Alocasia in folk medicine. Leaf pulp
Indoor plants that come from tropical and subtropical regions attract with their unusual beauty. Learning the “biography” of a flower, we realize that it is valuable not only for its decorative effect. All house plants improve the atmosphere around them, and some are considered medicinal.
The air in the room where the flowers are located is inevitably moistened and purified, and the psychological climate in the house improves. All this is true for alocasia, the medicinal properties of which are often of interest to its owners.
Dialectics of poison
There are about 70 varieties, but healing properties are attributed to 2 types:
- Alocasia macrorrhiza, known as arma or arum indica, is a tall herbaceous plant with bright green heart-shaped leaves almost a meter long and succulent petioles; it has a thickened rhizome, similar to ginseng root;
- Alocasia odora (A. odora), a large plant with fleshy leaves, similar to highly elongated shields, up to 1 m long.
There are known cases when the rhizome of alocasia was passed off as ginseng, which exposed buyers to the danger of severe poisoning.
The common property of all alocasia is toxicity. The juice contains cyanide and mercuric chloride (mercuric chloride), which cause burns and swelling of the mucous membranes.
The juice and pulp of the lower leaves, which begin to turn yellow, are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but the healing properties of alocasia have not been confirmed in the European Pharmacopoeia. There is also no proven method for producing medicines based on this plant.
What is practiced at home as treatment with the help of arma is done at your own peril and risk. Therefore, information about its healing properties is offered not as a guide to action, but as a reason to think about the dialectics of life, in which benefit and harm are closely intertwined.
Young leaves should not be rubbed in hands or consumed internally. Do not allow children or pets to touch the alocasia plant.
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Benefit without harm
No doctor will forbid you to admire alocasia, the beauty of which improves a person’s emotional state: irritability goes away, family relationships are harmonized.
Alocasia leaves absorb hazardous substances released by plastic and paintwork (formaldehyde, phenol, toluene, etc.). Phytoncides contained in the leaves disinfect the air, fight influenza viruses, and kill staphylococcus, streptococcus, and E. coli. By doing this they support our health without causing any harm.
What's in the poison for you?
The composition of arma juice has not been fully studied. It is known that it contains biologically active substances: quercetin, lycurazide, hyperoside, alkaloids, coumarins, cyanides, mercury compounds. Alocasia is not officially recognized as a medicinal plant, since its beneficial properties and toxicity are too closely intertwined.
The potential healing effects of arma are wide. It is believed that she:
- increases immunity;
- fights viruses and germs;
- helps with swelling and inflammation;
- relieves itching;
- relieves tooth and joint pain;
- prevents the growth of cancerous tumors;
- tones veins;
- stimulates tissue restoration;
- works as an expectorant;
- relieves spasms of smooth muscles.
Like arma, fragrant alocasia also has an antimicrobial effect, relieves stomach pain, is used to treat tuberculosis, pneumonia, calms the nervous system, and normalizes sleep.
The line beyond which the drug effect turns into its opposite is determined by the accuracy of the dosage of the active substance.
Do not attempt to prepare such potions yourself. This requires special knowledge.
I treat everything
The experience of Chinese traditional medicine shows that drugs based on arma can help with almost all types of diseases. The versatility of their healing effects is amazing. So, tincture on arma leaves treats diseases:
- gastrointestinal tract (diarrhea, helminthiasis, stomach ulcers, intestinal and stomach colic, enteritis);
- joints and spine (osteochondrosis, polyarthritis, gout, rheumatism, intervertebral disc herniation);
- veins (hemorrhoids, thrombophlebitis);
- respiratory organs (pneumonia, tuberculosis);
- skin (psoriasis, rash, itching).
In addition, arma preparations work as an antidote for snake bites, treat prostatitis, help with enlarged thyroid gland, paralysis, malignant tumors, and heal trophic ulcers.
Important: never self-medicate, its consequences aggravate the severity of the disease.
