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Nature has given mankind a great variety of plants. who feed, clothe, warm and treat. In this article, we will consider the beneficial properties of hawthorn. How to brew and drink it.
It is very important to properly dispose of the gifts of nature. Then the plants will support our immunity, help improve health, calm the nervous system.
Among not only beautiful, but also extremely useful, a special place is occupied by a permanent resident of gardens and orchards - hawthorn.
More often it is cultivated as an excellent decorative culture. Delicate white inflorescences make the garden solemn in spring. During the summer, the plant looks noble as a green hedge.
In autumn, the dull autumn landscape is painted with hanging tassels of bright red berries with tiny crowns at the bottom.
Not everyone is familiar with, but every piece of this noble tree can benefit. Knowing about the beneficial properties, people have been growing cultivars since the 16th century, constantly improving its varietal characteristics.
In terms of the amount of vitamins, hawthorn fruits surpass the well-known dog rose.
Quercetin is an excellent antioxidant or has antitumor properties. Hyperoside - improves oxygen metabolism. Pectins remove toxic accumulations and metal salts from the body.
A wide range of organic acids, vitamins, essential oils, microelements(magnesium, molybdenum, zinc, cobalt, phosphorus, etc.), contained in the inflorescences and fruits of hawthorn, makes it a full-fledged ingredient in medicines.
In folk medicine, it is respected as a soothing, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial agent that relieves stress, strengthens blood vessels and heals wounds.
Use useful properties at home, you can by cooking:
- decoction;
- tinctures.
The program “Live healthy!” will tell about the beneficial properties of hawthorn:
Collection of raw materials
Fruit. The maximum level of useful substances content accumulates with the onset of the first autumn frosts. Collection is best done from late September to early October. Dry them at a temperature not higher than 50-60 degrees.
Flowers. Given the short flowering time, the collection of flowers must be carried out within 2-3 days, in a dry campaign. Inflorescences are carefully cut, avoiding squeezing the petals.
For drying, they are laid out in a dark, well-ventilated area.
Leaves. Harvest in early spring before or during the flowering period. Suitable clean, green, without additional inclusions, not damaged by pests or diseases. It is allowed to cut off or tear off the leaves with part of the petiole.
Bark. It is better separated from the wood in the spring, the period when the juice begins to move. Harvesting is carried out from young plants or shoots. Make annular cuts to the wood and peel off the strips.
It is carried out in dry weather, away from sources of pollution: roads, livestock and industrial enterprises.
Store in glass jars, paper bags or canvas bags in dry, dark, ventilated places not accessible to insects.
Shelf life is limited: leaves, like flowers - 1 year, fruits - up to 2 years.
How to brew tea
Leaves and flowers are used to make tea.. In its pure form, hawthorn is brewed less often than using mixtures with black or green tea, and other medicinal herbs.
For prevention purposes, hawthorn can make up a quarter of the collection, for strengthening and healing - half or more.
To maximize the benefits of the drink, you need to remember that when using boiling water, some useful properties may die. The most favorable temperature for brewing is up to 85 degrees.
in a teapot
Hawthorn flower tea is brewed like a standard black tea.. To do this, use a glass or porcelain teapot, which is pre-scalded with boiling water.
The mixture is poured into a heated kettle, poured with boiling water, closed with a lid, To keep the heat, the kettle is covered with a towel.
Restorative:
- 1 part dried hawthorn flowers;
- 1 part black loose leaf tea.
Warm up the kettle, pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 tbsp. tablespoons of the mixture of the resulting mixture and leave for 2-3 minutes, and then strain. You can add honey or lemon.
Calming:
- 1 part hawthorn flowers;
- 1 part motherwort;
- 1 part mint;
- 1 part hop cones.
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 tbsp. the resulting mixture, leave for 15-20 minutes, then strain. Drink in the evening before bed.
For heartburn:
- 1 part hawthorn flowers;
- 1 part peppermint.
1 tsp mixture in 1 cup boiling water, leave for about 15-20 minutes.
in a thermos
Use for brewing a thermos allows you to save a maximum of useful substances. The thermos retains heat for a long time, which makes it possible not to grind the ingredients.
If flowers and leaves can be brewed in a teapot, then the fruits as a whole will give up their beneficial substances only with prolonged infusion.
Our actions:
- rinse the thermos with boiling water;
- fall asleep collection, lay the whole fruit;
- pour boiling water into a thermos;
- leave open for 5-10 minutes;
- close the lid and leave for at least 3 hours.
Approximately 20 whole fruits are used per 750 ml of water or collected according to the recipe.
Convenient to fill the thermos at night in order to get well-infused tea in the morning. The following are examples of recipes for using a thermos.
Calming: take 1 part of dried hawthorn berries, Ivan tea, a couple of sprigs of mint. Pour the collection into a thermos and pour 250-300 ml of boiling water. Leave for at least 3 hours.
The resulting tea is necessary take one hour before bed. Before drinking, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey
To improve digestion: take dried hawthorn berries, walnut partitions and black tea leaves in a 1: 1: 1 ratio. 3 art. Spoons of the mixture, pour 1 liter of boiling water and insist in a thermos for at least 30 minutes.
Tea for the heart: prepare a collection: for 100 g of black tea, 2 tbsp. spoons of hawthorn and rose hips, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of mint, 1 teaspoon of chamomile flowers. Brew daily on a tablespoon of the resulting mixture, per 1 liter of boiling water.
How to brew hawthorn
Harvesting hawthorn is used to make decoctions. As an example: 1 tbsp. pour 200 g of boiling water over a spoonful of collection and simmer over low heat until the volume of liquid decreases by 2 times. Used in the treatment of arrhythmias.
Crushed fruits, flowers or other ingredients pour not hot, but cold water. Then the container is placed in a water bath, kept for 30 minutes, and then filtered.
