Birch pitches are that product which is known to mankind not one century. Still in the ancient time our ancestors knew about their extraordinary value, both for health, and for the economic purposes. However in recent years the role of this wood extract decreased many times as the set of synthetic analogs came to its change. Therefore today we will try to return former popularity to birch tar and also to define, than it can be really useful to our organism.
What is it?
Birch tar is a natural liquid resinous substance which turns out by dry distillation of wood raw materials. This substance is extracted in the special capacity, so-called pots retorts. In the end result after carrying out process it is possible to emit from wood (top layer of bark) dense oily liquid of black color, with a bluish-green or blue-green outflow. In the concentrated state substance has strong yuftyany a smell which differs in high resistance even at repeated cultivation.
Whether you know? Birch tar is one of the first substances which the mankind learned to receive independently. According to the found fossils, in the territory of Italy this pitch was actively extracted still by Neanderthal men about 200 thousand years ago.
For the medical purposes tar is exposed to multistage cleaning, it leads to the fact that connection loses a set of undesirable components and the weighed particles. Such substance is actively applied as in the clean, high-concentrated look, and as a part of other medicines. Often they belong to group of anti-septic tanks and wound healing medicines (Vishnevsky's ointment, tar water, tar soap, etc.).
As extract birch tar
As it was mentioned above, tar is extracted by distillation of components of wood. For this purpose prepare birch bark — the top layer of bark. From outer side it usually has a characteristic snow-white and white-gray shade, and from internal color can vary from brown to cream. Raw materials are loaded into the special device from nonflammable material (glass, metal) and are exposed to long heating without direct access of fire or oxygen.
The camera for distillation has to have the high level of tightness, however above and below the device has two openings with output tubes. The top tube is equipped for removal of gaseous volatile compounds, and lower — for removal of liquid or dense substances. The lower tube is removed outside, to the capacity in which the extracted substance will flow down. Under the influence of temperature within 500 °C wood raw materials decay, and from it all resinous components which are brought further out of the device are allocated.
Whether you know? To receive about 300 kg of pure quality birch tar it is necessary for about 1 hectare of forest plantings.
We study structure
Birch tar belongs to multicomponent connections and it with an ulterior motive. Its structure contains about 10000 various substances. But have the largest percentage of rather other components: phenol, hydroxy anisole, cresol, toluene, xylol, benzene, various paraffin and phytoncides.
Than the product is useful: pharmacological properties
Such resinous connection as tar from a birch, possesses quite powerful pharmacological impact on a human body that is explained by its rich chemical composition. For this reason it is actively used as in traditional, and traditional medicine. Substance found the application as outwardly, and as medicine for internal application.
Internal application
In pure form components of tar render the powerful irritating and toxic impact on a human body, however in a product this balance is observed so ideally that strong connections have exclusively therapeutic effect. It consists in anti-inflammatory, anti-tumoral, antiparasitic and antibacterial influence. Also tar is capable to increase intensity and efficiency of activity of bodies and systems thanks to its property to irritate reflex receptors and the nervous terminations.
External application
Outwardly this component of a birch renders powerful antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing action. Thanks to it, application of means on its basis promotes an intensification of local immunity that leads to elimination of skin diseases of various etiology and also promotes instant restoration of integuments.
Whether you know? The splinter from a birch in old times was considered as best lamp in country log huts, it burned brightly and almost did not give a soot.
Birch tar: how to choose a quality product
For today to buy qualitative tar is not a particularly complex task. This product cannot be forged therefore practically each packing contains amount of substances, useful to an organism. It is the best of all to get a product in drugstores. Only in that case you will be sure of its freshness and also purity as pharmaceutical tar is always exposed to careful cleaning of various undesirable impurity.
In case of acquisition of this substance by weight get a fresh product as in 2-3 years after production tar reduces the merits many times. Pay attention to its consistence — it has to be uniform, and color of liquid has to be black, with a bluish-green or blue-green outflow. To save itself from deception, feel a connection smell, tar always has characteristic yuftyany began to smell, similar to a smell of new army boots.
Rules of storage
Often tar is perfectly stored and keeps at the same time all the positive properties, however for this purpose it should be secured against direct sunshine. Therefore capacity for means has to be from a tinted glass. In such look the product is stored for 5 years from the date of production at a temperature from 0 °C to +25 °C.
