Lovage is more than just a vegetable for soups and salads or a garnish for appetizers.
It has authentic medicinal plant properties. For medicinal purposes, both the leaves and the roots and seeds can be used.
Lovage is a powerful natural diuretic
Lovage is diuretic, carminative, tonic-appetizer, gastric, sedative, hypotensive, expectorant, and emmenagogue.
It helps eliminate chlorine from the body. It causes a slight decrease in blood pressure. It aids in inducing expectoration in case of cough.
Lovage is recommended during periods of increased stress due to its calming effect on the nervous system.
Consuming this plant helps regulate the large intestine and bowel movements, being equally recommended for constipation and diarrhea.
It also has a carminative effect, being beneficial for intestinal gas. Women can drink lovage tea to regulate the menstrual cycle and alleviate specific pains.
In what ailments does lovage help?
The following therapeutic indications for lovage are provided by Professor Dr. Constantin Prvu:
cough
tracheitis
bronchitis
hypertension
cardiac edema
nitrogen retention
abdominal colic in children
anorexia
menstrual disorders
Lovage tea recipes for ailments
Whooping cough, stomach diseases, indigestion, hypertension
An infusion is prepared from 2 tablespoons of dried lovage leaves and 1 cup of boiling water. Let it steep covered for a quarter of an hour, then strain. Consume 2 cups per day. This tea can also be used as a diuretic.
Intestinal colic, cycle disorders, cough
Infuse 1 tablespoon of lovage seeds in a cup (200 ml) of boiling water. After 10-15 minutes, strain. The recommended dose is 2 cups of infusion per day. This can also be used as a cardiac and nervous stimulant.
Hypertension, menstrual cycle disorders, cough
A decoction is prepared from 1 tablespoon of powdered root and 1 cup of boiling water. Boil for 10-15 minutes, then strain. Drink 1-3 cups of tea per day. It has an expectorant effect in cough.
For strong diuresis
A brew is made from 1 tablespoon of lovage, rabbit bone, licorice, and juniper berries. The plants are boiled with a cup of water for 10-15 minutes. Strain and drink 1-2 warm teas per day.
Debility in children
A decoction is prepared from 2 tablespoons of lovage root powder and 2 tablespoons of lovage seeds. The plants are boiled in one liter of water for 20-25 minutes.
The decoction is strained and added to bath water. Lovage baths have a fortifying effect on weak, sickly children. Thyme can also be added to these baths.
