It is well known that most medicinal plants are a treasure trove of nature. Our ancestors used them for medicinal purposes several centuries ago. It is also known about the nutritional properties of many herbs and rhizomes, which were widely used in cooking. Thanks to the accumulated baggage of knowledge, modern healers and official medicine are actively using them for good purposes.
So, for example, the well-known black poplar tree (black poplar) is associated with light fluff and summer days. This long-liver is famous for its phytoncidal properties, as it cleans the air of pollution and pathogens. In this tree, almost every part of it is valued. We'll talk about this and more today.
General information about the plant
Black poplar tree (photo presented in the article) of the Willow family sometimes reaches 25 meters in height. It has a fairly wide crown and yellowish bark, which acquires a dirty gray tint with age. Rhizomes are long, going deep into the soil for several meters. The flowers of the tree are smallish, collected in beautiful inflorescences, similar to earrings.
The leaves of the tree are triangular in shape. The fruits are like small boxes that contain seeds. They begin to ripen from April to June, and then scatter in the wind far from the mother's "nest". The tree prefers ecologically clean territorial zones: forest thickets, edges, floodplains and low mountains. It grows in China, European countries, Central Asia and North Africa. Black poplar tolerates frost well, loves a lot of light, wet muddy and sandy soils.
Biochemical composition
A number of valuable substances are found in the buds of this tree. In the course of scientific research, experts found in them such biological components as resin, flavonoids, leucoanthocyanins, fatty and essential oils, tannins, salicin, populin.
Also, black poplar buds are rich in malic, ascorbic and gallic acids. No less useful elements are found in the bark and leaves of the plant: phenolcarboxylic and organic acids, alkaloids, carotenoids, isoprenoids and higher hydrocarbons.
Medical use
It is scientifically proven that black poplar buds are endowed with anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, diuretic, bactericidal, antiseptic and analgesic properties. The use of drugs based on this natural component is indicated for chronic bronchitis. It has been experimentally proven that internal use helps to alleviateexpectoration.
He althcare professionals appreciate the antimicrobial and soothing qualities of the tree, which it inherited from the willow. Due to the presence of so many medicinal properties, infusions from the kidneys restore the activity of the intestines and relieve the unpleasant symptoms of an upset stomach. Folk healers widely use liquid extracts for urinary incontinence, cystitis, pathological processes of the genitourinary system, as well as for spermatorrhea and kidney diseases.
Poplar leaves and buds are known to help relieve excessive sexual arousal. In addition, medicines from parts of this plant are prescribed for patients suffering from cervical cystitis and chronic urethritis. For maximum therapeutic effect, it is recommended to carry out instillations with an oily solution of the urethra using a catheter.
Natural remedy well relieves fatigue, weakness, nervous excitability. It is also used for diarrhea, arthritis, intestinal atony, hemorrhoids and colds. Black poplar (black poplar) helps to regulate the menstrual cycle in dysmenorrhea and strengthen weakened immunity. It has proven itself in the treatment of malignant tumors (together with other phyto- and medicinal preparations), rheumatism, scurvy, tuberculosis and gout.
The range of indications of the product is quite wide due to the presence of valuable substances. Practice has proven that the buds of the plant have a sedative, hemostatic and expectorant effect. From them, a highly effective ointment is obtained, which is usedas an emollient, disinfectant and antipyretic. It can treat staphylococcal and fungal skin diseases, various wounds and boils, as well as herpetic eruptions, ulcers, burns and even alopecia.
Infusion of the kidneys is recommended as the best remedy for the common cold. A steamed kidney attached to the affected area will also help get rid of toothache. Experts say that tea from this raw material will relieve vitamin deficiency and restore strength. The diverse therapeutic focus of the tree makes it one of the best homeopathic remedies.
Other uses
Black poplar is widely used in industry, construction, protective afforestation, land reclamation to strengthen ravines, slopes and banks. Of course, the tree is especially popular in forestry, from which inexpensive wood is obtained, which is subsequently used for the manufacture of cooperage, turning and joinery, as well as plywood, containers, sleepers, matches, paper, viscose and cellulose. The bark, leaves and buds are used for dyeing leather materials and tanning. Essential oils are good for soap fixative and fragrance.
Effective Recipes
The speck (a tree and its parts) has excellent anti-inflammatory properties. For the treatment of gout, respiratory tract, polyarthritis, urethritis and cystitis, the following recipe has been used, proven over the years. For 10 grams of kidneys, two glasses of boiling water are taken. The solution is infused for 120 minutes. Used in a filtered state of one hundred grams.
For this purpose, an alcohol tincture is being prepared. It is necessary to pour 50 g of kidneys with half a liter of pure 40% alcohol. Leave the product for exactly 14 days in a dark place. Then shake and strain through a sieve. Drink before meals three times a day, 30 drops.
Treat prostatitis
Pour a glass of purified water 20 grams of poplar buds, put on fire and let the liquid boil. The mixture should be insisted and filtered. Take two large spoons before meals three times a day.
Healing drug for adenoma and giardiasis
The following components are required: five hundred grams of vodka or alcohol, 20 g of kidneys. Pour the infusion into a glass container and close tightly, store for two weeks. Take the finished mixture in filtered form once a day for a dessert spoon. Duration of therapy - 30 days.
With giardiasis, dilute 40 drops of an alcohol solution in a glass of milk or water and drink one hour before meals (three times a day). The course is no more than a month.
Medicinal infusion
We take poplar buds and vegetable oil (any) in proportions of 10:1. Boil the mixture over low heat for ten minutes. As a result, you will get a thick homogeneous mixture (extract), which should be taken in a dessert spoon three times a day. Has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
Use an oily liquid for sinusitis and runny nose, instilling two drops into each nostril. It is recommended for erosive gastritis and stomach ulcers:drink 5 g four times a day before meals. The solution is also used to make tampons that help cure trichomonas colpitis and cervical erosion.
Black poplar will relieve insomnia: preparing a decoction
You will need a glass of water for two dessert spoons. Boil the mixture for 10-15 minutes. Consume 100 ml three times a day.
Cooking ointment
The turn has come to the miracle ointment of natural origin. Let's make it with our own hands from three large spoons of kidneys, ground in a blender or coffee grinder and mixed with the same amount of fat mass. It can be palm oil, goose or pork fat. Store the finished product in the refrigerator, use it for varicose veins, joint diseases, gout, purulent lesions, nipple cracks and burns.
Relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids
30 g of kidneys should be boiled in half a liter of water, and then insisted for about 3-4 hours and poured into a bath, in which you should then sit down. The procedure is carried out for 15 minutes.
Strengthening hair
For 4 large tablespoons of corn or sunflower oil, take two tablespoons of the kidneys and leave for three weeks. Wipe the head with a strained solution (it is better to rub). The product is suitable for the treatment of seborrhea.
Available contraindications
There are few restrictions on the use of black poplar. We have presented a description of the medicinal properties and scope of application above. As for contraindications, they are as follows: it is undesirable to use preparations based on osocor in chronic pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.feeding.
