Wormwood and common wormwood: medicinal properties and use of raw materials. Tincture of wormwood

Chernobyl, black epic, big epic, bitter epic, alarm tree, nekhvoroshch (Ukrainian) - all these are the popular names of Artemisia vulgaris, in Latin - Artemisia vulgaris. The blackened stems of wormwood stand out clearly in the snow-covered fields - hence the name black epic. The name was subsequently transformed into a shorter one - Chernobylnik, or Chernobyl. By the way, the popular name of wormwood can be seen on the world map - from it comes the name of the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl, which went down in history with a large-scale accident at a nuclear reactor.

Chernobyl, like most types of wormwood, is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its distribution range covers almost the entire Earth, so Chernobyl can confidently be called a cosmopolitan. It belongs to the so-called ruderal (garbage) plants, so the grass can almost always be found in vacant lots and landfills, abandoned farms, and along roadsides.

Is it reasonable to call Chernobyl a weed? On the one hand, wormwood often becomes a “headache” for farms, especially where agricultural practices leave much to be desired. If you look from the other side, then wormwood has a lot of advantages. For example, grass is readily eaten by domestic animals (cows, rabbits). Chernobyl decoctions have long been used to combat sucking pests of fruit trees and agricultural crops. Wormwood grass was previously used in the textile industry - dyes of different shades of green are obtained with various salts. Fresh and dry Chernobyl herb is often used to repel fleas and moths. Chernobyl also finds use in cooking.

Pollen from flowering grass has allergenic properties (irritates the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract).

Chernobyl herb is also endowed with medicinal properties, but the plant has applications for the most part V folk medicine.

Preparation of medicinal raw materials

With the aim of medicinal use Mainly the flowering tops of the plant are harvested, as well as the leaves separately; sometimes stems and roots. Procurement of raw materials can be carried out from July to September - this is precisely the time when the Chernobyl plant blooms. The roots are dug in September, cleared of soil residues and dried in attics or in the open air.

Drying herbs is not particularly difficult if you follow the necessary conditions, namely, ensuring proper air exchange and protection from exposure to direct sunlight.

Chemical composition of medicinal raw materials

The vegetative mass of Chernobyl contains essential oil, the percentage concentration of which varies between 0.1 - 0.6% (the maximum occurs in flower baskets). The main components of wormwood essential oil are aromatic alcohols and phenols (borneol, cineole, thujone). A large group of organic compounds with high biological activity is synthesized in grass and flowers - bitterness (artemisin), phytoncides, flavonoids, tannins, organic acids(malic and succinic), vitamins (carotene, ascorbic acid, etc.).

Medicinal properties of Chernobyl

Previously, in folk medicine, Chernobyl and Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) were used equally, without giving any particular preference to one or the other species. Moreover, in ancient medical manuscripts there are more often instructions specifically for the use of wormwood. For example, previously Chernobyl was used “for uterine suffering and mainly for separating the placenta.” Doctor Burdach practiced the use of Chernobyl "for epilepsy" (in folk medicine to this day this type of wormwood is considered effective means in the fight against epilepsy). In terms of its sedative effect, Chernobyl was considered the “golden mean” between valerian and chamomile ( traditional healers and herbalists still often use wormwood in the preparation of medicinal mixtures intended for the treatment of certain diseases nervous system).

Chernobyl has anthelmintic properties; his drugs are harmful to many pathogenic microorganisms(fungi, protozoa), so they are prescribed to cleanse the body.

The bitterness contained in wormwood stimulates digestive processes, therefore, its drugs are recommended for various disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

There is information about effective action Chernobyl preparations for treatment various diseases genitourinary tract, gallbladder and liver.

Chernobyl preparations (unofficial)

- Tincture. Place the fresh flowering tops of the Chernobyl plant in a glass container (without compacting it) and fill it to the top with ordinary vodka. After 2 weeks of infusion (in a dark place), the liquid will take on the color of tea leaves, which indicates the preparation is ready.

- Herbal tincture. The drug is indicated for peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum, gastritis, problems with the nervous system (migraine, sleep disorders) and other diseases. The tincture is prepared with 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:5. Infusion is carried out in a cool place (at a temperature of no more than 15 ° C) for 14 days. Take before meals; dosage (from 1/2 to a full teaspoon) and duration of treatment is adjusted depending on the type and nature of the disease.

- Tea. For 250 ml of boiling water you will need 1 tsp. chopped dry herbs. Pour boiling water over the prepared dose of raw material, and strain after 1 - 2 minutes. Take as needed - 1 - 3 times a day, 1 glass. This tea is recommended for digestive disorders, as a sedative(insomnia, frequent headaches, etc.).

Traditional medicine recipes

- Diarrhea. Diarrhea, including that caused by dysenteric amoeba, can be stopped quite often simple means- infusion of common wormwood. For a glass of boiling water you will need 1 tsp. flowering tops of grass. Let it sit for 20-30 minutes, drain the sediment and drink.

