Sometimes, in a pursuit for exotic and exotic, we even do not suspect that habitual and widespread plants can bring a lot of benefit. Today it will be a question of one of such representatives of flora, namely of a burdock or a burdock as most often call him in the people.
Useful and medicinal properties
Let's understand, than the found burdock can be useful not too attractive by sight and everywhere.
Important! The burdock, besides advantage for a human body, is a fine melliferous herb therefore it not only treats for many diseases what sometimes it is difficult to achieve even when using modern medications, but also helps bees with their hard work — extraction of nectar.
Options of use of this plant exists a little, for example, its elevated part is used more often in cookery, and here for treatment of various illnesses and maintenance of beauty it is necessary to use a burdock root. Foliage can become a fine stuffing for pastries and also a component of various vegetable salads for what cut off young escapes.
But tastes — not the only advantage of a burdock, we suggest to consider that it treats and at what problems or diseases there are obvious indications for its application.
So, the root is used as beauty source which is incredibly useful to hair, it helps to strengthen them, to accelerate growth, to add gloss, interferes with their loss and helps to struggle with seborrhea.
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It should be noted that burdock roots also apply:
- in gynecology;
- for normalization of work of a liver;
- for correction of weight, it promotes weight loss;
- at gout and arthritises;
- for treatment of gastritises, stomach ulcer and a duodenum;
- at hemorrhoids;
- as antineoplastic means;
- from rickets at children;
- for treatment of various skin diseases and inflammations of different character;
- for strengthening and a hair recovery;
- for maintenance of normal level of glucose in blood and at diabetes.
Contraindications and harm
Because this plant is incredibly useful, it is almost not capable to do much harm to the person. It is worth avoiding it only:
- at pregnancy and in the period of a lactation;
- to people with individual intolerance of its components.
The burdock will only help with any other situation and will not provoke any troubles.
How to make and accept: recipes of traditional medicine
Time to deal with how it is correct to accept a burdock root in each case came, in this respect in traditional medicine there is a set of recipes.
Important! In the absence of an allergy to beekeeping products, recommend to add 1 tsp of honey at preparation of tincture. It is considered that this ingredient does medicine to more effective.
At oncology
Surprisingly, but this plant effectively even from cancer, for example, juice from a root of a burdock promotes delay of growth of malignant tumors, strengthens an organism and increases immunity. Recommend to accept it only freshly cooked, on 1 tsp of 5 times a day. To extract liquid from an underground part of a plant, it is necessary to wash up it, to grate and wring out juice hands. As prevention of oncological diseases use tincture from a burdock rhizome. It is very simple to prepare it in house conditions: it is necessary to fill in 10 g of dry raw materials of 200 ml of alcohol or vodka and to remove to the dark place for 30 days. Then tincture is filtered and drink 1 tsp 3 times a day.
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At mastopathy
This plant helps from such widespread and extremely unpleasant illness at women as mastopathy. There are several recipes for medicine from a burdock for this disease, let's them consider. At initial forms of mastopathy burdock leaves can come to the rescue. It is necessary to cut off the intact leaves, to wash them with flowing water and to rumple in hands or by means of a rolling pin before emergence of juice. Then they are put to a sore mammary gland and fixed an easy bandage, the compress is left at several o'clock. In not started cases use broth from a burdock rhizome, he helps to get rid of excess liquid in an organism and removes puffiness.
In traditional medicine apply teas, tinctures and broths of leaves from: ginseng, raspberry, cowberry, wild strawberry, currant, blackberry and sea-buckthorn.
Medicine so is prepared: 1 tablespoons of dry raw materials fill in 200 ml of boiled water and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Then liquid is filtered, divided into 3 portions and drunk 3 times a day. It is necessary to prepare such broth daily, at all not to use it for the second day.
To reduce pain, to get rid of hypostases and to remove inflammation, appoint compresses with tincture from a burdock root. Its preparation requires 200 g of dry raw materials which need to be filled in with 500 ml of vodka or alcohol, and then to send the received mix to the dark cool place, at least for 7 days.
After that tincture is filtered, moisten in it soft, natural fabric and put to a sore mammary gland, and from above covered with food wrap or a plastic bag. It is necessary to hold a compress on a breast not less than 2 hours, and at severe pains the folk healers recommend to leave such lotion for the night.
At uterus myoma
From this disease recommend infusion from an underground part of a plant, it promotes reduction of a tumor and considerably facilitates the general condition of the patient. He prepares as follows: 5 g of raw materials place in a thermos and fill in 500 ml of boiled water, and then leave to infuse for 10–12 hours. Later the specified time infusion is accepted on 100 ml of 3-5 times a day within a month, then take a break for 2–3 weeks and resume treatment.
At pancreatitis
Experts in the field of traditional medicine recommend drugs from a burdock and at pancreatitis. One of effective remedies it is considered to be infusion from fresh leaves or roots of a burdock. Foliage or a rhizome (60 g) are washed out, then fill in 600 ml of the boiling water and insisted 4–6 hours. The filtered liquid is drunk on a glass by 3 times a day before food.
Important! It is worth refraining from application of spirit tincture from a burdock at pancreatitis as alcohol is contraindicated at this disease.
It is also possible to prepare broth from roots of a burdock which considerably will improve a condition of the patient. For this purpose it is necessary to fill in 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials of 0.25 l of the boiling water and to insist 4 hours. Then to place ware with mix on the cooking panel, to bring to boiling and to protomit 15 minutes. After that broth is filtered and drunk on 2 tablespoons in 30 minutes prior to food 3 times a day.
