Blueberry — a plant is from North America. In northern latitudes where practically nothing grows, berry long time was one of the few sources of vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. Well the plant took root also in the boundless tundra of Eurasia. The modern science confirmed what hundreds of years was known to Eskimos, Aleuts, Nanais and other aboriginals of the North. Namely the fact that blueberry is the richest natural source of minerals and vitamins.
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- sodium;
- potassium;
- hardware;
- phosphorus.
It is rich and with vitamins, especially With, E and V. Dopolnyaet a picture a big set of amino acids. It is worth noticing that blueberry on richness of the structure will give odds to blackcurrant — the recognized leader in category of usefulness among garden cultures.
Whether you know? To the people injured with accident on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, it was recommended to eat as much as possible blueberry. Researches showed that it is effective in counteraction to negative consequences of radiation.
It is necessary to mark out one more remarkable feature — low caloric content (about 40 kcal for 100 g).
- proteins — 1 g;
- carbohydrates — 8 g;
- fats — 0.5 g.
Blueberry has the mass of properties, useful to an organism, from which it is possible to distinguish such:
- rather strong diuretic;
- interferes with development of a scurvy;
- supports a cardiovascular system in the necessary tone;
- bile-expelling means;
- interferes with inflammatory processes;
- antimicrobic means;
- is inhibitor of absorption and splitting of cholesterol.
The scurvy — one of types of avitaminosis, is caused by the shortage of vitamin C.
Properties of berry are known long ago, and they are widely used both in traditional medicine, and in traditional, including in dietology.
There are some diseases at which it can be very useful:
- cardiological problems and diseases of vessels;
- GIT diseases;
- high level of sugar in blood.
Blueberry normalizes work as a pancreas, works as the catalyst at the use of antihyperglycemic medicines. This property helps to struggle with diabetes. Is good prophylactic at diseases of eyes, including, glaucoma. The magnesium which in a large number is available in structure helps normal functioning of a cardiovascular system. Vitamins of group B interfere with development of varicosity. Vitamin K well affects blood clotting owing to what it is recommended to use berry or its juice before and after operations.
Important! Blueberry is not the leader in iron content, but this element in full is perfectly acquired by an organism.
Juice, as well as tea from leaves — excellent febrifuges. Antioxidants as a part of berry, interfere with development of oncology.
Women should pay attention to easy laxative effect of berry. It softly cleans a GIT, and thanks to the low caloric content, ability to split fats and to interfere with cholesterol absorption, it is an irreplaceable element of dietary food. It is actively used in cosmetic procedures (mask). An anemia and various diseases of kidneys — problems which can be solved, regularly using blue berry. It is very useful at pregnancy. Being the richest natural source of vitamins and minerals, can become a fine natural multivitamin complex.
Important! The feeding or pregnant women should use berry with care. Its rich vitamin structure can become the reason of allergic reactions.
Men should pay attention to such quality as ability to clean urinary channels. This property interferes with formation of cystitis and prostatitis.
Whether you know? Garden berry, and that which grows in the nature on the chemical composition are absolutely identical. The blueberry picked in the wild nature nevertheless is more useful, but garden is larger.
As it was already told, blueberry — a natural well of vitamins and minerals. Besides all above-mentioned useful qualities, it perfectly affects memory and mental activity.
Learn more about vitamins for work of a brain and improvement of memory.
All elements and minerals which are contained in berry are almost completely acquired by an organism. It follows from this that calcium which in enough contains in blueberry in full goes for strengthening of bones and growth of teeth of the child. Vitamin C well affects immunity. It is also very useful at stomatitis, helping the fastest healing of various wounds and sores.
From blueberry of the house it is possible to prepare the mass of tasty and useful dishes. It is perfectly combined with various fruit as sweet (banana, pear) and with sour (citruses). Interesting combinations turn out from blueberry with other berries, for example, strawberry, bilberry, a cranberry, raspberry.
Important! In blueberry as well as dark grades of grapes, a cranberry and bilberry, contain resveratrol — substance from group of polyphenols. This substance possesses anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, kardio- and hepatoprotective properties.
It is worth trying to make various smoothie, milkshakes, or just to use berry as filler for yogurt, other fermented milk products. As filler, blueberry perfectly will be suitable also for various cakes, puddings, pies and other home-made pastries.
In the medical purposes apply juice, broth from leaves, or tea from dried berries. Though options of various combinations are possible: for example, broth from leaves together with tea from dried berries.
We advise to read about curative properties and options of application of berries: cloudberries, guelder-rose, godzha, sea-buckthorn, cornel.
Anemia, rheumatism, diseases of a GIT of various etymology, various parasites — here the incomplete list of diseases which prevention can be carried out by means of juice from blueberry.
It is necessary to drink such juice on 150-250 ml, adding a honey tablespoon, in 30 minutes prior to meal.
