Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)Tree up to 30 m with a dense crown. The leaves are large, palmate-complex. The flowers are medium-sized, white, gathered in pyramidal paniculate inflorescences. Blossoms in May-June. The fruit - green, covered with spines box with 1-3 inedible seeds (chestnuts).
The bark contains saponin glycoside esculin and escin. Esculin reduces the permeability of capillaries, stimulates the anti thrombotic activity of blood serum, increases the production of anti thrombin increases venous blood circulation and reduces blood viscosity estsin. For therapeutic purposes, using flowers, leaves, bark, rind seed seeds themselves. The bark is harvested in May and June, seeds - in August and September. The leaves can be harvested throughout the summer before leaf fall, and flowers - at the beginning of flowering. Preparations from horse chestnut strengthen the walls of capillaries and veins, improve their tone, prevent the formation of blood clots in blood vessels and contribute to their resorption, reduce inflammation. Infusions are used for varicose veins, to reduce inflammation in the muscles, neuralgia, rheumatism, joint pain and uterine bleeding.
GASTRITIS
Pour 1/2 tablespoon powdered bark of horse chestnut(or young twigs) 2 cups of water for 8 hours. Bring to a boil, drain. Drink throughout the day in 4 receptions.
Diseases of the joints
Take fresh juice of the flowers of horse chestnut 20-30 drops with 1 tablespoon water 2 times a day.
Dilated veins
Pour 50 g of flowers chestnut 0.5 liters of vodka, insist in the dark for 14 days, shaking occasionally. Strain and drink 3 times a day 30 drops 20 minutes before the meal. The course of treatment - 3-4 weeks. Simultaneously need to lubricate the affected area several times a day an ointment: Mix 10 grams of camomile flowers, leaves and flowers of sage, 50 g of mashed chestnuts and 5 g of potato starch. The mixture pour 200 g of hot chicken fat, then 2.5 hours in a water bath, infuse 1 night, again heated to a boil, drain, squeeze and cool.
Thrombophlebitis
Cook 10 g fruit chestnut, pre freeing them from thorns, or 10 grams of flowers. Crush them, pour 1/2 cup of vodka and insist 7-10 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally bottle. Then strain and take 30 drops in a little water for 20-30 minutes before eating.
Trophic ulcers, phlebitis
Squeeze the juice from fresh flowers of horse chestnut. Take 1 tablespoon of juice with honey 3 times a day before meals.
Diseases of the joints
Take 20 grams of dried flowers of horse chestnut and pour 0.5 liters of vodka, insist 1 week. Rub into the affected joint.
Mix 1 kg of ground fruits of horse chestnut with 5 liters of water, boil for 30 minutes, strain, pour into the tub.
RADICULITIS
The fruits of chestnut grind into powder, mixed with camphor oil or lard interior, spread a thin layer on a slice of black bread and attach to the sore spot for 2-3 hours.
The bark contains saponin glycoside esculin and escin. Esculin reduces the permeability of capillaries, stimulates the anti thrombotic activity of blood serum, increases the production of anti thrombin increases venous blood circulation and reduces blood viscosity estsin. For therapeutic purposes, using flowers, leaves, bark, rind seed seeds themselves. The bark is harvested in May and June, seeds - in August and September. The leaves can be harvested throughout the summer before leaf fall, and flowers - at the beginning of flowering. Preparations from horse chestnut strengthen the walls of capillaries and veins, improve their tone, prevent the formation of blood clots in blood vessels and contribute to their resorption, reduce inflammation. Infusions are used for varicose veins, to reduce inflammation in the muscles, neuralgia, rheumatism, joint pain and uterine bleeding.
GASTRITIS
Pour 1/2 tablespoon powdered bark of horse chestnut(or young twigs) 2 cups of water for 8 hours. Bring to a boil, drain. Drink throughout the day in 4 receptions.
Diseases of the joints
Take fresh juice of the flowers of horse chestnut 20-30 drops with 1 tablespoon water 2 times a day.
Dilated veins
Pour 50 g of flowers chestnut 0.5 liters of vodka, insist in the dark for 14 days, shaking occasionally. Strain and drink 3 times a day 30 drops 20 minutes before the meal. The course of treatment - 3-4 weeks. Simultaneously need to lubricate the affected area several times a day an ointment: Mix 10 grams of camomile flowers, leaves and flowers of sage, 50 g of mashed chestnuts and 5 g of potato starch. The mixture pour 200 g of hot chicken fat, then 2.5 hours in a water bath, infuse 1 night, again heated to a boil, drain, squeeze and cool.
Thrombophlebitis
Cook 10 g fruit chestnut, pre freeing them from thorns, or 10 grams of flowers. Crush them, pour 1/2 cup of vodka and insist 7-10 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally bottle. Then strain and take 30 drops in a little water for 20-30 minutes before eating.
Trophic ulcers, phlebitis
Squeeze the juice from fresh flowers of horse chestnut. Take 1 tablespoon of juice with honey 3 times a day before meals.
Diseases of the joints
Take 20 grams of dried flowers of horse chestnut and pour 0.5 liters of vodka, insist 1 week. Rub into the affected joint.
Mix 1 kg of ground fruits of horse chestnut with 5 liters of water, boil for 30 minutes, strain, pour into the tub.
RADICULITIS
The fruits of chestnut grind into powder, mixed with camphor oil or lard interior, spread a thin layer on a slice of black bread and attach to the sore spot for 2-3 hours.
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