Celandine - a well-known, perhaps, to each member of the family of poppy man, has long been used in medicine and gynecology. The use of celandine is widely used today, in spite of the fact that the scientific evidence of its effectiveness is quite a bit: the experience of many generations in some cases it may be less reliable than the results of extensive research.

How to use celandine

Celandine can be taken orally or topically to everyone except pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of twelve. People with liver disease before using celandine it is necessary to consult with your doctor.

• Celandine - used in cosmetics

The most common celandine in cosmetology is used to treat acne, dandruff, warts and warts .  He is a member of a variety of commercial tools that you can treat these disorders, but medication with celandine can also prepare their own meals .  In the treatment of acne using a decoction of celandine average concentration .  To prepare it, pour two tablespoons of celandine two cups of water, and allow to stand for at least half an hour .  If you wish, you can insist broth to five hours - harm will not do, and possibly its healing properties even increased (this is only an assumption, since it is not known yet, does the duration of the cooking broth on its effectiveness) .  Then you have to drain the broth, they moisten a clean cloth or gauze and apply to the site of the skin where there are pimples or rashes at least half an hour .  You can also freeze the broth celandine, and twice a day to wipe the face with ice cubes and other problem areas .

Finally, acne and pimples well helps alcoholate celandine Infusion of celandine: use requires caution . You can buy it at a pharmacy or make your own: just fill four or five tablespoons of celandine half liter of vodka (if you can find rubbing alcohol is better to use it), and leave in a warm place for two weeks. The finished tincture strain and pour into a glass bottle with a tight lid. Use it twice a day, as a facial lotion. A side effect of this infusion can be excessive dryness and flaking of the skin.

To get rid of dandruff, each time before washing your hair, rub into the scalp broth or juice of celandine. Juice of celandine is not recommended for those with very sensitive skin Sensitive skin: causes and care As well as those who have the skin has scratches or other damage. Keep the broth or juice on the skin for half an hour and then wash your hair as usual.

Juice of celandine has been used successfully for the removal of warts and warts. Apply it directly to the wart, trying to keep the juice did not get to a healthy skin. Repeat at least twice a day (when it is time, it is possible and often) as long as warts or warts disappear.

• Celandine - used in gynecology

It is a medicinal plant long used to treat thrush, inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs, endometrium, cervical erosion, and so on.

In the treatment of thrush usually use weak broth celandine (approximately one teaspoon per cup of water celandine). Cooled to room temperature, the infusion of celandine is used for irrigation, which is held two or three times a day for ten days. You can also do the bath or take a decoction of celandine inside half a cup three times a day. If shortly after the end of treatment of thrush symptoms reappear, try taking celandine ten days. If this does not help, consult a doctor - it is possible that frequent recurrences of yeast associated with more serious illnesses that weaken the immune system.

Women suffering from ovarian cysts, it is recommended to use suppositories, or vaginal suppositories Vaginal suppositories - for contraception and treatment of inflammation   with celandine, which are sold in pharmacies. A similar tool for the treatment of this disease can prepare yourself: take a swab of gauze and cotton wool (can only be used gauze), moisten it with broth celandine, enter into the vagina and leave for half an hour.

• Celandine - medical applications

The official medicine celandine Celandine - a means-tested over the centuries   now almost never used, but sometimes doctors may recommend using it in addition to prescribing. To date, there are credible reports that celandine is effective in indigestion. Probably, it also helps with constipation, gastroenteritis, appetite problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Information about the effectiveness of the use of celandine to treat other diseases are scarce. It is expected that it may be useful for menstrual pain, menstrual irregularities, high blood pressure, edema, asthma, osteoarthritis and gout. While the possibility of the use of celandine to treat these disorders have not been investigated, and the doctors do not recommend self-medicate - especially for patients with serious diseases.

Use of an extract of celandine

Celandine extract has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and, according to some, antihistamine effect. Most often it is used to treat acne, warts and warts. Celandine extract is also taken orally to relieve pain (eg painful menstruation), for the treatment of gastritis, gallbladder disease, and even to slow the growth of tumors (both benign and malignant). We mentioned above that the feasibility of celandine in treating many diseases of the system is questionable. With regard to cancer, there is evidence that the substance contained in celandine may limit the growth of tumor cells, but their concentration in normal extracts for this probably is not high enough.

In general, to receive an extract of celandine inside must be approached very cautiously. People with chronic illnesses should consult beforehand with the doctor. In addition, you must buy a celandine extract only well-known manufacturers. The fact that it is not related to the drugs, and hence it is not subject to strict quality control; reputation of the manufacturer to a certain extent is a guarantee that the extract, at least will not harm your health.