- Cystitis. Collection: dill seeds and Chernobyl herb - 20 g each, bearberry leaves - 30 g. Per glass cold water- 1 tbsp. chopped herbal mixture. Leave for 6 hours, then bring to a boil and cook for 7 - 10 minutes. Drink the strained broth in sips throughout the day. The product is effective for alkaline urine.

- Pulmonary tuberculosis. To prepare the remedy you will need 1 liter of dry white wine and 50 g of crushed wormwood root. Pour the raw materials with wine in a closed enamel container and cook after boiling for 10 - 15 minutes (reduce heat to low). After the broth has cooled to a temperature of 36 °C, you need to add 200 ml May honey and stir thoroughly. The most optimal dosage option is 100-150 ml in the morning on an empty stomach.

Anthelmintic fees

- Roundworms and pinworms. Ingredients: chamomile and tansy flowers, wormwood and Chernobyl herbs, buckthorn bark and yellow gentian root - in equal weight proportions. Pour 1 tbsp. herbal mixture cold water(1 cup), bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Take a glass in the morning and evening for 3 days.

- Tapeworm. Prepare a collection that includes chamomile flowers, wormwood herb and Chernobyl roots, as well as tansy flower baskets. All ingredients are taken in equal weight proportions. Boil 2 tbsp in a glass of water. mixture (7 - 10 minutes). Take 1 glass in the morning and evening for several days in a row. It takes from 3 to 7 days to expel tapeworm.

- Bull tapeworm . Collection: buckthorn bark, mint leaves, tansy flowers - 20 g each, Chernobyl herb, wormwood and valerian root - 30 g each, carrot fruits - 40 g. Grind all components and mix. Pour water (250 ml) into the herbal mixture (2 tbsp) and cook for 7 - 10 minutes, then strain. Take 1 glass in the morning and evening for 3 days.

Medicinal properties of Chernobyl in modern herbal medicine

- Persistent diarrhea. Prepare a collection that includes marshmallow and Chernobyl root - 15 g of each type. The indicated amount is calculated for 1 liter of red wine. Heat the wine to a boil and pour in the prepared herbal mixture. Leave for 2 - 3 hours, then filter and store in the refrigerator. Take half a glass in the morning, on an empty stomach, and then a glass an hour after meals.

- Radiculitis. Collection: birch leaves - 50 g, black elderberry flowers - 40 g, Chernobyl leaves - 35 g, trifolium leaves (three-leaved trefoil) - 20 g. Grind all ingredients and mix thoroughly. For a liter of boiling water you will need 3 tbsp. herbal mixture. Leave in a thermos for 10 - 12 hours, then bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 5 - 7 minutes. Take 1 glass of the strained infusion before meals.

- Cholangitis, cholecystitis. Ingredients: lupulin (spores of club moss) - 10 g, valerian rhizome, mint leaves and Chernobyl herb - 20 g each, St. John's wort herb - 30 g. Pour 3 tbsp with water (250 ml). herbal mixture, cook for 15 - 20 minutes at low boil. Leave for 20 minutes, then filter. Take a glass in the morning and evening.

From ancient sources

- From a child's parent(eclampsia infantum). Composition of the mixture: Chernobyl root extract - 0.25 ml; gum arabic - 30 g; sugar - 12 g; bitter almond emulsion - 90 ml. Take 1 - 2 tsp every half hour. Dr. Koelrauter. (Notes: Apricot gum can be substituted for gum arabic).

- For epilepsy. Dr. Burdach prescribed a powder prepared from the fibrous part of the stems of Chernobyl, in doses of 1.5 to 2.5 g per dose. Depending on the character (impulsiveness) of the patient, he was prescribed small or increased doses of the powder in beer with a low alcohol content. The most effective was the use of the drug shortly before the attack (about half an hour), and if the seizures were random, then the powder should be taken immediately after the end of the seizures. Burdach's technique turned out to be quite effective, but it required a careful analysis of many factors. In modern folk medicine, to reduce the frequency of epileptic attacks, it is practiced to use an infusion of stems in a water bath. For 250 ml of boiling water - 2 tsp. dry raw materials. Infusion is carried out in a boiling water bath for half an hour, and another 15 minutes outside it. Prescribe the drug half a glass twice a day.

Using Chernobyl as a seasoning

The use of Chernobyl in cooking is more advisable than the use of wormwood, since from the point of view of toxicology, last view It is more toxic - just remember the cases of absinthe poisoning. It is not difficult to prepare an excellent spicy mixture; just mix 5 g of wormwood powder, 2 - 3 g each of basil and thyme, a little rosemary and allspice. This seasoning has another advantage - it does not require adding salt. The seasoning will add exquisite taste and aroma to meat and fish dishes.

Side effects and contraindications

If you follow the dosage recommendations, then no side effects There is nothing to be afraid of, except for allergies - sometimes this happens. Symptoms of an overdose are expressed in the form of nausea, possibly vomiting, the appearance sharp pain in the area of ​​the stomach and liver.

