Kalanchoe is a plant that is actively used in medicine. The genus Kalanchoe has more than 200 species of plants, whose natural habitat is considered to be South and Central Africa, South Asia, and the tropics of South America. Some people do not know which types of Kalanchoe really have healing properties.
Many peoplewhen he hears about this plant, he imagines a species that is known as the Kalanchoe of Dergemon. It is he who is the most common among flower growers, he can often be found on the windowsill in the apartment. 
He is also credited with medicinal properties. But actually it is not. Let's see what kind of Kalanchoe is healing. Official medicine recognized only one species, which has the name Kalanchoe pinnate.
Kalanchoe pinnate widely used in folk practice and medicine. In official medicine, this useful plant began to be used only in the sixties of the last century. Tests were conducted that confirmed that the plant has healing properties. Juice from Kalanchoe used in the manufacture of ointments, which are well treated skin ulcers, burns and wounds. 
It is time to find out what the medical Kalanchoe looks like in order to further use it in the treatment of various diseases. Kalanchoe pinnate has a straight stalk, on which are located an oval-shaped, toothed structure with leaves with rounded ends. It blooms in red or purple flowers.
Did you know? According to some scientists, the territory of modern China is the birthplace of Kalanchoe.
Kalanchoe pinnate (therapeutic): chemical composition
Kalanchoe pinnate is a medicinal plant and has healing properties.
The leaves of the plant revealed the content:
- ash;
- polysaccharides;
- tannins;
- kaempferol, quercetin;
- malic, citric, acetic, oxalic, isolimonic acids;
- macronutrients;
- trace elements (magnesium, aluminum, copper, iron, manganese, potassium);
- vitamin C;
- vitamin R.
You can also plant the following medicinal plants on your windowsill: sage, rosemary, sanseviera, aloe, thyme.
Medicinal properties of cirrus Kalanchoe
Science exploredthat the juice of the Kalanchoe plant has an antiseptic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, tonic and wound-healing action.
Kalanchoe in the form of juice from which medicines are made is used to treat:
- Ran;
- Burns;
- Furunculosis;
- Ulcers;
- Osteomyelitis;
- Varicose veins;
- Skin cracks;
- Inflammation of the oral mucosa;
- Diseases of ENT organs;
In official medicine, medicine, the main component of which is Kalanchoe juice is used in:- Dentistry - treatment of gingivitis, periodontal disease, inflammation of the gums;
- Otolaryngology - chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis, otitis media;
- Ophthalmology - keratitis, corneal erosion, eyelid inflammation, eye burns;
- Gynecology - cervical erosion, cervicitis, tears after childbirth;
- Surgical - purulent-necrotic processes, trophic ulcers, pressure sores, skin grafts.
Did you know? It is known that the main components of the drug Kalanhina is Kalanchoe juice. Its granules are used in the treatment of gastritis and chronic enterocolitis..
The use of feathery Kalanchoe in traditional medicine, recipes
The healing properties of Kalanchoe have not been ignored - the plant is actively used in traditional medicine.
For medicinal purposes, the above-ground part of the plant is taken, when the stems are about 50 cm. Only the torn leaves in shredded form, juice, alcohol tincture are used to treat various diseases. 
Kalanchoe juice
We will understand how to apply the juice of the Kalanchoe plant: it is dripped into the ears, eyes, nose, and taken inside. ethnoscience - This is a storehouse of recipes, in which the main component is Kalanchoe pinnate. For the treatment of diseases such as gastric ulcer and tuberculosis, there is a recipe based on Kalanchoe pinnate juice.
Preparing juice from Kalanchoe is easy and at home. The leaves and stems of the plant to cut, wash well and leave in the refrigerator for a week. After the time the plant must be crushed and squeeze the juice. 
Put in the fridge for a couple of hours to allow the juice to settle, strain.
- Should be taken twenty minutes before a teaspoon 3 meals a day with an ulcer.
- For tuberculosis, the juice should be diluted with 1: 3 water and take half a teaspoon twice a day. Store the medication should be in the refrigerator.
- For diseases of the digestive tract, Kalanchoe juice should be taken in a teaspoon three times a day.
- For diseases and inflammations of the oral cavity, rinse your mouth with Kalanchoe juice three times a day.
- For eye inflammation, you need 2 tablespoons of Kalanchoe leaves. Pour 250 ml of boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. When the decoction has cooled, strain and rinse your eyes three times a day.
- When the ears are inflamed, you need to drip the juice of the plant 2 drops three times a day.
This plant, in particular Kalanchoe juice, is also actively used for rhinitis. 
Prepare a medicine is easy: you should chop the leaves of Kalanchoe, squeeze the juice and strain, you need to drop two drops four times a day.
It is impossible to keep the prepared medicine for a long time, and every day it is better to make a new one, especially since time is spent on cooking.
Important! Kalanchoe juice people who have nosebleeds, it is better to use diluted, and if the bleeding still occurred, then use Kalanchoe juice is not worth it.Dilute juice with water in a ratio of 1: 1 and instill the nose with a solution of Kalanchoe three times a day, 3 drops. You can make a medicine from a mixture of onion juice and Kalanchoe juice. Proportion: one part of onion juice into two parts of Kalanchoe pinnate juice. Drip 2 drops three times a day.
For the treatment of rhinitis in children using other recipes. 
A decoction of Kalanchoe perfectly treats a runny nose in children. The younger the child, the weaker the broth should be. It cleans the nasal sinuses well from mucus, but has a milder effect.
