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Useful properties and contraindications wolves bark


Looks like a wolf bark?

This shrub not higher than one meter. However, if the plant is growing, creating it favorable conditions, it can grow up to 2.5 meters in height (for example, shrub-wolf bark in the garden or Park). In the spring the stems of the plants bare, and the branches bloom pink fragrant flowers located in the leaf axils, fallen in the last year. Each sinus is three flowers.

The trunk along with the branches is gray-brown color. The leaves are egg-shaped. The fruit of the plant light red, and its form is also ovate.

From February until the end of March, this plant blooms beautifully, and on the territory of Russia the period of its flowering – April-may. Wolf bark, it grows in dimly lit places, the soil with lots of nutrients. To meet this shrub in riparian forest or at the forest edge.


The medical properties of wolf's bark

The plant contains in all its parts poisonous substance: resin Mazarin (causing indigestion, and in the skin, blisters and redness) and glycoside Darin (leads to rapid bleeding). In the bark of the plant was found to contain resins, pigments and wax. The fruits of wolf's bark is the source of bitter and coloring substances, fat, coccagna and essential oils.

Given the fact that it is a poisonous plant, take it only after doctor's permission. Drugs wolves bark have anti-epileptic, analgesic, laxative and hypnotic effects on the human body.


Use wolves bark

Recall again that the drugs wolves bark should be consumed in homeopathic doses and only when it will give permission to your doctor. Make the preparations of this plant should be carefully and not hastily. External use an infusion of this plant for diseases such as sciatica, neuralgia, tumors, sciatica. This tool is irritating, and nalivnoe properties. In some cases, the infusion or decoction is used for sore throat, dysentery, jaundice and even cold.

In the presence of a toothache wolf bark has analgesic action.

Tincture wolves bark. Take half a Cup of 70% rubbing alcohol and pour it to the 1 gram of the fruit of the plant (bark). Leave the composition for 7 days for maceration. Strain the finished tool with the help of gauze.To accept this preparation is recommended before meals three times a day. Before taking this tincture, it should be diluted. For example, in a spoonful of water to drip 2 drops of the tincture.

Poisoning wolf bast

In all parts of the wolves bark contains poison, so one should eat 3-5 berries plants – and he will die.

Signs of poisoning are the following:
vomiting;
– abdominal pain;
– urine with blood;
– diarrhea;
– excessive salivation.

Human death can occur in case of cardiac arrest.

Measures in case of poisoning. The first thing you need to wash out the stomach, and after inserting mineral oil. A purgative in case of poisoning by this plant to apply in any case impossible. The main goal is to eliminate the irritation of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, which you need to give the victim to hold pieces of ice in your mouth, to lubricate the mucous dicain, and inside is poisoned should take benzocaine.

Be careful, don't stay near the wolves bark, pass by!


Tincture wolves bark

For its preparation take 10 grams of the bark (chopped) and pour half Cup of alcohol (70%). Leave the composition for 2 weeks to infuse in a dark room. Take tincture need three times a day 1 drop, but with each passing day, the dose should be increased to 1 drop. When a single dose would be 30 drops, start counting in the reverse position, that is, 1 drop reduce the dose. Before taking a tincture, dilute 100 ml of water. The treatment course is 60 days. Making a break for 14 days, you can resume the course or take another poison.


Contraindications wolves bark

As wolf bark is a very poisonous plant, it should be applied strictly following the dose. Children are strictly prohibited to use drugs wolves bark.