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This herbaceous perennial from the Asteraceae family, popularly known as Chernobyl, is officially called wormwood. It belongs to the medicinal species, has antispasmodic, restorative, choleretic, diuretic effects. Latin name– artemisia (Artemisia) – according to legend, the goddess Artemis was the first to use the herb to help women in labor.

The plant reaches 0.5–2.4 m in height. According to its morphological structure, the bush consists of straight stems densely covered with leaves of a dark brownish-violet hue, which is why it is also called Chernobyl wormwood. The root is large, woody, thickened in the upper part, with numerous shoots. The leaves are narrow, pinnate, 5–20 cm long, alternate in arrangement. WITH outside rich green, with a silvery-white back due to the densely covering the surface of the villi.

The flowers are small, reddish, yellow, orange-brown. The buds in oval baskets on stalks up to 1 mm long form inflorescences in the form of panicles at the ends of the branches. The achenes are oval, brownish-green, 1–2 mm in diameter. The plant blooms and bears fruit in July-October. Distinctive characteristic– pronounced spicy, bitter aroma.

Distribution and reproduction of Chernobyl

The grass is unpretentious and forms dense thickets in landfills, vacant lots, vegetable gardens, along roads, and on river banks. Refers to weedy, difficult-to-remove vegetation. Propagated by seeds and vegetatively. A new bush develops from a piece of cut leaf or stem.

In nature, there are 300–400 varieties of grass, including ornamental ones. IN growing wild in Russia there are bitter and ordinary. Both have medicinal properties, are used in official and folk medicine. The main difference between them is the absence of sharp bitterness in the taste of Chernobyl. However, common and bitter wormwood also have external differences: the latter is completely pubescent, due to which it has a silvery tint. In Chernobyl, light hairs are present on the lower part of the leaves.

Chemical composition

The plant contains bio active substances:

  • flavonoid compounds (rutin, ayanin, quercetin glucoside);
  • alkaloids, coumarin derivatives - esculetine, scopoletin, umbelliferone;
  • resinous and tanning components;
  • inulin, saponins, choline;
  • sugary, mucous substances, bitterness;
  • natural acids, salts, aldehydes;
  • vitamins of groups B, C, A.

The herb contains essential oils that are extracted by steam distillation from dry inflorescences and leaves. They are used in medical purposes and for the production of perfumes and cosmetics.

Medicinal properties

Plant raw materials are used in official medicine and homeopathy for the preparation of infusions and decoctions. Suitable for external and oral use; in case of overdose, the herb is toxic. The components included in the plant have antibacterial activity and are effective in the fight against pathogenic microflora: toxo- and mycoplasma, chlamydia, gardnerella, trichomonas.

The herb improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, gives a mild laxative effect, calms the nervous system, relieves symptoms of fever, and relieves pain. Preparations from wormwood are used in the treatment of a number of diseases, but it is necessary to take into account the medicinal properties and contraindications so as not to harm the body.

Flu, ARVI

Reception alcohol tincture at the first sign of a cold, it will help strengthen immune system, suppress infection, relieve fever, eliminate inflammatory processes in the upper respiratory tract.

Gynecological pathologies

Herbal infusions help restore the broken cycle, normalize hormonal background, decrease painful sensations during menstruation. The plant is used to stimulate follicle growth. Douching is used for inflammatory processes in the pelvic organs, vaginitis, and sexually transmitted infections.

Neurological disorders

Taking wormwood relieves symptoms of stress, improves night sleep, soothes, reduces headaches. The plant has anticonvulsant activity and is used for epilepsy, neurasthenia, and hysteria.

Phlebeurysm

According to the mechanism of action, wormwood tincture is similar to camphor: it strengthens the walls of blood vessels, normalizes blood circulation, relieves inflammation, eliminates congestion. It is used internally and externally in the form of compresses and rubbing. At correct intake swelling of the legs, feeling of heaviness, and pain disappear.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Products with wormwood extract improve digestion, relieve discomfort during cramps and colic, normalize metabolic processes, have a choleretic effect, stimulate the production of gastric juice. Infusions have an anthelmintic effect and improve appetite.

Tumors

Supplement herbs with decoctions of rhizomes traditional therapy stomach and rectal cancer. The substance artemisinin was isolated from annual wormwood. Since the mid-70s of the last century, it has been used in the fight against malaria. Studies have shown the effectiveness of this substance in the treatment of oncology, but the drug is still at the stage clinical trials. Common wormwood does not have cytotoxic activity. For neoplasms, infusions from it serve as a help drug therapy, it is permissible to take them after consultation with your doctor.

Skin diseases

For dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, acne Wormwood infusion stops inflammatory processes and accelerates the restoration of damaged tissues. Normalizes functioning for oily and combination skin types sebaceous glands, tightens pores. Compresses help cope with fungal infections and herpes. Powdered raw materials are sprinkled on wounds and abrasions to avoid infection.

