The cornel is a fruit bush with red-violet juicy berries. In the nature the plant prefers the southern areas, but efforts of selectors it is grown up also in more frigid climate. What the cornel is so attractive by in what its advantage or harm: about it further it is detailed.
Caloric content and chemical composition of berries
Berries of a plant are popular with nutritionists, it is possible to eat with their handfuls without harm for a figure. Fresh it is a low-calorie product – 40.5 Kcal in 100 g. Also compote from a cornel — 25 Kcal is considered dietary, and jam caloric content already strikingly differs: 172 Kcal in 100 g.
The structure of fruits of a cornel is saturated with useful substances, vitamins and minerals:
- organic acids (lemon, nicotinic, wine, apple, amber);
- fenolkarbonovy acids (glioksalevy, gallic, salicylic);
- pectins, phytoncides, tannins, catechins, tanida, carotinoids;
- the nitrogenous and painting pigments;
- essential oils;
- vitamins C and P;
- macrocells: magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, sodium;
- minerals: iron, zinc, manganese, iodine.
Whether you know? There are data that the cornel is cultivated still by ancient people. At excavation of ancient settlements in the territory of Switzerland which about five thousand years, found plant stones.
Than the cornel is useful to an organism
Useful properties of a plant favorably influence digestion, increase appetite, normalize work of intestines and metabolism. At the constant use, walls of vessels become stronger, hemoglobin and pressure is normalized. At medicine cold on the basis of berries use as febrifugal and anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and astringent. Also do many different tinctures of a cornel. About one of them you look in this video.
For pregnant women
During pregnancy the organism experiences big strain, it is vulnerable for viral infections, anemia and other diseases.
The use of medicines is undesirable for the developing fruit, natural drugs, such as cornel come to the rescue. It helps the woman to bring harmful elements out of an organism, supports the immune system, the water balance, hemoglobin is normal.
Potassium as a part of berries will support work of heart, will provide a conclusion of excess liquid. The sourish taste of fruits will remove unpleasant symptoms of toxicosis.
Important! Women need to know: the cornel at pregnancy is forbidden at the raised uterus tone; you should not use also it for the night: it in large numbers affects excitingly nervous system.
For children
The growing organism needs a maximum of useful substances; it is good if the child scoops a useful stock from products of natural origin. Cornel jam, compotes, kissels, fresh berries saturate an organism with glucose, fructose, minerals and vitamins, well influencing growth and development of the child.
- Calcium helps to strengthen bones and tooth enamel;
- potassium — a warm system, water balance, feeds a brain with oxygen;
- ascorbic acid maintains immunity;
- phosphorus is responsible for the fortress of bones and health of teeth;
- magnesium strengthens nervous system;
- zinc puts a barrier to infections, helps development of fabrics and bodies and also is responsible for puberty;
- iron takes part in saturation of cages of an organism oxygen, synthesis of hormones, hemoglobin level in blood.
Application in traditional medicine: medical recipes
Application in traditional medicine is diverse: the plant is used for treatment of catarrhal diseases, cardiovascular problems, diseases of a GIT, skin and many others.
Whether you know? Plant wood very strong that allowed ancient people to manufacture of it various tools and tools: hunting traps, arrows, kitchen utensils, agricultural tools and other.
For strengthening of immunity
Broth from cornel branches and foliage will help to strengthen the immune system. The crushed raw materials (20 g) are filled in with boiled water (200 ml), insisted day. Accept infusion three times a day on one fourth glasses.
For fight against stresses
Well dry-through cornel stones crush, 20 g of a product fill in with water (200 ml) and bring to boiling. Broth is filtered, accept one third of a glass three times a day, after a meal, for a month. Broth strengthens nerves, normalizes a dream.
At hemorrhoids
The cornel at hemorrhoids is eaten fresh — one handful of berries a day or in the form of powder. Stones dry, crush in flour and accept one teaspoon of powder a day.
At a headache
Active agents as a part of a plant are capable to normalize pressure, and juice and berries compotes have the anesthetizing property.
Fresh berries can be used as a compress at migraines. From them prepare gruel, turn in a gauze and put on a sore point.
