Chestnut tea, natural cure for persistent cough, here's how to prepare it

In folk medicine, it is known to recommend the cure from chestnut tea, in the treatment of various diseases

It is the golden season of chestnuts. Albania is blessed with their presence, especially the northern part of the country.

Roasted or boiled, chestnuts are loved by everyone. Slightly doughy and soft in content, they are undoubtedly tasty, but above all full of nutritional value.

But it is not only the chestnut fruit that is rich in health benefits. The whole chestnut tree is a precious treasure for health.

The roots, leaves and even the composition of the surface of the chestnut tree trunk have been used since ancient times by folk medicine to cure several diseases and health complications.

In folk medicine, the recommendation for the use of chestnut tea is known, as a natural cure in the treatment of various diseases, especially whooping cough.

With the arrival of cold days and the lowering of temperatures, the cold and the flu become a phenomenon that threatens good health, while weakening the body and its powers.

Chestnut leaves and barks of young one- and two-year-old twigs have curative values ??and wide medical use against the cold and its complications.

You can easily find chestnut extracts in any pharmacy or shop that sells medicinal plants.

Fights whooping cough and cold

The use of tea from chestnut leaves is fantastic in helping the body fight whooping cough, heal sore throats from colds, and ward off flu.

Whooping cough is contagious, it causes coughing and sneezing and affects all ages.

Chestnut tea helps to remove secretions that make breathing difficult, promote persistent coughing and create pain in the throat.

It has tonic properties and gives good results in the stomach as a digestive and as an appetite stimulant. It is especially good against flatulence. It also affects the reduction of temperature.

This tea is also very useful against eye pains by rinsing them externally with it.

For the relief of varicose veins and rheumatism

Chestnut tea is also known for curing varicose veins, relieving pain and preventing their enlargement.

The natural cure for this purpose is prepared by mixing 20 grams of chestnut extract and 60 grams of ointment.

It is mixed well until a uniform creamy mass is created and with it the parts of the varicose veins are smeared and bandaged with a clean gauze.

It is usually recommended that this cure be applied during the day but also during dinners when the body is at rest. It can be kept for a few hours or even throughout the night.

This tea is very useful in relieving rheumatism. It helps loosen joints and strengthen bones.

Tea preparation

Three small spoons of chestnut tea extract are poured into a container where we previously poured a glass of boiled water.

The container is insulated and after 20 minutes the tea is strained and consumed.

It can be consumed two or three times a day.

According to preference, a little sugar or honey can be added to the tea for sweetening.

The tea is stored in a glass container and consumed within 48 hours.

Chestnut leaves can be used to cure cardio-vascular diseases as the boiled juice of the leaves protects the vein walls.