Useful properties of tincture of viburnum on vodka determine its widespread use in folk medicine. The rich vitamin composition explains the variety of uses of this berry. It is used to make tinctures, compotes, juices and preserves.

Since ancient times, viburnum has symbolized purity and purity, so it was used as a decoration on the wedding table of the bride.

What is tincture of viburnum

  Viburnum exists more than a hundred different species. Some of them serve purely as ornamental plants, and their fruits should not be used as food.

Shrub, the fruits of which can be used as a food product is called Viburnum vulgaris. In height, this plant can grow up to four meters in height.

The benefits and harms of infusion

  Traditional healers and healers have long guessed the healing properties of viburnum, which is often referred to as the "healer" - because it contains many useful substances.

Modern medicine is also in no hurry to replace this wonderful berry with something else, because it really does contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, without which it is impossible to imagine the treatment and prevention of many diseases, strengthening immunity, and improving heart function.

In the fruits of this shrub are such useful substances as:

• tannin;
• coumarin;
• carotene;
• pectin.

Application of tincture of viburnum:

• accelerates the work of the kidneys;
• activates perspiration;
• the body is faster cleared of toxins;
• metabolism returns to normal.

Impact:

1. Viburnum contains viburnin, which gives it a certain bitter taste. It is this component that kills infections and bacteria in the human body.
2. In viburnum tincture, valerianic acid, which helps to combat stressful situations, depression, insomnia and has a positive effect on the nervous system as a whole.

With her help, our ancestors:

• relieved headache;
• lowered the pressure;
• improved digestion;
• set up the stomach and intestines.

Doctors prescribe a tincture of this berry with:

• gastritis with low acidity;
• hypertension
• puffiness.

Not everyone can take tincture of viburnum without a doctor's prescription.

Especially careful should be those who have:

• increased acidity;
• chronic kidney disease;
• low pressure.

Indications and contraindications

If you are not included in the risk groups listed below, then you can safely use tincture of viburnum for medicinal and preventive purposes.

Viburnum tincture should not be used by persons:

• who have blood clots;
• low blood pressure;
• increased blood coagulation;
• women who bear a child;
• with gout;
• with chronic kidney disease.

Instructions for use

  Take tincture of viburnum on vodka according to a single scheme. Adults are prescribed 30-40 drops before meals 2-3 times a day.

The course of treatment depends on the nature of the problem. It is impossible to abuse it, in addition to the positive aspects, it also has negative ones.

Recipe for decoction

  There are several options for making infusion of viburnum. Each of them differs in the creation method, the main components and focus on the problem. It is worth choosing the most suitable for your situation and be patient.

Vodka

The recipe for viburnum tincture on vodka is quite simple:

1. Take 0.5 kg of fruits of viburnum and 0.5 l of vodka.
2. First, berries are placed in a darkened glass bottle and poured with vodka so that it barely covers them.
3. Further, the vessel is tightly closed and put in a dark place for a day.
4. After this time, add unused vodka, clog tightly and put for a month in a cool and dark place.
5. Then drain, squeeze the juice from the berries, pass through cheesecloth.
6. Pour the finished medicine into bottles, close with stoppers and store in a cool place.

If you hate vodka tinctures, you can replace it with wine.

On vodka with honey

Tincture, which includes:

• vodka;
• berries of viburnum.

The berries are rubbed through a sieve, mixed with vodka and honey and insisted in a dark place for a month.

Alcohol cooking

The recipe for tincture of viburnum on alcohol is exactly the same as on vodka. But with its use, it is worth diluting the medicine half with water so as not to get a burn of the oral cavity.

Since the concentration is high enough, instead of solving problems, it will only bring you harm.

Moonshine Recipe

For cooking, take the following ingredients:

• two handfuls of viburnum berries;
• 20 pine nuts;
• 1 pinch of anise grains;
• 0.7-0.75 ml of moonshine 40-45%;
• 1 tbsp sugar syrup.

So that the tincture is not too bitter - use slightly frosted berries, which better leave bitterness.

