Upland uterus: therapeutic properties and contraindications.

Upland uterus is a perennial herb of the Vereskova family found in coniferous and birch forests in the southern regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The plant has been highly valued by herbalists for centuries for its rich composition.

Chemical Composition

Ortilia lopsided includes the following biologically active substances:

1. Arbutin. It has a pronounced antibacterial effect, eliminates inflammation. It is partially eliminated from the body, partially broken down to hydroquinone, which actively fights infections of the urinary tract. Arbutin is also used in the cosmetology industry as a skin lightening ingredient.
2. Coumarins. Good blood thinners and help fight blood clots. In addition to their anticoagulant effects, they are antiseptic and antitumor agents.
3. Phytoestrogens. They are similar in structure to female sex hormones and are used in the treatment of gynecological diseases. More plant hormones found their application in the treatment of hyperandrogenism: baldness, problem skin, excessive greasy skin.
4. Flavonoids. Have an antioxidant effect, rejuvenate the body.
5. Tannins. Have an anti-inflammatory effect, a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract in disorders and dysbiosis.
6. Vitamin C. In addition to strengthening the immune system and healing effect, vitamin C can enhance the effect of other biologically active substances in the hogwort.
7. Micronutrients: Copper, iron, zinc, manganese.
8. Iridoids. Have a wide range of effects, including strengthening the immune system, eliminating inflammation, pain relief, improving metabolism and others.

How it looks and where it grows

The herb likes dry places, where it can form dense thickets. The plant itself is a creeping shoot from which stems up to 20 cm long grow each year. At the base of each stalk there are pointed oval leaves, and the top is decorated with small white flowers with a green tint. The lopsided cluster of bellflowers resembles lily of the valley. The herb exudes a fishy smell due to the high content of iridoids in its chemical composition, which are also rich in fish scales.

Hogwort blooms in the first half of summer. In August, spherical fruits about 0.5 cm in diameter ripen.

Ortilia lopsidedum is cultivated quite rarely. Gardeners recommend choosing a dry shady place for it. Healing herbs should not be fertilized, otherwise their natural composition will be violated, also it is unknown what effect the treatment with such plants will have. It is better to plant hogweed at a distance from the rest of the beds to avoid unwanted fertilization.

Collection and storage

The leaves, inflorescences and stems of hogwort are harvested for later use for medicinal purposes. Preferably collect the raw material in late fall until the snow falls. By this time the plant has time to accumulate the maximum useful substances. However, you can stock up on hogwort and at the height of flowering in mid-summer.

For harvesting you should choose a dry day. Raw material collected in rainy weather is extremely difficult to prepare for drying. If the harvest is wet, it is better to use it immediately in its fresh form in the production of, for example, tinctures.

Do not pick hogweed near highways, industries and livestock complexes. In such places plants like a sponge absorb poisons, pesticides and other harmful substances.

Choose only healthy leaves, flowers and stems, avoiding damaged, sluggish and parasite-infested plants.

Prepared raw material is spread evenly. Dry in the fresh air in a place protected from direct sunlight. Ideal for this purpose is a shed. For drying is suitable apartment or house, but in that case should ensure adequate ventilation of the room. In no case can not dry raw material at high temperatures in dryers and ovens.

Dried herbs are placed in containers that are well air permeable: cardboard boxes, paper and cloth bags. Store the preparations in a well ventilated room, avoiding excessive humidity.

Stocks of hogwort does not lose its medicinal properties for more than a year, if you follow the above storage conditions.

Therapeutic properties of upland uterus

For women

Climacteric changes in the body.
After 45 years in most women, the reproductive period ends and menopause begins. The changes are caused by a significant reduction in the production of estrogen and progesterone in the body. The transition to a new state is accompanied by a mass of unpleasant symptoms that interfere with the usual life and often lead to depression.

Mainly the use of phytopreparation at menopause is shown because of its pronounced effect on the endocrine system. Lack of production of their own hormones can be compensated herbal. When the hormonal background evens out, hot flashes bother much less often, and their power decreases. Irritability, loss of energy, sexual desire returns.

Oestrogen deficiency affects the vaginal flora, dysbiosis may occur. Sprinkling decoction and ingestion of hogwort eliminates the development of harmful microorganisms and increases local and general immunity.

Decreased progesterone levels threaten frequent bloody discharge, which, unlike menstruation, occur chaotically. The mechanism of progesterone production is very dependent on estrogen. The phytoestrogens of Ortilia lopsidedum help to normalize the balance of hormones and reduce the frequency of bleeding.

