Burdock root - healing properties and methods of effective use. What does burdock tincture treat: how to prepare and use


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I want to tell you about a wonderful weed, from the prickly fruits of which, as a child, the boys and I sculpted various figures, and the mischievous children threw them and we could not get these prickly “hedgehogs” off our clothes. Of course, you guessed it, we will talk about burdock, the medicinal properties of this plant and contraindications.

You can hear how burdock is popularly called burdock. Burdock or burdock are names of the same plant. Medicinal plant In pharmaceuticals, only large burdock is considered, sometimes felt burdock.

IN folk medicine Burdock root has gained recognition, but its juice and leaves have the same beneficial properties. medicinal properties and therefore have found their application in human health.

In the pharmacy you can find not only crushed and dried burdock roots, but also its extract and oil.

Burdock root extract Doctors usually recommend taking it in case of metabolic disorders in the body, when joint diseases are detected, when infectious diseases and various poisonings.

Burdock root oil prescribed to be taken orally for gastrointestinal diseases intestinal tract and liver. Externally – for hair loss and skin diseases.

Burdock in folk medicine

Traditional medicine has many recipes based on burdock for the treatment of various diseases. These recipes are time-tested and have a lot of positive reviews.

Burdock roots, leaves and juice in its composition have:

  • tannins
  • polysaccharides - especially inulin (invert sugar, which inside the body as a result of synthesis turns into healthy fructose), normalizing metabolic processes in the human body, which means strengthening the immune system
  • lactone – a substance that tonics the heart muscle
  • saturated fatty acids
  • essential oils
  • proteins, proteins
  • vitamins
  • trace elements: zinc, boron, iron, and many others

Medicinal properties of burdock:

  • anti-inflammatory
  • antimicrobial
  • painkiller
  • antiglycemic (lowers blood sugar)
  • blood purifying
  • diuretic
  • choleretic
  • sweatshop
  • antipyretic
  • laxative
  • reducing itching
  • regulates gastric acidity

Burdock root. Medicinal properties

From burdock root, rich in a large number of active biological substances, prepare decoctions, infusions, extracts that are used in the treatment of diseases such as:

  • Metabolic disease
  • Weakening of the body after a long illness
  • During infectious and inflammatory diseases(various “-ites”):
    • Cystitis
    • Tonsillitis
    • Laryngitis
    • Stomatitis
    • Gastritis
    • Colitis
    • Hepatitis
  • Diabetes
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Constipation
  • Osteochondrosis
  • Joint diseases: arthrosis and arthritis, gout
  • Urolithiasis disease
  • Liver diseases
  • Poisoning, especially with alcohol
  • Skin diseases:
    • Furunculosis
    • Acne
    • Psoriasis
    • Eczema
    • Unhealed wounds
    • Seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp
    • Burns

How to make an infusion of burdock roots

In order to prepare an infusion of burdock, take both fresh and dried crushed burdock roots.

  • Chopped burdock root - one teaspoon
  • Boiling water - one glass
  • You need to leave for at least two hours. Use a thermos, this will make the infusion richer. I fill the thermos overnight. In the morning the infusion is ready.
  • Strain and the burdock root infusion is ready.
  • Take the infusion before meals.

One glass is enough for three doses, i.e. you need to drink 1/3 cup of infusion at a time.

How to prepare a decoction of burdock roots

  • Chopped fresh or dry burdock root - two teaspoons
  • Water - 1.5 cups
  • Burdock roots are filled with water and brought to a boil.
  • The broth boils for 5-7 minutes over low heat
  • Let sit for at least 20 minutes
  • Strain

Now you can use the decoction in medicinal purposes:

  • - Inside - usually before meals 4 times a day, one tablespoon.
  • - Externally – as compresses for joint diseases and lotions for skin diseases.

How to prepare tincture of burdock horse

Typically, medical tinctures are prepared with 40% alcohol, and at home - with vodka. I use store bought vodka.

  • 0.5 liters of 40% alcohol or vodka
  • Fresh burdock roots – crushed – half a cup
  • Pour vodka over the roots and seal
  • Leave in a dark place for 2 weeks
  • Strain

Burdock root tincture is usually used to treat such skin diseases, like furunculosis, ulcers, pimples and acne.

