Remembering useful properties of a sea-buckthorn, everything, as a rule, mean plant berries, forgetting at the same time about leaves. On the one hand, in it there is nothing surprising as the official medicine does not use them. With another — scientific research of the last years showed that leaves of a sea-buckthorn contain a large amount of the curative substances capable to struggle with various diseases of the person. Let's consider in more detail vitamin structure of a sea-buckthorn and its application in different spheres.
Chemical composition
Leaves of a sea-buckthorn are vitamin-rich also minerals that explains their broad application in the medical purposes.
Whether you know? Ancient Romans opened beneficial influence of a sea-buckthorn on animals. It was used as additive to a forage for improvement of appearance of wool. Scientific research confirmed that the sea-buckthorn is useful to restoration of the balanced metabolism and work of sebaceous glands of skin. These factors directly affect softness and gloss of wool.
Such components are a part:
- group vitamins B — strengthen a blood system, a cardiac muscle and also are responsible for stable work of a thyroid gland;
- niatsin, RR vitamin — strengthens capillaries;
- vitamin C — stimulates immunity;
- tannin;
- folic acid;
- serotonin;
- coumarin;
- flavonoids;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- phosphorus;
- manganese;
- hardware;
- tannins.
Useful properties
Often remember sea-buckthorn leaves during the winter period during increase in epidemics and colds as the vitamin C which is contained in their structure is considered strong natural antioxidant. In combination with routines and flavonoids, they are effective at treatment of varicosity and hemorrhoids. Vitamin K promotes synthesis of protein and favorably influences kidneys. They have also other medicinal properties:
- increase in a reproductive system and male potency;
- decrease in cholesterol in blood and removal from an organism of toxic substances;
- intestinal microflora restoration;
- prevention of atherosclerosis;
- removal of inflammatory symptoms;
- the all-strengthening action.
For decrease in cholesterol in blood use statins.
Application
Medical characteristics of vegetable raw materials of a sea-buckthorn found broad application in cosmetology and medicine. They are used for preparation of cosmetics, masks, various tinctures, broths and curative tea.
In cosmetology
Instead of purchased conditioner it is possible to prepare remedy from a hair loss on sea-buckthorn leaves. For this purpose it is enough to make of them in liter of boiled water and to insist about 10 minutes.
Also do lotions from eels of leaves. Raw materials trouble in boiled water for softness, and then put on the person and cover with a towel. After this procedure it is useful to wipe skin with an ice cube for the toning effect.
Whether you know? The sea-buckthorn is unique the fact that it keeps all the useful properties in any state, both fresh, and dried or frozen.
In medicine
In medicine the sea-buckthorn is used in such purposes:
- Treatment of an ulcer. Broth is for this purpose applied. But it is necessary to accept it only after consultation with the gastroenterologist.
- Disposal of antritis. On the basis of sea-buckthorn tincture do special inhalations.
- As a part of factory ointments for healing of burns and decubituses.
- Treatment of inflammation of mucous membranes of a mouth and nose. They are processed twice a day the tampon moistened in broth.
- Prevention of bleeding of gums. Rinsing by sea-buckthorn solution in the morning and in the evening.
- Normalization of work of intestines and restoration of microflora. For this purpose prepare broth on fruit leaves.
- Treatment of joints. In this case it is recommended to use one glass of broth for all day small drinks.
Harm and contraindications
Useful properties of leaves of a sea-buckthorn are very important, but, despite this, there are some cautions for their reception.
The main contraindication — intolerance the person of some compound components. Also tincture from sea-buckthorn vegetable raw materials can do harm to people of certain professions, such as pilots, drivers, etc. It reduces the level of attention and concentration, necessary for work. Therefore tinctures are forbidden to be taken during labor process.
Important! When choosing this means for treatment of any illness on a long basis, it is necessary to get surely advice at the profile doctor.
Preparation of leaves of a sea-buckthorn
To keep all vitamins and nutritious elements of sea-buckthorn raw materials in original state, it is necessary to know how it is correct to reap a crop and to make preparations.
Leaves remain for the long period in the dried state. For this purpose they are spread on paper or a dense film and put to the room closed from the sun. An indispensable condition — there has to be a draft that leaflets did not become covered by a mold. With the same purpose they need periodically to be overturned and stirred up.
After the product well dries up, it is put in boxes of cardboard or sacks of burlap that there was a ventilation. For storage it is better to choose dry places.
Drinks from sea-buckthorn leaves
Grass drinks on the basis of a sea-buckthorn satisfy thirst in the summer and cool in hot weather, and serve as the powerful protectant for cold and the warming immunomodulator in the winter.
Tea
Sea-buckthorn tea not only useful, but also tasty. It can be prepared according to different recipes, with ginger, honey, a lemon, cinnamon and other additives. Its regular use reduces cholesterol, treats cold and keeps all organism in a tone. Also this tea is chosen by the people wishing to lose excess weight.
It will be useful for you to learn about useful properties: tea of a sench, a mat, Pu-erh, rooibos, milk oolong tea, tea with ginger and also read as it is correct to make tea with a melissa, a camomile, a thyme and Kuril tea.
It is appointed in such cases:
- for pressure decline;
- at diabetes;
- treatment of arthritis and gout;
- at gastritis;
- for disposal of symptoms of insomnia and manifestations of a depression;
- at poisonings — for removal of toxins;
- prevention of stomatitis.
