Oak bark
The oak tree is a large, perennial tree.
The part used is the bark of the branches.
The bark contains tannins at a rate of 12-16% and also catechins and tannins.
Uses:
- To treat mouth ulcers and gum bleeding, especially bleeding after tooth extraction.
Take a teaspoon of powdered bark in a container, add a cup of water, then put on the stove and boil for a quarter of an hour, then strain and cool. Use as a gargle several times a day, leaving the liquid in the mouth for at least three minutes before spitting.
- To treat sunstroke:
Crush the oak bark finely just before use, take a teaspoon of it, place in a container, add a cup of water, boil for two minutes, then remove from heat, strain, and drink one cup after breakfast and another after dinner daily until recovery.
- It is used as a rinse for skin inflammations, wounds, eczema, bleeding, varicose veins, eye diseases, gum and throat inflammations.
- It is also used against acute diarrhea.
- Oak bark is used as a water bath to treat nerve weakness:
Take half a kilogram of powdered oak bark, add to about three liters of water, boil for a quarter of an hour, then strain and add to warm bath water.
The patient should stay in the bath for half an hour, ensuring the water is warm.
It is preferable that the patient does not leave the house after the bath to avoid catching a cold.
It is better to take the bath before dinner, not after, so as not to interfere with digestion.
