Linden broom for a bath: what is good and how to prepare it

Bathhouse... So much is hidden in this word. So many positive emotions and pleasant memories. The Russian bath is the most famous Russian tradition in the world, which carries not so much the meaning of physical purity, but rather the meaning of spiritual purity. It is she who is the reason for the appearance of statements about strange Russians who do not go to the bathhouse to wash, but indulge in thoughts about the frailty of existence. There are many interesting things in the Russian bath tradition: special utensils, brooms. This article is about one of the types of brooms.

Linden broom is one of the most beneficial effects on the human body. However, with the advent of fashionable new products, such as bamboo, they began to forget about linden. It does not have a unique appearance and cannot boast of exotic origin. That is why in our society, which is greedy for overseas curiosities, it is not very popular. By the way, linden has many beneficial properties.

Tea is prepared from linden; it is included in medicinal herbal preparations for inhalation. One of its most important properties is its beneficial effect on the lungs. But why use all these fees if you can take a linden broom to the bathhouse? At the same time you can take a good steam and warm up. Our ancestors truly believed that linden could warm the soul.

It was from linden that houses and baths were built, mead was brewed and kvass was prepared. Linden honey was highly valued. And many bath attributes are still made from linden. Few people know where the expression “false seal” and others like it came from. In fact, scammers, at one time, also appreciated this tree. Thanks to its soft structure, it was very easy to cut a fake seal out of it. And the ease of processing wood is no reason to cut bath utensils from it.

Selection principles

When choosing a linden broom in a store or market, you need:

1. Sniff the bunch. If you smell rot, you need to continue looking for a better option.
2. Try to bend the broom. If the branches begin to crack and break, the raw material procurement technology has been violated.
3. Shake the bundle by the handle. If a lot of leaves fall off, it means the branches were dried incorrectly.

You also need to pay attention to the handle. It should fit comfortably in your hand without rubbing your skin.

Indications and contraindications

Indications for the use of eucalyptus brooms for baths:

• rheumatism, respiratory diseases;
• tuberculosis, anemia;
• asthma.

Contraindications:

• psychological diseases;
• first trimester of pregnancy;
• individual intolerance;
• serious illnesses, skin damage;
• pathologies of the cardiovascular system;
• malignant neoplasms.

You should not go to the bathhouse with a high body temperature, high blood pressure, or immediately after a viral illness.

Methods of application

Application principles:

1. Fresh branches do not need to be doused with boiling water before use. Just water them with cold water.
2. Brooms that have already been used should be placed in hot water for 2-3 minutes before use.

The infusion that remains after steaming the broom is recommended to be used for pouring over hot stones.

How to soak a linden bath broom?

There is another way to prepare for visiting the steam room - soak a linden broom.

Soaking is performed as follows:

• rinse the broom in cool water;
• fill a tub or other container (preferably with a lid) with boiling water at a temperature of +80 °C to +90 °C;
• soak the broom in boiling water for 15 minutes.

Pour the remaining water after soaking the broom onto the walls of the steam room and heater. You will feel a rich linden aroma that will remind you of flower meadows and honey apiaries.

DIY making

To make a broom for a bath from linden branches with your own hands, you need to know when to correctly collect consumable raw materials, where it is best to get them, how to properly dry and steam cut branches before visiting the steam room.

Time and place for collection

Rules for choosing a time and place for collecting linden branches:

1. You need to choose trees that are located away from large enterprises and roads.
2. You cannot cut branches from trees that are too young. This may lead to their death.
3. In the old days, linden branches were cut off after Trinity. During this period, the shoots are most elastic and covered with a large number of young leaves.

Some bath attendants advise collecting linden shoots during the flowering period of the tree.

Selection of branches and collection rules

Rules for selecting and collecting branches:

• It is recommended to cut only young light branches;
• the optimal length of shoots is 50 cm;
• It is best to use sharp pruning shears for cutting.

Branches should be cut in dry weather. After the last precipitation, at least 2-3 days should pass.

