Marsh Ledum
Instructions for use:
- 1. Chemical composition
- 2. Useful properties
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Home remedies
Marsh rosemary is an evergreen shrub whose flowers have an intoxicating strong scent. Common names of the plant are swamp, wild rosemary, sweet bagun, swamp stupor. Ledum blooms in May and June, bears fruit in late summer.
For medicinal use, annual shoots of the plant are cut. Harvesting of raw materials is carried out during the ripening of the fruit. The grass is dried under a canopy, spreading in one layer or gathering in bunches and hanging. Store dried rosemary shoots in paper bags, separate from other collected herbs, because this plant is poisonous. It is not recommended for people to stay in the room where the grass is drying for a long time - its smell causes a severe headache.
The use of wild rosemary in medicine is practiced due to the anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, analgesic, expectorant effect of the plant.
Chemical composition
Plant shoots contain the following active substances:
- Icebreaker;
- Cymol;
- Palustrol;
- Flavonoids;
- Phenols;
- Tannins;
- Resins;
- Catechins;
- Vitamins and trace elements.
Beneficial features
Marsh rosemary has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, diuretic, disinfectant, analgesic, wound-healing, antirheumatic and hypotensive effects.
Indications for use
Marsh rosemary is used in the treatment of bronchitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, whooping cough, enterocolitis, diarrhea, liver diseases, gastritis, urethritis, cystitis, cholecystitis, arthritis, rheumatism, diathesis, eczema, conjunctivitis.
Contraindications
The use of wild rosemary is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women, children and people suffering from glomerulonephritis.
In high doses, the plant causes irritability, agitation, followed by passivity, dizziness. Preparations containing wild rosemary herb, in case of an overdose, can cause paralysis of the limbs, heart, respiratory tract, so they should be used only as directed and under medical supervision.
Home remedies from wild rosemary
Due to its healing properties, wild rosemary is widely used in traditional and folk medicine. The plant is used for the preparation of ointments, oil extracts, decoctions and infusions.
To prepare a medicinal broth, 200 ml of water is poured over one teaspoon of dry herbs, boiled for a minute, insisted for 30 minutes and filtered. Drink a decoction of 1 tablespoon 3 times a day after meals.
An infusion of wild rosemary is prepared as follows: 1 teaspoon of raw materials is poured with 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for half an hour, filtered. Take the remedy 3-4 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
For external use, a tincture is prepared: 1 or 2 teaspoons of dried herbs are brewed in 200 ml of boiling water. Insist the remedy for half an hour and use it for lotions and compresses.
For rubbing, you can prepare an alcoholic tincture: the grass is insisted on 40% alcohol in the warmth for a day.
To prepare wild rosemary oil, take 1 tablespoon of herbs, pour 100 ml of sunflower or olive oil, boil for about 1 minute, and then insist for a day. The resulting oil can be instilled into the nose with a runny nose (2-3 times a day, 1-2 drops) or used for rubbing.
Wild rosemary extract (essential oil) can be purchased at the pharmacy, it is used as an anesthetic for radiculitis and neuralgia (rubbing sore spots).
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
