Horse chestnut: medicinal properties and contraindications, tincture, application. The use of chestnut in folk medicine. Preparation and use at home

Horse chestnut flaunts with its leaves on long petioles. The large leaves of this tree attract attention with an unusual appearance: they are palmately complex, they really do somewhat resemble open palms. This tree can reach a height of even 30 meters.

In May, chestnuts bloom with magnificent "candles" consisting of bell-shaped white and pink flowers. Each cone-shaped candle up to 30 cm in height, in turn, consists of 20-50 flowers.

Fruits-boxes of green horse chestnut have many thorns. A nut is hidden in these boxes, which is called a chestnut in common people. Seed-nut shiny, brown 2-4 cm in diameter. The fruits ripen in late August-September.

Horse chestnut is a fodder plant - according to popular belief, horse chestnuts were brought to Central Europe by the Turks as horse feed. The pulp of this nut is white, tender.

The homeland of horse chestnut is the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula: Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria. There this tree grows in the forests.

In Russia, horse chestnut is widely cultivated in the European part of the country to decorate parks and landscaping urban areas.

Flowers, fruits, leaves, bark, nut shells and even horse chestnut roots have healing properties.

Flowers and leaves are harvested in May. Seeds (nuts) are harvested from the beginning of September. The bark is harvested from the beginning of October.

What is the benefit of horse chestnut?

The medicinal properties of horse chestnut are due to the chemical composition. The seeds contain triterpene saponins (escin), tannins, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, coumarin glycosides esculin, fraxin. The bark contains tannins, escin, esculin, fraxin, vitamin B1. Horse chestnut leaves are rich in carotenoids (provitamin A), pectins, glycosides esculin, fraxin. The flowers contain a large amount of flavonoids (rutin), mucus, tannins and pectin.

Due to the combination of powerful glycosides in horse chestnut - esculin, fraxin, and escin - with vitamins and other substances, horse chestnut shows many useful properties. The main properties for which horse chestnut is valued in official medicine and pharmacological preparations are prepared from its extract are venoprotective, venotonic, anti-inflammatory and improves microcirculation in the veins. And also, of course, antithrombotic, which reduces blood viscosity.

In folk medicine, the following properties of horse chestnut are also noted:

• venotonic, accelerates blood flow in the veins,
• antithrombotic, helps to reduce blood viscosity, prevents thrombus formation,
• painkiller,
• wound healing, bactericidal,
• decongestant, diuretic,
• antipyretic and diaphoretic,
• astringent,
• anti-sclerotic, removes low-density cholesterol from blood vessels, dissolves plaques,
• antitumor (antioxidant), removes harmful toxins, salts of heavy metals and radionuclides, is used after radiation therapy,
• painkiller,
• hemostatic, reduces capillary permeability,
• anti-inflammatory,
• antipyretic,
• astringent, normalizes the acidity of gastric juice, improves digestion,
• eliminates spasms of blood vessels, lowers blood pressure,
• when used in ointments, it externally promotes the conduction of active substances deep into the focus of inflammation, treats chronic and purulent wounds, extensive burns, frostbite, deep abscesses.

Talking about chestnut, I always remember a case from my life. Every year I prepare an herbal ointment for wounds, burns, frostbite, bedsores according to my grandmother's recipe, which also includes horse chestnut.

This is our family recipe with my grandmother, in the strength of which we, close and distant, have repeatedly convinced ourselves.

My friend got into surgery with a deep abscess after injections. The wound was deep, festering, they put a drain. The treatment was difficult, the temperature rose and all signs of intoxication began. I decided to try to offer my ointment for treatment, I brought a jar to the hospital. The patient begged the doctor to make a dressing with this ointment, convincing him that the remedy was prepared by the pharmacist under aseptic conditions. The doctor gave the go-ahead. What was his surprise when he saw a quick result from the use of horse chestnut ointment. But the story continued.

What diseases are horse chestnuts used for?

Preparations, which include horse chestnut, are used for:

• vascular atherosclerosis, Raynaud's disease, venous stasis, thrombophlebitis, trophic leg ulcers, endarteritis,
• varicose veins, venous congestion,
• neuralgia,
• hemorrhoids,
• gallbladder diseases,
• increased acidity of gastric juice,
• diseases of the spleen (malaria, lymphogranulomatosis), leukemia,
• edema, both renal and cardiac,
• vasospasm, heart disease, hypertension,
• joint pain, arthritis (including shoulder-shoulder arthritis), rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis, spinal hernia, gout,
• osteochondrosis, sciatica, lumbago, muscle inflammation, sciatica,
• diseases of the genitourinary system,
• bronchitis, shortness of breath, bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, whooping cough,
• prostatitis, prostate adenoma,
• anemia,
• oncology, radiation sickness,
• uterine bleeding, menopause.

Horse chestnut flowers are used externally in the form of rubbing for diseases of the joints, spine, veins, in the treatment of thrombophlebitis, endarteritis, hemorrhoids and other diseases. Tincture of chestnut flowers is widely used for many diseases inside.

Horse chestnut leaves in the form of complex collections are used as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, as well as for vascular diseases, gynecological diseases, uterine bleeding. Horse chestnut bark is part of complex collections for joint diseases, is part of gastric collections, has an astringent and antipyretic effect.

Contraindications to the use of horse chestnut:

• pregnancy,
• breastfeeding (lactation),
• low blood pressure (hypotension),
• severe liver and kidney disease, renal failure,
• intestinal atony with constipation,
• children's age up to 12 years,
• violation of the menstrual cycle.

In case of overdose when taken orally, there may be heartburn, nausea, pain in the heart area.

Horse chestnut recipes

horse chestnut tincture

We take the fruits of horse chestnut, clean them from the prickly pericarp, clean the nut from the brown shell, like potatoes.

We grind the peeled horse chestnut fruits with a blender (or through a meat grinder), weigh 100 grams of this minced meat and pour 1 liter of vodka.

We let it brew with daily shaking for 7 days in a dark, cool place.

Take pre-filtered inside 15 drops in water three times a day.

It is used for conditions that develop against the background of venous pathology:

• edematous syndrome,
• thrombophlebitis,
• heaviness in the legs, pain, calf cramps,
• phlebeurysm,
• atherosclerosis, vasospasm, hypertension,
• haemorrhoids,
• externally for the treatment of blood flow disorders, bruises, bruises, etc.

