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Balsam forest

Бальзамин леснойAs a medicinal plant, a balsam it is widely known in the Urals and in Siberia under the name "Vanka Wet", in Central Asia and in the Caucasus it is called "touchy person". The plant received all these names because of the features. First, mature fruits of a balsam crack, scattering on the parties seeds, at the slightest touch to them, from here and there was a name "touchy person". Secondly, at the edges of leaves of a plant droplets of liquid of whitish color act for what he was nicknamed "Wet Vanka".

There are several grades and kinds of this plant. In Russia it was grown up as a window plant, and now the balsam enjoys wide popularity at gardeners. In total about 400 decorative species of a plant, however that which grow only in forest zones with a temperate climate – only 8 are known. And the balsam forest, though is poisonous, belongs to the category of medicative herbs and with care is used in the recreational purposes.

Chemical composition

The plant contains a large amount of ascorbic acid (only in a blooming period). In addition stalks and leaves contain alkaloids, acids, glycosides, flavonoids and tannins.

Useful properties

The balsam forest renders diuretic, antiseptic, laxative and antiedematous action.

Indications to use

The balsam forest is applied in the presence of stones in kidneys and a bladder, at dropsy, outside hemorrhoids, rheumatism, and also as disinfectant.

Contraindications

Use of a balsam forest has a number of contraindications. Drugs from this plant are strictly forbidden pregnant women and the feeding women, children up to 14 years and to persons with diseases of the alimentary system.

At overdose the balsam causes poisoning.

House drugs from a balsam forest

Thanks to the curative properties, the balsam forest is fine wound healing and anti-inflammatory drug for external use. For washing of wounds, including purulent, and also ulcers and hemorrhoidal cones, plant broth which is prepared from calculation one tablespoon on a glass of boiled water is used. In it moisten a gauze tampon which then is put to the inflamed surface.

Freshly squeezed juice from balsam leaves perfectly heals wounds and pain calms, but it should be applied carefully.

The balsam forest is highly appreciated in traditional medicine for beneficial influence on kidneys and all urinary system. The plant perfectly proved at treatment of stones in kidneys and a bladder. Substance, contained in it, crush stones in sand and smoothly remove them. In addition the plant contains the connections promoting removal of excess liquid from an organism.

It is necessary to accept infusion and broth of this grass it is strictly dosed, remembering that it is poisonous. To prepare infusion, one teaspoon of leaves and stalks of a balsam undertakes, it is filled in with a glass of boiled water and infuses within 20 minutes in the warm place. Accept plant infusion no more than one tablespoon at one time and no more than two tablespoons a day.

In addition to an urolithiasis the balsam is used for treatment of gout and rheumatism: do bathtubs with addition of the concentrated broth, and also accept inside one tablespoon of infusion of a grass after food.

 
 
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