Kalgan( or erect catheter) is known to every herbalist. Due to its medicinal properties, it is actively used in folk medicine. Translated from Arabic, the name of the plant sounds like wild ginger, it is really widely used by the food industry as a spice. In our country the name "mighty" is more common, pointing to the enormous healing power of the Kalgan. For the therapy, the rhizome is taken more often, but it is possible to use flowers, grass or seeds. The root of the Kalgan, along with ginseng and ginger, is considered the best remedy for impotence.
The healing properties of the plant
Herbalists since ancient times use kalgan for the treatment of colitis, ulcers, gastritis or cholecystitis. It helps with kidney, ear, liver diseases, pathologies of the oral cavity. Outwardly, it is recommended to use the root for cracks on the skin, eczema, inflammation of the hemorrhoids, burn lesions, infections of the inflammatory and fungal etiology. The cinquefoil is distinguished by choleretic, astringent, hemostatic effect, and the anesthetic property has made it a popular cure for toothache.
In folk medicine it is used against thyroid gland diseases, renal and intestinal colic, pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchitis, nasopharyngeal inflammations, rheumatic lesions, seizures, frostbite, and sore throat. Heals the root of gout and asthmatic manifestations, gingival hemorrhage, jaundice, emphysema, dysentery, hematomas. It will help with toxic manifestations of nausea-vomiting syndrome, heartburn or gastric disorders.
From the point of view of chemistry, the composition of the plant is quite diverse, therefore the root has a wide field of application. It is used for ailments associated with seasickness and hypochondria, migraines or headaches, exhaustion. The infusion of Kalgan easily copes with the weakening of the immune defense of the body, restores material exchange, digestion. Use the root of the Kalgan in the folk treatment of hepatitis or cirrhosis, complicated by congestive manifestations such as ascites or edema. Strong therapeutic effect in gingival inflammations and stomatitis give a rinse with a decoction. It is useful as an anthelmintic preparation.
Warning! When treating kalgan infusion, it is worthwhile to carefully select the dosage, because excessive abuse causes epigastric pain, nausea-vomiting and migraine.
The main therapeutic mechanism is based on the effects of flavonoids and tannins, which are rich in the root - they reduce membrane and capillary permeability. Anti-inflammatory and astringent effect allows you to quickly heal festering wounds, lichen lesions, neurodermatitis, eczema. For the prevention of oral pathology experts advise about a quarter of an hour to dissolve a small piece of the root. Since kalgan is rich in ascorbic acid, it has the strongest antioxidant properties, normalizes pancreatic functions, promotes the restoration of liver cells.
Thanks to gum, calgan reduces cholesterol, helps to eliminate toxins, reduces appetite and the negative effect of certain medications. The presence of resins gives infusion immunomodulating, antibacterial, disinfectant. The root is rich in glycosides, which provide a vasodilator, diuretic, sedative, antibacterial, antimicrobial effect. Essential oils, tannins, organic acids are present in the composition. The root is rich in flavonoids, wax, manganese, copper, selenium, zinc. Kalgan is endowed with strong soothing properties, so it is used to make anti-neurasthenic, anti-stress medications, drink from a sleep disorder. But he gained great popularity in the treatment of impotence and increased libido.
For male potency
, Kalgan brings tremendous benefits to male potency. This disease is directly related to insufficient blood filling of the genital organ, which is explained by violations in the cardiovascular system. Favorable effects on potency are provided by drugs that normalize cardiovascular functions, which include kalgan. It is an excellent antidepressant, its infusions calm the nervous system, contribute to the elimination of factors of a psychogenic nature such as stressful conditions that provoke potency disorders.
Medicinal preparations from kalgan have the same therapeutic effect in the treatment of female and male sexual disorders.
Beneficial effect of the calgan root on the circulatory system, normalizes blood flow to the penis, which improves potency. This is associated with flavonoids, which increase the elasticity, strengthen the vascular walls, protect the capillaries from sclerotic processes. Kalgan accelerates the processes of material exchange without adverse reactions from the body. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and disinfecting action, it is used in the treatment of prostatitis - one of the most common diseases leading to a disorder of potency. Kalgan warns brain hemorrhages, strokes, activates the work of the gonads, urogenital system, reduces blood pressure, strengthens immune defense, lowers sugar levels, protects cells from toxic effects, strengthens blood vessels, normalizes material metabolism.
Methods of application and effective prescriptions
In folk medicine, the root is used in the form of tinctures and broths, powder, balm and extract. Tincture is advised to drink with gastric and hepatic diseases, bronchitis and jaundice, prostatitis and sexual disorders. Outwardly, kalgan is used as a preparation for lotions for burns and lesions. The infusion is prepared as follows: a half liter bottle of vodka is poured into 30 g of root and aged for three weeks, shaking occasionally. At the end of the aging period, the mixture, which acquires a pleasant berry-floral taste and an amber-tea color, is filtered."Kalganovka" is drunk( 30 drops each), diluted with water. The course of treatment should last no less than a month.
Herbal decoction is used internally for the treatment of intestinal, pulmonary, hepatic and gastric pathologies, rheumatism and flatulence, gout and colitis. External use is recommended for pathologies and skin lesions such as burns, specimens or festering wounds, for compresses with hemorrhoidal inflammations and for rinsing with stomatitis. To prepare the broth, it should be boiled for 20 minutes 30 g of root, filled with a glass of boiling water. After that the mixture is filtered. Finished medicine is drunk on a large spoon three times a day.
The most effective for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and prostatitis is tincture or simply "Kalganovka", which men should drink twice a day.
Kalgan in powder form is used for powdering with burns, bleeding external injuries, socking ulcers and wounds. It is recommended to use as a toothpaste, which will relieve the unpleasant odor, prevent possible gingival inflammation. Often used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of ointments, for which the powder is mixed with butter or a mixture of beeswax and olive oil. Sometimes for the preparation of the ointment is used interior pig or goose fat. Balm is recommended for gastric ulcers. For cooking, mix a large spoonful of honey, thyme and chopped roots, a small spoon of mint, a pinch of pepper and one clove. The mixture is poured into a half-liter bottle of vodka and kept for half a month, periodically shaking. After aging, it is filtered, it should be drunk on a large spoon once a day.
With thyroid, biliary and gastrointestinal pathologies, internal bleeding, angina and stomatitis, hemorrhoidal inflammation and diarrhea, the kalganic extract is effective. It has expectorant, astringent, choleretic, hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effects. Drops are mixed with a drink, and the outside is used undiluted.
Contraindications and possible adverse reactions
It is not recommended to be treated by the calgan to people suffering from low gastric acidity, increased blood loss, constipation, decompensated hypertension. Do not advise to use infusion with individual hypersensitivity or high temperature.
Warning! When treating "Kalganovka" it is necessary to take into account that it contains alcohol, therefore it is inadmissible to use it in the middle of the working day for drivers and people of other professions.
Kalgan does not belong to the category of poisonous plants, although uncontrolled use may cause a nausea-vomiting reaction, pain syndrome in the epigastric region. Blame all tannins, in significant quantities contained in the plant. Therefore, the dosage, the order of treatment, the dosage form of such drugs must be strictly observed, then possible complications or side reactions will be avoided. Herbal treatment is a long-term process, so there is no instantaneous effect with such therapy.
