Section 10

Hawthorn belongs to the berry plants of the Rosaceae family and has been used by humans for a very long time as a food and medicinal plant.Hawthorn is widely distributed in Russia. It is found in the eastern regions of the forest, forest-steppe and steppe zones of European Russia, as well as in Western and Eastern Siberia, including Transbaikalia.The chemical composition of the fruits, flowers and other parts of hawthorn is currently studied quite well. Hawthorn fruits contain choline, acetylcholine, organic acids (crategous, citric, tartaric), fatty acids (arachidonic, palmitic, myristic, stearic), unsaturated fatty acids (butyric, linoleic).Some species of hawthorns are specially grown in gardens, it is planted in parks and squares. It is very attractive at any time of the year.

Hawthorn plant as a healing remedy is traditionally popular not only in Russia. For example, in German folk medicine, aqueous infusion and alcohol tincture of flowers and fruits are used for weak heart function in old age, palpitations, shortness of breath, increased nervous excitability, insomnia and general weakness of the body due to physical and mental fatigue.Like other medicinal plants, hawthorn blood-red was originally used as part of infusions and decoctions, which were called potions and potions. The secrets of the preparation of such potions were known to a few and carefully concealed.Currently, the hawthorn plant is widely used in medical practice, he entered the official list of medicines. Scientific medicine became interested in this plant relatively recently. Thus, a liquid alcoholic extract of hawthorn fruit was introduced into the practice of treatment of heart disease by E. Yu Shass during the Great Patriotic War.

Medicinal raw materials are flowers, fruits, leaves of hawthorn. If you have the opportunity, raw hawthorn can be collected yourself.Remember that you should not collect hawthorn for the preparation of medicinal raw materials near roads with heavy traffic, where the plants are usually very dusty and polluted, and therefore poisoned by toxic substances.Hawthorn is one of the most common medicinal plants. Of all the existing species (and there are about 47 of them on the territory of Russia) hawthorn blood-red is the most common species, the flowers and fruits of which are widely used for medicinal purposes.

Atherosclerosis often leads to the formation of a blood clot (plaque) in the brain, which can result in impaired cerebral circulation, apoplexy, stroke.Sometimes a microstroke occurs when a major artery is narrowed as a result of atherosclerosis.Thus, the brain does not receive the necessary amount of blood. To avoid stroke as a preventive measure should be used as a medicinal collection, which is based on hawthorn.

1 part adonis herb, 1 part hawthorn flowers, 1 part birch leaves, 2 parts motherwort herb, 1 part horsetail herb, 500 ml boiling water.Preparation. 2 tbsp. tbsp. crushed mixture pour boiling water and let stand, wrapped, 5-6 h, then strain.How to use. Take 0.5 cup 3 times a day before meals in warm form. Use in hypertension stage I and II, with symptomatic hypertension, complicated by heart failure 1 -y and 2nd degree in the stage of compensation and subcompensation. Hawthorn is also included in the collection, which is used to treat chronic prostatitis in men.

Hawthorn blood-red reduces the excitability of the central nervous system, tonifies the heart muscle, increases coronary circulation, eliminates cardiac arrhythmias and tachycardia, reduces blood pressure. Medicines from hawthorn at home prepared in different ways.Irritability, depressed state, nervous breakdowns, depression and stress can be treated with the following collection of herbs.1 part of blueberry root, 2 parts of valerian root, 1 part of peony root, 3 parts of calendula flowers, 2 parts of flowers and fruits of hawthorn, 1 part of rose hips, 3 cups of boiling water.

Treatment of angina pectoris and gastrointestinal diseases with hawthorn. The experience of folk medicine suggests that hawthorn can be used for gastrointestinal diseases. Hawthorn is used not only for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It is used together with other herbs as an anti-inflammatory agent that has a favorable effect on the mucous membrane, nourishing it with useful substances and thus renewing it. Therefore, hawthorn is also recommended to drink in acute diseases such as gastric colitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer, etc.

Hawthorn is also used as part of the infusion of the collection of herbs for the prevention and treatment of colds, such as sore throat, flu, runny nose, etc.As a vitamin remedy brew and drink as a tea, the following infusion.1 part of the fruit of May rose hips, 1 part of the fruit of the common raspberry, 1 part of the fruit of hawthorn blood-red, 2 cups boiling water.Method of preparation. Pour 2 tbsp. l. collection of boiling water, let stand 2 h with a closed lid, strain through gauze.How to use. Take 0.5 cup of infusion 3 times a day 1 h after meals for a month, then take a break for a month and again repeat the course of treatment infusion.

Hawthorn is used not only in medicine, in the treatment or prevention of this or that disease. This plant is successfully used in cosmetology. It will help you preserve the beauty of the skin of your face and body, nails and hair. In addition, hawthorn has a restorative effect, so I advise you to turn to it to restore the attractiveness of your skin and hair.1 tbsp. of dried hawthorn berries, 1 cup of water.Method of preparation. Hawthorn berries dry and rub. Pour them with boiling water and put in a warm place for 2 h to infuse. After that, strain the tincture through gauze.How to use. Tincture use 2 tbsp. l. before each meal. It helps to improve metabolism, which in turn has a beneficial effect on the skin.

Use hawthorn for beautiful skin: mask against freckles, whitening mask, remedies against acne. Cream against freckles: 0.5 tsp. onion juice, 0.5 tsp. juice from hawthorn berries, 1 egg white.Preparation. Squeeze the juice from the onion, mix it with the juice obtained from hawthorn berries, and whipped egg white. Stir until the formation of a homogeneous mass.How to use. The resulting porridge wipe the face with a cotton swab 2 times a day.