Healing properties of mother and stepmother

Coltsfoot has unique properties on the organism. From the first signs appear on the ground spring pieces of the first and then medicinal flowers.

Used in folk medicine, fresh and dried leaves are collected. Mother and stepmother is used for the preparation of infusions, alcoholic tinctures, decoctions, teas.

The unique properties of herbs

Herbal infusion is used in:
• periodontal disease;
• gingivitis;
• sore throat;
• pleurisy;
• pneumonia;
• gastritis;
• enterocolitis.

The plant has a useful substance. In this case, leaves and inflorescences are different substances, so it is important to use all the therapy in the complex.

The leaves contain:

• organic acids (malic, gallon, tartaric acid);
• carotenoids;
• tannins;
•slime;
• saponins;
•tannins;
•vitamin C;
• inulin;
essential oils and so on.

The inflorescences contained sterols, phytosterols, rutin, tannins, triterpene acids.

The unique composition makes the plant effective against cough, especially in protracted form.

Stimulating work bronchial glands, increased sputum production, coughing with the dry form becomes wet. Already after the first dose, you can get relief.

Coltsfoot has emollient, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, expectorant, diaphoretic enveloping thinning properties.

Plant relieves pain, disinfects, restores damaged tissues. The ingestion improves metabolism, normal vascular system.

Decoction from the leaves is used for gargling in angina, stomatitis. tea consumption improves overall body tone. Used to strengthen the hair and controlling dandruff.

To do this, make a decoction from the dried herb plants and used to rinse the hair after washing.

Use fresh

Consuming fresh leaves for food, salads, strengthens the immune system.

By applying a soft side to scratches, wounds, burns, you can speed up the healing process.

Possible to enhance the healing effect, squeeze the juice from the leaves, make a compress. Freshly squeezed juice drink into tuberculosis. Compresses juice do with mastitis.

Thus breast feeding is not a contraindication.

The unique properties of mother and stepmother, allow the plant to effectively fight against the broncho-pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, cosmetology, dermatology, dentistry.