It's the 21st century, but despite this, some natural substances And medicines The “old generation” were, are and will be in active use. Tar should also be considered such means. What is tar made from? What properties does it have and are they useful? For what diseases is tar simply irreplaceable? How will it help you become more beautiful? You can find answers to all these questions and many others in the article.
The production of tar is based on the process of dry distillation, in which branches, logs and peels of trees of certain species take part. For some reason, most people are sure that tar can only be made from birch.
In fact, this is far from the case. Let's dispel this myth once and for all. The only correct answer to the question of what kind of wood tar is made from is from the bark and wood of any tree belonging to deciduous or coniferous species. Also, the basis for its production can be coal. It is worth noting that both specialized conditions and equipment and home conditions are suitable for preparing tar. In the latter case, the apparatus for distilling the starting components is made independently.
We have already looked at what tar is made from, now let’s look at what properties it has. Of course we'll talk O medicinal properties.
So, birch tar is an excellent analgesic, absorbable and anti-inflammatory agent that can be used either individually or in combination, for example, as part of a particular medicine.
Tar contains mass healing substances. This led to its use during therapy. Tar helps stimulate and accelerate the regeneration of the epidermis, improves blood supply to tissues. He is known in folk and traditional medicine, has found its application in cosmetology and even in the construction industry.
Tar is effective in treating a variety of skin diseases(eczema, erysipelas, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, folliculitis, scaly lichen, fungal infections, scabies, bedsores, pediculosis), trophic ulcers and others.
It has an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect on burns and wounds of various origins. Dandruff, acne, urolithiasis, digestive disorders, urethritis, bronchial asthma, sore throat, acute respiratory infections, mastitis, bleeding and even gangrene - tar will help you say goodbye to all this.
Birch tar known since ancient times as good natural remedy for the treatment of many diseases. IN pure form it is a dark brown or black liquid with a specific odor.
Birch tar is completely natural, natural preparation. It is prepared from the upper, light part of birch bark from freshly cut down or living young trees. So he saves everything beneficial properties, inherent in a living tree. Tar is very complex in its composition. Among the elements found in tar are: toluene, xylene, benzene. Eat large number organic acids, phenol, resinous substances, phytoncides, etc.
Tar from birch bark has many medicinal properties, which are successfully used not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine. It has an antiseptic and insecticidal effect. Characterized by irritant activity at the sites of exposure. This property is due to improved tissue blood supply, acceleration of the keratinization process and stimulation of epidermal regeneration.
Tar also has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic properties. It helps relieve redness and has a resolving effect.
In medicine, birch tar is used to cure skin diseases. Such as fungal infections of the extremities, erysipelas, scaly lichen, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, folliculitis, pediculosis, scabies, vitiligo, trophic non-healing ulcers, bedsores and others. Various wounds, skin burns birch tar can also be cured. Apply it externally on the affected areas.
Tar is used to treat indigestion, abdominal dropsy, diathesis, intestinal ulcers, urolithiasis, urethritis. Defeat catarrhal sore throat, bronchial asthma, stomatitis, mastitis, gangrene and bleeding of various natures are also within his power.
Birch tar is also effective against scurvy. It strengthens tissues and nourishes internal organs. Thanks to this, the body begins to mobilize to fight diseases.
In cosmetology, birch tar often becomes an excellent treatment acne, dandruff, hair loss, dry skin or, conversely, excess fat and other problems that spoil beauty.
Birch tar, although it brings many benefits as a medicinal substance. However, long-term and very frequent use of tar in medicinal purposes can cause skin irritation and even aggravate the eczematous process. It is not recommended to use tar in skin folds. For example, on the inner bend of the elbow, on the bend with reverse side knees, in armpit and other places.
Detailed medical research composition of birch tar showed that it contains carcinogens. For this reason, thoughtless and regular use Ingesting birch tar can seriously harm your health. Therefore, doctors strongly do not recommend not taking into account those recipes that prescribe taking tar orally. Even if these doses are minimal.
