Geranium

Cultivation, therapeutic properties and application of geranium oil

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Geranium room

Geranium is the most known indoor plant. This plant is easy to care for and to propagate it will not be difficult. Varieties and types of geraniums there are a great many.

Geranium – annual and perennial plant with stems about 50 cm. the leaves of the plant – a bright dark green color. The geranium flowers are very beautiful and large, some species they are collected in inflorescence. And the geranium leaves have a refreshing, mint and lemon aroma. On the leaves there is a pattern, which is a border of white or bands of different colors.

And now the geranium is the most loved houseplant, among others. Almost every family on the window sill you can see this beautiful, unpretentious, hardy flower.

Wild geranium grows too. It can be seen in the meadows of the Caucasus and Europe, in the southern mountains. Almost all species of geranium have average demand in the moisture. To geranium grew normally, it needs constant watering and soil loosening. The best soil for geraniums are acidic, neutral and slightly acidic soil. The main condition for the growth of each species of geraniums (except the swamp) is the absence of stagnation of water. Geraniums are resistant to frost.

Geranium blooms are very beautiful. Thin stalk there are the umbrellas of the flowers, and the leaves are very similar to the palm of the person. In case of geranium little light, it will reduce its bloom, and the flowers and leaves will become faded.

Caring for geraniums and its reproduction

Care. To geranium grown well, you need to create a proper flower garden. And only in this case, the dense bushes of geraniums will not grow weeds. In may – before will be a mass leaves – should make weeding the flower beds of geraniums. Also may need to produce loosening the soil, add fertilizer, you can make and ash. Further care is regular watering. When the flowers begin to fade, it is necessary to cut withered shoots. Geraniums, whose leaves do not hibernate, need in September, cut the aboveground shoots. Some types of geraniums need garters.

Reproduction. Geraniums propagated in two ways: vegetative and seed. Every kind of good fruit. When the fruits ripen, the seeds are spread throughout the field, which hampered the collection of seeds. If seeds are harvested in August, then they can be directly sown in the ground (in this case, the seeds will have time before frost to form seedlings). However, the best time for planting seeds – winter becauseit was then that the soil already tried it on freezing. In may there will be many shoots, and a year later you can see the seedlings.

Quickly emerged seedlings must first be planted in the nursery. When the Bush it is fully formed, it can be transplanted into a flower garden with distance from shrub to shrub to 40 cm

But still the simplest and easiest method of cultivation of geranium is a division of a Bush. This method is the best for a variety of geraniums. The shrub can be divided either in early spring or in late summer (the second option is the most suitable). In summer, plants are much easier to shake the roots from the soil and calmly put him in another place. The gardener needs to watch for kidney regeneration, because if they loose, rotten and dried up, then transplant to do. For September on delenka will form young roots (they will spend the winter with the plant). A geranium, with some exceptions (geranium Robert, and others), are perennials. If the Bush is not transplanted and does not perform division, it may please the gardener in the garden for about 12 years. And after 12 years from the geranium will be the noticeable signs of aging, for example, it will appear in the center of the Bush dead. Therefore, without waiting for the aging plants, it is better 10 years after planting to make the division of the Bush and transplant it to a new location.

The benefits of geranium

Geranium has many beneficial properties for humans. For example, plants emit into the air antibacterial substances. As these substances destroy different types of germs, including staph.

For therapeutic purposes, used grass, flowers, roots and leaves of geranium. The preparations of this plant contain Gallic acid, starch, pectin, tannins and gum, with which they have a tightening effect on the human body. Geranium is an obstacle for secretion of fluids in the body. The plant is used for sore throat, nasal and other bleeding as a styptic.

Geranium helps relieve insomnia, relieve fatigue, normalize the nervous system. Tea of geranium take in case of intestinal disorders or dysentery.

Geranium essential oil

Taking the leaves of a perennial geranium, with the help of steam distillation are essential oil of geranium. The aroma of butter oil is warm, floral, slightly reminiscent of the scent of roses. Essential oil is light and fluid, colorless. Geranium heals the inflammation of the ear, noseand throat, which is why it in the old days was called "doctor ear, nose and throat".

Geranium essential oil is a real anti – depressant. It increases physical and even mental activity, relieves the person from feelings of inferiority. Geranium oil regenerates the skin after burns, frostbite. They can treat rashes and dry eczema.

The oil has the property of normalizing the microcirculation of blood in heart and blood pressure. It is used as a strong analgesic. As well as essential oil is successfully used to eliminate neuritis, radicular syndrome, and neuralgia.

Geranium oil for women! This is really because this oil normalizes hormonal process in the body, helps with premenstrual syndrome, relieves pain during menstruation. The oil also relieves depression. The same oil is used in inflammation of the mammary glands.

Geranium oil can not be applied more than 14-20 days. In any case it should not be used on an empty stomach!

Diseases of geranium

Rare, but still and geranium sore brown spot and powdery mildew. So the plant does not suffer from powdery mildew, it is necessary after the flowering period to cut (this makes the new shoots are stronger than the old one). If the plant is ill brown spot, then you need to cut off the diseased leaves and burn them. Fungal diseases do not have a strong influence on the condition of the plant.

Treatment with geranium

Due to its huge healing abilities geranium is often used in folk medicine. The infusion of the leaves helps with angina. A poultice of geranium apply with osteochondrosis and radiculitis. Geranium helps to cope with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and heart.

Decoction of herbs and roots of geranium. Preparing it is easy. Take 1 tablespoon dried geranium, pour 200 ml of boiling water and put on fire for 5 minutes. Further, all cool and filter. The resulting volume of broth to bring the original, adding the boiling water. To use the tool recommended 1-2 tablespoons at the time eating 3 times a day. This decoction taken for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.

The juice of geranium from cataracts. If the cataract is in the initial stage, there will a geranium. For this you just need every day to drip into the corner of the eye, 1 drop of geranium juice. This juice will not only retain, but even improve vision for many years to come. When suppuration and clouding eye the juice, too, will come to the rescue.

Honey water with geraniums. When inflammation of the eyelids thiswater is necessary to flush eyes in the early morning and evening. Cook it very simple. To do this, take 10 pieces of geranium leaves and grind them. Next, take a glass of water and pour the leaves, they add 1 teaspoon of honey. All mix well and leave overnight in the full moon – so that the light from the moon was on the glass. This water wash the eyes with inflamed eyelids.

Treatment of otitis media geranium

Otitis media in adults and in children will help to cure geranium. To do this, take 5-10 grams of geranium leaves, and crumble them into a soft pulp. Now here add 40-60 grams of flour (rye or oats) and 1 tablespoon of camphor alcohol. Next you need to knead the dough, roll the roller and wrap their ear from the outside. And inside of the ear need to drip 1 or 2 drops of juice of geranium. Further, the ear should cover compress paper and warm wool. At night, do not forget to secure a compress bandage. And after three or four such light treatments you will forget about the sore ear.

Contraindications of geranium

Pregnant women should not take the geranium, in whatever form it may be. Also geranium is prohibited to take, if you have a chronic illness. Geranium is contraindicated in the elderly.