Viburnum is a shrub that has more than a hundred species, but the most valuable is the red viburnum, or the common viburnum. The fruits of this plant are edible, they, as well as the bark and inflorescences, are used in folk medicine.
Instructions
Step 1
Viburnum berries contain fructose, glucose, vitamin C, carotene, tannins, higher fatty acids, potassium and iron. In the bark and leaves there are various acids, catechins, coumarins, dyes. There is an essential oil in the branches and roots, and a fatty oil in the seeds.
Step 2
For medical purposes, the viburnum bark is harvested in April - May, before the shrub blooms. A decoction from the viburnum bark is used to reduce and stop internal bleeding, increase the tone of the uterus, as an antispasmodic, anticonvulsant and sedative.
Step 3
The glycoside contained in the viburnum gives its fruits a bitter taste, therefore it is recommended to pick the berries after the first frost, when the bitterness disappears and the viburnum can be consumed raw. Fresh berries have an astringent, hemostatic, antiseptic, diuretic and choleretic effect.
Step 4
Viburnum berries are used to prepare various drinks that refresh, help improve immunity and performance, strengthen the heart, accelerate the healing of wounds and ulcers, have a general strengthening effect, and lower high blood pressure.
Step 5
Juice of fresh viburnum berries with honey is drunk for bronchial asthma, stomach ulcers, liver diseases, headaches, skin cancer and diseases associated with metabolic disorders in the body. Viburnum juice is recommended for skin rashes and lichen, it is taken orally or lubricated on the affected skin.
Step 6
A decoction and infusion of viburnum flowers are used to gargle with sore throat, as an expectorant and diaphoretic for respiratory diseases. Also for urolithiasis, stomach cramps and to improve digestion. Outwardly, decoctions are used for washing wounds, with diathesis and eczema.
Step 7
Creams and cosmetics based on viburnum have a tonic, rejuvenating and whitening effect. An infusion of viburnum flowers is used as a refreshing lotion. It is good to wipe oily skin with frozen viburnum juice in the morning, this helps to avoid acne and blackheads. Viburnum is added to hair strengthening masks and softening hand baths.
Step 8
There are also contraindications for the use of viburnum. Caution should be taken when taking viburnum with increased blood clotting, a tendency to form blood clots, kidney disease and gout. You should not abuse her and hypertensive patients, as well as pregnant women.
