Potato flowers: medicinal properties, indications and uses

Small white and purple potato flowers are very decorative. In time immemorial, ladies decorated their hair with them, inserted them into boutonnieres and pinned them to hats. The flowers of this plant began to be used in medicine relatively recently. Homeopathy was the first to appreciate their healing properties. There is nothing surprising. Solanine, which accumulates more in potato flowers than in other parts of it, is poisonous. In large quantities it causes poisoning, sometimes fatal, but in homeopathic doses it is indispensable for treating a wide variety of ailments. In this article we will talk about the medicinal properties of potato flowers, and also give recommendations for preparing healing infusions.

Beneficial properties of solanine

Solanine (melongene) is the main active ingredient of potato flowers. Experiments conducted on experimental animals suffering from kaolin arthritis showed that microscopic doses of solanine inhibit the development of inflammatory processes.

The chemical structure of the alkaloid solanine is close to cardiac glycosides and corticosteroids. Solanine has the most significant effect on the functioning of the myocardium, adrenal cortex and kidneys. Preparations and tinctures from potato flowers reduce blood pressure, increase cardiac activity - increase the amplitude of heart contractions and reduce their rhythm. Lotions made from potato flowers act as a pain reliever, can relieve burn shock, and suppress the proliferation of many pathogens, for example, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida fungi, etc.

Next, we will dwell in more detail on the various medicinal properties of potato flowers and contraindications to their use.

Dosage of the drug

This issue should be dealt with by a doctor, since we are all different, and our diseases may also differ. The medicine from potato flowers is taken strictly drop by drop, and you not only need to carefully monitor your well-being, but also record any changes in it. When you see a doctor, be sure to take out all the notes and tell the doctor how your condition has changed throughout the course of treatment. If you feel unwell, stop taking the drug until you consult with your doctor.

Potato flower tincture is taken 3 drops twice a day. After just two days of taking it, you need to take a break for three days. If you feel normal, the doctor may schedule an appointment for up to a month.

Warning

Before we start talking about treatment with potato flowers, we consider it necessary to explain why this method of therapy must be approached very carefully and carefully. In the medical community, there is a contradictory attitude towards the medicinal properties of potato flowers. The danger from an overdose of solanine is too great, because even a single dose of a large amount of decoction can lead to the death of the patient. Our recipes contain dosages calculated for an adult of average height and normal weight. In case of any deviations from it, it is better to reduce the amount of medicine per oral dose.

Even a small dose of solanine has a powerful destructive effect on pathogenic microflora. In order for the medicinal properties of medicinal infusions of potato flowers to bring only benefit, you need to know that 20 mg of solanine, that is, one tablespoon, is an almost lethal dose for a person with poor health. However, it is very difficult to eat such an amount of poison at once - so much solanine is contained in several glasses of freshly picked and tightly compacted flowers or in 1 kg of very green tubers. Solanine does not disappear from flowers even after drying - they only lose water. Thus, one tablespoon of crushed dried flowers contains more solanine than the same volume of fresh flowers, but still not so much as to kill an adult.

Types and varieties of potatoes

All varieties of potatoes according to economic purposes are divided into:

technical - they contain more than 16 percent starch;
universal - potatoes contain from 16 to 18 percent starch;
fodder - root crops are relatively large in size and contain a large amount of protein;
Tables - contain a large amount of protein and vitamin C, and starch at least 18 percent.

And all table varieties are divided into 4 types:

type A - the pulp of the tubers is dense and not mushy;
type B - mealy dense pulp is boiled only a little;
type C - potatoes of medium mealiness, the flesh is soft and boils heavily;
type D - potatoes are completely boiled.

Type A is suitable for preparing a variety of salads, type B and C are suitable for mashed potatoes, French fries and chips, and type D is only for preparing mashed potatoes. In different varieties, root vegetables can be colored in different colors: red, pink, purple, white or yellow.

Potato varieties are also divided into 6 groups according to ripening time:

Extra early varieties

Harvesting takes place 34–40 days after planting. Varieties:

Ariel - this table variety is distinguished by its high yield, the tubers are light yellow, the flesh is creamy and has a pleasant taste, the average weight of potatoes is about 170 grams, cooked potatoes are not subject to darkening;
Riviera - the variety is characterized by high productivity; it can bear fruit twice during one season; large, brownish, smooth, oval-shaped potatoes have very tasty yellow flesh;
Minevra - this variety is characterized by high yield, and is also resistant to cancer and scab, it is suitable for long-term storage, the roots are white, and the pulp is yellow and very tasty, it contains about 17.5 percent starch;
Bellarosa - the variety is unpretentious, drought-resistant and high-yielding; light red potatoes have an oval shape and very tasty yellowish flesh.

