Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants, which are familiar to us in everyday life, are among the nine hundred species of the annual herbaceous plant family, known as the herbed. A prominent representative of this large group is the black hairy, whose healing benefits to healers have been known for a long time, since the time of Hippocrates, and the possible harm of which is also not forgotten by the doctors. According to an unscientific classification, an ordinary weed growing literally everywhere, black nourishment is endowed with nature with excellent healing properties that must be skillfully used in the interests of man.
Black nightshade: chemical composition
The attribution of this type of decay to medicinal plants is due to its material structure, including, in addition to tannins and dyes, organic sugars and acids, as well as carotene. If the composition of the black nightshade was limited to only these ingredients, then it would be perceived solely as a pharmacological raw material or folk remedy, but also a culinary product. But the presence of glycoalkaloids and bitter glycoside of Dulcarmarin in it, that is, strong natural poisons, makes it necessary to treat black nightie with some apprehension.
Did you know? Fully ripened black solanaceous berries, which strengthen the immune system, can be eaten even for children from 3 years old, in the form of jam or as a part of baking.
Healing properties of blackcurrant
In the era of stress, the calming effect of black hair on the nervous system has become very popular. It is also known for its ability to relieve pain, a choleretic and expectorant effect, properties that lower heat, effectively combating inflammatory and rheumatic processes. The skin, the bladder and the urinary tract are saved with black hair from their specific diseases, and it is also beneficial for people suffering from atherosclerosis and hypertension.
Did you know? In the distant past in Russia, the nightshade was used to improve visual acuity.
The use of black nightshade: recipes from traditional medicine
The whole set of qualities that the black hair has, made its use of folk healers simply inevitable. It is used in a complex, and in relation to specific diseases.
Gargling with sore throats
Not only in case of sore throat, but also in diphtheria, children are helped by gargling with black steaming juice, previously diluted in cooled boiled water.
In a liter of liquid - three tablespoons of juice.
With a cold
Runny nose will be much faster if you apply instillation into each nasal sinus 2-3 drops of solanaceae leaves.
When coughing
The black steed herb (5-10 g), infused for half an hour in a half-liter container with boiling water, perfectly cures spastic cough. A warm infusion is taken three times a day for three quarters of a glass, if desired, by adding honey.
With hemorrhoids
Inflamed hemorrhoids (as well as abscesses, so that they are more likely to ripen) are treated with applied, both dry and fresh, solanaceous leaves in a soaked state. Grease knots, as suggested by Korean medicine, can still be a mixture of root ash steed with sesame oil. For the treatment of hemorrhoids, boil 2-3 tablespoons of the steamed fruit in a glass of water and, after two hours of infusion and straining, drink the entire glass throughout the day, dividing it into 4 equal portions.
Important! This decoction is also suitable for rheumatism.
With rheumatism
When consuming a black infusion of black hairy with rheumatism, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the prescribed dosage (3-4 tablespoons per day). Healing drink (in a glass of boiling water, one spoonful of flowers) must be wrapped, insist for two hours and then strain.
Important! Do not exceed the dose!
With gastrointestinal diseases
Black currant berries, brewed in thoroughly boiled water, will quickly, within the first 24 hours, help to restore the normal functioning of the diseased stomach and intestines, and for preventive purposes, the broth should be continued in the morning for a few more days. A burn of the esophagus can be treated, with mandatory medical supervision, with mature berries of the herbal berries, taking 5-6 fruits at a time.
With purulent wounds
The ulcerative and purulent manifestations are amenable to treatment with black nighthread, if you apply a mixture of crushed fruits with sour milk to them. It is also possible to wash purulent wounds with an infusion of dry solanaceous leaves, eight tablespoons of which should be placed in a container with ten cups of boiling water for 3-4 hours.
How to procure and store raw materials from the nightshade
Since July, the collection of medicinal raw materials begins, which is richly shared with people by the black nightshade. Completion of the harvest with foliage is planned for September, and the fruits are also disrupted by mid-October, when the aged leaves have already lost useful properties. In no case, due to the venomousness, immature berries do not gather. The nightshade dried in the shade under a canopy laid on thin paper can be stored in a darkened place without losing the healing qualities of the whole 8 years.
Contraindications and side effects from black hair
Although the strongest of the toxic substances in the composition of the nightshade - the corned beef - practically disappears in fully ripe berries, it is also recommended to use ripe fruit and foliage after this with caution when tracking health. This is especially true for women during pregnancy and lactation, as well as children. There are many cases when drugs on the basis of black nightshade have individual contraindications. If, however, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, impaired coordination of movements, and difficulty in breathing become symptoms of poisoned with black hair, then an immediate visit to a doctor should be followed, and toxins from the body will be eliminated more quickly due to the large amount of water or milk consumed. Activated carbon, tannin, and laxative will be useful to stabilize the state of poisoned nylon.
As you know, poison in small doses can be treated, and over-used medication can be poison. In using the black nightshade, care and caution are required.