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EXAMPLES OF USING MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THERAPY<br />

• CORNFLOWER (Centaurea cyanus)<br />

Pharmaco dynamic activity: tonic, kidney<br />

cleansing, skin disinfectant.<br />

Indications <strong>and</strong> uses: cornflowers are used as<br />

natural remedy <strong>for</strong> treating <strong>and</strong> healing: kidney<br />

<strong>and</strong> liver diseases, as a diuretic, treating eye<br />

irritation, treating wrinkled eyelids, muscle<br />

toning, hemorrhoids, intestinal diseases <strong>and</strong><br />

infections, anorexia, eczema, dark circles,<br />

intestinal <strong>and</strong> gastric colic in infants<br />

Contraindications <strong>and</strong> side effects: possible<br />

sensitivity to Asteraceae.<br />

Products: tea, infusion, poultice, tincture,<br />

powder, decoction.

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