flower hawthorn - a universal remedy for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.That they contain the highest amounts of vitamins, but be aware that sometimes the correct collection and storage plays the most important role.
collecting flowers, you risk to bring into the house weevil, which in a few months will completely destroy your piece.
To avoid this, the flowers and leaves of hawthorn should be collected in a strictly allotted for this period, and some of them are used in tincture form, which will allow to use the beneficial properties of hawthorn all winter.
Description
Hawthorn has long been one of the most famous people in the plant because of its beneficial properties.Most often, it can be found under the name of the lady or hawthorn tree.In essence, this plant is a tall shrub or small tree, sometimes reaching a height of 5 m. It is noteworthy that all the branches of the hawthorn are covered with small spines.Since hawthorn belongs to the family of Rose (Rosaceae), the flowers can be either white or pale pink.The main period of their emergence from the end of May and lasts until July.Since the plant is melliferous, hawthorn flowers, useful properties which are appreciated throughout the world, spread around a few meters rather unpleasant odor, designed to attract insects, which is responsible for their pollination.
Despite the fact that the fruits of this plant are quite small, round or oblong, their full maturation takes place only at the end of August.The colors berries, depending on the species of hawthorn, can vary from red or black to deep orange.The fruit pulp is fleshy, slightly astringent, with enough sweet taste.
locus of
Most often attract people's interest is not the berries and flowers of hawthorn, medicinal properties which allow the plant to compete even with such a leader in content in its composition of vitamins as rose.Hawthorn can detect, in particular, in rare deciduous dry forests, close to the river floodplains or on edges.
In rare cases, you can find a few bushes in fields far from the forest.The reason is simple, the birds, like eating beetles that feed on the seeds of hawthorn and seeds themselves, making flights, defecate.Seed into the soil with a share of natural fertilizer, so quickly take root and begin to grow rapidly.
Today in the world there are many different types of hawthorn, only on the territory of the former Soviet Union more than 40 species, among which the best known acquired blood-red hawthorn, most often used for treatment.
content of vitamins
Since most benefit carry it hawthorn flowers, medicinal properties and contraindications must be carefully studied before embarking on direct collection.Of course, for the preparation of drugs can be used not only flowers, but more fruit, leaves and bark, but be aware that the vitamin content in the colors much more than in other parts of the plant.
First of all, decide for what purpose you are going to harvest hawthorn.And then, based on the content of useful elements, choose what part of the plant will bring more benefits to your body.Flower Hawthorn contains large amounts of essential oils, various acids, micro and macro.Of course, in any case, do not forget to consult a doctor, because the self can do more harm than good.
Harvesting flowers
noteworthy that hawthorn flowers, medicinal properties which are of particular value, you can simply do not have time to assemble, because the flowering is often no more than 3-4 days, especially in this period of hot weather persists.And the flowers must be harvested at the beginning of flowering, when they have not yet blossomed.Primarily, this is due to the fact that as soon as they bloom, they will settle a lot weevil, able in a short period completely destroy the flower of hawthorn that you were able to collect and dry.Since it is often a hawthorn bush quite voluminous, it is useful to speed up the process of collecting, cutting off not only the individual flowers, but also the whole inflorescence.When the vase life you must try to get the length of the legs they had as little as possible.
Strongly recommended to collect them early in the morning when the dew has not dried up, and immediately after rain.The fact that such maybloom loses much of its beneficial properties.Furthermore, when further dried flowers will become darker shade.This very drying must take place no later than 2 hours after collection in a warm, well-ventilated area where the flowers will not be exposed to direct sunlight.To speed up the process it is best to try to distribute them as a thin layer.
hawthorn flowers useful properties can be saved in an alcohol tincture, which must be prepared from fresh cut flowers and a variety of liqueurs based on ready dry fees.
When the vase life should try to have the length of the legs of inflorescences as small as possible.
Harvesting fruits
Fruit should be harvested only after they reach full maturity.This period falls at the end of September until the first frost came.It is possible to pick off individual plates with fruits and separates each in turn.
If to accelerate the drying process using a dryer, the maximum temperature in it should not exceed 60 ° C.The natural drying process takes at least a week, after which the finished raw materials need to be sure to go through in order to remove all impurities related to the fruit: the stalk and poor-quality fruit.
Use in official medicine
If we consider the flowers of hawthorn, the application will not cause difficulties even for those who first confronted with this plant.They have been successfully applied in violation of the stable operation of the heart or high blood pressure.
Any drug that is based on the hawthorn, has detailed instructions describing the use of all the details, but in any case it is necessary to consult with your doctor so as not to inflict self-harm to the body.
Why use hawthorn?
If necessary, use hawthorn can have a selective effect on the coronary vessels of the brain, a calming effect on the nervous system, accelerate the oxygen supply to important parts of the body like the heart and brain, as well as to ensure the continued maintenance of the body in good shape.
In traditional medicine the most widespread tincture of hawthorn flowers and liquid extract from the fruit.They are able to quickly provide assistance to the body in the event of dizziness, shortness of breath, insomnia, as well as to properly stimulate the body's metabolism.
Infusion Hawthorn
infusion made from the hawthorn is one of the easiest to manufacture drugs, the only drawback which is considered a short shelf life.Of course, if the infusion is made on alcohol, increases the shelf life considerably, while important is that it not only can be purchased at the pharmacy, but also to make their own.This is perhaps the most simple tool that can be prepared from medicinal plants.
But even in the refrigerator, it is not stored more than a day.So every day you need to brew a new infusion.So it is recommended to make alcohol tincture, which, of course, longer stored.
hawthorn flowers: contraindications
Hawthorn, probably one of the few plants that do not cause side effects even with prolonged use, but its use can not all people and does not in any quantity.Despite the fact that some of preparations containing hawthorn, appointed people with serious diseases, there are a number of contraindications, for example, with a significant excess dosage liqueur (more than 100 hawthorn drops), the pulse slows down considerably.
Flowers Hawthorn therapeutic properties are retained for a sufficiently long period of time (about two years).Therefore, do not worry that you'll use low-quality products, such as buying them in pharmacies, but do not drink tea with hawthorn, if you had found a heavy disorder cardiac or kidney disease.
hawthorn flowers, the use of which was reviewed by us with extreme caution should eat pregnant and lactating women, as a calming influence of the nervous system is transmitted to the kid and could serve to further the cause of serious violations.
