Crassula, or sweetie, is better known under the popular name "money tree". Most often, it is grown or presented as a kind of amulet with the wish that "money be carried in the house." However, the ability to attract in a dwelling where it lives, cash flow is an unproved property of this plant. But what it can do in reality is to help in the treatment of various diseases. We have selected for you interesting facts about the plant koljanka (money tree), its healing properties and contraindications to use.
Chemical composition and pharmacological properties
Jade, or Crassula (Crassula) - Treeline plant of the family Crassulaceae, which has about 300 species. Most of the wild species lives in South Africa, cultivated succulents are grown in apartments and greenhouses. The houseplant is a short tree with a thick stem and rounded, fleshy glossy leaves that look like coins.
Did you know? Crassula got its name from the Latin word crassus, which means "fat."
Since the fatty meat is not used in official medicine, studies of its chemical composition have not been conducted. There is only information that the leaves of the plant contain the toxic substance arsenic and a large amount of flavonoids. Nevertheless, the use of the money tree has long been practiced in traditional medicine.
It is known that the plant has such properties:
- antiviral;
- anti-inflammatory;
- antiseptic;
- regenerating;
- painkillers;
- antipruritic;
- antifungal.
Crassula also has phytoncidal properties, which allows it to purify the air in the apartment and get rid of pathogenic viruses and microbes.
What and how treats a money tree: folk recipes and tips
The fat woman, when used in traditional medicine, is more often used externally, however, there are several recipes with its use inside. Here are the most well-known and proven ways to use Crassula for the treatment of various diseases.
Treatment of skin disorders
The anti-bacterial, regenerating, antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties of the fatty meat successfully manifests itself in the treatment of skin diseases, such as herpes on the lips. To alleviate the condition of the patient and quickly cope with the sore, it is recommended to apply the sap of the leaves of the money tree to lubricate the rash on the face. To do this, take a few leaves and manually squeeze the juice out of them.
Then dip a cotton swab into it and apply it to the affected area every half hour. Or you can glue the cotton wool with a patch until the therapeutic juice is completely absorbed. It is also possible to lubricate the wounds with a fresh cut of the leaf. If these procedures are carried out at the initial stage of the disease - before the onset of rash, their appearance can be completely avoided.
Crassula leaves are used to get rid of calluses and corns. Only in this case is a slurry prepared from them, which is applied as a compress for the night. You can simply attach cut leaves to calluses.
Juice jug advise and as a means of getting rid of warts. She also recommended herself in the treatment of nail fungus. However, in this case, complex treatment is recommended, which consists of two stages. At the first stage, the nail hovers in the celandine's broth (50 g of grass per 1.5 l of water) with the addition of 50 ml of hydrogen peroxide (3%).
Hydrogen peroxide is added to the cooled broth. The second stage consists in applying cut fatty leaves to the affected nail at night. At the same time, one tablespoon of celandine infusion is taken four times a day (1 teaspoon of grass / 1 cup of boiling water). The course of treatment is a week.
Money Tree: Benefits for the Stomach and Intestines
The healing properties of the fatty meat are used in case of problems with the gastrointestinal tract; for this, it is recommended that you eat two leaves of a money tree on an empty stomach without drinking it. Before breakfast, keep a gap of one hour.
Crassula leaves for the treatment of kidneys
When inflammation in the kidneys, you can try the use of a decoction of the leaves of the money tree. It is prepared in the following way: throw one teaspoon of crushed leaves into a glass of boiling water, mix, hold for 15 minutes in a water bath. Then insist for one hour. Take one tablespoon before meals three times a day for 10 days. Repeated course - in seven days.
Important! Crassula is an unsafe plant due to its arsenic content in its leaves. Therefore it is necessary to apply it inside with care. When using folk recipes, it is important not to depart from the dosage.
Money Tree Juice for Throat Diseases
In case of sore throat and tonsillitis, you can try gargling with the help of a water extract made from money tree. To prepare it, take the juice squeezed from 10 leaves of the plant, and mix it with a glass of warm water. Rinse spend at least three times a day. The same procedure is recommended for gum diseases, as well as for instillation into the nose for mucous membrane diseases. Another method that is used for problems with the throat is to chew 1/3 of the fatty meat three times a day.
Crassula in the treatment of arthritis and varicose veins
Money tree is used in folk medicine as an additional tool in the treatment of arthritis and varicose veins. In sore joints, it is advised before bed to rub the juice of 15 leaves of the plant.
When thrombophlebitis use tincture on vodka. For its preparation, it is necessary to tear off 20 sheets, wash and grind them. The leaves are placed in a glass container, pour a glass of vodka. Insist two to three weeks in a dark place. Then apply to lubricate the legs in the evening. The course of treatment is a month, for the year you need to complete three courses. Folk healers claim that the use of this tool can lead to a decrease in nodes, and to their complete disappearance.
Money Tree - help with injuries, bruises and abrasions
A slurry made from several leaves of the redulla is used for skin cuts and boils. It is evenly applied between two layers of gauze and applied to the sore spot. To get the proper effect, gauze is changed every four hours. In the same way come with bruises, bruises, minor burns. The anti-pruritic swelling property shows, assisting with the bites of mosquitoes and other insects, as well as with allergic dermatitis. Bite sites should be greased with leaf juice four to six times a day. In addition to getting rid of itching, this tool will help relieve swelling.
Sometimes an ingrown toenail becomes an annoying and annoying nuisance. Soften and cut the ingrown area painlessly will help attachment of the cut leaf of the money tree. It should be wound with cellophane to the sore finger and attached with a plaster. Change the bandage when the sheet dries.
Important! All means of traditional medicine are recommended to be used only after consulting a doctor. Crassula-based drugs are not a basic treatment, but can only be complementary therapy.
Treatment of hemorrhoids with crassula
Helps porkyanka and hemorrhoids. To alleviate the condition of a person in case of exacerbation of the disease can be done by the following method: mix four washed leaves of Krassula with a small amount of petroleum jelly or vegetable oil (preferably olive oil) (1: 1). Apply the mixture onto a cotton wool tampon, inject it into the anus for 10-15 minutes. After a regular procedure, the nodes should be reduced, the pain go away.
It is possible and easy to apply the cut leaves of the fatty hemorrhoids, however, this will have an effective effect only if the hemorrhoids are close.
Did you know? There is a belief that if a person falls ill in an apartment where the fatty root grows, the plant begins to wither and get rid of foliage. After a person recovers, the money tree also returns its healthy appearance.
Also, the colder (money tree) and its healing properties are used in gynecology.
Contraindications
Since there are no scientific studies that would reveal the effect of the use of fatty meat on the human body, it is necessary to take funds based on it with caution. It is forbidden to uncontrolledly use it inside, as this may entail serious poisoning, dizziness, vomiting, clouding of consciousness. In addition, a person may have an individual intolerance to this plant.
Fat woman - unique plant with many different properties. Besides the fact that this tree is able to add an exotic touch to the interior of any apartment, to become an ornament to any window sill, it is also used as a charm and as a medicine. Put in the right place for Feng Shui "tree of luck" is able to bring in the house well-being and prosperity.
