Kuril tea (another name is cinquefoil) grows in the Altai Mountains, the Caucasus, as well as in Central Asia and China. The young shoots of this shrub with flowers and leaves have long been used to treat various ailments. Below we consider why this plant is so useful.
Kuril tea: composition
Its composition is very close to that of ordinary tea, and in taste, these two products are similar. The flowers, leaves and shoots of this shrub are very rich in tannin, flavonoids and catechins. The aerial part of the plant contains potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, copper, essential oils, saponins, resins, phenolic acids. This tea also contains a significant amount of vitamin C (here it is 5 times more than in lemon), carotenoids and P-active substances.
Kuril tea: properties and benefits
Since ancient times, various parts of this plant have been widely used in folk medicine, they are used to prepare decoctions that have anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, anti-allergenic, antiviral, antibacterial, choleretic, diuretic, immunostimulating, soothing, analgesic and many other useful properties. The use of Kuril tea has been shown for various poisonings, ailments of the female genital area (inflammation, erosion, uterine bleeding), gastrointestinal infections (in particular, dysenteric amoeba, rotavirus, Staphylococcus aureus, cholera vibrio and others), dysbiosis in adults and children, treatment of stomach ulcers, constipation, diabetes, impaired fat metabolism, irregular stool, as well as for healing wounds, abscesses, boils, nocturnal enuresis in children, depression, neurosis, nervous exhaustion. With stomatitis, sore throat and other diseases that occur in the oral cavity, traditional healers recommend gargling with a decoction of this plant.
Kuril tea: contraindications
If you are hypersensitive to use this tool is not recommended.
Kuril tea: methods of preparation
This tea should be brewed in the same way as regular tea, but a little longer. Below are some recipes for the drink.
1. A tablespoon of tea (leaves, shoots, flowers in powdered form) pour boiling water (200-250 ml) in a teapot and leave to infuse for ten minutes. Then just drink the broth instead of regular tea 1 to 3 times a day. You can take this remedy for as long as you want, it will not cause a decrease in its effectiveness due to the habituation of the body and will not create an additional burden on the kidneys.
2. You can make a stronger drink. To do this, pour a couple of tablespoons of dry raw materials into a thermos and fill with half a liter of boiling water. Infuse the drink for two hours, no less, then darken on the smallest fire for 10 minutes. And after a quarter of an hour it will already be possible to use a strong decoction for the treatment of bleeding, intestinal infections, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal tract and liver, dysbiosis, having previously filtered through a small strainer. It is recommended to take three to four times a day (important: before meals). This same broth (in a warm state) is suitable not only for oral administration, but also as a solution for the douching procedure.
3. In the treatment of burns, wounds and intestinal infections that occur in severe form, the dosage of Kuril tea should be increased by two, or even four times, that is, 4-6 tablespoons of raw materials will be required for the same half liter of water. Such a medicine is taken in small portions (somewhere in the range of 50-100 ml) every 1-1.5 hours. With intestinal infections in children (with vomiting, diarrhea and similar symptoms), it is recommended to take one or two teaspoons of tea (first every ten minutes, and after the symptoms disappear - every hour and a half). In this case, a strong solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.