Healing, magical properties of the herb Kermek Gmelin, Crimean

The beneficial properties of honey from kermek and decoctions from its roots are often used in folk medicine. The plant in any dosage form is good for digestive disorders and chronic metabolic disorders.

What it looks like and where it grows

Kermek (Limonium) is a perennial plant from the Pig family, represented by more than 160 species. It has a branched, shortened stem up to 80 cm and oblong leaves of an obovate shape, and they are often located only at the roots. During the decorative period, it brings small buds of pink, yellow or purple, collected in panicles. The fruits of the plant are elongated dark brown seeds.

Kermek grows calmly on dry and saline soils

The perennial grows all over the planet, but most of all species are represented in the territory from Central Asia to the Mediterranean. Kermek is also found in Western Siberia, Altai and other regions of Russia.

Chemical composition

Traditional medicine uses mainly perennial roots, and nectar is used to obtain honey. All parts of the plant contain a large amount of nutrients, namely:

• tanning components;
• flavonoids;
• alkaloids and coumarins;
• gallic and ellagic acids;
• anthocyanins;
• glycosides;
• higher aromatic carbohydrates;
• dimeric and polymeric proanthocyanides;
• phenol carboxylic acids;
• cyanidin;
• quercetin.

In case of an overdose, kermek and its honey pose a certain danger due to toxic components. But in small volumes, the plant improves the condition of the body.

The healing properties of the herb Kermek

The rich chemical composition endows the kermek honey and herbal decoctions with numerous valuable properties. With proper use, the herb and sweet delicacy from flowers:

• have anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects;
• strengthen blood vessels and capillaries;
• restore the water-salt balance in the body;
• help with uterine bleeding and excessively heavy periods;
• improve the condition with hyperacid gastritis, enterocolitis and inflammation of the small intestine;
• contribute to a quick recovery from angina and pharyngitis;
• relieve toothache and eliminate bleeding gums;
• used for washing wounds;
• promote skin healing for eczema and dermatitis;
• help with dysentery, diarrhea and poisoning;
• remove toxins and toxins from the body, protect the liver.

Kermek honey and roots are used in the complex treatment of infertility. The plant helps to get rid of a number of gynecological ailments in women and improves blood flow in the pelvic organs.

Kermek increases blood pressure and is useful for hypotension

Medicinal properties of Kermek Gmelin

On the territory of Russia, the most widespread is Kermek Gmelin - a herbaceous perennial up to 40 cm tall with a short stem and a thick fleshy root. You can meet it in Asian regions, in Siberia and the European part of the country, it usually grows in the steppes, on the sea coasts or not far from salt lakes.

Kermek Gmelin contains many phenols, coumarins and anthocyanins. They are used mainly for diarrhea and intestinal inflammation, to stop bleeding. Honey from the Gmelin kermek is highly valued; it is this type of grass that is widely used in beekeeping in Russia.

Medicinal properties of Kermek root

Not only honey, but also kermek root is valuable in folk medicine. It contains the maximum amount of tannins, organic acids, flavonoids and catechins. The root is used to treat:

• internal bleeding;
• heart disease;
• hepatitis A;
• diabetes mellitus;
• salmonellosis;
• stomach ulcers;
• intestinal inflammation;
• poisoning;
• malaria;
• hemorrhoids.

Kermek honey and products based on its root have good analgesic properties. But they must be used in minimum dosages - alkaloids, coumarins, glycosides and some other substances themselves can cause poisoning.

Useful properties of kermek honey

Kermek flowers are rarely used in traditional medicine in their pure form. However, from the nectar they release, bees produce valuable honey. The bee product has a beautiful rich yellow-orange color and a pleasant floral aroma.

In folk medicine, the benefits and harms of honey kermek are used in the treatment of heart and vascular diseases, for the treatment of liver and kidneys. The product has a calming effect on nervous ailments.

Kermek honey is used in the composition of face masks

Preparation and application methods

For treatment, traditional medicine uses kermek honey and medicinal decoctions of roots. Depending on the concentration, they are used externally or internally.

Decoction of roots for leather treatment

A strong broth of kermek is prepared according to the following recipe:

1. Pour 100 g of crushed roots with 1.5 liters of hot water.
2. Put on the stove and boil for no more than ten minutes after boiling.
3. Allow the product to cool under the lid.
4. They are filtering.

In a warm broth, cotton pads are moistened and applied with lotions to the affected areas - burns, cuts, abrasions, inflammations. With extensive eczema and dermatitis, the drug is used for rubbing and compresses on the most problematic areas.

Decoction of roots for internal use

A decoction of kermek roots improves well-being with internal use for gynecological ailments and digestive disorders. The tool is made according to this recipe:

1. Grind 40 g of dry plant raw materials.
2. Pour 500 ml of hot water.
3. Bring to a boil on the stove and reduce heat to low.
4. Boil the product for eight minutes.
5. Insist under the lid for another two hours and filter through a layer of folded gauze.

The cooled medicine is taken 80-120 ml three times a day on an empty stomach. The duration of use depends on the specific disease. For greater benefit, honey is allowed to be added to the broth.

A decoction of kermek roots is prepared in small portions and stored for 2-3 days in the refrigerator

Kermek flower in medicine

Traditional medicine uses the medicinal properties of the Kermek plant and medicinal honey for digestive and respiratory ailments, as well as for bleeding.There are several proven recipes to help you feel better.

With diarrhea

The fixing properties of the root of the Kermek plant stop diarrhea and eliminate intestinal pain. For diarrhea, prepare the following decoction:

1. Pour 20 g of dry crushed rhizome with a glass of liquid.
2. After boiling, boil the product over low heat for another 12 minutes.
3. The broth is cooled and filtered from the precipitate.