Those preparations from birch tar that have undergone special purification from carcinogenic components can be successfully used to cleanse the blood, intestines, and liver. They treat dysbacteriosis, pancreatitis, and heal stomach and intestinal ulcers.
Purified tar successfully cures various tumors such as ovarian cysts, mastopathy, fibroids, and adenoma. He doesn't allow benign formations develop into malignant ones.
Before using birch tar in any case, you should consult your doctor. A person may also develop individual intolerance to tar, which will entail a number of allergic reactions.
As already noted, tar is used to treat many diseases. In the majority folk recipes It is recommended to use tar water. It's not difficult to prepare. To do this you need to take boiled water room temperature (8 parts) and tar itself (1 part). Mix everything with a wooden spatula and leave for two days. Then remove the resulting film and carefully pour the water into another container, being careful not to shake the mixture. Tar water should be stored in the refrigerator.
High-quality tar water will be similar in color to dry white wine. Tar water can be used according to traditional medicine recipes not only externally, but also internally.
A distinctive feature of birch tar is the ability to use it not only in its pure form, but as an enriching component of various ointments, masks, and creams.
Hair mask for high fat content, dandruff, itchy scalp. Take 1 tbsp. tar and dilute it in 2 tbsp. castor oil. Add 100 ml of alcohol to the resulting mixture and stir. Apply the mask with massage movements to the hair roots. Leave for 3 hours and then wash off with shampoo.
Mask to improve hair growth. Take 2 tbsp. burdock oil. Dissolve 7 drops of birch tar in them. Add a few drops of vitamin A from the capsule. Rub the prepared mixture into the hair roots. Then distribute the product over the entire length of the hair. Wrap your hair under a plastic cap and leave for half an hour. Wash off the composition with shampoo. Unpleasant smell Tar on the hair can be eliminated by adding a couple of drops of essential oil of any coniferous tree to the shampoo.
Cleansing lotion for problem skin. Take 95% alcohol (50 ml). Mix it with birch tar (5 grams) and add a few drops of salicylic alcohol. After basic cleansing of the skin, it must be treated with the prepared lotion. Apply every day.
Before using birch tar, it is necessary to test for allergies to it. A few days before you plan to use the tar, you need to apply a small amount of it to the skin of your forearm. Leave the product on for a couple of hours and see how the skin reacts. If nothing happens (no redness, itching, burning sensation, etc.), then the tar can be used externally.
Treatment of poradontosis
If your gums often become inflamed and blood appears when brushing your teeth, this indicates periodontal disease. Birch tar, which can be purchased at a pharmacy, will help cope with this disease. So, in the morning and evening, after you have eaten and brushed your teeth, dip a clean brush into a bottle of tar and use it to treat the joints of the inflamed gums with the teeth, as well as the entire mucous membrane of the mouth.
The tar, of course, is a little stinging, but the burning goes away quickly. After a few days of this treatment, the redness, soreness and itching in the gums will go away, they will become stronger and pale, bleeding will disappear and you will feel much better.
If necessary, repeat the tar treatment. A 100 gram bottle will last you a whole year.
Hepatitis
To prepare anti-hepatitis medicine you will need sour cream, birch tar, which can be bought at the pharmacy, and honey. On the first day, add 1 drop of birch tar to 1 tablespoon of sour cream, and take this drug with 1 tablespoon of life-giving honey. On the second day, add 2 drops of tar, on the third - 3. Increase to 10 drops, then reduce the number of drops by 1 every day. After the course, take a break of 1 week. And then repeat the treatment again.
For tuberculosis and tuberculomas, emphysema, drink tar with milk.
Birch tar for breast health:
Take some hot milk, about 50 grams, to drink in one sip. Add drops of birch tar from a pipette into hot milk and shake. Scheme
1. 3 days, 3 drops 3 times a day every 5 hours.
3. 4 days, 7 drops 3 times a day every 5 hours. Strictly observe the break (5 hours).