Muscle mass in the pelvic floor decreases, which leads to the prolapse of the genitals. In such a situation, the urinary system suffers, urinary incontinence begins. Upland uterus is successfully used to treat the ailment in both adults and children from 14 years of age.

High blood pressure is a frequent problem in older people. The components of the plant are good at thinning the blood, thus reducing the risk of hypertension.

Borovushka has proven itself as a fighter against myoma and mastodynia - benign formations. Consequently, the drug reduces the risk of cancer, which is high during menopause.

As a result, it can be confidently stated that with hogwort, life after 45 is just beginning. Periodic courses will alleviate the symptoms of menopause, protect against mood swings, improve health and revive sex life.

Mastopathy treatment
With mastopathy, the glandular tissue grows and benign tumors appear. Any neoplasm can be a starting point for oncologic development, so it is recommended not to neglect examinations and treatment. Breast changes are caused by hormonal problems in the body against the background of pelvic diseases, stress, pregnancy, menopause, low immunity.

Upland uterus is used for mastitis externally and internally to achieve the following effects:

• elimination of pain syndrome;
• reducing swelling;
• Inhibition of tissue overgrowth.

Reception of medicines based on the hazelnut should begin on the first day after the end of menstruation and continue for three weeks, then take a break.

Cystitis
Upland uterus has a pain-relieving effect. This is extremely necessary for painful urination in patients with cystitis. Reception of the plant prevents pyelonephritis and other complications on the kidneys. Thanks to the diuretic effect of the herb, the infection can not rise above the bladder. Antiseptic properties of the hazelnut affect the main cause of the disease - pathogenic microflora.

Phytotherapy consists of taking decoctions and tinctures on hogwort. The course of recovery of the body - at least three weeks.

Inflammatory processes in the appendages (adnexitis)
This is one of the most common gynecological diseases. There are many causes of adnexitis, but most often they are infections. The insidiousness of the disease is that the symptoms may subside with the start of treatment. Many women give up treatment, thinking that they got better. But then the disease becomes chronic and returns in triple force with a bunch of complications.

If you have inflammation of the appendages, you should definitely visit a gynecologist. Upland uterus can serve as a supplement to traditional preparations for douches and consolidation of the result.

Infusion for douches
2 tablespoons of chamomile and one teaspoon of ortiliya lopsided pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Insist in a thermos or container wrapped 30 minutes. Strain. Lie on the side where there is pain, gently introduce a syringe warm infusion. Lie down for 7-10 minutes so that the liquid has had time to act on the affected mucosa. Irrigations should be performed before going to bed every day for a week.

To consolidate the result of treatment will be useful to take a tincture of hogwort. Add 30-40 drops of alcoholic tincture to half a glass of water. Take three times a day for an hour before a meal. The course of reception - at least a month, but it can last much longer, depending on the complexity of adnexitis.

Fallopian tubes obstruction
With fallopian tube obstruction, adhesions in the oviducts do not allow the egg to move into the uterus. With the disease, there is a high probability of an ectopic pregnancy. To treat the disease take 1 teaspoon of alcoholic tincture 3 times a day. The course is 3 weeks, for recovery it takes 3 courses. Additionally, sprinkling with water infusion of the upland uterus and use suppositories.

Polycystic ovaries
With polycystic ovaries, it is extremely difficult to get pregnant, because the body loses the ability to ovulate. Problems with the endocrine system, infectious diseases, severe stress and heredity are the main causes of the disease.

Polycystic uterus is treated with decoction of the hogwort. The course lasts at least six months. Phytotherapy eliminates the symptoms of hyperandrogenism, normalizes the menstrual cycle, relieves premenstrual syndrome, and helps to lose excess weight.

Infertility treatment
There are cases when a woman of childbearing age seems to be absolutely healthy, properly nourished, engaged in sports, but still can not get pregnant. If after a year of regular unprotected intercourse does not conceive, it is likely to have infertility. If there are no contraindications, it will not be superfluous to try a course of hogwort.

In a thermos mix 10 g of dried grass ortiliya lopsided and 250 ml of boiling water. Infuse for 30 minutes, strain. Take 4 times a day for half an hour before a meal for 1-2 months. Treatment can be repeated annually.

Uterine myoma
Qualified specialists urge to take myoma more seriously and not to limit treatment to folk remedies. Trying to "burn out" the formed node with herbs, women lose precious time. Do not forget that myoma - a formation that at any time can become malignant.

