Bird Cherry, Hackberry - Prunus padus L. (Rosaceae)
description
Shrub or tree to 15 m high , leaves longitudinally - opposite - ovate or elliptical, banks sharply serrated , the grinding emit a pleasant characteristic smell ; flowers very fragrant , clustered in long hanging clusters , calyx 5 -ga , crown white, five lobed ; fruit - black drupe . It occurs in the lowlands and lower parts of the mountain , growing in the woods , the marshes and wetlands on the shores of the lakes , the rivers and streams , and in some places there is a very large numbers . It flowers from April to May.
Raw
The raw material are : flower , bark and fruit - Flos , Cortex et Fructus They fell . Bark is harvested in the spring or autumn (it has a strong almond - vanilla , a little scratching their haunches ) and dried at normal temperature and can be dried at a open oven heated to 60 ° C. Store in an airtight container. Flower collected in the first stage of flowering , cut down all the bunches of flowers - inflorescence , whole dried at normal temperature and then they had. Fruits are harvested just ripe and dried in the open oven heated to a temperature of 80 ° C, after drying fruits do not crumble ! .
The chemical composition
The bark contains nitriloside - prunazynę , alcohol cyan - pruniol , tannins, sitosterol , lupeol , nonakosan and klimarynę . These are aromatic substances having an extremely strong antibiotic - phytoncides .
Fruits contain sugar - up to 5 % , much tannin , essential oils , organic acids, vitamins and minerals , are rich in pectin .
The flowers are similar in composition to the cortex , but also have a lot of flavonoids and essential oils
Operation of her application
The aqueous extract of the flowers and the bark has a strong expectorant , sedative , antiseptic , diuretic , diaphoretic , antipyretic , przeciwobrzękowo , przeciwreumatycznie , anti-inflammatory, hypotensive , cholagogue , regulates metabolism . Flowers operate slightly laxative , and bark against diarrhea . Have a strong influence anti-acne .
Indications: infectious diseases, hypertension , metabolic disorders , inadequate secretion and bile stasis , liver disease , inflammation and infections of the respiratory and digestive and urinary tract , inflammation of the intestines and stomach , abdominal pain, colds , fever, arthritis, swelling , sore throat , skin diseases , nervous exhaustion , insomnia , digestive disorders , inflammation of the appendages , difficult - and post- menopause , vaginal discharge ( drinking a decoction of the bark of the concomitant use of sitz baths ) .
Decoction : 3 tablespoons of bark pour 2 cups of water , boil 10 minutes , let stand for 20 minutes , strain. Drink 3-4 times a plot of 100-150 ml, children weighing 15-20 kg - 21 ml , 25-30 kg - 35 ml , 35-40 kg - 50 ml , 45-50 kg - 64 ml , 3-4 times the plot
Infusion: pour 2 tablespoons of flowers 200 ml of boiling water , leave for 20 minutes and strain. Drink 3-4 times dz , 100-150 ml give children as much as a decoction of the bark , depending on body weight.
Syrup Bird Cherry - Sirupus Padii : 1 cup of flowers and 1 cup crushed twigs pour 3 cups of water , bring to a boil , set aside , pour 100 ml of vodka , leave covered for 30 minutes , filtered through cheesecloth , pour 200 ml of natural honey , add 250 ml of sugar, 30 grams of glycerin and the juice of two lemons , mix thoroughly . Keep the bottles in a dark place . Take 4-6 times a plot of 1-2 tablespoons of the cold , respiratory catarrh and cough .
Decoction of the bark rinse the mouth , throat , labia and vagina ( sitz baths are also a good 30-40 minutes ) in inflammation and abscesses and infections, viral , fungal and bacterial infections . The infusion of the flower to make wraps 10 minutes (2-3 times daily) , the eyes , and in inflammation and pus and the excessive flow of tears , baking ( also take vitamin A + D - 2 capsules 3 times the plot and wit . B2 - 2 draż three times daily) , swelling , fatigue and trauma .
Aqueous extracts of fruits work against diarrhea , przeciwkrwotocznie , strengthening , diaphoretic , antipyretic and diuretic .
Decoction : 3 tablespoons fruit pour 2 cups of water , bring to the boil and allow to stand for 30 minutes , strain , sweeten with honey. Drink 3-6 times dz , 200 ml ; bitter decoction administered to infants with acute diarrhea and medium with 10 ml 3-4 times the plot
Intrakt of fruit : a half cups of fresh fruit pognieconych pour 400 ml of hot spirits ; digest 14 days ; filter. Up to 100 ml intraktu pour 100 ml of honey and mix. Take 3-4 times a plot of 1 tablespoon , children , apply 2 teaspoons alkoholmiodu colds , diseases and cough and weakness .
Fresh fruit juice can be obtained by means of the juicer , which is very rich in vitamins, pectin , mineral salts and active pigments. It can be drunk diluted with water in hot weather , and pour tea in the winter.
Rp . Kerosene Czeremchowa - Naphtha Pruni padii
Fresh bark , twigs or the flowers grind through a mincer . For every half cups vegetable matter to give 200 ml of pure oil ( cosmetic ) ; digest three days , then filter.
The patient skin, wash 2-3 times.
Indications: acne, purulent skin diseases , viral diseases of the skin , fungal , parasitic mites, folliculitis.
Rp . Mixture of oil and oil bubble PTL for acne
- Czeremchowa Petroleum - 100 ml
- Tea tree oil - 1 ml
- Lavender oil - 1 ml
- Castor oil - 30 ml
- Olive oil - 30 ml
Mix the ingredients . Acne skin and inflammation of hair follicles washed 2-3 times the plot
