Money tree (crassula): beneficial and healing properties, contraindications. Medicinal and bioenergetic properties of trees Which trees are used in medicine

It’s best to start exploring the forest’s larder with the largest representatives of the plant kingdom. birch1 Medicinal trees and their medicinal properties Trees have always occupied special place in people's lives. Without exaggeration, we can say that the history of our country will be incomplete without the history of the relationship between man and tree. Since time immemorial, the birch tree has become a symbol of Russia, expressing the character of the people's soul in the best possible way. And other trees are dear to the heart of every Russian. Not random among ancient names villages and hamlets are so often named, one way or another connected with the forest, and the word “village” speaks for itself. The works of Russian poets abound in images of trees, which most often act as intermediaries between the world of people and the world of Nature. For Russian people, the forest was both a temple and a workshop. The peasant could not do without a tree. So, a birch splinter helped while away the long winter evenings, and birch firewood, which produces great heat, was especially highly valued. Since time immemorial, the Slavs have used birch bark - birch bark. They wrote on it, made all kinds of utensils from it. And the bast shoes! These lightest shoes were woven from bast, which was stripped from young linden trees on vast territories of Russian soil. “Every bast fits,” says a popular saying, not only figuratively, but also literally affirming the importance of the linden tree in the household. Pine resin was visible everywhere - tar was obtained from it, which was used to lubricate wheel axles and boots, which was especially important in off-road conditions. Flexible and durable willow twigs were of economic value; they were used to weave baskets, light comfortable furniture, and make many other things necessary in everyday life. The wood of oak, maple, and linden was valued for its beautiful texture, strength, and durability; these species were used to make furniture and household utensils - stools, benches, tables, chests, chests, troughs, ladles; graceful wood carving the interiors of the houses were decorated. Maple and poplar burls on trunks in the form of growths or thickenings were highly valued as a craft material. Things lasted a long time, did not fall apart or crack. Unfortunately, this whole situation has almost disappeared from modern life. Russian people did not forget about the temple principle inherent in Nature, so they brought the forest closer to themselves. Almost every estate had birch, linden, oak, and pine alleys and luxurious shady parks. There are no traces left of the estates, but the trees are still making noise.

The most common tree in Russia is the small-leaved or heart-shaped linden tree. The trunk is slender, up to 30 m in height, with a spreading dense crown. The bark is dark, sometimes almost black; on young branches it is dark gray. The leaves are alternate on long stalks, heart-shaped, with a pointed apex, smooth above, dark green, grayish green below, with tufts of brownish hairs at the corners of the veins, with paired pink stipules that fall in the spring. The flowers are small, yellowish-white and creamy-yellow, collected in inflorescences of 5 - 15 pieces, with a light yellow or greenish-yellow bract of an oblong-lanceolate shape with a rounded apex, the bract hangs down from the middle of the base of the inflorescence, like a sail. The leaves appear in May, flowering begins from late June to July and usually lasts about two weeks. At this time, the surrounding air is filled with a subtle honey aroma. Linden fruits are round, small, single-seeded nuts with leathery pericarps. Linden grows in deciduous and mixed forests, usually in the form of an admixture; in some places it forms linden groves. In city parks, linden is considered one of the best ornamental trees. Harvesting and drying Linden blossoms are harvested when most of the flowers have bloomed and the smaller ones are still in buds. The inflorescences are torn off by hand along with the bracts or small branches with abundant flowers are cut off with pruning shears. Then, in a shaded place, the flowers are picked and dried in a well-ventilated area at a temperature not exceeding 25...30°C. Drying in the sun is unacceptable, since under the influence of direct sun rays flowers change color, bracts turn red. Dried inflorescences consist of 5...15 light yellow or yellow flowers; open flowers should predominate, but buds and single immature fruits may occur. The bracts are light or yellow-green. The smell is aromatic, the taste is sweetish, slightly astringent. Lime blossom is packaged in boxes and jars with tightly sealed lids. Store in a dry place for up to 2 years. Composition of linden Linden blossom is a valuable medicinal raw material, which contains sugars, essential oils (0.05%), tannins, glycosides hesperidin and tiliacin, vitamin C, carotene, saponins. Application and beneficial properties linden Linden tea is one of the most common home remedies for colds: a tablespoon of linden flowers is brewed in a glass of boiling water, and the infusion is kept under a napkin for 20 minutes before drinking. The infusion should be golden in color, with a pleasant taste and aroma. To sweat well, you need to drink at least two glasses, and even better, add an equal amount of dried raspberries to the linden blossom, which also contains a strong diaphoretic substance - salicylic acid. Linden infusions help treat sore throats and relieve headaches. Herbal healers give linden decoctions to children as an analgesic and sedative for mumps and measles, and to adults for nervous diseases and convulsions. It is recommended to drink the decoction hot (a tablespoon of flowers in a glass of water, boil for 10 minutes). For more effective action, you can drink 2...3 glasses of hot broth before bed. The inflorescences and stipules contain mucus. When brewed linden tea is infused and cooled, a gelatinous viscous mass is formed, which is used in the form of lotions to treat burns, ulcers, hemorrhoids, joint inflammation, gout and rheumatism. For the same purpose, young bark is used, the fibers of which are especially rich in mucus. Decoctions of linden leaves are taken to remove sand during pain in the urethra. Compresses with decoction relieve headaches. Coal obtained by burning wood, due to its adsorption properties, is taken orally for dysentery, bloating and diarrhea (in some areas, by distilling water vapor from wood infusion, a disinfectant liquid was obtained, which was sprayed into rooms where infectious patients lay). Modern pharmacology suggests that healing properties linden inflorescences are due to a complex of biologically active substances. Herbal preparations in the form of infusions and decoctions of linden blossom, in addition to their diaphoretic effect, increase the secretion of gastric juice and facilitate the flow of bile into the duodenum. In addition, linden inflorescences have a beneficial effect on the central nervous system, therefore, their infusions are recommended to be taken as a sedative for increased nervous excitability. Extract from inflorescences is used for mild digestive and metabolic disorders. In pharmacies, linden blossom is sold in packs of 100 g and in the form of briquettes (a slice of briquette is brewed in a glass of boiling water, boiled for 10 minutes, filtered and drunk like tea); Young leaves can be used for food and added to spring salads, increasing their vitamin content. During the war, linden leaves were added to soups and mashed potatoes; After grinding the leaves into powder, they mixed them with a small amount of flour and baked flat cakes from this mixture. The fruits are the raw material for the production of fatty oil, characterized by a light yellow color and a faint linden-blossom odor. Linden oil is considered one of the best as a confectionery fat, and the cake left after pressing the oil is used as livestock feed. In addition to small-leaved linden, large-leaved linden is widely cultivated in city gardens and parks. Contraindications for the use of linden blossom and tea Decoctions of linden blossom should be drunk with short breaks and in reasonable quantities, otherwise vision may deteriorate greatly, quite unexpectedly and quite quickly. But this does not mean that you can go blind if you drink linden tea every day. We are talking about a very long-term use, without measure and without breaks, which, in addition to weakening vision, can provoke insomnia, irritability, increased blood pressure, and pain in the heart. Drink tea for a few days, one cup at a time, take a break for a week - and everything will be fine.

