Kalina - a beautiful plant that has long been revered for its healing properties. And for therapeutic purposes, all its parts are used, from flowers to the bark. But before using it, it is necessary to find out whether you have any contraindications, since viburnum has not only useful but also harmful properties.
The composition of the Kalina
Its useful properties, the viburnum and other parts of the plant show due to its composition, rich in vitamins and trace elements. This plant contains:
- carotene, which in the body "turns" into vitamin A;
- resinous and tannic substances;
- vitamins C, K, E, P;
- pectin;
- mineral salts (manganese, iron, zinc, glycosides);
- saccharides;
- organic acids (oily, valeric, acetic, isovaleric, formic, palmitic, linoleic).
Useful properties have and bones of Kalina, as they have essential for human fatty acids.
Especially often this plant is used as a restorative and immunostimulating agent for viral diseases. But also viburnum is an excellent diuretic and choleretic, perfectly tones up the body and even has an antiseptic effect, because its phytoncids kill many pathogenic microbes. This is also a great hemostatic, as the plant contains a viburnin - a glycoside, which turns blood proteins together.
Useful properties of the viburnum
Kalina shows its useful properties in the treatment of hypertension, gastritis, ulcers, colitis and atherosclerosis . Infusion of her fruit is used inside for cold and vascular spasms, and externally used as lotions in the presence of skin rashes. Also, they can dig in the nasal passages for bleeding from the nose.
Useful properties are even simple black tea with kalina. It should be used for coughing, angina and bronchial asthma. And the juice from the berries of a plant is an effective tool for combating:
- asthma;
- heart and liver diseases;
- diseases of gums;
- edema of cardiac and renal origin;
- stress .
Useful properties of the syrup of the viburnum are manifested when using it, when a person suffers from hemorrhoids, since it has a wonderful astringent effect. Morse from berries of this plant is prescribed as a vitamin remedy for children and adults with a variety of ailments: it copes well with the restoration of immunity. It is also widely used for the treatment of tuberculosis and sclerosis.
But this also does not end the useful properties of the viburnum. In cosmetology this plant is spread as a cosmetic. Juice from her berries helps to quickly remove freckles, treats acne and whitens the skin.
Contraindications to the use of viburnum
Despite the fact that such a large number of useful properties, the kalina has contraindications. So, its use in any form is forbidden to pregnant women. This is due to the fact that the plant contains substances similar to female hormones, which, if overabundant, can cause premature birth.
It should not be expected that the juice of the Kalina will show its useful properties to people who have serious abnormalities in the functioning of the kidney, blood diseases and low blood pressure, because for them the use of this medicinal plant can result in complications.
Also, from the use of various recipes with kalina, despite the availability of useful properties, patients with hypotension, increased acidity of gastric juice, arthritis, thrombophlebitis, gout and urolithiasis should be discarded.