It has long been known that most plants in medicine are used as pharmaceuticals. One of the most used is cyclamen.
Cyclamen stores its wonderful medicinal properties in nodules. Most often, drops based on cyclamen are used for antritis from pus.
No matter how strange it may sound, but the cyclamen plant itself is considered poisonous, its venom affects differently each organism. It has a lot of different names. For example: Adjar (Georgian) woodworm, European cyclamen.
Chemical composition
This medicine was used in ancient times. People believed that it possesses such properties as opening and dissolving. Juice of tubers, you can get rid of freckles, treat fox disease, stop the discharge from the ear, burying the juice of tubers.
Plant Based Means
Drops on the basis of cyclamen can be used for the treatment of rhinitis, and for the treatment of eyes. Consider the treatment of each of the organs.
For nose
Such drops are most often used to treat sinusitis (will cyclamen save it from sinusitis?). Apply 2 times a day, morning and evening, 2 drops in each nostril. Before you bury, you must lie on your back, and lie down for 10-15 minutes after instillation. On average, treatment is prescribed from 7 to 10 days, but it all depends on the body, many may feel better after 3-4 days.
If you use drops for the first time, then you need to test. Apply a few drops of undiluted solution to the wrist. If, after some time, irritation, redness appear on the skin, then the drug should not be used. But, if the changes of the skin have not changed, you should not be afraid of an allergic reaction.
There is also another way, only from traditional medicine: squeezed cyclamen juice mixed in equal parts with refined oil - sunflower or olive. Bury the medicine 2-3 times a day, 2 drops in each nostril.
The base oil will help to soften the nasal mucosa and will prevent drying out.. Before using any drops, they must be removed from the refrigerator and warmed, holding the bottle in your hand, and only after that use the drops.
Side effects:
- itching and burning in the nose;
- sneezing;
- cough;
- dizziness;
- allergic skin reaction;
- increased sweating.
Contraindications:
- children under 7 years old;
- pregnant women;
- nursing mothers.
For eyes
In medicine, these drops are used to expand the pupil. Drops are produced in a bottle of 5 milliliters. The name of the eye drops is “Cyclomed”. Released only by prescription.
The chemical composition includes:
- benzalkonium chloride;
- disodium edetate;
- sodium chloride;
- water for injections.
This tool blocks the receptors of the eye tissue, resulting in muscle tone, which eventually expands the pupil. The muscle that is responsible for the constriction of the pupil, during the action of the drops, is at rest.
The method of application is assigned to each patient individually, coordinating it with your doctor. Self-treatment with such drops is prohibited, as there are contraindications and side effects.
Side effects:
- reduced visual acuity;
- increased eye pressure;
- allergic reaction in the form of redness of the eye shell outside.
Contraindications:
- glaucoma;
- paresis of the sphincter of the pupil;
- hypersensitivity to the composition of the drug.
You will learn about other cyclamen based products in a separate article.
Instructions for use of the drug for the nose
Description:
- Perennial herbaceous plant of the Marcin family.
- Most common in the Mediterranean.
- For the manufacture of drops are used tubers of cyclamen.
Instructions for use:
- When using a solution of cyclamen should be diluted 1:20 with eucalyptus hydrolate. But if it is not, you can use ordinary water at room temperature.
- Before use, it is necessary to check the tolerability of this drug: if it burns slightly, then a solution of 1:10 should be made.
The beauty of such drops is that they have a greater concentration. At home, this effect is quite difficult to achieve.
The average price of the drug for the treatment of diseases of the nose is 400 rubles.
Cooking at home
Simple recipe
Grind the washed root on a fine grater.- Squeeze the mixture through 2-3 layers of gauze.
- Juice diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 5 - 1 part of the resulting solution, 5 parts of water.
- Bury the resulting drops 2 times a day, 2 drops in each nostril.
- The procedure is carried out in the supine position, after that stay in this position for about 10 minutes
Grind the washed root on a fine grater.Treatment with these drops lasts no more than 7-10 daysYou can store the finished product in the refrigerator.
Next, a visual video about the preparation of drops of cyclomen:
Complicated recipe with aloe, onions and Kalanchoe
- Grind and squeeze juice from cyclamen root.
- Dilute with water 1:20 and bury 2 drops in each nostril.
- It is necessary to lie after the procedure for 10 minutes, massaging the nose and sinus area.
Course - 1 week. Mixture stored in the refrigerator. Preheat (before use) to warm to room temperature.
Another cooking option:
- Cyclamen juice, aloe, kalanchoe, onions mix (a few drops of each) with Vishnevsky ointment.
- Do this tamponade oil for 30 minutes for 1-2 weeks twice a day.
Contraindications
Like any drug, there are some contraindications that require the attention of the reader.
- Breast feeding.
- Individual intolerance to the chemical elements that are part of the flower-based drugs.
- Small children.
- Diseases of the stomach and intestines.
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system.
- Tendency to the appearance of allergic reactions.
Cyclamen is one of the medicines that contains both beneficial and toxic substances. Application can cause discomfort, but at the same time pus leaves, releasing nasal sinuses. Treatment cannot begin without consulting a doctor. And when using the drug, you must remember about safety, so that in the future there will be no complications.
