Kalina has wide range applications in folk medicine, thanks to its beneficial and healing properties.
Many of us have already appreciated the beneficial properties of viburnum berries. Juices, tinctures, jams, compotes are prepared from viburnum, frozen and dried, fillings for pies are prepared, etc. All this is explained by the fact that bright red berries contain twice as much viburnum ascorbic acid than in citrus fruits, and in terms of the content of iron salts they are five times higher than lemons and oranges. Viburnum is rich in vitamins A and E. Today we will talk about how viburnum is used to treat diseases and give some folk recipes.
Medicinal properties
The healing properties of viburnum lie in its fruits, bark, and flowers.
Viburnum berries are known as active remedy in the treatment of many diseases. For the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, gastritis, colitis, peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum, colds, vascular spasms, an infusion of viburnum fruits is prescribed.
An infusion of viburnum flowers is useful for gastritis with low acidity And painful menstruation. A decoction of viburnum flowers and berries serves good rinse with sore throat and in a hoarse voice. You can eat viburnum berries in any form. Fresh viburnum berries have laxative properties.
Use for treatment
Medicinal tea, infusion and juice of viburnum
Vitamin tea made from viburnum fruits has general strengthening and soothing properties: 1 tbsp. Brew a spoonful of fruit with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 1-2 hours, strain. Take 1/2 cup 2 times a day. For cough, fever 1 tbsp. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over a spoonful of berries and leave, covered, for 2 hours. Take 1/3 cup warm 4-5 times a day, sweeten with honey.
Preparation of viburnum infusion: 2 tbsp. Grind spoons of fruit, pour hot water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, cool, strain and squeeze. Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day before meals.
Boil viburnum juice with honey. Lubricate your mouth with this mixture for thrush and as a mouth rinse. During cooking, add rosehip flowers.
Folk recipes with viburnum to treat colds
Kalina has healing properties for the treatment of pulmonary respiratory tract. Viburnum berries, infused with hot honey for 6-7 hours, are used for bronchitis and pneumonia: 1 tbsp. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over a spoonful of berries. Leave, wrapped, for 2-3 hours. Sweeten with honey. Take 1/3 cup warm 4-5 times a day for colds, persistent cough, fever, hoarseness, as a diaphoretic. 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of dry crushed bark into 1 glass of water, boil for 10 minutes, leave, wrapped, for 2 hours and strain. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day for colds, coughs, choking.
A decoction of viburnum flowers is used as an expectorant and diaphoretic: 1 tbsp. Brew a spoon with 1 cup of boiling water, simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day.
For colds 1 tbsp. Brew a spoonful of flowers with 1 cup of boiling water, leave, wrapped, for 1 hour and strain. Take 1 glass 3 times a day. For chronic cough, decoction of fruits with honey: pour 1 glass of fruits into 1 liter hot water, boil for 10 minutes, strain, add 3 tbsp. spoons of honey. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
Viburnum berries boiled in honey are useful for coughs, diseases of the upper respiratory tract and edema of cardiac origin. The juice from the leaves is recommended as a tonic after serious illnesses, with furunculosis, skin rashes and lichens. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day or lubricate the affected areas of the skin.
To treat diathesis, use the recipe with viburnum: cut young shoots of viburnum with buds, place them in a saucepan with 3/4 of its capacity and fill with water. Place in the oven on low heat for 3-4 hours. Then strain, squeeze, pour into dark bottles and store in a cool place. Children drink 1 teaspoon 3 times: in the morning 2 hours before breakfast, then 2 hours after lunch and an hour and a half after dinner. You can sweeten it slightly. Do not give children sour or salty foods.
For hypertension, edema, hysteria: preparing a decoction: 1 tbsp. Place a spoonful of raw materials in an enamel bowl, add 1 glass of hot water, boil over low heat for 30 minutes, cool for 10 minutes, strain and bring the volume to the original volume. Take 1-2 tbsp. spoons 3-4 times a day after meals.
For neurasthenia 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of dry crushed bark into 1 glass of water, boil for 30 minutes, strain. Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day after meals.
Treatment of bleeding with viburnum
Pour 4 teaspoons of crushed viburnum bark into 1 glass of water, boil for 30 minutes, strain while hot and add water to the original volume. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day before meals. Used when uterine bleeding based on gynecological diseases, with painful and heavy menstruation, with nosebleeds and hemorrhoids. At internal bleeding: preparation of tincture: 4 tbsp. spoons of bark pour 200 ml of 70% alcohol and let it brew in a dark place for 10 days. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 2 times a day.
Peculiarities traditional treatment gastritis
For gastritis with high acidity:
a) 1 tbsp. Brew a spoonful of flowers with 1 cup of boiling water, boil for 2-3 minutes in a sealed container and strain, take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day;
b) 1 tbsp. Brew a spoonful of flowers with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes and strain. Take 1 glass 3 times a day.
Folk recipes with viburnum for gastritis with low acidity, neurasthenia, polyposis:
a) 3-4 tbsp. spoons of berries pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours - daily dose;
b) 2 tbsp. spoons of berries pour 1 cup of boiling water, heat for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times a day before meals.
