Viburnum common. Medicinal plant viburnum

Red viburnum (Vibúrnum ópulus) is a deciduous shrub of the Viburnum genus.

Red viburnum description

Red viburnum (ordinary) is a plant widely known and widespread in the wild throughout the forest zone of Russia. Most often it grows in the form of a small spreading tree or large bush 3-4 meters high; it can also be found in the undergrowth of mixed and deciduous forests, along the banks of rivers and reservoirs.

Red viburnum (common) is a fast-growing honey-bearing shrub. The annual growth reaches 40-80 centimeters. Lives up to 50 years. It blooms from late May to mid-June, the fruits ripen in August - September and hang on the trees until the onset of the first frost. The inflorescences of red viburnum are interesting. At first glance, it seems that the petals of most flowers in the inflorescence have already fallen off or have not bloomed. But these are real flowers that can produce berries. And the beautiful, large white inflorescences located around them are sterile. They only attract insects. The flowers are collected in flat, round, umbrella-shaped inflorescences, reaching a diameter of 5-10 centimeters.

The fruits of viburnum resemble bright red berries, spherical or oval shape. Inside they have one flat seed, the flesh is yellowish and tastes bitter. The inflorescence contains about one hundred fruits weighing 70-80 grams. The yield of a selected red viburnum bush can reach 25-30 kilograms.

Red viburnum (ordinary) is a frost-resistant plant, loves well-lit places and is moisture-loving. Requires fertile soil when planting. The leaves of red viburnum are heavily affected by aphids, which can lead to their destruction. That's why Special attention should be devoted to insect control.

Red viburnum beneficial medicinal properties

The fruits of red viburnum contain up to 32 percent invert sugar, 2 percent acids, up to three percent tannins, ascorbic acid. The bitter taste of the berries is given by the glycoside viburnin, which has therapeutic effect. Obviously, this is why selected forms of red viburnum with sweet fruits have less medicinal effect.

Red viburnum bark contains up to 6 percent resins, their composition includes various organic acids, tannins, flavonoids, vitamins C and K.

Preparations from red viburnum reduce blood pressure, accelerate wound healing and have a hemostatic effect, improve heart function, and have a diuretic and choleretic effect.

Viburnum red application

The fruits and bark of red viburnum are used in medicine. The fruits of red viburnum are used in medical practice as a heart-soothing agent, a tonic, vitamin and mild diuretic. They are included in the vitamin collection. Fruits collected after frost are used for treatment initial stage hypertension and cough. Extract and decoction of red viburnum bark are used for internal bleeding, as well as an antispasmodic and sedative in gynecology.

Viburnum juice is especially useful, it normalizes blood pressure, has beneficial effect for stomach ulcers, coughs, liver and gall bladder diseases.

Viburnum fruits are widely used in home cooking. The fruits are canned, juices and jellies, jams, jellies, marmalades, pie fillings, and fruit drinks are prepared.

Contraindications to the use of red viburnum

The use of red viburnum is contraindicated for people with increased coagulability blood and prone to blood clots. Its use is contraindicated for hypotensive people - people with low blood pressure. Use is contraindicated when increased acidity gastric juice. It should not be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Before use, consult a doctor!!!

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Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been very popular in the field of folk treatment: viburnum, lingonberry, ginseng, St. John's wort, lemon balm and many others. When it comes to sour berries, many people first of all remember viburnum. After all, the fruits of this plant actually have a rather specific taste, in which the acid borders on a bitter aftertaste. This puts some off from constant consumption of viburnum, but red viburnum combines two contradictory features: beneficial features, which few people dare to challenge, and the taste is far from sweet.

The ancient Slavs knew about the benefits of this plant, and they associated many legends and beliefs with it. Thus, viburnum is a red berry that symbolized the beauty and purity of the fair sex. That is why she was not only present at all wedding tables, but also decorated the bride’s outfit. But if a person strokes the tree itself, he will definitely be happy and lucky. Viburnum gets its name from the bright red color that the berry begins to acquire in early autumn. At the same time, it seems that the berries seem to be heating up under the warm temperatures. sun rays.

