Kalina bark, medicinal properties, indications and contraindications

Kalina is famous for its beauty and fruits bright red.The plant not only pleases the eye, but also has a mass of medicinal properties.It is often used in folk medicine to treat ailments and strengthen immunity.From berries prepare compotes, teas, kissels and tinctures.It turns out that the bark of the Kalina is also very useful.How is it used and for what purposes?

Contents:

1. Properties and features plants
2. berries, flowers or bark
3. Treatment with
4. bark How to prepare a decoction
5. Contraindications

Properties and features plants

There are different types of viburnum - the US,Plumy.But we will talk about the therapeutic effect of common viburnum, shrub from 1 to 4 m. The plant is very beautiful and can create a lush decor plot or garden.Fruits - oval or round berries of red color with a large bone in the middle.They have a sour taste with a bitterish tinge, slightly astringent.Bitterness in berries disappears with the onset of frost.

The flowering time of the bush is May-June.Inflorescences large, white, have the form of umbrellas.In late summer and early autumn, fruits are ripening.They very quickly turn from green to red, as if red-hot.Harvest, usually in October.From an adult plant, it is possible to obtain up to 35 kg of mature berries.Dried fruits are perfectly stored and used for culinary and medicinal purposes.

The medicinal properties of the shrub are due to the rich chemical composition.Fruits contain the following substances:

• vitamins A, E
• retinol, pectin, tannins
• vitamin C - the concentration at times more than in citrus fruits
• volatile( fighting with microbes)
• minerals( phosphorus, iron, potassium)
• iodine

This is an excellent tool for the prevention of beriberi.In the leaves of the bush there are important acids.Medicines from this part have a blood-resilience.Broths of berries are used to treat infectious diseases, colds, as an antipyretic.

The bark of the bush is very effective.In its composition, the mass of organic acids, glycosides, resins.The concentration of tannins is up to 6%.

Our ancestors used this wonderful plant for home decoration, dress and groom hair, decoration of the festive table.Fruits are considered a symbol of wisdom and feminine beauty.People believed that someone who stroked the growing bush with his hand would certainly find happiness and wealth.Kalina rightfully can be called a real gift of nature.

berries, flowers or bark

All parts of the plant are impregnated with useful substances.Therefore, in natural medicine, its various components are used.For treatment not only berries are taken, but also bark with flowers.

Berries

Various fruits and decoctions are prepared from shrubbery.To get a more attractive taste, add sugar.Strengthen the healing effect of honey.Most often these means heal the upper respiratory tract, facilitate coughing, treat bronchitis and pneumonia.Kalina perfectly restores vocal cords, relieves hoarseness and hoarseness.Infusions drink with high blood pressure, heart disease, excessive swelling.

Berries harvested for the winter in many ways.One of the most popular is drying.Do this, as with other fruits.Do not allow too high temperatures( above 45 C).Another great option is freezing.It's enough just to put whole bunches in a bag and put them in the freezer.It is better to use "quick" freezing at the lowest temperatures.So in Kalyne the maximum of useful substances will remain.

During the ripening season of berries as often as possible it is worth to regale with fresh fruits.They perfectly strengthen the immune system, and saturate the body with vitamins and minerals.

Juice

Perfectly cleanses blood vessels and fights with atherosclerosis with potassium juice.

It can be prepared only at the time of harvest, when the fruit is fresh and juicy.To do this, the berries are washed and dried on a towel, then squeezed.Sugar is added to the resulting liquid and poured into glass containers.Store the product in a refrigerator.Viburnum juice is an excellent helper for headaches.

It is interesting that the longer the juice is, the less bitterness remains in it.To extend the shelf life of the product, the liquid is rubbed with sugar until the jelly condition.Before drinking, dilute with water.

Flowers

Flowers are collected with whole hands during the spring period and dried.Decoction of the inflorescence removes inflammation, knits and promotes sweating.He is also drunk to restore his appetite.Infusions of flowers are used as an expectorant and a cure for gastritis.

Bark

Broths from the bark of the viburnum have a beneficial effect on the body, have unique blood-restoring properties.Used for bleeding gums, women after childbirth, with internal bleeding.They drink from headaches, as a sedative for anxiety and insomnia.They are used for the treatment of periodontal disease.

It is best to prepare the bark in the spring( when the sap moves).The side branches are cut from the tree, after which they are cut.The bark is neatly removed and placed in a ventilated area.The drying time is from a few days to a week.If the humidity is too high, this period is prolonged.The bark is ready for use when it can easily be broken with fingers.

Now viburnum is used and for cosmetic purposes.It can often be found in masks, lotions, shampoos and tonics.

