Alcohol tincture of Adonis (Horytsvet)
The plant received the name horytsvet because its flowers are so bright that they seem to burn like the sun.
Alcohol tincture is obtained by infusing fresh plant material in 40* alcohol.
Medicinal properties of Adonis (horizontal flower)
Cardiac glycosides help increase the efficiency of the heart by increasing the volume of blood pumped by it with a simultaneous decrease in heart rate. The tincture is indicated for the treatment of diseases of the genitourinary system. Among them are cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis. The anticonvulsant effect makes the tincture useful for headaches and migraines. It relieves toothache, promotes the cure of tuberculosis, nephritis. It can be used to rub sore joints, apply compresses, and reduce leg swelling and shortness of breath.
Pharmacological action
The herb contains cardiac glycosides (25 types), the main of which are adonitoxin, cymarin,
Gorytsvet has a cardiotonic effect, strengthens and slows down the heart rhythm, prolongs diastole, strengthens systole, increases the stroke volume of blood (increases the stroke minute volume of the heart), moderately inhibits internal cardiac conduction, eliminates stagnant phenomena (edema), calms the nervous system. Stimulating the muscles of the heart, thereby increasing the number of contractions. This reduces the pulse rate and regulates the heartbeat. The drug works quickly and is well tolerated.
Adonis has a mild sedative effect. This type of means is used to relieve anxiety or conditions caused by the use of stimulant drugs. They make a person more balanced. Preparations with Adonis are also prescribed if the heart beats quickly and irregularly.
Adonis is recommended for the following conditions:
• severe fatigue, drowsiness throughout the day;
• depression;
• lethargy;
• anxiety;
• irritability;
• lack of concentration;
• forgetfulness.
Application method
For adults: Take 15-20 drops 3 times a day in 20-50 ml of water (as a means to calm the central nervous system in vegetative-vascular dystonia, neurosis, as well as in mild forms of circulatory insufficiency);
Indications
- with functional heart neurosis
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- vegetative-vascular dystonia
- infectious diseases that occur with weakening of cardiac activity
- with neuropsychiatric diseases
- kidney diseases with the symptoms of insufficiency of the cardiovascular system
- with acute attacks of glaucoma.
- in patients with a weak heart, it beats stronger and more evenly, more urine is released, leg swelling disappears.
- as a sedative for convulsions
- cough, especially with whooping cough
- as a pain reliever - for joint and muscle pain, arthritis.
- with emphysema
- inflammation and tuberculosis of the lungs
- with fever
- dropsy
- jaundice
- typhe
- influenza and scarlet fever
Horitsvet (Adonis) - contraindications.
The use of goritsvet (adonis) preparations is contraindicated if there is a stomach and duodenal ulcer, and children under the age of three should not take it. It is not recommended to give it to pregnant women. Since this plant has a strong effect, it is necessary to follow the exact dosage.
An overdose of preparations based on spring marigold can cause nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, slowing or increasing of the pulse, drowsiness, dilated pupils, convulsions, dizziness, tinnitus. In this case, the poison is removed from the human body with the help of laxatives, gastric lavage, and the intake of activated
coal. Atropine sulfate is prescribed as an antidote.
Side effects: bradycardia; nausea; stomach pains; general weakness; decrease in the amount of urine; pupils are dilated; extremities are cold to the touch.
Attention! The use of the drug "Natoyka Horitsveta" requires consultation with a specialist, as well as his recommendations on the method of application and dosage of the medicine you have chosen.
It is used as a sedative, for neuroses, asthenic syndrome, insomnia.