Description of the medicinal properties of pelargonium, use and contraindications

The healing properties of pelargonium were studied by botanists and flower growers a very long time ago, observing this plant for many years. The main useful qualities of this flower are the ability to disinfect indoor air and the ability to deter insects.

Traditional medicine appreciates this plant for its unique chemical constituents and therapeutic effect of many diseases. And also learn about the contraindications of this flower. Further, what will pelargonium grown at home bring - benefit or harm?

What is this plant?

Pelargonium is one of the most beloved and most common indoor flowers.. This plant is from the geranium family, but it is wrong to call it geranium, it is a completely separate species.

IMPORTANT! Its main difference is intolerance to cold temperatures. This is an exclusively domestic plant in our country, since pelargonium was brought from South Africa, where there are about 250 of its species.

The chemical composition of the flower

Pelargonium was not subjected to a detailed analysis of the chemical composition for medical use. But today it is already known that its biologically active substances are:

• essential oils;
• flavonoids;
• organic acids;
• minerals;
• vitamins;
• terpene alcohols;
• carbohydrates;
• coumarins;
• tannins;
• saponins;
• starch;
• resins;
• glycosides;
• tannins.

Benefit

In the process of life, pelargonium releases phytoncides into the atmosphere - aromatic substances of volatile origin. Their action is to suppress the process of reproduction of microscopic fungi and many well-known microbes.

We managed to determine this property of the flower using an experiment during which a drop infected with staphylococcus was placed on its leaves. After a short time, the substance was again taken for analysis and it turned out that pelargonium killed all bacteria in it.

Those who know about the healing abilities, specially planting this plant at home, note that pelargonium helps to cope with a variety of diseases from the simplest colds to cancer. At the same time, I want to note that absolutely everything is useful in this beautiful flower, and flowers, and leaves, and even roots.

Is there any harm?

ATTENTION! Pelargonium due to the harsh conditions of our climate is exclusively an indoor plant. And grown at home, it is absolutely harmless, there is no poison in it either in flowers or in leaves, that is, it is not poisonous. In shops and pharmacies you can even find useful teas with this flower.

But pelargonium is able to absorb and accumulate poisons in itself from the air, such as paint in a printing house, evaporation of glue in a shoe shop, etc. Such flowers can not be used for medicinal purposes.

Action taken

This indoor flower has many healing effects:

• antiseptic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• antiviral;
• astringent;
• antitumor;
• wound healing;
• hemostatic;
• diuretic;
• sedative;
• antihistamine;
• antimicrobial;
• fungicidal.

Application

From the flowers and leaves of the plant, medicinal extracts, decoctions are prepared, water and alcohol infusions and oils. Fresh leaves are used as compresses or squeezed juice from them.

Reference. Pelargonium extract has long been used in gynecology to treat infertility, stop intrauterine bleeding, and even treat benign tumors in the female ovaries.

We will share with you several useful recipes with the use of pelargonium for medicinal purposes at home.

Menopause and menopause

What is required:

• 3 tbsp. l crushed leaves of pelargonium;
• 25 ml tincture of valerian;
• 1 tbsp whey;
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil;
• 1 tbsp. l rye flour.

Cooking:

1. Put the leaves and valerian in a glass dish;
2. Pour in all the serum;
3. Allow to brew at room temperature for 14 hours;
4. Add butter and flour.
5. Place the steep dough and divide it into 3 equal parts.

Application:

1. Place the first tortilla just below the base of the skull on the neck;
2. Apply two other cakes to the calves and fix with a bandage;
3. Compresses should work all night.

High blood pressure

What is required: 2 pcs. Fresh Pelargonium Leaf.

Cooking:

1. Leaves should be just cut;
2. You will also need a bandage.

Application:

1. Leaves are placed on the wrists, 1 piece each;
2. Lock everything with a bandage;
3. The compress must be kept for 15-20 minutes;
4. To enhance the effect, breathe the scent of flowers.

Headaches and migraines

What is required: 2 pcs. Pelargonium leaves.

