Chamomile Pregnancy: tips, recipes, contraindications

Chamomile is an annual medicinal herb, blooming from May to August, belonging to the family of Compositae. For medicinal purposes, the inflorescence of chamomile flowers, collected from the very beginning of flowering, containing from 0.15 to 0.85% of essential oil is used. The composition of the oil includes flavonoids, nicotinic, isovaleric, ascorbic, salicylic acids, carotene, coumarins, choline, and also gum, bitter, mucus, proteinaceous substances. In addition, chamomile flower essential oil contains a glycoside, which exerts an antispasmodic effect, relaxing the smooth muscles and anesthetizing intestinal cramps.

The main useful properties of chamomile are: disinfectant and diaphoretic effect, reduction of gas formation, pain relief, weakening of inflammatory processes, normalization of stomach and intestine functions. Inside, chamomile is prescribed for chronic gastritis, colitis, enteritis, peptic ulcer, flatulence, bile and intestinal colic, diarrhea. The local application of this medicinal plant consists in the treatment of infectious and inflammatory processes of the ENT organs, diseases of the oral cavity, such as gingivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, stomatitis. In addition, topically applied chamomile in pregnancy, purulent-inflammatory skin lesions and increased sweating feet.

Like any other traditional medicine, chamomile should be used competently, especially during pregnancy, to avoid the occurrence of undesirable side effects. The local use of this medicinal plant is the use of infusions of chamomile flowers for therapeutic compresses, lotions and baths, douching and inhalation.

Very often in the first trimester of pregnancy, women "pursue" any inflammatory disease of the mucous of the genital organs, get rid of it will help decoction of chamomile in pregnancy, because during this period of pregnancy other medications are strictly contraindicated. However, chamomile in pregnancy can be used not only to combat inflammatory diseases, it is an excellent remedy for excessive gassing, constipation and bloating. In addition, chamomile during pregnancy is a wonderful relaxing remedy that will help relieve nervous tension. Use tea from the flowers of chamomile need not more than twice a day.

All women want to be attractive, do not make an exception and are pregnant. Many women in this period face and such unpleasant phenomena as dry skin or opposite excessive sebum, and as a result, the appearance of acne and acne, brittle, dull and hair loss, excessive sweating. Cope with all these troubles will help chamomile during pregnancy. So, to give hair shine and softness, as well as to strengthen them, you need to rinse your hair and scalp with a decoction of chamomile flowers. Washing with the same decoction will relieve acne and make the skin velvety. If the skin is very dry and irritated, you can apply a mask based on a dairy or oily chamomile. It helps such infusion and with excessive sweating of the feet, it is used in the form of a bath at the rate of 1 tbsp. L. At Art. Boiling water.

However, even the chamomile pharmacy has its contraindications, it is even possible "overdose", the signs of which are irritability, aggression and uncaused outbursts of anger. Also, long-term use of this medicinal plant causes headaches, weakness and suppression of the central nervous system. It is not recommended to take chamomile for acute diarrhea and individual intolerance of the drug.

Using any herbs, remember that these are also medicines, the action of which extends not only to your body, but also to the future child's organism. Herbs can be no less dangerous than medications, so chamomile in pregnancy can be used only after consulting a doctor, which will help to choose the right dosage of the drug.