At diarrhea
Broth from a cornel helps at digestion problems: for this purpose 40 g of berries cook half an hour in 200 ml of water. Accept on a half-glass twice a day.
At abscesses
Cornel bark will help to get rid of furuncles and abscesses. Do broth of it, mix with honey and rye flour, and put to the problem place. 100 g of the crushed bark, 50 g of flour, 20 g of honey.
At catarrhal diseases
The cornel dried shows useful properties at treatment of respiratory, viral diseases, such as tonsillitis, flu, ORZ and SARS, scarlet fever and other. 40 g of dried berries fill in 250 ml of water and cook 15 minutes. Add honey to broth, it is necessary to drink twice a day 50 ml.
Than a cornel such berries are not less useful: sweet cherry, blackcurrant, wild strawberry, raspberry ordinary, cranberry, cloudberries.
For prevention of cold standard daily rate of a cornel — 200 g a day: it is necessary to eat in the morning that the product was better acquired.
At diabetes
To normalize glucose level at diabetes and to improve activity of a pancreas the use of fresh juice will help. Take a half-glass for half an hour to food. Reception lasts 10 days, then a break. If a product it is good to be transferred by an organism, the dose can be increased to a glass in day.
At rheumatism
Broth from a cornel root will help to appease rheumatic pains. 5 g of the crushed dried product fill in 400 ml of water, cook 15 minutes. Broth is accepted filtered on 50 ml to food, gradually the dosage is increased to a glass for reception.
As it is used in cosmetology
In the cosmetic purposes use generally pulp of a cornel and stone (for srubs). Many women opened for themselves advantages of house cosmetics: naturally, cheap it is also useful.
Application of a cornel did not become an exception: thanks to antioxidant, recovery and anti-inflammatory properties culture is effective in skin, hair and nails care (thanks to calcium). For cleaning of a time on a face of 20-30 g of the crushed berries it is necessary to mix with egg white and 5 g of potato starch. The received gruel is applied to face skin for 30 minutes, washed away warm water. Except removal of black dots, this mask deletes a greasy luster.
We prepare a mask against wrinkles:
- 20 g of the crushed berries;
- 20 g of pulp of banana;
- 5 g of porridge (ground);
- 5 g of potato starch.
Mix is applied for 30 minutes, then washed away warm water. A mask for strengthening of hair: the berries of 20 g (crushed), 10 g of oil of a flax and 10 g of cosmetic clay to mix, apply to head skin, to wrap up with a towel. In 20 minutes to wash away.
How to prepare and store medical raw materials from a cornel
Fruits of a cornel ripen in September, then and collect them. Berries for the winter process into jam, compotes, dry and dry.
Process of drying or podvyalivaniye goes or a natural way, or in special dryers or an oven. The dried cornel can be stored up to three years. Bark is prepared in the early spring, at this time in it most of all useful substances. It is accurately hooked and removed rings from young plants.
Leaves are most useful during the summer period (June-July) after blossoming. It is desirable to collect backs in the fall. Preparation of raw materials, all parts, is carried out to dry weather.
Also useful properties cowberry, Pamela, blackberry, pineapple, persimmon, pumpkin, a quince has.
Inedible parts of a plant dry under a canopy, previously having cleaned. The room in which the cornel dries has to be aired well. Dry raw materials are stored in fabric bags in the dry place up to two years.
Contraindications and side effects
The cornel, along with useful properties, has a number of contraindications and cautions. Berries and juice are not recommended in the following cases:
- at the increased acidity;
- at locks;
- to children about one year;
- to pregnant women, if there is a threat of an abortion;
- in the period of a lactation.
Side effects from abuse of berries can be expressed in diarrhea, nervousness, increase in acidity of a stomach and heartburn. You should not abuse berries jam as excessive hobby for a product will lead to obesity.
Important! You should not eat a product for the night: it can provoke insomnia. It is undesirable to eat berries in large numbers — it will lead to diarrhea.
The cornel dried and dried keeps both advantage, and harm of fresh fruits therefore you should not be fond of it also. It is useful for health, to both children, and adults to eat a handful of fresh or dried, dried fruits in day.