Some herbs got their name from Latin. Others - because they are treating something special. Still others - grow somewhere in a certain place and look like something. Immortelle does not belong to any of the listed classifications. The photo of the plant shows a bush of yellowish flowers, similar to small asters, collected in inflorescences. It is interesting that the whole bush grows from one stem, that is, it has one root. I plucked a bush and a bouquet of sunny flowers is ready.
Immortelle. Where and how to find it?
It's not easy to find an immortelle. It does not grow in the forest, it cannot be found, as in fields rich in black soil. He likes the endless steppes, open glades in the forests, meadows - difficult soil for him at all.
As soon as they do not call immortelle. And sandy tsmin, and yellow cat's paws (do not confuse with grass with an ordinary cat's paw), and sandy cudweed, and dried flowers. But it was the name "immortelle" that stuck among the people. Where did it come from?
Immortelle grass is incredibly strong, its medicinal properties and contraindications formed the basis of the legend about the adventures of Odysseus. Before he returned to Penelope, he was brought to the island of Psyche, where his ship got into a sea accident - a shipwreck. The royal daughter saved the barely breathing captain by giving him a vial of a priceless liquid - oil from immortelle flowers. The princess herself also constantly used the priceless liquid, which made her fabulously beautiful. What happened next on the island, the chroniclers are silent. It is important that he was reunited on Ithaca with his family.
A legend is a legend, but the name has a more prosaic explanation. Immortelle is one of the few plants that retains the structure and brightness of the paint when dried. And the fact that the bush grows on difficult soil also played a role. Doctors say that immortelle can cure many ailments. It has useful properties and contraindications, like any medicinal drug.
The plant is harvested in the second half of summer, when meadows and steppes are literally covered with a yellow immortelle carpet. But be careful, when collecting, you can make a mistake and collect cat grass (why do you need it) or pink immortelle, which is useless for health, is also a dried flower. Write down the signs of a folk healer: yellow flowers with dry petals, the leaves and stem are not bright green - they seem to be covered with fog or cobwebs. This effect is also called felt. Don't know what it looks like in nature? Call in memory. Do you remember what stems she has? These are exactly the same, only almost white, in the immortelle.
Immortelle against gastritis
Yellow cats have found the widest use in gastroenterology, and many of us are familiar with the diseases of this area: sometimes they sit in our livers, sometimes they lead to renal colic, sometimes they give off gastritis and even jaundice. And all from what? From irrepressible gluttony, from the consumption of tasty, but far from healthy fatty foods, and for alcohol. Therefore, we do not complain, but stop drinking and get treated. There should always be immortelle grass at home, its use and contraindications should bounce off the teeth.
Immortelle has a choleretic and diuretic effect, and therefore is successfully used in the following diseases:
- gastritis and liver disease;
- malfunction of the pancreas and colitis;
- atherosclerosis and cholecystitis;
- cirrhosis and diabetes;
- jaundice and hypotension;
- rheumatism and kidney disease;
- gout, cystitis and some gynecological problems.
If you have not found a plantation of this plant, you can buy immortelle in a pharmacy. Grass, the instructions for use of which are the same as for flowers plucked by oneself, will certainly help get rid of the listed diseases, or at least ease their course.
Immortelle against excess fat
In combination with other herbal remedies, sandy cumin reveals its power. So, fashion models, actresses who monitor their weight, instead of ordinary teas, prefer herbal teas, which include St. John's wort, immortelle, birch buds.
The mixture consists of 4 plants in equal parts, for example, 100 grams of buds, chamomile, immortelle and St. John's wort. Brew a tablespoon of phytomixture with a glass of boiling water and leave for 20-30 minutes. Drink a glass of tea twice: in the morning on an empty stomach (after 40 minutes you can have breakfast), in the evening after a meal (but no more raids on the refrigerator).
The result will not be long in coming. Judging by the reviews, obese people lost 4 sizes in a short time.
There is another recipe, when a liter of boiling water is poured into a thermos and 2 large spoons of the collection are added. This tea (glass) is drunk warm in the evening after dinner.
What is the essence of the action of this tea for weight loss? Of course, in its components and their properties.
- Immortelle cleanses the body and improves intestinal motility, acts as a laxative and diuretic.