Side effects and contraindications

Failure to comply with dosages and prolonged use of wormwood infusions provokes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach, causing attacks of nausea and vomiting. Another complication is liver dysfunction, which leads to the development of toxic hepatitis. The duration of treatment is 4 weeks, after which you need to take a 14-day break. Cannot be accepted herbal remedies in the following cases:

  • pregnancy (the herb has an abortifacient effect);
  • lactation (active substances enter the child’s body along with milk);
  • stomach and duodenal ulcers, heartburn, gastritis with high acidity;
  • severe renal and hepatic pathologies;
  • organic heart lesions;
  • diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis;
  • individual intolerance to the components included in the composition;
  • children up to 14 years of age.

When using medications, follow the instructions and take medications according to indications and recommended regimen. When used carefully, wormwood will be beneficial and help cope with diseases.

Preparation and storage

Medicinal raw materials consist of rhizomes and herbaceous parts (in Latin - Herba Artemisiae vulgaris) - the upper fragments of the stem covered with leaves, 15–25 cm long. Collection is carried out during the flowering period in places remote from highways and industrial enterprises. The tops with buds are cut off with a sickle or knife.

Dry in ventilated places away from direct sunlight. When laying out on paper, the raw materials are regularly turned over. The grass layer is 4–6 cm. Wormwood is also hung in bunches, with the tops down. After drying, the branches are placed in hermetically sealed containers separately from others. medicinal plants. Shelf life 12–24 months.

In late autumn, when the above-ground part of the grass dies, rhizomes are harvested. Select those that have not undergone lignification, clean them of soil, and wash them with cold water. Dry at +40–50 degrees in an oven or in a dry, well-ventilated attic. Store for 2–3 years. Ready-made raw materials can be bought at the pharmacy.

Non-therapeutic use

Wormwood – useful herb, the extract of which is included in medicinal cosmetics and shampoos. Essential oils from it are used as fragrances in perfume compositions. Herbal masks help improve skin color, increase tone, get rid of fine wrinkles, and eliminate redness. Rinsing with a decoction of wormwood strengthens the hair roots, gives shine and elasticity to the hair, and removes excess oil.

In cooking, the leaves of the plant are used as a seasoning for meat and poultry dishes. Based on wormwood, aromatic alcoholic drink– absinthe. The plant is used for knitting brooms, making steam for baths: the herb disinfects the air, accelerates metabolic processes, stimulates blood circulation, and promotes relaxation.

Most types of wormwood differ significantly both in appearance and in their healing and other properties: these are wormwood “God’s tree” (paniculate, medicinal, tree-like), and cypress, lemon, bitter, Austrian, silver, amber, sea, Tauride (Crimean) , ordinary (Chernobyl), etc.
Today we’ll talk about common wormwood.

Preparation for medicinal purposes

The main raw material for medical purposes is wormwood herb, which is harvested during flowering. The leafy tops of the stems are cut off with a knife, scythe or sickle, without touching the lignified parts. Dry in ventilated areas, turning over from time to time. Raw materials can be stored for 3 years. Non-lignified root parts are used less frequently; they are harvested in the fall, when the stem dries out completely, or in the spring, even before the Chernobyl plant begins to grow back. The roots are cleaned from the ground without washing, the juicy, soft parts are selected and dried in a dryer at 50 degrees, in ventilated rooms or under canopies.

Chemical composition of wormwood

And now I offer some medical recipes with this medicinal plant.

Infusion for cystitis: brew 2 teaspoons of boiling water. spoons of grass common wormwood and leave for two hours, then filter and squeeze out the raw materials. Take half a glass three times a day before meals.

At painful menstruation: pour 200 grams of hot boiled water 1 table. spoon of herbs and heat at 100° in a water bath (half an hour). Leave for a quarter of an hour, filter, squeeze out the raw materials. Take half a glass twice a day.

Wormwood for worms to expel roundworms and pinworms: brew a liter of boiling water on the table. spoon of herbs and leave for 4 hours, then filter and squeeze out the raw materials. A microenema (volume 60 ml) is given at night. For uterine cancer, you can douche with this decoction.

If menstruation is delayed: pour half a liter of boiling water on the table. spoon of herbs and leave for two hours, then filter and squeeze out the raw materials. Take half a glass three times a day before meals.

At oily hair: Brew 2.5 liters of boiling water with a glass of fresh chopped herbs and leave for half an hour, filter and squeeze out the raw materials. Wash your hair with infusion.

For a cold: pour half a liter of vodka on the table. spoon of herbs and leave for 72 hours, shaking occasionally, filter and squeeze out the raw materials. Take by the table. spoon three times a day.

For the flu: pour 200 grams of vodka with 15-20 grams of dry wormwood, leave for a day and take 30-50 ml before meals and at night (not recommended for children).

At bronchial asthma: inhalation of smoke produced by burning dry leaves and stems.

For jaundice: add half a teaspoon of Chernobyl root powder to the broth twice a day.

Contraindications and side effects

Wormwood is contraindicated for children under 7 years of age and pregnant women.
If you take too large a dose, you may experience inflammation of the stomach with nausea and vomiting.

