Surely many heard that before young children were drunk in the decoction of this herb. And it's not just that. Lubistok has not only a pleasant spicy smell, but also a beneficial effect on the skin, relieves irritation and heals small wounds.
Today we will tell you what properties this herb possesses and how it is used in folk medicine.
Healing properties
- Our ancestors took the remedy from the roots of the lover, to cope with dropsy.
- Although in many countries, lovage is included in the list of official medicines, our traditional medicine does not adhere to this trend. Nevertheless, the broths of plants help to cope with diseases of internal organs and to establish the process of digestion.
- The herb well relieves swelling, struggles with anorexia and normalizes the menstrual cycle.
- Specialists in folk medicine recommend taking it to people who suffer from rheumatism and kidney disease. Some even believe that the decoction of a lover can remove the feeling of overfilling the stomach and eliminate eructations.
- For external use of medicinal plants, compresses are prepared to heal purulent wounds and ulcers more quickly.
- It was not without female beauty. To make hair more shiny and silky, special tinctures are rubbed into the scalp.
Harvesting rules
To independently prepare a national remedy, it is necessary to take into account the recommendations of specialists. Most often use the root of the plant, which should be excavated in late autumn, when there are no flowers. Before this, the roots are considered poisonous.
But the course is not only underground parts. Fresh leaves are applied to the head to relieve pain, young stems are allowed to chew the children to rid them of worms, and dried leaves are added to the teas.
Important! When preparing any broth or tincture, never bring the liquid with the roots or leaves of the lover to a boil.
Several recipes of the most effective drugs
From hair loss
Two teaspoons of the dry crushed root is steamed in a thermos, filling the raw with a glass of boiling water. The agent should be left for five hours, and then cooled, filtered and rubbed into the scalp.
Rinse off with clean hot water, first brushing the hair with egg yolk.
Male power
To increase sexual activity, the alcoholic tincture is prepared by lovage. Two teaspoons of rootlets (preferably if they are fresh) are poured a bottle of vodka or alcohol (500 ml) and insist in a closed glass container for two months.
Take recommended for a dessert spoon after seven in the evening.
From edema
You can prepare a compress or simply apply a slurry of leaves to relieve swelling. But those who constantly suffer from this ailment, it is necessary to prepare a remedy for internal application.
A tablespoon of leaves is poured a glass of boiling water and allowed to brew in a thermos for three hours, and then cool. Take should be a tablespoon thirty minutes before a meal. Because lovage can increase the outflow of blood, it can not be used with excessive monthly, uterine bleeding or hemorrhoids. Pregnancy is also on the list of contraindications.