Everything is useful in viburnum vulgaris: berries, bark, inflorescences and roots. Viburnum juice is especially useful, although not as popular as berries, which knowledgeable people freeze, candied or dry for the winter. Viburnum juice contains most of the valuable components of berries, but is devoid of peel, so it is absorbed by the body much easier and faster. In Russia, red viburnum has always been loved, many songs and legends have been composed about it, not only because of its beauty and usefulness, but also because viburnum has always been the personification of female purity and a happy marriage.

Although people still associate viburnum with marriage, it healing properties have long been described in ancient herbalists as diuretics, sedatives, astringents and hemostatic agents. Our ancestors used viburnum not only to heal from diseases, but also used it beneficial features in the preparation of everyday food: it was added to barrels when fermenting cabbage, pies were baked with it as a filling, fragrant bright jam was cooked, kvass, jelly and all sorts of sweets, such as marshmallow or marmalade, were prepared. Perhaps that is why at that time there were no complaints from the population about poor health. Today, you only need to remember the well-forgotten old and pay attention to the fruits of viburnum and especially viburnum juice.

What is included

If we talk about the properties of juice, then even in terms of the content of ascorbic acid, that is, vitamin C, it far exceeds the recognized champions in this area - lemon and orange juices. Viburnum juice, although somewhat bitter in taste due to the high content of tannins, is also rich in other vitamins and minerals: it contains the much-needed iodine for all of us, as well as calcium, magnesium, iron and copper. The composition of the juice includes beta-carotene and a large amount of vitamins A, E and P, which are responsible for the good condition of the skin and vision. In addition, viburnum juice is rich in organic acids, glycosides, natural pectins and natural sugars, which help people remove the effects of chemical and radiation poisoning from the body.

Such a unique and versatile combination of natural nutrients determined not only the antimicrobial, choleretic, wound-healing and anti-allergic properties of the healing liquid, but also the anti-carcinogenic effect, which is currently successfully used to prevent cancer of the digestive organs.

Juicing

There are several options for making juices:

  1. You can use a juicer to get a clean, fresh health drink. The liquid obtained with its help is enough to pour into washed glass bottles and store in the refrigerator. The drink, due to its saturation with antimicrobial and bactericidal substances, does not even need to be pasteurized or sugar added to it for preservation. The resulting bright orange liquid can be combined with other foods and drinks to add color and health benefits.
  2. To prepare viburnum juice with pulp, washed berries should be blanched for about 5 minutes in boiling water, which allows you to remove excess bitterness, and then rub the mass through a sieve, and mix the resulting puree with concentrated sugar syrup in a ratio of 1: 1. You can use honey instead of sugar, in this way the beneficial properties of viburnum will be supplemented by the healing power of honey, while the proportion of ingredients remains the same. You can also remove bitterness from berries by freezing them first.
  3. The standard version, which was used by our ancestors, provides for the following scheme: about 1 kg of berries must be washed, put in a container and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Let stand for five minutes, drain the water, and mash the berries with a wooden spoon and squeeze through cheesecloth. Boil the remaining cake in a small amount of water, strain and pour into the drink. Add honey in the amount of 200 g per 1 kg of berries. In the resulting juice useful qualities Viburnum is supplemented with the healing properties of honey, which greatly increases the value of the drink, which can be stored in the refrigerator after cooling. This elixir is especially good for disorders of the digestive system and for colds. It is put in tea, marshmallows and jelly are made from it, jelly is boiled.

The healing power of viburnum

Viburnum juice with honey folk medicine treat almost everything:

  1. For prophylactic purposes, it is recommended to take it to prevent oncological diseases of the stomach and intestines, 3 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day after meals. If you are not lazy and take the remedy for at least three months, you can cure gastritis and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and intestines in this way.
  2. According to the same recipe, although you can take 2 tbsp. l., and not 3, severe headaches and liver diseases are treated.
  3. A wonderful elixir is used for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic changes that disrupt the blood supply to tissues and organs.
  4. The astringent properties of the drink are used to treat diarrhea.
  5. As a remedy for a runny nose, it is recommended to instill 5 drops of fresh juice into each nostril.
  6. To reduce pressure, you should drink 2 tbsp. l. drink before meals.
  7. With poor eyesight, you need to mix equal parts carrot juice and viburnum juice with honey and drink half a glass 3 times a day before meals.
  8. For skin diseases, viburnum is used externally. Acne, age spots, freckles and various skin irritations are wiped with its juice. A viburnum mask will not only get rid of unwanted spots on the face, but also give the skin a rejuvenating effect. A mask soaked in pure juice is kept on the face for about 15 minutes, a mask made from a mixture of juice and sour cream in equal proportions is applied to the face for 20 minutes, after which it is washed off with cool water.
  9. In addition, viburnum nectar relieves menopausal neuroses, treats chronic fatigue and constipation associated with it. In such cases, you should drink 3 tbsp. l. drink with honey 3 times a day before meals.