Burdock leaves. Medicinal properties

In folk medicine, fresh, healthy-looking burdock leaves are used to treat joint pain, headaches, ulcers and non-healing wounds on the skin.

To do this, the leaves are crushed a little with your hands and a compress is made: applied to the sore spot and then wrapped. Usually such compresses are done on long time rest - at night.

  • Our grandmother tied a burdock leaf to her sore knee and walked around during the day. And when she had a headache, she had a burdock leaf under her scarf. She claimed that the pain gradually subsided imperceptibly.
  • A neighbor treated an ulcer with burdock leaves. He said that the sheet must be washed to remove dust and dirt, dried in the sun, and the smooth side of the sheet applied to the wound and secured with a bandage. After two hours, he let the ulcer “breathe,” and then again applied a bandage based on burdock leaves. I repeated this for three or five days. The wound was healing.

In summer make a medicinal Herb tea and drink it for metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus and prediabetes, to strengthen the immune system. Fresh burdock leaves, pre-chopped, need no more than one tablespoon per standard teapot

in winter dried burdock leaves are added to various herbal teas from strengthening and vitamin body plants.

Burdock juice. Medicinal properties

Burdock juice is prescribed for various liver diseases. Since the juice is a choleretic agent, it should be taken with caution by those who have large stones in the gall bladder.

Externally, burdock juice is used to treat bedsores, ulcers, wounds and burns. It relieves inflammation and itching, accelerates healing.

How to make burdock juice

Burdock juice is squeezed from fresh leaves, sometimes young roots of the plant are added. Young leaves are usually collected at the end of spring - in May. Soak them in water, wash them thoroughly, dry them from water and only then squeeze them out. Fresh Juice.

Drink fresh juice no earlier than 30 minutes before the main meal three times a day, 1 teaspoon. A course of taking juice is usually recommended from 7 to 14 days with a week break.

How to prepare burdock oil at home

Burdock oil is used in folk medicine as a hair treatment. Of course, you can already buy it not only in regular pharmacy, but also in any cosmetics store. But you can cook it at home, on your own.

  • ½ cup chopped burdock horseradish
  • 1 cup of any vegetable oil (they say it’s better to take olive oil - I take regular vegetable oil)
  • Mix, shake occasionally, and leave in a dark place for two weeks or more. We filter and the burdock oil is ready.

Burdock oil is usually used as a hair mask in combination with onion juice, egg yolk and honey. mask from burdock oil It is recommended to keep it on your head for no more than an hour and do it once a week. Otherwise, the scalp may become oily. How to wash off this mask with shampoo oily hair or

Most people know what the burdock plant is and what it looks like. Some have only seen it in photographs, but everyone is sure that it is just a weed that should be gotten rid of. Traditional healers They know that with proper preparation and preparation, an extract, infusion or decoction of burdock helps a person cope with many diseases.

Beneficial properties and contraindications of burdock root

Traditional medicine suggests using burdock root in many recipes that allow you to prepare products with diaphoretic, wound-healing, and diuretic properties. The rhizome of the plant contains fatty and essential oils, glycosides, resins, protein, inulin, bitter and pectin substances, vitamins C, B, E, D. Preparations of this kind are used in the treatment of:

  • inflammation of the mucous membranes;
  • skin diseases;
  • inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract;
  • metabolic disorders;
  • pancreas;
  • gallbladder;
  • salts and stones;
  • kidney;
  • liver;
  • blood diseases.

The beneficial substances of burdock effectively cleanse the body of waste and toxins. Despite the fact that burdock root treats almost all human systems, there are a number of contraindications for use. The plant should not be used by people with personal intolerance to the elements in its composition, because it may develop allergic reaction. Girls should not drink this product during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

For oncology

  1. Drink it for 3 days on an empty stomach in the evening and a teaspoon in the morning.
  2. After 2 days, you can take one teaspoon of the product half an hour before meals.
  3. For the next 25 days, drink the plant juice three times a day, half an hour before meals.
  4. The general course is 30 days, then you need to take at least a 7-day break. After that you can go through it again.
  5. You can also use products with burdock for other types of cancer.

