Bitter Wormwood - Medical Applications And Recipes

2023 Author: Riley Dean | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 09:15

Bitter wormwood - application. In folk medicine, there are many recipes using wormwood. This truly healing herb is able to cure the body from various diseases. Most types of wormwood are very different both externally and for their medicinal and other properties: it is citrine wormwood, lemon, silvery, Taurian (Crimean), arboreal (god's tree, medicinal, paniculate), bitter, ordinary (Chernobyl), Austrian, sea, amber … etc. Many people make their own tincture of wormwood and rub it on problem areas, while others use it inside. But can you drink wormwood? Each person decides this independently. Wormwood has a lot of contraindications for use, before using this remedy, you must carefully read them.

The content of the article:

• 1 Bitter wormwood
• 2 Useful properties of wormwood
• 3 Composition and medicinal properties of wormwood
• 4 The use of wormwood in folk medicine
• 5 Bitter wormwood - application
• 6 Treatment of wormwood female and male diseases, gastrointestinal tract
• 7 Complex treatment of tumors

• 8 When to collect wormwood for treatment

  8.1 Features of harvesting wormwood

• 9 Addictive to wormwood
• 10 Wormwood in cooking
• 11 Contraindications of wormwood

Wormwood

Bitter wormwood is a perennial plant of the Compositae family with a characteristic specific aroma and a very bitter taste. The smell of wormwood is quite strong.

The stem of the grass is branchy, dirty purple in color. The leaves are pinnately dissected, dark green above, light below. Flowers are yellow, small, tubular, collected in baskets up to 3 mm in diameter.

Plant height on good lands reaches 2 meters. It grows widely in almost all regions of the country on cultivated, abandoned and wild soils. Blooms in July - August.

Wormwood is quite poisonous, animals avoid it, and plants wither nearby.

There are many types of wormwood, there are about 400 of them and about 170 species are common in Ukraine and Russia.

Most types of wormwood are very different both externally and in their medicinal and other properties: these are citrine wormwood, lemon, silvery, Taurian (Crimean), arboreal (god's tree, medicinal, paniculata), bitter, ordinary (Chernobyl), Austrian, sea, amber, etc.

Bitter wormwood - application - a very valuable medicinal plant, the story of it goes back far into the past. Among the ancient Slavs, wormwood was considered a cult plant with the ability to cleanse the spiritual and physical world. Yogis and Buddhists have used wormwood essential oil in meditation as one of the best ways to help them focus. Many people are still confident that the aroma (smell) of wormwood scares away evil spirits, protects from the evil eye and damage.

In fact, wormwood is the queen of wastelands. One can understand the hatred of farmers towards it, since it is very difficult to eradicate, it grows massively and is completely unpretentious to soil and atmospheric conditions. However, not everyone knows that wormwood is one of the most valuable medicinal plants.

For medicinal purposes, flowers, leaves, leafy tops and roots are used. The aboveground part is collected during the flowering period, and the roots are dug out in late autumn.

Useful properties of wormwood

Bitter wormwood - application. In the 70s, scientists studied the composition of the annual wormwood. As a result of their research, they were surprised. After all, this herb turns out to be very useful. It contains a lot of bioactive substances that are capable of killing cells affected by a malignant tumor.

The herb contains:

• Tannins,
• Essential oils,
• Malic and succinic acids,
• Vitamins (B2, C, K, A),
• Coumarins,
• Steroids,
• Potassium,
• Magnesium,
• Zinc and other beneficial substances.

In addition to treating cancer, wormwood can be used as an antipyretic, wound healing, antihelminthic and choleretic agent.

Composition and medicinal properties of wormwood

The chemical composition of wormwood is diverse: it includes bitterness and essential oils. It contains glycosides absintin, anabsintin, malic and succinic organic acids, protein, resinous and tannins.

The chemical composition itself determines the specificity of the effects of wormwood preparations on the body. By the way, wormwood is a pharmacopoeial plant in many civilized countries.

The bitterness of wormwood stimulates the digestive tract, has a beneficial effect on the secretion of gastric juice, the production of pancreatic enzymes, and also has a choleretic effect.

Bitter wormwood - application. Wormwood preparations also have sedative and tonic properties, which makes it possible to use them for insomnia, depression or anxiety.

Infusion of leaves or roots has long been popular among the people to treat nervousness and "epilepsy" disease (epilepsy). Oregano was also used for these purposes. Therefore, the best effect is achieved when both plants are combined in equal proportions.

To do this, 20 g of the collection (a tablespoon contains 10 g of ground dry plants) is brewed in half a liter of boiling water, the broth is insulated, infused for half an hour, filtered. It is drunk daily up to 4 times before meals for half a glass.

Wormwood has always been considered a female herb, therefore it has long been prescribed for female diseases. Assign in obstetrics and gynecology 1 tablespoon 3 times a day in the absence of menstruation, with pain in the lower abdomen on "critical days".

The properties of wormwood are used for rinsing the throat, for lotions, compresses, for bruises, to get rid of suppuration, swelling and ulcers on the skin.

