Chestnut tincture: 5 recipes at home

The healing raw materials of horse chestnut have long been used in alternative and official medicine to eliminate various diseases.

Not only leaves and inflorescences are used, but also bark and young fruits. They are used to make teas, kvass, applications, ointments, decoctions and tinctures.

Tips before you start

1. The flower mass of the horse chestnut is harvested in late spring, the seeds - in late summer or early fall.

2. For the preparation of alcohol and water tinctures, inflorescences and fruits are used as a basis.

3. Chestnut alcohol is taken orally to treat atherosclerosis, gastric and gynecological pathologies, gout, hemorrhoids, and improve blood circulation. Make rubbing and compresses in the area of inflamed joints, muscles, damaged skin, dilated veins.

4. Before using the tincture, it is recommended to dilute it with water in equal proportions. It will not be superfluous to consult a doctor.

5. If stored properly, horse chestnut alcohol retains its beneficial properties for a long time.

Tincture of chestnut inflorescences on alcohol

Use for rubbing areas affected by arthritis, gout, skin diseases, in the form of compresses - for the treatment of problematic joints and muscle inflammation.

For internal use for rejuvenation and adjunctive therapy: 35 drops three times a day for 1-2 weeks.

In case of prostatitis, drink 10 drops 4 times a day. To increase the effectiveness, you can use two types of raw materials: fruits and flowers in a ratio of 1:1.

Ingredients

1. Horse chestnut blossom - 0.1 kg

2. Alcohol / vodka - 1 liter

Method of preparation

1. Rinse the flower mass, mash with your hands until juice appears.

2. Put the raw materials in a glass dish, pour alcohol.

3. Close the container with a lid, let the drink stand for 20 days in the refrigerator.

4. Shake the infusion, pass through a cloth, pour into a fresh container.

Tincture of chestnut seeds "Aged"

Use the resulting infusion to rub damaged joints, make compresses in case of varicose veins.

Ingredients

1. Chestnut fruits - 50 g

2. Vodka - ½ liter

Method of preparation

1. Cut chestnuts into quarters, put them in a jar.

2. Pour the raw materials with vodka, tightly seal the container, keep it in the sun for three days.

3. Transfer the infusion to the room, leave it for 40 days in room conditions.

Chestnut tincture "Shvydka"

Rub the areas affected by thrombophlebitis and radiculitis, inflamed muscles, places of salt deposition.

The drink is taken orally 7-10 drops 3 times a day for 1 month to treat varicose veins, gynecological diseases, hypertension, hemorrhoids. Pre-infusion is filtered.

Ingredients

1. Chestnut fruits - 0.3 kg

2. Vodka - 1 liter

The method of preparation

1. Pass the chestnut raw materials through a meat grinder with the peel.

2. Pour the mass into a glass vessel, pour alcohol.

3. Let the vodka steep for 1 week in the dark.

Extract from chestnut skins

The remedy is used to reduce blood viscosity and cholesterol, normalize blood pressure, eliminate pain in joints and veins, and strengthen blood vessels.

Drink the tincture three times a day, 30 drops, after diluting it in water (1:1).

Rub problematic joints and veins twice a day, make compresses, applying them to the affected areas for 1-2 hours in the evening.

The optimal course: 1-2 months.

Ingredients

1. Chestnut peel - 50 g

2. Vodka - ½ liter

The method of preparation

1. Grind the skins, pour vodka.

2. Leave the infusion for 15 days, shaking regularly.

3. Strain, use according to the instructions.

Mild chestnut tincture

This preparation can be used for rubbing in the treatment of rheumatism not only in adults, but also in children.

Ingredients

1. Chestnut fruits crushed - 1 glass

2. Burdock juice - 1 glass

3. Alcohol - 0.2 liters

The method of preparation

1. Put the plant material in a suitable container.

2. Pour the chestnut mass with juice and alcohol.

3. Let the drink stand for 10 days.

Update: 22.01.2019

Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures