Hello, friends! In my practice I have already used horse chestnut tincture. And although it is especially popular for the treatment of varicose veins and joints, herbalists include chestnut in many other recipes. I was curious to know the medicinal properties of chestnut and its many uses. I will dwell in more detail on how to prepare and how to properly use chestnut tincture.
Horse chestnut
These beautiful tall trees with gorgeous foliage grow in our area - in the North Caucasus, as well as in other southern regions, and in the middle zone. They decorate parks and alleys. And in the wild they grow on the northern slopes in deciduous forests.
I just like the chestnut leaves - they are so spread out, slightly jagged, so the tree is beautiful at any time of the year from spring to autumn. In spring, its flowers resemble white “candles”, and in autumn fruits appear in the green skin of a “hedgehog”.
But why does the chestnut have such a strange name - horse chestnut?
The fact is that this type of common chestnut with inedible fruits differs from the chestnut whose fruits taste sweet and can be eaten fresh, baked, fried, or used instead of coffee, cocoa, and seasonings.
Horse chestnut fruits are bitter and not suitable for consumption; they can cause poisoning.
In order to distinguish these plants, they came up with such a name - this is what one of the versions says. But why is it a horse, and not a dog, say, or something else?
As I found out, many years ago horse chestnut seeds were added to the feed of horses that suffered from shortness of breath, coughing, i.e. for the treatment of respiratory organs.
In addition, there are external “horse” signs: after the leaves fall, a horseshoe-like scar remains on the bark, and if you look closely at the fruit, you will notice that the white spot on the brown seed is very similar to a horse’s track, and its color is sometimes compared with that of a bay horse.
Unlike the fruits of the edible tree, which are enclosed in a brownish shell, densely strewn with shaggy spines, the fruits of the horse chestnut are in a green, warty box with small thorns.
Medicinal properties of horse chestnut
And although these fruits are not edible, they, as well as other parts of the plant: bark, flowers and leaves, have medicinal properties. They contain vitamins C, K, B1 and B2, saponins, phenols, tannins, fatty oil, flavonoids, coumarin glycosides, in particular esculin, which helps to increase venous tone and thin the blood.
What do all the biologically active substances contained in different parts of the plant do:
- reduce the permeability of blood capillaries
- reduce blood viscosity
- increase blood flow to veins
- increase the tone of the veins, especially if venous obstruction is impaired
- cleans blood vessels from cholesterol
- lower blood pressure
- relieve pain
- relieve inflammation
- calm down
- relieve swelling
- improve bile flow
- help with chronic digestive disorders
- help with coughs and upper respiratory tract diseases.
Horse chestnut: application
Chestnut is especially known in traditional and folk medicine due to its ability to relieve leg pain and other symptoms of venous insufficiency.
Decoctions and infusions of bark are used for:
- varicose veins
- hemorrhoids
- ulcers caused by spasm of the veins
- to prevent blood clots in pregnant women
- diarrhea
- bronchitis
- problems with the gallbladder.
Baths with chestnut bark preparations reduce inflammation in the muscles and are useful for hemorrhoids and neuralgia.
Chestnut-based cream helps treat cramps due to poor circulation and decreased elasticity of the veins.
Juice from chestnut flowers is taken for atherosclerosis.
Chestnut tinctures are very popular - their medicinal properties are especially well preserved, we will talk about it in more detail.
Horse chestnut tincture
Many drugs can be bought at the pharmacy, but we are interested in preparing chestnut tincture at home.
The use of chestnut tincture is very extensive; it is used for the above ailments and other problems:
- phlebeurysm
- thrombophlebitis
- haemorrhoids
- rheumatism
- arthritis
- vasospasm
- prostatitis
- adenoma
- hypertension
- women's diseases
- heart disease
- brain tumors
- cellulite.
Research shows that one of the best properties of horse chestnut is its ability to help fight cancer, although this area has not yet been fully studied, but in some cases, chestnut preparations kill cancer cells and reduce tumors.
For this reason, herbalists and traditional healers recommend including chestnut tincture in the complex.
Instructions for use
As a rule, chestnut tincture is prepared with vodka or alcohol diluted with water to no more than 50 degrees.
All parts of the plant are used as raw materials; you can prepare a tincture from flowers, bark, and whole fruits, but the medicine made from the peel of chestnut fruits is considered the most effective.
Take the tincture both externally in the form of rubbing or compresses, and internally.
Rubbing is carried out with alcohol tincture 2-3 times a day, pointwise and carefully, and more often if necessary.
To prepare compresses, mix the tincture in half with water, apply a cloth soaked in the solution to the sore spot, wrap it and hold it for about an hour.
I tried to figure out how to do it correctly.
