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It was crazy / Atropa belladonna /, also known as belladonna is a perennial herbaceous plant with thick white roots. Its leaves are dark green with an irregular shape. The fruits of the mad licorice are black and reach a diameter of one centimeter. Crazy licorice is found in Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia.
Crazy licorice is a shrub that you can find in the mountains, hidden in a damp and shady place. Crazy licorice blooms in the months from May to September in beautiful purple colors. Crazy licorice is an herb included in the Red Book of Bulgaria, and its use is monitored by the Ministry of Environment and Water.
History of crazy licorice
It was crazy is an herb known since ancient times. The herb owes its Latin name / Atropa belladonna / to the ancient Greek goddess Atropos. This is one of the three goddesses who guide the various stages of a person's destiny. The goddess Atropos was responsible for death, and because the herb was deadly in large quantities, they decided to name it after her. In Babylon and Egypt, women used crazy was to dilate their pupils, believing that they are more beautiful.
Decoction of the leaves of crazy was was one of the most widely used poisons by the Romans. A Roman woman named Locust was often hired to kill women who no longer satisfied their husbands. She also killed Emperor Claudius, and when she was captured, it turned out that she had a belladonna in her.
In the Middle Ages, people realized that the herb has a beneficial effect, as long as it is not overdone. It was first used as an anesthetic during surgery and later to treat Parkinson's disease. Nowadays, licorice has entered modern medicine as a tried and tested medicine for various diseases.
Composition of mad licorice
The plant contains tropan alkaloids, 1.2% in the leaves and up to 1.3% in the roots. The highest is the content of atropine, coumarins / scopoletin, umbeliferon /, glycosides, phytosterols, tannins and others.
Selection and storage of licorice
It was crazy is an herb that should not be collected because it is in the Red Book of Bulgaria. In addition, this herb is dangerous to health and its improper use can lead to death. Licorice and preparations containing it should be used only on prescription. Crazy licorice is available as a standard extract, ointment, tincture and suppositories.
Benefits of licorice
It was crazy has a very good antispasmodic effect, is used to dilate the pupil. The herb relieves pain and inflammation. In the form of lotions, ointments are used for sciatica, gout, neuralgia and rheumatism.
Applied in small doses relieves palpitations, is used for intestinal colic, pneumonia, spastic asthma. Licorice has an analgesic effect on spasms in the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, ulcers, as well as uterine spasms. The herb suppresses salivary and gastric secretion.
Crazy was banishes insomnia and has the effect of a painkiller. In homeopathy it is used for meningitis, fever, angina. Cranberry tinctures are used as a strong relaxant.
The root of the herb is used to treat complaints of liver and gallbladder, heart failure, arrhythmia.
Harm from mad licorice
As already noted, crazy was is a dangerous herb that can be deadly if used improperly. Therefore, licorice should be prescribed in small doses by a doctor or homeopath doctor according to a scheme that is strictly followed. In rare cases, licorice is taken alone, mostly combined with other herbs.
In case of overdose with mad licorice there is a sharp rise in temperature, dry mouth and acute thirst. It is possible that seizures and hallucinations may occur. Specific signs of poisoning with the herb are loss of voice and dilation of the pupils, prolonged shaking of the legs and arms. In case of such symptoms, the person should be taken immediately to an emergency room, where gastric lavage is performed.
The deadly nature of belladonna poison is due to the alkaloid contained in the herb - atropine. The root is the most poisonous, and the fruit is the least poisonous.
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