Bearberry , known in the people as bear ears, is an evergreen shrub. The leaves of this plant are widely used in folk and traditional medicine. Consider the medicinal properties of bearberry and the main ways of preparing it.
Useful properties of bearberry
The medicinal qualities of bearberry include:
- has anti-inflammatory effect in urinary tract infections and kidney diseases;
- helps with heartburn , preventing excessive secretion of gastric juice and throwing bile into the stomach;
- treats gastritis;
- It is used as a supporting agent in the treatment of alcoholism;
- calms the nervous system;
- facilitates the consequences of chemotherapy during the treatment of malignant neoplasms;
- removes puffiness, removes excess fluid from the body;
- helps to normalize the metabolism.
Application of herb bearberry
For the preparation of medicinal products, leaves, flowers, fruits and young shoots of the plant are used.
To get a healing broth of bearberry leaves, it is necessary to boil in 100 ml of pure water a tablespoon of dry raw material in a water bath, about 30 minutes. Then you should let the solution cool and strain it, pouring the broth into the glassware. The product should be stored in a cool place without access to sunlight for no more than 2 days.
Leaves bearberry found their application and in special medicinal collections for the therapy of pyelonephritis . The composition of one of them includes 10 g of birch leaves, licorice root, horsetail, dry leaves of bearberry and 20 g of flaxseed, nettle leaves and cowberry. This collection should be stored in a paper bag at room temperature.
In the treatment of bearberry, the most commonly used are infusions from this plant:
- Pour 15 g of dry crushed leaves of bearberry with a glass of boiling water. Warm the solution in a water bath for another 15 minutes, allow to cool and drain. Keep in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.
- Spread a tablespoon of toffee leaves 400 ml of warm clean water, cover the container with a lid and leave it for 7-8 hours in a warm place. After this time, strain the infusion, pour into glassware.
- Pour two cups of boiling water 15 g of bearberry leaves, allow to infuse for 60 minutes. Store this tool can not more than 24 hours.
Bearberry with cystitis
Inflammatory processes in the bladder are best suited for complex therapy, which consists of drugs from bearberry. One of the most effective recipes is bearberry tea:
- pour 1-2 teaspoons of dry and shredded toothed leaves with warm water in a volume of 200-300 ml;
- Insist for 24 hours;
- take daily before meals, for 15-20 minutes for a third of the glass. You can dilute with hot water and drink instead of regular tea.
In this case, the bearberry leaves also act as a diuretic with a mild effect. Thus, the urinary ducts are disinfected and the bacteria that caused the disease are excreted with the liquid.
Bearberry with swelling
To remove puffiness, you can apply any of the recipes of infusions from bearberry. Take the medicine in small portions, literally 3-5 sips throughout the day. If the infusion seems too strong, you can dilute it with warm boiled water and drink as a tea.
Bearberry for weight loss
Use of the plant in question to lose excess weight should be careful, since the diarrhea's diuretic properties can provoke dehydration if used incorrectly. It is better to drink a special collection that normalizes metabolism and eliminates puffiness:
- mix in equal quantities leaves of bearberry, corn stigmas, herbaceous grass and birch leaves;
- 100 grams of raw material to insist during the day in 1 liter of boiling water;
- Drink half the glass three times a day, 60 minutes after eating.