Pine forests are unusual in their beauty. Like slender columns, mighty trunks stretch towards the sun and, it seems, somewhere under the very sky they rustle with their green crowns. And below, at the foot, blueberries and blueberries grow on moisture-loving mosses, where the area is more open and drier - branched lingonberry bushes. The pine forest, especially when the summer is warm and humid, is full of mushrooms: white mushrooms, saffron milk caps, moss mushrooms, boletus, and russula. Paustovsky very figuratively and poetically conveys the charm pine forest: “You walk through a pine forest as if on a deep, expensive carpet... these are kilometers of silence, calmness, this is a mushroom smell, the careful fluttering of birds.” We have the most widespread received Scots pine. It grows mainly on sandy and dry soils. The trunk is covered with reddish-brown bark, the height can reach 30-40 m, in diameter - up to 1.5 m. Young trees have a pyramidal crown, and with age, as it grows upward, it becomes widely spreading. The leaves are needle-like needles growing on short shoots in pairs. The needles reach a length of 4...7 cm, are located on shortened shoots in scaly sheaths, are semi-cylindrical in shape, green in color with a bluish waxy coating. On the branches at the base of the shoots, oval-conical cones of a matte grayish-yellow color, 3...6 cm long, containing a large amount of pollen are formed. Female cones are smaller, reddish, located in 1-3 pieces at the ends of the shoots. Immature green cones have a conical shape, mature ones become oval, woody with scales diverging at the ends. Pine usually blooms in May. In autumn, seeds ripen in the grooves of the scales, which birds love to feast on. Pine is truly a healing tree - it disinfects the air, dispersing phytoncidal volatile substances in it. It is no coincidence that sanatoriums, holiday homes, and pioneer camps tend to be located in pine forests. Pine essential oils, when oxidized by air oxygen, release ozone (triatomic oxygen) into the surrounding atmosphere, which improves the health of the human body. It is especially healing for patients with tuberculosis. The beneficial effects of oxygen and ozone are combined with volatile pine secretions, which impart strong antimicrobial properties. Application and medicinal properties of pine and pine buds How to medicinal tree pine was known in ancient times. During archaeological excavations on the territory of the Sumerian kingdom, clay tablets with recipes were found indicating that 5 thousand years ago the Sumerians used pine needle extracts for compresses and poultices. Turpentine and its purified preparations (turpentine oil, terpine hydrate) have an antiseptic, locally irritating and distracting effect. They are used in ointments, balms and other mixtures externally for rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, inflammatory diseases respiratory organs. To treat skin diseases, pine tar (Vishnevsky ointment) is used in various ointments. In modern pharmacology, pine needles are considered a valuable vitamin preparation; infusions and concentrates are prepared from it for the prevention and treatment of hypo- and vitamin deficiency, and are also used as a disinfectant, expectorant and diuretic. It has been revealed that pine needles can accumulate up to 300 mg% of the vitamin; in addition, it is rich, in addition to chlorophyll, in carotene, vitamin K, phytoncides, tannins, alkaloids, and terpenes. During the siege of Leningrad, the production of a vitamin drink from pine needles was established at the Forestry Academy. And throughout the country, during the difficult years of the war, people were treated for scurvy with infusions of pine needles. In the post-war period, researchers from the same academy developed the production of chlorophyll-carotene paste, which has a high healing effect in surgery, dentistry and other industries practical medicine. This paste, obtained according to the recipe of F. T. Solodsky, is widely used as an external remedy for burns and various skin diseases, and is prescribed internally for peptic ulcers. Nowadays, an extract from pine needles is popular, which is added to medicinal baths prescribed for nervous and cardiovascular diseases. “Coniferous” toothpaste is in demand, strengthening gums and disinfecting the oral cavity. And from pine essential oil, the drug “Pinabin” is obtained, used for kidney stones. A vitamin drink from pine needles can be prepared at home. We offer the recipe composition, in grams: pine needles - 200, water - 1100, sugar - 40, aromatic essence - 7, citric acid - 5. Fresh green pine needles are washed in cold water and then dipped in boiling water. Cook for 30...40 minutes, covering the pan with a lid. Sugar, aromatic essence and citric acid are added to the decoction. The drink is filtered and cooled. Store in a cool place for no more than 10 hours. Small supplies of fresh pine needles can be stored in the cold for up to 2 months. The highest content of vitamin C was found in autumn and spring needles of two to three years of age; in a warm room, the content of ascorbic acid decreases sharply after 5...10 days of storage. Swollen and not yet blossomed pine buds are accumulators of biologically active substances - resin, essential oils, starch, bitter and tannins, mineral salts. The decoction and infusion of pine trees has long been used to treat rickets, chronic inflammation of the bronchi, rheumatism, and old rashes. Infusions help remove stones, reduce inflammation in the bladder, and have weak diuretic and choleretic properties. Pine bud extracts kill pathogenic microflora nasopharynx and oral cavity. A decoction of the kidneys is used for inhalation for pulmonary diseases. Kidneys are included in chest and diuretic preparations. Recipes from pine buds To prepare the mixture at home, you need to pour 50 g of buds with 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 2 hours in a warm place, then strain. To improve the taste, add 500 g of sugar to the infusion and boil until syrup is obtained. You can add 50 g of honey to the strained syrup. Drink the mixture 5...6 spoons per day. “Pine honey” is made from the buds - a common jam that has a whitish-golden color and a pleasant pine aroma. Along with other medicinal properties, jam is useful for inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Harvesting Pine buds are harvested before they begin to bloom in February - March. You should not collect buds from pine undergrowth and plantings, as cut shoots stop the growth of the tree. From the tops of young trees (on old trees the buds are very small), crowns consisting of several connected buds with a stem up to 3 mm long are cut off with pruning shears. Harvesting is carried out under a special permit from the forestry department in felling and thinning areas. The collected bud crowns are placed in baskets and immediately delivered to the drying site. Dry in rooms with good ventilation or under a canopy, spreading the raw material in a layer of 3...4 cm on a clean bedding. With good ventilation in dry weather, the buds dry out on average in 2 weeks. Ovens or ovens cannot be used for drying, as the nozzles disintegrate, and the resin melts and flows out. Well-dried raw materials should be in the form of crowns or single buds, pinkish-brown on the outside, and green or greenish-brown on the fracture, covered with light brown scales with resin protruding in some places; the taste is bitter, the smell is aromatic, resinous. The buds are packaged in plywood, cardboard boxes or other containers; Store in a dry, well-ventilated area for up to 2 years. Contraindications Preparations from pine needles, buds, and pine cones are contraindicated in case of kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) or pregnancy. You should refrain from treating hepatitis during its acute course. Excessive intake of coniferous preparations can cause inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, kidney parenchyma, headache and general malaise. Preparations including turpentine are contraindicated for nephritis and nephrosis. Hypotonics should be approached with caution when taking some medicines from pine, and those suffering from thrombosis should be very careful with pollen and cones. Particular attention to walks in pine forest, despite their obvious benefits for the body, should be taken by patients with severe heart failure: pine phytoncides, especially in spring, aggravate angina and, causing severe attacks, can lead to dire consequences.

Spruce belongs to the pine family, although spruce forests do not look like pine trees. Spruce stretches upward with a dark green crown cone, starting from the very base of the trunk, and can grow up to 30...35 m. Spruce forests love loamy soils and damp places. In separate islands or single trees, spruce can coexist with light-loving species - birch, pine, aspen. However, if spruce forest If it comes into force and outgrows its light-loving brothers, it can destroy them. Spruce is not afraid of shadow, so it is dark and gloomy in the spruce forest, but this solemn grandeur has its own unique beauty. Application and properties As a medicinal tree, spruce is less popular than pine, but studies have shown that spruce needles contain a lot of ascorbic acid, essential oil, resinous and tannin substances, and contain microelements - iron, chromium, manganese, aluminum, copper. IN folk medicine They use pine needles, bark and tree cones. From spruce needles you can prepare the same vitamin drink as from pine. Pine decoction is considered a good antiscorbutic and general tonic. Spruce needles are especially rich in vitamin C in winter. It is believed that to satisfy daily requirement This vitamin contains enough 25...30 g of pine needles, which, after being washed, are boiled in five times the amount of water. In winter, 20 minutes are needed to extract useful substances, in summer - 40 minutes. The taste of the broth can be improved with sugar, brine, and fruit juice. The daily portion is drunk in 3 doses. Decoctions of spruce needles and cones are taken for dropsy and various skin rashes. To do this, 30 g of crushed young shoots and cones are boiled in 1 liter of milk, the strained broth is drunk 3 times a day in equal portions. In Siberia, dry spruce resin is also used. It is ground into powder, which is sprinkled on ulcers and wounds. To heal ulcers and old wounds, an ointment is prepared from equal parts of spruce resin, beeswax and sunflower oil. The mixture is heated, mixed thoroughly and, after cooling, applied to the affected areas of the skin.

