Cause - time
Linguists associate the origin of the word "birch" with the word "cherish" - the tree has long been considered a defender of lightning, evil spirits and diseases. To take advantage of its healing properties, the buds (not yet blossoming leaves) are harvested in late March and early April, the juice is in the middle of spring, and the young leaves in May, when they are still sticky, fragrant and tender. In herbal medicine, birch tar is used, but cooking it at home is a laborious process. Therefore, if you need to get rid of skin problems, it can be purchased at a pharmacy and used according to the instructions.
Berezkino raw materials are rich in vitamin C, magnesium and calcium, essential oils, organic acids and bioflavonoids.
Let's look in the mouth
With birch buds, infusions are prepared on the water (suitable for first-day use) or forty-degree alcohol (can be on vodka). Drugs can be kept stronger for months, have disinfectant and antibacterial properties. Both infusions are good for rinsing the throat and horny cavity - angina, mucositis, stomatitis, gum disease very soon will remain in the past.
To prepare useful infusions and fees from birch on the water, you need to pour 1 tbsp. l. birch buds with a glass of water, boil for 10 minutes, insist a couple of hours, strain and begin rinsing. Alcohol funds are prepared differently: fresh kidneys pour hot liquid in a ratio of 1: 5, that is, alcohol should be five times more, and insist two or three weeks at room temperature, periodically shaking the container. The obtained tincture should be filtered and drunk for 30-40 drops for half an hour before a meal or rinse with her throat.
There is also a special phytosbora for bronchitis: 1 tbsp. l. birch buds, leaves of plantain, oregano (oregano) and sporicha ordinary (mountaineer bird) pour two glasses of water, boil for 5 minutes and let it brew. Take the medicine three times a day for half an hour before meals for 40 to 50 g until the disease recedes.
Preparing a sleigh in the spring
From aches in the joints, pain from bruises and stretching of muscles will save young birch leaves from useful infusions and collections of birch. Combine them with mint and oregano (in any quantity, BUT in equal parts) and scald with boiling water. Wait until they cool down a little to an acceptable skin temperature, and attach the resulting gruel to a sore spot.
Tears of birch, as the juice of this tree is also called, is an excellent restorative and tonic. In its composition - natural sugars, antibacterial substances (phytoncides), organic acids, potassium, magnesium, iron, copper. Healing drink replenishes the energy reserves, treats the sore throat, strengthens the hair and gets rid of pigment spots. And yet - they warn of hypovitaminosis, storing a birch gift for the winter. For 3 liters of juice, it is enough to take 100 grams of mountain ash, hips and hawthorn, boil all together for 10-15 minutes and roll it up with a metal lid (it will quickly ferment and spoil under the plastic billet).
The only nuance for useful tinctures and fees from birch - juice should be harvested in clean terrain, and not near highways or in industrial areas of the city. If you have never collected healing "tears" yourself, it is better to enlist the support of experienced "sokosobshchikov" or special literature.