Aspen bark: medicinal properties and contraindications

Aspen is a common deciduous tree, which is used for decorative design of parks and urban gardens. It is often found in deciduous and mixed forests. But this plant is not useless, despite the fact that it does not produce fruits suitable for food. Aspen has pronounced medicinal properties and can serve as an eco-friendly natural medicine.

Chemical Composition

Almost all parts of the plant are used for medicinal purposes, except for the roots. They are inconvenient to harvest, moreover, it is impossible to do it without damaging the tree itself. But the most valuable part in alternative medicine is recognized its bark. Its composition includes medicinal components, which are contained in many medicines. Chemical analysis of raw materials showed that the composition of aspen bark includes such substances:

• phenols, legnans;
• tannins;
• plant hormones sterols;
• polysaccharide complex;
• glycosides;
• mineral compounds;
• pectins;
• plant resins;
• essential oils;
• bitterness;
• plant waxes;
• antioxidants;
• fatty acid complex;
• organic acids;
• B vitamins;
• ascorbic acid;
• rutin;
• retinol;
• tocopherol;
• anthocyanins;
• coumarins.

Biologically active substances, which are produced in the bark of the plant, have beneficial effects on the human body. They are able to speed up recovery, stimulate natural regeneration processes, affect the functioning of organs and bring the whole body into homeostasis.

How and where does aspen grow?

Aspen is one of the most common deciduous trees in Europe. Slightly less common are representatives of this genus in Asian countries. But there they are also common in forests, forest-steppe zone in large quantities. Often aspens are located in separate plantings, can be present in mixed forests, well tolerate the neighborhood with coniferous crops. Here are the basic botanical characteristics of the plant:

• The root system is buried, up to 20-25 m;
• trunks are powerful, resembling columns, of marble shade;
• the crown is wide and spreading;
• leaves heart-shaped, with large teeth on flattened petioles;
• flowers clustered in earrings of red or green;
• fruits are small seeds.

Aspen grows well in fertile soils, but also adapts to sandy, well-drained varieties of soil. It likes moisture and can grow well along water bodies.

Gathering and storage

Experts in the field of traditional medicine recommend starting the process of collecting and harvesting raw materials in the middle of March, as soon as the snow has melted. During this period, the movement of sap through the tree capillaries becomes more active, and the bark contains a maximum concentration of active ingredients. In addition, during this period, trees tolerate the bark cutting procedure much easier and recover quickly.

It is better to cut the bark away from the hustle and bustle of the city, in the wild. It is necessary to make sure that there are no toxic factories and industrial facilities polluting the environment in the area where the raw material is planned to be harvested. It is forbidden to cut bark from trees growing near roads. It is also forbidden to look for medicinal raw materials in regions with an unfavorable radiation background.

It is better to cut the bark from young aspen trees, the age of which is up to 5 years. In order not to harm the tree, you need to cut the bark from the branches, not from the trunk itself. The bark regenerates faster on the branches. Even if a mistake is made, it will not kill the entire tree, but only dry out an individual branch. The bark should not be cut in a circle, but in small vertical cuts, no more than 2 on one tree. Strips of cut bark should be placed in a basket or in a box. After that, you need to dry it in one of these ways:

• In an oven at a temperature of no more than 40 degrees;
• In an electronic dryer;
• On a piece of paper or cardboard.

It is easy enough to tell when the bark has dried. It should completely lose elasticity, become brittle and brittle. After this, you can crush the raw material, pack it in glass jars and close with a lid. Ready raw material is stored for up to two years. But it is better to renew the stock annually, because over time the bark loses some of its useful components in the process of oxidation.

For those who do not have time and opportunity to collect it themselves, in pharmacies there are ready-made, already dried and packaged bark. This remedy can be bought and used in the same recipes - there is no difference between the pharmacy and home versions.

Therapeutic properties of aspen bark

In non-conventional medicine, aspen bark is highly valued, as it helps from more than 10 diseases. This plant is versatile, it can be used with equal effectiveness both externally and internally. To date, the most well-known and sought-after medicinal properties of the plant are as follows:

• styptic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• anti-cough;
• antibacterial;
• antiviral;
• hepatoprotective;
• antiseptic;
• regenerative;
• binding;
• antitumor;
• antipyretic;
• anthelmintic;
• antiemetic;
• immunomodulatory;
• relaxant;
• diuretic;
• diaphoretic.

