Hawthorn is a plant from the Pink family.
It belongs to the genus of deciduous or semi-evergreen plants( in rare cases).
Is a low tree or a large shrub.
There are about 200 types of hawthorn in botany.
- General information
- Chemical composition
- Useful properties
- How to prepare yourself
- Side effects and contraindications
50 varieties of hawthorn are found on the territory of Russia.
Predominantly, it grows in the temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere:
- in Eurasia and North America.
Hawthorn is used as a medicinal and ornamental plant.
This is a good honey plant.
Blossoms with white inflorescences. The fruits are bright red, sweet and mealy to the taste.
The leaves of the plant are round-rhombic, the surface of which is covered with small hairs.
The height of trees and bushes does not exceed 4 meters. Hawthorn blooms in the first month of summer, the berries ripen in August-September.
General information
The plant is taken not only in fresh and dry form, on the basis of hawthorn, you can make a decoction or alcohol tincture.
Use of tincture, especially, is common among the population. You can buy it at any pharmacy or make it yourself, the drug has an affordable price.
Tincture on alcohol has a long shelf life, it does not require special storage conditions.
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Chemical composition
This plant can be attributed to the real treasury of valuable elements. The hawthorn includes the following substances:
- fructose,
- tannins,
- organic acids,
- sorbitol,
- choline,
- essential oils,
- vitamins of group A, C, E,
- fatty oil.
Thanks to this composition, hawthorn is used in traditional and folk medicine. Useful substances accumulate in the fruits, flowers and leaves of the plant.
Useful properties of
Hawthorn began to be used in medicine as far back as the 16th century. Initially, it was used for diarrhea and dysentery, as it is an excellent astringent.
In the 19th century, the flowers and leaves of hawthorn were used as a blood cleanser, only in the 20th century the plant was used for diseases of the heart muscle and blood vessels.
Hawthorn tincture possesses:
- sedative,
- spasmolytic,
- cardiotonic properties.
Today, doctors prescribe hawthorn tincture in the following diseases:
- ischemic heart disease,
- sleep disorders,
- nervous overstrain,
- heart failure,
- atherosclerosis,
- cardioneurosis and many others.
The main useful properties are the following:
1. Thanks to cardiotonic action, hawthorn tincture strengthens myocardial contractions, normalizes the heart rhythm of , lowers arterial pressure.
2. Beneficially influences the blood circulation of , flowing in the vessels of the brain and heart.
3. Hawthorn tincture lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood , prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of the vessels.
4. Hawthorn calms the nervous system , it is included in the compositions of soothing herbs for the nervous system of an adult( written here), reduces the excitement of a person, has an anti-stress effect on the body.
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5. The drug interferes with the aging processes of , as hawthorn reduces the amount of free radicals.
6. Tincture of the plant eliminates spasms in the vessels .
7. Hawthorn strengthens the immune system of the body, has a tonic effect, tincture is prescribed in the postoperative period.
8. Hawthorn tincture is prescribed by for problems with the thyroid gland , it improves the activity of this organ.
9. improves the memory of , it is recommended for elderly people.
10. Hawthorn tincture facilitates the condition of women during the menopausal period.
How to prepare yourself
You can buy a medicine in any pharmacy. Those who wish can prepare the preparation at home. Indications for use of both types of tincture are similar.
In the composition and purity of the drug made by yourself, you can be completely sure.
Preparation:
1. Take one piece of hawthorn fruit( you can take inflorescences), place them in a glass container.
2. Pour the hawthorn with 10 parts of alcohol( 70%).
3. Insist the solution in a dark place for three weeks. After 21 days, strain the tincture.
4. The course of treatment is conducted 20 - 30 days. You need to take twenty-five drops thirty minutes before meals. Drink tincture thrice a day.
Side effects and contraindications
Hawthorn tincture has a number of limitations in the application. Its categorically can not use in such cases as:
- pregnancy up to 12 weeks( in the second and third trimester application is not recommended, but in consultation with the doctor allowed a weak decoction of hawthorn),
- children's age( you can not take the tincture for children under 12 years),
- individual intolerance of hawthorn tincture,
- hypotonic type of vascular disease,
- , it is impossible to combine hawthorn tincture with antiarrhythmic drugs.
Tincture of hawthorn should be taken with extreme caution in the following situations:
- arrhythmia and tachycardia( strictly follow the dosage),
- different heart defects,
- low blood pressure.
Hawthorn tincture helps fight many diseases. It improves the functioning of the heart and the state of the vessels, soothes the nervous system.
But the drug has a number of contraindications, before using tinctures of hawthorn should consult with your doctor.
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