Take viburnum berry juice mixed with honey in equal amounts, 1/2 cup 3 times a day. You can have fresh berries. For breast cancer - poultices made from berries. Take fresh viburnum juice for headaches.
Application for skin treatment
For eczema, acne and lichen, lubricate with fruit juice. Infusion of fruits: grind the fruits in a mortar, pour boiling water at the rate of 1-2 tbsp. spoons of fruit in 1 glass of water, leave for 4 hours. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day.
The beneficial properties of viburnum are also used in cosmetology. Creams and face masks are made from viburnum and used as a tonic, restorative and rejuvenating agent.
For acne, unclean facial skin, or lichen, lubricate your face with viburnum juice.
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Hello, friends. We're getting closer and closer to cold winter, and I increasingly want to stock up on real, non-store-bought vitamins that would not only strengthen the body, but also relieve various ailments. The beautiful viburnum is one of these. Today my story is about the native viburnum berry, its beneficial, medicinal properties, contraindications for use and recipes for treating various ailments.
Royal berry for our health
Viburnum has long been growing next to humans. This is one of the sacred plants of the ancient Slavs, the personification of the feminine principle. In the Slavic tradition, viburnum with its red berries is a symbol of Kolyada. And we're not talking about Christmas carols now. Kolyada is a pagan Slavic holiday of the winter solstice. It was dedicated to Dazhdbog, and viburnum berries burn on the white snow like “a red sun.”
Nature, which created viburnum, has something to be proud of. All parts of the plant are medicinal raw materials, including berry seeds and roots. A small, beautifully flowering shrub that easily tolerates drought and frost and is not picky about the soil. Viburnum grows even in a swamp! Therefore, it is often used as a soil-protective plant. Berries, bark and leaves are used to dye wool. Viburnum is an excellent honey plant, which is also widely used in cooking.
Viburnum has long been introduced into cultivation; there are many varieties distinguished by large berries, early dates ripening, more decorative during flowering. But how medicine It’s better, after all, to use ordinary viburnum, time-tested.
Viburnum berries, medicinal properties and contraindications
The benefits of viburnum for the body cannot be overestimated. Everything this plant produces is used for treatment. Bark, berries, twigs, roots, leaves and even seeds. Viburnum bitterness is good for you! It is thanks to her that red berries are so beneficial for diabetes and heart disease.
The medicinal properties of viburnum, its use in folk medicine in brief:
- Viburnum bark is a general tonic;
- berries – diaphoretic and antitussive;
- flowers – effective for skin diseases;
- root - effective remedy for digestive disorders;
- viburnum seeds - strengthen the cardiovascular system, tone up, can be used as a coffee substitute;
- leaves – a remedy against furunculosis and skin rashes;
- viburnum juice – increases immunity, stimulates endocrine system, used as a sedative and antiallergic agent.
Viburnum is very useful for colds - it is the first vitamin anti-inflammatory agent. Also, healing berries help reduce blood pressure and are natural medicine for hypertensive patients. But that's it great power plants are not exhausted. The viburnum berry still has mass useful properties, and traditional treatment recipes will confirm this.
For which diseases is viburnum most effective for treatment:
- arthritis, arthrosis, joint diseases;
- goiter, endocrine disorders;
- women's inflammatory diseases;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system;
- hemorrhoids, polyps;
- varicose veins (externally);
- eczema, dermatitis;
- eye diseases, including diplopia (split objects);
- enuresis;
- colds, coughs, acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections.
Contraindications
Despite such an impressive list of medicinal properties, viburnum has contraindications for use, which people often do not take into account, taking decoctions and infusions without measure. Any treatment plant should be used with caution, listening to the slightest signals from your body.
Contraindications to the use of viburnum:
- pregnancy;
- hypotension;
- kidney disease;
- increased blood clotting and thrombophlebitis;
- gout;
- uncontrolled use of viburnum is dangerous due to the high content of ascorbic acid.
Traditional medicine recipes
The medicinal properties of viburnum fruits have long been known. Fresh berries are a natural mild laxative, and viburnum tea made from dried fruits will help cope with dysbiosis. Viburnum is also a well-known healer of high blood pressure:
♦ To combat coronary disease heart and arrhythmia, you need to take three glasses of fruit and crush them. Place the mixture in three-liter jar, pour two liters of boiling water and close with a plastic lid. The infusion should be left for six hours, then strain and add a half-liter jar to the broth good honey. You need to take a third of a glass three times a day before meals. The course of treatment lasts a month, after which take a ten-day break
♦ Polyps in the stomach. You need to eat a bunch of plant berries every day. We dissolve each berry for fifteen minutes. Take until complete recovery.
♦ Prevention hypertensive crisis. You need to take a glass of fruits and pour a liter of hot water over them. Boil for ten minutes and strain, adding three tablespoons of honey to the mixture. Drink half a glass three times a day.
♦ For cardiovascular diseases. You need to take one tablespoon each of viburnum, hawthorn and rose hips. Pour the mixture into a glass of water and boil for five minutes, then leave for an hour. Strain and drink in the morning every other day. It is better to apply ten days before winter and spring, during the same period.
