Sent 04 July 2013 — 21:11
tat, in general, it is not recommended to raise the immune system in case of RA. The lower it is, the better for the joints, and as a result of the basis of work, remission.
I take the basic methotrexate, and it removed all the swelling for me in a couple of months.
About Wobenzym, it was once fashionable, and it was prescribed to everyone or many. My rheumatologist went to its presentation, and he said that there was nothing sensible about it.
The fact that there was swelling on the face is most likely Cushing's from hormones.
I would still advise you to check your kidneys thoroughly, perhaps they are causing swelling in your legs.
Since the custom of carrying a sword has ceased, it is absolutely necessary to have a sharp tongue...! (G. Heine)
Only a person completely devoid of imagination cannot find a reason to drink champagne! (O. Wilde)
My favorite vitamin is methotrexate!!!
Sent 04 July 2013 — 21:56
There will be no harm from Wobenzym, let him take it since he bought it. And the benefits. It made me feel better, the pain in my joints was quieter. And some consider him a dummy. Need to try.
But “increasing the immune system,” as you say, is impossible with RA, but, on the contrary, it is necessary to suppress it.
Arina, what then? My dad is like a plant, the breeze blows and he immediately gets sick. That’s why I bought Wobenzym because it is compatible with medications for RA and reduces side effects.
Sent 04 July 2013 — 22:02
How is dad’s overall health while taking methotrexate and hormones? How are his joints? I wouldn’t exclude the heart from the list either, check the ECG, ECHO, and so on.
Microcrystalline arthritis is a group of joint diseases caused by the deposition of microcrystals of various compositions in them. These include diseases with fundamentally different etiologies and pathogenesis. But they all have one thing in common - acute arthritis of one or several joints, occurring in the form of attacks. Microcrystalline arthritis is most often caused by urate crystals (gout) and calcium pyrophosphate crystals (pyrophosphate arthropathy). Of great, if not decisive, importance in the diagnosis of these diseases is the identification of the corresponding crystals in the tissues of the joints (usually in the synovial fluid) using polarization microscopy.
Pyrophosphate arthropathy is a disease of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition.
The etiology is unclear. There are known genetic forms of the disease, cases where pyrophosphate arthropathy develops as the bottom of the manifestations of diseases such as hemochromatosis, Westphal-Wilson-Konovalov disease, hyperparathyroidism, etc. But more often, no prerequisites for the development of the disease are found. Unlike gout, there are no systemic disturbances in the metabolism of inorganic phosphate or calcium, no increase in the level of these indicators in the blood is found in pyrophosphate arthropathy. It is assumed that there are local disturbances in the metabolism of pyrophosphate and calcium in the tissues of the joints. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals are deposited first in cartilage. When crystals enter the joint cavity, inflammation develops.
Rare diseases
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What is the role of heredity in the formation of Rheumatoid arthritis?
RA patients often have HLA-DR4 and, to a lesser extent, HLA-DR1. More than 90% of patients have 1 of these HLA antigens, especially often they appear in patients whose disease is severe (with extra-articular manifestations, the need for joint replacement, etc.). A more difficult course of the disease is observed in people who are homozygous or heterozygous for the above allelic genes.
However, HLA-DR4 is found in 20-30%
people in the general population, therefore, it is impossible to explain the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthritis solely by genetic causes. For the development of the disease, the action of some other (trigger) moments is required. Which ones specifically are still unclear. Currently, this relationship is being actively studied.
Describe the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The onset of RA is traditionally either subacute (20%) or gradual (70%), with arthritic pain, swelling and joint stiffness; the number of affected joints increases over weeks and even months. In approximately 10% of patients, the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis is acute, and some have only periodic moments of resumption of symptoms, which then develop into a chronic disease.
What is meant by “symmetrical joint damage”? Symmetry means damage to the joints of the same name on both sides. In addition, with RA, the entire joint is involved in the process, unlike osteoarthritis, when only those areas that are most exposed to mechanical stress are affected
What is pannus?