1. Rinse the berries under running water, dry and transfer to a jar.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients except sugar syrup and close tightly with the lid.
3. Insist for two weeks, but mix daily.
4. Then, when the slurry is infused, wring it out and add sugar syrup to the liquid.
5. The resulting drink should be infused for another month, after which it can be bottled.

About useful properties

  It is impossible to overestimate the benefits that this tincture brings to our body, having beneficial effects on its various systems.

Useful properties of tincture of viburnum on vodka:

1. Lowers blood cholesterol.
2. Treats diabetics.
3. It is used in complex therapy of the heart and blood vessels.
4. It is used for viral and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
5. It treats gastrointestinal tract diseases.
6. Tones the muscles of the uterus.
7. Reduces discharge during menstruation.
8. Soothes inflamed skin.
9. Helps remove excess fluid.
10. Softens a cough.
11. Stimulates the production of bile.

The juice from viburnum, which has many recipes, has the same properties.

Application Areas

  Infusion prepared with vodka is quite widely used in medicine. Naturally, with its help, diseases are rarely treated, but in combination, it has a very beneficial effect on the body.

Kalina acts as a means of enriching vitamins, because it contains:

• vitamins A, C, E, K, P;
• iron;
• phosphorus;
• manganese;
• zinc;
• amino acids.

Tincture has found its application in the treatment of:

• liver and kidney diseases;
• gastrointestinal problems;
• tuberculosis
• sclerosis;
• to stop internal bleeding;
• coughing
• cramping
• depression

In addition to medicine, this tincture is quite actively used in cosmetology, in the treatment of such skin problems:

• acne
• acne;
• irritation.

Trichologists also use it in the treatment of alopecia. Tincture is recommended to rub into the scalp to activate the hair follicles, and then rinse.

Tincture of viburnum berries on vodka is definitely a very useful product, which you can take on your own. It is quite easy to cook at home and to prevent various diseases.

But, if you are at risk, then before you start using it, you should consult your doctor in order to exclude risks.

When to pick viburnum berries

Viburnum is a berry that is useful in absolutely any form. It retains the optimal amount of nutrients, both fresh, and frozen, and dried. It matures in late August - early September. A peculiar astringent taste of viburnum gives a bitterness. However, after the onset of small frosts, the berry becomes especially juicy and not as bitter as in September.

Kalina slightly smells like valerian with an admixture of apple aroma. Such a unique taste makes the berry very memorable, but not pleasant for everyone. After all, there are many people who do not accept valerian. Valerianic acid, which leads to the composition of viburnum, allows you to use it as a sedative.

The healing composition of viburnum:

• valeric acid;
• caffeic acid;
• vitamin C;
• pectin;
• essential oils;
• viburnin.

The optimal safety of all of the listed medicinal components of viburnum can be obtained by collecting it immediately after the first frost. It is approximately the month of October, but in the northern regions it is also possible in September. Healing power is possessed not only by the berries themselves, but by the bark of the plant and flowers. Decoctions, infusions, ointments are prepared from the raw materials of the plant, it is ground with honey and insisted on vodka or alcohol.

The best time to collect plant bark is spring. During the sap flow, it is especially rich in healing properties. After cutting, bark segments need to be dried in a well-ventilated and dry room, without access to sunlight. This will take about 10 days. It is recommended to store in a glass or wooden container, without moisture.

Flowers are harvested in May - June, in dry and calm weather. You can cook decoctions from them right away, you can dry them for later. Berries are removed directly with inflorescences. They are frozen, dried or prepared healing products, immediately after collection. Viburnum is dried at a temperature not exceeding 50 degrees, otherwise it will lose all nutrients.

Using tinctures in home cosmetology for face and body

The benefits of viburnum tincture in cosmetology are as follows:

1. Whitens freckles and age spots.
2. As a use of lotions, nourishes and moisturizes all layers of the epidermis.
3. It is recommended by specialists for problematic and oily skin. Useful components of tincture activate the sebaceous glands.
4. Vitamin C, which is part of the product, helps maintain youthful skin. Regular use makes the skin elastic and resilient.
5. Tincture of vodka from viburnum has tonic properties.
6. It perfectly smoothes the skin and restores complexion.

