The Adam's apple plant has found use in folk medicine; adherents of conservative therapy do not use it. 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 to traditional healers, like 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 an unusual appearance. The photo shows that it looks like an unripe orange - it has a lumpy peel and a 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 the wood, paint is obtained from the roots, and the beautiful plant itself is used in landscape design.

Adam's apple, also known as maclura, contains a lot of 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 and normalizing metabolism at the cellular level. A number of other isoflavones are hormone-like substances (analogs of 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 are especially good at resolving benign tumors. 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 and toning the body;
• Optimizing the functioning of blood vessels and the heart;
• Reducing the consequences of stroke.

Medicines with fruits have found use in 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 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 the finished product 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. It can be prepared 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 a little liquid onto your hand and apply to the skin. Rub with gentle movements and let it absorb. Wrap the treated area with warm woolen cloth and 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, and heel spurs.

It is believed that Adam's apple ointment has 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. Indications include inflamed lymph nodes, mastopathy, joint pain, back pain, heel spurs, and 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, filled with any cold-pressed oil (ideal option - grape seed oil, olive oil). 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 remedy 3-4 times a day until complete recovery.

In autumn, in the markets of the Crimea, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, you can often find maclura fruits - large (up to 15 cm in diameter) balls with green wrinkled skin, which acquires an orange-light green hue as it ripens. People call these fruits Adam's apples, Chinese or Indian oranges. The flesh of Adam's apples is yellow, with an abundance of seeds.

In fact, the orange maclura, brought from Central America, belongs to the mulberry family, its closest relative is the mulberry. Adam's apples, although they have a pleasant smell (similar to cucumber) and contain many useful substances, are inedible and slightly toxic. Even when picking Chinese oranges, it is recommended to wear gloves to avoid thorns and not to burn the skin with the milky juice. However, in folk medicine, the fruits of maclura are used very widely; the plant was even nicknamed the tree of God for its healing powers.

Healing properties of Adam's apple

Adam's apples contain a high content of flavonoids - compounds that act as antioxidants in the body and have anti-sclerotic and anti-carcinogenic effects. Flavonoids also include isoflavones: substances that strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Isoflavones in maclura fruits are up to 6%, with the highest content being osayin, a compound that is more effective in maintaining the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system than rutin.

Maclure also contains a lot of phytosterols, which are converted in the body into vitamins A, D, E and K. Adam's apple saponins thin mucus (promote expectoration), tone the cardiovascular system, stimulate the functioning of all glands, and accelerate the absorption of nutrients. Paradox: being toxic in itself, in small doses maclura juice helps detoxify the body and remove toxins.

• osteochondrosis and salt deposition;
• rheumatism and radiculitis (as a pain reliever);
• calluses and heel spurs;
• joint pain and severe bruises;
• gout and polyarthritis;
• varicose veins and other vein diseases;
• hypertension;
• partial paralysis after strokes;
• cold;
• eczema;
• metabolic disorders;
• decreased immunity;
• prostate adenoma;
• mastopathy;
• fibroids;
• oncological diseases.

Recipe for Adam's apple tincture with alcohol

Only ripe fruits collected in October - early November are suitable for tincture. Before preparing the medicine, they are thoroughly washed and dried, but due to the sticky milky juice, it is very difficult to completely remove all microorganisms from the surface of the fruit.

Some pathogens die only in 96% alcohol. Therefore, pure medical alcohol for preparing tincture is preferable to vodka or moonshine.

In addition, Adam's apples are very juicy; during infusion, the juice is mixed with alcohol, and by the time it is ready, the strength of the alcohol tincture is reduced to 55 degrees. The access of air during the infusion period worsens the quality of the drug (due to the oxidation of polyphenols), so you immediately need to calculate the amount of ingredients so that the container is filled with tincture to the very top.

Ingredients:

• maclura fruits (Adam's apple) – 0.5 kg;
• alcohol 96% – 0.5 liters;
• vegetable or pork fat – 0.5 kg (optional).

Preparation

1. Maclura fruits are weighed and crushed on a coarse grater or in a blender (if there is a lot of raw material, you can use a meat grinder).

2. The resulting slurry is poured with alcohol in a 1:1 ratio.

3. Store the glass container with the mixture in a cool, dark place (not in the refrigerator).

Infusion time:

• The best medicine for both external and internal use is considered to be infused for a year. The substance turns brown;
• if the medicine is needed urgently, then the tincture for external use can be used after two weeks, for internal use - after 1–6 months. In such cases, it is convenient to divide the raw materials into several containers, filtering the medicine as needed.

4. The finished Adam's apple tincture is filtered and stored in a dark, cool place; it retains its beneficial properties for 10 years.

The squeezed cake should not be thrown away: it is a very valuable medicinal raw material. Many useful substances in maclura are poorly soluble even in alcohol and remain in the pulp.