And here we should remember, from which we know that the harder the product, the longer it should be infused in order to obtain the most effective extract.
And if you noticed, in many tinctures the proportions are usually as follows: for 10 grams of product, 10 times more vodka is taken, this also applies to chestnut tinctures.
But as for the time of taking the medicine orally, I haven’t found the truth here; some people think that it should be taken before meals, others after. Therefore, I will express my personal opinion, based on the recommendations of familiar herbalists: 30 minutes before meals three times a day - well, in general, as usual with other medicinal plants.
The course of treatment is from two weeks to a month, I believe (according to the principle, less is better). After a break of 10-12 days, repeat, not because it didn’t help much, but to consolidate the effect even if you feel well.
Chestnut flower tincture
Flowers are collected during flowering, which occurs in May–June. The tincture is made from freshly picked flowers. Fill a jar (you can take a half-liter jar) tightly with flowers to half the volume and fill it with vodka to the top.
Cover with a lid and place in a cupboard for 10 days.
Then filter and use for rubbing or internally, 30 drops per 50 ml. water.
If you didn’t have time to make a tincture from fresh chestnut flowers for some reason, then dried inflorescences are also suitable, of which you need to take 6 tablespoons per liter of vodka.
Chestnut bark tincture
To harvest bark in the spring, young branches are cut from the tree and the bark is trimmed.
The recipe for bark tincture is to infuse 10 grams of it in 100 grams of vodka, the aging time is two weeks.
Take 30 drops in a tablespoon of water.
Recipe for chestnut peel tincture
Chestnut fruits are harvested when ripe in September–October. This is easy to do, since the plant drops them to the ground.
Usually by this time, when dropped, the green shell will split, so there will be no need to remove it.
But peeling off the peel is quite difficult. Oh, and I suffered with this at one time. So my desire to make such a tincture again then disappeared.
I have now learned that you first need to dry the fruits and then soak them in water for 10-12 hours. The peel will swell and become easier to cut.
The cut peel of chestnut fruits is infused with vodka (50 g - 0.5 liters) for 21-30 days in a dark place, making sure to shake the jar every day.
I’ll probably try this method again in the fall and make a useful tincture from horse chestnut.
Tincture of whole chestnut fruits with vodka
I don’t really know how to cut hard chestnut fruits in practice, but maybe soak them first.
The fruits are cut into small pieces with a knife; I do not recommend damaging the blender. 50 grams of them are poured with half a liter of vodka, you need to infuse for 21 days, take 15 drops with a small amount of water.
Chestnut tincture for varicose veins
Separately, I would like to clarify how to use the tincture in especially popular cases.
To treat varicose veins, use a tincture of chestnut fruits or flowers, which is taken orally in courses according to the above recipes.
And the peel infused with vodka is more often used in the form of rubs.
Chestnut tincture for joints
Similarly, a tincture of peeled chestnut skins is rubbed into sore joints before bed. This treatment can be carried out for a month and supplemented with a medicine infused from the fruit.
Chestnut tincture: contraindications
There is also a ban on the use of horse chestnut tincture.
It applies to hypotensive patients, children under 12 years of age, people with serious diseases of the liver, kidneys, stomach, as well as poor blood clotting and constipation. Pregnant and lactating women should refrain from taking it orally and use the tincture externally with the permission of a doctor.
Hello dear readers. Preparations made from phyto-raw materials are becoming increasingly popular. Horse chestnut occupies a special place among healing plants. It is used in folk medicine, and is also part of various pharmacological and cosmetic products. Its beneficial properties have long been used to treat various diseases, eliminate pathological conditions and for preventive purposes. One of the most popular remedies is a tincture of chestnut flowers with vodka - the application, beneficial properties, as well as recipes for making it yourself will be discussed below.
Horse chestnut - medicinal properties and uses
Horse chestnut (also called acorn or aesculus) is a deciduous tree that decorates park areas in various parts of the world. The name most likely came from the dark-colored shiny fruits of the plant, similar to the color of the shiny coat of bay horses.
It is necessary to distinguish between horse and real chestnuts. Their fruits have significant external similarities. Unlike the very bitter horse chestnut, real chestnut is edible and has a pleasant taste, reminiscent of boiled potatoes in their skins.
The plant loves moderate climatic conditions and moisture; it prefers loamy soil. Therefore, it spreads to Southern European, Indian, East Asian, and North American lands.
The plant blooms with beautiful inflorescences with a pleasant aroma, being a honey plant. Chestnuts look very attractive, not only during flowering, but throughout the entire growing season. Therefore, they are used in parks and for street landscaping.
Chestnut fruits are quite nutritious and, despite the tart-bitter taste, are used for fattening livestock. The healing properties of the chestnut tree have long been known. Inflorescences, fruits, tree bark, and leaf blades are used for medicinal purposes.
