Not all herbs are applied at the same time both in national, and in traditional medicine. One of such examples is the bush a bearberry. For what and as it is used, you learn further.
Biological description and area of dwelling
The bearberry is a plant-semi-bush of family Heather which belongs to evergreen. Blossoms in light pink colors in the spring, in the fall on it small red berries appear. The tear-shaped form is inherent in leaflets, their surface is covered with a down. In leaves all value of a plant is concentrated.
Whether you know? Because of similar appearance of leaves in the people this bush is known as a bear ear.
Mainly grows in North America and in a northern part of Eurasia. The plant gives preference to dry deciduous and coniferous forests, stony slopes of hillocks, seaside dunes.
Chemical composition
Leaves of a bearberry are rich with useful substances. First, it is necessary to allocate an arbutin glycoside (from 8 to 16%), methylarbutin. Except these substances in its chemical structure tannins, hydrochinone, ursolovy acid, flavonoids, cinchonic, ant and ascorbic acids, essential oil.
Medicinal properties
Key curative properties are caused by an arbutin glycoside, breaking up at metabolism to glucose and hydrochinone. The diuretic and antiseptic effect is inherent in the last. Process of splitting undergoes mainly in an urinary system, therefore key application of bear ears — existence of the centers of inflammation in kidneys, a bladder and an urinogenital system. In view of presence of tannins at structure, the bearberry is famous as astringent. Because of diuretic effect it is applied at puffiness.
Application
Let's consider in more detail in what cases it is possible to recommend application of a bearberry and from what it helps.
In medicine
The most known direction of use of a bearberry — therapy of cystitis. It makes complex impact on an organism: antibacterial, diuretic, disinfecting and anti-inflammatory. Also it finds application and at other indispositions of an urinogenital system (ureteritis, prostatitis) and kidneys.
Whether you know? To prevent appearance of cystitis, besides observance of rules of personal hygiene, it is recommended to drink in day from 6 to 8 glasses of water. It helps to wash away pathogenic microorganisms from a bladder.
Other influence is perfect bear ears show concerning a GIT. Here they show the knitting effect at a diarrhea, heartburn, gastritises. In view of existence of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial qualities it is used in therapy of STD. Outwardly it is performed at treatment of eczema, diathesis and not healing wounds. Because of existence of the glycosides which are favorably influencing nervous system apply this plant and at insomnia, depressions, headaches, alcoholism.
In cosmetology
In cosmetology for skin lightening the medicines containing hydrochinone and arbutin are often used. As the described plant contains both of these substances, it finds the application and in this area. In fight against pigmentary spots it proved from a positive side. Bearberry extract regulates work of sebaceous glands therefore it is added to care products for an oily hair. Thanks to availability of antioxidants, leaves of this bush use for receiving anti-aging cosmetic products.
Pharmaceutical medicines on the basis of a bearberry
The bearberry is applied to production of pharmaceutical medicines. Here the most popular among them.
- Pounded leaves in a cover are issued as the diuretic medicine Uriflorin. Except direct appointment, these tablets are used for preparation of the medicines containing a bearberry.
- The following medicine is a domestic medicine from an urolithic disease of Nefrofil. Besides a bearberry, cowberry, bilberry, a grass of a sporysh, a St. John's wort and berries of a juniper enter it.
- Furin-M — solution for rinsing of a mouth at parodontita, gingivita and stomatitises. Among components: bearberry, comfrey root, St. John's wort, nettle and root of a mylnyanka.
- The medicine Ursule is development of the Irish pharmaceutical company for correction of a state at prostatitis and also its prevention. Apart from a bearberry, it consists of an ekhinatsea, oxide of gold and silver and a garpagofitum.
- Brusniver-T it is appointed at cystitis, an urolithic disease, uretrita and night enuresis. Among components in this medicine: bearberry, train, St. John's wort and dogrose.
National recipes
Once you separately stop on a question, it is correct to prepare and take various drugs of traditional medicine on the basis of a bearberry, for example, at cystitis, hypostases, prostatitis, eczema. We offer you the list of the most popular national recipes which proved as effective natural remedies.
