Syrup from spring lilac is a miracle you get completely free: These are 9 effects that will improve your life! The breathtaking magical scent of lilac is simply unforgettable! The delicate and sweet fragrance of blossoming spring gardens fills us with pleasant feelings. But not everyone knows about the medicinal properties of some flowers. For example, a lilac can help the body cope with many illnesses.
Lilac Flower
The medicinal properties of lilac have been known in folk medicine for more than a hundred years. It was abundant in the gardens of the nobility of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that it was first used there for medical purposes and in perfumery. Lilac contains large amounts of ascorbic acid, essential oils and flavonoids that have a positive effect on the body. In addition, it has excellent antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
It is used to prepare tea, oil, compresses and ointments that help with rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, heel irritation and gout. Unfortunately, lilac oil is almost impossible to buy even in specialty stores. But you can easily prepare it at home.
Lilac oil
The flowers should be collected in a park or outside the city – away from industrial areas and dusty roads.
You will need:
fresh lilac flowers
odorless vegetable oil
a one-liter container with a lid
clean gauze
Method:
Carefully separate the flowers from the stem and place them into the container.
Heat the oil to a temperature of 40 degrees and pour it over the flowers in the container to the top.
Cover the container with the lid and let it stand for 2 days.
Strain the oil through gauze and squeeze out the lilac flowers well. Heat the oil again and add fresh flowers once more, let it infuse. Repeat this procedure until you obtain sufficiently aromatic oil.
Application
It is appropriate to rub the oil on the temples and forehead for problems with migraines, chills; you can massage sore joints with it if you suffer from rheumatism and other musculoskeletal conditions. Try adding this product to creams, shampoos and conditioners – you will enrich cosmetics with the most beautiful aroma and valuable substances.
What can lilac oil be used for?
Today modern herbalists use lilac oil to treat rashes, sunburns, small scratches and other skin diseases, such as purulent acne or cold sores. If you add oil to cleaning agents while cleaning, the fresh aroma will fill the whole house. This oil helps in the treatment of bronchitis, colds, sore throats, flu, and is used for inhalation. Lilac relieves stress and all kinds of nervous disorders, increases sexual desire in both women and men. Lilac oil improves the condition of varicose veins. Just apply compresses and leave them on overnight – cotton pads soaked in oil.