At gastritis
Infusion from a burdock root will help to get rid of gastritis. Take 20–25 g of dry raw materials, place in a thermos and fill in 500 ml of the boiling water, let's infuse 1-1.5 hours. Later the specified time filter liquid. It is necessary to drink infusion warm on 100 ml in 30 minutes after meal 3 times a day for 21–50 days, depending on neglect of a disease.
Whether you know? The fastener velcro which enjoys wide popularity now appeared exactly thanks to a burdock. The Swiss naturalist Georges de Mistral who accidentally noticed sticky qualities of fruits of a plant during walk with a dog and did not disregard this fact patented it. He thought up and realized a new way which allows to button footwear and clothes very simply and quickly.
At hemorrhoids
The root of this plant will help to get rid of a delicate problem, and from it it is possible to prepare medicine which is applied both inside, and outwardly.
Preparation of infusion requires 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials and 400 ml of the boiling water. Ingredients mix and 35–40 minutes allow them to infuse. Then mix is filtered and drink 75 ml 3 times a day after a meal for 1–2 months. Use of compresses will be not less effective at hemorrhoids, for this purpose the piece of a gauze is moistened in such infusion and put to a problem zone for 20 minutes. It is necessary to carry out the procedure 3–5 times a day until the discomfort disappears.
At diabetes
Sick diabetes recommends to apply broth from burdock roots. He prepares very simply, but at the same time helps to normalize sugar level in blood and to strengthen an organism at the expense of the high content of useful substances. To make such curative drink, it is necessary to take 2 tablespoons of dry roots of a burdock and to fill in them 200 ml of boiled water, then to place the container with mix on a water bath, to bring to boiling and to weary 10–15 minutes. After that medicine is ready, it is necessary only to filter it and to drink 100 ml daily, after meal.
At endometriosis
At this diseases use the broth from burdock roots prepared according to the following recipe: 10 g of dry raw materials place in a saucepan and fill in 300 ml of the boiling water, then put on a plate, bring to boiling and boil within 15 minutes. After that mix is filtered and accepted 2 times a day in the morning and in the evening in 30 minutes prior to food. The course of treatment lasts not less than 4 months.
At joint pains
The effective remedy for fight against pain in joints is prepared from burdock foliage.
Whether you know? Large sheets of a burdock can be used for protection against the sun: such peculiar umbrella is very quickly constructed and protects from sunshine very reliably.
Leaflets are washed, small cut, placed in a glass vessel and densely closed a kapron cover. Then capacity with leaflets needs to be sent to the solar place and to wait until leaves start up juice, will be ready and the mold is formed. The received mix is applied on sore points in the form of compresses. Except an unpleasant smell, this medicine has neither contraindications, nor shortcomings. It saves from pain, and very quickly.
Application in cosmetology
Strangely enough, the burdock is one of beauty sources. Oil, infusions, tinctures and decoctions from this plant allow to solve many cosmetic problems, to improve a condition of hair and head skin.
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From pimples
In order that the skin was not too oily, it is recommended to apply lotion from burdock roots.
For its preparation it is necessary to take 2 tablespoons of dry or fresh raw materials and to fill in 200 ml of boiled water. It is necessary to infuse mix 1-1.5 hours, then to filter and use after washing as lotion or to moisten soft fabric in curative liquid and to put on the person as a mask for 15–20 minutes 3 times a week. If you need to fix such problems as eels, pimples, an acne and various inflammations on face skin, then it is necessary to add to infusion 100 ml of alcohol or vodka. It is necessary to wipe with the received mix reddenings by means of a cotton pad in the morning and in the evening. If to use this means it is regular, then problems with skin will disappear completely.
Whether you know? In the ancient time the burdock was eaten as vegetable, and for cooking used both an elevated, and underground part of a plant. Now in cookery of some nationalities the rhizome is applied, but young greens of a burdock which to taste are very similar to an artichoke are more widespread.
For growth of hair
Will help to accelerate growth and to strengthen hair broth from leaves of a burdock which is prepared very simply. It is necessary to take fresh leaflets and to place in a saucepan with water, to put on the cooking panel and to bring to boiling. To boil 5 minutes on weak fire, to switch off, cover ware with a towel and to allow to infuse 30–40 minutes. This broth it is necessary to rinse hair after washing. After 5 procedures you will notice that your hair grow much quicker and look much more attractively.
Video: how to prepare broth from burdock leaves for growth of hair
From dandruff
It is easily possible to win against seborrhea and dandruff by means of broth from dry roots of a burdock. It is necessary to fill in 2 tablespoons of raw materials of 200 ml of boiled water and to protomit on weak fire of 10-15 minutes. Then mix is infused by 30–40 minutes, filter and rub in head skin easy massage movements 2–3 times a week.
When to collect and how to dry a burdock root
For preparations roots of young plants which have no more than a year as over time the rhizome loses the rich vitamin structure are used only and, respectively, becomes not such useful.
Recommend to dig out a burdock in an early autumn or in the early spring. The got backs need to be shaken off the earth and to wash out. Then they are cut bars and spread on paper or fabric. It is necessary to dry raw materials in well aired place or in the furnace at a low temperature. Dry backs store in bags from paper or natural fabric or in any tight container.
Video: when to collect and how to dry a root of a burdock It should be noted that it is necessary to use dry raw materials within 3 years from the moment of preparation as later this time it loses the curative properties.
Now you know that the burdock will help to solve various problems with health and also to considerably improve a condition of skin and hair therefore we recommend to pay attention to this widespread plant and its curative properties.