How to drink teas and decoctions: rules
Recipes for tea and decoctions contain a specific set of ingredients and preparation methods for each disease or purpose.
In the treatment of arrhythmia, angina pectoris, to lower cholesterol levels, decoctions are prepared and taken 1 teaspoon before meals 3 times a day.
With hypertension 1 st. a spoonful of dried berries is poured with 1 glass of water and kept for 1.5-2 hours in the oven or other warm place. Take before meals 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
For the treatment of nervous disorders and stress 1 st. a spoonful of fruit, filled with 250-300 ml of boiling water, insist 2 hours at room temperature. Take before meals 2 tbsp. spoons.
Medicinal teas, on the contrary, are consumed after meals. If you want to add sugar or honey, then do it after making tea.
Drink tea should be 2 hours after eating, it is not recommended to use it on an empty stomach. Do not drink tea with cold water, so as not to cause intestinal colic.
The presence of fructose allows the use of hawthorn for people with diabetes.
The long-term effect of the application does not occur immediately, but after 30-40 days. Considering this, drugs better to take courses.
Who should not take
Hawthorn is not used when individual intolerance or allergic reaction, increased blood clotting.
Due to its ability to lower blood pressure, hawthorn persons suffering from hypotension it is used only for general strengthening purposes in a minimum dosage or not used at all.
Excessive consumption of hawthorn tea can lead to dizziness and nausea.
Despite the mass of decoctions, teas and tinctures based on hawthorn do not cancel the use of drugs in the treatment of diseases.
Need to consult a doctor in order to correctly determine the methods and dosage, to get the maximum effect and not harm the body.
Hawthorn is used in medicine and cooking. Hawthorn extract is sold in pharmacies in the form of tablets, capsules or liquids. Berries, flowers, leaves, stems and even the bark of a plant are useful for the body.
Due to its tart, but at the same time sweet taste, hawthorn is used in cooking. Jam, marmalade, jelly and marshmallow are prepared from it. Hawthorn is added to candy and pastry fillings, and the berries are sometimes eaten raw. Hawthorn is used to make wine, tinctures and healthy teas.
Composition of hawthorn
Hawthorn has a unique composition. It contains fiber, folic acid, tannins and. Hawthorn contains a lot of flavonoids and phenolic acids.
Vitamins from the daily norm:
- A - 259%;
- C - 100%;
- E - 13.3%.
Minerals from the daily norm:
Hawthorn calorie - 52 kcal per 100 gr.
Hawthorn is used as a medicine in various fields of medicine. Useful berries, leaves and stems of the plant.
For joints
Hawthorn extract is useful for arthritis and gout. It helps retain protein and collagen in the body, which protect joints from damage and allow them to move easily. The use of hawthorn will prevent and prevent these diseases.
For the heart and blood vessels
The heart and blood vessels receive the greatest benefit from hawthorn. Thanks to hawthorn extract, you can cope with heart failure, chest pain, arrhythmia, normalize blood pressure, get rid of atherosclerosis and lower cholesterol levels.
Chest pain is sometimes mistaken for signs of a heart attack, but it can also indicate angina. Hawthorn will reduce pain and prevent their recurrence. Antioxidants and organic compounds in hawthorn have a positive effect on heart health. It is useful for both hypotension and hypertension.
In heart failure, the heart cannot pump enough blood to supply nutrients and oxygen to the internal organs. Hawthorn will cope with this problem - it will improve the work of the heart, strengthen the heart muscles and eliminate shortness of breath. Berries dilate blood vessels, improving blood circulation.
For nerves
The enzymes in hawthorn affect the hormones in the body. This allows you to fight depression, chronic fatigue and the effects of stress.
For the gastrointestinal tract
Organic compounds and fiber in the hawthorn interact with the intestinal microflora and normalize its work. Hawthorn improves digestion and breakdown of food in the stomach, increases metabolism, eliminates constipation, cramps and bloating, and fights intestinal infections. With the help of hawthorn, you can get rid of the tapeworm and tapeworms.
For kidneys and bladder
Hawthorn is one of the diuretics - means that help the body get rid of excess fluid. It stimulates the kidneys and increases the excretion of salts in the urine.
Hawthorn improves the functioning of the bladder and treats kidney diseases.
For skin
Hawthorn is beneficial when applied topically due to its antioxidants. It is effective for ulcers, acne and burns. Hawthorn relieves inflammation and itching, and also helps wounds heal quickly.
Hawthorn is used for eczema and psoriasis. With the help of the extract, you can reduce the number of wrinkles and slow down the process of appearance, as well as prevent the formation of age spots on the skin.
For immunity
Hawthorn removes toxins from the body. Vitamin C in hawthorn increases the activity of white blood cells and improves the overall health of the immune system.
Tea based on hawthorn berries is a warm drink that contains antioxidants, malic and citric acids, minerals and flavonoids.
Hawthorn tea tones the body.
You can make your own drink at home. For this you need:
- Place hawthorn berries in boiling water in a ratio of 1 tbsp. berries per 1 liter of water.
- Boil for 8-10 minutes.
- Strain the decoction, removing the berries.
Tea is drunk hot. You can add honey to improve the taste. Add honey only to warm tea, otherwise it loses.
The tincture is considered one of the effective ways to get the most out of hawthorn berries. It is prepared using highly concentrated alcohol. You can replace alcohol with apple cider vinegar, but this will reduce the beneficial properties of the tincture. Ready hawthorn tincture is taken in doses. One dose should not exceed 15 drops of the product.
The word "hawthorn" in Greek means "strong", because this shrub with strong wood survives in any conditions. 1250 species of shrubs are decorative both in spring and autumn, thanks to carved leaves, white or red inflorescences and bright red, pink, orange and black berries. The most common are two types of hawthorn: blood red and heart. You can meet the names "thorny hawthorn", "gled", "lady-tree", "boyarka", "gludina", yapush-khan. For medicinal purposes, fruits are used, as well as bark, flowers and leaves, which have approximately the same effect.
