Kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa ze-witch hazel, kodwa i-Hamamelis virginiana, isitshalo esidabuka eNyakatho Melika, isetshenziswa kakhulu emithini yesintu yase-US. (1). Amatiye namafutha okugcoba alungiswa kusukela emagxolweni namaqabunga. Ziyizimbali eziphuzi ngokugqamile ezimila esihlahleni esincane esiza ekunciphiseni ukuvuvuka, ukuthulisa isikhumba esicasukile, nokunciphisa ukungezwani komzimba. AboMdabu baseMelika baba ngabokuqala ukuqaphela lesi sitshalo. Ucwaningo olubuyekezwe ngontanga lubonise ukuthi izihlahla ze-hazel zinenkonzo ebalulekile ngenxa yezakhiwo nezinzuzo zazo. I-witch hazel yaziwa kahle ngekhono layo lokunciphisa ukuvuvukala kanye nesikhumba esizwelayo esizolile futhi ivame ukusetshenziswa esikhumbeni nasekhanda.
Izinzuzo
Kukhona ukusetshenziswa okuningana kwe-hazel yabathakathi, kusukela ekwelashweni kwezimonyo zemvelo kuya ezixazululweni zokuhlanza ekhaya. Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu baseNyakatho Melika baye baqoqa le nto eyenzeka ngokwemvelo esitshalweni se-hazel, beyisebenzisela noma yini kusukela ekuthuthukiseni impilo yesikhumba kuye ekuvimbeni izifo kanye nokugqekeza izinambuzane eziwuhlupho. Ukutubeka kwesikhumba ukuze uthintane ne-dermatitis, la mafutha, neminye imikhiqizo ye-hazel yobuthakathi kubonakale kunenzuzo enkulu kubantu.
Ithambisa isikhumba sakho futhi inciphise ukucasuka ngenkathi isebenza njenge-astringent, iphoqa izicubu zakho ukuthi zibambene ukuze zisize ekuncipheni kwezimbotshana. Ngokwenza lokhu, unganqanda amagciwane atheleleka esikhunjeni ukuthi abangele izinduna. Ngenxa yezinzuzo zayo kulabo abanesikhumba esinamafutha, i-witch hazel ivame ukufakwa ekwelapheni okuningi okutholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta.
I-witch hazel iyisibusiso sokulwa nezimpawu zokuguga. Iqinisa isikhumba futhi inothile ngama-antioxidants adingekayo ukulwa nezimpawu zokuguga. I-witch hazel ikhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwe-collagen futhi ikhuphula ukunwebeka kwesikhumba.