From tincture of viburnum, you can prepare ice, which is very effective in combating aging skin. Such tonic treatments should be carried out daily in the morning before applying makeup. It is recommended to mix a small amount of the product with natural honey. Such a natural mask will relieve acne and acne.

The mask prepared on the basis of fermented milk products and tinctures reduces pigmentation for several applications. To achieve an effective result, you need to use this tool twice a week for three months.

Before using tinctures for cosmetic purposes at home, it is necessary to test its reaction on the skin. After all, a possible allergic reaction can cause serious problems. People with especially sensitive skin need to use viburnum tincture with great care and only in small portions.

Possible side effects when using

Viburnum tincture is not recommended to be taken during pregnancy and lactation. It is contraindicated in people with low blood pressure and with chronic kidney disease. It can provoke complications with increased acidity of gastric juice, leukemia and thrombophlebitis.

Viburnum tincture has emetic and laxative properties. Therefore, with diarrhea or food poisoning, it can aggravate the situation. People with diseases of the digestive system should consult their doctor before consuming tincture. Chronic diseases of the gallbladder, liver, esophagus, stomach, and pancreas can cause loose and frequent stools. Taking viburnum will further relax the digestive tract and can lead to cramping.

The general opinion of those who took tincture of viburnum

Kalina is a unique natural medicine that has long been used in the treatment of many diseases and cosmetic purposes, to eliminate skin problems. For the preparation of viburnum tincture you will need 500 grams of berries and 0.5 liters of vodka or alcohol.

Guelder-rose gets enough sleep in a jar and is filled in with alcohol. After 4 weeks, the tincture should be filtered through several layers of gauze or cotton wool. You can store in the refrigerator. The use of viburnum tincture on vodka more than 150 ml per day is not recommended.

Healing possibilities of viburnum tincture on vodka:

• reduces bleeding during menstruation;
• has a tonic effect on the smooth muscles of the uterus;
• improves overall well-being with diabetes;
• lowers cholesterol;
• beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract;
• normalizes the work of the heart and blood vessels;
• relieves the inflammatory process with a cold;
• lowers blood pressure;
• removes fluid and waste from the body;
• has soothing properties for the skin.

Judging by the reviews of people taking the tincture, it really has miraculous properties. Its effectiveness is proved by a significant improvement in health when coughing, bordering on bronchitis. She quickly removes the symptoms of a cold, especially at the initial stage. Tincture helps with painful conditions associated with nervous disorders and epileptic seizures.

Kalina reduces the clinical picture of the development of neurasthenia and hysteria. For these purposes, the tool is best used in combination with a mild sedative and also preferably based on natural ingredients. In addition, the berry is rich in vitamins that help strengthen the body's protective immune functions.

In order for the tincture to have the desired effect, you need to abandon the use of alcoholic and carbonated drinks for the duration of treatment. It is important to remember about following a diet that excludes the use of smoked, spicy and salted foods. Boiled types of meat, poultry and fish and vegetable salads are the best ingredients for the menu during the treatment with viburnum tincture.

Patients who use this healing drink, argue that self-medication can provoke a deterioration. But in order to avoid complications of well-being, you need to consult your doctor. After all, the combination of the principles of drug treatment and alternative methods brings an almost one hundred percent result in treatment.

We offer you a recipe for a drink from the most healthy berry with honey and mineral water.

Drinks with honey and berries, prepared according to old recipes quench thirst and enrich the body with enzymes, minerals and vitamins, strengthen the immune system and contribute to good health. Honey helps to overcome depression and improves emotional state. Honey drinks are good for both adults and children, they are not only healthy, but also very tasty.

