barberry root

Barberry - a useful plant that has found application in medicine. Barberry root is a storehouse of useful substances. For medicinal use, barberry root is purchased at a pharmacy.

Barberry root has the following characteristics:

• contains a huge amount of useful substances and vitamins;
• irreplaceable in medicine;
• most often the bark of the roots is used;
• used to obtain berberine;
• contained in the composition of many mixtures and preparations;
• used to dye leather and wood products yellow.

The bark of the barberry root contains a lot of alkaloids, berberine, palmitin, tannins. They contain a lot of vitamins C and E, carotene, pectin-containing substances, as well as various types of organic acids.

Barberry root has the following useful and medicinal properties:

• as part of a decoction, it is used to wipe the skin and whiten it;
• in the composition of infusions helps to soften the skin of the hands;
• to remove excess salts from the body;
• to reduce pain.

Barberry root and preparations containing it are recommended to be used by prescription or under the supervision of a doctor, since the following negative consequences are possible:

• vasospasm;
• thrombus formation;
• exacerbation of diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• irregular stool (with prolonged use);
• miscarriages;
• jerky muscle contractions.

Barberry root should not be used for:

• pregnancy;
• with bleeding due to impaired functioning of the ovaries in women;
• menopause;
• with hypotension;
• with liver pathologies.

In medicine, barberry roots are used in the following cases:

• to normalize the work of the heart and blood vessels;
• to strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
• to cleanse the body and blood from toxic substances;
• for the treatment of pancreatitis and pain relief during its exacerbations;
• for the treatment of diseases of the female genital organs;
• to improve bile secretion;
• to increase blood clotting;
• to enhance uterine contractions in women;
• for the treatment of kidney and liver diseases;
• for the treatment of diseases of the gallbladder;
• for the treatment of diseases of the joints;
• as a diuretic;
• to suppress inflammatory processes in the body;
• to reduce pressure.

Barberry roots are contained in the famous drug Zdrenko, which is often prescribed when malignant tumors are detected.

From the bark and root of the plant, you can prepare a decoction that helps with gallstones. To do this, a tablespoon of bark and a tablespoon of roots are poured into 300 ml of water. The broth is boiled for half an hour, then cooled and filtered. To replenish the boiled water, boiled water is added to the broth. The decoction is taken three times a day, 50 ml each.

For the treatment of stomach and rheumatism, a decoction of dried and crushed roots is used. To do this, a tablespoon of the roots is poured with two glasses of boiling water and boiled for literally five minutes. Then it is cooled and filtered. It is required to use half a glass of decoction several times a day.

Alcohol tincture from the roots is prepared according to the following recipe: 4 tablespoons of roots pour 100 ml of alcohol. Insist in a dark place for 2-3 weeks. Take 20-30 drops three times a day.

There is also a recipe according to which the branches, bark and roots of barberry are mixed in dried and crushed form. A tablespoon of the mixture is boiled for 15 minutes in a glass of water. Compresses are made from this decoction for sprains and dislocations.

For the effective treatment of hepatitis and kidney diseases, an infusion is made from the bark. To do this, 2-3 tablespoons of roots insist in two cups of boiling water for several hours. It is advisable to do this in a thermos. After that, the infusion is filtered and consumed in a monthly course of half a glass 3-4 times a day.

Sometimes barberry roots are used to reduce gum inflammation, as they contain many tannins. To do this, infusions of the roots rinse the mouth.

With bleeding a few teaspoons of the roots are poured with one and a half glasses of boiling water and boiled for several minutes. After insisting and straining the broth, you need to drink it in a tablespoon every hour.

Decoctions of barberry roots are used as skin whitening agents, as well as to make freckles paler. When using a decoction of the roots in hand baths, the skin on them softens and becomes more tender.