This disease can manifest itself in completely different ways. Most often, the first signs of the disease are swelling of the joints of the fingers (especially the middle joints, the joints of the terminal phalanges are less likely to suffer) and the wrist joints, which most often bother in the morning. In general, with rheumatoid arthritis, the symptoms are more noticeable in the morning, the joints hurt more, they swell and become less mobile. This morning “undeveloped” joints sometimes lasts for several hours and subsides only after taking medications. When walking, the patient experiences pain under the balls of his toes, followed by swelling of the knee, ankle and elbow joints, as well as a painful loss of mobility in the shoulder joints. Sometimes it can take several days or even weeks until the patient realizes that something is wrong with him. It is also important to note that in addition to pain in the joints, the patient generally feels exhausted, he gets tired quickly, loses his appetite, he may have a fever, sweating, he loses the desire to work and generally loses interest in life. The main symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are pain, swelling and, as a result, limited joint mobility. Pain may initially appear only when moving. In case of severe inflammation, pain can occur at rest, and it can even wake up the patient. Several of the symptoms we mentioned above appear at the same time - we call them general symptoms. The occurrence of this disease is completely unnoticed; it seems to creep up. In very rare, isolated cases, the onset of the disease is characterized by the sudden appearance of edema, increased body temperature and redness of the joints - such acute forms of the disease, fortunately, tend to more quickly improve the patient’s condition.
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the types of arthritis, the peculiarity of which is symmetrical inflammation of peripheral joints and concomitant damage to internal organs. In women, this disease occurs approximately five times more often than in men; The number of cases is rising among people over 30 years of age.
Specific symptoms of this disease that make it possible to distinguish it from others are:
Due to its autoimmune nature, rheumatoid arthritis affects not only the joints, but also the internal organs: nerves, heart, blood vessels, lungs, kidneys. If left untreated, damage to internal organs can lead to the appearance of nonspecific signs of this disease:
Typically, rheumatoid arthritis manifests itself in the area of the hands and fingers, and symmetrically, that is, on both hands. Less commonly, it affects the hip, knee and ankle joints. Unlike rheumatism, pain and swelling with this disease are persistent and can last for months or even years.
Most often, the disease makes itself felt by pain, which intensifies in the second half of the night. In the morning there is stiffness in the joints, which goes away by lunchtime. During the day the pain subsides, and by the evening it practically does not make itself felt. After warming up or active movements, stiffness, swelling and discomfort quickly disappear: this is how rheumatoid arthritis can be distinguished from arthrosis, in which the pain only intensifies as a result of stress.
Birch buds are a unique natural remedy that helps get rid of a whole bunch of diseases; it is noteworthy that this is a very effective and environmentally friendly medicine that is accessible to most people.
After all, birch is one of the most common trees in the temperate climate zone.
The medicinal properties of birch buds were valued in ancient times; as soon as sap began to flow in the spring and the buds began to swell, they were carefully cut from the branches and dried, later used to prepare medicinal decoctions and infusions.
During the same period, healing birch sap is also collected, which brings great benefits to health.
Birch buds are collected in the spring during the swelling period. Birch buds are collected while they are not yet open, but already swollen - while the birch sap is moving along the tree trunk.
This is very important, because collecting birch buds too early is useless. They still have too few nutrients. The buds are collected by hand or cut off along with the branches.
The color of the buds is brownish-brown, sometimes greenish at the base. The smell is balsamic, intensifying when rubbed. The taste is slightly astringent, resinous.
It is better to collect birch buds outside the city, away from highways and factories, then it will be an environmentally friendly raw material.
Dry them outdoors or in dryers at a temperature of 25–30 degrees. Store them in cloth or paper bags or in glass containers.
To fully appreciate the benefits and medicinal properties of birch buds, you need to consider their biochemical composition. Those who like to take a steam bath with a birch broom know how pleasant the air becomes. So, the same fragrant essential oils as in the leaves are also contained in birch buds.
Birch buds contain essential balsamic oil, which includes betulenic acid, betulol and betulen, resinous substances, alkaloids, flavonoids, fatty acids, vitamin C, PP, carotene and saponins, tannins and minerals (magnesium, calcium and iron).
The oil obtained in an amount of 5-8% by steam distillation of the buds is a thick yellow liquid with a pleasant balsamic aroma.
The beneficial properties of birch buds are known not only to folk medicine, but also to traditional medicine. They have a diuretic, choleretic, diaphoretic, blood purifying, analgesic, disinfectant, wound healing effect.
This is an excellent anthelmintic; birch buds relieve inflammation and have a strong antibacterial effect, killing enteric typhus microbes.
Birch bud tincture (1:5) exhibits antimicrobial activity against antibiotic-resistant forms of 144 strains of staphylococci isolated from patients with various forms of purulent infection.
This allows you to treat various purulent infections, such as phlegmon, furunculosis, peritonitis and mastitis. Essential oils contained in birch buds have a destructive effect on invasions.