The medicinal properties and contraindications of wormwood are known in many parts of the world. This is one of the oldest and most bitter medicinal plants in the world. Healing power wormwood is hidden precisely in its bitterness. Decoctions and infusions from it are the first choice drugs for digestive disorders and organ diseases gastrointestinal tract(Gastrointestinal tract). However, with an overdose and uncontrolled use, side effects are often observed - from nausea to loss of consciousness. Wormwood is a toxic plant. It is recommended to use it only after consulting a doctor.

Features of the medicinal plant

People often confuse wormwood with common wormwood, but there is no danger in this. Both of these types are similar in their chemical composition And healing effect. But still, wormwood is used more often and is harvested for the pharmaceutical industry.

Wormwood citvar. Common wormwood, or Chernobyl herb. Lemon wormwood (high), or abrotan.

Types of wormwood

The genus Artemisia includes about 400 species. There are over 150 species in Russia. Many of them are medicinal plants. What types are best known and most often used in folk medicine?

  • Artemisia citvarens. It is also called the tsitvar, Turkestan seed. This is a low perennial shrub. Loves dry climates, common in Central Asia. Here the plant is collected in wildlife and grown as pharmaceutical raw materials. Refers to medicinal, but strongly poisonous plants. A valuable bactericidal essential oil is obtained from it. It is also an effective remedy for worms (the seeds of the plant are especially helpful). It is used externally as an anti-inflammatory agent for skin diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, and heals wounds and burns well.
  • Common wormwood, or Chernobyl herb. It can reach a height of 150 cm. It is classified as a weed. It can often be seen in vacant lots, near roadsides, and in gardens. Only the apical part of the shoots with flowers is collected. In scientific medicine, the herb is not as popular as wormwood. However, among the people this species is valued no less, and, in general, does not differ much. Chernobyl has a milder taste and effect; it is taken orally as a choleretic, astringent, to normalize appetite and digestion, for nervous disorders and epilepsy. It is also used as a seasoning, more often for fatty foods. meat dishes from goose or duck. A spicy mixture is prepared from this type of herb, which includes basil, rosemary and thyme.
  • Lemon wormwood (high), or abrotan. People often call it medicinal wormwood, or God's tree, as well as dill tree. The plant has been known since ancient times. They drank the grass for fever and snake bites. Ancient medical treatises describe the healing properties of the tree of God. In addition, the herb was used in cooking as a spice, since it has the least bitterness. This type of plant contains a lot of essential oil, which is used in perfumery and cosmetology, the alcoholic beverage and confectionery industries.

In ancient times, the tree of God was considered a sacred plant. This type of wormwood was used in magic. According to legend, the herb drives out evil spirits. Often wormwood branches were cut and hung at the entrance to the house. Wormwood among the Slavic peoples - strong amulet which protects against the evil eye. Ancient magical rituals are a thing of the past, and today the tree of God is a beautiful ornamental bush that decorates household plots. You can experiment and shape the crown of the bush; it makes a good green hedge.

Habitat of wormwood

Bitter (white) wormwood is found everywhere - it likes to grow along roads, in landfills, wastelands, weedy meadows, and forest edges. It is also a frequent “guest” near homes, in the garden and vegetable garden, it forms thickets and is considered a tenacious and persistent weed. This species is distributed throughout Europe, growing in Western Asia and North Africa. In Russia, it can be found in Siberia and the northern regions. The grass is grown industrially in Russia, USA, in southern countries Europe, North Africa. Essential oil is made from dry raw materials.

Botanical description

Wormwood. Botanical illustration from the book “Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen”, 1887.

What does wormwood look like? She has two distinctive features- silvery leaf color and characteristic aroma. By these signs, wormwood is easy to distinguish in nature.

  • Root. Rod-shaped, branched.
  • Stems. Straight, branched at the top, erect shoots form at the base of the bush.
  • Leaves . Pinnately dissected, alternate, petiolate. Both leaves and stems have silvery-white pubescence.
  • Flowers . Tubular, yellow, collected in panicles, on which small baskets and leaves are located.

It can grow up to 2 m, looks like a subshrub. Tolerates drought and frost well.

Procurement of raw materials

Raw materials can be laid out

thin layer

under canopies or hang plant shoots tied in bunches. The room should be well ventilated. Raw materials are packaged in linen bags or wooden containers. The apical part of the plant and roots can be stored for 3 years, leaves - 2 years. Healing effect

  • What are the healing properties of wormwood? What
  • pharmacological action
  • does she have?
  • Secretory.
  • Carminative.
  • Anti-inflammatory.
  • Appetizing.
  • Antiseptic.
  • Painkiller.
  • Calming.
  • Blood purifying.
  • Anticonvulsant.

Which are the most valuable substances in chemical composition?

  • Essential wormwood oil, which contains thujone, phellandrene, ketone, pinene and other substances.
  • Bitterness (absinthine, artabsin).
  • Tannins.

The grass also contains: resins, vitamins K, C, A, B6, starch, organic acids, flavonoids, phytoncides, proteins.

Indications

For what diseases will treatment with wormwood be effective?