Wormwood copes well with parasitic organisms: helminths belonging to the species of round and tapeworms, fungi, viruses and protozoa. For this reason, wormwood is prescribed for helminthic invasions, giardiasis, candidiasis, echinococcosis and other very unpleasant diseases.

In this case the dried herb powder "works" most effectively. The course will require 100 g of dry wormwood, ground into powder. At the initial stage, treatment is consumed in 1 tsp. powder every 2 hours. Further, the frequency of admission is reduced so that the estimated treatment time is 7 days in total.

Bitter wormwood - application. A more effective action is exerted by "troicatka" - a product made from a mixture of powders of wormwood, tansy and cloves (spice).

Experts say that if you drink half a cup of warm infusion of wormwood before the planned libation of alcohol, this will reduce the effect of alcoholic intoxication.

The use of wormwood in folk medicine

The experience of using wormwood goes back to antiquity. For example, among the ancient Slavs, wormwood was considered a cult plant with the ability to cleanse the spiritual and physical world. And in ancient Rome it was used as a means to strengthen the stomach.

In China, it was worn in sandals; the Chinese believed that this way it was possible to restore appetite. Travelers did not forget to take it with them on a long journey, it was believed that wormwood would help to avoid seasickness.

Bitter wormwood is used in folk medicine mainly in the form of decoctions, infusions and alcoholic tinctures, as well as in the form of a dry powder.

Bitter wormwood - application

With gastritis with low acidity. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of wormwood herb. Insist for 20 minutes. Strain. Take 3 times a day for half a glass half an hour before meals.

With bleeding in the eye. Tie in a cotton cloth or in 2 layers of gauze 1 teaspoon of wormwood. Dip in boiling water. Leave slightly to suspend and apply to the sore eye. Do the procedures 2-3 times a day.

Drink "Ambrosia". This drink quenches thirst well. Pour 1 teaspoon of wormwood herb with a glass of boiling water. Insist until cooled, drain. Dissolve 25 g of natural honey in the infusion, add 25 g of cranberry juice and bring to 1 liter with chilled boiled water. Stir the mixture well and refrigerate for 2 hours.

With anemia. Fill a liter jar with bitter wormwood from May collection, pour vodka or alcohol diluted with water. Insist for 3 weeks in a dark place and take on an empty stomach 1 drop per 1 tbsp. a spoonful of water. The course is 3 weeks.

For insomnia. Pour a glass of boiling water over 1 tbsp. a spoonful of wormwood herb. Boil for 5 minutes over low heat. Insist 1 hour. Strain. Moisten a towel in the infusion, wring it out and wrap your head with it before going to bed.

For diarrhea. Pour half a liter of boiling water over 1 tbsp. spoonful of herbs. Insist 10 minutes. Drink 200 g immediately and the rest when it cools down. A very effective recipe.

For stomach pains. Pour 1 teaspoon of chopped wormwood herb with a glass of boiling water. Insist for 20 minutes. Strain and drink 3 times during the day, 1.5 hours before meals.

For bruises and swellings. Cover sore spots with a cloth dipped in an infusion of wormwood.

With pulmonary tuberculosis. Pour 1 tbsp with a glass of white wine. spoon of wormwood root. Insist in a dark place during the day. Strain. Take half a glass during the day on an empty stomach.

From impotence. Grind the seeds of wormwood (Chernobyl) into powder. Take 2-3 times a day for 1 teaspoon.

Wormwood ointment. Pour 100 g of fresh chopped wormwood with half a liter of melted pork lard. Put in a water bath and simmer for 2 hours, covered. Strain hot and drain into a jar. Cool down. Store the resulting ointment in the refrigerator. Rub sore spots.

Wormwood rub. Grind fresh bitter wormwood. Place in a glass jar so that it is filled to the top, but do not tamp. Pour olive oil here and close tightly. Insist for 2 weeks until the oil turns dark green, pearlescent. Strain and refrigerate. Rub sore spots at night.

Wormwood from worms. In case of pinworm infestation, the intake of wormwood preparations inside together with wormwood-garlic enemas is indicated. To prepare an enema solution, you need 1 head of garlic, 200 ml of water and 2 glasses of wormwood broth. Garlic is poured with boiling water and kept in a water bath for 20 minutes, then mixed with wormwood broth. Enemas take several days.

The decoction against alcoholism is prepared according to the following recipe: 4 g of wormwood, 16 g of thyme, 500 ml of water. The broth is boiled for 10 minutes, then the raw materials are squeezed out, the volume is brought to half a liter. A decoction of ⅓ glass is consumed three times a day. The course is 1 month.

For the purpose of cleansing, wormwood powder can be used. The scheme is as follows: three days, 5 g every 2 hours, then 1 day, 5 g every 4 hours, then 4 days, 5 g every 6 hours. The powder is washed down with water.