Preparation of fat-alcohol mixture

Alcohol disinfects, but burns the skin, so in some cases it is better to use a more delicate oil-alcohol mixture for compresses and rubbing. To prepare it, olive oil is mixed with the tincture in a 1:1 ratio and whisked a little so that the mixture does not separate. If you don’t have olive oil, corn or even sunflower oil (preferably unrefined) will do.

The oil-alcohol mixture is too thin. A thicker medicine is prepared from tincture and internal pork fat. Its structure is very similar to human oil and is absorbed into the skin better than olive oil.

The internal pork fat is cut into small cubes and heated in a water bath in 2-3 steps so that it melts but does not boil. The lard is drained, cooled to room temperature, mixed in equal parts with maklyura tincture and beaten. The cracklings can be used for culinary purposes.

Ointment from alcoholized cake

To prepare the ointment, the cake is mixed with olive oil or pork fat rendered according to the previous recipe in a 1:1 ratio. The resulting mixture is whipped in a blender.

Sometimes in the literature there are recipes for preparing ointments in a water bath. However, medicine made from raw cake is more effective, since heat treatment decomposes many useful compounds.

External use of Adam's apple tincture

For osteochondrosis, salt deposition, polyarthritis, arthrosis, radiculitis, rheumatism, gout, severe bruises, apply a compress of maclura tincture in the evening. To enhance the warming effect of the compress, cover it with a warm cloth on top.

For intervertebral, articular, or inguinal hernia, the sore spots are very carefully rubbed with the tincture for 5-10 minutes 3 times a day. Then the treated area is wrapped for 20 minutes.

Adam's apple tincture for joints will be even more effective if rubbed into sore spots. People with sensitive skin are recommended to use a fat-alcohol mixture for rubbing.

Lotions from an oil-alcohol mixture or ointment are made for prostate adenoma, mastopathy and eczema. In these cases, the lotion is kept for no more than two hours. During the day you are allowed to apply 1-2 lotions.

To restore motor functions after a stroke, oil cake ointment or a fat-alcohol mixture is carefully rubbed into the patient’s skin in the evening. Even better results can be achieved if you use maclura ointment for massage one evening, and comfrey root ointment the other.

Some herbalists recommend combining Adam's apple with golden mustache. But both of these plants contain a lot of phytoflavonoids. The body's reaction may be too violent, which is dangerous if the blood vessels are weakened.

An oil-alcohol mixture or ointment is rubbed daily into the affected areas for varicose veins. In this case, there is no need to apply warm compresses.

For nasal polyps, turundas are made from a bandage, moistened with an oil-alcohol mixture, inserted into each nostril and kept for no more than 2 hours.

Using lotions made from maclura tincture or an oil-fat mixture, you can get rid of warts and wen.

For hemorrhoids, suppositories made from frozen ointment (on pork fat) are inserted into the anus.

After a massage with maclura tincture, you must wash your hands thoroughly.

Internal use of Adam's apple tincture

Maclura tincture lowers blood pressure, strengthens the immune system, and accelerates recovery from bronchopulmonary diseases. It has been noticed that taking the medicine slows down the development of metastases, and in the initial stages of the disease it promotes the resorption of tumors. The remedy is especially effective for myoma and fibromyoma.

Drink the tincture no later than half an hour before meals. For those who are fasting or on a diet, it is recommended to combine the drug with drinking freshly squeezed juices from cabbage, beets or cucumber.

You need to measure the volume of medicine using a pipette: every drop is important, exceeding the dose is dangerous to health. The required number of drops is dissolved in a tablespoon of water.

Regimen for taking Adam's apple tincture for benign tumors and oncological diseases:

• first week – 3 drops in the morning;
• 2nd week – 3 drops 2 times a day;
• 3rd week – 3 drops 3 times a day;
• 4th week – 4 drops 3 times a day;
• from the 5th to the 30th week, each dose is increased by 1 drop: in the 30th week - 30 drops 3 times a day;
• from the 31st week, reduce it drop by drop per dose until at the 57th week it is 3 drops 3 times a day.

If necessary, the course is repeated after 2 months.

For chronic fatigue syndrome, metabolic disorders, hypertension, bronchopulmonary diseases, 3 courses in a row are given:

• 1st day – 3 times 1 drop;
• 2nd day – 3 times 2 drops;
• then every day the dose is increased by 1 drop per dose. 20th day – 3 times 20 drops;
• from the 21st day, the dose is reduced by 1 drop per dose. Day 39 – 3 times 1 drop.

Contraindications for internal use of Adam's apple tincture

You cannot drink the tincture:

• patients with diabetes (Adam's apple contains a lot of sugars);
• pregnant and lactating women;
• with the gallbladder removed;
• during chemotherapy;
• while taking antibiotics.

Maclura tincture with alcohol, being a toxin, creates a serious load on the liver. Therefore, you should not drink alcohol while taking the medicine.

Attention! Self-medication can be dangerous; consult your doctor before using the tincture.