Contraindications for use

Despite all the phenomenal manifestations of viburnum and its miraculous power, there are certain restrictions on the intake of this drink. First of all, it should be emphasized that it is categorically not recommended for pregnant women to drink viburnum juice. In addition to them, the category of those for whom the drink is contraindicated includes hypotensive patients with gastritis with high acidity, as well as people suffering from gout and arthritis, since viburnum berries contain a large amount of purine substances.

Traditional medicine praises viburnum. It is considered an elixir of vitality and health. The healing possibilities of the shrub are almost limitless. However, let us turn into skeptics. Consider useful properties and contraindications of viburnum red as a combination of qualities of a single whole. It's no secret that what helps one person can cause irreparable harm to another.

Kalina red: useful properties

In various parts of the plant are concentrated:

  • carotene and ascorbic acid, which stimulates the immune system;
  • vitamin K, involved in the formation of platelets;
  • higher fatty acids responsible for metabolism;
  • tannins and phytoncides with antimicrobial action;
  • pectins that bind and neutralize toxins;
  • phytosterols, which reduce the concentration of bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of atherosclerosis

Also in Soviet time in the laboratory of the Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (formerly VILR, and now VILAR), experiments were carried out with the participation of preparations based on viburnum.

And here's what they showed:

  • decoction and infusion of the bark of the plant stimulate the formation of platelets, and reduce blood loss from various kinds of injuries and internal bleeding;
  • the ability to stop blood loss was also found in preparations made from flowers and foliage;
  • a decoction of the bark tones the muscles of the uterus, facilitates the course of painful menstruation;
  • pomace from the fruit stimulates the formation and outflow of urine, restores the electrolyte balance, dilates blood vessels, enhances heart contractions, lowers arterial pressure;
  • infusion of flowers and foliage inhibits the vital activity of staphylococci and other pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microflora that causes skin diseases; lotions successfully extinguish the symptoms of furunculosis, eczema, ulcers, diathesis, hemorrhoids, ringworm and keratosis;
  • the bark and flowers of the shrub are suitable for the prevention of seizures;
  • an infusion of the bark can be used to suppress the symptoms of an irritable stomach; tannins bind and compact proteins on the surface of the mucosa, form a protective film that inhibits the inflammatory reaction;
  • shrub berries have a sedative effect, soothe nervous system, stimulate the immune system to fight colds, relax smooth muscles, reduce the severity of pain;
  • with prolonged use, the fruits reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood, promote the elimination of toxins, restore cardiac function;
  • all parts of the plant are used to treat foot and mouth disease in farm animals.

In folk medicine, viburnum is considered an effective external remedy. From different parts of the shrub, infusions are prepared for gargling, washing wounds, whitening the skin, removing age spots, blackheads and other rashes.

Kalina is widely used to treat internal diseases and conditions. It is considered a good anthelmintic, diaphoretic, choleretic, laxative and antitussive.

It is used to treat women's diseases, diseases of the stomach and biliary tract. It is used as a vitamin stimulant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory.

Kalina red from pressure

The berries of red viburnum or common viburnum are good for the heart. The fruits contained a mixture of seven plant hydrocarbons - iridoids, which was initially taken as a single complex substance - viburnin.

The bitter taste of berries is the “merit” of those same iridoids. But this small drawback pales in comparison to the benefits that viburnin can bring.

The mixture of hydrocarbons energizes the heart. It improves conductivity electrical impulses. The force of contractions increases, the vessels dilate, and the pressure decreases.

Phytosterols are also involved in setting up cardiac activity, which do not allow excess cholesterol to be deposited on the walls of blood vessels. The use of an infusion of the bark has a clear anti-atherosclerotic effect. It is prescribed as an antihypertensive (lowering blood pressure) agent for hypertension.

Kalina for women

Viburnum bark stops uterine bleeding, regardless of the nature of their origin. Whether it is a natural reaction after childbirth or a consequence of any gynecological disease.

A decoction of the bark of young branches is a natural antispasmodic for painful periods. It is effective at heavy menstruation and is able to regulate the cycle.

The plant is rich in plant precursors of sex hormones. It facilitates the course of menopause. Kalina acts on two fronts at once: it eliminates the emotional component, calms the nerves and improves sleep, and also smoothes out the main physical symptoms.

Benefits for children

Children are treated with decoctions of bark and berries, as well as infusions of flowers. Medicinal pomace is used as external and internal means.

Infusion of flowers moisten dermatitis, diathesis. A decoction is used to treat the throat with angina. With tonsillitis, the nose is washed.

Berry decoction with honey is a strong immunostimulating agent. The drink contains many trace elements that help the body cope with the effects of a cold.

An infusion of flowers helps to expel phlegm. Serves as a remedy for getting rid of a painful cough, including those provoked by whooping cough.

Red viburnum juice

Viburnum juice is the most concentrated remedy with a high antiseptic and anti-inflammatory potential. It is made from freshly picked berries. The fruits are removed from the branches after the first frost. They are sorted, washed, crushed with a wooden pusher and passed through a sieve.

