To strengthen the body will always be in use. It is a relatively inexpensive, and most importantly, natural way to a healthy life. Herbs for immunity are used in a variety of ways, but are almost always available. Many of them grow in the garden or in the field, in extreme cases, if desired, you can purchase strengthening compounds at the pharmacy.
The best herbs that boost immunity. TOP 10 with recipes
Preparations and natural natural components differ in their effect on the human immune system.
Immunomodulators - perform a regulatory function, if necessary, provide a complete restructuring of the body's defense processes to increase their effectiveness. In Russia, this group is sold in huge volumes along with medicines. They are mainly used in the treatment of acute infections and other diseases in which a person's health is greatly weakened.
On an industrial scale, the plant is cultivated on special plantations. In the wild, it grows as a weed in wastelands, fallow meadows, and roadsides.
Chamomile flowers are rich in azulene, glycosides, essential oil. Due to its composition, it exhibits an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, astringent and diaphoretic effect.
You can buy chamomile in the form, extract, in filter bags. At home, the easiest way to make a healing infusion. 4 tablespoons of crushed flowers are poured with a glass of boiling water and insisted for half an hour. Then the drink is filtered and diluted to a volume of 2 cups. You can drink it to improve health for a month or two. Take half a glass a day.
Eleutherococcus
Prickly, growing mainly in the countries of the East, is used in medicine as a tonic. In acute infections, increased excitability of the nervous system and hypertension, it is forbidden to use it.
Eleutherococcus shows general strengthening properties in teas and alcohol tinctures. To prepare 30 g of dried chopped root is brewed in a glass of boiling water. The drink is used instead of tea.
The tincture is made from 2 glasses of vodka and 100 g of Eleutherococcus. The mixture is infused in a dark place for 2 weeks. After straining, it can be taken (1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day).
Lungwort officinalis
Lungwort is most widely distributed in temperate climates. It is found in ravines, forest thickets.
The plant is used mainly for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, but it also plays an important role in strengthening the immune defense. The astringent properties of lungwort help to remove harmful bacteria from the body.
A drink is prepared from two tablespoons of crushed leaves and 200 ml of boiling water, which must be infused for half an hour. Use it for half a cup 2-3 times a day.
Ivan-tea narrow-leaved (fireweed)
Ivan-chai has several dozen common names: drowsiness, boron potion, tar, creaker, koporka, red color, miller, mother plant, sweet clover, balnik, woodpecker, wine walker, etc. The plant is found in light forests, in conflagrations, along railway tracks, by the water.
The beneficial properties of Ivan tea are due to its chemical composition. It contains tannins, mucus, vitamin C, organic acids, pectins, trace elements (iron, copper, manganese, boron, molybdenum, nickel).
Ivan tea has a beneficial effect on the walls of internal organs, strengthening and thereby increasing their barrier functions.
To prepare healing tea, 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials are poured into 400 ml of boiling water and insisted for half an hour. Honey can be added to the drink.
Hyssop officinalis
The semi-shrub is ubiquitous, prefers good lighting and light soils.
Its chemical composition includes essential oil, tannins, flavonoids, phytoncides, vitamin C (). Due to the presence of the latter, hyssop is especially valued in folk medicine as a means to strengthen the body.
Medicinal infusion is prepared from half a glass of dry raw materials, filled with a liter of boiling water. The mixture is left for a couple of hours in a thermos and after straining it can be drunk.
How to prepare a collection to strengthen the body?
Herbs are useful on their own, but when used together, the effect of their intake is enhanced. Altai herbs are considered especially valuable. Plants grown in the ecologically clean climate of the Altai Territory accumulate the maximum amount of useful components without absorbing toxins and dirt, as in big cities.
May be different:
- strawberry leaves, oregano, St. John's wort, mint;
- blackcurrant, mint, raspberry leaves, lemon balm, calendula;
- wild rose, bergenia, blackcurrant and raspberry leaves.
Medicinal raw materials are collected mainly at the time of flowering and dried in a ventilated room. You can store fees in linen or paper bags.
It should be remembered that before using almost any infusion for therapeutic purposes, it is necessary to consult a specialist, as there may be contraindications.