- Chamomile is an analgesic. Drives bile, cleanses the blood and causes metabolic processes to become more active.
- St. John's wort - strengthens the body, cleanses gallbladder, soothes the stomach and has a tonic effect - uplifting and thirst to lose weight.
- Birch buds remove excess water and the body, act as a choleretic and diuretic.
There are several nuances.
- First - during this kind of diet you can not drink. Immortelle has an accumulative effect, therefore it is able to retain alcohol in the body. And this is polluted blood, a detrimental effect on the liver, stagnation of bile and water.
- The second - after you have achieved the desired result, it is better to restrain in gastronomic addictions and stop drinking tea for as much as 5 years. Again, it's about immortality. It accumulates in the body and can cause hypertension, shortness of breath and even allergic dermatitis.
If you become uncomfortable from tea, switch to other methods, such as, and any diets that you can endure without harm to the body.
Inside the immortelle is drunk as an infusion, tea or decoction.
Infusion
Infuse a tablespoon of dried immortelle flowers in a glass of boiling water for 15 minutes. Then strain the chilled infusion.
Dosage: Divide a glass of infusion into three doses. Drink half an hour before meals.
If we are talking about a choleretic effect, then the indicated volume of dry flowers is steamed cold water(0.5 liters). After 8 hours, you can drink like tea or ordinary water - drink all half a liter.
Decoction
In a saucepan, mix 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of dried and crushed flowers with leaves. Boil on low heat for 10 minutes.
Dosage: drink warm, a quarter or half a cup three times a day.
A concentrated decoction (if it has boiled away) is drunk like a medicine: a tablespoon three times a day.
With gastritis
A mixture is being prepared from equal parts of herbs: immortelle, chamomile, yarrow,. On a tablespoon of collecting a glass of boiling water. Drink a glass of infusion in three visits: morning, afternoon and evening before meals.
With cholecystitis
The same recipe will help with dermatitis, they also drink it as a choleretic agent.
For constipation
A mixture of herbs will help to adjust the chair: 3 parts of immortelle flowers, and 2 parts of mint. Brew 2 tablespoons of the mixture in 0.5 liters of boiling water. Filter after 20 minutes. Drink a day, dividing the serving into 4-5 parts.
Who should not take immortelle?
Not everyone is useful immortal. Contraindications apply to those who have high acidity, who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and those who have high blood pressure.
But even if you are not on this list, you should be careful with immortelle. The maximum duration of treatment, including for obesity, is 3 months. Further, the yellow cat accumulates toxins, which will cause stagnation in the liver. And our goal is to cleanse the liver and other organs. So even the most effective phytopreparation in excess can become an enemy for us.
12I often tell you, dear readers, about medicinal herbs, because very often herbs and fees from them replace chemically created medications, act softer and have much less side effects. Today we will talk about the beneficial and healing properties of sandy immortelle and its contraindications.
Let's read the name of the herb carefully. It speaks eloquently to us about the plant itself, which has incredible vitality. Its inflorescences practically do not fade even when cut, and often this grass is popularly called dried flowers. There are other names for the immortelle, for its bright yellow inflorescences it is affectionately called the golden flower or the golden sun.
The plant is very pretty, however, except decorative properties immortelle has useful and healing properties, famous people from distant antiquity. Among its many species, the most studied and used in modern medicine is immortelle sandy, or sandy cumin.
It is not difficult to distinguish it from other species, its leaves and stems are covered with a silvery felt coating, and small bright yellow or orange flowers make up a rather dense basket of spherical inflorescences. Each such basket contains an average of 30 - 50 small flowers.
The immortelle sandy grows, as the name implies, on dry sandy soils open to the sun. Grows throughout middle lane Russia and in the southern regions, in Ukraine, in Belarus, in the Baltic states. For medicinal purposes, only immortelle inflorescences are used, which are cut almost without a stem at the beginning of flowering, when the baskets are just beginning to open. Let's look at the photos of what the sandy immortelle grass looks like.
Sandy immortelle photo
Sandy immortelle. Medicinal and beneficial properties
high antioxidant activity of immortelle sandy is due to the combination of flavonoids and carotenoids contained in its inflorescences. This is a very important property that allows the human body to fight not only diseases, but also the signs of aging.
