Caucasian hellebore: how to take it to lose weight

Caucasian hellebore is a poisonous grass that occurs in the Caucasus mountains, from where it got its name. As a remedy is mentioned in the medical treatises of Avicenna and in later medical works. In alternative medicine, too, is used Caucasian hellebore: for weight loss, as well as for the treatment of many diseases.

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Indications of the caucasian hellebore for weight loss

Frost - a perennial grass with high stems, long-petioled leaves, beautiful flowers of various shades. In medicine the Caucasian hellebore is most popular. Indications for the use of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss:

• obesity;
• presence of sand in the kidneys and gall bladder;
• Edema on the face and extremities;
• cellulite;
• systematic constipation.

Release form

Various forms of release of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss are offered:

• powder from the rhizome;
• ground root;
• hellebore with fiber;
• capsules;
• butter;
• ointment;
• cream-gel.

Infusion is prepared independently: for this, 10 g of crushed dry rhizome should be poured hot water and insist 2 hours in a dark place. Strain and drink 1 tsp. For half an hour before breakfast.

Oil is useful for violations of fat metabolism and excess weight. Eliminates metabolic products, supports immunity, resists neoplasms. For the desired effect it is used for a long time, sometimes up to six months.

External apply for vasomotor runny nose and chronic form of sinusitis, pain symptoms in the joints or spine.

Ointment on the basis of hellebore and taupe white has unique properties: it normalizes both hyper- and hypofunction of the thyroid gland. The same ointment is effective for some neoplasms: external tumors, mastopathy, nodular goiter.

Grass hellebore

Caucasian hellebore for weight loss acts as a cleanser in two ways: it normalizes metabolism and improves the digestive process. The expected result is obtained after one and a half to two months of regular use of the hellebore herb, but for a sustainable effect, use is required for several months and even a year.

But there is also a problem: the plant contains cardiac glycosides, which in large doses can exacerbate chronic diseases and provoke serious consequences, even to death.

There is also the view that weight loss does not occur due to the cleansing of the body, but due to intoxication and loss of appetite. In this regard, in some countries, the distribution of the plant is officially prohibited, and its preparations are withdrawn from pharmacies. Some experts are also categorically against the use of grass, because they believe that the danger from it is greater than the real benefit.

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Root of hellebore

For treatment, the root of hellebore is most often used, where the active components are concentrated. On their basis, various drugs are produced - for the treatment of the myocardium, diseases of the nervous system, including neuroses and epilepsy. The frostbite effectively cleanses the digestive organs and liver, removes sand from the kidneys, removes slag and radioactive dirt. He is prescribed for osteochondrosis of the spine, blood diseases and skin.

After the course of treatment, the pressure, the amount of cholesterol and sugar in the blood are normalized. The plant is useful for lung ailments - bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis; effectively against tumors - myomas, fibroids, adenomas, mastopathies.

The rhizome of the hellebore of the Caucasus is saturated with glycosides, which are used for heart failure, blood diseases, hemorrhoids, pleurisy, tuberculosis. The root is useful in the treatment of paralysis, pain in the joints, tumors (externally).

The benefit of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is due to the fact that it acts as a laxative and speeds up lipid metabolism.

• Preparations with hellebore cause a mild laxative effect, eliminate toxins and toxins. This frees the body of excess fluid and swelling.
• Due to the suppression of hunger, the splitting of fats and the normalization of digestion, there is an active reduction in weight - without much strain from the person who decided to lose weight.

With regular use of this product for a month, the weight decreases by 2 - 7 kg. Gradual, not abrupt weight loss has the advantage that the skin does not sag, stretch marks do not form and hair do not drop out.

Cream gel hellebore

Cream gel hellebore helps to improve the figure, adjusting the contours of the body. The preparation contains vitanol, which increases the efficiency of the main component. Ointment based on the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss reduces fat deposits, eliminates puffiness, improves the condition and appearance of the skin, corrupted cellulite.

The cream is applied after the shower, rubbing into the steamed skin in circular movements, preferably twice a day.

The second method of using the product is wrapping, when the creamy skin is wrapped in cellophane. The procedure is performed after the bath, the cream is held for several hours. If possible, this time needs to be spent actively, for example, doing jogging or physical exercises.

In reviews of these methods of application of hellebore, fantastic results are called, in particular, weight loss of 20 kg for six months and even 28 kg - in just three months.

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Cells of hellebore

Fiber of hellebore is a mixture of fiber and hellebore in the ratio of 30: 1. This concentration is considered absolutely safe and prevents overdose of toxic components, which are contained in the roots of hellebore. It is recommended for use with a preventive purpose - to strengthen immunity, increase the adaptive abilities of the organism, normalize metabolic processes.