An infusion for rinsing hair with oily seborrhea is prepared as follows: 100 g of raw materials per 2.5 liters of boiling water. Infusion is carried out for half an hour. For a rejuvenating bath, the following infusion is prepared: 250 g of raw materials per 2.5 liters of boiling water. After half an hour of infusion, it is filtered directly into the bath.

Wormwood treatment of female and male diseases, gastrointestinal tract

Bitter wormwood - application. This plant is able to remove inflammatory processes in the genital tract, gastrointestinal tract, heal prostatitis, diseases of the pancreas, liver. You need to take 10 grams of a dry plant for the course.

Only dry raw materials are suitable for treatment. Wipe it with your hands first. Small raw materials are suitable for use in their pure form, and whole raw materials for the preparation of infusion, which can be used for douching, enemas, buried in the ears, eyes, rinse your mouth.

Why should you take dry raw materials?

The lump of the plant goes through the entire gastrointestinal tract, cleaning every corner. This week you must follow a strict diet, do not drink alcohol, do not smoke. You can eat: cereals, nuts, vegetables, fruits, potatoes. Bread - only dried and only 2-3 small pieces. Those with large stones may move and create pain, so check with your doctor before starting treatment.

Complex treatment of tumors

Bitter wormwood - application. With antiviral, antimicrobial properties, the bitter herb will help in the treatment of tumors. Since ancient times, cancer has been treated with the "tree of God". As Avicenna wrote, young shoots, which must be harvested in May, as well as from June 1 to June 15, have the strongest effect.

Traditional healers help to heal tumors and cancer of the stomach, liver, uterus, spleen, as well as leukemia. Avicenna advised, even if any neoplasms appeared, to drink the infusion of this powerful anticancer agent at least 1 day a week. It is especially helpful to take bitter herb after surgery. It will help to disinfect the body.

There are people who, along with chemotherapy, took capsules of Artemisinin - a drug based on wormwood and completely healed from this ailment.

There are specific cases when wormwood was used to get rid of cancer. For example, one man got rid of prostate cancer. After the operation, he drank a tincture of bitter grass roots: put the roots in a 3 liter glass jar, pour vodka or moonshine 5 cm above their level, leave for 2 weeks. Pour 1 tbsp. in half a cup of warm water, drink 20 minutes before meals three times a day.

External oncology is treated for a rather long time, there is no need to take a break in treatment. Lotions from this broth are made specifically for the tumor. If you take a pharmacy tincture, then you should drip 15 drops into a small amount of water, drink 3 times a day before meals.

Bitter wormwood - application. Newly formed lung cancer cells are said to disappear if this tincture is taken. If the treatment is combined with iron preparations, then wormwood is able to "kill" cancer to the end. The main thing is that this herb does not touch healthy cells, only sick ones.

When to collect wormwood for treatment

The leaves are harvested before flowering, the stems after flowering, and the roots must be dug out immediately after cutting the stem. Young leaves without petioles, which are harvested in May and early June, have the strongest healing effect.

Raw materials are dried in a well-ventilated room, then crushed. A closed glass jar is suitable for storage.

Features of harvesting wormwood

Bitter wormwood - application. Harvested raw wormwood during budding and the beginning of flowering plants. Leaves (without petioles) are cut off by hand, and the tops of the shoots (grass) up to 25 cm long are cut with a knife, sickle, scissors.

Dried outdoors in the shade, in ventilated rooms, in attics, in dryers (the temperature should be kept no higher than 50 ° C to prevent volatilization of the essential oil). Dry stems of wormwood should break.

In good weather, wormwood dries up in 5 - 7 days. Raw materials are stored in tight bags or wooden containers for up to 2 years.

Addicted to wormwood

One has to get used to the “God's tree” treatment. To do this, on the 1st day, every 2 hours, take one dry ball - an inflorescence, soak it with saliva, then swallow it. On the 2nd day, 2 inflorescences. From the 5th day, take 4 times before meals and at night. Reception - 14 days.

Wormwood in cooking

Bitter wormwood - application. The extract of wormwood is used for the preparation of absinthe (distillate of alcoholic tincture from wormwood and other herbs). It is this ingredient that gives absinthe a specific, unique taste. Wormwood is one of the main components in vermouth, as well as in some alcoholic tinctures.

Wormwood is sometimes used in cooking as a seasoning, including for fatty dishes. Many people love its bitter smell and taste, use it as a seasoning for fried meat dishes, especially fried goose.

Wormwood contraindications

Bitter wormwood - application. Due to the strong stimulating effect on the secretory glands of the gastrointestinal tract, wormwood is contraindicated in hyperacid gastritis, gastric ulcer with acid hypersecretion, cholelithiasis. Wormwood herb is not accepted for allergies to asters.

Long-term courses of therapy can lead to hallucinations and disorders of higher nervous activity. That is why in diseases of the nervous system, wormwood simultaneously has medicinal properties and contraindications.

It all depends on the patient's diagnosis and the patient's susceptibility to the active ingredients of wormwood preparations.

During lactation, herbal preparations can become dangerous for the baby. Wormwood can act abortively, which is a contraindication for the use of wormwood herb during pregnancy.