In the scientific world, to this day they have not come to a consensus - hellebore medicine or poison. The old medical principle wins: "Poison in small doses becomes medicine." They are guided by the daredevils who decide to improve their health with the help of hellebore. The scope and contraindications of Caucasian hellebore are wide and controversial.

Plant characteristic

Caucasian hellebore grass can be found on the edges of oak, fir-spruce and beech forests. The plant feels great at an altitude of up to 1000 m above sea level, so it often grows in gorges and on sloping mountain slopes.

The healing species of hellebore is common in the Caucasus Mountains, found in the southwestern part of the Krasnodar Territory. Grass can be found in almost the entire territory of Georgia, as well as in the Ukrainian mountains of the Carpathians. It grows along the Black Sea coast, in the foothills of the Kuban. Often thickets of hellebore can be found along the bright bank of a mountain river. The grass is frost-resistant, in the highlands it blooms in February-March.

Description

The plant is one of the perennial herbs. It reproduces vegetatively, as well as with the help of fruits, therefore it often forms a kind of thicket.

• root system. Horizontal rhizome with short adventitious roots in the form of cords. The color of the bark is dark brown.
• stems. Erect, cylindrical, 30 to 50 cm long. They are flower stalks, slightly branching upwards. 1-2 flowers grow on one stem. Occasionally, small sessile leaves form on the stems.
• Leaves . Two or three evergreen long-leaved leaves form a basal rosette. Palmate dissection forms from one leaf 5-11 broadly obovate or broadly lanceolate leaves. At the end of each of them there is a sharpening.
• Flowers. They bloom up to 4 cm in diameter, the petals are light green in color with brown or reddish veins.
• Fruits. Represented by unfused leaflets, with black, smooth, oblong seeds.

Due to frost resistance and early flowering, the grass is often grown in flowerbed gardens as an ornamental plant.

Procurement of raw materials

The raw materials of Caucasian hellebore used for treatment are dried roots. They are harvested in the fall, after the fruit has completely fallen off. The collection of raw materials requires caution, since wet roots are capable of releasing toxic volatile substances that affect the nervous system and cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea. Even when digging up a plant, it is worth protecting your respiratory organs with a charcoal respirator. The process of harvesting Caucasian hellebore is in seven stages.

1. Selected mature plants are dug up along with the root.
2. With the help of scissors, the aerial part is separated from the root system, damaged roots or their fragments are removed.
3. The collected roots are washed with cool running water.
4. The first part of drying involves airing the roots in limbo from excess moisture in the open air.
5. After drying, the roots are laid out in one layer on cotton fabric in a shaded, well-ventilated place.
6. When using a dryer, it is necessary to adhere to a temperature regime of 40-45 ° C.
7. After complete drying, the raw materials are packed in plastic bags and hung in a dry, dark, well-ventilated area.

With proper preparation, the dried root of Caucasian hellebore has a wrinkled surface, a dark brown, matte color and a cream-colored kink. The smell of raw materials is specific, unpleasant, the taste is burning bitter.

What is the value

Hellebore is a unique plant that can have a therapeutic effect on the human body. This is due to the high content of biologically active substances of various nature and their therapeutic effect.

• cardiac glycosides. The glycoside corelborin K is concentrated in the Caucasian hellebore. It has a tonic effect on the myocardium, regulates arterial and venous pressure, increases the strength of heart contractions, normalizes the conduction system of the heart, improves peripheral blood flow, providing tissues with sufficient oxygen supply.
• Complex of steroidal saponins. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, regulates the production of hormones, increases the speed and quality of the immune response. Normalizes electrolyte metabolism, improves bronchial secretion, has an expectorant effect by stimulating the cough center in the medulla oblongata.
• Fatty vegetable oils. They participate in regeneration processes, stimulate cell renewal, and neutralize the effects of carcinogens on the human body.
• alkaloid compounds. They exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antispasmodic effects. They have a slight hypotensive effect, normalize the work of the central nervous system. In small doses, the effect is sedative, in large doses it is tonic.
• Anthraglycosides. Natural laxatives that cleanse the intestines by gently irritating its walls. They have a mild choleretic and diuretic effect. Remove toxins and fecal stones.
• Flavonoids. They normalize the heart rate, the permeability of the walls of blood vessels and the speed of peripheral blood flow.
• Coumarins. They have an antitumor effect by inhibiting the activity of atypical cells, normalize heart rhythm, and have antioxidant properties.
• Vitamins A, C, D, E. They act as natural antioxidants, contribute to the normalization of metabolic processes, regulate the production of hormones.

Corelborin K is considered to be the most active chemical in Caucasian hellebore. It is recognized by the world of science as one of the strongest natural cardiac glycosides. This substance serves as the active ingredient of the drug "Corelborin". It qualitatively differs from other cardiac glycosides by the ability to retain its effect when ingested, while all the others are inactivated by the action of gastric juice. In its strength, the glycoside is superior to that extracted from lily of the valley and is not inferior to strophanthin. The toxicity of corelborin is considered moderate. According to its ability to accumulate, hellebore is considered an analogue of foxglove.

Healing effects

The main therapeutic effect of Caucasian hellebore is cardiotonic - the ability to enhance contractions, increase their amplitude, eliminate tachycardia, increase myocardial endurance, and reduce its ischemia. Cardiotonic and cardioprotective effects only open the list of positive effects.

• It has the ability to cleanse the body. At the same time, Caucasian hellebore not only cleanses the intestines due to a laxative effect, but also helps to separate fecal deposits and remove them from the body. The plant exhibits a slight choleretic effect, gently eliminating stagnation and preventing the occurrence of gallstones. The diuretic effect promotes the removal of sand from the kidneys. Also, the herb cleanses the blood and lymphatic system, helps to eliminate toxins that have accumulated in the tissues over the years.
• Normalizes the composition of the blood. The herb has a mild hypoglycemic effect, which is appropriate in the complex therapy of diabetes mellitus. Prevents insulin surges, reduces cravings for sweets and fatty foods, which reduces the risk of overeating. Reduces cravings for sweets and fatty foods. Reducing cholesterol levels helps prevent atherosclerosis. The Caucasian hellebore is also actively used to treat this disease.
• Removes salt deposits. Caucasian hellebore gently removes excess salt deposits from soft tissues, as well as from joints, eliminating symptoms and stopping the development of osteochondrosis, gout, nephrourolithiasis. Regulation of electrolyte metabolism allows you to get rid of edema.
• Regulates the digestive tract. Substances in the Caucasian hellebore stimulate the digestive organs. This contributes to the activation of the production of food juices, their saturation with enzymes. Digestion, acidity gradually normalize, dysbacteriosis, gastritis, enteritis disappear. The regenerating and anti-inflammatory effects of the plant contribute to the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers, eliminate the symptoms of acute hemorrhoids. The intake of grass has a positive effect on the work of the pancreas and the hepatobiliary system. The liver is cleared of excess fat, and the gallbladder is cleared of flakes - the precursors of stones. The antiviral effect of hellebore helps in the treatment of hepatitis of viral origin (for example, hepatitis C).
• Restores the functioning of the genitourinary system. Hellebore Caucasian has a pronounced diuretic effect and antimicrobial properties. In combination with an anti-inflammatory effect, it treats inflammation of the kidneys, cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis and even prostate adenoma.
• Clears the airways. Hellebore grass has a slight expectorant effect, stimulates the production and discharge of bronchial secretions. It is used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis.
• Stimulates the glands. Since ancient times, hellebore grass has been used to treat female and male infertility, as well as thyroid disorders. The action is associated with the elimination of free radicals and the inflammatory process, as a result of which the glands are able to fully function.
• Normalizes the functioning of the nervous system. Biologically active substances of Caucasian hellebore tend to penetrate into nerve tissues, normalize the conductivity of nerve fibers. The herb regulates serotonin metabolism, providing a mild sedative effect, manifested by the absence of anxiety, improved concentration, and increased stress resistance. Against the background of taking drugs from the plant, depression, psychosis, fatigue syndrome, and insomnia are eliminated. Adaptogenic action gives the patient a feeling of lightness, good mood, increases the endurance of the body. It has been proven that epilepsy attacks while taking hellebore occur much less frequently, and their intensity is noticeably reduced.
• Helps in the fight against tumors. Hellebore slows down the division and accelerates the death of atypical cells, being a means of preventing oncology. The antitumor effect is also manifested in slowing down the growth of neoplasms, as well as reducing the risk of metastases. Caucasian hellebore is successfully used externally for the treatment of skin cancer and internally for the treatment of uterine fibroids, intestinal polyps.
• Stimulates the immune system. Hellebore improves the work of the body's defenses not by stimulating the production of leukocytes, but by normalizing the maturation and release of protective cells (T-helpers, killers, macrophages) in response to inflammation. The use of the plant allows you to forget about respiratory infections even during an epidemic.
• Rejuvenates the body. Caucasian hellebore helps to eliminate worn-out cells and restore tissues through the production of healthy ones. Reparative properties affect not only the appearance of a person taking hellebore (skin color improves, it tightens, hair loss stops, the number of wrinkles decreases), but also the functioning of his internal organs.
• Used for body shaping. Hellebore has long been used as an effective means for weight loss. Regular use of grass will eliminate excessive appetite, bouts of hunger. With the help of hellebore, it is possible to get rid of even severe obesity. The plant increases the body's energy consumption by increasing basal metabolism and rapid cleansing. Combined with a decrease in appetite, this causes the liver to use up stored fat. A separate advantage is the preservation of skin elasticity, the elimination of cellulite, the absence of stretch marks after losing weight on hellebore.

The healing properties of hellebore do not end there. Above are the effects clearly described by traditional and official medicine. But it has not been possible to fully study the chemical composition of the Caucasian hellebore until today. Scientists believe that it is precisely unexplored substances that determine the complex positive effect on the human body.

The use of Caucasian hellebore

Doctors, as well as traditional healers, warn that the Caucasian hellebore is a poisonous plant, so its use for any purpose should be extremely careful. Overdosing can cost a person their life.

Root Powder

Peculiarities. It is used for complex rejuvenation of the body, elimination of chronic diseases, weight loss. The instructions and method of using hellebore for weight loss or treatment must be followed with particular accuracy. From the first day of administration, one dose of 50 mg should be used - on the tip of a knife in the morning on an empty stomach. Breakfast is allowed only after two hours. Another dose is added every ten days. From day 11, it is necessary to take an amount of powder equal to two servings on the tip of a knife. When the dosage reaches 300 mg (six times at the tip of a knife), the increase in dose is stopped. If any discomfort is felt at the same time, the dose is reduced by 1-2 steps. The maximum allowed daily dosage of hellebore is from 150 to 300 mg. In a selected amount, the powder is taken once a day, in the morning on an empty stomach, for six months.

Preparation and application

1. Prepared raw materials (completely dried roots) are crushed in a mortar to a powder state or crushed using a mechanical device.
2. The finished powder is put in a resealable jar or plastic bag for safety.

The use of Caucasian hellebore for weight loss should last no more than six months. In order to treat chronic diseases, after six months of admission, a monthly break is made and the course is resumed. With toothache, in the initial stages of hypertension, a situational intake of powder with honey is possible as a laxative: 50 mg of hellebore is mixed with half a teaspoon of honey.

Decoction

Peculiarities. It is used orally for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system: pleurisy, tuberculosis, severe cough. Outwardly - pain in the joints with osteochondrosis, rheumatism, gout.

Preparation and application

1. Half a teaspoon of crushed roots is poured into 500 ml of boiling water.
2. The mixture is heated in a water bath for half an hour, constantly maintaining a low boil.
3. The resulting broth is defended for 15 minutes, after which it is filtered into a clean container.
4. The drug is taken orally one teaspoon half an hour before meals, three times a day. For pain in the joints, the decoction is rubbed twice a day, for 15 minutes.

Infusion

Peculiarities. It is used for any skin diseases, including bacterial and fungal nature. With furunculosis, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, open oncological wounds.

Preparation and application

1. 8 g of root powder is poured with a glass of boiling water.
2. The mixture is infused for two hours, after which it is filtered.
3. The resulting infusion is used to wash wounds or apply compresses. Processing is carried out twice a day.

Acetic tincture

Preparation and application

1. Pour 25 g of marshmallow root with a glass of cold water, let it brew for an hour.
2. Pour 50 g of hellebore with a glass of wine vinegar.
3. Cook the mixture over low heat until it is reduced by half.
4. After cooling, strain and mix both infusions.
5. Rub the resulting product into the scalp twice a day, paying special attention to severely bald areas.

Tincture

Peculiarities . Alcohol tincture is taken for the same purposes as the powder: weight loss, comprehensive recovery and complete cleansing of the body.

Preparation and application.

1. Pour 50 g of hellebore with half a liter of vodka.
2. Put in a dark place to infuse for seven days.
3. When the tincture ends, another half a liter of vodka is added to the sleeping cake, it is no longer necessary to insist. Manipulation is repeated until the end of the course of treatment.
4. Vodka tincture is taken in half a teaspoon, once a day. It is allowed to add tincture to tea.

Pharmacy preparations

Hellebore Caucasian is not among the pharmacopoeial medicinal plants. Its positive properties are used by manufacturers of dietary supplements.

Oil

What does it represent. Caucasian hellebore vegetable oil is recommended to be taken in all those cases in which powder is also used. Fatty compounds contribute to the restoration of cells, normalize the functioning of the nervous system, have a mild choleretic effect, cleanse the human body of harmful substances, and neutralize radionuclides.

Application. Inside, Caucasian hellebore oil is taken 20 drops under the tongue, one hour before the intended meal. External use helps to cope with joint pain and sinusitis: rub the oil into the sore spot. With a runny nose, drip four to five drops into each nostril.

Hellebore with fiber

What does it represent. A very popular weight loss product. All the positive properties of hellebore are reinforced by the cleansing and adsorbing effect of plant fiber.

Application. Use inside according to the scheme indicated in the table, after stirring the measured amount of the mixture in a liquid: water, milk, kefir.

Table - Scheme of taking hellebore with fiber

From 60 days to six months, the dose remains unchanged. After a month break, the course is repeated again.

Before you drink hellebore for weight loss, it is important to learn that more does not mean better. Compliance with the instructions, precautionary rules and attention to the reactions of your own body to a potent plant will help to avoid negative consequences.

Ointment

What does it represent. Ointment from Caucasian hellebore is used for rubbing joints with pain of any origin. The product is produced as a dietary supplement.

Application. The ointment is carefully rubbed with massage movements into the sore spot for 10 minutes, twice a day.

Hood

What does it represent. The tool is called "Fitoflurevit hellebore". The drug differs from the plant in its non-toxicity, while retaining the medicinal properties of raw materials.

Application. Five drops of the drug are added to 50 ml of water. Use inside three times a day.

Dangerous Consequences

According to reviews of the treatment with Caucasian hellebore, this herb is very controversial. Some patients feel a surge of strength and vigor and do not feel any side effects at all, others complain of discomfort while taking hellebore, and others do not feel anything at all. Different opinions are due to the individual characteristics of the body, as well as the presence of concomitant diseases in the treatment of Caucasian hellebore. The negative impact on the heart is felt by people with coronary disease, and they may not know about its existence. This condition is a contraindication for the use of Caucasian hellebore, as well as cholelithiasis, endocarditis, pregnancy and lactation, as well as children under 14 years of age. Among the side effects of hellebore Caucasian:

• heart rhythm disturbances;
• diarrhea;
• intestinal inflammation;
• increased diuresis;
• insomnia;
• lack of appetite.

