Useful properties of cloudberry and contraindications, application in folk medicine

A large number of different berries grow on the territory of Russia. Among them, far from the most famous are relatives of raspberries, northern berries. Moroshka belongs to the plant of the Rubus family. It can be found in wetlands and tundra. Berry is very capricious, since it does not like rain, wind and frost, but it is very useful.

Description

Sweet and sour taste and aroma are like a mixture of currants and oranges. In addition to the name "northern berry" in the people it is also called "moss currant". The composition of nutrients and trace elements, however, has much in common with these cultures.

So, cloudberry contains:

• Vitamins B ₁ , B ₂ , PP, A;
• Potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, aluminum, silicon, sodium;
• Carotenoids, beta-carotene;
• Fatty and organic acids;
• Mono- and disaccharides;
• tannins;
• Pectins;
• Phytoncides;
• cellulose;
• alimentary fiber;
• ash;
• Other useful substances.

These northern berries are 84% water. In addition, they have a high content of vitamins, so they become a source of important elements for the body.

Useful properties of cloudberry and contraindications

Phytotherapists have long appreciated the therapeutic effect that berry yields and uses it. The use of cloudberries contributes to:

• Improvement of blood circulation;
• Regeneration and renewal of cells;
• Strengthening of cardiovascular activity;
• Lowering blood pressure;
• Strengthening of immunity;
• Prevention of infection;
• Improvement of vision.

Like all plants, saturated with many useful substances, there are useful properties of cloudberries, and contraindications. Berry has the following therapeutic effect:

• Diuretic;
• Antimicrobial;
• Healing;
• Astringent;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Diaphoretic.

It perfectly treats skin diseases, moisturizing, softening and restoring the skin. Helps nail growth and stops hair loss. Having considered useful properties of cloudberries, and contraindications will now also be studied to know whether it is possible to take this berry into food.

Harm

It should not be used with individual intolerance, and not only in its pure form. It is not necessary and there are dishes with its addition. In addition, cloudberry is contraindicated in:

• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Increased acidity;
• Chronic kidney and liver diseases.

Even if the person is healthy, you can not abuse the berry. Otherwise, itching, rash, and heartburn or nausea may occur.

For losing weight

Morochka is a berry (the photo you see), which has a favorable effect on the digestive system, normalizing the work of the gastrointestinal tract, removing toxins and toxins from the body, helping to eliminate excess fluid, get rid of puffiness and restore the lymph drainage system to normal. Having a very low calorie content and low sugar content, it actively struggles with excess weight.

Dishes that can be cooked with it for this purpose are as follows:

• Salads;
• Compotes, juices and other beverages;
• Mashed potatoes, soufflé, puddings;
• Snacks;
• Gravy and sauces;
• Others.

From her make teas, prepare marmalade, pastille and jam. Despite the fact that these are sweet dishes, due to the presence of cloudberries in the diet they are allowed.

Berry can be combined with mushrooms, meat, fish, cereals and muesli, nuts, dairy products, vegetables and dried fruits, croutons and honey.

But, of course, the most valuable is fresh cloudberry (berry). The following photo illustrates the most common dietary dish with her. This sauerkraut, with the addition of carrots and cranberries with cloudberries. The dressing is water and spices.

There are no diets that consist only of cloudberries (so-called mono-diets). But the fact that, adding it to the diet, you significantly improve your body and will help get rid of excess kilograms, this is an established fact.

How to use

In a week it is good to eat 2-3 times 100-150 grams of berries. This same rule also applies to pregnant women. But breastfeeding mothers should consult a doctor before taking cloudberries for food.

Up to 8 months, children should not be given berries. From a year old it can be added to fruit puree, for example, from apples. Begin to feed from one tablespoon, gradually increasing the portion. You can eat the puree in its pure form from the age of three and only under the supervision of adults.

How to choose

Berry matures exactly in the middle of summer. But the period does not last long, only half a month. An interesting feature is that the red color of the fruit means an unripened berry. When ripeness is achieved, it acquires a yellowish-orange color.

