The cornel in gardens and kitchen gardens meets rather seldom. And it meanwhile, can bring huge benefit to a human body. What useful properties and contraindications at a cornel?
The cornel represents a bush which can have edible fruits of different color. But initially they possessed a red color. From there was also this name a cornel, that is red. The cornel grows in a wild look generally in warm regions of our country. There height of plants can reach up to 8 m. On personal plots the cornel doesn't grow more than 3 m. Therefore it is carried to bushes. The cornel at the beginning of spring blossoms, and here maturing of fruits takes place only in August. Berries of a cornel have a sweet and pleasant flavor.
The cornel can grow on one place up to 200 years. At the same time this berry culture has a set of useful properties for a human body. All of them are caused by existence in structure of berries of a large amount of vitamins and minerals.
The cornel can be used in various look. From it it is possible to cook compote, jam, kissel and also use in a dried and dried look. At the same time all preparations have medicinal properties and can bring benefit to any organism. The fresh cornel is stored no more than 12 days. Therefore to prolong an expiration date, it can be frozen and dried.
Useful properties of a cornel for men and women
1. Reduces sugar level in blood thanks to the low content of this substance.
2. Thanks to low caloric content is a part of various diets and helps to cope with excess weight.
3. Improves a metabolism in a human body.
4. Helps to struggle with catarrhal diseases thanks to the high content of vitamin C.
5. Improves absorption of iron in a human body that promotes increase in hemoglobin in blood.
6. Is prophylactic for cardiovascular diseases.
7. Strengthens walls of vessels.
8. Adjusts work of intestines and brings out of an organism toxins thanks to existence in its composition of such substance as pectin.
9. In certain cases fresh berries use as laxative natural means.
10. The tannins which are contained in a cornel possess diuretic and bile-expelling action.
11. Berries of a cornel help to cope with diseases of a liver, kidneys, hemorrhoids, arthritis and other diseases.
12. Reduces arterial blood pressure at people of old age.
13. Increases immunity.
14. Has the great toning effect for a human body.
15. Cough helps to treat.
However, despite all these useful properties in certain cases the use of a cornel is contraindicated.
Cornel contraindications
Fruits of this berry culture are contraindicated to people with diseases of kidneys. Also it is undesirable to use them in food of subjects who has a sore stomach, in particular gastritis, an ulcer or excessive acidity. In spite of the fact that the cornel has laxative property, people can't eat it with chronic locks. Otherwise it can do irreparable harm to an organism.
As these berries support an organism in a tone, they can't be used before going to bed. Anyway it is necessary to respect strictly the rules of the consumption of these berries for people of different age and then special harm won't turn out. So for the adult healthy person the norm of a cornel in day is no more than 400 grams, and for the child – 150-200 grams depending on age. At pregnancy the cornel has no contraindications as it brings harmful toxins out of the woman's organism.