In addition, this combination of biologically active substances allows us to speak about antihistamine properties of immortelle , which is not unimportant in our time, when allergic reactions have haunted us almost from birth.
Immortelle helps lower cholesterol in the composition of the blood, and therefore reduces the risk of such formidable diseases as heart attack and stroke, which are in the first place among diseases leading to death or severe disability.
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of immortelle known due to the content in its composition of tannins, organic acids, several types of bitterness, essential oils.
In addition, saponins, polysaccharides, coumarins, resins, vitamins, important minerals such as magnesium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, selenium, chromium, nickel were found in the immortelle.
The combination of all biologically active substances that make up the herb of immortelle sandy speaks of its high medicinal properties. Preparations made from immortelle
- have choleretic and diuretic properties,
- improve the flow of bile,
- relieve gastrointestinal spasms
- improve digestion by increasing intestinal motility,
- relieve pain and inflammation in the abdominal cavity,
- relieve symptoms of nausea
- improve appetite,
- contribute to the removal harmful substances from the body
- has a hemostatic effect
- improve metabolic processes.
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Grass immortelle sandy. Application
Sandy immortelle is used quite widely, let's look at what diseases it can be used for and how to brew it.
Immortelle in diseases of the liver and gallbladder
Immortelle is most commonly associated with the liver. Decoctions, infusions, extracts from immortelle are used for diseases of the liver and biliary tract, such as hepatitis, cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, inflammation of the bile ducts, the initial stage of cholelithiasis. As a result of treatment, the outflow of bile increases, inflammation is removed, the level of bilirubin decreases, spasms are relieved, the content of liver enzymes returns to normal, and pain in the liver area disappears.
Helichrysum also kills Giardia, which can settle in our body.
Immortelle sandy in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
Infusions and decoctions of immortelle are also effective in diseases of the stomach and intestines, these are gastritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum without an exacerbation stage, colitis, constipation, intestinal atony. With a course application, you can achieve good results without resorting to other dosage forms. Pain, nausea, heartburn gradually disappear, appetite appears, digestion improves, and general state while improving markedly.
Immortelle in diseases of the genitourinary system
The anti-inflammatory, diuretic and antibacterial properties of immortelle allow it to be used in diseases of the kidneys and bladder, especially in acute cystitis with blood in the urine and painful urination, as well as in urolithiasis, with edema caused by kidney failure. Immortelle infusion is used for women's issues associated with inflammation of the appendages, with uterine bleeding.
Immortelle in atherosclerosis
At the first signs or tendency to atherosclerosis, with elevated cholesterol levels, immortelle will also come to the rescue. In this case, the most effective collections of herbs, which include immortelle. Fees are selected in such a way that they have a slight calming effect, improve metabolism and lower blood cholesterol levels.
With diathesis and skin problems
Grass immortelle is also used externally in the form of lotions or baths. It is especially good to bathe children with diathesis in it.
How to use immortelle
In a pharmacy, you can buy a herbal preparation Flamin, which is based on sandy immortelle, it is made in the form of tablets or granules, which is convenient and familiar. It is used as a choleretic agent, in addition, it has a hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory effect. I want to remind you that choleretic drugs can be taken only after consulting a doctor and.
Decoction of immortelle flowers
Immortelle flowers are sold in a pharmacy and you can prepare decoctions and infusions from them yourself at home. The decoction is prepared, as a rule, in a water bath, thus the greatest return of medicinal properties from medicinal raw materials occurs.
Immortelle decoction recipe
For a decoction in a glass of water, it is recommended to use 10 grams of dried immortelle flowers, which is about three tablespoons. Raw materials are placed in an enamel saucepan, pour boiled cold water, put in a saucepan bigger size with boiling water and keep in a water bath for about 30 minutes. When the broth has cooled, filter, squeeze the flowers and add boiled water to a full glass.
The decoction is taken 1/4 cup two to three times a day 20 minutes before meals. It is necessary to store the broth in the refrigerator, but not more than two days, before taking it is necessary to warm it up.
Infusion of immortelle flowers
The infusion can be prepared both hot and cold.
For the hot way 2 tablespoons of dried immortelle flowers are poured into a glass of boiling water and infused under the lid for 30-40 minutes.
With cold method 1 tablespoon of immortelle flowers is poured into a glass of cold boiled water and infused for at least 8 hours, then filtered. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times a day 20 minutes before meals in a warm form.