Juice relieves runny nose and nasal congestion. It needs to be dripped until complete recovery, 3-4 drops in each nasal passage up to two times a day.

Fresh pomace from the fruit, when taken orally, improves the circulation of bile. Treatment of cholangitis (inflammatory disease of the bile ducts) is carried out in three stages.

In the first week, three times a day, half an hour before meals, you need to drink a third of a glass of water mixed with one tablespoon of viburnum juice. In the second week, two are added to the water, and in the third week - three tablespoons of fresh fruit pomace. In the last week, the mixture is taken four times a day.

For the treatment of acne, boils, eczema, dermatitis, a fresh lotion is prepared. In a glass of clean filtered water, dissolve two tablespoons of pressed fruit juice. Problem areas are wiped with lotion three times a day for a month.

Viburnum tea is prepared from fresh or defrosted berries. It is used during a cold. The drink is rich in vitamin C, which holds back the onslaught of infection, speeds up recovery, protects cells from the action of viruses, thins the blood, stimulates metabolism and excretion. harmful substances from the body.

Viburnum tea is a source of phytoncides, herbal antiseptics. It doesn't just work from within. The infusion soothes sore throat, relieves redness and inflammation.

The berries are crushed in a glass or enamel bowl. 50 g of ripe, sorted, washed fruits are taken per glass of boiling water. They are crushed with a wooden pusher. Pour boiling water over. Insist under the lid until cool.

The drink is filtered and diluted with honey (to taste). Drink warm as an antipyretic and immunostimulant up to three cups a day.

Red viburnum tincture

The tincture is prepared from fresh young bark. Medicinal raw materials are harvested in early spring before the revival of the kidneys. Thin side branches are cut to a length of 10-25 cm. The bark is removed with a whole tube. The darkened lignified areas are removed and thrown away.

The prepared raw materials are randomly crushed. Pour 40% alcohol in a ratio of 1:1. Within a month insist in a dark place. Taken with inflammation of hemorrhoids, uterine bleeding and high blood pressure, 1-2 tablespoons before meals 2-3 times a day for two or three weeks.

Decoctions

A decoction of flowers is suitable for internal and external use. Regardless further use it is prepared in the same way. A spoonful of dry inflorescences is poured into a glass container.

Add a glass of boiling water to it. The mixture is insisted on a water bath for 15-20 minutes. Then cool and filter.

A flower decoction is irrigated with ulcers, cuts, boils, eczema, dermatitis spots and acne up to three times a day until a therapeutic effect is achieved.

Inside take a tablespoon three times a day for depression, hysteria, insomnia, hypertension, colds, stomach ulcers, poor biliary tract, kidney disease, menstrual irregularities.

Berry decoction normalizes blood pressure. It is drunk half a glass three times a day for two to three weeks.

The fruit remedy is prepared in a water bath. A glass of sorted berries is poured into a liter jar. Boiling water is poured almost to the very neck. Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. Strain and add water to the original volume.

Bones of viburnum berries

Most of the fatty acids and essential oils concentrated in the bones. An infusion based on crushed raw materials is used for colds as an antipyretic and anti-inflammatory.

The herbal product strengthens blood vessels, normalizes blood pressure. Promote healing of the intestinal mucosa. Used in the treatment of colitis and constipation.

The infusion is prepared by steaming 10-15 crushed seeds with a glass of boiling water. The medicine is cooled for 30 minutes, filtered and taken two tablespoons before meals up to three times a day until noticeable improvements appear.

Bones are also an excellent tonic. Hardened drupes are ground into powder. Packed in jars and brewed instead of regular coffee.

Contraindications to the use of viburnum are directly related to its beneficial properties. Hypotension patients are not recommended to frequently use any products prepared from this plant, since viburnum can drastically reduce blood pressure.

It can also be unsafe to ingest for people prone to thrombosis. This is due to the fact that any medicinal elixirs, especially those prepared from the bark, increase blood clotting.

Due to the ability to stimulate diuresis, viburnum is contraindicated in people suffering from diseases associated with impaired salt metabolism.

Any folk remedy is good in moderation. People with health problems, in general, are not recommended to self-medicate. Any problems should be solved together with the doctor.

What are the benefits of miracle berries for the skin?

Kalina is able to bring considerable benefits to any type of epidermis. It is rich in vitamins and many trace elements. One small berry is a real treasure for your face. What benefit can this red fruit serve you?

Kalina provides the skin with:

  • Nutrition;
  • Whitening freckles and age spots;
  • Viburnum for a face with a greasy sheen is simply irreplaceable, as it normalizes the work of the sebaceous glands;
  • Thanks to vitamin C, the epidermis retains youth, elasticity and firmness;
  • Purification and improvement of skin color;
  • Getting rid of acne and blackheads;
  • Toning.

How to apply viburnum for the face?

This berry can be used in the most various variations(which we will talk about later), but the most productive and common way to use it is with a viburnum face mask. There are a lot of recipes for masks with berries, but all of them must be applied with clear conditions.