Alcohol preparations remove Trichomonas, helminths, Giardia, and ciliates from the body. Birch buds not only destroy parasites, but also eliminate toxins and normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Preparations prepared from the buds of the plant are prescribed for swelling of cardiac origin . Birch buds increase diuresis and quickly reduce swelling in the periphery, even when traditional diuretics do not have the desired effect. For edema caused by functional kidney disorders, such treatment is not recommended, since resinous substances can irritate the kidney tissue.
The choleretic properties of birch buds are used for diseases of the liver and biliary tract . In addition, they are used in the treatment of bronchitis and tracheitis as a disinfectant and expectorant. Birch bud preparations are also used for hygienic and therapeutic baths.
As can be seen from the above, birch buds have a lot of medicinal properties.
As mentioned at the beginning, this medicinal raw material is mainly used in the form of infusions. It is also widely used in folk medicine in the form of alcohol tinctures and ointments. .
Infusions and decoctions of birch buds are used in otolaryngology and dentistry as an anti-inflammatory, decongestant and epithelizing agent for stomatitis, gingivitis, periodontal disease, glossitis, sore throat, chronic tonsillitis, acute respiratory diseases in the form of rinses and applications of gauze napkins moistened with infusions or decoctions.
In folk medicine, birch buds are used to treat gout, rheumatism, and joint pain. They will help in the treatment of burns, eczema, and acne. Compresses made from a decoction of birch buds will have a wound-healing effect.
Thanks to their regenerative effect, birch buds promote faster cell regeneration. In the treatment of arthritis, trophic non-healing ulcers, edema, a decoction of birch buds will have a diuretic and strengthening effect on the body.
For diseases of the mouth and throat, it is recommended to gargle with a decoction that contains birch buds.
10 grams of kidneys are poured into 0.2 liters of hot water, then boiled for 15 minutes, cooled and filtered. It is recommended to drink this decoction every day, half a glass between meals. It will help restore the body during colds and flu, and provide the necessary vitamins in the spring. You can gargle with it for sore throat, stomatitis or periodontal disease; it reduces swelling, having diuretic and choleretic properties.
Alcohol tincture of birch buds is recommended for colds, laryngitis, bronchitis, tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, indigestion, poor appetite, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, stomach and duodenal ulcers, dysentery and dyspepsia in children, pinworms and roundworms, as choleretic and diuretic, for kidney stones and bladder diseases, for headaches and migraines, for atherosclerosis.
The tincture is useful to give to seriously ill people after stress, especially to women after an artificially terminated pregnancy, during a difficult menopause, with edema of cardiac origin, and with liver disease.
Preparation of alcohol tincture (internally)
Pour 20 g of dry crushed birch buds into 100 ml of 70% alcohol or vodka, leave in a dark, cool place for 3 weeks, shaking the contents periodically, strain, squeeze out the rest.
Take 20 - 30 drops per 1 tablespoon of water 3 times a day 15 - 20 minutes before meals.
Alcohol tincture for external use
As an external analgesic, anti-inflammatory agent, alcohol tincture of birch buds is used for rubbing and compresses for rheumatism, gout, joint pain, lumbago and bedsores, in the treatment of minor wounds, skin erosions, skin irritation with purulent discharge, in the treatment of acute and chronic forms of eczema, bad healing ulcers, in the treatment of myositis and arthritis, for toothache in the form of a mouth rinse.
Preparation of tincture for external use
Birch buds are ground in a mortar and poured with alcohol at the following rate: for 1 part by weight of buds - 5 parts of alcohol. In the absence of alcohol, you can use high-quality vodka. After a week, the tincture is ready for use.
There are two ways to prepare kidney ointment:
The first method requires 700–800 grams of unsalted butter and birch buds as needed. Take an enamel pan and alternately add oil and birch buds into it in equal finger-thick layers. After this, the closed pan is wrapped in foil and placed in a preheated oven for a day. You can add camphor to the resulting ointment to enhance the therapeutic effect (a little, about five grams).
The second method is simpler - pour boiling water over birch buds, filter this liquid and mix it with melted lanolin. After the resulting mass has hardened, drain the liquid formed on the surface. The ointment is ready for use.
The ointment obtained by these methods can be rubbed into sore joints every evening. In addition to rheumatism, it will be useful for eczema.
Birch buds have, albeit minimal, contraindications for use. Birch buds should not be used for medicinal purposes by women during pregnancy and lactation .
It is also recommended to use them very carefully in acute diseases of the urinary system and renal failure.
Ideally, you should consult your doctor before ingesting birch buds. This is not always possible, but it will avoid many troubles.