10 days break
1. 4 days, 7 drops 3 times a day every 5 hours.
2. 3 days, 5 drops 3 times a day every 5 hours.
3. 3 days, 3 drops 3 times a day every 5 hours.
1 month break.
Make 2 courses.
At the same time, apply salt dressings (wraps) to the chest.
You need: 100 g of salt dissolved in 1 liter warm water. Wet the fabric. It’s better to use canvas, squeeze it lightly. Wrap your chest. Do it at night. It is good to do these procedures 10 days a month.
At the same time as this treatment, you need to take medications prescribed by your doctor. (Rubbed in the gel, took multivitamins). After six months, only 2 small brushes remained. And there were a lot of them.
After some time, you can repeat the course with tar again.
If you have kidney problems, consult your doctor (about tar). By the way, I suffered from heartburn for many years. The heartburn went away completely. Apparently, birch tar also heals the stomach.
In the morning on an empty stomach. Pipette 3 drops of tar into 100 ml of warm milk. Add one drop every day. Drink this “cocktail” up to 10 drops. Then in reverse order. Don't have dinner, and eat only vegetables and fruits for breakfast and lunch. If necessary, repeat the course of treatment after a month.
The course is 12 days, drink at night before bed without snacking or drinking anything.
So we start with 1 drop of birch tar per 1 teaspoon of honey and so on every day, the amount of honey does not increase, but there is 1 drop more tar, that is
First day - 1 drop of tar per 1 spoon of honey,
-second day - 2 drops of tar per 1 spoon of honey,
-third day - 3 drops of tar per 1 teaspoon of honey...
and so on up to 8 drops (it turns out that for the last 5 days you should drink 8 drops per teaspoon of honey), if it’s too disgusting, you can immediately snack on the same melted honey, a maximum of half a spoon! You can't miss more than one day. Advice: pour 1 teaspoon of honey immediately into a tablespoon so that the tar will not fit!
ATTENTION - cleaning must be carried out once a year, every year in spring or autumn.
P.S. You can drink tar with honey or milk, dripping it onto a piece of bread or onto a piece of apple.
Birch tar is a product of dry distillation of birch bark. Birch tar is a viscous, dark-colored oily liquid pungent odor. People have long learned to obtain tar from birch and use it for their various needs. But most of all he was popular in folk medicine, where it was used to treat many diseases. Birch tar is also used in official medicine.
Despite the fact that birch tar was once used in almost all areas of life, today it is used mainly as an ingredient in the production of various medicines.
Birch tar is obtained in tar factories, where it is boiled in special pots called reports. The principle of obtaining it has remained virtually unchanged since ancient times. Unless manual labor has been replaced by modern technology.
Birch tar contains betulin resin, phenol, xylene, organic acids, tuluene and other substances.
It's interesting that in countries. where birch tar was exported it is called “Russian oil”.
Birch tar has many medicinal properties. One of the main properties of birch tar is its antimicrobial and antiseptic properties. These properties of tar formed the basis of such widely known ointments as Vishnevsky ointment and Wilkinson ointment, tar soap.
In addition to these properties, birch tar has the following properties:
All these properties of tar can be used either individually or in combination. Due to these properties, birch tar is often used to treat various inflammatory and purulent processes on the skin. Birch tar also dries and accelerates healing, relieving itching and burning in the affected areas.
Birch tar contains a lot useful substances, which can be used for many treatments for many diseases. it helps stimulate and accelerate the regeneration of the epidermis, improves blood circulation, relieves inflammation and pain. 
Birch tar is effective in the treatment of various skin diseases: eczema, psoriasis, erysipelas, seborrheic eczema, folliculitis, fungal infections. It is used to treat bedsores, scabies, trophic ulcers, remove lice and many other diseases.
Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties tar make it possible to use it to treat wounds and burns of various origins.