Oak forests occupy a relatively small area in our country. The rich soils of the Chernozem region and the Volga region are favorable for oak forests; oak forests are found in the south of the Tula region, in the forest-steppe and wall zones. Oak often grows in mixed deciduous and coniferous-deciduous forests, often along river banks. Common oak (other botanical names: petiolate, summer) is a large tree with a highly branched irregular crown, reaching a height of 40...50 m, belongs to the beech family. The bark on young branches is brownish-gray, on old ones it is darker, covered with a thick cork layer with deep cracks. The leaves are bright green, lighter below, large, reaching 7 - 15 cm in length, on very short petioles, almost sessile, elongated, obovate, pinnately lobed, the surface is smooth, leathery. The flowers are small: male - united in 2... 7 on a long peduncle, sitting in the axils of the leaves on young shoots; female - long, hanging greenish-yellow earrings with a tiled wrapper, which grows into a hemispherical plus (wrapper). The oak blossoms in May simultaneously with the appearance of leaves. The fruits are single-seeded acorns of a brownish-straw color with a shiny surface, initially attached to the plus, then, as they ripen, separated from it. Acorns accumulate up to 40% starch, they contain sugars, proteins, and fatty oils. Raw acorns are not acceptable for human consumption (but are harmless to animals), since they contain the toxic substance quercite, which is destroyed when the fruit is fried. Roasted and ground acorns are a component of many coffee drinks. They produce acorn coffee (100%), coffee drinks called “Arctic “Smena”, “Health”, *Kuban”, “Our Brand”, “Autumn” and others with acorn content from 20 to 50%. Acorns are harvested in September, when they are fully ripe and have fallen. Application and properties Young oak bark is widely used in medicine as an astringent, anti-inflammatory and anti-putrefactive agent. The tannins of the plant, interacting with proteins, form a protective film that protects the mucous membranes of tissues internal organs and skin from irritation, while inflammatory processes are inhibited and pain is reduced. In addition to tannin compounds, oak bark contains flavonoids, mucus, pectins, sugars, starches, proteins and other substances that enhance the therapeutic effect of herbal preparations. In medicine, oak bark is used in the form of decoctions. Externally they treat chronic purulent ulcers, non-healing wounds, chronic enterocolitis, inflammation of the bladder and urinary tract. Taking large doses of the decoction can cause vomiting, so it is often used externally and for rinsing. Recipe for preparing a decoction of oak bark: 20 g (2 tablespoons) of dry bark are placed in an enamel bowl, pour 200 ml of hot boiled water, cover with a lid, heat in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool for 10 minutes at room temperature, filter, the remaining raw materials are squeezed out, the volume of the resulting broth is added with boiled water to 200 ml. The prepared decoction can be stored for no more than 2 days. The decoction is recommended to be taken as an astringent and anti-inflammatory agent for rinsing (6...8 times a day) for stomatitis, inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa, pharynx, pharynx, larynx. Harvesting and drying of bark Oak bark is harvested from young branches during the period of sap flow in the spring before the leaves bloom. This event should be carried out in agreement with forestry workers, timed to coincide with the time of thinning and felling of the forest. The bark is removed at cutting sites from the shoots or from felled young trees in layers about 30 cm long, making the top and bottom sharp knife two semi-circular cuts, then these lines are connected with longitudinal cuts and the bark is separated with the tip of a knife, making it difficult to lag behind the trunk, tapping the cut area several times with the handle of a knife or a stick. Drying of oak bark is carried out in the sun, under a canopy or in a well-ventilated area, laid out in one row on a clean litter, and turned over from time to time. The bark dries out in 7...10 days. Well-dried tubes, grooves, strips of oak bark should have a light brown or light gray silvery shiny or matte outer surface, smooth or sometimes with small cracks, with slightly visible transversely elongated lenticels. The inner surface is brown, without wood residues, with prominent ribs. The fracture is granular on the outside, splintered on the inside, the thickness of the dried bark is 2…3 mm. The taste is strongly astringent, there is no smell. Bark from old trees with remnants of moss and wood is not allowed for harvesting and drying. Dried bark is packaged in wooden and plywood boxes, cardboard boxes, cotton and jute bags. Store in a dry, ventilated area. Oak bark retains its medicinal properties for up to 4…5 years.

Willow is a perennial, fast-growing tree or shrub, very moisture-loving, belongs to the willow family (other names: willow, willow, willow, belotal, krasnotal, chernotal). More than 50 species of willow are known; in medicine, white, brittle and goat willow are more often used, which are characterized by dense bark of a reddish or light straw color. You can find willow in river valleys, in water meadows, in damp forests, near ponds, in swamps, and often near roads. Composition The chemical composition of willow bark includes tannides, flavone substances, glycoside samicin, vitamin C and other compounds. Use of the bark In folk medicine, willow bark in the form of decoctions is used for feverish conditions (instead of quinine) and rheumatism. It is used as an astringent and anti-inflammatory agent for chronic diarrhea, as a choleretic agent for catarrh of the stomach, diseases of the spleen, heavy menstrual bleeding (in the form of douching). Recipes A decoction of willow bark is prepared according to the following recipe: 10...15 g of dry bark is poured with a glass of boiling water, allowed to boil for 10...15 minutes, then filtered; take 2 tablespoons 3…4 times a day before meals. A decoction from the male inflorescences of goat willow is drunk for inflammation of the kidneys; sometimes it is used as an anthelmintic. A strong decoction of willow and burdock roots is a good herbal extract for strengthening hair: 2 tablespoons of willow bark and annual crushed burdock roots are poured into 1 liter of water, boiled for several minutes, filtered; Wash your hair with warm broth 2 times a week. Willow bark powder is used as a hemostatic agent, sprinkled on wounds. Harvesting Willow bark is harvested early spring, before flowering and expansion of leaves - during the period of sap flow. To do this, cut down willow twigs or stems with a hatchet, leaving a stump up to 5 cm high from the surface of the ground. You should not strip the bark from growing trees, as the tree may dry out and die on the root. To dry, the peeled bark is hung or spread on clean bedding; It is better to dry in the shade. The bark is considered dried if, when bent, it does not bend, but breaks with a bang. Well dried pieces of bark different lengths in the form of grooves, tubes, plates, they have a smooth or rough outer surface of a grayish-green or brown color. The inner bast side is smooth, clean, without wood residues, light straw, light pink or light brown in color. Willow bark is stored in the same way as oak bark.

In river valleys, along streams, in swamps, an inconspicuous tree grows, occupying a modest place in the forest flora - alder. Alder is a tree or shrub, belongs to the birch family, trees can reach a height of 5...15 m. There are two types of alder: gray (white) and sticky (black). Gray alder has shiny, silver-gray, smooth bark; the sticky one is grayish-brown with resinous-smelling glands on young branches. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, in gray alder they are elliptical with a pointed apex, double-toothed at the edge, non-sticky, glabrous above, dark green, pubescent below, light green, with an unevenly serrated edge; Sticky alder's young leaves stick to your hands. The lower surface of the leaves is characterized by tufts of hairs in the corners of the veins. Flowers are small unisexual fruits collected in earrings; male flowers are long, arranged in 3...5 pieces, female flowers are oval, 8-10 pieces each. By autumn, the flowers become woody, turning into brown cones. Alder blooms in March-April before the leaves appear. The fruits in the form of small nuts ripen in September-October. Application and properties Lignified fruits - cones - have medicinal value. They contain a lot of tannins, including up to 2.5% tannin, about 4% gallic acid, due to which the cones have astringent and disinfectant properties. In addition, glycosides, flavonoids, organic acids, and alkaloids were found in the plant. Alder fruits are used in the form of infusions and tinctures as an astringent for gastrointestinal diseases. Decoctions of gray alder fruits are used for rheumatic arthritis and colds. After a long walk, it is useful to take a bath with alder leaves to relieve tired legs. Alder fruits, along with other medicinal plants, are part of stomach teas. A decoction of infructescences is used as a lotion for burns and some dermatitis; As a hemostatic agent, the decoction is used for bleeding from the gums and nose. It is remarkable that in medical practice there are no contraindications for alder preparations, and they do not have any side effects. Harvesting and drying Alder fruits are harvested in late autumn and winter. Usually they cut small branches with fruits and then tear off the latter with their hands. In winter, the trees are shaken and cones that have fallen on the snow are collected. Collection is also recommended during clearing and cutting of forests. Alder cones are dried in ovens or ovens at a temperature of 50...60°C. Dried cones - about 20 mm long - should be dark brown or brown in color, without stems or on a thin stem no more than 1 ... 1.5 cm long, slightly astringent taste, with a weak odor (undrained, green, moldy, musty odor is unacceptable). The yield of dried raw materials is 40%. Dried alder fruits are packaged in fabric bags, boxes, crates and other containers. Store in a dry, well-ventilated area for up to 3 years.

