Tansy plant description. Common tansy - useful properties, use in traditional medicine, contraindications. Tansy as an active healer

Common tansy - Tanacetum vulgare L.
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Other names: Glistnik, Loaf, Krivorot, Wild tansy, Love spell, Raytsvet, Wild ashberry, Field ashberry.

Diseases and effects: cholecystitis, hepatitis, gastritis with low acidity, enterocolitis, ascariasis, pinworms, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, headaches, anemia, gout, rheumatism, painful and irregular menstruation, seborrhea, ulcers, wounds.

Active substances: pinene, camphor, thujol, borneol, flavonoids, quercetin, luteolin-7-glucoside, luteolin, hydroxycinnamic acids, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid, tanacetic acid, traces of alkaloids, tannins, organic acids, bitter glycosides.

Plant collection and preparation time: June - September.

Botanical description of common tansy

Aster family (composite) - Asteraceae (Compositae).

Perennial herbaceous plant with thin uriculate roots and creeping woody rhizome.

stems 30-150 cm high, straight, pubescent or bare, branched in the upper part.

Leaves double-pinnate, alternate, up to 10 m wide and 7-20 cm long, dark green above, light green below. The upper leaves are sessile, with numerous dotted glands. The lower ones are on a long petiole.

flowers bright yellow in numerous baskets, 5-8 mm in diameter, forming a complex, corymbose inflorescence.

The fruits are oblong five-sided achenes, conically narrowed, 1.2-1.8 mm long, with a short serrated crown.

Common tansy reproduces by seeds and vegetatively.

Blooms in June-September. Seeds ripen in August-October.

Distribution and habitat of common tansy

Common tansy grows in sunny places along roadsides, along river banks, in dry meadows and meadow steppes, along the slopes of beams, in forest belts, light forests, along edges and forest clearings. As a weed, tansy is found near housing, in park fields and crops, and also between shrubs.

Distribution areas - almost the entire territory of the CIS, however, it is industrially harvested most often in Ukraine.

Common tansy is found throughout Ukraine, mostly scattered, in small groups, does not form continuous large thickets. Main places industrial production in Ukraine, they are concentrated along the banks of rivers in Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev, Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions. In Crimea, tansy is found in the Azov region, on Tarkhankut, but most often in the foothill and mountain zones.

Rules for harvesting tansy

Medicinal raw materials are inflorescences (flowers) of common tansy. Whole raw materials are flower baskets and parts of the corymbose inflorescence without pedicels. The flowers are yellow, the leaves-wrappers are brownish-green, the peduncles are light green. The smell is a kind of camphor, the taste is spicy, bitter.

Collect tansy at the beginning of flowering, breaking off with hands, cutting off with sickles, with a knife baskets with peduncles no longer than 4 cm long. Dry as soon as possible after collection in attics or under sheds with good ventilation, laying out in a thin layer. Can be tumble dried at max 40°C. Raw materials should not be overdried, as the flowers will crumble. After drying, browned baskets and stems are removed.

The shelf life of finished raw materials is 3 years.

Medical value of tansy

Tansy flower baskets contain up to 0.3% essential oil, which includes pinene, camphor, thujol, borneol; flavonoids: quercetin, luteolin-7-glucoside, luteolin; hydroxycinnamic acids: caffeic, chlorogenic, isochlorogenic, tanacetic; traces of alkaloids, tannins, organic acids, bitter glycosides.

Tansy preparations have a choleretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, capillary-strengthening, decongestant and anthelmintic effect. Tansy infusion (10:200) is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals as a choleretic agent for cholecystitis and hepatitis. Effective infusion for gastritis with low acidity, enterocolitis, ascariasis and pinworms.

The positive effect of infusion of tansy inflorescences on gallbladder and on the tone of the muscles of the biliary tract.

IN folk medicine It is also used as a diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory agent, for headaches, anemia, gout, rheumatism, painful and irregular menstruation. Externally used to treat wounds, ulcers, tumors resulting from a blow; with pain in the joints and feet; for washing hair with seborrhea.

The essence of fresh tansy flowers is used in homeopathy for epilepsy and eclampsia of pregnant women (uterine cramps).

It is known that the ancient Persians and ancient Egyptians wrapped corpses with tansy leaves, protecting them from decay.

Common tansy in collections of medicinal plants

Collection number 62
Used for solitaire

Collection No. 63
It is used for ascariasis. According to the method of preparation and use - infusion.

Tanacetum vulgare

Poisonous!

Family - Compositae - Asteraceae (Compositae).