♦ With inflammation of the eyelids. We take the berries of the plant and apply it to the eyelids in the morning and evening. After this, you need to wash off the remains of the plant. potato juice. Soon the inflammation will disappear.
Viburnum juice, healthy and priceless
Viburnum juice is universal. It contains more than twenty microelements, among which the most valuable for humans are selenium, potassium and iron. In addition, the juice is rich in vitamins, including group B, vitamin C and P, and a large amount of natural sugars. The rich composition is an excellent foundation for using the beneficial properties of viburnum juice in the treatment of many diseases.
For hypertension, weakness and general malaise A general strengthening drink is useful.
- Take two glasses of viburnum berry juice, fifty grams of dried calendula, a glass of honey and three liters of water. First you need to boil the calendula for five minutes, then leave it to brew for twelve hours. Next, you need to strain the infusion, add viburnum juice and honey, mix thoroughly. The drink is rich in vitamins and is useful for hypertensive patients, as it stabilizes blood pressure.
The beneficial properties of viburnum juice are also manifested in the treatment of bronchitis, colds, and coughs. Also, with chronic ligament failure and hoarseness of the voice, it helps restore its depth and purity.
- Mix two tablespoons of juice with one spoon of honey, dissolve in light tea (a third of a glass) and take before meals. Do this up to five times a day.
♦ To treat a runny nose, you need to take the juice of the plant and put it in your nose. You need to drip no more than four drops in the morning and evening.
♦ Viburnum juice will be useful for skin problems, rashes, abscesses, boils, if taken with water (1-2 tablespoons per third glass of water) three to four times a day for one to two months.
Juice is prepared from fresh, clean, sorted berries. They are best collected after the first frost. The prepared berries are blanched and crushed using a press. The resulting puree is mixed with sugar in a ratio of 1:0.5. The mixture is brought to a boil and rolled into a sterile container.
The juice is usually used:
- As a strengthening agent after operations, chemotherapy and radiation sickness.
- As a sedative for nervous excitement and hysterical conditions.
- As a means of minimizing the manifestations of menopause.
- For the treatment of edema.
- To reduce pressure
- It can be used for skin whitening and as an acne remover.
Vodka or cognac tincture
It has long been common practice among people to infuse medicinal raw materials with alcohol, cognac or vodka. Viburnum was no exception, and for more than a hundred years alcoholic extracts have been used to treat all year round. The beneficial properties of viburnum tincture with vodka, alcohol or cognac are varied. But the tincture is mainly used as a blood pressure-reducing medicine.
How to cook
To prepare this dosage form you will need 500 ml of alcohol (vodka, alcohol or cognac) and 500 g of berries. You should know that the tincture requires the use of exclusively ripe berries. Drying fruits in the oven is allowed. Next, both components are mixed, and the dishes are put away in a dark place, where they are infused for a month. Then the tincture is filtered and poured into a clean container. It is not recommended to change the proportions, since with an increase in the proportion of berries the tincture becomes bad taste and smell. Take the drug one tablespoon during or after meals three times a day.
Cognac-honey tincture with viburnum for blood pressure
She has many positive feedback from hypertensive patients. This medicine is taken one tablespoon during meals. In this case, in addition to cognac and viburnum, honey is added to the recipe. The proportion remains 1:1:1.
Viburnum with honey, beneficial properties and contraindications
Fresh viburnum berries are very useful, but a mixture of viburnum and honey has even better healing capabilities. It is used to treat colds, hypertension, and as a multivitamin tonic. The beneficial properties of viburnum with honey have been tested by more than one generation of people. It is an expectorant and immunostimulant that also improves immunity and strengthens the heart.
♦ The heart is soothed by a 1:1 mixture of crushed berries of the plant and honey. You need to take a tablespoon three times a day.
♦ Recipe for viburnum with honey for blood pressure. It is necessary to take the berries of the plant and rinse them with hot water, and then pass them through a meat grinder. Add honey to the resulting mixture in proportions of one to one and mix thoroughly. The mixture should be stored in the refrigerator and taken a tablespoon twice a day.
♦ For heart pain, you need to take five hundred grams of viburnum fruits and the same amount of hawthorn fruits. We also add a kilogram of honey and thirty grams of grated propolis to the mixture. Stir well and add two or three apples, which need to be finely chopped. It is better to take the Antonovka variety. Drink one tablespoon three times a day. In this recipe, contraindications, namely hypertension, may prevent the use of the beneficial properties of viburnum with honey, since both viburnum and hawthorn lower blood pressure.
The healing mixture will help with such sensitive issue like hemorrhoids.
- Hemorrhoidal cones can be cured by applying a paste of the berries of the plant with honey to them. It is better to do the procedure at night.
Also, viburnum with honey will help get rid of tinnitus and headaches.
- To do this, you can put small linen bags filled with a mixture of berries and honey in your ears. Treatment should be continued until complete recovery.
It’s good to mix not only berries, but also strained viburnum juice with honey.
- Arthrosis. In the morning on an empty stomach you need to drink one tablespoon of plant juice with honey, which needs to be diluted in a glass of water. A mixture of juice and honey can be prepared in the fall by passing the berries of the plant through a sieve and mixing the resulting liquid in half with honey.