There are legends about the beneficial properties of hawthorn! Our ancestors valued the hawthorn very much. In ancient manuscripts, there are many references to the popularity of hawthorn in the treatment of various ailments, especially heart disease.
During World War II, hawthorn was used as a replacement for heart medicines that were in short supply at the time.
The ancient Greeks baked bread from dried and ground berries. They believed that hawthorn thorns had magical powers, so they were fixed at the entrance to the house, scaring away evil spirits, and the Buryats drove away the disease with hawthorn branches over the cradle of a child. The newlyweds wove wreaths on the altar of Hymen, so that family life would be happy and long.
Collection and processing
Almost all parts of the hawthorn are used for medicinal purposes. But flowers and fruits are especially valued. Flowers are harvested on shrubs in the initial flowering period. It is important not to miss, as it blooms only 3-5 days. Do not collect glee after rain, with dew: this will complicate processing. The place of collection must also be environmentally friendly. After two hours, the raw materials should be in a dryer with a temperature of 40 degrees. You can also dry in the air with limited access to sunlight, spreading the inflorescences in a thin layer on paper. The shelf life of such blanks is 1 year.
The fruits are harvested in September-October during the period of full ripeness, it is possible after the first frost.
You can dry them and also use a dryer with a temperature of 60 degrees.
If you have to dry in the oven, then do not close it tightly for ventilation. Berries must be periodically controlled. The readiness of raw materials can be determined by the fact that the berries in the fist do not stick together. The shelf life of dry fruits is 8 years.
What are the benefits of fruits
Perhaps the hawthorn has lost its magical properties, but its healing qualities are still highly valued. This is not surprising if you look at its composition: vitamins A, C, K and E, up to 10% fructose, starch, sorbitol, organic acids, essential oils, choline, pectin, tannins, and in seeds - up to 38% oil. Flowers, despite the smell of herring brine (due to the presence of a special substance - indole), contain up to 19% essential oil. The bark contains flavonoids that support the normal functioning of the liver.
But the main value of this plant is the content of ursolic acid, which is very rare and indispensable for health. This substance dilates blood vessels, relieves inflammation, tumors, an excellent diuretic and an active collagen stimulator for skin rejuvenation.
The fruits are rich in pectin - an excellent antioxidant that removes toxins from the body. Antioxidants improve blood circulation and prevent vascular damage. "The medicine of the old heart" is called hawthorn by homeopaths. After all, it cures heart diseases when other medicines do not help. How to brew hawthorn fruits, read on.
Healing properties of hawthorn
Hawthorn is primarily a heart remedy. It restores a normal heartbeat in both tachycardia and bradycardia; useful for people with heart failure. Relieves chest pain if it is caused by circulatory disorders. By expanding the lumen of blood vessels and filling them with oxygen, it alleviates coronary disease.
Hawthorn improves the blood supply to the heart muscle, thereby increasing the contractility of the myocardium. It also expands the vessels of the brain, which improves cerebral blood supply. Treats post-infarction conditions.
Used in the treatment of hypertension and atherosclerosis. Fruits enhance the excretion of cholesterol from the body, treats obesity of the heart. It has been highly rated by diabetics as a means of regulating sugar levels.
Traditional healers also treat migraines, menopause, nervous fatigue, epilepsy and allergies with hawthorn.
Hawthorn is able to enhance the effect of sleeping pills. Its combination with sleeping pills or with plants that calm the nervous system gives a stronger effect.
Best of all, hawthorn interacts with valerian, oats, motherwort, fireweed, cudweed.
In addition, fruits, unlike flowers, contain more mucus, which envelops the mucous surface of the stomach. It is used for peptic ulcer. The fruits are used to relieve hepatic colic that occurs with cholecystitis or cholelithiasis, flowers and leaves also cleanse the blood well and treat skin diseases.
For weather-dependent patients, the tincture helps to survive adverse weather days, and also relieves shortness of breath, swelling.
Side effects.
Hawthorn also has side effects. In addition to hypersensitivity, hawthorn should not be used by children under 12 years of age, as well as those who take antiarrhythmic drugs. With excessive use, it can cause rapid heart rate, headache and indigestion, and kidney disorders.
The berry should not be consumed by pregnant and lactating mothers. Hawthorn reduces high blood pressure, so you should strictly monitor the dosage.
Norm - a glass of berries (150 grams). Failure to comply with this rule can cause symptoms of hypotension: drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fainting.
Hawthorn Recipes
Hawthorn is consumed fresh, dried, frozen. In the treatment, different dosage forms are used: teas, tinctures, jelly, marshmallows are prepared from it.
Tea
When brewing tea, 20 g of berries or a tablespoon of flowers are poured into 200 ml of boiling water. Drink one glass twice a day before meals. You can add honey. Such a collection is also suitable: 4 parts of hawthorn berries, 4 parts of motherwort, 4 parts of cudweed and one part of chamomile flowers. For 250 ml of water we take a tablespoon of this collection. Use a tablespoon three times a day.
Fruit decoction.
Boil a spoonful of fruits in a glass of water for 15 minutes. Then they filter, the tea leaves are supplemented to 200 ml and they drink a tablespoon three times a day.
How to brew hawthorn in a thermos.
Pour 7 tablespoons of hawthorn into a thermos (to support the brain, you can use it in half with rose hips), pour 2 liters of boiling water and leave for a day. Then strain, squeeze the berries, and put the infusion in the refrigerator. Drink one glass for two to three weeks.
Hawthorn juice.
For juicing, choose only the most ripe and fresh fruits.
Press the berries through a juicer and take 100 ml three times a day.
