Herva Woolly Herb - Medicinal Properties, Benefits, Contraindications

2024 Author: Rachel Wainwright | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 07:39

Erva woolly grass

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Chemical composition
2. 2. Useful properties
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Contraindications
5. 5. Home remedies

Herva woolly grass is a biennial herb, belongs to the Amaranth family. It grows in Papua New Guinea, Australia, India, Saudi Arabia and many African countries. Grown in Georgia.

Chemical composition

Erva woolly herb contains:

• indole alkaloids (ervine, ervoside, methylervine, ervolanine);
• phenolic acids;
• feruloylamides (feruloyltyramine, feruloylhomovanilylamine);
• flavonoids (acylglycosides tilyroside, coumaroyl-tilyroside, narcissin, ervitrin);
• triterpenoids;
• derivatives of lupeol and oleanic acid;
• pectin substances, etc.

Beneficial features

Herva woolly herb is a potassium-sparing diuretic (due to the content of potassium nitrate in the composition), has a diuretic and hypoazotemic effect. In addition, it normalizes blood pressure, reduces the intensity of inflammatory processes, prevents blood clots, normalizes the digestive system, regulates metabolism, lowers blood glucose, has a calming effect on the nervous system, removes heavy metal salts and toxins from the body, and neutralizes free radicals.

Indications for use

Herva woolly herb is used for the following diseases: cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, urolithiasis, prostatitis, spondylosis, pyelitis, glomerulonephritis, atherosclerosis, hemorrhoids, diseases of the joints and spine, diseases of the digestive tract.

Contraindications

• osteoporosis;
• rickets;
• hypoparathyroidism;
• renal osteodystrophy;
• age up to 12 years.

Home remedies from herva woolly herb

• infusion: 1 tsp. Herva woolly herbs pour 250 ml of boiled water and heat in an enamel bowl in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. Next, the infusion should be filtered and supplemented with boiled water to the original volume. It is recommended to take 100 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals;
• tea: 2 tsp Pour 250 ml of boiling water over chopped herbs, leave for 15 minutes (honey or mint can be added to taste);
• broth: 2 tsp. pour 250 ml of raw materials, boil for 5 minutes, leave for 3 hours, strain. Drink this broth should be 100 ml 20 minutes before meals.

The herb left over after the preparation of the decoction can be used in the form of lotions to treat acne and boils.

Recommendations for use: take in a warm form, 50-100 ml 2-3 times a day for a course of 10 to 30 days (depending on the dynamics of the disease). A repeated course, if necessary, can be appointed no earlier than 2 months after the completion of the previous one.

Anna Kozlova Medical journalist About the author

Education: Rostov State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine".

Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!