The herb also helps against motion sickness and general exhaustion of the body; it is drunk when alcohol poisoning, eye inflammation, hypertension. Relieves bad breath.

Contraindications for wormwood: hypersensitivity, gastritis with increased secretion (acidity), stomach ulcers, inflammation of the gallbladder, damage lower section esophagus and everything sharp forms gastrointestinal diseases, internal bleeding, anemia. It is strictly forbidden to take the herb in any form during pregnancy and lactation. Before use in children, consult a doctor.

Features of the use of wormwood

What are the uses of wormwood at home? What herbal preparations can be purchased at the pharmacy?

Tincture

Alcohol tincture of the herb is used for all of the above indications. This medicine is especially useful for digestive and nervous system disorders. Externally used for rubbing for pain in muscles and joints, bruises and sprains.

Preparing the tincture

  1. Take 1 part of dry herb.
  2. Pour in 10 parts alcohol (70%).
  3. Leave for 14 days.
  4. Strain.

Take in a strict dosage - 20 drops 3 times a day. The dose may be doubled depending on the condition and side effect. Read more about this in our other article.

The world famous vodka made from wormwood - absinthe - does not belong to medicinal products! This is a strong alcoholic drink. In addition to wormwood, it includes: mint, lemon balm, anise, fennel, angelica, parsley, hyssop, calamus and other herbs. Absinthe is dangerous high content thujone. The drink harms the body, leads to rapid intoxication, and is similar in effect to narcotic substance. It was banned in some countries. After taking it to large doses Hallucinations, dangerous altered states of consciousness, and uncontrolled aggression are possible.

Decoction

Decoctions are used internally and externally to treat the skin in the form of lotions and baths. They are added to medicinal baths for neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout.

Preparation

  1. Take 1 tsp. dry grass.
  2. Pour a glass of boiling water.
  3. Boil for 1 minute.
  4. Leave for 30 minutes.
  5. Strain.

Decoctions are taken in a strict dosage of ¼ cup half an hour before meals.

A lot of positive feedback O rice water with wormwood, which helps with digestive disorders.

Preparation

  1. Take 1 cup of prepared rice water.
  2. Add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry herbs.
  3. Boil for 1 minute.
  4. Leave for 1 hour.

Take it in the same way as regular wormwood decoction.

Application of seeds and root

Wormwood seeds have the same healing properties as the above-ground part of the plant. The essential oil contained in the seeds is of particular value.

Preparation of oil extract from seeds

  1. Take 1 part crushed grass seeds.
  2. Pour in 4 parts olive oil.
  3. Leave for 10 hours.

Oil take 2 drops 3 times a day. Due to its strong bitterness, it can be diluted in honey or washed down with water.

Wormwood root is effective against helminthiasis, as well as malignant tumors. Decoctions are prepared from it for medicinal baths for diseases of muscles and joints. At women's diseases taken orally, used externally for douching.

Preparation of a decoction from the root

  1. Take 2 tbsp. l. chopped root.
  2. Pour a glass of boiling water.
  3. Boil in a sealed container for 5 minutes.
  4. Leave for 1 hour.

Take strained, 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.

Application of juice and fresh herbs

Wormwood juice helps get rid of calluses. It is used externally to treat wounds, abrasions, burns, abscesses, promotes their rapid healing, and quickly stops bleeding in injuries. It is recommended to take wormwood juice internally, but due to its strong bitterness, it is diluted with honey. However, you need to remember that juice contains more toxic substances, its overdose should not be allowed. Fresh, mashed grass is applied to bruises and tumors. It is recommended to chew young shoots and leaves of the grass to disinfect the oral cavity, normalize appetite and sleep, and eliminate bad breath.




Pharmacy drugs

  • Wormwood essential oil. Most often it is prescribed for neuroses, to improve memory and sleep quality. Relieves nausea during motion sickness, cleanses the body of toxins, eliminates pain during migraines, spasms of the gastrointestinal tract, relieves colds, ARVI, and flu. It is also used externally in cosmetology, to treat wounds, bruises, and sprains. It is important to remember that wormwood essential oil is a toxic drug and should not be consumed uncontrollably.
  • Dry vegetable raw materials. The instructions for use indicate that this medicinal plant belongs to the group choleretic drugs. It is prescribed to increase appetite, in complex treatment chronic gastritis With low acidity and cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia.
  • Alcohol tincture. In pharmacology, it refers to drugs that increase appetite due to the bitter content. The main indications for use are gastrointestinal diseases. The tincture is taken 15–20 drops 3 times a day.

About the antihelminthic properties of wormwood

Side effects and safety precautions

Overdose and long-term treatment can lead to side effects:

  • allergy to wormwood in the form of urticaria and itching;
  • indigestion: nausea, diarrhea, constipation, heartburn, vomiting;
  • convulsions;
  • dizziness;
  • headache;
  • tremor;
  • loss of consciousness;
  • hallucinations.

What should you remember during treatment?