What only names of honey you will not meet at the fair. As a beekeeper and honey market expert, I know that the lion's share of this honey is fake. Approximately 80% of honey cannot be called natural. In most cases, this is a HONEY PRODUCT. How is it made? For the manufacture of a honey product, the cheapest varieties of honey are taken (that is why Voronezh buys hundreds of tons of sunflower honey). About 60% high fructose corn syrup is added. Further dyes, flavors, flavor enhancers and other ingredients. All this is mixed or whipped and give the appearance of cream-honey. The viscosity is then chemically stabilized. For the category of honeys “with royal jelly”, the dye titanium dioxide-E171 is used (the assumption of the potential harm of titanium dioxide: studies on rats have shown that inhalation of titanium dioxide powder increases the likelihood of cancer, being carcinogenic to humans. For children, this food supplement is considered harmful). Such a product does not have any useful properties, but on the contrary, due to the large number of additives, it can cause allergies or poisoning. Be carefull!

The volume of honey product on the Russian market is colossal. Even one plant produces "honey" 2-3 times more than all beekeepers in Altai. No one knows exactly how many of these factories there are. One thing is for sure, every year the number of honey products on the market will increase, and real honey will become more difficult to find than black caviar.

The current state of the honey market is, in fact, a spit in the face of domestic beekeeping, which still exists “in spite of”, and not “thanks to” ...

This database contains the names of honeys under the guise of which this sweet paste is sold. The database will be updated and improved ...

If you buy such honey solely for its confectionery properties, then you can not read further this article, but continue to use this product along with sweets.

Non-existent varieties of honey

Honey wild rose. Honey Tea rose. Honey Rosehip. Wild rose honey. Honey from wild rose hips.

Wild rose (wild rose) does not produce marketable honey. This honey is fake. Do not buy this kind of honey! Wild rose honey is a honey product.

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Honey Borovaya uterus. Honey with boron uterus. Women's honey.

The womb herb is very popular among women, but the womb honey is fake. Do not buy this kind of honey! Boron queen honey is a honey product.

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Honey Hawthorn. Honey from hawthorn.

Commercial honey from hawthorn is impossible to get! Under the guise of hawthorn honey, cheap varieties are usually sold. Molasses, thickeners, flavors, flavor enhancers are added to the composition of the product. The name "Hawthorn" began to be used for honey due to the universal fame of the healing properties of the boyarka. This honey is fake.

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Honey Elecampane. Honey with Elecampane.

Another honey-indicator of the factory sweet paste. If it is in the window, then in front of you is a rogue seller. Elecampane honey does not exist. This honey is fake. Corn syrup, thickeners, flavors, flavor enhancers are added to the product composition.

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Honey of wild bees. Wild honey. Bortevoy (bortevoy) honey.

The most popular honey among sellers. This honey does not exactly match the name. Firstly, there are no wild bees in Russia. Secondly, beet honey is obtained in a very meager amount. Thirdly, beehive honey is no more useful than honey obtained from an ordinary hive (marketing ploy).

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Ginseng honey. Royal ginseng. Honey Ginseng.

There is no mention of ginseng as a honey plant in any literature. This honey is fake. Do not buy this kind of honey! Sunflower honey is usually sold under the guise of such honey. And sunflower honey is much cheaper. Flavorings and flavoring additives are added to improve taste. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is added at the plant.

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Honey Kandyk. Honey from Kandyk. Honey Kandyk Siberian.

This honey is fake. Do not buy this kind of honey! Under the guise of such honey, they usually sell honey from sunflower, buckwheat, rapeseed or sainfoin. Flavorings and flavoring additives are added to improve taste. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is added at the plant. It is impossible to get marketable honey from kandyk. We speak to you as beekeepers of Western Siberia. It is here that this “wonderful” honey plant grows, from which all of Russia is littered with honey. Blooms in late April - early May. We have had years when bees are put out from wintering only in May, because. it's freezing and snowing!

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Honey from Lotus. Honey Lotus. Honey Lotus with royal jelly.

There is no mention of the lotus as a honey plant in any literature. This honey is fake. Do not buy this kind of honey! Sunflower honey is usually sold under the guise of such honey. To change the taste, various additives and flavors are added. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is added at the plant.

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Royal honey. Honey Royal Velvet.

This type of honey does not exist. There are no plants with that name. The mysterious name is not a type of honey. Honey under this name has the right to sell only the owner of the trademark. What kind of honey is sold under this brand is unknown. Has a creamy texture. Honey "royal velvet" is not a variety of honey, so it deserves to be included in this database.

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Honey Red Brush. Honey from the Red Brush. Women's honey. Honey Borovaya uterus. Honey from Borovaya Matka.

honey product. Neither the red brush (rhodiola) nor the upland queen (ortilia) produce any honey! Since the two plants are known to all for their beneficial properties, it is their names that are used by crooks to attract gullible buyers, especially women. Sometimes sellers say that this is honey with the addition of an extract of medicinal plants. If so, then ask the sellers for documents on dietary supplements. There are no documents - get out of there while the money is intact. In any case, to add “something” to honey, you need to move it all and heat it up, otherwise the fermentation process may begin. Most likely only the name is being sold.

Fake. Don't buy this honey. Such honey can harm your health!

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Peach honey. Honey from peach. Kiva honey. Honey with Kiwi. Pineapple honey. Honey from pineapple.

Few people believe in the existence of such varieties of honey, but for some reason the smell of peach, kiwi or pineapple attracts buyers. Do not buy such honey! Under the guise of such honey, they usually sell honey from sunflower, buckwheat, rapeseed or sainfoin. Flavorings and flavoring additives are added to improve taste. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is added at the plant.

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Sea buckthorn honey. Sea buckthorn honey.

Sea buckthorn is not a honey plant. In addition, sea buckthorn is a wind-pollinated shrub. Under the guise of sea buckthorn honey, sunflower or buckwheat cream honey is usually sold, to which molasses, flavorings, flavor enhancers and other additives are added. Such honey is called a honey product and is produced in factories. Do not buy this honey!

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Honey Hazelnut. Honey from Hazelnut.

This honey is definitely fake. Under its guise, they sell cream honey from sunflower, rapeseed, and buckwheat. During production, molasses, flavors, flavor enhancers and other additives are added. Such honey is called a honey product and is produced in factories. Do not buy such honey, it is not natural. No health benefits!

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Cedar honey. Honey Kedrovy Bor. Honey from cedar.

Another non-existent variety of honey. Usually a mixture of cheap honeys, molasses and cedar flavor. Sometimes cedar resin is added, but then they write the name Honey with resin. In any case, this is not real honey and you should not buy this product!

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Honey Celandine. Honey from Celandine.

The celandine plant gives the bees only pollen. There is no honey from celandine! You have been sold or are trying to sell a fake!

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Pumpkin honey. Honey from Pumpkin.

It is impossible to get marketable honey from a pumpkin! The sellers explain that pumpkin honey comes from forage gourd fields. According to laboratory studies, rapeseed and sunflower honey are sold under the guise of pumpkin honey. Flavorings are added to change the taste. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is mixed in.

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Honeysuckle honey. Honey from Honeysuckle.

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Milk thistle honey. Milk thistle honey. Milk thistle honey.

Another variety of falsified honey, which is so named due to the well-known benefits of milk thistle itself. Milk thistle cleanses the liver, removes toxins. That is why almost all sellers selling "names" have this variety. At best, under the guise of milk thistle honey, you will buy cheap sunflower cream honey. Flavorings and flavoring additives are added to improve taste. To reduce the cost, high fructose molasses is added. Ask the seller for pollen analysis results. If there is no analysis, you should know that this is a fake. At fairs or honey festivals, you will probably not find real honey from milk thistle.

Real milk thistle honey is not easy to find. Milk thistle is a weak honey plant. Reluctantly visited by bees. Demanding on the weather.

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Blended honey

Honey Cornflower-Acacia.

Acacia blooms in May-June. Cornflower blooms in July-August. Therefore, this kind of honey can only be obtained as a result of blending two different varieties of honey. As a rule, blends are made in factories, maybe something else is added. Therefore, in order to buy good honey, ask the seller for a pollen analysis protocol for this type of honey.

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Fireweed-Valerian honey.

Another beautiful, attractive name. Ask the seller for a pollen analysis protocol, draw conclusions. If there is no analysis, then you have a honey product or some completely different kind of honey.

Honey with additives

Fireweed honey with royal jelly. Royal jelly honey. Goof silver with royal jelly.

Any variety of honey with royal jelly is a common ploy to increase the price. The appearance of such honey is always the same. Unnaturally white, creamy texture. There is a taste of milk. If you bought just such honey, then congratulations, you bought a honey product. It does not contain a single gram of royal jelly, it may not even contain honey. This is a completely useless product. Do not believe in its miraculous properties, do not give in to your emotions.

If you mix real honey with real royal jelly in a ratio of 1 to 100 (10 g of pure milk per 1 kg of honey), then 1 kg of such honey will cost MINIMUM 3,500 rubles (excluding the cost of honey). With a 0.1% content of royal jelly, honey will cost 800-900 rubles per 1 kg.

If you really need royal jelly, then buy it in a pharmacy or in a specialized beekeeping products store in an adsorbed form.

hellebore treatment

Hellebore perfectly cleanses the blood and does a number of other useful things in the body. I think that they are best treated for benign tumors, so as not to poison the body with strong poisons. Or after the treatment with strong poisons is over, for the purpose of prevention, take an annual course of taking hellebore. It will help cleanse the body of previous poisons and further restore it. Read the information below and decide if and how to use it. Personally, I took a prophylactic 9-month course (I took a mustard spoon of hellebore with honey in the evening) and am very pleased. It perfectly destroys pathogenic microbes, fungi (herpes), stimulates bile secretion, heals the prostate gland - I felt all this myself.

Hellebore, hibernator (helleborus) is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Several types of hellebore grow on the territory of Russia. In the southwestern part - reddish hellebore, in the Caucasus - Caucasian hellebore, speckled hellebore and Abkhazian hellebore.

All parts of the plant are poisonous.

The roots and rhizomes of hellebore are harvested in autumn, they contain glycosides that are potent on the heart. The presence of plant poisons - alkaloids - explains its toxicity. And this also indicates that it can be used in oncology along with spotted hemlock, tobacco, aconite and others like them. I’ll mention right away: the stronger the smell from hellebore, the better its phytoncidal, and therefore, antitumor properties.

Hellebore has thin black roots coming out of a single rhizome, like an onion head, and only these roots are consumed. It grows in dry places.

Due to the fact that hellebore is poisonous and emits fumes harmful to humans, people who collect it, in order to protect themselves from its harmful effects (its smell causes heaviness in the head), should eat garlic and drink wine before picking it.

The best hellebore is medium: not young and not old, not thick and not thin. It is ash-coloured, breaks easily, is not too dense, and has a sort of cobweb inside; it is pungent in taste and stings the tongue.

Actions, properties and application according to ancient sources

The hellebore dissolves, thins and strongly cleanses, so that it even eats dead meat, if the dead and rotten meat in the wound is smeared with vinegar.

Dissolves black bile and mucus. Therefore, it is useful in the spillage of black bile and its predominance and removes it from the whole body without unpleasant sensations (this is the blackness that we see when cleansing the liver). It also removes yellow bile and mucus and any excess that is mixed with blood from the most distant parts of the body and from the skin. For this reason, it can cure vitiligo (by normalizing the function of the liver, blood and skin).

One of the amazing properties of hellebore is that it changes the nature in the body and makes it renewed, youthful.

Has laxative properties. Helps with epilepsy, melancholy, dementia, chronic migraine.

With hardened fistulas, hellebore tears off the hardening. A kind of wick is made from it, which is put into the fistula and left there for several days. When the wick is removed, the hellebore appears to have torn off the hardening with its burning power.

Hellebore helps with paralysis and joint pain. If you rinse your mouth with vinegar, it stops the toothache.

Hellebore is very useful for tumors in the intestines and bladder and drives menstruation and urine.

It is suitable for men and masculine women, as well as for strong men and youths with a body rich in juices and full-blooded, but not suitable for people who are plump and loose. This is a very important remark, which indicates that thin persons should also take it carefully.

Hellebore is best taken in April, and then in October and November, but only before this one should avoid coarse food and strong drinks for three days and not indulge in entertainment and amusements. The patient should, after the evening prayer, vomit two or three times and then take hellebore.

The following is considered a good way to use it: take small petioles growing at the root, moisten them with a little water, remove the peel from them, dry them in the shade and use them, grinding and sifting. At one time they give to drink from 1.5 to 3 g. It is best to give it to drink with celery and carrot seeds. In some cases, they give to drink up to 4.25 g.

It is said to be harmful to the kidneys and causes choking, 6 g of it causes convulsions. Its harmful effect is eliminated by marshmallow, parsley and savory.

Actions, properties and applications according to modern sources

Medicinal properties

It normalizes metabolism (due to the fact that it primarily normalizes liver function) and is an excellent tool for losing weight.

It has a diuretic and laxative effect - cleanses the intestines, removes sand from the urinary tract.

Helps cleanse the body of toxins, radioactive elements, heavy metals.

It has a pronounced choleretic effect.

Improves heart function, prevents the development of vascular disorders and chronic insufficiency, stroke.

It has a pronounced antitumor effect (myomas, fibromas, mastopathy, polyps, breast cancer, chronic prostatitis, prostate adenoma).

A strong remedy for diseases of the joints, osteochondrosis of the spine.

It has a pronounced effect on the nervous system - it is used to treat neurosis, insomnia, epilepsy, psoriasis.

Increases the protective functions of the whole organism.

The recommended course of treatment is 12 months. It is noticed that during the first 4-6 months the primary cleansing of the body occurs. Over the next 6 months of continuing the course of treatment with hellebore, the body gets rid of chronic diseases that “profited” from the previous years of life.

Application methods

1. Initial dose: 50 mg or a quarter of a mustard spoon (at the tip of a knife) of hellebore powder at night, pour 50 g of any boiled water (room temperature). If necessary, increase the dose after 15 days to 150 mg ( 1 /2 bitter spoons) and stick to this dosage.

Shake (stir) before use so that the sediment enters the body. Take once a day: in the morning, on an empty stomach, 1 hour before meals.

2. "Dry reception". Put 50 mg of hellebore powder in your mouth, drink warm water in the morning on an empty stomach 1-2 hours before meals 1 time per day.

The course of treatment is from 1 to 6 or 12 months. The duration of treatment depends on what a person wants: to lose weight, cleanse, improve the functioning of the liver, heart, etc. This method is recommended in most cases.

As a preventive measure, it is better to take hellebore in the form of monthly courses in spring and autumn.

3. 50 mg hellebore powder mixed with 1 /4 h. spoons of honey. Eat before going to bed at 22-23 o'clock. In the morning, at 7-8 o'clock, there will be an independent stool.

This method allows you to normalize the function of the nervous system, liver, contributes to the normalization of stool, cleansing the urinary tract from sand, cleanses the blood and treats skin diseases.

The course of treatment is from 1 to 6 or more months.