It is not difficult to make tea. For this purpose it is necessary to take 100 g of leaves and ginger. Ginger is grated, mixes up with a sea-buckthorn, and is located in a teapot. Everything is filled in with boiled water. It is enough to insist 10 minutes — it is also possible to drink.
Broth
Broth is not less useful, than tea. Leaves and branches of a sea-buckthorn are crushed and filled in with a glass of water. On a plate mix is carried to boiling, half an hour is defended, and then it is filtered. It is recommended to drink freshly cooked. Such means very well proved in treatment of intestinal frustration.
Infusion
Infusion from sea-buckthorn leaves well helps at treatment of rheumatism of joints and gouts. For its preparation one tablespoon of raw materials is boiled in a glass of water within 10 minutes then draw half an hour in the closed ware (the thermos best of all will approach). Accept infusion on twice a day on a half of a glass.
Also it can be used from acne rashes on a face.
Spirit tincture
Tincture on a sea-buckthorn is used not only as alcoholic drink, but also as excellent means for healing of wounds. It makes active protective forces of an organism, is prevention of avitaminosis and prevents inflammations in a throat.
As external medicine tincture has antiseptic effect and is applied at wounds, stings, burns.
Important! It is impossible to take tincture if the person has gastrointestinal diseases.
Spirit drink on leaves has salutary characteristics and has anti-inflammatory effect at muscular pains and rheumatism. 3 parts of vegetable raw materials and a spirit basis (10 parts) will be necessary for preparation of tincture. Mix is infused by two weeks, filter and accept inside.
Leaves, similar in properties
In the nature plants which leaves on the structure and action are similar to sea-buckthorn meet. It is raspberry, blackberry, a wild strawberry, currant and cowberry.
Raspberry leaves
All know about advantage of berries of raspberry, but quite often forget that its leaves possess strong curative action. They need to be prepared since the end of spring and to dry in the shady place on the street. From the received dried product it is good to make tea or to do tincture. Fresh they are suitable for juice and extracts.
Use leaves in the form of broths, teas and tinctures in such cases:
- treatment of cold;
- inflammatory processes in an organism;
- tonsillitis, bronchitis, respiratory diseases;
- at bleedings;
- treatment of hemorrhoids;
- for removal of slags from an organism;
- at frustration, for intestinal microflora normalization.
Also raspberry is used as a powerful immunostimulator.
Wild strawberry leaves
The wild strawberry is known not only the tasty fruits, but also curative properties of leaves. Being the real polyvitaminic complex of natural origin, they help to adjust good nutrition of an organism vital substances, normalize a metabolism. Also they improve digestion, are recommended at gastritis or colitis. Wild strawberry tincture will perfectly lift the general tone; it is applied at diseases of a cardiovascular system, atherosclerosis, avitaminosis.
Learn as also hypovitaminosis is shown gipervitaminoz.
Strawberry broth increases endurance of an organism, improves a state after heavy physical activities.
Use in cosmetology in the form of masks helps to get rid of freckles and spots on a face.
Cowberry leaves
All know sweet-sour berries of cowberry, they tasty and incredibly useful. However in pharmacology use cowberry leaves. They contain such useful substances:
- glycoside;
- lycopene;
- flavonoids;
- tannins;
- fatty acids.
Thanks to such structure, cowberry well influences an organism, tones up it, heals wounds, calms. Tincture on this berry is used as antiseptic, antimicrobial means.
We recommend to you to read in more detail about preparation of drinks from leaves of a sea-buckthorn, leaves of raspberry, blackberry, currant.
Medicines on the basis of cowberry treat flu and also a herpes virus.
Also this fruit helps to fill the full-fledged food allowance necessary for an organism during diets or after diseases.
Currant leaves
Currant has similar medicinal properties with a sea-buckthorn, a wild strawberry and cowberry, namely:
- strengthens immunity the high content of vitamin C;
- it helps to be restored after diseases;
- brings toxins out of an organism;
- has disinfecting effect;
- saves from an ulcer and gastritis;
- it is used for treatment of bronchitis, a SARS, a tonsillitis.
The usefulness of currant is high at disposal of damages of integuments. Tea from it helps at cardiovascular diseases, problems with elevated pressure. For children do baths on the basis of smorodinny broth which helps to remove rashes, an intertrigo and diathesis.
Leaves of this berry in cookery are widely applied and when pickling vegetables.
It will be useful for you to read about preparation for winter of leaves of cowberry, a wild strawberry and raspberry.
Blackberry leaves
In blackberry leaves the huge medical force which helps people to cope with many illnesses is collected. They are brought together in the spring, dry up in an oven, and then cook curative tea.
The rich composition of this natural medicine includes:
- mineral substances;
- tannins;
- amino acids;
- vitamin C.
Blackberry tea will be useful in different cases, applied as:
- resolvent;
- diuretic;
- wound healing;
- styptic;
- expectorant;
- toning.
Important! The tea infused on leaves of blackberry is useful to treatment of poisonings, stomach diseases, is effective at a diarrhea.
So, we found out that leaves of a sea-buckthorn are universal remedy which positively influences an organism, is widely used in medicine, cosmetology and cookery. They are useful to prevention of various diseases, improve a condition of skin, from them cook the toning teas, medical tinctures and broths. Dried up properly, they will take the worthy place in your house first-aid kit.