Common tansy is harvested as a raw material. Useful properties of tansy and how to use it
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 are its benefits, and what dangers can be when using.
Tansy: what is this plant?
This perennial herbaceous plant is a member of the Asteraceae family. There are more than 70 types of tansy, 27 of which grow in Russia. The most common variety is called "common tansy". Translated from Greek it means "to live long" (from tanaos and aceomai).
At first glance, it may seem that tansy was created in order to grow with other flowers, because its beautiful appearance decorate any flower bed. However, this plant has medicinal properties, which are so powerful that it must be handled with extreme caution, since it is capable of releasing both poisonous and toxic substances.
The aroma of tansy is resinous and tart, but this also has a certain advantage - by placing a bouquet in a room, you can get rid of mosquitoes, flies and other insects for a long time.
Tansy is a rather unpretentious plant, for this reason it is able to grow in a place where there is not enough sun rays. The flowering period begins in the second half of summer - closer to the end of July. During this period, they collect and procure raw materials for the preparation of medicines. The plant is laid out in a thin layer on paper and thus dried. Drying in the oven is allowed, but care must be taken that the temperature is not more than 40 ° C.
Composition of tansy
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 ingredients.
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 have an intoxicating effect on a person. In dried form, in addition to the above components, tansy is saturated with proteins, polysaccharides, glycosides, vitamins C and A.
Raw materials that are collected at the time when 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 useful properties. Tansy has the following actions:
Tansy as a medicinal plant has found wide application in folk medicine, which offers a huge number of recipes for the treatment of various diseases. Healing properties tansy are as follows:
Tansy contraindications
The plant is considered low-poisonous, 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, on the contrary, will cause severe harm to the body. In this case, the person will experience the following symptoms:
- diarrhea;
- nausea and vomiting;
- migraine;
- in severe poisoning, convulsions may occur.
If even slight signs of tansy poisoning occur, you should immediately stop taking funds based on this plant, do a 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 tansy-based products is strictly prohibited.
The use of such funds is also contraindicated for children of preschool and school age, as well as for people who suffer from cholelithiasis.
Use with caution and only in situations where the potential benefit is higher possible risk, should be for those who have health problems such as arrhythmia, hypertension, disorders in the functioning of the heart. This ban is due to the fact that tansy-based products increase blood pressure, increase the frequency of heart contraction and slow down the heart rate.
This medicinal plant is contraindicated in breastfeeding. Thujone, which is contained in tansy, is able to penetrate with mother's milk into the baby's body. If its concentration is very high, the baby may be poisoned.
When used externally, the plant is rare, but, nevertheless, allergic reactions occur on the skin.
Below are the most popular and most commonly used remedies based on the medicinal plant in question.
The healing qualities of tansy are manifested in any kind of application - tinctures, powders, decoctions, you can use the funds both externally and internally.
- raw materials are carefully ground;
- the resulting powder is mixed with crushed garlic cloves;
- the mixture is poured into 500 ml of milk and boiled for 10 minutes over low heat, while it must be stirred all the time;
- the product must be filtered and used warm as an enema.
It should be remembered that, despite the large number of useful properties, tansy also has many contraindications, and can also cause side effects. In addition, the plant is considered poisonous, so include it in cosmetics and recipes. traditional medicine it is necessary to be very careful, 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 agree on this issue with him.
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Sin .: field ash, wild ash, love spell, magpies, bottle gourd, helminth, nine yellow, mother liquor, humpback, wild tansy.
Herbaceous plant with yellow flowers. It is used in medicine as an anthelmintic and choleretic agent.
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flower formula
Common tansy flower formula: *CH0-∞L(5)T(5)P(2).In medicine
Tansy flowers are used as anthelmintic with ascariasis and enterobiasis.
As a choleretic agent for chronic non-calculous cholecystitis, hypomotor biliary dyskinesia (in complex therapy).
In dermatology, tansy is used for psoriasis and eczema.
Tansy flowers are a component of Choleretic Collection No. 3.