You can choose any of these methods. Hellebore can be taken along with other herbs.

But, hoping for a hellebore, do not forget about proper nutrition, movement, thinking, etc.

This text is an introductory piece.

Benefits of honey

• is a source of energy;
• removes toxins from the body;
• reduces cravings for sweets;
• boosts immunity.

honey diet

• lunch - ordinary;

Contraindications

• with a high degree of obesity.

Caucasian hellebore (Helleborus caucasicus A.Br.)

Syn.: Caucasian winter hut

Winter-, spring-flowering perennial herbaceous plant with a short, creeping, branched rhizome. In recent years, it has been very popular, grown as an ornamental and medicinal plant. Gardeners valued for high frost resistance and evergreen foliage. In medicine, it is mainly used as a cardiotonic agent.

flower formula

In medicine

In scientific medicine, Caucasian hellebore has long attracted attention as a medicinal raw material, especially roots. Hellebore has been clinically proven to be effective and is valued as a cardiac glycoside. Preparations are made from it: Leucocetin (Bulgaria) - activates the protective functions of the body; Boicil-forte (Romania) - an effective pain reliever, recommended for diseases of the joints; Corelborin K (USSR) - one of the strongest cardiac glycosides, surpasses many other drugs in its biological activity, is used for cardiovascular insufficiency II and III degree, strengthens the cardiovascular system, lengthens diastole, slows down the heart rate, increases vascular tone, increases diuresis and blood flow rate, and also has a powerful effect on the peripheral and central nervous system; "Gellipol" - with intra-abdominal injection into the tumor completely stops its growth, it is recommended as a radiosensitizer in radiation therapy of malignant tumors (experimental data). The Caucasian hellebore is also used as a dietary supplement - restoring metabolism, cleansing the body of toxins and various toxins.

Contraindications and side effects

The plant is poisonous, use in large doses (over 300 mg) can cause poisoning. An overdose can provoke severe poisoning, ringing in the ears, intense thirst and swelling of the throat, up to a decline in cardiac activity. During pregnancy and lactation, the use of hellebore is contraindicated. In addition, it is not prescribed for individual intolerance, in childhood and old age.

In cosmetology

On the basis of hellebore, Russian cosmetologists have made a cream-gel "Hellfrost" - one of the best safe for health products of the latest generation, recommended for body shaping, its use allows you to quickly and effectively prevent problem areas, reduce the volume of subcutaneous fat, eliminate puffiness, achieve visible improvement in body contours. In addition, Hellebore helps to eliminate toxins through the skin, enhances metabolic processes, improves blood circulation, eliminates congestion in tissues, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, activates the protective properties of the skin, and restores cell functions that fade with age. The combination of Caucasian hellebore with vitanol significantly increases the penetrating power of the cream and enhances the effect of its active ingredients. When using the Hellebore cream, the biologically active substances that make up its composition actively affect local fat deposits and general obesity.

Classification

The Caucasian hellebore (lat. Helleborus caucasicus), also known as the Caucasian winter bug, is a species of the genus Winter house (lat. Helleborus), of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The genus includes about 20 species, distributed mainly in deciduous forests in southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Western Asia. In the former USSR, 5 species are found (Ukraine and the Caucasus). The Latin name of the genus comes from the Greek words "elao" and "bora", which emphasize the strong, toxic effect of the cardiac glycosides contained in it, and the name of the Russian name of the genus "halloween" was given by Academician P. S. Pallas, who studied the flora of Russia at the end of the XVIII century marveled at the endurance of this plant.

Botanical description

Perennial, evergreen, herbaceous plant 25-50 cm tall. The rhizome is horizontal, short, with numerous long, cord-like dark brown roots. Stems solitary, slightly leafy, branching in the upper part. Basal leaves (3-9 cm wide) are solitary, long-petiolate, rounded kidney-shaped in outline, palmately dissected to the base with a serrated edge, dark green, lighter below, slightly pubescent at a young age; stem - including 1-3 sessile, much smaller and less dissected. The flowers are large, regular, including 1-3 (5-8 cm in diameter), located at the top of the stem. Perianth simple, of 5 petaloid, broadly ovate white-green, yellow-green, light-yellow, greenish-brown leaves (20-40 mm long), remaining with fruits. Stamens numerous, pistils 3-10, ovary superior. The formula of the Caucasian hellebore flower is *O5T∞P3…10. Fruit of 3-5 (10) leathery leaflets not fused when mature. Blooms in December-April, depending on the height of growth above sea level.

Spreading

A typical plant of the foothills of the Caucasus. It occurs in the southwestern regions of the Krasnodar Territory (Adygea), less often in the more eastern regions of the North Caucasus. Prefers a temperate and cool climate, humid and semi-shady places, grows in oak, beech and fir-spruce forests, rising up to 1000 meters above sea level. Locals call the Caucasian hellebore "forest peony" for the marvelous beauty of the flowers that appear in late February - early March. The plant needs protection, its reserves as medicinal raw materials are greatly reduced, as they are intensively exterminated by the population.

Procurement of raw materials

For medicinal purposes, a rhizome with hellebore roots is used. Harvesting of raw materials is carried out in the fall. The rhizomes are dug up, cleaned from the ground, the aerial part and damaged parts of the roots are removed, washed in cold water. Dry outdoors in the shade, can be dried in a well-ventilated room or in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 45°C. The color of raw materials (dried rhizomes) is dark brown, at the break - cream. The taste is bitter-burning, the smell is unpleasant. Store raw materials for 2 years in a dark, well-ventilated place. You need to work with fresh raw materials in a respirator, since fresh roots emit harmful substances that can cause headaches.

Chemical composition

The roots and rhizomes of the Caucasian hellebore contain cardiac glycoside desglucogellebrin (corelborin K), fatty and essential oil. In addition, the roots and leaves contain steroidal saponins, and its hydrolysis yielded smilagenin.

Pharmacological properties

The Caucasian hellebore has a pronounced cardiotonic effect, improves heart function and normalizes the circulatory system as a whole, as well as a blood-purifying property, increases the immune activity of the body, the protective functions of the blood and activates hematopoiesis. In addition, hellebore has a diuretic, laxative, powerful antispasmodic, choleretic and antiviral effect, helps to cleanse the body of toxins, toxins, radioactive elements, heavy metals and normalize almost all of its functions and metabolism.

Application in traditional medicine

The use of Caucasian hellebore in folk medicine has a long tradition; in terms of healing properties, it ranks second after ginseng. Since ancient times, hellebore has traditionally been used in healing for healing and cleansing the body, expelling bile, as an antiviral agent. One of the main properties of the Caucasian hellebore roots is that due to the complete cleansing of the body and the restoration of metabolism, its work is normalized, which leads to getting rid of many ailments and significant weight loss. It is this property that the Caucasian hellebore is now most famous for, which is often called "grass for weight loss." Hellebore preparations have an excellent effect on the joints, they are quite effective in the treatment of osteochondrosis. In addition, hellebore is used in the treatment of diseases associated with disruption of the cardiovascular system and gastrointestinal tract (gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastritis), as well as psoriasis. Hellebore preparations are considered effective in the treatment of epilepsy. Due to its diuretic and laxative action, hellebore is indicated for cleansing the intestines, it effectively removes sand and small stones from the urinary tract, normalizes metabolism, and the laxative effect causes getting rid of excess fluid and swelling. In folk medicine, hellebore root boiled in vinegar is used externally for hair loss, dandruff, and for washing purulent wounds.

Historical reference

People knew about the healing properties of hellebore in ancient times. This plant was written about in Christian literature by Avicenna - "Medicines", Sedir - "Magic Plants", as well as in ancient Armenian and ancient Arabic sources. In Russia, hellebore was harvested for export as early as the 17th century.

For the first time, scientific medicine drew attention to the cardiotonic properties of hellebore in the second half of the 19th century. Well-known Russian doctors (S.P. Botkin under the direction of I.L. Pavlov, V.I. Dybkovsky and K. Dobushinsky) were engaged in the study of hellebore, who found that hellebore tincture has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, and Professor N.Ya. . Chistovich found out that the strong effect of hellebore on the heart is associated with cardiac glycosides. In the middle of the 20th century, it was proved that Caucasian hellebore, due to the content of glycosides, steroidal saponins, oils in its roots, has a beneficial effect on the activity of the heart as a stimulant. Bulgarian scientists have found that hellebore glycosides have a calming effect on the body, while German and Romanian scientists have confirmed its diuretic and antiviral properties, as well as the ability to delay the development of tumors. In 1949, employees of the Kharkiv Research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute D. G. Kolesnikov and M. Ya. Trop became interested in hellebore, who isolated the glycoside corelborin K from the Caucasian hellebore, and the glycoside corelborin P from a similar type of hellebore blushing.

Currently, Caucasian hellebore is a unique, well-studied plant, widely known throughout the world for its healing properties. It has become another alternative to official medicine in its ability to help the human body and has already helped thousands of people restore their health, find a good mood, joy of life and confidence that they can handle any illness. But in recent years, many articles have appeared about its dangers associated with toxicity. Indeed, hellebore is a poisonous plant, cardiac glycosides in its composition at high doses can cause a toxic effect. However, according to most researchers, hellebore, even with strong single overdoses, is not able to harm the body. After all, Paracelsus wrote that “everything in nature is poison, nothing is devoid of poison, but the matter is only in doses.” If you approach the use of Caucasian hellebore reasonably, observing the dosage and rules of administration, then it will only give a healing effect.

Literature

1. Atlas of medicinal plants of the USSR / Ch. ed. N. V. Tsitsin. - M.: Medgiz. 1962. 702 p.

2. Biological encyclopedic dictionary (under the editorship of M.S. Gilyarov). M. 1986. 820 p.

3. Blinova K. F. et al. Botanical-pharmacognostic dictionary: Ref. allowance. Ed. K. F. Blinova, G. P. Yakovlev. M.: Higher. school, 1990. S. 209.

4. Goncharova T.A., Encyclopedia of medicinal plants: (herbal treatment): In 2 vols. T.1. M.: Ed. House of SMEs. 1997.

5. Serbin A.G. etc. Medical botany. Textbook for university students. Kharkiv: Publishing House of NFAU: Golden Pages, 2003. S. 129. 364 p.

How to drink honey for weight loss

Almost everyone knows about the uniqueness and benefits of honey. But, few people know that honey helps to lose weight and gain slender forms, because many diets provide for a complete rejection of sweets. But what about lovers of cakes and sweets? Sweet during a diet can successfully replace honey. This is a natural product and a natural antidepressant that will help you lose those unwanted extra pounds. Let's figure out how to drink honey for weight loss so that this product helps to get rid of excess weight?

Benefits of honey

Honey contains more than twenty amino acids, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Honey is not only a sweet product, it:

• stimulates metabolic processes in the body and, with regular use, acts as a mild laxative;
• easily replaces sugar in many dishes and drinks;
• is a source of energy;
• removes toxins from the body;
• improves digestion processes;
• enriches the body with vitamins, trace elements and minerals (calcium, vitamin C, iron);
• reduces cravings for sweets;
• boosts immunity.

How to use honey in drinks that help you lose weight? You can prepare the simplest version of a honey drink: stir a teaspoon of honey in a glass of warm water. It is advisable to drink honey water in the morning on an empty stomach before the first meal. There are many more recipes for weight loss drinks, which include honey.

Before you start losing weight with honey drinks, you need to learn a few nuances:

1. Only natural honey should be used.
2. You can use the most common honey, not necessarily May honey, to make drinks. Forbs, flower or sunflower honey will do.
3. Daily consumption of honey should not exceed 100-150 grams.
4. Honey breeds only in warm water. Hot water destroys all the healing and beneficial properties of the product.
5. Be sure to take honey drinks regularly. The course can last up to two months. The intensity of the course depends on individual preferences.
6. You can not adhere to strict ratios when preparing drinks, but prepare them to your taste.

Slimming Honey Drink Recipes

1. It is not difficult to prepare a honey-lemon drink, for this you need a tablespoon of honey and the juice of a quarter of a lemon in a glass of water. Take warm water for cooking. The drink can be taken both in the morning and in the evening.
2. Honey drink with cinnamon is prepared as follows. Mix a teaspoon of cinnamon in boiled hot water. After the water has cooled, add a dessert spoon of honey. The drink should stand a little for the cinnamon to precipitate. It is advisable to drink such a drink in the morning. There are several more options for honey drink with cinnamon:
   • Option 1. Stir half a teaspoon of cinnamon in a glass of hot boiled water. After the mixture has cooled, add a teaspoon of honey and 10 grams of grated fresh ginger. The drink is taken once a day in the morning.
   • Option 2. Dilute half a teaspoon of cinnamon and grated fresh ginger in a glass of hot water. Add lemon juice (halves) and a dessert spoon of honey to the cooled mixture. Use no more than once a day.

honey diet

• breakfast - honey drink with lemon and a handful of raisins or dried apricots;
• lunch - ordinary;
• snack - any citrus fruit;
• dinner - two glasses of kefir (low-fat yogurt or yogurt).

• honey tea in the amount of 1.5 liters.

• 1.5–2 liters of low-fat kefir or yogurt.

• sweet honey drink or green tea with honey and lemon in the amount of 1.5 liters.

Contraindications

Unfortunately, not everyone can drink honey drinks. Honey is contraindicated:

• with diabetes mellitus;
• pregnant and lactating mothers;
• with allergic reactions to honey;
• with unstable blood pressure;
• with a high degree of obesity.

The use of honey for weight loss

1. For an additional fight against excess weight, honey can be used in massage. To do this, honey is applied to certain parts of the body and patted until they stop sticking. Such a massage is very useful, it improves blood circulation and makes the skin smoother and toned.
2. Honey massages can be seen in a more pleasant procedure - a honey bath of beauty and health. To do this, add 200 grams of honey mixed in two liters of milk to a warm bath with water. To enhance the effect, add a few drops of any essential oil.
3. Honey wrap is an effective tool in the fight against extra pounds. The mixture for wrapping is prepared as follows:
   • Stir 200 grams of honey with a tablespoon of alcohol;
   • Mix 200 grams of honey with a teaspoon of essential citrus oil - orange or lemon.

Apply the finished mixture to the body area and wrap with cling film, and on top with a terry towel. The duration of the procedure is twenty to thirty minutes.

With the right use of honey, you can achieve very good and lasting results in a few months. At the same time, to gain not only slender forms, but also to increase immunity and cleanse the body of toxins.

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Hellebore: varieties, properties, methods of application, dosage, contraindications and recipes

plant description

Hellebore is a fairly small genus of the buttercup family, which has about 10 - 20 species. This low perennial plant (its height rarely exceeds 50 cm) has a beautiful bush shape and dense dark green leaves. The hellebore flower has a diameter of 4 - 6 cm.

The plant got its name due to the fact that it is not afraid of frost and snow (for example, the flowering time of hellebore coincides with light spring frosts).

An important feature of hellebore is their need for forest soil, which is the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and beneficial microorganisms.

Where does hellebore grow?

Collection and storage

For therapeutic purposes, the underground part of the hellebore is used, namely the roots and rhizomes, the harvesting of which begins in early autumn (immediately after shedding the seeds).