These medicinal properties of the plant can be used for a variety of purposes. Depending on gender and age, as well as in different biological conditions, the benefits and harms of aspen bark may differ.

For women

To strengthen women's health, aspen bark can be used both internally and externally. It is used for hormonal disorders, as well as for the treatment of inflammatory processes in the organs of the reproductive system. This is an excellent remedy for common female problems - mastitis, mastopathy. Aspen bark well helps to cope with uterine bleeding. The use of the collection as a whole has a beneficial effect on women's health, the functioning of the body, especially with an active rhythm of life. Bark helps to recover, reduces stress, protects the blood vessels and heart from the negative effects of environmental factors.

For men

Aspen bark can take care of men's health. Centuries of experience have shown that this plant has the ability to eliminate such problems in the male body:

• discomfort when urinating;
• cystitis;
• urethritis;
• prostatitis;
• reproductive disorders;
• Inflammation and congestion in the pelvic organs.

In addition, it is useful to use tincture of aspen for men, whose activity is associated with daily, hard physical labor. This plant is able to give vivacity, strengthen physical endurance, increase the body's resistance to various infectious diseases, prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a special period in a woman's life, at this time she needs to think not only about her health, but also about the condition of the child she is carrying. Not all herbal remedies are safe during this period. Aspen bark is also not recommended for use during pregnancy.

This plant is rich in plant hormones that can interfere with the development of the child and the pregnancy. Therefore, during this period, it is better to refrain from the use of such remedies. You can use them only externally, but after consulting your doctor. You can also use to gargle the throat, but you can not drink remedies based on aspen bark.

For children

Pediatricians do not recommend the use of herbal remedies based on aspen bark in the treatment of childhood diseases. It is allowed to use the collection only after reaching the age of six years. But the dosage in such a case should be 3 times less than for adults. Do not use means on alcohol, as well as do not use too concentrated decoctions and infusions.

In ancient times, aspen bark was used to treat children from various diseases. The plant is able to help in such situations:

• fever, high temperature;
• sore throat;
• colds;
• metabolic syndrome, ketosis (increase in acetone);
• Infectious skin diseases, streptoderma, staphylococcal ulcers;
• Skin irritation and redness.

Very carefully use herbal remedies if the child had a previous allergy to plants or drugs. Be sure to check if the aspen bark will not cause an allergic reaction. To do this, you need to apply a small amount of water infusion on the sensitive skin of the wrist and look at the reaction - if there is no itching and redness, you can safely use it.

For weight loss

In the old days, aspen bark was used to combat excess weight. It can be an excellent dietary supplement to a balanced diet and physical activity. Due to its high content of organic acids and metabolism-stimulating essential oils, the plant can accelerate the process of burning fat. Take an infusion of bark should not be less than 30 days, during this time you can lose weight, but only for this you need to lead a hypocaloric lifestyle - consume less calories, and spend - more.

Aspen bark in folk medicine

In alternative medicine, aspen bark is valued as a unique, universal remedy, because it can be used in a variety of situations. But depending on the situation and state of health, as well as taking into account the problems that need to be eliminated, it is worth selecting suitable recipes and reception schemes.

With diabetes mellitus

The plant helps to fight complications with diabetes, normalizes metabolism, reduces blood glucose levels. You can use the collection as in type one diabetes, as well as in the second type of this disease. It is necessary to use only aqueous infusions and decoctions. Alcoholic tinctures can have a negative effect on well-being and lead to a deterioration in health. Three popular recipes can be used to treat diabetes.

1. Boil 1 cup of the collection in 600 ml of water for 30 minutes, strain and drink after each meal with a tablespoon.
2. Grind the bark and dried kidneys, taken in equal parts, into a powder. Eat a teaspoon of powder on an empty stomach, drinking two glasses of warm water. After 20 minutes, be sure to eat something, as blood sugar levels can drop to critical levels.
3. Infuse 1 teaspoon of bark in 250 ml of boiling water in a cup. Drink before breakfast. Continue treatment for 2 months, stop for the same amount of time and resume the course.

The most common problem that diabetics have to deal with is malaise due to an excess of ketone bodies and toxins. To eliminate unpleasant symptoms, you need to drink 2-3 times a day a weak tea from a mixture of bark and aspen buds.

In pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is a severe disease. The difficulty is that each exacerbation disrupts the functioning of one of the main components of the digestive system - the pancreas. This organ is very sensitive to toxic drugs, so it is not always possible to stop the exacerbation by taking medication. As an alternative or supplement to the treatment of the disease, you can add an infusion of aspen bark.