Pharmaceutical preparations from horse chestnut:

Aescusan (in the form of tablets, drops, dragees, gel and cream); Esculus (ointment), Herbion esculus (gel), Esculus compositum (drops), Venitan (gel, cream), Reparil (draughts, gel).

Horse chestnut ointment

Peeled and chopped fruits of horse chestnut 50 grams pour 250 grams of melted internal lard in a thick-walled pan

and 250 grams of badger fat pharmacy Barsukor. Bring to a boil and let it brew on a small fire for 30 minutes. Turn off, strain through cheesecloth into a sterile jar.

It is used externally for diseases of the veins, hemorrhoids, diseases of the joints, spine.

Currently, horse chestnut is widely used in dietary supplements and "dietary supplements" creams in combination with other herbs and substances.

As always, you should consult your doctor before use.

Good health!

Pharmacist-herbalist Vera Vladimirovna Sorokina

Horse chestnut can be seen in any park or alley, but it is used not only for landscaping. Horse chestnut is not used directly for food, but it serves as the basis for the preparation of various healing tinctures, which are actively used in the treatment of many serious diseases. For example, alcohol tincture of horse chestnut is used to strengthen the walls of blood vessels (during the treatment of varicose veins or thrombophlebitis).

Horse chestnut: description and useful properties

Chestnut is a luxurious deciduous tree of the beech family, which has a massive base (up to 90 cm in diameter) and wide spreading bark. Some trees reach 20 m in height. The root system of the chestnut is very strong, the roots are strongly branched in different directions, due to which the tree is resistant to strong gusts of wind. The beneficial properties of chestnut are due to the inclusion of many useful substances and minerals in its composition.

Not only fruits, but also all other parts of the plant have healing properties: seeds, flowers, leaves and bark.

Due to the combination of many substances with positive healing properties, chestnuts are of particular benefit in the treatment.

Collection of blanks for tinctures

Before preparing chestnut tincture for joints, it is important to properly collect all its components. For use in tinctures, only high-quality ingredients are suitable, collected at the right time and in an environmentally friendly place (preferably in the forest), away from roads and other objects that pollute the air (for example, industrial buildings). Flowering chestnut begins in late spring; at this time, you can begin to collect its flowers and leaves. The buds are harvested in early spring (late March), and the fruits (circular shell with spikes) closer to mid-autumn (early October). One fruit contains 2-3 seeds of bright brown color and flattened shape.

Recipes for the preparation and scope of chestnut tinctures

Chestnut tinctures have a positive effect on the entire body. They can be used not only orally, but also as compresses or lotions. For the basis of the preparation of the extract, pure (medical) alcohol or vodka is taken. Such tinctures are used to treat varicose veins, joint diseases and other pathologies. They restore the elasticity of the joints and give ease of movement. The alcoholic extract of chestnut has a number of beneficial effects on the body: anti-inflammatory, decongestant, hypolipidemic and antioxidant. Chestnut is present in preparations that help get rid of disorders from the gastrointestinal tract. Chestnut-based products have a calming effect, so it is used for agitated and stressful conditions, headaches (migraines). Since healing substances are contained in all components of the chestnut, tinctures are made from different parts of the tree.

Self-treatment with chestnut tinctures does not always have the desired result, it is recommended to be used in conjunction with conservative methods.

Tinctures from fruits and leaves of chestnut

A mixture of horse chestnut fruit and good vodka is the most common strengthening chestnut tincture for joints, the recipe for its preparation is simple:

1. They take a glass container (for example, a bowl or bottle) with a volume of about 500 ml, place about 350-450 g of chestnut fruits (pre-peeled and cut into 2 parts) into it.
2. Completely fill with good quality vodka or alcohol.
3. Cleaned in a dark cool place for 10-14 days, the product is shaken daily.

After the specified period, the tincture can be used to treat joints in 2 ways:

• 15 drops orally several times a day before meals;
• make daily lotions on painful places for 3-5 months.

Very often, chestnut tinctures for alcohol are used for topical application as lotions for rheumatic pains (during,). Prepare as follows:

1. 40-60 g of finely ground chestnut fruits are poured into 600 ml of pure alcohol (96%).
2. Leave to infuse at room temperature for at least 10 days.
3. The present extract is filtered, applied to a cotton pad or cloth and applied to the affected area. This horse chestnut tincture is suitable for the treatment of joints.

In addition to alcohol extracts, chestnut tinctures for joints on the water are in great demand. The recipe for its preparation:

1. Dried chestnut fruits (20 g), along with the peel, are cut into 4 parts and put in a saucepan with boiling water (500 ml).
2. Simmer in a water bath for 30 minutes. During this time, some of the water will evaporate; it is added to the original volume.
3. The resulting extract is filtered through gauze and consumed after meals according to a special scheme: the first 7 days - 10 g 1 time per day, the second 7 days - 15 g 2 times a day, the third 7 days - 20 g 3 times a day. The total course of treatment will be 21 days.

Good to eliminate pain in the joints with rheumatism helps tincture of chestnut fruits in ammonia. They are taken in a ratio of 1:10 to alcohol, previously peeled and cut into 2 parts. The term of infusion is 1 week. After the expiration of the specified period, gauze or a cotton pad is moistened in the solution and applied to the damaged area, wrapped with a bandage. It is recommended to carry out procedures every day for 60-90 minutes.

In addition to chestnut fruits, a decoction based on a mixture of chestnut fruits and leaves gives a good effect. The leaves are dried from spring, they should be green and have a pleasant smell. How to prepare a decoction:

1. Take 10 g of feedstock and pour warm water (not boiling water).
2. Heat in a water bath for half an hour.
3. During the cooking process, the volume will evaporate moderately, so it is brought to the original level.

Begin to use the remedy 2 teaspoons 1 time per day with a gradual increase in dose to 4 teaspoons 3 times a day. It helps well not only with, but also with malfunctions of the nervous system.

Chestnut flower tinctures

Alcohol tincture of chestnut flowers has a positive effect on well-being. Consider the easiest way to cook:

1. 15 g of dried chestnut flowers are crushed and placed in 500 ml of high quality vodka, tightly closed with a lid.
2. Leave to infuse in a cool place for 2 weeks.

The resulting infusion is taken orally, 25-35 drops. It helps women suffering from mastopathy well, relieves pain in the legs with varicose veins. For a more tangible effect on a painful place, it is recommended to make lotions or compresses.