The wood has little commercial value due to its softness. But it is still used for the manufacture of furniture, household utensils, wooden containers, and various crafts, since it is easy to process, carve, and holds fastenings securely.
Composition and properties of chestnut raw materials
Chestnut bark contains:
- a lot of tannins;
- glycosides;
- saponins;
- coumarins;
— flavonoids and other compounds
The chemical composition of the seeds is even richer
- Starch (up to 60%).
- Cellulose.
- Sugars - glucose, sucrose, dextrins.
- Organic acids – citric, lactic, malic.
- Proteins (there are significantly fewer of them here than in other nut-bearing plants).
- Fats (their content is also relatively low).
- Tannins.
- Biologically active compounds - astralgin, lutein, quercetin, etc.
- Flavonoids.
- Glycosides.
- Vitamins C, B, K.
- Calcium, iron and some other minerals.
Uses of chestnut
The use of various parts of the chestnut tree in medicine is due to the beneficial properties that they exhibit:
✔ Anti-inflammatory.
✔ Vascular strengthening, anti-sclerotic.
✔ Antithrombic.
✔ Decongestants.
✔ Antibacterial.
✔ Astringents.
✔ Antispasmodic.
✔ Antimalarial.
✔ Antipyretic.
✔ Venotonic.
✔ Reduce capillary permeability.
Using chestnut raw materials, various pharmacological products are manufactured - tablets, ointments, injections, and also produced in the form of drops, capsules, extracts, suppositories. Various decoctions, infusions and tinctures are used in folk medicine.
With the help of chestnut, all kinds of diseases are treated.
The main indications for use are as follows:
- Vascular pathologies (varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, atherosclerosis, etc.).
- Intestinal disorders, gastrointestinal lesions.
- Swelling of the legs.
- Presence of inflammation.
- Colds and other respiratory diseases.
- Women's diseases.
- Problems with the spleen.
- Weak outflow of bile.
- Vascular diseases (arthritis, gout).
- Neuroses, inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
- Malaria.
- Haemorrhoids.
- Trophic ulcers.
- Hypertension, heart disease.
- High blood clotting, anemia.
Chestnut in cosmetology
The beneficial properties of chestnut have long been used in cosmetology. The impact is used here:
— venotonic (reduces the vascular network);
- decongestant;
- antioxidant;
- anti-inflammatory;
- UV protective;
- anti-cellulite;
- antimicrobial;
- strengthening hair
- improves complexion;
- relieving fatigue and a feeling of heaviness in the limbs.
The chestnut hood includes such caring and hygiene products as shampoos, balms, hair masks, creams, tonics, sun protection, aftershave lotions, foot gels, anti-cellulite compounds, etc.
Horse chestnut flowers - medicinal properties and contraindications
Chestnut inflorescences are used to prepare infusions and decoctions. Herbalists advise taking them in a two-week course twice a year. You can use both freshly picked and dried flowers. They:
✔ Stimulate immune defense.
✔ They have a bactericidal effect.
✔ Stops inflammatory processes.
✔ They give a resolving effect, eliminating blood clots and tumor growths.
✔ They calm you down.
✔ Improves blood composition.
✔ Cleanse from toxins.
✔ Promote rejuvenation.
But no matter how beneficial this natural ingredient is, there are certain limitations to its use.
- Blood clotting disorders, bleeding tendency, thrombocytopenia.
- Pregnancy, natural feeding of babies.
- Individual intolerance, development of allergic manifestations.
- Hypotension.
- The presence of chronic constipation associated with atony of the intestinal walls.
- Menstrual irregularities.
- Low acidity in the stomach.
- Kidney failure.
- Liver problems in the acute phase.
- Taste aversion.
In any case, if you want to use chestnut for treatment or preventive purposes, it is better to consult a doctor. Especially in the presence of chronic diseases.
Preparation of flower decoction
If you intend to use fresh flowers, then you need to pick half of the blooming chestnut “candle” (this is about 50 g), rinse and pour a glass of boiling water in an enamel, clay, glass container.
You will need less dry raw material - 1-1.5 large spoons without top. The liquid should be placed in a steam bath and kept there for about 20 minutes. The decoction should first be left for several hours, and then filtered, carefully squeezing out the flower residue.
Take the product in a third of a glass, dividing into several doses. It helps with damage to arteries and veins in the legs, hemorrhoids, trophic ulcers, radiation, prostatitis, and tumors.
Aqueous infusion of chestnut flowers
Pour five to seven large spoons of dried flowers into a liter of boiling water and leave, wrapped, for 6-8 hours. You can leave it overnight. Afterwards, the infusion is filtered and taken in half a glass, it can be used as tea. A liter is the daily norm.
