Florentine water: indications, contraindications and use
Florentine water is known as a universal remedy used in medicine, cosmetology and horticulture. The material of this article will tell you about what it is, what useful qualities and contraindications the remedy has, how it is used correctly.
What it is?
Florentine water is nothing but water extract from young fir (cedar) by steam distillation. Water is made by passing through steam, and most of the useful substances remain in it. The product contains no synthetic ingredients. It contains phytoncides, terpenoids, oxygen-containing compounds, as well as useful trace elements and vitamins C, B, E.
It is a hydrolat derived from the production of essential oils. Florentine is called fragrant fir, pine or cedar water. In another way, the remedy is called Florentine or coniferous drink. Thanks to the manufacturing technology, the product can be used not only as an external agent. It can be consumed internally like distilled water.
Florentine water has a specific coniferous smell. It tastes bitter-sour, outwardly it is a transparent liquid with a yellowish tinge. Its acidity level is 4-5.4. The remedy is also prepared at home from coniferous needles and ordinary water in the ratio of 5 tablespoons per 1 liter of water. The composition is boiled for 10 minutes, after which it is infused for 10-12 hours, then the oily film is removed and the composition is filtered with gauze.
Benefit and harm
This product, made from environmentally friendly trees, has a lot of useful properties. Florentine water is a natural immunostimulant, antiseptic and natural antidepressant. The presence of magnesium, zinc and iron gives the remedy an antibiotic effect. Florentine can become an indispensable tool for a home first aid kit. It has a wide spectrum of action:
- stimulates blood circulation;
- strengthens the immune system;
- is an antimicrobial and radioprotective agent;
- relieves inflammation and heals ulcers;
- is a regenerative drug.
In addition, Florentine water effective in the rehabilitation of the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract. The product contains many minerals, it has therapeutic, restorative and biostimulating effects. Florentine can be used to treat cancer. She is accepted as remedy for various viral diseases.
Florentine water helps to improve the body's metabolic processes. Purulent wounds are washed with it, babies are bathed in it. It is used as a remedy for skin diathesis. In addition, the healing liquid is used in crop and animal husbandry as a growth stimulator. In general Florentine water does not harm human or animal health. However, in some cases, there may be an increase in the acidity of gastric juice.
In rare cases, with individual intolerance, the person taking this remedy may develop acne, dizziness and nausea. In these cases, you must immediately stop taking.
Indications and contraindications
Florentine water can cure cirrhosis of the liver, constant nasal congestion. It is effective in the treatment of such ailments as gastritis, pyelonephritis, enterocolitis, vaginitis, prostatitis, adnexitis. In addition, it is taken for type 2 diabetes, vitamin deficiency, pneumonia, increased body fatigue, periodontal disease and gum disease. It helps to get rid of skin rashes.
Florentine helps to cure inflammatory processes on the mucosa. It is taken for heart problems, including angina attacks. An effective remedy for normalizing pressure: it is drunk by hypertensive and hypotensive patients. In addition, mineral-rich water is also used in cosmetology, as well as for mental overload. It helps to restore the body's performance and relieve stress. This is an excellent remedy for curing urinary tract infections. They cleanse the kidneys, it increases the level of hemoglobin, has a beneficial effect on potency and reduces the hangover syndrome. In addition, it is used for burns of the cornea of the eye resulting from solar or electric arc exposure.
It has a rejuvenating effect: regular washing makes the skin smooth and supple. The effect becomes especially pronounced if water is frozen in cubes and rubbed on the face. The healing natural liquid is effective in the treatment of dandruff, it strengthens the hair follicles.
Contraindication to use is individual intolerance.If there is an allergy, it is unacceptable to use fir (pine or cedar) water.
Application rules
Florentine water is used exclusively in liquid form. It is useless to dry it or try to make a powder. However, the tool can be used in different ways: in pure or diluted form. The taste of the drink is specific, if it is difficult to tolerate, it is recommended to add a little water to the product.
Despite the fact that there are no special restrictions on the number and duration of admission, it is necessary to adhere to the measure. For 1 reception, you can use no more than 2 tablespoons of useful liquid. You can take the drug no more than 3 times a day, subject to a serious illness. Drink Florentine water half an hour before meals.
Usually the product does not need to be washed down with water. If a person has an increased acidity of the stomach, it is necessary to take some water not before meals, but after it. With certain ailments, the pattern of using the product may change somewhat. For example, in order to prevent and treat colds, you can gargle with Florentine and rinse your nose.
The frequency of such procedures averages from 3 to 5 per day. You can also resort to rinsing with stomatitis: this remedy also relieves this ailment. In the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the product is used in a course in the amount of 1 tablespoon 20 minutes before meals. The maximum course duration should not exceed 2 months. After a break is needed.
The use of the remedy depends on the type of the ailment itself. For example, with tuberculosis and prostate adenoma, fluid apply a course, the duration of which is 1 month, after which it is necessary a break of 2-3 weeks. For the treatment of hemorrhoids or the prevention of cervical erosion, the solution is douched three times a day, using approximately 100 ml of liquid at a time. For medicinal purposes, for rejuvenation, Florentine water is used as a mask. She wipes wounds, treats inflammation and psoriasis, fungus, dermatitis.
It is undesirable for small children to give concentrated water in its pure form, it must be diluted at the rate of 1 part Florentine to 3 parts of water. Even a diluted drug has a lot of useful properties. It is used as a therapeutic and prophylactic bath. However, their appointment, as well as the use of liquid inside, must be approved by a qualified doctor.
Before taking it is necessary conduct a medical examination. The specialist prescribes the necessary tests. They are handed over even in the case when the remedy is used as an antitussive. During treatment, you need to give up alcohol, strong coffee and smoking.
Baths can be used for no more than 15 minutes per procedure. In this case, the course should not exceed more than 10-12 procedures.
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