Do not rush to uproot rowan on the plot. It can be a great helper in the care of the face and hair, as well as relieve from many ailments or prevent their appearance.
Properties and chemical composition of red rowan
Not only fruits have useful properties. Fresh leaves, for example, are applied to a wound affected by a fungal disease; bark decoction treats inflammation of the skin and mucous membrane.
Red Rowan - a storehouse of nutrients, each of which has its own purpose:
- Pectins act as thickeners. Due to gelation in combination with organic acids and sugars, pectin is able to excrete toxic metals, pesticides, and radioactive particles from the body.
- Carotene is a natural antioxidant. Provitamin A is easily absorbed by the body. Participates in the chemical processes of the body, restores the work of the organs.
Vitamins of group B - are involved in cellular metabolism.- Ascorbic acid - improves immunity, protects against infectious diseases, stimulates growth, normalizes the condition of teeth, bones, gums, blood vessels.
- Organic acids - enhance the stimulating ability of gastric juice during food processing. Have a choleretic effect. Lower cholesterol in the blood and the amount of fat in the liver.
- Trace elements (magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron) - normalize the activity of the body.
- Dietary fiber - reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood, improves the intestinal microflora.
- Amygdalin has a choleretic effect, protects against oxygen starvation. Prevents fat oxidation.
- Flavonoids - affect the activity of enzymes.
Vitamins of group B - are involved in cellular metabolism.The chemical composition also includes tannins, apple and citric acids, sorbitol, phospholipids, quercetin, cryptoxanthin, triterpene saponins.
The useful fruits of mountain ash red
A wide range of nutrients in the berries of red rowan allows you to use decoctions, tinctures, juices with:
- liver disease;
- metabolic disorders after serious illnesses;
- increased pressure;
- avitaminosis;
- diabetes;
- weakened vessels;
- hemorrhoids;
- anemia.
In folk medicine, mountain ash is used as a diuretic, choleretic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory agent. Berries are indispensable for the prevention of fungal diseases.
Benefits of bark
Infusions and decoctions of bark are no less useful. They are used to prevent the development of atherosclerosis, reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke.
The diuretic effect of the cortex prevents the formation of urolithiasis. Regular use of broth normalizes blood clotting. For women suffering from bleeding, decoction helps to normalize the menstrual cycle.
Broths and bark extracts act as anthelmintic agents, promote healing of wounds, and fight inflammatory processes.
How to procure and store medicinal raw materials rowan
For the preparation of therapeutic infusions, decoctions used fruits, leaves, bark of mountain ash red. The collection of raw materials is carried out at different times.
Fruits are harvested in September, before the onset of frost. Rowan inhabits forest and forest-steppe zones. It grows in separate instances. Raw materials are not recommended to be collected near the rail road, as the plant accumulates heavy metals. Bunches of berries are cut with scissors or shears. Before drying, remove the stem.
The bark is removed from the young shoots in early spring, before sap flow. For medicinal purposes, prepare the raw materials of annual branches. Secateurs cut off the shoot and with a knife make a longitudinal incision so that the bark is easily separated.
Then the leaves, bark, fruits, flowers are laid out in a small layer (3 cm) and dried in a well-ventilated place by natural means. If the crust breaks, the raw material is ready. Willingness of the fruit is determined by squeezing in the hands. If there is no stickiness, the fruit is ready.
Storing berries should be in a glass container under a tightly closed lid. Fresh mountain ash is stored at a temperature of + 2 ... +3 degrees Celsius for 6 months. The shelf life of leaves is 1 year in a dry, cool place.
Recipes of traditional medicine
For the preparation of medicinal tea, decoctions, infusions using fresh, dried or frozen rowan.
Vitamin tea
Colds can be prevented if you drink vitamin tea in the morning. It increases the body's resistance. Tea is useful when intestinal dysbiosis, peptic ulcer 12 duodenal ulcer.
Ingredients:
- Rowan berries - 2 teaspoons;
- water - 200 ml.