Next to alder, bird cherry, and willow in the middle zone, you can often find alder buckthorn. Medicinal properties The bark of this tree is not entirely typical. Buckthorn has features that you need to be aware of so as not to harm the body. Alder buckthorn, brittle - a shrub or small tree 1...3 m high (individual specimens up to 7 m) belongs to the buckthorn family. The trunk and branches are smooth, covered with gray or gray-brown bark, almost black in old trees, with cracks. In young ones, the bark has a reddish-brown color, and the lentils, elongated in width, can be seen across. The leaves are petiolate, alternate, elliptical, entire, with a bare shiny surface and lateral parallel veins beautifully extending from the central vein, with hairs underneath along the veins. The flowers are greenish-white, small, collected on short stalks but several in the axils of the upper leaves. Buckthorn blooms in May-July, sometimes again in August, so sometimes flowers and fruits at different stages of development can be observed on the branches at the same time. The fruits are spherical achenes with two or three flat seeds, with a cartilaginous beak, first green, then red. Unripe fruits are poisonous; when fully ripe, they are shiny and black and cannot be harvested. Application Buckthorn bark is used for medicinal purposes. Studies of its chemical composition have shown a large set of biologically active substances; the most potent are anthracine-derived glycosides (frangulin, glucofrangulin), the amount of which reaches 8%, as well as alkaloids (0.15%). In addition, essential oils, some tannins, sugars, and organic acids were found. Buckthorn bark has primarily a laxative effect, which is primarily due to anthraglycosides and chrysophilic acid; It is also used for gastric atony, spastic colitis, to regulate intestinal activity, for hemorrhoids, and rectal fissures. Buckthorn bark is used in the form of a decoction, liquid or dry extract, as dragees, pills, tablets. The laxative effect of the drugs appears 6…8 hours after administration. Recipes Here are recipes for daily doses of infusion and decoction of buckthorn bark, which can be prepared at home. 2 tablespoons of crushed bark are poured with 2 cups of boiling water and left for 8 hours; To prepare a decoction, pour 1 tablespoon of bark into a glass of boiling water and boil for 20 minutes. Take in 2 doses - in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before bed. A decoction of the bark is also useful for liver diseases, hemorrhoids and fever (1 teaspoon per glass of boiling water, boil for 30 minutes, take one teaspoon at a time). A decoction of the bark (1:5) is as effective as an anti-scabies remedy. It must be remembered that the collected bark cannot be used as a medicinal raw material for a year, since it contains substances that irritate the gastric mucosa, causing nausea, vomiting and severe pain. Fresh buckthorn bark has an unpleasant smell. During long-term storage or heat treatment, harmful substances are destroyed and the drugs lose their negative properties. When taking increased doses of buckthorn bark preparations, abdominal pain and discomfort are also possible. Buckthorn bark is harvested in early spring during the period of increased sap flow; collection is also possible during budding and flowering, if the bark is easily separated from the tree trunk. Bark harvesting should be carried out in areas designated by the forestry department. Repeated harvesting in the same area is permitted no earlier than 10 years, so as not to cause damage to forests. To remove the bark, the stems are cut down with a knife or cut obliquely with a saw at least 10 cm from the ground. The bark is removed using tubes or grooves up to 30 cm long. It is not advisable to plan the bark with a knife, since this results in narrow strips with non-separating wood on the inside. The prepared tubes and grooves are laid out for drying on a clean bedding in a thin layer so that they do not come into contact with each other; dry in attics, under a canopy or in a well-ventilated area. Dried bark should consist of well-dried tubular grooved pieces of various lengths, the surface of the bark is smooth, dark brown, gray-brown, dark gray or gray, often with whitish transversely elongated lentils or gray spots; Lightly scraping the outside of the plug reveals a red layer. The inner surface is smooth, yellowish-orange or reddish-brown in color. The smell is weak, the taste is bitter. Extractive substances in buckthorn bark - 20%. We emphasize once again that dried buckthorn bark can be used as a medicinal raw material only one year after collection. To speed up the time of use, the bark can be heated in the oven at 100°C for an hour. The bark is packaged in fabric bags, paper and wooden bags, and cardboard containers are stored in a dry, ventilated area for up to 3...5 years. Zhoster laxative Alder buckthorn has a relative with a non-Russian name - zhoster, or zhoster laxative, which belongs to the buckthorn family, it is sometimes confused with alder buckthorn. Zhoster is found in the European territory of Russia, more common in the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as in the southeastern part of Siberia and the Far East. It grows in the form of large spreading shrubs or small trees up to 8 m high in forest clearings, edges, under the canopy of deciduous trees, in meadows, in dry riverine areas, sometimes forming large thickets. The branches of the joster are prickly, the bark of young branches is brown, and on old ones it is almost black, rough and cracking. The leaves are petiolate, opposite, elliptical or round in shape, up to 5 cm long, about 3 cm wide, bright green above, lighter below with a crenate-nilate edge and with three to four pairs of lateral veins, converging in an arched manner to the top of the leaf. The flowers are small, greenish, four-membered, collected in bunches of 10-15 pieces in the leaf axils; Flowering period is May - June. Fruits in the form of a juicy shiny drupe of black or dark purple with ovoid achenes; They ripen in August-September and do not fall off for a long time. Ripe fruits, which contain anthraglycerides, flavone and pectin substances, sugars, and gum, are used as medicinal raw materials. The therapeutic effect of zhoster is explained by the presence of anthraglycerides (up to 0.76%), which have a relaxing effect, mainly in the colon. In medical practice, zhoster is used in the form of infusions and decoctions for constipation, to soften stool for hemorrhoids, anal fissures. This is a mild laxative and is included in medications for children. For infusion, brew 1 tablespoon of dried fruits with 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, then filter; take half a glass at night. To improve the taste, it is advisable to add sugar or honey to the infusion intended for children. In autumn, you can use fresh fruits (from the bush) 10-15 pieces in the morning before meals. The decoction is prepared at the rate of 20 g of crushed fruits per 1 glass of water; take it 1 tablespoon 3…4 times a day. Zhoster fruits are harvested when fully ripe, without stalks, in September-October. The shrub must be handled carefully, avoiding breaking the branches, which can lead to depletion and death of the plant. The collected fruits are scattered in a thin layer onto nets or baking sheets and dried in dryers at a temperature of 50...60°C. The dried fruits are black in color, have a sweetish-bitter taste and a slightly unpleasant odor; Zhoster retains its medicinal properties for up to 4 years.

Poplars are powerful trees reaching a height of 30 m and belong to the willow family. There are 7 natural groups, including up to 30 species in Eurasia; the most common poplars are white, black and pyramidal. Poplars are different rapid growth, winter hardiness, unpretentiousness to growing conditions; They easily tolerate pruning when forming a crown, which is why they are considered one of the best ornamental trees. Application and properties Black poplar, or sedge, has medicinal value - with a spreading crown, thick dark gray bark, riddled with cracks. Its leaves are almost triangular or rhombic in shape, shiny, smooth, narrowed towards the apex, serrated at the edges, dark green above, lighter below; located on long petioles, they sway easily and rustle in the wind like aspen leaves: young leaves secrete a fragrant resin. The flowers are unisexual, collected in earrings, bloom in April-May. The fruits - capsules with small seeds with a tuft of thin hairs - ripen in May - early June. At this time, poplar fluff flutters like white clouds everywhere, curls into tumbleweeds, and flies into the windows. The medicinal raw materials are poplar leaf buds, oblong, ovoid, scaly, small, fragrant, slightly sticky. They contain glycosides populin, salicin and chrysin, essential oil, bitter resinous tannins, gum, malic and gallic acids, and fatty oil. They produce drugs that are used in medicine as anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antipyretic, expectorant, diuretic and astringent. In addition, infusions and malas are prepared from them for the treatment of gout, hemorrhoids, burns, strengthening and hair growth. At home, the infusion is prepared as follows: 20 g of dry buds are poured with 1 glass of boiling water and, after cooling, drink 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. To prepare the ointment, the kidneys are ground into powder and mixed with lard or petroleum jelly in a ratio of 1:4. Collection, preparation and drying of buds Poplar buds are collected during flowering, when they are still hard and have just begun to bloom. The branches are cut with pruning shears, then the buds are carefully broken off by hand. It is advisable to harvest buds when pruning branches. The collected buds are spread in a thin layer on paper or cloth, dried first in the shade, then dried in the sun, in dryers, ovens with the door open at a temperature of 30...35 ° C, stirring periodically and preventing blackening. Store dried buds in tightly closed boxes or jars in a cool, dry place.

Aspen, or trembling poplar, belongs to the genus of poplars, the willow family. Aspen is ubiquitous, usually growing adjacent to conifers, birch, and oak, and often predominates in mixed forests. There are also pure aspen forests - aspen forests; in the steppes, “islands” are formed from them - aspen groves. Young growth provides natural feeding ground for elk, deer and other mammals. Aspen lives 80...90 years, rarely up to 150. Several species are known, differing in the color of the bark, the time of leaf bloom, and the nature of the crown. Aspen stands out with a columnar trunk reaching 35 m in height and up to 1 m in diameter. The bark of young trees is smooth, light green or greenish-gray; closer to the butt, it cracks and darkens with age. The leaves are round in shape with large blunt-pointed teeth along the edge. The leaf is attached to a long stem and sways easily when air moves. It is no coincidence that in a Russian folk song it is sung that a girl’s heart is “like aspen leaf trembles." Aspen blooms before the leaves bloom. Like all poplars, it is dioecious: male catkin flowers are 7...10 cm long, dark purple in color, female flowers are thinner and less bright. The fruit is in the form of a capsule, ripens in summer. Up to 471 mg% of vitamin C, up to 43.1 mg% of carotene, 2.2 mg% of bitter glycosides, essential oil were found in aspen leaves; the bark is also rich in glycosides, tannins, resins and pectin substances. Application and properties Infusions of dry bark help against scurvy, fever, old colds, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, and toothache. Decoctions and infusions (preferably with vodka) of dry buds are used as a diaphoretic and anti-cold remedy. To prepare the decoction, take dry buds, leaves or bark at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 1 glass of boiling water, boil for an hour, filter. Drink 1 tablespoon 3 times a day. Aspen leaves are used to treat boils, gout, and hemorrhoidal cones (fresh leaves are scalded with boiling water, crushed and applied to sore spots). The healing effect of baths is enhanced by the addition of decoctions from young greenish bark. The sap from the bark removes ringworms and warts. Wood ash ointment is used for eczema. In European pharmacology, a 10% tincture of aspen bark is prescribed internally for bladder disease, urinary incontinence, rheumatism, gout, hemorrhoids, and externally for burns and ulcers. Research has shown that aspen buds contain bactericidal substances and can be used to produce antimicrobial drugs against infectious diseases - Staphylococcus aureus, dysentery and typhoid fever.

