Bitterness to improve digestion.
Bitterness to improve digestion. There is practically no bitterness in our diet. After all, we do not like bitter food: it is much more pleasant to eat sweet, slightly sour, salty and even slightly pungent and astringent dishes.
However, it is worth knowing that bitterness has a positive effect on the digestive system. In particular, plants with a pronounced bitter taste are used to stimulate appetite and speed up the digestion process. The substances that give them this property are called bitterness.
GOLDEN GRASS
Common centaury occurs sporadically.That is, it does not form dense thickets, and this greatly complicates its harvesting.
Centaury herb contains:
bitterness (iridoids eritrocentaurin, amarogenthin and others);
xanthones;
hydroxycinnamic acids;
alkaloids;
triterpenoids (mainly oleanolic acid);
alkaloids (gentianine);
ascorbic acid;
essential oil.
Since ancient times, centaury infusion has been used as a bitterness to whet the appetite. Centaury preparations — tincture or infusion:
stimulate the secretion of the digestive glands;
increase intestinal peristalsis;
exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hepatoprotective, mild laxative and anthelmintic effect.
The centaury herb is included in the appetizing and gastric preparations.
Centaury medications are contraindicated for persons with intestinal or stomach ulcers, accompanied by increased acidity of gastric juice.
Also, you can not exceed the dose of the drug.
GOLDEN HERB NATURE
2 tbsp. l. Pour 200 ml of hot boiled water over chopped centaury herb, cover and heat in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
After that, the agent is cooled at room temperature for 45 minutes and filtered. The resulting volume of the infusion is brought to 200 ml with boiled water. Take 1 tbsp. l. three times a day 30 minutes before meals with:
decreased appetite;
low acidity of gastric juice;
nausea;
flatulence;
dyskinesia of the biliary tract;
cholecystitis.
Wormwood HERB BITTER.
Wormwood is considered one of the most bitter plants. Its bitterness can be felt without even touching the grass. This means that the bitter substances are volatile substances of wormwood and evaporate easily. The plant contains aromatic bitterness.
Wormwood herb contains:
essential oil (0.5–2%), which includes thujone, myrcene, absintin and artabsin;
flavonoids;
vitamins (ascorbic acid and carotenoids);
tannins.
For wormwood herb, such a complex of properties is characteristic:
reflex stimulation of the function of the glands of the alimentary canal;
increased secretion of bile, pancreatic and gastric juice;
improving digestion;
identification of anti-inflammatory, antihelminthic, antiseptic action.
Wormwood and gilded wood for appetite.
Mix 40 g of wormwood herb and centaury herb.
Take 1 tsp. collection and pour a glass of boiling water. Insist in a warm place for 10 minutes, then strain.
The drug is drunk during the day, taking in portions 30 minutes before meals.
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