The remedy is prepared according to the classic recipe. Vegetable bark powder should be brewed, whether in a mug or in a thermos, so that it infuses for at least two hours. Take 1 tablespoon of the collection for 250 ml of water. The resulting remedy should be divided into 5 intakes and drunk within one day. Drink this infusion with meals. Since in pancreatitis frequent and fractional meals are shown, it will not be difficult to combine meals with the consumption of herbal medicine.

With gastritis

Aspen is a universal plant for those diagnosed with gastritis. It can be used with both high acidity and low concentration of acid in the gastric juice. With low acidity, you need to drink 100 ml of infusion before a meal, for 10-15 minutes. If acidity is increased, it is recommended to take the same amount of infusion 30 minutes after a meal. To achieve good, sustained results, you need to drink the medicine for a month. During this time, you should give up acidic foods, hot spices, coffee and alcohol.

When constipation

Aspen bark is prescribed even by specialists in traditional medicine. It has a mild laxative effect, cleanses the intestines, restores peristalsis. At the same time, the plant can have a beneficial effect on microflora, restoring the quantitative and qualitative indicators of beneficial bacteria in the intestines.

Constipation should be treated according to the regimen prescribed by your doctor. If you do not want to go to experts for recommendations on the use of bark, you can take as a basis one of the universal recipes.

1. Prepare an oil extract (boil a tablespoon of bark in 200 ml of oil), drink 1 teaspoon in the morning.
2. Prepare an infusion - 200 ml per teaspoon, drink warm on an empty stomach.
3. Drink a teaspoon of alcohol tincture in the morning, diluted in cold boiled water.

The course of treatment should not be longer than 7 days, because you can get the opposite effect. If used for too long, aspen bark can provoke an increase in constipation.

In gout

The treatment of gout involves the external use of an ointment for pain and taking an alcoholic tincture inside. Expect quick results is not worth it - you need to be treated for at least 6 months, alternating 30 days of treatment and the same period of a break.

Recipe for ointment:

• 10 g aspen bark ashes;
• 40 g of bark powder;
• 100 g of pig fat.

You need to mix and infuse for 3 weeks. Apply it 2 times a day, or more often if it is painful. Tincture on the bark is also made for daily double use - 20 drops at a time.

Recipe for gout tincture:

• 20 g of bark;
• 10 g leaves;
• 10 g of dried earrings;
• 100 ml of medical alcohol.

You need to put all the components in a bottle and pour the alcohol. While the mixture is infused, shake it periodically, about every 4 days. After 2 weeks, strain and start drinking.

For the liver

With viral hepatitis, jaundice, congestion in the liver, the first help will be an infusion of aspen. You can take just the bark - 2 teaspoons per 1 liter of water. Infuse in a jar under a lid, drain through a sieve and drink instead of water throughout the day. But a more effective method is to use a complex:

• 5 teaspoons of bark powder;
• 2 teaspoons of calamus root;
• A pinch of St. John's wort and bitter wormwood;
• 1 liter of water.

You need to bring the mixture to a boil, boil for 2-3 minutes, and then infuse. Ready to use 10 minutes before a meal, 1 drink. Do not wash down with water.

Hemorrhoids

Aspen helps to reduce the size of hemorrhoids, reduce inflammation, stop bleeding. If the nodes are small, with the competent use of this plant, you can get rid of them completely.

1. Use the tincture for ingestion 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. You need to dilute it with water.
2. Prepare a decoction, and leave the cake after it and apply in gauze as a compress to problem areas.
3. It is also useful to use an oil extract to lubricate with inflammation.

Hemorrhoids can go years without making themselves known, but when the body weakens, they become inflamed. In such situations, herbal therapy can save the day. But it is important to understand that if bleeding has started, in no case you should not try to cope with the problem yourself. In this situation, the only way to treat it may be surgery, otherwise there is a risk to your health and life.

In cystitis

It is necessary to treat cystitis not only with aspen bark. It is worth using complex assemblages. There are several recognized options that help solve the problem in 2-3 days. Collections of herbs improve well-being from the very beginning of use. The most popular collection is prepared from such ingredients:

• sage - 5 g;
• licorice root - 5 g;
• aspen bark - 20 g;
• Juniper fruit - 10 g.

You need to boil the mixture in 800 ml of water in a steam bath, simmer for 20 minutes. The remedy can be useful not only for cystitis, but also for other diseases of the urinary system. Drink the infusion every 3 hours 50 ml.