Early ripening varieties

Harvesting takes place 50–65 days after planting. Popular varieties:

Impala - the variety has a high yield, so one bush grows up to 13 smooth yellow root vegetables, oval in shape, they rapidly increase in mass, their flesh is yellowish and dense;
Red Scarlett - this variety was bred by Dutch breeders, the bush is low and semi-spreading, large red root vegetables weigh about 140 grams and have yellowish flesh;
Dniepryanka - this Ukrainian variety is distinguished by its productivity, it can produce 2 harvests in 1 season, it is suitable for long-term storage, the oval root vegetables are colored yellow, they have creamy flesh and a small number of eyes, after cooking the potatoes are not subject to blackening;
Rosalind - the variety has a high yield, the flesh of the pale red root crops is yellow, and the eyes are shallow; on average, a potato weighs about 100 grams, and it contains 17 percent starch.

Mid-early varieties

Harvesting is carried out 65–80 days after planting. The following varieties are popular:

Sineglazka - this variety is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and high yield; gray root vegetables have lilac eyes and tasty white pulp;
Zabava is a Ukrainian variety characterized by productivity, has medium-sized pink root vegetables (average weight 120 grams), their white pulp has high taste and low starch content;
Mriya - this variety is characterized by resistance to diseases (for example, cancer and rot) and high yield, potatoes taste similar to Sineglazka, pink root vegetables have yellowish and tasty pulp, which contains a large amount of starch;
Nevsky - white tubers weigh on average about 130 grams, they have a blunt top and pale red eyes, the white flesh does not turn dark when cut, and contains only 11 percent starch.

Mid-season varieties

Harvesting is carried out 80–95 days after planting. Varieties:

Picasso - this productive Dutch variety does not need frequent watering; one bush can grow up to 17 white root vegetables, they have red spots on their surface, and their flesh is creamy;
Sante - a table variety is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and productivity, the yellow large and smooth tubers are oval in shape, and there are small eyes on the surface, the creamy, tasty pulp contains a small amount of starch;
Peter's Riddle - this prolific variety is suitable for long-term storage; pink root vegetables have pinkish-cream, very tasty pulp.

Mid-late varieties for winter

Harvesting is carried out 95–110 days after planting. The best varieties:

Desiree - this variety, suitable for long-term storage, is characterized by high yield and resistance to drought, red root vegetables have tasty yellow pulp, which contains 21.5 percent starch;
Kuroda - a Dutch variety that is resistant to diseases, cooked potatoes do not darken, pale red root vegetables have an oval shape and yellow flesh, which contains a large amount of starch (about 21 percent);
Zdabytak - this Belarusian variety is one of the best in this group; the yellow oblong root vegetables have yellow flesh, which contains about 25 percent starch; one plant can grow up to 22 potatoes.

Late ripening varieties

The harvest is harvested when 110 or more days have passed since planting. Varieties:

Orbita - the variety is resistant to viral diseases and scab; yellow, round-shaped root vegetables have tasty white pulp, which contains 19 percent starch;
Zarnitsa - the variety is resistant to late blight, scab and viral diseases, the pulp of the purple-red root vegetables is yellow with a low starch content;
Cardial - a variety suitable for long-term storage, it is resistant to drought and diseases, as well as high yield, elongated root crops are red in color, the eyes are superficial, the pulp is very tasty yellowish in color.

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Procurement of raw materials

The collection of potato flowers should be done in August, in dry weather, in the morning, after the dew has disappeared. Fully bloomed flowers of both white and purple colors are suitable for medicinal purposes.

The collected raw materials must be laid out in a warm, dry, ventilated room and covered with gauze. After two or three weeks, depending on the temperature, when they are dry, put them in linen or cotton bags. Store indoors, protected from dampness and bright sunlight.

Another harvesting method is to cut the potato stems along with the flowers and tie them into bunches. Hang these bunches under the ceiling of a dry shed or veranda. As necessary, pick flowers and prepare decoctions. This is how they did it in the old days. Then brooms with potato flowers were placed in attics. This is very convenient, as it ensures that poisonous flowers, placed high enough, will not fall into the hands of children, who love to taste all their mother’s or grandmother’s preparations, knowing that it is either very tasty or very healthy.

In the future, flowers dried using one of the described methods can be used for treatment. Both aqueous and alcoholic infusions are made from dry raw materials.