Dandruff, acne, pimples, abdominal dropsy(ascites), kidney stones, indigestion, urethritis, asthma, sore throat, acute respiratory diseases, mastitis, bleeding and even gangrene - birch tar can help with all of this.
Taking purified birch tar during chemotherapy cancer diseases. it will cleanse the body of toxins and harmful substances that the body receives at this time.
For women, tar will protect them from the occurrence of ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids. Men - from prostate adenoma. Birch tar can protect you from crossing benign tumor to malignant.
In folk medicine, birch tar has long been taken with milk for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Birch tar is used both for external and internal use. For internal use prepare tar water or dilute it with milk.
For external use they do medicinal ointments and cream with tar.
For internal use, birch tar is used for the prevention and treatment of:
Atherosclerosis;
Lung cancer and tuberculosis
Fibrocystic mastopathy;
Fevers.
For external use, birch tar is used mainly to treat various skin diseases, burns, acne and dandruff. Tar is also used for cystitis, boils and other purulent abscesses, fungal diseases, in the form of inhalations to treat diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Since ancient times in Rus', birch tar has been used against lice and scabies. 
Since time immemorial, birch tar has been used to treat skin diseases, as well as external skin lesions. The anti-inflammatory properties of tar relieve inflammation, reduce irritation and redness, and promote better fast healing. The antiseptic properties of tar do not allow microbes to develop on the affected skin surface.
Psoriasis is chronic disease skin, which is practically untreatable. To treat psoriasis, pure birch tar is used in the form of ointments and creams, as well as in the form of baths.
When using pure tar, it is applied to the affected areas with a brush. Before application, it is recommended to take a bath with medicinal herbs. Apply until plaques become soft.
10% birch tar is also applied with a brush to the skin affected by psoriasis and left for half an hour. Then rinse off and apply salicylic, boric or other ointment with lanolin.
Ointment with celandine. Mix 1 part of celandine, crushed and sifted through a sieve, with 4 parts of birch tar.
Ointment with honey. Mix 2 tablespoons of birch tar with 3 tablespoons of honey and 2 tablespoons of castor oil. Add 2 egg white. Mix the mixture well. Store in a closed jar in the refrigerator.
Eczema is also a skin condition that can affect adults as well as teenagers and young children.
Birch tar has been used for the treatment of eczema for a long time and has a very good results. There are a lot of recipes for tar-based ointments for eczema. Here are just two recipes for such ointments for eczema.
Take homemade cream and birch tar in equal proportions. Add one to this mixture chicken protein and mix thoroughly. When treating eczema, apply napkins soaked in ointment 2 times a day. The mixture is not stored for long, so make a new one each time before use.
Propolis ointment. Mix 20 grams of fish oil with 1 gram (this is just on the tip of a knife) of rose hip root ash and 40 grams of propolis. Mix the mixture well and leave for 3 days.
Then add 20 ml of aloe juice and leave for another 5 days. After steeping, add 20 grams of birch tar and mix. Leave to infuse for another 21 days. 
Nail fungus is a fairly common disease. And although buying a cream or ointment for fungus at the pharmacy is not a problem, sometimes it does not bring results. In addition, there may be contraindications. Birch tar can come to the rescue.
Before using birch tar, you need to wash your feet well and steam. Remove the keratinized layer of the nail with a nail file or pumice stone and lubricate it with a nourishing cream. You can wear cotton socks.
In the morning, remove the remaining cream and cotton swab Apply birch tar to the nail. If the skin between the fingers is affected, then lubricate it too.
Leave it like this for one and a half, two hours without wearing slippers or socks. After this, put on plain socks and do not wash off the tar for another 2 days. Then rinse your feet and repeat the entire procedure from the very beginning. Do this until complete cure nail fungus.
Demodicosis is a skin disease that affects the face, forehead, and eyelids. Demodicosis is often a harbinger of a disease such as rosacea. Causes this disease skin mite– Demodex. This disease is very difficult to fight. In the fight against this disease, traditional medicine successfully uses birch tar.