Rules for the use of masks:

  • always pre-test the skin on a small area, the product may cause allergies;
  • knead the berries thoroughly, discard the seeds and skin;
  • be sure to clean your face before applying the product;
  • the exposure time of any mask with viburnum fruits is no more than 15 minutes. Rinse off the product with either plain water or a decoction of herbs;
  • after removing the mask, apply a nourishing cream.

  1. Mask for oily skin type. You will need 50 gr. grated or pureed viburnum and one egg white. Mix the ingredients and simply apply to the skin. For a more visible result, add lemon juice or grated zest to the mixture.
  2. Wrinkle mask. Making a viburnum face mask for aging skin is not difficult. Take one spoonful of prepared berries, some quality honey, one egg yolk and a spoonful of olive oil. Mix everything. Apply the mass on the epidermis and wait for the result. This procedure gives an immediate noticeable effect, toning the face.
  3. Express - a tool that improves complexion. 50 gr. fruits mixed with 10 gr. fat sour cream. Add a few drops of olive or rose oil. Add a few drops of lemon juice to the mixture and mix thoroughly. Keep the finished product on your face for 15 minutes.
  4. Natural moisturizer. Viburnum for the skin of the face is a real savior, making the dry epidermis saturated with moisture and life. Such masks are universal, they can be used by women for any type of skin. 30 gr. rub fruits with 10 gr. glycerin, a spoonful of honey, a spoon olive oil and a pinch of flour. Flour is taken not wheat, but oatmeal or rice. Such a mask will saturate you with moisture and even smooth out small wrinkles.
  5. Whitening. Viburnum face masks can be great for whitening freckles or reducing pigmentation (when used correctly and regularly). To obtain a natural bleaching agent, mix viburnum and sour cream in a 1: 1 ratio. That's the whole recipe. Simple, isn't it? But this remedy is not only whitening, but also nourishing, toning, moisturizing.
  6. Elimination of acne and inflammation. The easiest way to get rid of acne with the use of viburnum fruits is the usual application of a pureed product on the face. Such an elementary mask of viburnum for acne is very effective. When added to egg white puree, you will get additional nutrition and facial hydration.

How else to use viburnum for the skin?

  • To prepare the lotion, take a quarter cup of berry juice, 2 yolks, 2 tablespoons of liquid honey, one tablespoon of olive oil, one tablespoon of lemon juice and a spoonful of vodka. Mix everything and send it to the refrigerator, where the product will be stored. This lotion should be wiped on the face daily, then washed off with water.
  • Viburnum juice is also used for the face. It is especially good in the form of ice, it is useful to wipe with such cubes in the morning. Fruit juice is good for dry skin, wrinkles and pigmentation. Viburnum for acne in the form of frozen juice is also very effective.

Do not be lazy to collect and harvest miraculous red berries, they can help you in many situations. Kalina in facial cosmetology has long occupied a niche worthy of respect.

Kalina has been famous since time immemorial as a multifaceted remedy. It is useful for everyone: inflorescences, leaves, fruits, bark and roots. Today we will talk about the most delicious berry juice, which can handle even severe forms of diseases.

Anti-inflammatory, soothing, astringent, diuretic - these are not all the beneficial properties of viburnum juice, which heals everything. internal organs, gives beauty and vitality.

Chemical composition

  • vitamins A, E, P;
  • beta carotene;
  • minerals: potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, iodine, copper, etc.;
  • natural sugars;
  • pectins;
  • glucosides;
  • tannins;
  • organic acids.

Interesting! Viburnum juice boasts an impressive amount of ascorbic acid. In this, even citrus fruits are inferior to him.

Healing qualities

Viburnum nectar has a wide range of medicinal effects:

  • It is an antimicrobial, urinary and choleretic, antiallergic, healing, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and antitoxic effect.
  • Controls the circulatory system.
  • Improves digestion and appetite.
  • Heals cold ailments,;
  • Stops internal bleeding.
  • Heals liver diseases and stomach ulcers.

And this is not all that viburnum juice is capable of. Its use in traditional medicine is extensive (more on this below).

How to make juice

Classic recipe

Berries (about 1 kg) rinse thoroughly in running water, pour boiling water (200 ml) and leave for 5 minutes. Then drain the water, and mash the berries with a spoon (preferably a wooden one). Squeeze the resulting mass through gauze. The liquid can be diluted with boiling water, in which the berries were lying, and drunk as hot tea. Do not throw away the cake, but boil it in water for 10 minutes, strain and add to the juice. To improve the taste, add sugar (200 g).

Attention! To prevent viburnum juice from being bitter, freeze the berries before use. Blanching raw materials in boiling water for 5 minutes will also help.

The remedy helps with many diseases, but is especially recommended for colds and digestive disorders. It should be stored in the refrigerator.

with pulp

Nectar with pulp is prepared as follows: blanch the washed berries in hot water(to eliminate bitterness) 5-7 minutes, fish out and crush with a spoon. Mix the mass with sugar syrup in a ratio of 1: 1.

