To what only national and traditional medicine did not come, and what just was not invented for the treatment of diseases.
Perhaps one of the most effective and easily accessible remedies for the treatment of ailments is periwinkle.
This is a herbaceous plant that can help a person cope with all his disorders.
But periwinkle, in addition to its extensive medicinal properties, has a number of contraindications. With all this, and we will understand this article.
Periwinkle chemical composition
Different types of periwinkle contain different chemicals. Vincamine was found in the small periwinkle, and in pink - reserpine and vincalecoblastin.
But absolutely in all forms there are alkaloids of the indole series. Vinca herb also contains ascorbic acid, bitterness, carotene, rutin, tannins, saponins.
Did you know? Vinca leaves are surprisingly tenacious and durable, and retain a fresh look, even under the snow. Periwinkle, which was transferred from the forest to the garden or parks, is a symbol of vitality. A periwinkle planted in a cemetery carries the symbol of good memory and eternal love.
Useful and pharmacological properties of periwinkle
Periwinkle is used in the treatment of such diseases: hypertension, neurotic condition, arrhythmias, vegetative-vascular problems. It also relieves vascular spasms, increases the tone of the uterus and diuresis.
In folk medicine, it is used as a special tool for cleaning and stopping blood. Tinctures and decoctions should be made and taken if you have: rheumatism, scurvy, diarrhea, fever, teeth ache, cough for a long time, infertility.
He also easily copes with the treatment of tuberculosis, eliminates brain spasms. Effective in the treatment of facial neuritis and polyneuritis.
And if you have problems with the skin of the face, then you should simply wash with a decoction of periwinkle.
Important! Traditional medicine is good, but follow the advice of your doctor when treating your illnesses. And do not do long self-treatment.
Preparations based on periwinkle in traditional medicine
Periwinkle is common in traditional medicine. The use of periwinkle is always beneficial to human health, if used in the right dosages.
Such medicines are made from it as: Vincamine, Vincathon, Devincan, Vincristine, Vincapan. Let's take a closer look at each of them.
Vincamine
This medicine stimulates metabolism in the central nervous system, dilates blood vessels and improves cerebral circulation.
It should be taken if you have: concentration is disturbed, memory deterioration in old age, cerebral circulation, migraine, and head spasms. If you breastfeed a child, taking this substance is contraindicated.
Vincaton
Another of the periwinkle-based drugs, which supplies cells with oxygen, boosts mental activity, improves coronary and cerebral circulation.
Causes such side effects: skin rash, tachycardia, various manifestations of allergic reactions, lowering blood pressure. Contraindicated in people who have suffered a myocardial infarction or have arrhythmia.
Devinkan
It regulates vascular tone and affects the decrease in peripheral vascular tone, calms the central nervous system, has a moderate hypotensive effect. This remedy should be taken if you have: neurogenic tachycardia, hypertension 1 and 2 degrees and various autonomic neuroses.
Vincristine
It consists of periwinkle rose extract.
This medicine belongs to chemotherapeutic anticancer agents. At the metaphase stage, vincristine blocks cell division.
If you use it in high doses, it will suppress the synthesis of DNA and RNA.
Important! It can only be administered intravenously once a week. Enter vincristine directly into the spinal cord is prohibited!
Vincapan
This drug is made on the basis of small periwinkle. You should take it if you have health problems in the following directions: neurogenic tachycardia, frequent dizziness, arterial hypertension, deterioration of memory and concentration in the elderly, impaired hearing and vision, female menopause, headaches, undeveloped thinking and intelligence in children and adolescents.
Proper dosage and regular use will help you cope with all these diseases.
How to prepare and store for the medical purposes the Vinca herb
Periwinkle has so many-sided healing properties and brings so much positive to human health that we need to solve the main task: how to properly assemble and prepare it for treatment. The main rules for the collection and storage of periwinkle:
- Collect periwinkle worth starting in spring and ending in July.
- Cut it should not be less than 3-5 cm from the ground.
- To pull out this plant with its roots is prohibited.
- After collecting all the leaves, stems and flowers, they should be carefully cleaned from foreign debris.
- It is necessary to dry the plant in the open air, with a temperature not lower than 40 ° C.
- If the weather is sunny and dry, then the periwinkle will dry out within a week.
- Periwinkle is a poisonous plant, therefore it is better to work with it in gloves and to wash hands thoroughly after it.
- Ready raw materials can be stored no longer than 2 years.
Recipes of traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases
Periwinkle is considered a universal remedy, as its use for the treatment of almost all human diseases is practiced in both traditional and traditional medicine. If you follow all the instructions and take the treatment seriously, then you will be able to use it to heal your ailments.
Gargling for sore throat
If you have a sore throat, then the periwinkle infusion will quickly relieve you of both them and such a disease as angina. You will need 1 tablespoon of small periwinkle leaves and a glass of water. Mix it up and simmer for 20 minutes.
You give him time to cool and brew, then filter and add cold boiled water to make a glass. Gargle 3 times a day.
Did you know? Periwinkle will live until at least a drop of water remains in the vessel in which it is located.
Anemia (anemia)
Periwinkle tincture with anemia consists of grass and flowers of periwinkle. We count 3 pinches of dry periwinkle and fill it with 200 ml of water, mix. You need to drink a little, up to 6 times a day.
Headaches
The periwinkle tincture has a positive effect on the brain vessels, relieves spasms and reduces headaches. Take 10 g of grass and insist it on 90-100 ml of vodka, putting in a dark place for 3 weeks. Take should be 10 drops 3 times a day.
If you do tincture for you for a long time, you can quickly make a decoction. Crush one spoon of periwinkle herb and fill it with 220 ml of water, boil on low heat for 15 minutes, cool and squeeze the sediment. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
Improved potency
Periwinkle tincture is also used to improve male potency. A teaspoon of crushed leaves pour 1/4 liter of water. Boil the mixture for 7 minutes. It is necessary to insist in a dark place the whole day. After the contents should be filtered and taken a teaspoon 2 times a day for 20 minutes. before meals.
Hypertension, migraine
If you have high blood pressure and migraine, then the periwinkle will help you with this problem. 2 teaspoons crushed periwinkle leaves pour 2 cups of boiled water. Boil for 10 minutes. After cooling it and strain, take 1/3 cup 3 times daily before meals.
Dermatitis, purulent wounds and ulcers
Application of periwinkle in this broth outside, for washing dermatitis, wounds and ulcers. Take 2 teaspoons of dried periwinkle herb and pour one glass of boiling water over it. Boil for half an hour. After that, cool it, strain and squeeze.
Did you know? Once in Germany and Austria, girls wondered if they would marry this year or not, weaving wreaths of vinca grass and flowers.
How to use periwinkle in cosmetology
Periwinkle is such a universal remedy that it has found its application even in cosmetology. It is included in the composition of skin and body care products (even for children). Some manufacturers add it to enhance the tone in lotions and creams.
Periwinkle is also used to create different shades of lipstick and an unusual smell in perfumery. In all of these funds, its percentage of content should not exceed 10%.
Contraindications and side effects
Even considering that the vinca alkaloid carries a number of positive substances, affecting the human body, you need to be careful with it. Do not self-medicate and consult with your doctor before using any decoction, tincture or purchase of medicines.
remember, that periwinkle - this is a poisonous shrub and any incorrect reception or deviation from the prescribed dosage can lead to deterioration of the heart and blood vessels.
Important! To take any medication from traditional and traditional medicine is strictly prohibited for pregnant and lactating.
Take care of yourself and your health, and the health of loved ones.
