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Kuril tea represents with itself a bush with plumose leaves, with single in an inflorescence. In the countries of the former Soviet Union meets six kinds of Kuril tea. Only two kinds of Kuril tea and one hybrid are entered into culture. Plant petals yellow or white. Kuril tea blossoms yellow, white, cream, orange and scarlet. Kuril tea grows in Ural Mountains, caucasus, in Siberia, in the Far East and in Central Asia on coast of the rivers, meadows, slopes. Kuril tea plant as an ornamental plant and use as a tea substitute.

Kuril tea and silverweed shrubby is a same plant.

The name of Kuril tea has occurred from “Dasiphora Paf”, where “dasys” and “phoros” – “bearing” as leaves and other parts of a plant are always densely downy by small hairs. Bush growth reaches in height of one and a half meters, some kinds more low – only 20 centimeters. Kuril tea blossoms from the middle of June prior to the beginning of October (each bush more than 2 months). In the people Kuril tea name “strong”.

Recently new grades of Kuril tea of different height, with the various form of a bush and with various color of inflorescences are cultivated some. Grades of Abotsvud and Manhu have white flowers, grades of Goldfinger, Zhakman Variete, Katerina Dikens, Princess Beti, Elizabeth – bright yellow. The grade the Princess blossoms is gentle-pink colors, Red the Expert – red-orange.

Kuril tea in Siberia and in the Far East Kuril tea use instead of usual tea. The made Kuril tea has light yellow color and pleasant taste.

Kuril tea is very useful to health. Its top leaves and dry in the furnace at temperature 60 – 70 degrees, store one year in the closed capacity. In Kuril tea vitamins and With (to 230 mg of %), carotin (17,5 %), glycosides, coumarins.

To drink infusion of Kuril tea it is recommended at diarrheas, as expectorant means. Infusion of Kuril tea possesses expectorant, styptic and knitting action. Kuril tea is very useful at problems with cardiovascular system, at diseases of a liver it possesses action, and at rise in temperature is a good sudorific.

In Belarus even the curative drink “Kuril” is made.

To prepare infusion of Kuril tea simply. Take two table spoons of Kuril tea, fill in with 0,5 liters of hot water, boil five – seven minutes. Then Kuril tea during a half an hour will cool down. After that you should filter it through some layers of a gauze. To drink infusion follows three – four times a day to meal on a half-glass. Broth from Kuril tea prepares for passage 10 – 15 day courses of treatment. One table spoon of Kuril tea fill in with a glass of hot water. Boil broth in the closed enameled ware on a water bath of 30 minutes.