How to cook a decoction of hawthorn?

Hawthorn is a true healing plant. Its fruits are used to treat various diseases.This article will tell you more about hawthorn, as well as how to make a delicious and healthy decoction of its fruits.

Our ancestors knew about the beneficial properties of hawthorn. People since ancient times valued this plant and widely used it for the treatment of various ailments. They even called hawthorn "boyar" (that is, boyar among the trees) or "mistress-tree", although the specific name of this plant sounds like Crataegus.

Hawthorn decoction is widely used in herbal medicine. This healing drink helps to cope with the adverse symptoms that occur with various pathologies of the heart and blood vessels. It is worth noting that not only a decoction made from the fruits of this amazing plant, but also compote brewed from its berries, has healing properties.

When taking a decoction of hawthorn is very important to remember about the measure - this is the only, except for direct contraindications, the ability to cause harm to the body. Do not drink this drink instead of water or tea. Excessive consumption of hawthorn decoction may cause the body to overdose with some biologically active substances found in the drink.

Broth can be prepared not only from hawthorn fruits, but also from its flowers. This drink contains a large number of beneficial trace elements and organic substances that positively affect the state of the body.

For the treatment of various heart diseases, phytotherapists use the fruits of the plant Crataegus sanguinea, a blood-red hawthorn. Drinks made from the fruits of this plant are very useful for people who suffer from various diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Hawthorn fruit contains quite a lot of useful organic acids, as well as flavonoids. These biologically active substances have a cardiotonic effect - they stimulate the heart activity. Drinking beverages prepared from hawthorn fruit helps to normalize the work of the heart and strengthens the myocardium (heart muscle).

Biologically active substances contained in the hawthorn broth, have a beneficial effect on blood vessels. This helps to improve the saturation of all cells in the body with oxygen and essential nutrients. It should be noted that this healing drink has a vasodilating effect. Consumption of hawthorn decoction helps reduce cramps, which leads to a decrease in blood pressure.

This healing drink has a beneficial effect on heart rate. It is thanks to this effect that the pulse of the heart becomes more even and filled.

Broth hawthorn normalizes not only the work of the heart. So, it helps to improve the condition of the nervous system. Course taking this healing drink helps to reduce anxiety, and also helps to improve mood. These healthy drinks also help to combat stress and increase efficiency.

Healthy drinks made from hawthorn fruit help to normalize sleep. The beneficial components they contain soothe the nervous system, thereby facilitating more rapid sleep. After the course of application of the broth prepared from hawthorn, the duration of sleep also increases.

This healing drink will help people who suffer from increased irritability. Often this unfavorable symptom appears after severe or prolonged stress. In order to improve mood and reduce irritability, hawthorn decoction should be taken for several weeks. During this time, the state of the nervous system is normalized, which contributes to reducing the severity of negative symptoms.

Drinks made from hawthorn fruits also have a diuretic effect.Herbalists recommend taking these drinks to people who have chronic diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. The hawthorn decoction will also be useful for people who suffer from severe swelling. The use of broth contributes to the removal of excess fluid from the body, and therefore leads to deliverance from edema.

Hawthorn fruits contain biologically active components that have a positive effect on the functioning of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. The use of hawthorn decoction helps to normalize the work of the liver and gallbladder, and also has a positive effect on intestinal motility.

Biologically active components, which are contained in hawthorn fruits, help to normalize the chemical composition of blood. They also have a positive effect on cholesterol levels. Normalization of the blood lipid composition is the most important condition for the treatment of various heart diseases that occur with hypercholesterolemia (an increase in blood cholesterol levels).

So, hawthorn decoction will be an excellent addition to the treatment of coronary heart disease, which occurs with an increase in cholesterol levels. The danger of this pathology lies in the fact that people who suffer from it, quite often can develop dangerous complications - heart attack or stroke. Hawthorn decoction helps reduce the risk of these dangerous conditions.

