The fat woman, or "money tree", is common houseplant, as it is quite unpretentious in leaving. Despite this, the fat woman has unique properties for human body.
Caring for a fat woman
Money Tree grows quickly enough, as a result of which the trunk becomes thicker and stronger. For reproduction, only a small shoot is required, which takes root when placed in soil with the addition of sand. The plant requires infrequent watering - 2 times a week.
The plant received the second name due to the fact that its owners are accompanied by money luck, it brings prosperity. By folk beliefs, in the family where the tree grows, the risk of accidents is reduced, as it absorbs negative energy. For example, if a family member is sick, he drops the leaves, and after recovery, new leaves begin to appear.
The fat woman serves as a wonderful decoration, which is also used as a medicine for certain diseases.
But you need to be careful, as it contains arsenic. Overdose may cause vomiting, diarrhea and loss of consciousness
The use of the fat woman in traditional medicine
In terms of its beneficial properties, the plant is similar to another medicinal plant - aloe.
Aloe and fat woman are quite similar in outward signs as both plants have fleshy leaves used for different purposes
With the help of a fat woman, you can treat:
Sore throat: you can chew a leaf half an hour before a meal to release the juice; - open wounds skin: cut the leaf and attach the fleshy part to the cut; - corn: tie the pulp of the fat woman to the corn at night, in the morning it will soften and fall off quite easily; - burns: lubricate the affected areas with juice or apply gruel from fresh leaves in the form of a compress; - kidney disease: 2 tbsp. Pour the crushed leaves with a glass of boiling water, take 1 tbsp. three times a day; - soft tissue bruises: apply in the form of bandages, changing the gruel as it dries; - ingrown nail: regular lubrication of the skin around the nail will relieve inflammation; - herpes on the lips: squeeze out the juice and process every half hour or apply a cotton swab moistened in juice; - peptic ulcer: on an empty stomach, eat 2 leaves of the money tree; - arthritis: lubricate the affected joints with juice twice a day; - hemorrhoids: cut the leaf and attach to the anus; - insect bites: medicinal juice fatty tissue helps to relieve inflammation and reduce the risk of tissue edema; - skin care: healthy juice allows you to preserve the beauty of the skin, give it elasticity, smooth out fine wrinkles.
O medicinal plants on the windowsill they rarely think. Known medicinal properties aloe, Kalanchoe and a number of indoor crops. But there are those whose properties are unknown to us. But these plants can help a person to treat pathological conditions... Among them is a fat woman, or.
There are about three hundred species in the Tolstyankov family. They belong to perennial succulents. Crassula is grown at home with oval leaves resembling coins of various denominations. Hence the name money tree. It is believed that the plant brings well-being to the house, attracts wealth. But about healing properties ah fat women, few people know.
has a common structure for all: - The roots of the bastard come out to the surface without going deep into the soil. The lateral root processes are at a depth of one to three centimeters. The main root shaft is short, narrowed downwards.
- The perennial has several stems, but they depart from the main erect shoot. Over time, part of the main stem becomes massive, lignified, covered with a brownish-brown thin bark. The upper shoots remain green.
- Oval fleshy leaves sit tightly on the stems. From above, they are covered with a smooth skin of a dark green tone. The reverse side of the sheet is lighter. Under comfortable conditions, the crown of the money tree is densely covered with succulent rounded or oval leaves.
- From the axils of the leaves on the crassula, inflorescences appear in the form of panicles or brushes. Small flowers are usually white or cream in color.
- When the shoots die off, fruits appear on them in the form of a leaflet covered with a leathery film.
- Like a succulent, Crassula accumulates enough moisture in its leaves in reserve. It is used by the plant during dry periods. Therefore, the plant is attributed to the Tolstyankovs because of the juicy, thick leaves.
The plant spread throughout Europe from the arid regions of Africa and Central America. It is grown because of its decorative effect. appearance and properties to bring good luck to the house.
The benefits of the money tree are in the composition of the leaves:
- They contain arsenic compounds that can provide local action during the treatment of diseases of the skin, bones, blood vessels. They are used in the treatment of organ pathologies. digestive tract... The fat woman is also useful for epileptic seizures.
- Crassula leaf pulp contains water with mucopolysaccharides, which form mucus. It has a protective, regenerating effect on tissues, actively fights bacteria. Mucus has an enveloping property, which is important in the treatment of pathologies of the stomach and intestines.
- Green leaves contain enough flavonoids to stimulate the body's defenses. Substances are used to improve tissue trophism, scarring of wounds.
