Burdock or burdock is a medicinal plant, known for its unpretentiousness. In the Caucasus and Siberia, burdock is referred to vegetable crops - its petioles are used for food. We will talk about how to use the medicinal properties of burdock leaves in the fight against various ailments.
What is useful for a burdock?
Young leaves of burdock contain 6 times more vitamin C than lemon, and are also the source:
- essential oil;
- tannins;
- malic acid;
- citric acid;
- caffeic acid.
Preparations made from burdock leaves have antiseptic, diaphoretic and diuretic properties, accelerate the healing of wounds, improve metabolism, have an anti-carcinogenic effect, and remove slags from the body.
The use of burdock is invaluable in the treatment of biliary and urolithiasis, disorders of the pancreas and neoplasms. As a topical preparation, infusions and decoctions of thistles are used for inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth and tonsils.
Procurement of raw materials
Burdock leaves are harvested in June-July during flowering: they are cut off and left to dry in a dark room with sufficient ventilation. To speed up drying, you can use the oven - the temperature should not be more than 45 ° C.
Shelf life of dried raw materials is 2-3 years.
For the treatment of certain diseases, leaves of thistles are used fresh - how to do it correctly, described below.
Treatment with fresh leaf thistles
In medicine, the burdock has established itself as a universal local remedy for relieving pain and healing wounds. Fresh leaves like a compress can be used in many different ways.
- A freshly cut sheet is placed with a shaggy (whitish) side in a basin and poured over the boiling water until dark spots appear. After the sheet is quickly removed, shaking off the remains of water, apply to the sore spot (whitish side to the skin). From above impose a heater (a wool scarf, a scarf or a sock) and hold a compress not less than two hours. Such treatment is effective for eczema, abscess, rashes of all kinds.
- A few leaves of burdock rinse with cold water, allow them to dry, and then stretch your fingers. It should turn out to be a shapeless green mass, which is applied to a sore spot. The compress is kept under the heater all night. This recipe is effective in the treatment of joints.
- Smooth (green) side of the fresh leaf grease sour cream (preferably home) and attach to the sore spot - the most effective treatment for erysipelas, mastopathy.
Treatment with burdock juice
Juice, extracted from fresh leaves of burdock, has antitumor effect and prevents the deposition of salts.
The washed and slightly dried leaves are passed through a meat grinder. Mass is squeezed through gauze. The resulting juice can be drunk in its pure form - it is convenient in summer. For the winter, the juice is "canned", preparing the so-called infusion of burdock. To do this, mix:
- medical alcohol - 100 ml;
- lime honey - 500 ml;
- freshly squeezed juice of burdock - 500 g.
Tincture can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two years.
Burdock juice helps with ovarian or kidney cysts - the drug is drunk before meals for a month according to the following scheme:
- the first two days - 2 times for 1 teaspoon;
- the third and fourth day - 3 times for 1 teaspoon;
- the next days - 3 times in 1 tablespoon.
Then you should do ultrasound and, if necessary, repeat the course.
Treatment with broth burdock
To treat eczema, warts, boils , neurodermatitis, rheumatism use a decoction of burdock - it is prepared in several ways and taken inside and outwardly.
- Spoon the crushed dried leaves of burdock into a thermos and pour boiling water. After two hours, the broth is ready - you need to drink the drug by 1/3 cup twice a day, while applying the lotions to the sore spot.
- Two spoons of leaves pour 250 g of water and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. After two hours, the decoction must be drained - a ready-made remedy should be drunk in a day, taking small sips.