Mountain ash is probably familiar to each of us from childhood. The bright red bunches of its berries are one of the distinguishing features of autumn.
Due to the high content of vitamins (ascorbic acid, carotene, vitamins P and K), mountain ash fruits serve as raw materials for the prevention and treatment of beriberi, and are also used as a tonic, immunostimulating agent. They are used to prepare decoctions, infusions, tinctures; rowan berries are part of various vitamin collections and teas.
Collect ripe berries, breaking off the brush; then the collected raw materials are cleaned from twigs and stems, the damaged berries are removed and dried at a temperature of +60…+80 degrees (140-176°F). If you do not have time to prepare the rowan, and the brushes are already frozen, they can be stored frozen and used in the same way as dried.
The use of rowan fruits is contraindicated in hyperacid gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer on the background of increased acidity of gastric juice, hypotension (low blood pressure), exacerbation of urolithiasis. In the presence of severe cardiovascular diseases, it is recommended to consult a doctor before using folk remedies based on mountain ash.
- Rowan tea
1 tablespoon of dried rowan berries pour 1 cup of boiling water in a thermos, insist for an hour, strain. Take as a vitamin, restorative, immunostimulating agent 3 times a day for 1/3 cup.
- Rowan and rose hip tea
Mix the dry crushed rosehip fruits and rowan berries, taken in equal parts. 1 tablespoon of the collection pour 1 cup of boiling water, wrap (you can use a thermos), insist for 4 hours, strain. Drink 2-3 times a day for 0.5 cups, you can add honey to taste.
- Tea with Rowan berries and nettles
Mix dried rowan berries with dried crushed nettle leaves in a ratio of 7: 3. 2 tablespoons of the collection pour 0.5 liters of boiling water in a thermos, insist for 2 hours, strain. Drink 2-3 times a day for 0.5 cups of infusion, adding honey to taste. This tea helps to strengthen the immune system, is a good source of vitamins and stimulates blood formation.
- Tea with Rowan berries, nettle and Melissa
With a general weakening of the body, a decline in strength, use the collection from the previous recipe, adding to it 2 parts of dry crushed lemon balm leaves. 1 tablespoon of the collection pour 1 cup of boiling water, insist, wrapped, for half an hour, strain. Drink 3-4 times a day for 1 glass, adding honey to taste.
- Tincture of mountain ash to strengthen the immune system and improve performance
2 cups of ripe fresh mountain ash berries pour 0.5 liters of vodka, insist in a dark place at room temperature for two weeks, strain. Take 2 times a day before meals for 20-30 ml.