Gynecologists can prescribe preparations with hogwort in the following cases:

• Myoma does not exceed 1 cm and is located in the uterine wall;
• rehabilitation after surgery;
• Inability to get pregnant against the background of myoma;
• Myoma in menopause (for symptom relief).

Phytotherapy consists of douches and the use of the remedy by mouth. The duration of the course should be at least three months. The treatment regimen is based on the natural menstrual cycle - 28 days, of which three weeks are spent taking the drug and a seven-day break. The use of upland uterus is excluded during menstruation and uterine bleeding associated with myoma.

According to the reviews, in the first two weeks of the course there may be a temporary deterioration of the patient's condition. However, then the well-being came back to normal and even improved.

For men

One of the names of ortiliya lopsided is "female herb". But, as practice has shown, medicines from the plant can also eliminate many male ailments.

1. Infertility. Upland uterus has a positive effect on the hormonal background of the male body, strengthens the immune system, stimulates spermatogenesis. After a course of treatment, the body produces more seminal fluid, and sperm become more mobile and enduring. A pleasant bonus of phytotherapy will be improved erectile function and increased libido. The chance of conceiving a child increases many times over.
2. Prostatitis. Traditional medicine usually treats this disease with antibiotics and hormones. An alternative in the form of remedies with upland uterus with minimal side effects has the same antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and immunomodeling effect.
3. Prostate inflammation is accompanied by purulent discharge from the penis and painful urination. The symptom is eliminated with the help of sprinkling infusions. At the same time, you should start taking the upland uterus internally in the form of a tincture.

When pregnant

Doctors and herbalists have not found an unambiguous answer to the question: whether it is possible to take hornbeam uterus during pregnancy. Official experts tend to adhere to the annotation to the phytomedicine, where it is prescribed that pregnancy is a contraindication to the reception. However, along with the doubts of doctors, there is a lot of feedback from women who have benefited from the long-awaited conception.

Means based on the upland uterus gained popularity because of its wide range of action: immunomodulatory, antiseptic, antitumor, and so on. Often an infertile woman treats with folk remedies, for example, myoma, and suddenly becomes pregnant. All because the phytoestrogens of the herb during therapy leveled her hormonal background and activated the reproductive system.

If pregnancy occurred against the background of using hogweed, then in the first trimester it is allowed to continue taking it to reduce the manifestations of toxicity, better fix the fetus, reduce the risk of miscarriage. A woman in the pregnancy should use only decoctions and in no case alcoholic tinctures. In the second and third trimester, hogweed should be canceled because of the risk of spontaneous abortion.

If a woman began to take the remedy already being in the position, the effect of phytoestrogens can be absolutely unpredictable. Hormonal fluctuations in the mother's body can disrupt pregnancy, harm the fetus and even provoke a miscarriage. You should not put yourself and your baby at such a risk.

When breastfeeding

Breastfeeding and taking hogwort are incompatible. This can be found in the contraindications to any remedy based on the herb. The components contained in its composition are especially toxic to the baby's body.

If a woman is concerned about gynecological problems, there are two treatment options:

• Wean the baby and take hogwort;
• Continue feeding, but replace the herb with another remedy.

Of course, it is not easy to wean a child from breast milk, and no formula is comparable with it in terms of benefits. But if a woman in labor requires treatment, you can not put it off, because the baby needs, above all, a healthy mother.

It is worth noting that Ortilia lopsideda inhibits milk production in the body. The mother will not have problems with overmilking, squeezing and other troubles that accompany the cessation of lactation.

For children

The contraindication to any remedy based on hogwort is childhood. However, children over 14 years of age can be given phytomedicine for urinary incontinence. Within a month, 30 minutes before a meal, you need to take 20 drops of tincture under the tongue or pre-dissolved in water.

When losing weight.

Often due to stress, bad ecology and improper diet, people form hormonal imbalance and metabolic disorders, which leads to weight gain. In such circumstances, it makes no sense to lose weight through diets, starting with the normalization of hormonal background.

The solution in such a situation can be the use of ortiliya lopsided alone or in combination with other herbs. The most popular among thinners is phyto tea from a mixture of hogwort and red brush.

How the substances in the drink affect the body:

• speed up the metabolism, remove toxins;
• lower cholesterol levels;
• blunt hunger;
• Have an indulgent effect;
• Establish the function of the gastrointestinal tract, normalize microflora;
• Improve sleep due to light sedative effect;
• beneficial effects on the endocrine system.

