The cold season always brings with it diseases and even epidemics. We have to buy drugs at the pharmacy, which are now quite expensive.
You can, however, use the recipes of traditional medicine, which has saved the wisdom for thousands of years and even now, in the century of pharmacology, generously shares it with everyone.
Description
Cyclopenia, or cyclamen, is a perennial herb with tuberous, flat-rounded roots. Family - Mirsinovye.
The leaves of the plant are basal, with long cuttings, budlike, green in color, may have silver-gray patterns.
Flowering - in winter or spring, depending on the species. Cyclopenia has one wilted flower on a long peduncle, a photo of which can be seen everywhere, but it is the roots or tubers that have valuable healing properties. 
The plant has about 30 cm in height, the tubers in diameter - 15 cm. The diameter of the leaves reaches 14 cm.
Other names - alpine violet, dryakva, primrose, pork bread. Its homeland is considered the Mediterranean, Central European and Asia Minor territories.
Did you know? The meaning of the name "dryakva" has been lost for centuries, but it is known that in the territory of modern Georgia it already existed in IV.-III centuries BC. er
Chemical composition
The specific chemical composition reports both the toxic and healing properties of the plant. Its structure includes:
- cyclamine is a toxic alkaloid that undergoes hydrolysis in a humid environment and turns into cyclamiratin, which is amorphous sapogenin;
- saponins;
- astringent and bitter substances;
- Sahara;
- organic acids;
- some essential oils.
Did you know? Poisonous substances contained in cyclamen tubers do not have a toxic effect on wild pigs eating them without any unpleasant consequences, which was noted in the XVIII century in the records of the doctor Catherine II.
The healing properties of cyclamen
Official medicine recognized its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, which allows the use of cyclamen as a cure for sinusitis and other sinusitis.
Cyclamen juice has a detrimental effect on pathogens that cause infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract: sinusitis, frontitis, sinusitis and others.
Did you know? Cyclamen, carried with him, defended the ancient Romans from slander and slander.
The substance cyclamyrethin, which is formed as a result of contact with mucous membranes, also destroys the pathogenic microflora of the gastrointestinal tract.Traditional medicine uses juice as well as frustrations, designed to provide an analgesic effect in diseases such as rheumatism, gout, inflammation of bone tissue and joints.
There is an opinion about the stabilization of the hormonal system with the help of cyclamen preparations: normalization of the menstrual cycle, increased male potency, help with infertility.
The effect on the cardiovascular system is similar to the action of digitalis preparations, normalizing the heart rhythm.
Did you know? The first mention of cyclamen as a cultivated plant dates back to 1731.
Preparations containing cyclamen, despite its toxicity, have useful properties and have long been used for:- impaired immune system;
- diabetes;
- allergies;
- neuralgia
- nervous disorders and insomnia;
- diseases of the urinary system;
- hemorrhoids;
- migraines;
- jaundice;
- hair loss;
- snake bites and other poisoning.
The division of the tuber also multiplies: liatris, dahlias, ginger, caladium, laconosa, callas, zamiokulkas.
The use of therapeutic flower
It is necessary with great care and attention to prepare the preparations of the plant and apply them, not forgetting that it is poisonous, and an error can lead to annoying consequences.
After preparing or using the product, wash your hands with soap and water. 
Important! Do not exceed the recommended dose - it can cost you smell, and this is not the worst possible option.
Before you decide on the use of any means, which includes dryakva, it is desirable to conduct a sensitivity test.
To do this, apply a drop of product on the skin in the crook of the elbow and observe the reaction during the day. The absence of redness, irritation and other manifestations of local character means that it can be applied.
Did you know? According to testimony, Avicenna recommended using cyclamen root, worn on the neck or wrist, as a contraceptive and prohibited pregnant women from walking near the flowering plant.
ethnoscience
The tincture is stored in the refrigerator for a week, but the tubers themselves, wrapped in wet cloth, can lie in the refrigerator all winter. As required, fresh preparation is prepared.
If the tuber is too dry to squeeze the juice out of it, it is crushed and filled with water. Insist, stirring, for 3 days.
Before making the preparation, the tubers should be thoroughly rinsed with a brush. 
Do not buy tubers in unchecked locations. Firstly, it may be the root of another plant, and secondly, the conditions in which it was grown are unknown. The best remedy is hand-grown, or at least derived from a reliable source.
Did you know? In antiquity, it was believed that cyclamen root added to wine repeatedly enhances its intoxicating effect.
Drugs plants used by traditional medicine.
Drops:
- Simple drops. Clean the maxillary sinuses. Prepared from fresh, finely chopped tuber. To 1 part of gruel add 10 parts of water, squeeze through gauze. Instill 1 or 2 drops into each nostril. It is advisable to do this before bedtime. The same solution of the woman is used for douching for pain.
- Complex drops. Cyclamen, onion, kalanchoe and aloe juices are mixed in equal proportions. The resulting composition is instilled into the nose 2 drops in each nostril 2 times a day.
- Drops in vegetable oil. The juice is mixed with vegetable oil in the proportion of 1:10 and buried in the nose, as described above. After a few minutes, the active separation of purulent clots, stimulated by sneezing, will begin. After completing the procedure, the nasal cavity is required to be washed with saline.
- Cyclamen oil. In fact, the drug is an extract contained in the tubers of active substances. Crushed tuber is infused with vegetable oil (in equal parts), sulfuric ether is added (a few drops). Insist should be in a warm and dark place in a tightly closed glass container. The mixture should be shaken periodically. Prepared for 3 weeks.