Morse

Viburnum juice is a real storehouse of vitamins, it is especially useful in cold weather. In a liter of non-hot water, add honey (100 g) and viburnum juice (use is usually limited to half a glass), mix and drink to support immunity. Instead of honey, sugar can be used; in this case, fruit drinks are infused for 4-5 hours before use.

Application in alternative medicine

Against dozens of ailments

Viburnum juice with honey or sugar dissolved in it (1: 1), take 2-3 tbsp. spoons three times a day with water:

  • with liver diseases;
  • with duodenal ulcer and stomach;
  • with zero appetite;
  • with severe headaches;
  • with diarrhea (has an astringent effect);
  • as a vitamin medicine;
  • with gastritis with low acidity;
  • for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis;
  • to prevent oncological diseases that threaten the digestive tract.

Prolonged use of viburnum juice (3-5 months) completely cures gastritis, colitis and peptic ulcers. To eliminate polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, drink 50 g of a drink mixed with honey 3 times a day after getting up from the table.

For colds, kidney disease

These diseases, as well as cough and bronchial asthma, are also cured by the drink. In these cases, drink 50 ml 2-3 times a day before meals. Reception of viburnum nectar is recommended to be combined with eating the berries themselves.

With a cold

To relieve nasal congestion or cure "squishing", 2 times a day (from morning and night looking) drip 4-5 drops of freshly squeezed juice into each nostril.

From high pressure

Perfectly helps viburnum juice from pressure. To reduce it, drink a drink with honey, 2 tbsp. spoons three times a day before you eat.

For eye diseases

The tool is actively used to treat the eyes. For inflammatory diseases of the eyelids and eyes and poor eyesight, take a remedy from the juice of carrots and viburnum, mixed with honey (everything is taken in equal parts). Drinks must be freshly squeezed. Drink such a cocktail should be half a glass before each meal.

There is another no less effective recipe: mix viburnum nectar with honey (flower) in a ratio of 1: 1 and drink for a month. Moreover, in the first 15 days, the healing liquid is taken in the morning, always on an empty stomach, 0.5 tsp. In the second decade of the month, they drink 1 tbsp. spoon morning and evening. This is followed by a break for 30 days, after which the course can be repeated.

With the formation of a thorn in the eyes or clouding of the cornea, 1 drop of viburnum juice with honey should be instilled into them. It is better to do this at bedtime until full recovery.

For the treatment of cysts

Viburnum juice speeds up the process of treating ovarian cysts. In this situation, honey is dissolved in nectar (1: 1) and drunk on an empty stomach according to the following scheme:

  • the first 7 days - in the morning, 1/5 teaspoon;
  • the second week - 1/3 spoon;
  • the third week - 1 teaspoon in the morning and at bedtime;
  • V last days months - 1 tbsp. spoon morning and evening.

After treatment, they take a break, and then resume the course again, only now in the reverse order - from the bottom up.

Reception features

The order of application of the remedy for various ailments is approximately the same. So, for colds, breast cancer, drink 50 ml of juice with honey 3 times a day. With ailments of an oncological nature - 2 tbsp. spoons of a drink with honey (1: 1) 3-4 times a day. Honey juice of viburnum from pressure and ailments of the gastrointestinal tract is taken 2 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day.

Outdoor use

For skin diseases and for cosmetic purposes, the liquid of viburnum berries is used externally. It is washed with acne, eczema, lichen, freckles and age spots. Periodic rubbing of the face with cotton swabs dipped in juice eliminates irritation, acne and other rashes.

A few more recipes

  • Viburnum berry juice is useful for epilepsy, hysteria, neurosis associated with menopause, constipation, fever, chronic fatigue and weakness.
  • Viburnum leaf juice, mixed with honey in doses of 1:1, is drunk 50 ml three times a day to restore the body after serious illnesses. Lotions based on it eliminate rashes, lichen, boils.
  • Nectar from the flowers of the tree treats skin rashes, diathesis, gastritis, painful periods. To do this, mix it with honey and take 1 teaspoon 3-4 times a day before meals.

Contraindications

Despite the impressive beneficial properties, viburnum juice has contraindications.

Drinking is prohibited:

  • with gout and arthritis;
  • with low blood pressure;
  • with rapid blood clotting;
  • with gastritis with an increased acidity index;
  • with urolithiasis;
  • with renal ailments in the acute stage;
  • if you are allergic to viburnum.

Attention! The use of viburnum juice is strictly prohibited for women in position. The drink causes turgor (contraction) of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriage and premature birth.

Before you start drinking viburnum nectar, wait for the doctor's approval. And during the course, use it only within the indicated dosage.

All materials on the site are presented for informational purposes only. Before using any means, consultation with a doctor is MANDATORY!

In Russia, viburnum grows everywhere. Kissel and jam are prepared from it, pies with viburnum filling are baked, kvass is put, the fruits are used for sauerkraut. Various parts of viburnum have useful properties: berries, flowers, seeds, branches, bark. Folk remedies successfully used in the treatment of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, organs of the respiratory and digestive systems. Viburnum berries treat nervous disorders, they help in case of inflammation.