At home
As an insecticidal agent, dried tansy powder is used against bedbugs, flies, fleas, cockroaches and other insects. Also for these purposes, fresh or dry grass is hung around the house in bunches.
A decoction of tansy is sprayed with horticultural crops from pest butterflies, in particular from moths. The roots of the plant are used to make a green dye.
Tansy is actively used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of pets. But as a fodder plant, tansy cannot be used, since it is poisonous. When eating plants large quantities animals are poisoned.
In cooking
In medieval Europe, young tansy leaves mixed with egg were a favorite dish for Easter. Today, tansy is not very popular in cooking.
The leaves of the plant have a strong aroma. They are used to “beat off” the sharp specific smell of meat, especially lamb and game. To keep the meat fresh longer, the northern peoples cover it with tansy.
As a spice, young and freshly picked leaves are usually taken. The plant is used for canning, added to the marinade for tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables. Sometimes tansy is used for flavoring in the manufacture of liqueurs, liqueurs, tinctures and wines. In the confectionery industry, tansy is taken instead of ginger and cinnamon. In small quantities, the leaves of the plant are added to omelettes, minced meat, put in fish and salads, in the manufacture of homemade kvass.
Classification
Common tansy (lat. Tanacetum vulgare L.) belongs to the aster family (lat. Asteraceae). There are 50 species of tansy in the genus herbaceous plants. Most of the plants grow in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Botanical description
Common tansy is a perennial herbaceous plant, 50-100 cm high. The stem is straight, branched from the middle, furrowed, glabrous or slightly pubescent. The leaves are alternate, dark green above, grayish below, pubescent. The lower leaves are short-petiolate, the rest are sessile. All leaves are pinnately dissected into lanceolate lobes, the edges of which are serrate. Flower baskets with a diameter of 5-8 (12) mm, numerous, collected at the top of the stem in corymbose inflorescences. All flowers are yellow, funnel-shaped. Marginal flowers are pistillate, single row; middle - bisexual. The formula for the common tansy flower is *CH0-∞L(5)T(5)P(2).The fruits are oblong gray achenes 1.5-3 mm long, with 5 ribs. The plant blooms from mid-June to September, the fruits ripen in August-September.
Spreading
Common tansy is distributed over a large territory of Russia, in middle lane European part of the country, in the Caucasus, Altai in Eastern and Western Siberia, in the Far East, Sakhalin, in the mountainous regions of Central Asia. The plant grows in Europe and some countries of Asia, as an adventive is found in North America.
Tansy grows in wastelands, field edges, dry meadows, forest belts, meadows, steppes, along river banks, on forest clearings, in thickets of bushes, along roadsides, near dwellings. Often forms large thickets.
Distribution regions on the map of Russia.
Procurement of raw materials
Inflorescences (flowers) of tansy (Tanaceti flores) are used as medicinal raw materials. At the beginning of flowering, they tear off with their hands or cut off individual flower baskets or tansy shields, with flower stalks no more than 4 cm. It is not allowed to harvest browned inflorescences, as well as to collect plants near roads and industrial facilities. The collected raw materials are dried in attics, under sheds or in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 40ºС. During drying, carefully turn the raw material over.
Chemical composition
Tansy inflorescences contain essential oil(up to 0.8%), alkaloids, bitter substance tanacetin, flavonoids (quercetin, luteolin, isorhamnetin, cosmosiin, tiliantin, etc.), phenolcarboxylic acids: caffeic, chlorogenic, isochlorogenic; polysaccharides, tannins (0.1%), vitamin C, carotenoids, etc.; macro- and microelements.
Pharmacological properties
An infusion of tansy flowers has an anthelmintic and choleretic effect.
Tansy is a good anthelmintic (against roundworms and pinworms). The choleretic properties of tansy are due to flavonoids. The infusion of the plant stimulates the secretory-motor processes of the gastrointestinal tract, and also increases the tone of the gallbladder wall, stimulates appetite, and improves digestion. An aqueous infusion of tansy flowers is a good remedy for the treatment of enterocolitis and some other intestinal diseases.
