Arnica medicinal or poisonous plant?

Knowledge from Naturopathy: The arnica plant

The arnica belongs to the family of the daisy family and combines medicinal plant and poison plant in itself. They are found in the Carpathians, Pyrenees and in the Alps. Another name of the arnica is also "Bergwohlverleih". The leaves are elongated, rosette-like and very close to the ground. Very few, smaller and rounder leaves are still on the up to 60 cm long, hairy stems. The flower is yellow and the flower head has a diameter of about 6-8cm. It is very reminiscent of the flower head of a margarite.

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• Knowledge from Naturopathy: The arnica plant
• The pollination
• A valuable medicinal plant
• The magic plant
• Recipe arnica oil

The pollination

The arnica has tubular flowers. This means that the individual flowers that are close together in the flower basket have a long and tubular shape.

Blooming you can see the arnica from May to August. This is useful for pollination. Normally, the plants are pollinated by butterflies, various beetles, bees, bumblebees and hoverflies. But if this is not the case, Arnica is able to pollinate itself. The wind is responsible for spreading the seeds. Unfortunately, this useful and beautiful plant is considered very endangered and is under conservation.

A valuable medicinal plant

For a long time, their beneficial effects have been known through their essential oils and flavonoids. It is considered anti-inflammatory, wound healing and helps the tissue in the regeneration. It is said that the action of arnica is useful in all injuries caused by fall and bump. It also relieves joint and muscle discomfort, phlebitis, bruising and varicose problems. Although arnica potencies are used in homeopathy, internal use as a self-medication is not advisable. The external application takes place in dilute form and even then you should pay attention to the compatibility with the skin.

In Germany, only the extracted tubular flowers are allowed for processing, because by a careful reading of the plant parts, the allergies go back to the consumers. The arnica fly lays its larvae in the flower. These can increase the risk of allergy, so they must be removed.

The magic plant

The arnica is considered an old magic plant. That is why she also bears the popular names Thunderwort and Johannisblume. On St. John's Day, the 24th of June at the summer solstice, the flowers should have a particularly strong healing power. On the eve of St. John's Day, the farmers staked their fields with St. John's wort. This should protect against the bilme cutter, a grain daemon, which often made sure that the grain is folded. However, this should bring another advantage to the farmers, because the aforementioned Arnica fly puts its eggs in the flowers. Arnica is a very strong plant with very strong properties. However, if you have an allergic skin reaction excluded, it can give you a very strong positive effect.

Recipe arnica oil

Half a glass with screw cap filled with Arnica flowers. Now add olive or sunflower oil and place in a sunny spot for 2-3 weeks. Strain after this time and fill in a dark bottle. Only for external use.