The broth prepared from hawthorn contains quite a lot of useful minerals. They also help the heart to work optimally, and also have a positive effect on the work of other internal organs. The rather high content of vitamins in this healing drink contributes to the good work of immunity. The decoction of hawthorn contributes to a better body resistance to various viral and bacterial infections. Also, the use of this healing drink helps not to get infected during the spread of cold and flu.

Reviews of a huge number of people who have ever taken hawthorn decoction indicate that this healing drink can help with a variety of diseases. It often happens that a decoction is taken at once by several family members who suffer from various diseases. The benefits of this plant for the human body is so strong that the decoctions made from its fruits are not only prescribed by experts in traditional medicine, but also by some cardiologists.

A decoction made from hawthorn fruit will be useful in the following conditions:

• pathologies accompanied by high blood pressure;
• diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• heart rhythm disorders;
• age-related changes, accompanied by a decrease in the tone of the blood vessels of the heart and brain;
• atherosclerosis, especially occurring with the development of dangerous conditions (coronary heart disease, thrombosis and others);
• varicose pathologies;
• chronic liver and gall bladder diseases;
• pathologies of the kidneys, accompanied by the appearance of edema on the body;

• various neurological disorders;
• insomnia;
• increased anxiety;
• excessive aggressiveness and quick temper;
• the effects of severe stress;
• disorders of the thyroid gland;
• menopausal disorders in women.

Hawthorn fruit contains quite a lot of biologically active components that, if used improperly, can cause great harm to the body. In some cases, even moderately use this drink for the purpose of treatment is not worth it.Restrictions on use mainly apply to people who suffer from a number of specific pathologies and are already receiving drug therapy.

Doctors say that hawthorn decoction should not be taken uncontrollably during pregnancy. The use of such a drink can harm the health of not only the future mother, but also her child. Also, you should not use the broth hawthorn women during lactation. Biologically active substances that are contained in such a large amount in such a drink can get into breast milk, which, in turn, can contribute to the development of adverse allergic reactions in the baby.

Do not recommend traditional medicine to use hawthorn broth and children under 12 years old. Children's body is very sensitive to any substances, especially affecting the work of the heart. Even in a healthy child who does not have any heart disease or abnormalities in the blood vessels, blood pressure can drastically decrease or the heart rate changes after drinking the decoction. Also, babies due to certain features of the immune system after drinking broth may appear allergic rashes.

Especially it is necessary to be attentive to people who suffer long-term pathologies of the heart and are forced to take drugs to reduce the discomfort symptoms. When using hawthorn decoction, it may be necessary to change the usual scheme of treatment of cardiovascular disease. Such correction of treatment should be carried out only in conjunction with a doctor.

Also, do not self-cancel the previously prescribed heart medicine by a therapist or cardiologist and replace them with hawthorn decoction. It is better in this case to find the "middle ground". To do this without the participation of an experienced doctor is impossible.

The recipes for making decoctions of hawthorn are vast. We will talk about how to make such a drink at home. You can cook the decoction of dry or fresh hawthorn.

In order to get all the benefits of hawthorn in the winter, you can cook compote. This will require:

• 500 grams of hawthorn;
• 400-450 grams of granulated sugar;
• 800-900 ml of water.

Hawthorn berries should be well washed and dried. Optionally, you can add to the compote and flowers. Cooking a healthy drink is best in an enamel saucepan. In it you need to pour all the water and put sugar. Then the prepared pan must be put on the stove. In the almost boiling syrup, you should drop the previously prepared hawthorn berries and leave for 10 hours.

After that, the syrup needs to be drained, and all the fruits are decomposed into clean glass jars. Next, the syrup should be heated to a boil and pour the berries. After that, banks are sterilized for 5 minutes, then rolled and rolled over.

Drink decoction of hawthorn should be, remembering the dose. There is no single instructions for use. The dose of the drink is determined based on the age and weight of the person, as well as the severity of the diseases he suffers from.

On average, to achieve a positive effect, 1/3 cup of drink should be taken 2-3 times a day. Do it better an hour before meals.

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