Often among fans of indoor floriculture there is a plant that looks like corn - a golden mustache. The flower does not differ in particular beauty, but it has valuable medicinal properties. Popular rumor gives him the ability to get rid of various diseases and rejuvenate the body. It is noteworthy that there are not so many contraindications for use of the plant.
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What does the plant look like in the photo and where did it come from
Mexico is considered the birthplace of a golden mustache or fragrant callisia. This plant was brought to Russia by a botanist, founder of the Batumi Botanical Garden, Andrei Nikolaevich Krasnov. So, from the end of the XIX century, the journey of the flower-healer began in our country.
Golden mustache is a herbaceous plant of the commelin family. Its main shoot can be up to 2 meters long. It also looks like corn. The shape and color of the leaves, their arrangement is very similar to the well-known vegetable, but this is where the similarities end. In addition to the main shoot, the plant produces horizontal layers. This is a mustache consisting of joints and ending in small rosettes.
An adult becomes a golden mustache when 8 joints appear on its layers
During flowering, the golden mustache throws out a long peduncle with small white and very fragrant flowers. Reproduces by rooting small outlets.
White fragrant flowers - thanks to the golden mustache for good care
The healing properties of the golden mustache
Canadian and American biologists were the first to study the plant for its beneficial properties. More than a hundred years ago, they managed to find biologically active substances in this plant that can affect cancer cells and prevent cancer.
In the 80s of the last century, Russian scientists joined the study of the beneficial properties of the golden mustache. The research is still incomplete, but some results have already been obtained.
The flower sap contains bioactive elements:
- Quercetin has antioxidant properties, and it also successfully fights various inflammations. It is used in the treatment of the heart, blood vessels, arthrosis, bronchopulmonary diseases. It is used as a prophylactic agent for atherosclerosis and as a rejuvenating agent in the fight against premature aging;
- kaempferol, due to its anti-inflammatory and tonic properties, is used for various allergies and the treatment of diseases of the genitourinary system;
- phytosterols - help lower cholesterol, promote cell renewal, cleanse and strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
In addition to bioactive substances, vitamins are found in it:
- vitamin C - ascorbic acid known to all. Increases the body's resistance to many diseases, participates in all metabolic and recovery processes;
- B vitamins are indispensable for neurological diseases, metabolic disorders, liver and stomach diseases;
- nicotinic acid improves blood microcirculation, metabolism, tissue respiration.
The juice of the leaves and shoots of the golden mustache contains useful trace elements - bromine, copper, iron, zinc, cobalt, magnesium.
Due to the large amount of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements, as well as their ratio, the plant is successfully used in the treatment of the stomach and intestines, with impaired hematopoiesis, skin damage, with metabolic disorders - obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Experts warn that the remedy is not a panacea and its medicinal properties have not yet been fully studied.
Contraindications
You always need to take into account the characteristics of the organism - the use of a golden mustache, despite the range of positive properties of the plant, can cause an allergic reaction in someone. Scientists, after conducting a series of experiments, have proven that the juice sits down and coarsens the voice and cannot be restored.
Treatment is contraindicated for them:
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- children under 14;
- with bronchial asthma;
- people prone to allergic reactions.
Before starting treatment, do not forget to consult with your doctor, especially if you have chronic diseases, because plants are the same medicines and can also be beneficial and harmful if used incorrectly.
Folk recipes with a golden mustache
In the treatment of various diseases, juice, ointments, oil, infusions and tinctures based on the flower are used. They are prepared from an adult plant, with a mustache of 8-10 knees and small rosettes.
Video: Tincture of the golden mustache - instructions and recipes for use and treatment
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Healthy juice
All parts of the plant are suitable for obtaining juice - both leaves and whiskers. The prepared green mass must be thoroughly washed and dried with paper towels. Grinding is most convenient in a blender, but you can also skip it through a meat grinder or chop finely with a knife. Squeeze the juice through 2 layers of cheesecloth. Use the remaining cake to prepare oil and infusions, and make compresses from fresh juice or take inside.
It is advisable to store the juice from the golden mustache in a bottle made of dark glass
Glaucoma is successfully treated with the juice of a golden mustache, by instilling two drops into the eyes once a day. In the treatment of intestinal cancer, microclysters are given with 20 ml of juice. Compresses from fresh juice are applied for 5 minutes to the bridge of the nose in the treatment of sinusitis.
Ointment recipe
Ointment from the golden mustache is used for arthrosis, arthritis, various diseases of the joints, with a heel spur.
Preparation of the ointment:
- Heat the interior fat and beeswax in a 1/1 ratio in a water bath.
- Add 1 part of chopped leaves and whiskers or squeezed juice to the mixture.
- Mix everything well.
Store in a glass container in the refrigerator.
Ways to use the ointment
Apply a thin layer of ointment to the sore spot, cover with a cotton napkin and bandage with a woolen scarf. The procedure is best done at night. After several applications, inflammation and soreness are reduced. With spurs of the foot, it is necessary to steam it and only then apply a napkin with ointment. You can fix the bandage with an elastic bandage, but to enhance the effect, it is better to wear woolen socks.
Golden Mustache Oil
The oil is prepared from oil cake - the remaining raw material after squeezing the juice from the golden mustache. 5 parts of cake are placed in a glass jar and poured with 1 part of olive oil. Insist in a dark place for 25-30 days, then filter. You can store oil in the refrigerator for no more than 30 days.
