The benefits of medicinal plants are now talking more and more. They are already used in official medicine, various tinctures can be purchased at the pharmacy. Do not think that herbs are all safe. Among them are poisonous, which can be used only externally or in a strict dosage and under the supervision of a doctor. One of these plants is hellebore. Tincture of this herb is sold in pharmacies, but most often it is used in veterinary practice. This plant is very poisonous, and ingestion of only 1 gram can lead to death. Therefore, those who decide to use hellebore for the treatment of any disease need to carefully study its properties and methods of use. But it’s better to not risk it and use the plant as it is most often done - for the treatment of animals.
What is hello
The tincture of this plant, like it itself, is very poisonous. It is a brown translucent liquid and is made from crushed hellebore roots, drenched with 1:10 alcohol. It can be purchased at the pharmacy or prepared independently. But due to the high degree of toxicity of the plant, one must act very carefully. Hellebore grows at the edges of forests and in floodplains.
In central Russia, this grass is found everywhere. This is a perennial plant about a meter high, with a round fleshy stem and large leaves. It blooms all summer yellow-green or white flowers, collected in panicled inflorescences. The most toxic qualities of the plant appear in the spring. After collecting and grinding the raw materials, wash your hands thoroughly. And you can buy the drug in a pharmacy.
What properties does tincture have
This drug contains alkaloids nerve, protoveratrin and others, tannins, gum, resins and sugars. Due to the fact that hellebore is very toxic, its tincture is used only externally. It has strong antiparasitic properties. In addition to lice, scabies mites and fleas, hellebore effectively banish worms and destroy the fungus. In addition, it relieves rheumatic and neuralgic pains. In some cases, small doses of tincture are also taken orally. It causes severe vomiting and reduces pressure. For these purposes, tincture of hellebore for animals is most often used. But still, you need to strictly monitor the dosage, since its excess threatens with severe poisoning. Some healers add small doses of tincture to homeopathic medicines and use them to treat people.
It is believed that such funds have the following actions:
- antiparasitic;
- antibacterial;
- antifungal;
- painkillers;
- diuretic and choleretic;
- contribute to hair growth and destroy dandruff;
- relieve convulsions, depression and migraines.
When a plant is applied
It is best known how hellebore tincture is used in veterinary medicine. It is used to treat cattle, goats and pigs. Hellebore is effective, as it:
- restores chewing gum in cows;
- treats an atony of animal pancreas;
- it is used for blockage of the esophagus, paresis and tympanic scar in cows;
- enhances the motility and secretion of the pre-stomachs of ruminants;
- very often tincture hellebore in veterinary medicine is used to destroy fleas, ticks and lice in animals;
- It is used as an emetic for poisoning pigs or dogs;
- hellebore tincture is also useful in agriculture, sometimes it is used to destroy pests of cultivated plants.
What side effects can cause
For humans and small animals hellebore is very dangerous. Tincture in the amount of even 1 gram can already cause severe poisoning and cardiac arrest. Therefore, it is better not to use it inside. What signs indicate that an overdose has occurred and the drug has a negative effect on the body? It:
- slow heart rate;
- nausea and severe vomiting.
When these symptoms appear, a 1% solution of atropine should be administered subcutaneously to the patient, the stomach should be rinsed and activated charcoal should be drunk.
Tincture hellebore: instruction
For animals, this tool is used quite often. For cattle, 5-12 ml of the medicine is given inside, for goats and pigs, 1 to 4 ml, depending on weight. Before use, the desired dose of the drug is diluted with water. The larger the animal, the more water should be. The drug is poured through the mouth with a rubber bottle. Sometimes infusion of hellebore is also used intravenously. The instructions for animals recommends doing this very slowly and in small doses - for cattle - no more than 2-3 ml so as not to cause cardiac arrest. But most often the drug is used externally: the tincture is diluted and the back of the infected animal is sprayed. In this case, it effectively destroys ticks, fleas, lice, scabies mites and other parasites.
Can I use for pets
Sometimes tincture hellebore is used as an emetic for poisoning in dogs. Together with vomit, it helps to remove all toxins and toxic substances from the body. But it must be used very carefully, the dosage should be calculated in accordance with the weight of the animal, but not more than 1-2 grams. Usually, treatment with the drug is allowed only in large dog breeds, for small animals it is not used, only externally.
Usually this is the most commonly used tincture of hellebore in veterinary medicine. The instruction recommends diluting the desired dose with water and spraying the back of an animal infected with fleas, ticks or lice. The dosage is the same as for oral administration: 0.05 ml per kilogram of dog weight. But now for pets almost do not use such a poisonous remedy. Many other drugs have appeared that are safer and more convenient to use. Therefore, tincture hellebore is used very rarely by dog breeders. And for cats and other domestic animals it is not used at all because of their low weight and the risk of overdose.
Special instructions for the use of the drug
1. Very careful to be one who uses tincture hello. This is a very toxic drug, so when working with it you need to use gloves and store it separately from food. The vacated vial from under the medicine can not be used for anything.
2. It is very important to strictly observe the dosage of the drug even when applied externally. Tincture is rarely used for dogs and cats, as they can lick it and poison.
3. Despite the fact that some people successfully use tincture of hellebore for treatment, it is better not to risk it and use it only for animals.
4. The drug is contraindicated for horses and pregnant animals.
Reviews on its use
One of the cheapest drugs is hellebore tincture. Its use in veterinary medicine, however, has recently become not so common. Although among drugs for animals, such a price is rarely found - about 50 rubles. But mainly the drug is used for farm animals.
And the owners are trying to buy pets a more expensive, but safe drug. Those who used the tincture to destroy fleas and ticks note that it helps to quickly get rid of parasites. True, using it is not very convenient, and you still need to make sure that the animal does not lick itself.
There are many positive reviews about the treatment of tincture of hellebore lice. Those who tried to get rid of lice in this way note that insects and their larvae died in half an hour, and re-infection did not occur.