Proper use of celandine oil. Useful properties and application of celandine oil

For those who have heard about the beneficial properties of celandine - tips on the use of plant oil and the necessary recipes.

Celandine is an unpretentious plant known to many people who have land. Some see it as a weed and try to get rid of it by giving space to cultivated plants.

But those who know about the healing properties of celandine can take advantage of this and prepare for themselves a healing oil-based tincture of celandine. Such celandine oil will be useful for many problems and diseases, especially those associated with human skin and mucous membranes.

Celandine oil can also be purchased ready-made. Why, in fact, it may be needed, what are its properties?

Properties of celandine oil

Already in the name "celandine" its properties are emphasized to rid the skin and body of unwanted spots, rashes, sores, that is, to cleanse the body.

The celandine plant belongs to the poppy family and contains a variety of alkaloids, which give it a bitter taste and a specific pungent smell. For example, the alkaloid chelidonine is a strong anesthetic
Due to its effect, the nervous system is depressed, sensitivity is reduced, therefore, the effect for a person will be analgesic and antiseptic, like morphine.
The alkaloid homocholedonini and the alkaloid sanguinarine also have the same effect, which also has an exciting effect on the digestive system.

In addition, celandine oil contains:

carotene
flavonoids
saponins
vitamin C
malic, citric and succinic acids
resinous substances
bitterness

All this combination of components that make up celandine makes it an effective bactericidal, analgesic, skin regenerating agent. Therefore, already in the old days, celandine oil was used to heal wounds, fight skin diseases, remove fungi, treat eczema, and so on.

Essential oil of celandine

The essential oil of celandine is used in folk medicine, if the possibilities of drug treatment of skin problems, for example, with antibiotics, have already been exhausted, or as an alternative and addition to drug treatment.

A swab soaked in oil is applied to problem areas for 2-3 minutes. 2 - 3 times a day. Thus, getting rid of microbial eczema, nail fungus, seborrhea, furunculosis, psoriatic plaques, acne and papillomas.

IMPORTANT: The effects of the essential oil of celandine are the elimination of itching, the removal of inflammation, pain, healing, disinfection.

Cosmetic oil of celandine

Celandine oil is successfully used for cosmetic purposes. For example, it can be used to remove age spots, pimples, black dots on the skin of the face, corns, corns, warts.

IMPORTANT: Cosmetic oil of celandine helps with dandruff and seborrhea.

Oil is applied to the desired areas with a swab and left there for 15 minutes. After that, its residues are carefully removed with a damp cloth. This procedure is recommended to be done 2 times a day.

This oil is also used as a massage oil. In addition to the fact that celandine oil can be purchased in special departments, you can cook it yourself. There are several ways:

RECIPE #1: Dry raw materials of celandine (leaves, flowers and roots) are dried in a place protected from the sun for about 2 weeks. Then some part of it is placed in a container, into which oil is later poured (any, but if sunflower, then unrefined, and it must be boiled in a water bath).

The oil should cover the dry celandine 2 cm above. The potion is infused in a dark place in the cool for another week. The infusion should be shaken from time to time, then strain through cheesecloth. The remaining celandine is quite suitable to fill it again with oil for a new infusion. It is better to store the resulting product in the refrigerator

RECIPE #2: An infusion of celandine is taken and mixed in equal amounts with any cosmetic oil (peach, coconut, etc.), possibly with olive oil. Cosmetic oil from celandine is ready.
Important! Pure juice from celandine can burn the skin and leave spots on it, so it is diluted with oil and used on an oil basis.

Celandine oil from papillomas

Papillomas are a consequence of the defeat of the body by papillomavirus. On the skin, especially around the neck, in the armpits, under the mammary glands in women, as well as with age or weakening of the immune system, characteristic protrusions, pedunculated nodules or plaques appear on the skin. It is good to treat such neoplasms with fresh celandine, or, alternatively, with celandine oil.

IMPORTANT: Some papillomas can be harbingers of benign formations, therefore, before starting treatment, you need to consult a dermatologist.

