National drugs were always popular and now their value doesn't run low. Recipes on the basis of a guelder-rose and honey pass from father to son. Thanks to them it is possible to treat effectively cough, insomnia and rheumatic pains.
Long since our grandmothers and grandfathers treated cough officinal herbs and berries. Special recognition was gained by berry a guelder-rose which is rich with organic kilota and vitamins. It is possible to carry to the main of them: Retinolum acetate, folic acid, vitamin K, RR vitamin, ascorbic acid. Complex influence of wonderful berry is shown in increase in immunity, sudorific effect, improvement of an otkhozhdeniye of a phlegm. The guelder-rose in combination with honey is used for treatment of bronchitis, acute respiratory diseases and even sinusitis.
We will consider the main recipes which help to get rid with ease of cough, using only natural ingredients.
Preparation of berries
In order that during the winter period to use the favourite recipe for cough, we need the frozen guelder-rose. To keep all useful properties, it is necessary to fulfill several requirements.
- Berries are picked from October to November right after frosts as during this period at a guelder-rose the bitterness vanishes.
- Before freezing a guelder-rose, it is necessary to clean off it from branches and leaves. After that berries wash out and dry.
- The dried-out berries display in plastic bags and place in the freezer.
- The option when fresh berries mix with honey is possible and only then freeze preparation. However, such way is inexpedient because of loss of useful properties of honey.
Preparation of berries without freezing is possible. For this purpose berries of a guelder-rose and honey alternate layers. Such preparation can be stored within 2 years.
Recipes for cough with a guelder-rose and honey
In many sources various recipes on the basis of a guelder-rose and honey are submitted. As additional ingredients the lemon and ginger can be included. It is important to understand that what products will be more qualitative, the effect will be better for those. We will consider step by step the most popular recipes.
Recipe No. 1
Honey guelder-rose for cough (classical recipe)
In this recipe fresh broth of berries of a guelder-rose with addition of honey will be prepared.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of berries of a guelder-rose (fresh or frozen);
- 500 ml of boiled water;
- honey (it is desirable fresh) - 4 tablespoons.
Berries place in the enameled ware and pound to homogeneous mass. After that mix is filled in with boiled water and left for the night. The received mix is filtered through a sieve or a gauze and add honey to the received broth. Mix is carefully mixed.
Ready mix is accepted in a warm look on 100 ml by 4 times a day.
The received medicine helps to eliminate irritation in a throat, to razzhizhit a phlegm and to kill pain. Besides, mix of a guelder-rose and honey strengthens the immune system. The house way will help to cope quickly with cough, making a minimum of efforts.
Recipe No. 2
Tincture of a guelder-rose red with honey
One more of the lightest recipes is a preparation of tincture of a guelder-rose. Tasty fresh honey has to be the integral condition of such medicine. It is better not to take ordinary firm honey in banks as it will be difficult to observe proportions.
Ingredients:
- 250 g of berries of a guelder-rose (fresh or frozen);
- liquid honey of 300 g;
- 2 glasses of vodka.
Preparation is begun with grinding of a guelder-rose in gruel. Mix is placed in deep ware and add honey. Leave for 12 hours until berry starts up juice. Berries with honey shift in a glass jar and fill in with vodka, stir up. Tincture is put to the dark place for 1 month.
The ready drug is taken on 1 tablespoon by 2 times a day before food.
The cunning is that tincture isn't filtered and pieces of berries remain.
Tincture has strong protivokashlevy effect, removes inflammation and strengthens immunity.
Useful properties of a guelder-rose with honey
Long experience of our ancestors proves that recipes in which mix a guelder-rose with honey have useful effect on an organism. Besides treatment of cough, recipes which help to cure mastopathy, insomnia, myalgia and even a depression are known.
The received medicines stabilize activity of nervous system, have soaked and sudorific properties. Besides, juice of a guelder-rose has spazmolitichesky effect and effectively stops bleedings.
Traditional medicine contains a huge number of recipes which basis are a guelder-rose red and medical. Do puree, juice, broth, tinctures and even compote of a guelder-rose. However, the fresh guelder-rose doesn't lose the properties. If you were lucky to find fresh berry, safely add it to pastries and jam. Delicacy will get not only pleasant aroma, but also mass of useful properties.
Contraindications to use of a guelder-rose with honey
Despite all advantage, the guelder-rose with honey has a number of contraindications:
- the guelder-rose with honey shouldn't be eaten by pregnant women as it can raise a tone of a uterus and lead to an abortion;
- drugs on the basis of a guelder-rose and honey need to be given with care to children because of risk of development of an allergy;
- medicines from a guelder-rose and honey are contraindicated to people with diabetes and obesity as it can lead to aggravation;
- because of high content in a guelder-rose of organic acids, gastritis with excessive acidity is also one of contraindications;
- the guelder-rose can reduce arterial blood pressure therefore its use is undesirable to people with hypotonia.