Many in childhood had to taste sweet and fragrant bunches of yellow acacia. Then it never occurred to us that it was known for a long time a medicinal plant that wears the colonic name - the Karagan tree, was widely used in medicine. We will tell about it in our article.

Plant Description

Acacia Yellow - Shrub (sometimes a small tree) with moth yellow flowers. Fruits (they are also called beans) are pods up to 5 cm long. Acacia is yellow, the seeds of which is in pods, is multiplied with them. They are looking at small skirts. In July, pods ripen, dry in the tree. Fetal flaps crack, and the seeds scatter on the ground. These beans are edible, on the content of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, they are not inferior to the peas, and they are reminded to the taste.

Acacia Yellow (Karagan) in height can grow up to seven meters, but on the territory of our country is rarely above three. This is a low multipest bush covered with greenish-gray bark.

Acacia Yellow - frost and drought-resistant plant, which perfectly adapts to life in the city. But it feels most comfortable on the shores of fresh reservoirs. Widespread in Central Asia, in the Far East, in Siberia.

The Karagan received its name from Kyrgyz, and scientists left him as official. Translated, it means "black ear". This is due to the fact that in the thickets of one of the varieties of Karagans inhabit the blackheads foxes. In the world there are about seventy species of this plant, 6 of them are used for therapeutic purposes.

Karagan Tree (Acacia Yellow)

This is the most common and frequent type of plant in folk medicine. It prefers stony, sandy and steppe slopes, as well as the shores of lakes and rivers. In traditional medicine, the bark and roots are predominantly used. Of these, infusions and decoctions are preparing, which are very effective in the treatment of ORZ, influenza, rheumatism, allergies and other diseases.

Flowers

Yellow acacia flowers are used as antipyretic, expectorant and anti-inflammatory remedy for pain in the stomach, colds. In addition, decoction and infusions of the Karagan colors are used in the treatment of skin diseases in the form of compresses.

Medonos.

Acacia Yellow has long been recognized as an excellent honey. This plant blooms from the end of May over two weeks. If the weather is reduced in May, the flowering duration is reduced to 8-9 days. Most of the nectar in the plant is contained on the fifth day of flowering. With good weather conditions, one family of bees can bring more than five kilograms of nectar.
It is more active in cloudy weather, after rain, but at this time the sugar concentration (up to 40%) is sharply reduced. Abundant nectar is distinguished at a temperature of +15 degrees, while the sugar content in it increases to 65 percent. And in sunny and dry weather, the allocation of this valuable product almost stops.

Honey yellow acacia

It has light amber or light yellow. The product is transparent, possesses a subtle taste and an exquisite aroma. This honey remains for a long time liquid, which distinguishes it from other varieties, it is not crystallized to two years. Of course, only if there are no extraneous impurities in it. For the beautiful tasteings in the people of Honey, which gives yellow acacia, is called May.

For a long time, it is believed that it has unique healing properties. And it is no coincidence. Judge for yourself: it contains more than 40% of fructose, about 36% glucose. Due to this composition, this valuable product is able to normalize the work of all human body systems, to regulate the content of sugar blood content and significantly increase immunity. This is especially important for people suffering from such a formidable disease as diabetes mellitus. Honey yellow acacia for them is not contraindicated.

This medica product is recommended to give both children, as it does not cause allergic reactions and has in its composition Vitamin A (Carotene). For example, with Enuresya, folk healers recommend to give the child a spoonful of honey before bed, not giving no drink at night. Such honey is not just well kept moisture, but is an excellent sedative.

Grass

Leaves, branches and bark, which healers are combined with the word "grass", are used to prepare therapeutic agents that effectively help with headaches, some diseases of the liver, atherosclerosis, heartburn. Plant bark is an excellent and well-tested time tool for the treatment of gold and catarps of the upper respiratory tract.

Ramars from yellow acacia leaves are prescribed with allergies, and branches on which buds have not yet revealed are used as a powerful bactericidal agent.

Landing

Today, many daches and owners of country houses want to grow up this plant on their plot, but do not know how to do it. We will tell you about the simple rules for landing and care for this bush.

With full observance of the agricultural engineering, the stock of yellow is well accepted, gives an annual increase and differs in high decorativeness. Experts believe that planting yellow acacia is most effective in spring or autumn.

