Drugs usually are associated with unpleasant flavoring feelings. However among these means there are also exceptions. It is possible to carry medical dandelions jam which combines in itself pleasant taste and curative properties to such exceptions. Let's understand, than such lakostvo and of what illnesses it can cure can be useful.
Caloric content and structure of a product
The indicator of caloric content of jam from dandelions varies depending on structure and amount of the ingredients used at its preparation, but it averages 190 kcal on 100 g of a product. In addition such amount of jam contains:
- proteins — 0.7 g;
- fats — 0.1 g;
- carbohydrates — 47 g.
Besides, in 100 g of this delicacy various vitamins contain, namely:
- Retinolum and other substances relating to group of vitamins A — 340 mkg;
- thiamine (B1) — 0.12 mg;
- Riboflavinum (B2) — 0.19 mg;
- nicotinic acid (B3 or SS) — 0.5 mg;
- it is well-cared (B4) — 0.51 mg;
- pantothenic acid (B5) — 0.06 mg;
- adermin (B6) — 0.15 mg;
- folic acid (B9) — 12 mkg;
- tocopherol (E) — 2.5 mg;
- vitamin K — 547 mg.
In jam from flowers of a dandelion there are also many minerals necessary for a human body. In 100 g contains:
- potassium — 230 mg;
- calcium — 141 mg;
- phosphorus — 43 mg;
- magnesium — 25 mg;
- gland — 1.7 mg;
- manganese — 0.24 mg;
- selenium — 0.3 mkg.
Whether you know? It is known that during World War II because of the conducted fighting not the real coffee, but its substitutes was widespread in the majority of the European countries. As one of types ersatz coffee the roots of dandelions fried in the special way were used. The drink received thus is really quite close to taste to the real coffee.
Dandelions jam: advantage and harm
As we see, in this product there is a set of the organic compounds and minerals influencing processes of activity of the person. Let's understand what advantage of this jam and also what harm it can do to a human body.
Advantage
Let's list useful properties of this delicacy:
- has the toning effect;
- calms nervous system, improves a dream, helps to leave stressful and depressions;
- strengthens immunity;
- promotes removal of toxins;
- possesses small laxative action that helps at locks;
- normalizes a metabolism in an organism;
- at diseases of joints softens painful symptoms;
- possesses soft bile-expelling action;
- it is useful to normal functioning of a liver;
- has beneficial influence at anemia and asthma;
- it is used as protivogelmintny means;
- improves appetite.
Important! At the regular use of this product a certain all-strengthening effect of it usually is observed in a week.
Harm
At all abundance of useful properties this jam in some circumstances it is capable to do to an organism harm. The negative effect of its use can be caused by such factors:
- preparation of a dandelion was conducted in ecologically adverse area;
- the product was used in excessive quantities and a long time;
- the individual intolerance, is a consequence of what an allergy.
Learn that it is possible to treat a dandelion and than it is useful to health.
Besides, there are also contraindications to the use of this product:
- diabetes;
- disorders of intestines with diarrhea;
- the aggravated gastritis;
- ulcer of a duodenum or stomach;
- cholelithiasis;
- to children 5 years are younger it is undesirable to give it because of laxative effect.
Rules of collecting dandelions for jam
When collecting this plant it is necessary to follow the following rules:
- to collect dandelions which grow far from highways and harmful productions;
- for jam to cut off only inflorescences, choosing the largest as they are most of all saturated with useful substances;
- the best time of preparation — May or the beginning of June, it is recommended to collect in clear dry weather.
Important! It is possible to add a few leaves or stalks of dandelions to the inflorescences collected for jam, but them there have to be no more than 2% of raw materials lump. Such additive will enrich a product with additional useful substances.
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Process of production of dandelion jam is quite simple. For its production it is recommended to use fresh-gathered flowers (soon after collecting they will be closed, but it is not necessary to pay attention to it).
It is also possible to prepare it from the dried inflorescences, however the medical effect will be in that case expressed more weakly. Below the step-by-step recipe of jam with addition of a lemon is provided. Additive of such component improves taste and enhances some useful properties.
Necessary ingredients
Such ingredients will be necessary for us for cooking:
- dandelion flowers — 300 g;
- sugar — 1 kg;
- lemon of the average sizes — 1 piece.
We recommend to study recipes on preparation of jam from a sea-buckthorn, a guelder-rose, a red mountain ash, petals of a tea rose, green walnuts.
Step-by-step instruction
For preparation of jam from dandelions it is necessary to perform such operations:
- To carefully wash flowers with water.
- To fill in the washed-out flowers with clear water and to leave for day — it will save them from bitterness.
- Again to wash out the sustained flowers, to wring out and place slightly in capacity for cooking.
- To fill in flowers of 1 pure l.
- To process a lemon boiled water, to wash and cut together with a dried peel on small pieces. To add the cut pieces to a saucepan with flowers.
- To put capacity on average fire and to cook flowers with a lemon about 30 minutes.
- To remove capacity from fire, to cover and leave contents to infuse 6 hours.
- To filter the infused weight through a gauze and to wring out. To throw out flowers and a lemon.
- Again to pour the liquid which turned out after filtering in capacity and to fill up there sugar.
- To cook within 1.5 hours on average fire.
- To pour the turned-out product on the sterilized glass jars and to close them covers.
At the above technology there is about 1 l of jam. It is necessary to consider that right after completion of process of cooking it on consistence will resemble syrup, and after cooling will gain big density and it will become similar to fresh-gathered honey.
Video: The recipe of jam from dandelions Can be made and more dense product. For this purpose it is longer necessary to keep it on fire in a final stage of cooking. However at the same time an exit of jam will be smaller.
Whether you know? On dandelions it is possible to be guided in time and even to synchronize on them watches. In all time zones where this plant grows, they reveal exactly at 6 o'clock in the morning and are closed at 3 o'clock p.m. The error can make only several minutes. In old times quite so adjusted time in many countries of Europe.
How to take jam
It is necessary to consider features of the consumption of this delicacy at different illnesses. Let's list these features:
- For the general strengthening of an organism in the preventive purposes and also for clarification of blood and normalization of work of a liver about 2 tablespoons of jam daily 4–5 times a week are recommended to use.
- At problems with a cardiovascular system it is necessary to eat on 1 teaspoon of jam daily one couple of hours prior to a breakfast. The course of reception is calculated on 2 weeks, it can be repeated after a break in 1 month.
- At joint pains — to accept daily since morning 1 tablespoon of dandelion jam on an empty stomach. The course of reception lasts 1 month. After a two-month pause it is repeated.
- At an upper respiratory tract infection it is necessary to eat on 1 teaspoon of this delicacy 3 times a day to or after a meal. Treatment course is calculated for 10 days.
So, dandelion jam — the delicacy very rich with substances, useful to an organism. Besides, it has excellent tastes and prepares from widespread components, basic of which it is easy to collect in nature. Restrictions and contraindications to its use exists a little, and it is very simple to prepare this product so introduction it will not present any difficulties to a diet.