We are treated with the help of a green pharmacy - the use of Kalanchoe juice from a cold
Everyone knows that Kalanchoe is not only a flower pleasing to the eye with its beauty, but also a very useful plant.
There are a lot of opinions about a wide range of medicinal properties of Kalanchoe. The flower has a good antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect, helps in the treatment of ENT diseases.
How to properly apply its juice and what are the contraindications, we will talk in more detail.
The healing properties of the plant
At the time of viral and colds, Kalanchoe is the most indispensable helper. It has antiviral properties. It is proved that if this flower, being in the room, will help to kill bacteria floating in the air. Also, this plant is used to heal scratches, stops blood well, and helps even for deep festering wounds.
It is widely used for the treatment of certain gynecological diseases, for example, cervical erosion. In addition to the above listed beneficial properties, Kalanchoe is a good invigorating remedy and is used for a breakdown and this flower is also used in cosmetology. Kalanchoe is a good natural remedy for wrinkles, various types of rashes (allergic, acne), effectively heals scars and scars after boils and acne.
It also effectively treats diseases of the oral cavity (stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontitis). It is often used to treat tonsillitis and even diseases of the stomach, pancreas and intestines. In the treatment of diseases of the stomach, Kalanchoe juice is used, which has a healing property.
Freshly squeezed juice should be consumed by a teaspoon in the morning, at lunch and in the evening before meals for 15 minutes. The duration of therapy reaches a month. For people who suffer from psoriasis, Kalanchoe will be a faithful helper.
What exactly treats Kalanchoe is described in detail here.
Does rhinitis help and why?
Many people with the onset of autumn days begin to suffer from colds. Rhinitis causes special inconvenience (in detail about how to use plant juice to treat colds of the nose and ears, we tell in this article).
However, do not run to the pharmacy for expensive drops. You can be cured at home, this will help Kalanchoe. Due to its bactericidal and antimicrobial properties, Kalanchoe is an excellent helper in the fight against rhinitis. The composition includes either pure Kalanchoe juice or diluted with water.
Important! For children, not pure juice is used, but diluted with water. The concentrate of Kalanchoe juice itself can cause burns to the mucosa. It’s worth starting with one drop. Observe the manifestation of an allergic reaction.Photo
Next, you can see a photo of the Kalanchoe plant, which has healing properties from a cold.
How to prepare drops at home?
We will consider how to properly prepare a cure for the common cold from Kalanchoe for children and adults separately, as well as how to use juice made at home and bought in a pharmacy.
- For children. We take a couple of leaves of Kalanchoe, cut them finely and pour 200 ml of water. We put this mixture on a slow fire, bring to a boil. After boiling, turn off, let cool and infuse for two hours. The tool is ready.
- For adults. Preparation differs in that the juice is used in its pure form and does not boil. We cut the two leaves of Kalanchoe finely, then you need to mash them a little so that as much juice as possible stands out. We dilute the resulting juice with water in equal proportions. Drops are ready.
Instructions for use
There are several ways to use this remedy:
- You can just soak a cotton swab with juice and wipe the nasal mucosa.
- A solution of pure juice is instilled 3-4 drops three times a day, with a more advanced stage of a runny nose, you can increase the dose to 5 drops in each sinus (or leave the proportion 3-4 drops, but increase the number of doses up to 4 times day).
- Prepare a solution of Kalanchoe. To do this, mix the juice with water in a ratio of 1: 1. instill such a solution of 5 drops in each nostril 4 times a day.
- It is recommended to prepare the following solution: mix the juice of 1 large onion head with squeezed Kalanchoe juice in a ratio of 1: 2 (1 - onion, 2 - Kalanchoe). The resulting mixture was instilled 2 times a day, 2 drops in each sinus.
- Prepare cotton swabs, soak them with Kalanchoe juice and place them in the nostrils for 1 minute.
For young children, a Kalanchoe solution prepared according to the recipe mentioned above is instilled in one or two drops twice a day. However, treatment should begin with one drop, otherwise an allergy may develop. Treatment is carried out within a week.
Contraindications
There are no clear contraindications for the use of Kalanchoe. The only thing is that it is not used to treat infants and is also not recommended for patients with liver diseases such as hepatitis or cirrhosis.
The rest should focus on the individuality of the body. When taken orally, there may be bouts of heartburn, nausea, with internal and external use allergic reactions are possible. It should not be forgotten that each organism reacts differently to certain therapeutic agents.
Do not forget to do an allergy test, before the first time drip into the nose Kalanchoe from a cold. If you drip Kalanchoe in his nose, and you have an allergy, then you risk not only becoming covered with unpleasant red spots, but also the development of Quincke's edema.
Risks and Possible Consequences
The first 10 minutes after instillation, frequent sneezing may begin. This is due to the fact that the juice begins effective antimicrobial activity, dilutes the mucus and removes it from the nasal passages. That is why, Kalanchoe juice is not recommended for pregnant women, since there is a danger of premature birth - sneezing can cause frequent reduction of the lower abdominal muscles, which can lead to pain or cramping.
Kalanchoe is a very useful flower. Proper use of its properties will save on medicines. After all, it can be used for various diseases.