Fluffy Oak

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Fluffy oak is one of the plants of the family called beech, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Quercus pubescens Willd. As for the Latin name of the beech family itself, then in Latin it will be like this: Fagaceae Dumort.

Description of fluffy oak

Fluffy oak is a small tree, the height of which reaches ten centimeters. In addition, downy oak can be a shrub. This plant is most often endowed with a gnarled and uneven trunk, the shoots are painted in gray tones, which is associated with a very dense tomentose pubescence. The length of the buds of downy oak will not exceed half a centimeter, they are painted in light brown tones and endowed with densely pubescent scales. The ends of the shoots of downy oak are painted in reddish tones, as for the shape and size of the leaves, these indicators may vary. The length can be from four to seven to ten centimeters, and the width will be approximately two to six centimeters. The base of the leaves will be either slightly wedge-shaped or slightly heart-shaped. The leaves of this plant have a short, obtuse apical lobe, and there can be up to seven pairs of lobes. The length of anther inflorescences will be about three to four centimeters, such inflorescences are endowed with a strongly pubescent stem. The fruit will be sessile or on a very short stalk.

The flowering of fluffy oak falls on the period from April to May. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found in the south-west of Ukraine, in the Crimea, Moldova and the Caucasus. For growth, the plant prefers dry rocky and limestone places up to a height of about five hundred meters above sea level. Downy oak will form small oak forests with other species.

Description of the medicinal properties of downy oak

Fluffy oak is endowed with quite valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use leaves, bark of young branches and thin trunks. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of carbohydrates, acids and tannins in the plant leaves. The bark of downy oak, in turn, contains steroids, tannins, pantothenic acid and vitamins of various groups.

The bark and leaves of this plant are endowed with anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, astringent and protistocidal effects.

For diseases of the liver, spleen, stomach ulcers, blood in the urine, frequent urge to urinate, hemorrhoidal bleeding, chronic enterocolitis and colitis, it is recommended to use a fairly effective remedy based on downy oak. To prepare such a product, you will need to take ten grams of bark per one glass of boiling water, the resulting mixture is left to infuse for two hours, and then thoroughly filtered. Take this remedy one to two tablespoons three to four times a day.

In addition, for the same diseases, it is recommended to use one more remedy: for its preparation, you will need to take one dessert spoon of the bark of young branches of downy oak into two glasses of cold boiled water. The resulting mixture should be infused for six to eight hours, and then carefully filtered. Such a remedy is taken one third of a glass four times a day before the start of a meal.

For rinsing the mouth and throat, as well as for lotions and washing wounds, it is recommended to use the following product based on fluffy oak: for its preparation, one tablespoon of bark is taken for one glass of boiling water. Such a mixture is insisted for three to four hours, and then thoroughly filtered, after which the mixture is completely ready for use.