A good general tonic is prepared from fresh flowers, which is used to prevent colds and viral diseases (for example, influenza and SARS). It normalizes blood pressure, restores the functioning of the nervous system. Recipe:

1. Fresh flowers (about 30 g) are washed, crushed with a blender, rolling pin or meat grinder to a mushy state.
2. The gruel is squeezed and the resulting juice is drained.
3. The resulting liquid is filtered through a cloth or cotton-gauze bandage.

With diseases of the joints and tissues (), alcohol tinctures from fresh chestnut flowers in pure alcohol help well. Cooking method:

1. 20 g of fresh chestnut flowers are poured into 400 ml of pure medical alcohol.
2. Leave to infuse in glassware for at least 24 hours in a place where there is no exposure to ultraviolet rays.

Apply a lotion. They are applied to painful areas 1-2 times a day during severe attacks.

Tinctures on chestnut peel and rind

Chestnut tincture for joints on the peel is popular due to the effectiveness and ease of preparation:

1. Take the peel of the fruit (30 g) and grind in a blender (or with a mixer).
2. Pour pure alcohol or vodka (300 ml), tightly close, clean in a cool dark place for 2 weeks.
3. The finished product is filtered through gauze, consumed 15 drops 2 times a day for 10 days.

In addition to the benefits for the joints, this tincture is used to treat varicose veins, but not orally, but as compresses. The fabric is moistened in the resulting mixture and applied to the affected area for an hour, wrapped with a bandage.

Tinctures on water are also used - the simplest recipe:

1. Take 1 tablespoon of chopped horse chestnut bark.
2. Boil a glass of water (250 ml) and place the prepared ingredient there.
3. Leave to infuse for about 24-48 hours in the refrigerator, covering the glass with a lid.

Filter, consume 3 tablespoons at least 2 times a day. It helps to get rid of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and diseases of the gallbladder.

Contraindications to the use of chestnut

To avoid negative consequences, consult a specialist before using folk remedies.

Since horse chestnut has a rich chemical composition, there are contraindications to its use:

• people suffering from low blood viscosity and pressure (hypotension) are not recommended to use chestnut-based products, since the product helps to lower blood pressure and makes the blood more fluid;
• with diseases that disrupt the normal functioning of the kidneys (for example, renal failure);
• with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (for example, acute gastritis);
• the first trimester of pregnancy and the entire period of breastfeeding;
• period of bleeding of various kinds;
• poor blood clotting;
• individual intolerance to the components in its composition;
• children's age (up to 18 years).

They have received a fairly wide application not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine. And this is not at all surprising, because this plant has many miraculous properties that a person has been using for centuries to improve his health. The most popular is chestnut tincture, the healing qualities of which are simply irreplaceable in the treatment of certain diseases.

Traditional medicine has rich experience in the preparation of this kind of medicines. Due to the low level of toxicity and a huge amount of useful substances, the pharmacological properties of this plant have a beneficial effect on the human body. Most often, chestnut tincture on vodka is used for medicinal purposes.

Medicinal properties of chestnut tincture:

• decrease in capillary permeability;
• stimulation of antithrombotic function;
• increased venous circulation;
• decrease in blood viscosity;
• increased vascular tone;
• restoration of damaged vein walls;
• removal of edema and inflammation.

Indications for the use of chestnut tincture:

In addition, chestnut tincture helps to normalize cholesterol levels, and also has a vasoconstrictive, decongestant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Traditional healers often use freshly squeezed juice from chestnut blossoms for respiratory diseases and sclerosis. For the same purposes, you can use the fruits and flowers of the tree. Next, consider how to cook at home.

chestnut tincture recipe

Preparations made from the brown peel of chestnut fruits are most effective. To prepare the tincture, it is necessary to grind 50 g of fruit skins, add 0.5 liters of vodka and incubate for 14 days, shaking occasionally. Strained liquid is recommended to be taken three times a day before meals, about 30 drops, after diluting it with the same amount of water. After a week, you should increase the medication up to four times a day and continue therapy for another month and a half.

In addition, chestnut tincture is used for external rubbing with thrombophlebitis, as well as compresses, which are recommended to be applied to inflamed veins three times a day. To do this, the drug must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1, soak a four-fold bandage or gauze with the resulting solution and attach it to the sore spot for a couple of hours.

Although chestnut tincture has many indications, be sure to keep blood clotting under control when using it, as this drug can harm people suffering from hypotension.

Today we offer an article on the topic: "Chestnut tincture on vodka: application and recipe." We have tried to describe everything clearly and in detail. If you have questions, ask at the end of the article.

Tree flowers are enriched with such substances:

1. Kaempferoglycosides;
2. Rutin, quercitrin;
3. Escin;
4. Choline;
5. Purine derivatives;
6. Mucus, tannins and sugar.

Thanks to escin, which is found in the largest amount in chestnut flowers, the following healing actions occur:

• The viscosity of the blood decreases;
• Removed inflammatory processes;
• Edema is reduced;
• The tone of the veins and lymphatic vessels increases;
• Decreased lymph flow
• The content of the dry residue of the lymph increases;
• Strengthens capillaries;
• Eliminates venous congestion.

Thus, horse chestnut, preparations and medicines based on it can cure many different diseases, including vascular diseases and varicose veins of the legs.

We collect chestnuts for the treatment of diseases

In order for the treatment of various diseases to be successful, it is important to use only high-quality, properly collected raw materials. All fruits and flowers must be collected by hand in an environmentally friendly place.

Harvesting chestnut flowers should be done in May, June. Nuts and fruits are harvested in the month of October. The bark is harvested in the spring, and the leaves are best harvested in May. Chestnut buds are harvested in March.

pharmacy drug

If you cannot make your own chestnut tincture, you can buy it at a pharmacy. The instructions for the drug say the following:

1. The drug is used to treat thrombophlebitis, venous diseases, hypertension, high blood clotting, as well as to prevent myocardial infarction;
2. A pharmacy tincture is used, 20-40 drops three times a day before eating for a month;
3. The composition of the product includes horse chestnut and 40 percent ethyl alcohol;
4. The drug can be bought in bottles of 30 and 100 milliliters.

Store the tincture in a dark and cool place.

Horse chestnut for varicose veins

Preparations based on horse chestnut help very well with varicose veins of the legs. They reduce the permeability and fragility of capillaries, increase venous blood flow, inhibit the formation of blood clots inside the legs, stimulate the synthesis of antithrombin, and have an anti-edematous effect.