Harmful friend
Alocasia is harmless if you admire it. Taking homemade arma tinctures internally is, to say the least, unwise. On the Internet you can find stories of daredevils who, following popular advice, prepared these medicinal tinctures, took them and remained alive. The only thing that can be said in this case is that no one is given a second life. Take care of the first one.
An absolute contraindication for all experiments with alocasia is age under 18 years, pregnancy, breastfeeding, heart disease.
If you, trusting traditional medicine, want to try the healing effects of arma for yourself, consult your doctor.
Cancer will not go away!
Research on the antitumor properties of arma was carried out in China 5 years ago, and it was found that the aqueous extract fights liver cancer cells. Traditional healers use their own method of treating oncology, using arma tincture in two-month courses.
In Russia, the official study of the anticarcinogenic effect of Arma drugs has not yet been completed.
You can't take it with your bare hands
Collecting arma leaves and crushing rhizomes is only permissible with rubber gloves and safety glasses. When it gets on the mucous membrane, alocasia juice burns like hell and causes poisoning. Tools, utensils and hands should be washed thoroughly. It is strictly forbidden to use undiluted juice and young leaves of arma; to prepare tinctures, use the old lower leaves, which have turned yellow and will soon fall off.
Alocasia tincture
Alcohol tinctures are prepared from the leaves and petioles of arma, which, according to healers’ recipes, are taken drop by drop or used externally for rubbing and compresses. To grind alocasia, use plastic or ceramic dishes; The knife and pestle should also not be made of metal.
The same amount of alcohol or vodka is poured in as the amount of pulp from the leaves and petioles. Keep the medicinal suspension in a dark place for 3 weeks. The tincture is used externally to treat joint or skin diseases. The dosage for oral administration should be determined by a healer who knows how to use arma for medicinal purposes.
An aqueous infusion of crushed parts of the plant, which is used for baths, also has beneficial properties.
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Alocasia: propagation and resuscitation of a discounted plant. Part 1
It is familiar to many lovers of indoor floriculture and is revered for its unpretentiousness and high decorative qualities. But every gardener knows about the toxicity and irritating effect of alocasia juice.
In culture, the most widespread species is Alocasia macrorhiza, which develops a fleshy rhizome vaguely reminiscent of ginseng root. There are facts that some unscrupulous sellers of medicinal plants pass off the rhizome of arma as the “root of life” (ginseng), which exposes buyers to great danger of serious poisoning. At the same time, alocasia, if used correctly, can provide significant assistance in the treatment of a number of ailments, since its juice has medicinal properties.
Chemical composition of medicinal raw materials
The chemical composition has not been studied enough. It is only known that the juice of the plant contains the volatile substance aroin, which is credited with medicinal properties.
Alocasia: indications and contraindications
It is not included in the register of medicinal plants in countries outside its natural distribution area. Therefore, scientific medicine rejects all recommendations for the therapeutic use of drugs prepared on the basis of arma (especially for internal use). But when treating alocasia with drugs, one should take into account the high toxicity of the plant juice. Therefore, in order to avoid severe poisoning, it is necessary to strictly follow the recommended dosages and frequency of administration.
It is important that when using Arma preparations as external agents, a chemical burn to the skin is possible. To determine the sensitivity threshold, it is necessary to apply a drop of the drug to the skin in the elbow area (on the inside of the elbow) and observe the reaction. Severe inflammation of the skin will serve as a signal to reduce the concentration of the drug, which must be diluted with boiled water.
Alocasia: preparing medicine
Alocasia tincture
A tincture is prepared using 40% alcohol (or vodka). In particular, alocasia leaves must be chopped in a porcelain or plastic bowl (with a plastic knife). Next, you need to pour vodka in an equally proportional ratio (1:1). By the way, infusion is carried out in a dark place for at least 14 days (3 weeks are usually recommended).
Externally, the drug is used as compresses, lotions or rubs. For example, for thrombophlebitis, various dermatological diseases (eczema, psoriasis, etc.), hemorrhoids. By the way, when using the tincture for rubbing, patients experience a decrease in pain in the case of joint pain, myositis and osteochondrosis.
