Lofant Tibetan - a universal medicinal plant

Lofant Tibetan is a perennial plant and belongs to the family of the clearing. All kinds of lofant are good melliferous, but the best is an anise lofant. Lofant Tibetan has a stem up to 1 meter high and its leaves look like nettle leaves. In the cultivation of this plant is unpretentious, so even a budding horticulturist can cultivate it. If you have a shortage of land, then the Tibetan lofant can be grown even between trees. To obtain a more lush plant, it should be grown on fertile plots that are well lit.

Lofant Tibetan - cultivation

This plant has medicinal properties, as a medicinal raw material the entire aboveground part of it is used. Buy seeds Tibetan lofant can be in the store and grow seedlings, in the first year of life you can make only one cut. Cut during the flowering of the plant about 15 centimeters of its top. Lofant Tibetan normally tolerates our winters even in the absence of snow. To protect the plant in winter, the area where it grows should be covered with foliage or straw.

In the second year of life, the plant begins to grow actively and it is already possible to make two blanks of medicinal raw materials. The first time the part of the plant is cut in July, while it is possible to cut up to 35 centimeters of the plant. The second pruning is carried out in autumn, but already at an altitude of about 15 centimeters. To dry the raw material of the lofant it is necessary as well as the usual medicinal raw material.

In the leaves, flowers and stems of the lofant there are many phytoncides, biologically active substances and vitamins. It well stimulates the metabolism, helps to remove from the body various slags, radionuclides and toxins. When you use it inside, it helps with kidney disease, respiratory system and gastrointestinal tract. Also, this plant acts soothingly on the human nervous system and helps to normalize the pressure.

With external application, lofant has a disinfectant effect, therefore it is used for the healing of ulcers and wounds, as well as for other skin diseases. The use of a lofant infusion to rinse hair helps to strengthen their roots, it also eliminates wrinkles and maintains the elasticity of the skin.

When using the Tibetan lofant, the general strengthening of immunity occurs , so it is effective in treating many diseases. For example, the fresh leaves of this plant well refresh the oral cavity and increase the potency in men.

Prepare infusion of lofant easy, for this you need two spoons of green pour two cups of boiling water and wrap it for three hours. At internal reception drink on ½ glasses three times in day directly before meal. With external application, the skin is wiped, and it is also possible to add infusion when bathing or rinsing the head.

To prepare a tincture from this plant, 200 grams of greenery should be poured into half a liter of vodka. After this, during the month it should be infused in a dark place, it is necessary to periodically mix the composition. After the tincture is ready, it should be taken three times a day for 20-25 minutes before eating. In the morning and in the evening take 10 drops, and at lunch 20.

This plant has a pleasant smell and you can just sit around the bed and breathe, while you get a charge of vivacity and a burst of energy. You can also hang in the apartment a linen bag with dried lofant. It should be located near the head of the head and periodically rub it with your hands to strengthen the fragrance.

Also, lofant can be added to salads, to meat dishes, to make tea, compotes. It is used as a spice during the canning of tomatoes and cucumbers, it can be used for baking.

Thus, we see that the Tibetan lofant has many useful and healing properties and therefore it deserves the right to the love and attention of gardeners.