Below is information on different ways to use potato flowers. The medicinal properties and dosage advice, as we have already said, apply to the average adult. For any deviation from the norm, the dose must be adjusted, but only downward. This recommendation applies to the internal use of infusions. External application has practically no contraindications.

Pain in joints and knees

This is one of the most common problems, for which they resort to traditional medicine. Probably anyone over 40 knows how much trouble knee pain can cause. Potato flowers in medicine are considered the best, inexpensive and extremely effective way that really helps in solving such problems. Let's take a closer look at the features of preparing a tincture for the treatment of joint diseases. You will need to collect the flowers immediately after they have bloomed. During this period, their healing properties are at their peak. Collection is carried out in warm and dry weather. Dry them in the shade, but always in a warm place.

After the raw material has completely dried, it is poured into a plastic container (0.75 liters) and filled with vodka or cologne. Place the closed container in a warm place for two weeks. Do not shake. To treat the diseased joint, rub this tincture and wrap it with a warm scarf. You need to use the entire bottle. If the pain does not go away, it means that the disease is very advanced. In this case, you need to take a break and undergo treatment again.

Water infusion

A water infusion is made from both fresh and dried flowers. In the second case, their number should be significantly less. A distinctive feature of solanine is that its concentration in the substance does not decrease over time. In the light, as a result of the photosynthesis reaction, the amount of solanine increases.

When boiled, solanine is not destroyed, but goes into water. To prepare decoctions, you need to use glass or ceramic dishes, or enamel, with no chips. This will prevent the formation of unwanted chemical compounds. The water infusion is prepared for one, or at most two days. For surface application, you need to pour it into a spray bottle or use tampons or applicators.

Boiling time – 15 minutes. Then the infusion should be wrapped and kept in a warm place for about an hour. Filter the prepared solution and use as needed.

Potato flowers can be brewed in a thermos with a glass flask. To do this, place a handful of flowers in a flask and leave to steam for about forty minutes. Then strain through cheesecloth or a sieve.

Chemical composition of potatoes

Potato tubers contain: water (up to 75%), starch (15-23%), up to 1% sugars (glucose (0.6%), fructose (0.1%), sucrose (0.6%)), proteins (3%), 14 essential amino acids, acetylcholine, glycoalkaloids (alpha-, beta-, gamma-solanines, alpha-, beta-, gamma-chaconines), sterols: sigmasterol, campesterol, sitosterol; vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, D1, K, B15, U, H, folic acid, tocopherols, carotenoids, biotin, nicotinamide, quercetin 3-rhamnoglycoside (rutin); organic acids (0.11%): oxalic, malic, citric, chlorogenic, gallic; lipids (0.5%), including phospholipids: glycolipids (0.34%), triglycerides (0.014%); hemicellulose (0.3%), pectin (0.5%), fiber (1%), salts (1%), containing macroelements (high potassium content, as well as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, sulfur, chlorine) and microelements (aluminum, boron, vanadium, iodine, cobalt, lithium, manganese, copper, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, fluorine, zinc). The peel of potato tubers contains: phenolic acids (isochlorogenic). The grass contains up to 0.25% solanine. Potato flowers contain: flavonoids: quercetin, rutin, myrcetin. Potato pulp contains glucoalkaloids (solanine, tomatine, leptin, demessin), also coumarin (umbelliferone) and paracoumaric acid.

Alcohol infusion

In some cases, instead of a water decoction, it is more advisable to use an alcohol infusion, and it is quite simple to make. Next, we will tell you how to prepare an infusion of potato flowers. The healing properties of alcohol, by the way, are much more pronounced than water, since solanine dissolves better in alcohol than in water.

The glass jar needs to be filled to the top with fresh flowers and lightly compacted. Fill them with medical alcohol or vodka. Cover tightly to prevent evaporation and place in a warm, dark place. In two to three weeks the infusion will be ready.

The maximum daily dose for oral administration is 10 drops.

Alcohol tincture is used not only for drinking, but also for rubbing.

The healing properties of potato flowers for joints are well known. Rubbing and compresses quickly relieve pain and reduce swelling.

The shelf life of the alcohol infusion is limited to three years. It does not deteriorate and does not lose its properties if placed in a dark glass container with a tightly screwed non-metallic lid, or better yet, a wine stopper.

Medicinal properties of potatoes

You've probably already noticed that there are no flies flying around potatoes. This is very easy to explain, because the flowers contain a large amount of toxic substances, alkaloids. This is the poison you know called solanine. In this way, the plant perfectly protects itself from pests. By the way, solanine is found not only in flowers, but also in green tubers. Therefore, if you need medicine in winter, when spring is still far away, you need to take out the potato tubers and place them on the windowsill, where the sunlight falls. After this, you need to remove the green layer of the peel and use it in the same way as flowers.

