The use of beeswax in folk medicine

Wax is an organic compound, which contains about three hundred different components. Some of them can be useful for health. The wax is very rich, for example, with vitamin "A" and various mineral salts. Despite the fact that modern science has reached considerable heights in molecular biochemistry, artificial analogs to this product have not been created to this day.

The benefit of beeswax is primarily in its anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, antibacterial and whitening properties. You can use it for a variety of diseases: colds, skin, digestive system, etc. Very often, this product of the life of bees is used as a basis in the manufacture of various kinds of therapeutic ointments and cosmetic creams.

The use of beeswax for bronchitis and rhinitis

With such diseases, the wax is used in the form of warming pads. First of all, it should be melt. Next, you need to fill it in a flat mold, laid with oilcloth, and wait until it thickens. As soon as the resulting plate is slightly cooled, it is taken out of the mold and applied to the chest or nose. To prolong the warming process, the top of the compress is covered with a towel or a piece of thick tissue. If there is no suitable mold, the wax can be simply heated and applied evenly on parchment paper.

Applying beeswax to get rid of wrinkles

It is believed that using beeswax can prevent the appearance of wrinkles on the skin, and also get rid of those already existing. In this case, a special mask is used, which, if desired, can be made at home. For cooking in an enamelled saucepan put 30 grams of honey, white lily juice , onion juice and wax. Dishes with ingredients are put on a slow fire. Warm the mixture until the wax melts. The resulting mask should be continuously stirred until completely cooled. To get rid of wrinkles, the composition is applied to the cleansed skin of the neck and face in the morning and evening for half an hour.

Use of beeswax for teeth whitening

In order to whiten your teeth, you just need to chew the wax from time to time. This, among other things, will contribute to the healing of the wounds on the gums, and will also strengthen them. Especially useful in this case zambrus. This is the name of a special type of wax, which bees use as lids for honeycombs. Its composition is slightly different from usual. In order for no insect to swallow honey, bees add a bit of its poison to these plates.

The use of beeswax of this type as a "chewing gum" can also contribute to recovery in angina and sinusitis. Of course, it is not necessary to swallow the wax. Chew it for about ten minutes, and then spit it out. However, if you accidentally eat a small piece, worry about this is not worth it. No harm to the body wax will not cause. On the contrary. This product can contribute to the normalization of the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Beeswax, whose use in home medicine has been known since time immemorial, is a product unusually useful. When used as a cosmetic or therapeutic agent, there are absolutely no side effects, and the result is usually simply astonishing.