Composition of viburnum

The fruits of the plant contain vitamins A and C, tannins, pectins, which cleanse the intestines of harmful substances. The phytoncides included in the composition destroy microbes.

  1. Rub 250-300g of beets, boil in one and a half glasses of water.
  2. Wash 300 g of berries, boil for a few minutes in a glass and a half of water in an enamel bowl.
  3. Mix decoctions, add a third cup of sugar, bring to a boil, let cool.

Take cold. Store in a glass container in a cool place.

Hypertension. For useful infusion of viburnum shoots.

  1. Mix in equal parts grass, valerian root, chopped shoots,
  2. Brew a glass of boiling water 2 tbsp. mixture, boil over low heat for 2-3 minutes.

Take for treatment in small portions throughout the day.

  1. Get juice from half a kilo of viburnum berries.
  2. Squeezed fruits pour 100 g of water, boil for 5 minutes, strain, mix with juice.
  3. Add 100 g of sugar, mix, let cool.
  4. Add 1s.l. honey.

Take 2 s.l. half an hour before meals.

Headache. Viburnum juice is useful medicinal property relieve persistent headache

  • Take 1-2 glasses of viburnum juice every day, add honey to taste.

Dilute juice with decoction oatmeal to eliminate inflammation of the intestinal mucosa.

Liver disease

Liver cleanse. Viburnum berries and honey are useful for their healing properties to cleanse the liver of harmful substances:

  1. Rinse half a kilo of fruit.
  2. Boil in an enamel bowl until soft with the addition of water.
  3. Rub through a sieve, mix with 250g of honey.

Take 2 s.l. in the morning on an empty stomach and at bedtime for 14 days.

Blood purification another remedy from viburnum berries is useful:

  • Boil 1.5 cups of crushed rose hips in 1.5 liters of water for 10 minutes.
  • Add 1-2s.l. , 5s.l. , insist 8-10 hours, strain.
  • Grind 1/2 cup of berries, 1/4 cup of sugar, add to the infusion.

Take half a cup an hour before meals for 3 weeks with breaks every 3 months for two years.

Stones in the urinary gallbladder . Bones of viburnum are useful in dissolving calculi:

  • Swallow one bone 10-15 times a day.

Choleretic infusion:

  • Mix in equal parts viburnum berries, mint, birch buds.
  • Brew with a glass of boiled water 1s.l. mixture, insist half an hour, strain.

Take 1s.l. after meal.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Berries and viburnum seeds are useful in eliminating pain in the stomach and intestines. They help in the treatment of indigestion, and duodenal ulcers, constipation, diarrhea.

Gastritis with low acidity. Useful fresh berries:

  • Brew a glass of boiling water 1-2s.l. fruits, insist 3-4 hours, strain.

Take 2-3s.l. half an hour before meals 5 times a day.

Indigestion:

  • Brew a glass of boiling water 1s.l. viburnum seeds, simmer on low heat for half an hour, let cool, strain.

Take in the morning and evening an hour before meals, 2 tbsp.

Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum:

  • Grind viburnum berries, pour cold boiled water (half a cup per 1 tablespoon fruit), leave for 10-12 hours, strain.

Take for treatment 1s.l. one hour before meals.

Constipation. It is useful to take 40-50 berries every morning with a little honey.

Another recipe:

  1. Grind viburnum seeds in a coffee grinder.
  2. Brew a glass of boiling water 1s.l. powder, insist 10 minutes.

Take 1-2 times a day with sugar or honey.

Diarrhea:

  1. Wash the fruits, chop, mix 1 tbsp. with 1/2 cup honey.
  2. Heat for 10 minutes in an enameled container over low heat or in a glass dish in a water bath, stir constantly, let cool.

Take 1 tsp. several times a day.

Haemorrhoids. For prevention and treatment, the following remedy is useful:

  • Brew a glass of boiling water 4 tsp. viburnum bark, simmer in a water bath for 10 minutes, let cool, strain.

Take half a glass in the morning and in the evening one hour before meals.

Abundant periods, bleeding with hemorrhoids:

  • Grind viburnum bark into powder, pour the same amount of alcohol.
  • Insist 3-4 days in a dark cool place, strain.

Take 20-30 drops 2-3 times a day. Store in a cool place.

Nervous overload, overwork

Kalina is useful for relieving nervous tension, relaxing:

  1. Brew a glass of boiling water 2-3s.l. chopped bark, add 1 tbsp. .
  2. Simmer in a water bath for half an hour, insist an hour.

Take 1s.l. one hour before meals for a week.

Another recipe for the treatment of overwork, the elimination of chronic fatigue:

  1. Mix in equal parts crushed viburnum bark, chamomile.
  2. Brew 1s.l. mixture with a glass of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for 15-20 minutes, strain.

Take at night for 1-2s.l.

Outdoor use

Useful properties of viburnum berries are used in the treatment of boils, abscesses, eczema:

  • Apply to the affected areas 1-3 times a day compresses from viburnum juice.

