Effective and quick treatment of such a common disease as rhinitis is possible not only with the help of modern medications, but also through the use of alternative recipes. For example, Kalanchoe helps with a cold.
There are about two hundred different species of this medicinal plant, of which about ten are common in home floriculture. Two varieties of this shrub possess healing properties: degremone and cirrus Kalanchoe. The first is from Africa. It has fleshy leaves of gray-green color. Its main feature is the ability to multiply rapidly with leaf buds. The feathery plant is characterized by the presence of leaves of a lighter shade and not so active budding.
There are many ways to use a Kalanchoe from a cold. The unique beneficial properties of this medicinal shrub are due to the fact that it contains components such as vitamin C, flavonoids, organic acids and tannins. The presence of all these trace elements makes it possible to widely use Kalanchoe in folk medicine.
How to treat toothache, varicose veins, ulcers and various kinds of inflammation with its help, you can learn from numerous prescription collections. However, the use of Kalanchoe from the common cold deserves special attention, especially since during the period of the seasonal flu epidemic it can be used as a prophylactic when there are no signs of a cold. Kalanchoe juice is especially useful for colds in children, for sinusitis and other inflammatory diseases affecting the nasopharynx.
At home, you can make juice from a bush in two ways. In the first case, it is necessary to cut off some of the freshest leaves of the plant and squeeze the liquid out of them into any suitable container. Then, using a pipette, you should collect the juice and use it to prepare the drug or for direct instillation into the nose.
According to the second recipe, cut off Kalanchoe leaves must be wrapped in thick paper and refrigerated for six to seven days. After that, they need to be ground and sent back for another two days, placed in a metal dish. The liquid that leaves will need to be separated from the pulp and mixed with alcohol so that the strength of the solution is about 20%. This mixture can be used for one year.
Apply Kalanchoe juice from the common cold should be extremely careful, especially when treating children. As a result of improper use of this drug, a number of side effects such as an allergic reaction and a burn of the mucosa can occur. At the first application, especially when instilling a Kalanchoe from a runny nose for children, you need to start with a decoction or diluted juice. This is necessary in order to make sure that there is no allergic reaction to the plant. The latter may manifest as a skin rash or shortness of breath. If there are any symptoms, it is not recommended to use Kalanchoe juice.