (200 ml) containing alcohol and left to infuse in a dark place. Infusion time 2-3 days.
Rubbing is applied externally, lubricating and rubbing into sore joints 3-4 times a day. A decoction or tea (recipe above) is drunk simultaneously with the use of rubbing.
Infusions, decoctions and tinctures from the root of bergenia, together with other medicinal drugs, are an effective and proven tool in the treatment of cancer. An example is the treatment according to the Golyuk method, where only a few types of herbs are involved, one of them is bergenia.
Golyuk's method as the last chance to overcome cancer
Those who have ever encountered such a disease as cancer have probably heard of the Golyuk method in its treatment. This method was created by a traditional healer and combines treatment with a combination of five medicinal plants: celandine, sophora japonica, eleutherococcus, marya root and bergenia.
The course of treatment with folk remedies
The treatment itself lasts 3 months, during this time it is necessary to alternately take infusions of plants. For every day a certain infusion:
- the first three days you need to drink an infusion of bergenia;
- on the 4th day - tincture of celandine;
- on the 5th and 6th days - tincture of Japanese Sophora;
- seventh-ninth days - infusion of Eleutherococcus.
From the tenth day, take infusions according to the indicated scheme, starting from the beginning. Maryin root - daily.
Very important! Some of these plants are poisonous, and they must be taken strictly in the indicated doses, otherwise you can poison the body.
Preparation of infusions from medicinal plants
- Infusion of bergenia root: 50 gr. chop the root and pour 350 g of 60-degree water. Insist 8 hours.
- Mary root tincture: Pour 50 g of root with vodka.
- Celandine tincture: pour 12 g of vodka, insist 5 days
- Sophora japonica tincture: 1/5 kg of sophora cut into pieces and pour vodka.
- Eleutherococcus: 100 g cut into pieces and pour 500 g of vodka.
Tinctures from marya root, Japanese Sophora and Eleutherococcus stand ten days away from sunlight.
The scheme and doses of taking tinctures
- Badan and celandine drink 1 tbsp. l. 3 times before eating.
- Tincture of Mary root, Japanese Sophora, Eleutherococcus drink 40 drops 3 times half an hour before meals.
In front gardens or gardens, on flower beds can be found evergreen with large strong leathery leaves, giving spring peduncles with bright red or purple flowers. This is a badan thick-leaved. It is not only unpretentious and decorative, but also has healing properties. PoMedicine will tell readers about what is contained in bergenia, what are its benefits and how to use it.
plant description
The bergenia thick-leaved rhizome is thick (from 3 to 5 cm in diameter), branches strongly, and is located horizontally relative to the soil surface. Rosettes of thick-skinned evergreen leaves grow upward from this rhizome. PoMedicine will add that in autumn these leaves acquire a brown-red color. The leaf plate can be round, broadly elliptical or heart-shaped. Each leaf is placed on a long juicy petiole. In spring, a thick tall peduncle (from 30 to 60 cm) appears from the rosette, on which inflorescences are formed with bell-shaped flowers of pink-red color.
For large, rounded leaves reaching a length of 30-40 cm, this plant is popularly called "elephant ears". In nature, it was noticed that the leaves of the plant make their way through a layer of stones, so people called the strong perennial saxifrage. The inhabitants of Altai call the plant "Altai (or Chigir) tea", as they collect its leaves in spring, which are all winter period were under the snow. well and Latin name badana sounds like bergenia.
If you dig up the rhizome, you will see that it is dark brown on the outside, and light pink on the inside, darkening in the air. Most often with medicinal purposes roots and leaves are used.
What is in badan
The following biologically active compounds have been found in bergenia:
- Glycoside arbutin (in the rhizome and roots it can be up to 27%, and in the leaves - up to 32%).
- Tannin (which gives tea astringency).
- Tannins - there are four times more of them in badan than in oak leaves.
- Glycosides - bergenine, free hydroquinone.
- Organic acids - gallic, ellagic.
- Essential oils, flavonoids.
- Carbohydrates, starch, resins.
- Minerals - manganese, copper, iron.
- Isocoumarins, vitamins (eg ascorbic acid).
The benefits of badan
In badan thick-leaved, the following medicinal properties:- It strengthens the walls of small blood vessels, which is important for those suffering from pathologies of the vessels of the brain and the cardiovascular system.
- Slightly increases the heart rate.
- Reduces performance blood pressure(moderately).
- Suppresses dysentery and Escherichia coli.
- Accelerates the healing process of wounds and ulcers.