The medicinal properties of birch buds have been known for a long time: anti-inflammatory, diuretic, analgesic - and this is not the whole list. The birch tree itself is a unique plant: its leaves (young, early), buds, bark, sap, and tar are used in medicine and cosmetology. A useful and proven remedy is propolis, a product of processing secretions from birch buds by bees.
Collection and preparation of birch buds
Several types of birch are used for medical and cosmetic purposes: white, ribbed and silver birch. This does not change the medicinal properties of birch buds. You need to collect raw materials at the moment of warming up, when the sap begins to circulate through the tree. Depending on the region, this is the period from early to mid-February to April. At the time of collection, the buds should not be too swollen, and the branches should not be covered with leaves. It is then that the raw materials are rich in useful microelements. To collect buds, you need to cut the branches and lay them out in a thin layer in a ventilated area. This could be an attic or a shed. After some time, the buds are picked by running your hand along the branch. Raw materials sifted through a sieve should be stored in paper bags.
Medicinal properties of birch buds
Birch buds - folk recipes
Other medicinal properties of birch
Treatment with birch buds: contraindications
Doctors' recommendations are what you need to follow before self-medicating. Even such harmless remedies as folk recipes have side effects. For example, an infusion or decoction of birch buds can irritate the mucous membranes of the stomach and kidneys, so their long-term use is not recommended. Pregnant and lactating women are strictly prohibited from consuming buds in any form.
People have known about the medicinal properties of birch for a long time, but even now birch is in demand in folk medicine. In spring, birch is especially valued. She can become a real nurse for a person’s body weakened over the winter. Just recently I published an article about the benefits of birch sap. For those who have not read the article and are interested, follow this link.
Birch buds are collected in the spring during the swelling period. End of April - beginning of May. Judging by our spring, this year it will be possible to collect birch buds no earlier than May.
Birch buds are collected while they are not yet open, while birch sap is moving along the tree trunk. This is very important, because collecting birch buds too early is useless. They still have too few nutrients. The buds are collected by hand or cut off along with the branches. I think that the second method is still blasphemous.
Dry them in the open air or in dryers at a temperature of 25-30 degrees. Store them in cloth or paper bags or in glass containers.
Birch buds use . Infusions and decoctions of birch buds are used as:
Here is such a wide range of uses of birch buds.
Birch buds are contraindications . It is not recommended to use tinctures and decoctions of birch buds for:
Birch buds decoction . How to cook it correctly?
Take 10 grams of kidneys per glass of boiling water. Boil everything over low heat for 12-15 minutes, strain. Add warm water to 200 ml. Take 1 tbsp decoction. 3 times a day.
Pour 2 tablespoons of birch buds with 2 cups of boiling water, leave in a warm place in a tightly sealed container for 6 hours (it is best to use a thermos). After this, filter and take the infusion during the day in 3 doses.
Decoction for inhalation from birch buds.
Pour 2 tablespoons of birch buds into 2 cups of boiling water, leave in a water bath for 30 minutes and inhale.
Alcohol tincture of birch buds.
Grind the birch buds in a mortar and pour in alcohol (1 part birch buds, 5 parts alcohol). After a week, the tincture is ready for use. Infuse in a dark and dark place. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. This tincture is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, headaches and migraines, atherosclerosis, joint damage, and severe hiccups.
Externally, this alcohol tincture is used for rheumatism, joint pain, treatment of eczema, for the treatment of bedsores, myositis and arthritis, toothache and gum disease.
It’s great to use birch bud tincture for colds - just rub your body, this will cause profuse sweating and reduce body aches. At the same time, it is advisable to drink tea from birch buds . The buds should be brewed as usual as tea and drunk warm throughout the day. After rubbing, you need to go to bed, warmly wrapped in a blanket.
If you are overworked during heavy physical or mental work, to improve performance, it is good to prepare a decoction of birch buds and Rhodiola rosea roots (1 tsp per 200 ml of water). Boil for 10 minutes over low heat, leave for an hour, strain. Take a glass 3 times a day, with honey.
For those who like clarity and who still have questions about the use of birch buds, I suggest watching the video:
If you are not ready to collect birch buds yourself, you can buy them at the pharmacy. I wish you all good health along with simple recipes from nature.
What are birch buds, what beneficial properties do they have, how and for what diseases are they used, what beneficial properties do they have, how to properly harvest them - you will find all this in this article.
From time immemorial, birch was considered a medicinal plant.