Steaming

Steaming branches:

1. Immerse young shoots in a bowl of hot water for 20 minutes.
2. Dip the branches in cold water for 5 minutes.
3. Leave the branches for 3-4 hours in warm water.

Drying

Drying linden branches:

1. Place the shoots on dry boards or newspapers in a dark room. They should not be exposed to sunlight.
2. After a day, turn the branches over to the other side and leave for 24 hours.
3. Stretch the thread across the room and hang branches on it for further drying.

The room should be well ventilated.

Creation

Manufacturing principles:

1. Step back 10 cm from the underside of the branches to create a handle. It is necessary to cut off twigs and leaves from this place so that they do not rub your hand during bath procedures.
2. Place thick branches on the outside, thin branches on the inside.
3. Tie the bundle with twine.

Trim branches to the same length.

The healing properties of linden and linden broom

Linden is a beautiful slender tree. It is not for nothing that among the ancient Slavs it personified feminine beauty and grace. Linden is very widespread, mainly in the western part of our country. It grows rarely in Siberia, although it is found in artificially planted parks and gardens. During flowering, it has an amazing smell that attracts a large number of bees and other insects. Linden honey is especially valuable at this time.

The linden aroma has a calming effect on a person. Thanks to the unique energy, people’s feelings of anxiety disappear, depression goes away, and their nerves calm down. Steam yourself lightly with a linden broom in the evening, before bed, and you will sleep like a baby. If you had a headache, it will also go away and you will feel lighter.

Linden has a very good effect on the lungs. Sputum is removed perfectly and the bronchi are cleansed. For colds, a couple of essential oils gently and effectively have a healing effect on the entire body. In addition, linden has an antipyretic and diaphoretic effect, which is essential for colds.

When taken orally, an infusion of leaves or flowers has a strong diuretic and expectorant effect. As a result, the kidneys and lungs are cleansed. Breathing becomes free, vigor appears in the body.

Decoctions and infusions also have a good effect on the skin and perfectly disinfect wounds. Hair will be pleased with increased growth and overall strengthening.

Basic mistakes and recommendations

There are a number of mistakes that a beginner can make when making a broom on their own. They can lead to damage to individual branches and flying leaves after 1-2 times of application. The most popular mistakes:

1. Lack of knowledge about when to prepare linden brooms for a bath.
2. Cutting off the old or, conversely, the youngest shoots.
3. Storing bundles inside a steam room or dressing room.

Some novice bath attendants want to speed up drying and leave the bundles in the sun. This leads to overdrying of wood and leaves.

Linden brooms are less popular among bath attendants than oak or birch brooms, but they used to be very popular. After a massage with such brooms, a person’s mood improves and the functioning of internal organs improves.

The benefits of a linden broom for a bath

Since ancient times, our ancestors skillfully used the healing properties of linden for good, finding use for almost all parts of the tree: bark, leaves, buds, flowers. Many beneficial substances contained in this plant:

• eliminate insomnia and migraines;
• relieve stress and depression;
• cleanses and softens the skin;
• eliminate acne and rashes;
• remove toxins and waste;
• relieve pain and reduce temperature;
• treat kidney and respiratory diseases;
• Give hair a healthy shine and silkiness.

In Rus' they believed that linden could warm the soul

Essential linden vapors soothe and relax. A bath with a linden broom is good before bed or relaxation.

Bath broom made from birch branches: benefits, features

Considered one of the best options. In no small part because finding such threads is not at all difficult. And, of course, because of its amazing ability to cleanse the body both from the inside and outside. The first is possible due to inhaled steam, the second - due to contact with the skin.

IMPORTANT: Birch branches are also famous for their flexibility. But they are only like that when they are cut and dried according to all the rules. For example, young leaves no larger than 30 mm are preferred.

The leaves of this tree have an amazing composition of carotene, phytoncides, hyperoside, saponin . You can also add two types of acids - betulorethic acid and the well-known ascorbic acid.

A broom made from birch leaves is a great idea for those who want to get the maximum benefit from a bathhouse.