Viburnum drinks have an invigorating, refreshing and restorative effect. "A little head clouded or sensible thoughts do not go to the mind, a drink of that viburnum juice - and it will become clear in a moment, as if it would blow away all the nonsense with a fresh wind," writes K.F. Yakovlev in his book "Forest Diva".

Guelder-rose is collected after the first frosts, just then it completely ripens and contains a maximum of useful substances. It can be stored frozen for a long time.

Ingredients for Viburnum and Honey Drink

250 g of berries of viburnum,
0.5 cups of granulated sugar
3 tablespoons of natural honey,
1 bottle of sparkling or mineral water
A few edible ice cubes

Cooking

  Sort the berries of viburnum and rinse.

  Pour sugar and put in a cool place for 6 - 9 hours, during which time the viburnum will let the juice

  Squeeze juice from viburnum and mix with honey.

  Dilute with mineral water to taste.

  Add ice cubes to the carafe or to glasses with a drink.

Bon Appetit!

Ideas for a viburnum drink

The drink will have a particularly bright taste, if “Narzan” is used as mineral water, determine its amount according to taste. You can also experiment with the amount of honey. You can serve lemon slices to the finished drink.

Viburnum drink with oregano and honey

Ingredients for a drink of viburnum with oregano and honey

250 g of berries of viburnum,
1 liter of water
2 tbsp. l oregano
2 tbsp. l honey (can be replaced with sugar)

Cooking

  Grind viburnum in an enameled bowl, pour boiling water and leave for 10 minutes.

  Oregano also pour boiling water and insist 5-7 minutes fresh and dried for 15-20 minutes.

  Strain both infusions, add honey or sugar. To taste can be diluted with water.

Bon Appetit!

Viburnum

Many of us have long admired the beneficial properties of viburnum. Juices, tinctures, fruit drinks, preserves, fruit drinks are prepared from it, frozen and dried, and fillings are prepared for baking.

Bright red berries of viburnum contain twice as much ascorbic acid as citrus fruits. By the content of iron salts, viburnum surpass lemons and oranges five times. This berry is also rich in vitamins A and E.

The beneficial properties of viburnum are widely known in cosmetology. Creams and face masks are made from it, used as a tonic, restorative and anti-aging agent.
Healing properties also have flowers and viburnum bark.

Viburnum is a well-known shrub or tree 3-4 meters high with bright red, bitter berries. Among the Slavic peoples, viburnum is a symbol of girlish beauty, youth, happiness and love. Man has long known the medicinal properties of a tree, a plant with bright fruits could not fail to attract his attention, and traditional medicine uses all its parts - fruits, flowers, and bark.

The chemical composition of viburnum

The fruits, flowers and bark of the plant have a diuretic, choleretic, wound healing, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antipyretic, anticonvulsant, antipyretic, sedative effect.

The beneficial properties of viburnum are given by a whole set of wonderful substances. In the berries of viburnum there is:

Invert sugar, or a mixture of fructose and glucose, which is also found in honey. Invert sugar strengthens the cardiovascular system.

Pectin - normalizes the activity of the digestive tract.

Vitamins A, C, E, P and minerals - magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, calcium, potassium, vanadium, manganese and zinc - strengthen the body, help it in the fight against infections.

Saponins, tannins, resin have a hemostatic effect, they are used for internal bleeding.

In the bark of viburnum there is a substance viburnin, which also has a hemostatic effect, but loses its beneficial properties when cooked, therefore it is better to make alcohol tinctures from the bark.

In addition, in the juice of viburnum there are acetic, isovalerianic, formic acids that maintain the acid-base balance in the human body, and normalize the digestive processes and metabolism.

Isovalerianic and valerianic acids normalize the activity of the heart, have an antispasmodic effect, and reduce the excitability of the central nervous system.

Prescriptions for medicines from viburnum

From flowers, berries and bark of viburnum you can prepare various medications - tinctures or decoctions in order to fully use all the useful properties of this wonderful plant. How to make tincture of viburnum? We offer you recipes thanks to which the preparation of preparations will be simple, and the result is wonderful. You can independently prepare for yourself medicines from affordable, natural raw materials.