Preparation: cut the leaves from the bush immediately before treatment.

Application:

1. Carefully insert the leaves folded into narrow tubes into the ear canals;
2. Keep until the headache subsides.

Insomnia or uneven sleep

What is required:

• 1 fresh leaf of pelargonium;
• a glass of drinking filtered water.

Cooking:

1. Finely chop the sheet;
2. Pour boiling water over everything;
3. Insist 15 minutes.

Application: the resulting broth is taken 100 grams before meals 2 times a day.

Diarrhea

What is required:

• 2 tsp crushed dry leaves of pelargonium;
• 500 ml of clean filtered water.

Cooking:

1. Boil water and cool to room temperature;
2. Pour the leaves in a glass container with water;
3. Insist 8 hours.

Application: drink infusion during the day in small sips.

Eczema and Dermatitis

What is required:

• 1 tbsp. l dry leaves of pelargonium;
• a glass of filtered water.

Cooking:

1. Pour well-crushed leaves in a glass container with boiling water;
2. Hold the composition in a water bath for 15 minutes.
3. Cool and filter the broth through cheesecloth, squeezing all the juice from the leaves;
4. Add to the finished water to get exactly 200 ml.

Application:

1. The broth should be taken 2 times a day before meals, 1 tbsp. a spoon;
2. Also, such a decoction can treat the site of inflammation or make gauze;
3. compresses.

Otitis

What is required:

• 3 fresh leaves of pelargonium;
• gauze;
• pipette.

Cooking:

1. Wash and dry leaves thoroughly;
2. Cut them to a state of gruel;
3. Put the mass in a gauze and squeeze the juice.

Application:

1. Before the treatment procedure, carefully and thoroughly clean the ear canals from sulfur with cotton buds;
2. Pipette the juice;
3. Drop 1-2 drops in each ear;

Abnormal adrenal function

What is required:

• 2 dry or fresh leaves of pelargonium;
• 250 ml of drinking water.

Cooking:

1. Grind finely leaves;
2. Pour boiling water over everything;
3. Insist composition for 15 minutes;
4. Filter through cheesecloth.

Application: take the infusion throughout the day in small sips before eating.

Hemorrhagic fever

Water extract from the roots of pelargonium to stop internal bleeding, as well as to prevent the destruction of blood vessels.

What is required:

• 4 small roots;
• 1 liter clean drinking water.

Cooking:

1. Wash fresh pelargonium roots, dry and finely chop;
2. Pour the crushed mass with water and boil for 20 minutes;
3. Cool the broth;
4. Filter the composition through gauze, squeezing the roots well.

Application: take an aqueous extract during periods of exacerbation of the disease every half hour.

For pain with radiculitis

What is required:

• 6-8 fresh leaves of pelargonium;
• 2-3 flower stems;
• mortar with pestle or blender.

How to cook: chop the leaves and stems (mash) until gruel, so that juice with essential oils stands out.

Application:

1. Apply pulp to the lower back;
2. You can cover with gauze and wrap a scarf on top;
3. After an hour, rinse the remedy with warm water.

Contraindications

1. Individual intolerance to the components.
2. Decoctions and tinctures should not be given to small children, only external use.
3. It is impossible to accept inside pregnant and elderly.
4. Contraindicated in acute ulcers, gastritis and thrombophlebitis.
5. Allergic reactions to essential oils of the flower in the form of cough, runny nose and swelling of the throat.
6. Due to the properties of pelargonium, blood thickening is not recommended for use with increased blood viscosity.
7. You can not take tinctures from pelargonium under reduced pressure.

Useful video

Watch a video about its use in various diseases.

Conclusion

The wonderful pelargoniums that adorn our houses with their bright fragrant flowers are not yet fully understood, and they conceal a lot of inexplicable. Growing these flowers and caring for them, we not only enjoy their beauty, but can also receive good health as a gift! But still, do not rush to self-medicate with this unique plant. Before using pelargonium, be sure to consult your doctor! Enjoy pelargonium and be healthy.

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