Medicinal properties of mushroom tincture
People have long learned to use the poisonous substances of inedible mushrooms for their own benefit. Amanita tincture on alcohol is used in the treatment of many diseases. Some peoples actively used this drug in rituals, while the Vikings used it to reduce sensitivity to pain in battle.
Medicinal properties of mushroom tincture
Healing features
Amanita medications are used for severe pain inside or topically (superficially). The composition of the mushroom includes a complex of potent toxins of different directions:
- muscarine;
- mycoatropine;
- muskazone;
- muscarufin;
- muscimol;
- ibotenic acid.
The substances contained - muscarufin and mycoatropin - provide antibiotic, antitumor, wound healing effects. In addition to toxic substances, the red fly agaric contains a number of vitamins and minerals, enriched with antioxidants that promote regeneration at the cellular level.
The beneficial properties of the fly agaric are used not only in the treatment of ailments, but also in cosmetology. The infusion allows you to quickly eliminate acne and tighten the pores of the facial skin. Regular use helps to rejuvenate the skin. Medicines from the extract of the mushroom can be found in the pharmacy. They are intended for the treatment of angina, inflammatory processes in the spinal cord, epileptic seizures.
Contraindications
Amanita infused with alcohol has a number of contraindications:
- not recommended for children under 18 years of age, pregnant women and during lactation;
- also harmful for dysfunction of the cardiovascular system, kidneys, liver and mechanical damage to the dermis (skin).
You can drink the tincture only in strictly defined dosages. Excess leads to serious poisoning or causes unpleasant side effects:
- increased salivation;
- nausea, vomiting cramps;
- upset stool;
- increased excitability of the central nervous system;
- dizziness, confusion;
- auditory and visual hallucinations;
- heavy sweating;
- the pupils dilate and then strongly constrict, the victim loses consciousness.
When applied topically, alcohol tincture can cause burns.
If you notice symptoms of poisoning, call an ambulance. Give the victim a liter of water mixed with a packet of "Regidron" to drink, try to induce vomiting again.
Making a healing potion
Only hats are suitable for the preparation of the infusion.
You can make amanita tincture in several ways.
Preparation of 50% infusion: you need young hats.
- Place the caps in a dry, dark place to dry a little. After a day, clean them of adhering leaves and debris, cut into small pieces, weigh and combine with vodka in a 1: 1 ratio. Advice. You can dry the cut legs and use them to make an ointment.
- Close the container tightly with a lid: you need to insist the red fly agaric on vodka for 40 days in a dark, cool room. Alcohol turns red under the influence of toxins.
- After insisting, strain the product and pour into a separate tightly closed container. Pieces of mushroom are left in jars.Then they are used for lotions. To get a less concentrated solution, for example, 25%, the finished drug is diluted in a 1: 1 ratio with alcohol.
Making a medicine from 3-4 finely ground caps
- The gruel is placed in a 0.5 liter container and filled with high-quality vodka. They insist for a month.
- After the expiration of time, filter. The gruel will make an excellent therapeutic face mask against acne. The method is rarely used, because after manufacture it is impossible to determine the concentration of the solution.
Tincture on dried mushrooms amanita (usually made in winter)
Take 100 g of dry raw materials and place it in a tinted glass container and add a liter of vodka.
Insist 3 weeks. In some cases, a fly agaric decoction is used as a raw material, which is diluted in a 1: 2 ratio with vodka.
An old way of making amanita tincture
- Cut fresh caps, cleaned of dirt, into pieces and tightly fill a glass bottle with them.
- Bury the bottle for a month in the ground to a depth of 50-100 cm. For 30 days, the mushrooms let juice, which is then diluted with alcohol in a 1: 1 ratio. The product helps to relieve pain in muscles and joints, but has an unpleasant specific odor.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
For self-preparation of fly agaric tincture in winter, you will need raw materials. For the tincture to be "correct", ie. possessed a healing effect, it is important to know several principles of drying fly agarics:
- Drying temperature should be + 40… + 50 ℃. It is not recommended to do a higher temperature in a dryer or oven, so as not to spoil the mushrooms.
- At the end of the correct procedure, the fly agarics should retain their natural colors, although they may become somewhat darker (slightly brown), the plates can vary in color from light cream to light brown. In general, the color of the plates depends on what the mushroom was like before drying.
If your mushrooms are properly dried, then:
- they will be dry over the entire surface of the cap;
- do not mold or rot;
- have an even color, both on the top and on the bottom of the cap (often brownish).
When harvesting fly agarics, keep in mind that, like other mushrooms, they should be collected only in ecologically clean areas.
Joint treatment
The healing properties of alcoholic infusions on fly agaric caps and legs are widely used in the treatment of joints. They help get rid of arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis. A clean piece of cotton fabric (it can be old, but not worn), moistened with a solution, is carefully spread out on the affected joints. From above, the compress is wrapped with cling film and the limb is wrapped in a warm scarf.
With severe pain in the joints of the hands, they wear cotton gloves soaked in tincture for the whole night. Plastic bags and warm mittens are pulled over the gloves. The instructions for use suggest a different method of treatment in the presence of complications such as high blood pressure. In this case, warming up is contraindicated, therefore, the drug is applied to the affected areas without wrapping in the morning and evening, for about 1 hour. After that, hands are thoroughly washed with warm water to remove all the remains of the tincture.
Inflammatory processes in the joints are stopped by external and internal use. They start taking the drug with one drop a day. After the first dose, the action is assessed: if there are no side effects, continue to drink the medicine. For 20 days, the dose is adjusted to 20 drops. Continue to take 20 drops for 10 days, then gradually reduce the dose to 1 drop. However, before using this drug, you should consult your doctor.
Oncology treatment
Apply tincture on fly agaric and for the treatment of oncology. It is useful for severe pain. Its use causes a surge of strength, reduces pain sensitivity, and helps muscles restore tone.
As part of cancer treatment, they begin to take a drop per day, increasing the daily dosage so that 20 drops come out on the 20th day of admission. Then they begin to reduce the dosage in the reverse order. The course is 40 days. This is followed by a week break, then the course begins again.
During the period of cancer treatment, 3 courses are carried out. In the initial stages, oncology quickly recedes if you combine fly agaric treatment with mummy or propolis. Such therapy is dangerous and before starting, it is imperative to consult a doctor, select dosages and pass all tests for susceptibility to toxins.
It is important not to forget that amanita tincture can only help a person in complex therapy.
Conclusion
Amanita tincture is suitable for the treatment of joints, cancer and colds. In cosmetology, an extract from a poisonous mushroom is used as a rejuvenating and regenerating agent. The composition of the mushroom includes a whole complex of toxic and useful substances, which makes it so valuable in medicine. Many have been able to appreciate the healing properties - the fly agaric really cures many diseases.