It’s good to heat half a red brick (or a whole one) in the oven or on the stove. Place it in a metal bucket or large pan (preferably tall). Place 2 drops of birch tar on a heated brick and sit on a bucket without underwear.
Try to sit for about 15-20 minutes. There will be an oven. Treatment is best done at night for 6 days.
To treat burns, an ointment is made from 1 part tar, 1 part sulfur and 10 parts pharmaceutical Vaseline. Half of the Vaseline can be replaced fish oil, which is sold at the pharmacy. Apply this ointment to the affected areas, covering them with sterile napkins.
When using birch tar internally, it can be normalized blood pressure, strengthen the heart muscle, improve metabolism.
According to reviews of people who took tar internally, they noted improvements in work gastrointestinal tract, ulcers heal duodenum and stomach.
Take birch tar internally better in the morning on an empty stomach, at lunch before meals and in the evening before bed.
Birch tar is taken orally with milk or water. It is prepared from 4 liters of cold purified water and 500 grams of pure birch tar. The tar must be made from birch bark. The water is mixed and settled.
Then carefully remove the foam and pour with utmost care into another bottle or jar. Close the container with tar water tightly.
This recipe for making tar water has been around for hundreds of years. The prepared water can be consumed internally, added to baths, washed hair and washed. 
The course of cleansing the body with tar water is one and a half weeks. You need to take 2 tablespoons of water before meals once a day.
Then take a ten-day break and repeat again. After the second course, take a break for 3 weeks and drink water for another 10 days. The next course of cleansing the body with tar water should be carried out only after a year. Consult your doctor before use.
Birch tar contains substances that have positive effect on the vessels of the brain. These properties of tar have long been used to prevent vascular atherosclerosis.
To do this, dissolve half a teaspoon of tar from a beret in 200 ml of warm milk (preferably not store-bought) and drink 3 times a day before meals for 45 days. Then take a break for a month and repeat the course. Such courses can be done 3-4 times a year.
The second method is slightly different from the first in its concentration. Here you need to dissolve 10 drops of birch tar in ml of milk. Drink this composition once a day for 45 days.
Take 1 teaspoon of honey and drop 1 drop of tar. Increase by 1 drop daily until you reach 8 drops. Then you need to reduce one drop daily until you reach 1 drop again.
Take this medicine at night before going to bed. The course is 15 days. Then take a break for seven or 10 days and repeat.
Taking birch tar orally helps with gynecological inflammatory diseases, genitourinary system, mastopathy.
For inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system or female genital organs, you need to take birch tar with milk.
Treatment of mastopathy. Dilute 3 drops of tar in 200 ml of warm milk. Pete on this scheme for 3 days. On day 4, add 5 drops of tar to 200 ml of milk. Also take within 3 days. On the 7th day of treatment, add 7 drops of tar to the milk and take it for 3 days. Then take a break for 10 days and repeat if necessary.
Some people cannot tolerate milk, and the smell of tar is not the most pleasant. Therefore, you can take tar by dropping 5 drops on a piece of bread. This should be done at night.
Then add 1 drop every day until you reach 10 drops. Then reduce 1 drop at a time until you return to 5 drops. In total you will need 11 days for the course. 
Birch tar can be taken orally to treat bronchitis, upper respiratory tract diseases, and pulmonary tuberculosis.
For bronchitis. Prepare tar water from 8 parts water and part birch tar. Leave for 2 days. Drink 1 tablespoon of this water at night for 10 days.
For pulmonary tuberculosis. Dilute 1 drop of tar in 50 ml of warm milk. In subsequent days, increase the amount of tar by 1 drop until you reach 20 drops per 50 ml of milk.
Then they begin to decrease 1 drop at a time until they reach the original amount.
For cystitis. Dilute 5 to 10 drops of tar in 200 ml of warm milk. Drink 100 ml of this milk with tar 3 times a day before meals. Course – 5 days.