Hot infusion and decoction are more powerful, for a milder effect it is better to prepare the infusion in a cold way.
Herb immortelle recipes
IN folk medicine immortelle is used very widely not only in the form of decoctions and infusions, but also as part of fees various plants, and I will give you, dear readers, some recipes known to me.
As a choleretic agent you need to take in equal parts dry raw materials of dandelion roots, chicory roots and sandy immortelle flowers. Pour a tablespoon of the resulting mixture with a glass of water, after boiling, hold on low heat for 5 minutes, cool and strain. Drink the resulting broth during the day before meals in the form of heat.
Another choleretic collection : flowers of immortelle sandy, corn stigmas and toad grass. Take everything equally, mix and prepare an infusion by pouring a tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water. Take 1/3 cup three times a day before meals.
For the treatment of gastritis with low acidity you can use this collection: sandy immortelle, large plantain, corn stigmas and yarrow mix one part each, add 2 parts of chamomile and St. John's wort. Mix everything and prepare an infusion by pouring a tablespoon of the mixture with 1/2 liter of boiling water. Insist until cool, strain and take 1/2 cup 20-30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 2 or 3 weeks.
For the treatment of atherosclerosis, lowering blood cholesterol such a collection of herbs is used: sandy immortelle flowers, St. John's wort and birch buds, taken in equal parts. Mix everything, in the evening prepare an infusion in a thermos from one tablespoon of the mixture and 1/2 liter of water. Strain in the morning and drink warm during the day, adding a spoonful of honey to a cup of infusion.
For the treatment of diseases of the joints and spine in folk medicine, an ointment of pork internal fat and immortelle flowers is used. To prepare the ointment, mix 300 grams of fat and 100 grams of dried immortelle flowers, put in a water bath for 2 hours and leave to cool completely. Then heat the resulting mixture again, without bringing to a boil and strain it immediately. Store the frozen ointment in the refrigerator. For pain in the joints, rub a slightly warmed ointment and wrap the sore spot well.
Grass immortelle sandy. Contraindications
Sandy immortelle is non-toxic medicinal herbs, therefore, he does not have many contraindications, but, like absolutely any remedy, they are. Moreover, there is always a risk of individual intolerance to herbal preparations, so it is always better to start taking them with minimal doses.
It is forbidden to take immortelle for pregnant and lactating women. During this period of a woman's life, any medication, whether it be herbs or other dosage forms, must be agreed with the doctor so as not to harm the baby. Immortelle is also contraindicated for children under 6 years old, older children are allowed to take it in the lowest doses and after consultation with a pediatrician.
Sandy immortelle is contraindicated with increased acidity of gastric juice and during an exacerbation of gastritis, peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum.
And one more limitation - long time Helichrysum is not recommended, as its active ingredients tend to accumulate in the liver.
The usual course of treatment consists of two to three weeks of daily intake, which, if necessary, can be repeated after a while.
Here is such information for today about the beneficial and healing properties of sandy immortelle. Apply simple recipes from nature with wisdom and be healthy.
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Immortelle - herbaceous plant, preparations from grass, flower baskets and inflorescences of which have antiemetic, anthelmintic, astringent, disinfectant and analgesic properties.
Chemical composition
The widespread use of immortelle in medicine and the medicinal properties of the plant are due to the chemical composition of its inflorescences, flower baskets and grass. In inflorescences were found:
- Apigenin and naringenin;
- naringenin 5-diglucoside C27H32O15;
- Steroid compounds of composition С27Н46О;
- Fatty acid;
- Campesterol C28H48O;
- Isosali-purposide C21H22O10;
- Essential oil and inositol;
- 3-diglucoside kaempferol C27H30O16;
- 5,7-dioxiphthalide C8H6O4;
- Diterpene alcohol С20Н34О4;
- Apigenin glucoside C21H20O16;
- 5-methoxy-7-glucosylphthalide C15H18O9;
- Salipurposide C21H22O10 and flavonoids;
- Phenolic dyes C18H1607 and C21H2407.
The immortelle grass is rich in vitamin K, tannins and essential oil. Flower baskets contain flavonoids, essential oil, steroid compounds, flavone glycosides, carotene, saponins, ascorbic acid, tannins, coloring and bitter substances, as well as trace elements and fatty acids.