For hair

The substances contained in burdock have a positive effect on strengthening the hair follicles and make the hair silky and smooth. Use a decoction of the plant to prevent hair loss:

  1. To do this, after using shampoo, apply the product to the scalp and then rinse completely.
  2. Should be used at least three times a week.
  3. You can often find burdock oil in health lotions and masks, which is essentially the second name for burdock.
  4. This product is good for treating hair damage caused by perming or coloring.

For weight loss

If there is a problem excess weight people often use traditional medicine as an aid. A good option will be burdock root for weight loss. It can be used in different forms (infusion, decoction), but in all cases the product will have the following positive qualities to combat extra pounds:

  • decreased appetite;
  • acceleration of metabolism;
  • loose stool;
  • removal of excess liquid.

For hepatitis C

Traditional healers claim that burdock root heals the liver:

  1. For this, the juice of this plant is prepared according to a special recipe.
  2. Burdock leaves are used for preparation.
  3. This drink helps restore liver function in case of cirrhosis and different types hepatitis A.
  4. To prepare the juice, you need to grind fresh burdock leaves in a blender or grind through a meat grinder.
  5. Squeeze the resulting pulp through cheesecloth.
  6. It is recommended to take the liquid 3 times a day between meals, a tablespoon.

In gynecology

Burdock has also been used in therapy gynecological diseases. For example, it is used for heavy uterine bleeding:

  1. To do this you will need burdock root that is 2 years old.
  2. You need to carefully dig up the plant, rinse thoroughly and cut into small pieces.
  3. Next, you need to dry them in a dark, drafty place.
  4. The dried root should be ground into powder.
  5. Next, prepare an infusion and take 100 ml 4 times a day.
  6. The entire course of therapy usually lasts a month. If this was not enough for recovery, then you can repeat the procedure after 10 days.

You can simply apply a burdock leaf for inflammation of the mammary glands and breastfeeding. The shiny side of the plant should be turned towards the chest. This will help relieve pain and reduce fever. For mastopathy, it is recommended to take a mixture of burdock roots, butter and egg yolk. Use the product three times a day, a quarter of an hour before meals. The mixture is prepared as follows:

  1. Mix 100 g of butter and burdock root powder and boil.
  2. Add to ready mixture raw yolk, mix.

Instructions for the use of burdock root in folk medicine

You can buy burdock root at the pharmacy, or you can try preparing the ingredients yourself. IN medical purposes use the color of burdock, roots, leaves. You need to collect the plant in the fall of the first year or in the spring of the second. When harvesting roots, it is preferable to use plants that are 1 year old. The raw materials should be dried under a canopy, in a barely warm stove (oven). Storage duration is up to 3 years. Further, the raw materials can be used to prepare various healing agents.

Tinctures

A popular option for preparing this plant is burdock root tincture. It doesn’t take much effort to create it, and it won’t take much time to make. The cooking recipe is as follows:

  1. 10-30 g of crushed burdock roots should be thrown into half a liter of boiling water.
  2. Pour everything into a convenient container and let it brew for an hour.
  3. You should drink the product warm, 150 ml each time after eating.

This recipe should be used when cholelithiasis, rheumatism, gout, stomach ulcers, hemorrhoids, diabetes mellitus, furunculosis or rickets. Another option is a tincture of burdock root in vodka. It is prepared in a ratio of 1:10 and is used to treat affected areas of the skin. You need to infuse the product in a warm place, out of the sun, and the longer it sits, the better it works.

Burdock root decoction

Not only tinctures can be prepared from the plant. Decoctions are often used, which are recommended to be consumed instead of tea. They are recommended to be used in the treatment of rheumatism, colds, inflammation Bladder, cholelithiasis, osteochondrosis and gout. The correct way to brew burdock root is as follows:

  1. Grind the root of the plant.
  2. Take 20 g, pour a glass of water.
  3. Boil over low heat for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat. The broth should sit for 30 minutes.
  5. Strain through cheesecloth.
  6. Drink three times a day. One tablespoon at a time.

Juice

Prepare a drink from burdock leaves. To obtain juice, you must use the leaves of the plant. Using a blender or meat grinder you need to grind them into a paste. Next, the resulting mass is squeezed through gauze. The liquid is used to improve hair health and prevent hair loss. You can soak gauze or cotton wool in the juice and apply it to affected areas of the skin, ulcers or burns. In some cases, the drink is taken orally, 2 tbsp. l. 20 minutes before meals.

