Aspen

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Aspen is one of the plants of the family called willow, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Populus tremula L. As for the name of the willow family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Salicaceae Mirb.

Aspen description

Aspen is also known under the following popular names: gentian and whisper-tree. Aspen is a fairly large tree, the height of which can reach twenty-five meters, and in a circle its diameter will be equal to five meters. The bark of this plant is smooth and light, it is painted in greenish-gray tones, while the young branches will not be endowed with pubescence. The leaves of the aspen shoots are deltoid and large, along the edges they will be finely toothed. The length of the earrings will be about four to fifteen centimeters, and the thickness will be about two centimeters, such earrings will be very shaggy. The ovaries of this plant are colored in light green tones, they are conical and endowed with two purple stigmas.

Aspen blooms in the period before the leaves bloom, from March to May. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of Ukraine, many regions of Russia, Central Asia, the North Caucasus and Belarus. For growth, aspen prefers felling, fires, birch forests, forests and places among shrubs.

Description of the medicinal properties of aspen

Aspen is endowed with quite valuable healing properties, while it is recommended to use leaves, buds and bark of young branches for medicinal purposes. The buds and bark should be harvested in the spring, while the leaves are harvested from May to June.

The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of bitterness, glycosides, essential oil, tannins and malic acid in the buds and leaves of this plant. Aspen bark, in turn, will contain tannins, aromatic acids, phenol glycosides, fructose, glucose, sucrose and higher fatty acids.

Preparations based on this plant are endowed with a very effective analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effect.

As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. A decoction prepared on the basis of the kidneys of this plant is recommended for colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, enterocolitis, myositis and fever. An alcoholic tincture based on the inner part of the bark of young branches with leaves should be used for hemorrhoids, rheumatism, stomach pains, acute and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Such a tincture is made in a ratio of one to ten and ten to fifteen drops are taken for one glass of water. It is worth noting that in order to ensure the greatest degree of effectiveness when taking such a remedy based on this plant, it is recommended not only to strictly follow all the rules for taking such a remedy, but also to follow all the rules for its preparation.

In addition, it is recommended to use young leaves of this plant, previously boiled with boiling water, as a poultice. These poultices are used for gouty, rheumatic and hemorrhoidal pains. As an anti-inflammatory agent for hemorrhoids, chronic ulcers and burns, the dried and powdered buds of this plant should be used. Previously, such raw materials should be mixed with sunflower or butter.

In addition, an infusion based on the kidneys of this plant is a very effective remedy for cystitis and hemorrhoids. Such a remedy should be taken three times a day before the start of a meal.