Viburnum is classified as a member of the honeysuckle family and has more than a hundred varieties. There are also cultivated varieties that are bred by breeders for various purposes. For example, such a varietal variety as “Bulldonezh” has a purely decorative purpose, since it has beautiful snow-white inflorescences of large size, and fruits are not formed on such a plant.

The shrub, the berries of which are used in the treatment of many diseases, is called common viburnum and has a height of at least one and a half meters. And in good conditions the plant can even reach four meters in height. At the same time, not only the fruits of viburnum are considered useful, but also the flowers and bark.

Folk healer - viburnum bush

Viburnum viburnum has beneficial properties in such quantities that it can compete with many other gifts of nature. Even in the old days, folk healers associated the use of shrubs with great benefit. To do this at an early spring period harvest the bark and use it:

• to stop internal bleeding,
• for gastrointestinal disorders,
• with liver and kidney diseases,
• for the treatment of sclerosis and tuberculosis.

A decoction of viburnum bark has remarkable antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties, so it is quite successfully used for colds and infectious diseases. This folk remedy calms well and reduces the risk of seizures, therefore it is widely used for various nervous disorders.

At the end of spring, viburnum bushes begin to bloom profusely and show the whole world the beauty of their snow-white tassels. These flowers not only attract the eyes of aesthetes, but also have many useful properties. A decoction prepared from flowering tassels of viburnum is used for various bleeding and inflammatory processes. This remedy not only stimulates increased sweating, which is important when colds, but also perfectly increases appetite.

How can you prepare viburnum fruits for future use?

In autumn, beautiful, juicy red berries ripen on the bush. Knowing about the multiple medicinal properties of these fruits, which grow on the bushes for a relatively short period of time, people have invented several ways to use viburnum all year round.

Thus, berries can be harvested by drying. Kalina can't stand it very much high temperatures, therefore, it must be dried in conditions where the thermometer does not rise above 50 degrees Celsius. Only then will the berries be able to retain maximum beneficial properties.

Another widely used method of harvesting is freezing viburnum fruits. For this purpose, it is recommended to collect berries in whole clusters and always during their full ripening period. The collected gifts of nature should be placed in the freezer, after placing them in a plastic bag. In extreme cold conditions, frozen berries will be just as healthy as fresh ones.

Medicinal properties of viburnum

General use in medical purposes viburnum bush explains the numerous beneficial properties of red viburnum. What exactly are the substances that make this plant so beneficial? Here is a description of the beneficial properties of all the vitamins and minerals contained in viburnum:

Vitamin A

• increases the body's resistance to adverse conditions;
• has a positive effect on the condition skin;
• stimulates the growth and strength of bone tissue, maintains healthy teeth and hair;
• normalizes everything metabolic processes in organism;
• activates the formation of new cells, thereby slowing down the aging process;
• improves vision and prevents various diseases eye;
• accelerates the healing process of wounds and burns.

Vitamin C

• strengthens human immunity;
• stimulates cell regeneration when the integrity of external and internal tissues is damaged;
• reduces blood cholesterol levels;
• thins the blood and reduces the risk of blood clots;
• prevents allergic reactions.

Vitamin E

• participates in metabolism and prevents destruction cell membranes;
• provides preventive effect on the development of vascular atherosclerosis;
• has a good cosmetic effect: nourishes the skin, has a positive effect on hair and nails.

Vitamin K

• improves the digestion process;
• activates brain activity and improves mental capacity;
• has a positive effect on the condition of the heart and muscular system.

Vitamin P

• increases elasticity and strength blood vessels;
• helps reduce blood pressure;
• regulates the activity of the adrenal cortex and the process of urination;
• has an analgesic effect and prevents the formation of edema.

Iron

• participates in the supply of oxygen to cells and tissues;
• accompanies the process of hematopoiesis and prevents the development of anemia.

