Balsam tansy is a perennial plant, also known as canuper, Saracen mint, balsam rowan, large chamomile, Spanish chamomile. The history of its cultivation dates back to the days of ancient Greece. What is so deserved the attention of our ancestors this plant? The fact is that canoper is a herb with strong healing properties.
Chemical composition
At first glance, the chemical composition of balsamic tansy does not have too many useful substances - vitamins B1, B2, C, alkaloids, essential oil, flavonoids, camphor, acids: tanacetic, caffeic, chlorogenic, ascorbic, and gallic; carotenoids and tannins. But these substances have a powerful healing effect on the human body.
Did you know? The grass canoper is mentioned in the 800 book of the City Capitulary, the author is Charlemagne. He recommends it for compulsory cultivation in gardens and monasteries.
Useful properties of the plant
The medicinal properties of the canoper have been known for many centuries. Even ancient healers and healers knew about the beneficial properties of this plant. Let's find out what effect cannuper-based drugs have on the human body:
- antihelminthic and antimicrobial;
- choleretic;
- wound healing;
- antispasmodic;
- pain killer and sedative;
- antifebrile;
- sudorific.
Also, anemone, fragrantus aromatic, sow thistle, ash, barberry, anise cause a diaphoretic effect.
Cannuper application
Due to its medicinal properties and spicy smell, canoper firmly occupied a niche in medicine and in cooking. Consider how specifically this plant is used.
Important! Deciding to prepare tansy for their own needs, remember that the plant retains its healing properties for three years.
In medicine
Most canoper can be found in the recipes of traditional medicine. It is successfully used to treat diseases of the following organs and body systems:
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including colic and spasms.
- Liver diseases, including hepatitis and angiocholitis.
In case of liver diseases, they also consume: black currant, silver-sucker, aloe, hibiscus, white currant, carrot, fennel, parsley, and amaranth thrown back.
- Diseases of the genitourinary system. At the same time beneficial substances help the healing of mucous surfaces of internal organs.
- Hypotension.
Balsamic tansy is used to treat helminthic invasions. Substances contained in the plant, detrimental effect on the parasites, but absolutely safe for the human body.
Such treatment is especially important for small children, when it is necessary to choose an effective remedy for worms, which at the same time will not harm the liver and the child’s body as a whole. 
Oil with balsamic tansy treats wounds, burns, bruises and even trophic ulcers.
- Balsamic oil is very easy to make at home - you need to take canoper leaves and olive oil in a ratio of 1: 5. After letting it draw in a dark place. Apply up to 5 times (depending on the complexity of damage to the skin). You can make compresses.
- Under reduced pressure, the tincture is prepared according to the following recipe: 15 g of leaves of the plant are poured over 600 ml of boiling water. A day later, the tincture is taken in 50 ml after a meal.
- To improve digestion, in particular, to strengthen the appetite, this infusion will help: 30 g of dry grass and 1 liter of red wine are mixed in a glass dish and left for 2 weeks in a dark place. The resulting tincture is consumed before eating 100 ml.
- For the treatment of liver disease tincture is prepared as follows: 20 g of dried grass pour 200 ml of boiling water. An hour later, the tincture is ready for use. It is necessary to drink 50 ml before meals.
- Tansy is used in cosmetology, for example, for rinsing hair. To do this, pour the leaves with boiling water and leave to infuse for an hour. Strain the infusion, you can begin rinsing the hair after the main shampooing.
For cosmetology purposes they also use: rosemary, strawberry, ginger, lettuce, marjoram, enoteru, periwinkle, coltsfoot, calendula, nettle, savory, parsnip.
In general therapy, drugs are used to treat diabetes, rheumatism, dysentery, enterobiosis, scabies, and constipation.Did you know? Another canuper name is the biblical sheet. This name was common in Europe and North America. The plant was used as a bookmark for the Bible, and the scent of the leaves also resembled the smell of tar in worship.
In cooking
Canuper is also widely used in cooking. All parts of the plant are useful here:
- the leaves and stems of the plant (when young, plucked only during the budding period) are used as a spice for adding to salads, fish and meat dishes, soups, vegetable dishes, marinade;
- fruits are used to flavor food, added to the preservation of vegetables;
- grass in powder form - added to teas, kvasses, fruit drinks, compotes, in other sweet dishes and confectionery.
Important! Fresh green tansy has a bitter taste. It evaporates during the drying of the plant. Fresh leaves can be used in marinades for cooking fatty meat (pork, duck, lamb), in this case, the bitterness will be useful and help the digestion of food in the stomach.
Contraindications
Deciding to use balsamic tansy for medicinal purposes, you should know that, in addition to useful properties, there are also contraindications to the use of this plant:
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Peptic ulcers of the stomach (during the exacerbation).
- Gastritis.
- Gout.
- Individual intolerance and allergies.
You should know that the plant contains small amounts of poisons, and overdose of drugs can cause poisoning. Before starting treatment therapy, you should consult with your doctor. 
As you can see, canoper has a fairly widespread use. Currently, its medicinal properties are highly valued, but one should not forget that there are contraindications. Proper use of the plant will allow you to use all its beneficial properties.