Hawthorn tincture.
To prepare the tincture, you can take both fresh and dried flowers, leaves and fruits. We also need forty-degree vodka. Pour flowers or fruits of hawthorn with vodka so that it completely covers the raw materials. Cover the vessel, leave in a warm place for a month and a half. The vessel is shaken every day. Strain the medicine and store in a dark place. How to use: a teaspoon in the morning and evening for a month, after a week break, the cycle can be repeated.
Along with the healing effect of hawthorn, its nutritional value is also important. The calorie content of hawthorn is low (53 cal. / 100 g). From it you can make kvass, compote, jam, jam, marshmallow, jelly, confiture. The dried powder is also used in the confectionery industry, giving products a natural fruity flavor. The bark is used in industry as a natural red dye for fabrics.
Summing up, it should be noted that usually hawthorn medicines show an effect only with long-term regular use. Hawthorn is very useful, but with uncontrolled intake, non-compliance with contraindications, there may be an effect opposite to the expected one. The result of treatment depends on many factors: the place of collection of raw materials, adherence to the technology of preparation of the medicine, medical indications and contraindications, the general condition of the body. If you seriously decide to be treated with hawthorn, start by consulting a doctor.
Video about the benefits of hawthorn:
Walking through the forest in autumn, you can see hawthorn bushes strewn with blood-red berries. They have excellent taste and carry healing power. Since ancient times, people have been interested in hawthorn fruits: the beneficial properties and contraindications of these berries will be discussed in detail.
The ancient Greeks baked bread from dried and ground berries. Already at that time, people knew about the unique ability of hawthorn - to heal heart disease. In addition, magical powers were attributed to the plant. Therefore, hawthorn thorns were strengthened at the front door. Thus, evil spirits were scared away from the house.
The Buryats decorated the cradle of a baby with branches of a bush, believing that such a ritual would scare away the disease from the baby. The newlyweds weaved hawthorn wreaths on the altar of Hymen for a long and happy family life.
How are hawthorn fruits used today? Useful properties and contraindications excite modern man.
Unique composition
Over time, perhaps, the bush has lost its "magical" qualities, however, even today the healing fruits of hawthorn are highly valued. The healing properties of amazing berries have passed the test of time and have proven their effectiveness. It is not surprising, because the fruits of hawthorn, the photo of which is posted in the article, are a real storehouse of useful substances!
They are rich:
- vitamins A, C, K, E;
- fructose;
- starch;
- sorbitol;
- organic acids;
- essential oils;
- pectin;
- choline;
- tannins.
In addition, small berries contain almost all the elements from the periodic table. Among them are iron, zinc, calcium, molybdenum, magnesium.
The colossal value of this plant is hidden in the rather rare and necessary for health ursolic acid. Such a substance contributes to the expansion of blood vessels, the elimination of inflammation, fights tumors. is an excellent diuretic. In addition, it stimulates the production of collagen, which promotes skin rejuvenation.
Carefully studying the fruits of hawthorn, useful properties and contraindications, scientists came to the conclusion that small berries contribute to the removal of poisons, toxins, and toxins from the body. They are excellent antioxidants that help improve blood circulation, protect blood vessels from damage. Homeopaths call hawthorn fruits like this: "the medicine of the old heart." After all, unique red berries can cure heart pathologies when official medicine gives up.
Medicinal properties
Some people grow the bush for decorative purposes. However, the healing power inherent in nature in the fruits of hawthorn is much more important. The healing properties of small berries are truly endless.
They differ in the following effects on the body:
- anti-inflammatory;
- antimicrobial;
- vasodilating;
- diuretic;
- antitumor;
- cardiostimulating;
- hepatoprotective;
- rejuvenating;
- antioxidant;
- choleretic.
If we consider how hawthorn fruits are useful, then first of all it should be said about their ability to treat heart disease. They restore the normal functioning of the body with bradycardia, tachycardia. Berries are useful for patients suffering from heart failure. Hawthorn fruits relieve chest pain if the latter is provoked by circulatory disorders.
Small berries contribute to the expansion of the lumen of blood vessels. As a result of this effect, the filling with oxygen improves and the flow is facilitated.
The use of hawthorn improves the blood supply to the heart. This effect causes an increase in myocardial contractility.
The benefits of berries for diseases
Despite the fact that official medicine is skeptical of folk recipes, the fruits of which were subjected to careful analysis) are recognized as an effective medicine. The main confirmation of this is the well-known hawthorn tincture, which is sold in any pharmacy.
In addition, doctors evaluated the ability of berries to improve blood circulation, oxygenate the brain, heart, and blood vessels. Today they are widely used in neurology, cardiology, therapy. They are in demand even in pediatrics.
It is known that hawthorn fruits are used for such pathologies of the heart and blood vessels:
- heart attack;
- hypertension;
- ischemia;
- atherosclerosis;
- angina;
- various disorders in the vessels and heart, provoked by age;
- after cardiac interventions;
- with pain in the heart.
They are in demand to combat neurological diseases, such as:
- migraine;
- inflammation of the nerves;
- headache;
- nervous fatigue;
- insomnia;
- stress;
- hysterical states;
- nervousness;
- epilepsy;
- sleep disturbance.
Use the fruits of hawthorn in dermatology. They are used to treat:
- herpes virus (in complex therapy);
- dermatitis;
- allergies.
This remedy is widely demanded for the fight against many diseases. It is recommended to use hawthorn for the following pathologies:
- reduced immunity;
- colds, viral diseases;
- diabetes;
- colitis;
- diarrhea;
- puffiness;
- hypothyroidism;
- liver disease;
- menopause;
- hepatic colic, provoked by cholelithiasis or cholecystitis;
- rheumatism.
In addition, hawthorn fruits stimulate the brain and improve memory.