- For hemorrhagic vasculitis, you need to mix equal amounts of viburnum berry juice, carrot juice and honey. Take a third of a glass three times a day.
A complex recipe for a mixture for the treatment of toxic goiter
- Diffuse toxic goiter. You need to take half a liter of viburnum juice, three hundred and fifty grams of lemon pulp, two hundred milliliters medical alcohol, two hundred and fifty grams of aloe and one hundred and fifty grams of honey. The aloe plant should be no more than five years old and should not be watered five days before cutting. After cutting, the leaves must be refrigerated for seven days. Next, you need to cut the lemons and remove the seeds from them, and pass the pulp itself through a meat grinder. Everything needs to be mixed in a separate container. Infuse the mixture in a dark bottle in a cool and dark room for a week. Every day the mixture should be shaken, and after the expiration date, take one tablespoon three times a day an hour before meals. The course of treatment is carried out until all the tincture is finished and, if necessary, it is repeated again.
You can cook viburnum in honey. This method involves the following: viburnum bunches are dipped in heated honey and then dried in the oven. Such preparations can be stored all winter.
Despite its beneficial properties, viburnum with honey is contraindicated for people with high pressure, thrombophlebitis and allergic to bee products.
Viburnum opulus for women
Inflammatory diseases of the female genital area are successfully treated with different parts of the plant.
There is a simple recipe for normalizing the cycle using crushed viburnum bark.
- You need to take 4 teaspoons of crushed bark, add a glass of water and keep on fire for half an hour. Afterwards, strain while still hot and bring with boiled water to the original volume. Take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day.
The beneficial properties of viburnum berries are used in recipes for the treatment of erosion and mastitis.
- To treat cervical erosion, you need to mix viburnum berry pulp with onion pulp. Make tampons with this mixture ten times, every other day, for example, on even numbers. On odd days, use sea buckthorn oil for tampons.
- Purulent mastitis. Take three to four tablespoons of viburnum berries and pour half a liter of boiling water. The broth should be boiled for twenty minutes, after which two hundred and fifty milliliters should be taken in small sips twice a day.
♦ Masks made from viburnum berries perfectly remove brown spots on the face that appear during pregnancy.
Let's move on from the beneficial properties of viburnum for women to contraindications. The plant should not be used during pregnancy. Viburnum phytoestrogens can provoke fetal pathology and lead to premature birth.
Viburnum seeds, benefits and harm
♦ Viburnum seeds are a powerful antioxidant. They are rich essential oils and vitamins of the PP group. The benefits of viburnum seeds are obvious, but the harm from them is the same as from the use of viburnum in general.
♦ Bones are useful for heart problems and will help cope with colds.
♦ Swallowing seeds is useful, as they cleanse the body of toxins and help remove stones from the kidneys and gall bladder.
♦ A decoction of viburnum seeds will cope with headaches and reduce general fatigue.
♦ From dried and ground seeds you can prepare a tonic drink that stimulates intestinal motility.
Viburnum seeds bring not only benefits, but also harm. Like any medicine, they should not be taken thoughtlessly. They are contraindicated in thrombophlebitis, pregnancy, exacerbation of stomach ulcers. If you have low blood pressure, this medicine should be used with caution.
Viburnum for colds, flu and coughs
For colds, viburnum often acts as an additional element in treatment. For example, when coughing, after the patient has been rubbed with pork fat in combination with pine oil, it is good to drink tea with honey, viburnum and lemon. For colds, coughs and flu, viburnum mobilizes the body's defenses and helps to quickly cope with the infection.
♦ For a cold, take one tablespoon of the plant’s flowers and brew it in a glass of boiling water. Let it sit for about ten minutes and add a little juice from the fruit and honey. Drink three to four glasses a day.
♦ For a sore throat, take the berries of the plant and pour a liter of boiling water over them. You need to simmer over low heat for at least fifteen minutes. Strain the entire broth and squeeze out the berries. After this, the entire volume must be brought back to a liter and two tablespoons of honey added to it. You need to drink throughout the day, preferably every hour in small portions. After a day there should be relief.
Viburnum with sugar: how to make it and what is useful in it
The medicinal properties of viburnum are also preserved in fermented berries. If you mix them with sugar, you get a wonderful expectorant that mobilizes the body to fight a cold. This mixture will also significantly reduce blood pressure.
- Sprinkle the fresh berries of the plant with sugar and leave to brew for a little while. You need to take one tablespoon three times a day.
This berry has a specific taste, so to speak, “for everyone.” But this does not reduce the beneficial properties of viburnum with sugar. In this form, the berry becomes a plant biostimulant. All useful substances are preserved in the fruits.
How to prepare for the winter
Getting ready healing mixture extremely simple. Viburnum and sugar are taken in equal proportions and ground using a meat grinder, blender or manually - with a wooden pusher. That's all! The finished product is placed in a glass container, preferably a small one, sprinkled with a layer of sugar on top of the puree to prevent molding, and closed with lids. Store pureed viburnum in the refrigerator or on the balcony.