- Phytoncides emitted by the money tree purify the indoor air from pathogenic microorganisms: viruses, bacteria, fungi.
A healthy plant with juicy leaves will come to the aid of the human body, curing it from ailments.
When, how and from what the plant can be used:
- For the manufacture of medicines, the juice of fresh leaves is taken from the bastard. To do this, cut off medium-sized leaves and chop them in a blender or with a knife. Then put the mass in a gauze napkin and squeeze out the juice. Healing liquid is used to lubricate burns, wounds, and herpes sores. It helps with insect bites by removing pain reducing inflammation.
- Compresses are made of juice, applying them to sore joints, abscesses. Compresses of green gruel of leaves on the damaged area relieve pain with bruises, arthritis, sprains.
- Crassula juice diluted with water is used for rinsing oral cavity with stomatitis, throat - with angina. For cooking, take ten leaves of a fat woman, prepare juice from them and dilute them in 150 milliliters of boiled warm water.
- By adding juice to petroleum jelly, a liquid emulsion is obtained. After soaking tampons with her, they are introduced into the education area hemorrhoids... The agent acts as an anti-inflammatory.
- They cook from a fat woman alcohol tincture... Five to six leaves are placed in a container and filled with a glass of vodka or alcohol. The medicine is infused in a dark place for two to three weeks. At night, the areas of the legs affected by varicose veins, thrombophlebitis are smeared with tincture.
- For stomach ulcers or duodenum an hour before meals, chew two leaves of a fat woman, after washing them thoroughly. The juice is swallowed and the pulp is removed from the mouth. The use of juice inside is carried out under the supervision of a doctor, do not abuse the treatment. Arsenic compounds can have bad influence on the human body. Before using plant materials, you need to hold the leaves in the refrigerator for a week. In this case, the beneficial properties of the plant will increase, and the poisonous compounds will lose their strength.
- With inflammation Bladder, cystitis, infusion of leaves of the money tree is consumed in a tablespoon before meals. A drink is prepared from five leaves of a plant in a glass of boiling water.
- A cut leaf of the plant is applied to the corn or the place where the nail has grown. Having fixed it with an adhesive plaster, change it as the plate dries. As soon as the ingrown nail softens, it is carefully cut off. In a similar way get rid of old corns.
Crassula juice is useful for hair, accelerating their growth, strengthening hair follicle... Fill two hundred grams of crushed leaves with a liter of boiling water, insist for an hour. Then the hair is filtered and rinsed after washing. Given the toxicity of arsenic compounds in the leaves of the plant, there are contraindications for their use.
Due to arsenic compounds, the leaves of the money tree can be harmful to humans. Although the amount of the substance is insignificant, if a person constantly chews the leaves to soothe stomach pains, then the poison will accumulate and over time irreversible processes will occur in the body.
Before starting treatment with bastard remedies, it is necessary to consult whether it will benefit or harm bone tissue. Usually the leaves of the plant are used externally, but the occurrence of allergic reactions on the juice of crassula leaves. Therefore, if signs appear in the form of rashes, itching on the skin, then the use of the plant is stopped.
Signs of fatty poisoning are expressed in the form of poisoning, accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea.
The use of the money tree in the treatment of internal and external diseases must be approached taking into account the individual characteristics of the human body.
To take full advantage of the beneficial properties of Crassula, you need to properly grow it:
- The plant needs light, but the bright rays of the sun can harm the leaves, burn them. It is better to put the flower pot next to the window on the south or southeast side of the house.
- The room temperature should not be lower than 20 degrees Celsius during the growing season, and 12 degrees - in winter.
- In the summer, they take out a pot of Crassula on Fresh air by placing in a slightly shaded place.
- The leaves of the plant are wiped from dust with a damp cloth, occasionally arranging a shower.
- Watering the money tree is carried out twice a week, abundantly moistening the soil. During dormant periods, you can reduce the frequency of watering. They take the water at room temperature.
- Top dressing of the money tree is rarely needed, no more than once a month, in summer or spring.
- The crown of the tree is formed by pinching the leaves, which will give side shoots.
- A fat woman is transplanted in rare cases, as needed, because the procedure will become stressful for him. Better to replace upper layer potting soil for another, more nutritious and healthy.
Crassula care is simple, it is undemanding to growing conditions. It grows in any conditions. But the plant will bloom only with careful care, when after long absence humidification begins to water abundantly.
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The money tree, or the bastard (crassula), is incredibly popular not only among fans of indoor floriculture.