These days, about 25% of people suffer from joint problems that cause pain, inflammation, stiffness, and aches. Just a few decades ago, rheumatism and osteochondrosis were caused by poor living conditions, hard physical labor, and a lack of nutrients in the body. And the elderly were susceptible to them. But today even young people who play sports and lead an active lifestyle are not immune from such diseases. Unfortunately, the destruction of joints, bone and cartilage tissue cannot be stopped, but a large number of medicines, including traditional medicine recipes, have been developed to combat this. One of such effective methods of treatment is considered to be a tincture of maclura fruits.

Maclura, lady's tree and false orange

Maclura is also known under other interesting names: Adam's apple, false orange, dye mulberry, lady's tree, Indian orange.

Orange maclura is a tall (about 20 m) deciduous tree from the mulberry family. Most often found in South America, Central Asia, Crimea and some regions of Russia. It loves light, tolerates drought, wind, and can even tolerate salty soil. Its fruits begin to ripen in October, attracting attention with their round shape and wrinkled skin of a pale yellowish or greenish hue.

What are the benefits of Adam's apple?

Despite the fact that the fruits are called either an apple or an orange, none of the properties of these fruits are characteristic of them. They smell like fresh cucumber, and their use as food is strictly prohibited - maclura causes vomiting and poisoning. And they should also be collected carefully, wearing gloves, being careful of the oily, sticky film. Nevertheless, the milky sap of the tree contains many substances that are beneficial for joints:

1. Pectin. Removes waste, toxins and salts from the body; lowers cholesterol levels.
2. Sterols. Necessary for obtaining vitamins.
3. Isoflavones. Activate and normalize metabolic processes.
4. Saponins. Restore water, salt and mineral balances; help the absorption of other substances.
5. Bioflavonoids. They increase the tone of the walls of blood vessels, relieve pain and stop premature tissue destruction. It is believed that treatment with Adam's apple is most effective precisely due to the presence of these substances, which have anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating and analgesic effects.

Tinctures and ointments from Adam's apple have long been used in folk recipes for the treatment of the liver, spleen, nervous system and, in particular, diseases of the bones and joints: arthrosis, radiculitis, polyarthritis, gout.

Useful properties of maclura, successfully used in folk medicine:

• Relieves inflammation in all types of joint diseases;
• Destroys viral infections;
• Stimulates the functioning of the liver and cardiovascular system;
• Tones the body;
• Prevents the development of vascular atherosclerosis;
• Increases immunity.

Due to its lack of knowledge, treatment with this fruit is not used in modern medicine. It should be used carefully and only externally. Adam's apple is contraindicated for people with allergic diseases, diabetes and pregnancy.

Types of tinctures

Healing tinctures, oils and ointments are prepared from the Adam's apple, which can be purchased at the pharmacy or made independently. For these purposes, only ripe fruits with intact peel are used.

Compress

To prepare, you need half a kilogram of fruit, 50% alcohol or vodka without artificial colors and additives, and a liter jar. Heat the jar in the oven for two minutes. Cut the fruit into small pieces and place in a jar. Fill to the top with alcohol, making sure there are no small bubbles left. Close the lid tightly and leave for 2-3 weeks. After the expiration date, use it as a compress: moisten a gauze cloth, wrap it in a scarf, and leave for 20-30 minutes. Rub on sore joints twice a week for 7-14 days. Shake well before use.

Ointment for rubbing joints

You will need an Adam's apple and pork fat. If you don't have it, you can use vegetable oil mixed with beeswax. Cut the fruit into small pieces, mix with fat 5:1 and place in a hermetically sealed container. It needs to be covered with dough on top. Melt the mixture in a water bath or in the oven. Transfer the resulting mixture to another jar. Keep in the refrigerator. Use every other day as an ointment or compress for 1.5-2 months. Warm up before use.

Maclura not only treats diseased joints, but is also useful for various other pathologies:

1. If you have problems with the rectum (hemorrhoids, fissures), make rectal suppositories from chilled Adam's apple ointment and insert them every night.
2. To treat mastopathy, take a cabbage or plantain leaf, beat it, scald it with boiling water, apply ointment to it and apply it to your chest (preferably overnight).
3. For nasal congestion (sinusitis, sinusitis), bring the ointment to a liquid state. Apply 2-3 drops twice a day. This treatment will help remove pus and mucus from your sinuses. Do 20 days, then 7-10 days off.
4. Fish oil in the ointment will help speed up the treatment of osteochondrosis, hernia, arthritis and prevent the destruction of intervertebral discs.

Adam's apple oil

More details

Place pieces of fruit in a jar. Fill completely with oil (olive, orange or jojoba). Leave for two months in a dark place. Use for massage, rubbing damaged joints.

Tincture for internal use

There are several options for preparing tinctures to improve joint function and treat pathologies.

• A tincture is prepared, just like a compress. Fill the Adam's apple, grated or grinded, with a 50% alcohol solution and place in a dark, warm room for two weeks.
• For this recipe you need at least 8-10 fruits. Without chopping, cut the maclura, put it in a jar and fill it with vodka. In this case, the volume of the fruit should be equal to the volume of liquid. You can use the tincture after two months. By this time, all its medicinal properties will begin to appear. And if time permits, it is better to leave it for six months.
• Finely grind the fruit. Fill with a bottle of vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then separate the thick part and use the remaining liquid for treatment.