Viburnum bark, medicinal properties
Red viburnum – amazing plant. Even its bark has medicinal properties. It is harvested in the spring and is traditionally used as an astringent and hemostatic agent. It can soothe pain and stop the development of fever.
♦ For neuroses and insomnia, you need to take one teaspoon of crushed plant bark and pour a glass of boiling water over it, putting it on the fire for half an hour. Drink a tablespoon three times a day half an hour before meals.
♦ The healing properties of viburnum bark also appear when used externally. Steamed or fresh bark can be used as a basis for compresses and lotions; you can make baths when increased sweating legs
♦ A decoction of viburnum root can relieve cramps and tension in the legs. To do this, pour a tablespoon of crushed root into 250 m of water and boil for 15 minutes over low heat. A third of a glass is taken three times a day, before meals.
♦ To treat enuresis, you need to take fifteen plant roots no more than ten centimeters long. Wash the roots in cold water and dry, then place in an enamel bowl. Pour two liters of water over the roots and simmer for about forty minutes in a water bath. Leave for an hour and drink warm, half a glass three times a day. Small branches of viburnum can also be used. They are crushed and poured with boiling water. Let it brew (about an hour and a half), filter, add 2 tsp. honey and take before meals. By the way, this is a very economical way to use medicinal material. The twigs can be poured with boiling water more than once, kneading them each time.
♦ You can bathe infants in a decoction of viburnum branches, relieving allergy symptoms.
People's amulet
For a long time in Rus', viburnum was considered a special amulet tree. A beautiful bush was compared with girlish beauty, female fidelity and happy family life. No wonder the housewives tried to place several branches of flowering viburnum in each hut. It was believed that its fragrant color attracted love, which means it would increase the husband’s attention to his wife. In this simple way, our great-grandmothers tried to strengthen family ties or improve relations with their spouse after a quarrel.
Guys who were tired of being single would hang a small bunch of ripe viburnum berries on their caps, thereby letting girls and young women know that their hearts were free for serious relationships.
Kalina protected the house from the “evil” eye and damage, unkind thoughts and black envy of neighbors. Quite often it “bloomed” on homespun towels and tablecloths, embroidered by the caring hand of the housewife. Such patterned panels were hung in a prominent place - in the “red” corner, above front door, above the windows, as if creating a barrier for various evil spirits to enter the house.
The wedding loaf was also often decorated with viburnum, symbolizing love and harmony. People noticed correctly, because even the seeds of the viburnum berry resemble a heart in shape. And if a girl was noticed to be unfaithful to her beloved, they tried to hint to him “that his viburnum is withering” or “leaning towards the wrong oak.” The Slavic people are wise, in such sensitive matters they are simple country people found a way to react subtly.
Conclusion
Not everyone likes the specific smell and taste of this berry. Yes, the plant is clearly not for gourmets. But you must agree, useful and medicinal properties viburnum, an abundance of treatment recipes and a minimum of contraindications makes these fruits truly unique. Remember, dear readers, that the benefits of viburnum for the body are obvious, especially during the season of viruses and colds. Don't pass by the bright red berries - try making a preventative vitamin drink, and the health of the whole family will be your reward.
Health to everyone!
With love, Irina Lirnetskaya
Viburnum, the benefits and harms of which have seemingly been thoroughly studied, can still bring surprises. Both pleasant and not very joyful. And for some people, the properties of viburnum still remain unknown. We urgently need to fill this knowledge gap.
Viburnum benefits
Did you know that not only fruits bear fruit? to the human body good, but also bark, flowers, young shoots? For example, a decoction of viburnum bark mixed in certain proportions with honey and sea buckthorn oil, copes well with most respiratory diseases. Plus, this mixture is very good for preventing colds in the chilly autumn or chilly winter.
In general, viburnum berries themselves are very good for treating various pulmonary diseases. No, as an independent remedy, viburnum is quite weak against pneumonia or bronchitis. But as an auxiliary, it works very well. Especially when mixed with honey.
And if you add coltsfoot, chamomile, rose hips and calendula to the bark decoction, the resulting liquid will perfectly cope with even the most severe chronic cough.
By the way, when severe pain in the throat (sore throat, scarlet fever), gargling with viburnum decoction helps very well. The berries and flowers of the plant are taken in equal proportions. It is this dosage that disinfects and relieves pain best.
If, for some reason, rinsing with broth does not work, then you can do differently. Cotton cloth is soaked in the broth and a compress is made on the neck. An indispensable condition is to wrap yourself warmly. Because without additional heating the compress does not work.
Advice. Many sources recommend cooking from fresh berries viburnum fruit drink or juice. But few people write that the resulting liquid smells very specific. The majority of those who have tasted this aroma most often refuse to even approach viburnum in the future. No problem. We'll fix everything. Who said you can’t flavor viburnum juice? Fresh raspberries, a decoction of mint or lemon balm, orange zest... You can create a list of natural flavors yourself, based on your capabilities and personal preferences.
female berry
They know Russian women about the cosmetic effects of fresh viburnum berries. All sorts of juices are prepared at home:
- masks
- scrubs
- shampoos
- tonics
- cleansers
This is not surprising, because the composition of viburnum berries is amazing. After such procedures, the skin becomes velvety, moisturized, and rejuvenated.
