Aplicata alder: application, useful properties and contraindications

In Russia, this low tree (or bush) is widely distributed, which has an ovoid crown and belongs to the Beryozov family. In our country, alder grows in natural conditions in the European part, in Western Siberia and in the Caucasus.

Description of the tree

In the height of alder sometimes it can reach fifteen meters, but more often it does not exceed ten meters. Young branches have a rare pubescence, gluey. The trunk is covered by a smooth bark of gray color. The leaves are ovate, they are densely pubescent on both sides.

Flowers are collected in earrings. Female flowers - short oval, usually 3-8 pieces in the group, men - sessile, longer, collected by 3-5 pieces. Single-seeded nuts (fruits) are oblong bumps. The tree blooms in March-April. Aplod of alder ripen in autumn.

Species, places of growth

To date, there are forty-seven species of alder, in our country there are twelve. The most common are gray and black (sticky) alder. It develops well on drained soils along the shores and valleys of rivers and lakes.

Aplodon alder: composition

In folk medicine today, widely used bark, leaves, the co-occurrence of alder. The instruction says that the copulation with its composition contains a lot of tannins of the pyrogallic group:

• Gallic acid - up to 4%;
• Tannin - up to 2,5%.

In addition, they contain a lot of organic acids, glycosides, flavonoids (including the catechin group), phytoncides.

Useful properties of alders

In herbal medicine, alder has taken a worthy place, and sometimes it is not easy to find a substitute for treating a number of diseases. The most commonly used are the co-occurrence of alders, although the medicinal preparations are prepared on the basis of both the leaves and the bark of the plant. They have the following actions on the human body:

• Anti-inflammatory;
• Astringent;
• Hemostatic.

Their use is recommended when:

• Inflammation of the thick and small intestine (enteritis, colitis);
• An ulcer of the duodenum and stomach;
• Dyspeptic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Dysentery;
• Articular rheumatism;
• Rheumatic polyarthritis;
• Inflammation of the respiratory system.

Alstroplasty: instructions for use

It is an effective astringent, containing tannins based on tannin and gallic acid, galactose, phosphoric acid, pentosans.

Indications for use

Tincture and infusion of ovaries are recommended for chronic and acute colitis and enteritis. In the form of infusion or broth of aplicata, alders are used on a spoon (canteen) three times a day. Used and tincture, for which the inflorescence of alder. The use of this drug is limited to 25 drops no more than three times a day.

Dry extract (thmelini) is recommended to take 0.5 grams up to six times a day.

Form of issue

The co-occurrence of alder is produced in a carton pack weighing 100 grams.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Store the raw material in a dry place, protected from light. Shelf life is 3 years.

Inflorescence of alder in folk medicine

Drugs on the basis of stems are recommended by folk healers for digestive disorders, including with swelling and pain. In addition, copulation is considered an effective sweatshop. Baths with cones of alder are recommended for colds and frostbite, dermatitis and fatigue of the feet, skin ulcers and itchy rashes, scrofula and long-healing wounds.

The broth is effective for burns, gum disease, nosebleeds, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, allergies, hemorrhoids. It is successfully used for syringing in inflammatory diseases in women.

Cottenia in cosmetology

They are also used in the cosmetology of alder. Their use as a means to promote hair growth, reducing their loss and fat content, fighting with seborrhea, gives excellent results. In these cases, every day, you need to rub in the scalp infusion of stems.

Olhovye copulation quickly relieve irritation and inflammation of the skin, reduce greasiness and porosity. Many women note their tonic effect.

Recipes of preparations from the ancestral alder

Coty can be used alone or in combination with other plants. We offer you recipes for the most popular products.

Broth of copulation

Four grams (tablespoon) of copulation pour a glass of boiling water and boil on low heat for a quarter of an hour. After this, the composition should be cooled at room temperature and strain. Take 50 ml three times a day before meals.

According to the patients, a significant improvement in the state of health comes (even with chronic colitis) within a few days of admission. Decoction can be taken with dysentery, used to rinse the throat with tonsillitis and other colds.

Infusion

Ten grams of oviposition pour a glass of boiling water and put the composition on a water bath for fifteen minutes. Then cool, strain and bring to the original volume with boiled water.

Take 50-70 ml three times a day for thirty minutes before eating. Infusions and decoctions from the oviposition should not be stored in the refrigerator for more than 2 days: they lose their medicinal properties.

Tincture of copulation

With inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, effective vodka from inoculum is used, which is used as an astringent. One part of the raw material should be poured with five parts of quality vodka and insist for at least 24 hours. Take the composition of 25 drops three times a day.

Contraindications

Like the vast majority of medicinal plants, it is not possible to take an outflow of alders without restrictions. Contraindications for this raw material are primarily associated with individual intolerance to phyto-drugs in general or to its individual components. In addition, it is not recommended to use drugs based on alder to pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under twelve.