On the shores of the great Cupid grows beautiful andamazing tree, which is called Amur velvet. This plant is distributed throughout the Far East. You can meet him in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, on the Kuriles and Sakhalin, in the Manchurian forests, in Korea, China and Japan. The tree is considered a relic. This real monument of nature grew on Earth before the Ice Age. Nowadays, due to the unpretentiousness in the care of the tree is used for landscaping many sites, streets, parks.
Description
The botanical name of the plant is philodendron or Amur velvet, otherwise it is called Amur cork tree. Belongs to the Ruta family.
The tree has a beautiful thick openwork crown.A powerful trunk in diameter reaches 1 meter, its height - up to 30 meters. The leaves are pinnate, lanceolate. They have their own specific smell, you can feel it if you stretch the leaf in your palm or rub it lightly with your fingers.
The trunk of the philodendron is covered with velvety, soft bark that has a light brown color.
The flowers in the inflorescences are same-sex, regular, small and inconspicuous, they have petals of a greenish tint.
Berries (fruits) of a tree - black glossy drupe.They have a bitter taste and a strong peculiar smell. Amur velvet blooms in late spring, closer to summer. In late August, the fruits ripen, and they hang on a tree before winter.
For a tree to grow well, the soil must be fertile and moist. The root system of cupid is well developed, goes deep into the soil, so the resistance to strong winds is quite high.
Reproduction occurs by seed. Most often this happens with the help of birds that eat velvet fruits. Seeds germinate about a year. In good conditions, the tree can reach the age of 300 years.
Amur velvet: berries and their use
Филодендрон плодоносить может только один раз за 5-7 years. Therefore, its berries can be found not as often as we would like. The fruits have a spherical shape, resemble pearls. Their color is black, the smell is resinous, specific, the taste is bitter.
Только в лечебных целях применяются ягоды Amur velvet. Reviews of those who have tried the action of the means on themselves confirm the strong effect. This is due to the fact that the composition of the fruit contains many nutrients: myrcene, geraniol, limonin, berberine, tannins, palmatin and diosmin.
The most appreciated are those berries that hang longeron the tree, in some cases - until the first frost. One cupid tree can produce up to 10 kilograms of berries. They are dried in the open air, and then used for medical purposes. Below we will tell about it in more detail.
Velvet Amur: medicinal properties
Absolutely all parts of the plant contain in theircomposition iatroricin, felodendrin, flavonoids. Each leaf of the tree is rich in various vitamins, essential oils, tannins, in the chemical composition there are at least 10 flavonoids, vitamins C and P.
Berberine is more contained in bast. It also has saponins, coumarins, terpenoids, sterols, phenol carbonic acids.
In the fruits of cupid, in addition to the above substances contain up to 10% of essential oils.
Thanks to all these substances the healing propertiesAmur velvet make it possible to apply it in many diseases. In folk medicine, the plant is used in the form of infusions, tinctures, decoctions. Not only berries, but also leaves, bark and flowers of the plant are used.
In pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy use a decoction of bark and fruit. It has astringent, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and deodorizing properties.
Skin diseases can be cured by applying a decoction of tree bark and bast.
As confirmed by studies, drugs based on Amur velvet have a fungicidal effect, reduce blood pressure. When they are taken, resistance to sarcomas and tumors increases.
Bast is valued for its analgesic, antimicrobial, expectorant and tonic properties. Tincture on the bast is used for fungal and cancer diseases.
The substances contained in the leaves of the plant, have antimicrobial, anti-rotten, anthelmintic effect.
Honey
Amur velvet blooms profusely in mid-to-lateJuly Brush flowers appear first. Some trees have male flowers, others - female. Of them subsequently formed berries. The main pollinators of this plant are bees. Sometimes the wind comes to the rescue. When flowering in Amur nectar with pollen is formed abound, so the plant is very attracted to bees.
Honey they get a dark yellow color, a littlegreenish tint. The taste and smell are very pleasant. The quality of honey can depend on the weather. In good weather, the flowers of the tree are excellent honey plants, when the nectar weather is too small in flowers.
Velvet honey is very valuable because it contains little glucose and a lot of useful substances. It is stored for a long time and does not crystallize. It helps with the following ailments:
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- flu, colds;
- tonsillitis, laryngitis; bronchitis;
- gastrointestinal disorders;
- increased bile secretion;
- drowsiness and fatigue;
- weak immunity;
- hormonal imbalance.