Beneficial features
Since ancient times, the healing properties of immortelle have been known, thanks to which the plant is widely used in both traditional and alternative medicine.
Medicines containing the plant have a hemostatic, disinfectant, astringent and anthelmintic properties, increase the tone of the gallbladder and urine output, improve bile secretion, and also contribute to:
- Reducing cholesterol in the blood;
- Strengthening the secretion of gastric juice;
- Washing out small stones and sand;
- Improving appetite and digestion;
- Activation of the pancreas;
- Decrease in the content of acid in the secretion of the liver, the concentration of bilirubin and bile acids in bile, as well as its viscosity.
In alternative medicine, immortelle is used as an antiseptic, blood purifier, diaphoretic, antiemetic, hemostatic, expectorant and analgesic. It is used in the treatment of colds, dropsy, cirrhosis of the liver, hemoptysis, hernia, paralysis, lichen and jaundice.
Long-term non-healing wounds are sprinkled with immortelle powder, leucorrhea, diathesis, fear, cataracts and skin diseases are treated with decoction, diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus and alpha-hemolytic streptococci are treated with alcohol extract.
Indications for use
The healing properties of immortelle are used to treat cystitis, helminthiasis, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, hepatitis and dyskinesia. biliary tract.
Contraindications
The use of immortelle is contraindicated in hypertension, obstructive jaundice, increased acidity of gastric juice, hypersensitivity to the plant, and also in cases of gastritis.
Immortelle home remedies
There are several simple recipes preparation of infusion, decoction, extract and tea from immortelle at home, namely:
- Infusion - 100 g of dried flowers of the plant are poured into 1 liter of alcohol 20% and infused for 1 week. The resulting product is diluted with warm boiled water before use in the proportion - 20 drops of infusion per 50 ml of water and taken orally, half an hour before meals for 1 month;
- Decoction - 3 tbsp. immortelle flowers in an enamel bowl pour 200 ml of boiling water, cover with a lid and, stirring occasionally, boil for half an hour in a water bath. Then the agent is filtered, cooled and poured with boiled water until the total volume of the broth reaches 200 ml. The finished product is used as a choleretic and anthelmintic agent, taking half a glass three times a day 15 minutes before meals;
- Extract - 3 tsp powdered flowers of the plant are mixed with 1 tsp. milk sugar. The finished product is used 1 g three times a day for 14-21 days;
- Tea - 4 tsp immortelle flowers are mixed with 3 tsp. shamrock leaves and 2 tsp. peppermint leaves and coriander fruit. One st. a spoonful of the finished mixture is poured with two glasses of boiling water, infused for 20 minutes, after which it is filtered. Ready tea is taken three times a day, 150 ml, half an hour before meals.
Before preparing and using homemade preparations from immortelle, it is recommended to seek the advice of your doctor to determine the doses used and the duration of therapy with the plant.
Immortelle refers to dried flowers, that is appearance flower and plant does not change over time (hence the name). The beneficial properties of immortelle were known many hundreds of years ago, it was actively used by healers and healers of ancient times. The main components that determine the powerful beneficial properties of the immortelle are concentrated mainly in the flowers of the plant, therefore, the floral part of the immortelle is most often found in medicinal preparations.
Immortelle Ingredients:
The plant contains essential oil, flavonoids, stearins, tannins, bitterness, resins, glycosides, arenarin, carotene, vitamin K, mineral salts and trace elements.
Immortelle, due to its beneficial properties, is used to treat hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis. It is also used as a choleretic agent, for the treatment of cholelithiasis, as well as inflammatory processes in the kidneys and urinary tract.
An aqueous decoction of immortelle flower baskets is used for tuberculosis, to stop uterine bleeding. The decoction has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial and antispasmodic effects on the body. The active substances that make up the plant are able to change chemical composition and viscosity of bile, increase the tone of the liver and gallbladder, reduce the level of bilirubin and cholesterol.
The use of immortelle
Traditional medicine uses the plant as a diaphoretic, blood-purifying, analgesic and antiseptic. It is used to treat hemoptysis, colds, nervous exhaustion, fungal diseases, diseases of the pancreas.