The dug out hellebore roots are cleaned of damaged or rotten raw materials, while the aerial part of the plant is to be removed (leaves and flowers are cut off with a knife). The roots are thoroughly washed in cold water, after which culling is carried out again, during which thick and large roots are cut into strips 0.5 cm thick, which ensures uniform drying of the raw material.

The roots are dried under a canopy (it is important that the place for drying the raw materials is well ventilated). In addition, it is possible to dry the raw materials in special ovens or dryers, the temperature in which should not exceed 40 degrees (otherwise the glycosides contained in the raw materials will be destroyed).

Properly dried raw materials are distinguished by a brownish outer color and a light cream color at the break. Hellebore root has an unpleasant odor and a bitter taste. Dried raw materials are stored in tightly closed glass containers or in bags made of natural material. Shelf life is three years.

Hellebore varieties

It should be noted that all types of hellebore are very similar in their appearance, as well as properties and contraindications for use.

In medical practice, three varieties of hellebore are mainly used:
1. Black.
2. Blushing.
3. Caucasian.

All three types of hellebore are extremely poisonous, therefore, they require the most careful use, strict adherence to doses and mandatory medical advice.

Hellebore black

This type of hellebore has a black rhizome (hence the name of the species). The black hellebore is distinguished by a short stem with a purple tint and white (sometimes yellow) flowers, 6–8 cm in diameter. It grows in deciduous forests in southern and central Europe.

The action of black hellebore:

• stimulation of cardiac activity;
• increased gastrointestinal motility and secretion of digestive enzymes;
• strengthening the function of the thyroid gland;
• normalization of the general metabolism;
• normalization of blood pressure;
• cleansing the body of toxins, toxins, radionuclides;
• increase in the body's immune activity.

With long-term use of black hellebore, there is a positive trend in the treatment of chronic diseases, since this plant has the ability to regenerate tissues, purify the blood, remove various decay products from the body (the latter are often one of the reasons for the deterioration of health).

Hellebore black is used in the treatment of the following pathologies:

• myoma;
• hypertension;
• chronic inflammation of the ovaries;
• gastritis;
• duodenal ulcer;
• osteochondrosis;
• bronchial asthma;
• urolithiasis disease;
• pyelonephritis;
• epilepsy;
• amnesia;
• decreased vision and hearing;
• sinusitis;
• haemorrhoids;
• cardiovascular failure.

Infusion for cancer
0.5 tsp crushed hellebore root bark pour two cups of boiling water. The remedy is infused for at least two hours, filtered and consumed in a tablespoon three times a day, for 30 days. If necessary, you can repeat the course of treatment, but between courses should be a two-week break.

Infusion for epilepsy
10 g of hellebore roots are poured into 250 ml of water and infused for 12 hours. The infusion is taken warm, 1 tsp. twice a day.

Hellebore blushing

This perennial plant with a short horizontal rhizome is common in the Western part of the Caucasus, in the Eastern Transcaucasia and in the southwestern part of Ukraine.

The roots and rhizomes of this type of hellebore contain the glycoside corelborin, as well as other cardiac glycosides. Therefore, its preparations are indicated for circulatory disorders of the second and third degree (especially if you need to get a quick and fairly long-term effect).
The action of hellebore reddening:

• normalization of metabolism;
• regulation of blood pressure;
• decrease in sugar levels;
• cleansing the body of toxins;
• promoting the resorption of both nodes and cysts directly in the thyroid gland;
• inhibition of cancer cell growth;
• removal of sand and salt from the kidneys and urinary tract;
• obstruction of stagnation of bile;
• prevention of the formation of stones in the gall;
• headache relief;
• liquefaction of sputum and promoting its discharge;
• restoration of water-salt balance;
• stimulation of immunity;
• normalization of blood circulation.

Hellebore blushing is used in the treatment of the following conditions:

• obesity;
• diabetes;
• hypertension;
• pyelonephritis;
• urolithiasis disease;
• epilepsy;
• headache;
• respiratory system;
• joint diseases;
• oncological diseases;
• infertility;
• haemorrhoids;
• neuroses;
• insomnia;
• toothache.

Infusion for hard-to-heal wounds
1 tsp hellebore powder should be poured with a liter of boiled water. The agent is infused for 4 hours, after which it can be washed with festering and sluggishly healing wounds. Also, this recipe stimulates hair growth on the head and eliminates dandruff.

Hellebore Caucasian

This type of hellebore grows in the Caucasus and Georgia, as well as in the southwestern part of the Krasnodar Territory. Places of growth - oak, beech, fir and spruce forests.

The height of this perennial evergreen plant reaches 25 - 50 cm. The rhizome of the Caucasian hellebore is short and has a dark brown color.

The action of hellebore Caucasian:

• normalization of metabolism;
• elimination of puffiness of various origins;
• lowering the concentration of sugar in the blood;
• lowering blood pressure;
• elimination of symptoms of menopause;
• cleansing the genitourinary system;
• calming the nervous system;
• elimination of inflammation;
• removal of sand and salt from the urinary tract, as well as the kidneys.

Often, the cause of many diseases is precisely the clogging of the intestines, the walls of which over time become overgrown with various unprocessed substances that block the normal passage of food through it. Intestinal slagging negatively affects the functioning of the body as a whole.

It is hellebore that removes toxins, toxins and free radicals from the body, thanks to which excess weight “leaves”, fatigue disappears, and breathing becomes easier. Regular intake of Caucasian hellebore preparations helps to cure many diseases.

Caucasian hellebore (similar to black and reddening) has diuretic and laxative properties, therefore it is indicated in the treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and the genitourinary system.

It is this type of hellebore, which will be discussed later, that is most often used in folk and official medicine.

Composition and properties of hellebore

Cardiac glycosides (corelborin K and corelborin P)

Steroid saponins

Fixed oils

Anthraglycosides

Flavonoids

hellebore properties

• absorbable;
• cleansing;
• immunomodulatory;
• laxative;
• diuretic;
• cardiotonic;
• antitumor;
• soothing;
• choleretic;
• antispasmodic;
• bactericidal;
• painkiller;
• wound healing;
• anti-inflammatory;
• antiviral;
• blood-purifying;
• antihelminthic;
• adaptogenic.

Action of hellebore preparations

• Normalization of serotonin metabolism, the violation of which is often the cause of severe forms of obesity.
• Normalization and restoration of general metabolism, which contributes to a soft and gradual reduction of excess weight.
• Cleansing from toxins, as well as radionuclides, which, in turn, rejuvenates the body.
• Strengthening the cardiovascular system by normalizing blood circulation, lengthening diastole, stabilizing the heart rate, increasing vascular tone and increasing blood flow directly to the heart muscle.
• Normalization of blood pressure.
• Calming the nervous system, which positively affects the quality of sleep and performance.
• Liquefaction of sputum and promoting its removal from the bronchi.
• Relief of asthma attacks.
• Prevention of stagnation of bile and the formation of stones in the gallbladder.
• Removal of sand from the kidneys and urinary tract.
• Stimulation of the immune system.
• Lowering blood cholesterol levels.
• Decreased blood sugar concentration.
• Normalization of the digestive tract.
• Increasing the body's resistance to various viral diseases.
• Elimination of migraine attacks.
• Prevention of the formation and spread of cancerous tumors.

The effect of hellebore preparations - video

The benefits and harms of hellebore

hellebore benefits

• Accelerates scarring of ulcers and effectively eliminates pain.
• It cleanses the intestines of mucus and fecal stones, which significantly improves the functioning of the digestive tract. The result: the appearance of appetite in patients, improved well-being and mood.
• Normalizes the functioning of the thyroid gland (resolves knots and seals of the thyroid gland).
• Normalizes hormonal balance.
• Clears blood vessels from cholesterol plaques.
• Normalizes the functioning of the central nervous system, thereby increasing efficiency and concentration.
• It eliminates headaches of various etiologies: for example, hellebore relieves spasms, enriches the brain with oxygen, and improves blood circulation.
• Stimulates the defenses.
• Normalizes the functioning of the reproductive system: hellebore preparations fight infertility caused by inflammatory processes.
• Improves the work of the heart.

It should be noted that in the first six months of treatment with hellebore preparations, the so-called primary cleansing occurs in the body, accompanied by the cessation of hair loss and increased hair growth, strengthening nails. With prolonged use, hellebore, normalizing bowel function, loses its laxative effect, but still continues to cleanse the body of various harmful substances, thereby renewing and purifying the composition of the blood.

The indisputable advantage of hellebore is that this plant does not become addictive - that is, it does not have a narcotic effect.

Important! Hellebore preparations can contribute to the exacerbation of chronic diseases, which is a completely natural step on the road to recovery.

Regular intake of plant preparations allows you to prolong youth by improving the body.

hellebore harm

Treatment with hellebore

hellebore root

What does hellebore treat?

hellebore application

Hellebore is used externally in the treatment of wounds and ulcers. So, with hardened fistulas, lotions and powder from hellebore contribute to the opening of hardening. In addition, a kind of wick can be made from the root of the plant, which is inserted into the fistula and left for several days, after which the wick is removed along with hardening.

The analgesic and antispasmodic properties of hellebore are widely used in the treatment of joints, migraines, and paralysis.

The acetic decoction of the plant helps to eliminate tinnitus (it is enough to drop a few drops of the decoction into each ear) and strengthen hearing in general, while using the powder you can relieve toothache (the gums are rubbed with hellebore powder and the mouth is rinsed).

Hellebore preparations strengthen vision, give it sharpness (hellebore is often included in eye medicines).

The plant is also useful in urolithiasis, as it removes bile, mucus, sand and stones from the body.

How to drink hellebore preparations?

The course of treatment with hellebore preparations is designed for one year, while during treatment a gradual increase in dosage is shown, and then its decrease. After six months of taking, you should take a break for one month, after which the hellebore begins to be taken again with a minimum dose, which subsequently increases.

A six-month course of treatment is possible, which is prophylactic and immunomodulatory in nature - after all, hellebore, effectively cleansing the intestines, normalizes its functioning, improving the work of the whole organism as a whole.

Important! The dosage of hellebore preparations, as well as the regimen, is prescribed exclusively by a doctor after a medical examination and anamnesis.

A small dose (of the order of 50-100 mg per day) is indicated for people who have recently had a serious illness (it could be a stroke or heart attack), as well as for patients at the initial stage of hypertension.

With the systematic intake of hellebore in a dose not exceeding 150 mg per day, sand and stones will come out in two to three months.

A safe daily dose is 100-200 mg. The indicated dose is taken once a day - in the morning one hour before meals. Accurately dosed hellebore powder is sprinkled on the tongue and washed down with water.

The scheme of the annual course of treatment with hellebore
The initial dose is 50 mg (or one scoop) of hellebore powder. Further, every 10 days, the dose is increased by 50 mg until it reaches 200 mg per day (or 6 scoops). In this dosage, the drug is taken for six months.

Important! In intestinal disorders, the dose should be reduced to one or two scoops (this dosage is observed until the stool normalizes).

After six months, a monthly break is made, after which hellebore is taken again from the minimum daily dose, that is, from 50 mg (gradually the dose increases to 200 mg per day).

Children from 7 to 14 years old need to reduce the dosage by 2.5 times!

Important! Deviation from the above dosages is strictly prohibited, as it can lead to poisoning.

Ways to use hellebore

It is mainly used as compresses or washes. Internal reception is possible when combined with infusions or decoctions from herbal preparations.

8 g of dried hellebore roots brew a glass of boiling water. The infusion is wrapped and infused for 2 hours, and then filtered. Sore spots are treated with this infusion twice a day.

It is mainly used as a means to stimulate hair growth.

50 g of dry hellebore rhizomes should be boiled in a glass of wine vinegar (the volume of liquid should evaporate by half), then strain and add the strained infusion of marshmallow root to the mixture (25 g of raw material is poured into 200 ml of cold water and infused for an hour). It is recommended to rub the resulting mixture twice a day on bald spots and places of intense hair loss.

Hellebore Oil

Indications for use:

• lipid metabolism disorder;
• obesity;
• accumulation of metabolic products;
• joint diseases;
• slagging of the body;
• oncological diseases;
• decreased immunity;
• diseases of the liver and gall;
• chronic sinusitis;
• runny nose.

The oil is taken orally and is also used externally.

When taken orally by adults and children over 9 years of age, 20 drops of oil are absorbed under the tongue one hour before or two hours after a meal.

Important! When hellebore oil is taken orally, there may be a decrease in appetite.

Externally, the oil is used in the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis: for example, the oil is dripped into the nose 4-5 drops twice a day, until the symptoms of the disease are eliminated. Children over the age of 7 years need to reduce the dosage by 2 times (the nose is dripped once a day).

In addition, hellebore oil can be used as a rub for joint pain. In such cases, a 10-day course of oil treatment is indicated, which is rubbed into problem areas.

Hellebore in fiber

Special attention deserves a dietary supplement, the components of which are hellebore and fiber. Hellebore in fiber helps to maintain the balance of all metabolic processes occurring in the body. A wide range of applications of this supplement, and its effectiveness, are due to the presence of components that act not on a specific disease, but directly on homeostasis.

The properties of hellebore were described above, so let's dwell in more detail on such a component of the supplement as fiber.

It is the fiber that enters the body with natural plant foods that are those dietary fibers that play an important role in the process of maintaining the normal functioning of the entire digestive tract. The fact is that dietary fiber is not digested, and therefore helps to maintain the tone and, accordingly, the motility of the digestive tract. In addition, such fibers adsorb toxins, thereby preventing their absorption.

Supplement action:
1. Normalization of metabolism, which leads to the loss of excess weight.
2. Normalization of bowel function (first of all, we are talking about eliminating constipation).
3. Prevention of stagnation of bile, which, firstly, prevents the formation of stones directly in the gallbladder, and secondly, it helps to remove various small stones from both the kidneys and the urinary tract.
4. Optimizing heart function by increasing blood flow to the heart muscle.
5. Normalization of the nervous system, which has a positive effect on sleep, performance and psycho-emotional state of a person.
6. Stimulation of the immune system (for example, hellebore in fiber increases nonspecific resistance to various infectious diseases).
7. Removal of harmful substances, including toxins, radionuclides, etc.

Reception scheme:
1. 1 - 10 days - 0.5 tsp each
2. 10 - 20 day - 1 tsp. without top.
3. 20 - 30 day - 1 tsp. with top.
4. 30 - 40 day - 1 tsp. with top and another 0.5 tsp.
5. 40 - 50 day - 1 tsp. with top and 1 more tsp. without top.
6. 50 - 60 day - 1 tbsp. without top.
7. Day 60 - up to 6 months - 1 tbsp. without top.

After six months of taking hellebore with fiber, you need to take a break for one month, after which the regimen is repeated. The general course of treatment is one year.

Application Features:

• The plant is poisonous, so a necessary condition for the use of hellebore in fiber is strict adherence to the dosage and regimen.
• While taking this dietary supplement, it is recommended to include foods rich in potassium and calcium in the diet.
• During the course of fiber intake, you should drink at least 1.5 - 2 liters of fluid per day.

For a one-year course of treatment, 12 jars of hellebore in fiber, 300 g each, will be required.

Contraindications to the use of hellebore

Hellebore and pregnancy

Side effects

hellebore poisoning

Hellebore is a poisonous plant, an overdose of which can lead to poisoning. In this case, poisoning can be triggered by a single dose of a large dose or prolonged use of small doses.

