The benefits and use of mullein in folk medicine

Treated properties of herb Mullein, application, recipes
A mullein plant, or as it is also called a bear ear, grows in virtually all regions of our country. To confuse it with some other flower is unlikely to work. First, it is quite tall. Some specimens can reach two meters. And secondly, he has fluffy stems and bright yellow flowers, which during the formation of fruits turn into boxes.

Find a mullein is not difficult. It grows on sand and stones. Often it can be found in landfills and debris, however, these places are not suitable for collection of medicinal raw materials. But the meadows, banks of rivers and lakes, ravines and parks are quite suitable for this.

Therapeutic properties of the plant

Our ancestors from time immemorial used mullein for the treatment of various diseases. Here are the most common applications.

  1. Treatment of colds. Medicines based on this plant have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and expectorant properties. So you can cure bronchitis, pneumonia and whooping cough.
  2. Decoctions are used to combat atherosclerosis, mild form of hypertension, influenza and herpes.
  3. Mullein leaves perfectly help to get rid of inflammations of the bladder, kidney stones, gastritis and ulcers.
  4. Bear's ear is also used to treat hemorrhoids and to remove swelling.
  5. As an external agent, ointment from Mullein can help relieve pain in rheumatism and arthritis. To cope with such a remedy and with inflammation of the facial nerve, deprive, eczema and purulent abscesses.
  6. Powder from dried raw materials or a special oil tincture is used by nursing mothers to lubricate cracked nipples.
  7. In cosmetology broths Mullein is used as a conditioner for hair. He makes the hair strong, strong and shiny.

The order of raw material procurement

In general, stems, leaves and flowers of the plant are used to prepare the preparations. The root is used only to treat urolithiasis.

Prescription Drugs

Tincture for the liver

All diseases of this organ can be cured with the following drug. You need to take the same number of flowers mullein, roots of chicory, hips, and stems immortelle. For two tablespoons of herbal mixture take a glass of water and boil on low heat for ten minutes. Then we insist for two hours, and after cooling we add two tablespoons of honey.

Take it three times a day two hours after eating. For adults, the dosage is one hundred grams, and for children - thirty.

Rheumatism and radiculitis

Steamed grass in boiling water should be filled with vodka or alcohol in a ratio of 1:10. The drug should be allowed to stand for at least two days, and then rub in painful bones and joints.

Oily tincture

Three tablespoons of flowers pour a hundred milliliters of any vegetable oil (preferably olive). The mixture should stand for at least twenty days, or even better - a month.

The beauty of the mullein is that in the course of its use, no cases of overdose or the occurrence of an allergic reaction have been observed. Therefore, you can safely prepare your own home remedies from this highly useful plant.