Chestnut fruits have a venotonic and angioprotective effect, reduce blood viscosity. It is because of this that they are used to treat joints, blood vessels and varicose veins of the legs.

Horse chestnut is a part of such pharmaceutical preparations as Venitan-gel, Venoplant, Aescisan, Aescusan, Reactive, Gerbion Esculus gel. They are used for the complex treatment of varicose veins of the legs. In order to prevent and treat the initial stages of the disease, chestnut fruit products can be safely used.

Chestnut tincture for varicose veins is prepared at home or bought ready-made in a pharmacy.

Instructions for preparing horse chestnut ointment for the treatment of varicose veins:

1. Take 5 grams of potato starch, 50 grams of grated chestnut fruit, 10 grams of chopped chestnut flowers, 10 grams of sage leaves, 10 grams of chamomile flowers and melted chicken fat (glass);
2. Connect all dry ingredients together;
3. Fill them with fat and simmer in a water bath for 2.5 hours;
4. Let stand overnight;
5. Warm up in the morning and strain immediately.

Store the finished ointment on the side shelf of the refrigerator. The resulting folk remedy lubricates the area of ​​\u200b\u200bdiseased joints and other sore spots.

Horse chestnut contraindications

Horse chestnut products should not be used with low blood viscosity, hypotension, in the first trimester of pregnancy, during lactation, with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and kidney failure.

Therefore, it is important to consult a doctor before using medications. Treatment of any disease should not be started without a diagnosis previously established by the doctor.

Folk recipes for making chestnut tinctures

There are many recipes that suggest how to make chestnut tincture. It can be made from all parts of the tree.

Chestnut tincture is prepared as follows:

• First recipe. Crushed fruits and chestnut peel (50 grams), pour vodka (500 milliliters) and let stand in the dark for a week. After a while, strain, and drink 10 drops three times a day for a month. After a week break, repeat the course of treatment, reducing the dosage by half;
• Second recipe. Chestnut flowers (50 grams) pour vodka (500 milliliters) and let stand in the dark for 20 days. Ready tincture to drink 40 drops three times a day before meals;
• Third recipe. Remove the green peel from the fruit. Pour 20 grams of the resulting mass with water (two liters). Boil for seven minutes. Let the broth stand for more than six hours. Drink a tablespoon three times a day before meals. The duration of treatment is 12 days. After three months, repeat the course;
• Squeeze juice from chestnut flowers. Twice a day, take 20 drops diluted in a spoonful of water. Such a tool copes with venous stasis and improves blood circulation in the legs;
• Ointment recipe. Chop five chestnuts. Pour vegetable oil (500 milliliters) and place in a water bath. After an hour of boiling, cool and strain. Ready ointment to be stored in the refrigerator. It is applied to sore spots before going to bed;
• The recipe for another ointment with horse chestnut. Pour one part of crushed chestnut fruits with ten parts of vegetable oil. Let stand in a cool dry place for ten days. After a while, boil it in a water bath for 30 minutes. The use of the product is carried out at night, and it is stored on the shelf of the refrigerator;
• The recipe for healing baths. According to the above recipe, you need to make an ointment. Then dilute 40 grams of the received funds in two liters of water and soak in the resulting foot bath. After the procedure, wrap them in a warm blanket and rest for at least one hour. It is best to steam your feet before going to bed;
• Another recipe for making chestnut vodka tincture. Grind the grains of ripe chestnuts with a meat grinder. Place 300 grams of the resulting mass in a glass jar, and fill with vodka (700 milliliters). Be sure to seal with a lid. Let stand in the dark and cool for seven days. Drink the finished product twice a day in a spoon for a month. It will help cure thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and salt deposits;
• You can create such a tincture for the treatment of joints with arthrosis. Cut each chestnut into two pieces. Fill a half liter jar with them. Fill with vodka to the very top. Put the jar in the dark for a month. The resulting remedy is used in the form of compresses on the area of ​​\u200b\u200bdiseased joints;
• For the treatment of sciatica, a special tincture of horse chestnut is prepared. Instructions for its preparation are as follows. Pour 45 grams of ground fruit into a jar. Add camphor oil (70 milliliters) to them. Let stand a couple of days. After a while, soak the crumb of bread with tincture. Tie to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bdiseased joints with a dense napkin and bandage.

The use of the above folk remedies for the treatment of joints, varicose veins and other diseases is recommended only after consulting a doctor.

Joint pain will help eliminate another remedy. Crush 600 grams of chestnut. Fill it with a liter of vodka. Let it sit for two weeks. Then strain the tincture, and take 35 drops orally after meals every day. The resulting cake is used to rub diseased joints.

Now you know how chestnut tincture is prepared and applied. It is important to use all folk remedies only after consulting a doctor, so as not to harm your health.

Horse chestnut, which grows everywhere on the sides of city roads, in parks and squares, has been widely used in traditional and folk medicine. Thanks to the components that make up the chestnut, it has become famous for its miraculous properties, which have been helping a person to improve health and fight a variety of diseases for hundreds of years. And most often for treatment, chestnut tincture on vodka is used. What is the use of this drug and how to prepare it, we will tell in this material.

The benefits of chestnut tincture

Horse chestnut tincture has countless health benefits. This remedy tones blood vessels and reduces capillary permeability, enhances venous circulation and reduces blood viscosity. Due to this effect on the body, chestnut tincture is a real protector of the circulatory system from various cardiovascular pathologies. And chestnut tincture normalizes cholesterol levels, has a decongestant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.

Application of chestnut tincture

Given the effect that this tincture has on the body, it can be used to treat such a serious pathology as varicose veins. This remedy is especially useful as a prevention of vascular sclerosis of the lower extremities, as well as thrombosis in the postoperative period or during the period of bearing a child. And in combination with other drugs, the tincture will help cure hemorrhoids, prostatitis and even trophic ulcers. Consider a few useful recipes for this remedy.

Recipe for chestnut tincture No. 1

According to traditional healers, the tincture on the brown peel of chestnut fruits brings the greatest benefit to the body. To prepare it, it is enough to take 50 g of crushed fruit skins, pour them with a bottle of vodka, and, having corked the vessel, leave for 2 weeks in a dark place, not forgetting to periodically shake the contents. After straining the resulting liquid, it can be taken as a medicine, 30 drops 3 r / day before meals. After a week, it is worth increasing the number of tincture doses to 4 r / day, and continue therapy for another month and a half.

