The white-birch birch for many peoples is a sacred symbol of fertility and health. Healing properties of this tree have long been used not only in everyday life, but also in folk medicine. Treatment with birch tar is an indispensable aid for complicated inflammatory, fungal and other microbial diseases. Patients, disillusioned with traditional medical practices, are increasingly resorting to alternative therapy.
Tar soap probably knows everything. This specific characteristic odor is impossible to forget. The main component - birch tar - is obtained during the distillation of birch bark during the decomposition of bitumen (a substance that gives a white color to the bark). It is necessary that the age of the trees does not exceed 14 years. Only freshly chopped birch is suitable for distillation - the tar from it is considered to be the best quality. Ready concentrate, of course, it is more convenient to buy in a pharmacy. Medical tar is a dark liquid with a specific smell, rich in phenol, benzene, phytoncides, resinous substances, etc. This natural preparation is widely used not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology due to its unique characteristics.
Indications for use
The medical tar has antiseptic, antimicrobial, regenerating, insecticidal properties. With the use of this drug improves the blood supply of tissues, the processes of keratinization are stimulated. It removes redness, anesthetizes, renders a resolving effect. Treatment with birch tar has a number of indications:
- Skin diseases (eczema, lichen, fungal lesions, psoriasis);
- Diseases of the respiratory system (bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis);
- Digestive disorders;
- Burns and frostbite;
- hypertension;
- Impaired metabolism;
- mastitis;
- Genito-urinary diseases;
- Problem skin, seborrhea and other cosmetic defects.
Treatment with birch tar is carried out both with the use of the product in its pure form, and in breeding or mixing. However, a decrease in concentration, of course, affects the effectiveness. Do not be afraid of the smell of birch tar, many even like it, and they will not change favorite soap or shampoo for refined aromas for anything. And if tar is used for medical reasons, then it's worth neglecting some of the odds of smelling for an amazing effect. It is also worth remembering that the preparation has an oily basis and can leave traces when it comes into contact with the tissue. When using medical tar in, it should be diluted (approximately 1 to 8). The scheme of reception is appointed individually.
It is not necessary to abuse the drug - it is fraught with allergy, and some experts note a possible carcinogenic effect due to the presence of benzopyrine. Contraindication for use is pregnancy, lactation, impaired renal function, hypersensitivity to the drug. Before ingestion (and externally), consult a physician. And only then treatment with birch tar will become safe and effective.