Treatment with bark

In fact, the therapeutic properties of the calf bark are no less pronounced than in the fruit.And all because there is a lot of valuable elements in it.Just look at the composition:

Pectines

Improve digestion, normalize metabolism, remove toxins, purify the blood.

Tanning components

Neutralize the action of pathogens, accelerate the healing of wounds, cuts, sores and even ulcers.

Organic acids( formic, linoleic, palmitic)

Strengthen the immune system, accelerate metabolism.

Vitamin C

Excellent antioxidant, protects against infections.

In medicine, infusions and preparations from the bark of the viburnum are used to narrow the blood vessels, improve blood coagulability.Apply women for problems with gynecology.With the use of decoction, there is enveloping of the stomach, which is indicated for peptic ulcer and gastritis.

The product is also drunk to stop seizures and eliminate toxic substances.

Baths are used to treat hemorrhoids.When skin diseases help wiping and compresses from the broth.To stop nasal bleeding in the passage, place turundas impregnated with solution.

Indications for the application of the balsa are the following:

• paradontosis, gum disease
• diseases of female organs, bleeding from the uterus
• hemorrhoids
• painful profuse menstruation
• insomnia, nervous disorders
• purulent throat lesions( tonsillitis, tonsillitis)
• diathesis, eczema
• upset stomach, colitis
• hypertension
• bronchial asthma
• boils

The bark of the viburnum is used to fight a number of diseasesOf a different nature.Drugs on its basis have an excellent bactericidal, soothing, anti-inflammatory effect.

How to prepare the broth

The bark of the Kalina must be prepared in advance.It is stored for a very long time - about 4 years, without losing useful properties.You can store for future use.From her make broths, tinctures, prepare baths.

Broth

Broths drink with bleeding, diarrhea, hypertension, ulcers and other ailments.It is necessary to pour 10 grams of bark with 0.2 liters of high temperature water and cook on low heat for half an hour.It cool, filter and add so much boiled water to get the original amount.Drink 1 tbsp.L.Three times a day for 15-20 minutes before eating.

Infusion

You can make infusions.For this you need a couple of st.L.Dry bark pour half a liter of hot water.Insist in the thermos for about 5 hours.Filtered infusion to drink 50 grams several times a day, before meals.Infusions can also be used to rinse gums and throat.

Alcohol tincture

With female bleeding, profuse menstruation and hemorrhoids use alcohol tincture.To prepare it, pour 1 tbsp.L.Bark 100 g of alcohol( 50%).We put it in a cool room, let it brew for 7 days.Filter and drink 20-25 drops 2-3 times a day before meals.

Baths

For skin problems, baths with bilberries are taken.On 200 g of bark, 5 liters of boiling water is needed.Mixture to insist and strain.The time of taking a bath is 15 minutes.To solve the problem, a course of 10 procedures will be required.

Broth from young branches

This broth can be given to children during diathesis.Branches are harvested in the early spring before the leaves dissolve.They are brewed with boiling water, wrapped in a container and insisted.Children are given a detergent for 1 tsp.Three times a day.

The calf bark is a miracle drug.Broths and infusions are often used for medicinal purposes.However, before starting therapy, it is best to consult a doctor to avoid unwanted effects.

Contraindications to use

Treatment with viburnum should be beneficial and healing.In order not to cause harm to the body, it is better to get acquainted with contraindications in advance.

Like any other remedy, medicines from kalina are not recommended to everyone:

1. It is better for people with low blood pressure to refrain from using Kalina in large quantities.Especially it concerns fresh berries, juices and jelly paired with honey.The allowed amount is 1 tbsp.Berries or one cup of tea.
2. You should not drink potassium juice at high gastric acidity.
3. Forget about Kalina if you have high blood coagulability.Its use can increase the likelihood of blood clotting and blood clots.
4. Not applicable for diseases such as gout, kidney pathology, arthritis, kidney stones.
5. Discard the viburnum during pregnancy.It contains components that affect the female hormonal background.This is fraught with involuntary miscarriage and premature birth.
6. Do not abuse the product for people with varicose veins.
7. The decoction of the viburnum can depress spermatozoa.Therefore, do not use it during pregnancy planning.
8. You can not apply Kalina to people who have pathologies of blood formation( leukemia, thrombophlebitis).

If you have any of the diseases listed on this list, take it seriously.In any case, before beginning the therapy with decoctions, berries, and juices of the viburnum, consult a doctor.Tell him about all the concomitant diseases.

Kalina is useful in all its manifestations.From berries make juice, from flowers and bark - healing infusions and decoctions.This natural and affordable remedy helps to improve the body and cope with a large number of diseases.

But in everything you need to observe the measure.And remember that even a plant like viburnum is not useful to everyone.

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