The locust

Recipes medicinal properties of acacia

Botanical description of acacia

The locust is a large tree which reaches a height of 15-20 meters. This tree belongs to the legume family, and it is very often used in folk treatment of various diseases. The acacia has beautiful and spreading crown, the trunk of the tree visible longitudinal cracks. The acacia trunk is gray-black or gray-brown color. Shoots and young branches of acacia green and smooth. The leaves of acacia egg shape and are opposite on petioles in 7 to 21 pieces. The outer side of the leaves smooth and green, and the inside velvety gray-green color. The acacia flowers are white, fragrant and in racemes, which droop.

Flowering acacia lasts from the end of may and it Matures in June. The fruit of acacia – dark-brown flat pod with 4-6 seeds bean shape. The locust was first seen in North America, and after it was moved to the South of our country. The tree grows most often in parks, in gardens and along roads.

Collection and preparation of acacia

Medicinal raw materials are flowers, fruits, leaves and bark acacia. Flowers should be harvested at the stage of their flowering, and collect them in half. Drying should be carried out in a room that is well ventilated and where the temperature is 40-50 degrees Celsius. The bark and the leaves must be harvested in stage of the growing season.

Medicinal properties and uses of acacia

In folk medicine used a decoction of the bark of acacia, it helps the people who have acute gastritis or peptic ulcer disease. The young shoots and leaves are the raw material for the preparation of infusions taken during exacerbation of peptic ulcer disease and gastritis. Infusion and decoction of the flowers of acacia is used for kidney, bladder and rheumatism. The flowers are used, connecting them with the leaves of the common bearberry, flowers, common tansy, and blue flowers cornflower and licorice root.

Chemical composition of acacia

Chemical composition of acacia, and especially its fruit, is still not fully understood. The bark and flowers of acacia contains flavonoid robinin. This substance is hypoazotemic action – excretes urea. Based on Robinia produce medicines. However, this substance is toxic and, therefore, self-treatment of any disease with the help of acacia is dangerous, in any case, you need to consult a doctor.

The leaves and flowers contain different flavonoids, fattyoil, glycosides, essential oils, tannins, pectin and sugar, vitamins and minerals, and organic acids.

Recipes for the treatment of white acacia

When uterine fibroids and inflammatory diseases of female sexual sphere take a decoction prepared from the flowers of acacia. For its preparation take 1 tablespoon of dried flowers and pour two cups of water, bring to a boil for another 2 minutes, leave on low heat to a little pokipala. After this, strain the contents, cool and add water to make as much as it was to the boil. A decoction need to take daily 3-4 times for half an hour before meals for 1 St. spoon.

Tincture of acacia flowers white accepted for infertility. To do this, pour 10 grams of the flowers (fresh) 10 grams of alcohol or vodka. All of this insist 10 days. Take this tincture should be 3 times a day, but not in pure form, in diluted and: 20 drops of tincture, mix with one tablespoon of water.

Rheumatism, myositis, pain in joints and sciatica doing the rubbing. To do this, take 2 cups of vodka, pour in 50 grams of acacia flowers, infuse for three weeks in a dark room, but do not forget to periodically shake. When the mixture has infused, strain it and the liquid is ready for grinding. Rubbing you need to carry out a couple of times daily.

For cough and cold, or lowering the heat, apply a decoction of the leaves of acacia. You need to take one tablespoon of dried leaves, ground into powder, add 1 Cup of boiling water, put on fire and boil 5 minutes on low heat. After the broth cool, strain and take 3 times before meals for 1 tablespoon.

Acute and chronic cystitis can be cured by collecting from the flowers of acacia, root, Wheatgrass, flowers of calendula. 50 grams of such a collection, you need to pour 300 milliliters of water, bring to boil, boil for 8 minutes. Next, the broth remove from heat and infuse for 60 minutes, then strain and pour more boiling water to the initial volume. Drink a decoction need 3 times daily before meals in 50 ml.

Contraindications to the use of acacia

Acacia should be taken in moderate doses, because a large dose is poisonous. Bark of acacia is the most dangerous as it contains toxalbumin, which can lead to irritation of the mucous membranes.

Acacia is notmake people with low stomach acidity. When timber harvesting can occur following symptoms of malaise, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness.

Horses are very sensitive to the alkaloids. When animals are poisoned tree, they suffers from abdominal pain. Horses are excited, they are trembling of the limbs, heart not as good as before. In case of poisoning the first thing you need to wash out the stomach and give the horse absorbents.