The infusion is used in the same cases as the decoction. The only difference is that there is a lower concentration of active components.
Tincture of chestnut flowers with vodka - application, how to prepare
In a glass container, mix 6-7 large spoons of dried flowers with half a liter of diluted alcohol, strong vodka or high-quality moonshine. Having tightly sealed the container, the liquid is infused in a cool place for at least a decade.
She should not be in the sun. It's better to put it in the nightstand or pantry. The finished flower tincture must be filtered by squeezing out the flowers. Take the product 25-40 drops (about a teaspoon) after each meal - up to 4 times a day.
Tincture of chestnut flowers with vodka - effective for vascular damage, hemorrhoidal manifestations, and the presence of tumors (as an adjuvant).
It is also used externally as rubs and compresses for varicose veins, joint diseases, the appearance of tumors, muscle pain resulting from physical overload, and neuralgia.
The rub is used twice a day. After the procedure, it is recommended to insulate the treated surface.
Fresh Juice
For varicose veins of the lower extremities, atherosclerosis, the presence of blood clots, as well as hemorrhoids and trophic ulcerations, it is useful to take freshly squeezed juice from fresh flowers. To do this, the color is separated from the stalks, washed, and dried.
Having measured out the required amount of juice, mix it with a quarter glass of water and drink it before eating. Reception is carried out twice a day. The approximate course of treatment is two weeks.
Other folk recipes using horse chestnut.
Horse chestnut fruit
In addition to those mentioned above, chestnut seeds also exhibit diuretic, hemostatic, expectorant, and diaphoretic effects. For the preparation of medicinal products, the use of chestnuts collected along roads and in industrial areas is strictly not recommended. Carefully! An overdose causes poisoning.
Seed infusion
Chop two ripe chestnuts and place in a thermos. The raw materials are poured with a glass of boiling water and kept for at least two hours. The resulting infusion is useful for chronic diarrhea, inflammation in the respiratory system, urolithiasis, and as a diaphoretic at elevated temperatures. It is taken up to five times a day, two large spoons.
Chestnut fruit tincture
Ripe chestnut fruits need to be peeled from the prickly crust and crushed. You can pass them through a meat grinder. The resulting mass is transferred into a glass jar and filled with 40% vodka. For 300 g of chestnut you will need a liter of alcohol-containing liquid.
The tincture is prepared within a week. It is kept in a tightly sealed jar in a cool, dark place, shaking occasionally.
The finished tincture is used for local use as a rub for radiculitis, muscle pain after training or physical labor, when a neck is strained, or for salt deposits.
In the presence of varicose veins and vascular thrombosis, it is better to apply lotions, since rubbing in with insufficient care can lead to dire consequences. To do this, it is recommended to dilute the tincture with an equal amount of water.
Tincture for internal use
The most effective is the tincture made from the upper hard “shell” of the chestnut (not the prickly one, but the brown one). If the fruits are dried, in most cases it can be removed without much difficulty. It is used:
- for varicose veins;
- to strengthen vascular walls;
- with thrombophlebitis;
- to reduce blood viscosity;
- for atherosclerosis;
- to lower blood pressure;
- to cleanse the liver;
- as a pain reliever.
The peel should not be crushed into dust, but crushed into large particles - up to 0.5 cm. After this, it is poured with strong vodka. For 50 g of crushed skins you will need half a liter of vodka. Infuse the mixture for two weeks. Don't forget to shake the container every day.
Application
- Inside – 30 drops, diluted in two tablespoons of water, half an hour before meals. For the first week, three times daily use is recommended. The rest of the time, drink the tincture four times a day. The course of treatment is 1-1.5 months.
- Externally, in parallel with internal use. Use as an alcohol rub or in the form of compresses, diluting 1:1 with water. Compresses are applied to the desired areas for 2 hours, secured with a bandage. You can do them twice a day. It is not recommended to leave it overnight.
Peel decoction
A small spoon of crushed brown peel is poured into a glass of boiling water and kept on low heat for 15 minutes. The cooled product is filtered and drunk three times a day, a large spoon before meals.
Ointment product
- Crush 5 chestnuts and throw in half a liter of vegetable oil. Add 5 large spoons of dry chestnut color here and keep in a water bath for an hour. After cooling, the product is filtered. Used for skin and vascular lesions, inflammation.
- Grind 100 g of chestnuts and pour into half a kilo of melted interior fat (any kind). The ointment takes 3 days to prepare: it is kept in a steam bath for half an hour every day. The finished product is filtered without cooling. After cooling, store in the refrigerator.