Our ancestors used birch buds in the fight against numerous diseases long before the advent of antibiotics and other chemicals.
Medicinal compositions from birch buds have antiseptic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and tonic properties.
White birch is a fast-growing deciduous tree with white, smooth-to-touch bark and characteristic black fragments. Reaches 25 m in height. The leaves are diamond-shaped. The flowering period falls in April-May. The flowers are heterogeneous and form an inflorescence in the form of earrings. The fruit reaches maturity by mid-winter. The plant can reproduce both vegetatively and from seed. Birch buds are straight with a smooth, delicate surface.
All types of birch trees are valuable spring honey plants.
Based on its chemical composition, tree pollen is one of the most valuable foods for bees because it contains a high percentage of fat.
Harvesting of buds is carried out in early spring.
Opened buds do not have medicinal properties. Drying of raw materials is carried out in air or using special dryers.
Store harvested birch buds in a dry, well-ventilated area.
There are several tricks when procuring raw materials.
In winter and early spring, birch buds are small, which makes it difficult to collect them in large quantities.
To simplify the collection process, birch branches are brought into a warm room and waited for 1-2 days. During this time, the kidneys will swell and increase in volume. The main thing is not to allow the buds to open, otherwise all the beneficial properties will be lost.
If properly prepared and stored, the kidneys are suitable for consumption for two years.
The composition of the plant is very diverse, due to which the raw material has such valuable medicinal properties.
Birch buds contain:
Birch buds have a therapeutic effect.
They help improve metabolism and the synthesis of female sex hormones.
They are prescribed for hypo- and vitamin deficiency, atherosclerosis, peptic ulcers, chronic kidney diseases, inflammation of the genitourinary system, and urolithiasis.
Traditional medicine uses birch buds to treat chronic bronchitis, gastritis and peptic ulcers, and to fight parasites.
Essential oils extracted from birch buds are used in cosmetology.
Drugs made from kidneys have the following effects:
Most often, a decoction of birch buds is used as a medicine. To obtain it, you need to pour 2 teaspoons of the raw material into a glass of boiling water and when the mixture has cooled, strain.
The resulting decoction contains many vitamins that help strengthen the immune system, so it is useful during periods of exacerbation of colds and flu.
For acute and chronic tonsillitis, they are used to gargle. Thanks to its antiseptic properties, the influence of pathogenic microorganisms that cause inflammation of the tonsil mucosa is eliminated.
For skin diseases that cause unbearable itching, take baths with a decoction. It has a calming effect and alleviates the patient's suffering.
To prepare a decoction of birch buds, you need to pour 2 teaspoons of the raw material with a glass of boiling water and leave in a water bath for 15 minutes, then when the mixture has cooled, strain.
For ulcers, burns and wounds on the body, apply a compress moistened with a decoction
For stomatitis, inflammation and bleeding gums, I use the decoction to rinse the mouth. This helps relieve inflammation and heal ulcers.
The decoction is used to rinse hair, because birch buds can help stop baldness.
Half a glass of raw material is poured into 0.5 liters of vodka and the mixture is sent to a dark, warm place for 2 weeks. After this time, the tincture is filtered through several layers of gauze and taken a teaspoon before meals, after diluting the drug with water.
Vodka tincture helps in the treatment of purulent wounds, bedsores, ulcers, abrasions, and eczema. Injured areas of the skin are regularly lubricated with the resulting medicine.
For stomach ulcers, the remedy is taken orally, 10-15 drops, mixed with water.
This simple drug also treats otitis media. 2-3 drops of the product are instilled into each ear of the patient and they are given rest.
For arthritis, the painful part of the body is rubbed with birch bud tincture.
Instead of vodka, you can use alcohol. For alcohol tincture, birch buds must be crushed in a mortar and poured with alcohol in a ratio of 1:5. Leave in a dark place for 3 days. Take a teaspoon three times a day.
The alcohol-based product is recommended for people with pulmonary tuberculosis, peptic ulcers, and migraines.
When you have a cold, you need to rub the tincture on your body. To enhance the effect, you can prepare tea from birch buds.
To do this, 1 cup of buds is poured with 600 ml of vegetable oil and sent to infuse in a dark place for 40 days. Then add 50 grams to the preparation. chamomile, 50 gr. St. John's wort and leave for another 21 days.
The mixture must be shaken periodically to mix. After this, the tincture is boiled for half an hour over low heat and left for another 3 days.
This remedy will help with hemorrhoids. To achieve a therapeutic effect, microenemas are made 2 times a day with the addition of the resulting oil infusion. External hemorrhoids are lubricated with tincture twice a day.
