The Adam's apple plant has found application in folk medicine– adherents conservative therapy it is not used. But the results of treating joints, heart and other organs sometimes amaze even doctors, because the fruits of the plant have healing properties.

Medicinal maclura is more familiar traditional healers like an Adam's apple. Tinctures and ointments are made from it, and used as a medicine for external and internal use. Adam's apple– what is it? This is the name of the fruits of a tree from the mulberry family, widespread in America, China, India and found in warm regions of Europe and Russia.

The maclura fruit, which is used to make the tincture, has unusual look. The photo shows that it looks like an unripe orange - it has a lumpy peel, yellowish color. But you can’t eat it - the fruit is poisonous, and even in folk recipes it should be handled very carefully. The fruit has other names:

• False orange;
• Indian orange;
• Gift of God's tree.

The smell of the fruit is reminiscent of cucumber, the taste is very bitter. The use of the Adam's apple is justified not only in medicine - furniture is made from wood, paint is obtained from the roots, beautiful plant used in landscape design.

Adam's apple, also known as maclura, contains a lot useful substances. The composition of the fruit is similar to mulberry, but contains many more bioflavonoids. The latter are recognized as natural, natural antioxidants and strong immunostimulants. Kaempferol especially stands out among them - this substance has powerful antitumor properties. Some flavonoids have the qualities of vitamin P and serve as anti-inflammatory, anti-infective components of drugs.

Also, the Adam's apple has medicinal properties due to the presence of other substances that are found in the sticky concentrated juice:

• Essential unsaturated fatty acids;
• Phytosterols;
• Saponins;
• Pectin substances;
• Citric and a number of other organic acids;
• Triterpenes;
• Sahara;
• Isoflavones;
• Vitamins A, D, E, K.

Of these elements, soy isoflavones should be noted - this substance is capable of strengthening small blood vessels, normalizing metabolism cellular level. A number of other isoflavones are hormone-like substances (analogues steroid hormones), but are completely harmless to the body, unlike synthetic ones.

In treatment, Adam's apple is not combined with alcohol in large quantities– its composition is so active and rich that the combination with ethanol in the body can cause unpredictable consequences. But consumption in the form of a tincture will not harm, because it is drunk literally drop by drop.

The most famous is maclura in the form of a tincture. It is Adam's apple tincture prepared with alcohol or vodka that can treat sore joints. The main effect of the drug is anti-inflammatory; after administration and external use, pain, swelling decreases, and redness disappears. Adam's apple tincture for joints is suitable for such pathologies as:

• Arthrosis;
• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Infectious arthritis;
• Bursitis;
• Synovitis;
• Tendinitis and others.

The remedy will help no less well with osteochondrosis of the spine - the pain syndrome goes away quickly, inflammation and muscle spasms stop (tincture of maclura is usually used for rubbing).

Fruits help fight tumor diseases– they dissolve especially well benign formations. Maclura has proven itself in the treatment of mastopathy, which is combined with the appearance of cysts and fibroadenomas. According to reviews, preparations with maclura are also used for:

• Fight excess weight;
• Treatment of viral and bacterial diseases;
• Thinning mucus when coughing;
• Improving liver activity;
• Increasing immunity, for general strengthening, toning the body;
• Optimizing the functioning of blood vessels and the heart;
• Reducing the consequences of stroke.

Medicines with fruits are used for atherosclerosis, hypertension, they remove waste and toxins, and externally treat heel spurs, varicose veins, eczema, dermatitis, and ulcers. For men, Adam's apple is indicated for prostatitis, glandular adenoma, for women - for inflammatory gynecological diseases and uterine fibroids.

For ingestion of Adam's apple, tincture is most often used. Some healers prefer to make water extracts, but the beneficial properties of the Adam's apple are more fully manifested with prolonged infusion. The scope of application of the tincture is very wide:

• Myoma and mastopathy;
• Reduced immunity;
• Severe joint damage;
• Intoxication, especially chronic;
• Diseases of the nervous system.

To prepare the tincture, you need to get maclura fruits, collected in October. They will be ripe and ready-made remedy will take on the shade of infused black tea. To prevent the tincture from oxidizing, you should not add liquid to the brim, but screw the lid very tightly.

How to prepare maclura tincture for internal use? Here is the prescription:

• Wash the Adam's apple fruit well.
• Cut the fruit into cubes approximately 1*1 cm.
• Place the prepared pieces into a clean jar.
• Pour vodka up to the shoulders.
• Close the lid and place in the dark.

According to the recipe for the tincture, you should drink it internally only after standing for a long time. The product is shaken daily, and its preparation period should be at least 2 months. Healers call the optimal period from 3-4 months to a year, but during infusion the remedy can already be taken.

In the first 7 days, drink 3 drops, diluted with 100 ml of water, only once a day. From the second week, it is not the number of drops that is increased, but the frequency of administration (up to 2). In the third week, they begin to drink 3 drops of the product three times a day. Further treatment is carried out as follows:

• Week 4 – 4 drops three times a day;
• 5-7 weeks – 5-7 drops three times a day, respectively;
• From week 8 – the dose is gradually reduced to 3 drops once a day, for a total of fourteen weeks.

Each time, the prescription tincture of maclura is taken before meals (half an hour before). Taking an antibiotic at the same time can greatly reduce the effectiveness of the drug. For oncology, the treatment procedure will be different. Usually, an infusion of Adam's apple vodka is drunk three times a day, 2 drops, dissolved in a tablespoon of water. Gradually, the intake is increased to 10 drops three times a day, the course of therapy is up to a year.

Adam's apple tincture is widely used in external therapy. You can cook it in different ways, and infusion for external purposes can last 2-3 weeks. Be sure to keep the product in a dark place so that all valuable substances retain their properties.

How to make a tincture for external use from maclura? The difference from taking the product internally is that you need to use 70% alcohol, not vodka, and maintain the proportion - 1 part of fruit, cut into small cubes - 1 part of alcohol. To reduce the cooking time, you can grate the raw materials on a coarse grater. The medicine is ready after 10 days of keeping in the dark.