Cooking:
- Pour fresh berries in a bowl and pour boiling water over it.
- Drink every morning as a substitute for ordinary tea.
Rowan juice
Fresh juice is useful for low acidity of gastric juice, liver disease, gallbladder.
Ingredients:
- rowan - 1 kg;
- sugar - 200 g;
- salt - 3 tablespoons;
- water - 1.2 liters.
Bring one liter of water to a boil. Add salt and blanch the berries for 4 minutes. Immerse in the cold solution for a few seconds. Grind berries with a blender. Separately prepare the syrup (200 ml of water, sugar). As soon as the syrup boils, combine with grated berries. Spread the mass in separate containers and sterilize in a water bath. Glass jars with a capacity of 0.5 ml - 5 minutes, 1 liter - 15.
Take 2 tablespoons 20 minutes before each meal. The dose is reduced to 1 teaspoon with low acidity of the stomach.
Rowan broth
Dry rowan is used for cooking decoctions. It is used for migraine, rheumatism, bowel disease, constipation, hypertension, atherosclerosis.
Ingredients:
- dry berries - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- water - 500 ml.
Pour the berries in a thermos and pour boiling water. Insist 30 minutes. Berries drain. Broth take 125 ml 4 times a day. You can improve the taste with a spoon of honey.
Curative rowan tincture
To strengthen the immune system will help rowan tincture.
Ingredients:
- dry raw materials - 10 g;
- water - 200 ml.
Raw materials pour cold water and put in a water bath. As soon as the water boils, stand for 15 minutes and filter the solution. Add cold boiled water to 200 ml.
Tincture taken orally for half a cup after a meal in the morning and evening.
Tincture on vodka
Replace hormones for women during menopause will help tincture of alcohol. Means reduces hot flashes, increases efficiency.
Ingredients:
- fresh rowan - 200 g;
- Badian - 2 pcs .;
- nutmeg - 1 tsp;
- vodka - 0.5 l.
Berries, star anise, nutmeg pour alcohol and cork. Keep in a dark place for 2 weeks. Shake once a day. Drink 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Rowan jam
In cooking, use mountain ash, collected after frost. If the berries are fresh, they should be kept in the freezer for 2 days. Jam enhances immunity, keeps the heart in good shape, relieves fatigue.
Ingredients:
- berries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1.5 kg;
- water - 3 cups.
Prepare syrup from sugar and water. Blanch the berries in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Send in the syrup. As soon as the mixture boils, remove from heat. After 12 hours, bring the berries in syrup to a boil and remove again. Do this procedure 3 times. If the syrup seems liquid to you, you can thicken it. Separate the berries from the syrup and set on fire. Boil the syrup to the desired consistency. Before turning off, add berries. After boiling for 3 minutes, pour the jam into sterilized jars and cover with a lid.
The use of red ash in cosmetology
A deficiency of beneficial vitamins and microelements will help fill the red rowan. The decoction is useful for hair: it vitamins the skin, relieves dandruff, fights inflammatory processes. For the face, rejuvenating, nourishing masks are useful. They prevent aging, the formation of new wrinkles.
Anti-aging face mask
Grind fresh mountain ash with a blender until gruel is formed. Add sour cream. All ingredients take in equal shares. Clean the face and apply a thin layer of the mask. After 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Nourishing face mask
Take 1 teaspoon of rowan juice, honey, olive oil. Mix the ingredients and add the egg yolk. The mixture is applied in a thin layer on a clean face and aged for 20 minutes. After the time is washed off with warm water.
Hair conditioner
Pour a tablespoon of dry rowan berries with boiling water and continue to boil for 10 minutes. Strain the broth and use it after washing your hair, gently rubbing into the scalp. Additional rinsing is not required.
Contraindications to the use of mountain ash red
- After a heart attack.
- Increased acidity of the stomach.
- Hypotension.
- When planning a pregnancy. Decoctions and tinctures are contraceptive.
- Individual intolerance.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