You will need 0.5 kg of butter or lard and 250 ml. plant component. A layer of fat (2 cm) is placed in an enamel bowl, then a layer of kidneys (2 cm) and so on until all the raw materials are used.
Then cover the container with a lid and place it overnight in a stove or oven preheated to 100 °C. In the morning, the warm mixture should be strained and left to harden.
The ointment is used for rheumatism and eczema, every evening, rubbing into the affected part of the body.
Birch buds will help with hair loss. For depleted, damaged hair, there is an excellent recipe for a natural mask based on tincture. In addition to healing and treatment, the mask is suitable for lightening and gives hair a vibrant shine.
The tincture is prepared as follows.
Pour 100 ml of alcohol into a teaspoon of raw material and leave for 10 days. To prepare the mask, mix 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil, a teaspoon of tincture and a few drops of essential oil (lavender, rosemary, fir).
Rub the product into the roots, wrap your head with film and wrap it in a towel. Leave for 3 minutes, then rinse with shampoo.
The collection is prepared by mixing buds, St. John's wort, immortelle and chamomile. To prepare the mixture, take 100 grams of each herb, chop everything thoroughly and mix.
Brew 1 tbsp. spoon of the mixture in 0.5 liters of boiling water. Leave for half an hour and filter.
The product is taken before bed, adding 250 ml of a teaspoon of honey and in the morning half an hour before meals until the mixture is finished. Course once every five years.
It is used for:
It is recommended to drink for people who want to lose weight, improve their eyesight, and remove toxins.
A glass container with an airtight lid is suitable for storage.
Without the permission of a doctor, the use of the product on birch buds is prohibited:
Nature did not leave man alone with his problems. Almost every disease can be prevented or cured using herbal remedies.
An experienced doctor will draw up treatment instructions and correctly introduce these drugs into the treatment complex along with pharmaceutical drugs, which will help reduce the harmful effects of synthetic chemicals on the body.
The time has come for collecting birch buds, the time for the first preparations. Hello, dear readers and guests of the medical blog “Traditional Medicine Recipes”.
Herbalists, healers and herbalists use birch buds, either one type or several: white, silver, ribbed.
In the last century, before the perestroika period, the public actively took part in collecting medicinal plants, thanks to which there was always an abundance of medicinal herbs on the shelves of pharmacies.
? It is recommended to collect birch buds before their pronounced (clearly noticeable) swelling and, naturally, before the leaves bloom. Depending on the latitude of the region, the harvesting time ranges from February to March, that is, with the onset of heat.
You need to harvest it this way: cut off young branches, lay them in a thin layer for drying in ventilated rooms (attics, under sheds), then thresh them or pinch them off (as foresters say). Sift through a sieve and store birch buds in paper bags.
? Some secrets (subtleties) of preparing medicinal raw materials. Firstly, in winter and early spring, birch buds are tiny, so it is quite difficult to collect a large number of them.
Therefore, to swell and increase in volume, bring the prepared branches into a warm room for 1-2 days. More significant swelling should not be allowed, because this reduces the medicinal value of the kidneys.
Secondly, you will need a large number of branches. This can be solved quite simply: come to the logging site exactly at this time, and the foresters there will be happy to give you the so-called logging residues.
? Birch buds are a unique plant material that has powerful anti-inflammatory properties; in terms of these indicators, it is ahead of even black elderberry flowers. Birch buds contain a lot of essential oil (up to 7-8%), flavonoids, tannins, and phytoncides, which mainly determine the medicinal value of the raw material.
? Herbalists and foresters in the Siberian region widely use tincture of birch buds in moonshine (a glass of dry raw materials per half liter of moonshine, infused for three weeks and filtered) for many problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
Most often, for stomach ulcers, 20-30 drops (less than a teaspoon) in one tablespoon of water 3 times a day before meals. The therapeutic effect can be enhanced by taking a teaspoon of honey.
? For poor digestion (indigestion), tincture of birch buds is the best remedy: also drink 30 drops, but more often - from 3 to 5 times a day. Taking this remedy in all patients reduces the feeling of abdominal pain.
? Tincture of birch buds treats dropsy associated with impaired renal function. An infusion of lingonberry leaves is used as an additional diuretic, which is also a good anti-inflammatory agent. Both drugs work well together.
? Siberians use the tincture to treat worms: roundworms and pinworms. 20 drops 5-6 times a day. To treat bladder (cystitis) they drink both tincture and water infusion of birch buds.