Use of tree bark
Infusion of bark
The bark is washed, dried and crushed. A small spoon of the prepared raw material is poured with boiled water cooled to a warm state in the amount of 400 g (this is 2 tbsp.). The product is infused for 8 hours - it is convenient to leave it overnight. Afterwards it is strained and taken four times a day, a couple of large spoons at a time.
Chestnut bark decoction
Place 50 g of crushed bark in a liter of boiling water. The mixture is boiled, reducing the heat, for about 15 minutes. After this, the container is insulated and left overnight. Only then is the broth filtered. It is used externally only.
Sitz baths have proven themselves to be effective for hemorrhoids and cystitis (for 15 minutes), as well as foot baths for relieving swelling, improving blood flow, and eliminating pain (the procedure lasts up to half an hour). Instead of bark, you can use branches to make baths. The recipe will be the same.
Infusion of chestnut leaves
Dried green leaves need to be ground. A tablespoon of substrate is poured with 200 ml of boiling water. After cooling, filter and take a large spoon three times a day before meals. This is an excellent cough remedy. It helps to significantly improve the patient’s condition with bronchitis, tracheitis, and whooping cough.
Now you know what horse chestnut is - its medicinal properties and uses, as well as how to prepare and take a tincture of chestnut flowers with vodka.
Dosage form
Transparent liquid of yellowish-brown color with a specific odor. During storage, sediment may form.
Compound
To prepare 1000 ml of extract you need:
Horse chestnut seeds - 1000 g,
Ethyl alcohol 60% (ethanol) - sufficient amount to obtain 1 liter of extract.
Pharmacodynamics
Liquid extract from the seeds of the common horse chestnut is used as a symptomatic remedy in the complex treatment of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency of class 3-4 according to the clinical International Classification of Chronic Vein Diseases of the Lower Extremities (CEAP), accompanied by pain, a feeling of heaviness and a feeling of tension in the lower extremities , night cramps of the calf muscles, swelling of the legs.
The liquid extract from the seeds of the common horse chestnut contains triterpene saponins as active ingredients, the main component being escin. The drug has a pronounced angioprotective, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. The pharmacological effect of the drug is due to a decrease in the concentration of lysosomal enzymes, as a result of which the breakdown of mucopolysaccharides in the area of capillary walls is reduced, vascular permeability is reduced, preventing the filtration of low molecular weight proteins, electrolytes and water into the intercellular space. In addition, the drug has moderate antioxidant, antihypoxic activity and diuretic properties.
A venotonic agent of plant origin, reduces capillary permeability, has a venotonic, decongestant, anti-inflammatory and angioprotective effect.
Prevents the activation of lysosomal enzymes that break down proteoglycan, increases the tone of the venous wall, eliminates venous stagnation; reduces permeability and fragility of capillaries.
Reduces exudation, reduces the effusion of fluid into the tissue and accelerates the resorption of existing edema.
Inhibits inflammation processes, improves microcirculation, promotes repair of organs and tissues.
Pharmacokinetics
After oral administration of 50 mg of horse chestnut fruit extract, Cmax in blood plasma is reached after 2.35 hours and is 25.31 ng/ml.
Plasma protein binding is 84%.
T1/2 is 19.87 hours. After oral administration, 0.11% horse chestnut fruit extract is excreted by the kidneys in the form of escin.
Side effects
Allergic reactions are possible (feelings of heat, skin rash, urticaria, angioedema, rarely anaphylactic shock), dyspepsia (nausea, heartburn).
Selling Features
prescription
Special conditions
In case of insufficient or unsatisfactory symptomatic effect within 4 weeks of treatment, the patient should be advised to consult a doctor regarding other possible causes of edema.
If severe symptoms of venous insufficiency suddenly appear (especially in one leg) - swelling, change in skin color, feeling of tension and heat, pain, you should consult a doctor to rule out thrombosis of the veins of the lower extremities. The content of absolute ethyl alcohol in the maximum single dose of the drug is 0.15 g, in the maximum daily dose - 0.47 g.
Renal function should be periodically monitored during treatment.
Indications
Used as a symptomatic remedy in the complex treatment of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency of class 3-4 according to the clinical International Classification of Chronic Vein Diseases of the Lower Extremities (CEAP), accompanied by pain, a feeling of heaviness and a feeling of tension in the lower extremities, night cramps of the calf muscles, swelling legs
Contraindications
Renal failure, first trimester of pregnancy, hypersensitivity to escin.
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, pregnancy, lactation, age under 18 years.
With caution: functional diseases of the liver, kidneys, alcoholism, traumatic brain injury, brain diseases, simultaneous use of anticoagulants.
Drug interactions
The effect of indirect anticoagulants may be enhanced.