Traditional healers practice internal use of alocasia tincture to treat a number of diseases, for example, prostatitis, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, blood diseases, etc. But orally, alocasia tincture is also prescribed for the treatment of mastopathy and various tumors. The method of internal administration of alocasia tincture involves a gradual increase in dosage. For example, if initially the dose is 1 tsp, then by the end of the course of treatment the dose increases up to 1 tbsp. drug. But the healer selects treatment tactics individually.
Leaf pulp
A paste is prepared from fresh alocasia leaves by grinding in a wooden or porcelain mortar. But the pulp is used exclusively as an external remedy in the form of compresses in the treatment of joint and rheumatic diseases, as well as in dermatological practice.
Ointment
This medicinal preparation can be prepared using a gruel obtained from grinding alocasia leaves, mixed with a fat base (vaseline, lanolin, lard, etc.) in a ratio of 2:3. This ointment can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than three weeks. The ointment can also be prepared using alocasia tincture, mixing it with a fat base in a ratio of 1:4. The shelf life of such an ointment is practically unlimited. Alocasia ointment helps, for example, in the healing of trophic ulcers, relieves pain from rheumatism, arthritis and arthrosis.
Alocasia oil
The oil is prepared from a pulp using the oil extraction method. It is recommended to use non-drying oils, such as olive oil, as an extractant. Pour the pulp prepared from 1 leaf of the plant into 100 ml of vegetable oil and leave for 14 days in a dark glass bottle. At the end of the infusion period, filter the oil and squeeze out the remainder. By the way, you can store the oil in a cool place for 3 months. Alocasia oil is used in the form of compresses or for rubbing in for rheumatic and joint pain.
Leaf infusion
The active substances contained in alocasia juice are destroyed under the influence of high temperature. Therefore, all preparations are prepared “cold method”. To prepare the water infusion, you need chilled boiled water, which is poured over the crushed raw materials in a ratio of 1:10. The infusion time using the “cold method” is at least 24 hours. But you can store the medicinal infusion for no more than a day. The drug is recommended for use in compresses, lotions and rinses in the treatment of skin diseases.
Baths
The infusion for baths is prepared using the “hot method”, for which the crushed raw materials are poured with boiling water (1 liter) in a thermos. Infusion time - 1 hour. This infusion is enough to prepare a bath with a volume of 5 - 10 liters. For gouty bumps, such procedures are recommended to be carried out daily before bed; exposure time - 20 minutes. By the way, at the end of the procedure, the affected joints should be wrapped in woolen cloth.
Alocasia salty
Salting of alocasia leaves is carried out for the purpose of preparing medicinal raw materials for preparing baths. For each alocasia leaf you will need 2 - 3 tbsp. table salt. Grind the raw materials, mix thoroughly with salt and put under pressure for 24 hours. By the way, this raw material is enough to prepare a bath with a volume of 10 - 20 liters.
Alocasia- an amazing plant, which is better known among us as the indoor flower trefoil. In nature, it grows in the tropical forests of Malaysia and Ceylon, and is also found in Southeast Asia. The medicinal properties of alocasia are best known in China, where it is used to treat a number of diseases.
We like to grow the flower indoors at home because of its ability to predict the weather. When rain approaches, the air humidity rises and droplets of moisture appear on the leaves of the trefoil. That’s why we also call it “weatherman”. What kind of plants are they, what are their main medicinal properties, how are they used in folk medicine, what types are known to us, how to grow them, care for them and use them for medicinal purposes - we’ll talk about this in this publication.
Types of Alocasia
Alocasia has a wide range of beneficial properties, for which it is widely used in folk medicine, but first let’s look at its types and habitats. So, this is a beautiful tropical flower that has a thick tree-like stem and usually three main large leaves at the base of the stem.