• The product is not a medical product, however it is actively used, thanks to the medicinal properties of the rhizome, in the therapy of the kidneys, heart, lungs, joints, for the treatment of diseases of the nerves, psyche, tone and ability to work.

This form of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is also used. In this context, such properties as ability to normalize metabolism and cholesterol level, to stimulate and purify the intestine, to remove salts and sand from the kidneys and liver are of interest.

It is recommended to take the cellulose of hellebore adults once a day, for half an hour - an hour before eating, with water. Recommended podkadnaya scheme, when the dose increases from 1.5 g (half a teaspoon) in the first decade - up to 9.0 g (3 tsp) in the sixth decade. That is, every 10 days the dose is increased by 1.5 g.

After 2 -3 months, the course of administration is repeated. Simultaneously with fiber it is recommended to take multivitamins, together with preparations of calcium and potassium.

Contraindications for cellulose hellebore - a stomach ulcer, bile-stone disease, enterocolitis, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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Honey and hellebore

Honey and hellebore are combined with the so-called dry drug intake. This is the simplest recipe for the use of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss. Honey is added to improve the taste and the formation of an acceptable consistency for internal use.

As in other cases, the substance is taken in the morning; A mustard spoon of ground raw material is mixed with a teaspoon of honey and eaten on an empty stomach. After a while you can drink water.

With the use of hellebore it is extremely important to adhere to the dosage. Begin treatment should be at half, and only after ten days to bring the reception to the full dose. In a decade, you can add a half-mustard spoon of the substance.

After 30 days of taking a month break. During this period it is useful to use prebiotics, in particular, contained in lactic acid products.

The resumption of taking hellebore and honey occurs according to a similar scheme, starting with a half-dose. Such cycles should be carried out for 6 to 12 months a year to achieve a lasting effect.

Pharmacodynamics

The pharmacodynamics of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss has been little studied, probably because it is not considered a medical product.

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Action hellebore for weight loss

Useful properties of grass were discovered long ago, at the time of Avicenna. The Persian healer knew that hellebore cleans blood, removes bile and pus from wounds, and actively used this knowledge in healing practice.

Today, useful and harmful properties are studied in more detail. It is known that the plant contains several groups of active substances, in particular:

• alkaloids;
• cardiac and flavonoidal glycosides;
• saponins;
• coumarins.

The action of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is based on the fact that these substances reduce appetite, remove slags, poisons, excess water. Due to a strong but gentle cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract, normalization of digestive processes, metabolism and acceleration of lipid decomposition, the body gets rid of all unnecessary and better perceives all that is useful.

One of the positive effects of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is that the skin does not "sag" and does not form wrinkles from it.

In addition to losing weight, the healing herb stimulates the exchange of serotonin in the brain, suppresses pathogenic microorganisms, strengthens defenses, reduces blood pressure and sugar. The preventive action of the herb against the onset of cancerous tumors is also known.

The frostbite treats such common joint diseases as arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, eliminates sand from the liver and kidneys. However, if there are large stones in these organs, hellebore is dangerous.

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Pharmacokinetics

The pharmacokinetics of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is not described. You can find information about the individual active substances contained in this plant.

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Dosing and administration

Since hellebore contains toxic substances, it is necessary to consult a doctor before applying it, and then carefully follow the rules of admission. Otherwise, you can damage your health and even create a life threat.

At reception of the infusion it prepare in the evening, that till the morning the concentration of active substances was maximum. The grass is poured warm water, and before use on an empty stomach the drink is filtered. If in the evening the infusion was not prepared, then in the morning the raw material is poured with boiling water and drunk after 15 minutes.

The course lasts six months. The dose at this time is increased gradually, according to specific recommendations. Next, need a month break. If necessary, repeat the course, which is carried out similarly, gradually increasing the dosage.

The way of application and dose of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss:

• 1 - 10 days - 50 mg each;
• 11 - 20 days - 100 mg each;
• 21 - 30 days - 150 mg each;
• the next months - 200 mg.

Measure the dose with a special spoon, placed in a package. After eating the drug, abstinence from food is recommended for at least 2 hours.

How to brew a hellebore for weight loss?

Practice such a method as brewing hellebore for weight loss: 50 mg pour 2 tbsp. Spoons of boiled water and left overnight. In the morning, filter and drink on an empty stomach. After this, it is recommended not to eat for 2 hours, but better - 4 to 5 hours.

