Tincture of propolis on alcohol - benefit and application

In folk medicine for a long time and widely used beekeeping products for the treatment of many diseases. In addition to honey, royal jelly, perga and zabrusa, propolis and tincture of propolis on alcohol is widely and effectively used in medical practice.

Propolis is a bee glue that represents a resinous substance with a characteristic odor. Bees use it as a sealant, podkopachivaya them all the cracks and gaps in his hive. This they protect their housing from the effects of the environment.

Thanks to such properties, the substance has received its name "propolis", which in Greek means "shield of the city". The same effect has on the human body.

Tincture of propolis on alcohol is a transparent solution of dark brown color, has a characteristic smell of wood tar, the taste is bitter and tart. When ingested, it has an anesthetic effect.

Healing properties: The product contains more than 280 compounds, of which only 111. The main share of its composition is terpenic compounds, which are the basis of all essential oils and have an antifungal effect, as well as wax and volatile substances that provide antibacterial action.

The product contains a significant amount of mineral and organic elements, such as: phosphorus, calcium, zinc, selenium, aluminum, iron, copper and silicon. And also vitamins E, A, B and all the amino acids necessary for human life.

Tincture of propolis on alcohol also has wound-healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral action, antiseptic, immunostimulating properties.

Tincture of propolis on alcohol - application:

- Dental diseases;

- fungal inflammation;

- suppuration and abscesses;

- colds;

- damage to the mucous membranes (also with internal injuries);

- disruption of the digestive system;

- endocrine diseases;

- inflammatory diseases of the organs of hearing and sight;

- circulatory disturbance;

- chronic and acquired diseases of internal organs.

Contraindication to use may be an allergic reaction to the product.

Dosing and Administration: Alcohol tincture of propolis Used both inside and outside as rinses, lotions, inhalations. Inside: 20 - 60 drops of the solution diluted in a small amount of milk or drinking water, eat up to three times a day for half an hour before meals.

Healing wounds and injuries: moisten the napkin with a solution and apply to a sore spot once a day. When otitis moistened in a solution, the tampon is injected into the ear 2 to 3 times a day for one to two minutes, or by pipetting 2-3 times a day, one - two drops are instilled inside the ear.

In the chronic form of sinusitis, the nasal cavity should be washed with an alcoholic tincture mixed with a solution of sodium chloride in accordance with 1/10. With tonsillitis and pharyngitis: a solution diluted with water, oil inflamed tonsils or use tincture for inhalation, adding the product to water (1/20).

Production: Alcohol tincture of propolis can be purchased in ready-made form in specialized shops or made at home independently. To do this, grind a piece of propolis into small pieces, with a diameter of no more than 2 - 3 mm. To facilitate the task, you can put the substance in the freezer for a while, and then grate it on a grater.

The resulting chips should be placed in a container of opaque glass and filled with high-quality medical alcohol at the rate of 1 gram of propolis per 10 grams of alcohol. The resulting mixture is well corked and placed in a dark cool place for two weeks, periodically shaking.

A ready tincture of propolis on alcohol should be in a dark cool place. Proper storage of the finished product will ensure the safety of all useful activities up to three years.