Flower pollen

People have known about the benefits of beekeeping products for a long time. One of them is flower pollen, which is valued for its ability to restore strength, give vitality and improve health. Let's talk in more detail about this beekeeping product.

Benefits of pollen

Pollen, which is collected from flowers, is the male plant cells needed for reproduction. It contains a lot of vitamins, minerals and biologically active substances, due to which this bee product has a number of healing properties:

• Promotes growth and restoration of damaged tissues.
• Thanks to its antioxidant content, as well as zinc, pollen improves the health of nails, hair and skin, giving it elasticity. It is no coincidence that it is included in many cosmetic products.
• It has a diuretic and choleretic effect, improves liver function.
• Actively participates in the process of hematopoiesis, increasing the number of leukocytes and red blood cells.
• If pollen is used in parallel with medications, it can enhance their effect. If you use it regularly, it will help reduce the dosage of the medications you take.
• Among other things, this is a good post-holiday remedy: pollen is an excellent hangover reliever.
• Suppresses the growth of pathogenic bacteria, improves intestinal motility.
• Significantly increases protein synthesis, therefore it is an effective anabolic steroid.
• Pollen also has a beneficial effect on the heart. Taking this drug helps treat atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, improves blood microcirculation, and normalizes heart rhythm.
• If you consume pollen during diets, fat deposits are burned much faster.
• Improves the immune system and has a general strengthening effect.
• This is an excellent anti-aging product. Pollen destroys free radicals, so it is considered a kind of elixir of youth.

So we can say that pollen sometimes surpasses many medications in its medicinal properties. Its composition depends on the plant from which it was collected, but the benefits remain unchanged.

Harm from pollen

Pollen usually does not cause harm to adults who are not allergic to this product. As for babies, it should be given with caution. This is a very concentrated product, so children under six months should not use it. A child from six months to three years old can eat pollen, but not more than three spoons per day.

For pregnant women, the dosage should be reduced by at least half: it is very high in calories and also contains a considerable amount of fructose. In addition, since pollen can be an allergen, the baby may develop dermatitis.

If after using the pollen you still experience unpleasant sensations (nausea, redness, rash), you should immediately stop taking it and consult a doctor.

Pollen contraindications

There are not many contraindications for pollen. The main one is an allergic reaction (as with other beekeeping products). However, allergies to it usually occur in no more than 5% of people. It also happens that a person who cannot inhale pollen takes it internally without any negative consequences.

Patients should take pollen with caution diabetes mellitus. In addition, it is also not recommended for people prone to bleeding.

Finally, pollen can be a stimulant, so you shouldn't take it in the evening.

Application of pollen

As practice shows, taking pollen is much more beneficial than decoctions or infusions of herbs. It is used for diseases of the nervous system and metabolic disorders, with a feeling of constant weakness, anemia, various diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract. Flower pollen is also indispensable for men: it helps to cure sexual impotence and prostate disease.

In addition to medical purposes, pollen is actively used in cosmetology. It is used to make products for skin and hair: creams, masks, scrubs, as well as soap.

To strengthen and grow hair, pollen infusion is very useful; 200 g should be poured with half a glass of water, let it brew and leave for half an hour. After this, add one egg yolk, grind everything well and rub into the scalp. Wash off after a quarter of an hour. It is enough to use this remedy once every two weeks.

Despite all the wonderful qualities of pollen, it is very active, so it should be taken with caution. It is best to start with a dosage of a few grains, after which, provided you feel normal, the amount can be gradually increased.

How to take pollen

Flower pollen is usually consumed in courses. Here are ways to use it for various diseases:

• Elderly people with dementia in the initial stage should be given 1 tsp of pollen. three times a day. After a month's course, there is a need to take a break for two to three weeks.
• If your kidneys hurt, it is useful to take a mixture of tea pollen with the same amount of honey. The dosage and course of treatment are similar to the previous recipe. Additionally, it is good to take kidney teas and herbal decoctions.
• For cholecystitis, gastritis or frequent constipation, the drug is taken three times a day, 1 tsp. You need to drink it half an hour before meals for three weeks.
• For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, this recipe will help: take 500 g of good honey, add 75 ml of aloe juice and 20 g of pollen to it. All these healing components must be thoroughly mixed and placed in a cool, warm place. Drink this composition half an hour before meals twice a day. The course can be quite long, but many problems with the gastrointestinal tract will be behind you.
• Pollen will also help with hypertension. Here the course of treatment is somewhat longer: about a month and a half. You need to mix pollen with honey in a ratio of 1:2, respectively, and drink three times a day 30 minutes before meals.

It is necessary to take into account that pollen dissolves quite poorly in water. Therefore, it is always mixed with fermented milk products or liquid honey. This mixture is good to add to porridge or to season fruit salads with: it’s both healthy and tasty.

It is very good to take pollen on an empty stomach: this way all its healing qualities are better revealed. You can simply eat a small spoonful of this wonderful remedy, chewing it well. Another option is to infuse a small amount of pollen and drink it half an hour before meals so that all the healing elements enter your body.

These are not all the beneficial properties of pollen. It has benefits for many diseases and at any age, so take pollen and stay healthy!