Infusions:
- Hot drink (infusion). Insist 1 tablespoon of chopped tuber on 2 cups of boiling water. Take 1 tablespoon after eating warm. Helps with nervous tension, sleep disorders. Also, the infusion is used for gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases.
- Water infusion. Pour half a teaspoon of crushed root in an opaque non-metallic dish with 50 ml of boiling water, leave for an hour. Before instillation into the nose it is diluted in proportion: a teaspoon of infusion per liter of boiled cooled water. Instill five drops five times in each nostril during the week.
Tinctures:
- Tincture alcohol number 1. In a ratio of 1:10 gruel of chopped tuber is poured with alcohol or vodka, infused for 2 weeks. To accept inside on 15-20 drops three times a day. Can be used as a rubbing for pain in the joints, rheumatism, gout.
- Tincture alcohol number 2. Half a teaspoon of chopped gruel of tuber pour 30 ml of alcohol, insist day. Dilute with boiled water in half, bury 1 drop in the nostril. The course does not exceed 7 days.
Ointments:
- Ointment number 1. In equal parts you need to take cyclamen juice, onion juice, aloe juice, Kalanchoe juice and Vishnevsky ointment, mix thoroughly, put on cotton swabs made by winding on a match and place in the nasal passages. Keep the tool no more than half an hour.
- Ointment number 2. Mix 1 teaspoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of liquid honey, 5 drops of cyclamen juice, mix, moisten tampons, put into the nasal passages, hold for 15 minutes. Repeat once 2 weeks.
Important! After instillation of the nose is recommended to drink a warm decoction of herbs with the addition of honey.
Medications
For those who do not trust traditional medicine, can not or do not want to prepare drugs on their own, the pharmacological industry offers ready-made drugs based on cyclamen, which can be purchased at a pharmacy and used, following the instructions.
- Sinuforte.
The drug is made from the juice and extract of European cyclamen. It is used for conditions in which breathing relief is necessary.
Eliminates inflammatory processes in the paranasal sinuses of the nasal cavity. Immediately provokes reflex secretion of the mucous membrane, provoking the release of pus or mucus and evacuation from the nasal cavity.
The drug is a local action, it helps to remove puffiness and improves the blood supply to the nasal glands.
Neonox cyclamen.
In the composition - an extract of thymol and propolis, extracts from aloe, eucalyptus, cyclamen, olive and eucalyptus oil.
It is also used in case of swelling of mucous membranes, congestion and difficulty breathing. Used for the prevention and complex therapy of respiratory diseases.
Neonox forte in the form of a spray. Consists of propolis, olive, sea buckthorn, peach oils and tea tree oil, as well as plant extracts: cyclamen, wild rosemary, arnica, coltsfoot, aloe.
It is prescribed for inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, SARS, edema and congestion.
- Sinupret. Available exclusively in the form of drops or dragee. Ingredients: gentian, cyclamen, sorrel, elder, verbena, excipients.
Fights inflammation, separates and evacuates sputum, exudate and pus, stimulates the immune system and helps reduce puffiness. It is prescribed for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract: sinusitis, frontitis, sinusitis, and the like.
Apifarm with cyclamen.
Spray. Consists of cyclamen, olive, peach or apricot, petrolatum, eucalyptus, fir, rosemary oils, propolis extract, tocopherol. Prevents swelling of the nasopharynx of various origins.
Sucked
The basis of the extract of cyclamen tubers, sold in the form of a kit, which includes powder and water, with which an aqueous solution is prepared. The action has a similar effect with other drugs, which include cyclamen.
Phytonosol "Cyclamen + Eucalyptus".
Nose spray Consists of cyclamen oil, aloe, mustard, olive, pine, eucalyptus, mint oils. It has a preventive and therapeutic effect: anti-inflammatory and anti-edema.
Drops of cyclamen. Aqueous concentrate. Cyclamen juice, an aqueous solution that should be prepared according to the instructions. High-speed drops relieve swelling, irritation and inflammation, clearing the sinuses and restoring breathing.
Cyclamenos. Spray. Cyclamen extract, tea tree oil and eucalyptus. It has a preventive effect, prevents diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Cyclamen oil. Oil solution. Ingredients: extract of cyclamen tubers, grape seed oil. The latter is an excellent conductor of the drug, well absorbed and carries with it the substances dissolved in it. Acts softer than aqueous solutions.
Familiarize yourself with the medicinal properties of such herbaceous plants as catnip, horsetail, lyubka two-leaved, bitter wormwood, nettle, lycra.
Harm and contraindications
“Pork bread” is absent in the official register of medicinal plants, and, moreover, is a poisonous plant, therefore its use is possible only under medical supervision.
Prohibited its drugs for use against children, as well as pregnant and lactating.
The plant can provoke allergic reactions, in this case, its use should be immediately stopped and seek medical help. 
Important! In case of violation of the concentration of the solution or due to an individual reaction, you can get a burn of the mucous membrane, which is very difficult to restore.
Overdose can cause poisoning, characterized by:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- bleeding;
- stupefaction;
- dizziness;
- headaches;
- temperature increase;
- convulsive seizures;
- disorders of the cardiovascular system;
- bronchospasms;
- pulmonary edema.
Important! If any of the above symptoms appear, you should immediately flush the stomach, take sorbents and seek medical help as soon as possible.
So, clear contraindications are:- pregnancy;
- lactation period;
- childhood;
- individual intolerance.
Cyclamen is a medicinal plant, the root of which contains useful, but also poisonous substances. Its use causes uncomfortable feelings, but at the same time the purulent contents soon recede and release the nasal sinuses.
It is believed that the timely start of treatment can prevent the reception of antibiotics and unpleasant ENT procedures. However, it should be handled with great care, as well as following the recommendations and safety regulations.
