Useful properties of blackthorn

The thorn or bramble is not grown in our gardens very often. And if it is grown, then the berries of this plant are used solely for the preparation of tincture, which, as is known to many, not bad helps with various disorders of the stomach and intestines. However, the useful properties of thorns are, of course, not limited to this. The medicinal qualities are not only berries, but also leaves, flowers, wood, bark and the roots of this plant.

Very interesting is the fact that the flowers and leaves of thorns can be used as a laxative. Berries, on the contrary, both in the raw and in the processed form stop diarrhea. The bark of this plant contains substances that help to cure various kinds of inflammation, including erysipelas. To do this, we usually use lotion from the broth. Useful properties of thorns, and in particular of its bark, are also good for treating the sore throat. In this case, you need to rinse. Inward, the decoction of the bark or roots is taken as an anti-inflammatory or diaphoretic. It is recommended to drink it and with women's diseases.

Useful properties of thorns, if we talk about its leaves, are manifested not only with constipation, but also with inflammation of the kidneys, as well as cystitis. As lotions infusion of them works well against all sorts of skin rashes. For the same purposes, as well as with gastric colic, a decoction of flowers should be used. Very often teas of leaves and buds of thorns are used as a diuretic. It is especially useful to drink them to people who work for a long time at a computer or a desk.

So, the useful properties of thorns can be used to the fullest by preparing decoctions and infusions, the recipes of which we will give below.

With inflammation of the internal organs of the female reproductive system, it is necessary to take 5 g of root or thorn bark and boil a quarter of an hour in a glass of boiling water. Drink this broth in small sips without any restrictions, about the same amount as regular tea. The resulting remedy is often used for syringing. In this case, it must be diluted with water one to one.

The bramble, whose useful properties (particularly berries) are fully manifested in terms of strengthening the intestine, for this purpose can also be used as a decoction. To do this, you need 1 tsp. Dry fruits. They need to boil in a glass of water for half an hour on low heat. After the gas is turned off, the volume of the liquid should be brought to its original level by adding warm boiled water. Do not drink more than three times a day for 1/3 cup before meals. In this way, diarrhea can be stopped.

In metabolic disorders, it is best to use infusion of flowers. Take 1 tsp. Dry buds on a glass of water and brew them like ordinary tea. During cooking, you can also add regular purchased tea. The resulting drink is drunk to stimulate the activity of the gallbladder and kidneys. In the flowers of the thorns there is simply a huge amount of essential oils, and therefore the beverage prepared in this way will have a pleasant specific smell.

Blackthorn, whose properties can be used to cure gynecological diseases, gastrointestinal and skin diseases, - the plant in care is absolutely unpretentious. In any case, it is even easier to grow than a regular plum or cherry. Therefore, it is worth planting in your garden at least one bush of this wonderful culture.