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Composition that cures
The benefits of chestnut tincture are due to the rich composition of chestnut fruitsChestnut fruits are rich in:
- saponins;
- starch;
- protein;
- vitamins C, K, group B.
Saponins are organic compounds that have many medicinal properties - they strengthen blood vessels and prevent blood clots.
The bark has an astringent and bactericidal effect. These properties are provided by tannins. Esculin and escin have a positive effect on blood vessels.
Flowers and leaves are rich in flavonoids, which help reduce A/D, relieve tachycardia, and increase vascular elasticity. The list of useful substances is supplemented by microelements (iron, zinc, calcium).
Indications for use
This composition gives chestnut tincture remarkable medicinal properties. The tincture of flowers has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, the peel of the fruit reduces inflammation and pain, the seed eliminates the inflammatory process.
In folk medicine, the extract is used for:
- hemorrhoids;
- inflammation of the veins;
- arthritis;
- rheumatic, gouty pain.
Alcohol tincture of chestnut for varicose veins has been used internally and topically for a long time.
You will learn all the details about the indications for the use of chestnut tincture from the video:
How does the medicine work for varicose veins?
Exulin and excicin included in the composition reduce blood clotting and reduce wall permeability. This allows blood to move more freely through the veins. As a result, the veins suffer less from stretching and pressure from a large volume.
The vascular walls become stronger, swelling of the legs and the likelihood of blood clots are reduced. The threat of embolism is reduced.
With regular use of chestnut tincture for varicose veins and the absence of contraindications, the following is observed:
- reduction of swelling and heaviness of the legs;
- smoothing of the vascular network;
- improvement of the skin;
- resorption of subcutaneous hematomas;
- no progression of the disease.
Apple cider vinegar will also help cope with the problem of varicose veins.
Effect of tincture on joints
When joints are damaged (arthritis, arthrosis), severe inflammation occurs. The joint becomes inactive, swollen, and severe pain appears. The escin contained in chestnut improves blood supply, normalizes the permeability of the walls, and increases their strength. As a result, the inflammatory process fades away.
Often the cause of joint diseases is a malfunction in the immune system. Saponins help strengthen the body and increase vitality.
Effect of systematic use of chestnut tincture with vodka for joints:
- reducing the sensation of pain;
- reduction of swelling;
- restoration of mobility;
- increased muscle tone;
- strengthening the immune system.
Burdock also has a healing effect on joints. You will learn how to heal joints with burdock.
When the drug should not be used
Despite the remarkable qualities of the extract, it must be used with caution.
Contraindications to the use of horse chestnut tincture are:
- gastritis with low pH;
- tendency to constipation;
- menstrual cycle disorders;
- low A/D;
- decreased blood clotting.
During long-term treatment to prevent bleeding, it is necessary to periodically do blood tests to monitor the prothrombin index.
How to prepare raw materials
The medicine can be prepared at any time of the year, but the raw materials should be taken care of in advance. Flowers are harvested in May, in the first days of flowering, fruits - in the fall, after they are fully ripe.
The flowers are picked from the inflorescences and dried in the shade in the air. Can also be dried indoors. To do this, the flowers are laid out on paper and stirred periodically.
The fruits are freed from the pericarp and dried, scattered on racks. Drying takes about a month. You can use a dryer. The temperature in it should be 40-600C. In this case, the drying time is reduced to 2-3 days. Raw materials are stored for 2 years in linen bags.
Collect raw materials only from trees that grow away from busy highways.
How to prepare and take the tincture
When preparing the product, remember that chestnut extract has potent properties. Therefore, it is very important to observe the proportions when preparing the drug and a clear dosage when using it.
There are a large number of different recipes. Herbalists give advice on how to prepare chestnut flower tincture with vodka and how to use it.
Recipe No. 1
Necessary:
- chestnut flowers - 20.0;
- vodka - 500.0.
Add vodka to the raw material. The drug will be ready in 2 weeks. The resulting product must be filtered. Directions for use: 25 drops before meals. Duration of therapy is 20 days. The drug can be used to rub joints.
Vodka can be replaced with moonshine. You will learn the detailed recipe from the video:
Recipe No. 2
Healers also give other advice on how to make chestnut tincture for varicose veins for topical use.
Necessary:
- chestnut fruits - 300.0;
- medical alcohol - 250.0.
Pass the fruits with peel through a meat grinder. Place the mixture in a glass container and add alcohol. Insist in a place where light does not penetrate. The medicine will be ready in a week.
This chestnut tincture with alcohol is used for compresses for varicose veins. Natural fabric is soaked in the solution and fixed on the sore spot for an hour.
The product helps well with radiculitis and salt deposits.
Recipe No. 3
For compresses for varicose veins, you can use chestnut peel tincture.