Radiculitis, myositis, lumbago

For myositis, lumbago, radiculitis, especially for pain in the lumbar spine, rub the sore spot with an alcohol solution of flowers, and then apply an insulating bandage, such as a wide belt made of natural wool.

It is advisable to do the procedure at night. The pain goes away very quickly.

In general, the medicinal properties of potato flowers are best used externally. In this case, the risk of solanine poisoning is completely eliminated.

The medicinal properties and use of potato flowers infused with alcohol is one of the most effective ways to quickly get rid of acute pain caused by hypothermia or from being in a draft for a long time.

Every home medicine cabinet must have a bottle of alcoholic infusion of potato flowers. After a long stay in the cold, you can protect yourself from a cold if, when you come home, rub your feet with this tincture, and then put on woolen socks.

Diseases and pests of indoor nightshade

The main pests that very often attack indoor nightshade are whiteflies and aphids. To avoid trouble, it is best to constantly monitor the condition of the leaves. If the plant is already affected, insecticides are used against insects. You can protect nightshade from pest attacks by providing it with good ventilation and appropriate air temperature.

Other problems that can overshadow the owners of a charming bush include the lack of fruits, which give the plant its decorative appearance. In this case, artificial pollination of flowers will be required if the nightshade is indoors, or you can simply take it outside for a few days.

Another feature of this ornamental tree is its poisonous fruits. It is believed that in the homeland of nightshade they are used to prepare medicinal decoctions, but you still need to be careful and keep the berries away from children.

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Arthritis

The healing properties of potato flowers for joints (reviews confirm this), in this case they are used no less widely than in the case of a cold or hypothermia. Arthritis is almost always accompanied by severe pain and swelling in the knee area. Compresses made from potato flowers with alcohol effectively alleviate the patient's condition.

The knee should be wrapped in a towel soaked in alcohol tincture, covered with plastic wrap and insulated with a woolen scarf. It is most convenient to do this at night. By morning there will be no trace of pain and inflammation. The healing properties of potato flowers for joints are well known. They can be recommended without fear of complications or unwanted side effects.

The unique healing and pain-relieving properties of potato flowers can be used for a variety of ailments. External use of infusions has no contraindications, however, patients diagnosed with arthritis should under no circumstances use infusions of potato flowers internally. This can cause an exacerbation of the disease and will only harm your health. In this case, the medicinal properties of potato flowers can be used only for external use.

The opinion of official medicine

Doctors have long noticed that alkaloids can be beneficial to humans. This guess was based on the fact that with the help of this substance, potatoes are protected from pests. That is, what prevents pests from infecting a green bush should protect and heal a person. In fact, different scientists have different opinions about this, some support this idea, others consider it erroneous. But traditional medicine has long been fighting a variety of diseases using potato flower tinctures. You can give a huge list of ailments that have been successfully overcome, including tuberculosis and cancer.

The main postulate is that the poison contained in the drink can kill any disease. But you must remember that you need to use it extremely carefully so as not to harm yourself. It is solanine in small doses that can have a beneficial effect on the body. With this tincture, tuberculosis and any diseases of the upper respiratory tract are no longer scary. Tinctures will easily defeat any fungus, work great as external lotions, and cure joint diseases. Brushing your teeth with regular toothpaste, to which a couple of drops of tincture have been added, allows you to rid your mouth of caries. Stomach ulcers and liver diseases, diabetes, as well as high or low blood pressure are highly treatable. Based on all that has been said, we can summarize: tincture of potato flowers is a universal medicinal remedy, however, in order for the body to receive only benefits from its use, it is necessary to carefully coordinate the dosage with the attending physician.

Tonsillitis, cold

For tonsillitis, an infusion of potato flowers is used to gargle. You need to prepare a warm decoction and gargle every 3-4 hours.

Inhalation of flowers relieves the condition. It can only be done at normal body temperature – 36.6. The same procedure is effective for various types of seasonal rotavirus infections, accompanied by cough and sore throat.

The medicinal properties of potato flowers will help you get rid of a cough faster if, instead of mustard plasters, you rub your chest with alcohol tincture at night.

Hypertension

Solanine strengthens the walls of blood vessels and makes them more elastic. The effectiveness of the medicinal properties of potato flowers against pressure is known. Regular use of a weak infusion as a drink at night normalizes blood pressure in the vessels and completely relieves attacks of hypertension.

