The rhizome of the yellow couch potato is used to produce lutenurin, a drug used to treat trichomonadal diseases and as a contraceptive. Extracts of the rhizome of yellow goblet rhizome are part of collections that treat bladder disease, anacid gastritis, gastric ulcer. There are indications of poisonousness of the plant, so when collecting medicinal raw materials of yellow goblet should be careful.Kubyshka yellow has long been used in folk medicine. Decoctions of rhizomes and flowers of yellow couch was considered a good remedy for coughs. Infusion of leaves and stems were used for some kidney diseases, rhizome of the cube together with the stems - with rheumatism and gout. The buds were used to make an infusion to treat kidney stone disease; tincture of yellow mulberry flowers was also used for kidney stones.

Infusion of black elderberry flowers has diaphoretic, disinfectant, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, laxative, choleretic, expectorant, astringent, analgesic, antipyretic, antipyretic, sedative, blood purifying, antispasmodic, emollient and wound healing properties. Used in medicine for colds, flu, bronchitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, kidney and bladder diseases, as well as neuralgia. Professor A. D. Turova recommends infusion of black elderberry flowers for inhalations, gargles for respiratory diseases, sore throat, flu and bronchiectasis.

The pure-white lily can form a very large mass, but rhizomes prevail: up to 5 tons/ha. Rhizomes of pure-white lily are used most of all in folk medicine, although leaves, flowers and seeds are also used. For example, infusions and decoctions of rhizomes of pure-white lily are used for arthritis, rheumatism, kidney disease, bladder disease, jaundice. Infusion of lily flowers recommended for anemia, heart disease and nervous system, as well as antipyretic and sedative. Leaves and petioles of lily of the valley are considered an anti-jaundice and laxative. In ancient times, the pure-white lily was called the mermaid's flower or odoleni herb, capable of overcoming any disease.

In the people very revered plant labaznik and call it magpie, helping allegedly from forty ailments. For medicines it is collected in "white color". Chemical analyses have shown that in all parts of climbing climbing elm many medicinal substances: in the underground - tannids, flavonoids, coumarins, leucoanthocyanins, vitamin C, in the leaves of climbing elm - in addition to those listed there are catechins and up to 0.2% of vitamin C. The flowers also contain essential oils, aromatic compounds, steroids, phenolcarboxylic acids, phenol glycosides, carotenoids; the seeds of Labaznik have tannins, wax, fatty oils.

By fall, the straight lupus accumulates medicinal substances in its thick woody rhizomes, which resemble tubers. At the same time, in the fall or early spring rhizomes and harvested. But collect them carefully and not all in a row, otherwise the restoration of thickets will drag on for 7-8 years. The yield of rhizomes of Lomatium rectum varies greatly: in terms of dry mass it can be 3.5 and 500 g/m2. The dried rhizome is brown on the outside and dark red on the break, with a pleasant odor and a very tart taste.

The medicinal raw material of juniper cones and berries, and needles and wood are used in other directions. The fleshy cones of juniper contain essential oil, glucose, resin, wax, glycosides, organic acids (formic and acetic); in the bark - tannins; in the needles and cones - vitamin C (in the fruit - up to 0.056 %, and in the needles - up to 0.250 %). Essential oil of juniper has a strong local irritant effect. Ingestion of large doses of juniper cause first excitation of the nervous system, and then - inhibition. Dry distillation gives oil Oleum cadinum, used as a distraction agent. Juniper fruit has a pronounced diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect.

Even in ancient times, many witch doctors, shamans, courtiers and folk healers tried to find out the reason for the healing power of various plants, including trees. They tried to understand why the medicinal raw material of one tree cures joints, gives strength, another tree cures skin ailments, another tree cures hypertension, etc. They also tried to understand why a different tree leads to negative results. It was only with the development of chemistry that it became possible to penetrate into the mechanism of action of plant (as well as animal) tissues. From the tissues of various trees, useful substances with pronounced biological and biochemical activity have been isolated. And although such substances are usually contained in trees in small quantities, they quite often have a strong effect on certain organs or systems of the body.