To prepare tinctures, take only ripe fruits collected in October - November. The infused tincture will have the color of strong black tea. Also try to prevent the solution from oxidizing - screw the lid of the jar tightly. Used fruits also heal well - they can be twisted and applied to sore spots.

How to take the tincture

For radiculitis, arthrosis, joint pain or salt deposits, rub and insulate. Leave for 15 minutes. Repeat 2-3 times a day for a month, without interruption.

To treat damaged joints, use lotions and compresses. Treatment should be comprehensive, in combination with medications.

For osteochondrosis, you need to moisten a cotton swab in the tincture and rub just above the sore spot until redness appears and a feeling of warmth appears. After this, you should cover yourself with a blanket and go to bed. Therefore, it is advisable to use the tincture at night.

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To enhance the effect, you can take maclura orally, but this must be done very carefully and only after consulting a doctor, since the fruit of the Chinese orange is poisonous and can be harmful to health.

The course of treatment lasts 1 month, 2 times a year. The tincture is drunk 15 minutes before meals according to the following scheme:

1. 1 week – 3 drops once a day.
2. Week 2 – 3 drops twice a day.
3. Week 3 – 3 drops 3 times a day

Then every week you should increase the intake of tincture by 1 drop until it is equal to your age. That is, if you are 25 years old, the maximum number of drops should be 25. This rule applies up to 30 drops. You cannot use more than this norm. After a week of maximum dosage, reduce the number of drops in the opposite direction.

Taking the tincture internally has a beneficial effect on the body, strengthens the cardiovascular system, and treats sore joints. However, despite its effectiveness, maclura fruits cannot replace full-fledged drug treatment. Also, before use, consultation with a specialist is necessary, since the plant has a number of contraindications and side effects.

Treatment of joints with “Adam’s apple”: how to use maclura fruits

In order to relieve pain from joint diseases and prevent these diseases from progressing, it is sometimes useful to use in treatment not only medicinal methods (medicines) and physical therapy, but also traditional medicine recipes. Good folk remedies for arthrosis and arthritis are medicines based on Adam's apple. Another name for this plant is maclura. We will tell you about it today.

What is an “Adam’s apple” (maclura)?

Adam's apple is popularly called the fruit of a tree called orange maclura, or apple-bearing tree. Other names for this plant are Chinese orange, false orange, Indian orange, “God's tree” and others.

Maclura grows in our country in the Caucasus and Crimea, in the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, as well as in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

The maklura tree can reach up to twenty meters in height and one and a half meters in diameter. It was named Chinese orange because its fruits gradually turn yellow or orange when they begin to ripen. They are up to 15 cm in size, so in appearance they can indeed resemble an orange.

This is where the similarity between maclura and citrus fruits ends, because this product is poisonous! When you see green or ripe fruits, remember this and under no circumstances try to eat them! Instead, it is better to collect more false orange fruits and use it as a traditional medicine.

The fact is that the fruits of the tree of God are used in traditional medicine recipes to treat a variety of diseases. Thus, maclura can be used as an effective remedy for benign neoplasms (mastopathy, prostate adenoma, uterine fibroids), as well as for malignant diseases - such as stomach cancer, uterine cancer, and intestinal cancer.

Since most of the medicinal substances of the Indian orange are contained in the milky juice of this plant (both in the fruits and in the shoots), its milky juice is also used to treat many skin diseases - such as eczema, dermatitis of various origins, and skin cancer. Also, Adam's apple in folk medicine is an effective remedy for hypertension and hemorrhagic lesions.

But, probably, the Adam's apple is most famous in the treatment of joints and diseases of the spine. This drug is good for deforming arthrosis, arthritis, polyarthritis, radiculitis and rheumatism.

We have already talked about how you can treat arthrosis with folk remedies, including folk recipes for arthrosis of the knee joint (gonarthrosis), as well as methods for treating osteoarthritis of the hip joint (coxarthrosis). Therefore, today we have added to this collection of folk recipes for treating joints with Chinese orange.

Folk recipe No. 1: rubbing for joints

Take the maclura fruits, wash them thoroughly, and then grate them using a regular medium-caliber grater. After this, transfer the resulting grated mass into a jar, fill it to the top with alcohol in a ratio of one to one and seal tightly.

Leave this tincture in a dark place to infuse for two weeks. But it is necessary to shake the container every day. After this period, the maclura tincture is ready.

The tincture should be used as follows. Take a small piece of clean cloth made from natural materials, soak it in the tincture and apply it tightly to the sore joint. Wrap the sore spot with a warm woolen scarf on top and leave it there for 30 minutes. After this, you need to remove both the scarf and the cloth.