It is thanks to the properties described above that fresh viburnum juice copes well with most skin diseases. Wounds, boils, dermatitis and similar misfortunes quickly disappear, leaving virtually no traces.
Advice. If you have skin problems, drinking viburnum juice, compote or decoction is useless. But compresses, ointments and rubs are just the thing for a speedy recovery.
But it is not only for this that viburnum is popularly nicknamed “the berry of women.” The fruits contain a large number of substances that are strikingly similar in action to female sex hormones. That's why knowledgeable people viburnum is often used for various endocrine diseases and problems of the female reproductive system.
- uterine bleeding
- severe menopause
- painful periods
- irregular cycle
- mastopathy
Again, wisely. Otherwise, disaster is not far away.
Note for hypertensive patients
They say that just a handful of viburnum per day with a tablespoon of honey per month of regular use will normalize any increased arterial pressure. The method is worth attention, but with some caveats:
- Be sure to measure regularly blood pressure. After all, an excessive decrease is possible.
- Listen carefully to your body. Sometimes the body gets used to hypertension. And with a sharp decrease, it reacts with fainting or even a stroke.
- During preventive treatment viburnum, carefully monitor the blood picture. An overdose of potassium, vitamin C, magnesium, and iron is possible.
Otherwise, this is an excellent remedy for combating hypertension. Plus, fresh berries promote blood renewal, cleanse blood vessels from atherosclerotic plaques, and increase the overall tone of the body.
Advice. Hypertension! Where did you run? There is no need to attack viburnum as if from a hungry region. Start taking berries with 1 tablespoon per day. Listen to your body. And only then gradually increase the dosage, bringing it to a handful per day. The volume is approximately 200 ml glass.
Viburnum hazards
Despite great benefit viburnum, you can’t mindlessly treat it. Because in large quantities, any drug will only cause harm. And for some categories of people, viburnum is even contraindicated, because sad consequences can arise.
- Pregnant. The fact is that viburnum is rich in elements similar in action to female hormones. And the expectant mother’s body is already stuffed to capacity with them. Therefore, no one can predict the consequences of taking it.
- Hypotonics. We already wrote above that any drink made from ripe viburnum berries significantly lowers blood pressure. People with hypotension may even lose consciousness in some cases. Therefore - with caution.
- People suffering from joint diseases. Many people know that large amounts of organic acids have a negative effect on cartilage and joints. Therefore, gout, arthritis and others like them are a direct contraindication for the use of viburnum berries.
- Gluttons. Remember the episode from “Barbos the Dog and the Unusual Cross”? There the Goonie is actively eating viburnum bush, squinting with pleasure. Surprising considering the taste of the berries. So, such manipulations can lead to severe skin rashes. This happens from an excess of vitamin C. Or due to individual intolerance.
- People suffering from thrombophlebitis. Or for those who have too much thick blood. Viburnum juice contains substances responsible for accelerated blood clotting. Therefore, viburnum in any form is strictly contraindicated for these comrades.
- Persons with kidney, liver and gastrointestinal tract. Especially during periods of exacerbation. Ascorbic acid, in a huge number contained in the berries will greatly irritate the already inflamed internal organs.
As you can see, the list is small, but important. By the way, if you use viburnum wisely, you can bring many benefits to your body.
Important! Not everyone knows that, unlike other red berries and fruits, viburnum does not cause allergic reactions even in infants. Therefore, if you don’t have it at hand pharmaceuticals, and there is a viburnum bush growing outside the window, then you can safely give fruit juice or compote to your baby. Just without fanaticism! Start with half a teaspoon. It is possible that the baby will not like the notorious aroma of berries.
Almost no one knows that viburnum is an excellent doctor for nervous system. Regular use eating fresh berries helps cope with:
- insomnia
- stress
- nervous shocks
- depression
Simultaneously with treatment nervous diseases Viburnum increases a person’s own immunity, helping to prevent many ailments of other organs.
Knowing your diagnosis - periodontal disease, you can significantly ease your fate. It is enough to rinse your gums with a decoction of viburnum bark just 3 times a day. And you can forget about bleeding for a long time. By the way, this same property of the decoction can be used for frequent nosebleeds. All you need to do is moisten cotton wool tubes in the broth and insert them into the nostrils. The blood will quickly stop flowing.Traditional healers claim that frequent consumption of viburnum is an excellent preventive measure. oncological diseases. Official studies there has been no research on this issue. But due to the strong stimulation of one’s own immunity, there may well be an effect.
Advice. Do not throw away viburnum seeds. They are taken orally for speedy recovery after a serious illness. And people with severe physical activity bones are simply vital. They give strength, tone and fill with energy.
Many people know what kind of berry viburnum is. Its benefits and harms, on the contrary, are unknown to few people. Read our article to maximum benefit receive gifts from Mother Nature. And do not harm yourself and your loved ones.
Video: benefits of viburnum for human health
Red viburnum (ordinary) has always been considered one of the most powerful folk amulets in Rus'. Since ancient times, its juicy grapes personified good health, welfare, helped drive away evil spirits and kept the family hearth. The name of this berry is most often found in Russian folklore - songs, fairy tales, proverbs.