For this disease, it is recommended to drink half a glass of water infusion, washed down with warm milk and honey. It was noted that after several days of treatment, the pressure stabilizes and the headaches completely stop.

However, with prolonged use of this infusion, the opposite effect is possible, so the course of treatment should not exceed two weeks. This is followed by a break of at least one month.

Potato flowers for cancer prevention

Potato flowers are used in oncology to prevent further development of cancer cells. Tubers are also used for the same purposes. They contain a lot of useful components that help maintain the patient’s condition at the proper level. The flowers contain a sufficient amount of amino acids, as well as phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, cobalt and nickel.

Despite the beneficial properties that potato flowers have, cancer treatment requires increasing the number of white blood cells. This will help make enough copper and nickel in the body.

The high content of vitamin B1 helps reduce nervous tension and neutralize the effects of substances that provoke the development of cancer.

Tuberculosis

This serious disease can be cured if you add an alcoholic infusion of potato flowers to the general therapy prescribed by your doctor. It should be rubbed into the chest and drunk for one month. The daily dose for oral administration should be three doses of 3 drops of a concentrated solution mixed with a teaspoon of natural flower honey.

Solanine kills Koch's bacillus, but in large doses it can greatly weaken the immune system and provoke the occurrence of various diseases of the hematopoietic organs, as it provokes a decrease in the number of red blood cells.

Types of nightshade

In nature, there are several hundred species of nightshade in the form of trees and shrubs, but in cultivated floriculture you can more often find two varieties:

S. pseudocapsicum (false pepper) is a shrub up to 120 cm tall with long lanceolate or oval leaves. The fruits can be either orange-red or yellow, the flowers are white, five-membered.

Nightshade (Solanum pseudocapsicum) © KENPEI

S. capsicastrum (pepper-shaped) - similar to the previous variety, but different in size. Can be grown both at home and in open ground in the garden.

Pepper nightshade (Solanum capsicastrum)

Stomach ulcer

Treatment of stomach ulcers with an infusion of potato flowers lasts two weeks, then a break is taken for one month. After this, if necessary, the course of treatment can be repeated.

The infusion is prepared in a thermos or in a water bath. For one tablespoon of dried flowers, take half a liter of boiling water. Simmering at high temperature lasts about 40 minutes. The infusion is made for 2-3 days and stored in the refrigerator. Before use, each portion is warmed to room temperature.

Half an hour before meals you need to drink one tablespoon of warm infusion.

Solanine is included in many medications against stomach and duodenal ulcers.

Technological details

To prepare the medicine, just pass the flowers through a meat grinder (or simply grind the dry ones), fill the jar three-quarters full with them, and then fill the jar with vodka up to the neck and close with a lid. After about 10 days, the medicinal infusion is ready, you can start using it. It is not recommended to use alcohol infusion to treat children; in these cases, it is better to choose water infusions and decoctions of flowers.

Treatment with potato flowers is quite specific, but with its help you can get rid of many problems without the use of expensive drugs. These are any skin diseases and acne, itchy skin and diaper rash. In addition, such tinctures are extremely widely used for inhalation and solving problems such as sinusitis and colds. Doctors often recommend using such tinctures to treat arthritis, although in combination with medications. An infusion of potato flowers can help fight tooth decay, so it is recommended as a rinse.

Oncology

There are known cases of potato flowers curing various forms of cancer diagnosed at the initial stage. The healing properties of potato flowers against cancer are explained by the ability of solanine to destroy diseased cells.

Treatment is carried out using alcohol or water infusion of flowers. The water infusion is prepared for one day at the rate of a tablespoon of dried flowers per one and a half glasses of water. Brew in a thermos for 40 minutes.

The infusion is drunk half a glass half an hour before meals three times a day. Alcohol - 3-4 drops also half an hour before meals.

What beneficial substances are contained in potato flowers?

The beneficial properties of flowers are also involved in strengthening blood vessels and increasing their elasticity. This is due to the high content of flavonoids.

An infusion of them has a healing effect for hypertension and diseases of the upper respiratory tract from bronchitis to tuberculosis. They are used for inhalation and in the treatment of skin diseases. In the latter case, baths with the addition of infusion are very effective.

If you use the decoction as eye drops, you can relieve fatigue and inflammation of the mucous membrane. To make warts or calluses disappear, you need to apply a tampon soaked in an alcoholic infusion of potato flowers to them.

Also, using the infusion, you can carry out preventive cleansing of the body from fungi and viruses. To do this, just dilute 5-6 drops in a glass of water. Drink the resulting drink three times a day 30 minutes before meals. and drink 30 minutes before meals twice a day.

