Hawthorn - benefit and harm when used in folk medicine
A lot of plants are used since ancient timeshealers as medical. From them prepare teas, tinctures, lotions, which are then applied, depending on the disease. A large spread as a medicinal raw material was the hawthorn berries. But before we get acquainted with their healing properties, let's consider what the plant itself is. Hawthorn is a wild-growing small tree or shrub that can reach a height of up to 6 meters. All shoots have thick spines of stem origin. The plant blooms with white fragrant flowers collected in the inflorescence. There are different types of this plant, which differ in the shape of the leaves and the size of the fruit. In the cultivated species of hawthorn, the fruits are large enough, the size of small cherry plum.
The distribution of the plant depends on itsspecies. For example, hawthorn blood-red grows in the regions of Siberia and Eastern Kazakhstan, and prickly - in Transcarpathia. Most species are used as decorative in parks and squares, as well as in field shelter belts. Propagated hawthorn usually shoots, but in some cases can be used and seeds. The usual places of its growth in the wild are the forest edges, the banks of the rivers of the forest and forest-steppe zones.
Hawthorn - good and bad
This plant is widely used infolk medicine. For preparation of preparations from it not only inflorescences, but also fruits are used. Flowers are collected, mainly from the hawthorn of the prickly, growing in Ukraine. It should be borne in mind that it fades very quickly, especially in hot weather, and therefore the collection of flowers lasts only 3-4 days. Fruit collection usually lasts about a month. The collected raw materials are dried in special chambers at a temperature of 40 degrees, and then used to prepare medicinal preparations in the form of teas, tinctures and others.
Use for medicinal purposes
How does the hawthorn affect the human body? Benefits and harms - what more from the use of drugs from it? These issues constantly arise not only among traditional healers, but also in the scientific medical environment. Preparations from this plant expand the vessels of the brain and soothe the nervous system. They improve metabolism and can be used to normalize heart rhythms, sleep and general condition.
Of course, every plant can be as useful,and harmful, including hawthorn, the benefit and harm of which depend on how to use it. Therefore, to apply it for therapeutic purposes should be very cautious.
The ability to reduce pressure limitsThe use of hypotonic drugs from plants such as hawthorn. The use and harm of his berries is a very relative concept. Its fruits, especially immature ones, can cause mild poisoning.
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