National medicine: features of application outwardly
Apply tar, generally outwardly as it possesses pronounced antiseptic influence which was noted by our ancestors not one centuries ago. Let's understand in more detail in what cases it is possible to resort to the medical use of this birch pitch.
At hemorrhoids
At hemorrhoids medicines on the basis of derivatives of a birch make the anesthetizing impact, promote decrease in puffiness in gemorroidalny knots that leads to their considerable reduction. Besides tar promotes healing of wounds and cracks and also interferes with spread of an infection deep into of an organism.
At hemorrhoids also recommend: yarrow, bay leaf, cornel, sunflower honey, mummy, buckthorn bark, sage medicinal, birch kidneys, acorus marsh (ordinary) and seeds of fennel.
In the general therapy of treatment of this disease birch pitch is used as a part of hot baths which carefully warm up a sick zone. For this purpose on each 2 liters of water it is necessary to add a tablespoon of tar and carefully to stir everything. Liquid has to adjoin densely to an anus zone for 15-20 minutes. It is possible to carry out such procedure daily at exacerbations of a disease, or for prevention by small courses in several days for a month.
Important! At hemorrhoids all thermal procedures have to be undergone at comfortable temperatures, it is strictly forbidden to use excessively hot substances.
Against dandruff
At dandruff birch pitch contributes to normalization of work of sebaceous glands, purifies leather from various stratifications and also disinfects it. Traditionally, for fight against dandruff use various masks:
- honey mask. Mix consists of a half of a teaspoon of tar and two tablespoons of honey, the movements massing means rub in head skin and leave for 30 minutes then wash away with shampoo. Repeat the procedure every other day;
- mask for dry dandruff. Mix is prepared from 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and 10 drops of tar. Rub with means head skin and maintain for 1-2 hours. Carry out the procedure before each washing of hair.
For improvement of hair
Means from tar promote improvement of structure of hair, accelerate their growth and give healthy appearance. In house cosmetology the set of types of such means is used, but most often they have the form of special masks:
- the spirit mask consists of mix of 50 g of vodka, 15 g of burdock or castor oil at choice, 3-4 drops of tar oil. Put means for 20-30 minutes then hair carefully rinse;
- the egg mask is preparing on the basis of an egg yolk, castor oil, 1 teaspoon of vodka and 3-4 drops of tar.
Important! It is forbidden to use masks on the basis of birch tar a long time. Its structure contains phenols which at long influence cause toxic poisonings. Therefore apply such means courses on 6-8 masks no more than 2 times a year.
Positively on a condition of hair also tar water will affect. That to prepare it, it is necessary to part carefully in 0.5 liters of water 20 g of pure birch pitch. Mix infuses for 3 days, at this time it is necessary to mix and remove its 1-2 once a day a skin. Moisten with water hair before each washing of the head for 30 minutes. Before the procedure it is possible to add various broths of herbs to such mix.
To health and beauty of hair also apply olive oil, oil avocado, pepper tincture, ginger, a celery, camomile oil, soy oil, a camomile, laundry soap and beet.
From pimples
Birch tar belongs to group of natural anti-septic tanks which are capable to remove local inflammation and to accelerate healing of external covers. For this reason use of this means gives the chance not only as fast as possible to eliminate the existing pimples, but also to prevent emergence of new. Most often in traditional medicine use the following means:
- the restoring face pack consists of mix of 3 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of tar and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. The mask is put by no more than 2 times a day for 20-30 minutes then wash away soap solution. In only 2 weeks of use of a mask it is possible to return a healthy look to face skin completely;
- lotion for daily leaving. That to prepare it, it is necessary to mix carefully 20 g of ethyl alcohol, 1 teaspoon of tar, 3 drops of salicylic alcohol. Means clean skin daily in the morning and in the evening.
Besides birch tar, at face skin care use hempseed oil, a macadamia, rape oil, rosemary oil, jojoba oil, zabrus, sea-buckthorn oil, almond oil, fir oil and oil of a lemon.