Recipe 1.

Tincture of viburnum on vodka or alcohol (50%). To prepare it, you will need viburnum berries, a little caught in the cold - it is in this state that they lose part of their bitterness and become more pleasant to the taste.

Take 1 kg of viburnum berries and 1 liter of high-quality vodka or alcohol with a strength of 50 degrees. Pour the berries whole in a glass jar - you do not need to knead them. Pour them with alcohol, close the jar tightly and put it in a dark and cool place. After a month, strain the drink, pour it into a beautiful dish, serve to the table, or take it as a drink with medicinal properties.

If you intend to make a drink exclusively for medicinal purposes, you can put more berries - the beneficial properties of the tincture will increase.

Viburnum tincture on vodka or alcohol is a good remedy for high blood pressure, colds, nervous disorders. For treatment and prevention, tincture should be consumed 2-3 times before meals, not more than 50 ml per day.

Recipe 2.

Tincture on viburnum with vodka or alcohol with sugar. In this recipe, the tincture will turn out to be sweet, and even more delicious, although this is a matter of taste. Take 200 ml of juice squeezed from the berries of viburnum, 1 liter of vodka or alcohol, 200 ml of water, 150 grams of sugar.

From water and sugar make syrup, pour it into a glass jar and add viburnum juice and vodka. Stir the contents of the jar so that the sugar has dissolved, close tightly and place in a cool dark place. Three weeks later, the tincture of viburnum will be ready.

Recipe 3.

Viburnum tincture with honey for alcohol or vodka. To prepare it, you will need 0.5 kg of viburnum berries, 0.5 kg of honey, 1 liter of vodka or alcohol with a strength of 50%. The berries need to be mashed and rubbed through a sieve, put in a jar, pour alcohol and liquid honey. Insist 1 month, then strain and take as a therapeutic agent. Honey and alcohol will reliably and permanently retain the beneficial properties of viburnum. In the cold season, tincture on viburnum will protect you from many diseases, during the flu epidemic you need to take it 20-30 ml three times a day before meals.

Recipe 4.

Tincture of viburnum and currant leaves. To prepare it, you will need 200 pieces of ripe, red berries of viburnum and 100 leaves of cherry or currant, as well as 0.5 liters of vodka, 2 glasses of water, 1 glass of sugar.

Berries need to be mashed. Boil the syrup from water and sugar, pour the leaves into the pan and cook for 5 minutes. After which the broth should be filtered and mixed with berries and vodka. Place all components in a glass jar, close it tightly and put it in a dark place.

After a month, the tincture on viburnum and leaves will be ready, it will need to be filtered and taken as dessert alcohol, or a medicinal infusion with useful properties.

Recipe 5.

Tincture on viburnum and raspberries. To prepare it, you will need 0.5 kg of raspberries and viburnum berries, 1 cup of sugar, 1 liter of purified vodka or alcohol. Mash viburnum berries, pour in a three-liter jar, add 0.5 kg of raspberries and alcohol. Close the lid tightly and place in a dark place.

After a month, the tincture on viburnum and raspberries will be ready, it only remains to strain and pour into other dishes.

Alcohol tincture on viburnum and raspberries is an excellent prophylactic and vitamin remedy, thanks to which you will be bypassed in winter and especially in spring.

Recipe 6.

Alcohol tincture of viburnum flowers. Fill a liter jar with viburnum flowers, it is not necessary to condense, and fill them with vodka or alcohol with a strength of 50%. Put the jar in the refrigerator for 1 month, then strain through cheesecloth.

Alcohol will retain all the healing properties of viburnum flowers, the tincture will turn out tasty and healthy. It can be used for gargling with angina, as well as for rubbing and compresses on sore joints, and on the area of \u200b\u200bthe bronchi with coughing and bronchitis.

Recipe 7.

