One of the popular medicinal plants, often used in medicine, is considered hawthorn. It is a component of the family. The people have other names, for example, swallowing or lady-verse. The main feature of the hawthorn is its survival and adaptability to various conditions. Some plants of this family survived up to 300 years.
Description and chemical composition
Hawthorn grows in the form of a prickly shrub, in rare cases of a small tree. It has shortterm leaves with large teeth. During the flowering period, inflorescences appear in the form of dense, multiflowered shields. The fruits of hawthorn, as a rule, have a bright red color, but in nature you can also find berries of orange, yellow and black shade. Fruits tasted sweet, no smell.
Hawthorn is often found in the forest, it is also grown in gardens and parks.
Thanks to the unique chemical composition of the plant of the novel, various diseases are treated. The fruits are considered the most healing. They contain components such as ascorbic, pectin and other organic acids, vitamins, b-carotene, flavonoids, catechins, kumarins and other elements.
The following components are considered the most useful for the body:
In addition, the hawthorn is saturated with such elements as iron, zinc, copper, calcium, cobalt, potassium and molybdenum.
Therapeutic properties of the plant
Drugs with hawthorn are prescribed by a patient with different diseases. The plant is not toxic, so it does not quamulate in the body. The main indications for the use of drugs based on hawthorn are:
In addition, a healing plant helps to overcome stressful conditions, insomnia, chronic fatigue, cure psychoemotional disorders and is used for epilepsy, neurosis. With the help of drugs, you can reduce blood sugar, increase blood supply in coronary vessels of the heart and brain, contraction of the heart muscle and reduce excitability.
Hawthorn plant has a calming, protective, expectorant, antioxidant, antispasmodic effect. Medicines made on the basis of fruits help get rid of diseases of the gallbladder, liver and kidneys. Taking drugs helps to cleanse the body of harmful substances, salts of heavy metals.
Hawthorn products are used to eliminate headaches, pain in the shoulders, lower back and shoulder blades. Plant fruits are also used in gynecology (during menopause and for menstrual cycle disorders), gastroenterology (for gastritis, pancreatitis, abdominal pain), in order to prevent flu.
Contraindications for use
Hawthorn is a rather harmless remedy that will not harm the body with its proper use. One only contraindication to the use of drugs based on a plant is the presence of chronic constipation. Pregnant and lactating breasts should be very careful to use hawthorn.