Contraindications for admission
The main advantage of hawthorn is its harmlessness. The longer the patient takes it, the better his health becomes. However, not all so simple! Have the fruits of hawthorn contraindications. Consider them:
- Berries and any preparations containing hawthorn should not be consumed by children under 12 years of age. They are not recommended for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
- Hawthorn fruits should be consumed in reasonable doses! The recommended norm is 150 grams of berries during the day. With uncontrolled intake, hawthorn can harm even a healthy person, dramatically lowering blood pressure. Unpleasant consequences from an overdose can manifest themselves in the form of nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and diarrhea.
- It is forbidden to use on an empty stomach tincture or decoction of hawthorn. This leads to vascular and intestinal spasms. Sometimes a person may experience abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.
- Do not use hawthorn fruit in combination with cardiac antiarrhythmic drugs.
- Unripe fruits can cause mild poisoning in the body.
- It is categorically contraindicated to take hawthorn for people suffering from hypotension. The berry helps lower blood pressure. In patients, it can provoke a sharp deterioration in well-being.
Be sure to study, if you decide to use hawthorn fruits, the beneficial properties and contraindications of unique berries.
Effective tincture
So, we examined what the fruits of hawthorn are (useful properties and contraindications). Recipes that allow you to make your own tincture are quite diverse. In addition, it can always be purchased at any pharmacy.
Before moving on to the amazing recipes that have been preserved since ancient times, let's consider what effect the tincture has on the body. It has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system. A person's excitability decreases, irritability is eliminated. This action improves the functioning of the autonomic system, which innervates all internal organs and blood vessels. The patient's heart function stabilizes.
In addition, hawthorn fruits will have a beneficial effect on almost all body systems.
cooking recipes
For the manufacture of tinctures, you can use fresh fruits or dry. Consider some of the most common recipes:
- Making tinctures from fresh fruits. You will need 1 cup of fresh hawthorn berries. Place them in your chosen container and mash using a wooden masher. The resulting composition should be filled with alcohol (70%). It will need 200 ml. Transfer the resulting infusion to a dark place. Here he must remain for three weeks. The tincture should be shaken daily. After 3 weeks, strain the resulting solution. The tincture is ready. It can be consumed.
- Tincture of dry fruits. In this case, stock up on dried berries in the amount of 100-150 g. Raw materials should be carefully sorted out. After that, it should be crushed or ground. Such an ingredient is poured with vodka or alcohol (1 liter). The solution must be left for 20 days in a cool dark place. After the specified time, the infusion is filtered. You should have a clear, yellowish-red liquid.
- Decoction of hawthorn. Such a recipe will be useful for people suffering from metabolic disorders, coronary insufficiency, and difficulty in the blood supply to the brain. Consider how to brew hawthorn fruits.
To make a decoction, you need 30 g of berries. They should be crushed first. Raw materials are steamed with one glass of boiled water. The remedy should be infused for half an hour. During the day, it is recommended to use a decoction of 1/2 cup 2-3 times. Greater efficiency will bring infusion brewed in a thermos. Warm broth is much faster absorbed by the body.
- Making an ointment. This remedy is used for joint pain, thrombophlebitis. For its manufacture, you will need an alcohol tincture (50 ml). Mix the liquid with the contents of one tube of baby cream. The ointment will be uneven. It's not scary. But be sure to stir well before using.
This is a fairly effective remedy that contains the healing power of such a component as hawthorn fruit. Instructions for use recommends applying the ointment to sore hands and feet immediately before bedtime. The product should be stored exclusively in the refrigerator.
How to use the tincture
How to use a unique tincture, the main component of which is hawthorn fruit? Instructions for using alcohol tincture are very simple.
Alcohol tincture will produce a beneficial effect under the following conditions:
- heart failure - only in the initial stages;
- cardioneurosis;
- violation of blood circulation and heart rhythm (in complex therapy);
- ischemic disease, accompanied by attacks of angina pectoris;
- disruptions in the functioning of the endocrine system (with hyperactivity of the thyroid gland);
- insomnia;
- influenza, pneumonia;
- menopausal disorders, PMS;
- an overdose of heart drugs (helps to maintain the functioning of the organ).
Treatment of hypertension
The fruits of hawthorn are extremely useful for pressure. When using tincture, the walls of blood vessels relax. Due to this, the increased pressure is reduced.
In addition, the patient's headaches decrease, tinnitus disappears, dizziness stops. Hawthorn fruit tincture normalizes the balance of cholesterol in the blood. An increase in the amount of lecithin is noted. As a result, patients significantly improve blood, as well as its coagulability index.
If the patient is diagnosed with the initial stage of hypertension, then it is enough to use only hawthorn tincture. For a more serious pathology, other drugs will be required, which the doctor will prescribe. But if you use hawthorn tincture in the late stage of hypertension, be sure to tell your doctor about it.
It should be remembered that an effective tincture enhances the effect of cardiac drugs on the body. In this case, the doctor will reduce the dosage of prescribed medications.
Antistress tea
For many centuries, hawthorn fruits have been used for nerves. Brewed tea helps to normalize digestion, remove toxins from the body, and improve metabolism. In addition, it has excellent anti-inflammatory properties, has a beneficial effect on blood vessels, lowers blood pressure.
However, we should not forget that the fruits of hawthorn show all their useful qualities only as a result of long-term use. Don't count on instant results.
To make a wonderful anti-stress tea, you need to grind 1 tablespoon of dried berries. The resulting composition is poured with 1 cup of boiling water. This solution is infused until cool. This tea is recommended to be consumed three times a day for a couple of sips.
Hawthorn drink is an excellent medicine not only for strengthening the nervous system. It is an excellent prophylactic against heart disease. People after 40 years of age, experiencing constant stress, smoking, malnutrition, drinking tea, get a chance to avoid a heart attack. And patients suffering from heart pathologies can significantly improve their health if they drink a healing drink in the fall and spring.
