Elm grability

Description, care and recipes use elm

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Elm grability: Botanical description of the plant

Elm grability is a beautiful deciduous tree, which reaches a height of 25 meters. The tree grows quickly and beautifully, it has a beautiful and sprawling Krone. On short stalks in the alternate position are big, sharp ends of the leaves of the elm. As soon as the blooming, beautiful and powerful branches and bloom small yellow-green flowers in racemes on a few pieces. The fruit of the elm is hard, which is coated with a webbed Cape.

Elm is a survivor, and if it is to create favorable conditions, he will live three centuries. The trunk of the elm, at first smooth, and in places where there are branches, has roughness. From March to April is flowering plants, and the beginning of autumn, there will be its fruits.

In Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia elm is very common. It can be seen on the plains, edges of forests, along rivers.

Medicinal properties of elm

Elm astringent, antimicrobial and diuretic effects on the human body. Preparations from the bark to help reduce inflammation of the mucous membranes. The plant has diuretic properties. In elm contains many important substances, for example, such as carotene, vitamin C, steroids, fatty oil and friedelin. The bark of the elm is used as a means of inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol.

Growing elm globalising and care

Elm prefers areas that are well lit and giving a good shadow. The best soil for elm – loose, fertile and alkaline. Elm is a plant that is resistant to drought, but despite this, it grows best on fresh and moist substrate.

Elm is a plant that requires soil, because of this it needs to be watered during the dry season to fertilize. Very good on the elm affected by lime, so it is added to the soil when planting and growing a tree. Not superfluous pruning of an elm tree, which formed the crown of the plant. Crown for a long time after pruning to keep the shape.

The application of elm

Preparations of slippery elm is used for colds, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, and various kinds of skin diseases and blood vessels, syphilis and gonorrhea. Infusions, tinctures,decoctions, teas and baths are of elm is widely used in folk medicine. Rheumatism, gout and arthritis will help to cure the compress of infusion of elm. In gonorrhea it is possible to apply the crushed fruits of the plant, boiled in milk.

Tea from a bark of an elm tree. For its preparation you need to take 3 teaspoons of the bark of an elm tree, pour in a bowl of bark to 250 ml of water, put on fire until boiling. Next, remove the composition from the heat and strain. Take this tea a Cup a day. This medication helps with diarrhea. You can also apply this tea in the form of lotions and means for rinsing.

Infusion of elm grabulator. Prepare it is not difficult. You need to take 1 tablespoon of leaves of the plant and pour a quarter liter of water. Put the tool for 3 minutes on a small fire and remove. Leave to infuse for 1 hour. After the infusion is filtered, and then safely it can be used as poultices or laxative 1 glass per day.

A decoction of elm in cancer. To prepare it, take 10 grams of the bark of an elm tree and fill her glass of water. Bring all to a boil and after 10 minutes, remove from heat. Two hours insist the broth in a warm place. You will see that the amount of drugs decreased, and so now dilute it with boiling water until until the broth reaches the original volume (should be Cup of ready-made broth). Don't forget to drain! Before meals, about half an hour, take 2 tablespoons daily.

The powdered bark of an elm tree. This powder helps with inflammation of the middle ear. You need to take the bark of an elm tree and grind with a coffee grinder into a powder. Next, take the cotton wool, dipped it in boiling water and dip in the powder of the bark of an elm tree. This wool need to invest in a sore ear.

Young leaves are applied to wounds that long to heal.

A decoction of elm bark used for skin diseases such as ulcer, rash, or scabies, in the form of baths.

Contraindications to the use of elm

Contraindications to the use of elm for medicinal purposes has not been revealed, only if the person has a personal intolerance to the components included in the plant.