The most famous product in cosmetology is tar soap. Few people know that this soap is one of the the best means skin cleansing. It dries out the skin and has anti-inflammatory properties. This soap is very useful for those who suffer from excessive oily skin, enlarged pores and acne.
Tar shampoo has antiseptic effect on the skin, helps with seborrhea and dandruff, with excessive hair loss.
You can make face and hair masks and various homemade creams with birch tar.
It is worth noting that birch tar has very few contraindications. It should not be used in case of individual intolerance or hypersensitivity.
Tar is contraindicated for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Before using birch tar, you must do a sensitivity and allergy test.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not encourage self-medication. First you need to consult a doctor and read the instructions for the drug.
(birch tar) and aspen bark(aspen tar). The products of dry distillation of resinous coniferous wood were called resin (not to be confused with resins themselves).
Dry distillation furnace in Göland, Sweden
A dark, thick and sticky liquid obtained from pine trees. Pine tar has been used for centuries to tar boats, ships, ropes and wooden buildings. The production of resins from wood was known in Ancient Greece and has probably been used in Scandinavia since the Iron Age. In the era of the sailing fleet, starting from the 14th century, - most important product Nordic exports. Sweden exported 13,000 barrels of tar in 1615 and 227,000 barrels in the peak year of 1863. Production almost stopped when wooden ships were replaced by steel ones.
Pine tar is obtained from the pyrolysis of wood. Before the creation of modern pyrolysis plants, it was obtained in a special pit, compacted with clay, having a sloping bottom towards the outlet. The hole may be in the center if the stove is made of stone. The wood is split into small pieces and packed tightly. The top is tightly covered with dirt and moss to stop the access of air. The tree is set on fire. Pyrolysis products flow out after a few hours and continue to flow for several days. By-products were turpentine and rosin. The next step in technology was steel barrels used as a reactor.
Depending on the methods of tar smoking, these varieties receive other names:
Russia sold five grades of resin abroad:
Diluted with water, it is used as an aromatic substance with a specific taste and smell:
Tar is obtained from birch bark by pyrolysis in retort pots. In appearance, it is a thick, oily, non-stick liquid, black in color, with a bluish-greenish or greenish-blue tint in reflected light; when concentrated, it has a very specific odor. The taste and smell are defined as Yuftan. Contains a lot of paraffin and very little creosote. In the countries where it was exported, it is known as “Russian oil”.
In many languages, the word tar originally meant pine tar for tarring ships. Currently used for pyrolysis various materials, and the resulting products are sometimes called tar. These are oil, coal, peat. For example, petroleum-derived bitumen or pitch have little in common with traditional pine tar.
The smoke released during the combustion of any organic matter always contains tar. This tar has carcinogenic properties that occur when it enters the body through inhalation or through food. Particularly dangerous is tar formed when burning fossil fuels - coal, oil, etc.
In medicine, birch tar is used only externally, and pine tar, which has a pleasant specific smell, is used even in food industry. But its application is broader in construction. Pine tar forms a durable film on the surface, which prevents water absorption. This passive protection does not act chemically on wood and fungi, but only maintains the dry state of the tree, preventing the development of rot. According to the European Union directive, pine tar can continue to be used as a bioprotection agent.
Punishment of the criminal
In some countries, such as the USA, there was a custom to punish criminals with tar. A criminal doused in tar was usually sprinkled with feathers and displayed in a visible place or driven along the street.
In Russia, tar was used to smear the gates and/or doors of the homes of dissolute women.
Contains benzene, xylene, cresol, toluene, guaiacol, phenol, resins and other substances. Dissolves in alkalis and alcohol. It dissolves poorly in water (easier than water).
The coat of arms of the city of Velsk, approved on October 20, 1760, depicts tar filled barrel in a golden field. As a sign that the inhabitants of that city are engaged in significant bargaining.