Application for women's health
Over time, all the fair sex is faced with unpleasant symptoms of menopause. This is an increase in pressure, headache, depression, weight gain and many other signs. However, one of the most unpleasant phenomena that characterize the change in hormonal levels are hot flashes.
To survive such a difficult period, it is recommended to use hawthorn fruits. From hot flashes, the following remedy will help. To make an infusion, you will need fruits and take 1.5 tablespoons of raw materials. Pour 3 cups of boiling water over them. The product must be infused for 3 hours. After the allotted time, strain the solution.
Use this infusion three times a day for ½ cup 30 minutes before meals.
Treatment of coronary disease
The benefits of hawthorn in this pathology are fully confirmed. The use of berries leads to a decrease in the number of angina attacks, improves fat metabolism. Hawthorn lowers the level of bad cholesterol in the blood. As a result, plaques cease to be deposited in the vessels. In coronary disease, even an ECG shows a significant improvement in the functioning of the heart.
Of course, a favorable effect can be obtained only in the case of regular and long-term use. In this case, the dosage should be strictly observed and the use of tincture should be combined with prescribed drugs, a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition.
Hawthorn for weight loss
A healing and affordable berry can not only improve the body. It helps to lose weight. In addition, hawthorn takes care not only of a thin waist, but also improves the condition of the hair and complexion.
It is no wonder that with the help of hawthorn you can get such excellent results without much effort, because it helps to remove fat from the body. Numerous organic substances and flavonoids contribute to the removal of bile from the body, stimulate the functioning of the thyroid gland. Hawthorn is extremely useful for people suffering from obesity.
If you decide to use fruits to lose weight, then you can take them in any form. The most popular options are teas, decoctions. It is recommended to add berries to baking.
However, if you are correcting your figure with hawthorn, do not expect results in a couple of weeks. To get rid of excess weight accumulated over the years, the berry itself cannot. But, combining its use with physical activity, diet, you can achieve results.
Patient opinions
It has long been appreciated by modern consumers (who buy tincture at a pharmacy or make it on their own using hawthorn fruits) useful properties and contraindications. Reviews are unanimous: the amazing berry really helps!
Some patients testify that regular intake of tincture allows them to not resort to drug therapy in old age. Such people do not experience problems with pressure, heart, sleep well at night.
Favorable effects were noted by women experiencing menopause. Tune in to a long course of therapy, they notice that the improvement of well-being occurs after two weeks.
Many people use an amazing berry as a sedative, vitamin, immunity-strengthening remedy. And in winter, a tincture of fruits allows them to cope with colds much faster. It should be emphasized that this drink very quickly and effectively calms the nervous system. Patients themselves notice that hawthorn tincture is an excellent remedy.
For people suffering from insomnia for a long time, the berry allowed not only to normalize sleep, but also saved them from old ailments.
Patients with oily skin problems, who have tried many different remedies, have come to the conclusion that rubbing the face with hawthorn tincture gives an excellent result.
Here it is, a small blood-red berry, carrying a magical healing power!
By the end of summer, fleshy red fruits appear on the branches of tall shrubs, which are distinguished by a slightly astringent taste, which look beautiful in the photo. This is hawthorn, which has been widely used for medicinal purposes since the time of ancient Russia. At that time, Peter I contributed to its distribution, who spoke about the beneficial properties of hawthorn fruits.
Hawthorn berries have long been used to treat various diseases, strengthen adults and children, which is especially important in autumn and winter.
What is the benefit of the plant?
The properties of hawthorn fruits are directly related to the chemical composition. However, despite all the scientific progress, it remains unexplored to the end. It is known that it contains flavonoids. These plant polyphenols determine the color of hawthorn, but in addition, they strengthen the walls of blood vessels and fight free radicals in the human body.
Other useful components of the composition of berries:
- Quercitrin. Eliminates excessive capillary permeability, preserves vascular elasticity, works as an antioxidant and antitumor agent.
- Quercetin. In sufficient volumes, it reduces the likelihood of developing cataracts. It is a prophylactic against cardiovascular pathologies and circulatory disorders in the brain area.
- Hyperoside. The benefit is due to the help in the utilization of glucose. Due to this, the supply and consumption of oxygen increases, the heart is saturated with potassium ions. Together, these processes contribute to the contractility of the middle layer of muscles in the heart, that is, the myocardium. Increased cardiac output.
- Vitexin. It accelerates the metabolism of muscle tissue in the heart, leading to vasodilation.
The properties of hawthorn flowers are due to other useful components. They contain a variety of acids, such as ursolic. It has an anti-inflammatory effect, accelerates wound healing.
Other acids in berries:
- Oleanolic. Normalizes blood supply in the brain and heart.
- Chlorogenic. It has a beneficial effect on the liver and kidneys, has a choleretic effect, fights sclerotic processes.
- coffee shop. The effect is partially similar to chlorogenic, but it is also a strong antibacterial agent.
Hawthorn berries are distinguished by an abundance of vitamins of groups, and K. They also contain a lot of carotene, by the amount of which they are able to compete with rose hips or carrots. They are considered very useful for people suffering from, as they contain sugars like sorbitol.
We can say that hawthorn is a storehouse of vitamins; it is due to its useful composition that it is used for the preparation of herbal remedies. Healing, healing properties of hawthorn berries and flowers
Various parts of this plant are used to influence the body. Tinctures and decoctions are made from hawthorn berries, leaves and flowers. All of them have a positive effect on the heart and blood vessels:
- Hawthorn has a vasodilating effect;
- It tones the heart muscle, improves oxygen access;
- Equalizes heart rate;
- Reduces the frequency and increases the strength of contractions;
- Normalizes cardiac excitability;
- Eliminates overwork;
- Improves the state of cerebral circulation and coronary blood flow;
- Eliminates problems with the amount of cholesterol;
- Hawthorn improves blood clotting;
- Reduces the likelihood of atherosclerotic plaque formation.
