Medicinal properties and contraindications tansy

Tansy is not only a bright and attractive plant, but also a healing agent that has a powerful effect. Traditional healers have long used it in the treatment of many diseases. Below we will analyze the medicinal qualities of this plant, as well as its contraindications, what its benefits are, and what danger it can be when used.

Tansy: what is this plant?

This perennial herbaceous plant is a representative of the aster family. There are more than 70 species of tansy, 27 of which grow in Russia. The most common is the variety, which is called "tansy ordinary." Translated from the Greek language, this means "long life" (from the words tanaos and aceomai).

At first glance, it might seem that tansy was created in order to grow with the rest of the flowers, because its beautiful appearance will decorate any flower bed. However, this plant has medicinal properties that are so powerful that it is necessary to handle it with extreme caution, since it is capable of secreting both toxic and toxic substances.

The aroma of tansy is tarry and tart, but this also has a definite advantage - by putting the bouquet in the room, you can get rid of mosquitoes, flies and other insects for a long time.

Tansy is a fairly unpretentious plant, for this reason it is able to grow in a place where there is not enough sunlight. The flowering period begins in the second half of summer - closer to the end of July. During this period, collect and prepare raw materials for the preparation of medicines. The plant is laid out in a thin layer on paper and thus dried. Drying is allowed in the oven, but it must be ensured that the temperature is not more than 40 ° C.

Tansy composition

Both the healing qualities and contraindications of tansy are due to the unique components of this plant. It contains many substances such as:

• essential oils;
• tannins;
• alkaloids;
• flavonoids;
• tanacetin;
• and other useful components.

The highest content of these substances in the composition of the plant is observed at the time when it blooms. The alkaloids that are released during this period, intoxicating effect on humans. In dried form, in addition to the above components, tansy is saturated with proteins, polysaccharides, glycosides, vitamins C and A.

The raw materials that are collected at the time the plant blooms have useful properties if included in the composition of essential oils. The color of such a tool is green-yellow. It contains camphor, thujone, pinene and borneol.

Useful properties of tansy

The unique composition provided the plant with a large number of beneficial properties. Tansy has the following actions:

• antimicrobial;
• anti-inflammatory;
• astringent;
• diuretic;
• wound healing;
• antiparasitic;
• choleretic.

Indications for use

Tansy as a medicinal plant has been widely used in folk medicine, which offers a huge number of recipes designed to treat various diseases. The healing properties of tansy are as follows:

1. Normalization of the functioning of the digestive system. Tansy helps get rid of disorders in the process of biliary excretion.
2. Flowers help to destroy harmful microorganisms, stop inflammatory processes.
3. Effective elimination of cramping.
4. The plant is advised to use when expelling parasites from the body.
5. Tansy has a stable therapeutic effect in diseases of the kidneys and liver, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, 12 duodenal ulcer, diseases of the gall bladder, and also helps to get rid of various types of colitis, digestive disorders.
6. The flower affects the functioning of the heart, helps with low blood pressure. It is brewed and used in the treatment of neurological diseases and migraines.
7. Tansy can be used for local action in the treatment of gout, in the fight against rheumatism and joint pain. In addition, among the indications for the use of tansy is scabies and skin cancer.
8. The healing properties of this medicinal plant can be used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis, malaria.
9. The tool helps women whose menstrual cycle is unstable.

To preserve the healing qualities of tansy, it is necessary to collect and store it, taking into account all the rules.

Tansy contraindications

The plant is considered to be low-toxic, because it contains such a toxic component as thujone. The use of tansy-based products for a long time or exceeding the recommended dosage will not bring the desired effect, but rather cause serious harm to the body. In this case, the person will experience the following symptoms:

• diarrhea;
• nausea and vomiting;
• migraine;
• with severe poisoning, convulsions may occur.

If there are even slight signs of tansy poisoning, you should immediately stop taking funds based on this plant, do gastric lavage and drink the sorbent.

In addition, the active substances contained in tansy can cause uterine contractions, which can lead to spontaneous abortion or premature delivery. For this reason, for expectant mothers, the use of funds prepared on the basis of tansy is strictly prohibited.

The use of such drugs is contraindicated for children of preschool and school age, as well as for people who suffer from cholelithiasis.

Use the product cautiously and only in situations where the potential benefit is higher than the possible risk should be given to those who have health problems such as arrhythmia, hypertension, and disturbances in the functioning of the heart. This ban is due to the fact that funds based on tansy contribute to increased pressure, increased heart rate and slowed heart rate.

This medicinal plant is contraindicated in breastfeeding. Tuyon, which is contained in tansy, is able to penetrate with the mother's milk into the baby's body. If its concentration is very high, the baby may be poisoned.

With external use, plants are rare, but, nevertheless, allergic reactions occur on the skin.

Ways to use tansy

Below are the most popular and most commonly used products based on the medicinal plant in question.

The healing qualities of tansy are manifested in any form of application - tinctures, powders, decoctions, you can use the funds both externally and internally.

1. Gynecological infusion. To prepare a remedy that will help normalize the menstrual cycle with a short delay, it is necessary to take dried tansy inflorescences (25 g) and pour one liter of boiling water. Leave to insist for one and a half hours, then strain. Use in small doses (no more than 100 ml). Drinking infusion in a larger volume is prohibited, since the product is toxic and can cause severe poisoning. The daily dosage of infusion should not exceed 250 milliliters.
2. Tansy with rheumatism. To prepare an effective cure for rheumatism according to recipes of traditional medicine, you need to take tansy flowers (50 g) and pour one liter of nutmeg wine.The mixture must be covered with a lid and put in a dark place. Infusion time is one week. The prepared remedy should be used for painful sensations, when attacks of the disease begin. Internal intake, dosage - 40 grams, which should be taken ten minutes after eating.
3. Remedy for pain and swelling of the legs. If the legs after working days are very sore and swollen, you can use a tansy decoction, in which a little table salt is added. Such a decoction should be poured into a bowl of hot water and lower your legs there. If there is no time to prepare a decoction, you can add five to six drops of the essential oil of this plant to the bath.
4. Remedy for worms. Dried tansy flowers are ground to a powdery state. The finished product is taken in a dosage of ½ dessert spoon for seven days at night, you need to drink it with warm water. In the morning you should drink a laxative so that the parasites leave the body.

Tansy from worms and other parasites can be used not only in powder form, but also as an enema. Such a tool is being prepared as follows:

• raw materials are thoroughly ground;
• the resulting powder is mixed with chopped cloves of garlic;
• the mixture is poured with 500 ml of milk and cooked for 10 minutes on low heat, while it needs to be stirred all the time;
• the product must be filtered and used warmly as an enema.

It should be remembered that, despite a large number of useful properties, tansy also has many contraindications, and is also capable of causing side effects. In addition, the plant is considered poisonous, therefore, it must be included in cosmetics and recipes of traditional medicine very carefully, carefully observing the dosage. You can not give funds prepared on the basis of this plant to children. Tansy has a powerful effect, so before starting any course of therapy, you should visit a specialist phytotherapist to coordinate this issue with him.

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