The trefoil inflorescence is vertical, yellow in color, consisting of many small flowers collected in one spadix, wrapped in an ovoid perianth leaf. The flower is whimsical and requires special care.
The most common types of alocasia are as follows:
- Amazonian- an evergreen plant, reaching a height of 15 centimeters in the stem and having petioles 40-60 cm long, large leaves of an elongated thyroid shape. The flower feels great in high humidity conditions, so it is most often placed in the kitchen or even in the bathroom.
- Klobuchkovaya- a plant native to Sri Lanka and India, its height can reach one meter, the stem has a diameter of up to 6 centimeters, the leaves are shiny and large, up to 1 meter long, pointed at the top.
- Large-rooted- grows naturally in India and Malaysia, has stems reaching two meters in length or even more, the peduncle is 30 cm long and covered with a yellow-green perianth.
- Sandera– found in tropical jungles, has short tuberous rhizomes and leaves up to 40 centimeters long and up to 15 cm wide.
Large rhizomatous alocasia
Alocasia large-rooted is common in the tropics. Its juice is poisonous, but despite this the plant is widely used in Chinese medicine. Medicines made from the stem heal stomach pain, toothache, eliminate intestinal discomfort, and also treat tuberculosis and pneumonia. The flower does not require special care at home.
Alocasia capulata
Large-rooted alocasia is a powerful plant with many leaves. Its berries are medium-sized with a diameter of up to 8 millimeters. The flower has a wide range of beneficial properties. It effectively treats tuberculosis and tumors of various types.
In folk medicine, its medicinal properties are used to heal:
- fibroids;
- mastopathy;
- blood diseases;
- thrombophlebitis;
- psoriasis;
- prostatitis;
- asthma;
- polyarthritis;
- osteochondrosis.
Amazonian alocasia
Amazonian is a short plant, compared to the large-rooted species, 40–60 centimeters high with leaves up to half a meter long and up to 20 centimeters wide. The leaves are dark green in color with pronounced jagged edges.
Alocasia flower: how to care for it at home?
The large-rooted weatherweed flower, grown at home, does not require any special care rules. It needs to be watered quite often, and in the summer, fertilizers with a high nitrogen content must be applied.
Alocasia transplant
It is best to transplant trefoils in March. This is done once every two years or as needed. The method of replanting a flower would be more correctly called transshipment, since the plant is moved to another flower pot with a larger diameter without destroying the earthen lump around the rhizome.
Why do alocasia leaves turn yellow?
The leaves of the large-rooted weather plant and other species turn yellow due to lack of moisture and increased dry air. To prevent this phenomenon, it is recommended to water the plant more often and spray its leaves with a spray bottle.
Reproduction of alocasia at home
Reproduction at home is carried out in the following ways:
- cuttings;
- tubers;
- shoots;
- rhizomes;
- seeds.
It is better to plant trefoils in the spring, and you can sow seeds in the ground in winter. Before planting, the soil is moistened and sprinkled with soil.
Alocasia flower: beneficial properties
The weatherflower flower has a lot of useful medicinal properties, so it is actively used in Chinese folk medicine.
Indications for using the plant at home for medicinal purposes:
- stomach pain;
- pneumonia;
- tuberculosis;
- benign and malignant tumors;
- joint diseases and so on.
The flower helps restore damaged tissues and organs, enhance the body's protective functions and normalize sleep.
Application of alocasia tincture
The use of flower tincture is permissible only after consultation with a medical practitioner.
Typically, therapeutic use occurs according to the following scheme:
- Externally - moisten a napkin with the tincture and apply it to the sore spot for about an hour, the procedure is performed once a day, the course of treatment is a week.
- Orally - according to a special phytotherapeutic regimen: start using 1 drop, add another drop daily until a dose of 30 drops per day is reached, then begin to reduce the number of drops in the reverse order.
The course of treatment is 2 months.
Alocasia tincture recipe
The classic recipe for preparing a tincture with medicinal properties is as follows:
- cut off the oldest, but still green, leaf of alocasia;
- chop it well with a knife;
- pour 100 milliliters of vodka or alcohol;
- put in a dark place for 10-12 days.