Also used a complex collection for the preparation of decoction, from which make baths with cystitis. Ingredients:

• A mixture of leaves, bark and aspen earrings - 20 g;
• Violet tricolor flowers - 10 g;
• field horsetail - 10 g;
• calendula - 10 g.

It is necessary to pour the mixture in an enamel pan with cold water (2 liters), then boil for 5 minutes, infuse and use for therapeutic anti-inflammatory baths.

From prostatitis

With prostatitis, exacerbations often occur. Infections can join, other related organs and systems can become inflamed. It is necessary to start treatment immediately, without waiting for complications. To restore men's health, an aqueous decoction of aspen bark prepared in a steam bath of 50 g of the collection and 1 liter of water is suitable. Strong decoction is boiled for 20 minutes, infused and stored in the refrigerator.

Scheme of reception is simple, but you need to watch the days:

• The first week - 100 ml 2 times a day;
• The second week - 50 ml 2 times a day;
• The third week - 50 ml in the morning.

If the symptoms of prostatitis have not disappeared, you can take a ten-day break, and then take the course again according to the same scheme.

From coughs

Cough can also be treated with aspen. Depending on the severity and type of cough, suitable recipes and combinations of plants can be selected. From aspen bark with other components, you can even prepare lollipops that will ease breathing, eliminate coughing attacks, as well as relieve inflammation.

Lollipop recipe:

• 2 tablespoons of a strong infusion of bark;
• 2 tablespoons sugar;
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.

You need to boil everything to a state of caramel and pour into molds or distribute dosage by drop on parchment paper. Dip the ready lollipops in powdered sugar and use for dry and wet cough 3-4 times a day.

You can also use a vodka tincture for rubbing the chest with a cough, avoiding the heart area - it does not need excessive stimulation. The same medicine can be diluted in half with water and make compresses before bedtime. To help the body cope with the symptoms faster, you need to drink tea from the twigs and earrings of aspen.

From parasites

When intestinal parasitic infections can not always use strong pharmaceutical drugs. They can cause respiratory spasms, lead to disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system. But aspen bark gently cleanses the body of parasites, destroying even the larvae. There are 2 ways to use it.

1. Boil a decoction - 0.5 l of water and ½ cup of bark. Drink every 2 hours so that the entire volume is consumed in a day. The course is 7-10 days.
2. Dry bark powder (1 tablespoon) mixed with crushed garlic cloves and a teaspoon of honey. Eat on an empty stomach and drink plenty of warm water. Repeat the procedure for 5-7 days.

In the course of treatment, you need to follow a diet - eat as much vegetables as possible, especially cruciferous (all kinds of cabbage), take 1 teaspoon of sesame or linseed oil in the morning to speed up the process of cleansing the body.

For Blood Pressure

If you have hypertension, you need to start treatment as early as possible. If the moment is missed, when you can still cope with the use of herbal infusions, the bark will not help. Recipes and schemes of reception:

1. ½ spoonful of tincture on a shot of water - drink 2 times a day for up to three weeks.
2. 1 glass of aspen tea for prevention for 30 days.
3. When an attack of hypertension - pour a glass of boiling water 2 teaspoons of bark, insist 30 minutes and drink while the infusion is still warm.

If hypertensive crises are rare, you can restore health by preventive intake of bark powder - chew a pinch of the collection on an empty stomach every day.

From arthritis

With inflammation of joint tissues and pain will help a mild analgesic effect of the bark. Decoction relieves inflammation, and a powerful complex of active organic substances makes tissue regenerate at the cellular level. Due to this it is possible to quickly regain the mobility of the joints. In folk medicine, they use three popular recipes for the treatment of arthritis.

1. Brew 45 g of dried aspen bark with 1 liter of boiling water and insist for 2 hours. Drink ½ cup every morning and evening for 2 weeks.
2. Strong vodka tincture on the bark is used for two months. Drink it in the morning, just before breakfast, 1 teaspoon. After 2 months, take a break for 30 days, and then continue treatment until the joints are completely restored.
3. 20 g of herbs pour 100 ml of fortified red wine, leave under a lid for a day. Use the resulting liquid for compresses and bandages at night.

If you managed to relieve inflammation, you can rub the painful joints with vodka tincture every night before going to bed, after which you should not go out in the cold.

From fungus

For fungal infections of the skin of the feet and nails, aspen bark can also serve as an effective remedy. But you need to use the plant material correctly. To treat nails affected by fungus, an alcoholic tincture is used, which should be rubbed into the hole and buried under the nail plate.

