One of the most common plants in folk medicine is hawthorn, which has practically no contraindications for use. Almost all types of this shrub have healing properties that help to overcome a huge number of ailments, but they are especially pronounced in unicompared and smooth hawthorn.
When and how to harvest hawthorn
The best time of year for collecting hawthorn is the period from May to July. It was at this time that the shrub bloomed. After collecting the foliage and flowers must be dried. Dried parts should be stored in tightly closed containers, since the hawthorn loses its medicinal properties when exposed to oxygen. Also, hawthorn berries are used as a medicine, which must be collected only after they acquire a dark brown color.
Hawthorn: application
The fruits of this shrub, endowed with a huge amount of medicinal products, have a beneficial effect on the body with heart disease. No wonder the people hawthorn received the name "bread for the heart." Indeed, in the presence of diseases associated with the cardiovascular system, hawthorn is prescribed. The drug not only improves the tone of the heart muscles, but also helps to increase blood flow, and also prevents the occurrence of sclerotic changes in the coronary vessels and arteries of the heart. Tincture of hawthorn, taken for prevention, can prevent the occurrence of very serious diseases associated with the cardiovascular system in the elderly.
If you, climbing stairs, feel tired and suffocate, then you should think about how to start taking tincture of hawthorn. This traditional medicine helps people with shortness of breath.
Hawthorn will help people who complain about problems associated with the gastrointestinal tract. Thanks to the organic acids that make up the berries, the putrefactive processes in the large intestine are slowed down. Organic acids stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, which is essential for digestion. Pectins, combined with water, dissolve toxins, toxins in the intestine, and also remove pathogenic microorganisms.
Hawthorn - contraindications
Many people think that hawthorn is a plant that does not have contraindications for use and side effects. At the same time, the following phrase is brought into evidence: "The more and more often you use tincture, the more harmless the hawthorn becomes for the body." Contraindications, in fact, exist. First, to use drugs based on this plant is contraindicated for people whose work requires a high concentration of attention, for example, truckers. This is due to the fact that abuse of the drug leads to drowsiness and weakness.
If you are in an interesting position or breastfeeding, then pay special attention to the dose of tincture, the main component of which is hawthorn. In this case, contraindications should be discussed with your doctor. If you or your child is found to have an individual intolerance to the drug, the doctor will prescribe another herbal medicine.
Remember, despite the seemingly harmless hawthorn at first glance, you should not abuse this drug. Follow the instructions that your doctor will prescribe, and, of course, do not self-medicate and do not increase the dosage. Only in this case the hawthorn will have a positive effect on the body, saving you from a huge number of ailments.