What is the use of cranberries?

In autumn, a small miracle can be seen on the swamp: bright cranberry berries burn on the green carpet of moss. You will enjoy not only admiring this miracle-berry, but also applying it for food. After all, cranberries are not only delicious, but also very useful.

The benefits of cranberries are in its rich composition:

• Vitamins C, PP and group B;
• Organic acids (benzoic, ursolic, quinine, benzoic, citric);
• Large amounts of pectin;
• Tannins ;
• Flavonoids.

Now, more about the benefits of using cranberries.

Everyone knows that vitamin C contributes to the strengthening of immunity, has a therapeutic effect on the body with various viral and catarrhal diseases, helping it to resist disease more actively.

Ursolic acid, contained in cranberry, can stop the inflammatory process, affects the metabolism of carbohydrates, does not allow the formation of sclerotic plaques, has an effect similar to the hormones of the adrenal glands.

Organic acids, which are part of the cranberry, have anti-inflammatory, disinfecting and antipyretic effect. Due to their large content berries are stored for a long time. For example, ursolic and oleanolic take part in metabolic processes, regulate the level of cholesterol.

With hypertension, you can and should eat cranberries, because the amount of cholesterol in the blood decreases and the walls of the vessels strengthen. Despite the pronounced diuretic effect of cranberries, when it is used, the potassium is not washed out from the body responsible for the state of the vessels.

Thanks to the vitamins of group B with the help of these berries you can work on the nervous system, calming and normalizing its work. Cranberry works very well on the condition of the hair and nails. Even for the prevention of cancer, it can be used.

The benefits of cranberries in setting up the digestive process are also evident. After all, polysaccharides - pectin and cellulose, included in its composition, improve the intestinal motility and promote the elimination of toxins and salts of heavy metals.

The sour taste of these berries perfectly stimulates appetite, causes salivation and secretion of gastric juice. Therefore, patients with low acidity are recommended to include cranberries in the diet.

The benefits of cranberry and When anemia, although the amount of iron in it is not as great as, say, in the dog-rose, but in combination with other useful substances it is absorbed much better.

Morse of cranberry

Cranberries can be consumed not only in the form of berries, but also for the preparation of various drinks and desserts. The most known and useful is Morse, which has antimicrobial and diuretic properties. Contained in berries, benzoic acid sodium in the body is converted to hippuric acid, which is released into the urine and affects the microorganisms located in the urinary tract. In addition, this acid is able to enhance the action of antibiotics used to treat kidneys.

Even in the treatment of urolithiasis, cranberries are used, only under the supervision of a doctor and constant monitoring of changes in the acidity of urine. After all, even a small number of berries can change the balance in the undesirable side and cause loss of salts. Sometimes, it is used together with alkaline mineral waters.

Very good Morse quenches thirst and is useful at high temperature.

The benefits of cranberries are invaluable for replenishing vitamins, skin diseases and thrombophlebitis. You can make masks and compresses from these berries. Their use will help to get rid of abscesses and pimples, will help to heal wounds.

Cranberries: benefit and harm? The merits of these berries say a lot, but you should also know in which cases it can cause harm. This is a stomach ulcer, gastritis with high acidity, ulcer of the duodenum, gout.