You need to take the product in half a glass on an empty stomach throughout the day. Usually the effect becomes noticeable after a few hours.

In case of poisoning

The healing properties of kermek and its honey help with food poisoning. The plant binds toxins and toxic substances and removes them from the body. Traditional medicine recommends simply grinding the dry root in a small spoonful and taking the powder on an empty stomach with a small amount of water. In just a day, you can use the product up to four times.

With tuberculosis

Kermek root powder improves the condition of tuberculosis. The active substances in the composition of medicinal raw materials fight the bacterial process, relieve coughing and expectoration, and prevent the development of bleeding.

To improve the condition, it is enough to grind the root of the plant into powder and take it twice a day on an empty stomach. A single dosage is about 2 g, or 1/2 small spoon. It is useful to use honey from the flowers of the plant with warm tea; the delicacy also has pronounced antibacterial properties.

With uterine bleeding

The astringent properties of Kermek stop bleeding and are beneficial for gynecological ailments in women. The following remedy is recommended for use:

1. 10 g of dried roots are measured and ground to a powder.
2. Pour raw materials with 200 ml of boiling water and put on the stove.
3. Simmer on low heat for 7-10 minutes under the lid.
4. Cool and filter from the bottom sediment.

It is necessary to take a broth of kermek half a glass three times a day. It is best to drink the product on an empty stomach.

With gastritis

The medicinal properties of Kermek have a good effect on hyperacid gastritis, regulate the production of hydrochloric acid and eliminate stomach pain and heartburn. In case of exacerbations of the disease, it is recommended to regularly consume honey, as well as prepare such a drug:

1. The dry roots of the plant are finely chopped and measured in 30 g.
2. Pour raw materials with 400 ml of hot water.
3. For 15 minutes, simmer the composition over low heat under a lid.
4. Remove the product from the stove and leave to infuse for two hours.

The strained broth is taken in half a glass twice a day.

The use of kermek and its honey for gastritis is combined with a sparing diet

With a stomach ulcer

The healing properties of kermek help restore the integrity of the mucous membranes in case of ulcers and avoid the development of bleeding. Traditional medicine recommends the following collection for use:

1. Kermek roots and St. John's wort are mixed in 30 g each.
2. Measure 50 g of dry crushed raw materials and pour 1 liter of boiling water in a thermos.
3. Close the lid tightly and leave in a warm, dark place for two weeks.
4. The finished product is filtered.

It is necessary to take the infusion three times a day, only 20 ml. The concentration of active substances in the preparation is quite high, therefore, it is not drunk in large dosages.

With uterine fibroids

Kermek evens out the hormonal background and promotes the resorption of neoplasms in the reproductive organs. With fibroids, the following decoction is prepared for treatment:

1. Finely chop 40 g of dried kermek root.
2. Pour medicinal raw materials with 1 liter of boiling water.
3. Put the product in a water bath and heat for 20 minutes.
4. Cool to a warm state and filter.

You need to take the drug three times a day on an empty stomach, 100 ml.

With infertility

Kermek is used in the complex treatment of female infertility. The collection of several herbs has a good effect. The recipe looks like this:

1. Kermek, oak bark, elecampane roots and barberry are mixed in equal proportions of 10 g each.
2. Add a similar amount of black elderberry, hawthorn, rose hips and alder seedlings.
3. They bring into the collection 10 g of herb of wintergreen, marsh white lake, meadow clover, burnet and meadowsweet.
4. Add 10 g each of a red brush, dandelion, galangal, snake knotweed and ortilia.
5. The components are thoroughly mixed and only 15 g of raw material are measured.
6. Pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave to infuse for two hours.

The filtered collection is taken three times a day for half a glass. You need to continue therapy for a month, after a two-week break, repeat the course if necessary.

Contraindications

Useful properties and contraindications of kermek honey, as well as decoctions and infusions from the plant root, are determined individually. You cannot take herbal remedies:

• with a tendency to constipation;
• with varicose veins and thrombosis;
• with severe hypertension;
• with individual intolerance;
• during pregnancy and during lactation.

Kermek-based products are not offered to children under seven years of age, for them the drugs may be toxic. Honey from the nectar of a medicinal plant is used with great care in diabetes mellitus and obesity tendencies.

Collection and procurement

It is necessary to harvest kermek roots in early autumn in warm and dry weather. The plant is carefully dug out of the ground and cleaned of soil, small shoots and damaged areas. After that, the raw material needs to be washed, cut into large pieces and spread out in a well-lit place for several hours to dry.

Kermek roots retain valuable properties for up to three years, and honey is suitable for consumption for at least a year

Then the roots are rearranged under the canopy and dried in the shade until the moisture evaporates. It is also allowed to use an oven with a temperature not exceeding 60 ° C. The processed raw materials are transferred to a dry glass jar or paper bag and stored in a dark cool cabinet. As for the flowers, they are usually not harvested for medicinal use, but are used only in apiaries to obtain honey.

Magical and mystical properties of the Crimean Kermek

Popular beliefs endow the Crimean Kermek with special properties. First of all, the plant is considered curative, even the presence of dry grass in the house has a beneficial effect on the body. Kermek promotes the harmonization of space and maintains family comfort, dissolves bad energy and drives enemies away from home.

Conclusion

The beneficial properties of honey from kermek help to improve the condition in case of respiratory ailments and digestive disorders, with weakened immunity and bleeding. Traditional medicine uses not only a bee product from plant nectar, but also decoctions of roots with pronounced anti-inflammatory qualities.