It is no secret that according to the Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui, the fat woman is one of the plants - symbols that bring good luck to the house and financial well-being... And this plant got the name "money tree" due to the similarity of round fleshy leaves with coins.
A pretty tree fits perfectly into the interior of any style, and its unpretentiousness, ease of care, and only increases the number of fans.
Little known properties of the money tree
Growing a money tree on their windowsills, many growers do not even suspect which unique plant lives in their house... The fat woman has the ability to absorb the negative energy accumulated in the house, as well as to release it into the surrounding space active substances, phytoncides, positively affecting the human body and the environment.
Purifying the air, the money tree gives strength and improves mood, helps relieve stress, reduce physical and psychological fatigue. The antiviral properties of the bastard help reduce the content of harmful microflora in the room, which means they prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.
It has been noticed that the money tree is sensitive to the well-being of the people living in the house. If a patient appears next to the condition of the flower worsens markedly- the plant immediately begins to wither, shedding its leaves, and as if draws in the negative energy of an unhealthy organism. After recovery, the plant recovers.
In some cases the fat woman in terms of the strength of the healing properties is appropriate to compare with aloe- so wide is the range of application of this plant in medicinal purposes... At home in the form emergency the money tree will be useful for healing:
1. Angina, tonsillitis.
2. Inflammation of the gums.
3. Herpetic manifestations.
4. Hemorrhoids.
5. Wounds, bruises, abscesses, cuts, burns.
6. Corns.
7. Arthritis.
8. Varicose veins.
The use of medicinal and medicinal properties of the fat woman
For tonsillitis and tonsillitis
For the treatment of these diseases, it is recommended to cook from the leaves of the money tree gargle solution, for which squeeze the juice of 10 leaves of the plant and mix them with 200 ml. warm water.
Rinse sore throat the resulting solution 3-5 times a day.
The same recipe applies to gum inflammation.
From herpis
A real salvation for those who are often plagued by herpes will be treatment of the affected area with juice from the leaves of the bastard.
It is advisable to carry out this procedure every half hour.
Or attach a piece of cotton wool moistened with plant juice to the focus of inflammation, and fix it with a plaster. Treatment should be started at the first manifestations of the disease.
From hemorrhoids
To get rid of hemorrhoids, you will again need the juice of the leaves of the money tree, which is mixed with liquid petroleum jelly.
Hemorrhoids are treated with a cotton swab soaked in this compound. The procedure is performed in a supine position. It is necessary to carry out the treatment 2-3 times a day, after which it is recommended to lie down for half an hour.
With minor manifestations of hemorrhoids, you can quickly relieve the condition, attaching a leaf of the fat woman, cut in half.
Treatment of wounds
For the treatment of wounds, cuts, abscesses, several leaves crushed to the state of gruel, which, being placed between two layers of gauze or bandage, is applied with a bandage to the affected area.
The dressing should be changed every four hours. You can apply gruel to burns. but only if they are blister-free.
For insect bites to relieve itching and swelling will help lubricate the bite site with juice from the leaves of the bastard.
Fighting Calluses
Another popular name for the money tree - "callus" speaks of the ability of this plant effectively fight calluses.
To do this, from a sheet of a fat woman (a little more calluses) it is necessary to remove a thin covering film, and apply it with the pulp on the corn, securely fixing it with a bandage or plaster.
This compress should be left overnight. In the morning, the bandage must be removed, the place of application must be cleaned of softened corn and treated with an antiseptic.
You can finally get rid of hardened corn after 5 procedures.
They act similarly in the case of an ingrown toenail. The compress is changed as the leaf dries, and the nail plate softened with the juice of the money tree is removed.
For arthritis
People with arthritis will also be helped by the juice of the leaves of the bastard, who need to lubricate sore joints at night.
From varicose veins
To treat varicose veins, a tincture is prepared from the leaves and green branches of the money tree, which is then used for compresses.
To do this, a half-liter jar is 2/3 filled with raw materials and poured to the top with vodka. You need to insist on the medicine for 3-4 weeks, after which the drug is ready for use. You can also use this tincture for rubbing when muscle pain occurs.
Traditional medicine knows recipes treatment with junk juice and some internal diseases , however, studies have revealed in it presence of arsenic.
The ingestion of this substance with the juice and pulp of the leaves into the human body can cause poisoning with vomiting, diarrhea, loss of consciousness, which makes the use of such treatment unsafe.
The advisability of using drugs based on money tree juice can only be confirmed by a consultation with your doctor.