- touch ripe berries, well wash out them, and put in the enameled basin or a pan of sufficient volume;
- carefully knead, filter juice from the received alburnum;
- it is necessary to add a little warm water to the residue which remained after the first extraction, to leave for 10-15 minutes;
- repeatedly wring out the received tincture, mix juice of the first and second extraction;
- heat the received mix to 65...70 °C, filter through several layers of a gauze and add sugar or syrup;
- once again heat to 90 °C, pour in the sterilized banks.
Juice can be stored in the fridge, and it is possible, previously having subjected to pasteurization process, to preserve.
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Broth is useful at locks, GIT diseases. It is possible to prepare it as follows:
- 2 tablespoons of dry leaves fill in 400 ml of water;
- put on fire and bring to boiling;
- it is necessary to boil 3-5 minutes then to remove from fire and to allow to infuse within an hour.
It is necessary to use on a tablespoon of 6-7 times daily.
For prevention of heart troubles and vessels, at diabetes and joint pains:
- leaves small cut together with escapes;
- the tablespoon with the hill is filled in by 0.25 l of water and bring to boiling;
- on small fire broth 15 minutes weary.
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To use before food on 1 tablespoon.
- the teaspoon of leaves with escapes and a teaspoon of berries is filled in with cold water (it is desirable to take water with the low content of salts, so infusion will turn out better);
- during the day not less than 12 hours infusion has to be in the room without access of direct sunshine;
- to filter infusion, to wring out alburnum there, through several layers of a gauze.
Everything, the natural power engineering specialist is ready. It is possible to accept on a glass, twice a day.
Leaves and sprouts of a plant should be collected during blossoming. This time drops out for the beginning of summer. Before beginning a phytotherapy course, it is necessary to consult to the doctor. You should not forget that broths and infusions even of such useful plant can not be perceived by an organism.
We advise to read about curative properties and application in traditional medicine of a cowberry leaf.
Dried berries (1 h a spoon) fill in 0.25 l of boiled water, cover capacity and let's infuse. In 15 minutes, tea is ready. By this time drink sufficiently will cool down that it was possible to add a honey spoon, at the same time having kept all useful properties of a bee gift.
Whether you know? Blueberry is an informal symbol of the State of New Jersey. And annually in June there takes place the festival devoted to it.
Tea from dried berries — excellent febrifuge, it perfectly restores forces, helps to get rid of fatigue, well affects nervous system.
The rich structure of berry could not remain unnoticed by cosmetologists. By means of masks on the basis of blueberry it is possible to refresh face skin. To prepare a house mask, the following ingredients will be necessary:
- blueberry — 1 tablespoon;
- sour cream (20-25% of fat content) — 2 tablespoons;
- lemon juice — 2 drops;
- olive oil — 0.5 h a spoon.
Pound berries in gruel, add other components, and carefully mix everything. Put the received weight on a face. In 15-20 minutes remove a mask by means of a cotton pad and warm water.
- blueberry — 1 tablespoon;
- egg — 1 piece;
- vegetable oil — 1 h a spoon.
To pound berries in puree, to take a yolk from egg. All ingredients to mix, put the received mask on a face. In 15 minutes a mask to wash away, wipe a face with an ice piece. For oily skin:
- blueberry — 1 tablespoon;
- potato starch — 1 h a spoon;
- egg — 1 piece.
To crush berries by means of the blender. To separate from egg of squirrels (we need only it), to mix all components. Using boiled water, to bring consistence of a mask to density of sour cream. Through a quarter of hour after drawing on the person the mask can be washed away, to wipe a face with an ice piece.
Read also about phytotherapy at problem and oily skin and also how to remove a greasy luster from a face.
- blueberry — 1 tablespoon;
- honey — 1 h a spoon;
- cottage cheese — 1 h a spoon.
To pound berries, to mix all ingredients. In 15-20 minutes after drawing to remove by means of a cotton pad and to wash water of room temperature.
Baths from infusion of leaves will help to get rid of the increased sweating of hands and legs: 4-5 tablespoons of dry leaves to fill in 1 l of boiled water. In 30 minutes to filter infusion. To dilute with warm water up to the volume necessary to ship there a foot or a hand.
As it was mentioned above, berry is strong antioxidant. Therefore, it is necessary to eat it moderately. It is worth limiting consumption of blueberry at violation of motility of biliary tract. It is necessary to eat berry (or to exclude it from a diet completely) at the increased blood clotting, high level of fibrinogen, tendency to thromboses with care.
Women at pregnancy also should eat blueberry circumspectly. 2-3 spoons a day will not do harm if it wants to eat more, it is better to consult the doctor.
The use in large numbers can provoke increase in arterial blood pressure. Well and of course, you should not forget about such factor as individual intolerance.
Summing up the result of all aforesaid, it is possible to draw a conclusion that blueberry — very useful berry rich with various vitamins and minerals. However you should not eat it in unlimited number. It is the best of all to do it regularly, but gradually. 100 g of wild or garden berry for breakfast — the ideal beginning of day.