Exotic dietary supplements of imported production have practically squeezed out of our consciousness medicinal plants growing on the territory of Russia. Unfortunately, such forgotten “folk healers” include shrubby cinquefoil, or Kuril shrub tea, a medicinal plant from the Rosaceae family.
The main area of growth of Kuril tea is the territory from the Urals to the Far East. It also grows on the Kuril Islands, whose inhabitants make ordinary tea from the leaves of the plant. Maybe that's why
shrubby cinquefoil got its name. This low shrub can be found on the slopes of mountains or in river valleys; it prefers moist places or forest edges. The plant is sufficiently photophilous and blooms well only in the open sun or in light partial shade. In order to obtain medicinal raw materials, it is grown in nurseries. Recently,
Kuril shrubby
tea has also appeared in household plots, where it blooms profusely all summer, until the onset of cold weather. True, in dry weather it requires watering.
Brewed Kuril tea is light yellow in color and tastes quite good. But the most important thing is a whole bunch of healing properties, which are manifested in antimicrobial, hemostatic, expectorant, analgesic and soothing effect.
Kuril tea (the photo of which can be found even in some medical guides) is considered a real storehouse of active biological substances important for health and
mineral elements. Leaves, flowers, young shoots and even the
roots of shrubby
cinquefoil are used as raw materials for the treatment of viral infections and gastrointestinal diseases. They have antiallergic, choleretic, antidiabetic and immunostimulating properties. Preparations based on shrubby Kuril tea are taken for croupous pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases.
A decoction of this amazing plant has a special healing power. It is effective in dysentery and diarrhea, is a wonderful expectorant and appetite enhancer. Doctors prescribe it for fever as a diaphoretic or as a choleretic agent for inflammatory liver diseases, for neuropsychiatric diseases as a sedative medicine, as well as for blood diseases.
All useful substances are mainly produced in shrubby cinquefoil during its intensive flowering, therefore, raw materials are harvested in June. Shoots with a height of 20-30 cm are cut, dried at 50-70 degrees and are used to prepare decoctions. If there is no way to procure raw materials yourself, then you can always buy Kuril tea in pharmacies. The broth is used externally - for gargling and in the treatment of wounds and burns.
For its preparation, 1 cup boiling water is poured into 1 tbsp. a spoonful of medicinal raw materials and boil for 30 minutes in a water bath. Then filter (without cooling) and bring to the original volume. Broth is drunk before meals 10-15 days, taking three times a day for 2 tbsp. spoons. You can drink it to increase appetite, and as a diaphoretic, and to improve heart function.
Use shrubby Kuril tea and to prepare the infusion: pour 0.5 l of boiling water 2 tbsp. tablespoons of raw materials, boil for 5 minutes, cool, filter and take half a glass before meals three times a day. Such tea is not only healthy, but incredibly tasty.