Preparations based on tansy flavonoids can be used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. They enhance the formation and secretion of bile, contribute to the normalization of its biochemical composition. In addition, they have an antispasmodic effect on gallbladder, bile ducts and intestines.
As a hepatoprotective agent, tansy improves liver function, enhances regeneration processes (for hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver).
The infusion of the plant has a diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, wound-healing effect, as well as antioxidant activity.
Tansy preparations increase blood pressure, slow down the heart rate, increase the amplitude of heart contractions, and increase sweating.
The essential oil of the plant has a strong local irritant effect, excites the central nervous system.
Application in traditional medicine
In the people, common tansy is called wild mountain ash, for the outward resemblance of the inflorescences of the plant with clusters of mountain ash berries. There are also such names of this plant: gourd, helminth, yellow nine-flower, mother liquor, humpback, wild tansy.
The plant is still widely used in Russian folk medicine and folk medicine in various countries.
An infusion of tansy flowers is very popular as an antihelminthic in folk medicine. It is used for round worms (ascaris, pinworms), giardiasis.
Also, an infusion of tansy flowers is used for jaundice, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, for gastrointestinal diseases, especially with low acidity, and to regulate menstruation.
A decoction of tansy is used for headaches, epilepsy. Externally, in the form of compresses and baths, a decoction of the plant is used for rheumatism, osteochondrosis, joint diseases.
Tansy is also used externally for catarrhal sore throat, stomatitis, gingivitis, ulcers, purulent wounds.
In folk medicine of Karachay-Cherkessia, a decoction of flowers is taken for skin cancer.
In folk medicine in Belgium and Finland, tansy flowers are used against worms. Infusion of the plant - as an anti-febrile agent and with a rush of blood to the heart, as well as to reduce and stop menstruation.
In German folk medicine, an infusion of flowers and leaves is used for various diseases of the digestive organs, dysentery, intestinal colic, gas retention, and constipation.
History reference
Beneficial features tansy have been known for a long time. In ancient Egypt, the plant was used for embalming. In the Middle Ages, tansy was widely used as a medicinal plant. It was grown in the gardens of Charlemagne, and in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, tansy was considered a valuable medicine. At that time, it was believed that tansy helps to expel a “bad mood” from the body, improves metabolism after prolonged eating of salted fish. The gypsies considered tansy a healing remedy for all ailments.
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Common tansy is a herbaceous perennial plant with an upright branched stem, the height of which reaches 60-120 cm. Its leaves are pinnately dissected, dark green on top, on the reverse side they have a grayish tint, dotted glands are also located there.
Tansy has a long branched root. The flowers are white or yellow, rather small, collected in inflorescences-baskets. Outwardly, they resemble buttons of a bright lemon color.
Yellow flower baskets of tansy in June-August can be found everywhere. It grows in gardens, kitchen gardens, mixed forests, birch groves, along river banks. The grass has a strong smell, which repels flies, fleas, rats, mice, ants.
In past centuries, when they had not yet been invented chemicals to cleanse the premises of insects, tansy was used as a home disinfectant. And this is not surprising, because the plant is poisonous!
Collection and preparation
Tansy blooms from June to early or mid-September. The plant grows in all European countries and in most Asian countries. From where the plant grows, its chemical composition. The elements included in this plant remain the same, their concentration differs. So, for example, tansy, which grows in mountainous regions, has a high concentration of substances that make up the essential oil of this plant.
It is necessary to collect medicinal raw materials in environmentally safe areas, away from garbage dumps, industrial zones and large highways. You need to choose plants that are healthy, not damaged by insects. It is best to collect in the morning, after the dew has evaporated on the surface of the greenery, or closer to sunset. The weather should be dry, without precipitation.
Drying medicinal raw materials is allowed in the air, but always in the shade. You can cover it with a canopy. To speed up the process, you should use special dryers. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the air is not too hot. The temperature should not exceed forty degrees.
