Burdock has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. And therapeutic application is found both leaves and roots of the plant, and the juice from them. The list of pathologies in which the preparations based on this plant are effective is quite wide. Consider what juice helps the leaves and roots of burdock, and how to apply it correctly.
Properties and composition of burdock juice
The juice, wrung from burdock leaves, has the following therapeutic properties:
- anti-inflammatory;
- antibacterial;
- regenerating;
- diaphoretic;
- choleretic;
- diuretic;
- antioxidant;
- antineoplastic;
- antiallergenic;
- toxin-excretory, etc.
In the juice of this plant contains such substances:
- inulin;
- bitterness;
- tannic and resinous substances;
- sitosterol;
- stigmasterin;
- mucus;
- acids (palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, etc.).
Making Burduck Juice
Burdock leaves for the preparation of juice are best collected in April-May or June, subject to heavy rainfall. For the juice from the roots, only the roots of the first year of life of the plant, harvested in spring or autumn, are used. So:
- Raw materials should be washed under running water, and then dried.
- Then the leaves and roots are passed twice through the meat grinder.
- Squeeze the juice with gauze.
It should be borne in mind that after two days of storage, the juice of burdock begins to lose its essential medicinal properties. For long-term storage, it can be preserved, mixed in equal proportions with vodka.
Application of burdock juice in folk medicine
Burdock juice is used as an external agent, and for oral administration. Outwardly this tool is used for:
- wounds;
- ulcers;
- pressure sores;
- burns;
- acne;
- furuncles;
- sore throat, mouth;
- loss of hair ;
- dandruff, etc.
Internal reception of a juice of a burdock is recommended at following basic pathologies:
- Diabetes mellitus - helps reduce blood sugar.
- Atherosclerosis - helps to reduce bad cholesterol in the blood, and normalize metabolic processes in the body.
- Cancerous tumors - helps to slow down the growth of malignant neoplasms, and also promotes their death.
- Gastritis, peptic ulcer - helps to protect the mucous membranes from irritation, normalizes the functioning of the stomach, promotes the healing of erosion.
- Diseases of the liver and gallbladder - has a beneficial effect on the processes of bile secretion, and also promotes the regeneration of liver tissue.
- Catarrhal diseases - it works strengthening on the immune system.
- Poisoning - helps to remove harmful substances from the body.
Dosage of juice of a burdock for treatment of diseases
The standard scheme of reception of juice of a burdock is those: three times in day on a table spoon for half an hour before meal. The duration of treatment can be 7-10 days, followed by a break of the same duration and repetition of the course. When using the product, you can lightly sweeten with honey.
Burdock juice from cysts on the kidney
For this pathology, the juice of burdock should be taken, strictly adhering to the following scheme:
- The first two days of treatment, the dosage is one teaspoon in the morning and in the evening 20 minutes before eating;
- in the remaining days - on a teaspoon three times a day for 20 minutes before a meal.
The course of treatment is a month.
Is it possible to help juice of burdock in chronic renal failure?
In chronic renal failure (CRF), the excretory function of the kidneys is disrupted and there is accumulation in the blood of toxic substances that must be excreted with water. As a result, violations are observed on the part of many other organs and systems. The use of mug juice improves digestive processes, corrects water-electrolyte disorders, eliminates harmful metabolic products from the body.