The role of medicinal plants

The disease - the eternal companion of human life. Invisible to the naked eye bacteria, fungi and viruses inhabit all the surroundings. Some of them are able to peacefully coexist with man-carrier, the other attacking the body only once can cause serious illness.

People have always sought to defeat the disease. For many centuries, mankind has accumulated experience of healing herbs, learning to practice every kind of herbs. But if before the herbal medicine was the only possible treatment, but now in the heyday of the pharmaceutical industry, synthetic drugs are mainly used. For the sake of a quick effect and ease of use people refuse to natural plant materials.

Modern microflora grown on uncontrolled use of antibacterial agents requires the synthesis of new types of antibiotics. If 40 years ago, sore throat easily treatable streptotsidom, now sprays on the basis of sulfanilamide does not have the desired therapeutic action and doctors are forced to prescribe antibiotics additionally in the form of tablets. But these synthetic drugs, in addition to the main therapeutic effects are also numerous side effects. Nature abhors a vacuum, and in place of bacteria killed by antibiotics settle fungi. And now there are indications for the purpose antibikotikov. In addition, allergic reactions are often observed not only one antibiotic, but also to the whole group. Among the undesirable effects of receiving antibacterials include poor circulation, hepatitis, blindness, superinfection.

Drug plants

The advantage of medicinal plants in the absence of such aggression to the human body. Each plant - is a piggy different active substances, fatty and essential oils, volatile, vitamins and minerals, alkaloids, organic acids, and more. Due to this diversity and the therapeutic effect is versatile. Anti-inflammatory effect is combined with antispasmodic, recycling, or vice versa expectorant, antitussive. This modern chemistry is not a competitor plants. The essential oils of sage, peppermint, cumin have a detrimental effect on pathogenic intestinal microflora and fungi. Medicated ointment on the basis of spermaceti, having as part of mint, sage, caraway essential oil rapidly heal skin erosion, fungal nail infections, skin and hair.

Natural antibiotics

Natural antibiotics isolated from higher plants have been successfully applied in various fields of medicine. Imanin herb Hypericum contains an antibiotic which is used in surgery, obstetrics, dermatology and ENT practice. It acts on staphylococcus, streptococcus, and tetanus pathogens gangrene, dries the wound and promotes fast healing. A solution imanina exerts analgesic effects. So as St. John's Wort is famous as a natural antidepressant and plant extract formed the basis of preparation 'Negrustin'.

Sage

Salvia antibacterial effect due Salvini. It is used for inflammation of the mouth and pharynx. Furthermore antibacterial, astringent effect is present due to the presence of tannins. Warm rinse sage soothe toothache.

Immortelle

Extracted from herbs immortelle, arenarin antibiotic used as an ointment for burns of the eyes. He has a devastating effect even on the bacteria resistant to other antibiotics. Exhibits healing and anti-inflammatory effect. Inside arenarin used for hepatitis, cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia.

Celandine

Celandine containing the alkaloids, vitamins, organic acids, essential oils, not only cures skin diseases, but also diseases of the liver and biliary tract. Rich composition of active ingredients has various effects on the body. However, we must remember that the plant is poisonous, and ingestion is only possible in consultation with the attending physician.

Pelargonium

Antibiotic 'Umckalor', a preparation of a pelargonium. Treats inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, dilutes phlegm and increases the overall resistance of the organism. It applies even in young children.

antibiotics, isolated from higher plants known today are safer than those that created them lower. They do not have harmful effects on the human body. It may be the case in the nature of power itself of lower plants. After all, most of them are parasites, and in order to survive and to eat at the expense of the owner, they are destroying it. Antibiotics from higher plants operate only on the very pathogenic microflora and do not adversely affect the plants.

For many centuries, our ancestors used herbal medicine as the main treatment. Perhaps it is only necessary to turn to the accumulated experience and combine it with modern technology in order to obtain a qualitatively new safe and effective antibacterial agents.