In addition to oral administration, this tincture can be used for rubbing with thrombophlebitis, or in case of joint pain in the form of compresses that are applied to inflamed veins or painful areas of the body 3 r / day. Moreover, for these purposes, the tincture must be diluted with water in equal proportions, and after soaking a bandage folded four times with such a solution, attach it to the sore spot for a couple of hours.

Recipe for chestnut tincture No. 2

Having passed the grains of ripe chestnuts along with the peel through a meat grinder, 300 g of this product should be placed in a glass container, and 700 ml of vodka should be poured on top. It remains only to put the closed vessel in a cool place for a week and the medicine is ready. The remedy is taken in the morning and evening in a tablespoon for a month. This tincture helps with thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and salt deposition.

Recipe for chestnut tincture No. 3

For the preparation of the tincture in question, not only chestnut fruits, but also its flowers can be used. Having collected 20 g of the flowers of this tree, they are poured with 500 ml of vodka, after which the sealed vessel is left for 14 days. The finished folk remedy is suitable for rubbing skin areas with varicose veins and other cardiovascular diseases.

Chestnut tincture contraindications

With all the benefits that chestnut tincture on vodka brings to a person, this remedy has contraindications. You should not take it to persons with acute gastritis, atonic constipation, with diseases of the kidneys and liver. Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and women with menstrual irregularities should also avoid treatment with chestnut tincture. In any case, before using it, you should consult a doctor. Take care of yourself!

Preparation of tincture of chestnut flowers on vodka

Tincture of chestnut flowers on vodka has very useful properties. It is easy to cook at home from both dry and fresh raw materials.

To prepare the tincture, place 50 g of dried flowers in a glass jar and fill them with a bottle of vodka. If you are using fresh flowers, double the proportions.

Infuse the drink for 17 - 20 days, regularly shaking the contents of the jar. After the tincture is ready, it will need to be filtered and poured into a convenient dish. Store in the refrigerator for up to a year.

If the drink is strong enough for you, after straining, you can pour a glass of water into the tincture and mix well.

A wonderful healing drink can be taken orally, but only in very limited quantities. The recommended single serving is 40 drops. Diluted tincture can be drunk in a portion of no more than 50 g.

Chestnut tincture on vodka should not be taken by people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Recipe for horse chestnut tincture on vodka

Horse chestnut vodka tincture is considered the most useful. For its preparation, it will be necessary to collect the peel from the fruit.

Required Ingredients:

• Chestnut peel - 50 g
• Vodka - 500 ml

The peel should be carefully removed - it should be ripe and have a bright brown color. It will need to be slightly chopped with a knife or using a blender, put in a jar and pour vodka. The medicinal mixture should be infused in a dark place for at least two weeks. Strain and pour into a suitable container before use.

Use and contraindications of tincture of chestnut fruit on vodka

Chestnut fruit tincture on vodka helps with high blood pressure and strengthens the walls of blood vessels and capillaries very well. It is used for resorption of blood clots and in the treatment of sinusitis.

Required Ingredients:

• Chestnut fruits - 300 g
• Vodka - 700 ml

Chestnut fruits are well peeled, leaving only the white part. Grind it with a knife or pass through a meat grinder, put in a glass jar or bottle and pour vodka.

Infuse the product in a dark, cool place for 10-14 days, then strain and pour into a clean bottle or jar. Keep refrigerated.

There are not many contraindications for chestnut tincture on vodka, but they are quite serious and can cause complications. Do not take tincture for menstrual irregularities, atonic constipation and hypocidic gastritis.

In nature, there is just a huge variety of plants that mankind uses to solve their own health problems. And one of them is horse chestnut. Tincture from the fruits of the plant is used most often.

Useful properties of horse chestnut nuts

The benefits of the plant for the human body are truly great. But the main useful property is the strengthening of the walls of blood vessels. That is why alcohol tincture of horse chestnut is used in the treatment of varicose veins, various traumatic lesions of the veins, thrombophlebitis. It is also used as a prophylaxis, as it helps to strengthen the walls of the smallest capillaries and veins.

Other useful properties that horse chestnut demonstrates are also known. Tincture, in particular, is able to dissolve blood clots that form in blood vessels. This, in turn, lowers high blood pressure.

The plant is also used in the treatment of:

• hemorrhoids;
• prostatitis;
• brain tumors;
• prostate adenoma and some others.

Horse chestnut: vodka tincture

In the pharmacy you can buy a ready-made alcohol infusion from the fruits of the plant, which is called Venostazin. It is often prescribed to patients suffering from varicose veins, thrombophlebitis and hemorrhoids.

Infusion can be prepared independently. But it is important to remember that only fully ripened horse chestnut is used for medicinal purposes. Vodka tincture can be prepared according to several recipes. Let's get to know each one.

You will need:

• diluted 50% alcohol or ordinary vodka;
• dry chestnuts.

The fruits must be carefully crushed and poured with alcohol, observing a ratio of 1:10. The resulting mixture is poured into a glass container and tightly sealed. The medicine must be infused, so it is put in a dark place for 20 days. Shake the contents periodically.

After the tincture has been prepared, it must be filtered. Take an infusion of 40 drops 3-4 times throughout the day. Before you start using the product, you must obtain the permission of the attending physician.

You will need:

• fresh chestnuts (50 grams);
• vodka (500 ml).

Fill the chopped chestnuts with vodka, put the jar in a dark place. In this case, the remedy should be infused for only a week. Then the tincture must be filtered and drunk 5-10 drops before each meal.

This recipe for horse chestnut tincture helps in the treatment of varicose veins, as well as hemorrhoids.

Prepare:

• fresh chestnuts passed through a meat grinder (300 g);
• vodka (liter).

Pour the fruit with alcohol and place the infusion container in a dark place. After 7 days, the product is ready. It must be filtered before use. It is used for radiculitis, salt deposition, muscle inflammation and the treatment of thrombophlebitis.

Flowers can also be used for infusion. To prepare the tincture according to this recipe, you will need:

• horse chestnut flowers (20 g);
• vodka or alcohol (50 ml).

Flowers are poured with vodka, mixed thoroughly and the container is placed in the dark. It will take a full two weeks to insist. The remedy is rubbed on the inflamed joints twice a day. Remember that if your general well-being worsens, you should stop treatment and consult with your doctor.