Safety measures

The use of celandine is safe for most people, but in some cases, celandine can cause side effects such as severe skin irritation and chemical burns, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and inflammation of the liver. To avoid this, do not put on the Celandine is very sensitive and damaged skin, do not take it in too high doses, and follow the instructions on the packaging of pharmaceutical products with celandine. If, during the reception of celandine you feel very sick, consult a doctor.

Celandine is often called brother Ginseng - this herb is truly universal, it is used to treat a variety of diseases, including psoriasis. Celandine helps patients get rid of the painful itching and flaking of the skin to eliminate. Psoriasis treatment celandine better to start before the characteristic spots on the skin, in this case the effect of the procedure will be the maximum.

Celandine against psoriasis

Psoriasis - a chronic non-infectious dermatosis. Doctors believe that the disease has an autoimmune origin. Depending on the severity of the disease psoriasis may have a significant impact on quality of life. Even if patients do not feel a strong itching or pain, it is often experienced due to the ugly psoriatic plaques - scaly and inflamed skin.

Treatment of psoriasis is complex and expensive. But it is not always effective. Therefore, as popular folk methods of getting rid of this ailment. For example, commonly used celandine psoriasis. This plant is well established in the fight against various dermatitis, eczema, skin rashes and tumors, and it is used to treat psoriasis.

How to treat psoriasis celandine

For the treatment of psoriasis often use fresh juice of celandine. This tool has a maximum of efficiency, but at the same time has many juice celandine contraindications, it is toxic and needs to use it with caution. Alcohol tinctures of celandine Infusion of celandine: use requires caution , A decoction of the plant and the oil based on it is much less dangerous, but the effectiveness of these tools below.

The earlier the treatment of psoriasis Advances in the treatment of psoriasis   celandine, so it is more efficient. It is best to plant it in the very early stages of the disease when the psoriatic plaques still quite small. The larger area of ​​skin affected, the harder it is to fight the disease, including by means of celandine. At the same time, preparations on the basis of celandine allow lengthen periods of remission and exacerbation of the disease make less unpleasant.

Treatment of psoriasis celandine is applied to the affected areas of skin based preparations of this plant. It may be pure juice celandine celandine oil or herbal decoction. Using pure juice is usually quite painful: psoriatic patches turn red, irritated skin, her burns may occur. Typically, the juice is left on the skin for some time (from twenty to forty minutes), then washed with water.

Oil from celandine usually does not irritate the skin, it affects the delicate plaque, eliminates peeling, gives the skin smoothness. Rinse the oil is not necessary. Prepare this tool you can own, for it must be filled with dry grass celandine any heated refined oil, let it stand for two weeks and strain.

Broth celandine is most often used as a lotion. Such gadgets should be done very carefully, trying to keep the broth did not get a healthy skin, as this can cause irritation.

Sometimes celandine is used in psoriasis inside. For example, a decoction of celandine, Leonurus and peppermint improves metabolism Improves metabolism and losing weight without dieting   and has a calming effect.

Baths with celandine in psoriasis

For the treatment of psoriasis are often used bath with celandine. Baths have a calming and healing effect on the affected skin. It is recommended to take such a bath every other day for six weeks.

To prepare the bath in broth celandine herbs, often mixed with other herbs such as valerian, oregano, knotweed, hawthorn chicory. Herbs are mixed, pour boiling water and heated in a water bath for fifteen minutes. After that, the broth should insist for two hours, strain and add to the bath.

The temperature of the bath should not be too high - this could provoke the exacerbation of the disease. It is best to take a bath in body temperature. The recommended duration of treatment - from fifteen to twenty minutes. To begin, however, it recommended a ten-minute baths, gradually increasing the duration of the procedure.

Typically, the bath celandine combined with other therapies, such as the reception of broth inside a plant. These baths are a good tool, and during drug therapy.

The drug is not for everyone

Although celandine Celandine - a means-tested over the centuries   considered one of the most effective remedies for psoriasis, you should not rely solely on it. It is best if treatment is complex. In some cases, timely treatment allows you to get rid of psoriasis. More often, however, this plant makes only slow the disease, lengthen periods of remission and improve the quality of life of patients.

And, of course, before the application of celandine should consult a doctor. This is especially important if you plan to take the drugs on the basis of celandine inside. Do not do without specialist advice and those who suffer from chronic diseases.

For example, celandine is contraindicated in epilepsy and all diseases, which are accompanied by increased convulsive readiness. It should not be treated with this plant angina pectoris and asthma. Most drugs on the basis of celandine is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women and young children.

Maria Bykov