This recipe can be successfully used for almost any joint disease - arthrosis, arthritis, as well as various muscle pains and cervical osteochondrosis. The main thing is not to leave the disease only to the care of traditional medicine, but to combine traditional treatment with medication - from competent doctors.

Recipe No. 2: tincture for oral administration

And here is another healing recipe for maclura tincture. Take several ripe fruits of the lady's tree (half a kilo) and finely chop them. Then pour the chopped pieces of maclura fruit into a jar and fill them with half a liter of regular, but high-quality (not pale) vodka. Seal the jar tightly and place it in a dark place to infuse. The tincture should sit there for at least 30 days, ideally up to six months, as it only gets better over time.

After the tincture is ready, it should be taken according to the following scheme, with increasing doses. In the first week, use begins with three drops of tincture at a time, once before meals. These three drops should be diluted in half a glass of water and drunk.

In the second week, the dose is increased: you need to take the same three drops of tincture before meals, but 2 times a day. In the third week of treatment, the dose of maclura tincture is increased to 3 times a day.

Then the dose continues to be gradually increased so that by the thirtieth week of treatment the daily dose of God's tree tincture is 30 drops per day (10 drops 3 times a day). The guideline here is that 30 drops is the maximum dose for a person thirty years of age and older.

If a younger person is undergoing treatment with maclura, the maximum dose of tincture (in drops) should correspond to the number of years of his age.

After this, a gradual reduction in the dose of Chinese orange tincture begins, one drop at a time, to the level of 9 drops per day (three drops three times a day).

Thus, the general course of treatment with maclura tincture will be 14 months, after which it is necessary to take a break from taking it for a period of one to two months. If the disease has subsided, you can stop taking the tincture or switch to taking it prophylactically, and if not, the course of treatment should be repeated.

This treatment regimen is used to get rid of benign and malignant tumors - intestinal cancer, fibroids and other oncology.

Recipe No. 3: the same tincture, but for external use

The prepared false orange tincture (see above in recipe No. 2) can also be used as an effective external remedy for arthrosis, arthritis, gout, salt deposits in the joints, heel spurs, osteochondrosis and other diseases of the joints and spine.

For this purpose, maclura tincture is used as a rubbing agent. It is done at night, before going to bed.

Take a clean natural cloth and moisten it with the tincture. Then moisten the skin in the area of ​​the affected joints with this cloth, and then rub the remaining moisture remaining on the skin into it. After this, insulate this area by wrapping the area of ​​the affected joint with a warm and clean woolen scarf. Leave it on overnight and remove it in the morning.

No. 4: healing ointment

This ointment is prepared as follows. Take the freshest possible lard, then melt it into lard. After this, take a clean jar in which you will store the ointment, and place the resulting lard in it in an even layer about one and a half centimeters thick.

Then take ripe maclura fruits, wash them thoroughly, and then cut them into slices 1 cm or slightly smaller. Pour chopped false orange fruits into the jar so that their layer is 1.5 centimeters (same as the layer of lard). After this, you need to again add a layer of lard of the same volume, and you need to alternate these layers until the jar is full, but the topmost layer should be lard.

Close the filled jar with a tight plastic lid, and then seal it with dough to seal it. After this, you need to put this jar in a water bath or oven on very low heat for 24 hours. At the end of this time, strain the resulting medicinal preparation into another jar in such a way that the jar is completely filled and there is no room left for air on top. And put this jar in the refrigerator and store it there until it runs out.

The resulting medicinal macular ointment should be used as follows. Take a teaspoon, heat it over the fire, and then scoop out the ointment from the jar. Then place the ointment from a spoon onto a clean cloth made of natural materials and spread the ointment evenly over the cloth. After this, apply the cloth with ointment to the sore area - the spine or sore joint, and then wrap this area with a warm, clean woolen scarf. Leave this compress for 4-5 hours and then remove. You need to make such compresses with maclura ointment every other day for two to three months.

This recipe is used for various joint diseases (arthrosis, arthritis), as well as for intervertebral hernia.

If ointment from the fruits of the maclura plant is used to treat mastopathy, then the recipe for use changes slightly. The ointment should be applied to a leaf of burdock or cabbage, which should be applied to the chest, and then strengthened with cotton cloth and insulated with a woolen scarf, and then leave the compress overnight. This procedure should be done every other day or a little less often for 2-3 months.

To treat hemorrhoids or rectal cancer, maclura (Chinese orange) ointment should be used in the form of suppositories. Prepare candles one centimeter thick and 2 cm long, cool them in the refrigerator and use them at night every other day for a course of 1-2 months.

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Nature has given humanity many useful plants, which are raw materials for the manufacture of medicines and are used everywhere in folk medicine. Adam's apple is also considered this way - the recipes are varied and easy to follow.

Adam's apple as a medicinal plant

Maclura orange- another name for the plant that gives humanity the Adam's apple. The tree grows up to 20 m in height and belongs to the mulberry family, like the mulberry. The fruit has many names; it can also be called false orange, God's gift, Indian or Chinese orange.