Burdock root tea

You can brew dried burdock roots directly in boiling water, which essentially turns into regular tea. It cleanses the blood, accelerates skin regeneration, eliminates muscle and rheumatic pain, and prevents baldness. To prepare, you need to pour the dried roots of the plant with water in a ratio of 1:10 and boil them for 5 minutes. Drink no more than 1 cup 2 times a day.

Video about the healing properties of burdock root

Despite the rich abundance medical supplies, many are eager to learn how to infuse burdock with vodka to treat various diseases. To do this, it is worth considering a number of nuances.

Application of the product

In folk medicine, burdock infusion is often used; its applications are limitless. It is relevant for various problems:

  • poisoning with a mercury drug or the bite of a poisonous animal;
  • promotes relief from aching joints and any sexually transmitted disease;
  • improves metabolism;
  • helps cure rickets, scrofula, dropsy, rheumatism, constipation, chronic eczema, furunculosis, gout, diabetes;
  • knowing how to prepare an infusion of burdock, you can get rid of stones in the bladder and kidneys, ulcers and gastritis;
  • alleviates the condition of prostate adenoma and tumor diseases;
  • the infusion facilitates the manifestation of attacks in bronchial asthma;
  • relieves pain in the pancreas;
  • helps strengthen hair;
  • relieves pain in joints;
  • A properly prepared drink acts on the body as a general strengthening drug.

Burdock root infusion with vodka


More often, the root of the plant is used to make an infusion. For getting desired result you need to know how to infuse burdock root. The ingredient can be used both fresh and dried.

Important! To collect plants yourself for home medicine, it is better to choose the end of summer. The burdock should be kept away from busy areas and should be no more than 1 year old.

The most common classic way to infuse burdock root with vodka is using a fresh plant.

Compound

  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh burdock root;
  • 0.5 l of vodka.

Preparation

  1. Rinse the burdock roots thoroughly with a brush.
  2. Grind using a blender.
  3. Pour the resulting slurry with vodka.
  4. Infuse in a cool, dark place for 7-8 days, shaking every couple of days.
  5. After the expiration date, strain.

An infusion of burdock root becomes even more useful if, during preparation, you add other useful components designed to combat specific ailments.

Burdock leaves for tincture


To prepare an infusion of burdock leaves, treatment plant It is better to collect it yourself in the summer, in July-August. Carefully cut off the leaves, place them on pallets and leave them in a well-ventilated area to dry. To speed up the process, cut them into pieces and spread them in a small layer. To avoid spoilage or rotting, it is recommended to turn them over every day.

When the main ingredient is completely dry, it is placed in fabric bags or paper bags. Store in a dry and well-ventilated area. The healing properties lose their effect after 2 years.

Burdock leaf infusion recipe

Compound

  • burdock leaves – 50 g;
  • water – 50 ml.

Preparation

  1. To boil water.
  2. Pour boiling water over crushed dried burdock leaves.
  3. Leave for at least 4 hours.
  4. Strain the infusion.

Burdock infusion for hair loss


Knowing how to make a burdock infusion for hair loss yourself, you can ensure a future for your hair without hair loss and dandruff, with shine and silkiness. To prepare an infusion of burdock root for hair, useful plant It is recommended to collect and dry in the summer. For better effect the root is cut into pieces and laid out in a dark, ventilated room, out of sunlight.

This ingredient remains without loss of vitamins until the end of winter. Burdock infusion against hair loss is prepared from the dried root of the plant.

Classic burdock root infusion for hair

Compound

  • chopped dried burdock - 1 tbsp. l.;
  • purified water – 1 tbsp.

Preparation

  1. Mix the crushed dry root with water.
  2. Place in a water bath for about 20 minutes.
  3. Leave the burdock hair infusion to steep for 2 hours.
  4. Strain. Burdock infusion for hair is ready for use.

To enhance the effectiveness of the action, you can add dried lavender flowers and nettle leaves to the infusion. It is recommended to rub the burdock root infusion for hair into a freshly washed head, distributing it over the entire length of the hair, starting from the roots. Burdock root has a truly healing effect on hair, an infusion of which is quite easy to prepare.