Take only after consultation with your doctor.
Alocasia (or, as it is often called, trefoil, arum, weather grass) has long taken root among our people. This unpretentious flower has beautiful decorative leaves and “knows how” to predict rain. Alocasia can help in the treatment of many diseases, but at the same time, it can easily be poisoned.
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of alocasia has not yet been thoroughly studied. It was studied by doctors and scientists in Altai and the People's Republic of China (Sichuan Province). During the research it was revealed that the plant contains:
- flavonoids (quercetin, chalcones, hyperoside, etc.);
- alkaloids (5 different types, including aroin, similar in composition to quinine and ajmaline);
- coumarins;
- hydrocyanic acid;
- mercury (4.0 ± 0.2 mg/kg);
- sublimate;
- cyanide compounds.
Did you know? The Buddhist healer Badmaev, while in St. Petersburg and providing medical assistance to the heir of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, actively used arum in his practice.
What are the benefits of alocasia: medicinal properties
The presence of poisons in the composition of arum did not allow this plant to officially become one of the recognized medicines. However, large-rooted alocasia has long been used by humans to cure many diseases, and the properties of this plant have been studied in research institutes. Practice and research have shown that preparations from arum:
- suppress the growth of hepatomas;
- have an analgesic effect (for myositis, joint pain, osteochondrosis, toothache, stomach cramps, etc.);
- help with miasmatic poisoning;
- have an expectorant effect;
- have healing and absorbable properties;
- have an antimicrobial effect;
- relieve inflammatory and allergic reactions, help with insect bites.
Alocasia has found its use in the treatment of gout, tuberculosis, intestinal diseases, fibroids, etc. 
Important! Most of the toxic substances of arum alocasia are contained in its juice - it can cause burns to the skin and mucous membranes.
Rules for the collection and storage of medicinal raw materials
Alocasia is an indoor flower, so you can always keep medicinal raw materials on hand. Its collection is carried out without harming the plant - it itself, as it were, gives up an unnecessary leaf.
At the moment when the growth of the young leaf (the fourth) begins, one of the old ones (usually the lowest leaf) begins to dry out. This moment is the most appropriate - it is necessary to cut off the wilted leaf along with part of the petiole. In this case, you should be careful and make sure that the poisonous juice does not splash or get into your eyes or skin. It is worth using rubber gloves. After collecting raw materials, be sure to wash your hands with soap.
Arum leaves are rarely stored for future use. But you can, for example, pickle the leaves and use them later for baths. The leaf must be cut, mixed with 3 tbsp. l. salt and leave for a day under pressure. This portion is enough for a volume of water from 10 to 20 liters. Traditional recipes: treatment of diseases
Depending on what alocasia treats, traditional healers use alcohol and water tinctures, balms and ointments. Most of them are used externally - in the form of compresses, rubbing, lubrication. Internal use is usually recommended for cancer (especially gynecological diseases).
Did you know? Arum can predict weather changes- before it rains, droplets of moisture appear on the tips of the leaves.
Alcohol tincture
Alcohol tincture from arum is prepared in two versions - for external use (compresses, lotions and rubbing) and for internal use.
To make the first option, you need to finely chop the leaves, place them in a glass container, pour vodka (covering them completely). Place a tightly closed container in a dark place for 14 days. Before use, strain the infusion. 
Compresses are used:
- for thyroid nodules, mastopathy (daily for 7 days - for 4 hours). After a three-day break - repeat;
- for varicose veins, compresses should be applied only to diseased areas. The compress should be secured with an elastic bandage and worn for three days. Mobility should be limited as much as possible; if possible, it is better to lie down more and keep the sore legs above head level (place a pillow). After completing the procedure, lubricate the diseased veins with the tincture at night for three months;
- for dermatitis, eczema - lubricate problem areas of the skin.
