Sunflower is not only delicious sunflower seeds and vegetable oil. The useful medicinal properties of sunflower are widely known. In the case goes all parts of the plant, from roots to petals.
Sunflower leaves.
Once the leaves have reached a value of 6-8 centimeters, they are torn off. And then they are dried in the shade in a draft. After drying, they are rubbed into powder. This remedy is suitable for cleaning the vessels of the heart and head. Take 0.5 tablespoon powder, adding to tea or coffee once a day. The reception lasts for a week. Then the same number - a break. During the year, four such courses can be conducted.
Sunflower petals.
In a glass jar, yellow large petals should be quenched. Then you need to pour them with alcohol or vodka and put in a warm, dark place. The tincture will be ready when the substance is oily and brown. Then the petals are squeezed. The product is used to prevent and treat colds. Adults give one tablespoon to three times a day for 20 minutes before meals. Children from 5 to 14 years - one dessert spoon a couple of times a day for 10 minutes before eating. Tincture has a strong effect, it can take only 3 days, no more! After a while, treatment can be repeated.
Receptacle.
In everyday life this part of the flower is called a "hat". Home remedies from it are useful in diseases of the liver, duodenum, intestines, stomach, pancreas. The hat can be cut if the seeds in it, if squeezed, are smeared between the fingers. All the petals are torn off, and the hat with the seeds is scrolled through the meat grinder. What happened is mixed with sugar in a ratio of 1: 1, laid out in glass jars, covered with paper and tied with twine. Do not use lids. Store it all in the refrigerator. Take the drug should be as follows: one tablespoon dilute in a glass of tea or coffee, and so three times a day. As a treatment, a month is drunk, and as a preventive medicine - a week. From the inside of the crochet (cotton wool) is obtained a good grinding for the painless joints. To prepare it, the jar is filled with cotton more than half. Top up with vodka, insist 10 days.
Sunflower seeds.
Raw, half-ripened seeds normalize the pressure. And also help prevent the appearance of sclerotic plaques on the walls of blood vessels. The preparation of them is prepared as follows. In the pan, pour in two liters of water, fall asleep there half a liter jar of raw sunflower seeds. Then bring to a boil and cook over low heat for two hours. Ready to drink broth gradually, during the day. The course lasts two weeks. And then - a five-day break. Continue to be treated until the condition improves.
Sunflower roots.
Preparations of them help in removing stones from the kidneys and gall bladder. Also, the joints are cleansed when salts are deposited and they supplement the treatment of osteochondrosis. Only the root of a fully ripened plant becomes curative.
First of all, the root must be cleaned of the lateral small roots. The central thick root should be chopped in length by 4-6 parts, about a pencil thick. Dry the raw materials in a draft, under a canopy. Then, with forceps or wire cutters, break into pieces, measuring 1-1.5 centimeters. And only after this, the roots can be used for their intended purpose.
One glass of crushed roots should be boiled in three liters of water five minutes from the moment of boiling on low heat. Then the broth should be cooled and filtered into clean dishes. Store the broth in the refrigerator. Drink the finished product for three days, one liter a day. Gradually, before meals or after. Then these same roots can again be boiled in three liters of water for 10 minutes. Drink the same scheme. The last time these same roots are boiled for 15-20 minutes in three liters of water. Then the roots are discarded. A 2-month course of treatment requires 7 glasses (300-350 g). During treatment, exclude alcohol from food, including beer. And also sharp, sour and smoked dishes.
As you can see, thanks to the useful medicinal properties of sunflower, you can help your health with various diseases.