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Monarda is not just an ornamental plant, distinguished by good and beautiful color. The healing properties of Monarda are numerous, in addition, this plant is used as a spice. What is the beneficial properties of this flower?
What are the beneficial properties of the monarda
Monarda has unique healing properties. Thus, the essential oil from this plant has a bactericidal effect. It is used to eliminate inflammation on the skin, for the treatment of skin diseases and rashes. This oil is used as an antispasmodic. It is believed that it can strengthen the immune system, and when injected into the body removes carcinogens from it. It is also used to eliminate the effects of burns.
The healing properties of Monarda are fully disclosed in compositions with other essential and fatty oils. The most frequently added to this essential oil are:
- tea tree oil;
- rosewood;
- lavender.
As for base oils, the most popular are:
- wheat germ oil;
- grape seed oil.
Application inside the monarda essential oil helps to cleanse the aorta from plaques, and also improves blood clotting. Getting into the human body, this tool helps him cope with the engraftment of foreign tissues. It is believed that this tool has an anti-stress and antioxidant effect.
The presented plant helps to cope with radiation sickness and is a natural defense against radiation. Thus, monardo is used in cases of the above diseases and after a course of chemotherapy.
Under what diseases do
monarda is used? This remedy is also used for various diseases caused by inflammatory processes. These include:
- otitis media;
- sinusitis;
- pneumonia;
- cystitis.
In addition, the use of this plant for the following diseases is popular:
- anemia;
- psoriasis;
- atherosclerosis;
- tuberculosis;
- oral disease;
- headache.
The good properties of this plant are revealed by adding it to tea. It is recommended to add essential oil to tea.
By adding 2-3 drops of monarda essential oil to tea, you can bring a lot of benefit to the body, especially if the body has been hit before with harmful substances.
As this remedy strengthens the immune system, it also helps fight viral diseases such as the flu and the common cold. It is recommended to use it in the spring and autumn as a preventive measure. You can use not only the essential oil. Fresh greens of this plant are also suitable for consumption, it is added to various culinary dishes, both cookable and not amenable. If the body is already affected by viral diseases, the best way to get rid of it is to inhale it with the addition of this essential oil.
When using essential oil of Monarda, it should be remembered that it has the property to enhance the action of antibiotics.
If the treatment of a viral disease is carried out with the help of antibiotics, when deciding to use monarda for additional strengthening of the body, the dose of antibiotics should be reduced.
How to properly use the healing properties of monardy
Unfortunately, like any therapeutic agent, monarda has not only useful properties, it also has a number of contraindications to use.
In some cases, the use of remedies, drugs and oils made on the basis of monardy, can bring not benefit, but on the contrary, harm. For example, you can not use Monarda for any cancer. If possible, this tool should be replaced by others. If this is not possible, it is necessary to consult with your doctor before use. It will help assess the risks and find tools that will not have a detrimental effect on the body weakened by the disease.
The harm of the monard can also be caused by excessive use. No matter how useful this plant is, you should not use it( or products made from it) every day. It is also desirable to be limited to only one way of using this tool. Thus, if the garment is used for internal use, it is undesirable to use aromatic oil for inhalation, grinding, compresses and lotions.
Harm to health can also be inflicted if products made from monarda are used by a pregnant woman or a young mother during breastfeeding. Although the health of future mothers may not be a threat, the child can be seriously harmed. A nursing mother should also refuse to use the essential oil of Monarda or the greenery of this plant. It is also not recommended to use spice in the form of dried powder, as well as fresh greens for pregnant women. If prior to pregnancy, women dishes with monard greens were familiar, during pregnancy and breastfeeding from the use of this plant should be abandoned.
Monarda, in any of its forms, is not recommended for use by children under 5 years of age. Small children can not be inhaled or aromatic treatments using this tool.
When used properly, it turns out to reveal all these properties so that they benefit the body. Systematic consumption of products made from this plant will help to keep the body healthy and strong. With proper use, products made on the basis of monarda can be even more effective than drug treatment.
