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Bot.: Cistus incanus ssp. tauricus
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The mythen of the plant from the ancient Greece tells, the gods on Mount Olympus would had given the Cistrose the task for healing wounded warriors. But the goddesses wouldn´t have agreed at all with this idea, because such a beautiful plant would have had to take care about women´s beauty.
The plant itself was allowed to decide, which task it wanted to do and decided for both.
The peculiarity of this plant is the high content of polyphenoles and their anti-oxidative and anti-cancerogene effect.
Cistus contains more polyphenoles than red vine or green tea.
Internally used the plant helps - against skin-aging by building of collagen, - for tissue-lift, - at cancer, - intestine cancer, - for protection of the intestine, - at gastritis. Further qualities are: - the raising of the bones density, - the promotion of heart- and circulation functions, - the protection of the cell metabolism, - the strenghtening of the body´s defences, - the flushing out of toxic metals, - the reaching of the intestine flora balance. - The polyphenoles protect skin and mucous membranes against bacterias, virus and fungus. Externally used the plant helps - at neurodermatitis, - acne, - bad skin, - eczemas, - also diaper dermatitis, - virus diseases, - candida, - infections, - mycoses. - A hip bath is recommended at haemorrhoids and irritations of mucous membrans in genital area. - You have to gargle at tonsillitis, - for caries, - and paradonthose prophylaxis, - gingivitis, - at bruises of set of dentures, - bad breath, - irritations of mucous membranes. How to use:
The top leaves and flowers are picked. Out of the leaves the sticky ladanum resin comes out. You make tea or liquids.
Since antiquity ladanum is a respected medicine for wound healing.
Recipe for the tea:
Pour 0,25 litre boiling water on one dessert spoon Cistus. Let it draw for 5 minutes.
It is up to you, if you take more or less water. That´s a matter of taste.
Recipe for the liquid: (For gargle and external use)
Boil 5 dessert spoon of Cistus, that are aproximately 10 g in 200 ml water for 5 minutes. Cool down and pass it through a sieve.
The liquid has to be applied on the skin. It has to dry up and doesn´t have to be dried off.
Tea and liquid can cause dark spots on textiles. Description of the plant:
Cistus was voted for the medicinal plant of Europe 1999 by the scientific institution Herba Historica.
Cistus grows perennial with evergreen leaves and can withstand frost down to -10°C.
The original habit of this plant is the Macchia-Country of the peninsula Chalkidiki in Greece.
Cistus can reach a height of about 90 cm, is well to handle as tub plant, needs a sunny, protected, warm location in a normal, magnesia-rich soil with a lot of water but well drained soil.
During wintertime the plant has to stay indoors at temperatures about 10 °C. The overwintering has to be light.
Cistus gets pink flowers with a yellow pistil and leather, oval-lanceolote, a bit sticky leaves. Propagation:
The flowers only bloom one day.
Start seeds indoors in pots or flats in normal soil at temperatures about 20° C. After 4 days germination beginns.
I sowed Cistus on 23th July 2005 and on 27th July 2005 the seeds germinated.