Medicinal properties
AT medicinal purposes, as a rule, yellow button flowers are used. But the whole ground part of the plant can also be used.
Flowers contain:
- organic acids (tanacetic, gallic, etc.);
- tannins;
- natural sugars;
- essential and fatty oils;
- tanacetin, which gives the plant bitterness;
- other elements.
Yellow baskets have the ability to increase appetite, stimulate the production of digestive juices in the gastrointestinal tract, tone the muscle tissue of the intestines, facilitate and increase the separation of bile, slow down the heart rate and increase blood pressure.
The herbal part of the plant has the following properties:
- antipyretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- painkiller;
- antimicrobial;
- wound healing;
- antihelminthic;
- insecticidal;
- antispasmodic.
Tansy flowers are more commonly used, although the leaves of the plant contain quite a lot of ascorbic acid.
What does tansy treat
Preparations from tansy increase the production of gastric juice, stimulate appetite and improve digestion, help cleanse the intestines from old deposits, and prevent the development of putrefactive processes in it.
The antimicrobial properties of tansy help to get rid of flatulence. After all, bloating of the intestine indicates the presence of pathogenic microflora inside. Tansy treats those constipations (spastic) that are caused by spasm of the smooth muscles of the intestine, as it has an anti-spasmodic effect. Plants are used in the treatment of migraine and even malaria. Tansy relieves urolithiasis, as it crushes the pebbles that are deposited in the urinary tract.
The plant also treats purulent processes on the skin, such as wounds, boils, as well as external diseases. If scabies, psoriasis, fungal infections appear, warm baths with a decoction of tansy should be done. Two tablespoons of grass - per liter of water, boil for three minutes, leave for two hours. Take baths for twenty minutes. The same decoction can be soaked in dressings and applied to diseased areas on the skin, for example, ulcers, suppurations.
As part of complex therapy, tansy treats respiratory diseases, even tuberculosis. It has a healing effect on the main glands of the human body - the thyroid gland and pancreas. Substances contained in tansy block the development of tumors, contribute to their cure, heal nerves, get rid of viruses, have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, but increase blood pressure.
Taking Precautions
Tansy contains a large number of toxic compounds. Therefore, it is necessary to use the plant for medicinal purposes very carefully. Observe all recommended dosages, take into account the age of the patient, as well as general state health, chronic diseases. For children, the elderly and debilitated people, a single amount of the drug should be reduced.
It is necessary to ensure that the reception of funds based on tansy does not last more than seven days. In some cases, the duration of treatment can extend up to 2-3 weeks. Long-term consumption of tansy can lead to various mental disorders. Therefore, it is better to limit yourself to two weekly courses per year.
Tansy has a choleretic property, so its use should be limited to people who have stones in the bile ducts. For women planning a pregnancy and those who are already in this period, doctors do not recommend the use of tansy.
The plant has a rather strong effect on the uterus and can cause premature contractions. In Russia, tansy has long been used as an abortifacient. Nursing mothers and children under the age of twelve are also undesirable to take tansy.
Application of tansy flowers
The use of tansy in folk medicine is very diverse. Mostly, dosage forms such as aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the plant are used. This is a water infusion, decoction and alcohol tincture made on the basis of tansy flowers.
Decoction
A decoction of tansy flowers should be taken with great care, as the drug contains toxic substances. It is contraindicated in pregnant women.
Recipe 1. This recipe cures dyskinesia of the bile ducts well. It is necessary to pour 1 dessert spoon of tansy (without top) with half a cup of boiling water. Dates to brew and take 3-5 tablespoons before meals. The amount of herb depends on individual tolerance. Just do not immediately drink the entire amount of broth. It is necessary to drink it one spoon at a time, gradually drinking the entire recommended single dose.
Recipe 2. Pour one tablespoon of tansy with two cups of milk, add a few cloves of garlic and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Strain and use warm for enemas with ascariasis in children. One procedure per day.
