Tar has remarkable medicinal properties, which has been known for a long time. The desire to use tar when necessary disappears due to the strongest suffocating odor inherent in this product. But, despite this, they have been treated with tar, are being treated and will continue to be treated. Tar is rightfully considered a valuable tool in traditional medicine, it is used in industry and veterinary medicine.
Instructions
Step 1
The starting material for the tar is the light part of the birch bark. The resulting product looks like a thick, dark colored oily liquid with a characteristic odor. The beneficial properties of the product are based on the composition of the bark, which includes about ten thousand different chemical elements, the main of which are: benzene - phenolic compounds, organic acids, resinous products, toluene, phytoncides.
Step 2
Before the appearance of various repellents in the fight against blood-sucking insects, the main weapon was tar, its unbearable smell. Tar was applied to clothing, to the skin, animals and objects were treated with it.
Step 3
In folk medicine, the properties of tar were used to treat not only skin diseases, but also such as tuberculosis, catarrhal angina, indigestion, scurvy.
Step 4
In addition, tar from birch bark has a positive effect on the heart muscle, normalizes metabolism and blood pressure, relieves hypertension.
Step 5
For the treatment of such unpleasant diseases as scabies, eczema, fungal and lichen manifestations, tar ointment is prepared, consisting of one part of tar, two parts of petroleum jelly (or castor oil) and one part of sulfur.
Step 6
For the treatment of sore throats, upper respiratory tract and lungs, tar water is used. It is prepared as follows. Tar is diluted in boiled water in a ratio of one to eight, mixed thoroughly and left to settle for two days. Then the film is removed from the surface and the liquid is drained into a container. It is recommended to use a teaspoon before meals.
Step 7
The spectrum of the remarkable properties of tar is so extensive that even the smell, if prepared and applied in a well-ventilated area, will not spoil its value.
