Useful properties of hawthorn have been known since ancient times.
In Russia, the plant became widespread thanks to Peter 1. At that time, hawthorn was very popular as a cure for heart ailments.
But during the war, hawthorn replaced the missing drugs for the treatment of all the same heart diseases.
Nowadays, hawthorn is no less popular. There are several types of plants, fifteen of which grows in Russia.
Hawthorn - how rich is it?
Hawthorn is extremely healthy. It contains a huge amount of substances that have a beneficial effect on the human body.
So, the fruits contain flononoids, fructose, essential oils, saponins, glycosides, tannins.
In addition, hawthorn is a mixture of the most useful organic acids: ascorbic, tartaric, citric, and malic.
A lot of hawthorn and vitamins: A, K, C, F, B. Some of the components that make up the healing blackthorn (also called a plant) are generally rare.
These include ursolic acid, which has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, vasodilating effect. In addition, this acid has antitumor, pacemaking, stimulating cell regeneration properties.
The berries contain a lot of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc.
The calorific value of hawthorn is small and amounts to 52.5 kcal per 100 g of product.
Due to its beneficial properties, hawthorn is widely used as therapeutic agent with various ailments. But he finds the greatest application in the treatment of heart disease.
So, the usual pharmacy tincture of hawthorn is useful for the body because of its ability to not only improve the functioning of the nervous system, but also relieve heart rhythm failures, in which the pulse is far from normal 60-90 beats per minute.
Useful and tincturecooked by hand. It is made from berries (or from flowers) plants as follows: pour 25 grams of hawthorn fruit 100 g of alcohol.
After insisting and filtering, they drink a healing composition for heart defects, vascular spasms, as a restorative after severe illnesses.
The tincture of the flowers of the plant is more suitable for the treatment of angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, dizziness during menopause in women.
With such a pathology as heart weakness, which is characterized by a very weak pulse, poor general condition, a collection based on hawthorn - a plant that is most useful for the health of the body, is used. They prepare it this way: combine such components (in crushed form) as hawthorn flowers (50 g), field horsetail (20 g), and highlander (30 g).
All are thoroughly mixed and brewed healing collection in the traditional way (1 spoon per glass of boiling water). The drug is allowed to infuse, and then, having filtered, take it several times a day.
With heart disease and nervous disorders, such collection: take 4 parts of flowers hawthorn, motherwort, sushitsy. Add 1 part of chamomile to the composition and mix well. Brewed and taken in the same way as in the previous recipe.
Hawthorn is also useful for headaches. It is used as a separate tool, and as a mixture with Ivan tea (in equal proportions). To enhance the therapeutic effect, a little mint is added to the composition. Drink such a healing drink before bedtime.
Infusion of hawthorn flowers is also used as a choleretic agent for diseases associated with stagnation of bile. It is prepared simply: a spoonful of chopped flowers is poured with boiling water (1 glass). Insist half an hour, filter and drink three times a day.
Hawthorn is used as a useful remedy for health, because it is able to tone and strengthen the general condition of the body. After diseases, sedative tea is usually used, which is prepared either from flowers or the fruits of the plant are used.
The recipe for "miracle tea": pour a large spoonful of dried flowers (fruits) with boiling water (300 ml). Allow the composition to brew for 20 minutes, then strain it and drink throughout the day.
Tea from hawthorn relieves insomnia, soothes, lowers blood pressure.
In addition, berries found their application and in cooking. And although the calorific value of hawthorn is not too high, it still has nutritional and energy value. From the fruits make delicious jam, jelly, jam, sauces, compotes, fruit drinks.
Useful properties, as well as, as was said, low calorific content of hawthorn make it possible to prepare healing kvass and juice from it. For the preparation of medicinal drinks, only the freshest and most ripe berries should be used.
Among other things, hawthorn is brewed in a thermos. If you add rosehip berries to the fruits of the plant, you will get a delicious and useful remedy for strengthening the heart and good brain function.
Recipe the preparation of the mixture is as follows: throw in a thermos about 7 tablespoons of hawthorn berries (or 3 tablespoons of the fruits of hawthorn and rose hips). Pour everything with boiling water (2 l) and leave to insist for a day (at least).
After the allotted time, strain the composition (use a strainer for these purposes), squeeze, drain into a clean dish and store in the refrigerator. Drink a healing agent daily (1 glass each).