Recipes for tinctures from fruits in the treatment of various diseases

Horse chestnut tincture is also used in the treatment of diseases not associated with the formation of blood clots. For example, a decoction of the bark is widely used in the treatment of colitis, prolonged bleeding, inflammation of the bronchi, gastritis, etc. Alcoholic infusion of flowers is used to treat liver diseases, rheumatism, tuberculosis and shortness of breath.

Infusion of horse chestnut is of great benefit in the treatment of atherosclerosis. At the same time, the general well-being of a sick person improves significantly.

Especially often home-made tincture is used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder. But in this case, not fruits are used, but flowers and dried tree bark.

BPH

To prepare the tincture, you will need the following ingredients:

• dry fruits of the plant (25 g);
• alcohol (250 ml).

Chestnuts need to be peeled and ground into powder. And fill it with alcohol. Infuse the mixture for two weeks. If alcohol was replaced by vodka, then the period must be increased to a month. It is necessary to take the remedy before lunch and dinner. Dosage - 10 drops per reception. The duration of the course is 20 days. If the chestnut was insisted on vodka, then the number of drops should be doubled.

fibroma of the uterus

In this case, the fruits are first roasted like coffee beans. But you have to be careful not to burn them. Then grind with a coffee grinder. I pour a teaspoon of the resulting powder with a full glass of boiling water and drink 1/3 of the infusion three times a day. Treatment is continued until complete recovery.

Phlebitis

In this case, you will need the following ingredients:

• St. John's wort flowers (20 g);
• dried chestnut bark (20 g);
• horse chestnut fruit powder (30 g);
• dry grape wine (200 ml);
• vegetable oil (0.5 liters).

First you need to mix chestnut powder and wine. And only then add the remaining ingredients to the mixture. Everything must be thoroughly mixed and left to infuse for three days in a dark place. The contents should be shaken periodically. After the time is up, the mixture is heated in a water bath so that the wine has completely evaporated. The remedy is used externally in the form of a compress.

Phlebeurysm

Prepare:

• chestnut flowers (50 g);
• vodka (500 ml).

Fill the flowers with vodka and infuse the mixture for 14 days.

At the same time, it is necessary to make an ointment:

• potato starch (5 g);
• grated chestnuts (50 g);
• chestnut flower powder (10 g);
• sage leaves (10 g);
• crushed chamomile flowers (10 g);
• a glass of melted chicken fat.

All ingredients are poured with fat and simmered in a water bath for 2.5 hours. The mixture is left overnight, and in the morning it is heated again and filtered without cooling. The jar is stored in the refrigerator.

Ready infusion is taken daily, 30 drops dissolved in water, 20 minutes before meals. Course - 4 weeks. Simultaneously with the intake of infusion, inflamed veins should be lubricated with ointment.

Contraindications for use

But the tool also has a number of contraindications for use. Horse chestnut tincture is prohibited if:

• A person has an established diagnosis of "hypotension", since the drug is able to lower blood pressure.
• I have problems with blood clotting, in particular, thrombocytopenia;
• At the time of application of the remedy, a person has active internal bleeding, for example, hemorrhoidal. In this case, the patient's condition may worsen dramatically. Reception of means needs to be coordinated with the attending physician.

Against the background of taking the tincture, in some cases, a person may experience both severe nausea and heartburn, so a preliminary consultation with the attending physician is necessary. Additionally, regular blood monitoring for prothrombin levels is required.

Now you know how to make horse chestnut tincture. As you can see, the process is not particularly difficult. Therefore, use the recipes we have collected and be healthy!

Flowering chestnut trees are a symbol of warm spring and a natural decoration of city streets. The tree also pleases in the fall - what kind of crafts adults and children do not come up with from brown "nuts". But few people know that horse chestnut has unique healing properties and helps to maintain health for many years.

Horse chestnut (esculus, stomach) is a deciduous tree from the Sapindaceae family. The homeland of the plant is the Balkan Mountains. In 1812, it was brought to the Crimea and spread to the territories of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus. Today, the chestnut tree is widely distributed in countries with a temperate climate (southern Europe, East Asia, northern India, North America), especially prefers fertile, moist, loamy soil. Plants are planted in squares, parks, along roads with a decorative purpose, they coexist well with linden, maple, alder. Alcohol, high-quality oil and starch are extracted from the seeds of the plant, and they are used as feed for livestock. Flowers, bark and fruits are used to make medicines. The wood is well polished and used in the furniture industry. In ancient times, shoes and musical instruments were made from wood.

Many people confuse horse chestnut and edible (Castanea Tourn) - these are two completely different species. Edible chestnut grows in warm countries - compare fried fruits with sunflower seeds in our conditions. They are also used as an independent dish, added to sauces, salads and some desserts as an additional ingredient. The taste is specific, slightly sweet.

All types of chestnut (and there are more than 2 dozen of them) are valuable honey plants. Chestnut honey is transparent, liquid, colorless, crystallizes quickly and easily, sometimes has a slight bitter taste.

Morphological description

The trees reach a height of up to 30 m, the trunk in diameter reaches up to 1 m. The crown is sprawling, domed, the trunk is cylindrical.

Horse chestnut leaves are complex, large, have 5-7 fingers up to 20 cm long, arranged oppositely on long petioles, without stipules. Form a dense crown.

The flowers are bisexual, bell-shaped, irregular, white with spots, yellow at first, and after they cease to secrete nectar - red, have a size of about 2 cm, collected in pyramidal erect brushes 10-30 cm long. The flower cover is double: a green calyx represents 5 sepals, fused at the base, and a whitish corolla, having a pink base, consists of 5 free petals. One of them (between 3 and 4 sepals), very small, sometimes completely absent. Stamens 7, on long and bent filaments, pistil 1, represented by 3 carpels. The ovary is upper three-nested, each nest contains 2 ovules, one of them looks up, the second down, the style is long. Flowering occurs in May-June: the nectar is rich in sucrose (up to 75%). Horse chestnut with double flowers does not produce nectar.

1 panicle contains from 1 to 5 fruits that ripen in August-September. The fruit of the tree is a fleshy tricuspid spiny box with green spines. The cusps of the fruit open - inside there is a large brown seed 2-4 cm in diameter with a whitish scar. The embryo is bent, protein is absent. It begins to bear fruit 15-25 years after planting.

