Today, there are many diseases that traditional medicine cannot cope with. This made people turn to alternative types of treatment, which quite effectively allow getting rid of quite serious ailments. In alternative medicine, most commonly used medicinal plants. In this article, you can learn about the healing properties of acacia, which can help get rid of a large number of diseases.
Description
The most common species in our area is white acacia. This is a flowering plant from the legume family. Acacia was brought from North America and quickly spread to countries with a not very harsh climate. The plant loves heat more and can grow in arid areas.
White acacia reaches a height of more than 20 meters and has a wide trunk with large longitudinal cracks. The leaves of the tree are small in size, attached to the petiole one opposite the other.
Acacia flowers are very beautiful, bright white, located in inflorescences.
This plant is famous as an excellent honey plant, so beekeepers contribute to its spread. It is also widely used in alternative medicine. The healing properties of acacia help to cope with a huge number of ailments. They contribute to a significant improvement in immunity. But for any treatment, it is worth knowing what types of acacia occurs, the healing properties and contraindications of each of them. It is also useful to have an idea about the preparation of medicinal mixtures from these plants.
Types of Acacia
Other types of acacia - pink and yellow - are also used in alternative medicine.
Pink acacia is a tree that reaches a height of 7 m. In contrast to the white "sister", it has almost no thorns. Its leaves are slightly larger than that of white acacia with a similar structure. The plant has large flowers (about 2 cm), collected in a brush.
Yellow acacia grows in the form of a bush or small tree up to 7 m high. Most often it can be found in Siberia, Altai or the Caucasus. It is widespread as an ornamental plant, since it has brushes in the form of balls of magnificent yellow flowers.
These types of acacia are used as melliferous plants, for landscaping, for landscaping and strengthening sandy soils or slopes. Both yellow and acacia pink are very widely used in folk medicine. The healing properties of these plants help to cure a number of diseases. But you need to use treatment with caution, because if used improperly, any medicine can harm rather than help recover.
Acacia for joint pain
The healing properties of acacia help to relieve pain in joints and muscles caused by myositis, rheumatism or radiculitis. For treatment, you need to prepare a mixture of 50 g of dried flowers. For this inflorescence is poured 400 grams of warm vodka. The mixture is infused for about 3 weeks. The resulting tincture needs to rub the diseased joints every day several times.
It helps to relieve joint pain and acacia pink. The healing properties of the flowers of this plant contribute to the relief of pain also in osteochondrosis. Used tincture prepared according to the previously described recipe.
In the treatment of rheumatism, acacia tincture of yellow is also used. It is prepared from dried, finely chopped plant roots.
Properties of acacia for colds
It is good to use the healing properties of acacia for colds, accompanied by fever. For treatment, a decoction of dry leaves is prepared, which must be carefully crushed. A tablespoon of the obtained powder should be poured with a glass of boiling water and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. The resulting broth is well filtered. You need to take it three times throughout the day for a tablespoon.
Used at high temperatures and pink acacia. The healing properties of this plant contribute to lowering the temperature. A decoction of dried flowers is used as an anti-inflammatory agent. It also helps with coughing and promotes expectoration of sputum.
Decoction of the roots of yellow acacia is effective in influenza. It stops inflammation. Gargling with a sore throat contributes to a speedy recovery. To prepare the broth, 10 g of crushed plant roots are used, which need to be poured with 200 g of water and boiled for no more than 5 minutes.
Acacia: healing properties in gynecology
The healing properties of acacia are often used in gynecology. For treatment, acacia flowers are used, the medicinal properties of which are used for inflammation of the female organs. Inflorescences are also used for uterine fibroids. A special broth is prepared from them: a tablespoon of dried flowers is poured with 200 ml of boiling water and brought to a boil over low heat. A little more boiling water is added to the filtered and cooled broth to get the initial volume. Such a decoction is taken 4 times a day for 1 dessert spoon.
To treat infertility, an infusion made from fresh flowers of a plant is used. Prepare it from 100 g of flowers and a similar amount of alcohol. Flowers are filled with alcohol and insist one and a half weeks. Acacia tincture is taken 3 times a day, 20 drops mixed with 50 ml of water.
You can also treat infertility with a decoction of acacia flowers. It is prepared according to the principle of making tea: 1 teaspoon of dried acacia flowers need to be poured with 100 ml of boiling water. Take before meals. The course of treatment consists of two months. In the next two months, a break is made, and then the course is repeated.
Gastrointestinal tract
Acacia is often used for gastric and duodenal ulcers. To alleviate the condition of the patient, decoctions or infusions from the leaves of the plant or from the bark of shoots are taken. In case of occurrence of hyperacid gastritis, several drops of tincture from the bark of young acacia branches for alcohol are used. With similar diseases, you can use tinctures from leaves or young shoots of pink acacia.
For heartburn, it is useful to take 15 drops of alcohol infusion from the shoots of the plant. Drops should be diluted in 50 ml of water and drink 2 times a day.
Treatment of diseases of the urinary system
Traditional medicine offers many recipes that can cure diseases of the urinary system. Acacia flowers are often used in recipes. Their therapeutic properties are used in the treatment of acute or chronic cystitis. To increase the healing effect in the preparation of the broth, not only acacia inflorescences are used, but also the wheatgrass and calendula root. The broth is prepared as follows: pour 50 g of the collection 1.5 cups of water, bring to a boil and keep on low heat for about 8 minutes. After an hour of infusion, the decoction can be taken. Recommended dose: 50 ml three times a day. Inflorescence tea is an excellent diuretic.
With urolithiasis, a decoction of inflorescences of pink acacia is used.
Other healing properties of acacia
For stroke, it is recommended to tincture acacia for grinding, prepared according to the following recipe: 50 g of dried flowers need to be poured with 0.5 vodka and infused for three weeks, after which the resulting mixture must be filtered. Shake the tincture immediately before use.
Varicose veins are well treated with tincture from white acacia inflorescences. To prepare it, you will need 100 g of dried flowers. They are poured with a half liter of vodka and insisted for 3 weeks. Then to the resulting mixture you need to add grated lemon and let it brew for about 7 days. After filtering, this tincture of acacia is used to easily rub the affected area with varicose veins.
Very effective alcohol tincture of inflorescences to restore the nervous system. Its use helps to eliminate headaches, anxiety, insomnia. Also, the use of tinctures significantly improves mood and improves immunity. To relieve headaches, you can use tincture from the leaves or bark of young shoots of yellow acacia.
Contraindications
Since acacia is very often used in folk medicine, every person who decides to resort to her help should know the healing properties and contraindications of this plant. It is worth knowing that acacia contains the toxic substance alkaloid robinin, so you should be careful when harvesting the bark of a tree. You also need to follow the rules in the manufacture of tinctures and decoctions, clearly observe the dosage of their intake.
During treatment, it is worth making sure the individual tolerance of acacia drugs. It should also be borne in mind that drugs from this plant cause a decrease in the acidity of the stomach and act as a mild laxative.
If there are signs of poisoning, you need to rinse your stomach several times with a solution prepared from water and 2% sodium chloride, and drink activated charcoal tablets.
When used correctly, acacia helps to cure many diseases as soon as possible.