Wormwood
In modern medicine, it has been established that herbal preparations of bitter wormwood revitalize the gastrointestinal tract, increase bile secretion and pancreatic function, and significantly improve digestion. Galen's preparations are used for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, anemia, rheumatism, hepatitis, bronchial asthma, and insomnia. It is also used as a general tonic.
Application in folk medicine. A decoction of the herb is drunk for indigestion, diseases of the liver, stomach, spleen, gallbladder, hemorrhoids, malaria, as well as to increase appetite and restore sleep. It is also used as an anthelmintic and wound healing agent. Ibn Sina used a decoction of bitter wormwood to treat chronic eye diseases and restore menstruation.
1. In folk medicine, 500 grams of wormwood is boiled in 6 liters of water and taken 50 grams 3 times a day for 10 days will be useful for indigestion, liver, stomach, spleen and gall bladder diseases.
3. Applying the decoction to hard-to-heal wounds 2 times a day for 15 days cures it.
4. Wormwood decoction is beneficial to old eye patients if it is instilled 3 times for 12 days.
5. If the decoction is drunk 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for 10 days, it will normalize menstruation.
6. The water squeezed out of wormwood when wet is useful for jaundice and dysentery if it is drunk 1 tablespoon 3 times for 20 days.
7. If the decoction is taken on an empty stomach 3 times a day for 15 days, it prevents colds, anemia, rheumatism, bronchial asthma and insomnia.
8. Wormwood decoction revives the work of the gastrointestinal tract, increases the secretion of bile and the function of the pancreas, improves digestion. It kills harmful bacteria and fungi contained in food, has an anti-inflammatory effect, stimulates the central nervous system, and restores heart function (the decoction should be drunk 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for 15 days).