Viburnum is prepared for the winter; delicious and healthy jam Vitamin fruit drinks are prepared and used as a filling for pies. The plant occupies an equally important place in folk medicine. Viburnum is a powerful biostimulant that helps a person maintain his youth and excellent health for many years.
Red viburnum: description, composition and photo
Unpretentious, but very beautiful, red viburnum grows throughout the Russian Federation - from Crimea to Siberia. The plant is not demanding on conditions and calmly tolerates climate changes, without suffering from droughts or winter frosts. It grows in the form of a lush shrub, up to 2 m high, or a low tree - up to 4 m. The leaves of viburnum are dark green, wide, coarsely toothed, with 3-5 lobes.
During the flowering period, which falls at the end of spring - beginning of summer, the plant is covered with large white flowers, attracting bees with its aroma, and is a honey plant. In the cold season, viburnum looks no less impressive. Around the end of September, clusters of rich, bright red drupes begin to appear on the branches, which remain on the tree until the following spring.
Without exaggeration, Kalina can be called a record holder for the number of useful compounds. Moreover, they are contained in all parts of the plant:
Bark - rich in tannins, phytoncides, resins, organic acids, phytosterols.
Seeds – almost a third consists of valuable fatty oils.
In the leaves – vitamins A and C, minerals, acetic, valeric, oleic and formic acids were detected.
Berries – the most valuable gift of viburnum. They contain a large amount of ascorbic acid (70% more than citrus fruits), pectins, lipids, saponins, tannins, organic matter, vitamins, micro- and macroelements.
Important! Red viburnum is one of those rare plants, whose fruits not only do not lose after the onset of frost, but are even able to accumulate substances useful to our body.
Useful properties and use in folk medicine
The first mentions of the therapeutic properties of viburnum can be found in herbalists of the 16th century, and today it is one of the most popular plants in herbalism.
A beautiful, bright red berry that decorates household plots, parks and forests, with its large clusters has long attracted human attention and is successfully used in folk medicine for treatment. various diseases. In particular, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular, gynecological, and respiratory organs.
Viburnum infusion and juice are also effective in treating skin diseases as a sedative for nervous fatigue, at reduced immunity and high blood pressure.
Composition of viburnum fruits and bark.
Viburnum can be called a universal healer - for treatment, depending on the disease, all parts of the plant are used: bark, flowers and fruits, seeds.
Viburnum bark contains tannins and resins, the glycoside viburnin, vitamins C and K, and organic acids. The bark is harvested during the period of intense sap flow, in April and May. To avoid damaging the tree, the bark is removed only from the side shoots.
A decoction of viburnum bark has an antispasmodic, vasoconstrictor, sedative effect, and effectively enhances the tone of the uterine muscles. It, like an infusion of the fruit, is used as a diaphoretic for colds.
Viburnum fruits also contain tannins and organic acids; they contain invert sugar and a record amount of vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, provitamin A - carotene. They stimulate contraction of the heart muscle and increase diuresis.
Infusion and decoction of viburnum fruits are used for fever, cough, peptic ulcers and gastritis with low acidity, as a laxative, and for liver and kidney diseases.
An infusion of flowers is used for scrofula, skin rashes, dermatitis, sore throats and as an effective anti-inflammatory agent for gargling. A decoction of viburnum seeds is used as a tonic for indigestion and constipation. Fresh juice treats ringworm and acne on the face and body.
General recipes for preparing viburnum infusion and decoction.
Grind 2 tablespoons of fresh fruits or chop the same amount of dry ones. Pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 2-3 hours. Warm before use or prepare a fresh infusion. Drink 0.5 cups 4 – 5 times a day, mostly within 30 minutes
before meals.
1 tbsp. l. dry or fresh, crushed bark, pour into a glass warm water and heat in a water bath for 30 minutes. Then leave to cool for at least 10 minutes and strain. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals, 20–30 minutes.
But, with all the undeniable advantages, when using viburnum there is several contraindications.
First. Since infusions, decoctions and juice of viburnum lower blood pressure, it should be used very carefully and in small doses, based on the individual reaction of the body, to hypotensive patients. After consultation with your doctor.
Second. In both folk and scientific medicine, decoctions and preparations from viburnum bark are used as hemostatic agents. But, if in case of sudden bleeding from the nose, you can immediately use the decoction, then for the treatment of gynecological diseases, the course and dose of use can only be prescribed by a doctor. Based on test results, in particular, and the level of blood clotting.
For nosebleeds, prepare the decoction quickly - tbsp. l. crushed fruits are poured with 0.5 glass of hot water and kept in a water bath for 10 minutes. Strain after 5 – 10 minutes and use for rinsing sinuses and tampons.
If nosebleeds begin to recur frequently, check the pressure and condition of the blood vessels, heart, and take a blood test. Nervous strain or stress can also provoke it.
Third contraindication. Considering high content vitamin C, infusions and decoctions of viburnum should be used with caution when increased acidity gastric juice.
Folk recipes from viburnum.
For stomach diseases.
