Blackberry leaves: medicinal properties, contraindications and rules of use

Blackberry is familiar to all. It often grows in homesteads as a hedge.Blackberry leaves have long been used as a healing tool.

The prickly shrub of the family of pink, about a meter in height, with silvery green leaves and juicy black fruits, drupes grows well in any climate. The shrub grows in the European part of the country, in Asia, the Caucasus and Siberia. It prefers ravines, fields, forests and lowlands, expanding into impassable thickets.

The healing properties and benefits of blackberry have long been known. Ancient people began to use it as a medicine. Recipes of infusions and elixirs from the leaves of this plant can be found in the historical writings of the chroniclers of the Middle Ages. Then there was no separation of traditional and official medicine. Many herbal preparations were prepared by healers from improvised means.

Thus, the use of blackberry leaves marked the beginning of a number of medicines, which formed the basis of many modern medicines. Over time, when the chemical composition of the plant was fully studied, the scale of its use began to grow. Today, there are plantations for growing ecologically clean blackberry plants for the purpose of the cathedral ingredients: fruits, flowers, roots and leaves.

In particular, the leaves of the plant contain bioflavonoids, anthocyanins, bio-stem cells, alcohol, ether and polyester compounds, acids of organic origin, fruit sugar and glucose, ascorbic acid, lipoic and folic acids, thiamine, riboflavin, resorcin, selenium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus , copper, sodium, potassium, nickel, bromine, iron, manganese and other vitamins, elements and minerals.

Due to the high content of biologically active substances, the raw materials from the leaves of the plant are used to treat a variety of ailments and disorders of various etymologies.

The scope of healing effects on the human body is very significant.

• Blackberry leaves have anti-inflammatory, astringent, disinfecting, wound healing, sedative, regenerating, analgesic and antipyretic effects, and also activate immunity to combat toxins, free radicals and pathogens and viruses.
• Dried blackberry leaves help women maintain hormonal balance during climate change, improve the general background of the body when the nervous system is depleted and depressions associated with menopause.
• The leaves of this shrub have a calming effect on the nervous system, cures insomnia, anxiety and fears. Of them prepare a relaxing tea that helps with cramps and nervous tension.

• For the treatment of gastric disorders, food poisoning and gastritis use blackberry leaves decoctions to restore the structure of the gastric mucosa. The healing composition envelops the stomach walls, gently eliminating inflammation and pain. At the same time, the gastrointestinal tract is cleared from toxins and poisons.
• The inflammatory processes in the bronchi and lungs cease, and with time they are completely cured. Blackberry leaves are used as an aid in the treatment of severe forms of tuberculosis and pneumonia, along with antibiotics and other special-purpose medicines.
• For diseases of the throat, a rinse is prepared from the dry leaves of the plant.
• In diabetes and hypertension, blackberry leaves normalize blood sugar levels in the body and quickly reduce blood pressure.

• When hypothyroidism and other diseases with metabolic disorders normalize the general hormonal background.
• In case of viral infections, inhalation of vapors of brewed leaves is effective. Steam inhalation can be alternated with rinsing the mouth and warming your feet with hot baths with the addition of therapeutic infusion.
• At the first symptoms of flu and cold, hot tea with blackberry leaves is prepared for children and adults. It lowers the temperature, improves breathing and prevents the development of the disease. At the same time, the immunity and protective functions of the body are strengthened. As a result, the cure occurs much faster.

The main contraindications to the use of products based on blackberry leaves:

• renal diseases, including pyelonephritis and urolithiasis;
• stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
• gastric and intestinal disorders;
• diseases of the liver, thyroid gland and spleen in the period of exacerbation;
• individual intolerance of the product;
• allergic reactions;
• hypotension and a sharp drop in pressure.

For use, you must be able to properly harvest blackberry leaves. You can buy the finished product in the pharmacy network and specialized stores. But we will tell you how to prepare the leaves themselves.

There are several ways. Apply and dry, and fresh raw materials.

It is necessary to wait until the sheet plate is fully formed. Then collect the leaves, dried them in the oven. It is done this way: blackberry leaves are put on a baking sheet and placed in the oven. Dried at 40 degrees with the door ajar, until they lose a significant portion of moisture.

For better fermentation, the leaves are rolled on a wooden board with a rolling pin. Then they are put in the dishes and cleaned for two days in a dark cool place. The darkened leaves are removed and dried in the oven.

The leaves are collected together with petioles and dried on paper sheets in well ventilated places, where the sun's rays do not penetrate. This method is much longer, but many believe that this way more useful substances are stored in the leaves.

Folk healers believe that the leaves of different collection times are suitable for the treatment of a number of diseases. Thus, the spring harvest is characterized by the treatment of renal and nervous disorders, for the external treatment is suitable autumn and summer fees. In winter, blackberry leaves are not collected. Although in the southern regions of the country they keep on the bush all year round.

Collect blackberry leaves during the growing season, as well as store the raw materials properly, and you will always have an effective remedy at hand.

Teas, infusions, decoctions, lotions, elixirs and patches are made from dry and fresh blackberry leaves.

Herbs are homeopathic remedies, so they begin to act 10 days from the start of the reception. You need to take them for a long time, intermittently, each time increasing the duration of the course. For example, two weeks of admission - three days of rest, then three weeks of admission - five days off, and so from six months to one and a half years.

If the product is stored in the refrigerator, it is simply necessary to warm it up a little before serving. Also worth doing with all kinds of herbal-based drugs.

• In diabetes and metabolic disorders, broths are prepared from blackberry leaves, hop and sage in proportions of 1: 1. Herb is crushed and poured with boiling water. Then they cook in a water bath for 10 minutes, insist for 20 minutes and drink a tablespoon three times a day for two weeks. Then make a break in three days and continue to take the broth, preparing a new one as needed.
• With ulcers and wounds, eczema, fungal infections and boils as an external remedy.In this case, a plaster is prepared from the pounded leaves of the blackberry, applying gruel to the sore spot and fixing the composition with the help of a bandage. In this form, the medicine is kept for several hours, then the bandage is removed, and the sore spot is washed with a medical decoction.

• Rheumatic pains are well removed alcoholic extract of blackberry leaves. Per 100 grams of crushed raw materials take 500 grams of alcohol-containing composition. Insist 14 days in a dark place. Ready mood produce rubbing sore spots.
• In case of food poisoning, an infusion is urgently prepared: a tablespoon of leaves is placed in a thermos, poured boiling water and infused for two hours. Then the solution is filtered and taken orally in a quarter cup before a meal. With enterocolitis, the drug is taken every hour during the day in a spoon until the state stabilizes.
• With a dry and wet cough prepare a decoction of blackberry leaves. Per liter of boiling water take two teaspoons of dry composition. The mixture is boiled on the stove for 20 minutes, then insist, filter and add water to a third. Take three times a day before meals.

• Rheumatic pains are well removed alcoholic extract of blackberry leaves. Per 100 grams of crushed raw materials take 500 grams of alcohol-containing composition. Insist 14 days in a dark place. Ready mood produce rubbing sore spots.
• In case of food poisoning, an infusion is urgently prepared: a tablespoon of leaves is placed in a thermos, poured boiling water and infused for two hours. Then the solution is filtered and taken orally in a quarter cup before a meal. With enterocolitis, the drug is taken every hour during the day in a spoon until the state stabilizes.
• With a dry and wet cough prepare a decoction of blackberry leaves. Per liter of boiling water take two teaspoons of dry composition. The mixture is boiled on the stove for 20 minutes, then insist, filter and add water to a third. Take three times a day before meals.

You will learn more about how to prepare blackberry leaves in the following video.