Celandine oil for face

To cleanse the face, for skin elasticity, the following procedure will help:
A swab moistened with celandine oil is used to lubricate the face or its individual areas, for example, acne. After 10 min. wash your face with warm water. Repeat the procedure, if possible, up to 4 times a day. Clearing the face of unwanted problems will occur in a week or two.

Celandine oil in gynecology

For gynecological problems, for example, fibroids and even cervical erosion, as well as for external hemorrhoids, celandine oil is used in the form of tampons. A swab soaked in oil is inserted into the vagina and left there for 10-15 minutes, after which it is removed.

Of course, such treatment must first be discussed with the doctor.

Acne celandine oil

For the treatment of the face and getting rid of acne, celandine oil is used, according to the general instructions, with applications to areas of the face for 15 minutes 2 to 3 times a day.

Celandine oil from nail fungus

The fungus of the nails on the legs and on the hands is a very unpleasant lesion. To treat this problem with celandine oil, it is recommended to pre-steam the nails in a solution of baking soda.

The procedure is best done before bedtime. The concentration of soda is 1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water. The nails will soften, and exfoliated parts must be removed from them. After that, lubricate the nails with celandine oil and leave on the nails for 20-30 minutes. If these are toenails, then you can not wash off the oil, but put on socks for the night.

Celandine oil for psoriasis

It is best to use celandine for the treatment of psoriasis in the form of oil. Then this plant will be less burning, as in its natural form, but at the same time, it will retain its beneficial properties. The affected areas are lubricated with oil several times a day. Treatment can take a long time, perhaps several months.

As you can see, celandine oil has a very wide application due to its many useful properties. The advantage of its use is also that it has practically no contraindications, does not cause allergic reactions, it is shown even to children.

Celandine oil can even be used to treat children.

Just in case, due to the fact that the juice of the plant is still poisonous, it is recommended, before applying the oil, to make a skin test for the bend of the elbow for a day.

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It is mixed with base oil, such as olive or sunflower. Manufacturers may include other additives, such as an antioxidant complex or vitamins, in the composition of the product, thereby increasing the attractiveness of the product to the buyer.

Features of the tool

You can also prepare the composition at home. To do this, use dried celandine grass harvested during the flowering period. Plant materials are rich in alkaloids - natural toxins that dry out the skin, have an antiseptic effect.

Cooking

Place the dried herb in a glass container.
Pour in vegetable oil so that it covers the raw material two to three centimeters higher.
Place the container in a warm place for one hour.
Move the jar to a cool and dark place. Leave tightly closed for one week. Shake the container daily.
Strain the composition.
Mix with pure vegetable oil in a one to one ratio.

Cosmetic celandine oil has the following features.

Cosmetic oil is used in its pure form or to enrich care products: cream, tonic, shampoo and hair balm.

Manufacturers promises

The description of the finished compositions includes other features of the tool. Consider what properties manufacturers attribute to celandine oil and how much they correspond to reality.

Vitamin-antioxidant complex. The extract of the plant contains vitamins A and C in high concentration. Moreover, celandine can be considered a champion in the content of ascorbic acid. But these substances are unstable, quickly destroyed, so no vitamins remain in the homemade product. If we talk about ready-made formulations, manufacturers add vitamins E and C to them in the form of stable forms. These substances are not destroyed during storage without access to sunlight. They provide antioxidant protection to the skin, saturate it with vitamins.
Cleansing action. Not a single oil has cleansing properties, since it does not contain substances that can dissolve their own fatty film on the surface of the epidermis.
Whitening action. Celandine oil for the skin is often positioned as a means to remove age spots and freckles, to even out complexion. But this property is nothing more than a trick of the manufacturer. Whitening occurs by thinning the stratum corneum of the epidermis, in which melanin and pigment cells accumulate. The oil composition does not have a keratolytic effect on the skin, so freckles and age spots will not disappear when using it.
Softens the skin. Oil products can soften the skin. They create a film on the surface of the epidermis that prevents the evaporation of moisture from the epidermis and dermis. Immediately after application, the skin becomes soft, delicate and silky. It can be used to treat calluses on the soles of the feet and severely dry, chapped skin.
Fights infectious diseases: warts, papillomas. This promise of manufacturers is based on the traditional technique of treating benign skin neoplasms with celandine. However, in the treatment of warts and papillomas, not an oily, but an alcoholic extract or pure plant juice is used, which has a drying effect. Oil cannot inhibit the development of a wart, as it does not cauterize the affected skin. Its use to eliminate papillomas is useless and unreasonable.
Reduces oily skin. This property allows manufacturers to recommend the use of celandine oil for the care of problematic facial skin prone to acne and blackheads. It is also positioned as a remedy for seborrhea or increased oiliness of the scalp. Cosmetologists warn of the dangers of such judgments. “When you first apply the oil to the skin, you notice how it perfectly moisturizes and nourishes it. The skin becomes full, soft, - comments Olga Fem, a beautician. But this only happens in the short term. In the long term, the oil dries any skin, as it dilutes its own lipid barrier and creates a film that excludes normal cellular respiration. In addition, the oil clogs pores, which is fraught with acne for problematic, oily skin. The result of these processes is increased oiliness of the skin, which does not occur immediately, but after several weeks of using oil for face or scalp care. By intensive production of its own fatty lubrication, the epidermis tries to compensate for the lack of moisture and prevent the evaporation of moisture from the dermis.

