- Euphorbia - quite toxic, but still useful
- The botanical characteristics of milkweed
In different parts of the world is growing more than two thousand species of milkweed from annual grasses to trees. Many of them are native to Africa and Madagascar, and most of them related to succulents.
Indians have long been used in the Western Hemisphere growing milkweed species for medical purposes, in particular for the treatment of skin infections (external) and gonorrhea (orally). Furthermore, in many regions spurge used as a laxative, as well as a remedy for rheumatism
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and various skin disorders. However, almost all kinds of milkweed and are poisonous if fracture stem or leaf of a plant, stands caustic jelly. It has long been known that the spurge has antitussive, anti-fungal and anti-tumor effect.
Action milkweed has been investigated, but the experimental data is insufficient to draw definitive conclusions about its effectiveness, as well as its security.
Chronic bronchitis
View spurge Euphorbia helioscopia useful for elderly patients, patients with chronic bronchitis
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- It has been shown in clinical trials. However, data are insufficient to recommend that doctors could milkweed as an effective remedy.
Eczema
The study of the actions of one of the types of spurge - Euphorbia acaulis, is still in the beginning, but we can assume that it will be useful both in dry and in wet eczema.
Epilepsy
It was found that alkaloid with spurge Euphorbia fisheriana, has anticonvulsant effect, making it potentially useful for patients with epilepsy
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Inflammation in the oral cavity
We studied the effect of Euphorbia balsamifera on patients pulpitis
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. Euphorbia showed high efficacy, but further study is needed.
However, today you can buy a spurge in many pharmacies - it is sold as a dietary supplement. It - Euphorbia resinifera, type of milkweed that grows in the north-west and central Africa. It's quite a large plant with fleshy leaves, like a cactus. This euphorbia used as a medicine by the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. Types of milkweed that grows in Russia, too, have long been used in folk medicine. With its help get rid of warts, age spots and dry calluses; it, as in many other regions, used as a laxative and remedy for skin diseases.
How to prepare spurge
Now, despite the insufficient scientific data, spurge in the different countries are used as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-viral and anti-fungal agent. It is also used as a medicine against dysentery, digestive problems, hay fever, parasites.
Euphorbia should be collected before flowering or during flowering. It can zasushivat or boil the juice out of it. For intake needed to brew tea or cook tincture milkweed. Fill the flowers and stems of the plant vodka and put in a dark cool place for at least two weeks. Begin to make the tincture milkweed to 0.25 teaspoons and gradually increase the dosage to one teaspoon. When you decide to end the reception, you need to gradually reduce the dose.
Despite the recommendations of traditional medicine, do not attempt to self-treat using milkweed diseases such as eczema, stomach ulcers, epilepsy, and so on. These are serious diseases that require professional assistance.