If you buy cloudberries in a store or on the market, you need to carefully examine it: there are no signs of spoilage and whether it is covered with mold.

Will be useful cloudberry properties, and contraindications will become relevant only if the product is poor-quality. That is, the berry should not be crumpled or with a selected juice. But the preferred option is the purchase with sepals, since in this form it is better preserved. In frozen form, cloudberries should be thoroughly probed so that the berries are not stuck together and do not have ice pieces.

Storage

The berries are stored at a temperature of 0 to 4 degrees. The term of mature fruit is up to 4 days, and green - up to two weeks.

Traditionally, cloudberries make sweet dishes, compote or billets in their own juice. With another recipe, the berry is mixed with sugar, diluted in a ratio of 1: 1, and left so in the refrigerator. You can simply freeze the fruit. The main condition for this is their dry and undamaged condition.

Berry in folk medicine

Wizards treated various diseases, using not only fruits, but also leaves with plant roots. They relieved people of problems with the intestines, liver and kidneys, bile ducts and cardiovascular activity. It is noticed that with regular use, putrefactive processes in the GIT system are reduced, and biochemical processes return to normal.

It is useful to eat after poisoning, with avitaminosis, burns, colds, fatigue, cystitis, diarrhea, dropsy, scurvy, scabies and many other serious diseases.

In order to stop bleeding, take a tablespoon of dried leaves and pour a glass of boiling water. After cooling, you can take inside 70 ml 3 times a day.

With nephrolithiasis should drink a lot of water, and tincture take 4 times a day for 100 milliliters.

To get rid of pus, fresh leaves are greased with fish oil and applied to the affected area. Compress should be changed from 2 times a day.

To improve the appetite, mix in a 1: 1 ratio of water and (cloudberry) juice. Comments from relatives caring for their relatives, cancer patients, testify that lubrication of the affected areas with a gruel facilitated the condition of the patient with tumors.

Very useful is tincture. It is taken with gout, kidney stones and metabolic disorders. It is prepared as follows. Take two teaspoons of leaves and pour a glass of boiling water. Then the tincture is left for several hours. The peas in this form is distributed to equal parts and drunk in one day. This recipe will also help with gastritis, if the acidity is lowered, for tumors.

It also uses cloudberry from cough, colds and tuberculosis. An excellent effect is also provided by tea made from leaves, prepared in the usual way. It can add hips and honey instead of sugar.

Delicious recipes

There are many favorite sweets for children, based on cloudberry. Recipes of some of them will be considered below.

For the preparation of jam takes a kilogram of berries, as much sugar and a little water. First, water is mixed with sugar, the syrup is put on the fire and stirred. The berries are added after boiling and cook for 30 minutes. The mixture is then passed through a sieve, grinded, and boiled for another 10 minutes. Ready jam will help with colds, infections, increases immunity. It is used for prophylaxis in the off-season, when the risk of ARVI is high.

The pastille is prepared this way. Dry and put in the oven in a saucepan. Preheating the berries, wipe them through a sieve and add one part of the sugar to two parts of the cloudberry. Put it back in the oven and dry it. In this dish, all minerals and vitamins are preserved, so it is often used to treat infectious diseases.

Compote is very simple. After washing the fruits, they are placed in cans, combining with a layer of sugar. Then pour boiling water and cork.

For jelly the berries are ground, poured with water, brought to a boil and filtered. After that, gelatin and sugar are added to the resulting broth, cooked for 30 minutes and packaged in dishes.

Red powder for Pushkin

Legend has it that before his departure after the duel, the great poet asked for wet cloudberries. No one was surprised at this request, as everyone knew that he was very fond of this berry, and also cowberry. It is believed that the Pushkin family bought it on the Round Market from a merchant named Gerasim Dmitriev.

It took about two centuries, and this place was opened by a stylish restaurant, which is called: "Moroshka for Pushkin". Of course, there is, unfortunately, no berries in it. But Petersburgers are nevertheless grateful for a tribute to the memory of the Russian poet.