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Hold-tree-thorny | Paliurus spina-christi | Krushinovye. Botanical characteristic of a keep-tree-thorny
This plant is also called paliurus prickly. It usually grows on the stony soils of the western part of Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean, but is also found in the Caucasus.
It is a shrub with thorny branches and reaching a height of 2 to 5 meters. It has oval leaves with two turned into spines at the base of stipules. In wet areas, the plant multiplies so strongly that it forms impassable thorny thickets.
Dried fruit with three seeds, surrounded by wing-shaped folded appendages.
The hold-tree has a large number of thorns, which is why the population uses it to create hedges: it plants the plant around the perimeter instead of building a fence.
From an ancient legend it dawned on us that while crucifying Jesus Christ, a thorns wreath was woven precisely from the branches of a tree. But there are other authors who believe that this wreath was woven from African zizifus (Ziziphus africana).
USED PARTS. Dried by nature, fruits are usually collected in the month of June and dried for a long time in the shade in the open air. After that, infusions and extracts used in the pharmaceutical industry are prepared from the dried fruit of the tree.
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES. The fruit of the plant contains a large amount of flavonoids, mainly glucosyl luteolol, which gives the flowers a yellow color. It also contains rutozid.
TREATMENT PROPERTIES. Drugs made from holi-tree, have a diuretic effect, and also contribute to the removal of urea and other nitrogenous compounds with urine.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. So far, with the long-term testing of hold-tree drugs, no toxic effects on the human body have been identified in therapeutic doses, but they should not be used by pregnant women and nursing mothers.
APPLICATION.
1., urinary tract infections:
- prepare the infusion: 30 grams of dried crushed fruits of the plant is poured with a liter of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes. Use 3-4 cups a day between meals;
- 30% aqueous-alcoholic extract: 30 drops in a small amount of water before meals three times a day.
If symptoms persist, consult a physician.
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But before proceeding with the preparation of the drug with a prayer, I recommend you definitely read the following prayers, which are desirable to be rewritten and also honored during the entire course of treatment. I sincerely assure you, it helps!
And may the Lord God help you
PRAYER FOR HEALING.
Vladyka the Almighty, the Doctor of Souls and our bodies, humble and exalt, punish and pack, heal! Thy servant (name) is visited non-existent by thy mercy, stretch out your muscle, fulfill healing and the physician, and heal him, recover from his bed and weakness. Prohibit the spirit of infirmity, leave every ulcer from it, every disease, every fire and shake, and else there is a sin or iniquity in it, weaken, leave, forgive Your for the sake of humanity. Hear it, Lord, spare your creature in Christ Jesus, our Lord, with Him you shall bless, and with the Most Holy, and the Good, and Your Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Botanical characteristic
Keep an ordinary tree, in translation - Paliurus spina-christi, the second name is the thorny paliurus of Christ. This representative of the flora is a dense thorny bush with winding branches, its height can vary from one hundred centimeters to two meters.
The leaves of this plant are simple with three veins, they are alternate, their length can reach up to four centimeters, their shape is obovate. Stipules in the form of spines, one of which is slightly bent back, and the other is erect.
Five-petalled flowers. Thorny bush keep the tree has a yellowish-green color of flowers. They are collected in umbellate inflorescences, they are small, up to four millimeters in diameter. The fruit of this plant is dry, unopened, it is surrounded by a small wing, not exceeding three centimeters, it is brown-red or bright yellow.
Plant spread
Keep-ordinary tree is found mainly in warm territory, in the Caucasus in the Crimea. You can meet him on dry slopes. This representative of the plant kingdom is also used for ornamental purposes; it is planted on household and suburban areas as a hedge.
Used part
For medicinal purposes, the ripe fruits of this representative flora are used, since they contain some useful components, which are represented by tannins, some alkaloids, and there is also ascorbic acid.
Collection and preparation of raw materials
In order to prepare the fruits, they must first be collected, then bruised, removing the damaged specimens. Then they are scattered on a spacious pallet, which is placed in a ventilated room, or it is installed under a canopy on the street. At the same time it is recommended to turn over the raw material every day.
When the fruits lose all moisture, and come to a state of dehydration, so to speak, they can be quite loosely arranged in pre-prepared cloth bags that are placed in storage in a ventilated room.
After a two-year period, the dry fruits will lose their medicinal properties, and you should get rid of them. In expired form, the raw material can not be used, because instead of the desired positive effect, you can harm the body.
Keep-tree application
Due to its medicinal properties, this representative of flora has found its use among folk healers. Various drugs are prepared from this plant, which are used for therapeutic purposes, as they have a disinfecting, expectorant and astringent effect on the body.
For example, medicinal decoction of these medicinal fruits is used in the presence of cough, as well as in bronchial asthma, it is also used in hypertension, digestive disorders, particularly in diarrhea, as well as in some dermatological diseases.
Broth recipe
In order to prepare a medicinal decoction of a hold-tree ordinary, you will need a tablespoon of dried fruits of this representative of the flora. They should be crushed, for this, use the kitchen equipment in the form of a mortar and pestle, after which the raw material is poured into enameled containers.
