RHAMNUS FRANGULA (FRANGULA ALNUS | BUCKTHORN), BARK, HERBAL TEA – 4 oz (100 g)

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Active Ingredients: buckthorn bark - 100%

Weight: 4 oz (100 g)

Country of origin: UA

Certification: Yes

Rhamnus frangula (synonym Frangula alnus), the alder buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, or breaking buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northernmost Africa, and western Asia, from Ireland and Great Britain north to 68°N in Scandinavia, east to central Siberia and Xinjiang in western China, and south to northern Morocco, Turkey, and the Alborz and Caucasus Mountains; in the northwest of its range (Ireland, Scotland), it is rare and scattered. It is also introduced and naturalised in eastern North America. 

Description Galen, a Greek physician of the 2nd century A.D., knew of alder buckthorn, although he did not distinguish clearly in his writings between it and other closely related species. All of these plants though, were credited with the power to protect against witchcraft, demons, poisons, and headaches.[citation needed] The bark (and to a lesser extent the fruit) has been used as a laxative, due to its 3 - 7% anthraquinone content. Bark for medicinal use is dried and stored for a year before use, as fresh bark is violently purgative; even dried bark can be dangerous if taken in excess. 

Uses 1 tablespoon of crust put in an enamel bowl, pour 200 ml of hot boiling water, cover and insist on a boiling water bath for 30 minutes. Cool at room temperature for 10 minutes, strain, wring out the residue in the strained broth. The volume of broth to bring boiled water to 200 ml. Take in the form of heat adult 1/2 cup at night, children over 12 years - 1 / 4-1 / 3 cup at night. Before use, shake the broth.