Medicinal properties of Arnica plant (Arnica montana L.)

Hello friends Steemians, in this new opportunity I bring you a very important issue for our health, it is about the medicinal properties of the arnica plant. Maybe many of you have not known the plant, but if you know their creams, ointments and many products that are made with this wonderful plant, and its use in cases of bumps and sprains.

Arnica (Arnica montana L.), is a plant of the phanerogamous species, family of asteraceae and is also known as mountain tobacco; This plant has many healing properties.

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Characteristics of the Arnica plant

The Arnica plant has a height that ranges between 30 and 50 cm; its leaves are elongated and oblanceolate in rosettes and covered by hairs; its flowers are orange-yellow. It is a plant that grows wild in the mountains, has an aroma similar to chamomile.

Mode of propagation of the arnica plant

The arnica plant spreads in two ways: by its seeds and through its rhizomes; When the plantations are carried out to obtain their seeds, it is advisable to make the seedlings or the seedbed, for a better control of the germination because their seeds are very small; When the plants germinate, they are expected to reach a height of 15 centimeters to continue with the transplant.

For the transplanting or sowing by the rhizomes, it is necessary to plow the land well, the plantation is done in rows with a separation of 70 to 80 cm between them and 30 to 40 cm between each plant.

SourceGenerally the arnica plant uses its flowers, roots and rhizomes, for medicinal purposes with these are prepared remedies such as: creams, tincture, ointments, as treatments based on herbal medicine.

The arnica tincture is obtained from a mixture of arnica flowers washed, dried, milled and mixed with alcohol. The mixture will macerate for about a month and is stirred regularly before being filtered. Source

Medicinal properties of Arnica, Arnica montana L.

This plant has many medicinal properties, for its important chemical components such as: flavonoids, which is considered highly antioxidant, of great benefit for health since it allows the toning of the circulatory system. In addition, it contains a substance called choline, important for lowering blood pressure; other components are: they are the mucilage, alkaloids such as betaine, arnicin and carotene found in the flower, phenolic acids, amacina; For all these components, the arnica plant is considered with analgesic, rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, astringent, fungicidal, healing, antitumor, choleretic properties, among many others that I will mention next.

• Helps to stimulate blood circulation.
• The application of arnica tinctures and creams helps prevent bruising and elimination.
• Helps to calm the pain due to blows, traumatisms, sprains.
• Reduces swelling due to insect bites.
• Reduces inflammations in the joints due to arthritis.
• Improves skin problems.
• It is used for infections and sores in the mouth.
• Used as a scrub to reduce pain in cases of tears or muscle strains, such as sprains, knees and ankles.

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• The use of creams based Arnica tincture, helps prevent the appearance of stretch marks on the skin, especially for pregnant women.
• Helps reduce inflammation in the joints or joints affected rheumatoid arthritis, for this patches are placed with ointments prepared with arnica.

• The use of a few drops of arnica tincture in water, used to perform gargles to treat angina, tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
• The arnica tincture helps to eliminate the fungi of the feet, scalp and any other part of the body.
• Arnica is used as a scar for wounds.
• The application of arnica creams help eliminate pains in the lumbar areas, cervical, and torticollis, in these cases these creams and ointments are used to perform massages in the affected areas; This anti-inflammatory property of arnica is because it contains Luteolin, which is a bioflavonoid with antioxidant properties that helps fight inflammation in tissues throughout the body, also serves to prevent many diseases.

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Contraindications to the use of Arnica

• Consumption during pregnancy and lactation is not advised; Arnica is considered abortive because of its high content of phytoestrogens, for this reason, it can be used during pregnancy and lactation.

I hope this information has been very useful for all, then I leave a link on a recipe how to prepare an arnica cream with almond oil. see here

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