Symptoms of hellebore poisoning:

• nausea;
• vomit;
• pain in the abdomen;
• burning sensation in the mouth;
• profuse salivation;
• diarrhea;
• general weakness;
• numbness of the tongue and limbs;
• impaired vision and hearing;
• skin itching;
• tachycardia;
• insomnia;
• loss of appetite;
• respiratory failure;
• pupil dilation;
• excited state;
• convulsions;
• loss of consciousness;
• rave.

The listed signs of hellebore poisoning can be observed all together, and separately in various combinations (depending on the characteristics of the body, the dose taken and the duration of action of hellebore preparations).

First aid for hellebore poisoning:
1. Call an ambulance.
2. Gastric lavage, for which the victim must drink three glasses of boiled water (you can use a weak solution of potassium permanganate), after which it is necessary to induce vomiting.
3. Taking 20 tablets of activated charcoal, which will help absorb the hellebore remaining in the gastrointestinal tract.

Compliance with the dosage and rules for taking hellebore preparations will help prevent poisoning!

Hellebore and alcohol

Taking hellebore does not imply a categorical refusal to drink alcohol. But it is still desirable not to combine treatment with the use of hellebore preparations, and alcohol. The thing is that alcoholic beverages (like cigarettes and coffee) are a burden on the heart, and the glycosides that make up the plant can greatly increase it.

Finally, remember that hellebore is an excellent detoxifier, and alcohol is known to contain these harmful compounds in excess. Therefore, if the goal of taking hellebore preparations is to cleanse the body, then fatty foods, as well as alcohol, smoking and excessive coffee consumption, should be abandoned.

Recipes with hellebore

Infusion for otitis media

1 tsp hellebore powder is poured with a liter of boiled water. The infusion is dripped into each ear 2 - 3 drops, twice a day. Also, with this infusion, you can wash festering and poorly healing wounds, or you can rub it into the scalp to eliminate seborrhea and enhance hair growth.

The tool is also taken orally, 1 tbsp. twice a day, to cleanse the intestines. The course of treatment is at least six months (mainly a one-year course of taking hellebore preparations is indicated).

Recipe for sinusitis

Infusion for chronic heart failure

0.5 tsp dry raw materials, pour 250 ml of water, and simmer in a water bath for about 20 minutes (you can brew hellebore in a thermos). The infusion removed from the water bath is infused for three hours, carefully filtered and drunk in a tablespoon six times a day.

If the infusion will be taken externally, then it is not necessary to filter it. It is enough to shake the agent so that the dry residue can get on the treated affected surface.

Caucasian hellebore- a perennial wild plant, since ancient times known for its medicinal properties. As a rule, it blooms in mountainous areas from February to March, has beautiful flowers that differ not only in their decorative function, but also in a number of medicinal properties.

Opinions about it are quite contradictory, the expediency of its use, both in traditional treatment and traditional medicine, is controversial and controversial.

Hellebore Caucasian - application

Hellebore has an interesting organic and mineral composition.

These features make it suitable for the following areas:

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How to use?

Of course, you should not self-medicate, and be sure to consult a doctor, before including the plant in the composition of medicines:

• For the treatment of oncology, as a rule, use a concentrated aqueous infusion. To make it, you need to take water and hellebore in equal proportions;
• For the prevention of heart disease, as well as improving liver function, you can take plant powder once a day, a few hours before meals;
• A mixture of honey and hellebore is an excellent medicinal drug for the normalization of urination. and work of the digestive and intestinal tract;
• A weak introductory infusion of the plant can be used to rinse the mouth. This will be an effective prevention of inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, as well as cure bleeding gums;
• Steamed hellebore rhizomes are used to treat sinusitis. Due to the active anti-inflammatory properties, you can get rid of the disease within a week;
• Hellebore solution is used to wash wounds, ulcers, burns;
• Weakly concentrated infusion of the plant is used to treat otitis media;
• In body purification systems a recipe is often used, according to which you need to pour a teaspoon of the plant with a liter of water, boil for a long time (at least one hour), take one teaspoon three times a day.

Contraindications

It is very important to remember that the Caucasian hellebore is a poisonous plant and its overdose can lead to poisoning. Therefore, it is important to observe the doses and proportions in the preparation of various medical products and the use of herbal remedies.

In addition, there is a circle of people who are extremely not shown its use:

• Pregnant and lactating mothers;
• Chronic diseases of the biliary tract, cholelithiasis;
• Not to be taken by children and the elderly;
• The presence of an allergy to a medicinal plant, or components included in its composition;
• Not recommended for people who have undergone surgery on the heart, heart attack, as well as coronary disease;
• It is forbidden to use hellebore with hypersensitivity to glycosides.

How does Caucasian hellebore work when losing weight?

A nice bonus in losing weight is that there is a thorough cleansing of the intestines and the body as a whole. The process is quite gentle, so that getting rid of toxins and deposits of harmful substances does not give a feeling of discomfort. This unique chemical composition allows you to restore the balance of electrolytes in the body.

The diuretic effect allows you to quickly remove puffiness and remove unnecessary fluid from tissues and organs. Courses of overweight treatment using this phytopreparation are sufficiently prolonged in time and are designed for a stable and long-lasting effect.

This is a great option for healthy lifestyle minions who want to lose weight and improve their body without extreme methods and means. By simply including hellebore in your diet and consuming it regularly, you can lose an average of three or four kilograms in one month.

Of course, moderate power loads and proper nutrition will enhance and maximize the effect.

For faster results it is strongly not recommended to additionally take diuretics or laxatives. This can greatly harm the metabolism, immunity, and the whole organism as a whole.

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Harm of hellebore Caucasian

As mentioned earlier, hellebore is a poisonous plant, therefore, when taking it, clarity and correct dosages are important.

An increase in the concentration and dose of a herbal remedy can cause unpleasant consequences:

• failure of the heart rhythm;
• Violation of blood pressure indicators;
• Heart failure;
• Dizziness, ringing in the ears
• Violation of coordination of movements;
• Nausea, vomiting, stool disorder;
• Heavy departure;
• An allergic reaction accompanied by swelling of the mucous membranes and tongue;
• Thirst;
• Collapse of the lungs;
• In especially severe cases - toxic shock and death.

Everything needs moderation. If you follow the recipes and proportions, the Caucasian hellebore will have an exceptionally healing effect for the body and will help make your life longer and healthier.

Opinions of doctors about hellebore Caucasian

Love and take care of yourself, in order for the use of the drug to have only a positive effect, be sure to consult a doctor, weigh all the positive and negative points, and clearly adhere to the treatment plan and taking the drug. Despite the wide range of healing functions and the unique composition of the plant, many doctors are very critical of its use.

Along with ginseng, hellebore is distinguished by an extraordinary reaction of the human body to it. Basically, it is more pronounced on the part of the cardiovascular and nervous system. Aesculapius do not have a common opinion on the appropriateness of its use.

Many of them believe that Hellebore consumption can cause so-called "lazy gut" syndrome- in which the gastrointestinal tract disrupts its work, the absorption of nutrients, vitamins, microelements worsens. In addition, modern science has not yet fully studied this "green doctor" and the degree of positive effect on the body.

Never tried it myself. Hellebore was popular about 20 years ago, many friends really lost weight with it. However, when it turned out to be a poisonous plant, its popularity plummeted.

Natalia

The hellebore is a wonderful plant!!! It's just important to take it right. Any medicinal plant in case of an overdose can be harmful, remember this !!!

Kate

I did not dare to take it inside, having read all sorts of bad things on the Internet, however, I brew and take for rinsing, both hair and mouth. A wonderful tool. The hair became much thicker, and the gums stopped bleeding, the bad breath disappeared. Now I sit and think, why not try drinking it for weight loss?!

Lera

Follow the recipe and you'll be fine. I use hellebore to cleanse the body, the intestines are working properly, swelling and bags under the eyes have disappeared. I do not observe any unpleasant consequences, although I have been taking it for about six months. In total, she lost about 12 kilograms without additional physical activity and diets.

Karina

Hellebore affects everyone very individually. It is difficult to say in advance whether this action is harmful or beneficial. From personal experience I can say that it helps with osteochondrosis, and quite effectively. But my friend, who drank according to the same scheme, unfortunately, did not help anything, only caused an upset stomach. But if anyone wants to try, I give an application option: the first ten days, one teaspoon of water infusion, the next ten days, two, and so on, up to 4 teaspoons. Then follow this dose for six months. Then, according to the ten-day scheme, again reduce the dosage to one. I've been on this for about a year now.

Raisa Dmitrievna

I bought myself a fiber with hellebore. Well, what can I say? The smell is specific, the taste too, but in principle it is normal. As for me, it is very good for the stomach, constipation has ceased to torment, heaviness in the stomach has disappeared. Everything is fine!

Dasha

In the scientific world, to this day they have not come to a consensus - hellebore medicine or poison. The old medical principle wins: "Poison in small doses becomes medicine." They are guided by the daredevils who decide to improve their health with the help of hellebore. The scope and contraindications of Caucasian hellebore are wide and controversial.

Plant characteristic

Caucasian hellebore grass can be found on the edges of oak, fir-spruce and beech forests. The plant feels great at an altitude of up to 1000 m above sea level, so it often grows in gorges and on sloping mountain slopes.

The healing species of hellebore is common in the Caucasus Mountains, found in the southwestern part of the Krasnodar Territory. Grass can be found in almost the entire territory of Georgia, as well as in the Ukrainian mountains of the Carpathians. It grows along the Black Sea coast, in the foothills of the Kuban. Often thickets of hellebore can be found along the bright bank of a mountain river. The grass is frost-resistant, in the highlands it blooms in February-March.

Description

The plant is one of the perennial herbs. It reproduces vegetatively, as well as with the help of fruits, therefore it often forms a kind of thicket.

• root system. Horizontal rhizome with short adventitious roots in the form of cords. The color of the bark is dark brown.
• stems. Erect, cylindrical, 30 to 50 cm long. They are flower stalks, slightly branching upwards. 1-2 flowers grow on one stem. Occasionally, small sessile leaves form on the stems.
• Leaves. Two or three evergreen long-leaved leaves form a basal rosette. Palmate dissection forms from one leaf 5-11 broadly obovate or broadly lanceolate leaves. At the end of each of them there is a sharpening.
• flowers. They bloom up to 4 cm in diameter, the petals are light green in color with brown or reddish veins.
• Fruit. Represented by unfused leaflets, with black, smooth, oblong seeds.

Due to frost resistance and early flowering, the grass is often grown in flowerbed gardens as an ornamental plant.

Procurement of raw materials

The raw materials of Caucasian hellebore used for treatment are dried roots. They are harvested in the fall, after the fruit has completely fallen off. The collection of raw materials requires caution, since wet roots are capable of releasing toxic volatile substances that affect the nervous system and cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea. Even when digging up a plant, it is worth protecting your respiratory organs with a charcoal respirator. The process of harvesting Caucasian hellebore is in seven stages.

1. Selected mature plants are dug up along with the root.
2. With the help of scissors, the aerial part is separated from the root system, damaged roots or their fragments are removed.
3. The collected roots are washed with cool running water.
4. The first part of drying involves airing the roots in limbo from excess moisture in the open air.
5. After drying, the roots are laid out in one layer on cotton fabric in a shaded, well-ventilated place.
6. When using a dryer, it is necessary to adhere to a temperature regime of 40-45 ° C.
7. After complete drying, the raw materials are packed in plastic bags and hung in a dry, dark, well-ventilated area.

With proper preparation, the dried root of Caucasian hellebore has a wrinkled surface, a dark brown, matte color and a cream-colored kink. The smell of raw materials is specific, unpleasant, the taste is burning bitter.

What is the value

Hellebore is a unique plant that can have a therapeutic effect on the human body. This is due to the high content of biologically active substances of various nature and their therapeutic effect.

• cardiac glycosides. The glycoside corelborin K is concentrated in the Caucasian hellebore. It has a tonic effect on the myocardium, regulates arterial and venous pressure, increases the strength of heart contractions, normalizes the conduction system of the heart, improves peripheral blood flow, providing tissues with sufficient oxygen supply.
• Complex of steroidal saponins. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, regulates the production of hormones, increases the speed and quality of the immune response. Normalizes electrolyte metabolism, improves bronchial secretion, has an expectorant effect by stimulating the cough center in the medulla oblongata.
• Fatty vegetable oils. They participate in regeneration processes, stimulate cell renewal, and neutralize the effects of carcinogens on the human body.
• alkaloid compounds. They exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antispasmodic effects. They have a slight hypotensive effect, normalize the work of the central nervous system. In small doses, the effect is sedative, in large doses it is tonic.
• Anthraglycosides. Natural laxatives that cleanse the intestines by gently irritating its walls. They have a mild choleretic and diuretic effect. Remove toxins and fecal stones.
• Flavonoids. They normalize the heart rate, the permeability of the walls of blood vessels and the speed of peripheral blood flow.
• Coumarins. They have an antitumor effect by inhibiting the activity of atypical cells, normalize heart rhythm, and have antioxidant properties.
• Vitamins A, C, D, E. They act as natural antioxidants, contribute to the normalization of metabolic processes, regulate the production of hormones.

Corelborin K is considered to be the most active chemical in Caucasian hellebore. It is recognized by the world of science as one of the strongest natural cardiac glycosides. This substance serves as the active ingredient of the drug "Corelborin". It qualitatively differs from other cardiac glycosides by the ability to retain its effect when ingested, while all the others are inactivated by the action of gastric juice. In its strength, the glycoside is superior to that extracted from lily of the valley and is not inferior to strophanthin. The toxicity of corelborin is considered moderate. According to its ability to accumulate, hellebore is considered an analogue of foxglove.

Healing effects

The main therapeutic effect of Caucasian hellebore is cardiotonic - the ability to enhance contractions, increase their amplitude, eliminate tachycardia, increase myocardial endurance, and reduce its ischemia. Cardiotonic and cardioprotective effects only open the list of positive effects.

