dandelion flowers

Dandelion known for its bright yellow flowers. They are not only raw materials for making delicious honey or jam, but also a folk remedy. Knowing about the beneficial and medicinal properties, they have been collected and used in medicinal collections since ancient times.

Dandelion inflorescences are widely used in folk medicine, it is proved that they have anti-tuberculosis, antiviral, antidiabetic properties. The Russian meaning of the name of the plant is associated with a slight blowing of seeds with air. The Latin name of the plant is borrowed from the Greeks: talassein - soothe, in order to emphasize its bright calming effect and at the same time tonic: if a person has been ill for a long time with some serious infectious ailments, mentally or physically exhausted, he will add strength, tones up the body and at the same time calms nervous system, cure insomnia. Flowers are also used in the following situations:

• to improve appetite;
• to speed up metabolism;
• to remove toxins from the body;
• as a mild diuretic;
• to fight diabetes;

Dandelion flowers should not be consumed by patients with hypertension, as they increase blood pressure.

For the treatment of liver diseases, a recipe is used in which a sweetness resembling jam is obtained: a layer of inflorescences is added to the bottom of the dish, which are sprinkled with sugar.A couple of weeks the flowers should be under pressure. The use of such an unusual sweetness is good for the liver.

Dandelion flowers can be saved from burns. To do this, the flowers are put in a jar and poured with vegetable oil so that it closes the inflorescences. A container with oil and flowers is placed in a pot filled with water and boiled in this way for 35 minutes. After cooling, the oil is squeezed out.

In a similar way, make a tincture. Only instead of oil, flowers are poured with triple cologne. The tincture should stand for about two weeks in a dark room. It is used to treat papillomas and warts.

For quick preparation of syrup, 200-300 flowers are needed. They are poured with 0.5 liters of water and boiled for a couple of minutes. The liquid is drained through a colander, and after cooling the dandelions, they must be squeezed well.

The resulting liquid must be filtered and pour 4.5 cups of granulated sugar into it. The syrup is brought to a boil and boiled for 6-8 minutes, then poured into containers and stored in the cold.

Alcohol tincture on dandelion flowers is a real salvation from many diseases, including sciatica. Use it for rubbing and compresses. Finely chopped flowers fill a jar or other container, then fill them to the top with alcohol.

The tincture should be stored in a dark room for about a couple of weeks before use. The refrigerator is not suitable for storage. After rubbing, the diseased areas are wrapped.

The tincture can also be prepared with vodka. Wash the flowers, dry them well and put them in a glass jar, tamping (the volume should be at least 75% of the jar).Fill with vodka to the top and leave for 3 weeks to infuse. Then take out the flowers and strain the tincture. There will be some tincture left in the flowers, you can squeeze them out.

Dandelion flower tincture on vodka is used for muscle pain, joint diseases, and osteochondrosis. The tincture is also used for gout.

Dandelion flowers are ground and mixed with sugar in equal proportions. After that, they should stand for a day in the shade in an open place. Then 10 days they are stored in the cold. Sugar syrup is filtered from the inflorescences and stored in the refrigerator.

To prevent oily skin prepare a lotion for which you need a handful of flowers and a handful of leaves. They are washed and dried, and then put in a jar and pour 125 ml of vodka. The lotion should be infused for a week in a dark room. Then it is filtered and topped up with 50 ml of mineral water. Lotion wipe the face after washing and before going to bed.

For skin tone and whitening a glass of flowers is poured with 200 ml of boiling water. After cooling, the liquid is filtered and poured into another container. Tincture wipe freckles twice a day. From the tincture, you can make ice cubes, which later wipe the skin of the face.