Fruit of bird cherry

All the useful properties of bird cherry fruit were discovered by man in the Stone Age. But they continue to be used so far for the treatment of many diseases. The color of the fruit is black, but the taste is tart.

Application of bird cherry fruit

Harvesting of cherry fruit is carried out at the beginning of summer, but it is possible to purchase a ready-made collection in a pharmacy at an affordable price. They are recommended for use for medicinal infusions, jams, compotes, decoctions.

Regular application of bird cherry fruit will help:

• strengthen the immune system;
• get rid of conjunctivitis;
• cure stomatitis ;
• relieve rheumatoid pain.

Containing in their composition astringent and tanning agents, bird cherry fruit is successfully used against diarrhea . Prepared from these berries therapeutic tea, you can cure indigestion or pain in the digestive tract. There are many recipes, but the simplest is:

1. Take 200 grams of boiling water.
2. Pour 1 tablespoon of cherry fruit.
3. Drink two or three drinks every 2 hours.

Reception of such tea will relieve diarrhea throughout the day.

What are the benefits of bird cherry?

These berries have a strong antimicrobial effect due to the content of phytoncides in their composition. The fruits of the bird cherry differ in their wide spectrum of action and contribute to:

• improvement of blood circulation;
• rapid decrease in high temperature;
• getting rid of toothache;
• saturation of the body with useful vitamins.

To strengthen the diuretic effect in diseases of the bladder, a tincture of bird cherry fruit is recommended. For its preparation you need:

1. Pour a glass of boiling water into a metal bowl.
2. Put 15 grams of bird cherry and cover with a lid.
3. Within 10 minutes, warm in a water bath, and then put it to cool.
4. Strain the fruits.
5. Keep in a cool place for not more than three days.

Broths have proven themselves as an irreplaceable anti-inflammatory agent. For their preparation you need 15 grams of fruit cherries fill with hot water and boil for not more than ten minutes. Then decoction is filtered and applied as a lotion to a sore spot.

Contraindications to the use of bird fruits

Using the fruits of bird cherry, do not forget to get rid of their bones, because there are poisonous substances that cause poisoning. Prepared tinctures and decoctions of these berries can not be stored for too long, since prussic acid can form.

Even with the observance of the exact dosage and rules for collecting bird cherry fruit, there are still a number of contraindications to the use:

• pregnancy;
• It is forbidden to use it for children under two years;
• it is contraindicated for lactating women.