Dangerous consequences for the skin can be observed with constant, daily use of the product instead of a cream or with regular application to the scalp. It is important to remember that any oil is applied in courses to improve the condition of the hair. And in facial skin care, it can be applied periodically, pointwise to problem areas or enrich daily care products with it.

Therapeutic possibilities

In folk medicine, celandine for skin diseases is widely and productively used. In the twentieth century, its properties were studied by official medicine. They were most fully described in the book "Celandine Preparations in Biology and Medicine" by Associate Professor, Candidate of Medical Sciences Anatoly Potopalsky.

He presented the results of research and therapeutic practice in which celandine preparations were used to treat various skin diseases.

Itchy dermatosis

Under observation were sixty-four people suffering from pruritic dermatosis in the period of acute inflammation. To alleviate the condition, warm local baths or lotions with infusion or decoction of a medicinal plant were used.

Therapy improved the condition of patients:

foot mycosis (fungal infection);
microbial eczema;
exudative diathesis.

During treatment, an anti-inflammatory, antipruritic effect of the drug was observed. The drugs reduced the severity of inflammation, contributed to the restoration of the external skin.

Specialists of the Ryazan dermatological clinic have proposed formulations of infusions and decoctions for the treatment of patients with varying degrees of skin lesions.

Acute eczema. Lotions with a decoction prepared in the proportion of 10 grams of dry grass per 100 milliliters of water are recommended. Lotions were applied to the lesions of the skin warm for twenty minutes. On the third day of treatment, there was a significant improvement in the condition of patients. Itching almost completely disappeared, swelling and weeping areas decreased, numerous foci of skin restoration formed. Another confirmation of the effectiveness of the use of the remedy for acute eczema was a modern study of specialists from the Kazan State Veterinary Academy named after A.I. N. Bauman. In an experiment on rats whose skin was affected by turpentine, a high anti-inflammatory and regenerative activity of lotions with celandine infusion was revealed, which eliminated the acute period of eczema on the fourth or sixth day of treatment.
Mycosis stop. Used baths with the addition of freshly prepared infusion of celandine.
Acute dermatosis. Dermatological compresses with 1% herb infusion were used.

In each case, improvement in the condition of the skin was observed already on the third day of treatment. As the epidermis is restored, it is recommended to replace the aqueous infusion of celandine with an ointment or paste with an active substance content of up to 20%.

Celandine oil from nail fungus, acute eczema, dermatitis was not used in therapeutic practice. Therefore, it is impossible to evaluate its effectiveness. The high efficiency of water infusion, which is used in the form of baths and lotions, has been established. As the skin is restored, it is recommended to treat it with an ointment or paste with celandine.

Psoriasis

There are clinically proven data on the use of celandine for the treatment of psoriasis (lichen scaly). Traditional medicine offers the following therapy.

Infusion for oral administration. Mix a tablespoon of dried celandine herb and tricolor violet. Pour a glass of boiling water, leave to brew. During the day, drink the resulting infusion in small sips.
Broth for external treatments. Pour four tablespoons of dried herb with a liter of hot water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain and treat the affected areas of the skin with a hot composition.