A few leaves of Kalanchoe pinnate pour 0.5 liters of water, bring to a boil and infuse for one hour. Drip two drops three times a day. Keep better in the refrigerator.
Also for the prevention of rhinitis or colds, Kalanchoe is used to wipe the nostrils. To do this, a cotton swab is plentifully moistened in Kalanchoe juice and rubbed 4 times a day. Try to make fresh juice every day.
Important! Use the juice of the plant Kalanchoe for the treatment of young children should be especially careful in children, it can cause complications.Many are interested in whether it is possible to eat Kalanchoe. Some sources recommend eating leaves as a strengthening of the immune system, with the depletion of the body, as well as people after serious illnesses. There are recipes for salads with Kalanchoe pinnate leaves. One of these salads consists of finely chopped leaves with the addition of vegetable oil and lemon juice.
In case of sore throat, it is recommended to chew Kalanchoe leaves and gargle with a solution of water and juice twice a day - a tablespoon of juice and a glass of water. When bronchoadenitis is recommended to eat half a sheet of Kalanchoe before meals 3 times a day.
As you can see, the plant will not only create comfort in your home, but also benefit.
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Extract of Kalanchoe Cirrus
Extract Kalanchoe pinnate can be made at home. To do this, infusion of Kalanchoe in water (1 part of crushed Kalanchoe for 10 parts of water - boiling water is placed in a water bath and languished for 15 minutes), filtered and placed in a water bath.
Content needs to be evaporated until halved. Extract is taken before meals, 100 ml three times a day for the treatment of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. They can also gargle, mouth cavity during inflammatory processes. 
Sometimes in pharmacies you can buy oil extract of Kalanchoe. It is produced by extracting the beneficial substances that the plant contains into the oil. Such a tool is used for cosmetic purposes for the treatment of purulent diseases, rashes on the skin. Also, the extract can be used for inhalation with bronchitis and respiratory diseases.
Kalanchoe Extract actively used in cosmetology, adding to creams, shampoos, balms, masks. It has been scientifically proven that the extract of Kalanchoe penis has a positive effect on the smoothing of wrinkles while slowing down the aging process of the skin. It nourishes dry skin, promotes healing of cracks. 
Cosmetics with this component cleanses oily skin, eliminating oily sheen and normalizing the sebaceous glands. Kalanchoe extract is used in the production of caring and therapeutic cosmetics for children.
The use of Kalanchoe therapeutic ointment
To make the ointment from the juice of Kalanchoe home, it must be mixed well with natural lanolin, which is sold in a pharmacy, and a vial of novocaine. Lanolin can be replaced with butter or fat. The ointment is stored in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Important! Before preparation, you must check the ointment for an allergic reaction. For this, a drop of Novocain should be dropped on the inner fold of the elbow, if there is redness or rash, then Novocain should be excluded from the recipe.
The ointment is used to treat:
- Insect bites;
- Joint pain;
- Eczema;
- Bruises and hematomas.
Kalanchoe Tincture
Kalanchoe tincture can be made at home. Consider a few tincture recipes:
- Kalanchoe leaves are cut and sent for a week in the fridge. Then they need to grind and squeeze the juice, send in the refrigerator for 2 days. Get out of the fridge and strain. The resulting juice is diluted in a ratio of 20: 1. That is, for 20 ml of juice, 1 ml of pure alcohol. Store the infusion must be in the refrigerator.
- Cut Kalanchoe leaves well washed and chopped. 2 tablespoons of finely chopped product are poured into a glass jar and poured 200 ml of vodka. Put in a warm dark place to make the mixture real. After 10 days, strain the infusion, close tightly and store in a dark place.
Alcohol tincture is used in the treatment of sinusitis - for this it should be diluted with water 1:10 and used for washing the nose.
Also, tincture of alcohol with Kalanchoe is used in the treatment of gastritis and ulcers. To do this, take the tincture twenty minutes before eating a teaspoon twice a day.
Use of feathery Kalanchoe in the form of lotions
Lotions are used in order to remove the dark circles formed under the eyes. To do this, apply for 20 minutes wadded disks, moistened in juice, before going to bed.
If you need to remove the pigment spot or freckles, you can use lotion in the form of pounded Kalanchoe. To do this, gauze or bandage should be folded from kalanchoe gruel and applied to problem areas twice a day. Do not use the tool before the walk. 
Trophic ulcers are also treated with Kalanchoe juice in the form of lotions. Putting gauze 5 times, it is good to moisten in juice and apply to the affected area for 30 minutes three times a day.
Alcoholic Kalanchoe tincture (a tablespoon of crushed Kalanchoe is filled with 100 ml of 40% alcohol and infused for 10 days in the dark, filtered) is used in the form of lotions for ear inflammation.
Kalanchoe treatment: contraindications
The use of Kalanchoe cirrus for medicinal purposes can cause:
- Allergies;
- Burn mucous.
- Pregnancy in the last trimester;
- if the pregnant woman has not previously used Kalanchoe juice before (to avoid allergic reactions);
- if the cold is not colds.
It is impossible apply Kalanchoe to treat people:- With diabetes;
- With liver disease;
- Rheumatism;
- Vascular diseases;
- Patients with hypotension;
- In the presence of tumors;
- Patients with hepatitis.
If you have no Kalanchoe at home, then you should definitely buy it. This flower will not only please you with its flowering, but will also become an indispensable aid to your health. See the video for details.