The properties of hawthorn in the instructions for tinctures are associated with the treatment of mild forms, atrial fibrillation and vasospasm. At the same time, the benefits of the plant are not limited to the cardiovascular system. It also affects the CNS. For example, the beneficial properties of hawthorn with a calming effect without drowsiness. Nervous excitability decreases, sleep normalizes, insomnia disappears.
The digestive system is also involved. The properties of hawthorn tincture are used to treat mild forms and. It is used for minor digestive problems in children. Such a liquid can work as a cure for. It is worth mentioning other medicinal properties of flowers and fruits:
- Elimination of dizziness and;
- Prevention of tumors of any nature;
- Fight shortness of breath;
- Strengthening the immune system;
- Men's warning;
- Recovery after infections.
Women during the period of breastfeeding often turn to the flowers and fruits of the boyarka. They stimulate milk production.
The plant is used even in the cosmetic field. The components of the composition tone the skin, eliminate puffiness, replenish the amount of moisture and even fight wrinkles and other manifestations of age-related changes.
Hawthorn is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, as well as an excellent remedy for insomnia, which has almost no side effects. What can be purchased at the pharmacy?
Large-fruited garden hawthorn is rarely used for the production of pharmaceutical products. Usually they are made from blood red, ordinary, prickly and some other small-fruited species. This is due to the better knowledge of plants of this type, as well as the abundance of compounds whose effect is directed to the cardiovascular system.
The easiest way to purchase at the pharmacy are various products created from fruits. They are available as:
- vegetable raw materials,
- extract,
- lozenges,
- powder,
- Tinctures.
Such drugs are used to normalize cholesterol levels, fight, soothe and eliminate clotting problems. Medications help mothers produce more breast milk and treat nutritional deficiencies in babies.
Note. Finding hawthorn flowers is much more difficult, but they are better at reducing.
Hawthorn is part of a variety of drugs, such as Cardiovalen. In addition to it, there is adonizide and valerian. The tool affects the intensity of heart contractions, works as a sedative. The same applies to Valemidin. Phytorelax has a similar composition, but is available in the form of tablets. Sometimes used as a remedy for insomnia.
Liquid medicine Kedrovit contains honey, pine nuts, birch buds, chokeberry berries and hawthorn. Increases the body's defenses, helps to cope with overwork. The beneficial properties of wild rose and hawthorn are combined in the Amrita elixir. It also contains juniper, ginger, licorice, cardamom and thyme.
The composition of pharmaceutical preparations with hawthorn and release forms
The main components used for the production and sale of products are fruits and flowers. Alcohol tincture is prepared from them, packed in filter bags, for making tea or sold in its pure form, without packaging, but in one pack.
Hawthorn tincture (Crataegi tinctura), in the form of a solution from the fruit.
25 ml bottles or dark glass dropper bottles (1 pc) - cardboard packs.
Hawthorn tincture is drunk after meals. Usually, 20-30 drops of the drug are dissolved in 100 ml of water (half a glass), the resulting mixture is drunk. In the complex treatment of cardiovascular diseases, the tincture is taken 20-30 drops 2-3 times a day.
Hawthorn flowers (Crataegi flores) in paper bags, for brewing tea.
2 g - filter bags (10 and 20 pcs) - cardboard packs.
Take brewed tea inside, 2-3 times / day.
Hawthorn fruit (Crataegi fructus) in paper bags, for brewing.
Cardboard packs with paper bags.
The prepared infusion of hawthorn fruits is taken 1/2-1/3 cup, 2-3 times / day 30 minutes before meals.
Hawthorn fruit (Crataegi fructus) in powder form.
1.5 g each - filter bags (10 and 20 pcs) - cardboard packs.
Prepared hawthorn tea is taken 1/2-1/3 cup, 2-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Clinical and pharmacological group of drugs: Phytopreparation used for functional disorders of the cardiovascular system.
Pharmacotherapeutic group of the drug: Cardiotonic herbal remedy.
Brew tea or make your own tincture
fruit tea. If you want to be treated with a natural hawthorn remedy, then it is better to make it at home on your own, without adding anything extra. For example, you can simply drink the juice obtained from the fruit. It will improve blood circulation and help the digestive system. Tea is made from berries. For this you need:
- Put about thirty fruits in a thermos.
- If desired, you can combine them with wild rose.
- Berries are poured with a liter of boiling water.
- They must be infused throughout the night.
Alcohol tincture. Juice and tea are made using fresh hawthorn fruit, but finding them is not so easy. Dry ones are available for sale at any pharmacy. They can also be used to make medicines. For example, hawthorn tincture is made according to the recipe:
- The berries are crushed. You can also use flowers.
- For two tablespoons of raw materials add a glass of vodka.
- The mixture is infused for two weeks.
- The finished medicine is filtered with gauze.
- Hawthorn tincture drink thirty drops an hour before meals.
Raw, fresh berry jam. Black hawthorn is also used in the treatment of heart disease. You can make jam from it. To do this, the washed berries are placed in a pot of water in a ratio of 2 to 1. The fruits are boiled until soft, after which the broth is poured into another container.
Strain the berries, remove the skin from them and take out the seeds. Then they are wiped with equal parts with sugar and added to the broth. The components are simmered over low heat, stirring constantly, until the jam acquires the consistency of thick sour cream.
Self-collection of berries, flowers and leaves - harvesting
Any parts of the hawthorn are harvested in warm and dry weather. Leaves and flowers can be harvested from early summer or even late spring. It is better to start picking berries after the hawthorn leaves have fallen. In autumn, they are clearly visible on the empty branches. Flowers are considered the most useful parts of the plant, but they are difficult to harvest.
