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Regardless of the variety and type, lilac has medicinal properties and is valued in folk medicine. In this article, we will figure out how to make lilac tincture at home and what diseases can be cured with it.
Useful Properties
The medicinal properties of lilacs are explained by the rich chemical composition of the plant. Special attention deserves the substance syringin, which belongs to glycosides and has a local irritant effect. Syringin is also found in Eleutherococcus and Rhodiola rosea, but in smaller amounts. It is thanks to syringin that the tincture has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
In the buds, flowers, leaves and roots of lilacs there are many other valuable substances that give a complex healing effect and enhance each other’s action:
- Essential oils. Destroy pathogenic bacteria, relieve inflammation during colds.
- Tannins. They provide a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect, give the tincture astringent properties.
- Flavonoids. These are antioxidants that are necessary for a person and are not synthesized in the body.
- Coumarins. Especially useful at an older age, because they thin the blood and have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart.
- Vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is one of the most important substances for humans. It is necessary for the normal functioning of the immune system and many other processes.
Lilac also contains vitamins, mineral compounds, phytoncides, resins and other valuable substances.
Application of tincture of lilac
Such a rich chemical composition provides lilac tincture with numerous medicinal properties:
- antimicrobial;
- anti-inflammatory;
- antipyretic
- painkillers
- expectorant
- sweatshops.
Very often in folk medicine, lilac tincture is used to treat joints. It is also effective for colds, kidney disease, varicose veins, migraines, bruises and scratches. It can be used externally even for children from 3 years old.
Lilac tincture recipe
You need to start by collecting raw materials. Although any part of the plant is suitable for this, unopened flowers and leaves contain the most beneficial substances. Buds and buds are harvested in the spring, at the time of appearance. But if the season has passed, you can pick branches with leaves during the summer. If it rains, it is better to wait for dry weather: the concentration of valuable substances decreases from excess moisture.
You should not use a bush that grows next to a road or industrial production. This plant is so common that you will surely find it in an ecologically clean place.
There is no confirmed data on which variety or color of lilac is more effective. But there is an opinion among the people that it is better to choose a white species.
The collected leaves and buds are dried in a well-ventilated place, spread out in a thin layer on the fabric. Branches and inflorescences are suspended in a straightened form. Direct sunlight should not fall on raw materials. Dried parts of the plant are stored for 2 years in paper or cloth bags.
When the need arises for treatment, the dried ingredients are poured with vodka, diluted alcohol, moonshine or even triple cologne. There are many different recipes, their features and regimen depend on the specific disease.
The classic technology for preparing lilac tincture:
- Fill a half-liter jar with lilac flowers to the top.
- Fill with vodka, close tightly and put in a dark place.
- Wait 3 weeks, then filter the tincture through gauze.
Get a tool for compresses and lotions. Inside it is taken 30-40 drops 3 times a day before meals. The duration of the course is about a month. For sore throat and laryngitis, dilute a tablespoon in 100 ml of water and gargle every half hour. For bruises and abrasions, make lotions for 20-30 minutes. To relieve pain, take 20 drops orally 2-3 times a day. For migraines, soak a cotton pad in the tincture, wipe your forehead and temples.
Lilac tinctures for various diseases
Joint pain. Take 50 g of dried flowers or 150 g of fresh ones. Pour 0,5 liters of vodka, close tightly and place in a dark place. The tincture will be ready in 10 days. Take 20 drops orally before meals three times a day.
For compresses, there is a more complex recipe. You need to mix 4 tbsp. spoons of dried lilac, 2 tbsp. spoons of willow bark and 2 tbsp. spoons of bay leaves. Pour a liter of vodka and leave for 3 weeks. With this remedy, compresses are made for half an hour several times a day.
Cough. Put 50 g of fresh flowers in a liter jar and fill to the top with vodka. Clean in a dark place, wait 3 weeks, then remove and strain. When coughing, add tincture to tea 3 times a day. Children after 7 years can be given with tea one spoon, and adults – two. Before going to bed, you can rub the back, chest and soles with the same drug.
Heat. To 100 g of fresh leaves, add 5 g of wormwood and 5 drops of eucalyptus oil, pour vodka in a liter jar and keep in a dark place for 3 weeks. At temperature, take 50 ml before meals. Recipe for adults only!
Varicose veins. Take a glass of lilac and white acacia flowers, add 100 g of white lily flowers. First, pour only lilacs into a large glass jar, fill with a liter of vodka and leave for a week. Then add the lily flowers, stir and set aside for another week. Add acacia and insist again for a week. The drug is rubbed on the legs at night and wrapped in a scarf or scarf.
Kidney disease. Put 100 g of fresh leaves in a jar and fill with a liter of alcohol. Enough to insist 2 weeks. Take 20 drops before meals with tea or water. The tool helps with pyelonephritis and urolithiasis.
Противопоказания
We list the cases when the internal reception of tincture is contraindicated:
- pregnancy and lactation;
- childhood;
- menstrual cycle disorders;
- chronic renal failure;
- severe diseases of the stomach or liver;
- individual intolerance.
In addition to numerous useful substances, lilacs also contain poisonous hydrocyanic acid.
Attention! Self-medication can be dangerous, consult your doctor before use.