Phosphorus

• normalizes metabolic processes in the body;
• takes an active part in hematopoiesis;
• stimulates physical activity and mental abilities;
• gives strength to bones and teeth.

Manganese

• provides positive influence to work nervous system;
• stimulates growth cartilage tissue, thereby preventing the development of osteoporosis and arthritis;
• improves the body's protective functions.

Zinc

• accelerates the process of skin regeneration;
• participates in the destruction of harmful microorganisms;
• is a natural immune modulator;
• improves metabolism.

In addition to the above vitamins and minerals, viburnum contains many other no less useful elements. Thus, it has long been known that viburnum berries are characterized by high content organic acids:

• valerian,
• vinegar,
• formic,
• oil,
• linoleic and others.

All of them are needed by the body in reasonable quantities. In addition, the bark of viburnum contains very important substance– viburnin glycoside. He imagines invaluable benefits for humans, as it has a remarkable hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effect. Also, the bark, leaves and roots of viburnum contain useful tannins, pectin, essential oils and resins.

Such unique composition Kalina fully justifies it wide application in the treatment of a huge number of diseases and in the prevention of their occurrence. Viburnum is used not only in traditional treatment, but also in officially recognized medicine. After all, the constituent components of these berries are successfully used in the manufacture of many medicines.

How to use viburnum for treatment?

Over the years, people have discovered more and more new recipes for cooking medicinal products from viburnum. Let's talk about the most common and effective of them.

1. You can eat viburnum fruits in their original form. Eating small bunches of berries every day will help the heart function properly, as well as reduce swelling. Eating viburnum in this way is only possible during a certain season. Therefore, in the fall, when the bushes are decorated with clusters of berries, do not miss the moment and try every day to feast on these tart and sour, but very useful fruits.
2. Viburnum juice has beneficial properties in the same quantity as the pulp itself. Therefore, many healers very often recommend drinking it in pure form or with added sugar. This way you can alleviate your condition with hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers and colitis.
3. In order to maintain your immunity throughout the year, it is best to use pre-frozen viburnum. To do this, remove the berries from the freezer, pour boiling water over them, and then rub through a sieve. Mix the resulting mass with honey in equal parts. Use this medicine Take one tablespoon every day on an empty stomach.
4. The combination of viburnum and honey is also useful for diseases respiratory system(bronchitis, pneumonia). Just to do this, the mixture needs to be poured with a liter of water and boiled for 10 minutes over low heat. You need to drink half a glass of this decoction before each meal.
5. For colds and sore throats, it is recommended to use dried berries. Grind a small amount of them, pour 200 ml of boiling water and leave in a warm place for two to three hours to infuse. After straining, the tincture is ready for use. Drink it in tablespoons three times a day. The same remedy can be used to gargle. If you suffer from disorders gastrointestinal tract, you can regularly drink tea brewed using dried viburnum berries.

If according to various reasons bleeding begins, of course, you need to immediately consult a doctor. Together with the remedies recommended by a specialist, an infusion from the bark of the viburnum bush can alleviate your condition. Pour two tablespoons of crushed bark into half a liter of boiling water and leave overnight. Drink the infusion three times a day, 50 ml.

Viburnum seeds also have many advantages: beneficial properties and a healing effect are achieved for many ailments. It is very useful to swallow a dozen viburnum seeds daily. This will help get rid of stones and sand in the body. In this case, the bones should be taken one at a time during the day, and not all at one time. They are also a natural antioxidant and high level are able to cleanse the body of waste and toxins. If you eat viburnum berries along with the bone core, you can significantly improve the functioning of your heart.

Kalina is not for everyone

Like any other medicine, viburnum berry and contraindications are inseparable from each other.

Thus, the use of viburnum in any form is not recommended for pregnant women. This is due to the fact that these berries contain substances very similar to hormones. And their excess in the body can stimulate premature birth or cause numerous disorders in the unborn baby. Should also be cautious people, which are characterized by low blood pressure or serious illnesses blood and renal apparatus.