Thanks to high content flavonoids, helichrysum can be used to get rid of oncology on early stages diseases, and to eliminate allergic conditions. The substance arenarin effectively suppresses bacterial activity, which allows the plant to be used as a natural antibiotic. the beneficial properties of immortelle are also actively manifested in the normalization of the digestive system.
Immortelle normalizes the work of the stomach and intestines, improves the quality of food digestion. The plant extract prevents the reproduction of staphylococci and streptococci, has an antiemetic effect, relieves spasms of the muscles of the smooth intestine. Thanks to the essential oil, immortelle decoctions prevent and relieve nervous tension, eliminate insomnia, and help fight depression and depression. Unlike medical antidepressants, immortelle does more than just calm nervous system, but tones, so it can be used to treat people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Immortelle, the medicinal properties and contraindications of which are described in this article, is one of the most common and frequently used plants in folk medicine. In the old days, the color of the flower was associated with the complexion of a person suffering from jaundice. Traditional healers used the plant for treatment different kind hepatic ailments. There are even cases when, with the help of immortelle alone, it was possible to completely cure jaundice, and in just a couple of weeks.
"Immortelle" is quite a symbolic name for a plant. Firstly, this flower is perennial, and one of the few that can grow in difficult conditions, and secondly, it is he who is most often used in decorative purposes, because it is stored for a long time and at the same time does not lose its attractiveness. Otherwise, the plant is called sandy cumin.
The chemical composition of immortelle
When immortelle flowers dry out, they acquire a specific smell, which is achieved due to the high content of essential oils in the plant.
The flowers, in addition to oils, contain resins and bitterness, as well as flavonoids. They have a beautiful color and dense texture even in the dried state, thanks to coloring and tannins.
Immortelle contains a large number of essential vitamins and minerals for the human body.
Especially important of them are ascorbic acid, vitamin K, carotene. Do not forget about mineral salts and other trace elements that are beneficial to humans.
First of all, it is sodium, potassium and magnesium. A positive feature of immortelle is the content of the natural antibiotic arenarinam. With its help, infectious diseases are cured.
Healing properties of immortelle
The plant is used in medicine to help people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract - acute or chronic if the pathology has affected the gastrointestinal tract. 
Many preparations made on the basis of goldenseal are able to stimulate the secretion of bile. They also have many medicinal properties with a predominance of effect:
- diuretic;
- soothing;
- antispasmodic, especially affecting smooth muscles;
- stopping bleeding.
Processed for medical use, the florets are able to improve metabolism, help the metabolic function of the liver.
Due to the fact that with the help of immortelle it is possible to enhance the secretion of bile, it is included in medical preparations, which, in addition, have antispasmodic properties. In this case, they are taken by patients who have been diagnosed with chronic calculous cholecystitis, sand or small, up to 2 mm, stones are found.
Helping to increase bile secretion, bile cannot stagnate, its viscosity and density decrease. Its chemical composition changes better side, the content of bathrobes increases. Their presence is required in order to keep cholesterol, which cannot dissolve in water, in a dissolved state, in the form of a colloid. In fact, bathrobes are bile salts.
During the examination, it turns out that thanks to immortelle, the level of "bad" cholesterol is significantly reduced and the level of bilirubin is restored to normal. If the amount of cholesterol is too high, it will precipitate and cause stones.
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Hemostatic properties are used if a woman has uterine bleeding caused by a pathology such as ovarian dysfunction or uterine fibroids, characterized by hemorrhagic syndrome.
Immortelle contraindications
Like any remedy, immortelle has contraindications. Many people should not use decoctions and infusions prepared with its use. List of people who can be harmed by immortelle: 
- people with high acidity;
- women during pregnancy;
- mothers during breastfeeding;
- hypertension.
For those who are not included in this list, it is important to remember the rules for using infusions (decoctions) containing immortelle. First, do not exceed the recommended maximum course length. It is 3 months. Reception beyond this time will result in backfire: accumulation of toxins, congestion in the liver.
Who should not take immortelle?
Not everyone is useful immortal. Contraindications apply to those who have high acidity, who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and those who have high blood pressure.
But even if you are not on this list, you should be careful with immortelle. The maximum duration of treatment, including for obesity, is 3 months. Further, the yellow cat accumulates toxins, which will cause stagnation in the liver. And our goal is to cleanse the liver and other organs. So even the most effective phytopreparation in excess can become an enemy for us.
