The common oak

Oak: description

The oak is a deciduous tree growing up to 50 meters in height. Oak leaves peristolopastnye, with short petioles. Oak bark is dark gray, highly cracked. The oak has female and male flowers. Female flowers greenish, the top is crimson in color, small in size, they are collected several pieces and arranged on long thin stalks. Male flowers two or three are gathered in catkins pale pink color. The fruit of the oak – nuts, which is popularly known as acorns.

Oak – tree-survivor, but it fructifies only 30 years after planting.

The use of oak

For therapeutic purposes, using the acorns, the bark of young trunks and branches, and oak leaves. Oak bark contains resin, sugar, acid and pectin. Acorns contain tannins, fatty oil, sugar and starch, proteins. And in the leaves of the tree are dyes, tannins and pentosans.

Preparations of oak bark is used as anti-inflammatory, astringent and healing wounds. Oak bark enters into the composition of mixtures used for gastritis, colitis, liver disease, bleeding of the stomach and intestines and spleen.

Oak is highly recommended to men who are working too hard physically and mentally. The drugs, made of oak, give confidence and vivacity for the whole day. Oak has a good effect on the cardiovascular and nervous system. Pregnant women medication from oak will also help to carry and give birth to a healthy baby.

The use of oak and recipes of money

Acorns are used for making a warm infusion of red wine. From ready-made tincture make compresses used in hernia repair. Water decoction of acorns is used for skin rashes, severe sweating of the feet and burns.

From the bark of oak tree is made a decoction which helps in cases of poisoning by various plants. To do this, take 20 grams of dry powdered bark and pour it with 200 ml of boiling water, then put on a small fire for 30 minutes. After that, the composition is removed from the heat and filtered, and the remaining amount you need to bring to the initial boiling water. Take the tool in case of poisoning with poisonous plants 3 times a day for 2 tablespoons.

The infusion of acorns. For itpreparation is necessary to take 1 teaspoon of dried crushed acorns, pour a glass of boiled water, then cool and strain. This infusion taken for diarrhea or enterocolitis, three times a day for 100 ml.

The oak bark decoction for douching. Taken 20 grams of dry powdered bark pour 200 ml of boiling water and boil for half an hour. Then the medication you need to drain and dilute to the original volume of boiled water. Ready broth is used as a means to douching with uterine prolapse, cervical erosion, vulvovaginal.

The infusion of acorns in tuberculosis. The medicine is prepared in the following way. Take the acorns and cleared them from the skin, sent it on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until, until they become red. After frying grind the acorns. Next, take 3 teaspoons finished powder and pour boiling water in the amount of one and a half cups. Ready infusion in small SIPS take 1 tablespoon before lunch. Who wants, can add to the infusion of honey or milk.

The fruit of the oak tree in diabetes. This means we take fresh ripe acorns, dry and grind them into powder. Now, having prepared the tea, eat 1 teaspoon of this powder and drink tea. Do this 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month, and then take a break for 30 days and again repeat the course.

Juice for anemia, neurotic diseases. Take the acorns and run them through a meat grinder. Next, press the juice and drink it before meals for 2 tablespoons. Before you use juice it should be diluted with two tablespoons of honey. Drinking this juice you need 4 times a day.

Oil from the fruit of the oak. Take a glass of ripe fruit oak and mince. Next, pour all the vegetable oil so that it covered the acorns completely. Leave the infusion in a dark place, not forgetting to stir. After 40 days the oil needs to drain. In the presence of pressure ulcers can be easy to get the butter and put it over the problem areas.

Contraindications to the use of oak

Children absolutely can not take drugs of oak inside. A decoction of oak bark is contraindicated in hemorrhoids and constipation. Higher dosage of infusion of oak bark causes vomiting, so you need to strictly follow the dosage. A decoction of oak bark should not be used too long, as it can cause gastrointestinal diseases.

Long mouth rinse decoction of oak bark leads to the deterioration of the sense of smell. Pregnant women with a strong need to take drugs oak inside, but only under the supervision of a physician and only in small doses.