Taking care of the miracle tree, do not forget to wipe the dust from its leaves, and it will thank you in full measure, taking care of the prosperity and health of the whole family.
The fat woman, known as the money tree, is used in folk medicine more than one decade. Its leaves with medicinal properties are capable of heal wounds and burns, have anesthetic and anti-inflammatory effect, relieve swelling and fight viruses, help with varicose veins and arthritis... However, it must be remembered that the composition of the fat woman contains arsenic compounds - it must be treated with caution.
The action of arsenides, arsenic compounds with other elements, has healing effect broad properties, and ancient healers knew it. With their help, people fought with skin lesions, gastrointestinal disorders and even epilepsy.
Precisely because arsenides are part of the sap of the money tree, it heals. And although modern medicine does not advocate the use of arsenic, since it accumulates in bone tissue, small doses (just those that are obtained from crassulla) with correct application restore health.
Money tree alcohol tincture
Healing tincturesThis tincture is usually made to fight varicose veins and it is really effective. And it is prepared as follows:
- take any glass container (jar, glass, etc.)
- 1/3 of it is filled with finely chopped money tree leaves
- then all this is poured with alcohol (you can also vodka of good quality)
- insists from 3 to 4 weeks.
The resulting medicine helps not only against varicose veins. It relieves rheumatism, inflammation ternary nerve, and among other things has the effect of local anesthesia.
You can use the tincture only outwardly rubbing into the sore area.
Application for hemorrhoids, varicose veins, acne, tonsillitis
This indoor flower has pronounced useful antiviral properties, which allows it to be used to treat the same sore throat. For this they prepare water solution:
By the way, the obtained medicine also helps in the treatment of gum disease.
To get rid of hemorrhoids also use the juice of the leaves of the bastard, but this time it is mixed not with water, but with petroleum jelly. The composition is applied to cotton swab and treat hemorrhoids with it. This should be done up to 3 times a day.
If hemorrhoids are in initial stage, and its signs are insignificant, then only leaves are used in treatment. They are cut in two and applied to the sore spot.
From varicose veins the tincture of a fat woman on alcohol helps. She needs to regularly lubricate the areas affected by the disease.
A fat woman can help with various ailments The anti-inflammatory effect of money tree sap can also relieve and for acne... If they are small, the following conditions are met:
- squeeze the juice from the leaves and moisten a piece of cotton wool in it;
- after regularly wipe the places on the skin where rashes have appeared.
If a large pimple appears, then a leaf of a plant, crushed to the state of gruel, is applied to it at night, securing it with a plaster. In a few hours, it will draw out pus and relieve inflammation on the skin.
Healing properties for cuts, bruises, arthritis
The home money tree is also used to treat open skin lesions - the same cuts - and bruises. For this you need:
Burns are also treated in this way, but only if no blisters have appeared on the skin.
With arthritis helps freshly squeezed krasulla juice... It should be regularly rubbed into the sore joint. By the way, this will remove and pain syndrome, and the relief of the disease will become noticeable in a week or two.
Crassula also helps with calluses on the legs How to use medicinal juice from the leaves of an indoor flower?
In the above methods, squeezed juice from the gruel was mentioned, into which the leaves of the money tree were ground. However, there are other uses. healing juice, when the leaves are simply cut and peeled off.
They do it like this:
- to get rid of from calluses, Crassula leaf is pressed against it at night with the side where the skin is removed, several times - until the corn passes;
- for light wounds and minor bruises, you can also apply such a leaf;
- ingrown toenail problem solve by putting a cut sheet to the place that is inflamed, strengthening it with cling film and a plaster;
- herpes is treated, applying a dissected leaf of the fat woman to the ulcer for 3 days.
Contraindications and harm of plant treatment for humans
At the broadest spectrum the healing properties of the fat woman, we must not forget that it contains arsenic, which means that it has contraindications that must be taken into account before treatment.
The juice and leaves of the money tree should not be taken internally! At times folk recipes advise this, but albeit in small doses, there is a risk of poisoning.
Symptoms of crassula juice poisoning will be like this:
- temperature increase;
- vomiting and diarrhea;
- violation of consciousness;
- stomach upset.
Treat the fat woman carefully! Allergy sufferers should conduct a preliminary test: drip juice from the leaves on the skin at the bend of the elbow or on the inside of the wrist - if itching, redness appears, starts to burn, then you cannot be treated with a money tree!