What is the cure for an Adam's apple prepared in this way? Recipes for use will be as follows:

• Osteochondrosis of any part. Pour some liquid product on your hand, apply to the skin. Rub with gentle movements and let it absorb. Wrap the treated area in warm woolen fabric, leave for several hours (do not use polyethylene).
• Arthrosis. Maclura tincture for joints is best used in courses. It is necessary to moisten a cloth with a solution diluted with water 2:1 and apply it to the affected area. Secure with cellophane or a warm cloth and leave for 2-3 hours.
• Ulcers, boils. Wipe the sore spots of the body with the prepared Adam's apple tincture. Carry out this treatment up to 3-4 times a day.

Using rubbing, you can also carry out therapy against gout, radiculitis, bunions, heel spurs.

It is believed that Adam's apple ointment is more gentle, but no less effective properties. The ointment will penetrate deeply into the tissue and remain there longer than the tincture, while not irritating the skin. How to prepare maclura ointment? Here's the basic recipe:

• Take the fruits of the plant, rinse thoroughly;
• Grind the fruits in a meat grinder or chop with a blender;
• Set aside 200 g of the mass, add 100 g of softened pork fat;
• Beat the mixture thoroughly with a mixer until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

The ointment should be stored in the refrigerator. It is lubricated with the affected areas of the body three times a day. The indications are swollen lymph nodes, mastopathy, joint pain, back pain, heel spurs, salt deposits. You can also apply the product to scars and scars - they will gradually dissolve.

In the Adam's apple recipe, when preparing the cream, you can use not pork fat, but beeswax, cocoa butter, and olive oil. Some recipes indicate other options for making the product - you need to combine the twisted fruit with an oil base 3:1 and simmer in the oven, covered, for 2 hours. Then apply in the same way.

Other remedies with fruits

In folk medicine there are other recipes for preparing maclura for treatment. It can be used as an oil tincture. Finely chopped pieces of fruit should be placed in a jar, poured with any cold-pressed oil (ideally, oil grape seed, olive). The product must be infused in the dark for 1.5 months. Then it is used for massaging, rubbing the sore back in courses or as needed.

Adam's apple can be used to make a joint treatment according to a different recipe. You should combine equally pieces of fruit and chopped leaves, the knees of the golden mustache plant. Place half of the container in a jar and fill it to the top with vodka. Leave for a month in the dark, then use the tincture as a rub.

You can also squeeze the juice from an Adam's apple, combine 1 part of it with 3 parts of butter. Store the ointment in the refrigerator. It can be used to treat hemorrhoids, anal fissure, lubricating the affected area twice a day for 10 days. Also for rhinitis, acute and chronic sinusitis You can lubricate the nasal passages with the same product 3-4 times a day until complete recovery.

For internal use, the fruits have several contraindications. This is diabetes mellitus, especially in decompensated form, severe heart disease, renal failure, allergies and intolerances. Children, pregnant women and lactating women should not be treated with fruits due to toxicity.

It is unacceptable to get the product into the oral cavity - the caustic juice can cause a burn. If juice or pulp is accidentally ingested, gastric lavage should be performed to avoid poisoning. If we're talking about about using the ointment externally, the only contraindications are allergies, pregnancy, and breastfeeding.

Conservative methods of treating the disease, incl. joint pathology and back pain of a neurological nature, are often supplemented with taking medicines from the treasury of alternative medicine, and one of these medicines is maclura or Adam's apple, we will describe recipes for preparation and methods of treatment with this amazing plant, which has earned the name “ God's gift" are given in the instructions.

Pharmacological properties of the drug

Maclura is a fruit tree of the Mulberry family native to the southeastern United States and later introduced and naturalized in other countries. Geographically, trees growing in the states of Central Asia, the Republic of Adygea, Crimea, Stavropol Territory, and the Caucasus are more accessible to residents of Russia. The tree was first studied by the American scientist Williams McClure, and therefore bears his name.

Adam's apple is not called the plant itself, but only a certain part of it - the fruit. This is a large, round fruit, reaching 15 cm in diameter, with a wrinkled skin. Outwardly, in its color, it resembles an orange - yellow-orange, but it can also be yellow-green. Inedible, has a bitter taste, the smell of the pulp is reminiscent of cucumber. There is a belief that this particular fruit was forbidden in the Garden of Eden, and after tasting it and feeling the bitterness, Adam immediately descended from heaven to earth.

The healing power of the Adam's apple and wide application in folk medicine due to biochemical composition skin, pulp, sticky whitish cell sap, maclura seeds in the form of small nuts inside the fruit and leaves of the plant. In order for maclura to reveal its medicinal properties, medicines are prepared from it according to special recipes, tested by patients from their own experience. Adam's apple is used to treat many diseases, most often used as a topical remedy.

The most valuable substances of maclura, which have physiological activity and even in small doses have a positive effect on human body:

• triterpene saponins – normalize water-salt metabolism, have an anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effect (eliminate swelling of the mucous membrane, spasm of bronchial smooth muscles), increase the absorption of cardiac glycosides, and the body’s resistance to the action unfavorable factors;
• pectins are natural health workers, stabilize metabolism, improve peripheral blood circulation, activate synthetic processes, produce sorption and remove from the body various biogenic toxins, waste products, metabolic products, xenobiotics, uric acid (used as an anti-gout agent). Due to its beneficial effect on the condition of the gastrointestinal mucosa, it neutralizes the side effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
• flavonoid compounds, vitamin P group - inhibit the action of the enzyme hyaluronidase, which breaks down the main components of the intercellular matrix. Increase concentration hyaluronic acid, thereby preventing the development inflammatory reaction, destruction of articular cartilage. They improve the regeneration of damaged tissues, strengthen connective tissue structures, and increase the ability of joints to withstand mechanical loads. They reduce the permeability and fragility of capillary vessels, therefore it is recommended to combine them with aspirin and anticoagulants;
• isoflavones – exhibit metabolic and anticarcinogenic activity, help in the fight against postmenopausal osteoporosis and skin diseases;
• phytosterols - reduce cholesterol levels, reducing the amount of its absorption, prevent the risk of cancer, heart disease and vascular system;
• bile acids– regulate the composition of bile, dissolve cholesterol stones, reduce the content of potentially toxic compounds in the gallbladder.

Composition, release forms

What is important to know about Adam's apple and how to prepare it correctly. The maclura tree itself is unpretentious, survives even in urban conditions, and is also valued for its decorative properties. Only ripe fruits are suitable for medicinal purposes (it is better if they are collected after falling) - brightly colored, large, without damage to the skin, putrefactive spots, or traces of mold. It is desirable that the trees grow in an ecologically clean area. The Adam's apple, or false orange as it is otherwise called, ripens in the fall - the harvest period usually lasts from the end of September to the end of October. It transports well and is stored for a long time.

Attention!

Maclura fruits and leaves are poisonous!

IN pure form the plant is not used, it is used only in the form of dosage forms prepared according to a special recipe and strictly dosed. There are means for external and internal use. Pharmacies and specialty stores selling herbal remedies and dietary supplements offer ointments, rubs, Adam's apple oils and alcohol tinctures. You can also purchase individual parts of the maclura plant by weight.

If the collection of raw materials is carried out independently, then it is important to take into account the poisonous properties of this fruit tree, the height of the plant (up to 20 m), the presence of long (up to 2.5 cm) spines on the leaves and the sticky oily liquid (milky sap) covering the fruits, easily sticks to hands and tools and is difficult to wash off. Therefore, certain precautions will be required: use protective gloves, avoid contact with eyes, nasal opening, oral cavity and other mucous membranes.

When cutting an Adam's apple with a knife, it secretes abundantly. cell sap– it is especially valuable in recipes for ointments and tinctures for joints. Good results also gives the use of pulp, seed cake. Foliage and young twigs have no proven effectiveness, it is only known that they contain large number citric acid, which helps speed up metabolism.

Recipe for making ointment:

• The ointment base is usually lard. Over low heat, it is melted into fat (lard) and the bottom of the container is covered with the resulting melted fat; the thickness of the layer should be at least 1.5 cm. Lard can be replaced with olive lard, butter, beeswax, baby or other fatty cream, any pharmacy ointment base.
• Take a whole, pre-well-washed fruit, cut it into small slices and pass through a meat grinder or grind with a blender. Pour the resulting slurry over 1.5 cm of lard.
• Repeat layers until the container is completely full. The top layer should be lard.
• To seal, place a layer of dough on top and the container thus filled is closed tightly with a lid.
• Leave it in the oven on low heat for a day or put it in a water bath.
• The mixture obtained after simmering is cooled and carefully poured into a container for storing the future medicine, minimizing the ingress of air at the time of transferring.
• The container is sealed and stored in the refrigerator.

How much Adam's apple is needed and how to make a tincture for joints (rubbing):

• You will need fruits and alcohol (preferably 96%, since during storage the concentration of the tincture will decrease; if desired, it can be diluted with vodka in the future, obtaining a 70% solution - healing effect this will not decrease) in a 1:1 ratio.
• The fruits are finely chopped with a knife or grated on a medium-sized grater.
• Place in a bottle, fill with the appropriate amount of alcohol, and seal tightly.
• Place in a dark place. The solution arrives in at least 2 weeks and is kept at room temperature. During storage, its color will change, it will no longer be transparent and slightly greenish, and will gradually acquire first an orange, then a rich brick-brown hue.
• The bottle must be shaken vigorously every day.

The most time will be required to prepare a medicine intended for oral administration - Adam's apple tincture with vodka:

• For 500 g of crushed fruit you will need 500 ml of high-quality vodka or drinking alcohol (40 degrees strength).
• Before use, the solution must mature in a cool, dark place (not in the refrigerator) for at least 1 month, ideally 6-12.
• After the specified time, the tincture should acquire the color of strongly brewed tea, which indicates its complete readiness, safety and effectiveness - that oxidative processes do not occur, and all useful elements absorbed alcohol.

How does Adam's apple work?

External medicines based on this unique plant cause an irritating effect, which improves penetration and ensures the delivery of active ingredients directly to the affected structures. When used internally, tincture of maclura (Adam's apple) has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.

The benefits of taking the medicine are as follows:

• dilates blood vessels, increases their elasticity, accelerates blood flow, increases the outflow of tissue breakdown products and other toxins;
• normalizes metabolism at the cellular level, prevents joints, cleanses them;
• optimizes the activity of internal organs - gastrointestinal tract, liver, spleen, gallbladder, heart, vascular, nervous system;
• Maclure tincture is especially effective for treating joints and preventing the destruction of cartilage and bone tissue - it protects articular surfaces from rapid wear, helps destroy growths on the surface of bones, gets rid of heel spurs, improves the nutrition of cartilage, ensures its resistance to compression;
• soothes back pain, alleviates gout attacks, eliminates muscle spasm, relieves joint pain, warms up muscles;
• removes inflammatory edema, eliminates redness, pain when touched, swelling, elevated temperature skin in the area of ​​the affected joint;
• accelerates the regeneration of damaged tissues, resorption postoperative scars;
• activates protective forces the body in the fight against infections, dermatological problems, prevents the development of tumors;
• strengthens the immune system, tones the body, prevents relapse of the disease, improves motor activity.

Indications for use

The doctor decides on the advisability of using the Adam's apple. It is usually prescribed as additional element complex therapy, to increase the effectiveness of conservative treatment and speed up the healing process. The drug is useful for many diseases. Reviews indicate that best result achieved in diseases of the connective tissue and musculoskeletal system.

What ailments does Adam's apple help with and what does it treat:

Instructions for use

The method of use, dosage and duration of treatment with Adam's apple is determined by the doctor based on the type and stage of the disease, presence and severity pain syndrome, physiological characteristics patient. To enhance the effect, simultaneous use of different dosage forms is possible.

