Kalina vulgaris is a shrub or a low tree with an irregularly shaped crown. The viburnum grows on the edge of the forest, on glades, meadows, felling, along the banks of rivers and lakes. Flowering in this plant occurs in late May - early June. At the end of August or early September, the viburnum ripens fruits - red globular berries. Most of the ripe fruit is a flat bone. Application in medicine is found not only berries, but flowers, as well as corn bark. What is the cause of the use of viburnum in medicine?
Kalina has been widely used in medicine due to the presence in it of some biologically active compounds possessing medicinal properties. For example, in the bark of the viburnum, viburnin glycoside, organic acids (formic, acetic, valeric), vitamin K, tannic and resinous substances are contained in large amounts; presence of vitamin C, pectin, easily digestible carbohydrates; in seeds is up to 20% of fatty oils. In accordance with the presence in various parts of the plant of certain useful substances in medicine, bark or berries of Kalina are used.
In what cases is viburnum used in medicine?
The calf bark has found application in medicine as an antipyretic, soothing, anticonvulsant, and it is also used to stop and stop uterine bleeding. Decoction of the bark of the viburnum is used for painful menstruation. Glycoside viburnin, contained in such medicinal raw materials, is both a vasoconstrictor and an anesthetic. The calf bark is also used in medicine for the treatment of cough, colds, gastrointestinal disturbances, kidney and liver diseases.
The berries of Kalina have a diuretic effect and are able to enhance the contraction of the heart. Eating the fruits of the viburnum is recommended by the convalescent patient, as berries have a general strengthening effect on the human body. The fruits of the Kalina, together with the bones in them, were used in medicine for arterial hypertension.
In addition to bark and berries, Kalina, sometimes for medicinal purposes, the use of its flowers and roots is allowed. For example, decoction of flowers of the viburnum is used for eczema and diathesis as an external remedy. The use of decoction from the roots of Kalina in folk medicine is recommended for scrofula.
The fruits of the viburnum have found application not only in medicine, but also in the food industry for the production of confectionery.
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