Birch buds can bring no less benefits. They contain resins, flavonoids, and essential oils. Therefore, if, when choosing, your gaze falls on a broom with buds, you can safely take it. They, together with the leaves, will perfectly cleanse the skin.

Birch brooms are strongly recommended for those people who suffer from rashes, pustules and wounds . Great help is also provided to those suffering from bronchitis and muscle pain.

Birch leaves are characterized by tight adhesion to the body. This allows them to better absorb sweat, and at the same time, toxins that are removed from the body. As a result, the pores are cleaned 100%. The skin better absorbs the beneficial substances obtained from other herbs during bath procedures.

IMPORTANT: It is for this reason that it is preferable to use a birch broom at the first stage of visiting the bathhouse.

The leaves in a bath birch broom should not be large

Alder bath broom: benefits, features

Such brooms can easily be found in the northern regions - the area where the tree grows. Why does it cause a stir among northerners? Due to its composition: alder contains a lot of acids, tannins, fats, vitamins C and PP, carotene.

Due to all of the above, such a broom has disinfecting properties and relieves inflammation. It has been proven that such a device can be used if there are not only inflammations or acne, but also wounds that cannot disappear for a long time.

that those with oily skin prone to frequent sweating take a closer look at the alder broom

However, people with dry skin can also find benefits: elimination of fine wrinkles, smoothing of the integument, and acquisition of elasticity.
There is a kind of rejuvenating effect.

IMPORTANT: It is necessary to take into account that many beneficial substances are activated only after steaming the leaves and branches.

An alder bath broom helps to cope with multiple skin problems

Bath broom made of coniferous spruce branches: uniqueness, impact

Not only coniferous shrubs, but also coniferous trees can be useful to bathhouse lovers. For example, fir, spruce, and cedar will perfectly improve your health. But only if the branches are prepared shortly before the event . Therefore, if you buy a broom and do not prepare it yourself, you should definitely ask the seller how long ago the product was made.

Resins, essential oils, vitamin C - these are things that can help any organism. Even if a person does not have any diseases, he will receive excellent prevention of respiratory diseases. The fact is that pine needles can disinfect the air. And also calm the nervous system , saturating the air with a wonderful aroma.

Separately, it is worth mentioning about people suffering from problems with the spine and joints. Small needles provide a therapeutic massage to problem areas.

IMPORTANT: To do this, the broom needs to be pressed as tightly as possible to the skin. Literally after a few minutes the body begins to get used to it.

Spruce bath broom

Eucalyptus broom

Eucalyptus broom tones and has a positive effect on attention. In addition, eucalyptus is an excellent antiseptic. It is very useful to serve an infusion of eucalyptus on a heater and inhale the vapors. This way you get inhalation that has a positive effect on the respiratory system. Also, a eucalyptus broom is very useful for bruises and sprains. It is best to combine eucalyptus branches with linden or oak branches to reduce the strength of the aroma, and also to make it easier to build up steam, since eucalyptus branches are too thin.

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Make a useful linden broom for a bath and be healthy

In the steam room, the main thing is the broom

For Russian people, a bathhouse is a place that has been visited since time immemorial; it is a tradition that will never go out of fashion, no matter what service the service industry offers in our time. The native bathhouse cannot be compared with any newfangled saunas or swimming pools; it has a special atmosphere. Here not only the body is cleansed, but also the soul. The bathhouse has an excellent therapeutic effect on the body, invigorates, fills with strength, it is known that you can even lose weight if you steam regularly. What is the main attribute in the steam room? Of course, a broom, which is best prepared with your own hands from medicinal trees. And today you will learn how to prepare a linden broom for a bathhouse.

Linden - the native tree of Rus'

Our country is famous for its rich vegetation. Our native trees are birch and linden, both of which can give us many benefits. Our ancestors valued the linden broom; they knew that this bath attribute was an aid to health. Linden is a unique tree; many beautiful legends are associated with it. It can grow for up to 400 years, delighting people with its gifts. The linden tree is considered the tree of the Virgin Mary; it can be seen in holy places where trees were planted by ancestors in past centuries.