• It has the ability to cleanse the body. At the same time, Caucasian hellebore not only cleanses the intestines due to a laxative effect, but also helps to separate fecal deposits and remove them from the body. The plant exhibits a slight choleretic effect, gently eliminating stagnation and preventing the occurrence of gallstones. The diuretic effect promotes the removal of sand from the kidneys. Also, the herb cleanses the blood and lymphatic system, helps to eliminate toxins that have accumulated in the tissues over the years.
• Normalizes the composition of the blood. The herb has a mild hypoglycemic effect, which is appropriate in the complex therapy of diabetes mellitus. Prevents insulin surges, reduces cravings for sweets and fatty foods, which reduces the risk of overeating. Reduces cravings for sweets and fatty foods. Reducing cholesterol levels helps prevent atherosclerosis. The Caucasian hellebore is also actively used to treat this disease.
• Removes salt deposits. Caucasian hellebore gently removes excess salt deposits from soft tissues, as well as from joints, eliminating symptoms and stopping the development of osteochondrosis, gout, nephrourolithiasis. Regulation of electrolyte metabolism allows you to get rid of edema.
• Regulates the digestive tract. Substances in the Caucasian hellebore stimulate the digestive organs. This contributes to the activation of the production of food juices, their saturation with enzymes. Digestion, acidity gradually normalize, dysbacteriosis, gastritis, enteritis disappear. The regenerating and anti-inflammatory effects of the plant contribute to the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers, eliminate the symptoms of acute hemorrhoids. The intake of grass has a positive effect on the work of the pancreas and the hepatobiliary system. The liver is cleared of excess fat, and the gallbladder is cleared of flakes - the precursors of stones. The antiviral effect of hellebore helps in the treatment of hepatitis of viral origin (for example, hepatitis C).
• Restores the functioning of the genitourinary system. Hellebore Caucasian has a pronounced diuretic effect and antimicrobial properties. In combination with an anti-inflammatory effect, it treats inflammation of the kidneys, cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis and even prostate adenoma.
• Clears the airways. Hellebore grass has a slight expectorant effect, stimulates the production and discharge of bronchial secretions. It is used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis.
• Stimulates the glands. Since ancient times, hellebore grass has been used to treat female and male infertility, as well as thyroid disorders. The action is associated with the elimination of free radicals and the inflammatory process, as a result of which the glands are able to fully function.
• Normalizes the functioning of the nervous system. Biologically active substances of Caucasian hellebore tend to penetrate into nerve tissues, normalize the conductivity of nerve fibers. The herb regulates serotonin metabolism, providing a mild sedative effect, manifested by the absence of anxiety, improved concentration, and increased stress resistance. Against the background of taking drugs from the plant, depression, psychosis, fatigue syndrome, and insomnia are eliminated. Adaptogenic action gives the patient a feeling of lightness, good mood, increases the endurance of the body. It has been proven that epilepsy attacks while taking hellebore occur much less frequently, and their intensity is noticeably reduced.
• Helps in the fight against tumors. Hellebore slows down the division and accelerates the death of atypical cells, being a means of preventing oncology. The antitumor effect is also manifested in slowing down the growth of neoplasms, as well as reducing the risk of metastases. Caucasian hellebore is successfully used externally for the treatment of skin cancer and internally for the treatment of uterine fibroids, intestinal polyps.
• Stimulates the immune system. Hellebore improves the work of the body's defenses not by stimulating the production of leukocytes, but by normalizing the maturation and release of protective cells (T-helpers, killers, macrophages) in response to inflammation. The use of the plant allows you to forget about respiratory infections even during an epidemic.
• Rejuvenates the body. Caucasian hellebore helps to eliminate worn-out cells and restore tissues through the production of healthy ones. Reparative properties affect not only the appearance of a person taking hellebore (skin color improves, it tightens, hair loss stops, the number of wrinkles decreases), but also the functioning of his internal organs.
• Used for body shaping. Hellebore has long been used as an effective means for weight loss. Regular use of grass will eliminate excessive appetite, bouts of hunger. With the help of hellebore, it is possible to get rid of even severe obesity. The plant increases the body's energy consumption by increasing basal metabolism and rapid cleansing. Combined with a decrease in appetite, this causes the liver to use up stored fat. A separate advantage is the preservation of skin elasticity, the elimination of cellulite, the absence of stretch marks after losing weight on hellebore.

The healing properties of hellebore do not end there. Above are the effects clearly described by traditional and official medicine. But it has not been possible to fully study the chemical composition of the Caucasian hellebore until today. Scientists believe that it is precisely unexplored substances that determine the complex positive effect on the human body.

The use of Caucasian hellebore

Doctors, as well as traditional healers, warn that the Caucasian hellebore is a poisonous plant, so its use for any purpose should be extremely careful. Overdosing can cost a person their life.

Root Powder

Peculiarities. It is used for complex rejuvenation of the body, elimination of chronic diseases, weight loss. The instructions and method of using hellebore for weight loss or treatment must be followed with particular accuracy. From the first day of administration, one dose of 50 mg should be used - on the tip of a knife in the morning on an empty stomach. Breakfast is allowed only after two hours. Another dose is added every ten days. From day 11, it is necessary to take an amount of powder equal to two servings on the tip of a knife. When the dosage reaches 300 mg (six times at the tip of a knife), the increase in dose is stopped. If any discomfort is felt at the same time, the dose is reduced by 1-2 steps. The maximum allowed daily dosage of hellebore is from 150 to 300 mg. In a selected amount, the powder is taken once a day, in the morning on an empty stomach, for six months.

Preparation and application

1. Prepared raw materials (completely dried roots) are crushed in a mortar to a powder state or crushed using a mechanical device.
2. The finished powder is put in a resealable jar or plastic bag for safety.

The use of Caucasian hellebore for weight loss should last no more than six months. In order to treat chronic diseases, after six months of admission, a monthly break is made and the course is resumed. With toothache, in the initial stages of hypertension, a situational intake of powder with honey is possible as a laxative: 50 mg of hellebore is mixed with half a teaspoon of honey.

Decoction

Peculiarities. It is used orally for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system: pleurisy, tuberculosis, severe cough. Outwardly - pain in the joints with osteochondrosis, rheumatism, gout.

Preparation and application

1. Half a teaspoon of crushed roots is poured into 500 ml of boiling water.
2. The mixture is heated in a water bath for half an hour, constantly maintaining a low boil.
3. The resulting broth is defended for 15 minutes, after which it is filtered into a clean container.
4. The drug is taken orally one teaspoon half an hour before meals, three times a day. For pain in the joints, the decoction is rubbed twice a day, for 15 minutes.

Infusion

Peculiarities. It is used for any skin diseases, including bacterial and fungal nature. With furunculosis, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, open oncological wounds.

Preparation and application

1. 8 g of root powder is poured with a glass of boiling water.
2. The mixture is infused for two hours, after which it is filtered.
3. The resulting infusion is used to wash wounds or apply compresses. Processing is carried out twice a day.

Acetic tincture

Preparation and application

1. Pour 25 g of marshmallow root with a glass of cold water, let it brew for an hour.
2. Pour 50 g of hellebore with a glass of wine vinegar.
3. Cook the mixture over low heat until it is reduced by half.
4. After cooling, strain and mix both infusions.
5. Rub the resulting product into the scalp twice a day, paying special attention to severely bald areas.

Tincture

Peculiarities. Alcohol tincture is taken for the same purposes as the powder: weight loss, comprehensive recovery and complete cleansing of the body.

Preparation and application.

1. Pour 50 g of hellebore with half a liter of vodka.
2. Put in a dark place to infuse for seven days.
3. When the tincture ends, another half a liter of vodka is added to the sleeping cake, it is no longer necessary to insist. Manipulation is repeated until the end of the course of treatment.
4. Vodka tincture is taken in half a teaspoon, once a day. It is allowed to add tincture to tea.

Pharmacy preparations

Hellebore Caucasian is not among the pharmacopoeial medicinal plants. Its positive properties are used by manufacturers of dietary supplements.

Oil

What does it represent. Caucasian hellebore vegetable oil is recommended to be taken in all those cases in which powder is also used. Fatty compounds contribute to the restoration of cells, normalize the functioning of the nervous system, have a mild choleretic effect, cleanse the human body of harmful substances, and neutralize radionuclides.

Application. Inside, Caucasian hellebore oil is taken 20 drops under the tongue, one hour before the intended meal. External use helps to cope with joint pain and sinusitis: rub the oil into the sore spot. With a runny nose, drip four to five drops into each nostril.

Hellebore with fiber

What does it represent. A very popular weight loss product. All the positive properties of hellebore are reinforced by the cleansing and adsorbing effect of plant fiber.

Application. Use inside according to the scheme indicated in the table, after stirring the measured amount of the mixture in a liquid: water, milk, kefir.

Table - Scheme of taking hellebore with fiber

From 60 days to six months, the dose remains unchanged. After a month break, the course is repeated again.

Before you drink hellebore for weight loss, it is important to learn that more does not mean better. Compliance with the instructions, precautionary rules and attention to the reactions of your own body to a potent plant will help to avoid negative consequences.

Ointment

What does it represent. Ointment from Caucasian hellebore is used for rubbing joints with pain of any origin. The product is produced as a dietary supplement.

Application. The ointment is carefully rubbed with massage movements into the sore spot for 10 minutes, twice a day.

Hood

What does it represent. The tool is called "Fitoflurevit hellebore". The drug differs from the plant in its non-toxicity, while retaining the medicinal properties of raw materials.

Application. Five drops of the drug are added to 50 ml of water. Use inside three times a day.

Dangerous Consequences

According to reviews of the treatment with Caucasian hellebore, this herb is very controversial. Some patients feel a surge of strength and vigor and do not feel any side effects at all, others complain of discomfort while taking hellebore, and others do not feel anything at all. Different opinions are due to the individual characteristics of the body, as well as the presence of concomitant diseases in the treatment of Caucasian hellebore. The negative impact on the heart is felt by people with coronary disease, and they may not know about its existence. This condition is a contraindication for the use of Caucasian hellebore, as well as cholelithiasis, endocarditis, pregnancy and lactation, as well as children under 14 years of age. Among the side effects of hellebore Caucasian:

• heart rhythm disturbances;
• diarrhea;
• intestinal inflammation;
• increased diuresis;
• insomnia;
• lack of appetite.

Reviews of doctors indicate a change in urine under the influence of hellebore - it becomes thicker, concentrated, acquires a fetid odor.

Useful and harmful properties of Caucasian hellebore appear depending on the dosages used, as well as compliance with safety measures before use. For example, a preliminary examination for the presence of gallstones or kidney stones. The type of plant that is used for treatment also plays a role. The hellebore reddening (purple) has a greater toxicity due to the increased concentration of glycosides, but the eastern hellebore does not have special medicinal properties at all and is grown as an ornamental plant.

Doctors describe cases of hellebore poisoning. Overdose manifests itself:

• nausea, vomiting;
• diarrhea
• disturbances of consciousness;
• delirium;
• an increase in body temperature;
• tachycardia.

In the event of such symptoms, taking drugs from the plant should be urgently stopped, call an ambulance, perform a gastric lavage and take activated charcoal.

The Caucasian hellebore herb has specific abilities to restore the work of the human body. She can completely cleanse the body of toxins and toxins, rejuvenate and tone it, but only if the application is moderate, correct and regular.

Hellebore has long been used in

traditional medicine

as a cardiac and diuretic, due to the ability of the plant to correct serotonin metabolism. About how to take hellebore preparations correctly so as not to harm

health

At what diseases and in what dosage - will be discussed further.

plant description

Hellebore is a fairly small genus of the buttercup family, which has about 10 - 20 species. This low perennial plant (its height rarely exceeds 50 cm) has a beautiful bush shape and dense dark green leaves. The hellebore flower has a diameter of 4 - 6 cm.

The plant got its name due to the fact that it is not afraid of frost and snow (for example, the flowering time of hellebore coincides with light spring frosts).

An important feature of hellebore is their need for forest soil, which is the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and beneficial microorganisms.

Where does hellebore grow?

Most species of this plant grow in southern and central Europe, in Asia Minor, as well as in the Caucasus and the Carpathians. Hellebore grows on the edges of broad-leaved forests, on sunny glades and mountain slopes, as well as on stony screes and in river valleys.

Collection and storage

For therapeutic purposes, the underground part of the hellebore is used, namely the roots and rhizomes, the harvesting of which begins in early autumn (immediately after shedding the seeds).

The dug out hellebore roots are cleaned of damaged or rotten raw materials, while the aerial part of the plant is to be removed (leaves and flowers are cut off with a knife). The roots are thoroughly washed in cold water, after which culling is carried out again, during which thick and large roots are cut into strips 0.5 cm thick, which ensures uniform drying of the raw material.

The roots are dried under a canopy (it is important that the place for drying the raw materials is well ventilated). In addition, it is possible to dry the raw materials in special ovens or dryers, the temperature in which should not exceed 40 degrees (otherwise the glycosides contained in the raw materials will be destroyed).

Properly dried raw materials are distinguished by a brownish outer color and a light cream color at the break. Hellebore root has an unpleasant odor and a bitter taste. Dried raw materials are stored in tightly closed glass containers or in bags made of natural material. Shelf life is three years.

Hellebore varieties

It should be noted that all types of hellebore are very similar in their appearance, as well as properties and contraindications for use.

In medical practice, three varieties of hellebore are mainly used:1. Black.

2. Blushing.

3. Caucasian.

All three types of hellebore are extremely poisonous, therefore, they require the most careful use, strict adherence to doses and mandatory medical advice.

Hellebore black

This type of hellebore has a black rhizome (hence the name of the species). The black hellebore is distinguished by a short stem with a purple tint and white (sometimes yellow) flowers, 6–8 cm in diameter. It grows in deciduous forests in southern and central Europe.

The action of black hellebore:

• stimulation of cardiac activity;
• increased gastrointestinal motility and secretion of digestive enzymes;
• strengthening the function of the thyroid gland;
• normalization of the general metabolism;
• normalization of blood pressure;
• cleansing the body of toxins, toxins, radionuclides;
• increase in the body's immune activity.

With long-term use of black hellebore, there is a positive trend in the treatment of chronic diseases, since this plant has the ability to regenerate tissues, purify the blood, remove various decay products from the body (the latter are often one of the reasons for the deterioration of health).

Hellebore black is used in the treatment of the following pathologies:

• myoma;
• hypertension;
• gastritis;
• duodenal ulcer;
• osteochondrosis;
• bronchial asthma;
• urolithiasis disease;
• pyelonephritis;
• epilepsy;
• amnesia;
• decreased vision and hearing;
• sinusitis;
• haemorrhoids;
• cardiovascular failure.

Infusion for cancer 0.5 tsp crushed hellebore root bark pour two cups of boiling water. The remedy is infused for at least two hours, filtered and consumed in a tablespoon three times a day, for 30 days. If necessary, you can repeat the course of treatment, but between courses should be a two-week break.

Infusion for epilepsy 10 g of hellebore roots are poured into 250 ml of water and infused for 12 hours. The infusion is taken warm, 1 tsp. twice a day.

Hellebore blushing

This perennial plant with a short horizontal rhizome is common in the Western part of the Caucasus, in the Eastern Transcaucasia and in the southwestern part of Ukraine.

The roots and rhizomes of this type of hellebore contain the glycoside corelborin, as well as other cardiac glycosides. Therefore, its preparations are indicated for circulatory disorders of the second and third degree (especially if you need to get a quick and fairly long-term effect).

The action of hellebore reddening:

• normalization of metabolism;
• regulation of blood pressure;
• decrease in sugar levels;
• cleansing the body of toxins;
• promoting the resorption of both nodes and cysts directly in the thyroid gland;
• inhibition of cancer cell growth;
• removal of sand and salt from the kidneys and urinary tract;
• obstruction of stagnation of bile;
• prevention of the formation of stones in the gall;
• headache relief;
• liquefaction of sputum and promoting its discharge;
• restoration of water-salt balance;
• stimulation of immunity;
• normalization of blood circulation.

Hellebore blushing is used in the treatment of the following conditions:

• obesity;
• diabetes;
• hypertension;
• pyelonephritis;
• urolithiasis disease;
• epilepsy;
• headache;
• respiratory system;
• joint diseases;
• oncological diseases;
• infertility;
• haemorrhoids;
• neuroses;
• insomnia;
• toothache.

Infusion for hard-to-heal wounds 1 tsp hellebore powder should be poured with a liter of boiled water. The agent is infused for 4 hours, after which it can be washed with festering and sluggishly healing wounds. Also, this recipe stimulates hair growth on the head and eliminates dandruff.
Hellebore Caucasian

This type of hellebore grows in the Caucasus and Georgia, as well as in the southwestern part of the Krasnodar Territory. Places of growth - oak, beech, fir and spruce forests.