Maples are very beautiful trees up to 40 m high, with a trunk diameter of 1...1.5 m, they belong to the maple family. The crown is dense, round-cylindrical in shape. On the territory of Russia, holly, field, Tatar, and sycamore predominate. It grows mainly in deciduous and mixed forests; pure stands are rare. The most common in the European part of the country is the Norway maple, or sycamore, up to 20 m high, with gray trunk bark and five-lobed dark green leaves. It grows together with oak, birch and other tree species, and is shade-tolerant, especially in at a young age. It is classified as a valuable forest-forming species, cultivated adjacent to oak and pine plantations, used in protective afforestation, and widely cultivated in parks and gardens. Maple leaves are petiolate, bare, sharp at the ends of the blades, and rounded between the blades. The flowers are dark greenish in color, collected in corymbs or racemes, and bloom in early spring - in April - early May. During flowering, maple is an excellent honey plant. Maple honey is light, transparent, fragrant. Application and properties In early spring, large quantities of sap accumulate in the vessels of maple wood - a tasty, nutritious drink. Maple sap contains a lot of sugar and vitamin C, as well as mineral salts, nitrogenous and other substances. The juice is almost colorless, sweetish, with a pleasant aroma; it is drunk for scurvy and for lower back pain. In our country I use little maple sap, but in North America back in the 19th century. production of sugar from maple sap was established. The very fact that maple leaf is the emblem on national flag Canada, indicates the importance of this tree in the national economy of the country. Leaves and shoots of Norway maple are used in folk medicine as a choleretic, antiseptic, wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Infusions and decoctions of the leaves are used to treat jaundice, scurvy, and kidney stones; they are taken in the same way as a diuretic, antiemetic and tonic. Fresh leaves, crushed, are applied to purulent wounds and ulcers. A study of the chemical composition of the leaves showed that they accumulate up to 268 mg% of vitamin C and contain alkaloids and tannins.

Juniper is distributed mainly in the northern hemisphere. Large thickets and even entire juniper forests grow on the rocky slopes of the Caucasus and Central Asia. In the European part, natural areas have become scarce, but this is a very valuable breed. In forestry, juniper is valued as a crop that has soil-protective and water-protective significance; cultivated in gardens and parks for decorative purposes. Common juniper - evergreen shrub or a tree 5...8 m high, belongs to the cypress family. It grows most often in the undergrowth, next to buckthorn and mountain ash, in coniferous and coniferous-small-leaved forests. The crown can be of various shapes, the bark is gray-brown, thin, dissected or flaky. The leaves are needle-shaped, hard, linear-subulate, 1...5 cm long, collected in bunches of 3 needles, yellowish above with a white stripe, green below, shiny. The plant is dioecious: male flowers are in the form of earrings, female flowers are green cones clinging to the branches. After fertilization, fleshy cone-berries are formed, in the first year they are ovoid, green, in the second year they are spherical, almost black, with a bluish waxy coating, 7...9 mm in diameter, with 1-3 or more achenes. Juniper blooms in May, the cones and berries ripen in the fall of next year. Cone berries have a sweetish taste, with a peculiar smell, they contain up to 40% sugar (mainly glucose), 2% essential oil, as well as organic acids, mineral salts, waxes, vitamin C, and phytoncides. Application and properties Juniper has long been used for dropsy, malaria, scrofula, rheumatism, nervous and female diseases as a diuretic, antimicrobial, and disinfectant. As a medicine, take fresh cone-berries, starting from 3...4 pieces to 13, daily increasing the dose by one berry, and then in the reverse order. In pharmacology, drugs are obtained from juniper to treat inflammation of the bladder, dropsy and other diseases. Infusions and decoctions of juniper are used as an expectorant and choleretic agent, as well as to enhance intestinal motility and improve appetite. To prepare the infusion, 1 tablespoon of crushed cone berries is poured into an enamel bowl with 1 cup of boiling water, covered with a lid and kept in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, then cooled at room temperature for 45 minutes, filtered, the remaining raw materials are squeezed out, the volume is adjusted with boiled water to 200 mg (initially taken volume); take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day after meals; Store in a cool place for no more than 2 days. Juniper essential oil has a strong diuretic effect; infusions are used for edema, kidney stones, but for nephritis, nephrizo-nephritis (acute and chronic inflammation kidneys) treatment with juniper is contraindicated. Another medicinal form is a decoction: 1 tablespoon of pine cones is boiled for 20 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, filtered and taken a tablespoon 3 times a day. Infusions and decoctions are used for respiratory diseases, to thin and facilitate expectoration of mucus. In folk practice, decoctions of pine cones are prepared to improve digestion at the rate of 50 g of dry berries per glass of water. After straining, add honey or sugar until a syrupy consistency is obtained and take a teaspoon before eating. However, you should not self-medicate; in any case, you should consult a doctor. It has been revealed that juniper has an irritating effect on kidney tissue, and long-term use of its preparations can lead to the destruction of healthy kidneys, so juniper is usually prescribed in combination with other medicinal plants that have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. I use essential oil externally to treat poorly healing wounds and ulcers. Juniper oil is used to rub joints and muscles for rheumatism. A decoction (100 g of dried cone berries per 1 liter of water) is added to the bath for rheumatism and gout. Collection and drying Cone-berries are collected in the fall when they are fully ripe. Place burlap or cloth under the bush and carefully shake off the berries with your hand. You cannot beat the bushes with a stick, as this leads to damage to the plants and clogging of the raw materials with unripe fruits and pine needles. It is also prohibited to cut down trees and cut off branches. The collected cones and berries are cleaned of impurities, then dried in the shade, under a canopy or in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 30°C. It is not recommended to dry pine cones in ovens - this can lead to a deterioration in their quality. Well-dried cone-berries are smooth, shiny, less often matte, black or purple in color with a brown tint, sometimes with a bluish waxy coating; the taste is sweetish, spicy; the smell is peculiar, aromatic.