Thus, viburnum is not just a plant, but a unique medicine that will make your life healthy and fulfilling. Therefore, do not neglect these sour red berries. Enjoy the gifts that nature cordially offers you, and be healthy.

Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor of the department. Botany RGAU-MSHA named after K.A. Timiryazeva

(Viburnum opulus)- a branched shrub or small tree 1.5-4 m high from the honeysuckle family with grayish-brown fissured bark of the trunks and bare branches. As a medicinal plant, it does not need advertising.

Bark is the main medicinal raw material

On the site, viburnum is most often planted as an ornamental plant and to produce fruits, which in modern varieties are not only healthy, but also very tasty. But you should still start with the raw material, which is the main one for viburnum in pharmacological terms - this is the bark, which is harvested in the spring, during sap flow (in April-May), when it is easily separated. But remember that decorative types of viburnum are not suitable for this purpose. You need to be sure that it is the common viburnum growing on your site. It should be collected from side branches, not old, 2-3 years old, and especially without affecting the main trunk. On the cut branches, make circular cuts every 25 cm with a knife and connect them with longitudinal cuts; after this the bark is easily removed. You can combine spring pruning with the procurement of raw materials. The shelf life of raw materials is 4 years.

Viburnum bark contains viburnin glycoside, resins, tannins and other substances; fruits - invert sugar (up to 32%), tannins (up to 3%) of the pyrocatechol group, isovaleric, acetic, caprylic, oil, linolenic and palmitic acid. In addition, the bark contains vitamin C and K, which have a high hemostatic effect. It is thanks to vitamin K that nettle also has a hemostatic effect.

Viburnum bark is used as a hemostatic agent, mainly for uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding, in the form of a decoction, which is prepared from 1 teaspoon of bark and 1 glass of water. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals. Externally used for lotions and instillation into the nose for nosebleeds. You can use the bark in the form of an extract, which is obtained by pouring 1 part of viburnum bark with a 50% alcohol solution (10 parts). The extract is prescribed orally, 20-30 drops per dose 2-3 times a day before meals.

Both the decoction and the extract can be used for rinsing for periodontal disease and bleeding gums.

A decoction of the bark and young leafy flowering shoots is drunk as an analgesic, expectorant, antispasmodic, and also a sedative. It is taken for diathesis. In addition, patients with diathesis successfully use a decoction of a mixture of viburnum bark and chamomile (1:4 ratio).

Both the decoction and the extract of viburnum bark have a hypolipidemic effect and reduce blood cholesterol.

Fruits are also tasty medicine

In domestic folk medicine In addition to viburnum bark, fruits collected after the first frost, when they acquire a sweetish taste, are used, as well as flowers, juice and seeds of viburnum. But it should be remembered that each “freezing-thawing” cycle on the branch leads to loss of vitamin C. Therefore, the most effective way is to freeze the fruits in the freezer, having previously separated them from the stalks, and store them this way until the time of use. The fruits are well stored in fresh, hanging in bunches in the attic. They are used as needed. In this form, viburnum is stored almost until spring and this is how supplies were stored in Russian villages - sugar was a luxury item and the brew was not made from all the gifts of the site, but they tried to make do with other methods of procurement.

Viburnum fruits are harvested at their full maturity in dry weather, cut or torn off along with the stalks. They can be dried in the air under canopies, in attics, hanging in bunches, but it is best to dry them in ovens and dryers at a temperature of 60-80°C, making sure that the raw materials do not burn. Dried fruits are separated from stalks and branches.

The fruits contain up to 20% dry matter, up to 11% sugars, 3.1% organic acids, pectin substances, which absorb all the bad things that accumulate as a result of the digestion of unhealthy foods like smoked meats and fast food, 40 mg% vitamin C, tannins and coloring matter, P-active polyphenols (strengthens capillaries), flavonols. The seeds contain fatty oil (up to 21%).

