Kalanchoe juice for the treatment of colds of the nose and ears: useful properties and methods of use
Kalanchoe is a tropical plant from the succulents family - Crassulaceae. Due to its inherent pharmacological properties, some call it a home doctor. This name is not accidental: in the composition there are substances that have wound healing, antimicrobial and antiflogistic effects.
Plant juice helps in the treatment of certain dental and gynecological problems. It is indispensable when it is necessary to facilitate nasal breathing due to the inflammatory process that has arisen and to destroy all pathogenic bacteria. How to use a cold medicine? Does taking it involve a risk to life?
Healing properties
The stalk and leaves of Kalanchoe are credited with medicinal properties. The plant helps in the fight against rhinitis (We talk about the features of using Kalanchoe for the treatment of a common cold in this material). Drops are prepared from it for instillation into the nose, and rubbed inside with juice to protect itself from infections in crowded places or during epidemics.
What medicinal properties does he have:
- powerful anti-inflammatory effect;
- bactericidal effect;
- antibacterial effect;
- wound healing effect;
- blood purification and elimination of harmful substances from the body;
- hemostatic effect.
To gain strength, to cheer up and wake up, you need to stand or sit near the pot with the plant for at least 5 minutes.
When can I use it?
For example, runny nose treated with flower juice. It has rare healing properties due to the fact that it contains vitamins C, PP, organic oxalic, acetic, malic acid, tannins, polysaccharides, etc.
With a severe cold and sinusitis, plant juice diluted with water is dripped into the nose. The permissible frequency of use is 5 times a day. To dilute concentrated juice or an alcoholic solution, boiled water is used, adhering to a ratio of 1: 5. Having moistened a cotton pad / cotton swab, moisturize and cleanse the nasal passages with this tool.
Reference! With angina, laryngitis and tonsillitis, a solution of Kalanchoe juice is used to rinse the nose and rinse the mouth.You can find out what else Kalanchoe treats and how it is used in medicine for various problems and diseases, here, and more detailed information on the healing properties of the plant, as well as on the use of Kalanchoe in various forms - in the form of tincture, ointment, extract, can be here.
Can I instill alcohol juice?
In the sinuses
Any alcohol tincture without dilution with water in a ratio of 1: 1 is not suitable for instillation into the nose or eyes. The resulting product is used to rinse the nasal sinuses from mucus.
In the ear cavity
Kalanchoe alcohol juice without dilution is used for inflammation of the middle ear. It is prepared like this:
- Take 2 tbsp. l crushed leaves of the plant and 200 ml of 40 percent alcohol.
- Mix the ingredients and leave in a warm room for ten days, tightly closing the lid.
- After ten days, the tincture is ready for instillation into the ear.
Home cooking
- It is necessary to pick a few fresh leaves from the plant.
- After that, chop them finely and squeeze through a press (for example, through garlic press).
- As a result, we get gruel, which is wrapped in gauze and squeezed juice from it.
- The resulting fluid must be pipetted and instilled into each nostril (it is effective in combating rhinitis only immediately after preparation).
If it appears in a child, the resulting liquid is diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1: 1.
Unused leaves of the plant are wrapped in paper and put away in the refrigerator.. Shelf life is 5-7 days. At the end of this period, they lose their healing properties.
Pharmacy drops
The pharmacy sells a finished preparation based on Kalanchoe for local and external use. It is released without a prescription at an affordable price (for a bottle of 20 ml they pay 86 rubles).
Pharmacy medicine is a concentrated solution with a specific odor. It has a yellowish tint. They treat a runny nose, but before use, dilute with water in a ratio of 1: 1.
Instructions for use
From the leaves of the Kalanchoe flower, a therapeutic solution is prepared at home:
- Collecting, washing and chopping, put them in a garlic gum.
- The gruel is transferred to cheesecloth and slightly pressed, the juice is collected in stainless steel dishes.
- Before use, heat it in a water bath and cool to room temperature.
- After that, instill it in the nose with a pipette with a cold.
Runny nose in children and adults is treated differently using this medicine. Children are given a nose drop of two drops in each nostril three times a day, and for adults, 3 drops / 5 times a day. After the procedure, they sneeze, and the mucus accumulated in the nose with bacteria is excreted. First, congestion disappears, and then comes a complete cure.
During pregnancy
Kalanchoe juice is strictly contraindicated in pregnant womeneven if they have a bad cold. The plant has a rich chemical composition, and as a result, high biological activity. It is absorbed into the bloodstream quickly, spreading throughout the body. During treatment, it provokes intense and prolonged sneezing. Due to sneezing, the lower abdominal muscles contract. The resulting pain and cramping can cause a miscarriage or premature birth.
Contraindications
In order not to harm health, Kalanchoe juice is used, in consultation with a doctor.
Contraindications are:
- allergy;
- pregnancy;
- low pressure;
- tumors;
- liver disease
- hepatitis;
- cirrhosis.
Risks and Possible Consequences
Doctors recommend using plant juice with caution. If the patient exceeds the dosage, he will develop an allergic reaction, a burn of the nasal mucosa will occur, or he will suffer from pain with subsequent instillations.
Conclusion
Kalanchoe is a plant, parts of which are readily used in folk medicine. It has medicinal properties. The juice is instilled into the nose, and the tincture is rubbed into the skin to improve blood circulation and prevent blockage of blood vessels. The main thing before use is to consult a doctor and observe precautions.