Take:
- crushed peel - 50.0;
- vodka - 500.0.
Add vodka to the peel. In order for the medicine to be prepared correctly, the container must be tightly closed and placed in a place without light. Let it brew for 2 weeks. After 14 days, strain.
Pharmaceutical industry drugs
To make a tincture of chestnut flowers for varicose veins, you need the flowers of the plant. But often the disease catches us at the most inopportune moment, and we do not have the necessary ingredients at hand to prepare the medicine. Fortunately, horse chestnut has received recognition from official medicine and preparations based on it can be purchased at the pharmacy.
The most common drug is Aescusan. It contains fruit extract and vitamin B1. The product fights inflammation and swelling, has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.
Whatever treatment you choose, consult your doctor before using it. The specialist will tell you how to take chestnut tincture for varicose veins correctly and indicate the duration of its use. Do not neglect your doctor’s advice; self-medication can lead to the most undesirable consequences.
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Not everyone knows that a beautiful tree with a delicate candle-shaped flower and wedge-shaped leaves is a valuable raw material with healing properties. Tinctures are prepared from horse chestnut, which have vascular strengthening, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties and help overcome many. But whether a medicinal plant is indicated for everyone, what the benefits and harms of horse chestnut tincture are, it is important to understand individually.
Chemical composition of horse chestnut tincture
The quantitative and chemical beneficial components vary depending on what part of the plant is used. There are similar substances - bioflavonoids, which exhibit P-vitamin activity. The main effect of biologically active substances (BAS) is to reduce the level of fragility and permeability of blood vessels and capillaries. Bioflavonoids reduce the risk of atherosclerotic plaques and reduce harmful cholesterol.
BAS express antioxidant properties, help protect cells from free radicals, and prolong youth.
The composition also contains other useful elements. The bark, inflorescences and leaves contain the glycoside esculin and saponin, which thin the blood and prevent blood clots.
Chestnut nuts contain:
- fixed oils;
- up to 50% starch;
- proteins – 10%;
- tannins – 13%;
- vitamin C, K;
- catechin tannins;
- minerals – iodine, iron, zinc, selenium, calcium, nickel.
Provitamin A is in the form of a carotenoid - lutein. Coumarin substances are concentrated in the bark of chestnut branches. They show the beneficial properties of vitamin P and are actively involved in improving vascular permeability.
What are the benefits of horse chestnut tincture?
The healthy drink benefits the walls of blood vessels, strengthening them. Alcohol tincture is used in the treatment of varicose veins, various injuries, and blood clots. It is also used as a preventive measure for the disease, as it thickens the vascular walls.
The tincture helps dissolve blood clots that form in blood vessels. This reduces high blood pressure. The beneficial properties of horse chestnut tincture help with hemorrhoids, prostatitis, and brain tumors.
The drug is beneficial in removing toxins and radionuclides. This is achieved due to the presence of useful elements in the composition - copper, cobalt, calcium, potassium.
Tincture of fruits with vodka reduces the risk of hypothyroidism - a dysfunction of the thyroid gland. Thanks to the active components saponosides, the tincture has anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictor properties. The product strengthens the walls of blood vessels, reduces blood viscosity, reduces blood pressure, and prevents the formation of blood clots.
Important! Chestnut tincture helps relieve swelling and resolve existing blood clots.
Horse chestnut tincture for weight loss
The drink is used for weight loss. In modern medicine, it is known as liquid chestnut and is an energy supplement that normalizes metabolic processes, thins the blood and dulls the feeling of hunger. This additive has nothing in common with a tincture prepared according to a folk recipe. In addition, the pharmacy version contains caffeine.
Important! Chestnuts for weight loss are prepared without alcohol.
To prepare the tincture you will need:
- Cut 25 g of fruit into 2 halves;
- transfer them to a gauze bag and place in a three-liter jar;
- pour 2.5 liters of warm water into a container, add 1 glass of sugar, stir;
- take it to a dark, cool room for 2.5 weeks.
The tincture must be strained. Drink 1 cup twice a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is one month. When treating with chestnut infusion, it is important to adhere to a special diet - it is forbidden to eat fatty, starchy, fried, salty foods, or drink alcoholic beverages. You should drink 2 liters of water per day.
How to take the tincture correctly
The infusion is used both externally in the form of compresses and rubbing, and internally. The body is rubbed pointwise twice a day. With more frequent use, it is necessary to monitor the body's reaction so that it does not cause harm. To prepare a useful compress, combine the tincture with water in equal proportions. Then moisten a piece of rag in it and apply it to the sore area. Keep for 1 hour.
Important! The longer the product is infused, the more effective it will be.
Horse chestnut tincture is taken orally 3 times a day, half an hour before meals. A course of 14 days to 1 month will benefit. Then take a break of 10 days and repeat to consolidate the result.
