Nipples of flowers

Nails are flowers - a vegetable raw material, which is intended for cooking tinctures, broths or infusions for medicinal purposes. It belongs to the category of medicinal herbs.

Nail florets are sold in pharmacies without a doctor's prescription.

Indications of the marigold flowers

Marigold flowers are used to treat the following diseases:

• small wound and burn surfaces, scrapes, cuts, furuncles;
• dental diseases (baby thrush of the oral cavity, gingivitis, pyorrhea, mucosal dystrophy in periodontal disease);
• ARI, laryngitis and tonsillitis;
• gynecological diseases (cervical erosion, inflammation of the vaginal mucosa);
• proctitis, paraproctitis;
• heart and vascular disease (palpitations, signs of heart failure, hypertension);
• Gastrointestinal diseases: gastritis, peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer, enterocolitis, colitis, liver and bile duct pathologies.

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Release form

Nails florets are sold in pharmacies in the form of dried and crushed plant mass, placed in paper and cardboard packaging. Each package contains 50 g of dried flowers.

Vegetable raw materials are flower baskets, up to 50 mm in circumference, as well as cauline pieces up to 30 mm long.

The color of the inner surface of the flower baskets is greenish or gray, and outside the flowers can have a reddish-orange and a slightly yellow tinge. The aroma is unobtrusive, vegetative. The taste is bitter-salty, specific. 

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Pharmacodynamics

Nails are rich in useful components. In the raw materials found:

• essential oils;
• carotenoids - natural organic pigments (represented by carotene, cirtaxanthin, flavochrome, lycopene, rubixanthin, violaxanthin);
• flavonoids are natural compounds (represented by isocrewcitrine, raminetin, narcissin);
• saponins are heterosides of plant origin;
• bitterness (calendene, arnidiol, faradiol);
• resinous and astringent substances;
• mucous substances;
• natural bioactive substance inulin;
• acidic components (such as malic, pentadecyl, salicylic acid);
• sterol;
• vitamins;
• enzymatic substances;
• alkaloid components.

The presented biologically active ingredients explain the anti-inflammatory, restoring, aseptic, spasmolytic and cholagogue properties of the plant. Extracts and other funds from raw marigolds with internal use help in the recovery of mucous tissues of the digestive system, which contributes to the healing of ulcerative and erosive lesions. In addition, the flowers of marigolds can lower arterial pressure in patients with hypertension and stabilize the function of the cardiovascular system.

Pharmacokinetics

The pharmacokinetics of marigold flowers have not been studied.

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Dosing and administration

Nail florets are usually used in the form of tincture or infusion:

• Alcohol tincture is a mixture of 70% alcohol and marigold flowers in a 1:10 ratio. The medication is insisted in a dark place for 2 weeks, after which it is filtered and used for the intended purpose. For medicinal purposes take 1 tsp. Tincture diluted in 200 ml of water. As a cholagogue, it is recommended to take 15 drops of medication half an hour before meals, three times a day;
• To prepare the infusion, 10 g (1 tbsp.) Of dried marigold flowers are poured into 100 ml of boiling water in a thermos bottle, held for 30 minutes, then cooled to room temperature, filtered and stored in a refrigerator. The medicine can be used for 1-2 tbsp. L. Up to 3 times a day.

In addition to the basic treatment, the infusion of marigold flowers is used for rinses with tonsillitis and diseases of the oral mucosa, up to 4 times a day for 2 to 6 weeks.

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Use of the marigold flowers during pregnancy

External application of preparations from flowers of marigolds at pregnancy and thoracal feeding is not counter-indicative. Internal use of infusions, decoctions, infusions, etc. Is not welcome, since studies on the effect of this herbal preparation on the course of pregnancy and the state of the growing organism have not been conducted.

In the case when you have to use infusions of marigold flowers during pregnancy, it is necessary to consult with the doctor.

Contraindications

 Flowers of marigolds are contraindicated:

• during pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• with a probability of allergy to plant components;
• in pediatrics (children under 12 years).

 In other cases, the use of marigold flowers is permitted.

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Side effects of the marigold flowers

Side effects can be manifested in the form of the following reactions:

• hypersensitivity of the body (allergic rashes, hives, angioedema, allergic conjunctivitis);
• at internal use - sensation of bitterness in a mouth, a burning sensation behind a breast bone, pains in a stomach.

 If there are any side effects, you should stop taking the herbal remedy based on the marigold flowers. In some cases it is recommended to consult a doctor.

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Overdose

There were no cases of overdose associated with taking medications based on marigold flowers.

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Interactions with other drugs

The healing properties of marigold flowers are more pronounced when used in conjunction with drugs based on chamomile. There is an increase in antimicrobial, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory activity of plants.

There were no other interactions of the medicinal plant with other drugs.

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Storage conditions

The dry plant of marigolds is kept in a dark place, at a temperature mode from + 15 ° C to + 25 ° C, in a closed original package.

 The prepared infusion is stored in a refrigerator up to 2 days.

 The tincture can be stored at room temperature in a dark place.

 Do not allow children to store their medicines.

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Shelf life

 Shelf life of dry packaged flowers is 2 years.

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