An infusion or decoction of berries is consumed orally for peptic ulcer stomach or intestines, boils, carbuncles, eczema, skin ulcers. Juice from raw berries is recommended externally for acne, freckles, lichen, and internally for bronchial asthma and hypertension. A warm decoction of berries with honey is good for colds. - cough, hoarseness, choking, fever, diarrhea, dropsy, liver disease and jaundice.

Berries boiled with honey (see Viburnum stewed with honey, Viburnum in honey), take 1 teaspoon several times a day for cough and associated symptoms, such as suffocation and hoarseness, as well as loss of voice.

For coughs, for those for whom alcohol is not contraindicated, Balkan countries use the following recipe: A glass of viburnum juice is mixed with 100 g of cognac and 2 tablespoons of honey, mixed thoroughly and taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day at severe cough. The big plus of this recipe is that this mixture keeps quite well in the refrigerator.

Berries infused with hot honey for 6-7 hours are used for bronchitis, pneumonia and liver diseases (See Medicinal viburnum tincture). An infusion of flowers and leaves is used to gargle for sore throat.

Fresh berries and an infusion of them are useful for gastritis with reduced gastric secretion. It is recommended to eat 1-2 cups of viburnum berries with honey daily, adding it to taste. According to traditional healers, it also helps prevent gastrointestinal cancer.

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Viburnum common

Name: Viburnum common. In autumn, the berries turn red and seem to be red-hot, hence the name - viburnum.

Latin name: Viburnum opulus L.

Family: Honeysuckles (Caprifoliaceae)

Kinds: Honeysuckle family - usually shrubs, less often trees or herbaceous plants. Leaves are opposite. Flowers are sphenoletal, 5-dimensional, ovary inferior; the calyx fuses with the ovary and forms teeth or a limb at the top. Corolla regular or two-lipped (Lonicera), stamens 5 (4). The fruit is a juicy berry or postyanka with 1-5 seeds or seeds, less often the fruit is dry.
The family contains several genera; medicinal value have viburnum - Viburnum and elderberry - Sambucus.
Plants contain various glycosides.

Lifespan: Perennial.

Plant type: Shrub or tree.

Trunk (stem): The bark is greenish-gray, the branches are bare.

Height: Up to 5 meters.

Leaves: Leaves are three-lobed, serrated along the edges, bright yellow or purple in autumn.

Flowers, inflorescences: The flowers are white or pink-white, fragrant, in umbellate panicles.

Flowering time: Blooms in May-June.

Fruit: The fruit is a bright red drupe.

Ripening time: Ripens in September.

Smells and tastes: After the first frost, the taste of the fruit changes - bitterness and acid disappear, and they become edible.

Collection time: The bark is harvested in early spring(April), during the period of sap flow, the fruits are harvested in September-October.

Features of collection, drying and storage: The bark is harvested in the spring before the leaves bloom: ring cuts are made on young branches at a distance of 25-30 cm from each other, they are connected with two longitudinal cuts, the bark is removed with two tubes, dried without putting the tubes into each other, in the sun or in a well-ventilated area indoors. Drying is stopped when the bark becomes brittle. The yield of dry bark is 38-40%. Shelf life – 4 years.
The fruits are harvested in September-October, when they are fully ripe. Dry them in the shade outside or in dryers at a temperature of 50-60°C. Dry fruits are threshed and sorted, separating the branches and stalks.
The flowers are collected at the beginning of flowering, freed from branches and stalks, quickly dried in the shade and stored in paper-lined boxes.

History of the plant: This is a popular berry plant. She has always been seen as a symbol of girlish beauty and tenderness, glorified in songs and legends. The wedge has long been considered a symbol of beauty, virginity, love and joy, a tree of life, youth, fun and health.
It is no coincidence that in the old days they placed a bouquet of blooming viburnum on the wedding table in front of the bride and groom as a symbol of love, beauty and great trust in each other. Viburnum was even called a wedding tree. At weddings there were always bouquets of viburnum branches.
In the old days, viburnum was credited with the miraculous ability to cast a love spell on a loved one - you just need to decorate your head with a wreath with its flowers. Village girls washed themselves with viburnum juice, believing that they would become more beautiful.

