Fragrant geranium - medicinal properties and contraindications of a fragrant bush from your windowsill

For what diseases does fragrant geranium help, can you learn more about the medicinal properties and contraindications of this plant? I really love pelargonium, but I got this only recently, and all thanks to a neighbor who shared the cut. So she told me that this flower is not simple, but healing. He helped her with a headache and even get rid of a cough when she got very sick in winter. I also decided to dilute it myself, especially since I also use traditional medicine, and more often than drugs, which are very expensive. In what other cases is geranium used for treatment?

She will not surprise you either with a rich variety of colors, or with the large size of the inflorescences, for which, in fact, geraniums are grown. But only fragrant geranium has such a stunning aroma, the medicinal properties and contraindications of which have long been studied by folk medicine. It is thanks to the presence of essential oils and, most importantly, geraniol that the flower has the property of both purifying the air and coping with various human diseases. The named substance has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. Therefore, it is not surprising that the fragrant pelargonium began to be used for the manufacture of medicinal products.

Fragrant geranium - medicinal properties and contraindications

In addition to geraniol, the plant part of the flower contains many other useful substances, namely:

• flavonoids and saponins;
• pectins and catechins;
• organic acids and tannins;
• vitamins and minerals (especially calcium);
• alkaloids and tannins.

How does geranium work on the body

Useful substances are found in all parts of the plant, but especially a lot of them in young foliage. It is used for the preparation of decoctions, infusions, compresses and lotions, and also makes aromatic geranium oil.

Such funds have a positive effect on the work of almost all organs, namely:

1. Calms the nervous system, relieves stress, relieves insomnia.
2. Treat eczema, boils and other skin diseases.
3. Stops internal bleeding.
4. Relieve pain in various types of neurology, with otitis media and hemorrhoids, toothache and headache.
5. Lice are removed.
6. They restore digestion, adrenal glands.
7. They remove inflammatory processes in case of colds and sore throat, promote expectoration.

Geranium oil is also widely used. Most often it is used in cosmetology to cleanse and moisturize the skin, stimulate hair growth. But it is also very effective for inhalation.

In what cases and who should not use geranium for treatment

First of all, the fragrant flower is not suitable for those with a tendency to allergic reactions. Before using it, it is recommended to pass an alert test. It is also worth considering the properties of the plant to lower blood pressure and increase blood viscosity.

It is strictly forbidden to ingest pure concentrated juice of the plant. Even if the concentrate comes into contact with the skin, it can cause burns, so the agent must be diluted.

Among the contraindications for which it is impossible to take funds based on fragrant geranium, there are such diseases:

• hypotension;
• bronchial asthma;
• liver failure;
• kidney disease;
• varicose veins.

In addition, children under 12, pregnant, lactating and elderly people are also not recommended to be treated with this geranium.

Healing infusion of aromatic geranium

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