Eyebright

The eyebright – a herbaceous plant, concerns to family a figwort family. The eyebright can be met on edges, meadows, among bushes, on peat bogs and on roadsides of roads. The simple red-brown stalk to an eyebright is covered with short hairs and reaches up to 50 cm in height. Small ovoid leaves with gear edges distinguish an eyebright from other green inhabitants of the wood. Pale violet flowers are located in bosoms of pritsvetny leaves and form an inflorescence under a stalk top. The eyebright from June to fall blossoms.

The first reviews of an eyebright and use of its medicinal properties are dated even the 19th century. Already then the eyebright was used in traditional medicine as medicine for treatment of eye diseases. Besides, folk healers still in the ancient time found application for an eyebright as remedies for headache, cough, Qatar, stomach diseases, and also for appetite improvement.

However contraindications to an eyebright and its use, and also some harm from its excessive use, were noticed already then.

Structure and useful properties to an eyebright

The rich structure of this plant is presented by the wide list of the useful substances which are its part:

• Essential oils;
• Fat oils;
• Glycosides;
• Pitches;
• Bitterness;
• Tannins;
• Coumarins;
• Saponins;
• Anthocyans;

Positive reviews about an eyebright as excellent means for maintenance of health are caused by the wide list of the microelements presented as a part of this modest plant. So, the following microelements are a part to an eyebright:

• Manganese;
• Magnesium;
• Silicon;
• Copper;
• Chrome, etc.

Thanks to these components, the eyebright has the following properties:

• Hypotensive;
• Soothing;
• Knitting;
• Antiinflammatory.

However, mentioning rich chemical composition and numerous medicinal properties, you should not forget about some contraindications to an eyebright.

Use to an eyebright

For the medicinal purposes prepare an elevated part of a plant during blossoming. Use to an eyebright as drugs is carried out with use of such parts of a plant:

• Stalk;
• Leaves;
• Flowers.

The pounded dried-up leaves apply in the form of powder, use infusion internally and outwardly. Most often the eyebright is used at diseases of eyes. Use to an eyebright in this case happens both inside, and outwardly.

According to numerous reviews of an eyebright, at treatment of eye diseases it is accepted inside in the form of tinctures and infusions, powder, tea. Outwardly use infusions and broths in the form of compresses, lotions, drops and trays for eyes.

Thus, it is possible to cure such diseases as:

• Inflammation of eyes and century;
• Spots on a cornea;
• Inflammation of the lacrimal sacks.

Use to an eyebright is also made for treatment and prevention of many ophthalmologic diseases:

• Conjunctivitis;
• Blepharites;
• Dacryocystites;
• Increase in intraocular pressure;
• Cataract;
• After eyeglobe injuries;
• Trachoma;
• Age decrease in sight.

Also, from reviews of an eyebright it is known that this plant is used at the following problems with health:

• Digestion disturbance;
• Stomach hyperoxemia;
• Qatar of a stomach;
• Jaundice;
• Rheumatism;
• Quinsy;
• Lack of appetite.

At treatment of above-mentioned diseases, it is necessary to observe special care and not to forget about contraindications to an eyebright, especially, in the presence of chronic diseases.

Apply an eyebright to treatment of respiratory diseases, quinsies, flu, bronchial pneumonia, bronchial asthma. Reviews of an eyebright from people who were helped by such way of therapy, demonstrate that this plant is successfully used for treatment of inflammations of a mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes accompanied with cough with a viscous secret at a voice hoarseness.

The eyebright at pustulous diseases of skin, children's diathesis and eczemas, fever, a tuberculosis cutis at children is widely used. The eyebright found broad application at liver diseases, a gastroenteritis, hepatitis, colitis. Efficiency of drugs to an eyebright is noted at absent-mindedness of attention, decrease or loss of memory.

The eyebright contains cardiac glycosides and has hypotensive and vazodilatiruyushchy effect therefore it is included in many cordial grass collecting. Water extract to an eyebright narrows blood vessels, increases arterial pressure, excites and strengthens work of a cardiac muscle. But you should not forget about some contraindications to an eyebright, especially, about its ability to reduce pressure.

There is a set of reviews of an eyebright as about fine means for appetite stimulation. This way often helps at exhaustion and dystrophy. However, in this case, contraindications to an eyebright are especially urgent as they can cause an aggravation of symptoms. It can be connected with non-compliance with a dosage of drug intake.

At an inflammation of the phonatory bands, catarrhal diseases, quinsy, bronchitis accompanied with difficult department of a phlegm accept an eyebright in the form of tea.

Powder from a grass to an eyebright is applied to powder of wounds. Also, powders and poultices use at a scrofula, felons, warts, cancer, a dermatosis, abscesses.

At pustulous damages of skin use trays from broth to an eyebright. Broths and infusions are applied at neurodermatitises, eczema and diathesis at children.

The eyebright is capable to lower acidity of a gastric juice therefore it is applied at hyperacid gastritises.

Dry extract to an eyebright stimulates regeneration of a liver at hepatitis.

It is good to eyebright to wash with broth the head to improve growth of hair. Numerous reviews of an eyebright demonstrate considerable positive effect at a hair loss and baldness. Besides, there are reviews of an eyebright as means of fight against dandruff and seborrhea.

In nonconventional medicine the eyebright found the application at treatment still of many diseases:

• Hypertension;
• Migraine;
• Cold;
• Epilepsy;
• Allergy;
• Lock;
• Cystitis;
• Rhinitis;
• Asthma;
• Sclerosis;
• Headache;
• Neurosis.

Contraindications to an eyebright

You should not accept the drugs made on a basis to an eyebright if the patient has a stomach disease with the lowered acidity.

In case of existence of hypersensitivity to the substances which are a part to an eyebright, its use is inadmissible.

It is necessary to know and remember that tincture from an eyebright can lower arterial pressure considerably. For this reason, at hypotonia it is necessary to observe extra care.

Some reviews of an eyebright of the patients accepting drugs on the basis of this plant for treatment of ophthalmologic diseases contain information on deterioration in overall health. It is connected with the fact that use to an eyebright happens without accessory factors (associated diseases, etc.).

Doctors do not recommend use to an eyebright to pregnant women and children up to 3 years. There are reviews of an eyebright when small children, have later uses to an eyebright, pressure decreased.

In case of non-compliance with contraindications to an eyebright, there can be additional problems with health.