The root of the sunflower has been used for a long time infolk medicine as a medicine that helps in the treatment of calculous cholecystitis, as well as kidney stone disease. The use of the underground part of the plant helps in the elimination of salts from the body and the normalization of water-salt metabolic processes.
The root of the sunflower, which is used forgetting rid of pathologies, you can take only after removing the peduncle. If the plant has not yet reached the aging phase, then it will be impossible to obtain any effect when it is applied.
Underground part of a sunflower after digging outit is necessary to clean the ground as much as possible with a brush or a scraper. After that, you should cut off her thin and small hairs. It is impossible to wash the sunflower root with water. Procurement of raw materials can be carried out for the period until the next ripening. It is advisable to take the most massive roots. Their therapeutic potential is greatest.
The technological process of preparation of medicinalraw materials requires further drying of the roots. To accelerate this period, the underground part of the harvested plant is crushed into pencil-sized beams. The sunflower root is dried in a draft, avoiding sunlight, laying a thin layer. After the end of this process, the raw materials can be further comminuted for convenience of storage.
Sunflower roots, the treatment of which gives goodthe results when cleaning the body of salts, as well as reducing the volume and excretion of the gall bladder and kidney stones, are used in the form of a medicinal broth. For its preparation, a glass of pre-prepared raw material is poured into water in a volume of three liters. The resulting mixture must be boiled for five minutes after it boils. After cooling the solution, it is poured into glassware and stored in a refrigerator. Take the prepared mixture for three days, dividing it into equal portions. The time of reception of a medicinal broth does not depend on the consumption of food. The root of sunflower can be used to prepare a healing mixture for the second and third time, increasing the time of its cooking. After that, the raw materials are to be disposed of. Thus, a glass of harvested plant roots is sufficient for the course of treatment for nine days.
In the case when the decoction is observedincrease of blood pressure, it is necessary to reduce the dosage of medicinal drink. If the state of health has returned to normal, the volume of used medicinal liquid is adjusted to the initial values.
The intake of sunflower root in rare cases canaccompanied by a slight burning in the joints. This phenomenon is considered a confirmation of the fact that in the body processes occur, as a result of which the salts deposited in it dissolve. These substances are excreted in the urine in the form of flakes.
During the course of sunflower root treatmentit is necessary to adhere to a certain diet. In the daily diet should be introduced restrictions on the use of smoked, spicy and fatty dishes. Also in the minimum quantity it is necessary to take drinks containing alcohol, and products having high acidity.
The dried roots of sunflower are also used ina kind of compress for the treatment of inflamed joints. To do this, the cloth, moistened in a concentrated broth (one glass of raw material is taken for one liter of water), is applied to the area of the pathological process. A film of polyethylene is superimposed on top and a scarf made of wool is tied. Compress is removed after eight to ten hours after its application.
To maintain the health of the body is recommendedcarry out an annual purification of it from accumulated salts. It is possible to use the roots of sunflowers, which are sold in the pharmacy network. This natural remedy has no significant side effects and has miraculous powers.