Thus, using tea from hogwort and red brush, you can solve the initial problem of obesity. After the physical condition and hormonal background will come back to normal, diets will be many times more effective.

Borovaya uterus in folk medicine

Decoction for polycystic disease

In an enamel bowl put 1 tablespoon of woodruff, pour hot water in the amount of 250 ml. Cook on a water bath for a quarter of an hour, remove from the heat, insist 5 hours, strain. Drink before eating 15 ml 4 times a day. Start immediately after the end of critical days and drink for 3 weeks, then take a break for 7 days and continue the course.

Upland uterus suppositories for the treatment of adhesions

2 tablespoons of herbal raw materials to soften, pour a small amount of boiling water. Softened raw material mixed with 100 grams of confectionery fat. Form candles and put in the cold to solidify. They help with adhesions and inflammation in the genitourinary system.

Infusion of ortiliya lopsided for irrigation with prostatitis

To prepare the liquid for irrigation, you need to brew with a glass of boiling water 1 teaspoon of dried herb ortiliya lopsided. Infuse for 60 minutes, strain through a thick gauze. Using a syringe (without needle) or a small medical pear, inject the liquid into the urethra.

Decoction for use during pregnancy

If pregnancy occurs against a background of phytotherapy, you can continue taking herbal remedies in the first trimester. 2 tablespoons of herbs pour 350 ml of water, bring to a boil, turn down the heat to low, cook the mixture for 30 minutes. The resulting broth cool and strain. Store in the refrigerator for no more than two days in a sealed container. It is better if the dosage will appoint a doctor. The standard dosage - 15-20 ml 3 times a day for half an hour before a meal. By the end of the first trimester reception should be gradually canceled.

Herbal tea for weight loss and the prevention of pelvic diseases

Tea can be brewed from just hogwort or prepare a mixture of several herbs. 1 teaspoon of plant raw materials pour a glass of boiling water, let stand for 15 minutes. Drink 100 ml 2 times a day before meals.

Tincture of ortiliya lopsided on a water basis.

A glass of hot water pour 20 grams of grass, infuse for 30 minutes. Use for douches and ingestion. The dosage and duration of the course depends on the disease.

Tincture of ortiliya lopsided on vodka

In a glass container, mix 60 g of dry material and 600 ml of vodka, insist at least a month in a dark place. Take in the form of drops, pre-diluted in water.

Types of medicinal compositions with upland uterus

Infusion

To prepare an infusion, use a scattering of woodruff or crushed herb in filter packs. The required amount of raw materials is poured with boiling water and insisted in a thermos or in a wrapped container. Keeps healing liquid in the refrigerator for no more than two days. It is used mainly for rinses, gargles, douches. Irrigations help well with adhesive processes in the pelvic organs, inflammation, benign formations. The concentration of the infusion is much lower than that of the tincture, so it can be taken by adolescents from 14 years of age and in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Tincture

Borovaya uterus in the form of tincture is probably the most biologically active form of drugs. The basis is alcohol, in which dried or fresh herbs are added. Take under the tongue or pre-dissolve in water for a variety of infectious and endocrine diseases. Categorically not recommended for women in the position and adolescents.

Decoction

Decoction of hogweed is used for ingestion, topically, for cosmetic purposes. The herb is poured with water and boiled over low heat or in a water bath, then insist. Stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for no more than 48 hours. Decoction is suitable for long-term treatment, for example, polycystic ovaries.

Tea

Upland uterus in filter packs of 2 g has gained great popularity. Consumers prefer the convenience of the form and precise dosage. In addition, phyto teas are often sold in the form of mixtures of hogwort with other medicinal herbs. The most frequent and at the same time useful is considered a combination of hogwort and red brush.

The range of beneficial effects of Ortilia on the body is very wide, and the small dosage of filter packs allows you to drink tea for the prevention of various diseases. However, you should not abuse herbal teas. It is recommended to drink no more than 1-2 glasses a day with meals.

Candles

In addition to remedies taken orally, you can use suppositories. Suppositories with upland uterus can be purchased in the pharmacy or made yourself from medical lanolin (or fat) and herbs. They help with most female ailments. Take from the first day after the cessation of periods for three weeks, then take a break for 7 days.

Syrup

The drug is a sugar syrup with an extract of ortiliya lopsided. It is used for gynecological diseases, failures in the menstrual cycle, neoplasms in the pelvic organs. Take 2 teaspoons 3 times a day before meals with a little water.