The gifts of maclura are only superficially similar to the familiar citrus. In fact, it is completely inedible and even extremely poisonous. The insides of the fruit smell like fresh cucumber and contain sticky milky juice. Their diameter reaches up to 15 cm.

Maclura tree with fruits

The fruits are collected in October and must be carried out with gloves: the peel of the fruit is so sticky that you will have to wash your hands for several days.

Medicinal properties

Adam's apple has a unique composition that allows you to treat many diseases:

• flavonoids;
• polysaccharides;
• ascorbic acid;
• saponins;
• sterols;
• bile acids;
• aliphatic monobasic carboxylic acids.

The apple itself and its juice have medicinal benefits, but the leaves and wood are completely useless in this sense.

Adam's apple has the following properties:

• removes toxins from the body;
• suppresses the growth of cancer cells;
• tones;
• strengthens the immune system (is a natural immunostimulant);
• actively fights viruses;
• regulates the functioning of the nervous system;
• strengthens blood vessels.

The fruit actively acts as an immunomodulator thanks to flavonoids and antioxidants. Adam's apple tinctures are used to strengthen the immune system.

Maclura oil is extracted by extracting beneficial substances from the fruit.

It is widely used for cosmetic purposes because it:

• brightens the skin;
• prevents irritation and rashes;
• smoothes wrinkles;
• fights pimples, boils, blackheads.

Where can I get Adam's apple?

Since the plant lives only in Central Asia, Crimea and the Caucasus, residents of other countries can order the fruits via the Internet or buy them themselves while on vacation at sea.

It is imperative to clarify when the Adam’s apple was collected, since all the beneficial properties can be obtained from the fruit collected only at the end of September and October.

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Contraindications

Despite all the beneficial properties of this product, there are contraindications when it should absolutely not be used:

• children;
• pregnant and nursing mothers;
• patients with diabetes mellitus;
• people with impaired liver function;
• patients undergoing antibiotic therapy;
• persons with problems with the small intestine.

Use in folk medicine

Traditional healers widely use the fruits and juice of false oranges for medicinal purposes. For this purpose, various dosage forms are prepared: from ointments to alcohol tinctures.

Apple is effective for many diseases:

• Diseases of the joints and spine. Medicines based on Indian orange also relieve inflammation in diseases such as,.
• Varicose veins and hemorrhoids. The polyphenols that make up maclura strengthen the walls of blood vessels and capillaries and prevent the formation of blood clots.
• Skin diseases. Tannins help speed up the healing of wounds. For eczema and psoriasis, the medicine is taken orally.
• Tumors. Adam's apple tincture can lead to the resorption of benign and malignant neoplasms. Prevents metastasis.

Arthrosis and arthritis

Adam's Apple Medicine Recipes

You can buy ready-made medicines based on Adam's apple, but by preparing them yourself, you can be sure of avoiding counterfeiting.

Vodka tincture

Recipe No. 1 is done like this:

• Two medium-sized Adam's apples cut into cubes up to 2 cm thick.
• Place in a liter jar and fill with vodka so that it completely covers the fruit.
• The container with the future tincture is hidden in a dark place for 1-6 months.
• The longer the mixture remained untouched, the more beneficial managed to extract from a false orange.

Advice! To prepare tinctures you need to use high-quality, expensive vodka. It is not worth saving on your health in favor of your wallet.

Recipe No. 2:

• A single Adam's apple is cut into large pieces.
• Place in a half-liter container and fill the jar with vodka to the brim, which is then sealed with a lid.
• Shake the tincture every day for six months.
• After the expiration date, the tincture is ready for use.

Alcohol tincture

Recipe No. 1 for alcohol tincture:

• Grate one apple along with the peel.
• Place in a half-liter jar and fill with 70% alcohol to the top.
• Infuse for 60-180 days until the tincture acquires an amber hue.

Recipe No. 2:

• Chinese orange is weighed and ground in a blender or meat grinder.
• Place in a jar and fill with 96% alcohol in a 1:1 ratio.
• It is recommended to start taking it internally after a year, and externally after 14 days.

Ointment for joints

Side effects

Eating maclura fruits internally or externally may be accompanied by side effects.

From the gastrointestinal tract:

• nausea;
• vomit;
• diarrhea;
• stomach ache.

Allergic reactions:

• hives;
• anaphylactic shock;
• Quincke's edema.

Attention! If any discomfort occurs while using Adam's apple, you should stop treatment and immediately seek qualified medical help.

Pharmacy medicines for joints

Adam's apple is such a useful product that medicines of various forms are made from it:

• Maclura (medicinal ointment). Used to treat the musculoskeletal system, skin diseases and tumors. Apply to the affected area 2-3 times a day. Continue treatment for at least 2 months.
• Cream-balm "Maclura". The cream has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect on joints and muscles. Apply the drug as needed to relieve pain.
• Maclura tincture. Helps remove.