  • The course of treatment and dosage is prescribed by the doctor.
  • Therapy lasts no more than 2 weeks.
  • A repeated course is prescribed taking into account the effectiveness of treatment and side effects.
  • Wormwood is prohibited for children under 12 years of age.
  • Before using wormwood: anthelmintic In children, consultation with a doctor is necessary.
  • If any side effects occur, you should stop taking the herb and consult a doctor.

Wormwood herb - the best remedy to normalize digestion and stimulate appetite. The herb also helps with nervous disorders, metabolic disorders, malignant tumors, skin lesions, joint and muscle pain. This is one of the most effective herbal antihelminthics.

Wormwood - grass , known and popular for a long time among many peoples as a medicinal, aromatic and spicy plant. Although there are more than one hundred types of wormwood, only a few are used for food purposes as spices.

First of all, it should be said about common wormwood (Chernobylnik) with a purple erect stem 30-100 cm high and a pleasant aroma. Wormwood has stem leaves that are short-petioled, the lower ones are sessile, doubly pinnately dissected, and whitish on the underside. Wormwood flowers are yellow. Baskets on thin stalks, hemispherical, form a wide paniculate inflorescence. The fruits are oblong achenes without a tuft.


Common wormwood blooms in July - August. The fruits ripen in August - September. Wormwood grows in all regions of the European part of the country, in Western and Eastern Siberia, the Far East, the Caucasus, Crimea, Ukraine and Central Asia. It grows in gardens and orchards, in vacant lots, along river banks, in wet meadows, in ravines and bushes, on streets near fences, along roads, in weedy places, in unplowed fields. It is impossible to confuse it with other types of wormwood. Chernobyl has a dark purple trunk, which is why it got its name. At noon, when the sun is very hot, wormwood turns its leaves with the light, pubescent side up to reflect the sun's rays and protect the plant from too much heat and evaporation of moisture. The leaves contain mucous and resinous substances, up to 12 mg% carotene, up to 175 mg% vitamin C, traces of alkaloids, essential oil, coumarins. Tannins, inulin, and essential oil were found in the roots.

Wormwood in symbolism- a plant that personifies bitterness and therefore often bears the name “bitter wormwood.” Medieval travelers They believed that if you carry wormwood with you, you will never get tired. Not only did it help overcome fatigue, but it was also revered as a remedy for tuberculosis and fever. Through the wreath of wormwood they looked at the flames of the Midsummer bonfire. In Prussia, Bavaria and Scotland it was used as a talisman against witches. In Japanese semiotics it is an anti-theft symbol. Residents of a robbed house, having discovered the traces of the robber, burn wormwood on them to hit his feet and prevent him from escaping. Wormwood is considered one of the symbols of love. Its popular names are “young lover”, “kiss me quickly”, “maiden ruin”. According to another interpretation, wormwood symbolizes old age. Hence another popular name for shrub wormwood - “old man”. It is also a sign of playfulness.

Wormwood preparations stimulate the activity of the digestive glands (promote increased secretion of bile, gastric and pancreatic juice), increase appetite, motor function of the stomach and intestines, have an anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer effect, activate protective forces body.


Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) . Medicinal raw materials is the herb wormwood (Herba absinthii). The grass is harvested during the flowering period of the plant, cutting off the leafy tops 20-25 cm long without rough parts of the stem with a sickle or knife. Wormwood preparations reflexively stimulate the function of the glands of the gastrointestinal tract, increase bile secretion and significantly improve digestion. This effect is explained by an increase in excitability and response of neuroreceptors of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract to the intake of food products.


Infusions and extracts of wormwood are bitter to stimulate appetite and improve digestion. Wormwood is part of a delicious collection. Wormwood preparations are used as an antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of bronchial asthma, rheumatism, eczema, and x-ray burns.

In folk medicine, wormwood infusion is used for gastritis, gastric ulcers and duodenum, enterocolitis, liver and kidney diseases, anemia, ascariasis, insomnia, rheumatism, anemia, obesity, flatulence, migraine, pulmonary tuberculosis, hypertension, with fever, swelling, hemorrhoids, unpleasant smell from the mouth, epilepsy, leucorrhoea, for neurasthenia, paralysis, gout, heartburn, cholera, for the treatment of alcoholism, for frequent fainting, shortness of breath, insect bites. In the form of compresses and lotions, wormwood is used for diseases of the joints, eyes, and bruises; in the form of an ointment - for the treatment of wounds, ulcers, frostbite, burns, fistulas. Wormwood is often used in the form of enemas against roundworms.

Wormwood juice is effective for stimulating appetite and enhancing activity digestive tract. It regulates the functioning of the pancreas and stomach, normalizes acidity, enhances bile secretion, relieves bloating and catarrhal phenomena in the stomach, inflammatory processes in the area of ​​the cecum, eliminates spasm of the large intestine.

Tinctures, infusions and extracts prepared from leaves and flowering foliage upper parts wormwood shoots are used as a means to stimulate appetite. Bitter wormwood is part of a delicious tea. The herb wormwood is included in appetizing, choleretic and other preparations. Wormwood is included in the pharmacopoeias of more than 20 countries. Used in homeopathy.