It is necessary to prepare raw materials for the infusion no earlier than 6 days after the start of flowering. Potato flowers are open from 6 am to 2 pm; it is at this time, in dry weather, that it is best to pick them off. It is important to remember that after treating flowering potato bushes with anti-pest chemicals, the inflorescences become unusable.

We have all heard more than once that green potatoes and their sprouts are poisonous to our body. That's why most people throw them in the trash. But it’s not without reason that they say that poison in small doses can be beneficial. The presence of such a toxic substance as solanine in potatoes can harm the body.

increases the tone of the heart muscle;
destroys a large number of fungi and viruses;
has an anti-inflammatory effect;
normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
promotes wound healing;
prevents the proliferation of Staphylococcus aureus;
has an antispasmodic effect.

Using potatoes against cancer of various localizations is effective.

People mainly use potatoes to prepare delicious food. But no one realizes that along with food, many useful microelements enter the human body, without which a person could not live.

First of all, this concerns starch, which is found in large quantities in potatoes. It is very easily digestible and also helps a person feel full.

It is worth noting that ordinary potatoes contain a lot of vitamin C. If you consume approximately 3 or 4 boiled tubers per day, the body will receive a sufficient amount of this substance.

Potatoes also contain vitamin E, various salts, phosphorus and calcium. Vitamins of group A are also present in this vegetable; it is also called keratin. He takes an active part in the life process of all internal organs. A lot of vitamin A is contained in tubers, which have a yellowish tint. This is why experts do not recommend eating white and crumbly potatoes.

Surprisingly, the product we are considering is very rich in protein and all kinds of amino acids, which are also necessary for good human health.

Migraine

Headaches and migraines are usually relieved with painkillers. This has a detrimental effect on the health of the digestive and hematopoietic organs.

A towel is moistened with an alcohol solution of potato flowers and applied to the head around the circumference - forehead, temples, back of the head.

If the pain is local, then the tincture is simply rubbed into this area with light circular movements.

Potato sprouts for gout

For those suffering from gout, arthritis, arthrosis, heel spurs

The following tool will help:

Fill a light glass jar entirely with potato sprouts (do not wash), press lightly. Place the open jar on the windowsill for 2 weeks.

After this period, fill the jar with medical alcohol (for a 0.5 liter jar you will need 300g of alcohol). Close tightly and place in a dark place for a month. Strain.

Rub the sore areas once a day before going to bed. One course lasts 2-3 weeks, depending on how you feel.

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To improve vision

Working long hours at the computer is detrimental to the eyes. Potato flower lotions quickly restore visual acuity and relax the eye muscles. You need to pour boiling water (70 ml) over five fresh or dried flowers, leave and cool to body temperature. Further treatment consists of instillation, rinsing the eyes with a pipette, and also applying applicators. It is most convenient to use cotton pads as applicators. They need to be soaked in the solution and placed on the eyes. Lie quietly for 15-20 minutes with your eyes closed.

Some burning sensation is normal and should not be alarming or disturbing.

Potato care

To grow potatoes in open soil, you need to take good and proper care of them, and you should start doing this before the shoots appear. The area needs to be loosened and weeded in a timely manner, in this case the root crops in the ground will have access to air. Before seedlings emerge, you can loosen the soil surface using a rake. After the potatoes have sprung, you need to regularly loosen the surface of the soil between the rows, and this should be done every time it rains or the plantings are watered. Do not allow a crust to form on the soil.

Caring for potatoes is relatively simple: they need to be watered, loosened, weeds removed, hilled, fed and treated against harmful insects and diseases in a timely manner.

How to water

Before buds begin to form on the bushes, this crop does not need to be watered. However, as soon as the budding period begins, you need to ensure that the soil on the site is moist all the time. Watering should be done only after the soil on the site has dried to 60–80 mm. Watering should be done in the evening, with 2 to 3 liters of water taken per bush. When the area is watered, its surface should be loosened.

Hilling up potatoes

Over time, the grown bushes will need hilling; to do this, earth should be raked under the base of the potatoes, grabbing it from the inter-row spaces. As a result, the area will look ridged, even if a smooth planting method was used. Hilled bushes will not fall apart, and their stolons will grow more actively, and they contribute to the formation of the crop. You need to hill up potato bushes at least 2 times during the season. The first hilling is carried out after the height of the bushes is 14–16 centimeters, and the plants should be hilled again 15–20 days later, before they bloom. It is easiest to hill up the bushes when they are watered or it has rained.