Treatment of psoriasis with celandine continues until complete recovery. You can use the technique at home. In clinical studies, the effectiveness of another technique was revealed. According to Anatoly Potopalsky, this technique can be recommended for general therapeutic practice, since its results are recorded and documented.

The study involved 30 people suffering from recurrent psoriasis for one to twelve years. Treatment was carried out in a hospital setting. Means were used externally and internally.

The blood parameters of those receiving treatment were controlled by the laboratory. During the entire period of therapy, there was no deterioration in the well-being of patients or laboratory blood parameters. There were no negative effects of celandine preparations on the body during internal and external use.

At the same time, the dynamics of recovery was outlined from the fifth day of therapy. Before the twelfth day of treatment, twenty-nine out of thirty people began to resolve the inflamed foci. By the sixteenth day of treatment, they disappeared completely. After a month of therapy, complete recovery was recorded in twenty-four patients.

Burns, wounds

Compresses with water infusion were used to treat infected wounds resulting from mechanical injuries and burns. In each case, the treatment had a positive effect, which Anatoly Potopalsky associates with the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the medicinal plant.

Treatment of skin diseases with celandine is indeed productive. The medicinal plant reduces inflammation, relieves itching and swelling, promotes the epithelization of healthy tissues. But in each case, an aqueous infusion or decoction is used. The value of oil for the treatment of skin diseases is exaggerated.

Scope of use

In what cases will the use of celandine oil be useful? Reviews of cosmetologists allow us to attribute it to the means that are used for hair loss, to improve their growth.

It is allowed to use both a ready-made oil solution and juice or tincture of a medicinal plant. They are added to the oil base immediately before use.

From hair loss

Use the product for two weeks before each hair wash. It nourishes the skin, stimulates the renewal of hair follicles, improves metabolic processes and activates blood flow to the hair roots.

Cooking

Pour 100 ml of vegetable oil into a container.
Warm it up to a comfortable temperature in a water bath.
Add two tablespoons of water infusion of celandine.
Stir.

Rub the product into the scalp with warm, leave for thirty minutes. After that, wash your hair thoroughly with shampoo.

For hair growth

Cooking

Pour five tablespoons of burdock oil into the container.
Warm up in a water bath.
Squeeze out the juice of celandine, add two tablespoons to the mass.
Mix.

Spread the mixture over the scalp, rub thoroughly. Then put on a plastic cap and wrap your head with a towel. Soak the product for up to two hours and wash your hair. If during the procedure you feel a stinging or burning sensation, wash off the product earlier.

There are folk and medical methods of treating skin diseases with celandine. But in no case is the oil of a medicinal plant used. In the treatment of eczema, psoriasis, mycosis, water infusions are used, while oil infusions are recommended for cosmetic care of the scalp and hair. The oil can be useful for short-term use on dry, chapped skin to soften calluses.

Celandine is a perennial herbaceous plant, common in temperate climates from Europe to Japan, with bright yellow flowers and a rounded stem that secretes milky juice when cut. The name of the plant is associated with its unique healing ability to cleanse the body of warts and other skin formations. Celandine is a poisonous plant that contains about 20 isoquinoline alkaloids in high concentration.

Currently, official pharmacology has completely abandoned its use, while homeopathy and traditional medicine continue to treat many skin diseases with celandine. The most common method of therapy is applying fresh celandine juice to warts, papillomas and other neoplasms, however, it is not always at hand, especially in the cold season.

According to experienced phytotherapeutists, the most effective and safe method of treatment with celandine is considered to be the external use of an oil extract of plants. Oil, saturated with healing substances of celandine, effectively softens the skin, preventing it from drying out, associated with exposure to poisons and alkaloids, which are present in sufficient quantities in the herb.

Biochemical composition of celandine oil

The composition of the plant and oil infused with celandine contains the following biologically active compounds:

halidonine (an alkaloid that acts on the body like morphine);
homochelidonine (an anesthetic alkaloid, related to the poison of convulsive effects);
sanguinarine and halilythrin (alkaloids with powerful irritant characteristics);
organic acids, including succinic, chelidonic, citric, malic;
carotenoids and ascorbic acid in high concentration;
traces of ethers;
bioflavonoids;
saponins;
bitterness;
resins.

