Hawthorn is a tall shrub or tree with many thorns. This plant has a highly developed root system, which is superficial. The roots of the sea buckthorn penetrate deep into the ground by 40 cm. The sea buckthorn has simple, alternate leaves, located in short petioles. The leaves have two colors: below are silver, and the top of the leaves is green. This plant has female and male flowers. The female flowers of sea buckthorn are yellow green, collected in inflorescence brushes. The male flowers of the plant differ in color from females, have a dark brown color and are collected in an inflorescence ear.
The fruit of the sea buckthorn is a spherical or oval drupe, with a juicy and sour taste. The drupa color is orange and reddish. The fruits ripen in the period between late summer and mid autumn.
Flowering plants occur in April-May. Very often, sea buckthorn is found in Europe, Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus, India and China. Hawthorn grows on the banks of rivers and lakes, on hillsides, in wetlands, mountains and ravines. They grow it in gardens, on roads and in parks.
Hawthorn is a miraculous plant, which has been famous for its healing qualities. Useful properties of sea buckthorn are used in inflammatory processes, in the presence of wounds. The fruits of sea buckthorn have an analgesic property. The plant contains vitamins C and P, so it improves the elasticity of the blood vessel walls. Hawthorn strengthens the immune system.
The fruits of sea buckthorn are very valuable, and this is due to their composition: they contain sugars, ascorbic acid, tannins, organic acids and various vitamins. Due to the fact that a complete set of vitamins is present in sea buckthorn, it has an antioxidant property, normalizes the metabolism and improves the well-being of a person who has chronic diseases.
In folk medicine, sea buckthorn and its preparations are widely used. Tincture of the fruits of the plant is used for stomach ulcers, intestinal diseases, vitamin deficiency and dysentery. Fresh fruits are used as multivitamins with low acidity, constipation, poor metabolism.
Hawthorn is recommended for blood diseases, cancer, fever, liver and lung diseases. Decoctions and infusions are prepared from hawthorn leaves, which are used for burns, obesity and SARS. Hawthorn has a property that can reduce cholesterol. Externally, sea buckthorn is used for gout and rheumatism in the form of baths. A decoction of sea buckthorn seeds has a laxative property.
A decoction of sea buckthorn. Take 10 grams of the fruit of the plant and fill them with 100 ml of boiling water. Turn it on for 10-15 minutes. Then, remove from heat and let infuse for 30 minutes. After filtering the finished broth, you can use 2 tablespoons before meals.
A decoction for baldness. To prepare it, you should take 1 tablespoon of leaves and fruits and pour them with a glass of boiling water. Leave the product at rest for 4 hours, remembering to cover the dishes with a lid. Take a 150 ml decoction twice a day, morning and afternoon, before meals. And at night you can rub the broth into the scalp.
Cervical erosion treatment. It is necessary to take the finished sea buckthorn oil and moisten it with buffers. The swabs should be changed every day.
With stomach and esophageal cancer, you should use 1 tablespoon of sea buckthorn fruits 3-4 times a day every day.
Buckthorn compresses. Take a hot broth ready to use, soak a cloth in it and immediately place it in a sore spot. Then immediately apply a plastic bandage (coat) to the fabric. In this layer, place a piece of cotton, which is fixed with a bandage. We leave the compress in a sore place for at least four hours.