Juice from viburnum berries with sugar or with honey. Squeeze the juice from well-ripe red berries, mix it with honey or sugar, add carrot juice - all ingredients must be taken in equal proportions. Put in a cool place, drink 2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals as a vitamin, restorative and prophylactic agent.

Recipe 8.

Mix the juice from viburnum with honey in equal proportions and instill 1 drop of the eyesore in the eye for the night.

In addition, traditional medicine prescribes a mixture of viburnum juice with honey to treat cancer of the blood, and some types of hepatitis.

Recipe 9.

A decoction of viburnum berries with sugar or honey should be drunk as a sedative, hypotensive, anticonvulsant half a cup three times a day. The broth can be boiled with sugar, but honey should not be heated very much, it can be eaten separately, washed down with viburnum broth.

Recipe 10.

We should not forget about the healing properties of the bark of viburnum, it is also possible to prepare decoctions from it for the treatment of a variety of ailments. 1 tablespoon of bark, removed from young viburnum, pour a glass of water and boil for 10 minutes over low heat.

The broth should be taken in 2 tbsp. tablespoons 3 times a day after meals with scrofula in children, internal bleeding, colds.

Contraindications

Viburnum reduces pressure, which means that it is not worth it to use hypotonics.

Kalina increases the secretion of gastric juice, in addition, it contains a lot of bitter substances - therefore, it is contraindicated in case of stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis with high acidity. At the same time, it should be remembered that often the cause of heartburn is not the increased acidity of the stomach, but bile acids, and viburnum just has a choleretic property.

Guelder-rose increases blood coagulability - therefore it should not be taken at tendency to formation of blood clots.

With great care, preparations from viburnum should be taken during pregnancy and lactation, and one should not forget about the individual intolerance of the plant.

In winter, many are looking for a means to fight colds. Some use pharmacy drugs, while others make their choice in favor of natural products. The main berry that fights various infections is viburnum. In addition, a drink from it helps with neurosis, heart disease and helps strengthen immunity. There are a huge number of recipes for making juices, fruit drinks, tinctures. It remains only to choose the appropriate option.

Kissel

To make jelly you will need fresh or frozen viburnum. In addition, such preparations as juice, jelly or syrup can be used. Next you will need sugar, potato starch and purified water. As for the proportions, everyone chooses for himself, because one likes liquid jelly and the other, on the contrary, is thick and sweet.

Kalina is boiled in water for about five minutes. If juice is used, then it must be infused immediately after boiling, adhering to a proportion of one to two, and then turn off. Berries need to be wiped through a fine sieve. Then sugar is added to the resulting mass. All together is brought to a boil, and then the starch already diluted in cold water is poured. It is important to continuously stir the jelly for three minutes over low heat. Next, the viburnum drink should be closed with a lid so that the film does not form. In addition, you can add a little fresh juice to the ready-made jelly to save maximum vitamins.

Fresh Berry Juice

Juice is the most healthy drink from viburnum. The recipe for its preparation is simple and easy. First, the berries are passed through a juicer. Then sugar is added, about one kilogram of viburnum will require three hundred grams. Then the juice is poured into sterile cans and sent for storage in the refrigerator. If every day before breakfast, mix a teaspoon of the drink with a glass of water and drink, then you can forget about the diseases.

Tea

From viburnum, you can prepare various drinks. Recipes are all good, but tea is a good option for young children and pregnant women. The tool is affordable and simple, helping with colds. Here it is necessary to freeze a few bundles of viburnum, and when brewing tea, put a couple of berries in a cup. In addition, use lemon and honey. The result is a tasty, healthy and aromatic drink.

Morse

As a summer drink, you can use fruit juice from viburnum. It is prepared quickly, enriches the body with vitamins and quenches thirst in the heat well. Berries need to be washed, cleaned of the stalks and core. Then wipe a kilogram of viburnum through a sieve or pass it through a blender. Pour the resulting mass with sugar (300 g) and pour two liters of water. Put on fire, and then gradually stir. After boiling, strain the juice from viburnum, set to cool.