Spreading: In Russia, common viburnum is found throughout the European part, except for the Far North, in Western and Eastern Siberia. Viburnum is widespread throughout Ukraine and Crimea.

Habitats: Grows in damp deciduous forests, mostly along the edges, clearings, clearings and meadows overgrown with shrubs, and is found in the mountains. Viburnum is grown in gardens and parks.

Culinary use: Berries are consumed fresh. They are used to prepare jelly, compotes, jelly, and marmalade. Used as a filling for pies and sweets, prepared drinks, liqueurs, sauces, canned and frozen. From dried berries or seeds make a coffee surrogate that is able to regulate the digestion process. The juice is used to color some foods.
For a long time, stewed viburnum porridge has been a favorite peasant dish. There was also a proverb: “Kalina boasted that she was good with honey.” But viburnum is good even without honey. Especially after frosts. Fragrant, delicious berry! In central Russia, Kalinnik pies have been baked since time immemorial. The pureed viburnum fruits were placed between cabbage leaves and baked. This pie looked like a black cake and was very fragrant.

Use in cosmetics: In dermatology and cosmetics Fresh Juice fruit is good remedy against acne, various rashes And age spots on the face, to treat wounds and eczema.

Signs, proverbs, legends: There are many legends about viburnum. One of them tells how village girls lured enemies into the forest thicket in order to save loved ones from imminent death. The girls died. And where their blood was shed, viburnum bushes with red berries grew.

Puzzles: In haymaking it is bitter, and in frost it is sweet, what kind of berry is this?

Medicinal parts: WITH therapeutic purpose use bark, flowers and fruits.

Useful content: The bark contains glycosides, tannins, organic acids, flavonoids, vitamins C and K. The fruits are rich in pectins, organic acids, tannins, carotene and vitamins C and P. In seeds up to 21% fatty oils.
Remember, there is more vitamin C in viburnum than in citrus fruits!

Actions: Galenic preparations Viburnum has a hemostatic and weak diuretic effect, has astringent and soothing properties, increases the tone of the uterine muscles, increases the duration of action sleeping pills.

Bark used to prevent involuntary abortions when planning pregnancy. The vagina is washed with a decoction of the bark for painful uterine bleeding and leucorrhoea in women.

Viburnum fruits (fresh, pureed with sugar, processed into jam, juice, etc.) are used for nervous excitement, hypertension, atherosclerosis and vascular spasms.

Viburnum fruits boiled with honey eaten for cough, hoarseness, shortness of breath, liver disease, jaundice and diarrhea.
Juice from viburnum fruits with honey is used in folk medicine for treatment breast cancer, for the prevention of stomach cancer in gastritis with low acidity. It is believed that systematic consumption of viburnum fruits improves the well-being of patients with malignant tumors.

An infusion of viburnum fruits is drunk as a remedy against boils, carbuncles, eczema, various rashes, and also as a vitamin, tonic, diaphoretic and laxative.

An infusion of flowers in folk medicine is used for coughs, colds, shortness of breath, sclerosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and stomach diseases. They wash wounds with it and gargle with sore throat.

Restrictions on use: IN LARGE DOSES, EXTRACTS FROM Viburnum BARK CAN CAUSE MISTARRIAGE, SO SHOULD NOT BE USED BY PREGNANT WOMEN.

Dosage forms:

Viburnum extract liquid . 1 part viburnum fruit, 1 part 50% alcohol. Drink 30-40 drops 2-3 times a day before meals.

Bark decoction . 10 grams or 1 tablespoon of bark per 200 ml of boiling water. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day after meals.

Fruit infusion . 10 grams or 2 tablespoons of fruit per 200 ml of boiling water. Drink 1/3 glass 3-4 times a day.

Decoction for douching . 50 grams of bark per 1 liter of boiling water.

External infusion . 1 teaspoon of flowers per 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes, strain. Use for washing and rinsing.

Medicinal recipes:

Raw mashed fruits take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals for stomach ulcers, colitis and constipation.