Fertilizer

To feed this crop, organic matter is used, namely: a solution of chicken manure or slurry. If necessary, plants are fed with a solution of mineral fertilizer. But before you start fertilizing, you should think about the composition of the soil and how much fertilizer was added to it before planting the potatoes. Try not to disturb the nutritional balance of the soil; remember that applying a very large amount of fertilizer will have an extremely negative impact on the quality of the crop.

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Dentistry

An alcohol tincture of potato flowers should be in every home medicine cabinet. Place a small bottle of infusion on the shelf in the bathroom, and apply it to your gums once a month. This is a very good prevention of periodontitis, periodontal disease and gingivitis.

The application is carried out as follows. Two strips of a hygienic cotton pad are moistened in the infusion and applied to the upper and lower gums. To do this, you need to pull the lip back a little and apply the application to the base of the teeth. Leave for 20 minutes.

How can you use potato flowers?

What do potato flowers treat? As a rule, they are not used very often by people in everyday life, but if they are used, they bring tangible health benefits.

Potato flowers are used in folk medicine to treat diseases of the organs of vision. Dried inflorescences are very often used to treat malignant tumors. And if you skillfully collect pollen from them, then with its help you can significantly improve metabolic processes in the body.

Potato flowers help cope with tonsillitis very well. To do this, you need to take a tablespoon of dried raw materials, pour boiling water and leave for several hours. After the infusion has cooled, it should be used to gargle. The approximate course of treatment is 10 days. And you need to gargle 3 times a day. After a month's break, the course will need to be repeated.

Thermal burn

The healing properties of potato flowers are known for burns of small areas of the skin. A burn from contact with a hot object or liquid requires mandatory treatment. A cool lotion made from potato flowers quickly relieves pain. In addition, solanine prevents blood poisoning and promotes rapid epithelization of the wound. A timely applied bandage not only relieves pain and heals tissue, but also prevents the formation of unaesthetic scars and stains that always remain after burns and remain on the skin for several years.

Skin burns heal better in the open air. When applying a bandage, healing takes longer and there is a risk of blood poisoning. We recommend making a concentrated aqueous decoction of potato flowers, cooling it and pouring it into a spray bottle. During the day you need to irrigate the wound with the solution several times, the more often the better (especially in the first hours). The next day, prepare a fresh decoction. As practice shows, healing occurs very quickly and almost without a trace.

Potato cosmetics

Fresh potato juice mixed with skim milk and sour cream is used to remove freckles and heal cracks from open parts of the skin.
For inflamed eyelids or sunburn, compresses made from grated raw potatoes have an anti-inflammatory effect.
For dry skin and the treatment of sunburn, use face masks made from boiled potatoes mixed with cream or sour cream.
Boiled potatoes mixed with milk and egg yolk are used to make a nourishing face mask; Keep the warm puree mass on your face for 15-20 minutes, then wash off with hot water and wash with cold water. After such a mask, the skin becomes elastic, smooth, soft, wrinkles disappear.
Cosmetics for hands. Freshly boiled potatoes with milk are ground to a mushy state and, while hot, are laid out on pieces of cloth, and then they are wrapped around the hands. Remove the compress when the potatoes have cooled. This technique is recommended for treating hands with red and flaky skin. In this case, baths of potato paste for 10-15 minutes also give positive results (a spoonful of starch is dissolved in 100 g of cold water, brewed with boiling water and diluted to 1 liter with warm water).

Women's diseases

An infusion of potato flowers is successfully used in the treatment of diseases of the female genital organs.

The healing properties of potato flowers for fibroids are known. Infusions of this plant stop the development of the tumor and promote complete healing.

Therapy is carried out as follows. The tampon is soaked in water infusion and inserted into the vagina for two hours. During this time you should not urinate. The course of treatment is 10 days. To consolidate the result, after a month of break, the treatment is repeated.

Potato flowers will help you get rid of thrush forever if, at the first signs of the disease, you start douching daily with a water infusion.

Cervical erosion is also included in the list of diseases that can be treated with potato flowers. It is important to capture the onset of inflammation. A water tincture will quickly relieve unpleasant sensations - itching and heavy discharge. Another positive quality of the tincture is that it heals erosion without leaving scars.

Home care

Nightshade should be purchased at a time when its berries have not yet acquired a red color.
It is better if they are greenish or orange. Think in advance about where you will place the plant when you bring it home.

Nightshade will feel most comfortable in well-lit, cool living room or bedroom.

In the kitchen, nightshade berries will quickly fall off, since it is constantly warm there.

It is strictly forbidden to place nightshade in a children's room.

