chestnuts are typical fruits of autumn and winter months. I remember my mother buying chestnuts roasted in full December before Christmas, and getting them in the pockets of the coat to keep warm us hands … as well as be very rich and be able to use as an ingredient for many dishes, chestnuts (and also the bark of the tree that produces) have wonderful properties medicionales.
The bark of the tree, and lesser degree, the leaves are very rich in tannin, as well as containing sugars, pectin, essential oil, and other early assets.
preparations you can do with the bark they are astringent; properties very useful to cut acute diarrhoea and to make mouthwashes and gargled, when we suffer from inflammation of the mouth and throat.
Also have cough; qualities can be administered topical coverage (for gargling) in the form of infusion. They calm the irritating cough that occurs when there is irritation of the respiratory tract high.
As for chestnuts, its greatest quality is that they provide alkalizing substances that neutralize excess acid in the blood and facilitate their elimination in the urine. This is particularly welcomed by those who suffer from rheumatism by an excess of uric acid. They contain very little sodium and a high proportion of potassium; for this reason, are specially indicated in the diets of the hypertensive and heart.
To make a decoction or infusion of bark Brown it must be accounted for fifty grams of crushed bark and other 50 leaves per liter of water (can also be done only with leaves, in which case get 100 g per liter of water). The mixture is boiled for 15 minutes, is filtered and sweetens with honey. We must take three or four cups a day, until they are cut diarrhea or disappear the cough.
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