Until now, we have become acquainted with trees, which are mainly suppliers of medicinal and technical raw materials and only to a small extent - food products. In conclusion, let's look at the nut tree - hazel, or hazel - which has the greatest nutritional value among trees middle zone Russia. Hazel is a wild shrub or tree up to 7 m high and belongs to the birch family. Wild hazelnuts are called hazel, and their cultivated varieties are called hazelnuts. Habitat The distribution area of ​​hazel trees is extensive. In the Central Black Earth Zone and Non-Black Earth Region, common hazel is most often found; the northern border of its growth runs through St. Petersburg - Belozersk - Kirov - Krasnoufimsk. Hazel prefers fertile soils of moderate and high humidity, and is the main undergrowth species of oak forests and coniferous-deciduous forests. It grows quickly and lives up to 80 years. Thin, almost knotless shoots of hazel are used for hoops, rakes, canes, fishing rods, and also for wickerwork. In walnut growing great value given rational use hazelnuts. In thickets of wild hazel, shrubs that interfere with growth are cut down; if the bushes become very thick, thin them out so that the branches do not touch each other. Bushes over 25 years old are rejuvenated by cutting down individual stems or planting a bush on a stump; no more than 8...12 evenly spaced branches are left on one bush. Garden forms of hazel are also common - hazel is considered not only a nut-bearing plant, but also a decorative plant; it is also planted to protect the slopes of ravines from landslides. The cultivated form of hazel is more thermophilic. Hazelnut plantations occupy significant areas in the republics of Transcaucasia, Central Asia, and on the Black Sea coast of Crimea. Hazelnuts are a very tasty and nutritious nut, larger than hazel, the kernel is dense, oily, covered with a yellowish-white or purple shell. The energy value of 100 g of hazelnut kernels is 704 kcal. The yield of cultivated varieties is high: if the harvest from one bush of wild hazel ranges from 0.5 to 3 kg, then for hazelnuts it is from 5 to 12 kg. At the same time, the fruiting period reaches 60...80 years, and with timely rejuvenation, 150...200 years. Distinctive features Common hazel has dark gray or reddish-gray bark with light lentils. The leaves are round or obovate with a heart-shaped base and a pointed apex, double-toothed, pubescent below, up to 12 cm long, up to 10 cm wide. Male flowers are collected in drooping catkins, female flowers sit in pairs in the axils of scales from fused bracts. Blooms in March - April. A characteristic feature of hazel is that the ovary begins to develop only 1.5...2 months after flowering. The fruits are nuts, single-seeded drupes, the oily core is enclosed in a hard shell, oval, round, oblong, conical in shape, with a pointed apex, several pieces grow together, enclosed in a leaf-shaped green plus, which turns yellow and dries out when ripe; ripen in August - September. The shape and shape of hazel fruits are variable: the weight of the nut can vary from 0.5 to 2.5 g, the color of the shell - from light to dark brown. The kernel is white, covered with a thin brown film. Composition Hazelnut contains 16% protein, 64% fat, 8.5% digestible carbohydrates (mainly starch), 3.2% fiber. Nuts are eaten raw, dried, roasted (roasted). Hazel nuts are a valuable raw material for the confectionery industry; in crushed and crushed form they are added to candy masses, chocolate, cakes and pastries. The cake left after pressing the oil is used to prepare halva. Recipes Oil extracted from hazel nuts has a similar taste to almond oil; it is used in the food industry, as well as in perfumery, in the production of paints and varnishes. At home, oil can be extracted in two ways. The first method: dried peeled kernels are pounded and ground in a mortar, then the ground mass is kept in the oven until steam begins to be released. Remove the bowl with the nut mass from the oven, pour boiling water at the rate of 1 glass of water per 4 kg of nut mass, and after stirring, drain off the fat fraction that floats to the top. To separate the remaining oil, the nut mass is transferred to a sieve, and a bowl is placed under the draining oil. Second method: peeled and finely chopped kernels are diluted in a small amount of water and heated in the oven. The heated mass is wrapped in cloth napkin and using a screw press the oil is squeezed out. Hazel kernel oil is a good hair strengthener; a mixture of hazel oil and fresh egg white helps with burns. Hazel kernels can be used to make “nut cream” (or “milk”). In some regions of Russia, this nutritious product is prepared in this way: the collected fresh kernels are cut, soaked overnight in water and ground in a mortar in the morning. Then infuse for 3...4 hours, stirring occasionally, boil and strain. Salt and sugar are added to the resulting drink. The procedure can be simplified - dilute the ground kernels in a small amount of water. Nut milk is a tasty, easily digestible and high-calorie product. During the war in Tatarstan, the population used nut catkins - male hazel inflorescences - for food. They were dried, ground into powder, a little flour was added for gluing, and cakes were baked from this mixture. Application in medicine Hazel has also found application in folk medicine. Infusions of leaves and bark are drunk before meals when varicose veins veins, phlebitis, trophic ulcers. A decoction of the leaves is used for prostate hypertrophy. Nuts are used against urolithiasis. Harvesting nuts should be done when they are ripe. Unripe nuts are difficult to separate from the leaf wrapper, the shell is not yet strong, the kernel is in the form of a milky liquid. As the plush ripens, it dries out and turns yellow, the shell hardens, turns brown, the kernel becomes dense, oily and completely fills the shell. The nuts are collected by hand, separating them along with the plush. The collected nuts are first dried - in the open air, in the sun or in well-ventilated places - until the plush withers, after which it is easily separated. Hulled nuts are scattered on clean paper, cloth or a baking sheet and continued to dry at a temperature of 16...21°C. The layer thickness should be no more than 5 cm, from time to time the nuts are stirred for better drying. In damp and rainy weather, nuts are dried in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 40°C. To make the nuts tastier and more aromatic, after drying they can be calcined in a stove or oven. Residual humidity should be no more than 12%. Nuts are packed in fabric bags, multi-layer paper bags, plywood and cardboard boxes lined with paper. The container must be clean, dry, not infested with barn pests, and free of foreign odors. When packing, remove nuts damaged by the codling moth. Storage Store in clean, dry, ventilated areas with temperatures from -15 to +20°C and relative humidity not higher than 70%. At proper storage hazelnuts and hazelnuts do not lose taste qualities up to 3 years.

Not everyone knows that every tree has a negative and a positive. For example, positive bioenergy is provided by: oak, birch, maple, pine, willow, ash, chestnut. They share their vital energy and health, nourishing people. Trees that, on the contrary, take energy: alder, plane tree, poplar, aspen, bird cherry. Despite his bad influence, it is possible to treat with trees of any kind, for example, they relieve pain by taking away painful energy.

The most active treatment with trees

• Birch. Maximum activity occurs between 5-9 am, and the tree is at rest from 3 to 4 am. The energy of birch has a calming, soft effect. Therefore, if you have depression, grief, or a bad mood, just cuddle up to a tree, cry, throw out your negativity to it and your health will immediately improve.
• Oak. The time when the tree rests is between 15-17 pm, and the most active time is from 21 pm to 3 am. His energy is imperious, powerful, strong, but you cannot approach him in a bad mood. Therefore, calm down, remove negativity and emotions, and then recharge from the oak. To calm your nerves, alder or aspen is suitable.
• Pine. All coniferous species are distinguished by the presence of powerful energy. Therefore, pine perfectly eliminates depression, taking away all the negativity from a person.
• Maple. The most active time of the maple is between 7-10 am, and the rest time is from 4 to 5 am. The energy of maple is relaxing, soft, pleasant, it can make a person’s aura harmonious. If you have been jinxed, then stand under the maple tree and hug it.
• Ash. Ash gives the most subtle, clean, positive energy. It will perfectly cleanse your field and put your thoughts in order. A good option for meditation is when its activity is in full swing, namely from 11 to 13 o'clock in the afternoon.
• Linden. Soft, pleasant energy, which shows maximum activity between 14-20 pm. Quiet time is from 6 to 7 am. Linden will give people a feeling of peace, warmth, and comfort. It is not surprising that furniture connoisseurs make interior items from it.
• Willow. When you are angry about something, very tired, upset, then go to the willow tree. Its maximum activity begins between 18 and 21 hours. It has a calming, soft and restorative energy that can restore vitality, relieve headaches, and calm the nerves. But from 2 to 3 in the morning the willow rests and will provide less benefit.
• Poplar. It differs from others in its clear, even, straightforward and moderate energy, which will restore your mental strength and help you understand yourself. The poplar shows maximum activity from 15 to 18 pm. His rest is between 4-5 am. If you are exhausted, tired, and don’t know what to do next, then just hug the poplar. You shouldn’t stand near him for a long time, otherwise he will take away not only your bad energy, but also your good one, so a few minutes is enough.

Treatment with treesillnesses

Many scientists from Japan who study nature and its influence on humans argue that everyone should spend 250 hours in the forest during the year. For example, you can walk through the forest, relax on a picnic, pick mushrooms, or swim. But it should be remembered that some trees give energy to a person, while others take it away. Of course, each of them benefits nature, so you should study more about tree healing.

Even before energetic contact with the tree, you should select the desired body position. You should sit on your heels and press your back against the tree so that your spine is in contact with the tree, place your hands on your knees. This position helps restore the nervous system, treats radiculitis, hypertension, kidney and brain diseases. Besides this, there is another way. You need to press your stomach and chest against the tree, hug the trunk. This position helps treat ailments of the lungs, heart, intestines, stomach, liver, genitals, and improves immunity. Modern people have long lost knowledge about healing with trees and their healing power, so it is simply necessary to resort to the help of ancient knowledge. What does nature give us?

Oak- this is the longest-living tree in our country; it gives vitality, as it is a donor. Contact with him is useful for those people who experience apathy, constant fatigue, and lack of vitality. At the same time, the oak tree does not tolerate cowards, desperate people, or those who constantly complain, so it helps leaders, warriors, real fighters. It has a particularly beneficial effect on older people.

Pine is a balanced, calm tree that treats stress and nervous disorders. For example, walks in a pine forest will benefit those people who have heart disease. Remember that in summer pine releases unique volatile substances that have an stimulating effect, so in hot weather it is better to leave this idea. Pine is considered an excellent remedy that can cleanse a person’s aura and even removes damage.

Maple– this is the tree that helps to achieve balance. Therefore, hugging maple, you will be calmer and more balanced, as it takes away excess energy, eliminates rage, anger, anger, making you self-possessed and calm. That is, maple takes away your worries, tears, despondency, and in return gives you confidence in your abilities, calmness, and joy of life.

Birch is a tree of compassion, it helps weakened, sick people or those who need to gain strength after surgery or a serious illness. Thanks to this, you will be able to calm your suffering, recover from an illness, heal your nerves, and eliminate disturbing thoughts. If you plant a birch tree next to your house, it will drive away nightmares from you.

Treatment with trees, useful recipes

Treatment with trees, Christmas tree. To prepare the medicine, take 50 grams of young cones, grind them in a blender and add a liter of water, cook it all over low heat until more than half of the liquid remains. Then we filter the broth and leave to infuse. Drink it warm; you can add sugar or honey for taste, only in small sips until you drink the entire glass. You need to drink 3-4 times a day, always 30 minutes before meals. This is an excellent drug that helps with chronic coughs, colds, if pulmonary tuberculosis has just begun.

You can also drink brewed young shoots of pine needles if you have a cough or colds. To prepare the tincture, you need to pour a large spoonful of raw materials, crushed in a blender, with a glass of boiling water. After 6 hours, the drug is ready, it is filtered and drunk. A sore throat can be cured by chewing the resin fresh. Of course, it is very bitter, but you can endure it for a day, the disease recedes very quickly.