At psoriasis
Tar is the only thing natural calming and resolvent which is shown for application at any forms and weight of a course of psoriasis. Only 1-2 months of active care for skin by means of medicines from this pitch give the chance to forget about a disease for 6-8 months. For today in traditional medicine there is a set of the means from psoriasis based on birch pitches, but most often use the following ointments:
- tar and castor ointment. Means consists of 50 ml of castor oil, 50 g of pitch of a birch, 100 g of honey and 2 yolks. After careful hashing of ingredients, medicine is placed in the fridge for 1-2 days for full dissolution of components. Use ointment daily, 1-2 times a day for a month;
- salicylic and tar ointment: medicine is prepared from 50 g of salicylic acid, 50 g of castor oil, 100 g of wood pitch. Ointment is applied on affected areas for 1 month once a day.
Important! Before use of any external medicines on the basis of birch pitch it is necessary to apply at first for 30 minutes them on an imperceptible part of the body. It will help to reveal possible negative reaction of an organism to separate components and to prevent severe allergies on a body.
Intake
At the use inside birch pitch promotes improvement of metabolism and cleaning of various bodies and the systems of a body. This feature of substance is quite successfully applied in many therapeutic courses. Let's consider the most effective ways of improvement of the general condition of an organism by means of tar.
From worms
The phenols which are contained in composition of birch pitch are capable to oppress living organisms, on this principle and the antiparasitic effect of pitch is constructed. However for the person tar is not terrible as concentration of phenols in its structure it is insignificant is small to make any negative impact on an organism (except for long application of products on its basis).
Effectively help at disposal of worms also red pepper, pomegranate, a carnation (spice), a grass a chaber, an anisetree (Chinese star-shaped anise), a wormwood bitter, garlic, a lemon, a papaya, carrot juice and goat milk.
Means is preparing from only two components: it is fresh apple juice and directly tar. The antiparasitic therapy based on birch pitch consists of the following stages:
- In the first day it is necessary to accept mix from 1 tablespoon of apple juice and 1 drop of pitch.
- From 2 to 7 day it is necessary to accept mix of juice and tar, increasing concentration of pitch every day by 1 drop (up to 7).
- From 7 to 30 day it is necessary to accept daily on a half of a teaspoon of tar, washing down with a small amount of water.
- Further the break for 90 days follows.
- In 90 days it is necessary to resume therapy. Tar is applied for 5 days on a half of a teaspoon in day.
- On an extent to the subsequent half of year pitch is drunk in the first three days of every month on a half of a teaspoon in day.
Important! It is necessary to use means with birch tar in the antiparasitic purposes on an empty stomach, in 20 minutes prior to a meal. Otherwise the efficiency of therapy can decrease many times.
For clarification of the upper airways
At catarrhal diseases to which inflammatory processes in airways accompany and also the accumulation in them of a phlegm, use of birch pitch gives the chance to eliminate all arisen pathologies and to destroy a dangerous infection. For this purpose tar is carefully diluted in boiled water in the ratio 8:1, and further infuse solution for 48 hours. It is necessary to use such medicine for 10 days on 1 tablespoon before going to bed.
For a liver
Birch pitch belongs to some of the few means which are capable to support an organism even at such difficult disease as cirrhosis. The main action of connection is aimed at preventing further development of a disease, to clean body from toxins and also to stimulate cell regeneration. Remedy consists of sour cream, pitch and honey. In 1 tablespoon of sour cream it is necessary to dissolve 1 drop of tar. Mix is accepted once a day, jamming 1 teaspoon of honey. The general duration of a course is 10 days, every day the amount of tar should be increased by one drop. A repeated course is conducted several months later.
For cleaning of an organism
For the general cleaning of an organism of slags and harmful toxins in traditional medicine is shown to use tar water. She from birch pitch and otstoyanny water in the ratio 1:8 prepares. After careful hashing of ingredients not dissolved components need to be collected accurately from a water surface. Take such drug on 1-2 tablespoons, once a day on an empty stomach. The general course of treatment makes 10 days.
As well as birch tar, great assistants when cleaning an organism also are: oats broth, brown (brown) rice, oat kissel, Himalaya salt, radish daikon, cabbage juice, hummus, grits, cornmeal and mushrooms of an oyster mushroom.
Harm and contraindications of substance
In most cases therapy by the medicines based on birch tar is transferred by an organism safely, however at long influence they can cause serious irritations on skin and other allergic manifestations. It is also a little contraindications for use of this substance: tar is not recommended at individual intolerance of separate components of a product and also during pregnancy and a lactation.
Important! It is not recommended to use tar for local application in an undiluted look as it can cause pain and strong irritations.
Useful products from birch tar
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