Balsam – effective medicine antiquity
Almost all the products from the world around us has long lured the attention of the world's population for its extraordinary medicinal qualities.
In old times people were aware of the trees and the Ku? starniki, of which, when damaged stem bark thick, tarry, with a strong specific smell of water, the deepening and dries quickly in air. In the writings of Avicenna and other recognizable scientists they get? Does the title of "balm".
Aromatic and balsamic plants, also purchased from their composition Hippocrates, Diosko-Reid, Galen, Avicenna and other scientists used to cure various diseases.
Prior to the present century copaiba, Peruvian, tolutansky, Canadian, incense, cedar and other balms were enrolled magic bullet with different skin lesions, lung and upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract. They are extensively used for fumigation of air and to "cultivate" pharmaceuticals possessing objectionable odor and taste.
Called balsams known myrrh (in Arabic "bitter") – Commiphora resin plants growing in arid areas of North-East Africa, certain species of milkweed gum, Benzoin resin extracted from the bark of a tree storax islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo and India, finds application in various religious cults. Mastic resin in a dried form is used as a gum to strengthen the gums and removing the opposite flavor mouth. Balsam resin sandarac of the North sandarakovogo wood used in the dental practice as a material for fillings, also in dysentery.
Balsamic resin has long been used in medi? GOVERNMENTAL to both external and inside. Avicenna used? summons sandarac with "ulcers, pimples in the lungs and stagnation? relom cough, also with drowsiness and varicose veins (inward and outwardly). In his own classic work, The Canon of doctoral science scholar characterizes balm: "A strong tool for soothing headaches, if they lubricated with whiskey, as drops in the ears removes from ringing and noise in the ears, soothes toothache, aggravating? em eyesight, and to dissolve tumors and saves in almonds? nach pain ".
To have survived describe certain methods of cooking balms Avicenna: "slices a piece? mi squill and boil in water, giving excellent rolling boil, Slay water, pour the newest and boil until such time as the onions seem to touch myagenkim and perfectly cooked, and later a prospector? but construed it all in honey and made this gruel. "Is? gossip milkweed beside there water, filter, mixing the flour, bake a pie, next to boiled honey and let's have need of digestive eruptions and suffering from dropsy.
In the form of fumigation with various diseases, including gynecological, apply the resin, thyme, pine bark.
Freshest pine balm (resin) applied extensively? Xia in traditional herbal medicine as wound healing and Slavs antivospolitelnoe tool, which improves the fusion of tissues in fractures, pain, used outdoor? but wounds and acquired trophic ulcers, cracked lips, hands, legs, abrasions, weeping eczema, etc. Inward perceived oleoresin with gastritis and gastric ulcer, with TB? Tuberculosis of lungs, the treatment of hernia and flu.
In folk medicine, believed that the balm helps with malignant tumors, while instillation of a drop once a day in the eyes strongly burning, but resolves even inveterate thorn. Steamed corn arches, imposing on it oleoresin. Wounds in the application of Ms.? vitsy healed much more quickly and without pain. Cured fistulas, burn ointment containing a balsam in consistence with the interior pork fat and wax in equal quantitative? stvah that imposed under the bandage.
In the surviving time of the old manuscripts written in the languages of peoples are close, Middle Vos? current and Tibet – Arabic, Persian, Turkish, China? skomu, Indian, Mongolian, Azerbaijani, – wherever mentioned balms, with remarkable unanimity, they are regarded as a reliable means lechuschee, cures almost all diseases.
A special place in the history of medicine should be given to Bal? zamam from snake venom – from ancient times they used? used to cure various diseases.
In nearly all ages the secrets prepared? Nia pharmaceuticals from the venom of the snakes were kept in the strictest secrecy. History has preserved to this day only a few particulars? Nia on the old "snake balms.
Mithridates VI of Pontus Ruler Evpator (132-63 years. BC. E.) Once a day perceived the small doses of snake venom, in order to become immune to poison, he was afraid to get in? Food or drink from the contenders for power.
Made later challenging the composition of the antidote, containing different parts of plants, opium, vysupgennye body of snakes and 10-ing other goods of animal, vegetable and mineral origin, was named mitridatumom. Then based on this balm any 10-ki other antidotes, including the most famous – teryak, for almost all ages applied in Europe and Asia for the healing of people affected by the bites of poisonous reptiles.
In the era of the Middle Ages the venom used to produce "magic drinks" and ointments from the proc? зы and fever, plague, and rheumatism, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease, trachoma, and festering sores. But potrebova? elk than one century, in order to scientifically explain? thread furror in the practical application of preparations of snake poisons.
At the current time is established that this group of substances, including proteins, enzymes, toxins, pigments, fats, minerals, has the highest izbiratelnos? Tew act, the ability to intervene in individual zve? Nha subtle biochemical action occurring in Ms? PTO body.
Some snake poisonous substances are used extensively in quality? stve hemostatic, analgesic, protivoopu? cholic funds for prevention and healing of muscular and articular rheumatism, inflammatory action, Nev? ralgy, radiculitis., polyarthritis, pleurisy, bronhial? Noah asthma and other diseases.
Healing should be conducted under the supervision of doctors and the medical use of permitted products either on the biological level active additives.
Nowadays range balm on? constantly expanding with the introduction of medical practice previously recognizable compositions (balms Bittner, Maurer, Karavaeva, Vishnevsky, etc.) and in connection with the gap? tation of the latest ( "Beroz", "Flora", "Fitulvent", "Grail", balsamic oil extraction, etc.).
As in ancient times, these mineral products? First, plant and animal draws the highest efficiency in the prevention and treatment of MND? gih disease.