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 In fact, birch - a friend of women not in the figurative and the literal sense.
In Russia birch has always represented the woman, her grace, stateliness, beauty and spiritual purity. According to the Polish legends, birch tree sacred because hid the Mother of God and Jesus Christ from the elements. And in Russian belief - in the Good Friday from the pursuit of evil spirits. For many of us the homeland begins with birches growing in the yard.
Birch
- Betula L. - deciduous tree or shrub to 20 m with white, rarely yellow, brown and black exfoliating bark - birch bark. Latin name birch - betula - translated as "Belotelov" most likely because of the color her trunk.
In the world there are plenty of birch trees and their hybrids. In Central Russia meets fluffy birch, but mostly warty or drooping. Call it so because of the verrucose branches.
The bark of this tree smooth, white, easy to exfoliate. Young branches are covered with knobs, resemble warts, because it and called warty. Because of the presence resinous zhelёzok and twigs, and leaves pleasant smell the resin. Annual branch reddish-brown.
Green, rather large leaves up to 6-7cm in length on the petioles and appearance similar to egg-shaped diamonds with teeth at the edges. Small birch female flowers are almost invisible because of his unprepossessing species. But the male flowers are collected in inflorescence - earrings, and beautifully rocked wind against the background of foliage to dissolve. From time to time over them appears cloud of pollen. Flowers to blossom in May, birch, almost odnovremёnno with leaves.
The fruit of the birch - small-seeded ploskoszhaty nut with two transparent wings. It ripens in late summer, early fall and spreads wind through the neighborhood. Under favorable conditions, the fetus grows rapidly.
In the wild birch grows in mixed forests and pure birch groves. This beautiful tree planted long ago in the cities, towns, in the country. Birch decorate any terrain and any place will give a touch of light romantic sadness or thought.
In folk medicine, birch is used since ancient times.
For medical purposes use the buds, leaves and birch sap, wood get tar and coal.
Birch contains vitamins C and B, sugars, organic acids, proteins, tannin and resin, essential oils, phenols, potassium, iron, ...
Tea made from the leaves of birch
It displays the excess fluid from the body, which is useful for kidney disease, edema, and weight loss. Tea from the leaves of birch cleanses the body and stabilizes the metabolism. To prepare it take 1 tbsp. spoon birch leaves and pour 1, 5 cups of boiling water, press 1 hour, strain and drink warm ½ cup 3 times a day before meals.
The aroma of fresh birch leaf calms the nerves. Taking a walk for half an hour per day in a birch forest can recover from depression and neurosis.
And naturally,
the beneficial properties of birch has long been used in cosmetics
.
- Beauties Ancient Russia to give the face a fresh, healthy appearance went to the birch wood wash
birch juice
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- Birch sap and can now be used for the bleaching of freckles, age spots, acne treatment. But good only the fresh juice of the birch. The store is not going to help.
- House of birch sap possible to prepare
anti-aging lotion.
For 1 cup of birch sap to add 4-6 drops of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Wipe the skin lotion morning and evening.
- To care for oily skin are prepared
infusion of birch kidney
. 1 tbsp. spoon birch Kidney pour 1 cup boiling water, leave for 1 hour. Pour infusion so long as necessary for use in one time, to dilute it with boiled water 1: 1 and wash. Wipe the person does not need Let the liquid dry out naturally. The rest of the infusion to keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
- If your eyes get tired and badly formed underneath fine lines, then in the infusion moistened cotton balls and put them in your eyes. They need to lie down for half an hour with a dark or simply curtained room.
- To strengthen the hair and their better growth head after washing rinse
decoction of birch leaves
. 2 tbsp. tablespoons chopped birch leaves pour 2 cups boiling water, leave for half an hour, drain. Apply rinse 1-2 times per week for 2-3 months.
- The same decoction can be added to the bath for bathing, skin becomes smooth and silky.
The branches of birch in
folk magic
used at Trinity.
- Our ancestors believed that if they throw on the roof or in the attic, he is not afraid to be the lightning bolt or fire.
- Branches stuck and threw on the garden beds in the garden to scare away caterpillars and rodents.
- And even in ancient Russia at birth were planted near the house of birch tree, believing that it will be all my life to protect it from misfortune, misery and disease.
- And more on ancient beliefs birch protects against all adversities family living in this house. Good rite was with our ancestors. It would be nice to revive it.
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