Lily of the valley (tincture): application, instruction

For many, the tender and fragrant lily of the valley flower is associated with spring, purity, warmth and tenderness. He is very fragile and extremely attractive. But not everyone knows that lily-of-the-valley is officially recognized as a traditional medicine therapeutic agent. Its useful properties have found application in the treatment of heart diseases, and not only. About the benefits and harms of this fragrant plant, its use and contraindications, we will discuss in this article.

Description of the plant

May lily-of-the-valley refers to monotypic herbaceous flowering plants. True, within this genus, there are sometimes three separate species - Keysque, mountain and Transcaucasian. Lily of the valley has dark green large oval leaves. Their length is more than 10 cm, and the width does not exceed 5 cm. The leaves of the plant come from a creeping and thin rhizome, the color of which can be from light brown to light gray.

Lily of the valley flowers are collected in a one-sided neat brush. After ripening of the flowers grow globular shiny red berries. Their diameter is about 8 mm.

Lily of the valley properties

They are quite diverse. Especially it is necessary to allocate such:

• Choleretic;
• Antispasmodic;
• Antiplatelet fever;
• Diuretic;
• Soothing;
• Cardiotonic;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Vasodilator.

Useful properties of the tincture

Today in pharmacies without a prescription tincture of lily of the valley is for sale. Applying it without consulting a doctor is unacceptable.

Lily of the valley petals contain glucose, saponin, flavonoids and organic acids. Plant flowers are rich in essential oils. All these substances normalize and increase the tone of the heart system, have a sedative and calming effect on the nervous system.

Sugar strengthens blood vessels, walls of the heart muscle, and increases immunity. Starch is an easily digestible carbohydrate, which when converted to glucose helps the human body to produce the energy necessary for the operation of all systems and organs.

Coumarins reduce blood clotting, increase excretion of urine, prevent the formation of thrombi. Alkaloids calm the nervous system, reduce pain, reduce blood pressure.

Therapeutic forms

Lily of the valley flowers are used for the preparation of means for paralysis, headache, and nervous diseases.

Dried and powdered lily of the valley flowers are used as a snuff for migraine and runny nose.

Inflorescence of plants include in the collection Zdrenko, which is considered to be very effective antitumor agent in herbal medicine.

Infusion of flowers is used as anti-inflammatory, which is taken orally, it is also made from lotions.

From the leaves of the lily-of-the-valley, a sedative for oral administration and wound-healing preparations for external use are prepared.

Tincture in folk medicine

Folk healers in ancient times studied the useful properties of this plant. Most often they use lily of the valley tincture. Its application is recommended for diseases of the genitourinary system, cardiac system, gastrointestinal tract, with dropsy of cardiac origin, paralysis and paroxysmal tachycardia.

According to folk healers, alcoholic tincture is especially effective, which should be diluted with water in accordance with the instructions in the proportion of 1:10. Often, lily-of-the-valley infusions are prepared using valerian, motherwort, hawthorn and lemon balm. The combination of useful properties of these medicinal plants effectively affects human health in the treatment of thyroid diseases, hypertension, atherosclerosis, insomnia and nervous disorders.

How to make a tincture of lily of the valley

This is a unique medicinal plant. A lily-of-the-valley, a tincture from which refers to powerful remedies, does not tolerate amateur performance. This primarily applies to patients who like to prescribe themselves the treatment themselves. Lily of the valley is poisonous, so self-medication can harm your health. Consult your doctor! In addition, the tincture of the lily of the valley should be used very carefully. The instruction for the use of this remedy states that the daily intake norm should not exceed 90 drops.

Water tincture

Today it is widely used in traditional and folk medicine, lily of the valley cosmetology. Tincture of this wonderful plant is sold in pharmacies. But many prefer to cook it at home, independently. To do this, you need 1 teaspoon dried flowers. They are poured into one glass of boiling water, insist for about an hour. Drink 3 times a day for one tablespoon.

Spirituous lily of the valley tincture

At home, it is easy to prepare and alcohol tincture. Prepare a glass jar with a capacity of 0.5 liters. At 1/3 fill it with lily of the valley flowers (fresh). Fill the can with seventy degree alcohol to the top. Close it tightly and put it in a dark place for 15 days. Periodically, the jar should be shaken. Remember that you can take such a composition no more than 15 drops three times a day. Tincture is bred in 1/3 cup of cool water.

Tincture in glaucoma

For this composition, you will need one teaspoon (hill) of lily-of-the-valley flowers and half a glass of fresh nettle leaves. Grasses are crushed, after which they should be poured in 20 ml of hot water. In this form, the agent is infused for 10 hours. Then add 10 ml of water. The resulting gruel is applied to diseased eyes.

Tincture at ships

Pharmacy tincture of the lily of the valley, the instruction on which application is attached, should be used strictly in accordance with the indicated dosage. The same goes for drugs that are prepared at home. It is necessary to strictly observe all the proportions in the manufacture of the medicinal product, so as not to harm the health.

You will need a glass container (preferably with a narrow neck). Fill it with lily of the valley flowers for 2/3. Then to the top, fill it with 70-degree alcohol. Close the bottle tightly and put it in a dark place for 15 days. After this, the lily of the valley tincture (the instruction recommends it) is filtered. You will no longer need to squeeze out the raw materials.

Take this tincture should be 15 drops three times a day. As folk healers claim, this remedy is effective not only with convulsions, but also with heart weakness.

Tincture for insomnia

It's no secret that today many people suffer from insomnia. The reason for this is the environmental situation, problems at work or in the family. In this case, too, lily of the valley can help. Tincture is prepared very simply. Take the dried flowers of the lily of the valley (1 tablespoon), pour them 250 ml of boiling water and leave to infuse for at least 10 hours in the thermos. The strained infusion is taken four times a day before meals with two tablespoons.

Diuretic decoction

You need 15 g of dried flowers, which should be filled with 200 ml of hot boiled water (but not boiling water) and put for 30 minutes in a water bath. Then the broth should be cooled and filtered. Take it is recommended twice a day for 2 teaspoons.

Contraindications

All who believe that the lily of the valley (tincture from it including) - it's just harmless grass, strongly mistaken. This drug has quite a few contraindications. Read the basic ones:

• Categorically forbidden reception of lily of the valley tincture for infectious acute myocarditis;
• Should be refused from its admission to patients with thyrotoxicosis or hypoglycemia;
• Preparations based on lily of the valley are not prescribed for people with severe atherosclerosis;
• The inhibiting factor of taking lily-of-the-valley preparations is infective endocarditis, changes in the heart muscle (especially of an organic nature);
• It is not recommended the use of lily of the valley preparations for catarrh of the gastrointestinal tract, certain diseases of the liver and kidneys;
• Special care when using tincture of the lily of the valley should be allergic.