Cypress

Cupressussempervirensvar. sempervirens

There are many legends about cypress. The ancient Roman poet Publius Ovid Naso says that the beautiful young man Cypress mistakenly killed his friend the deer while hunting. Obra­He prayed to the god Apollo to turn him into a beautiful evergreen tree so that he could mourn “eternally.”

According to the Crimean legend, Cypress is a beautiful girl who was waiting for her lover from a long voyage. And when I found out about his death, I raised my hands to the sky and stayed that way. stand, turning into a tree of sorrow, a slender cypress.

In China, cypress symbolized the immortality of the human soul. The oldest cypress grows in Mexico, in the village of Oaxaca; the giant is more than 2000 years old. The Persians and Indians revered his like a sacred tree. There is a long-standing belief that the foundation of the first Christian temple was made namedBut from cypress.

With the help of resinous cypress cones and camphor-smelling needles, serious chronic ailments were cured. Avicenna noted the great penetrating ability of cypress: “It has an inherent resorption power that dissolves liquids. It glues, stops bleeding and even eliminates rot. Its heat is so great that it directs its astringent properties deep into the organs.”

The antimicrobial activity of cypress phytoncides is much higher than that of fir, pine and juniper. They suppress the development of many pathogenic microbes, including staphylococci and tubercle bacilli.

Medicinal properties

1. Helps with hemoptysis, chronic cough, difficulty breathing, hoarseness, flu, colds. Relieves coughing attacks in asthma and whooping cough.
2. Eliminates spasms and heals ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Prescribed for hepatic and renal colic.
4. Used for painful menstruation, menopause problems, uterine bleeding.
5. Has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system. Used for varicose veins, numbness of the limbs, hemorrhoids. Strengthens frequently bursting vessels and prevents the development of atherosclerosis.
6. Regulates blood pressure.
7. Relieves pain from rheumatism and arthritis.
8. Recommended for fungal skin infections.
9. Regulates metabolism in the body.
10. Normalizes sweating.
11. Analgesizes toothache.
12. In folk medicine, it is used to treat gout, eczema, female diseases, purulent wounds and cuts, as well as difficulty urinating.
13. Relieves nervous tension, helps with stress, irritability, imbalance, and insomnia. Refreshes, promotes concentration.
14. Used for cellulite and to strengthen hair. A decoction of cypress needles slightly blackens hair. Recommended for oily skin care. Relieves inflammatory processes in people with easily vulnerable sensitive skin. Can be used as a natural deodorant.
15. Destroys fleas. Repels blood-sucking insects.

Dosage

Externally: 4-5 k. per 10 ml of vegetable oil (this mixture can be used for hemorrhoids).

Internally: 2-3 k. per 1 tsp. honey 3 times a day.

Baths: 4-5 k.

Baths: 20 k. oil per 1 liter of water (for excessive sweating of the feet).

Inhalations: 1-2 k.

Compresses: 4-5 k.

Enrichment of cosmetics: 2-3 k. per 5 g of base.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance. 1-4 months of pregnancy, increased blood clotting.