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The aspen / Populus tremula / is a species of poplar that is found in Asia and Europe. It grows mainly in mountainous areas and around rivers with an altitude of up to 2000 meters.
Aspen is a tree that reaches a height of 35 meters. It has a strongly branched bark and its stem is about a meter in diameter. The aspen has a central root and strong lateral roots. The bark of the branches of the young tree is hungry and brown-green, while the bark of the old trees is strongly cracked, with a dark gray color. The leaves of the twigs of aspen are bright green on the upper side and pale green on the lower side. They reach a length of 3 to 12 cm, have long and laterally flattened handles.
The color of the leaves of aspen are purple or orange, depending on the climatic conditions in which the tree grows.
The flower buds of the aspen are spherical and large, while the vegetative ones are sticky and oblong. Aspen seeds are strongly hairy, tiny, yellow-green in color.
Legends about aspen
The aspen is one of those trees that absorbs negative energy. This property of hers was considered magical in ancient times. Many of our ancestors knew the way to fight goblins - aspen stick.
It was believed to drive away evil spirits, so it was planted very close to the house. In a forest of aspens can escape from an energy vampire, to alleviate the effects of fortune-telling and evil eyes. It is believed that direct contact with aspen removes from harmful external influences from our aura. Reaching for aspen helps against neuroses, unreasonable fears, but only on one condition - one must believe in its life force.
Selection and storage of aspen
You can buy dried parts from aspen from almost any pharmacy or specialty store. Store it like other herbs - well packaged and placed in a dry and cool place. If you have the desire and opportunity to plant aspen in the yard, you will not regret it.
The tree should be planted in a sunny place, there are no requirements for the type of soil. Grows well in strong air currents, adapts quickly to polluted air. It is very easy to plant, the maintenance also does not require specific care. In a light breeze, the aspen leaves flicker extremely beautifully.
Benefits of aspen
The bark and buds of are used for medicinal purposes aspen. It is harvested from March to May. In folk medicine, aspen is used to treat diseases such as sciatica, gout, inflammation of the airways, enlargement of the prostate, chronic inflammation of the bladder, painful urination after childbirth.
The aspen is very effective in people who have experienced mental stress, helps against stress reactions of the body, is used to treat unpleasant obsessive thoughts. Treats anxiety attacks for no reason, waking up from nightmares, somnambulism, difficulty falling asleep. It is useful for palpitations, sweating, trembling hands, seizures and spasms, fears in children and the elderly. Mania for persecution, digestive disorders, panic disorders could also be cured.
Take 2 tsp. finely chopped dried aspen buds and pour them with two cups of boiling water. After half an hour, strain the infusion and drink it in small sips for a day.
In case of heart rhythm disorders, mix 2 tbsp. aspen, wormwood, hawthorn, dilyanka, horsetail and mallow and put them to boil for about 10 minutes in 500 ml of water. Drink 100 g of the liquid before meals.
Externally aspen is used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and as a rub in rheumatism and gout. To do this, take one part dried buds, one part pure alcohol 90% and eight parts melted lard. Stir thoroughly until an ointment of the same consistency is obtained. Apply to the sore spot the night before bed.
Damage from aspen
It is recommended that the aspen be taken under medical supervision. With prolonged use it is possible to have negative symptoms - headache, difficulty breathing, nausea, drowsiness.