Did you know? Alocasia first appeared in Russia under Catherine II- On her orders, arum was planted in the Winter Garden in St. Petersburg. This plant grew two meters tall.
Water infusion
This infusion is made in two ways - hot and cold.
In the first case, the arum leaf should be crushed, pour a liter of boiling water and leave for an hour. This tincture of alocasia has found its application in the treatment of bumps on the feet and in the preparation of foot baths. It is better to take baths before bedtime, for 20 minutes. At the end of the procedure, wrap the sore leg with a woolen scarf.
In the second case, the crushed leaves must be poured with cool water (1:10) and left for at least 24 hours. This infusion is used for washing, rubbing, and making compresses.
To treat sore joints and rheumatism, a paste of arum leaves is used. Fresh leaves should be chopped with a blender or knife. Then grind with a pestle in a porcelain mortar until a mass of the same consistency is obtained. Use the gruel for compresses. It can be used in preparing ointments. 
Important! When making arum pulp, you need to make sure that the leaves are not green (they still contain a lot of poisonous juice). The leaf should be dark and wilted, beginning to dry out.
Ointment
The ointment helps in the treatment of trophic ulcers, arthritis, rheumatic pain. To make it, any fat base is used - badger fat, lard, ghee or cream and fresh alocasia juice (3:1). If you use a paste of leaves, then you need to take two parts of it to three parts of fat. Mix everything. This ointment can be stored for no more than a week.
The second name of alocasia is shamrock, because each petiole is capable of producing no more than three leaves. She was also popularly nicknamed “the weatherman” for her ability to predict rain by the appearance of droplets of moisture on the leaves. Many people know that this flower is poisonous and can cause poisoning. But if you have large-rooted alocasia at home, the medicinal properties of the plant can serve you well.
Alternative medicine has been using this flower for a long time. for the treatment of viral diseases, heart and vascular diseases, gastrointestinal organs and even in cancer treatment. But let's start in order.
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or Armagh- This tropical plant from the araceae family. Its homeland is the tropics and subtropics of Central and South America, Asia and Australia. In the natural environment, the appearance of a plant largely depends on its growing conditions. Height can vary from 40 centimeters to 2 meters. Its stems can be either herbaceous or tree-like. In indoor conditions, alocasia does not grow tall and its shoots do not become lignified. The root is short and thickened, most often in the form of a tuber.
The leaves are large, on long petioles. At first they have a round shape, but as they grow they become heart-shaped or arrowhead-shaped - this depends on the specific type of plant. The leaf surface is glossy, dark green, and has white veins, giving alocasia an elegant appearance. Arma blooms very rarely. The inflorescence is a spadix of small cream flowers framed by an oval veil. Ripe fruits look like spherical red berries. The plant has healing properties.
Chemical composition
Official medicine does not recognize alocasia as a medicinal plant due to the fact that its chemical composition contains strong poisons.
For the first time, an extract from the plant was used as a medicine in its homeland, and then everywhere. Traditional healers consider it useful for a fairly extensive list of diseases. Its therapeutic effect is best known for the appearance of various tumors.
Science has not carefully studied the chemical components of alocasia, but nevertheless it is known that its composition is rich in:
- essential oils;
- phytoncides;
- flavonoids;
- alkaloids;
- cyanides;
- coumarins.
It also contains mercury, quinine, lycuroside, hyperoside, hydrocyanic acid, sublimate. Doctors have long known that the same substance can be both poison and medicine. It's all about the dosage. Therefore, it is very important when preparing a potion from alocasia to accurately observe the proportions so as not to cause harm to the body instead of benefit. A significant overdose of such a medicine can even lead to death.
Application and medicinal properties
When growing alocasia at home, the medicinal properties of the plant can be used to combat a wide variety of diseases.
In folk medicine, juice squeezed from fresh alocasia leaves is used, an infusion of them in alcohol, vodka or water. The juice and pulp of the leaves are also added in the manufacture of ointments, balms and medicinal oil for external use.
