Money tree: 6 ways to use it in traditional medicine
Crassula, better known as the money tree, belongs to the fatty family. Lovers of indoor floriculture appreciate this plant for its unpretentiousness and ease of care. Despite the fact that the medicinal properties of Crassula have not yet been officially recognized, traditional medicine has long found application for it.
The limited use of Crassula is due to arsenic compounds (arsenides) contained in its juice. That is why taking money tree drugs inside is dangerous. Today we will talk about how to use Crassula externally.
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Healing wounds
Fresh juice of the bastard has a pronounced wound healing and anti-inflammatory effect. The leaves must be crushed, turning them into a soft gruel, which is then applied to the damaged areas of the skin.
Get rid of calluses
One of the names of the money tree is "callus". It is associated with the positive effect that crassula juice has on old corns. To soften the hardened skin, you should tightly tie the leaf from which the upper "skin" has been removed to it, and leave it overnight.
Fight viruses and bacteria
Money tree sap inhibits pathogenic microflora. To make an antimicrobial agent, the juice squeezed from 10 leaves is stirred in 150 ml of water. Freshly prepared medicine is used to rinse the mouth and throat for stomatitis, gingivitis, sore throat. The same agent is used to lubricate herpetic eruptions, which significantly accelerates the healing of the affected skin areas. It is also effective for polyposis of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavities (douching is carried out 4-5 times a day).
Help with hemorrhoids
Money tree drugs reduce inflammation of hemorrhoids. For this purpose, the plant sap is mixed with vaseline oil to form a liquid emulsion. This composition is impregnated with tampons, which are injected into the rectum (2-3 times a day).
Varicose veins treatment
To relieve discomfort in the legs, which causes varicose veins (pain, heaviness, etc.), the limbs are lubricated with alcohol tincture of the money tree. The drug is made as follows: a glass container, one-third filled with chopped fresh twigs and crassula leaves, is poured to the top with vodka and kept in a dark place for 3-4 weeks.
Eliminate pain
The compress from the leaves of the bastard, rubbed into a gruel, eliminates pain in arthritis, arthrosis and gout, it is used to relieve pain and in sprains, bruises, minor burns.
Alcohol tincture of the leaves and twigs of the money tree is used as a rub for rheumatic pain in the joints, as well as for inflammation of the facial and trigeminal nerves.
It must be remembered that money tree drugs, when taken orally, can be harmful to health, so they should be kept out of the reach of children. Before starting treatment with Crassula preparations, you should consult your doctor.
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Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
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