The poplar belongs to the Salicaceae family and the Populus genus comprises about 40 species of trees from the temperate and cold zones of the northern hemisphere, including poplars and poplars that include, among the best known, the white poplar, the black poplar and the templon. .
They like forests and acid and humid soils, especially in Europe, North Africa, Asia, the East and Siberia.
In less cold areas they prefer the banks of rivers or alluvial areas. They have also been introduced to the southern hemisphere.
All the trees have deciduous leaves, simple and alternate, broad, simple, small or large, rhomboid or suborbicular, acuminate, with regularly toothed edges, entire, serrated, lobed or scalloped, with a long and glandular petiole, and often flat on the top. a side. The leaves have different shades depending on the species.
In the case of the aspen, it is covered in glossy green leaves in summer and soft yellows and golds in autumn, which quiver in the lightest of breezes.
The flowers of all poplar species are aromatic and dioecious; the lateral catkins are grouped in pendulous clusters. They like light and grow very quickly, giving rise to large specimens of up to 40 m near rivers, but they are not very long-lived.
healing properties
Poplar resin contains salicin, salicortin, schicortin, chrysin, tectochrysin, kaempferol derivatives, nigrazin, mannitol, populin, tannins, and resin.
Formerly the poplar, especially the tremor, was used in magical practices to cure fever. The clipped nails of the sick person were inserted into a hole in the trunk, which was then covered and sealed. This cure only worked if it was done at night.
Since it belongs to the willow family, poplar bark and dried fresh leaves have been used as a calming, anti-inflammatoryantiseptic, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge and stimulant.
It is generally recommended in cases of rheumatism, arthritis, gout, lumbago, sciatica and pain in the urinary tract, liver or digestive system.
Some of its ingredients: tremulacin, salicyltremuloldin and salcin, scientifically derived, are used in some pharmaceutical specialties to combat chronic disorders of prostate and bladder.
It is also recommended to alleviate febrile processes and stimulate sweating, and as an appetite stimulant in cases of asthenia or anorexia.
The floral buds are covered with a resin with an aromatic smell and bitter taste, used externally in the treatment of colds, sinusitis, bumps and bruises, and as an inhaler in case of nasal congestion (stuffy nose)
The poplar is also used as bach flower remedy to treat «vague fears of unknown origin», anxiety and apprehension.
folk remedies
Remedy with poplar for an inflamed prostate: Pour into 1/2 liter of water 5 gr of nettle, 5 gr of dandelion and 1 pinch of poplar and boil. Remove from heat and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Drink once a day.
poplar remedy for neuralgia: Mix, in equal parts, poplar buds, angelica, borage, chamomile, and cumin and extract 1 tablespoon. Pour into a cup of boiling water and let stand for 10 minutes and strain. Drink at the rate of two cups a day, one when you get up and one when you go to bed.
Remedy with poplar for diarrhea: Take one or two teaspoons of poplar powder daily from a container that has an airtight seal.
Remedy with poplar to clean and refresh the kidneys: Boil in 2 liters of water until reduced to 1 liter 30 g of black poplar buds and 100 g of yarrow. Strain and let cool for 1 hour. Distribute in several doses in 3 days, at a rate of 2 times a day, every day.
Remedies with poplar for hemorrhoids Boil 200 grams of poplar shoots, freshly picked, in 500 grams of lard cool for 30 minutes. Then knead the ingredients with the help of the mortar until the preparation is homogeneous and creamy. Apply on the hemorrhoids external.
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Remedy with poplar for pneumonia Boil for 10 minutes in 1 liter of water, 30 g of flowers of mallow then pour over: 25 g of borage flowers and 25 g of black poplar buds. Cover and leave to rest for 20 minutes, filter and distribute into 6 parts to drink in 3 days, at a rate of 2 times a day, 6 days a week, for 4 weeks in a row, that is, 24 days in total.
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