Burdock infusion for joints


For gout and inflammatory processes in the joints, it is easy to prepare and inexpensive means considered an infusion of burdock for joints. The infusion lubricates the joints, painful sensations will soon disappear.

Compound

  • chopped burdock rhizome;
  • vodka.

Preparation

  1. Fill a glass jar or bottle with burdock roots.
  2. Pour vodka.
  3. Infuse burdock infusion for joints in a dark place for 10-14 days.

An infusion of burdock helps joints with bruises, arthritis, and rheumatism. Helps strengthen damaged areas and restore structural connection.

Burdock decoction


Burdock decoction also has medicinal properties.

Compound

  • crushed plant roots - 4 tablespoons;
  • purified water – 2 tbsp.

Preparation

  1. The roots are poured with boiling water.
  2. Leave for about 12 hours.
  3. Boil over low heat for 10-15 minutes.

This decoction of burdock is recommended for use in cases of oncology, disorders menstrual cycle in women, to remove stones from the kidneys and bladder, diabetes, rickets, rheumatism. External use in the form of compresses is allowed for inflammatory process skin, ulcers and eczema.

To prepare burdock infusion, dry or fresh leaves, roots and flowers of the plant are used. The product is intended for internal use, and for outdoor. Production is allowed by hot and cold methods. After grinding the main ingredient when choosing the cold method, it needs to be filled with water room temperature and insist, tightly closing the lid. When making an infusion using the hot method, you should use boiling water or preheated vegetable oil. Afterwards it should be strained well.

Contraindications


Knowing how to make burdock infusion correctly and in what cases to use it, you can improve your health. At the same time, do not forget about the existence of some contraindications:

  • It is forbidden to use burdock infusion with vodka during pregnancy or breastfeeding;
  • in case of individual intolerance to the components;
  • for colitis;
  • due to allergic reactions.

Important! Due to long-term use of this plant component a deficiency of microelements such as potassium and sodium develops in the body. This is due to the diuretic effect.

If there are no contraindications, recipes based on burdock and burdock can be used independently or with official medicine in parallel. Goes great with drug treatment, massages, acupuncture, physical therapy, physiotherapy.

Spectrum, methods of application and preparation recipe

In domestic folk medicine, burdock root is used quite widely and variably. For example: for kidney stones, diabetes, gout and rheumatism, dropsy, hemorrhoids, rickets and scrofula, furunculosis, chronic eczema, constipation. In addition, they are successfully used for poisoning with mercury preparations and for bites of poisonous animals. A decoction of burdock root is again used for venereal diseases, aching joints.

In Bulgaria, herbalists use burdock root as a diuretic and metabolic enhancer. Also for kidney and bladder stones, gastritis and stomach ulcers. For dermatitis accompanied by itchy skin, burdock root is used externally as a compress.

Burdock infusion helps get rid of prostate adenoma. The infusion is prepared as follows: 2 tablespoons of burdock are poured into one glass of water, left to infuse for 2 hours, and half a glass is used 3-5 times a day.

If a person suffers from tumor diseases, then you can use burdock root in the form of an infusion, decoction, or powder. To prepare them, take burdock root, honey and medical alcohol in equal proportions. This mixture is infused for two weeks, consumed 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

Burdock infusion and decoction have proven themselves to be excellent in the treatment of gastritis. The infusion is prepared in this way: one teaspoon of burdock roots is poured with two glasses of boiling water, left for 12 hours, and consumed 4 times a day, half a glass. Another decoction is prepared as follows: pour one teaspoon of roots with a glass of boiling water, heat over low heat for 5-10 minutes, consume one tablespoon 3 times a day.

If you are worried about pain in the pancreas, it is good to use this decoction of burdock roots: pour a tablespoon of crushed dry roots into two glasses of water, leave for 2 hours, then boil for 15 minutes, drink in warm three times a day after meals throughout the day.

Significantly relieve attacks bronchial asthma You can if you take a tablespoon once a day (morning or evening) infused for 5 days with the following mixture: half a glass of burdock and aspen leaves, one teaspoon of fir, half a spoon of soda and a glass of water.

Burdock is also quite effective for boils; for this, prepare an infusion of burdock leaves and take half a glass twice a day; if you are treated with juice from burdock leaves, you should take a tablespoon.

