Golden flowers that heal the stomach, eyesight and liver
Golden flowers that heal the stomach, eyesight and liver! They grow on every bed in the cities.
On urban flower beds and on balconies from June, pleased with their sunny bright petals and unpretentious asters (Latin Tagetes erecta).
The homeland of these flowers is sunny Mexico, and the Spanish conquistadors brought them to Europe after the discovery of America by Columbus.
They came to us around the 18th century and were then called “African flowers”.
The British call them “Virgin Mary’s gold”.
This name comes from the Christian tradition of surrounding the image of the Virgin Mary
with colors that symbolize gold coins.
According to legend, during the flight of Joseph and Mary to Egypt, the Holy Family began to be chased by a herd of thieves.
When they caught up with the fugitives, instead of money they took their purses, from which the flowers were falling.
A legend is a legend, but in terms of a set of useful properties, modest flowers can really be called golden.
Few people know that these flowers are the most valuable medicine, they protect garden plants from pests, they are widely used in cooking and cosmetology.
In folk medicine, the aqueous infusion of tur flowers has long been used as a diuretic, diaphoretic and antiparasitic agent.
The tea is drunk to treat diarrhea and stomach upset.
Mexican Indians used tinctures of tarts to increase lactation in nursing mothers, relieve rheumatic pains.
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In India, eczema was treated with the juice of the fresh leaves of the plant.
Modern science confirms the healing properties of turt.
It has been found to help heal the liver and kidneys and relieve pain in inflammatory processes. Turta decoctions improve metabolism and strengthen immunity.
In the early stages of diabetes, they are able to reduce the amount of sugar in the blood, which has a positive effect on the pancreas.
The flowers of this plant contain carotenoids, which reduce the risk of cataracts.
By the way, they can be added to compotes and sauerkraut, which get not only a special aroma from it, but also medicinal properties that increase the body’s resistance to colds and flu.
The use of tur in traditional medicine: