Almost everyone knows such a plant as burdock, it is burdock, considering it a simple weed. But in fact, the plant is very useful for a person with various ailments. From the burdock curative broths and infusions are prepared, and the juice can be drunk as medicine. Now we will talk about the benefits of burdock juice and the rules for its reception.
Chemical composition
Burdock juice - a source of various vitamins. 
It contains:
- Pantothenic acid - 0.321 mg;
- pyridoxine - 0.24 mg;
- Riboflavin - 0.3 mg;
- thiamine, 0.01 mg;
- vitamin C - 3 mg;
- Vitamin E - 0.38 mg;
- vitamin K - 1.6 mcg.
- potassium - 308 mg;
- calcium - 41 mg;
- phosphorus - 51 mg;
- iron 0.8 mg;
- Zinc - 0.33 mg.
- essential oils;
- tannins;
- mineral salts;
- protein;
- flavonoids;
- alkaloids;
- phytosterol;
- resins;
- insulin polysaccharide.
Learn how to use burdock root and leaves.Nutritional value per 100 g of product:
- proteins - 1.52 g;
- fats - 0.15 g;
- carbohydrates - 17.34 g;
- fiber - 3.3 g
100 g of the drink contains 72 kcal - this is comparable to the calorie content of semolina (77 kcal) or yogurt 1.5% fat (65 kcal).Did you know? Considering this plant, an engineer from Switzerland, Georges de Mestral in 1948 Invented the Velcro.
Medicinal properties
Burdock drink has the following effect:
- antibacterial;
- antitumor;
- choleretic;
- diuretic;
- diaphoretic;
- regenerating;
- wound healing.
Beneficial to health is also birch, maple, tomato and beetroot juice.Burdock potion:
- strengthens the immune system;
- eliminates inflammatory processes in the body;
- relieves skin rashes;
- lowers blood sugar levels;
- normalizes cholesterol levels;
- eliminates the effects of food poisoning;
- prevents salt deposits in the body;
- helps athletes build muscle.
Use in folk medicine: what treats
The rich and diverse composition of burdock has a positive effect on the human body. This is manifested in different areas of medicine.
In oncology
Alkaloid, which is extracted from the burdock, is used to treat cancer. Burdock juice does not allow malignant tumors to develop: they do not increase in size, cancer cells stop growing and die. And thanks to antioxidants in the plant, the body can cope with a terrible disease at the stage of its inception.
When oncology, take a cup and aloe.Recommend to take a drink from the burdock after surgery. It is very valuable for those who are contraindicated in chemotherapy or radiation. The drug in question will help overcome uterine myoma. In such cases, the healing potion is not only taken orally, but also doused with it.
In gynecology
Burdock juice can cure ovarian cyst. It also helps with chronic pain in the ovaries. It is recommended to use the drink with a breast cyst and mastopathy. In order to increase the effect in these cases, burdock leaves can be applied to the mammary gland, having previously stretched them. The considered tool normalizes the menstrual cycle. There are also cases when drinking from a burdock cured infertility, although official medicine was powerless. 
For kidney
Drinking from burdock contributes to the removal of sand in urolithiasis, due to the diuretic effect. Having an anti-inflammatory effect, it can cure many diseases of the urinary system. And its antimicrobial strength helps to cure cystitis.
It is good for the kidneys to eat beans, cherries, persimmons, mango, sour, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots.
For liver
Healing potion from burdock is used to treat various forms of hepatitis. It can also help with various problems with the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts.
Did you know? In the old days, this plant in Siberia, Japan and the Caucasus was considered a vegetable. It was grown in vegetable gardens to cook soups and salads from young leaves.
Use in cosmetology
Often, burdock juice is used in cosmetology, as it is able to return the skin to youth, and give the hair strength. It helps to cope with the problem of hair loss. To do this, the scalp should be smeared with fresh juice, wait a few minutes and rinse. It also makes the curls shiny and smooth, nourishes and moisturizes dry strands, restores hair after traumatic procedures. 
The considered remedy does well with problems on the face, eliminating acne and eliminating wrinkles. Masks from it are able to remove inflammation, pollution, and acne from the skin of the face. Burdock juice is very effective for dry and itchy skin, due to its antifungal effect. The tool helps to remove puffiness and restore the water balance of the skin, making it soft and supple.
Contraindications and side effects
Many believe that burdock is a completely harmless plant. But some contraindications still exist. Consider who can not use a drink from the burdock:
- patients with hypertension;
- people with cardiovascular diseases;
- people with thyroid problems;
- pregnant women;
- women during lactation;
- children up to 12 years.
Important! Abuse of burdock juice can lead to the production of glycogen in the liver. Therefore it is impossible to exceed the specified rate.
Before being treated with the remedy in question, you need to consult a doctor to avoid negative consequences.How to take and drink burdock juice
Treatment with burdock juice should begin with a teaspoon, gradually increasing the dosage. The course of treatment is from 7 to 30 days, after which you should take a break at the same time.
Drug Drug Scheme:
- 1-2 day - 2 times a day and 1 teaspoon;
- 3-4 day - 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon;
- from day 5 - 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
How to make juice
Consider how to make a healing potion:
- Rinse the leaves.
- Then they should be soaked in cold water for a couple of hours.
- Raw materials need to get, shake, dry a little.
- The leaves are crushed using a meat grinder 2 times.
- The resulting mass is placed in folded gauze several times and squeeze the juice.
- The liquid is poured into the prepared container and sent to the refrigerator.
Important! Store burdock juice is recommended no more than three days. After the expiration date, it will be unusable and may harm the body.
Tincture: cooking recipe
To prepare the burdock tincture, you need to take:
- medical alcohol - 100 ml;
- lime honey - 500 ml;
- fresh juice from burdock - 500 ml.
In case of diabetes, take marigold, Jerusalem artichoke, turnip, yucca, blueberry, white acacia, viburnum, creeping couch, dogwood, stevia, currant, cactus, orange, apricot, green onions, blueberries, beets, parsley, Chinese cabbage, aspen, chaff, and purple carrot.Tincture helps with the deposition of salts, for the normalization of the menstrual cycle, for the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections, from ovarian cysts. It is useful to take it with diabetes. Tincture on alcohol improves the work of the pancreas, as well as all metabolic processes in the body. It can be used externally, for rubbing with radiculitis, arthritis and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Thus, burdock is a very valuable plant that helps to cope with many diseases. In order to use the juice only benefit, it is necessary to strictly follow the dosage. And before starting treatment, it is better to consult a doctor.