A golden mustache filled with olive oil is placed in a dark place for a month
Application
The oil can be used not only for compresses and rubbing, but also inside. Has a healing effect in the treatment of bronchi, thrombophlebitis and heel spurs. Oil applications are used for melanomas - malignant skin formations.
Flask of the Golden Mustache
An infusion or decoction is used for colds, diseases of the digestive system, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, stomatitis and various eczema.
For infusion, take one or two adult leaves of the plant and one mustache.
- Chop the green parts of the plant and pour 1 liter of boiling water.
- Hold for 10 minutes in a water bath.
- Leave for 30 minutes under the lid.
- Strain through cheesecloth and squeeze the broth.
Drink 1 tablespoon warm 20 minutes before meals.
Tincture recipe
To obtain an alcoholic tincture, you will need several mustaches of a plant with rosettes - about 20 joints. Finely chop the green parts and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Insist 2 weeks in a dark place, shaking the container from time to time.
Tincture of a golden mustache is used to treat the affected surface for herpes, used as a warming rub for arthritis and osteochondrosis. In the treatment of bronchopulmonary, cardiovascular diseases, fractures, bruises, furunculosis, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, circulatory disorders, alcohol tincture is used internally. To do this, dissolve 30 drops of the tincture in half a glass of boiled water and drink it in the morning and evening for 10 days. After a 10-day break, the method is repeated.
Alcohol tincture of golden mustache helps with many diseases
Application in home cosmetology
For skin care, the antiseptic and circulation-improving properties of the golden mustache are used. For the treatment of acne, dandruff and hair loss, alcohol tincture and freshly squeezed juice are used. The tincture is rubbed onto the face, and the juice is rubbed into the scalp. To soften heels and elbows, as well as for chapped skin of the face and hands, use golden mustache oil. Face masks with the addition of juice or gruel from the mustache and leaves have a nourishing and moisturizing effect. With regular use of masks, a rejuvenating effect is manifested - the skin becomes firmer, smoother and more radiant.
By adding various ingredients to the juice or infusion from the golden mustache, you can get care products for any type of skin
Means with a golden mustache have a drying effect, so if you have oily skin, use the tincture and juice of the plant, with dry - oil.
Recipe for a nourishing face mask
Stir 1 yolk, 3 teaspoons of golden mustache juice, 50 g of honey and 50 g of flaxseed or olive oil and heat slightly in a water bath. Apply the mask on the face and leave for 2-3 minutes, then reapply - do this until the mixture ends. Hold the mask on your face for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Toner for normal to dry skin
Dissolve one tablespoon of golden mustache juice and strawberry juice in 1 glass of boiled water. Add a teaspoon of glycerin and stir. Wipe cleaned face skin in the morning and evening.Store in refrigerator for 3-5 days.
If the skin is oily, strawberry juice can be replaced with calendula alcohol tincture.
Reviews on the use of a golden mustache
Now about the benefits of this wonderful, but not very beautiful plant. A very useful cream can be prepared from the tendrils of the Golden Mustache. You need to cut the antennae and squeeze the juice from them. It is on the basis of this juice that you need to prepare a cream. This cream is great for bruises and injuries. It also perfectly relieves burn pain and helps the skin recover faster. In the summer I was thoroughly sunburned, so the cream based on the Golden Mustache removed the unpleasant burning sensation almost instantly and the next morning the skin did not hurt, but it was still reddish. Everything quickly passed after using such a cream. I think that those who have children simply need to have such a plant at home. After all, you can not only prepare an ointment from it. The golden mustache is still great for coughs and runny nose. I also make tinctures from Golden Mustache that help to cope with herpes. This plant has many useful properties and I have only discovered a lot for myself in the process of studying them.
It is no secret that Golden Mustache heals scratches and chirias. But the fact that he can overgrow, frankly, a cut piece of meat on a finger - I did not know. But that's exactly what happened with my mom. While I was at work, she carelessly used a knife. a good portion of the thumb was almost cut off. Why didn't she go to the clinic? I dont know. But I know that when I got home, the Golden Mustache sheet was attached to my finger. Looking at the wound, I was surprised - the incision was clean and the cut off part had already begun to heal. There was no need to go to the hospital. Later, a story happened to me. I got barley. In general, for me at that time, this phenomenon was frequent. Constantly freezing at work. Without thinking for a long time, I put a leaflet to my eye and in a couple of days everything passed, although without it, usually times longer. And, what is even more interesting, since then I have had barley much less often. I also used a sheet, for a toothache, applied to the gum. Pain relieves by hand.
We have been growing this plant for a long time. Everyone knows that it contains a lot of biologically active substances, vitamins and minerals; it can be applied both internally and externally; on its basis, you can make a decoction and ointment and oil and tincture. But we mainly use only tincture. My mother-in-law makes it - she takes a golden whisker, cuts the stems and leaves, puts it in a jar and pours it with vodka and puts it in a dark place to infuse. It stands like this for about two weeks and after that you can already use it as needed. The mother-in-law rubs her joints and back with it. I sometimes wipe my face with a cotton swab - it helps with acne and cleanses the pores well (only here the main thing is not to overdo it, because vodka dries the skin very much). We also use a golden mustache to disinfect various small wounds - cuts, bruises; wipe the bruises - they pass faster. At very high temperatures, you can rub the body with tincture of golden mustache.
The golden mustache is an amazing plant. There are few examples among our usual indoor flowers with such a set of useful properties. Be sure to plant a golden mustache and a real home doctor will come to the rescue at the right time.