Maclura balm Maclura ointment Adam's apple tincture from the pharmacy

Conclusion

Despite the fact that Adam's apple preparations can treat many diseases, you should strictly follow the indicated dosage so as not to harm yourself. Also, you cannot cancel the medications prescribed by your doctor in favor of maclura treatment.

In alternative medicine there are many different medicines for the treatment of a large number of diseases.

They are often prepared from medicinal plants. These are ointments, tinctures, infusions, decoctions, rubs and compresses. One of the most unusual plants that is widely used in folk medicine is the Adam's apple. The plant has several names.

It is called maclura (in honor of the American naturalist Maclura), gift of God's tree, false orange, Indian or inedible orange. With the help of compositions from the plant, a lot of pathologies, in particular joint ones, can be cured. The plant is definitely medicinal.

However, before you start preparing and using drugs to treat a particular ailment, you should find out what Adam’s apple treats, what indications and contraindications it has, and also consult your doctor regarding the advisability of using the compositions.

Reviews from people who have used the fruits to treat ailments, in particular radiculitis and rheumatism, are mostly positive. This is proof of the effectiveness of the appropriate use of drugs.

Description

Maclura is a dioecious tree belonging to the Mulberry family and reaching a height of twenty meters. The plant is equipped with a deciduous, branched, spreading crown, a straight stem covered with brown cracking bark, curved branches, thorny shoots (there are also thornless species), oblong, green leaves, and small inconspicuous flowers. Fruit ripening occurs in mid-autumn.

The plant is native to South America. The tropics, North and South America, Europe, Asia, Crimea, and the Black Sea coast are the habitat of the inedible orange. You can be treated with Adam's apple only after prior consultation with your doctor. The plant is poisonous, and improper preparation and use of the product is fraught with disastrous consequences.

Composition of Adam's apple

The plant, or rather its fruits, are rich in a lot of useful substances and medicinal properties. Alternative medicine has a huge number of recipes from maclura. Not many people know that Adam's apple treats joint pathologies, cancer, and skin ailments. The effectiveness of the products is primarily determined by the composition of the plant. False orange is rich in sterols, organic acids, alcohols, flavonoids, essential oils, saponins, pectins, sugar, kaempferol, minerals, citric acid.

There are many ways to prepare medicine from the inedible fruit. However, before you start using the drugs, it is important to find out what Adam’s apple treats and what contraindications there are to the use of the drugs.

Adam's apple: medicinal properties and rules regarding the use of drugs

Maclura is a storehouse of useful and valuable medicinal substances. The fruits of the tree are endowed with a lot of healing properties.

Today the following medicinal properties of Adam's apple are known:

• antioxidant;
• anti-sclerotic;
• anti-carcinogenic;
• antimicrobial;
• neuroprotective;
• cardioprotective;
• antidiabetic;
• antiallergic;
• painkillers;
• anti-inflammatory;
• bactericidal;
• wound healing;
• regenerating;
• calming.

Adam's apple has unique medicinal properties.

The use of preparations from the plant promotes:

• restoration of elasticity of vascular walls;
• stopping the growth of benign and malignant neoplasms;
• preventing the development of tumors;
• eliminating painful sensations;
• minimizing the inflammatory process;
• accelerating the elimination of toxic substances;
• prevention of salt deposits;
• restoration of joint mobility;
• eliminating swelling.

Rules for the use of ointments, tinctures and oils from inedible orange. The plant is very medicinal and useful. The main thing is to know how to properly prepare and use maclura medicines. Due to the mass of medicinal properties, Adam's apple is widely used in informal medicine.

Plant preparations are effective in the fight against:

• CVS pathologies;
• cancer;
• intervertebral hernia;
• disruptions in the functioning of the central nervous system;
• pathologies of the spleen and liver;
• cystic inflammation;
• ailments of the skin, in particular Pendin ulcer, dermatitis, wounds, eczema, dermal cancer;
• polyarthritis;
• osteochondrosis.

The products are also recommended for the treatment of gout, rheumatism, arthritis, hematomas, poisoning, chronic fatigue, hypertension, salt deposits, and fibroids. A remedy such as Adam's apple has medicinal properties that are valued by people, which is why it is used to treat a wide variety of pathologies. However, do not forget that the plant is poisonous and inappropriate use of drugs can cause unpredictable consequences.

Before you start treatment with ointments, tinctures or oils from maclura, you should familiarize yourself with several recommendations:

1. The collection of fruits for the manufacture of medicines must be carried out no earlier than September.
2. When collecting raw materials, you must wear gloves.
3. When picking fruits, you must be careful of being pricked by thorns.
4. During treatment, you should not take antibacterial drugs or drink alcohol.
5. If overdose symptoms appear: nausea, vomiting, malaise, pain in the epigastrium, pre-syncope and fainting states, you should refrain from further use of the drug and be sure to seek the help of a qualified specialist.
6. Before you start using this or that drug, you need to make sure there are no contraindications.

Who should not use medicines from Adam's apple?

The use of products from the plant is not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding. People with individual intolerance should not be treated with maclura, nor should they treat small children. The use of drugs by people suffering from diabetes is prohibited.

