In may when the elderflower blossoms, you can collect its inflorescence is a very valuable medicine. They are cut with scissors - no more than 10 - 15 pieces with Bush, tie beams, hung and dried. After the flowers are ripped off from the branches and put in canvas bags. Elder flowers have many beneficial properties. They are used to treat cough and bronchitis, to relieve inflammation in gout and arthritis, cystitis and kidney diseases. Infusion of the flowers is very good to gargle for sore throat and mouth in diseases of the gums.
Recipes from elderflower
If overcome by a cough, boil a tea from elderberry flowers - 1 tbsp with the top pour 2 cups of boiling water for an hour in a porcelain kettle, wrapping his woolen blanket. After that, strain and drink 0.5 cups 4 times a day. This drink is very good thins phlegm and eases coughing.
A more concentrated infusion has diaphoretic properties. They can treat any common cold, especially in the beginning. Cup of boiling water poured 1 tablespoon of flowers, infuse for 20 minutes under the lid. To make this tool need to 3 tbsp every 2 hours. The same infusion and helps in the sand in the kidneys and cystitis.
To prepare the rinse, you need 0.5 cups of flowers pour 1 litre of water and cook for 5 minutes on low heat. Then cool, strain and gargle or mouth 5 to 6 times a day.
If you have stiff joints, recommend this remedy: mix 0.5 cups elder flowers and chamomile, pour a little boiling water and let stand 15 minutes wrapped in a warm blanket saucepan. The flowers are steamed to impose the patient’s joint on top to hide the film and to roll up a towel. Keep all night - this technique helps to avoid stiffness in the knees in the morning.
Even with the infusion of elderberry flowers you can do the douching with various women’s disease because they have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Don’t miss the flowering season of elderberry and stock up on these good medicine!