The duration of the treatment procedure is 1-2 hours. To be treated for 2-3 weeks, after a week break. Repeat 3-4 courses.

Eczema. It is useful to take up to 0.5 liters of viburnum juice per day or an infusion of fruits:

  • Brew a glass of boiling water 2 tbsp. chopped berries, strain after half an hour.

Take half a glass an hour before meals.

Ulcers, wounds. When applied externally, the healing properties of viburnum are useful:

  • Grind 1s.l. berries, pour half a glass of boiled water at room temperature, leave for 6-8 hours, strain, add 1 tbsp. honey.

Fix on the affected areas for 1-2 hours in the morning and evening.

Excessive sweating of the feet or hands:

  • Pour a glass of water 1s.l. bark of viburnum, bring to a boil, simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes, let cool, strain.

Wipe the feet and palms several times a day.

Malignant formations

Viburnum juice with honey is useful for the prevention and treatment of cancer:

  • Mix equal parts viburnum juice and honey.

Take 3 s.l. mixture 4 times a day.

Another recipe:

  • Brew 1s.l. viburnum flowers with a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour.

Take a glass half an hour before meals. It is believed that the use of funds after taking medications enhances their effect.

A malignant tumor of the mammary gland is treated with lotions of fresh crushed viburnum berries.

Harm and contraindications

In case of hypotension, treatment with viburnum can be harmful by lowering pressure, especially the combination of juice with honey.

You should not be treated with viburnum with increased acidity of gastric juice.

Folk remedies from the bark of viburnum are harmful with increased blood clotting, a tendency to form blood clots.

Treatment with viburnum should be abandoned for gout, arthritis, urolithiasis, and kidney diseases.

Avoid prolonged consumption of berries during this time.

Modified: 06/26/2019

How viburnum is useful and how to use it is a question that interests many adherents of traditional medicine. This will be discussed today.

What are the benefits of viburnum for the human body

The composition of viburnum red contains a huge amount of substances necessary for the human body. This:

  • ascorbic acid (vitamin C);
  • vitamins A, E, P;
  • iron, manganese, chromium, zinc, iodine, selenium and others.

In addition, it contains organic acids, in particular, valeric and formic, as well as tannins. It is the latter that provide a slightly bitter aftertaste. Viburnum contains a fairly large number of amino acids.

What exactly is the benefit of viburnum for the human body? Among its main features, it is worth noting the following:

  • soothing properties. The berry helps with depressive conditions, as well as stress and neurosis;
  • the possibility of use as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory;
  • stop bleeding. The fruits can be used to stop different types bleeding - postpartum, internal, nasal;
  • diuretic action;
  • astringent properties. Used in the treatment of ulcerative pathology;
  • normalization of blood pressure indicators;
  • increasing the immune defense of the body. The fruits are often used in the treatment of bronchi, lungs and colds. The bark is effective in pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • prevention of the development of oncology;
  • treatment of hepatic pathologies.

Kalina red for women - the benefits of berries

What is useful viburnum and how to use it for women? This berry is often called female and not in vain. After all, the pulp of a fully ripe viburnum contains substances that are comparable in their power to female sex hormones. That is why viburnum red for women will be especially useful with the onset of menopause.

All components of the plant - bark, seeds, flowers - and not just fruits, are widely used in traditional medicine as a prevention and treatment of the following conditions:

  • mastopathy;
  • painful periods;
  • uterine bleeding.

A drink made from fresh berries is good for colds.

The pulp contains special substances - carotenoids. They are part of expensive anti-aging creams and restore lost youth to mature skin. To obtain rejuvenating effect, it is enough to use the following mask regularly:

  1. It is necessary to wipe through a sieve 3 tablespoons of viburnum and the same amount of cottage cheese.
  2. Add the yolk to the mass and a little oat flour to make the mask more comfortable to apply.
  3. Apply for 20 minutes, treating the face and décolleté.

To get rid of acne, wipe your face with fresh viburnum juice

To remove age spots and freckles This recipe will help:

  • mix equal volumes of mashed viburnum and sour cream;
  • mask problem areas.

The skin will become light in just a couple of weeks.

In addition, the plant helps in strengthening hair follicles, stopping hair loss.

  • Mix juice from fresh berries (2 tablespoons), red wine (1 spoon) and olive oil (1 teaspoon).
  • Apply the composition to the hair 30 minutes before shampooing.

Kalina red for men - the benefits of berries

Kalina red for men will be no less useful than for women. It helps to strengthen immune system and help to restore strength after physical exertion. Men can be offered compotes, fruit drinks, infusions and decoctions based on viburnum berries. We offer you a recipe for viburnum compote, in which it retains its beneficial properties.

Compote from viburnum for the winter with pasteurization.

Before use, dilute the compote with water, as it turns out to be concentrated.

We will need per liter jar: one kilogram of berries and sugar per liter of water. The recipe for a 3-liter jar requires 3 times more ingredients.