Properties of celandine oil

Thanks to these substances, celandine oil exhibits unique healing properties:

antiseptic;
disinfectant;
antifungal;
antibacterial;
antimicrobial;
anesthetic (pain reliever);
regenerating;
wound healing;
antiallergic;
antipruritic;
soothing;
antiviral;
anti-cancer.

How to prepare celandine oil yourself?

Some homeopathic pharmacies sell ready-made celandine oil. It comes with detailed instructions for use. This product is quite simple to make yourself at home.

The highest biological value is celandine, collected at the beginning of flowering (late spring). The collection of stems and leaves is carried out in dry weather, always with gloves, without the use of metal objects. It is advisable to collect only the tops of the plant for the preparation of oil. Dry and store the collected celandine separately from other medicinal herbs.

The basis for oil extract from celandine can be any vegetable oil. If you plan to use the oil for cosmetic purposes, then the following elixirs are best suited: peach, grape or apricot kernels, sweet almonds, avocado, argan. For the treatment of dermatological problems, it is advisable to take olive, corn or sunflower oil, always unrefined and cold pressed. Corn and sunflower oil should be preheated in a water bath for at least half an hour.

Dry raw materials rubbed between the palms are poured into a dark glass bottle (do not forget to thoroughly wash your hands after contact with celandine), and pour warm vegetable oil so that it covers the grass 2 cm higher. The container is kept in a warm place, for example, near the stove or batteries, for about an hour, after which they are sealed and sent to a cool, shaded place for 7 days for extraction. The oil container should be shaken at least once a day. The filtered oil is stored closed in the refrigerator (on the door).

Traditional medicine successfully treats the following skin diseases with celandine oil: papillomas, warts, furunculosis, carbunculosis, seborrhea, polyps, microbial eczema, calluses, lichen, herpes, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, acne, acne vulgaris, skin tuberculosis.

Instructions for use of celandine oil says that the product should be applied to cleansed affected areas of the skin, trying not to lubricate healthy skin, twice a day. After keeping the celandine oil for a quarter of an hour, its remnants are gently blotted with a napkin or paper towel.

To remove freckles, age spots, acne, pimples, it is most convenient to apply celandine oil topically with a cotton swab. The product effectively soothes the skin, relieves inflammation, itching, irritation, redness and peeling of the epidermis.

To care for problem skin, as well as a prophylactic against wrinkles, dermatologists prescribe the use of celandine cosmetic oil. The essence of the technique lies in the fact that the usual cosmetics are enriched with celandine oil, for example, nourishing, moisturizing, day or night cream. 3-4 drops of celandine oil (pharmaceutical or self-prepared) are added to 10 g of the base emulsifier. Using celandine cosmetic oil twice a day, you improve the condition of the skin, cleanse the deep layers of the skin and slow down the aging process.

Onychomycosis (fungal infection of the nail plate) can be treated with celandine oil extract. According to dermatologists, the poisonous components of plants successfully fight fungi. There are several options for using celandine oil:

Soda. Twice a day, the affected nail is steamed in water with the addition of baking soda, after which pure celandine oil is applied to the periungual ridges, adjacent skin and nail plate with a cotton swab.
Hydrogen peroxide. Steam the nail in hot water, trim as much as possible or remove the top layer of the nail with a nail file, treat with hydrogen peroxide and lubricate the surface with celandine oil. The procedure is carried out daily until the full growth of a healthy nail (up to six months).
Iodine. Every morning, a compress with celandine oil is placed on the nail: the diseased area is lubricated, covered with cellophane and bandaged. At night, the nail is treated with iodine.

Before using celandine oil, you should test for an allergic reaction. To do this, a drop of the product is applied to the delicate skin at the bend of the elbow and the condition of the skin is monitored for 24 hours. In the absence of any changes, celandine oil is prescribed to the patient for external use.

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Celandine is a herbaceous perennial plant with pronounced yellow flowers, with medium large leaves, orange juice is released from the grass. Grows in moist soil, near water bodies or wooded areas.