• Maclura tincture for external use - used mainly in the form of rubbing and compresses. Apply a natural fabric generously soaked in the solution to the diseased area of ​​the skin or directly above the lesion, wrap it in a warm, airtight bandage (can be cellophane, a cabbage or burdock leaf, and then a warm cloth on top) and leave it in this state for half an hour. Application 3 times per day is allowed, regular application is recommended. Optimal duration treatment course– 15 procedures. You can also gently rub the solution into the skin, wrap it with a woolen scarf and leave it overnight. Several sessions are enough to relieve pain and improve well-being. maximum duration such treatment – ​​2 weeks.
• Ointment - it is used to make applications and tampons. Using a heated teaspoon, scoop the ointment from the container, place it on a cotton cloth, spread the ointment evenly over it with a spoon and apply it to the problem area, wrapping the treated area with a woolen scarf or scarf. The patient should not remove the compress for 4-5 hours. The frequency of this application is every other day. Course duration is 2-3 months.
• Tincture for internal use - taken in the form of drops diluted in half a glass clean water. You should drink it before meals, preferably in the morning. When dosing, it is important to adhere to a specific scheme, which involves gradually increasing and decreasing the dose. Start the course with 3 drops once, after a week - 3 drops twice, in the 3rd week - 3 times during the day. Subsequently, a drop is added every week so that by the 30th week the total number of drops (with 3 doses per day) corresponds to the patient’s age, but not more than 30 drops. Having reached the maximum, it is necessary to begin to gradually reduce the daily dose, reducing it according to the same scheme by 1 drop, stopping at 3 drops 3 times. The course of treatment will take 14 months; if necessary, repeated treatments are allowed at intervals of 1-2 months.

During the period of taking the drops, it is important to monitor the body’s reaction and prevent particles of the ointment or tincture from getting into the eyes (possible burns). The signal to complete treatment with Maclura and contact a medical institution for advice is the appearance of dizziness, nausea, difficulty breathing, fainting, increased fatigue, weakness.

The use of Adam's apple is contraindicated in patients if they have:

• diabetes mellitus;
• predisposition to allergic reaction;
• severe renal and cardiac dysfunction;
• individual intolerance Maclura fruits;
• childhood;
• pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Side effects

Practical application has revealed that Adam's apple can provoke the following undesirable phenomena:

• allergy respiratory tract;
• nausea;
• liver dysfunction.

During treatment with Adam's apple, alcohol and combination with antibacterial or chemotherapy are strictly prohibited. To reduce the load on the liver, it is recommended to drink herbal decoctions, vegetable juices and proper nutrition(do not abuse fatty, smoked, fried, sweet, spicy, fast food).

Cost of the drug, analogues

A prescription is not needed to purchase this herbal medicine. Maclura fruits picked from trees or fallen can be stored for up to six months in a cool place. Medicines industrial production shelf life: tincture – 2 years, ointment – ​​1.5. Self-prepared ointment and rubbing do not lose their medicinal properties for a year, tincture for internal use - 5 years, stored in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed container.

Specialized pharmacies offer ready-made dosage forms maclura at the following price:

• alcohol tincture(extract) 100 ml – 200-300 rubles;
• ointment 50 ml – from 390 rubles, in combination with other medicinal substances – from 650 rubles.

There are no analogues to this natural biostimulant. The drug is made from a poisonous plant, so uncontrolled use is unacceptable. It is advisable to discuss the method and need for Adam’s apple treatment with your doctor.

Maclura fruits are widely used in folk medicine: Adam's apple is used to treat many diseases.

Typically, alcohol tinctures, ointments and rubs are prepared from the fruits of this plant.

Recipes for making Adam's apple tinctures

Recipe No. 1

Mix 200 ml of juice from ripe maclura fruits with 40 ml of vodka. Close the container with the mixture with a lid and leave for several days. When the liquid is divided into two layers, the milky one must be drained, and the hydroalcoholic one must be taken.

Recipe No. 2

The Adam's apple fruit must be cut into small pieces, filled to the top of the jar, and filled with vodka. You need to insist for about six months, but you can take it after 6-10 days. The longer you infuse the mixture, the better the effect will be. The prepared tincture must be decanted. It is necessary to store the product in containers filled to the top, since oxygen destroys some useful compounds.
These two tinctures of Adam's apple are used for the following pathologies:

• arthritis and joint pain,
• radiculitis,
• gout,
• osteochondrosis,
• diseases with salt deposition,
• heel spurs,
• lymphadenopathy,
• inflammatory muscle pain,
• haemorrhoids,
• ENT diseases – sinusitis, adenoids,
• skin diseases - eczema, lichen, dermatitis,
• cancer of the stomach, intestines, cervix.

You can also use these tinctures to relieve fatigue, reduce intoxication, and strengthen the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
Not everyone knows how to take Adam's apple tincture correctly. The application regimen is as follows: during the first week - three drops before meals once a day, in the second week - three drops twice a day, in the third - three times. At further treatment Every week you need to add 1 drop to one of the doses (that is, only 1 drop per day). From thirty years maximum daily dose is 30 drops (10 drops 3 times). For more younger people the number of drops must equal the number of years.
As soon as maximum dose will be achieved every next week you need to take one drop from one dose (one drop per day). Thus, the dose should be reduced over the same time to 3 drops three times a day. Then take a break for a couple of weeks. To treat the tumor, you may need a second course of treatment with Adam's apple in the form of a tincture.

Important: before using maclura tincture, you should consult your doctor, especially if you have liver disease.

These same tincture recipes can be used externally in the treatment of arthritis, osteochondrosis, radiculitis, rheumatism and other diseases of the osteoarticular system. In these cases, the tincture is used in the form of compresses or rubbing.
For adenoid polyps or polyps in the paranasal sinuses, the use of Adam's apple is also useful. To a teaspoon of tincture (No. 1 or No. 2) add a teaspoon of vegetable oil (any). Make small turundas from cotton wool and soak them in the mixture. Place in the nasal passages for 30 minutes, repeat after 2 hours. Continue the procedure until the polyps shrink or disappear.

Recipe No. 3

Young maklura branches along with leaves must be finely chopped and filled with alcohol (70%). Leave for two weeks and strain. A tincture of Adam's apple sprigs in alcohol can be used to treat abrasions, wounds, scratches, but must first be diluted boiled water (1:1).

Recipe No. 4

This is more likely not a tincture, but oil from maclura. It is prepared by analogy with the second recipe: fill a jar with chopped Adam's apple fruits and fill it with oil (any vegetable). After a week, filter. This product is used for local treatment dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis: lubricate the areas twice a day, only in the evening.

Adam's apple ointment recipes

Traditional medicine suggests using Adam's apple in the form of ointment recipes.

Recipe No. 1

To prepare the ointment, you need to melt suet pig and place it in a jar in the form of a layer 1.5 cm thick. Place a 1 cm layer of maclura fruits cut into slices on top. Alternating lard and Adam's apple slices, fill the jar to the top, close the lid, and coat with dough. Cook in a water bath or over low heat in the oven for about 20-24 hours.

The frozen ointment is stored in the refrigerator and heated before use. Rub into affected areas of skin.

There are other uses for ointment:

1. For hemorrhoids, fissures, rectal cancer, a chilled ointment based on Adam's apple is used to form rectal suppositories(length 2 cm, thickness - 1 cm) and insert them overnight every day.
2. Ointment from maclura or Adam's apple is used for diseases of the musculoskeletal system. If you add a little fish oil to the finished ointment, you will get an excellent remedy for the treatment of osteochondrosis, arthritis, intervertebral hernias, to prevent premature wear of the vertebrae.
3. The same ointment is suitable for the treatment of mastopathy, including fibromastopathy. For this purpose it is necessary to take cabbage leaf, beat it lightly and scald with boiling water. Then lubricate with ointment and apply to the sore chest overnight. In the same way, you can apply compresses to swollen lymph nodes with lymphadenitis. If not available, cabbage leaves are replaced with burdock.
4. For sinusitis and other sinusitis, the ointment must be heated until it becomes liquid. Place the warm mixture into the nasal passages, 3 drops twice a day. After instillation, mucous appears from the nose purulent discharge. This treatment you need to continue for three weeks and then take a break of 1.5 weeks. Repeat if necessary. For adenoids in children, the course of treatment is shortened to 10 days.

Recipe No. 2

Treatment of joints with Adam's apple is also possible using the following ointment: mix 125 ml of the tincture prepared according to the recipes described above with 250 g of internal pork fat (melted).
Store in the refrigerator and keep at room temperature until softened before using.
This ointment recipe is suitable for rubbing sore joints, the spine with osteochondrosis, and rubbing into the area of ​​swollen lymph nodes. Can be used to treat sprained ligaments and muscles. This ointment is also applied in the form of applications to the spine and sore joints (preliminarily applied to the tissue).

Important: remember that before using Adam's apple for treatment, you should consult a doctor. After all, this remedy has some contraindications (diabetes mellitus - if taken orally, allergies, etc.).

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Maclura

Orange or apple-bearing maclura (lat. Maclura pomifera) - species fruit trees Mulberry family (Moraceae). Folk names Maclures - Adam's apple, false orange, Chinese orange, lady's tree.
Deciduous, dioecious tree, up to 20 m tall, with a highly branched, dense, spreading crown. With a slender trunk covered with dark brown, fissured bark.
Maclura orange

The branches are geniculate-curved, the shoots are strongly spiny (have a spineless shape, inermis), spines up to 2.5 cm long are located in the axils of the leaves. The leaves are 12 x 7.5 cm, alternate, ovate, with a sharp apex, entire, dark green, shiny, lighter on the underside. In autumn the leaves turn golden yellow.

Maclura orange

The flowers are small, light green: staminate - collected in earrings, pistillate - in compact spherical heads.
Maclura orange

It is spectacular during the fruiting period, when large, up to 15 cm in diameter, wrinkled orange or yellow-green fruit, resembling an orange in shape and color, abundantly decorate the tree. The collected fruits have a long shelf life (about six months). Grows quickly.

Maclura orange

The tree comes from North America, from the mulberry (mulberry) family. The fruits are wrinkled, orange-shaped, 7-15 cm in diameter, light green in color, ripen in October. Introduced plantings are found in the south of Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia.
The tree is light-loving, drought-resistant and heat-resistant. Scientists have identified 12 types of maclura, none of them are edible, but the plant is used quite often as a medicine.

Maclura orange

IN official medicine the tree has not been studied enough, but is mentioned as a source of valuable nutrients. When cut with a knife, a sticky liquid is released - this is a milky sap with which all parts of the plant are literally soaked. Maclura milky juice contains many cyclic triterpene alcohols in the form of fatty acid esters. To this class biologically active substances, widespread in flora, include sterols, bile acids, saponins. The total content of triterpenoids in maclura infructescences during the period of milky ripeness reaches 4%. Chemical composition The fruits are very diverse, but there are many similar substances as in mulberry. However, the fruits of maclura are inedible.
Maclura orange

The fruits contain a lot of sugars, pectin substances up to 10%, and the leaves contain almost 13% citric acid. Seeds - small nuts located inside the fruit, contain almost 30% fatty acids. But most valuable substances Maclures can be considered flavonoid compounds. This group of substances is similar in structure to P-vitamin. In fact, these are powerful antioxidants that have anti-sclerotic and anti-carcinogenic properties, which modern people so need. IN the greatest number flavonols contain kaempferol - up to 1.2%. It is these substances that have a yellow-orange (orange) color. Fruits also contain large amounts (about 6%) of isomeric flavonoid compounds - isoflavones. Of these, the majority is osain. Like many polyphenols with P-vitamin activity, they strengthen blood vessels and capillaries. Moreover, osain is much more effective than the well-known rutin. It is not surprising that a flavonoid preparation isolated from maclura fruits can be widely used as an effective cardiovascular drug. Unfortunately, there are still no enthusiasts to create, test and organize the production of maclura preparations.
I would like to draw attention to polyphenolic substances, which in recent years are increasingly considered not only as anti-sclerotic, but also anti-carcinogenic. The class of these substances is very diverse, but among them there are also those that are tens and hundreds of times higher than the activity of vitamin P (rutin), vitamins E and C, that is, powerful antioxidants. Many antioxidants also have good preventive anticancer properties. However, many researchers believe that among these substances it is possible to find and isolate particularly active substances that would have not only preventive, but also medicinal properties for cancer.
Use in folk medicine

Maclura orange

Maclura slowly but surely resolves various neoplasms, including malignant ones. Maclura is usually taken in the form of an alcohol tincture for a long time, usually about a year or more. Only like this long-term use allows you to completely get rid of any tumors, including metastases. At the same time, they conduct body cleansing courses, therapeutic fasting on juices according to R. Breuss, or better yet, a therapeutic raw food diet.

