Eleutherococcus is a perennial herb that grows in southern Europe, southern Asia, northern Australia and Africa. Its composition is rich in glycosides - eleutherosides. These substances can accelerate the synthesis of protein and carbohydrates, as well as increase the efficiency of the body. At the same time, the process of fat production is reduced. During physical exertion, Eleutherococcus accelerates the oxidation of fatty acids. He is also able to improve color vision and liver function.
Using
Eleutherococcus, the use of which began thanks to scientific research in the middle of the last century, is used in the form of a liquid alcohol extract. This medicine is made from the rhizomes of a plant with roots. Assign it in a course of up to thirty days, 15-50 drops from two to three times a day. You can prepare the tincture yourself, pour 200 g of crushed roots with a liter of vodka and infuse for two weeks.
Eleutherococcus, the use of which improves well-being, is able to have a multilateral effect on the body, namely:
-increase motor activity;
-increase mental ability;
-excite the central nervous system;
-to lower blood cholesterol;
- Strengthen visual acuity and hearing;
-Normalize blood pressure;
-improve the appetite;
- to involve fats in metabolic processes.
With a single dose of this drug, an increase in working capacity and an improvement in physical condition are observed. With repeated use, its tonic effect is manifested, which is expressed in maintaining good health for a long time.
Eleutherococcus, the use of which is recommended for people with diabetes, lowers blood sugar. Its positive effect is observed a few weeks after the start of administration. They recommend the use of tincture of Eleutherococcus and with severe manifestations of menopause, malfunctions in the menstrual cycle, as well as with vasomotor disorders.
Eleutherococcus, the use of which restores the immune system, is widely recommended:
-after serious illness;
- with rheumatic lesions of the heart muscle;
-for the prevention of viral and infectious diseases;
oncological patients;
in chronic lung diseases.
This plant is also used as an adaptogen. It is recommended to use it for faster getting used to climate changes, in the conditions of long hikes and flights, long expeditions.
Eleutherococcus during pregnancy is prescribed to raise the general tone of the body, to overcome fatigue and stressful situations. This plant is an excellent medicine for the health of expectant mothers. Doctors prescribe it if pregnant women have chronic fatigue syndrome, increased mental fatigue. Helps Eleutherococcus cope with low blood pressure when a woman has frequent headaches, dizziness and fainting.
Pregnant women can use this drug for chronic pyelonephritis in combination with other drugs. The use of Eleutherococcus will relieve the problem of herpes. It often appears during pregnancy due to a decrease in immunity.
Widely received eleutherococcus in sports. A distinctive feature of this plant is its ability to produce testosterone. Moreover, preparations made from eleutherococcus are not hormonal. They stimulate the growth of muscle volume and strength, without causing any negative effects.
This plant is also used in cosmetology. It normalizes lipid metabolism, which is used in the treatment of oily seborrhea of the skin and early baldness.
The powder from the leaves of Eleutherococcus and a decoction from its roots are added to the feed of domestic animals and birds to increase weight gain and egg production, improve the quality of fur and increase the survival rate of young animals.