Hawthorn: what are the benefits for the body?
The unique ancient berry is unparalleled in the treatment of heart disease. The beneficial properties of hawthorn make it indispensable for:
• weaknesses of the heart muscle
• myocardial infarction
• initial stage of hypertension
• angioneurosis
• tachycardia
• insomnia
Due to its rich composition, hawthorn reduces the excitability of the nervous system, has a tonic effect on the heart muscles, improves blood circulation in the vessels of the heart and brain, and stabilizes the heart rhythm.
As noted, hawthorn is beneficial to the body because of its ability to defeat headaches. But the plant also helps with allergies, epilepsy.
The benefit of hawthorn is its ability to lower blood sugar in people with diabetes.
Low calorific hawthorn allows you to use it when losing weight. The berry is able to cleanse the body, improve liver function.
Blood-red fruits of the plant relieve pain in the sternum, expand the lumen of the vessels, fill them with oxygen.
Regular consumption of hawthorn improves cerebral blood flow, restores normal heart rhythm with tachycardia and bradycardia.
The benefit of hawthorn lies in its mild sedative effect. If you take the plant along with sedatives (medication or natural), then the effect will be most powerful.
Hawthorn blends well and brings maximum benefits with such medicinal plants as valerian, motherwort, cinnamon, oats.
Hawthorn is beneficial for the body of those who suffer from a stomach ulcer. The fruits of the plant contain mucus, which envelops the walls of the stomach, has a calming effect on the mucous membrane.
The use of hawthorn helps get rid of hepatic colic, skin diseases, edema, shortness of breath.
In addition, due to its useful properties, hawthorn moisturizes the skin well, relieves swelling, tones and pushes the aging process.
Hawthorn is useful for stress and nervous overwork. Healing berries reduce arousal, dilate blood vessels, improve cerebral and cardiac circulation.
To better fall asleep after a busy day, it is recommended to drink tea from hawthorn berries before bedtime. You can add honey to the drink (naturally, in the absence of an allergy to it). This will only enhance the effectiveness of tea.
In addition, a mixture of the fruits of the plant and St. John's wort grass taken in equal parts helps to get rid of irritation and anxiety. A tablespoon of healing composition is brewed with boiling water and drunk like tea.
What else is hawthorn useful for? Its property is to prevent prostate adenoma. Regular use of the infusion of the fruits of the plant eliminates irritability and fatigue and at the same time normalizes sexual function in men.
Hawthorn: what is the harm to health?
Like any other plant, hawthorn must be taken wisely. In the case of serious diseases without consulting a specialist, do not use hawthorn as a remedy.
There are some regulationsKnowing that you can count on a positive result when using healing blackthorn.
1. The plant should not be drunk for too long. It is enough to take a ten-day break after a monthly course of treatment. This will avoid unnecessary side effects and addiction.
2. The harm of hawthorn in its excessive use, which can lead to mild poisoning.
3. Hawthorn should not be taken on an empty stomach, so as not to cause spasm of the intestines or blood vessels.
4. After using the plant, you should not immediately drink cold water. Such a rash action leads to paroxysmal pain, intestinal colic.
5. In some cases, people who have low blood pressure should not use the fruits, but the flowers of the plant.
Tincture of hawthorn is harmful with individual intolerance to the components.
Hawthorn for children and pregnant women: benefit or harm?
Without a doubt, the beneficial properties of hawthorn cannot but be appreciated. Traditional medicine recommends using the berries of the plant to nursing mothers to improve lactation.
Official medicine is against pregnant women taking tincture of hawthorn, especially in the first trimester.
It is allowed (in limited quantities) to consume pregnant plants' water infusion, as well as compotes and preserves from its fruits.
But the expectant mother needs to be careful when taking hawthorn so as not to get a sharp decrease in pressure and heart rhythm disturbance.
For children, then it is recommended to give the healing berry from the age of 12 in small doses to reduce increased excitability and to restore the disturbed heart rhythm (if any).
Hawthorn - a source of vitamins and minerals, so necessary for the normal development of the child. However, before using a medicinal product, you should consult a pediatrician and find out if your child can use "miracle berries."
Any, even the most useful plant, will benefit only if used correctly. Before starting treatment for a particular disease with hawthorn, it is necessary consult a specialist on the advisability of using this tool.
Undoubtedly, hawthorn is good for health. Use this plant wisely and a positive result will not take long.