Before you start collecting medicinal plants, you need to know the plants themselves (which, by the way, is not difficult, if you know the trees at least by their external characteristics), to be able to distinguish them from other similar species (say, poplar from aspen), to know the places where these or those trees grow. And do not procure healing raw materials near roads, factories, landfills.Collection is subject only to those parts of trees that are indicated as medicinal.Many patients independently at home prepare for themselves and loved ones of various medicinal forms, especially decoctions, infusions, tinctures, powders, ointments. In this regard, we consider it necessary to remind the rules of preparation of these medicinal forms.

Dozens of tree species are used in the treatment of many diseases, of which we will consider only those that are more often used in practical medicine, mainly folk medicine. Most of these trees grow in the habitat of our fellow citizens.We will give a general characterization of medicinal trees. We will give a list of diseases in which the parts of various trees, their individual organs are used.Medicinal raw materials of apricot are seeds, oil obtained from them. In addition, in medical practice, fruits and apricot gum are widely used. It is very useful for health in liver diseases and hypertension.Medicinal raw material of quince - seeds and mucus on them, but in folk medicine with therapeutic purposes are used leaves of quince, its fruits.

Acacia flowers contain glycoside, robinia, essential oil (with the smell of tree flowers), containing methyl ether, and other inherent substances of acacia. Its flowers have an expectorant effect, they are also used in the treatment of colds. Orange fruit contains organic acids, sugars, nitrogenous and coloring substances, mineral salts, vitamins A, B, B2 and C. Rich orange and phytoncides. The peel of the fruit contains several types of essential oils.In medical practice, used infusion of birch leaves, which has a diuretic effect, and decoction of the kidneys - and choleretic effect. Finished raw material - dark brown or brown buds - should not contain other parts of the plant (earrings, branches) more than 8%, foreign impurities.Preparations of birch buds are used for rubs, compresses and baths for myositis, arthritis, poorly healing wounds, eczema, bedsores.

Cherry fruits contain sugars (glucose, fructose), vitamins A, C, PP, as well as organic acids (citric, malic), tannins, coloring substances. Cherry fruit has such a vital trace element as copper, which has a favorable effect on the processes of hematopoiesis. Cherries are rich in tannins and enzymes. Its bark contains tannins, glycosides, citric acid.Infusion of pomegranate flowers used for heavy menstruation, liquid stool. Externally, it is used for faster healing of wounds. Poultices of flowers are used to apply to inflamed areas. Pomegranate juice gargle mouth cavity with inflammatory processes in the throat.

Cultivated valerian produces a large yield and better quality raw material than wild-growing valerian. However, the root of flowering specimens becomes woody and rotten. At the site of the second year of life when growing it for raw materials, it is necessary to carry out topshkovanie (step-cutting), that is, cut flower-bearing stems at the beginning of their growth, which contributes to a significant increase in the yield of roots. Prepare raw materials in early spring or fall. Drying and storage of valerian should be carried out in rooms not accessible to cats, which willingly chew and scatter the roots of valerian.

Infusion (or decoction) of gentian herb is used for gargling for gum disease and tonsil disease, spritzing for bleeding, for rinsing and baths for purulent wounds ("wild meat"), sitting baths for hemorrhoids and itching of the anus. Dry powder or fresh juice of the herb gentian treat wounds. In the form of pain-relieving poultices of herbs gentian in eczema, bruises, abscesses, abscesses. Crumbs of fresh young herb gentian applied to festering wounds, scrofula, cuts, boils, gangrenous wounds, hemorrhoids. In these diseases also used ointment from the herb gentian . Rinse the mouth with toothache and periodontal disease juice herb gentian with water in a ratio of 1 : 10. Crumbs from fresh leaves instead of mustard brush applied to the back of the head with a runny nose and headache. Fresh herb together with seeds are used to remove freckles on the face.

Pear fruits contain sugars, organic acids (mainly malic acid), tannins, pectin, minerals, flavonoids, enzymes, phytoncides. The common pear is quite rich in vitamins A, B2, B6, C.The common pear has always been considered an excellent dietary product. Common oak, namely its bark has long been widely used in the treatment of all sorts of ailments. Decoction of it was used for baths and gargles for diseases of the oral cavity, burns, skin cracks, eczema, hemorrhoids. Infusion was also used for diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding. Tincture is used for gargles for inflammatory processes of the oral cavity. In folk medicine is often used therapeutic willow white. Its bark in the form of decoction, which is used for feverish conditions, rheumatism, as well as an astringent and anti-inflammatory agent for stomatitis, gingivitis and catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. Use the infusion as a styptic, diuretic and choleretic.