- Alocasia is used externally for joint diseases, thrombophlebitis and varicose veins, trophic ulcers. Ointments based on it are used to treat osteochondrosis and heel spurs.
- The tincture from this plant is strong biostimulant that improves immunity and adaptive capabilities of the body, promotes rejuvenation, relieves itching in dermatitis and eczema.
- Armagh improves vascular elasticity, therefore it is indicated as a means of preventing strokes and heart attacks, and prevents the development of vterosclerosis.
- The plant is used in the treatment of the initial stages of cardiac arrhythmia, this is possible due to the beneficial effects on cardiac muscle tissue.
- On gastrointestinal organs Alocasia preparations have an anti-inflammatory effect, and they also restore thyroid function.
- There is information that alocasia has been successfully used for tuberculosis, treats paralysis and malaria.
- A tincture from the leaves of the plant has absorbable effect and is used for benign and malignant tumors. For cancer it is used as an additional therapy.
Contraindications
Alocasia should absolutely not be used for the treatment of people with liver disease, kidney disease, or patients with hemophilia. Individual intolerance to the plant may occur, so if you are being treated for the first time, start taking it orally with small doses. Allergic reactions are possible - in this case, treatment should be stopped immediately.
Due to the fact that the plant is poisonous, it should not be taken by pregnant women, during lactation and by children before adolescence. Everyone else should consult their doctor before use. Self-medication can harm the body.
Side effects may include: nausea, headache, increased heart rate, and indigestion. In this case, treatment should be stopped immediately.
Preparation of medicine
All work with the plant should be carried out with gloves due to the fact that alocasia juice is very caustic. To prepare the tincture, take the lowest leaf, which has already withered and begun to die, crush it and pour vodka or 40% alcohol. Then the mixture is placed in a dark place for a week and a half, after which it is filtered and treatment begins.
Alcohol tincture of alocasia is used internally according to a certain scheme. Take 1 drop three times a day, half an hour before meals, dissolving the tincture in a spoon of boiled water. Each subsequent day, the dose is increased during administration by 1 drop, bringing the amount to 25 drops per dose.
After this, the dosage is gradually reduced, reducing the intake of alocasia to 1 drop on each subsequent day.
In folk medicine, prostatitis, fibroids, fibroids and cancer are treated in this way in consultation with a doctor. In case of cancer, the number of drops is increased to 40. Externally crushed tuber is also applied to tumors.
To prepare medicinal oil, one leaf is crushed to a paste and mixed with 100 grams. olive oil. The mixture is infused for 10-14 days in a cool, dark place, after which it is filtered and rubbed into the affected joints for pain. This oil retains its properties for up to 3 months.
Being a tropical plant, Alocasia large-rooted is thermophilic. In spring and summer, it prefers a temperature of 22-26°C, and in autumn and winter the temperature should not fall below 18°C. The plant cannot tolerate drafts and sudden changes in temperature.
In summer, the flower is watered abundantly and often; in winter, watering is limited. Overmoistening of the soil easily causes rotting of the roots, so after watering, be sure to drain excess water from the pan, and between two waterings, lightly dry the earthen clod.
Alocasia is demanding on lighting, but does not tolerate direct sunlight. In summer it should be shaded, or placed next to the window, and not on the windowsill. In winter, the plant needs lighting. Variegated varieties of alocasia especially need bright light.
The flower loves spraying and showering. For additional moisture, you can place a bowl of water nearby; periodically it is useful to wipe the leaves with a damp sponge. In cold weather, the plant does not need high air humidity and water procedures.
Alocasia requires feeding in spring and summer. To do this, use a universal complex fertilizer for, diluting it in water according to the instructions. You need to fertilize 1-2 times a month. In winter, the plant is fed occasionally.
Most of all, alocasia needs nitrogen, which ensures the growth of green mass.
Young plants are replanted annually in early spring using the transshipment method, so as not to injure the small roots. The new pot should be 2-3 cm larger than the previous one. More mature flowers are replanted once every 2-3 years.