The fact is that hawthorn has a short flowering period, which ends in just a few days. At the same time, dry weather is required for collection, which may not come at the right time. If the right moment nevertheless appeared, then it is necessary to cut off the fully opened flowers along with small sections of the stem. Raw materials are laid out in a dark place, which is well ventilated, in a thin layer. After drying, the flowers are transferred to wooden boxes or bags, the bottom of which should be lined with paper.
Note. Dried parts of the plant are stored for two years.
Hawthorn fruits, after harvesting, are washed and dried in any way that allows you to get a temperature of about 45-50 degrees. You should get shriveled berries with an astringent but sweet taste. It is permissible to store previously sorted and slightly dried fruits in the freezer.
Folk recipes for the treatment of diseases
Most often, hawthorn is used to treat heart disease: the method of brewing and additional ingredients depend on the type of heart disease.
Treatment of heart disease:
- Infusion: brew chopped fruits in the amount of one large spoon with boiling water (200 ml) and insist for 30 minutes. Drink twice - in the morning and in the evening.
- Juice. Take a glass of fresh or frozen fruits and add a little water to them, warm them up a little (up to 30 degrees). Squeeze the resulting raw material in gauze. Before meals, drink a tablespoon of the drug.
- Tea. Throw 100 grams of ordinary black tea into the teapot, add 20 g of hawthorn berries, a couple of tablespoons of wild rose, a spoonful of mint, motherwort, chamomile flowers, valerian. Pour boiling water over and drink like regular tea.
- Ischemic disease (CHD):
- Mix the fruits and flowers of hawthorn, take a large spoon from the mixture and brew with boiling water. Half an hour later, the drug is ready for use. Consume throughout the day before meals.
- Mix rose hips and hawthorn (two parts each) and carrot seeds with chokeberry (one part each). Take three large spoons of the mixture, pour a liter of boiling water. About three hours to insist, then use half a glass 5-6 times a day.
- and myocardium:
- Mix motherwort grass with chopped hawthorn berries, take a small spoonful of raw materials and brew with boiling water (200 ml). An hour later, the drug can be taken in a third of a glass before meals.
- Brew hawthorn berries with boiling water (for a large spoonful of raw materials - 200 ml) and leave overnight in a thermos. In the morning, drain the infusion, squeeze the berries and drink the resulting juice in a glass three times a day before meals.
Vascular diseases are also treated with hawthorn:
- Increased . You can simply brew hawthorn berries (a tablespoon of flowers in a glass of water) and, when the drug is infused, drink a glass for a month three times a day before meals. To enhance the effect in the infusion, you can add equal amounts (one teaspoon each) of cudweed, motherwort and chamomile flowers. Such an infusion should be drunk in a large spoonful before meals.
- Low pressure. Mix berries (2 teaspoons) and flowers (1 teaspoon) of hawthorn and brew with boiling water (200 ml). After a couple of hours, strain, drink a glass of the drug before meals.
- . A large spoonful of dried flowers is brewed with boiling water (one large spoon per 200 ml). after 15 minutes, the infusion can be drunk - half a cup before meals.
Hawthorn is used to treat and prevent other unpleasant conditions - with, with, to relieve stress and insomnia, illness and the liver. Folk recipes for the treatment of these conditions and diseases, from the flowers and fruits of hawthorn at the base:
- To relieve stress, overwork, insomnia. In the morning, brew tea from berries in a teapot (a large spoon for 200 ml of liquid), and in the evening drink the resulting drink before going to bed with a small spoonful of honey.
- Gastroenterological pathologies, diseases and liver. Mix hawthorn flowers and valerian root (twenty grams each) with peppermint leaves (ten grams) and barberry bark (10 g). Pour boiling water over raw materials (250 g), leave for a couple of hours in a sealed container. Drink on an empty stomach a glass in the morning and in the evening on an empty stomach.
- At . Berries and flowers of hawthorn take in the same amount, pour boiling water (200 g) 15 grams of the mixture. Infuse for a couple of hours and drink three times a day for a third of the drug received for 10-14 days.
- With diabetes. Brew two hundred grams of boiling water 20 g of fruits and a large spoonful of flowers. Drink tea twice a day.
- At . Mix useful plants: one part of peppermint and hawthorn flowers, three parts of Ivan tea and highlander, two parts of Veronica officinalis. Select a large spoonful of the mixture, pour boiling water (200 grams). Drink three times a day before meals for a third cup.
You should not rely on traditional medicine recipes without first consulting a doctor: like any herbal remedy, hawthorn-based medicines can be harmful if used for other purposes and without taking into account contraindications.
Contraindications for use
For all their medicinal properties, hawthorn flowers and fruits have contraindications for use. For example, although the plant is used during breastfeeding, it should not be consumed during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester. Children are allowed to give berries only after the age of twelve, and in small quantities.
Medical contraindications to the use of medicines from hawthorn fruits and flowers:
- Individual intolerance, allergy,
- Liver diseases, due to which you can not drink alcohol tinctures,
- Low pressure,
- Chronic fatigue,
- developmental delays,
- atrial fibrillation,
- Apato-abulic syndrome.
Hawthorn is not taken simultaneously with diuretics and antiarrhythmic drugs. It should also be abandoned if the current activity requires serious concentration. Moreover, in some cases, the plant can harm, even if a person has no contraindications. This is due to the features of use:
- The course of treatment should not be too long.
- Fruits should be taken in limited quantities, poisoning is possible.
- Do not drink medicine on an empty stomach.
Drinking cold water during treatment with hawthorn can lead to paroxysmal pain and intestinal colic. In general, if possible, it is better to use medicines based on flowers rather than fruits of the plant.
During pregnancy and lactation
Use in children
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