? In folk medicine, infusions and decoctions of birch buds are used as a diaphoretic, choleretic and wound-healing agent. Village beauties have long used infusions of birch buds as a “blood purifier” to treat skin diseases in combination with ointments for external use.
? Birch buds stabilize metabolic processes in the human body, which makes it possible to use them for metabolic disorders, gout, and urolithiasis.
It is very effective to use birch buds externally as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent in the form of compresses and rubs for gout, rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago (muscle tension with sharp pain in the lumbar region).
? Since ancient times, village healers in Rus' used birch buds for purulent, long-healing wounds, cuts, abrasions, and bedsores.
It is enough to wipe the problem areas of the skin with tampons soaked in tincture of the kidneys. To treat acute and chronic eczema, patients take hot baths with the addition of alcohol tincture of the kidneys.
? Pour one teaspoon of birch buds into a glass of boiled water, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for ten minutes. Wrap it up and let it brew for one hour, filter and drink 50 ml 3-4 times a day an hour after meals to treat any joint damage (arthritis, arthrosis, ankylosis, etc.), gout and rheumatism.
? For joint diseases, use a decoction of birch buds as compresses, rubs and lotions (1 tablespoon of raw material per glass of boiling water, boil for 15 minutes, cool and strain).
? Treatment of arthritis . 50 ml of birch bud decoction after meals 3 times a day (a teaspoon per glass of boiled water, cook for 10 minutes and leave for half an hour).
? Tincture of birch buds for oral administration, as well as lotions, compresses and rubs for joint pain. Pour half a liter of vodka into a glass of dry raw materials for three weeks, then strain. Half a teaspoon in a tablespoon of water 3 times a day. After external use, insulate the treated areas with woolen cloth.
? “Atomic bomb – tincture” with strong analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Consists of a mixture of poplar and birch buds. Take buds from silver birch with thin hanging branches, like women's braids. The poplar must be black, which is also popularly called sedge.
How to distinguish this type of poplar from its other counterparts? It has a triangular leaf shape without a notch where the petiole sits. Here is the recipe for this tincture:
? Chop and mix equal proportions of birch and poplar buds ? pour a glass of the mixture into half a liter of vodka for three weeks. This tincture can even treat infectious prostatitis, which is often found in men at any age. Take 20 drops of the product in 1 tbsp. l. water.
You can apply compresses to the perineal area at night for three weeks. After a week's break, repeat the course of treatment. This tincture is also extremely effective in treating purulent, non-healing wounds.
? Ointment prepared from birch buds . To prepare it, you will need half a kilogram of unsalted butter or melted pork fat and one glass of dry kidneys.
Place the fat on the bottom of the dousing dish, then the kidneys in a layer 2 cm thick and so on sequentially until you have laid all the available raw materials. Cover tightly with a lid and place overnight in a heated Russian oven to simmer or in an oven at 100 degrees. In the morning, strain the cooled warm liquid mass - the ointment is ready for use.
? In conclusion of the article, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that to make propolis, bees take resinous substances most of all from the buds of birch and poplar. Everyone knows how powerful propolis has bactericidal properties.
? Now is the time to collect birch buds. The most suitable months for procuring raw materials are March and April. During this period, the buds are just swelling, but have not yet begun to grow.
I remove 1-2 buds from each branch to preserve the tree. My passion for traditional medicine began from the moment when the joints in my hands began to hurt, especially the elbows.
At first, I tolerated it and didn’t attach much importance to it. But when the unbearable pain intensified to the point that it did not allow me to sleep, I realized that it was time to “repair” my body.
? I tried many pharmaceutical drugs and traditional medicine recipes. I settled on the most effective remedy - an ointment based on birch buds, which pacifies the pain and relieves the inflammatory process of the joint well.
The recipe below is a little troublesome, but you will get a large amount of ointment that will last for a long time. And one more thing... If you don’t have time to stock up on birch buds in time, then know that young leaves are also suitable for treatment, when they are still very tiny - no larger than a penny coin. And here is the recipe.
? Grind one glass of birch buds into powder and mix with half a kilogram of butter, then place the mixture in a clay pot and simmer in the oven for 3 hours. The next day, put it in the oven again for 3 hours. After removing, immediately pour the hot solution into jars. Ointment for external use for joint pain.
? In addition to what has been written, I want to tell you that an infusion of birch leaves is an excellent rejuvenating agent. Thanks to this product, the skin of my face is without a single wrinkle: my relatives and friends say that I look very young, although I have been retired for a long time. So, here's the recipe.