Herbal tea
Tea from bear ears is recommended to be had at failures in work of kidneys and a bladder, he prepares so: couple of tablespoons of leaves is filled in by 0.5 l of water and boil within half an hour. Such drink from a bearberry should be taken at cystitis, uretrita, vaginita, prostatitises, chronic pyelonephritis. The recipe of tea with a bearberry, perhaps, the oldest of all provided recipes. However, in many cases it is recommended to be replaced with the infusion received by a cold method as when boiling from leaves a large amount of tannins is released, and they are capable to cause irritation of internal walls of a stomach.
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Water infusion
The greatest number of curative substances remains in the tinctures made without boiling down of leaves. By this method the tablespoon of a dry grass is filled in by 250 ml of boiled water and draw about a half of days in the warm place. Later this time filter and use by analogy with broth. Infusion two days is suitable.
Spirit tincture
For spirit tincture of 2 tablespoons of bear ears fill in 100 ml of vodka. Capacity is placed in the warm place for few weeks. After the specified term, infusion is filtered. The recommended dose for reception: from 15 to 20 drops after a meal three times a day. Such tincture is used at nervous breakdowns, for example, to insomnia and also from alcohol addiction.
Broth of leaves
For receiving broth of leaves of a bearberry we suggest to use such recipe: to put a tablespoon of the crushed leaves in small capacity and to pour there water. Then to place capacity on a water bath and to warm up on it about half an hour. Further broth to filter and add to it liquid up to the initial volume. It is possible to use 50 minutes later after preparation. Usually such broth is drunk on a tablespoon three times a day 40 minutes later after a meal. It is good two days from the moment of a zavarivaniye. Broth is appointed for removal of puffiness, for the termination of uterine bleedings.
Baths
Outwardly the bearberry is applied in the form of baths for healing of wounds. The main rule at their preparation is to boil thoroughly longer leaves in water that from them as much as possible the tannic knitting substances were emitted. For the external purposes it is possible to use the recipe of broth or tea from it.
Medical collecting
Very often this plant is used not independently, and as a part of the medicinal collecting allowing to increase their curative properties and to minimize side effects.
- Diuretic collecting. Connect one part of leaves of a bearberry, a birch, a field horsetail and a root of a licorice and two parts of a nettle, leaves of cowberry and seeds of a flax. In one spoon of such mix pour in 250 ml of the boiling water and insist on an extent of hour. The recommended dose: 100 ml twice a day.
- Collecting from cystitis. To connect 20 g of a bearberry and a gryzhnik, on 5 g of parsley and a celandine. This quantity to fill in 250 ml of boiled water and to insist about an hour. To drink 100 ml three times a day.
- Collecting from insomnia. To connect equal parts of leaves of bear ears and a birch, a root of a licorice and corn snouts. On one part of such mix 20 parts of boiled water are necessary, to insist one hour. To drink this collecting with a bearberry, as well as previous.
Collecting and preparation of medical raw materials
For application in medicine prepare leaves. Their collecting is carried out to or during blossoming or how fruits ripened, but before their fall. At the big scales of preparations cut off escapes completely.
Important! Escapes need to be cut off a knife, it is impossible to pull out.
Before drying delete brown and dry leaves. Dry directly in the open air or by means of drying automatic machines at a temperature of 50-60 °C. After that leaves thresh. At small preparations for house use the leaves tear off hands directly from bushes. In the dried-up look they are stored about five years in the dry room.
Contraindications and side effects
The bearberry is quite often advised at pregnancy as natural hypostases medicine, however it is necessary to use it with extreme care and only after consultation with the doctor as she is capable to cause a tone of a uterus and, as a result, an abortion. Inclusion in the feeding period is forbidden by a breast — it can lead to reduction of development of milk. The use of a bearberry is forbidden to children up to 12 years and also you should not use it at a sharp renal failure, a glomerulonefrita and locks. As side effects from the use of a bearberry can be observed the dried-up mucous membranes of a mouth, a diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. As a rule, these states arise at long reception.
Important! During reception of a bearberry, urine can gain green color. This phenomenon will pass after the end of reception.
At treatment of illnesses by means of bear ears it is necessary to adhere to strictly recommended doses and forms of reception. Then this herb will bring the expected benefit.