It is necessary to use such treatment in combination with other antihelminthic drugs. At the same time you need to take a decoction of pomegranate. Cut the pomegranate fruit into two parts, pour one half with a cup of water and boil for five minutes. Leave for two hours. Drink several sips four times a day. It will be enough to drink a decoction of one or two grenades to cure roundworms.
Recipe 3. A bath with a decoction of tansy helps with cellulite. You can prepare it in the following way. Place about a cup of dried flowers in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and keep on low heat for about half an hour. Pour the strained broth into the bath and lie in it for at least twenty minutes. Repeat the procedure ten times a day.
Recipe 4. Pour one hundred grams of baskets with a cup of boiling water and keep on fire until the broth turns yellow-brown. The resulting remedy can cure lichen, including ringworm. To do this, dip a swab in a hot broth and lubricate the sore spot with it. After three days, the ringworm will pass, and hair will begin to grow in this place.
Infusion
An aqueous extract of tansy flowers can be used both internally and for the treatment of external diseases.
Recipe 1. Brew five grams of yellow baskets with a cup of boiling water and leave for at least three hours. Take a tablespoon before each meal for 20-30 minutes. This recipe is used for hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute gastrointestinal disorders, colic, constipation, accumulation of gases, as an antihelminthic for ascaris, pinworms.
External use in the form of baths and compresses in the treatment of rheumatism, gout, joint pain, as an anesthetic for sprains and bruises, as a wound healing agent. For cramps in the legs, take warm foot baths from the infusion of tansy.
Recipe 2. For nephrolithiasis, mix crushed raw lingonberry leaves (20 g), tansy flowers (10 g), horsetail (10 g). Brew a glass of boiling water, insist a little and drink in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed. Do this until complete recovery.
Recipe 3. To carry out prophylaxis against all types of worms, you need to drink herbal tea from tansy for seven days. Brew a teaspoon of raw materials with a cup of water, leave for about an hour and a half. Divide into two to three doses and drink during the day before meals for thirty minutes.
Carry out at least three courses of treatment with breaks of 7-10 days. For brewing, you should take tansy flowers, you can add crushed leaves and other parts of the plant. You can also insist in cold boiled water.
Tincture
An alcohol extract of tansy flowers is often used in dentistry, for example, for stomatitis. Dilute a spoonful of the finished product in a cup warm water and rinse your mouth with this solution.
Recipe 1. Grind dry tansy flowers to a powder state. Two tablespoons (tablespoons) pour 100 ml of alcohol (70%), add a spoonful of May honey. Insist without access to light for ten days. Drink 30 drops an hour after the end of the meal as an anesthetic after surgical interventions.
Recipe 2. For the treatment of rheumatism, prepare wine infused with tansy. Pour fifty grams of raw materials with a bottle of nutmeg wine. Leave for a week or more. Take a small amount of drink (30-40 grams) at the end of the meal.
Contraindications
The ideal option is when the patient, before starting treatment with tansy, consults a doctor about this.
But if there is no time for this, you must at least remember the main reasons why the use of tansy is undesirable and even dangerous:
- pregnancy.
- lactation.
- arterial hypertension.
- oncology.
- exacerbation of chronic diseases.
- high acidity of the stomach.
- menopause.
- bleeding.
- allergy.
- prostration.
- hepatic and / or renal failure.
- fever.
Tansy may be accompanied side effects. Patients may experience nausea, vomiting, and indigestion.
Unmotivated excess of a single therapeutic norm can lead to serious violations of cardiac activity, the appearance of seizures. To neutralize the manifestations of overdose symptoms, it is necessary to wash the stomach.
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Common tansy
Name: Common tansy.
Other names: Wild rowan.
Latin name: Tanacetum vulgare L.
Family: Asteraceae (Asteraceae)
Lifespan: Perennial.
plant type: Herbaceous plant with strong camphor smell.
Roots: The rhizome is strong, branched, several erect, slightly lignified bare or scattered hairs grow from it, in the upper part of the branched stems 50-100 cm high.