  • Put water, bring to a boil. Whole berries are placed in a colander and placed directly in a colander in boiling water for 3 minutes. Then we transfer the berries to jars.
  • Pour sugar into the remaining water and cook, stirring until completely dissolved. Upon completion of the process, boil for another five minutes and pour the berries in jars with the resulting syrup.
  • So that the compote does not ferment, we pasteurize the jars by boiling. Pour water into the pan, put a towel on it, put jars on it and boil. At the same time, we cover the banks with lids. We boil liter jars for 20 minutes, three-liter jars - 40 minutes.
  • After the specified time, we take out the cans and roll them up. Now compote can be stored all winter and even longer.

Folk healers have long used the natural power of the plant to stimulate male potency. Especially well the berries "cope" with premature ejaculation.

  1. Take equal parts of viburnum, mountain ash, wild rose and nettle leaf. Grind.
  2. A handful of the collection is brewed in 200 ml of boiling water. The product is infused for 30 minutes.
  3. Take a full glass of filtered drink in the morning and evening.

The next problem that often torments men is. The following methods can be used here:

  • tea vinegar (500 ml) mixed with 1/4 of a glass of berries and left for a day. Drink 10 ml three times a day before meals;
  • boil 2 tablespoons of chopped bark in a glass of water. Infuse the remedy and drink after filtration, 10 ml before meals;
  • Pour 1 part of viburnum bark powder with vodka (10 parts). Leave for a week in the dark and drink 25 drops in the morning and evening before meals.

To get rid of sweaty feet, wipe your feet with a strong decoction based on viburnum bark.

Kalina with honey - healthy recipes

What is viburnum useful for and how to use it for various diseases? To enhance immune protection the following composition is used:

  • wipe clean berries through a sieve and mix with the same volume of liquid honey;
  • put the mixture in a jar and leave for a week.

Store the product in the refrigerator. Every day you need to eat a spoonful of the mixture with a cup of tea. It well helps to restore strength after serious illnesses, catarrhal pathologies, and also allows you to strengthen the immune system after winter.

When coughing this recipe helps.

  1. Take 2 tablespoons of mashed viburnum - the seeds must be removed - and brew it in 200 ml of boiling water.
  2. Boil the mixture for 15 minutes and drain. Put a spoonful of honey in it.

Use the decoction for treatment no longer than a week. To get rid of a cough, drink 1/3 of a glass three times a day in the morning. Prepare a drink daily.

With angina the following recipe helps:

  • Pour a spoonful of berries with boiling water (200 ml). Close the lid and keep warm.
  • Infuse for 2 hours and put a little honey in the drink.

Infusion used for rinsing an inflamed throat.

At mix three tablespoons of viburnum and honey. Pour the mixture with a liter of water and boil for 15 minutes. Filter and drink throughout the day as desired.

Kalina red: how to use it for hypertension

Kalina is a berry useful for hypertensive patients, so you need to know how to use it for hypertension. The plant is used in the complex treatment of pathology. For the prevention of hypertensive crises and the treatment of the disease itself, you can use both fresh berries and frozen ones.

With hypertension complicated by heart failure, the berry should be consumed with the bone. To do this, it must be crushed in a blender. Eat the resulting mixture before meals, two to three tablespoons.

viburnum juice you can drink during the day. As an alternative to tea, you can prepare an infusion of fruits: knead and pour hot boiled water. After the drink has cooled down, put some honey into it.

For the treatment of hypertension you can practice the following recipes:

  • Pour the berries with sugar and leave until the juice is released. Then put them in the oven and bake, grind and add honey to them;
  • Pour 15 grams of plant bark with water (400 ml) and boil for 30 minutes. Filter and take a spoonful in the morning and evening before meals.

The classic scheme for receiving funds based on viburnum:

  • three to four times a day;
  • before meals;
  • one to two tablespoons.

Red viburnum for diabetes

Kalina contains sugars that do not require insulin to digest. In addition, viburnum berries in type 2 diabetes contribute to:

  • normalization of blood sugars;
  • stabilizes insulin production;
  • increases the sensitivity of tissues to their own insulin.
  • mix viburnum berries, juniper, flaxseed and blueberry leaf (proportion 1:2:2:4). Brew a spoonful of the collection with boiling water and boil in a water bath for 30 minutes. Filter the finished broth and drink a glass three times a day;
  • combine equal parts of viburnum bark, leaf of galega, dandelion, blueberries, lingonberries and nettles. Take a spoonful of the collection and brew it with 1.5 cups of boiling water. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes on low heat. Filter. Drink 100 ml of decoction 30 minutes before the main meals;
  • mix equal parts viburnum bark, leaf walnut, mint, herbs galega and highlander bird. Brew a spoonful of the collection with 1.5 cups of boiling water and boil for 3 minutes after boiling. Infuse the decoction for 40 minutes and filter. Drink 60 ml 20 minutes before meals three times a day.

What is useful viburnum and how to use it for various diseases, you now know. The main thing is to take into account the existing contraindications. You can read reviews on this topic or write your opinion on the forum about the treatment of folk remedies.


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