Again, burdock can help sore joints; to do this, wrap fresh burdock leaves around sore joints and leave overnight.

In order to achieve a general strengthening effect on the entire body, you can prepare a decoction, pour one tablespoon of burdock roots into one glass of water and drink one glass twice a day.

Many people probably know how burdock roots have a beneficial effect on hair. It strengthens hair, gives it strength, beauty and silkiness. Many people know this property of burdock, and the recipe has come to us since ancient times. To prepare it, you need to take one teaspoon of burdock oil and honey, the juice of one small onion and 10 grams of shampoo; it is recommended to use it for dry hair. Apply the resulting mixture to unwashed hair, put a plastic cap and an insulating cap on your head, and leave for half an hour. After this time, you should wash your hair with warm water and let your hair dry without using a hair dryer. You can also simply rub fresh burdock juice into your scalp 2-3 times a week and your hair will certainly delight you.

Summer residents and gardeners value burdock for its valuable property exterminate pests Agriculture. For this purpose, the following infusion is prepared from burdock leaves: half a bucket of crushed leaves is filled to the top with water and infused for three days. After this, the infusion is filtered and the resulting infusion is sprayed on garden plants and shrubs, this rids them of cabbage white caterpillars, cutworms and moths.

Cooking burdock

Burdock root infusion . We prepare the infusion in this way: pour 10-25 grams of crushed roots with two glasses of boiling water, leave for 1 hour in a thermos. Drink half a glass warm 3-4 times a day after meals. This infusion is recommended for kidney and gallstone disease, rheumatism and gout, diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum, gastritis, hemorrhoids, eczema, exudative diathesis, furunculosis and rickets. The duration of treatment is from 20 to 50 days.

This infusion is good for lubricating wounds, ulcers, warts, gargling for a sore throat, washing and wiping the scalp, this will relieve hair loss.

Infusion of burdock leaves . Pour 3 cups of boiling water over 60 grams of leaves, leave for 4 hours, filter. Drink one glass 3 times a day for gastric and duodenal ulcers, kidney and liver stones.

Burdock seed infusion . Pour one glass of boiling water, leave 20 grams of seeds for one hour, filter. Use 1-2 tbsp. 3-4 times a day will relieve chronic constipation.

Burdock root decoction . 1. 15-20 grams of crushed roots are poured with a glass of water and boiled over low heat for 20 minutes, left for 30 minutes, strained. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day after meals. Used for urine and cholelithiasis, inflammation of the bladder, rheumatism, gout and osteochondrosis, as a diaphoretic for colds.

Burdock root decoction 2. Boil 100 grams of crushed burdock roots in one liter of water until half the original volume is obtained. Strain and add honey to taste. Use 3 tbsp. spoons 3-4 times a day. Used for urolithiasis, rheumatism, gout, hemorrhoids and exudative diathesis.

A decoction of burdock leaves and inflorescences . Boil 20 grams of burdock leaves and inflorescences in a glass of water for 5 minutes. After that, gauze is moistened in the resulting decoction and applied to the sore joint. Used for gout and rheumatism, you can add the decoction to the bath.

Juice from burdock leaves . Squeeze the juice from young burdock leaves and mix it with crushed leaves. This mixture is applied to wounds, ulcers, burns and bedsores.

Burdock ointment. Grind 25 grams of burdock leaves and roots, boil in half a glass of water for 20 minutes, after which the resulting mixture is ground with 100 grams of butter. Used for the prevention and treatment of baldness, again for the treatment of burns and frostbite.

Burdock oil. 75 grams of fresh root is poured with 200 grams of any fatty oil(sunflower, etc.) are infused for 24 hours, then simmered over low heat for 15 minutes, filtered. Used to improve hair growth and skin diseases.

This remedy is prepared for the treatment of burns. : leaves and roots of burdock are boiled in water and then ground with butter. At skin itching or for headaches, apply burdock leaves to the sore spot.



Traditional medicine involves the use of simple and available funds for treatment various ailments. Thus, burdock, widespread in Russia and known to everyone, can have a strong effect on the body. It can be used to eliminate and prevent various diseases. For medicinal purposes, different parts of this plant are used, prepared different ways. One of the most common options is burdock tincture with vodka. It has a number of advantages and is easy to prepare.