The height of this perennial evergreen plant reaches 25 - 50 cm. The rhizome of the Caucasian hellebore is short and has a dark brown color.

The action of hellebore Caucasian:

• normalization of metabolism;
• elimination of puffiness of various origins;
• lowering the concentration of sugar in the blood;
• lowering blood pressure;
• elimination of symptoms of menopause;
• cleansing the genitourinary system;
• calming the nervous system;
• elimination of inflammation;
• removal of sand and salt from the urinary tract, as well as the kidneys.

Often, the cause of many diseases is precisely the clogging of the intestines, the walls of which over time become overgrown with various unprocessed substances that block the normal passage of food through it. Intestinal slagging negatively affects the functioning of the body as a whole.

It is hellebore that removes toxins, toxins and free radicals from the body, thanks to which excess weight “leaves”, fatigue disappears, and breathing becomes easier. Regular intake of Caucasian hellebore preparations helps to cure many diseases.

Caucasian hellebore (similar to black and reddening) has diuretic and laxative properties, therefore it is indicated in the treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and the genitourinary system.

It is this type of hellebore, which will be discussed later, that is most often used in folk and official medicine.

Composition and properties of hellebore Cardiac glycosides (corelborin K and corelborin P)

Action:

• increase heart contractions;
• reduce heart rate;
• increase the excitability of all components of the conduction system of the heart (the only exception is the sinus node);
• lower venous pressure;
• normalize blood pressure;
• improve myocardial blood supply.

Corelborin K and corelborin P are indicated for circulatory disorders of the second and third degree. Both cardiac glycosides act quickly and retain their biological activity for a long time.
Steroid saponins

Action:

• increase the secretion of bronchial glands;
• promote the synthesis of corticosteroids;
• excite the cough center, due to which they are used as an expectorant;
• regulate water-salt metabolism;
• activate the activity of hormones;
• relieve inflammation.

Fixed oils

Action:

• restore tissues and cells of the body;
• eliminate inflammation;
• contribute to the rapid healing of wounds;
• protect the body from the negative effects of carcinogens.

alkaloids

Action

alkaloids

• contribute to the normalization of blood circulation;
• relieve pain syndrome;
• in small doses, they act excitingly on the central nervous system, while in large doses they are depressing.

Properties:

• antispasmodic;
• painkiller;
• hypotensive;
• sedative;
• hemostatic.

Anthraglycosides

They have a mild laxative effect by irritating the receptors of the intestinal mucosa. Preparations, which include anthraglycosides, are used in the treatment of skin diseases, cholelithiasis and kidney stones.

Vitamin C

Action

vitamin A

• reduces the concentration of uric acid in the blood serum;
• normalizes redox processes of cellular respiration;
• increases capillary permeability;
• participates in the growth and development of bone tissue;
• helps to strengthen the immune system;
• stimulates the production of adrenal hormones;
• removes harmful compounds that provoke the development of malignant tumors directly in the gastrointestinal tract.

Vitamin D

Action:

• participates in calcium metabolism;
• stimulates the absorption of calcium and its deposition in the bones.

Vitamin E

Action:

• prevents thrombosis;
• normalizes the functioning of the reproductive system;
• reduces the symptoms of menopause;
• promotes wound healing;
• regulates the biosynthesis of RNA and proteins.

FlavonoidsAction:

• reduce the fragility of blood capillaries;
• normalize the functioning of the central nervous system;
• normalize blood pressure;
• normalize heart rhythm.

Coumarins

Action:

• contribute to the inhibition of tumor cells, thereby preventing their ability to metastasize;
• reduce blood clotting;
• accelerate wound healing;
• prevent the formation of blood clots.

It should be noted that the chemical composition of hellebore has not yet been established.
hellebore properties

• absorbable;
• cleansing;
• immunomodulatory;
• laxative;
• diuretic;
• cardiotonic;
• antitumor;
• soothing;
• choleretic;
• antispasmodic;
• bactericidal;
• painkiller;
• wound healing;
• anti-inflammatory;
• antiviral;
• blood-purifying;
• antihelminthic;
• adaptogenic.

Action of hellebore preparations

• Normalization of serotonin metabolism, the violation of which is often the cause of severe forms of obesity.
• Normalization and restoration of general metabolism, which contributes to a soft and gradual reduction of excess weight.
• Cleansing from toxins, as well as radionuclides, which, in turn, rejuvenates the body.
• Strengthening the cardiovascular system by normalizing blood circulation, lengthening diastole, stabilizing the heart rate, increasing vascular tone and increasing blood flow directly to the heart muscle.
• Normalization of blood pressure.
• Calming the nervous system, which positively affects the quality of sleep and performance.
• Liquefaction of sputum and promoting its removal from the bronchi.
• Relief of asthma attacks.
• Prevention of stagnation of bile and the formation of stones in the gallbladder.
• Removal of sand from the kidneys and urinary tract.
• Stimulation of the immune system.
• Lowering blood cholesterol levels.
• Decreased blood sugar concentration.
• Normalization of the digestive tract.
• Increasing the body's resistance to various viral diseases.
• Elimination of migraine attacks.
• Prevention of the formation and spread of cancerous tumors.

The effect of hellebore preparations - video
The benefits and harms of helleboreThe benefits of hellebore

• Accelerates scarring of ulcers and effectively eliminates pain.
• It cleanses the intestines of mucus and fecal stones, which significantly improves the functioning of the digestive tract. The result: the appearance of appetite in patients, improved well-being and mood.
• Normalizes the functioning of the thyroid gland (resolves knots and seals of the thyroid gland).
• Normalizes hormonal balance.
• Clears blood vessels from cholesterol plaques.
• Normalizes the functioning of the central nervous system, thereby increasing efficiency and concentration.
• It eliminates headaches of various etiologies: for example, hellebore relieves spasms, enriches the brain with oxygen, and improves blood circulation.
• Stimulates the defenses.
• Normalizes the functioning of the reproductive system: hellebore preparations fight infertility caused by inflammatory processes.
• Improves the work of the heart.

It should be noted that in the first six months of treatment with hellebore preparations, the so-called primary cleansing occurs in the body, accompanied by the cessation of hair loss and increased hair growth, strengthening nails. With prolonged use, hellebore, normalizing bowel function, loses its laxative effect, but still continues to cleanse the body of various harmful substances, thereby renewing and purifying the composition of the blood.

The indisputable advantage of hellebore is that this plant does not become addictive - that is, it does not have a narcotic effect.

Important! Hellebore preparations can contribute to the exacerbation of chronic diseases, which is a completely natural step on the road to recovery.

Regular intake of plant preparations allows you to prolong youth by improving the body.

hellebore harm

The danger of using hellebore is that the cardiac glycosides contained in the plant gradually accumulate in the body and, if used incorrectly, can cause irreparable harm. In addition, it must be remembered that hellebore has a strong local effect, so it can irritate the skin, cause

Therefore, it is extremely important to adhere to the dosage prescribed by the doctor.

Healing with HelleboreHellberry Root

The hellebore rhizome and root are mainly used for medicinal purposes, because it is these parts of the plant that contain glycosides that have an effect not only on the central, but also on the peripheral nervous system. In addition, glycosides of this group enhance the contractile capacity of the myocardium. In general, the range of application of hellebore preparations, which are based on the underground part of the plant, crushed to a powdery state, is extremely wide: these are nervous and mental disorders, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and heart, oncological and gynecological diseases.

What does hellebore treat?

Hellebore preparations are used in the treatment of the following pathologies:

• myoma;
• chronic inflammation of the ovaries;
• bleeding gums;
• obesity;
• gastritis;
• duodenal ulcer;
• kidney and liver diseases;
• headache;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• psoriasis;
• worms;
• chronic prostatitis;
• epilepsy;
• meningitis;
• dementia;
• melancholy;
• infertility;
• vitiligo;
• prostate adenoma;
• arthritis;
• polyarthritis;
• rheumatism;
• insomnia;
• bronchial asthma;
• bronchitis;
• haemorrhoids;
• hypertension;
• hyperfunction of the thyroid gland;
• cysts and polyps;
• skin diseases;
• neuroses;
• fibroma;
• mastopathy;
• diabetes;
• osteochondrosis;
• pyelonephritis;
• oncological diseases;
• radiculitis;
• diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• brain concussion;
• tuberculosis;
• cystitis;
• stomach ulcer;
• wounds;
• warts;
• paralysis;
• leukemia;
• migraine;
• amnesia;
• sinusitis;
• eczema.

hellebore application

Hellebore is used externally in the treatment of wounds and

So, with hardened fistulas, lotions and powder from hellebore contribute to the opening of hardening. In addition, a kind of wick can be made from the root of the plant, which is inserted into the fistula and left for several days, after which the wick is removed along with hardening.

The analgesic and antispasmodic properties of hellebore are widely used in the treatment of joints, migraines, and paralysis.

The acetic decoction of the plant helps to eliminate tinnitus (it is enough to drop a few drops of the decoction into each ear) and strengthen hearing in general, while using the powder you can relieve toothache (the gums are rubbed with hellebore powder and the mouth is rinsed).

Hellebore preparations strengthen vision, give it sharpness (hellebore is often included in eye medicines).

The plant is also useful in urolithiasis, as it removes bile, mucus, sand and stones from the body.

How to drink hellebore preparations?

The course of treatment with hellebore preparations is designed for one year, while during treatment a gradual increase in dosage is shown, and then its decrease. After six months of taking, you should take a break for one month, after which the hellebore begins to be taken again with a minimum dose, which subsequently increases.

A six-month course of treatment is possible, which is prophylactic and immunomodulatory in nature - after all, hellebore, effectively cleansing the intestines, normalizes its functioning, improving the functioning of the whole organism as a whole.

Dosage

Important! The dosage of hellebore preparations, as well as the regimen, is prescribed exclusively by a doctor after a medical examination and anamnesis.

A small dose (of the order of 50-100 mg per day) is indicated for people who have recently had a serious illness (it could be a stroke or heart attack), as well as for patients at the initial stage of hypertension.

With the systematic intake of hellebore in a dose not exceeding 150 mg per day, sand and stones will come out in two to three months.

A safe daily dose is 100-200 mg. The indicated dose is taken once a day - in the morning one hour before meals. Accurately dosed hellebore powder is sprinkled on the tongue and washed down with water.

The scheme of the annual course of treatment with hellebore The initial dose is 50 mg (or one scoop) of hellebore powder. Further, every 10 days, the dose is increased by 50 mg until it reaches 200 mg per day (or 6 scoops). In this dosage, the drug is taken for six months.

Important! In intestinal disorders, the dose should be reduced to one or two scoops (this dosage is observed until the stool normalizes).

After six months, a monthly break is made, after which hellebore is taken again from the minimum daily dose, that is, from 50 mg (gradually the dose increases to 200 mg per day).

Children from 7 to 14 years old need to reduce the dosage by 2.5 times!

Important! Deviation from the above dosages is strictly prohibited, as it can lead to poisoning.

Ways to use helleboreDecoction

rheumatism

osteochondrosis

places. The following decoction will save from joint pain: 0.5 tsp. brew the roots of the plant with half a liter of boiling water, after which the raw material is boiled for 30 minutes in a water bath. The decoction removed from the water bath is infused for 15 minutes and filtered. This decoction can be taken orally, a teaspoon three times a day, half an hour before eating. It will help heal

cough pleurisytuberculosis

Infusion

It is mainly used as compresses or washes. Internal reception is possible when combined with infusions or decoctions from herbal preparations.

8 g of dried hellebore roots brew a glass of boiling water. The infusion is wrapped and infused for 2 hours, and then filtered. Sore spots are treated with this infusion twice a day.

Tincture

It is mainly used as a means to stimulate hair growth.

50 g of dry hellebore rhizomes should be boiled in a glass of wine vinegar (the volume of liquid should evaporate by half), then strain and add the strained infusion of marshmallow root to the mixture (25 g of raw material is poured into 200 ml of cold water and infused for an hour). It is recommended to rub the resulting mixture twice a day on bald spots and places of intense hair loss.

Hellebore powder is indicated for toothache, as well as at the initial stage of hypertension. In addition, the powder is excellent

laxative

which can be taken with

(5 mg of powder mixed with 0.5 tsp of honey).

Hellebore Oil Indications for use:

• lipid metabolism disorder;
• obesity;
• accumulation of metabolic products;
• joint diseases;
• slagging of the body;
• oncological diseases;
• decreased immunity;
• diseases of the liver and gall;
• chronic sinusitis;
• runny nose.

The oil is taken orally and is also used externally.

When taken orally by adults and children over 9 years of age, 20 drops of oil are absorbed under the tongue one hour before or two hours after a meal.

Important! When hellebore oil is taken orally, there may be a decrease in appetite.

Externally, the oil is used in the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis: for example, the oil is dripped into the nose 4-5 drops twice a day, until the symptoms of the disease are eliminated. Children over the age of 7 years need to reduce the dosage by 2 times (the nose is dripped once a day).

In addition, hellebore oil can be used as a rub for joint pain. In such cases, a 10-day course of oil treatment is indicated, which is rubbed into problem areas.

Hellebore in fiber

Special attention deserves a dietary supplement, the components of which are hellebore and fiber. Hellebore in fiber helps to maintain the balance of all metabolic processes occurring in the body. A wide range of applications of this supplement, and its effectiveness, are due to the presence of components that act not on a specific disease, but directly on homeostasis.

The properties of hellebore were described above, so let's dwell in more detail on such a component of the supplement as fiber.

It is the fiber that enters the body with natural plant foods that are those dietary fibers that play an important role in the process of maintaining the normal functioning of the entire digestive tract. The fact is that dietary fiber is not digested, and therefore helps to maintain the tone and, accordingly, the motility of the digestive tract. In addition, such fibers adsorb toxins, thereby preventing their absorption.

Supplement action:1. Normalization of metabolism, which leads to the loss of excess weight.

2. Normalization of bowel function (first of all, we are talking about eliminating constipation).

3. Prevention of stagnation of bile, which, firstly, prevents the formation of stones directly in the gallbladder, and secondly, it helps to remove various small stones from both the kidneys and the urinary tract.

4. Optimizing heart function by increasing blood flow to the heart muscle.

5. Normalization of the nervous system, which has a positive effect on sleep, performance and psycho-emotional state of a person.

6. Stimulation of the immune system (for example, hellebore in fiber increases nonspecific resistance to various infectious diseases).

7. Removal of harmful substances, including toxins, radionuclides, etc.

Reception scheme:1. 1 - 10 days - 0.5 tsp each

2. 10 - 20 day - 1 tsp. without top.

3. 20 - 30 day - 1 tsp. with top.

4. 30 - 40 day - 1 tsp. with top and another 0.5 tsp.

5. 40 - 50 day - 1 tsp. with top and 1 more tsp. without top.

6. 50 - 60 day - 1 tbsp. without top.

7. Day 60 - up to 6 months - 1 tbsp. without top.

After six months of taking hellebore with fiber, you need to take a break for one month, after which the regimen is repeated. The general course of treatment is one year.