Then 500 ml of boiling water should be poured into the container, and then it is recommended to put the container into the water bath for minimum heat. Somewhere in ten minutes, the drug can be removed from the stove. Then, when it reaches room temperature, it is necessary to start filtering it, for this purpose you should use a fine mesh sieve.
It is recommended to take ready broth on one hundred milliliters to four times a day, it is desirable to drink a drug before meal. It should be stored only in the refrigerator, and the period for its realization expires after five days, after which it cannot be consumed, since it will lose its medicinal properties and will not have the proper effect on the body.
Recipe
You can prepare a medicinal infusion, which will include not only the fruit of the tree-tree in the amount of 50 g, but also 30 grams of the following herbs: flax seeds, linden flowers, primrose spring, plantain, sage, mallow forest , skolopendrovy lisovik, ephedra two-strip.
For the preparation of medicinal infusion, you will need 30 grams of a mixture of these herbs, they are recommended to pour 500 milliliters of boiling water, after which the drug should be covered with a lid and infused for at least two hours.
After the drug is infused, it is necessary to rid it of the present cake, to do this, apply a double layer of gauze, through which strain the liquid into a clean container. After that, it is recommended to store it directly in the refrigerator and not more than three days.
After three days, the drug will lose its medicinal properties and will be unsuitable for further use. It is recommended to use it in the presence of acute bronchitis, one hundred milliliters up to four times a day. You can add a little fresh honey to the infusion, a teaspoon will be enough.
Conclusion
Before using a decoction or infusion that is made from the fruits of this representative of the plant kingdom, it is recommended that you first consult with a qualified doctor. And after his approval to proceed with the manufacture of such drugs, not ignoring the drug treatment prescribed by the doctor.
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Derzhi-tree, or Christ's thorns, crown of thorns (Paliurus spina-christi) Fig.
Deciduous shrub or small tree of the family Krushinovye, with splayed branches, up to three meters. The leaves are alternate, somewhat unequally, ovate, arranged in two rows on the branches and supplied at the base of the petiole with two prickles (stipules), of which one is straight and the other is bent down. The flowers are bisexual, gathered in small false umbrellas. Calyx and corolla of five leaves, ungrown, yellowish-green. The stamens, as well as five, are a carpel pistil with a two to three-lobe half lower ovary. Gives a good bribe to bees in June-July.
In folk medicine, the fruit of the tree is used for eczema, as a laxative, against increased pressure.
using drugs of a tree-tree, it is necessary to observe a dosage. Large doses cause irritation of the alimentary canal and kidneys.
Hold-tree ordinary
Paliurus spina-christi
paliurus Christ's thorn
Description: dense bush with twisting branches bush, 100-250 cm tall. The leaves are simple, whole, alternate, 2-4 cm long, obovate, unequal, with three veins; Stipules are modified into spines, one of which is erect, and the second is bent back. Flowers 5-petal, yellowish-greenish, 3-4 mm in diameter, collected in small umbellate inflorescences. The fruit is dry, unopened, surrounded by a wing, 1.3-2.8 cm in diameter, bright yellow or red-brown. It blooms in May - June.
Distribution: found in the Caucasus; in Ukraine - in the Mountain and Southern Crimea. It grows on dry slopes. Diluted as an ornamental plant, used in hedges.
Part used: ripe fruits that contain alkaloids and tannins, in addition, ascorbic acid was found in the leaves (up to 176 mg%).
Collection and harvesting: the fruit is dried under a canopy on the street or in well-ventilated areas. The yield of dry raw materials - 50%. Store raw materials in a dry place.
In the wild, it grows along river banks, along dry rocky slopes, in canyons, at an altitude of up to 1,500 meters above sea level.
Description
Shrubs or small trees up to 3-4 meters high, sometimes forming impassable thickets, which, apparently, gave the plant its Russian name.
Shoots zigzag. with alternate leaves and two prickles. one of which is straight and the other is curved backwards.
The leaves are alternate, obovate, entire or small-fillet, narrowed at the apex, brilliant green, 2-5 cm long and 1-4 cm wide.
The flowers are bisexual, very small, gathered in false umbrellas. Petals are yellowish-green, not fused, number five. Stamens are also five. A carpel pistil with a two to three half lower ovary. Flowering in July and August.
The fruit is a hemispherical lignified drupe 2-3.5 cm in diameter, covered with a yellowish-brown woolly disc; Contains 2-3 flat, obovate seeds. Fruiting in October - December.
Using
The plant is cultivated for decorative and medicinal purposes. When building landscapes used as hedges. Gets well on sandy and clay soils. It can grow in both strongly alkaline and acidic soil. Prefers open or slightly shaded (light forest) territory. It grows as in well-drained. so in the wet ground. Resistant to drought.
Fruits are used as a medicine, the decoction of which imparts anti-inflammatory, expectorant and antispasmodic action.