Chemical composition

The seeds of the plant contain:

• saponins, about 10%(escin, artrescin, fraxin). They lower blood viscosity, increase the tone of veins, eliminate the effects of venous congestion and strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Activate the production of adrenal hormones, eliminate puffiness;
• glycoside (esculin). It reduces the permeability of capillary walls, increases the antithrombotic properties of blood serum, as well as the production of antithrombin, accelerates blood filling of the veins, promotes vasodilation. Stabilizes the central nervous system, has a slight diuretic effect, dilutes and removes sputum;
• coumarins. Stop the growth of tumor cells, accelerate wound healing, help reduce blood clotting and reduce the risk of thrombosis;
• pectins. Remove metal salts, radionuclides, destroy pathogenic intestinal flora, eliminate constipation, prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, accelerate tissue regeneration;
• organic acids. They inhibit the processes of decay and fermentation in the intestines, remove toxins, toxic substances, improve the condition of blood vessels;
• fatty oil (up to 6%). Participates in tissue regeneration, eliminates inflammation, regulates metabolism;
• flavonoids (rutin and others). Reduce the permeability and fragility of capillaries, reduce arterial and intraocular pressure, slow down the heart rate, increase bile formation;
• starch up to 49.5%. Converts to glucose and is a source of energy;
• mucus. Eliminate inflammation, accelerate wound healing and improve sputum excretion;
• lecithin. It activates oxidative processes, participates in the metabolism of fats, the formation of hemoglobin and red blood cells, improves the functioning of the central nervous system and heart, increases resistance to toxins;
• vitamins C, A, group B and K. They have a complex positive effect (strengthen the immune system, eliminate inflammation, participate in metabolic reactions, etc.;
• tannins. Protein cells are denatured, which creates a protective film with bactericidal and astringent properties.

Tannins, saponin escin and glycoside esculin were found in the bark of trees. The leaves contain flavonoids (isoquercitrin, quercetin), as well as tannins, rutin, spireoside, astragalin, carotenoids, micro and macro elements (selenium, boron, calcium, silver, chromium, barium, iodine, iron, zinc, nickel).

Collection and storage

The fruits are harvested in the summer while they are in their shells (green cocoons with long spines). In addition, flowers, roots, leaves, bark, as well as shells are characterized by healing properties.

• Chestnut fruits or seeds are freed from the pericarp, dried on racks, spread out in an even layer. Drying takes a long time, about 3-4 weeks. Can be dried in a dryer at a temperature of 40 - 60 degrees for 2 - 3 days. If the fruits are dried correctly, they have a rich brown color, a shiny surface, a dense outer capsule with a gray spot at the very base of the fruit, and astringent taste. Shelf life - 12 months.
• The bark is harvested in spring from branches that are 3-5 years old. Dry in the attic or any room with good ventilation. Shelf life - 12 months.
• The leaves are harvested from May to September, while they are still green and do not fall off. It is better to collect from young trees up to 3 meters high. Dry under a canopy, in a room with good ventilation or in a dryer, spreading out in an even layer. When drying in natural conditions, the raw materials are periodically turned over. The finished raw material remains green, the petioles should break when bent. Shelf life - 24 months.
• Inflorescences are collected until dry flowers appear, dried in their natural form, spread out in a thin layer. Shelf life - 12 months.

Medicinal properties

Plant preparations have an effect on the protein composition of the blood, reduce blood clotting, have a vasoconstrictive and antithrombotic effect, as a result of which they are used to treat diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

They have the following actions:

• anti-inflammatory;
• antimicrobial;
• bactericidal;
• venotonic;
• blood-thinning;
• wound healing;
• regenerating;
• painkillers;
• hemostatic;
• diuretic;
• antioxidant;
• decongestant;
• antitumor;
• diaphoretic;
• antipyretic;
• astringent;
• anti-sclerotic.

How useful is horse chestnut and for what diseases is it used?

Let us summarize the beneficial effects of the substances that make up the chestnut. Plant preparations:

• lower viscosity, slow down blood clotting and prevent thrombosis (increase the production of antithrombin and prevent the formation of blood clots);
• reduce the permeability of the vascular walls;
• accelerate blood flow;
• dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure;
• remove cholesterol;
• activate venous blood flow;
• prevent stasis in capillaries;
• normalize the work of the kidneys and liver;
• eliminate inflammation, swelling;
• improve digestion, normalize the acidity of gastric juice and the secretory activity of the gallbladder;
• reduce joint pain;
• remove salts, harmful substances, radionuclides from the body.

The use of horse chestnut is relevant for:

• hypertension;
• atherosclerosis;
• increased blood clotting;
• heart disease;
• inflammation and varicose veins;
• venous congestion;
• vasospasm;
• thrombophlebitis;
• thromboembolism;
• endarteritis;
• trophic ulcers;
• traumatic vascular injury;
• anemia;
• hemorrhoids;
• bleeding of any origin, including uterine;
• pulmonary tuberculosis;
• bronchitis;
• shortness of breath
• bronchial asthma;
• pneumonia;
• whooping cough;
• SARS and acute respiratory infections;
• diseases of the genitourinary system, gallbladder, spleen;
• increased acidity of gastric juice;
• gastritis and gastric ulcer (without exacerbation);
• neuralgia;
• rheumatoid arthritis;
• radiculitis;
• joint pain;
• gout;
• diarrhea
• prostate adenoma and prostatitis;
• menopause;
• malaria;
• leukemia;
• radiation sickness;
• anemia;
• muscle inflammation.

Most often, horse chestnut is used for leg health, however, as you can see from the list above, the medicinal properties of the plant are much wider.

Horse chestnut preparations that can be bought at a pharmacy

Traditional medicine recipes with horse chestnut

Fresh juice from flowers

Collect fresh flowers, grind them in a blender and squeeze the juice through a couple of layers of gauze. Take 25-30 drops, diluted in 1 tbsp. water, 2 times a day. within 3-4 weeks. It is recommended for varicose veins of the lower extremities, with inflammation of hemorrhoids. Externally used to lubricate the joints with gout.

This remedy is considered the most effective in the non-starting form of varicose veins and helps to almost completely get rid of the symptoms after 1 month.

Horse chestnut extract (extract)

The extract is rich in escin and other saponins, which eliminate venous congestion, inflammation of the veins and protect capillaries from damage. Helps to normalize blood pressure, is used in the treatment of thrombophlebitis, hypertension, atherosclerosis. Getting an extract at home is difficult.

