rhineberry belongs to the family krushinovoj.Most often, this plant looks like a small tree, sometimes - as a shrub.Rhamnus cathartica (second name zhostera) is easily distinguished from olhovidnoy.The branches of the trees end with thorns, leaves serrulate, opposite, are in the shape of an ellipse.Flowers zhostera too small, crowded, green.They have four sepals, stamens and petals.Flowers to blossom in May and June.Fruits rhineberry are pea-sized spherical drupe bluish-black, egg-shaped bone having 3-4 5 mm long, with curved backrest and mild edge on the ventral side.The flesh is juicy, greenish-brown.Fruits ripen towards the end of August - in October.They are not showered for a long time.
rhineberry: area
plant is widespread in Eastern and Western Europe (except for its northern regions), in Central Asia.Extensive land rhineberry isolated from the European part.It is located in the Caucasus (except the eastern Transcaucasia) and in all regions of the Crimea.
rhineberry second chemical composition
shrub bark contains a lot of tannins.Its fruits include antraglikozidy, pectin and dyes, and other bitter substances flavonolovye glucosides, gums, mucilage, sugars.100 g of leaves of this plant accounts for up to 700 mg of vitamin C.
Laxative zhoster : blank
For therapeutic purposes, using fully ripe fruit plants without peduncles.When collecting it is advisable not to break off branches to break off from them berries.This, of course, accelerate the procurement process, but it can lead to complete destruction of undergrowth zhostera.Fruits provyalivayut first, then they are dried in the not too hot ovens or dryers, scattering a layer of 2-3 cm on the sheets or meshes.We must guard against overcooking.Raw materials must not contain impurities twigs and other berries black.Especially dangerous are the fruits of buckthorn olhovidnoy they provoke vomiting.They differ in that they have only two seeds, which are shaped like lentils and have cartilaginous beak at the top.And this buckthorn branches have thorns and leaves are opposite and arranged one by one.
rhineberry : use in the home and medical
In earlier times, the plant was used as a dye for silk, cotton and wool fabrics.It also has plenty of beautiful wood and is sometimes used in the woodworking industry.Zhostera - an excellent honey plant.However, due to the fact that the plant is an intermediate host for rust of oats, it is not recommended to put near fields.For therapeutic purposes, the fruits of the plants used.Properly dried, mature, they are used as a gentle laxative for constipation.The therapeutic effect is due to the contained antraglikozidy.From fruits prepared teas or infusions.A tablespoon of dried raw pour boiling water (a glass).Means must insist at least 20 minutes, and it is better - 2 hours.After that filter and take the means to ½ cup at night.Fresh fruit juice zhostera also has the same gentle laxative effect.The pharmacy you can buy liquid extract zhostera.He, too, need to be taken at night, but just 1 teaspoon.Rhineberry includes a part of the overall fee, helps with constipation.Also, its fruits are used as an external remedy for arthritis.For this purpose insist regia fruits (100 g of berries ½ L of vodka) for 12 days.Patients joints rub received funds twice a day.