? Pour 2 tbsp. spoons of crushed birch leaves with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 10 minutes, then pour into molds and put in the freezer. Use the resulting ice to wipe your face every day.
Birch buds can be used to treat obesity. You will find the recipe in this article.
? Be healthy! I wish you all youth, beauty and success.
Birch buds are a very popular folk remedy for many diseases. Their beneficial properties have been known for a very long time. Tinctures, decoctions and all kinds of ointments are made from silver birch buds. My grandfather, for example, uses birch bud tincture every day (20-30 grams) and is still alive and feeling great - he is already 82 years old.
Birch buds - use for treating diseases
1. Remedy for stomach ulcers
Pour 50 grams of birch buds into 0.5 liters of alcohol. Leave in a dark place for 3 weeks, shaking the contents periodically, and strain. Take birch bud tincture 20 drops 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes. before meals for stomach ulcers.
2. Birch buds for rheumatism
Place birch buds and fresh unsalted butter in 1cm layers to the top of the pan. Then close the pan with a lid, coat it thoroughly with dough and place in a warm oven or oven for 24 hours. After this, squeeze out the oil from the kidneys and mix it with 8-10 grams of camphor powder. Store in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dark place. Rub into sore areas in the evening before bed. At the same time, drink 30-40 drops of vodka tincture of birch buds (1:20). Birch bud ointment is one of the most powerful and effective treatments for rheumatism.
3. Tincture of birch buds for acne
Crush 100 grams of dry birch buds and pour in 0.5 liters of vodka, leave in a dark place for a week, shaking the contents periodically, and strain. Wipe acne on the skin with the tincture.
4. Decoction for bronchitis
Take 1.3 kg of linden honey, 1 tbsp. finely chopped aloe leaves, 200 grams of olive oil, 150 grams of birch buds and 50 grams of linden flowers. Before preparing the medicine, place the aloe leaves, picked and washed with boiled water, in a cold and dark place for 10 days. Melt honey and add crushed aloe leaves to it. Steam the mixture well. birch buds in 2 cups of water and boil for 1-2 minutes. Pour the strained and squeezed broth into the cooled honey, stir and pour into two bottles, adding an equal amount of olive oil to each. Store in a cool place. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day for bronchitis. Shake before use.
5. Birch bud oil for coughs
Mix 3 tbsp. spoons of crushed birch buds with 100 grams of unsalted butter, put on fire, bring to a boil and simmer over very low heat for 1 hour. Strain, squeeze, discard birch buds. Add 200 grams of boiled honey, mix everything well. Take for cough 4 times a day before meals.
6. Ointment for arthritis and joint pain
Mix 800 grams of fresh unsalted butter with 400 grams of birch buds and place in layers in a clay vessel, close and place in a warm place for a day (if dry buds were used - for 48 hours). Then pass the resulting mass through a thick sieve and add a pinch of powdered camphor (no more than 7 g). the ointment on the birch buds and put it in a cool place. Rub on sore areas at night for arthritis and joint pain.
7. Infusion of birch buds for herpes
Pour 1 tbsp. spoon of birch buds 1 tbsp. boiling water and boil for 15-20 minutes. Leave until cool and strain. Wipe your skin with this infusion.
8. Birch buds for colds and flu
Pour 5 tbsp. spoons of mashed birch buds 2 tbsp. vodka, leave in a dark place at room temperature for 40 days, shaking occasionally. Strain, add 2 tbsp. spoons of honey, stir well. Take 1 tbsp. spoon several times a day 30 minutes before meals for colds.
9. tincture of birch buds for bronchitis, headaches, migraines and insomnia
Pour 20 grams of dry crushed birch buds with 100 ml of 70 percent alcohol, leave in a dark place for 3 weeks, shaking the contents periodically, strain, squeeze out the rest. Take 20-30 drops per 1 tbsp. a spoonful of water 3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals.
10. An excellent remedy for rejuvenating and cleansing the body (recipe for youth)
10 grams of rose hips, 10 grams of dry St. John's wort, 20 grams of dry immortelle, ten grams of chamomile flowers, 10 grams of birch buds and 10 grams of corn silk. 1 tbsp. A spoonful of herbal mixture should be brewed with 1 glass of boiling water and kept covered for 2 hours. Then drink half a glass 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
By the way, there is also a very good remedy, one might say, for all diseases - immortelle, St. John's wort, birch buds, chamomile - brew in equal parts.