Squeeze juice from 1 kg of berries. Pour the juice into a glass container. Pour the squeezed berries into a glass cold water, add 200 g of sugar and bring to a boil over low heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Cool the broth and strain. Mix with juice.
Apply 2 - 3 tbsp. l. 30 minutes before meals 2 – 3 times a day. Keep refrigerated. Warm up slightly before use.
You can prepare an infusion. Grind 2 - 3 tbsp. l. fresh berries or chop dry ones. Pour a glass of cold boiled water and leave overnight. In the morning, strain and use in the same way as the previous recipe.
For liver diseases.
It is better to use herbal mixtures with viburnum, as they have a complex effect.
Mix 50 g of chamomile, stinging nettle, tripartite string, birch buds, St. John's wort, crushed rose hips. If you use dried viburnum fruits, add the same amount of chopped berries. If fresh, squeeze the juice from 100 g of berries and add 1 tsp of it to the infusion before use. Store in the refrigerator.
Prepare the infusion: 1.5 tbsp. l. pour the mixture of herbs in the evening for an hour and a half in a thermos with 2 cups of boiling water. Then strain. An hour before bed, drink a glass of infusion with honey. Warm the second glass a little in the morning and drink half an hour before meals.
This recipe will help you cleanse not only the liver, but also the blood, which is important in the treatment of liver diseases. The amount of herbal mixture is calculated for 1 course. After a 5-7 day break, it can be repeated twice.
Grind fresh viburnum berries, 50 - 70 g is enough. Melt 100 g of honey in a water bath. Add mashed berries to the hot honey and leave to steep for 5 - 6 hours. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 – 4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Recipe 5 – choleretic.
Mix 1 tbsp. l. crushed dry or fresh viburnum berries, peppermint and birch buds. Prepare a cold infusion - pour tbsp. l. mixture of herbs with a glass of cold water for half an hour. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 – 4 times a day after meals.
For kidney diseases.
Prepare mint infusion and horsetail– pour 1 tbsp. l. herbs for 15 - 20 minutes with boiling water and strain. Mix with juice from 100 g of viburnum berries and 1 tbsp. l. honey Drink the mixture throughout the day, taking it after meals.
A cleansing collection can be prepared from dried viburnum fruits. Mix 1 tbsp. l. berries and birch buds. Pour a glass of boiling water for half an hour. Take warm 2-3 times a day 10-15 minutes after meals.
Grind dry or fresh root parsley - you should get 1 tbsp. l. Add 2 tbsp. l. crushed rose hips, bearberry leaves, lemon balm and birch leaves.
Steam 1 tbsp with a glass of boiling water. l. this mixture of herbs, add tbsp. l, dry or mashed fresh viburnum berries and 2 - 3 leaves of fresh parsley. Leave for 20 - 30 minutes. Take warm 2 times a day after meals, preparing a new infusion.
Treatment cardiovascular diseases viburnum.
Boil 1 kg of fresh viburnum berries for 5 minutes in 1.5 liters of water. Grate fresh beets, add the same amount of water, and boil until tender. Cool the decoctions slightly and strain
Mix both decoctions, add a glass of sugar or honey, and bring to a boil. After the resulting mixture has cooled, pour the kvass into bottles and store in a cool place. It has effective vasodilating properties. Drink half a glass 1 – 2 times a day, depending on how you feel.
Recipe 10.
Fresh berries can be used to prepare a cleansing and vitamin collection, useful for hypertension. Art. l. Mix fresh mashed berries in 100 g of warm water with 1 tsp. honey Drink 30 minutes before meals in the morning and at lunch.
Recipe 11.
Mix 1 tbsp. l. fresh or dried viburnum bark with the same amount of hawthorn flowers, lemon balm leaves, caraway fruits, periwinkle leaves, crushed valerian root.
Steam 1 tbsp with a glass of boiling water. l. mixture of herbs for 2 hours. Strain. Take 0.5 cups per day for hypertension and cerebral sclerosis.
For respiratory diseases.
For treatment colds, cough and bronchitis, as an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and vitamin remedy, it is better to use fresh viburnum juice. You can freeze the berries or juice and use them in winter for maximum effect.
Recipe 12.
The simplest is to melt 0.5 cups of honey in a water bath and mix with 2 tbsp. l. viburnum juice. Take 1 tbsp. l. 5 – 6 times a day for bronchitis and pneumonia.
Recipe 13.
Prepare a collection of herbs - 1 tbsp. l. viburnum bark, coltsfoot leaves, black elderberry flowers, knotweed. Steam with 2 cups of boiling water, wrap and leave for 30 minutes.
Strain and take warm 3-4 times a day, half a glass after meals to treat bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia and cough.
Recipe 14.
For acute respiratory diseases A collection of herbs will help you: mix 1 tbsp. l. viburnum bark, chamomile, thyme, mint.
Pour a glass of boiling water over the mixture and bring to a boil over low heat. Boil for 1 – 2 minutes and cool. Strain. Add juice from 1 - 2 aloe leaves. Pour into a glass container. Before use, heat half a glass of broth and add 1 - 2 tsp. viburnum juice. Take 2 – 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
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