In conclusion, we can say that if you approach the treatment of a fat woman reasonably and take into account contraindications, the health benefits will be considerable. It is not for nothing that the healers of antiquity revered her so much: she, indeed, is capable of alleviating ailments, and not only pleasing the eye with a beautiful appearance.
The money tree comes from warm countries. Many varieties of bastard grow in southern Africa, Australia and Madagascar. At home, a tree-like fat woman is grown, which is called a money tree and is used as a green healer. The tree fat woman actually resembles a tree. It is a plant with a thick lignified trunk and a dense crown of fleshy green leaves. V indoor conditions the money tree rarely blooms. And if this happens, then only after the fifth year of the plant's life.
It is noteworthy that the money tree is a kind of indicator of the health status of people living in the house where it grows. This tree seems to draw in negative energy an unhealthy organism and begins to wither away. But as soon as a person recovers, a healthy look also returns to the tree. In a word, even at the energetic level, this amazing plant is closely related to humans.
And the money tree is also considered a filter plant. That is, it is able to purify the air in the room and thereby have a beneficial effect on the well-being of people. But the use of the money tree in folk medicine is due to its antiviral, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties. It is believed that by the strength of its medicinal properties, this plant is not inferior to Kalanchoe and aloe. However, most often the bastard is used for external treatment. And the fact is that the arsenic contained in its leaves can cause diarrhea, vomiting and even loss of consciousness when ingested juice and green pulp. Therefore, it is possible to be treated with drugs from the leaves of the money tree only after consulting a doctor.
Money tree in folk medicine
In folk medicine, the juice of the leaves of the bastard and the gruel prepared from them is used for external and internal use... So, for example, the medicinal properties of the fat woman are used for abscesses, cuts, wounds and deep scratches. Gruel is made from the leaves of this tree and applied to the damaged area.
In this case, several washed leaves are crushed to a state of gruel, trying to preserve the juice of the plant as much as possible. On clean (or even better sterile) gauze or on a bandage folded in several layers, apply the resulting gruel. Cover it on top with another layer of the same kind and apply it to an abscess or wound. The dressing is kept for four hours and then replaced with a new one. This treatment is effective for muscle sprains and bruises.
Herpes on the lips is treated with fatty juice. To do this, squeeze juice from the washed leaves and smear a sore with it every half hour. Or, a cotton swab is soaked in juice, applied to the affected area and fixed with a medical plaster. For sore throat (tonsillitis, tonsillitis), make an aqueous solution of fatty juice. To do this, juice is squeezed out of ten leaves and diluted in an incomplete glass of boiled or filtered water. Gargle with this solution about five times a day.
For the treatment of arthritis folk methods also use the juice of the leaves of the money tree, smearing it sore joints at night. Fat woman juice relieves pain, itching and swelling with mosquito, bee and wasp bites. They are also lubricated with bites four to six times a day.
It is believed that medicinal properties of the money tree help with stomach and duodenal ulcers. Traditional healers it is recommended for these diseases to eat two leaves of the fat woman one hour before meals, chewing them thoroughly. Infusion of the leaves is also used to treat kidney inflammation. To do this, grind five washed leaves of the money tree, fill them with an incomplete glass hot water and insist for an hour. The infusion is taken one tablespoon fifteen minutes before meals three times a day.
Apply leaves of the money tree to the corns. By the way, "cornmeal" is another popular name for a fat woman. Only first you need to remove the upper transparent film from the leaf, and only then apply it to the corn, fix it with a plaster and leave it overnight. The cut leaves of the money tree are applied to the burnt places, but only if the burn is not very strong and without blisters.
By analogy with the treatment of corns, the leaves of the money tree are used for an ingrown nail. The cut leaf is applied to the inflamed area, covered with plastic wrap and secured with a plaster. As the sheet dries, the compress is changed, and the nail plate softened with fatty juice is carefully removed.
An infusion of leaves is treated varicose veins veins. A half-liter jar is filled with leaves and green twigs to two-thirds of its volume and poured to the top with vodka. The jar is closed with a tight lid and insisted in a dark place for about a month. Then compresses are made from the finished infusion. The same treatment is carried out for articular and muscle pain and edema.
Treatment with fatty juice and hemorrhoids helps. For cooking medicinal product mix the juice of the leaves with liquid petroleum jelly, soak a cotton swab with the resulting mixture and lubricate the hemorrhoidal cones. The procedure is carried out only after bowel movement and washing cold water... After applying the ointment, you need to lie down for twenty to thirty minutes, and the procedure itself should be carried out two to three times a day.
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