Folk names - herringbone, roe fern, wild mountain ash, devyatilnik.

The parts used are flowering grass, as well as inflorescences.

Pharmacy name - tansy herb - Tanaceti herba (formerly: Heiba ​​Tanaceti), tansy flowers - Tanaceti flos (formerly: Flores Tanaceti).

Botanical description

Common tansy is a perennial soddy plant with a long, woody, creeping and branching rhizome, from which several erect stems extend, numerous, straight, faceted, branched in the upper part, slightly pubescent or glabrous in height 50-150 cm.

The leaves are alternate, oblong-ovate, pinnately or twice pinnately dissected, with serrate or serrate leaflets. The lowermost leaves are petiolate, the rest are sessile, rigid.

Baskets of intense yellow flowers (about 1 cm in diameter and flattened on top) form dense corymbose inflorescences in the upper part of the plant.

Tansy inflorescences do not have reed flowers, which distinguishes it from many Compositae. All flowers are tubular, small, bisexual, regular, yellow, tubular, collected in baskets, and those in dense apical corymbose inflorescences. The fruit is an oblong five-sided achene with a short, finely serrated margin. The plant has a characteristic camphor smell.

Common tansy blooms from June to September. The fruits ripen in August - September. It is found throughout Russia, except for the Far North and desert regions. It grows in sunny and gravelly places, on hills, on forest edges and in light bushes.

Collection and preparation

Medicinal raw materials are flowers (flower baskets), collected at the beginning of flowering without pedicels, in folk medicine - sometimes fruits. Its young flowers are harvested in June-July, and ripe fruits in autumn. Dry in the air in the shade at a temperature not exceeding 25C. Stored in a wooden container for 1 year.

Active ingredients

Essential oil with a lot of thujone, bitterness, tannins, tanacetin and essential oil, camphor, glycoside and vitamins (rutin, carotene, ascorbic acid). Tansy has the ability to accumulate manganese.

Healing action and application

It has anthelmintic, astringent, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-febrile, laxative, analgesic, antihelminthic and insecticidal actions.

In scientific medicine, tansy flowers are used, collected at the beginning of flowering. Preparations from them are used to stimulate appetite and improve digestion, with diseases of the liver and intestines, with enterocolitis, with bronchial asthma, rheumatism, as an anthelmintic, with constipation.

In folk medicine, common tansy is used quite widely. A decoction of flowers and fruits of tansy is effective tool to expel roundworms and pinworms, and sometimes tapeworms, this medicinal product often consumed by women when they stop menstruating. It is used for, with violations of the functional activity of the gastrointestinal tract, with hepatitis, cholecystitis, enterocolitis. Sometimes tansy is used to stimulate the appetite.

An aqueous infusion of flower baskets stimulates appetite, increases the secretion of the glands of the gastrointestinal tract and tones its muscles, improves digestion, increases the secretion of bile and sweat, slows down the heart rate and increases blood pressure. They are also used for pulmonary tuberculosis, headache, nervous disorders, jaundice, disorders of the functional activity of the gastrointestinal tract, liver diseases, diarrhea, dysentery, as an antipyretic, diaphoretic, for migraines, aching joints; with hemorrhoids - to stop bleeding.

Among the people, tansy is quite well known as a means of repelling insects (flies) and replacing naphthalene in the fight against moths and bedbugs.

Tansy leaves are used to flavor salads, canned food, flavor liqueurs, confectionery, sometimes they replace ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg.

The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Greeks used tansy to embalm corpses. The peoples of the North covered meat carcasses with tansy to protect them from decomposition.

Recipes

1. Pour 1 tablespoon of tansy seeds and 2 cloves of minced garlic with glasses of milk and boil over low heat for 10 minutes. Strain and apply as an enema for pinworms.
2. Pour 5g of flower baskets with 1 cup of boiling water and let it brew for 2-3 hours. Strain and take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. (and other gastrointestinal diseases. Use the infusion also for baths and washings).
3. Mix 1 tablespoon of crushed tansy seeds with 2 medium chopped heads of garlic and pour 2 cups of milk. Boil the mixture over low heat in a closed vessel for 10 minutes. Strain the resulting broth and apply warm for enemas with pinworms. Repeat enemas for several days.

Contraindications

Pregnancy. When using tansy for therapeutic purposes, a strict dosage is required.

Common tansy, also called love spell, field and wild mountain ash, nine-flower and magpie is a perennial plant belonging to the aster family. Numerous stems of tansy reach a height of 0.5 to 1.5 meters, have a faceted texture and a large number of branches. The roots of the plant are massive and branched.

