Hyssop

Hyssop is known as a spicy and aromatic plant used to add flavor to drinks and pickles, vegetable salads and soups; it improves the taste of legumes and meat and goes well with other popular spicy herbs such as basil, marjoram, mint, and celery.

Hyssop is widely known for its healing properties. The rich chemical composition of the plant is due to the wide range of its beneficial effects.

Medicinal properties and uses

• Infusions and decoctions of hyssop gargle the throat and mouth for bacterial infections.
• Alcohol tincture is used to treat diseases of the bronchopulmonary system.
• For chronic fatigue and apathy, it is an excellent stimulant. An invigorating drink can be made from hyssop by brewing it like regular tea.
• A decoction of hyssop is used to wash wound surfaces of the skin that do not heal for a long time, especially wounds infected with staphylococci.
• With infusions of hyssop, women treat vaginal inflammation of bacterial etiology.

How to use:

Infusion used to treat colds: pour a glass of boiling water for 1 tsp. a of crushed hyssop. Close the container with the infusion tightly with a lid, wrap it with a warm scarf and leave it for 2 hours. Take 1/3 cup three times a day 0.5 hours before meals. The same remedy can be taken to improve appetite, sweating and hot flashes.

Alcohol tincture of hyssop: 20 g of dry chopped hyssop herb is poured into 200 ml of vodka, cork the bottle and infused in a dark, dry place for 10 days. Then the tincture is filtered through a cotton pad and taken for 1 tsp. 3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals. The tincture stimulates appetite, promotes the production of enzymes that break down food in the duodenum, and improves blood aggregation.

Contraindications

Pregnancy and lactating women;

Hypertension, epilepsy, acute diseases of the urinary system.