Beneficial properties of burdock

Treatment with burdock tincture

All parts of burdock (also called burdock) are suitable for use in home medicine and cosmetology. Roots, stems, leaves and seeds contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, mucus, essential oils. All these elements have a beneficial effect on the body. In particular, they contribute to the normalization of work digestive system, help heal diseased joints. Drinking burdock tincture will speed up the recovery process for atherosclerosis, urolithiasis, gout, and influenza. How aid it is taken for diabetes, obesity and oncological diseases. Among other things, burdock helps eliminate unpleasant consequences poisoning

Chemical composition different parts This plant has a beneficial effect not only on human health, but also on beauty. Thus, burdock-based products are widely used to improve the condition of hair - it becomes strong and thick. They are also used to treat skin inflammations, in particular acne and boils.

Contraindications

Burdock has virtually no contraindications. These include only pregnancy and breastfeeding, when taking any drug must be agreed with a doctor. Also, in rare cases, allergies or individual intolerances may occur. Upon admission alcohol tincture age should also be taken into account. Also, keep in mind that some medications are incompatible with alcohol, so if you are currently are undergoing a course of treatment, carefully study the instructions for the drug.

Features of using tincture

Burdock tincture with vodka is convenient medicine with a long shelf life. It can be used to treat various diseases and carry out prevention. Considering wide range its use, it is easy to understand that both the dose and duration of taking the tincture are determined individually. To be sure of the correctness of the decision, you need to consult your doctor in advance. This is especially true for treatment serious illnesses. In this case, complex therapy is most often used.

If you plan to use burdock tincture for preventive purposes, then it will be enough to take it just once a day, a tablespoon. It is best to do this in the morning, 30 minutes before your first meal.

Alcohol tincture is good for treating flu and colds. It is especially effective at the first symptoms of the disease. In this case, it is best to take it 3-4 times a day, a tablespoon with the addition of honey. At the same time, avoid drafts and try not to leave the house. This way you can eliminate all symptoms in 2 - 3 days.

a useful folk remedy that can be prepared and used at home

Tincture recipes

Burdock tincture with vodka is most often made from the root of the plant. It can be either dried or fresh. If you choose fresh and want to collect it yourself, keep in mind that it is better to do this at the end of summer. Only plants aged 1 year, growing away from cities and busy roads, are suitable for collection.

The tincture can also be prepared from the leaves, but in this case the process will be more labor-intensive, so this option is rarely used.

When preparing the product, other components are often added to vodka, in addition to burdock. They help make the tincture even more useful, especially when needed to treat specific disorders.

Classic recipe

You will need:

  1. Fresh crushed burdock root - 2 cups;
  2. Vodka - 500 ml.

The roots must be washed and brushed, thoroughly crushed in a blender and poured with vodka. You need to infuse the composition in a cool place for a week, shaking it periodically. After this, strain the tincture.

Tincture for the treatment of muscles and joints

Ingredients:

  1. Burdock root - 3 tbsp;
  2. Elecampane root - 3 tbsp;
  3. Vodka - 500 ml.

Grind the roots of the plants and pour vodka, leaving them in a cool place for 2 weeks. Stir the mixture periodically and strain it at the end. This tincture is good for rheumatism and arthritis, as well as painful sensations in joints and muscles. You should take it three times a day, 15 drops, and rub it on sore spots at night.

Complex remedy with burdock

You will need:

  1. Burdock root - 2 tbsp;
  2. Licorice root - 1 tbsp;
  3. Series - 1 tbsp;
  4. Strawberry leaves - 1 tbsp;
  5. Vodka - 500 ml.

Grind all the ingredients and add vodka. Then send the composition to a cool place for 10 days. Shake occasionally, then strain and take 3 times a day, about 20 drops before meals. This tincture helps normalize metabolism, strengthens the immune system and improves digestion. With its help you will fill the deficit useful substances in the body and prevent the development of various diseases.

Burdock tincture with vodka is good remedy in the fight against various disorders. For the most effective results, you must always remember to take the medication regularly. At misuse even useful remedies may cause harm, so before treating serious chronic diseases folk remedies, you should definitely consult a specialist.

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