Maclura can not only counteract the growth of tumors, but also strengthen the immune system along with the nervous and cardiovascular systems, relieve fatigue, and kill dangerous viruses. Its milky juice is used to treat various skin diseases such as eczema, skin cancer, dermatitis, as well as in the treatment of hypertension, radiculitis, rheumatism and polyarthritis.
Maclura orange

Preparation of Maclura tincture.

To prepare the tincture, the fruits are picked from the trees in October-November. The fruits should be yellow.

It is necessary to insist for at least six months. Medicinal tincture becomes full-fledged after it acquires the color of rich black tea. The shelf life of the healing properties of maclure tincture is at least 5 years. The preparation of the tincture itself is not a quick process. Maclura fruits should be cut into slices and placed in a jar to the very edge, filled with 50° alcohol. Insist for six months to a year. You can start taking the tincture 6-10 days after the maclura is filled with alcohol. It will turn out to be slightly orange or tea-colored. The bottled tincture should be stored so that there is no air in it to avoid oxidation.

After draining the liquid part from the container, do not throw away the fruit! It is ground through a meat grinder and beaten with a mixer with olive oil. Add just enough oil to make a thick ointment. The ointment is applied to the skin for pain in the joints, spine, gout, osteoporosis, arthrosis, rheumatism, various skin tumors and fungi.
Application of Maclura tincture

Maclura tincture is used externally in the treatment of the following diseases: Polyarthritis, gout, salt deposits, radiculitis, spurs - rub in at night, insulate sore spot woolen scarf. Osteochondrosis, vertebral, inguinal, articular and other types of hernias - rub the tincture 2-3 times a day, do this at night, then wrap yourself in a woolen scarf.

Mastopathy - tincture is used for lotions and compresses.

Maclura tincture is taken orally for cancer prostate gland, lungs, throat, lips, for other tumors. For cancer of the bones, blood, joint diseases Maclura tincture is best taken together with comfrey tincture (larkspur). Maclura tincture is considered strong remedy for resorption of both malignant and benign tumors(mastopathy, fibroids, fibroids, etc.). Take maclura tincture orally when malignant tumors for a long time, and for benign ones - for 3 months (sometimes more). Her reception at complex treatment will help get rid of the tumor, including metastases. It is necessary to conduct body cleansing courses. The tincture strengthens the immune system, nervous and cardiovascular system, relieves intoxication, kills viruses.
During treatment with tincture, you should avoid taking poisonous tinctures, alcoholic beverages and antibiotics. The result of maclura treatment will be enhanced if you combine it with decoctions, antitumor tinctures, herbal teas and vegetable juices (carrot, beetroot, cabbage).

It must be remembered that maclura is a poisonous plant. Therefore, when it comes to ingestion, we can only talk about drops. The most highest dose 30 drops, and you need to go back down (slide). But it is better, if you are not very sure, not to take it internally, but only externally.
And when you take it orally, it acts as an immunostimulant. Those. raises defenses.

Maclure tincture is taken daily without breaks. If there is a break in taking drops, then you need to go back to at least 7 drops and go up again, then back. But, if someone has allergic reactions, then you need to stop and immediately go back. Those. here you need accuracy and caution, and always minimal doses.

To be treated with maclura, you need to have a fair amount of patience: its alcohol tincture is taken daily for a long time, about a year or more. They say that such long-term use completely eliminates any tumors, as well as their metastases.

In folk medicine, Adam's apple tincture is used to heal wounds. The use of tincture from maclura is also known for joint diseases. Externally, you can use the tincture as compresses at night for mastopathy and prostate adenoma (on the perineal area).
For polyps in the sinuses, mix 1 teaspoon of tincture with 1 teaspoon of any vegetable oil. Make turundas from cotton wool, moisten them in the resulting mixture and put them in your nose for half an hour, take a break for 2 hours and repeat again. Carry out treatment until polyps are eliminated.
External use of maclura tincture

Externally, maclura tincture should be used in the form of rubbing and compresses. If you have a cold, rub your chest and shoulder blades. For radiculitis, osteochondrosis and rheumatism, rub and apply lotions for 10-15 minutes. Pour a little tincture onto your back and rub until warm. After this, wrap your back for 15-20 minutes. It’s better to do it at night (be sure to wash your hands). The course of treatment is 1-2 months, 2 times a year. At the same time, it is recommended to drink 2 drops of maclura tincture. for 1 tsp. water once a day before meals. Course 30 days.
For vertebral, inguinal, articular and other types of hernias, rub the tincture 3 times a day, without pressing too hard. Also wrap yourself up for 5-10 minutes. During the treatment period, alcoholic drinks, antibiotics and poisonous tinctures are prohibited!
Internal use of maclura tincture

Maclura tincture taken internally is used to treat neoplasms. The tincture is used by increasing the dose. The first week starts with 3 drops at a time, 1 time per day before meals. Second week - 2 times a day. Third week - 3 times a day. Then every week increase in one dose by 1 drop. Usually, by week 30, the dose is increased to 30 drops per dose, 3 times a day. This is the maximum dose for people 30 years of age and older. For younger people maximum quantity drops equal to age.
Then the dose is reduced every week by 1 drop at a time. Thus, go down to 3 drops 3 times a day. This is a full course = 1 year and 2 months. After this, take a break for up to 1-2 months. If everything goes well, then they switch to prophylactic treatment. If the tumor has not yet completely resolved, then after 1-2 weeks, start a second course. But usually the course is enough.

Maclura treatment can be combined with any other treatment. When treating joints (deposits, arthritis, arthrosis, ruptures), first (about a month) treat the leg or other organ with walnut extract on kerosene, freeing it as much as possible from old deposits, then apply Maclura tincture externally. Let it work for about a month, rub it in often and keep it warm, especially at night (loose bandage). Blood should circulate freely in this place! After treatment with Maclura, take a break for one week and continue treatment with kerosene extract.

