- Useful properties of chamomile flowers
- What diseases are treated with chamomile?
- How to take a bath with chamomile flowers?
- Contraindications:
For today in drugstores it is possible to find medicines from any kind of diseases. Despite a wide range of medicines, folk recipes are also very popular, in demand to this day. Moreover, most tablets and suspensions are made on a plant basis. There are universal preparations of vegetable origin - calendula, flax seeds, chamomile, etc. They can be used for prevention, treatment. From chamomile flowers make tinctures, broths, baths. They are very effective for hair, skin diseases, diseases of internal organs. Many people ask themselves how to make a bath with chamomile. To do this, you need to carefully study the recipe for its preparation, take into account contraindications, individual tolerability. All this we will consider in this article.
to content ↑Useful properties of chamomile flowers
The plant is very popular since ancient times, thanks to its medicinal properties. Plant flowers are enriched:
- with essential oil.
- Carotene.
- Vitamin C.
- Glucose.
- Oleic, salicylic, stearic acids.
Important! It is because of this composition, the flowers are antibacterial, soothing effect on the human body.
The plant begins to bloom by the end of spring( May), has a very pleasant aroma. The medicinal plant has the following useful properties:
- Has anti-inflammatory effect.
- Normalizes the functioning of the nervous system( soothing effect).
- Expands the blood vessels, completely removes the headache.
- Eliminates fermentation processes.
- Returns the skin freshness, vivacity, smooths the tone of the face.
Thanks to the above properties, many girls and women make decoctions, chamomile baths at home.
to the contents ↑What diseases are treated with chamomile?
As the plant has a lot of useful properties, it can effectively cure various sores. Consider several diseases.
Cold:
- A glass of boiled water pour two tablespoons of flowers.
- After half an hour to the resulting tincture, add a liter of hot water.
- Next, you should breathe the chamomile steam, covered with a towel.
Important! Inhale the vapor by alternately mouth and nose. The procedure must be performed daily until the disease recedes.
- A teaspoon of vegetable raw material pour a glass of steep boiling water.
- Then insist about 4 hours.
Important! In the infusion, moisten a piece of gauze, apply to the bridge of the nose.
Sore throat:
- In a bowl, mix one tablespoon of celandine and chamomile.
- Pour the plants 200 ml of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for no more than 15 minutes.
- After - drain the broth, add the necessary amount of water.
Important! The resulting broth should gargle five times a day.
Toothache:
- Brew a tablespoon of chamomile flowers and sage with a glass of boiled water.
- We insist 20 minutes.
- Then rinse your mouth with this infusion.
Important! We try to keep the liquid in the mouth as long as possible.
Treatment of bile ducts:
- Mix in a bowl one teaspoon of chamomile, mint, yarrow, cumin.
- Pour the mixture with two glasses of warm water.
- After this, infuse for 12 hours, bring to a boil.
Important! Strain the infusion, take 100 ml an hour after eating.
Inflammation of the eyelids:
- Brew one tablespoon of flowers with a glass of steep boiling water.
- We insist ten minutes.
- Wet cotton pads in the broth and put them on closed eyelids.
- Keep in this state no more than 15 minutes.
Important! The broth can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than three days.
Endometritis( disease of the female reproductive system):
- Fill two tablespoons of chamomile with a liter of water.
- Bring to a boil and allow to cool slightly.
Important! We do douching only if the temperature is not more than 37 degrees.
Prostatitis:
- Stir a teaspoon of chamomile flowers, two teaspoons of St. John's wort and one teaspoon of linden.
- One tablespoon of the resulting mixture is filled with a glass of boiling water and we insist for an hour.
- Next, strain the broth and take half the cup twice a day.
Important! Such a medicinal plant can cure even hemorrhoids. To treat such an unpleasant and very dangerous disease, people make warm baths of chamomile. In order to do it, you need a basin, 5 liters of hot water and half a glass of chemist's chamomile.
In addition, from such a universal plant you can make steam baths, which perfectly reduce the pores of the face and eliminate excessive greasy luster.
to the contents ↑How to take a bath with chamomile flowers?
Take a bath every day, as this procedure reduces stress and relaxes muscles. And if you bathe with the addition of aromatic oils or herbal remedies, the process will bring you a lot of positive emotions and healthy skin.
Recipe for a bath with pharmacy herbal packs:
- Three tablespoons of dried flowers fill with 200 ml of boiling water.
- Insists for one hour in a tightly closed vessel.
- Dilute infusion in 0.5 liters of water, add to a hot bath.
- Sit in the water for no more than 7 minutes.
- After taking a bath, gently dry the area affected by hemorrhoids and apply a soothing cream.
- Carry out this procedure for five days.
Important! This method of treatment does not guarantee a 100% recovery. For more precise recommendations, consult a specialist.
to the table of contents ↑Contraindications:
- Camomile is not recommended for people suffering from gastritis. In the stomach there is no hydrochloric acid and afterwards there may be the desires of nausea and diarrhea.
- Also, it is not recommended to use people with an individual intolerance, as there may be a headache, dizziness and general condition can greatly deteriorate.
- Pregnant and lactating women, the doctor himself prescribes the dosage of the drug. Overdose greatly affects the nervous system, in rare cases - right up to migraines and mental illnesses. But this is only with the frequent use of pharmacy flowers.
Important! During pregnancy, a plant is rarely prescribed, as it increases the level of estrogen in the body. And in the process of bearing a fruit, the level of such a hormone should be low. Therefore, uncontrolled use of the drug may lead to pregnancy fading.
In this article, we told you how to make baths with chamomile correctly and in what diseases it is better to use them. Be healthy!