Hawthorn has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. Tinctures and preparations from its fruits and flowers contribute to the contraction of the heart muscle, stimulate blood circulation and normalize heart activity. Like any other medical tool, tincture of hawthorn requires proper observance of the proportions and hours of admission.
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You will need
- - flowers of hawthorn;
- - dried fruits of hawthorn;
- - alcohol;
- - water.
Instruction manual
1
Hawthorn for atherosclerosis. In 200 ml of alcohol add a handful of hawthorn fruit. Let it brew for a day and take one teaspoon before a late meal. You can also add 4 tablespoons of hawthorn flowers to 200 ml of alcohol. However, the tincture will be ready only after 10 days. As an alternative, it is proposed to simmer the dried hawthorn fruits over low heat for 40-50 minutes. You will need a glass of berries and 500 ml of water.
2
With heart weakness and hypertension, it is necessary to insist 10 g of hawthorn flowers with leaves in 100 ml of vodka or 70% alcohol. The course is 20-30 days. Take 20 drops with water 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
3
At home, prepare a decoction of the fruits of hawthorn (take 30 g of fruits and 200 ml of water) or flowers (2 tablespoons of flowers in 2 cups of boiling water). Let it brew for a day and take 1 table. spoon 3 times a day half an hour before meals as a vasodilator.
4
For cardiosclerosis and rheumatic heart disease, use 20 g of dried or fresh berries per 200 ml of boiling water. Insist for half an hour or, alternatively, cook for 5 minutes over low heat. It is necessary to drink the whole infusion at night immediately.
5
Fruits and flowers of hawthorn go well with other herbs. For example, tincture of Ivana tea with hawthorn will save you from a headache.
6
With insomnia, take 40 g of flowers, pour 200 ml of boiling water. Let it brew for a day and take one tbsp. spoon 3 times a day.
note
Please note that after taking the tincture you can not drink cold water, because this contributes to the worst digestibility of the drug.
Useful advice
1. Remember that hawthorn insist always in a warm and dark place. The time that the drug will be infused depends on the prescription and your diagnosis.
2. Tincture of hawthorn is contraindicated in pregnant women, while breastfeeding and persons with individual intolerance to this product.