Restoration of the skin of the feet, affected by fungal infection, requires long-term treatment. It is necessary to use baths. Brew 2 tablespoons of bark in boiling water, insist and wait until it cools to 40 degrees. In the resulting liquid, steam your feet for 10-15 minutes before going to bed. To completely destroy the fungal infection, you need to repeat the procedure every evening, and then wear clean, ironed cotton socks.

You can also use an ointment made from olive oil, ash and bark powder to treat feet and nails. For 100 ml of oil take 50 g of bark powder and 20 g of ash from the burning of the collection. Mix everything, infuse for 2 weeks, rub on the affected areas at night.

For tuberculosis

Since ancient times, aspen bark has been considered one of the most effective natural antibiotics. With its help, it was possible to cure tuberculosis even in the most advanced stages, if the patient received full care and properly fed.

The remedy for recovery for different forms of pulmonary tuberculosis is different. In the closed form, an infusion is prepared:

• 2 tablespoons of bark;
• 500 ml of water.

Keep the remedy in a thermos or wrap it for the time of infusion. After 3 hours, strain and drink every 3 hours 50 ml. With an open form of tuberculosis, two recipes are used.

1. Pour 1 cup of bark boiling water (1 liter) and boil until the time when half of it evaporates from the pot. Strain the rest through a sieve and take 3-4 times a day, 50 ml.
2. 250 grams of badger fat to melt in a water bath. Add to it 4 tablespoons of aspen bark powder. Boil for an hour and take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals.

It is important to understand that in the old days, people were not resistant to most antibiotics. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis could be killed even with herbal remedies. Today, they are resistant to many antibiotics, so you can't use only herbal medicine in the treatment of tuberculosis. It is necessary to take the main medicines prescribed by the phthisiatrician and pulmonologist, to be checked regularly and to monitor the dynamics.

Types of medicinal compositions

Dry tree bark must be properly prepared to use as medicine. There are dozens of recipes for remedies. The best of the options are presented below.

Infusion

An aqueous infusion is prepared in a quality thermos capable of keeping warm for at least 5-6 hours. You need to boil 500 ml of water and pour with it 2 tablespoons of crushed tree bark. When the infusion is ready, strain it into a jar or bottle with a lid. Ready remedy is able to retain its properties for 5 days if you keep it in the refrigerator. But it is better to prepare fresh and consume in 3 days.

Tincture

To make the most useful and concentrated therapeutic remedy from aspen bark, you need to consider a recipe for vodka tincture. To prepare it is extremely simple, the actions - a minimum. Step by step instructions:

• Grind 200 g of bark with cutters or scissors;
• Pour 0.5 liters of vodka in a clean glass container;
• cover with lid;
• Keep in the dark for 14-20 days.

After that, you need to open the container, strain its contents. The waste cake can be thrown out, and the tincture can be used for medicinal purposes 1 teaspoon at a time.

Decoction

Prepare a decoction of the bark should be in a deep enamel bowl with a lid. Pour 1 cup of bark with 1 liter of cold water, let stand for 30 minutes, and then put on the stove. On minimum heat, the liquid should come to a boil under a lid. Then, without removing the lid, let the broth simmer for 10-15 minutes. When the liquid cools, strain it into a clean jar. Take a ready-made potion for 2-3 tablespoons at a time. Keep the decoction in the refrigerator no longer than 4-5 days.

Tea

In ancient times, tea from aspen twigs and bark was used as an invigorating, tonic, restorative drink. It can be drunk instead of water for chronic fatigue, apathy. It also helps with colds and fever. Tea preparation is simple enough - you need to boil 400 ml of boiling water and 1 tablespoon of crushed bark or dried young twigs. When the tea is infused (no more than 7 minutes), you can strain it and drink it. It is advisable to use honey or berry jam as a flavoring.

Ointment

Ointment of aspen bark is prepared on purified pig fat (lard). To make such a remedy, the bark must first be dried on a minimum temperature in the oven. It should be as brittle as possible. After that you need to grind it into a powder. If you do not have a coffee grinder, you can put the bark in a thick plastic bag and go over it with a rolling pin to grind the raw material.

