As has been said many times, hemlock is poisonous: its ingestion leads to loss of speech, dizziness, darkening of the eyes, coldness in the extremities, sore throat, narrowing of the respiratory tract and esophagus. The treatment of poisoning, according to the ancients, consists in inducing vomiting, and then giving to drink wine, donkey's milk, tincture of bitter wormwood.
In the old days were well aware of all the dangers associated with the use of hemlock, and yet used medicines from it, as evidenced by the surviving herbalists of those times. Here are a few such examples.
If the juice of hemlock flowers dried, and then apply the place, will help with eye pain, urticaria.
If hemlock leaves and its seeds are crushed and applied to the mammary gland, it will stop the formation of milk, prevent the mammary gland from shriveling, and if applied to the mammary gland of a girl, the mammary gland will not grow.
If this porridge is smeared on the testicles of boys, it will cure pollyucia, dissolve testicular tumors.
If you put hemlock on the penis - will weaken potency and prevent the penis from enlarging.
The porridge smeared on any part of the body will remove hair from it and prevent it from growing.
A hemlock gruel smeared on the stomach stops intestinal bleeding, and on the forehead stops nosebleeds. Hemlock, steamed in hot water or boiled in milk, is applied in bags in anton fire, hardening of the prostate gland, uterine cancer.
Village herbalists treated open cancer by applying hemlock leaves smeared with honey to the ulcer.
Facial cancer - by boiling hemlock leaves in lime water and applying them to the face.
Despite the fact that people know about the poisonousness of the plant, its alcoholic tincture is still used today for severe intolerable pain in the stomach and intestines, constipation, urinary incontinence, stoppage of menstruation, anemia, convulsive cough, as well as a local analgesic, laxative, anticonvulsant, sedative, not to mention the treatment of cancer and other malignant tumors.
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.To quote B. В. Tishchenko:
"Being a strong poison, hemlock irritates the cell, provoking the body to produce immunity, and achieves its goal by strengthening the immune system, which allows the body to further fight the disease on its own. It also stimulates the work of hematopoietic organs, gets rid of varicose veins. And how much more is hidden in it is not yet fully known."
Hemlock can be used as an anesthetic for severe pain in cancer patients. If the patient is treated with other herbs and remedies, then simply as an analgesic it is recommended to drink tincture of hemlock 2 drops per tablespoon of water 5 times a day before meals. During severe attacks of pain, it is allowed to take 10 drops of hemlock with water (up to 2 times). Such dosages are prescribed for severe pain of other, non-tumor origin: in renal, hepatic, gastric, intestinal colic, severe pain during menstruation, attack-like pain in the rectum.
In many patients, hemlock relieves ischemic heart pain.
Hemlock is believed to have a good sedative and anticonvulsant effect, so its alcohol tincture is recommended for use in epilepsy.
Tincture is also indicated in the decline of strength, general exhaustion, weakness of the body due to senility or severe chronic diseases, weakening of the heart, atherosclerosis, metabolic disorders. Hemlock is very effective in the above diseases as a tonic, normalizing metabolism and improving cardiac function. For elderly patients, experienced herbalists recommend adding hemlock to a great many collections. In this case, more often use vodka 10 percent tincture of hemlock seeds and flowers, because it is in them that the main healing power is concentrated.
In low doses with long-term use (2 drops 3-4 times a day for 2-3 months) hemlock significantly reduces BP and can be recommended to patients with severe forms of hypertension.
In chronic constipation hemlock should be taken 10 drops per shot of water 2 times a day, in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before bedtime. Usually the stools should normalize within a few weeks.
Small doses of hemlock also help with headaches and migraines (if they are caused by vasospasm), during attacks. The dose can be increased once to 5 drops.
In delayed and stopped periods (not related to pregnancy) is recommended to drink tincture of hemlock in small doses: 2 drops per tablespoon of water 3 times a day for one month, in the days of expected menses dose to increase to 5 drops 3 times a day.
If you have frequent nocturnal urination, t. е. involuntary ejaculation in men, exhausting the body and sometimes leading to sexual weakness, hemlock is prescribed in small doses of 2 drops per tablespoon of water 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 1-2 months.
In joint rheumatism, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, bruises, rye, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, the best effect is noted when combining hemlock ingestion with local treatment: hemlock leaves (preferably fresh, in the absence - dried) wrapped in gauze, scalded with boiling water and apply to sore inflamed areas 3-4 times a day.
In the absence of leaves, poultices are replaced by smearing with alcohol tincture 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 1-2 months.
In hemorrhoids you need to moisten a absorbent cotton with hemlock tincture, slightly squeeze. Apply for 2-3 minutes (no more!) to the appropriate spot. Pain disappears almost instantly, and the morning decreases and manifestations of external hemorrhoids. Tried by many patients, there are virtually no recurrences.
Elevated BP has already been mentioned. But it is also found that in small doses (2 drops of tincture 3 times a day for 2-3 months) alcohol tincture increases blood pressure and relieves fatigue, so it can be used in hypotension, that is, consistently low blood pressure..