Coat of arms of Velsk (1760)
Modern coat of arms of Velsk
If Russian folk sayings reflect negative traits tar, then in other countries tar is attributed positive traits. It's about completely different substances- birch tar and pine. Pine is used in food products and flavorings; birch, on the contrary, even in small quantities spoils both the taste and smell:
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Birch tar has been used for several centuries. First - as an adhesive and lubricant, to extend the life of armor and tools. But soon the versatile healing properties of tar were discovered. So, back in the Iron Age, the benefits and harms of birch tar were discovered to humanity. It is still actively used in the manufacture of medicines and ointments.
Tar is extracted from birch bark by dry distillation. That is, it is heated in containers without air access, and the resinous tar flows down special gutters. Impact high temperature Not only does it not reduce the beneficial properties of birch tar, but with this method of extraction they are even enhanced.
Tar improves the quality of the skin, cleanses the body, helps in the fight against the most various diseases. Let's explore how to use birch tar with maximum effectiveness and minimum risk.
Tar is an odorous thick liquid of a rich black color. It smells specifically with a hint of burnt plastic. Humanity has fully studied the benefits of birch tar and how to use it most effectively.
Rich active substances the composition of birch tar includes, for example, phytoncides, essential oils, paraffin, benzene, organic acids, tannins. Healing properties These substances gave him many functions valuable for medicine.
Most often, tar is used externally to improve the condition of the skin and hair. It is added to ointments, shampoos and soaps, essential oils are extracted that retain medicinal properties, and tar water is made.
The famous Vishnevsky ointment and Wilkinson ointment, for example, partially owe their effectiveness to tar.
For many ailments, birch tar should be taken internally. This must be done with caution, strictly following the instructions. Then you can cope with a variety of ailments.
The benefits of birch tar have been proven and recognized by medicine. But you cannot treat it as a magical substance. It only works when used correctly, and if you abuse it or ignore the instructions and directions of your doctor, you can cause serious harm to yourself.
Except healthy ingredients, tar contains carcinogens. We have not yet learned how to remove them while maintaining all the beneficial properties. It turns out that the benefits and harms of birch tar are always hand in hand and it must be used very carefully.
Concentrated tar should not come into too much contact with the skin: it dries it out, weakens it and ages it. To reduce harmful effects, before applying, dilute the tar with cream, or use less concentrated tar water.
There is a contraindication to the use of birch tar.
You need to apply tar thoughtfully, strictly following all instructions.
Here are the most important things to watch out for so as not to cause harm:
Never try tar treatment recipes you heard from friends or accidentally read somewhere. First, consult your doctor, and only after his consultation begin to act.
Currently, the use of birch tar is very extensive.
Do not forget that you cannot use tar as it is, undiluted. If you use it externally, mix it with cream, if internally, mix it with water, or better yet, with milk.
Here are the ways correct application inside birch tar to eliminate various health problems.
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Birch tar - instructions for external use
The most effective use of birch tar is to treat wounds and other skin problems.
Very common ready-made products with tar. You can purchase the tar itself and use it separately. But by no means clean - you will have to prepare a homemade ointment.
To avoid causing harm, the concentration of tar in your product should be no more than 20%. It must be applied only for a strictly defined time; if you overdo it, you can get burned even with strong dilution.
Here are some diseases that can be cured using birch tar for external use.
- Scabies. Mix tar with any cream in a ratio of 2:8. Apply to affected areas, then rinse with marshmallow infusion. There is no need to rinse with water after this.
- Splinter. If you cannot remove the splinter, lubricate it with a tar mixture and bandage it. Even a deep splinter should come out within a day at most.
- Psoriasis. There is a special ointment for this disease. Need to mix butter, copper sulfate and pure tar in a ratio of 2:1:2. Heat this mixture over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Every day, lubricate the affected areas of the skin until complete healing.
You can make homemade tar soap that heals damage, treats acne and eliminates irritation. IN liquid soap or shower gel, mix in a teaspoon of tar and use for water treatments 2-4 weeks. Then you need to return to your usual detergents. It is fashionable to carry out such preventive courses once every couple of months if you have sensitive or rash-prone skin.
