Secrets of cooking sea buckthorn tincture

Since ancient times, sea buckthorn is one of the most effective plants in traditional medicine.It is so universal that in addition to medicine, it is adored to be used in many other fields, for example, cooking and cosmetology. Jam is made of it, oil is made, suppositories, decoctions, masks and other medicines. In the people most often used sea buckthorn tinctures for various diseases, they were the most convenient in storage and use.

Sea buckthorn is a bush, which is often confused with a tree, because it has rather large trunks and rather big height. It is all covered with spines, which helps protect the plant from animals and insects. The bark is dark brown in color. The leaves have an elongated shape, are small in size, attract the attention of silver-green color and are covered with hairs. The bush blooms in April after the leaves bloom. Inflorescences completely inconspicuous, small size.

Fruit is the brightest and most useful part of the plant. The color of the berries is bright orange, the shape is oval, and the size is small. Their shell is covered with wax drops. Juice is golden, sour to the taste. In the center of the berry is a large, oblong bone, which is full of oil. You can find sea buckthorn in all European countries, as it is very unpretentious to the soil and climatic conditions.

Due to its rich composition, sea buckthorn has a huge number of useful properties. Thus, a high content of vitamin C in all parts of the shrub promotes an increase in weakened immunity, better absorption of iron by the body, synthesizes connective tissue and has an antioxidant effect.

Vitamin A is able to restore damage to the skin and mucous membranes, improve the performance of vision and resorption of scar tissue. Vitamin E keeps youth, improves the course of pregnancy and childbirth, and also has a positive effect on the reproductive system of young girls.

Vitamin F prevents the formation of cancer cells, reduces the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood, increases the sensitivity of receptors in the whole body to insulin, reduces the risk of developing diabetes. Vitamin K has a beneficial effect on the rheological properties of blood, improves bone nutrition, and also regulates blood coagulation processes.

Vitamins of group B, which are contained in the composition of sea buckthorn, improve all metabolic processes of the body, while having a positive effect on digestion, absorption of beneficial components from food, improve the passage of nerve impulses to the brain, thereby increasing mental activity. Vitamin P helps to strengthen the vascular wall and heart.

Coumarins are excellent painkillers that also have an antibacterial effect, eliminate the edematous effect, and relieve inflammation. Organic acids, of which a large number and diversity in sea buckthorn, enhance the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, improve the body's immune processes, reduce the effect of toxic substances on the body and promote their elimination, expand the brain and heart vessels.

Adherents of traditional medicine from ancient times argued that sea buckthorn is a medicine for almost all diseases. Modern studies confirm this, but it is worth remembering that each organism is individual and needs a special approach. Before you apply sea buckthorn medicines, you should consult a doctor. Knowing the features of your health, the specialist will carefully select the dosage, method of taking the substance and its form. The following pathologies treat this natural plant:

• respiratory diseases: rhinitis, sore throat, pharyngitis, laryngitis, and bronchitis;
• gastrointestinal diseases: atrophic gastritis, duodenitis in remission, gastric and duodenal ulcers, pathology of the pancreas and gall bladder, as well as chronic constipation;
• diseases of the skin and mucous membranes: stomatitis, seborrhea, dryness, hyperkeratosis and alopecia;
• cardiovascular disorders: thrombosis, cholesterol plaques, inflammation of the vascular wall, ischemic disorders, especially angina pectoris and prevention of myocardial infarction;
• eye diseases: blepharitis, conjunctivitis, burns;
• diseases of the reproductive system: vaginitis, vulvitis, bartholinitis.

Despite the positive properties, sea buckthorn has contraindications for use:

• allergic reactions;
• acute stage in diseases of the digestive tract;
• lactation;
• children under 3 years old.

For the manufacture of sea buckthorn tincture, you must carefully examine all the details. Many lovers of sea buckthorn do not know that tincture can be made from any part of this shrub: berries, leaves, bark, roots. Tincture needs to be prepared only from fresh or properly prepared raw materials. Parts of the plant must be healthy and whole. Leaves can be harvested during the flowering of sea buckthorn, it is during this time that they are as full as possible with beneficial substances.

Berries can be frozen or dried, after which at any time of the year you can make an infusion from them. Bark for tincture should be collected in the fall, when the leaves have fallen. To prepare the medicine, you should use only diluted medical alcohol.

To insist on sea buckthorn medicine, you need a dark place with an average temperature, that is, it should not be hot, because the drink will begin to ferment, and during cold it usually takes a longer time to infuse. It is required to strictly observe the recipe and proportions. You can use additional herbs for sea buckthorn tincture, which will enhance the properties needed for a particular disease.

For traditional sea buckthorn tincture that can be made at home, You will need the following ingredients:

• sea ​​buckthorn berries 0.5 kg;
• diluted alcohol or vodka 0.5 liters.

It is necessary to soften the fruit, and then put them in a container in which it is planned to insist the medicine. Pour the right amount of alcohol. Close the jar with a cotton cloth and put in a dark place to infuse for 27 days.

The tincture of sea buckthorn leaves is prepared as follows:

• 100 g of fresh or dried leaves;
• 350 ml of alcohol or vodka.

The leaves should be poured with heated alcohol, then put the container with the contents in a dark cabinet and let it brew for 16 days.

Infusion of sea buckthorn bark is used very rarely, but it is an effective tool for cancer and their prevention. The following components are required for cooking:

• 5 tablespoons of dry bark;
• 0.5 liters of vodka or moonshine.

It is necessary to mix all the ingredients and insist about a month, observing all the above conditions.

It is recommended to follow the recommendations for the use of sea buckthorn tincture.

• To use the tincture inside it is recommended to consult a doctor for individual selection of the dose.
• If a person does not tolerate the use of alcohol drugs, this tool can be used with sugar, syrup, added to warm tea, sweet juice.
• In case of skin lesions, it is possible to apply lotions with sea buckthorn tincture only when diluted.
• For the treatment of baldness is allowed to rub into the scalp concentrated solution, but it is better to dilute it with sea buckthorn oil.
• Do not self-treat children with sea buckthorn tincture.
• During pregnancy, you can take medicine only after consulting a gynecologist.
• During lactation is not recommended to use this tool, as it contains alcohol.

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