Our grandparents did not go to the pharmacy, they turned to folk medicine. From spring to autumn, they harvested grass, roots, berries, then to make from them broths, ointments and other medicines that helped practically from any sickness. One of such medicinal plants was and still is nightshade black, or rather, its berries, flowers and leaves.
What is useful for nightshade black?
Still Hippocrates mentioned in his works about the benefits of this plant. Nightshade contains in its composition many vitamins and microelements, very useful for the body, for example, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, carotene, organic acids. It has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, treats hypertension , atherosclerosis, rheumatism, gout. The black nightshade plant is the first assistant for colds, earaches, cystitis. It also helps in the treatment of lichen, furuncles and other abscesses, wounds and ulcers.
Cultivation and application of black nightshade
There is controversy about whether the poison is black or not. If you apply it in a revised form and a little, then the answer is unambiguous - no. Only the ripe berries are needed, in immature fruits contains solanine, which is not at all useful for the body.
If you have your own site, it is better to grow raw materials yourself. A little will have to tinker - to plant the seedlings in March, transplant it into the open ground together with tomatoes, and in the late fall to collect black berries from a bushy plant.
From berries prepare tinctures. To do this, just pour a handful of nightshade 200 ml of vodka and insist for a month. Drink this product a little - 20-30 drops, diluting in a quarter of a glass of water. This remedy can be used as a soothing and restoring immunity, as a remedy that removes negative symptoms of menopause.
You can also cook a delicious and wholesome juice or jam. The juice of nightshade helps well with a sore throat. 3 dining rooms
Fresh berries are used for diphtheria , hysteria, neuroses. Berries after harvesting are dried at a temperature of 40 ° C. In addition, the collected berries can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month and retain their properties. But it is better to use them under the supervision of a doctor. It is not recommended to apply nightshade to pregnant women, nursing women, children and those who have berries intolerance.