Internally: Blackcurrant enhances immunity, has a general strengthening effect, helps strengthen blood vessel walls, increases their elasticity and firmness; has a favorable effect on the endocrine system; contributes to lowering blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
Method of application and dosage: In 1 liter of boiling water, add 100 g of dried berries and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover with a lid, infuse for 20 minutes. Squeeze through cheesecloth. Drink 3 times a day, half a glass each time. For colds, take 3 tablespoons of dried berries, pour boiling water (1 liter), infuse for 3 hours. Strain, pour into a glass, mix with a tablespoon of honey. Drink throughout the day.
Contraindications: In case of frequent constipation, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis with high acidity, hypotension, thrombophlebitis, and increased blood clotting.
Internally, it is taken for diabetes, edema, dropsy, diarrhea, dysentery, and pains and cramps in the abdomen.
Method of application and dosage: 1 tablespoon is poured with 200 ml of boiling water, heated on a water bath with the lid closed for 15 minutes. Cooled at room temperature for 45 minutes, strained. The obtained infusion is consumed warm, 1-1.5 cups 2-3 times a day.
Contraindications: Individual intolerance.
Internally, hawthorn preparations are taken for disorders of cardiac activity, cardiac weakness after severe illnesses, initial stages of hypertension, dizziness, insomnia in cardiac patients, and climacteric neuroses.
Method of application and dosage: Tincture from hawthorn fruits is prepared on 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10. Take 20-30 drops 3-4 times a day before meals. A water infusion: 20 g of dried fruits are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 30 minutes (can be in a thermos), then strained. The obtained amount of infusion is taken twice: half in the morning on an empty stomach, the other before bedtime.
Contraindications: Individual intolerance.