Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is yet another extremely invasive plant which also happens to have extraordinary medicinal properties. The plant has its origins in Europe but it practically colonized parts of Australia and North America becoming a nasty pest and a menace, stifling and smothering the local flora and driving people mad.
Purple Loosestrife is a tall, vigorous plan and it has some really nice pink flower bouquets. The fragrance of the flowers and the richness of the color attract the bees that come looking for precious pollen in late summer and early autumn. When the flowers are in full bloom, the herbalists cut the aerial part of the plant, leaving only the roots in order to be sure that purple loosestrife will be available for the next year. The plants are set to dry and then used as valuable medicine to fight infections, cauterize wounds and stop abundant menstrual bleedings.
This plant can be used is just so many ways and for just so many ailments of the human body. The most effective way of administering this medicine seems to be the alcoholic tincture. The powder, the infusion, the poultice and the therapeutic bath are also very effective.
The powder is very effective in treating gastric ulcers. It has some valuable cauterizing properties and it can heal the wounded stomach mucosa. The infusion and the powder are used to treat irritable bowel syndrome, bad cases of diarrhea and dysentery. The history books tell us that purple loosestrife was successfully used to stop horrible cases of diarrhea occurring in infectious diseases like cholera. The plant has very powerful antimicrobial properties being effective in fighting Staphylococcus Aureus, highly infectious and resistant bacteria.
Applied externally, purple loosestrife tincture can be of help in cases of oral and vaginal candidosis, oral and genital herpetic lesions, bleeding gums and nose bleeds.
The plant has some interesting and unusual properties and can be very helpful in treating some cases of internal and external bleeding, heal some wounds and fight some infections.
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