Cherry — the fructifying sort Plum tree which belongs to family Pink. Its fruits are one of the most widespread, tasty and valuable berries. For a long time cherry is appreciated its soft sweet-sour taste and unique properties. And both tree fruits, and its branches, leaves and even bark are used.
Structure of berry
Organic acids are a part of fruits of a cherry tree: salicylic, lemon, amber, apple; minerals: zinc, copper, iron, manganese, iodine, chrome, fluorine, vanadium, molybdenum, pine forest, cobalt, nickel, rubidium; macrocells: potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium; pectinaceous substances; sugar; vitamins A, With, E, B1, B2, B6, SS.
Nutrition value and caloric content
Contains in hundred grams of the raw fruits:
- carbohydrates — 10.6 g;
- proteins — 0.8 g;
- fats — 0.2 g;
- water — 84.4 g.
Their power value equals 52 kcal (217 kJ). Caloric content of dried berries is slightly higher: in 100 g there are 290 kJ, and the caloric content of the frozen cherry, on the contrary, is slightly lower — 46 kcal / 100.
Whether you know? The best-known tree of Japan representing the land of the rising sun — cherry an Oriental cherry — only an ornamental plant. It gained popularity thanks to the magnificent flowers worldwide, but its fruits are absolutely inedible.
Than fresh cherry is useful
Berries of cherry differ not only the pleasant balanced taste, but also are natural medicine:
- normalize elevated pressure, increase hemoglobin content, strengthen vessels;
- are considered as excellent prevention of heart diseases;
- reduce the level of uric acid that removes inflammation of joints;
- the contained copper is favorable for a brain and the central nervous system;
- differ in antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action;
- pectinaceous substances normalize operability of intestines;
- fine expectorant means and against heat;
- the high content of vitamins promotes strengthening of immunity.
Not only fruits of a tree, but also leaves, branches, bark are considered as useful. For example, pitch helps at gastric illnesses, broth from leaves and branches — at a reduced tone of intestines and inflammations of a thick gut.
For men
Thanks to a large number of minerals in berry it positively influences a prostate on which normal work the male health directly depends.
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Existence in berries of zinc promotes production of male sex hormones, at the same time male power is restored and the second youth appears. By the way, as zinc remains when processing, it is not only in fresh berries. Therefore for medical influence it is possible to accept broths or infusions.
The fresh cherry juice drunk for an hour before active physical activities weakens process of education in muscles of lactic acid and reduces muscular pain after the sports occupations.
For women
Consumption of fresh berries, broths, jam, compotes or cherry fruits in any other look is very useful for women of all age.
The most necessary vitamin for health of women consider vitamin E. It is especially carefully necessary to watch for receipt of enough vitamins B an organism during pregnancy and at a climax.
It affects positively and brings the following results:
- the composition of blood after hormonal failure or the weight broken as a result of set is normalized;
- unpleasant symptoms of a menopause decrease;
- spasms at periods decrease, they become less plentiful;
- blood circulation in women's bodies improves;
- diuretic properties of berry help at an initial stage of dumping of weight;
- disposal of surplus of liquid helps from cellulitis.
Important! Cherry juice perfectly satisfies thirst and increases appetite. Therefore it is recommended to give to children who never want to eat.
For children
Most of children's doctors are positive to emergence of cherry on a table of the child. But insist that berry was or fresh, or in the form of fruit drinks, compotes or jelly. It is undesirable to give to the kid tinned berries of industrial production. At them surely there are preservatives and dyes, and their use practically blocks advantage of the berry. Positive impact of cherry on health of children:
- high content of iron is responsible for the normal level of hemoglobin, and modern kids often have an anemia;
- the wide range of vitamins and minerals does not allow to develop to scarce states;
- normalization of a dream and decrease in excitability;
- efficiency at acute respiratory diseases;
- tea from leaves will help to reduce quickly high temperature at the kid and will facilitate his general state;
- increases immunity.
We advise to learn how to make so that children were ill less.
Whether properties when processing are lost
As well as it is better to eat other fruit and berry cultures, cherry fresh as so in it completely there are all vitamins and useful elements.
However the frozen fruits contain almost as much valuable elements, as well as fresh. And, unlike some berries, do not worsen the taste and perfectly are suitable for use both in cookery, and in recipes of nonconventional medicine. The main thing that fruits were not exposed to heat treatment therefore for long storage it is better to freeze them but not to preserve. In dried berries the most part of useful substances also remains, but they have any more no that soft and pleasant taste which is peculiar to fresh fruits.