Double pinnately dissected leaves are alternate, oblong in shape and have many dusty leaflets. The color of the leaves on the upper side is rich green. The flowers are collected in baskets, have a bright yellow color.

Baskets form corymbose inflorescences. The fruit of common tansy is an oblong five-sided achene. The plant blooms from mid to late summer. The fruits ripen in early autumn.

Common tansy is widespread in European countries, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, China and Turkey. In Russia, it grows everywhere, with the exception of the Far North. Tansy loves meadows, steppes, river banks, can live near roads.

Description of chemical properties

Common tansy contains a large amount of alkaloids, essential oils, polysaccharides, glycolides, tanacetin, ascorbic acid, tannins, organic acids, manganese, proteins and fats.

Application in medicine

Traditional medicine uses flowers and leaves of tansy. Raw materials are collected at the beginning of the flowering period. Flowers are dried under a mesh canopy in the open air.

Medicinal properties of tansy ordinary:
Tansy is used to treat hepatitis, due to its ability to remove mucus from the body.

The plant stimulates the secretion of the stomach and intestines, improves of cardio-vascular system, increases pressure, reduces the frequency and increases the amplitude of contractions of the heart.

Anthelmintic and antimicrobial properties are also known. Traditional medicine ascribes to tansy the ability to tighten ulcers of the gastrointestinal system.

Tansy is used to remove excess bile, gastritis, holisticitis, giardiasis, dysentery, gout, rheumatism, jaundice, a tendency to edema, scabies, migraines, rheumatism, flatulence, hypertension, hepatitis, with increased stress on the nervous system.

Tansy preparations are used to remove pus from wounds. It is believed that tansy can help with the tendency of the scalp to form dandruff.

The juice of the plant is used for epileptic seizures, insomnia, tuberculosis, fevers, joint problems and rheumatism.
Tansy is used in the form of decoctions, infusions and tinctures.

Infusion of tansy ordinary: 1. 1 st. pour a spoonful of dried tansy flowers into 0.5 liters of cold boiled water and insist for 3-4 hours, then strain. The infusion is taken half a cup before meals 3 times a day.

2. Pour 5 g of flowers with a glass of boiling water and leave for 2 hours, filter. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3-4 times a day.

Decoction of common tansy: prepared at the rate of 5 g of raw materials per glass of water. Keep the liquid on low heat for 10 minutes. Accepted in fresh in three doses during the day.

Wine from ordinary tansy: 40-50 g of tansy flowers pour 0.7 nutmeg wine and leave for at least a week. Take 25-45 g after meals to combat rheumatism.

Decoctions for anthelmintic enemas : 1 tbsp. mix a spoonful of finely chopped flowers of the plant with 2 chopped cloves of garlic and cook in 0.5 liter of milk over low heat under a lid for at least 10 minutes. The prepared liquid must be filtered and cooled to room temperature.

When introduced into the body, try to keep the solution inside as long as possible. The ideal time for such procedures is before bedtime. Some recipes use plain water instead of milk.

Contraindications to the use of tansy

Tansy-based products are strictly not recommended for use during pregnancy, otherwise interruption of gestation may occur. Do not use in early childhood.

Common tansy - Tanacetum vulgare L.

Aster family - Asteraceae

Other names:

- worm

- button

- wild rowan

- yellow rowan

- nine-strong

- nine brother

- nine

- love spell

- rayflower

- field ashberry

- cup

Botanical characteristic. Perennial herbaceous plant 50-160 cm high, with a strong characteristic odor, numerous erect stems, branched in the inflorescence. The leaves are dark green above, grayish green below, arranged alternately, pinnately dissected, basal - long-petiolate, stem - sessile. Flower baskets are collected in a dense corymbose inflorescence. All flowers are tubular, golden yellow. The fruit is an achene without a tuft. Blossoms from July to September, fruits ripen in August - September.

Spreading. Almost the entire territory of the country, except for the Far North. A close species to common tansy is northern tansy - Tanacetum boreale Fisch, ex. DC; which grows abundantly in the Far East, in the mountainous regions of Siberia, Kazakhstan, the Arctic and Central Asia, is distinguished by larger and relatively few anthologies and a more strongly dissected leaf blade. Common tansy reproduces vegetatively and by seeds.

Habitat. Mostly open spaces. Occurs in fields, along roads, in forest clearings; often forms extensive thickets, convenient for harvesting.