Cooking utensils for the ointment should be with thick walls, such as a cast iron. You need to melt 200 grams of lard. In the liquid fat add 3 tablespoons of ground bark and stir it. Cover the container with a lid and cook in an oven at 100 degrees for at least 2 hours. When the ointment is ready, drain it through gauze to prevent pieces of bark from getting into the jar. When the ointment hardens, cover it with a lid and store in the refrigerator. For single use, take the ointment with a sterile spoon or wooden spatula - you should not do this with your hands, because it will reduce the shelf life of the remedy.

Oil extract

The most effective remedy for external use is considered an oil extract of aspen bark. In addition to the healing power of the plant itself, the skin will benefit from the oils that are used in the preparation of the remedy. To prepare a remedy, you need the following ingredients:

• 50 g grinded into a powder of bark;
• 100 g of sunflower oil;
• 100 grams of olive oil.

Need to put the bark powder in a dry and clean saucepan. Pour the vegetable oils and heat at 80 degrees for 40 minutes. After that, wait for cooling (you do not need to speed up the process, because the mixture should be well infused). Strain through a sieve and gauze oil solution, so that particles of wood do not penetrate into it, pour it into a bottle and close with a lid. Use for external use.

To prepare an oil extract, you can use any kind of vegetable oil. An option is to boil the bark in hemp oil, then the extract will become even more useful. It can be used internally and externally. Such a remedy helps in the treatment of neglected wounds and ulcers, in recovery from trauma. Intake of such a remedy is indicated for cancer, inflammation of the lungs, lesions of the nervous and cardiovascular system.

Cosmetic Applications

Aspen bark is one of the popular plants among connoisseurs of natural remedies. This raw material is suitable for the manufacture of care products, which can be used for the beauty and shine of hair, for skin care of the face.

1. With skin problems caused by subcutaneous mites (demodekoz), you need to wash with a decoction of the bark. The procedure should be performed twice a day. For the duration of treatment, you should refuse decorative cosmetics.
2. The oil extract can be used to soften the skin of the face in case of peeling and to perform rejuvenating lymphatic drainage massage using "asahi" technology.
3. For brittle and sparse hair you can use strong decoction of aspen. It is necessary to rinse the hair or to rub it into the scalp after rinsing shampoo. The substances that the herbal remedy contains, strengthen hair follicles and activate growth.
4. For rapid recovery of the skin after cleansing, you can wipe with lotion - mix 1 teaspoon of tincture in alcohol with 20 ml of infusion chamomile. This mixture should be used 3 times a day - it soothes, narrows pores, reduces redness.
5. If you have acne, you should wipe your face with aspen tincture diluted in half with boiled water. For the duration of treatment, you need to refuse the usual cosmetics, replace it with tar soap.

With decoction of aspen, you can make baths for the nails and skin of the hands. The plant strengthens the nails, increases their elasticity. If there are cracks, scratches, hangnails on the skin of the hands, you need to perform baths daily for 10-14 days until full recovery.

Contraindications for usage

Not everyone can use the healing power of aspen bark. This is due to the fact that this plant has a very concentrated composition. It significantly changes the functioning of the body, so in the presence of contraindications can cause damage to health. It is necessary to know under what conditions and diagnoses this plant should not be used:

• Allergic reactions to remedies that include aspen bark;
• Chronic constipation, intestinal obstruction;
• acute infectious diseases of the intestine;
• Children under the age of 6 years;
• breast-feeding;
• Pregnancy, especially the first trimester;
• Severe stages of cardiovascular disease;
• thrombosis.

If there are no contraindications, but there are doubts about the possibility of using aspen bark, it is better to consult a doctor. The plant can be harmful if the recommendations regarding the dosage are violated, as well as if it is used for too long. It is important to take breaks every three months, so as not to harm the health of the herbal remedy.

Side effects

Even with the normal functioning of the body and the absence of contraindications, sometimes the use of aspen bark can lead to side effects. Most often this problem is encountered by those who violate the dosing rules or use the remedy too often. Here is a list of side effects that, although rare, occur when using aspen bark:

• constipation;
• pain and cramps in the abdomen;
• increased blood clotting;
• episodes of hypotension;
• dry mouth, mild dehydration (due to the diuretic effect);
• decreased appetite.

If these symptoms occur during the use of aspen bark, it is better to take a short break in treatment. It may be necessary to reduce the dosage or to reconsider the regimen. For more precise recommendations, it is better to consult a doctor or a specialist in phytotherapy.

Aspen bark is a powerful organic medicinal product. Using it knowledgeably and without abuse, you can improve yourself and your loved ones, get rid of various diseases and unpleasant symptoms.