Useful properties of wormwood should be used carefully.
Wormwood is an unpretentious plant that grows like grass along the sides of steppe roads and on wastelands; periodically, its shoots can also appear on summer cottages. We try to quickly remove them, considering the plant a weed. Meanwhile, wormwood has long been recognized by folk medicine as a plant with strong:
- anti-inflammatory
- anticonvulsants
- anthelmintic properties.
The beneficial properties of wormwood do not end there, it is used for:
- severe menstrual pain
- to improve appetite and digestion
- increasing the tone of the body
- cleaning systems and organs.
The plant's strong antimicrobial properties are also known.
- Today, in the pharmacy, you can buy tincture, tablets and fees that have a choleretic effect and are used in the treatment of gastric diseases and diseases of the pancreas.
- A tincture of the herb can help you lose weight, while a powder made from the dried herb can help with headaches and insomnia.
- Patients with skin wounds or ulcers may use wormwood oil to treat them. You can prepare it yourself, or buy it ready-made at the pharmacy.
- Herbal collection of full and creeping thyme was used by folk healers to get rid of alcoholism.
But the beneficial properties of wormwood are still recommended to be weighed against the harm that uncontrolled intake of its preparations can cause. Long-term use of medicines containing wormwood can cause changes in the nervous system and lead to its breakdown.
The maximum allowable duration of admission is 30 days.
- Wormwood preparations should not be taken by lactating women, and they are not recommended for pregnant women.
- Allergy sufferers should be careful about the treatment of wormwood.
- Wormwood is categorically contraindicated for those who suffer from stomach ulcers or gastritis.
Is it true that wormwood can be confused with a terribly poisonous plant? I forgot the name ...