Harvesting, primary processing and drying. Inflorescences are harvested at the beginning of flowering, when they still have depressions in the center. Cut off the baskets and parts of complex corymbose inflorescences with a peduncle no more than 4 cm long (counting from the upper baskets). It is impossible to harvest in heavily polluted places - along highways, along railway embankments, etc. The collected raw materials should be examined and impurities and flower stalks longer than 4 cm removed.

The raw materials are dried under sheds, in attics, in air or heat dryers at a temperature not exceeding 40 ° C, laying out the inflorescences in a thin layer. During drying, the raw material is carefully turned over 1-2 times so as not to cause shedding.

Standardization. The quality of raw materials is regulated by GF XI.

Security measures. It is not allowed to uproot the plant. It is necessary to alternate the places of blanks.

Microscopy. In microscopic examination of whole and crushed raw materials, essential oil glands located on the surface of flowers, and most densely on the ovary and at the base of the corolla tube, have a diagnostic value. The glands are four- and six-celled, two-row, two- and three-tiered. In addition, drusen are found in the mesophyll and epidermis cells of the corolla, and on the outer side of the involucral leaflets there are multicellular, bee-like hairs with a long twisted terminal cell.

Numerical indicators.Whole raw material. Humidity no more than 13%; total ash no more than 9%; flower baskets and their parts not less than 60%; including browned and blackened heads, no more than 8%. Permissible not more than 1% organic and 0.5% mineral impurities.

crushed raw materials. The amount of flavonoids and phenolcarboxylic acids in terms of luteolin is not less than 2.5%; humidity not more than 13%; total ash no more than 9%; flower baskets and their parts not less than 60%; including browned, blackened baskets no more than 8%; particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes with a diameter of 7 mm, not more than 2%; particles passing through a sieve with holes of 0.25 mm, not more than 5%; organic impurities not more than 1%; mineral impurities not more than 0.5%.

External signs. According to GOST and GF XI, separate blooming flower baskets without pedicels and parts of a corymbose inflorescence with a peduncle no more than 4 cm from the upper baskets. Baskets are hemispherical, 6-8 mm in diameter. Receptacle glabrous, flat, surrounded by involucre; it has small yellow tubular flowers. The smell is specific. The taste is spicy-bitter.

Chemical composition. Tansy inflorescences contain essential oil (up to 2%), which includes a- and b-thujone, borneol, thujol, pinene and l-camphor. In addition, flavonoid compounds were found in the inflorescences - acacetin, luteolin, quercetin - at least 2.5%, phenol carboxylic acids, bitter substance tanacetin, tannins (up to 6%), alkaloids.

Storage. In dry, ventilated areas. Shelf life up to 3 years.

pharmacological properties. Tansy preparations have antihelminthic (against ascaris and pinworms), antigiardia, choleretic. spasmolytic and astringent action. They increase appetite, acidity of gastric juice, improve food digestion, have a positive effect on the metabolic functions of the liver in experimental hepatitis, have a bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect, and have insecticidal properties.

Marked toxic effects (due to thujone) when eating large amounts of tansy by farm animals (oppression nervous system, visual impairment). Admixtures of small amounts of tansy in hay, according to experts, give it a sharpness and are readily eaten by animals.

Medicines. Tansy flowers. Infusion. Choleretic fees. Collection according to the prescription of M. N. Zdrenko. The drug "Tanacehol".

Medicines. Tansy is used as an antihelminthic and antigiardia agent for ascariasis, enterobiasis, giardiasis of the biliary tract and intestines. As a choleretic agent, it is used for cholecystitis, cholangitis, cholelithiasis, sluggish digestion, flatulence and enterocolitis. At home, a water infusion is prepared from tansy flowers (5.0: 200.0). Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. Tansy preparations are contraindicated during pregnancy

The healing properties of tansy have been known since the Middle Ages, since then the practice of its use has not changed. This is due to the limited number of studies of the composition and properties of culture conducted by science. Despite the existence of numerous recommendations for a more detailed study of raw materials, no visible steps have been taken in this direction. The reason is that the plant is poisonous and potentially dangerous to humans.

Features of tansy ordinary

The culture is part of the vast Astrov family, which includes from fifty to one hundred and twenty species of plants of the tansy genus. At least thirty of them grow on the territory of Russia. Many of them outwardly strongly resemble chamomile, for which they received the name chamomile. And some have an almost identical resemblance and are cultivated for decorative purposes like daisies.