Tablets .

To strengthen the immune system and speed recovery from colds take an extract of hogwort in tablets. In the pharmacy you can find the phytopreparation in the BAD department.

Ointments

The form of the drug in the form of an ointment is quite rare. Find the product only in online stores and eco-stores. To make it requires animal fat and dried herb hogwort. The ingredients are placed in an earthenware pot and toasted for a long time in an oven or stove.

The ointment can be made yourself. You will need an alcohol or water tincture of the herb and any greasy base (petroleum jelly, grease, baby cream). It is enough to simply mix the components and use. Store in the refrigerator.

Oil Tincture

In the form of an oil tincture phytopreparation can be used externally for mastopathy, mastodynia and for cosmetic purposes. Any refined oil and, of course, hogwort in the form of dried herb or extract will do for preparation. Insist the mixture for at least a month, stirring occasionally. Store in a container of dark glass in a cool place.

Cosmetic Applications

For the most part, the "female herb" is used in folk medicine to treat gynecological diseases. Phytoestrogens contained in medicines based on the hornwort are able to normalize the hormonal background. This has a positive effect on the condition of a woman's hair, skin and nails. However, there are several recipes for using ortiliya lopsided in cosmetology.

Mask for the skin of the hands

Cold weather, wind, aggressive detergents and other negative factors dry out the delicate hand skin and make it rough. How can you make your hands velvet again? You need to take dried grass hogwort and pour so much boiling water to get a thick pulp. Apply the cooled mixture to the hands, leave it for 7-10 minutes and then rinse it off.

A compress to save the fading skin

Pour a glass of boiling water 2 tablespoons of upland uterus, insist the mixture for 30 minutes. Cooled infusion to strain. Soak a soft towel or gauze folded in several layers with the liquid. Keep the compress on the face for 20 minutes. The procedure tightens the skin, refreshes and fights wrinkles. Rejuvenating effect also have a daily wash with the infusion.

Decoction compress against inflammation

1.5-2 tablespoons of crushed mixture of leaves and flowers of ortiliya lopsided pour 300 ml of water. Boil over low heat for about 10 minutes, then infuse for half an hour. For 10 minutes put a compress on the face. After the procedure rinse your face with water.

Nourishing mask

Grind dried herb ortiliya lopsided. In a dark small container, mix with your favorite cosmetic oil (grape seed, jojoba, wheat germ, sweet almond, and so on). Insist at least one month in a dark place, shake periodically.

This oil extract can be used for face and body skin nourishment, added to creams, rubbed into the hair roots and applied to the hair length. Wash away is not necessary, just enough to blot excess oil with a paper towel.

Rinses to revitalize the hair

Regular rinses "revitalize" the hair follicles, stimulate hair growth and restore the hair structure.

Bring a mixture of 2 liters of water and 3-4 tablespoons of hogweed to a boil. Wrap the container with the liquid and infuse for 1 hour, then strain. Just washed hair rinse with the infusion, blot with a towel and leave to dry naturally.

Contraindications for use

1. The hipped womb is strictly contraindicated during menstruation and bleeding on the background of uterine myoma. Components of the plant that thin the blood can provoke heavy bleeding. Before taking herbal remedy, you should make sure that there is no reduced blood clotting, taking the appropriate test. If positive, the herb is contraindicated because of its anticoagulant effect.
2. Taking birth control pills. It should not be forgotten that the herb is a source of phytoestrogens. Simultaneous reception of oral contraceptives and hogweed will lead to an increased intake of hormones into the body.
3. Pregnancy and lactation. From the third month of pregnancy to the end of lactation, it is necessary to stop taking ortiliya lopsided. Toxic components of the plant can cause disorders in the development of the fetus, lead to a faltering pregnancy and even miscarriage. During breastfeeding, toxins can enter the baby's body through milk.
4. Allergic reactions and individual intolerance. If after taking hogwort there are symptoms of worsening (headaches, redness of the skin, nausea and others), you should stop taking it. If after an hour, the condition does not improve, you should definitely consult a doctor!
5. Gastrointestinal diseases (ulcers and exacerbation of gastritis).
6. Liver problems. Ortilia is rich in arbutin, which in the human body is transformed into hydroquinone. The derivative substance is a toxin and can harm the "sick" liver.
7. If a woman has completely obstructed fallopian tubes, the reception of remedies with hogwort is contraindicated because of the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
8. Childhood. It is advisable to give the remedy to adolescents from 14 years of age.