Trunk (stem): Stems numerous, erect, strongly branched at the top.
Height: Up to 120 cm.
Leaves: The leaves are alternate, oblong, pointed at the apex, dissected into linear jagged lobes, dark green above, grayish-green below, reminiscent of mountain ash leaves in outline.
Flowers, inflorescences: The flowers are orange-yellow, collected in dense small baskets (like shirt buttons).
flowering time: Blooms in June-September.
Fruit: The fruit is an oblong silvery two-seed.
ripening time: Ripens in August-September.
Smells and tastes: Whole plant with strong camphor-like smell.
collection time: Collected during flowering.
Features of collection, drying and storage: Dry under a canopy or in a dryer at a temperature of 25-30°C. Store in dry ventilated areas. Shelf life - 3 years.
Spreading: In Russia, common tansy is found throughout the European part, in the Caucasus, in Western and Eastern Siberia, in the Far East (adventive); in Ukraine - throughout the territory.
habitats: Grows in dry meadows, ditches, gullies, along the banks of rivers and lakes, in plantings, on the edges of forests and among shrubs, near roads and near housing, in garbage places, on borders.
Culinary use: Used as an aromatic preservative. Leaves replace cinnamon and nutmeg. Used to flavor salads, puddings and muffins.
The plant has excellent phytoncidal and toxicidal properties. In ancient times, when there were no refrigerators, with a lack of salt or its absence, powder from tansy flowers and its leaves was used to preserve fresh meat, adding nettle leaves to this mixture. Meat or fish was densely sprinkled with powder or shifted with fresh stems of tansy and nettle and stored for a long time. This method has been tested for centuries.
Interesting Facts: It is believed that common tansy drives away flies, so it is advisable to plant it near livestock buildings.
medicinal parts: Medicinal raw materials are flower baskets-inflorescences, without pedicels.
Useful content: The raw material contains essential oils, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins and bitter substances, organic acids, carotene, camphor, vitamin C.
Actions: The preparations have choleretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antihelminthic, astringent and anti-febrile effects.
In scientific medicine, tansy is used as an anthelmintic with low acidity, achylia), intestines (for alimentary enterocolitis and colitis of other origin), as a choleretic agent for diseases of the liver and biliary tract (for hepatitis, cholecystitis, angiocholitis).
In folk medicine decoction of tansy ordinary is taken for intoxication caused by pulmonary tuberculosis, for rheumatism and other types of polyarthritis, for menstrual irregularities, nervous exhaustion, inflammation of the bladder and kidneys, for headaches, for the treatment of epilepsy and urolithiasis.
Outwardly infusion of tansy flowers used to treat purulent wounds, ulcers, bruises, rheumatism, scabies, spasms of the muscles of the limbs and to wash the head with pediculosis.
Plant infusion baths used in the treatment of gout and rheumatism.
Use restrictions: REMEMBER THE PLANT IS POISONOUS! INDOOR USE REQUIRES ACCURATE DOSAGE! THE USE OF THE PREPARATIONS OF tansy vulgaris is CONTRAINDICATED IN ATROPHIC AND DEGENERATIVE PROCESSES IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND RETINA OF THE EYE, PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS. OVERDOSE CAUSES POISONING.
Dosage forms:
Infusion of inflorescences . 5-10 grams of inflorescences per 200 ml of water, leave for 30 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
Tincture of inflorescences on wine . 50 grams of inflorescences per 200 ml of muscat wine, leave for 8 days at room temperature, without access sunlight. Take 30-40 ml in the morning and in the afternoon after meals.
Tincture of inflorescences on alcohol . 25 grams of inflorescences per 100 grams of 75% alcohol, leave for 7 days. Take 30-40 drops 4 times a day.
flower powder . Take 2-3 grams 2-3 times a day.
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What is tansy
What is tansy medicinal properties and contraindications of tansy, what are the beneficial properties of this plant, all this is of great interest to those who lead a healthy lifestyle, monitor their health, and are interested in folk methods treatments, including herbal medicines. So we will try to answer these questions in the following article.
