I would like to know more information about "Arnica Montana," such as where it is found, its uses, and its contraindications.

The plant is met in the mountain, hence its name. It prefers moist and cool climate, and blooms from June to August. The flowers are yellow. Flowers without stalks are used for medical purposes but also cosmetics (rarely plant roots or rest). It is harvested when flowering.

 Arnica montana has in its composition, silicon, in large quantities, camphor, potassium, calcium, tannins. The flowers contain volatile oil, choline, alcohols and dye substances .Active Principles of flowers have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, healing and antifungal. In the form of essential oils it has anti-inflammatory role and disinfectant.

Internal use:

- Flowers - pneumopathies, bronchitis, whooping cough, cystitis, pyelonephritis, urinary retention, uterine bleeding

- in the form of tincture, laryngitis

- in the form of gargle, nausea, neurological disorders, asthenia, arterioscreloza, infarction, rheumatic diseases, parazitoza, smoking, dysentery.

Internal use should be cautious and only do at the doctor's recommendation  as it can cause gastrointestinal irritability and hypertension.

External use:

- Flowers - bruising, acne, furunculosis, leucorrhea, wounds or abscess whose cure is difficult, keloid scars, bruises and other injuries, burns, also cosmetic uses.

Contraindications:

- It is recommended to use plant if only  physician advices it, as consumption of Arnica montana may cause irritation, vomiting, gastroenteritis, dizziness, palpitations, hypertension or central nervous paralysis . The plant is forbiden to pregnant or nursing women.