Immortelle against excess weight
In combination with other herbal remedies, sandy cumin reveals its power. So, fashion models, actresses who monitor their weight, instead of ordinary teas, prefer herbal teas, which include St. John's wort, chamomile, immortelle, birch buds. 
The mixture consists of 4 plants in equal parts, for example, 100 grams of buds, chamomile, immortelle and St. John's wort. Brew a tablespoon of phytomixture with a glass of boiling water and leave for 20-30 minutes. Drink a glass of tea twice: in the morning on an empty stomach (after 40 minutes you can have breakfast), in the evening after a meal (but no more raids on the refrigerator).
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The result will not be long in coming. Judging by the reviews, obese people lost 4 sizes in a short time.
There is another recipe, when a liter of boiling water is poured into a thermos and 2 large spoons of the collection are added. This tea (glass) is drunk warm in the evening after dinner.
What is the essence of the action of this tea for weight loss? Of course, in its components and their properties.
- Immortelle cleanses the body and improves intestinal motility, acts as a laxative and diuretic.
- Chamomile is an analgesic. Drives bile, cleanses the blood and causes metabolic processes to become more active.
- St. John's wort - strengthens the body, cleanses the gallbladder, soothes the stomach and has a tonic effect - uplifting and thirst to lose weight.
- Birch buds remove excess water and the body, act as a choleretic and diuretic.
There are several nuances.
- First - during this kind of diet you can not drink. Immortelle has an accumulative effect, therefore it is able to retain alcohol in the body. And this is polluted blood, a detrimental effect on the liver, stagnation of bile and water.
- The second - after you have achieved the desired result, it is better to restrain in gastronomic addictions and stop drinking tea for as much as 5 years. Again, it's about immortality. It accumulates in the body and can cause hypertension, shortness of breath and even allergic dermatitis.
If you become uncomfortable with tea, switch to other ways, such as, Apple vinegar, ginger, seaweed, grapefruit, wild rose and any diet that you can withstand without harm to the body.
How to brew immortelle?
In order to use all the useful properties and not cause harm, you need to be well versed in dosage forms and the amount of intake. Applies to the following forms: 
- immortelle decoction. Brew 10 gr. dried flowers in a glass of water;
- infusion. An hour is infused - three tablespoons of flowers per glass of boiling water;
- cold infusion. Flowers are poured with boiled, cooled water and insisted for at least eight hours;
- dry extract, treflan, flamin - pharmacy forms;
- decoctions for douching. Cook on low heat for five minutes (two tablespoons of flowers per half liter of water).
Infusion for a slim figure
By improving digestion and emptying, removing toxins and fluids from the body, immortelle promotes weight loss. For these purposes, you can drink tea - 1 tsp. raw materials for 10 minutes insist in 250 ml. boiling water, strain. Drink 3 times a day. How many days to drink the infusion depends on the desired result - usually, the effect of the drink appears after a month of admission. In this case, you should take a week pause, after which you can continue using.
Collecting and harvesting immortelle
Medicinal raw materials are immortelle sandy flowers. They are harvested before the blooming period, since valuable raw materials crumble during drying, leaving only empty baskets.
Flowers are plucked one at a time with a small piece of the stem. When harvesting, it is important to hold the stem so as not to uproot the plant, or use scissors, pruners. During the season, one array can provide the opportunity to collect raw materials up to four times, since the plants do not bloom at the same time. But with active harvesting without preserving live flowers for propagation, plantings die. To prevent this, selective collection of flowers allows. 
In an area of twenty square meters it is enough to leave up to ten intact flower baskets for the population to fully recover within two years. In view of this, harvesting in the same areas is carried out not annually, but once every two years. If immortelle massifs are found in pine forests with an abundant, almost closing crown, flowers can be collected without exception, since in the near future the planting will die without access to sunlight.
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After harvesting, the raw materials are dried using attic space for this. The temperature in them should be forty-fifty degrees. Baskets are scattered in a thin layer on paper, newspapers. Periodically during drying they are stirred. IN ready-made Medicinal raw materials have a pleasant pronounced smell, bitter taste.
Conclusion
Immortelle - useful plant possessing invaluable medicinal and useful properties. It is adequately used in folk, official medicine protecting our health.
