The condition of the prostate gland affects the entire activity of the male sexual sphere, so pathologies like prostate adenoma or prostatitis cause a lot of problems. Such diseases lead to kidney inflammation or insufficiency, stone formation, urinary retention, and so on. Treatment of the prostate is medicated, but practice shows that the bark of aspen influences the state of the prostate gland in a complex with medications.
The use of aspen bark
Wood aspen bark, due to the rich variety of composite components, has a mass of useful properties. It is rich in tannins, arachine, behenic, lauric and capric acid, phenol glycosides, aromatic acids. In the raw material there are resinous substances and mineral salts, carotene and essential oils. In general, the benefits of the cortex are determined by anti-inflammatory and astringent, diaphoretic and antipyretic, and also by diuretic action. Aspen bark is usually used in the form of broths, tinctures on alcohol or boiling water with inflammatory processes of the bladder, rheumatism, gout or problems with the process of urination.
The main medicinal properties of aspen raw materials are diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and astringent effects, due to which this agent is actively used in the treatment of many pathologies.
This plant already in ancient times was successfully used in folk medicine, many recipes of which are relevant today. Aspen broth is effective in the treatment of diarrhea and gastritis, it improves digestion and increases appetite, is able to stop pain. Aspen tinctures facilitate the state of dysentery and hemorrhoids, cystitis. Thanks to resins, flavonoids and tannins, the bark is successfully used in the treatment of inflammatory processes and to restore the patient's strength.
Recommendations for harvesting
Aspen bark is sold at pharmacies, although it is recommended to harvest it yourself, then you will know for sure that the raw material is prepared correctly. Collect the bark is recommended in places remote from plants or roads, because dangerous toxins, the presence of which are similar places, absorbed into the tree bark, and when it is used fall into the human body. Therefore, it is necessary to collect aspen bark in clean places from the point of view of ecology. For collection, young trees should be selected not larger than 7 cm in diameter or branches of this size, although the young light green bark is the most efficient.
Ideal time for harvesting is April-May, when the trunk has already begun sap flow, this bark has the most efficiency. Remove raw materials in a hosiery manner without wood. On the trunk every 20 cm, circular incisions are made, then they are cut along and neatly separated from the trunk. After the collection of raw materials it must be properly dried to preserve all the useful properties. Aspen bark is dried on a baking sheet in a place inaccessible to the sun's rays. But in the oven or in the open sun dried raw materials are highly discouraged.
The greatest efficacy in the treatment of prostatitis and adenoma is alcoholic tincture on the aspen bark, which should be taken daily, for at least several months, only then it will have a therapeutic effect.
After thorough drying, the raw material must be crushed, broken by hand or cut into pieces by a knife not more than a centimeter. Do not grind the bark in kitchen appliances like a mixer or blender, so it loses its properties. Store the crushed bark in a tightly sealed jar, preferably in a dark and dry place. In such conditions, the aspen bark can maintain useful qualities no more than 3 years.
Aspen infusion
Infusions from aspen raw materials are usually made on the basis of vodka or alcohol. To this end, a half-liter bottle of alcohol is poured into 200 grams.dry bark, then the container is tightly clogged and stand for at least 2 weeks. Take a similar remedy for prostate adenoma or prostatitis and other pathological conditions of the genitourinary system. In 50 ml of water, 20 drops of the resulting infusion are dripped and drunk. This mixture should be taken three times a day before meals. This therapy lasts 3 months. As a result of treatment, clinical manifestations of pathology are significantly reduced, the size of the affected prostate is reduced and urination is normalized. Aspen tincture is often used to treat cystitis, hemorrhoids or dysentery.
Aspen broth
Often the aspen bark is used to prepare a medicinal broth that can eliminate pathological manifestations in men, such as incontinence or painful urination. To this end, a liter of steep boiling water pour 100 gr.dry raw materials and for about a quarter of an hour they grind the resulting mixture on a small fire. Then the broth is set, set and eat a glass daily. Such a decoction is often used for gastritis and diarrhea to normalize the digestive function and improve appetite. In addition, the broth is characterized by an analgesic effect.
Extract of aspen bark
Widely used in the treatment of male diseases and aspen extract, which has a general strengthening and immunity-enhancing action. As a result of the research, the oncoprotein properties of the aspen extract were also revealed. Take it on 15 drops three times a day for 2 months. The finished product is available in retail stores in pharmacies.
Popular recipes
For the treatment of eczema, the bark needs to be burned, and the resulting ash is mixed with butter or plain Vaseline, and then the ointment is lubricated with lesions. With burns, gout and ulcers 10 g.the powder from the bark is mixed with petroleum jelly or butter and lubricated by purulent wounds or joints affected by rheumatism or gout. When tuberculosis with two glasses of boiling water pour a tablespoon of finely chopped raw materials and insist at least half a day. The received medicine is drunk in two stages.
When treating gastritis with a glass of boiling water, pour 5 tablespoons of raw materials and half an hour to simmer on a small fire. Take the broth in small sips throughout the day.
For the treatment of inflammations, a decoction is prepared from the bark, leaves and kidneys of aspen taken in the same amount. Four tablespoons of a dry mixture is poured into 5 cups of boiling water, after which they boil an hour on a small fire. Take the product is recommended before eating a tablespoon. This remedy is very effective for angina or bronchitis. Aspen bark is considered an indispensable tool for prostate pathologies. To do this, the dried raw material is poured with vodka and the infusion is prepared beforehand by this method. Take tincture three times a day before meals.
Contraindications
In general, the aspen bark does not differ by its side effects and is easily tolerated by the male body, but it is still worth taking into account its astringent effect. Therefore, it is not recommended to be treated with aspen raw materials to men who have dysbacteriosis, frequent constipation or gastrointestinal pathologies in chronic forms. It is also contraindicated aspen raw material with individual hypersensitivity to it.
Aspen bark is a very effective folk remedy for treating a variety of diseases, but it should not be the main method of therapy. In pathological conditions like adenoma or prostatitis, more complete treatment is needed, and the use of aspen raw materials should be complementary to the main therapy. Prior to the application of traditional medicine, a preliminary medical consultation is extremely important. Only after this, in the case of the approval of a specialist, the use of traditional methods of treatment is allowed.