Pine is a spiritual tree. It has purple aura, which helps people in spiritual growth, gives a surge of creative ideas. Therefore, if you are in doubt, don’t know what to do to change your fate for the better and solve all your problems, then pine will help. Hug her, she will take away her annoyance, grief, irritation, and clarify her thoughts. In general, pine is a real healer for mental illnesses; it helps cope with stress.

No person can resist the influence of this tree. It’s not for nothing that doctors advise their patients with serious heart diseases to walk in a pine forest for several hours a day. There are concentrated medicinal pine substances that cleanse the human aura of ailments and bad thoughts, they even remove damage. If a person’s soul is open to nature and does not harbor dark thoughts, then she will help him and thank him for his trust.

Pine branches that need to be placed under the bed and inhaled their aroma will also bring benefits. It is also advisable to hang pine branches at the entrance to the house; this amulet will bring happiness, joy, prosperity and love to the house. Some resort to burning pine branches to drive away evil spirits from your home.

Birch– a unique tree that cries. Its juice treats stomach ulcers, destroys kidney stones, treats the liver, gall bladder, eliminates cough, bronchitis, relieves the symptoms of arthritis and rheumatism. In addition, it improves metabolism and cleanses the blood. For prevention and treatment, you can prepare a simple and very healthy vitamin drink. To do this, take young birch leaves (100 grams is enough), pour them with two glasses of boiling water. All this is infused for 4 hours and drunk warm three times a day. In addition, infusions and decoctions from birch buds are of great benefit, but if a person has kidney failure or pregnancy, then one should stop taking this medicine.

I hope from this article you understand the effect of tree treatment. Among the simplest and most accessible means that eliminate negative human energy, it is worth highlighting a contrast shower. It is advisable to start doing it in the summer, and then gradually move on to the cold season. The ideal place for this is outdoors in a country house where there is running water. There are several interesting signs about this. For example, if something in life goes wrong, failures appear, then step over a stream or just walk across a bridge, all the troubles will be taken away by the water. And if you had a terrible dream, then dip your hands in the river and remember your dream in detail, sit until your soul calms down and sad thoughts go away. When it becomes easier, this is a sign that the water has taken away your problems and fears.

We have all noticed more than once that during a walk in the forest or park, our mood improves, our spirits appear, and sometimes we simply “grow wings.” The healing and energetic properties of trees have been known for a long time. They have such powerful energy that they are sometimes able to heal just as well medical supplies. Trees help relieve headaches, improve heart function, calm the psyche, and neutralize the effects of stress. Our ancestors knew these secrets of nature well and tried to live in harmony with it. Plants saved them from various ailments. They knew the properties of every flower, tree, bush and blade of grass.

It’s nice that today, in the period of technological progress, people are increasingly turning to traditional medicine, to the healing power that nature itself provides.

We will look at the healing and energetic properties of some trees growing in our area.

Willow - a natural analgesic

Thousands of years ago, ancient doctors knew about the ability of willow bark to relieve pain and alleviate suffering. Both the Egyptians and the North American Indians used the same recipe to relieve pain. They poured boiling water over peeled willow bark and made an infusion for some time. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates could not ignore the unusual properties of willow: in the 5th century BC, he recommended using willow extract to relieve high temperature or soreness. It is useful to drink tea from willow twigs to prevent and treat colds.

Willow is a natural filter. It is not for nothing that people most often take water from wells next to which willow grows. This plant is a folk prognosticator. In hot weather, she “cries” and this indicates that the weather will still be sunny and warm.

A cradle was made from a willow tree so that the child would have a good sleep and would not be haunted by evil spirits. Spoons and other environmentally friendly and healthy utensils are made from wood.

Strong as oak!

In many folk traditions there was a cult of oak, which was considered a sacred tree. Oak represents strength, courage, endurance, longevity, fertility, nobility, and loyalty.

When a boy was born, an oak tree was planted near the house, and the house was decorated with oak branches and the floor was covered from spring to autumn. To make the guy strong as an oak, three oak leaves were thrown into his first font.

Acorns are not inferior to chestnuts in healing properties. They have bactericidal, enveloping, antitumor effects. Often used in treatment genitourinary system, stop bleeding, are used for female diseases, increase potency. Acorns are good for treating gums and toothache, and are useful for various poisonings. In addition, oak fruits have a good effect on the digestive system: their decoction is used for indigestion, acute and chronic colitis. Oak bark is used for burns.

According to popular belief, old-time oaks have healing energy, which gives strength and inspiration to those who rest under the crown of the tree to achieve what they want.

Pine will cleanse the body and cure a sick heart

Pine is the oldest medicinal plant. The needles were part of compresses 5,000 years ago - inscriptions on clay tablets found during excavations of Sumerian cities told about this. IN ancient Egypt The resin was part of embalming solutions, which still did not lose their bactericidal properties.

In folk medicine, infusions, decoctions, and tinctures are produced from pine buds, which have medicinal properties and are used in medicine as expectorants, diuretics, and disinfectants and antiseptics (pine bud extract is used as a bactericidal agent for diseases of the nasopharynx and oral cavity).

Baths from pine needles calm the nervous system, and from the kidneys they are useful for treating skin diseases. If someone had a toothache, they again turned to pine: they rinsed their mouth with a decoction of the buds. Such rinses also help cure sore throat.

An infusion of pine needles is useful for carrying out preventive measures against scurvy, as well as for its treatment.

Fresh pine needles contain a large amount of vitamins. This includes vitamin C and B vitamins: B1, B2, as well as vitamins P, E, K and carotene. Pine needles contain 6 times more vitamins than lemons and oranges.

Spruce purifies the air well

Like pine, spruce treats all types of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and lungs. Decoction and tea from spruce very well treat kidneys, inflammation in the bladder, kidney stones and cholelithiasis, edema, and remove water from the body. In case of sore throat, sinusitis, runny nose, rinsing and drops in the nose will help.

Tea from spruce can also be drunk by healthy people to prevent diseases; the body will be disinfected, cleansed, and pathogenic bacteria will die. After all, spruce is a bactericidal plant.

In addition, it should be noted that spruce is a wonderful pain-relieving plant. When your legs ache or your head hurts, you don’t have to look for analgin or citramon. It is worth making a compress (decoction) from spruce, it relieves inflammation and pain.

Baths made from spruce needles calm the nervous system, help the proper functioning of internal organs, cleanse the skin, and make it elastic. And take note that baths should be taken warm.

Birch will help restore spiritual harmony

Birch has soft energy. It relieves fatigue well, increases a person’s overall tone, neutralizes the negative effects of stress, helps restore mental harmony, relieves headaches, and helps recovery.

In domestic medicine, birch has been used as a remedy for centuries. All its parts were used: birch buds, leaves, bark (birch bark), birch sap, tar, birch charcoal. Birch buds have choleretic, diuretic, expectorant and disinfectant effects. Alcohol infusion of buds is used in the form of compresses or rubbing for bedsores and skin irritations. Tea is brewed from the leaves, which helps remove toxins, cleanse the blood, and have a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract and metabolism.

The bark was used for bone fractures, steaming it and applying it similarly to plaster.

The choleretic properties of birch buds are used for diseases of the liver and biliary tract, as well as for bronchitis and tracheitis as a disinfectant and expectorant. Preparations from birch buds are also used for hygienic and therapeutic baths.

Infusions and decoctions from birch buds are used in otolaryngology and dentistry as an anti-inflammatory, decongestant remedy for stomatitis, periodontal disease, sore throat, chronic tonsillitis, acute respiratory diseases in the form of rinses and applications of gauze napkins moistened with infusions or decoctions.

Rowan - a magical tree

Rowan berries contain a high concentration of vitamin C; this is a good vitamin and preventive remedy. They are also used to treat scurvy. They contain organic acids, tannins, and sugar. Berries can be used as a body tonic. Ripe berries have slightly laxative and diuretic properties (eat up to 50 berries).

Rowan is planted near the yard as a talisman; it has magical protective properties and helps to establish a connection between man and nature.

Poplar is a unique tree

This tree perfectly purifies the air, so it is planted near large cities and along roads. Poplar has unique medicinal properties, which, unfortunately, are used less and less today.

The medicinal raw materials are the buds, bark and leaves. Poplar buds and young leaves have an astringent, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, diuretic, analgesic, antipyretic, disinfectant, wound-healing effect, and calm the nervous system. In terms of their effect on the body, they are compared with propolis. Used in the treatment of enuresis, syphilis, prostatitis, cystitis and other diseases.

Tincture of poplar buds, prepared in 40% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10, is used for tuberculosis, rheumatism, gout, fever, inflammation of the bladder, migraine, hypertension, acute and chronic diseases urinary organs, in particular the prostate gland, colds and disorders menstrual cycle in women.

The most common preparation of black poplar is a decoction. Take a tablespoon of kidneys, add a glass of water, and boil over low heat for 10 minutes. and leave for 4 hours. Take 2 tablespoons 5 times a day for 30 minutes. before meals (in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract diseases).

