Most types of wormwood are significantly different both in appearance and in their healing and other properties: it is “God's tree” wormwood (paniculata, medicinal, tree-like), and citrus, lemon, bitter, Austrian, silver, amber, sea, taurian (Crimean) , ordinary (Chernobyl), etc.
Today we’ll talk about common wormwood.
Procurement for medicinal purposes
The main raw material for medical use is wormwood grass, which is harvested during flowering. The leafy tops of the stems are cut with a knife, scythe or sickle, without affecting the lignified parts. Dry in ventilated areas, turning over from time to time. You can store raw materials for 3 years. Non-lignified root parts are less commonly used; their harvesting occurs in the fall, when the stem dries out completely, or in spring, even before the Chernobyl regrowth begins. The roots are cleaned from the ground without washing, the juicy, soft parts are taken and dried in a dryer at 50 degrees, in ventilated rooms or under awnings.
The chemical composition of wormwood
Chernobyl grass contains alkaloids, essential oil, carotene, ascorbic acid, inulin, tarry, tannic and mucous substances, bitterness, flavonoids, coumarins, phytosterols; roots - also essential oil, tarry, tannic, mucous and sugar substances, inulin.
The healing properties and application of wormwood
Common wormwood preparations have a calming, anti-febrile, anticonvulsant, hemostatic, tonic, hematopoietic, choleretic, mild laxative, antipyretic, general strengthening, wound healing and anthelmintic effects, stimulate the activity of digestive organs, improve appetite. Common wormwood prevents the influence of histamine, which increases the permeability of capillaries. A decoction of the root is used as an adjunct in cancer of the rectum, stomach and uterus.
The aerial part of the Chernobyl in the form of decoctions and tinctures will help with kidney stone disease, cervical erosion, and also as an abortive remedy (baths with grass), to stimulate appetite, and as a soothing and painkiller - for intestinal colic and neurasthenia; a decoction of grass will also help against a runny nose and headaches (in the form of a bandage), and an infusion - from insomnia, seizures, bronchial asthma.
Wormwood herb is part of Zdrenko's medicine, which treats bladder papillomatosis and anacid gastritis. Outwardly, infusion from the herb of Chernobyl is used for inflammation of the mucous membranes, for long non-healing ulcers or wounds.
Fresh chopped grass is applied to the wounds for speedy healing, you can sprinkle wounds with powder from dry branches of the plant or use the juice of the plant.
The roots of the plant in folk medicine are taken in the form of decoctions - for whites, seizures of various origins, edema; also relieve wormwood from worms (for this they make a decoction on kvass). Common wormwood is used and for the outflow of bile, in addition, it can improve the functioning of the liver and kidneys.
In the form of tea, wormwood is used for halitosis, digestive disorders and diarrhea. Sometimes in folk medicine, tincture of wormwood is used even for epilepsy. Common wormwood is also used for digestive disorders associated with a lack of secretion in the pancreas, bile and gastric juice.
With amenorrhea, hypomenstrual syndrome, correction of the menstrual cycle, as well as with some other gynecological pathologies, a medicinal decoction of wormwood is used. Fresh juice of a medicinal plant promotes wound healing.
And now I offer some medical prescriptions with this medicinal plant.
Infusion with cystitis: brew a glass of boiling water for 2 teaspoons. tablespoons of common wormwood grass and insist for two hours, then filter, squeeze the raw materials. Take three times a day for half a glass before meals.
For painful menstruation: pour 200 g of hot boiled water 1 table. spoon of grass and heat at 100 ° in a water bath (half an hour). Insist a quarter of an hour, filter, squeeze the raw materials. Take half a glass twice a day.
Wormwood from worms to expel roundworms and pinworms: brew a table with a liter of boiling water. spoon of grass and 4 hours to insist, then filter and squeeze the raw materials. At night they put microclyster (volume 60 ml). With uterine cancer, this decoction can be douched.
If your period is delayed: brew a table with half a liter of boiling water. spoon of grass and insist for two hours, then filter, squeeze the raw materials. Take half a glass three times a day before meals.
For oily hair: brew 2.5 liters of boiling water in a glass of freshly chopped grass and insist for half an hour, filter and squeeze the raw materials. Wash your head with infusion.
For colds: pour half a liter of vodka on the table. spoon of grass and insist 72 hours, periodically shaking, filter and squeeze the raw materials. Take on the table. spoon three times a day.
For influenza: pour 200 g of vodka 15 - 20 g of dry wormwood, insist and take 30-50 ml before meals and at night (not recommended for children).
In bronchial asthma: inhalation of smoke obtained from burning dry leaves and stems.
For jaundice: add half a teaspoon of Chernobyl root powder to the broth twice a day.
Contraindications and side effects
Common wormwood is contraindicated in children under 7 years of age and pregnant.
If you take too large doses, you may experience inflammation of the stomach with nausea and vomiting.