Application of sour berry
In spite of the fact that cherry is food product, it found the application in several areas at once:
- treatment;
- cosmetology;
- dietology;
- cookery.
Whether you know? Still it was in the ancient time noticed that other fruits and berries which are near cherry remained fresh much longer. This fact pushed on use of a cherry leaf in house conservation.
In treatment
Fruits of cherry differ in the richest composition of vitamins and minerals. They — the leader in molybdenum content among all other berries. Besides, are very rich with calcium which is an irreplaceable macrocell for bones.
Also cherry incorporates the antatsida interfering presenilation of cages and the coumarin contributing to normalization of blood clotting and reduction of risk of deposits on walls of vessels and a clotting. Cherry stimulates sekretorny function of a stomach and has pronounced antibacterial, expectorant action. On its basis many cough remedies and colds become.
Broths and tinctures from leaves and branches are effective at treatment of jaundice, as diuretic, for normalization of pressure, at catarrhal diseases and problems with joints.
In cosmetology
It is curious that cherry found itself and in cosmetology procedures:
- juice and pulp perfectly clarify skin, reduce wrinkles and give to skin a fresh and well-groomed look;
- together with potato flour it is used as a mask for skin, inclined to formation of pimples;
- the cherry mask with cottage cheese or sour cream fights against dark circles and bags under eyes;
- the honey and cherry mask with juice of a guelder-rose prevents appearance of premature wrinkles and keeps skin youth;
- fresh juice — an effective mask for skin of the increased fat content;
- fresh berry juice in mix with potato starch represent an excellent mask for hair, inclined to fat content;
- medicinal properties of this berry and its magic aroma are ideal for house SPA procedures.
In dietology
In comparison with other berries, cherry differs in lower glycemic index that is good for the people adhering to a diet. Besides, it has the expressed diuretic effect, it helps to remove surplus of water from an organism and to start dumping of excess weight. And its juice improves exchange processes and tones up an organism in general.
Honey, buckwheat, milk, kefir will help to remove excess weight.
The anthocyans which are its part reduce sucrose absorption speed that is irreplaceable at diabetes. However, the suffering this disease or excessive weight, it is worth limiting amount of the used berries.
In cookery
Fruits of a cherry tree are used in a fresh, frozen, tinned, dried and dried look. They are used for preparation of fine juice, compotes, jams, kissels and jam. Cherry is ideally combined with different creams and chocolate and is a part of desserts, cakes and cakes. And still it is crown ingredient of some national dishes, for example, of the German strudel or the Ukrainian cherry dumplings. Cherry is good in desserts, ice cream and salads. From it juicy sauces to meat and fish dishes turn out. And fans of alcoholic drinks by all means will estimate dense and fragrant liqueurs, fruit liqueurs and cherry wines. Its leaves serve as fragrant addition for tea brewing and add them to time of pickling or a pickles of mushrooms and vegetables.
Important! It is better not to use cherry compotes and jam with stones which were stored too long as they can contain poisonous hydrocianic acid.
Whether it is possible cherry at pregnancy and feeding by a breast
In the absence of contraindications these fruits need to be included in a food allowance of the pregnant woman as the folic acid which is contained in them plays an important role in formation and the correct development of a fruit. In addition, berry helps to cope with an anemia during pregnancy.
Also it promotes disposal of such frequent problems of pregnant women as locks, hemorrhoids and a varicosity. But as it is quite strong allergen, you should not eat it in too large number both during pregnancy, and during a lactation.
Contraindications and harm
In comparison with the extensive list of useful qualities of cherry, its potential harm is absolutely small. First, it is better for people not to use it with gastritis or high acidity of a stomach in connection with availability in it of lemon and apple acids.
Besides, categorically it is impossible to eat stones of this berry. The glycoside amigdalin enters them, at destruction forming poisonous hydrocianic acid. However in rare instances they use for therapy of diseases of kidneys, but only under control of the doctor. Also crushed stones use as compresses at gout.
In addition, cherry should be taken with caution:
- at diabetes or tendency to obesity as it increases appetite and glucose provokes increase in weight;
- at some diseases of a liver as berry stimulates its work;
- at hypotonia as it lowers pressure;
- inclined to allergic reactions.
The rich structure, pleasant taste and the big list of useful properties do this berry just irreplaceable in a diet. Eat cherry and it by all means will revitalize and will strengthen your organism, will saturate it with necessary vitamins and minerals. And will please with beauty of the blossoming trees and the stunning aroma in the spring!