The use of horse chestnut tincture for medicinal purposes
Horse chestnut is widely used in the treatment of diseases. A decoction and tincture of the bark has astringent, hemostatic, and analgesic properties. A useful infusion of flowers helps fight inflammation.
For blood vessels and heart
The product is beneficial for the cardiovascular system. The advantage of the tincture is that the components are quickly absorbed into the blood and help:
- strengthen vascular and venous walls;
- increase the strength of capillaries;
- ensure good blood flow through the vessels;
- reduce the likelihood of blood clots.
For joints
Horse chestnut tincture is good for joints. It is rubbed into sore joints at night for a month. Additionally, they take medications containing chestnut fruits.
For varicose veins
Horse chestnut tincture is beneficial for varicose veins. It is prepared from fruits or flowers. The active ingredients in the tincture help in a short time to get rid of varicose veins and eliminate the feeling of heaviness in the legs.
For warts
To quickly get rid of papillomas, you need to fill a bucket of chestnut leaves with hot water. Leave for 12 hours. Then strain and pour into the bath every other day for 14 days.
For prostatitis
The tincture is beneficial by promoting blood flow from the prostate and strengthening the walls of blood vessels. The globulins contained in the composition help regulate testosterone levels. The drink is drunk three times a day, 20 drops.
For radiculitis
For the tincture to be beneficial for radiculitis, you need to grind the nuts into powder. 3 tbsp. l. pour 70 ml of camphor oil. The mixture is applied to gauze and applied to the affected areas.
Treatment of rheumatism
Take a healthy drink prepared according to the recipe:
- Grind the nuts into crumbs. You will need 1 glass.
- Pour in 1 tbsp. burdock juice and 200 ml of vodka.
- Take it for 10 days.
- Use the tincture as a rub.
For respiratory diseases
Preparations made from horse chestnut are not addictive. For a runny nose or cough, you need to take half a glass of tincture during the day.
For uterine fibroids
The chestnut is roasted, ground through a coffee grinder, dissolving 1 tsp. mixture in a glass of boiling water. Drink in 3 doses.
How to make chestnut tincture at home
There is a universal recipe according to which the drink can be used externally and internally.
On vodka
Sequencing:
- Dried fruits with brown peel are crushed.
- 50 grams of powder are combined with 500 ml of good vodka and poured into a glass bottle.
- Leave in a dark room for at least 14 days. Shake periodically.
- For varicose veins, the course of therapy is 3 weeks. Horse chestnut tincture is taken 30 drops three times a day.
More details about preparation can be found in the video:
From fruit peel
The nuts are collected in September. When dropped, the green shell cracks and comes off, so you won't have to remove it. To remove the skin, horse chestnut is soaked in water for 12 hours. 50 g of the cut shell is added to 0.5 liters of vodka. Stir and leave for 3 weeks.
On alcohol
It is better to purchase a medical product. For preparation you will need crushed dry leaves of the tree when they are ripe.
Components:
- natural raw materials – 100 grams;
- alcohol – 1 liter.
Recipe:
- Combine the components, place in a glass container and close it.
- Leave in a dark, cool place for a month.
- Strain and use for external and internal use.
Important! Such alcohol infusions are recommended only in diluted form in equal proportions of water and tincture.
On the water
The use of horse chestnut tincture is indicated for the treatment of people for whom alcohol-containing formulations are contraindicated for health reasons. The recipe will be beneficial for pathologies of the cardiovascular system. To prepare the tincture, take 2 unripe chestnut fruits, grind them into crumbs and pour a glass of boiling water. Leave in a thermos for 2 hours. Then filter the liquid and drink 2 tbsp. l. 6 times a day until complete recovery or for a month.
Harm of horse chestnut tincture and contraindications
When using the product, harmful side effects may occur:
- allergic reactions - if you take a large dose or if you have an individual intolerance to the components;
- Rarely, muscle spasms, headache, and dizziness may occur.
There are contraindications in which taking the tincture can cause harm:
- the drug cannot be administered intramuscularly or intravenously, as it can provoke anaphylactic shock;
- animal experiments have proven that the extract lowers blood sugar levels;
- combined use of horse chestnut tincture with anticoagulants that reduce blood clotting;
- It is forbidden to take during pregnancy and while breastfeeding - this can be harmful to the baby.
Important! In case of surgical intervention, the drug can only be taken after consultation with a doctor.
Conclusion
The benefits and harms of horse chestnut tincture have now been well studied. It has beneficial properties to reduce swelling and relieve pain. A course of taking the drug is beneficial when changing lifestyle - eliminating bad habits in food, alcohol, as well as sufficient physical activity.