P.S. Today there is a lot of talk about poplar and willow fluff as an allergen. But this is not true. Yes, the fluff is a little irritating and tickles... But willow or poplar cannot be considered the culprit of the allergy. First of all, you need to reconsider your diet, consume less medications and lead a healthy lifestyle. After all, poplar and willow fluff are the best natural air purifiers from exhaust gases and radiation.

A tree with strong immunity reacts sensitively to any damage and resists the invasion of harmful organisms. The woody organism responds to cell damage by the process of compartmentalization, or the formation of protective partitions (barriers) around the lesion. Various substances are deposited in them, preventing the further spread of fungal spores leading to the development of rot.

The most persistent

Scientists classify them as breeds with a good ability to form protective barriers. maple, beech, oak, hornbeam, linden. Poor resistance to rot development birch, apple tree, ash, cherry, poplar, willow, horse chestnut. It is for this reason, as well as in connection with the recruitment for the relatively short period With a large mass, poplar in adulthood poses a threat to the safety of the surrounding space, human health and life. Understanding this, in many European countries it is not recommended for planting in the city.

Practice shows that even if a tree has a good ability to form protective barriers, the success of this process largely depends on the vitality (immunity) of the tree organism. And in this regard, after a thorough assessment of the tree’s condition, the tree doctor is obliged to choose the right treatment strategy for his patient.

• To surgical methods include pruning, treatment of mechanical damage and hollows.
• To therapeutic– all measures aimed at strengthening the tree’s immunity, including: aeration, application of microelements and fertilizers, treatment with stimulants, etc.

Surgical methods include pruning

Choosing a path

First of all (with the rare exception of ensuring safety), a tree care specialist should direct efforts to increase the plant's immunity.

The choice of strategy depends primarily on the time of year.

• In the dormant phase (outside the growing season), a thorough inspection of the crown and trunk of the tree is carried out for safety. The wounds are trimmed and treated (at temperatures down to -5 C), and a crown stabilization system is installed.

The period without the presence of foliage (from October to April) is an ideal time to examine, so to speak, the skeleton of the tree. Nothing is hidden from view and there is a unique opportunity to identify anomalies in the crown area - multiple trunks, competing and intersecting shoots, cracks and dead areas of wood, etc.

• The growing season begins with surgery only in cases where it can no longer be postponed - the presence of a fresh wound, hanging broken branches, dangerous cracks in the forks. In the vast majority of cases, you should start with therapy.

External diagnostic signs such as loss of foliage (defoliation), drying out of branches, the presence of fungal fruiting bodies, indicate serious internal problems by the tree. A competent specialist will first of all look for the root cause of the disease and will urgently work to restore the tree’s protective abilities.

For reference

Dendrochronology– study of variability in the width of tree rings. Widely used in condition monitoring and tree care.

Professional tools

To correctly diagnose a tree, the expert must have a wide range of different equipment in his arsenal: starting from instruments for examining the internal parts of the tree (, , etc.) and ending with tools for working with soil. They are used to measure the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the soil, its temperature and humidity, as well as the degree of compaction.

Provides unique and irreplaceable data dendrochronological information. The study of a selected core (analogous to a puncture from a human organ) provides answers to a number of very important questions:

• how the tree develops during a given growing season;
• what was the increase in any year (of interest to us), starting almost from birth;
• when the tree became sick and what was the cause;
• whether the effect was obtained from the implemented health measures.

The latest know-how for Russia is the study and assessment of the pressure and speed of movement of cell sap in the vessels of a woody plant.

Laboratory research data helps to identify the original source of the problem and develop a comprehensive treatment that will benefit the tree and strengthen its immunity.

Right and on time

The relatively short growing season characteristic of climatic conditions central Russia, leads to the fact that the specialist has little time to make a decision and begin treatment. This is due to the fact that most procedures aimed at increasing immunity are carried out in the soil. The specialist must provide the root-inhabited soil zone with moisture and air and replenish the existing deficiency of microelements and minerals.

It is important to remember:

• the introduction of elements (nitrogen fertilizers) in the second half of summer that stimulate the growth of new shoots will lead to the awakening of dormant buds. Young shoots will take energy away from the tree, but will still die due to autumn frosts, since they will not have time to become lignified in a short period. Naturally, a disruption in the rhythm of development will negatively affect the vitality of an already weakened tree.
• after July 15, only those preparations that will promote better accumulation of nutrients in the roots of the tree - with a high content of phosphorus and potassium - can be applied to the root zone.
• It is better to carry out all aeration measures in the soil before August 30. Perform them in more late date does not make much sense, since it will not bring any benefit to the tree.

After successfully completed therapeutic work, you can move on to surgical work - trimming, treating old wounds. With such an intervention, you need to remember the importance of carrying out work within a certain time frame. They depend on the species, age and condition of the tree. For example, severe pruning of living tree branches (for example, to reduce the crown windage) is often undesirable in the second half of summer, as it can stimulate the development of young shoots from dormant buds, which, as noted above, will die due to frost.

The main goal of a tree care specialist is to develop strong immunity in the plant: a strong and healthy tree successfully resists negative external influences.

Only with specialized knowledge and professional research equipment can a tree care specialist prescribe the correct treatment. The illiterate actions of an amateur are, at best, useless for the tree, and at worst, they speed up hisdeathand in both options the customer loses significant financial resources.

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Trees are our best friends!!! If you doubt this, then we present to your attention the 20 main reasons why it is worth planting, caring for and protecting trees.

#1: Fight the greenhouse effect

Was the result of excess greenhouse gases created by the burning of fossil fuels and the destruction tropical forest. The sun's heat, reflected from the Earth, becomes trapped in a layer of greenhouse gases, causing global temperatures to continually rise. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered one of the main greenhouse gases. Trees convert CO2 into oxygen. Over the course of one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the same amount of CO2 as a car driven 26,000 miles.

#2: Purify the air

Trees absorb odors and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone) and also filter particulate matter from the air by trapping them on leaves and bark.

#3: Provides us with oxygen

In one year, an acre of mature trees can provide oxygen to 18 people.

#4: Cool down the streets and cities

Over the past 50 years, due to large-scale construction and a decrease in the amount of green space average temperature in cities has increased markedly. Trees can lower temperatures by several degrees Celsius by providing shade for our homes and streets, breaking up urban heat islands and releasing water vapor into the air through their leaves.

#5: Save energy

Three trees properly placed around a home can reduce summer air conditioning needs by 50%. By reducing the demand for energy to cool our buildings, emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants from power plants are reduced.

#6: Save water

Many seedlings need about 15 gallons of water per week. Shade from trees slows down the evaporation of water from the soil and increases moisture in the atmosphere.

#7: Prevent water pollution

Trees reduce runoff by breaking up sediment, which helps slow the flow of water. This prevents pollutants and debris from entering the ocean. Trees also act as a sponge that filters groundwater.

#8: Prevent soil erosion

Trees use their root systems to bind the soil, holding it in place, and also slow the speed of wind and the flow of water.

#9: Protect children from UV rays

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in countries with hot and sunny climates. Trees reduce impact ultraviolet rays by approximately 50%, thereby ensuring the protection of children in schoolyards and playgrounds where they spend a lot of time.

#10: Provide us with food

An apple tree can produce about 400-600 kg of fruit per year. In addition to feeding people, trees provide food for birds and wild animals.

#11: Heal

Studies have shown that patients in rooms with tree views recover significantly faster and with fewer complications. Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) were observed to exhibit fewer symptoms of the disease when they had access to. Looking at green trees relaxes and reduces mental fatigue.

#12: Reduce violence

Homes that do not have trees have shown significantly greater levels of violence among their owners than their landscaped counterparts. Trees also help reduce fear.

#13: Gives an idea of ​​the time of year

Is it winter, spring, summer or autumn? Take a look at the trees and it will immediately become clear!

#14: Create economic opportunity

Fruits collected from the garden can be sold, thereby providing income. Good prospects for green business arise in cities, which in our time, more than ever. Professional training courses for people interested in landscaping jobs are also an excellent way to gain economic benefits.

#15: Teachers and Playmates

Homes for children or places of creative and spiritual inspiration for adults. Trees provide us with a cozy space to play, socialize, work or study.

#16: Brings different groups of people together

Planting young trees provides an opportunity for groups of people of different ages, genders and views to participate in collective activities, which improves mutual understanding and leads to new interesting acquaintances.

#17: Serve as protection and habitat for animals

Oak and chestnut are among the many species of urban trees that provide housing and shelter for insects, birds, squirrels and other animals.

#18: Decorate

Trees can mask unsightly views, as well as muffle sounds and create a pleasant and soothing green curtain for the eyes.

#19: Provide wood

In suburban and rural areas, wood can be used as fuel for space heating or cooking.

#20: Increase the value of real estate

The beauty of well-planted and well-maintained trees near a home can increase its value by as much as 15%.