The time for collecting celandine begins as soon as it begins to bloom, May - June.

Celandine is a poison in large quantities, it affects the heart muscles and any excess use of it will entail danger.

I use celandine in different forms, brew it in boiling water, make oils, take it in baths with dry celandine.

The therapeutic effect of celandine is peculiar and specific, it contains more than 20 alkaloids, which calm the body and relieve cell nervousness.

Basically, celandine reduces warts, corns, treats eczema, dermatological diseases and much more.

Celandine oil.

To harvest butter, you will need:

1 liter jar with lid

fresh celandine, gram 500

sunflower oil 100-150 ml, olive or any other similar one you like best.

We take fresh celandine, which were cut off not long ago, wash it and put it in a jar, ram it a little and fill everything with oil. We put in a dark place and give time for tincture, about a week or two. It will be necessary to look at the situation and readiness. After everything is infused and it's time to prepare the oil for consumption and use, take a cheesecloth or calico and strain and squeeze all the juices from your jar. The point here is that our olive oil is mixed as much as possible with celandine juice in order to smear hands, body, legs in the future for healing and itching. The juice itself cannot be stored for a long time, and it is more poisonous in its pure form.

Therefore, by making such an oil with celandine, your wounds and itching will leave you.

30 ml of celandine oil costs $ 1 or 50 rubles, from such a jar we will get much more oil, it is still not known how they make it and with what% of this useful herb.

It is also good to brew fresh celandine in a glass of hot water, it turns out as a tincture, then immediately after taking it, a feeling of calmness and relaxation.

Oil is also made from celandine roots, right now I added a few roots to my liter jar, about 200 ml of oil will come out.

Bath cleaner.

Here I got 5 bushes of celandine, I began to dry half for baths, I used half for oil, let's see what comes of it.

It is better to dry the celandine naturally, that is, put fresh celandine in a hot place and cover it with a newspaper on top or dry it in a dark place so that our grass does not turn yellow. Brew celandine in boiling water and let the decoction brew for a day, you should not brew a lot. 500 grams of water approximately 4-6 pinches of dry grass. Our broth is infused, pour it into a full bath, which has a volume of 500-700 liters. We lie in the bath for 15-20 minutes and relax. These are good to take with eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and any other skin diseases.

When it is required to cure a complex, already quite neglected helminthiasis, one celandine may not be enough, therefore it is recommended to combine it with other medicinal plants or medicines appropriate for the situation.

Mode of application

Instructions for the use of celandine oil include many options for its use, and it is worth dwelling on several recipes separately.

Tincture

To prepare the tincture, two methods are used, different in time:

At the first time, the celandine grass, best of all just harvested, must be finely chopped and, using gauze, squeeze the juice out of it. Add the same amount of alcohol to the resulting juice - the composition is ready for use.
In the second case, the grass is crushed and put into a jar of dark glass, then alcohol is poured there to the brim. The resulting composition is tightly closed with a lid, cleaned in a dark place and infused for 2 weeks. Then it must be filtered, poured into a clean bowl and kept in the refrigerator.

Collection of herbs

Enema

With all the beneficial properties of celandine, do not forget that it is a poisonous plant. When using it, you need to be especially careful and strictly follow the instructions for celandine oil.

The oil of this plant can cause serious irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract, lower blood pressure. An overdose or poisoning with celandine is characterized by the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased thirst, dizziness, heaviness in the head and stomach, hallucinations and loss of consciousness are sometimes observed. All these symptoms are caused by the content of a large amount of alkaloids in celandine juice.

Important! Due to the toxicity of this plant, its use by pregnant women and young children is undesirable due to the weakening of the protective properties of their body, which does not allow them to quickly cope with intoxication.

Celandine oil is contraindicated in epilepsy, hypotension, bronchial asthma, various neurological diseases, intestinal problems and individual intolerance to the drug.

It is advisable to coordinate any methods of traditional medicine with a doctor before use. With the wrong choice of treatment, even if herbal remedies at first glance do not cause concern, there may be no deterioration, but the disease will receive additional time to develop, and possibly a serious aggravation of the situation.