Nowadays, people have become far from nature; most have only one association with it – picnics with friends on the weekends. For a long time now, everyone has become accustomed to using what has been created by modern science and industry. But natural gifts are priceless; they can both feed and heal. But brooms could always be made only from tree branches, and many people think that only birch is suitable for this purpose, but it’s not. And you should prepare a linden broom for the bath, because it will really help you become healthier.

This is interesting! Linden is not only a color for tea. Bees make honey from it, people make kvass, mead, and herbal preparations. It is included in medications that help our lungs. You can do inhalations with linden.

The benefits of linden broom

Taking a steam bath is a special process; bathhouse attendants even have their own secrets and different attributes. But no steam room can exist without a broom. Otherwise, you simply won't get the effect you expected.

Linden broom is different from others, it is useful and can give your body the following:

• the unique smell of linden tree has a beneficial effect on our psycho-emotional state;
• Stress and depression recede, nervous tension is relieved, the aroma of linden has a sedative effect, insomnia goes away;
• a linden broom helps fight respiratory diseases;
• causes increased sweating, expels all waste and toxins;
• the skin is cleansed, becomes smooth, elastic, silky;
• colds go away;
• the functioning of the cardiovascular system improves;
• the body is filled with energy, blood flow improves;
• Headache and migraine may go away;
• muscle tension is relieved;
• skin injuries, abrasions, cuts heal faster;
• the condition of vegetative-vascular dystonia improves;
• stimulates weight loss.

This is the therapeutic effect you can get by using a linden broom in the steam room. You can also combine it with other components. So, a broom can be diluted with birch branches, willow and even nettles. Well, we move on to the main thing - the procurement process.

Collecting linden for bath brooms

Procurement time

The optimal time is when the tree is flowering. During this period, its branches are filled with juice, they have the most strength. The flowering period is different in different regions, it lasts about two weeks. But if the summer turns out to be very hot, then these deadlines are reduced, so you need to be on time. Most often, harvesting is carried out from the end of July until the second ten days of August.

A linden broom will have a positive effect on your health

For information! In the old days, our ancestors strictly followed dates. Harvesting of linden was carried out after the feast of the Holy Trinity and before Ilya’s day.

How to make a linden broom

The technology is simple, but there are some nuances. If you do not take them into account, the quality of the broom will be worse and there will be less benefit from it. By the way, it’s easier to buy store-bought brooms, but they rarely come across good ones and are prepared correctly. So, you should consider the following points and follow these steps:

• It’s better to make the preparation on a cool day so that the flowers are well preserved afterwards;
• for a broom it is better to take young branches, they are well cut and full of juice;
• approximately the length of the branches for a broom is half a meter;
• The thicker linden tree is placed inside the broom. Thin branches frame it;
• it is cut off from linden trees where there are signs of disease;
• do not prepare brooms from tree branches that grow near roads and in environmentally polluted regions;
• drying is carried out in a well-ventilated place, but not in the sun, otherwise the color will fall off and the broom will be brittle, which can often be seen in store-bought copies;
• if the broom is not dried in a suspended state, then it is better to place it on straw, which absorbs all excess moisture;
• During drying, handle the broom very carefully, turning it over constantly.

Important! Never break branches or saw them in order to tear them off later. In the old days, this was considered a great sin.

Steaming before the bath

Brooms are always steamed, so they last longer, and this applies not only to the bathhouse. To do this procedure, you must first wash the broom with cool water, handling it very, very carefully, otherwise the leaves and color may fall off. After which it is placed in water at 80 degrees for 15 minutes, but not boiling water and no more time, otherwise all the benefits and structure of the broom will be destroyed. That's it, it's time to go to the steam room.

You learned when to prepare linden brooms and how to do it correctly. Take linden tea with honey to the bathhouse.

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In addition to this main benefit, a bamboo broom will provide others. For example, it will cleanse the skin of toxins, reduce stretch marks, and improve blood circulation. also strengthen the heart and blood vessels, which will serve as an excellent prevention of many diseases.

IMPORTANT: You need to keep in mind that bamboo does not need to be steamed. It is immediately ready to use, which saves a lot of time.

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