Tansy (lat. Tanacétum) - (wild mountain ash, yellow ashberry, field ashberry, helminth, devyatilnik, nine brother, nine, paradise-color, love spell, button, calyx) is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants and shrubs of the Aster family, or Compositae (Asteraceae ), growing mainly in temperate climatic zones of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus includes at least 167 species, about 30 of them grow in Russia.
The most famous and widespread species of the genus, Tanacetum vulgare, with which the name of the entire genus is most often associated, is an almost ubiquitous weed and roadside plant that has dozens of folk and local names. Many species of the genus Tansy are not only known, but are of great economic importance as medicinal, food, spicy-aromatic and ornamental plants for urban gardening and gardening, as well as - as a raw material for the production of insecticides, essential oils and medicines.
Perhaps the second of the most popular species can rightfully be called balsamic tansy (Tanacetum balsamita). It has been cultivated for more than three thousand years as a food, medicinal and aromatic plant, and only in the last century and a half has its significance gradually waned.
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The rhizome is woody, creeping, with thin uriculate roots. Stem erect, up to 1.5 m high, branching at the top.
Leaves alternate, pinnate, slightly pubescent, 20 cm long, 10 cm wide; the lower leaves are petiolate. The flowers are tubular, golden yellow in color, collected in inflorescences-baskets with a diameter of 10–12 mm. At the tops of the stems, flower baskets form corymbose inflorescences. The fruit is an oblong achene up to 1.8 mm long and 0.5 mm wide. The flowering period falls on July-October, the fruits ripen in August-September.
The plant is found in various areas Russian Federation, with the exception of the Far North and desert regions. You can find it in meadows, fields, wastelands, in groves, among bushes, along roads, as well as in close proximity to human habitation.
As a medicinal raw material, flowers and fruits of the plant should be used. Tansy inflorescences are recommended to be collected without pedicels. The best time to collect raw materials of this species is the flowering period. The inflorescences are dried in the shade for fresh air or in attics. Turning the raw materials during drying is undesirable, as this can lead to shedding of flowers. Overdrying flower baskets is also unacceptable.
Less commonly, tansy herb is harvested as a medicinal raw material: it is dried in attics or outdoors in the shade, and then stored in canvas bags.
The healing properties of tansy
The plant has an anthelmintic, insecticidal, choleretic, volatile and soothing effect. The leaves and flower baskets of common tansy contain: essential oil, which includes camphor, thujol, borneol and pinene, flavonoids (acacetin, quartzetin, luteolin, diosmetin, etc.), tannins and bitter substances, alkaloids, organic acids (gallic, coffee, chlorogenic, etc.), carotenoids, vitamin C.
In addition, ash and a large amount of macro- (potassium, calcium, manganese, iron) and microelements (manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, molybdenum, chromium, aluminum, selenium, nickel, lead, boron) were found in the inflorescences.
Common tansy preparations are used as an effective remedy in the treatment of diseases such as helminthiases, hepatitis, cholecystitis, disorders of the functional activity of the gastrointestinal tract (colitis, enteritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum), menstrual disorders, epilepsy, headaches, rheumatism . In folk medicine, taking tansy preparations is recommended for nervous disorders, gout, malaria, stomach cramps, dandruff, and also as a diuretic.
Tansy contraindications
Tansy refers to poisonous plants, therefore, the attitude towards it should be appropriate, it is necessary to strictly observe the dosage. An infusion of tansy during the treatment period increases blood pressure, which must be taken into account for hypertensive patients. In case of an overdose, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, even convulsions can occur.
It is not recommended to use tansy for a long time, especially for gastritis with high acidity. It is impossible to give preparations of tansy to small children, to exclude even enemas with helminthiasis. Tansy is contraindicated during pregnancy.
