Bird cherry is a tree or bush growing to a height of 2-10 meters.
Aromatic white blossoms are arranged in clusters about 8-12 centimeters long.
The plant blooms in May.
Fruit is black and shiny, round or oval drupe.
The plant can be found growing in forest, brushwood, riverside and etc.
It is usually grown in garden and park.
You should collect bird cherry fruits without peduncles in August and September, when they are ripe.
Folk medicine uses blossoms, leaves and bark, as well.

1. Pulp of bird cherry fruit contains up to 15 percent tannins, up to 8 percent antocyan, approximately 6 percent sugars, pectin, flavonoids, organic acids and other biologically active substances.
   In addition, fruits contain 2.
   81 percent mineral substances.
   
2. Leaves, blossoms, bark and seeds contain glycoside amygdaline.
   Blossoms and leaves, in addition, contain glycoside prunasin responsible for their aroma.
   Leaves contain also up to 200 mg% ascorbic acid.
   
3. The plant has anti-inflammatory action.
   In addition, it is said to normalize intestinal function.
   
4. Infuse a tablespoon of the fruits with a glass of water to make an infusion or decoction.
   You should drink half a glass of the decoction once a day half an hour before meal.
   The decoction made of fruits has astringent action.
   In addition, it is used to fight inflammation.
   Antocyans and flavonoids have the activity of vitamin P.
   They stabilize walls of blood vessels.
   The decoction is used internally to treat inflammation of intestines, digestive disorders caused by various reasons and dysentery.
   Bird cherry fruits together with bilberry fruits are used in case of diarrhea.
   
5. Folk medicine uses fruits, blossoms, bark and leaves.
   Infuse 10 grams of the blossoms with a glass of water and use the infusion as needed.
   This remedy is used for compress and rinse in case of conjunctivitis and phthisis.
   In addition, you can use the remedy to rinse wound and sore.
   
6. Blossoms together with fruits are used to treat vomiting in children.
   
7. Leaves, fruits, blossoms and bird cherry juice are used for vaginal rinse in case of trichomonas invasion.
   Moreover, you can use these remedies for poultice to deal with wound, sore and bed sore.
   
8. Juice fruits and use the juice to deal with fever, diarrhea, metabolic disorders, gangrene, phthisis and scurvy.
   The juice is said to have perspiratory and diuretic action.
   You should mix half a glass of the juice with a tablespoon of honey and drink the mixture 3 times a day.