The hold-tree is a shrub whose height can reach three meters. The leaves of this plant are alternate, they are arranged in two rows on the branches with rather short petioles, the length of these leaves will be about two to four centimeters, and their width will be equal to one and a half to three and a half centimeters. Such leaves are broad and obovate, up such leaves will taper, they can be toothed and entire. Stipules from this plant only two, which look like spines. The flowers of a hold-tree are bisexual, they gather in false umbrellas rather small in size. The corolla and cup of this plant consists of five leaves, which are painted in yellowish-green tones. There are only five stamens of this plant; the pistil consists of carpels, endowed with a two-three-chester half-lower ovary, a hold-tree fruit is a hemispherical lignified drupe endowed with two or three seeds. The fruit of this plant is covered with a leathery and semi-woody woolly disc, painted in yellowish-brown tones, which will increase the size of the fruit of a hold-tree by two to three centimeters. Seeds are flat and obovate, they will not open even after ripening. The flowering of a hold-tree falls on a period starting in May and ending in July. It should be noted that this plant is not only decorative, but also represents a very valuable honey plant.Under natural conditions, this plant can be found on the territory of the Crimea, Central Asia and all regions of the Caucasus. For the growth of a hold-tree, it prefers places along pebbles along the banks of rivers, and also occurs in plants in gorges, on dry gravelly, clayey and stony slopes up to one and a half thousand meters above sea level. It should be noted that most often this plant prefers to grow in thickets.
Description of the therapeutic properties of the tree
Keep-tree is endowed with quite valuable healing properties, while bark, fruits, leaves and roots of this plant are recommended for therapeutic purposes. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of alkaloids in the plant, saponins, tannins and sucrose, as well as the following flavonoids: hyperin, rutin and isoquercitrin.It is noteworthy that the decoction of the roots, fruits and leaves of this plant is used as a diuretic. Decoction and infusion of leaves and bark of the tree-tree is used for eye diseases and diarrhea. Infusion, prepared on the basis of the seeds of this plant, it is recommended to drink for various pulmonary diseases.
As for traditional medicine, here the fruits of this plant are used as a laxative, as well as for eczema and against high blood pressure. It should be remembered that in high doses, this plant can cause irritation of the kidneys and the digestive tract. It is noteworthy that wood-tree is very suitable for tanning leather. The immature fruits of this plant stain wool and silk in pink hues, while mature fruits dye in green hues.
As a diuretic, it is recommended to take the following tree-based remedy: to prepare such a remedy, you will need to take one teaspoon of chopped roots into two glasses of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for five to six minutes, and then left to insist for an hour, then carefully filtered. Take this tool one tablespoon three to four times a day.
DERGIDEREVO - Paliurus spina-christi Mill.
The rush family is Rhamnaceae Juss.
Derzhiderevo - shrub up to 3 m in height, dense, strongly branched. The leaves are alternate, located approximately in 2 rows on the branches, with short petioles, 2-4 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm wide, broad, obovate, narrowed upwards, with three veins slightly toothed or entire. Stipules are always changed into spines, one of which is erect, and the other is arched backwards. The flowers are bisexual, gathered in small false umbrellas. Cup and corolla of 5 leaves, not fused, yellowish-green. Stamens also 5, pistil of carpels with 2-3-nested semi-lower ovary. Fruit - hemispherical, lignified drupe with 2-3 seeds; the fruit is covered with a leathery semi-woody, partly woolly disc, of a yellowish-brown color, which increases the size of the fruit by 2-3 cm. The seeds are flat, obovate, do not open even after ripening.
It blooms in May and July. Medonos. Decorative.
Distributed in the Crimea, the Caucasus (all areas), Central Asia. It grows on pebbles on the banks of rivers, in canyons, on dry clay, gravelly and rocky slopes, up to an altitude of 1500 m above sea level, often thickets.
With the purpose of treatment used roots, leaves, fruits, bark.
The plant contains saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids (rutin, hyperin, isoquercitrin), tannins, sucrose.
A decoction of the roots, leaves and fruits is used as a diuretic.
Broth, infusion of bark and leaves is used for diarrhea, eye diseases. Infusion of seeds drink with lung diseases.
In folk medicine in Bulgaria, the fruit of the tree holds the “blood purification” for eczema, as a laxative, against increased blood pressure, etc. In high doses, it causes irritation of the alimentary canal and kidneys.
Wood is suitable for tanning leather.
Unripe fruits dye silk, wool pink and mauve, mature flowers sand.
Methods of preparation and use:
1. 1 teaspoon of crushed roots for 2 cups of water, boil for 5-6 minutes, leave for 1 hour, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day as a diuretic.
2. 1 tablespoon of crushed dried leaves for 2 cups of water, boil for 3-4 minutes, leave for 1 hour, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day as a diuretic and diarrhea.
3. 0.5 teaspoon of chopped fruit per 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day as a diuretic.
4. 1 tablespoon of crushed bark for 2 cups boiling water, leave for 2 hours, drain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day as an astringent for diarrhea.
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