In the living single-row hedges where acacia is most often used, the distance between the bushes should be at least fifty centimeters. In the hedges of the double row, this distance should be increased to seventy centimeters.

The optimal is considered to land at a depth of 50 cm. You can block the root cakes slightly (by 1.5 cm). When landing, it is necessary to use drainage in the form of gravel or rubble (layer 25 cm). This simple method will help support the health of the seedling.

In addition, 200 grams of mineral fertilizers should be added to the landing point. Watering the bush is necessary at the rate of 12 liters of water for each plant.

Reproduction

Yellow acacia reproduction produces mature seeds. For this, the seed seeds are pre-closed in a small amount of water are sown in the soil.

Popular decorative forms today are bred by vaccinations, the separation of bushes, the separation of the stones, much less often with the use of green cuttings.

Yellow acacia. Care

If yellow acacia is already growing on your site, then you need to know that old bushes do not need old bushes, because they themselves are quite effectively enriched with nitrogen soil. Adult plants are able to do for a long time without irrigated. For young seedlings, it is necessary to carry out mulching with a five-inthimeter layer of peat, as well as shallow loosening.

The Karagan tree is characterized by activity in the formation of new shoots. Therefore, for these bushes, a timely trimming of half from the shoot of escape is important. Even aluminum sagonts need to trim shoots by a third. In the second year, this operation must be repeated. After that, the bush should be held in the specified sizes.

If your plant is too running, it can be rejected with trimming. In the competent use of the secateurs, we also need a wasting forms of yellow acacia. They also need to shorten the shoots and thinning.

Do not forget about the stripping of the straps (in the staff of acacia). This will help for a long time to preserve their decorative characteristics.

Collection and storage of raw materials

We have already mentioned that folk healers are used to treat the bark, leaves, roots and flowers of this plant. Collect and harvest raw materials throughout the year. Flowers can be collected during the flowering period (in May), and the leaves are all summer. However, herbalists with experience recommended to harvest the raw materials from which medicines will prepare, in spring. They explain this by the fact that the specified period of the plant contains a huge amount of useful substances and trace elements.

The above-ground part of the plant is laid out with a thin uniform layer on a cotton fabric or paper in the fresh air, but necessarily under a canopy or in the shade.

Seeds can be easily dried in a not too hot oven, turning them away from time to time. Thin young roots are dried entirely, and the larger should be cut into pieces, and only after that put them in the oven.

Tincture

From flowers and twigs of yellow acacia herbalists make a alcoholic tincture, which is very successfully used in the treatment of arthritis of different etiology, as well as rheumatism.

To prepare such a composition, it is necessary to fall asleep into the container 200 g of dry and crushed raw materials. It is desirable that this is a bank or a bottle of dark glass. Fill in it 500 ml of high-quality vodka, close tightly, put for two weeks in a dark place. The bottle must be periodically shaken.

This tincture is used to rub the sick joints. After that, they need to be bought with a warm woolen scarf or handkerchief. If the pain is very strong, grated fresh horseradish in the tincture in the ratio of 1: 1 with tincture.

Using this means inside, you can strengthen the immunity. A tincture diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10 is recommended to use for rinsing oral cavities at various inflammations.

Infusion

No less effective and infusion of colors and leaves of acacia. It is recommended for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, headache, diathesis, heartburn, some gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, its as well as the alcohol tincture can be used as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the throat and oral cavity.

Thoroughly grind two tablespoons (without a slide) of raw materials, fill it with 200 ml of steep boiling water and give the remedy in a tightly closed dishes two hours. After that, the composition can be strained through two layers of gauze and take two tablespoons three times a day.

Precautions and Contraindications

Like any medicinal plant, yellow acacia requires a very careful relationship. Very mistaken people who say: "There will be no harm to the grass." Uncontrolled medicines based on yellow acacia or non-compliance with dosage, can cause huge, and sometimes irreparable harm to health. The fact is that the composition of this plant includes poisonous alkaloids, which accumulate as much as possible in it during flowering. In addition, poisoning can be caused by the use of a large number of acacia beans. Therefore, before the start of treatment, consult your doctor.

Contraindications to the application of these funds are:

• hypervitaminosis;
• individual intolerance;
• age up to five years;
• pregnancy;
• lactation.