Wedding tree – so called in old times in Russia a guelder-rose

The guelder-rose designates an Old Slavic word bright red as if the heated color of its berries. And, perhaps, in the ancient time the guelder-rose meant "become red-hot". And the patrimonial name of a plant "viburnum" came from the Latin word meaning "to twist, spin". Also one of types of a maple was called, and the guelder-rose got this name because of similarity of a form of leaves.

Guelder-rose ordinary - Viburnum opulus — a small tree or a branchy bush from family of a honeysuckle family up to 4 m high. The trunk of a guelder-rose is covered with the cracking glaucous or brownish gray bark. Leaves dark green three - five - bladed with teeth, from above naked, from below trimmed. White flowers are collected in inflorescences umbrellas on tops of branches. The guelder-rose in May blossoms.

Guelder-rose fruits - juicy bright red stone fruit in the form of flat spheres with a flat stone ripen inside in August-September. But bring together them after the first frosts.

The guelder-rose almost on all European part of Russia, grows in Siberia, in the Far East, in the Caucasus. It is landed for appearance on streets of the cities, grown up in gardens and front gardens.

In the medical purposes use bark and berries of a guelder-rose, flowers are more rare. To contain in bark and berries of a guelder-rose: vitamins - And, P, E, K, C, tannins, minerals - selenium, potassium and iron …

- The guelder-rose reduces cholesterol level in blood, favorably influences heart vessels, improves digestion, stimulates production of bile, is applied at diseases of a liver, gall bladder and biliary tract, removes hypostases of warm and kidney origin, raises a uterus muscles tone, helps at catarrhal diseases, pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma.

- Guelder-rose berries infusion
istoloch and to fill in 6-8 tablespoons of berries of a guelder-rose with 1 liter of boiled water, to insist in a thermos of 4-6 hours. To filter, accept on an empty stomach, in intervals between food ½ glasses and for the night.

- Guelder-rose infusion with honey for cough
2 tablespoons of a guelder-rose istoloch to fill in ½ glasses of honey, to allow to infuse and accept on 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Juice from berries of a guelder-rose cannot be used inside at coronary heart disease and also after strokes and heart attacks, at diseases of kidneys and gout!

As cosmetic, a guelder-rose it is shown all.

- Guelder-rose juice in itself is the means fine bleaching, refreshing and cleaning.

- The lotion bleaching for oily skin
To mix 2 tablespoons of kalinovy juice with 2 tablespoons of boiled water and 1 teaspoon of vodka. To store in the refrigerator. To wipe skin in the morning and in the evening. Dry and normal skin is wiped with lotion without the content of vodka. In several days with the naked eye to become the result is noticeable.

- For smoothing of wrinkles
To mix 1 tablespoon of juice of a guelder-rose with 1 beaten egg white and ½ teaspoon of honey, to mix everything, to apply to skin for 20 minutes. To wash away slightly warm water.

- A mask from a guelder-rose for giving to skin of smoothness and silkiness
To take 2 tablespoons of the fresh or frozen guelder-rose berries, to crush, add 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 drop of rose attar. To apply for 15 minutes to face skin, to wash away boiled water of room temperature.

- A nutritious mask from a guelder-rose for tired skin
2 tablespoons of a guelder-rose to scald, knead, add 1 tablespoon of soft cottage cheese, 1 tablespoon of sour cream and 1 teaspoon of honey. To put on a face, skin and a decollete for 15 minutes. To wash away warm tea leaves of green tea. In 5 minutes to wash cool water.

- The rejuvenating mask from guelder-rose leaves
To crush a handful of kalinovy leaves, to scald a boiled water droplet, to put between layers of a gauze and to put on the face which is previously oiled olive for 10-15 minutes. To wash camomile broth pharmaceutical or warm water. To grease skin with nutritious cream.

- For splendor and silkiness of hair
To make a handful of flowers of a guelder-rose in 1 liter of boiled water, to draw half an hour, to filter, rinse hair after washing once a week.

Magicians say that if to put in a vessel with honey of 12 berries of a guelder-rose, to take them there 12 days, and then to eat on one in day, then the destiny will present sweet-presladkuyu love.