Contraindications: diabetes mellitus.
Maclura ointment

Maclura ointment is effective in the treatment of lymph nodes, mastopathy, erysipelas, intervertebral hernias, lupus, skin and rectal cancer. An ointment is made from ripe yellow-orange maclura fruits. 1. They are crushed, mixed with fresh internal pork fat(5:1) and simmer in the oven over low heat for 1-2 days (seal the pot with dough) or keep in a steam bath over low heat for 2 days.
2. Take a refractory glass dish and add melted butter in a layer of about a centimeter. And carefully place a layer of maclure here. We start with oil and end with a layer of oil - two layers of maclura, three layers of oil. Place in the oven overnight on the lowest heat. It all should melt and become soft. We do this for sore joints. We put these melted pieces of maclura on the gauze, take out the bones, and put the ointment on top. And this is for the sore joint.
For mastopathy and fibromastopathy, it is better to apply the ointment at night on a cabbage or burdock leaf. Dip a cabbage leaf into boiling water 2-3 times and remove. Beat a little to release the juice, spread thin layer macular ointment and apply to the chest. Place a piece of cotton fabric on top, secure tightly with a scarf, woolen or down scarf. After a week or two, there may be purulent discharge with blood - this should not be scary.

Treatment is carried out for 2-3 months. When treating mastopathy and fibromastopathy, you should drink one of the following tinctures: alocasia, black walnut, chaste vitex, agrimony roots, you also need to take herbal infusions, but their preparations are better (oregano, sage, rose hips, St. John's wort, aniseed lofanthus, calendula, white acacia) .

Also, a cabbage leaf with maclura is applied to the swollen lymph nodes, resorption occurs quite quickly. Do this until healing.

For rectal cancer, candles 2 cm long and 1 cm thick are made from the ointment, cooling the ointment in the refrigerator. Candles are placed at night every other day for 1-2 months.

At intervertebral hernia a thin layer of ointment is applied to the tissue and applied to the hernia site overnight or for 4-5 hours. Place parchment paper on top, then a woolen scarf or handkerchief. Do this procedure every other day for 2-3 months.

Rub the ointment in front of everyone purulent diseases, boils, boils, abscesses - it acts as an antibiotic. The ointment is also rubbed in, but with the addition of vitamin A and fish oil, into the spine with wear of the vertebrae and disc herniations. Rub this ointment with vitamin A and fish oil on the chest and back for metastases in the lungs, necrosis and tumors.

Maclura ointment is very effective in the treatment of skin cancer, lupus, erysipelas, trophic ulcers, long-lasting wounds. It should be applied to the sore spot. The ointment does not irritate wounds.
Maclura oil

Maclura fruits, cut into strips, put in a jar and pour vegetable oil. After a week, drain the oil and squeeze out the remainder vigorously. The cake can be filled with alcohol (1:1) and left for another week. Use for nasal polyps and adenomas. Turundas with maclura oil are placed in the nose.

This oil can be used for eczema, dermatitis and lichen, as well as some types of psoriasis. At the same time, you can add calendula and chamomile flowers, birch leaves and St. John's wort to the oil for infusion.

For rectal cancer or fissures, you must first do a cleansing enema, and then a microenema from the maclura, for which 1 tbsp. Infuse a spoonful of maclura in a thermos in 1 cup of boiling water for about 12 hours.

Do enemas for two and a half months, then take a break.

We must remember: during treatment with maclura, antibiotics, alcoholic drinks and poisonous tinctures are prohibited!
Maclura - oncology treatment

Maclura - Adam's apple, has an excellent ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

For this purpose, you need to prepare a tincture that can be used both externally and internally. For one Adam's apple, take half a liter of vodka. Place the whole maklura fruit in a glass jar, without cutting it, and fill it with vodka. Close the jar with a tight lid and leave for two months until the fruit is completely soaked. Of course, you can reduce the infusion time of the plant to two weeks by cutting it into pieces, but then the Adam's apple will oxidize and the tincture will be less effective. At oncological diseases internal organs, the tincture is taken starting with 2 drops 3 times a day before meals. Daily adding 2 drops of tincture per day, bring the dose of medication to 30 drops at a time. Before taking, the tincture should be diluted with water: up to 10 drops - 1 tablespoon, up to 20 drops - two spoons, up to 30 drops - diluted with 50 ml of water. Having reached 30 drops, we reduce the dosage per reverse order, every day reducing 2 drops of medicine. We bring the norm to two drops per dose. Afterwards you need to take a break for two weeks and repeat the course again. Continue treatment for at least six months. In particular advanced cases, start taking maclura tincture with 3 drops, adding 3 drops every day, and increase the intake of the mixture to 40 drops at a time. Then reduce the dosage in the reverse order.

In case of problems with the ovaries and uterus, take the tincture 2-3 drops per tablespoon of water 4-5 times a day for a month. After a week's break, repeat the course.

You can also prepare an ointment from maclura, which is effective in treating inflamed lymph nodes, sprained muscles and joints, and osteochondrosis. To do this, mix the finished tincture with melted pork fat at the rate of 0.5 liters. tinctures 1 kg of interior fat. Stir the mixture well, place in a glass or enamel bowl, cover with a lid and place in the refrigerator. Before use, keep for some time at room temperature so that the ointment softens slightly. The ointment can be applied as applications to the affected area, applying a small amount to the tissue. You can use the ointment as a rub on the damaged area. After rubbing the ointment, the patient should be covered with a warm blanket.

However, it should be remembered that the maclura plant is poisonous and should be used with caution. If symptoms of poisoning appear: shortness of breath, nausea, weakness, dizziness, treatment with this drug should be discontinued.

I would also like to emphasize that there is not so much experience in using the Adam’s apple in medicine, as well as proven folk recipes using this fruit. So, for example, I think the advice to instill oil infused with Adam’s apple into the ear should be treated with greater caution. Pregnant women and nursing mothers with pathological stagnation of milk in the mammary glands are strictly prohibited from using this drug neither internally nor externally. Do not self-medicate, always consult a doctor and use proven folk recipes.
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With joint diseases, patients often suffer from pain, there is limited mobility of the limbs, and the inflamed tissues swell. As part of complex therapy, not only medications are used, but also herbal medicines.

