Vitex sacred ( Kaf Maryam in Arabic ) Healing properties

What is Vitex sacred?

Vitex sacred : is a high tree-shrub. This plant can be up to four meters in height. The root system is highly branched Vitex has a lot of adventitious roots. Brown tetrahedral stalk is straight.Leaves of plants are arranged opposite, they are green. Each sheet consists of five leaflets, which are pointed and have stipules. Dense panicles shaped ear buds appear before us Vitex. The plant is in flowering period is covered by a variety of beautiful flowers - lilac, purple or pink. Vitex is a drupe fruits in the form of a ball, black color, the size of drupes does not exceed 4 mm.

June-August - a period of bloom Vitex sacred. Since early September to late October mature fruits of Vitex. The plant has a very strong, but at the same time a pleasant aroma. Basically multiplies Vitex sacred seed or cuttings way.

In large quantities, this plant can be found in Southern Europe, in Asia, in North Africa. It grows on the banks of ponds and rivers, on mountain slopes. The best soil for growing Vitex is a rocky, sandy and loamy.

The healing properties of Vitex sacred :

For therapeutic purposes, use the leaves, fruits, flowers, and branches of the plant, but even the bark of Vitex is sometimes used for making drugs. Flowers need to be collected at the flowering stage, the time for harvesting - September-October. Dry fruits should be at a temperature no higher than 40 Celsius gradussov. Throughout the growing season the plants can be harvested branches of Vitex. For drying, the plants best suited to fresh air.

Throughout the plant contains vitamins, tannins, essential oils, trace elements and alkaloids. In addition to these nutrients, Vitex leaves contain vitamin C in fruits and plants present coumarins and fatty oil (fatty oil comprises, in turn, acetic, propionic, caproic, valeric and butyric acid).

Vitex has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial action. Preparations from Vitex has sedative, estrogenic and antifungal properties.

Application Vitex normalizes the function of the glands at the hormonal irregularities in the background, it affects the operation of the corpus luteum - a gland that is responsible for the menstrual cycle.

The fruits of Vitex normalize digestion, tone and strengthen the body.

The seeds are used for the manufacture of a special oil which helps with cancer.

Vitex - is an analogue of hormones in women, and for this reason it is used and women in the treatment of endocrine system or a hormonal failure.

Vitex Applications:

Vitex sacred used for depression, a chronic disease of the spleen and liver, malaria, infertility, menstrual disorders.

In folk medicine, Vitex is often used in gonorrhea, malaria, and pain in the heart.

In homeopathy Vitex also proved popular: it is used in the form of freshly prepared juice in the treatment of nervous diseases and depression.

Extracts of leaves and flowers of Vitex used as lactogenic agent which exerts an antibacterial effect.

Improve the function of sexual glands help Vitex tincture of fruits. Besides, such tincture is used in the treatment of fibroids, cysts, fibroids, prostate, leukemia and polyps.

Neuroses, which are accompanied by a bad mood, spermatorrhea and impotence are treated using infusion of ripe fruit plants, infused with alcohol.

Infusion of leaves of Vitex. It is prepared as follows: the need to take 10 grams of leaves of Vitex, herb lemon balm, hops and 10 grams of peppermint leaves. All this is thoroughly mixed.Now, 3 tablespoons of the collection must be ready pour 200 ml of boiling water. What follows is ready to leave the broth for 1 hour to infuse. After straining it is recommended to take a quarter cup 4-5 times daily between meals. This infusion is used for insomnia, nervousness and heart failure.

Tincture of the fruits of Vitex. For its preparation take 20 grams of fruit plants and fill them with 200 ml of 70% alcohol. We insist tool for two weeks. Take this tincture in the amount necessary to 30-40 drops before meals 2 times daily. Over time, the dose should be increased to receive 60 drops.

Infusion of leaves of Vitex. Apply this infusion in the presence of cardiac pain. Take 1 teaspoon of dried leaves and pour them a glass of boiling water, put infuse for 60 minutes. Do not forget to drain the means! This infusion take 1 tablespoon of half an hour before a meal twice a day. Treated in this way need for three, and in some cases, and four months. But the course of treatment should be as follows: 2 weeks taking the infusion, a week - do not take, and so on. D.

Contraindications :

People with hypersensitivity to the drug from Vitex is better not to use them. Once a person has recovered from alcoholism, it is not necessary to take a drop of Vitex.

Do not worry if after ingestion of Vitex you have any hallucinations, allergic skin, excited psyche. All these side effects of drugs on the basis of Vitex.

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