Trimming

To maintain the beautiful shape of nightshade, it is necessary every spring , shortening the shoots by a third of their length. This is best done when the berries are already ripe and the leaves begin to turn yellow.

Watering

Watering solanum directly depends on both the time of year and the moisture content of the soil in which the plant is located.

During the growing season, that is, from April to September, nightshade requires abundant watering, which should be carried out immediately after the upper layer of the earth dries . In other months, the plant is in a rest period, so you can water it about once every ten days.

Landing

The drainage may consist of fragments of brick or expanded clay, and its thickness should be at least three centimeters.

You can prepare the soil for this plant yourself. To do this, you need to mix equal parts of turf soil with leaf soil and peat, or mix two parts of turf soil with two parts of peat soil, two parts of humus soil and one part of sand.

Warts and papillomas

Solanine has long been considered the main enemy of warts and papillomas. If the growth appears on the sole of the foot or on the palm, then you need to take a cotton swab, soak it in a concentrated aqueous, but not alcoholic, infusion of potato flowers, apply it to the sore spot and secure it with a bandage or plaster. This method is much more effective than tying raw potatoes or smearing with celandine juice.

Warts on the face can be irrigated by filling a small spray bottle with the solution. Unlike celandine, potato flowers do not leave any stains on the skin.

Description of indoor nightshade “Solanum” (“Potato tree”)

Nightshade, also called solanum and potato tree, belongs to the nightshade family.

This family includes more than one and a half thousand plant species.

You can visually familiarize yourself with the nightshade “Solanum” or “Potato tree” in the photo below:

Contraindications

As we said at the beginning of the article, solanine has the ability to accumulate in the body, that is, it has a cumulative effect. With prolonged use of infusions from potato flowers, the medicinal properties of which are described in detail in this article, signs of poisoning may be observed. In this case, the medication should be stopped.

Treatment with potato flowers is prohibited during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Under no circumstances should a small child be given infusions from this plant for oral administration. As for an adult, it is advisable to consult with doctors before starting treatment, especially if the patient is already taking potent medications.

For patients with various forms of diabetes, the use of potato flower infusions should be agreed with their doctor. In some forms of diabetes, potato flowers help to lose excess weight, as they help remove excess fluid from the body.

How to prepare a medicinal infusion

Treatment with potato flowers is quite popular among adherents of traditional medicine. A tincture prepared from these flowers is an excellent remedy for nasal swelling, which is extremely useful during autumn and spring exacerbations of viral diseases. In addition, this tincture reduces the pulse rate and has an antiallergic effect. Regardless of what disease you have, this tincture can quickly help. The product is universal, although not completely safe.

Solanine, despite the fact that it is a poison, perfectly strengthens blood vessels and capillaries, and has an antiallergic effect. In addition, such tinctures have a wound-healing effect and can suppress the activity of fungi and viruses, as well as tuberculosis bacteria. You should not think that such a tincture can be used daily as an immunomodulator; it is a fairly strong remedy, the use of which must be coordinated with a therapist for the effect to be positive.

Emergency help for solanine poisoning

We talked in detail about potato flowers, medicinal properties and contraindications for their use, however, even with caution and attentiveness to the use of infusions, no one is immune from accidental mistakes. For this reason, you need to know not only about the signs of solanine poisoning, but also how to quickly neutralize the effect of the dangerous poison.

If, after drinking the infusion, discomfort in the stomach, pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, pain, drowsiness, lethargy, soreness and bitterness in the mouth, convulsions, or a sharp increase in the pulse rate appear, emergency measures must be taken immediately. Firstly, immediately call an ambulance, and secondly, drink at least a liter of milk. If there is no milk, then eat 15-20 tablets of activated carbon (it should definitely be in every home medicine cabinet) or drink 2-3 egg whites.

If due care is taken, solanine from potato flowers will become a good helper and healer for all family members.

Overdose, symptoms and treatment

If the dosage is increased even slightly, extremely undesirable symptoms may develop. The benefits of potato flowers are undeniable, but if used incorrectly, the harm can significantly exceed it. The first signs may be a bitter taste in the mouth. A little later, this will be accompanied by nausea, and in severe cases, vomiting, dizziness and depression of motor activity. If the necessary measures are not taken, symptoms of heart failure and abdominal pain develop. If you notice at least one of them, even if it is not too pronounced, you should immediately cancel further use. The fact is that solanine gradually accumulates in the body and is excreted extremely slowly. Therefore, it is not recommended to use this medicine without a doctor’s prescription, and you also need to monitor your condition extremely carefully.