Description

Common tansy with chamomile is similar to a lesser extent. Its main difference is rich yellow flowering baskets. Although the rest of the similarities are present.

Tansy ordinary. Botanical illustration from O. V. Tome's book "Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz", 1885.

The plant is perennial, with a horizontal strong root, which becomes stiff as it develops. Multiple processes depart from the root, literally entangled with small roots large areas soil. In the first years of life, the plant produces one erect, rounded stem. As the growing season increases, the number of stems increases, which usually occurs in the fourth or fifth year of crop development. The height of the stems can reach one and a half meters, although they usually grow up to fifty centimeters - one meter.

The stems of tansy branch along the entire height, small leaves are formed on the branches. They are elongated oval in shape, with jagged edges, sharp lobes. The surface of the leaves is dark green, the inside is lighter, with veins and dark patches.

During the flowering period, which occurs at the end of June, numerous inflorescences appear in the upper part of the stem and on its "branches". They are collected in baskets in the form of truncated balls. Inflorescences are located compactly, on each branch their number can reach five to twelve. The bright yellow hue makes the plant very attractive during the flowering period. At the same time, it especially exudes a specific "camphor" aroma.

In August and September, the plant bears fruit. In flower baskets, small, oblong-shaped achene fruits are formed, with short teeth on the surface. These teeth help tansy actively spread over large areas.

Geography and distribution

Thanks to the developed root system, the culture is able to grow on the poorest soils. It quickly populates territories cultivated by man, therefore it is often found near garden cooperatives, grows under the fences of private houses and in the aisles of agricultural fields.

Cultivated as an ornamental plant, tansy grass can push the "neighbors" in the area, often runs wild, grows like a weed. In Russia it is found everywhere, even on Far East, where, according to the florist and Soviet botanist Alexei Schroeter, multi-ton harvesting of this plant material is possible. It grows in meadows, in ditches, in the undergrowth, but rarely forms thickets, usually grows in solitary "bushes". For the pharmacological industry is not cultivated.

In garden plots, breeding tansy does not require special skills. You can plant a plant in the fall, scattering seeds in open ground. In the spring, you can take seedlings - a process from the root. Any sunny or shady area is suitable for cultivation; the culture feels great even in shrubs. Having landed it at the gazebo or garden bench, you will not only decorate the garden, but also protect yourself from annoying insects that are repelled by the smell of tansy.

Collection and preparation

Official medicine recognized the value of the flowers of the tansy plant. Grass is also used in folklore. They can be harvested at the same time.

• Flowers. Collected at the very beginning of flowering. At this time, the baskets look concave, their middle is pulled inward. It is important to collect raw materials before the middle becomes convex and begins to open. If time is missed, flowering will continue during the drying process, after which the baskets will turn brown. There are much fewer valuable substances in such raw materials than in those harvested on time. Flowers are plucked by hand or cut with pruners or scissors. It is possible to collect shields with many inflorescences completely, but before drying, the baskets must be separated from the legs. The prepared raw materials are laid out in a thin layer under a canopy and dried until the basket wrappers become leathery. When using dryers, set the temperature no higher than thirty degrees. It is extremely important not to overdry the tansy flowers, otherwise they will crumble. The shelf life of properly prepared raw materials is two years.
• Grass . Cut stems with leaves after collecting flower baskets. Immediately after collection, they are dried in the sun for several hours and formed into tight bundles. They are tied with a rope and hung in a shady place, under a well-ventilated canopy. After drying, the grass retains its properties for four years.

Plant populations regenerate freely after harvest, so there are no restrictions on harvesting.

Composition and properties

The use of tansy herb in medicine is based on its composition. The plant is included in natural phytocomplexes recommended by therapists for a number of chronic and acute diseases. Medicinal qualities are provided by the content of essential oil, tannins, bitter substance tanacetin, a number of organic acids and volatile alkaloids.

Due to the presence of glycosides plant origin tansy flowers and dosage forms of which have a vasodilating effect, can be used in complex therapy angina. The data obtained have potential significance for medicine and science, since culture has not been used in the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system so far.

Aqueous dosage forms from tansy are rich in flavonoids. These substances have high antioxidant activity, when taken orally as a remedy for diseases of the stomach and intestines, they can inhibit the formation of free radicals. They have anti-inflammatory activity, stimulate local immunity. In 2007, an international group of researchers consisting of Igor Shepetkin, Mark Quinn and Hans Syo presented evidence of the antitumor activity of the flavonoid group found in the composition of tansy flowers.

