Description.
In translation from Greek, geranium ("geranios" or "geranion") means "crane". In Germany, the plant is called "Storchschnäbel" (Storchschnäbel), in Great Britain and the USA - "cranebill" (Cranesbill). The flower belongs to the family of geranium, in the world there are more than 300 species, and in Russia only 40. The plant reproduces vegetatively and seeds, the flowering period is from 20 to 40 days. The most healing properties have geranium blood red.
Useful properties and application of geranium.
Leaves, flowers, buds of geranium contain flavonoids, essential oils, vitamins, carbohydrates, tannins, roots contain phenols.
Geranium is used as an astringent for intestinal disorders, lupus, neuralgia, female diseases, insomnia, epilepsy, rheumatism, respiratory infections.
Councils of traditional medicine.
Geranium is a real home doctor, with many diseases, she provides invaluable help, giving recovery without pills.
- The simplest way to get rid of the cold is to freshly squeeze the cotton leaves of the plant with cotton and breathe in periodically this bright smell for a few minutes.
- Young leaves of this indoor flower help with kidney diseases and intestinal disorders, because they have strong bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Diarrhea can be eliminated if several fresh sheets are washed and chewed.
- If there is an attack of intercostal neuralgia or a nervous tic, put the young leaves of geranium on a linen rag, pribintovyvayut her herbs to a sore spot, tied up with a warm kerchief or scarf. The bandage is changed every 30 minutes until the pain disappears completely. This happens, as a rule, within one or two hours.
- Infusion of geranium is very effective in osteochondrosis. To do this, 20 grams of leaves and flowers of geranium insist 10-15 minutes in a water bath, cool, filter, dilute to 200 ml with water. Take infusion 2 or 3 times a day for 2 tablespoons.
- Geranium has found application in medicine, as well as in cosmetology. Of the flowers of geranium make cosmetic ice: in the ice molds frozen fresh inflorescences, filled with clean water. It is recommended for refreshing complexion and wrinkles for women from 40 years old.
- When toothache is recommended, put a young sheet of geraniums on the cheek.
- Fresh juice of plants used for various diseases of the ears. In folk medicine, a simple method of treatment is often used: take a clean geranium leaf, fold it with a tube, and put it into the sore ear for the night.
- With stings of scorpions, snakes and various insects, broths, tinctures and geranium preparations are good.
- Corns and puffins are effectively reduced by poultices from the fresh greenery of the plant.
- With skin diseases, scabies, eczemas, ulcers to soften the itching in the bath add an infusion of geranium flowers.
- Infusion of roots is used inside to reduce blood pressure, with cardiovascular diseases.
- Such a decoction is used externally as a lotion for various types of carbuncles, furuncles, abscesses, abscesses, phlegmon.
- Geranium helps keep pets clean and removes pets from ticks. To do this, it is necessary to lay a piece of a plant leaf in the ear of a dog or cat. If the geranium juice rubs the wool of pets, it will always be thick and shiny. The procedure should be conducted no more than once a quarter.
This amazing plant lives, the house doctor, in the neighborhood with us - and will heal from pain, and bring beauty to the house.