Lilacs bloom

Many people are trying to find a tiny little asterisk of lilac with five petals - for good luck! Syringa vulgaris - its all well know. But few know that the plant is poisonous! Homeland lilac believe Iran, but probably to our plant came from China, where already in the XI century, knew about the healing properties of the bush. Lilac flowers contain essential oil. In the bark, branches and leaves contain a bitter glucoside - siringin, tannin and some trace elements. Flowers Syringa vulgaris possess diaphoretic, anti-malarial and analgesic and is widely used in folk medicine as infusions, extracts, teas, as a diaphoretic for colds, whooping cough, and kidney disease, pulmonary tuberculosis. Infusion of fresh leaves of lilac used in fever, malaria, decoctions of bark and leaves svezhetolchenye used to accelerate maturation of abscesses and cleaning of septic wounds. The flowers are lilac ordinary brewed as a tea and drink with the flowers of yarrow, tansy, limes. Application form: Infusion: Take 1 tablespoon of lilac flowers (preferably white) and pour 250 ml boiling water, infuse 1 hour to filter. Take 30-40 ml 3-4 times a day for a protracted bronchitis, catarrhal symptoms in the upper respiratory tract. Tincture: Take 1 cup of flower Syringa vulgaris and pour 0.5 liters of vodka, insist within 10 days; strain. Take 30-40 ml 3-4 times a day with whooping cough, and kidney diseases, as a diaphoretic and anti-malarial drug. In addition, applied as compresses for the deposition of salts in the joints and is especially effective for heel spurs. Ointment: Take 2 tablespoons of flowers Syringa vulgaris, rub with 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or petroleum jelly. Apply for rubbing against rheumatism, rheumatoid polyarthritis. In addition, the crushed leaves of Syringa vulgaris is applied to wounds for their speedy healing. It must be remembered that the internal use of Syringa vulgaris requires caution! Source: Journal of Planet HEALTH "at http://www.ph.ru/get_news.asp?nid=71&arch=1