Contraindications for use
Если вы решили использовать для лечения амурский velvet, contraindications must be taken into account. The plant contains a high concentration of certain substances, treatment should be carried out with caution and compliance with the recommendations. Categories of persons for whom there is an absolute ban on the use of:
- pregnant women;
- lactation period;
- age over 65;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- children under 12 years;
- susceptibility to allergies;
- oncological diseases.
If the treatment takes place with the use of berries, thenIt should be borne in mind that the rate for an adult should not exceed more than 5 berries per day. Crushed dry bark is used in an amount of not more than 10 g, and leaves - 15 g.
Honey can be used in arbitrary amounts, but those who are allergic to bee products should be extremely careful.
During treatment Amur velvet standsrefrain from fatty foods, caffeine and alcohol. Smoking is also better to give up. It is forbidden to combine treatment with other medicinal herbs. If you are taking any medication about compatibility, you should consult with your doctor.
Use in traditional medicine. Recipes
The use of Amur velvet in folk medicine is quite common. Due to the unique composition of the plant helps with many diseases. We give the most common recipes healers:
- Broth bark against parasites, mycoses, withoncology. Take 10 grams of dried cupid bark, pour a glass of water and boil for 15 minutes on low heat. Then cool and strain the broth. It is drunk in three doses in one day.
- Hepatitis and chronic cholecystitis.The alcohol tincture on the basis of leaves will help. 30 g of dry crushed leaves need to pour 200 g of alcohol. Infused remedy in a dark place for two weeks. Strain the prepared tincture and take three times a day before meals, 15 drops.
- Hypertension. Increased pressure will help reduce the velvet berries. Before eating 1-2 fruits should be chewed daily.
- Treatment and prevention of influenza. Before bedtime, you need to chew 1-2 velvet berries, do not drink, hold a little in your mouth. At the initial stage of the disease a single application is enough.
- Pancreas. During the week, chew 3-4 fruits daily. This will help to normalize the metabolism and the work of the pancreas.
Fruits of diabetes
Treatment with this remedy is effective only whendiabetes of the second type. Every day early in the morning on an empty stomach should be consumed 3-4 berries. Chew thoroughly and hold in mouth. After that, do not eat or drink for 6 hours. Treatment in this way for six months will help to completely normalize blood sugar. With chronic diabetes, one course of treatment will not be enough.
Velvet bark will help after operations
Заживление хирургических ран – процесс long, will help him to accelerate the use of cupid velvet. In this case dry bark is used. To prepare the medicine, you need to take 100 g of bark, pour 0.5 liters of water. The remedy should be brewed for two days. After this, the infusion must be boiled for half an hour, add 5 g of novocaine and 15 g of boric acid to it. Boil everything for 10 minutes. Cool, strain, squeeze out leftovers. In this solution, sterile gauze is moistened and applied to the wound. Healing comes faster.
Leaves help increase your appetite.
To increase the appetite is used infusion.Amur velvet leaves. It will help improve digestion and increase appetite. 30 g of crushed dried leaves pour a glass of boiling water, close. Leave for two hours. Insist strain, take before meals one tablespoon. Store in a closed place in a cool place.
We grow a tree on the plot
Benefit and harm of Amur velvet, we considered. Of course, its useful properties prevail if you use the tool wisely, observing all the recommendations.
Many are interested in whether it is possible to grow this treeLocation on. I guess, yes. It is necessary to take into account the fact that under favorable conditions a tree can live up to 300 years. When choosing a place for a plant, you need to find a place where no communications take place, there are no buildings nearby, there must be at least three meters to the paths. Do not forget about the neighbors, so that the shadow of the tree does not block their area.
Sandy soils are not suitable for wood, the bestthe substrate is domesticated loam. The pit with a depth and diameter of 0.5-0.6 m is filled with a mixture of fertile soil. It is best to plant in the fall or early spring. The ideal age are saplings 1-2 years.
The soil should always be kept wet.condition. When the tree is strong, water only as dry. In the first half of summer, you can feed with mineral and organic fertilizers. The soil can be drawn.
The overgrown Amur velvet looks beautiful on the lawn, surrounded by ornamental shrubs. It is combined with birch, maple and oak. Velvet is beautiful at any time of the year.