Ointment

Take 5 fruits or 5 tbsp. dry flowers, chop, pour 500 ml of vegetable oil, put in a water bath (about 1 hour), cool and strain. Apply to areas with inflamed vessels and repeat the procedure 2-3 times a day.

Ointment for varicose veins

Take 5 tbsp. l. dried chestnut flowers and 2 tbsp. l. medicinal sage, add 4 tbsp. l. pharmaceutical chamomile and 1 tbsp. potato starch. Add 200 gr. chicken fat and heat the mixture in a water bath for 3 hours, leave for another 12 hours and boil again. After the mass must be filtered, periodically lubricate the affected areas of the lower extremities.

Alcohol tincture of dried flowers/fruits

You can use a pharmacy tincture or cook it: 10 gr. chop and pour 100 ml of vodka from chestnut flowers or fruits, peeled from the "shell", put in a dark place to infuse for 1 week, shake occasionally and filter at the end. Take 15-30 drops 3 per day.

It is used to treat thrombosis, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, prostatitis. Helps with sciatica, gout, rheumatic and arthritic pains (rubbed externally).

Alcoholic tincture of horse chestnut fruit

Cut the fruits into 4 parts, fill them with a glass container, pour vodka to the top and close the lid. Insist for 3 weeks in the dark. Moisten a clean cotton cloth with this tincture and apply as a compress for arthrosis, arthritis and rheumatism.

water infusion

Take 1 tsp. chopped chestnut bark, pour 2 cups of boiled chilled water, leave the mixture for 8 hours, strain and take 2 tbsp. four times a day. with diseases of the gallbladder, kidneys, intestines and inflammation of the respiratory tract.

Decoction

Take 5 gr. flowers and the same amount of bark, chop, place in an enamel bowl and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Boil on low heat for half an hour and strain through 3 layers of gauze. Bring the volume to the original water, drink 1 tbsp. 1 time per day for the first 2 days, in the following days - 2 tbsp. at the reception and further - 3 tbsp. appointment.

With inflammation of the veins of the extremities, take up to 8 weeks, with hemorrhoids - 1-4 weeks. It also helps with anemia, shortness of breath, rheumatism. Recommended for diseases of the gallbladder, spleen, liver, anemia, edema, pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchitis. It helps to improve digestion and eliminate inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, it is also recommended for uterine bleeding. It is used in gynecology for douching with whites and in urology to relieve inflammation of the prostate.

Chestnut kvass

Take 25 fruits, cut into 2 halves, put in a gauze bag and place a small stone there. Place the bag in a jar with a volume of 3-5 liters and pour 2.5 liters of chilled boiled water into it. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup whey. It is important that the gauze bag is at the bottom of the jar. Top with a triple layer of gauze and put in a dark, warm place for fermentation. After 2 weeks, kvass is considered ready - it must be filtered and filtered. You can take it 2 glasses for 1 month.

Chestnuts do not need to be thrown away - pour them again with water, add 1 glass of sugar and 3 liters of water. This kvass will be ready in 1-2 days.

The drink effectively quenches thirst, helps the body cleanse itself of radionuclides, heavy metals, helps restore the epithelium of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, and is a source of useful substances that improve health.

Decoction with menopause (for external use)

Take 15 gr. peels from ripe fruits and pour 1 glass of water, boil this mixture for a quarter of an hour and leave for another 1.5 hours. Use this decoction for washing, morning and evening: it will help eliminate itching and dryness.

Decoction of hemorrhoids

Take 5 gr. bark and flowers of the plant, pour 250 ml of boiling water over them and boil the preparation for about half an hour over low heat. After the drug has cooled down, it must be drained and topped up with boiled water to the original volume. Drink 1 tbsp. twice a day for 1 week.

Infusion to combat prostatitis

Dried chestnut fruits and flowers, well chopped (1 part), mix with 10 parts of vodka, place in a liter jar, close the lid and put the dishes in a cool, dark place for a month. Take 4 times a day. 15 drops. The duration of the course is set individually.

Effective infusion for blood pathologies and brain tumors

Take 1 tbsp. dried flowers pour 1 cup of water, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. You can not boil the composition! Leave the drug to infuse for 6 hours, strain and refrigerate. Take ¼ cup several times a day, maximum 1 liter per day. To accept 3 weeks, then 2 weeks of a break and again a course.

Infusion for the treatment of joints and myositis

Take 40 gr. dry flowers, add 1 liter of pure medical alcohol, leave for 7 days and strain. Use this infusion to rub the joints and muscles in case of pain.

gout remedy

Dry, finely chopped flowers weighing 50 gr. pour 800 ml of alcohol, insist 10 days in the dark. Filter, moisten gauze folded in three layers and apply to the affected joint.

Decoction for radiation sickness

Finely chop the chestnut flowers, take 20 gr. raw materials and pour 300 ml of water, boil and put in heat for 10 hours. Filter and drink 100 ml three times a day.

Anti-cellulite oil

Take 1 glass of olive oil, pour 100 gr. chopped horse chestnut and the same amount of chopped basil. Leave the remedy for at least 10 days, strain, add a few drops of grapefruit essential oil and use the oil for anti-cellulite massage (manual, hardware).

Scrub for face and body

Grind young chestnut fruits to a homogeneous fine mass, add a little honey or fatty sour cream and use as a natural scrub that perfectly cleanses and heals the skin of the face and body. This tool should be used very carefully, without intensive rubbing, so as not to cause skin irritation.

Treatment of sciatica

Take interior lard, add chopped chestnut in a ratio of 1: 1, mix. Apply the composition to the cabbage leaf, apply to the sore areas of the back, tying a woolen scarf over it. It is especially recommended to carry out such treatment at night.

Horse chestnut with leeches

Plant preparations are often prescribed in parallel with hirudotherapy: enzymes secreted by leeches into the patient's blood thin the blood and help eliminate venous congestion.

Horse chestnut contraindications and side effects

Plant preparations are contraindicated in:

• reduced blood clotting;
• severe pathologies of the kidneys and liver;
• hypotension;
• pregnancy;
• instability of the menstrual cycle;
• individual intolerance.

Perhaps the development of an allergic reaction, constipation, nausea and heartburn, flatulence. When applied externally, irritation may occur. If unusual reactions occur, the drug should be stopped and blood prothrombin should be monitored.

Use with caution in stomach ulcers and serious heart disease.

As for the treatment with horse chestnut while breastfeeding, you should coordinate the intake with your doctor.