Long since hawthorn is famous for its beneficial properties. The ornamental shrub with large red fruits has been known since the times of ancient Greece. The Greeks often used the plant in the treatment of various diseases. Also, the tradition of the Greek people was to make a wreath of hawthorn branches when entering into a marriage. It was believed that such a rite would make the marriage happy. Nowadays, hawthorn has not lost its popularity and helps to cure many diseases.. Let's take a closer look at the beneficial properties and contraindications to the use of this fruit for the human body.
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Valuable and beneficial components of the fruit for the human body
Hawthorn is enriched with beneficial elements and includes:
- flavonoids;
- organic acids;
- fixed oils;
- pectins;
- trace elements (zinc, potassium, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and others);
- vitamin C, P, riboflavin, carotene, choline;
- tannins;
- ursolic acid.
Valuable chemical elements are part of the fruits and all other parts of the shrub, which are used for medicinal purposes.
Positive and healing properties of hawthorn
Hawthorn, regardless of the variety and species, black or red, has many medicinal qualities that are beneficial. What are these qualities? Let's list them:
- Effective effects on the heart. Trace elements and vitamins have a positive effect on the bloodstream, saturate the heart with oxygen, reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.
- Decrease in nervous excitability and normalization of the heart rhythm.
- Decreased mental stress and physical exhaustion.
- Reduction cholesterol.
- Decline Sahara.
- Normalization exchange activities.
- Normalization of work thyroid gland.
- Treatment shortness of breath.
- Antimicrobial, vasodilator, anti-inflammatory and antitumor effects.
It is also used for:
- coronary insufficiency;
- angina pectoris;
- tachycardia;
- arrhythmias;
- weak heart;
- atherosclerosis;
- diarrhea;
- rheumatism;
- allergies;
- glaucoma;
- hormonal disruptions in women;
- insomnia;
- nervous exhaustion;
- epileptic seizures;
- migraine attacks;
- diseases of the biliary tract and liver;
- diseases of the genitourinary system.
Harm and contraindications
Before using the cultured large-fruited hawthorn, it is necessary to consult a doctor, especially with deviations in the activity of the cardiovascular system and kidneys. The plant is good for human health only if it is used reasonably.
Features of reception:
- Reception for a long time causes deterioration of heart rhythm.
- Reception of fruits in a large volume causes mild poisoning.
- Treatment on an empty stomach causes spasms in the intestines and vessels, vomiting. You must take the drug with hawthorn a couple of hours after taking a meal.
- After taking fresh hawthorn is not recommended to drink cold water immediately. May happen intestinal colic and paroxysmal pain.
- In the treatment of heart disease in hypotensive hawthorn flowers should be used for the best effect.
The fruits of the scrub and medicines based on them are contraindicated:
- children under the age of 12;
- hypotensive;
- with intolerance to the components included in the plant;
- in the post-stroke period;
- with kidney disease.
Funds with hawthorn should be accurately dosed. You can not eat the fruit at the same time with heart drugs. An adult is recommended to take 150 grams fruits. Immature berries cause intoxication.
Hawthorn based tincture is harmful when:
- reduced pressure;
- gastritis;
- arrhythmias;
- ulcer of the digestive system;
- liver disease.
The use of tinctures in some cases causes allergic swelling, itching and rash.
Is it possible to use hawthorn during pregnancy?
Hawthorn components relax the smooth muscles of the uterus. It causes bleeding and miscarriage. They able to cause a sharp decrease in pressure and thus provoke a decrease in milk production. The use of drugs during feeding causes an allergic reaction, intoxication of the body,diarrhea and vomiting in the baby.
Use of dried flowers and fresh hawthorn berries for medicinal purposes
Hawthorn has a positive effect on the entire human body. Let's see what is the use of growing this plant.
Therapeutic action for the cardiac system, instructions for use
Components of the garden hawthorn tone the heart. Due to this, the necessary amount of oxygen gets into the heart muscle, the number of heartbeats decreases, the rhythm is normalized, cardiac fatigue disappears and the blood flow improves. Hawthorn helps fight atherosclerotic plaques and vascular spasms.
For insomnia, dizziness, shortness of breath, and to stabilize the activity of the heart, you can apply hawthorn tincture. How to do it?For cooking at home tablespoon of flowers or fruits pour in 250 milliliters of boiling water and insist on a water bath for 15 minutes. Cool and filter the mixture. Drink by 100 milliliters 3 times a day.
With vascular diseases
With cholesterol deposits elasticity decreases, the lumen narrows or becomes uneven. As a result, the organs do not receive the required volume of oxygen and a blood outflow occurs.
For preventive measures and treatment It is recommended to take 3 teaspoons of hawthorn flowers, 3 teaspoons of oregano, 4 teaspoons of Hypericum and 4 teaspoons of motherwort. Mix a tablespoon of medical mixture with a glass of water and insist. Drink the infusion in half a glass for one hour before meals.
In atherosclerosis hawthorn flowers are useful. For an infusion, brew 1 tablespoon of dried flowers and leave for 15 minutes. Filter the mixture. Take half a glass for 30 minutes before eating food.
To normalize pressure 3 tablespoons of hawthorn flowers, 2 tablespoons of the initial letter of medicinal pour 3 cups of water and boil. To insist about five hours. Drink half a glass 3 - 4 times before eating for an hour.
Benefits for the nervous system
Hawthorn components relieve anxiety, act with a sedative effect, but do not cause drowsiness. Trace elements of the plant normalize the work of the nervous system.
With a strong nervous shock, take 3 tablespoons of flowers to brew 3 cups of boiling water. Insist a couple of hours. Drink a glass 3 times a day..
For the digestive system and kidneys
Hawthorn fights digestive system problems, flatulence, gastritis and diarrhea, activates choleretic action, normalizes the liver and kidneys.
To eliminate heartburn Mix 1 teaspoon hawthorn flowers and 1 teaspoon peppermint. Collect pour a glass of boiling water and wait 30 minutes.
The infusion of hawthorn normalizes exchange actions in the gallbladder. For the preparation of therapeutic liquid a tablespoon of the means to brew a glass of boiling water and wait an hour. Take an infusion of 60 milliliters an hour before eating.
For men with prostatitis, recipe for infusion at home
Eating a plant prevents the development of prostatitis and prostate adenoma in men. Drinking tea from it helps to restore sexual function. It is helpful for the male to drink the following infusion: 1 portion of hawthorn flowers, 1 portion of peppermint, 2 portions of Veronica officinalis, 3 mix portions of ivan tea and 3 portions of mountaineer bird mix thoroughly. Tablespoon of collection pour 250 ml of boiling water and wait half an hour.Use a medicinal infusion of 80 milliliters an hour before meals.
To strengthen the immune system
Hawthorn has a tonic effect. Him used for dizziness, fatigue, loss of strength, as well as to restore the body after the transfer of diseases and infections.
Hawthorn is among the best medicinal plants. It effectively affects the human body and has healing properties. Important, consult with a physician and receive recommendations on dosage and instructions for use before using hawthorn preparations. They are used only according to indications and in an appropriate amount. Only in this case, the treatment will be useful.