Adam's apple tincture with vodka: how to prepare and popular recipes

Alternative medicine has a large number of recipes for preparations made from false orange. Adam's apple tincture with vodka is a very effective remedy that will help in the treatment of osteochondrosis, rheumatism, gout, radiculitis, and salt deposits.

Preparing a tincture is not difficult, especially since there are many ways to make the medicine:

1. Adam's apple (tincture for joints): the first method. You need to take a small fruit, grind it using a meat grinder, and then place the mass in a glass bottle. Next, the raw material is filled with vodka - 500 ml. The container should be closed and set aside in a warm, dark room for half a month.
2. Second way. The method is similar to the first and the ingredients are taken in the same proportions. Only this “Adam's Apple” tincture with vodka should be shaken every day. The duration of infusion is two weeks.
3. Third way. This medicine has a longer preparation time, but at the same time its shelf life is extended. You need to take the fruits of an inedible orange - about ten pieces, then rinse and cut into small pieces. Next, the raw materials are placed in a glass bottle and filled with high-quality vodka (it should be twice as much in volume as the fruit). Then the hermetically sealed container should be put in a warm, dark place for two months.

How to use

The tincture has wide application. It is especially effective in the fight against back pain and joint ailments. For the treatment of osteochondrosis, it is necessary to use Adam's apple tincture in vodka as follows.

It is necessary to moisten a cotton wool in the preparation, and then rub it into the painful area on the back. After the appearance of redness and pleasant warmth throughout the body, you need to go to bed and cover yourself with a blanket.

The product helps eliminate pain, inflammation, swelling and puffiness. After the course of treatment, your general condition and well-being will noticeably improve. For the treatment of such ailments as salt deposits, gout, rheumatism, radiculitis, polyarthritis, the remedy is recommended to be used as follows.

A little of the composition needs to be rubbed into the painful area, and then insulated with a scarf or handkerchief. The duration of the procedure is ten minutes. Relief and improvement of well-being usually occurs after three procedures. The optimal duration of the therapeutic course is fifteen procedures.

It is necessary to treat the affected area three times a day. In order to enhance the therapeutic effect, experts recommend using Adam's apple tincture with vodka both externally and internally. The combined use of the drug will help you quickly get rid of discomfort and pain.

The medicine should be taken as follows:

• during the first week - 3 drops during the morning meal;
• during the second - 3 drops, but twice a day;
• during the 3rd - three drops three times a day;
• during the fourth - four drops four times a day.

The duration of the therapeutic course is one month. After six months, treatment can be repeated if necessary.

The advisable use of Adam's apple tincture for joints, in addition to helping to eliminate joint pain and discomfort, as well as stiffness, swelling and swelling, will contribute to:

• improving the condition of bone and cartilage tissue;
• normalization of the functioning of the cardiovascular system;
• increasing the protective properties of the body;
• normalization of the central nervous system;
• normalization of metabolic processes;
• activation of cell regeneration;
• removal of toxins.

Ointment: how to prepare and use

Adam's apple tincture for joints is far from the only remedy that can be made from Indian orange. From the fruits you can make a healing ointment that is effective in the fight against joint ailments and intervertebral hernia, as well as skin inflammations, abscesses and long-lasting wounds.

Preparing the ointment is easy. You need to take maclura fruits, wash them, and then cut them into cubes. Place melted pork fat in a glass bottle, followed by chopped fruits.

The components are laid out in layers of one and a half centimeters until the container is completely filled. The final layer, without fail, is fat. Then the container is sealed using a test and placed in a water bath for a day. The next day, the product is filtered, cooled and stored in the refrigerator. To treat joint ailments and hernias, you need to warm up a spoon, then take the ointment with it and apply it to natural tissue.

Next, the product is applied to the affected area and insulated with woolen fabric. The duration of the procedure is five hours. This ointment is also effective in the treatment of mastopathy. It is necessary to lubricate a cabbage leaf with the product, then apply it to the chest and insulate it with woolen material. It is preferable to carry out the procedure before bedtime.

Preparation of ointment according to a different recipe

Making an ointment using the second method involves using a special base - an ointment (zinc or glycerin is suitable). The required amount of pharmaceutical base (depending on the disease) must be mixed with maclura tincture. The prepared product should be lubricated on the affected areas three times a day. The product is effective in the treatment of abscesses, long-term non-healing wounds, and skin pathologies.

Oil recipe

The oil is effective in the fight against ringworm, dermatitis, psoriasis, and eczema. To make the product, you should take two ripe fruits. They need to be cut into thin strips and placed in a glass container. Next, the raw material is filled with any vegetable oil - one glass. The container must be closed and left in a dark place for at least a week.

Maclura is a unique plant endowed with a lot of miraculous properties. Proper use of the compounds will help in curing a lot of ailments, as well as strengthening the immune system and improving general condition and well-being. The main thing is to prepare and use medications correctly and only after consulting your doctor.