Another common method does not involve brewing. 50 mg of raw material is simply washed down with water. After 10 days the amount of the substance can be doubled and further increased to 300 mg. In this way, the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is used throughout the year, with a month-long break after six months from the start of treatment.

Both methods are effective at observance of a dosage and reception rules. So, drink a ready-made drink from the morning on an empty stomach, and not in the evening, before going to bed, because the action of the active components manifests itself in the waking state of the body.

Do not also exceed the recommended amount, trying to approximate the desired result. As practice shows, there will not be a quick effect, but the threat of poisoning in this case is quite real.

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Use of the caucasian hellebore for weight loss during pregnancy

Use during pregnancy and lactation hellebore for weight loss is not allowed. You can not use it also in preparation for conception.

Contraindications

Frost and its drugs can be prescribed only by a doctor. Self-medication with such herbs is unacceptable.

There is a whole list of contraindications to the use of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss:

• cardiovascular diseases (infarction, tachycardia), liver, kidneys;
• presence of an ulcer, gastritis;
• exacerbation of chronic pathologies;
• pregnancy and preparation for conception, lactation;
• age up to 14 years;
• individual intolerance of components.

Buy medicinal herbs should be in proven places, in responsible suppliers, guaranteeing the quality of the product, the proper procurement and storage of raw materials.

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Side effects of the caucasian hellebore for weight loss

Glycosides, contained in the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss, can worsen cardiac activity, and also exacerbate the chronic diseases that are present in the patient. Other side effects are manifested by swelling and symptoms characteristic of poisoning. If you ignore them, there is a danger of death.

Such consequences are possible with uncontrolled application of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss. Strictly observing dosages and treatment regimens, the patient protects himself from troubles. But if in this case there are side effects of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss, then the dose should be reduced or stopped at all.

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Overdose

Everything is a medicine and everything is poison, and only the dose distinguishes one from another - this famous saying fully relates to the hellebore. Compliance with dosages and concentrations of hellebore, as a rule, prevents any undesirable phenomena.

Overdose of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss is unacceptable, because it is dangerous - because of the poisonous substances in it. They can cause edema of the throat and tongue, poisoning, exacerbation of chronic pathologies. When poisoning is observed:

• strong thirst;
• tinnitus;
• weakness in the muscles;
• diarrhea;
• arrhythmia;
• nervous excitability;
• hallucinations.

The accumulation of a critical amount of toxic components in the body can lead even to the death of a person.

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Interactions with other drugs

When appointing hellebore, it is very important to adhere to the dosage, so as not to provoke serious health problems. Such interactions with other drugs have been studied:

• Caucasian hellebore for weight loss can not be used together with laxatives, because excessive stimulation of the digestive system is harmful to the body.
• Active components of the plant do not combine with calcium preparations, since hellebore binds and removes ions of this mineral, contributing to the development of its deficiency.
• It is inadmissible to use simultaneously with other potent herbs, so as not to increase the toxic properties of hellebore.

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Storage conditions

All preparations of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss are stored in a dry place inaccessible to children. Otherwise, the storage conditions are somewhat different:

• cellulite hellebore stored in a place protected from the sun, at a temperature of not more than 40 degrees;
• ointment, oil - at a cool temperature;
• root - in a dark place.

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Shelf life

The shelf life of preparations of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss:

• ointment, oil - 1 year;
• fiber, cream gel - 2 years;
• Ground root - 3 years.

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Real weight loss reviews and results

The influence of hellebore on the human body is purely individual. Therefore, the real opinions of those who lose weight and the results radically differ in meaning. For example, some people, except for the effect of losing weight, felt vivacity, a burst of energy, noted the improvement of general health.

Part of the people (mostly women), who experienced the impact of the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss, emphasize its toxic effect. That is, the effect of losing weight is present, but side effects are obvious. Among them - rashes and even ulcers on the face and limbs, a strong heartbeat, poisoning, which had to be treated in a hospital.

It is difficult to judge whether this is caused by a wrong reception or individual intolerance, since this is not reported in the reviews.

Doctor's comments

Cardiologist Miroslava Andrienko warns that the glycosides of the Caucasian hellebore accumulate in the body, and this negatively affects the cardiac activity. In addition, when using the Caucasian hellebore for weight loss are derived not only harmful, but also necessary for the body substances. This should encourage people, before taking hellebore, to consult with a doctor, weighing with him all the pros and cons.

Therapist Vladislav Sobolev emphasizes the need for medical control and competent dosage of the drug, in order to avoid overdose and accumulation in the body.

In the responses of doctors, determined opponents of hellebore, it is recommended to use alternative, less risky methods and substances for weight loss.

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