The hypotensive effect of the tansy flavanoid complex has been established, in particular, due to the presence of acacetin in it. In terms of strength, it is not inferior to the popular remedy for pressure papaverine.

Currently, the plant is considered as a source of polysaccharides of the tanacetan group. Studies have shown that in the composition of tansy their number exceeds the presence in other medicinal plants. Tanacetans belong to the class of pectins and have an astringent effect. They are able to bind low-density lipoproteins in the blood serum, which form sclerotic plaques as they accumulate in the vessels. In the future, there are opportunities to use common tansy for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, lowering cholesterol levels in the blood. But this action phytopreparation has not been fully studied.

Instructions for use of tansy flowers contain indications of the potential risk of herbal medicine. The raw material contains a toxic substance - ketone thujone. It can cause poisoning with serious consequences. There is evidence of poisoning with fatal cases among livestock eating grass on grazing. Therefore, in medicine, the use of the plant is limited.

The use of tansy

In Belgium and Finland, the plant is included in the state pharmacopeia, recommended by official medicine as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic. It is used for angina pectoris, headaches, helminthic invasions. Also in these countries, tansy is used during menstruation to reduce bleeding or completely stop menstruation.

In German and official Russian medicine, indications for taking tansy are limited to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and helminthic infestations.

Infusion of flowers for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Included in medicinal plant tannins have an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect in gastrointestinal disorders. The famous Soviet therapist Mikhail Nosal recommended using dried flowers to prepare an infusion for indigestion, diarrhea, including bloody and caused by an infectious lesion.

The infusion is effective for low acidity of gastric juice, gastritis. It has a choleretic effect, so the people are often recommended as a means of complex treatment of hepatitis, cholecystitis. In this capacity, tansy is part of herbal preparations"Tanacin", "Tanacehol", manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry. In Germany, it is used for enterocolitis, constipation, flatulence.

Cooking

1. Pour the dried flowers into a glass container. Use twenty grams of raw materials (or two tablespoons).
2. Fill with hot boiled water (not boiling water) with a volume of one liter.
3. Leave covered for four hours.
4. Strain.

Take the remedy should be half a glass up to three times a day twenty minutes before meals.

Cooking

1. Place a tablespoon of flower baskets in a container.
2. Leave covered for four hours.

Decoction for external use

When used in the form of lotions and compresses, a decoction of the herb has an anti-inflammatory effect. Improves tissue regeneration, reduces the severity of inflammation, swelling. Tansy is used for hemorrhoids, to treat non-healing wounds, to reduce pain in case of dislocations, bruises, and inflammation in the joints. In the form of rinses, it is recommended for the treatment of tonsillitis, stomatitis, vaginitis and colpitis in gynecology.

Cooking

1. Pour a tablespoon of dried and chopped herbs into a container.
2. Pour boiling water with a volume of two hundred and fifty milliliters.
3. Simmer in a water bath for five minutes.
4. Strain.

Use as a compress on a soft cotton cloth. Apply to affected and painful areas of the body. Washing is carried out by rinsing, douching.

Infusion for hair growth

In home cosmetology, the plant is used for hair as a means of stimulating their growth. The impact is due to the rich flavanoid composition of the raw material, which improves the blood supply to the hair follicles.

Cooking

1. Put two tablespoons of flowers in a jar.
2. Pour boiling water with a volume of two hundred and fifty milliliters.
3. Leave covered for four hours.
4. Strain.

Rub the resulting infusion into the scalp after each wash, you do not need to rinse it off. Treatment should be carried out in a course of one month.

Unproven Action

One of the unproven properties of the plant is the stimulation of miscarriage. In the people, tansy is really used for abortion. Probably, its action in this case is provided by the ability to weaken smooth muscles, which reduces the severity of spasms, while relaxing the uterus. Therefore, for women who are expecting a child, the plant is contraindicated.

But using tansy for a miscarriage is dangerous. Its use in small doses recommended for therapeutic purposes will not cause critical consequences. And exceeding the dosage can cause intoxication of the body with toxic substances that make up the composition, and cause significant harm to health. Features of the effect of the plant on the body of a pregnant woman and the intrauterine development of the child have not been studied.

When using tansy, it is important to consider its contraindications. The plant is toxic, which is the reason for the restrictions on its use in official medicine. It rarely serves as the drug of choice in the treatment of diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract, for which non-toxic medicinal analogues, including those of plant origin, are used. If, while taking the drug, symptoms of poisoning occur in the form of nausea, vomiting, weakness, dizziness, you should immediately seek medical help.