Filling

After the first frosts hit, you can already collect viburnum to make homemade drinks. One of them is aromatic and strong liquor. To do this, berries must be peeled, washed with cold water, and then put on a towel and dried. Then you need to take a bottle to fill it with berries of viburnum for two-thirds. Then pour everything with strong, purified vodka. We must not forget about sugar - one liter of vodka will need one hundred and fifty grams. For the brightness of the color, you can add raspberry infusion. The cordial should stand for a month in a warm place. For the entire period it is necessary to periodically shake the bottle so that the drink acquires taste and aroma. After that, the liquid should be separated from the berries, filtered and bottled in beautiful bottles. Such a drink from viburnum retains all its vitamins, so it perfectly helps to strengthen the immune system.

Liquor

To prepare this drink you will need:

1. One and a half kilograms of viburnum berries.
2. Sugar - five hundred grams.
3. Vodka is one liter.
4. A pair of cloves of star anise and one teaspoon of peas.

We clean the berries and put them in a jar. Then we fill everything with sugar, and then leave it for a while. It is necessary that the berries give juice. From time to time, you need to mix the whole mass until the sugar dissolves. Then the resulting juice should be poured into a large bottle, add vodka and put anise with pepper. The remaining berries can be poured again with vodka and give time to brew. It will take about two months, during which the viburnum drink must be constantly stirred. Then pour everything into beautiful bottles and you can treat the guests.

Syrup

To make syrup from viburnum, you will need one liter of juice, two kilograms of sugar and ten grams of citric acid. We mix everything, and then put on fire. The main thing is to warm well, but do not bring to a boil. Then pour the resulting drink into the dishes and close with boiled corks. Store syrup preferably in a cool place.

Ruby drink

If you prepare this infusion, then you can forget about cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, chronic fatigue. To do this, wipe the viburnum, and then pour the boiled water together with the seeds. Then the drink should be infused for a while. As a result, it tastes sour, ruby \u200b\u200bin color. In addition, sugar, honey, cinnamon can be added to it. Moreover, if you are constantly tormented by headaches, especially in the neck, this remedy will have a quick effect. Also, along with viburnum berries, you can insist rosehip, hawthorn, dried apricots and raisins. All ingredients are taken in equal proportions, and then placed in a thermos and poured with boiling water. You need to insist for about eight hours, and then drink like tea.

With a cold

With the help of viburnum berries, you can create a variety of drinks. The recipes are intended to treat colds, and also help with heart problems, atherosclerosis, psychological disorders and other diseases. True, these berries are often remembered when they catch a cold. For this case, there is a special version of the drink, which helps to recover faster and removes hoarseness. To do this, you will need five hundred grams of viburnum, one teaspoon of mint and the same amount of currant. Chop the leaves, and knead the berries, add two lodges of honey and mix everything. Then warm the mixture well, but do not boil. Then leave to brew for three hours, after which you can drink a medicinal infusion.

Viburnum is a very useful plant, fruits and bark are used in cosmetology and in medicine to treat many diseases. In berries of viburnum there are a lot of vitamins and minerals. Fruits can be frozen or dried, made juices, cook jam. From viburnum, an excellent tincture for alcohol or for moonshine with a pleasant taste is obtained. In addition to taste, tincture of viburnum has a natural healing effect.

The ripened fruits of viburnum are sour and bitter, therefore, it is best to collect berries for tincture after autumn frosts. Guelder-rose becomes not so bitter, sweetness appears in taste, astringency leaves. After collection, the berries must be separated from the branches, thoroughly washed and dried on a towel. For the manufacture of tinctures used glassware, well-washed with water. There are a lot of recipes of viburnum tincture, they make it both on moonshine and alcohol, with the addition of various spices, honey and nuts. In Russia, viburnum tincture on vodka is very popular - Kalinovka. At home, it is very easy to make this alcoholic drink.

Viburnum tincture on vodka - Classic recipe

Homemade tincture of viburnum on vodka according to this recipe is made with the addition of granulated sugar. The strength of the drink is obtained just below 40 degrees, but the product is drunk very gently due to the presence of sugar.