Wormwood ointment: 10 g of condensed wormwood extract mixed with 100 g vegetable oil or pork fat.

Wormwood seed oil: 5 g of raw material is crushed, mixed with 20 g of Provencal oil, infused for 8 hours. Take 1-2 drops on sugar, bread for pain, cramps.

Wormwood juice is squeezed out from the above-ground part on the eve of flowering. Take 1 tablespoon of juice and honey 3 times a day before meals.

Therapeutic effect wormwood increases significantly when combined with other medicinal plants.

Common wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris). In the past among the Slavs and among the peoples Western Europe there was a belief in the magical supernatural properties of this plant. On the eve of the holiday of Ivan Kupala, when, as you know, all herbs acquire special powers, wreaths were woven from Chernobyl on the head, and they were also girded with it in order to protect themselves in the future. whole year forward from evil spirits, witchcraft and disease. They said that sometimes it was enough to say the name of this plant to stop the effect of witchcraft.

Water infusions and decoctions of wormwood have a calming, anticonvulsant, antifever, hemostatic, antipyretic, wound-healing and restorative effect, stimulate the functioning of the digestive organs, and increase appetite. Wormwood prevents the action of histamine, which increases capillary permeability.

Wormwood has been used as a medicinal plant since ancient times. Avicenna also recommended the aerial part for kidney stone disease. Healing properties this plant was known in Ancient Greece(Hippocrates, Dioscorides) and Rome (Pliny, Galen).

Wormwood infusion is used to stimulate appetite, as an analgesic and sedative for neurasthenia, intestinal colic. Wormwood is included in Zdrenko's mixture for the treatment of papillomatosis Bladder and anacid gastritis. Wormwood is widely used in homeopathy. In folk medicine, wormwood is used as an infusion for gastritis, insomnia, convulsions, and bronchial asthma. Wormwood is also used for washing wounds and ulcers.

IN traditional medicine Preparations of wormwood are used as an analgesic, diaphoretic, anthelmintic, sedative and as an appetite enhancer; with kidney stone disease. Externally, wormwood is used for rickets, for irrigation of inflamed mucous membranes of the oral cavity, for the treatment of ulcers and long-term non-healing wounds.

In folk medicine, a decoction of the roots of wormwood is considered effective means for leucorrhoea, swelling, cramps of various origins. A decoction of wormwood roots is usually used (in kvass) for epilepsy, seizures, roundworms.

In Russian folk medicine, the aerial part and roots of wormwood have always been used in the form of an extract for cancer of the stomach, rectum and uterus.

Wormwood essential oil is used in the distillery industry to flavor vodka, absinthe, and vermouth, and the aerial part is used to make chartreuse and pepper vodka. Powder from the wormwood herb is used as a seasoning for salads, meat and fish sauces. Pale yellow, lemon, dark green, and dark blue dyes are obtained from the plant. In veterinary medicine - as an appetite improver. The decoction is an insecticide against gooseberry and currant moths, codling moths, copperhead moths, and flower beetles. The smell of the plant repels clothes moths, ants, fleas, and cockroaches. In beekeeping it is used to combat bee theft and infectious diseases of bees - nosematosis. Readily eaten by cows and sheep. In small doses, it increases appetite and improves digestion; in significant quantities, it gives milk and butter an unpleasant odor and bitter taste.

Recipes with wormwood


Infusion of wormwood: Pour 10 g of herb (2 tablespoons) into 200 ml of boiled water, heat in an enamel bowl in a boiling water bath with the lid closed for 15 minutes, then let it brew for half an hour or an hour, strain. Squeeze out the remaining raw materials and increase the volume of the resulting infusion boiled water up to 200 ml. Drink it one tablespoon 3-4 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals.

Wormwood tea: Pour 1 teaspoon of finely chopped wormwood into a kettle with 0.5 liters of boiling water, let it brew for 20 minutes. Drink 1/4 cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals (it is advisable to add honey to taste).

Appetizing fee:

Wormwood, herb - 80 g
Yarrow, herb - 20 g
Pour two teaspoons of the collection into 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave and drink 1/4 cup 3 times a day half an hour before meals.

Anti-alcohol collection:

Wormwood, herb - 20 g
Creeping thyme, herb - 80 g
Take 15 g of the mixture, pour 200 ml of boiled water, boil for 10 minutes, leave and strain. The remaining raw materials are squeezed out, the volume of the decoction is adjusted with boiled water to 200 ml. Drink 1/5-1/4 glass 3 times a day for a month, then after a 1-1.5 month break the course is repeated.

Caution: Long-term use of wormwood can cause poisoning, including severe cases may be accompanied by general toxic phenomena of a central nature with hallucinations and convulsions. Therefore, breaks of up to 2 months should be taken between courses of taking wormwood. You should especially not abuse wormwood if you have anemia. Wormwood preparations are contraindicated during pregnancy. Long-term use of wormwood tinctures and vodkas can cause so-called wormwood epilepsy.