One of the exotic fruits, on the basis of which several effective medicinal products have been created, is the Adam's apple. The use in folk medicine for joints of an unusual fruit resembling an orange is only green, positively assessed by herbalists and patients.

Adam's apple: what is it

Adam's apple (Chinese orange, maclura) - the fruit of a tree of the mulberry family, homeland - South America. In Russia, orange maclura grows in the Caucasus, in the Krasnodar region.

The rather large fruits are similar to an orange, but the color is light green, the surface is uneven and lumpy. Under the dense skin there are many dry fruits located near the fleshy axis of the inflorescence.

Chinese orange is inedible The fruits are used as raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Adam's apple is used to make medicinal ointments and tinctures.

Compound

The beneficial properties of the exotic fruit have long been known to traditional healers. The active effect on the body is manifested due to the rich composition of the Adam's apple.

Valuable ingredients:

• saponins;
• bile acids;
• sterols;
• pectins;
• fatty acids;
• sugar;
• citric acid;
• flavonoids similar to vitamin P.

Action

Medicinal properties of Adam's apple:

• accelerate the elimination of toxins;
• have a powerful antioxidant effect;
• prevent cancer;
• normalize metabolic processes;
• prevent salt deposition;
• the mobility of diseased joints is restored;
• reduce swelling of tissues in the problem area;
• reduces pain in affected tissues in joint pathologies and diseases of the spine.

Indications for use

The fruits of orange maclura are used for cooking healing tincture and ointments. What does Adam's apple cure? The herbal remedy is effective for diseases of the musculoskeletal system, in the treatment of large and small joints, and the spine.

Indications for the use of Adam's apple:

Contraindications

A folk remedy for the treatment of joint pathologies is prepared using alcohol-containing components. Not all categories of patients are allowed to use the herbal medicine.

Restrictions:

• diabetes mellitus;
• pregnancy;
• childhood;
• lactation period;
• allergy to the components of the herbal medicine.

Tincture

Maclura fruits can be purchased during a trip to the southern regions of the country. Adam's apple is also sold in herbal pharmacies. Some patients look for exotic fruits and make their own healing tincture, others buy ready-made herbal medicine in pharmacies. The effectiveness of the composition will be high in any case.

How to prepare maclura tincture

Traditional healers offer several recipes for Adam's apple tincture. The difference is in the duration and nuances of preparation.

Recipes for Adam's apple tincture for joints and sore backs:

• method number 1. Grind or grate a medium-sized fruit, place in a glass container, add high-quality vodka (500 ml). Remove the mass for 14 days warm room. An important condition is that the tincture should be in a dark place during preparation. There is no need to touch the jar of home remedy when infusing.
• method No. 2. The method is similar to the first, but during cooking you need to shake the container every day. The duration of infusion of the product with maclura is also 2 weeks;
• method number 3. Home remedy It takes longer to prepare, but the shelf life of the medicinal product also increases. You will need 10 Chinese oranges and good vodka. Chop the Adam's apple not too finely (3-4 pieces from one fruit are enough), put it in a glass jar, and fill it with vodka. The strong drink should be 2 times larger in volume than the orange maclura fruit. Minimum term preparation – 2 months. Many herbalists recommend infusing the remedy for 6–8 months.

Ointment

Another healing remedy for treating sore joints is easy to make yourself. To prepare an ointment with active analgesic properties, you will need the remains of the fruits from which the tincture was previously prepared.

Grind the cake in a blender, combine with olive oil in a 1:1 ratio, and grind again. Store the healing ointment in a cool place. Apply the herbal remedy to painful areas daily. The active properties of the Adam's apple components reduce joint pain due to gout, relax the back muscles, and help during attacks of radiculitis.

The folk remedy is used daily, After treatment, the problem area is insulated. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes.

Instructions for use

Adam's apple tincture is an excellent remedy for treating joints and a sore back. The method of application depends on the type of disease.

Osteochondrosis

Rules for using the tincture:

• wet the cotton wool active agent, rub the product into painful areas on the back for several minutes;
• redness appears on the affected area, a pleasant warmth spreads inside;
• All that remains is to go to bed, cover yourself with a warm blanket;
• The optimal time for the procedure is evening;
• It will take 10–14 days for a lasting effect to appear;
• After handling, be sure to wash your hands.

Gout, radiculitis, polyarthritis, salt deposits

Rules of application:

• rub a small amount of tincture into the affected area, insulate it with a scarf or handkerchief;
• the duration of a useful session is no more than ten minutes;
• after two or three procedures the patient will feel relief;
• for a lasting effect you will need a course of 10–15 sessions;
• important condition - daily processing problem areas(morning, afternoon and evening).

Dosage

To enhance beneficial effects on the body, herbalists recommend not only external, but also oral administration medicinal product based on the fruits of orange maclura. Before starting the course, you need to consult a doctor: alcohol tincture is not suitable for all patients.

Directions for use:

• first week – 3 drops with breakfast;
• second week - the number of drops is the same, but often increases to twice a day;
• third week – 3 drops three times a day;
• fourth week – 4 drops four times throughout the day;
• Duration of treatment – ​​1 month, repeated course is allowed after six months;
• the use of a healing tincture not only improves the condition of cartilage and bone tissue, but also has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular, nervous system, improves metabolism, removes toxins, activates cell regeneration.

Information for patients! Some herbalists recommend increasing the dosage to 30 drops per day, but too high a concentration of active substances is not suitable for all people. The first course is conducted according to the scheme proposed above. If the drug is well tolerated, there is no side effects, after consulting with your doctor, you can slightly increase the dosage (by 20–30%), observe the effect and reaction of the body. An individual approach is important.

Price

The herbal remedy has an average cost - a 100 ml bottle costs 400 rubles. Considering the minimum consumption of the composition for each day (only drop by drop), the financial costs of the therapeutic course are quite acceptable.

Fresh fruits are sold in the markets of the Caucasus and Krasnodar region. Chinese orange can be ordered in the online store. If you don’t want to prepare a tincture, you can purchase a ready-made tincture of orange maclura at any time. In herbal pharmacies, a healing remedy for treating joints and sore backs is always on sale.

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