Ingredients:

• Viburnum berries - 500 gr;
• Vodka - 500 ml;
• Water - 200 ml;
• Sugar - 150g.

Cooking:

1. Enumerate the collected berries, remove twigs and garbage. Pour fruit into a glass jar.
2. Pour viburnum with vodka, in the recipe you can use well-purified moonshine or diluted alcohol up to 40-45 °. Alcohol should cover the berries by 2-3 cm. Kalinovka prepared at home will turn out even better if brandy or brandy is used as the alcohol base.
3. Cook syrup from water and sugar. For taste, you can add a pinch of citric acid and a pinch of cinnamon. Pour the cooled syrup into a jar and stir the contents.
4. Put the jar in a dark place for 20-30 days. The longer the exposure, the better the taste. Then filter the infusion through a gauze filter. Pour the drink in bottles and after 3-4 days, viburnum in vodka will be ready for use.

Video recipe for viburnum tincture:

The recipe for alcohol tinctures

The easiest recipe for making a bitter tincture at home. Anyone can cook it. The drink has useful properties, it is better to drink it as a medicine, in small doses for preventive purposes.

Ingredients:

• Guelder-rose - 250 gr;
• Alcohol - 500 ml;
• Water - 500 ml;

How to make tincture of viburnum

1. Put prepared berries in a clean jar.
2. Pour in water, add alcohol. Close the lid.
3. Insist for a month and filter. To bottle. The healing drink is ready.

Recipe for viburnum tincture with sea buckthorn

Structure:

• Moonshine - 0, 5 l;
• Guelder-rose - 50 gr;
• Sea buckthorn - 50 gr;
• Black pepper - 20 gr.

Cooking:

1. Rinse the fruits, remove twigs and debris, dry the berries on a napkin. Pour moonshine and vodka into the jar. Leave for a day.
2. Add peas to the infusion, close the jar and stand for another day.
3. Add to the contents of sea buckthorn. Close the container and put in a dark place for a month.
4. After the expiration, strain through cheesecloth and can be used as a cold and preventative.

The recipe for moonshine tincture with viburnum and pine nuts

Ingredients:

• Guelder-rose - 1 l;
• Moonshine, vodka - 1 liter;
• Pine nuts - 50 pcs.
• Anise - 3 gr;
• Sugar - 3 tbsp

Cooking recipe:

1. Sort the berries and rinse well.
2. Scale nuts with boiling water.
3. Put viburnum and nuts in a jar, add vodka and moonshine, add anise seeds.
4. Insist for 2-3 weeks, shake the contents daily.
5. Strain the infusion. Dissolve sugar in 100 ml of water and add syrup to the infusion.
6. Pour tincture of viburnum into bottles.

Recipe for viburnum on brandy with honey

Ingredients:

• Guelder-rose - 2 kg;
• Cognac - 500 ml;
• Honey - 0.5 kg;
• Water - 1.5 liters.

Cooking:

1. Peel, rinse and let the berries dry.
2. Pour viburnum into a jar, add water and cognac, put honey. Stir everything until smooth.
3. Close the lid, put in a dark place, insist for 1-2 months.
4. Filter the tincture and bottle it. Eat small doses of 50 grams with food.

Useful properties of viburnum tincture. The berries of the plant contain a lot of vitamins, acids, iron and other beneficial substances. All these useful properties in tinctures prepared at home. First of all, this is a unique remedy for colds. Secondly, the drink will help with hypertension. Thirdly, increase appetite. In addition, it will help with gastrointestinal diseases, has an anti-inflammatory effect. Viburnum alcohol tincture is an indispensable tool at home for the treatment of diseases of the nervous system.

But, like all alcoholic beverages, in addition to its positive properties, it also has contraindications. These include low blood pressure, pregnancy, and alcohol intolerance. In any case, the use of tincture as a healing agent should be agreed with the attending physician.