Useful properties of blackthorn

Терн или терновник выращивается в наших садах не so often. And if it is grown, the berries of this plant are used solely for the preparation of tincture, which, as many people know, not bad helps with all sorts of disorders of the stomach and intestines. However, the beneficial properties of blackthorn are, of course, not limited to this.

Not only berries, but also leaves, flowers, wood, bark and roots of this plant possess medicinal qualities.

Очень интересен тот факт, что цветы и листья Blackthorn can be used as a laxative. Berries, on the contrary, diarrhea, both raw and processed, stop. The bark of this plant contains substances that help cure various kinds of inflammation, including erysipelas. For this usually used lotion from the decoction. The beneficial properties of blackthorn, and in particular its bark, are not bad to use for the treatment of sore throat. In this case, rinsing should be done. Inside, a decoction of bark or roots is taken as an anti-inflammatory or diaphoretic. It is recommended to drink it in case of female diseases.

Полезные свойства терновника, если говорить о его leaves, are manifested not only in constipation, but also in inflammation of the kidneys, as well as cystitis. As lotions, the infusion of them helps well from various kinds of skin rashes. For the same purposes, as well as with gastric colic, a decoction of flowers should be used. Very often, teas from the leaves and buds of blackthorn are used as a diuretic. It is especially useful to drink them to people who work at a computer or a desk for a long time.

So, the beneficial properties of blackthorn can be used to the fullest by preparing decoctions and infusions, the recipes of which are given below.

With inflammations of the female internal organsreproductive system you need to take 5 grams of the roots or bark of blackthorn and boil in a glass of boiling water for a quarter of an hour. Drink this broth in small sips without special restrictions, about the same amount as regular tea. The resulting tool is often used for douching. In this case, it is necessary to dilute it with water one to one.

Blackthorn, whose beneficial properties (inparticular berries) are fully manifested in terms of strengthening the intestines, for this purpose can also be used as a decoction. For this you need 1 tsp. dry fruits. They need to boil in a glass of water for half an hour on low fire. After the gas is turned off, the volume of liquid should be brought to the original by adding warm boiled water. Take the broth no more than three times a day for 1/3 cup before meals. This way you can stop the diarrhea.

Metabolic disorders are bestuse infusion of flowers. Take 1 tsp. dry buds in a glass of water and brew them like ordinary tea. During cooking, you can also add the usual purchased tea. The resulting drink is drunk to stimulate the activity of the gallbladder and kidneys. The blackthorn flowers contain just a huge amount of essential oils, and therefore the beverage prepared in this way will have a pleasant peculiar smell.

Blackthorn whose properties can be usedfor the cure of gynecological diseases, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and skin diseases, the plant in care is absolutely unpretentious. In any case, grow it even easier than the usual plum or cherry. Therefore, it is worth planting in your garden at least one bush of this wonderful culture.