- Stimulates the immune system, directs the body to fight diseases.
- It has a hemostatic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic effect.
Diseases in which bergenia rhizome may be useful:
- , enterocolitis, diarrhea, ;
- female ailments - fibroma, colpitis, heavy bleeding (including after childbirth);
- bacterial and viral infections- laryngitis, whooping cough, flu conditions;
- pulmonary bleeding;
- stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease;
- , neoplasms (including malignant ones);
- acne, furunculosis, seborrheic dermatitis;
- rheumatism, .
How to use bergenia
From the rhizome of badan, you can make decoctions, tinctures, extracts.Here is how the decoction is prepared. Take 30 grams of chopped bergenia rhizomes, pour 500 ml of boiling water over this raw material in a saucepan. Keep the saucepan on low heat for about 15 minutes after boiling. Then remove the saucepan from the stove, cover with a lid, let the extraction of the active substances continue for at least 30 minutes. After straining, such a decoction can be used orally (for diarrhea, enterocolitis, colitis, bleeding - two tablespoons twice or thrice a day before meals) or externally (for dental and skin problems).
If you are concerned about gynecological ailments (endometritis, inflammation of the appendages, erosion, bleeding), then the decoction is taken twice a day, two tablespoons. Moreover, this decoction is recommended to be mixed with a decoction of other plants effective in women's diseases, for example, ortilia (upland uterus) or red brush. A decoction of bergenia is also suitable for vaginal douching, then it is diluted in a ratio of 1: 1 (that is, decoction and water are taken equally).
With a runny nose, it is necessary to take in equal quantities (a teaspoonful) in crushed form St. John's wort, bergenia rhizome and elecampane root. Pour boiling water over everything (200 ml) and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Close the container with a lid and leave for about an hour. The resulting strained broth warm form take twice a day.
For rinsing with periodontal disease, stomatitis and other problems in the oral cavity, a decoction is made in this way. Two tablespoons of raw materials (shredded rhizome and roots) are poured with 250 ml of boiling water. The composition must be kept on low heat for 20 minutes. This is followed by infusion for 30 minutes. The same decoction can be added to warm water for sitz baths for hemorrhoids. The duration of such a procedure is 20 minutes (or a little more).
Badan does not eliminate neoplasms, but it “whips up” the immune system, mobilizes all the forces of the body to fight the disease.
In order for wounds and sores to heal faster, it is recommended to sprinkle them with powder, which is obtained by grinding dried bergenia rhizomes in a coffee grinder.
And now PoMedicine will tell you how Chigir (its other names are Mongolian, Altai) tea is prepared. In the spring on the plant, you can see the dead lower leaves, which are black and dried up. Such leaves do not rot, but do not fall off for a long time. So it is recommended to cut them off in order to prepare healing tea in the future. When these leaves lie under the snow, they undergo a fermentation process, lose their excessive astringency, and acquire aroma. Dry these leaves, and then chop and store in a closed glass jar. Use instead of regular tea leaves. Only the brewing time needs to be increased. A cup of this tea invigorates, tones, relieves fatigue, strengthens the body. This tea can be brewed in a small thermos and taken for hypertension, fragile vessels, diseases of the intestines and stomach. And if you add red root and ginseng to such tea, then the resulting drink will positively affect the potency of a man.
And with a cold and elevated temperature in a thermos, along with bergenia, you need to place linden flowers, lemon balm grass, chamomile flowers and a piece of ginger root. This remedy will relieve fever, speed up recovery.
Are there any contraindications
You can not drink decoctions, infusions and teas from badan thick-leaved in the following cases:
With a tendency to constipation;
with low blood pressure (severe hypotension);
with a tendency to thrombosis and condensed blood;
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with individual intolerance.
If badan is applied without interruption long time, then intestinal motility may be disturbed, resulting in constipation.
If you want to brew Chigir tea, then the leaves for it should be used only wrinkled, black, collected in the spring, when the snow melted. In fresh green sheet plates there are toxic substances.
If you have a large garden, then you can find a place in it for thick-leaved badan, placing it next to shrubs or flowers - tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, geyhers, lungworts, primroses, hostas. Then after some time (after the growth of bergenia) you can use the overwintered leaves and rhizomes for medicinal purposes. In nature, bergenia large scale grows in the mountains of Altai, in the Urals, in the Eastern, Western Siberia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, in the north of Mongolia, in Kazakhstan. Ready crushed and packaged raw materials are also available in pharmacies. Especially for: - http: // site