Figs are very valuable because they contain a lot of sugar. Quite a lot of figs proteins, which are well digested by the body, vitamins, a lot of salts of potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron, fiber and oxalic acid. Our ancestors knew well that horse chestnut increases the stability of blood vessels, improves blood composition. It is proved that the medicinal raw material from this tree favorably affects the cardiovascular system, so decoction of chestnut leaves is useful in coronary disease, rheumatism. Siberian cedar is rich in vitamin C and carotene. In addition, the needles, buds and young shoots contain essential oils and trace elements (manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, nickel, cobalt, iodine).

In folk medicine, sycamore maple has long been used in the treatment of kidney and bladder diseases, as well as an expectorant for colds. Infusion of crushed fruits washed purulent and hard-to-heal wounds. Laurel noble is able to remove toxins from the body, increase immunity. Infusion of it kicks out sand and stones from the kidneys, relieves spasms, stimulates appetite. It is included in the composition of vegetable oil, which is used in the treatment of arthritis, myositis, neuralgia. Citrus lemon, due to the high content of citric acid in it, well quenches thirst, has a diuretic and choleretic effect. Lemon has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anthelmintic effects.

Field mint also has a calming effect on the central nervous system. Menthol, being a vasodilator, is included in drops for treating runny nose and in Validol. Field mint has a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory effect, so it is used for gargling the throat in sore throats. Field mint - an indispensable component of various medicinal teas: vetrogonogo, choleretic, diaphoretic. Chinese medicine recognized field mint as an eye herb and recommended for eye wash, and Russian peasants bathed in a mint decoction of children with scrofula and rickets.

The alder tree is also known as a medicinal plant (we are talking about two species at once, since their medicinal properties and actions on the body are similar, although not literally, but similar). Medicinal raw materials of alder are almost all parts: leaves, bark, inflorescences, roots. But the main raw material is "alder cones". These are woody copepods, collected in winter. Their yield, for example, in Belarus is from 10 to 500 kg / ha. A detailed study of the cones revealed flavonoids, tannins, coumarins, higher fatty acids, phenolcarboxylic acids; in the bark - essential oil, tannins and coloring substances, vitamin PP, triterpenoids; in the leaves - protein, fat, vitamin C, carotene, flavonoids, resins, tannins and bitter substances. Of course, the chemical composition of the two species of alder is somewhat different, but there is a lot in common.

Dewberry leaves contain antibiotic plumbagin, peptinizing enzyme drozeron, mineral salts, organic acids, coloring and tannins, anthocyanin pigment, vitamin C. Extracts from this herb are the basis of preparations of droserin and drosan, which are used to treat whooping cough, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis and bronchial asthma. The antispasmodic and antibacterial action of this drug explains its soothing effect in coughs. Used dewberry round-leaved and in the treatment of metabolic diseases, and even in homeopathy (with whooping cough, laryngitis, tuberculosis). Studies have shown that diaphoretic fungi and bacteria suppresses plumbagin, and tuberculosis bacteria, streptococci - naphthaquinone. It was found out that in small doses plumbagin excites, and in large doses - causes convulsions and even paralysis.

Swamp cinquefoil helps with rheumatism, some gastrointestinal and colds, as an antipyretic. And alcohol extracts of roots and rhizomes of cinquefoil help relieve painful conditions in inflammatory processes in the joints and salt deposition. Its effect is slow, so it requires prolonged treatment. Many note that relief comes, although not immediately. But whether it dissolves the salts in the body, it is unknown. Fresh herb cinquefoil is used externally; in this case, it acts as a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory agent. Decoction, made from a mixture of flowers, leaves, stems and rhizomes of cinquefoil, used for mouthwash for loosening gums and toothache, and crushed and brewed herb cinquefoil - as a compress for bruising