Application Features:

• The plant is poisonous, so a necessary condition for the use of hellebore in fiber is strict adherence to the dosage and regimen.
• While taking this dietary supplement, it is recommended to include foods rich in potassium and calcium in the diet.
• During the course of fiber intake, you should drink at least 1.5 - 2 liters of fluid per day.

For a one-year course of treatment, 12 jars of hellebore in fiber, 300 g each, will be required.

Contraindications to the use of hellebore Hellebore preparations are contraindicated in:

• individual intolerance;
• pregnancy;
• myocardial infarction;
• breastfeeding;
• hypersensitivity to glycosides;
• ischemia;
• endocarditis;
• the presence of large (about 7 cm or more) gallstones;
• atrioventricular blockade;
• extrasystolic arrhythmia;
• paroxysmal tachycardia.

In addition, hellebore should not be taken by the elderly and children under 7 years of age.
Hellebore and pregnancy

Hellebore preparations are contraindicated for both pregnant and lactating mothers in view of the fact that glycosides, which enhance serotonin metabolism, have an adverse effect on

ovulation

and development

In addition, taking hellebore can provoke

or disrupt the process of normal development of the fetus (especially in the early stages

pregnancy

Side effects

Important! Uncontrolled intake of hellebore preparations can provoke poisoning, which, in turn, can lead to

And in the worst case - to death!

hellebore poisoning

Hellebore is a poisonous plant, an overdose of which can lead to poisoning. In this case, poisoning can be triggered by a single dose of a large dose or prolonged use of small doses.

Symptoms of hellebore poisoning:

• nausea;
• vomit;
• pain in the abdomen;
• burning sensation in the mouth;
• profuse salivation;
• diarrhea;
• general weakness;
• numbness of the tongue and limbs;
• impaired vision and hearing;
• skin itching;
• tachycardia;
• insomnia;
• loss of appetite;
• respiratory failure;
• pupil dilation;
• excited state;
• convulsions;
• loss of consciousness;
• rave.

The listed signs of hellebore poisoning can be observed all together, and separately in various combinations (depending on the characteristics of the body, the dose taken and the duration of action of hellebore preparations).

First aid for hellebore poisoning:1. Call an ambulance.

2. Washing

Why the victim should drink three glasses of boiled water (you can use a weak solution of potassium permanganate), after which it is necessary to induce vomiting.

3. Taking 20 tablets

activated carbon

What will help absorb the hellebore remaining in the digestive tract.

Compliance with the dosage and rules for taking hellebore preparations will help prevent poisoning!

Hellebore and alcohol

Taking hellebore does not imply a categorical refusal to drink alcohol. But it is still desirable not to combine treatment with the use of hellebore preparations, and alcohol. The thing is that alcoholic beverages (like cigarettes and

) are a burden for the heart, and the glycosides that make up the plant can multiply it.

Finally, remember that hellebore is an excellent detoxifier, and alcohol is known to contain these harmful compounds in excess. Therefore, if the goal of taking hellebore preparations is to cleanse the body, then fatty foods, as well as alcohol, smoking and excessive coffee consumption, should be abandoned.

Recipes with helleboreInfusion with otitis media

1 tsp hellebore powder is poured with a liter of boiled water. The infusion is dripped into each ear 2 - 3 drops, twice a day. Also, with this infusion, you can wash festering and poorly healing wounds, or you can rub it into the scalp to eliminate

and enhancing hair growth.

The tool is also taken orally, 1 tbsp. twice a day, to cleanse the intestines. The course of treatment is at least six months (mainly a one-year course of taking hellebore preparations is indicated).

Recipe for sinusitis

In hot water, two small hellebore roots (no more than 4–5 cm in length) should be steamed to a flexible state, and then placed in the nostrils for 8–10 hours (outside, the nostrils are closed with a plaster). This procedure must be repeated at least five times.

Infusion for chronic heart failure

0.5 tsp dry raw materials, pour 250 ml of water, and simmer in a water bath for about 20 minutes (you can brew hellebore in a thermos). The infusion removed from the water bath is infused for three hours, carefully filtered and drunk in a tablespoon six times a day.

If the infusion will be taken externally, then it is not necessary to filter it. It is enough to shake the agent so that the dry residue can get on the treated affected surface.

Collection for sciatica Ingredients:

• St. John's wort - 1 tbsp;
• yarrow grass - 1 tbsp;
• lanolin - 2 tablespoons;
• hellebore infusion - 1 tsp

St. John's wort and yarrow are mixed and poured with a glass of boiling water, after which the collection is infused for 10 minutes and filtered. Now you need to add 1 tsp to it. hellebore infusion and lanolin, which is pre-melted in a water bath. The resulting mass is rubbed into the painful parts of the body.

Gathering for diseases of the gallbladder Ingredients:

• nettle - 1 tbsp;
• sage - 1 tbsp;
• hellebore infusion - 1 tsp

Nettle and sage are poured with a glass of boiling water, and then the mixture is boiled for 30 minutes over low heat, after which the broth is filtered, and a teaspoon of hellebore infusion is added to it. The resulting collection is taken three times a day, 70 ml each.

Collection for liver diseases Ingredients:

• elecampane root - 1 tbsp;
• Hypericum perforatum - 4 tablespoons;
• celandine grass - 1 tsp;
• hellebore infusion - 1 tsp

Elecampane, St. John's wort and celandine pour 1 liter of boiling water, then boil the mixture for 20 minutes over low heat. The decoction removed from the fire is infused for three hours, filtered, and then hellebore infusion is added to it. Such a collection is taken three times a day, 70 ml each.

Collection for diseases of the upper respiratory tract Ingredients:

• chamomile pharmacy - 2 tbsp;
• coltsfoot leaves - 1 tbsp;
• sage - 1 tbsp;
• hellebore infusion - 1 tsp

Chamomile, coltsfoot and sage are poured with a liter of boiling water and infused for 30 minutes, after which the infusion is filtered, and a teaspoon of hellebore infusion is added to it. A ready-made collection is taken three times a day, 70 ml each.

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In the article we discuss Caucasian hellebore - use and contraindications, botanical description and distribution area. You will learn how to collect and store the plant, how to prepare decoctions and infusions for weight loss, psoriasis, worms and type 2 diabetes.

Hellebore Caucasian

The Caucasian hellebore is a species of the Buttercup family. The plant is also called Christmas Rose, Lent Rose or Christ Rose.

It blooms in winter or early spring, despite snow, cold and icy wind. The plant has a wide range of useful properties.

What does it look like

Appearance (photo) of the Caucasian helleboreThe rhizome of the Caucasian hellebore is horizontal, adventitious roots in the form of cords. The stems are erect, from 30 to 50 cm. The leaves are long-petiolate, leathery, dissected. Each stem can produce 1-2 flowers.

In the Caucasian hellebore, the flower is large, has five green, white or purple sepals up to 4 cm in diameter. Nectaries are tubular-funnel-shaped. The fruit of the plant is a multi-leaf.

Where does it grow

The grass Caucasian hellebore grows mainly in the East, the Balkans, as well as in the mountains and shady places of the Mediterranean.

Roots and rhizomes

The root of Caucasian hellebore is mainly used for medicinal purposes. The plant is considered poisonous due to its constituent components.

Chemical composition

Chemical composition:

• deglycogel;
• corelborin K;
• corelborin P;
• steroidal saponins;
• fatty oil;
• bioside hellebrine;
• alkaloids;
• ranunculin;
• protoanemonin.

Glycosides related to saponins are highly soluble in water. The poisonousness of the plant is due to the presence in it of the alkaloids ranunculin, protoanemonin.

Medicinal properties

Pharmacological properties of the plant:

• antispasmodic;
• laxative;
• painkiller;
• hypotensive;
• sedative;
• hemostatic.

Due to its beneficial properties, the plant is used in folk medicine.

For the treatment of constipation, decoctions based on rhizomes are used. With regular use, the components of the plant have a laxative effect. Hellebore removes toxins from the body and improves the functioning of the digestive tract.

Hellebore contains alkaloids and glycosides, which have a positive effect on the central and nervous system. Healing infusions improve well-being, have a sedative, hypotensive effect on the cardiovascular system.

Antispasmodic and analgesic properties have a beneficial effect on the body in gynecological and immune diseases, eliminating pain and bleeding. The roots of the Caucasian hellebore are also used in gynecology as a tonic.

How to collect

Dig up the roots, clean them of dirt, remove damaged areas and the aerial part. Rinse the roots thoroughly in running water, dry and discard. Divide large and wide roots into strips 0.5 cm thick, so the plant dries evenly.

Dry the roots under a canopy or in a cool, well-ventilated area. You can dry the roots in the oven or dryer at a temperature of no more than 40 degrees. If the temperature is higher, the glycosides will lose their value.

Properly dried raw materials have a brown-brown color on top, and a cream color on the break.

Store harvested raw materials in tight containers for no more than 3 years. Bags made of natural materials with blanks can be stored in the closet. In the summer, keep blanks in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf.

How to apply

Decoctions, infusions and tinctures are made from the roots of the Caucasian hellebore. How to take Caucasian hellebore for treatment? The range of application of hellebore root is quite wide. It is used in the form of powder, infusions, solutions and granules for the treatment of mental disorders, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and heart, oncological and gynecological diseases.

The plant effectively copes with the treatment and prevention of polyarthritis, rheumatism, hemorrhoids, skin diseases, wounds and warts.

Hellebore has long been used for body shaping, as with regular use it curbs appetite. Effective for obesity.

Also, the ointment of the Caucasian hellebore from sprains, bruises and abrasions on the skin has gained popularity. The ointment is applied externally. For the treatment of external infections and wounds, hellebore Caucasian cream gel can be used, which is available in a convenient bottle and has a thick consistency.

Infusion for weight loss

How to drink Caucasian hellebore in order to lose weight, restore the body and improve immunity? This question worries many people.

The plant is an active laxative. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to take other means that have a laxative effect during the period of weight loss. The combined use of such drugs will lead to diarrhea.

When using the plant, follow these tips:

• Do not pass before, after and while taking infusions or decoctions. Food should be complete, balanced and healthy. Include fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet every day, drink at least 2 liters of water per day. Only in this case the assimilation will be correct.
• Eat no later than 3 hours before the intended sleep.
• In Caucasian hellebore for weight loss, the dosage must be strictly observed, otherwise, due to the laxative effect, useful substances will leave the body. Include calcium-rich foods in your diet while taking plant-based preparations.

Ingredients:

1. Shredded hellebore root - 8 gr.
2. Boiled water - 1 glass.

How to cook: Pour boiling water over the powder from the roots and wrap the container. Insist 2 hours, then strain.

How to use: The daily dose is not more than 150 ml. Take the infusion in courses, dilute with water if necessary.

Result: With regular use of hellebore-based infusion, you will notice how you lose weight, improve your overall well-being. Due to the removal of toxins and toxins, hellebore helps to cleanse the body.

If you study the reviews of people about the Caucasian hellebore - a use for weight loss, we can conclude that decoctions and infusions from this remedy help with obesity.

Infusion for type 2 diabetes

The Caucasian hellebore has been widely used in diabetes mellitus, it is also used to prevent the disease.

Ingredients:

1. Shredded hellebore root - 50 gr.
2. Warm water - 50 ml.

How to cook: Pour the powder with warm water and leave overnight.

How to use: Take the prepared infusion in the morning strictly on an empty stomach 1 time per day. Shake the infusion before use. The course of treatment is 6 months in the absence of contraindications and poor tolerance.

Result: Infusion reduces blood sugar levels, improves well-being. Normalizes metabolism and improves immunity.

Decoction of psoriasis

Good results in the treatment of psoriasis and lichen can be obtained by adding hellebore decoction to baths. The plant relieves itching, inflammation, swelling and peeling.

Ingredients:

1. Hellebore Root Powder - 2 tbsp
2. Boiled water - 1 liter.

How to cook: Pour crushed hellebore powder and boil in a water bath for 20 minutes.

How to use: Add hellebore decoction to bath. Take a bath for no longer than 20 minutes.

Result: Symptoms of psoriasis will disappear after a few treatments. A bath with the addition of a decoction soothes the nervous system, eliminates itching.

Granules from worms

The plant can be used as an independent remedy for cleansing the body of worms or as an additional therapy to restore strength.

Goniman's granules, made according to the principles of homeopathy, are harmless to humans. The shelf life of the granules is not limited. Reception of granules, which have an antihelminthic effect, takes 5 weeks.

Ingredients:

1. Tsvetogor granules (based on Caucasian hellebore) - 1 pack.

How to cook: Wash down the finished granules with boiled water.

How to use: Unless otherwise indicated in the instructions for use, take 1-3 granules in the morning 30 minutes before meals. Dosage - 3 granules per week.

Hellebore Caucasian in oncology (myoma)

Hellebore rhizome contains lipids that act on neoplasms. Preparations based on it, when injected into a tumor, completely stop its growth, but exhibit high toxicity.

When administered intra-abdominally, hellebore acts as a radiosensitizer in radiation therapy of malignant tumors. Skin applications do not have a general toxic effect on the body.

Hellebore eliminates the pathogenic flora from the body, so the effect of other drugs is easier to tolerate, the condition of patients improves markedly.

Hellebore is sometimes prescribed in complex therapy, since it is well tolerated if the dosage is observed. Hellebore-based preparations should be used only after the tests and consultation with a doctor. The plant, although medicinal, has toxicity.

Contraindications

For taking medicines with hellebore Caucasian contraindications are as follows:

• intolerance to plant components;
• During pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• myocardial infarction;
• sensitivity to glycosides;
• ischemia;
• endocarditis;
• gallstones;
• children's age up to 7 years.

Preparations based on hellebore are contraindicated for expectant mothers, since glycosides affect the fetus, increase serotonin metabolism. Plant components can have a negative effect on milk production. In the early stages of conception, hellebore can provoke a miscarriage or affect the proper development of the child.

Preparations based on Caucasian hellebore should be used only for their intended purpose and should not exceed the recommended dosage.

Classification

The Caucasian hellebore belongs to the genus Hellebore of the Ranunculaceae family, the Ranunculaceae order, the Dicotyledonous class, the Flowering department.

Varieties

In nature, there are 14 species, but only 3 of them are used in medicine, including Caucasian hellebore. The blushing and black varieties contain alkaloids and glycosides, which are used as a cardiotonic agent. All varieties are similar in composition and appearance.

Reddening - has a horizontal and short rhizome. The roots of the reddening species contain glycosides, which are used for circulatory disorders. It is found in the Caucasus and in Southwestern Ukraine.

Black is a black rhizome, which is why the plant was called black. The stem is short, has a purple tint. The flowers are white-yellow in color, 5–7 cm in diameter. Black hellebore grows in deciduous forests in Europe.

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Hellebore caucasian infographics

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What to remember

1. Hellebore is a medicinal plant that is used to prepare tincture, decoction, infusion, powder or granules.
2. The plant is used to treat nervous, cardiovascular, inflammatory diseases, as well as to lose weight and remove toxins.
3. Despite its usefulness, the plant is considered poisonous.
4. When used for medicinal purposes, do not exceed the recommended dosage.
5. Before use, study the contraindications.
6. Store plant parts only in bags made from natural materials.
7. Consult your doctor before taking. Numerous reviews indicate that this is a miraculous plant, Elena Malysheva spoke about the Caucasian hellebore in her TV show.