In addition, it should be remembered that the treatment medicinal herbs requires compliance
Tansy treatment of various diseases:
Common tansy is widely used in traditional and folk medicine, as it contains many useful substances that have a therapeutic effect on the human body. For example:
Tansy from worms, how to take
In case of invasive diseases caused by the penetration of helminths (worms) into the body, which include many flat and protomouth worms, it is recommended to use an infusion of flowers and seeds of common tansy and powder from dry leaves of the plant. However, before using traditional medicine, you should consult your doctor.
Recipe 1
1 tablespoon of inflorescences of tansy ordinary pour 1 glass hot water and insist for 1 hour. Strain the infusion and take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals. The tool is especially effective for roundworms and pinworms.
Recipe 2
Grind dry leaves of common tansy into powder and take 0.5-1 g 2-3 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals, drinking warm water or juice. A powder made from dried tansy leaves can be sprinkled on food to keep flies away.
Tansy for women
An infusion of tansy inflorescences, taken orally, is effective for algomenorrhea (painful and irregular menstruation) and amenorrhea (absence of menstruation for a long time, observed in some hereditary, endocrine and gynecological diseases).
Before resorting to this method of treatment, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Recipe
Pour 2 tablespoons of common tansy inflorescences with 2 cups of boiled water and insist for 40-50 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 1520 minutes before meals.
It should be remembered that the infusion is poisonous, and it must be handled with extreme caution.
Tansy with enteritis and colitis
Flowers, dry leaves and seeds of common tansy help with many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - colitis, enteritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, constipation and heartburn.
Recipe
Pour 1 tablespoon of tansy inflorescences with 3 cups of boiling water and insist for 30 minutes. Strain the infusion and take 5 tablespoons 3 times a day. The remedy is especially effective for enteritis and colitis.
Tansy for constipation and heartburn
Recipe 1
Mix 2 tablespoons of chopped dry tansy grass with 2 tablespoons of chopped dry St. John's wort, 2 tablespoons of three-leaf watch leaves, 2 tablespoons of chopped valerian root, 2 tablespoons of chopped calamus rhizome. Pour the mixture with 2 cups of boiled water and put on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Strain the broth and take 4 tablespoons 3 times a day for 1-2 hours before meals. The remedy is especially effective for heartburn and constipation.
Recipe 2
Mix 2 tablespoons of dry powdered tansy inflorescences with 1 tablespoon of honey. Take 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day.
Treatment of rheumatism with tansy
External preparations of common tansy can be used for rheumatism - an infectious-allergic disease, accompanied by damage to the cardiovascular system and joints (rheumatic fever). However, before using folk remedies you need to consult a doctor.
Recipe
Dilute 2 tablespoons of powdered tansy inflorescences with warm water to a mushy state and apply this ointment to the affected joints.
After 20–30 minutes, wash off the gruel and lubricate the joints with a warming gel.
Recipes from the book by Yulia Nikolaeva “We treat the body with herbs. Helpful Hints and recommendations."
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Tansy with hepatitis
In the treatment of jaundice, tansy flowers have an interesting property. If her infusion is used by men, the disease passes quickly, proceeds softer, without consequences. But for women in such situations, tansy does not help at all.
Recipe
Pour a full tablespoon of inflorescences with 1 liter of boiling water. Insist 2 hours, strain. Drink on an empty stomach as much as you can drink with pleasure. And again in the afternoon no more than half a glass. Do not rush to consume the entire liter of infusion in a day; this may be your norm for several days.
Tansy with cholecystitis
50 g of dried flowers pour 0.5 liters of vodka, leave for 2 weeks. Take 25 drops (not by eye, but from a pipette) 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The average course of treatment is 3 weeks.
Tansy for epilepsy
Pour 100 g of dried flowers with 400 ml of vodka, leave warm for 3 days, strain. Drink 30-40 drops 3 times a day before meals. (I know that in four cases out of five this remedy helped the sick. The fifth was a young man on whom none of the remedies known to me worked, bringing only temporary relief.)
Recipes from the book of Rim Bilalovich Akhmedov "Plants are your friends and enemies."
