Strawberry – one of the most widespread berry cultures in Russia. Thanks to the high gustatory qualities and universality (it is very good not only in pure form, but also at preparations for the future), this juicy bright red berry enjoys deserved popularity. But besides good taste, strawberry is also very useful to health.
Instruction
1. What useful substances are in strawberry? First of all this berry is rich with vitamin C. For example, contains in 5-6 average berries of strawberry about the same this vitamin necessary for an organism how many in large orange! Besides, in strawberry there are PP, A, E vitamins, groups B. It is rich and with minerals, including such important as potassium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium. Also substances – antioxidants contain in strawberry.
2. What benefit can strawberry bring? This berry possesses the expressed antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action. Therefore it well helps at inflammatory processes with an oral cavity. Thanks to availability of RR vitamin, strawberry helps to strengthen walls of vessels, doing them stronger and elastic. And the microcell iron which is contained in this berry is irreplaceable for the people sick with anemia.
3. Consumption of strawberry increases immunity of an organism. The fresh strawberry juice well works at cholelithiasis. At this berry also expressed diuretic effect therefore it is useful to the people having problems with kidneys and also at metabolic disorders.
4. Strawberry is useful also at a hypertension, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis. At the same time it is possible to use not only berries, but also broth from strawberry leaves.
5. The so-called "strawberry diet" is very effective. By means of this berry it is possible to get rid of excess weight quickly. For this purpose within several days it is necessary to eat one strawberry (if the state of health, of course, allows), using daily up to 1.5 kilograms of berries.
6. The strawberry mashed to a condition of homogeneous mass is often used as face packs. Such masks give to skin elasticity, save from acne rash, narrow pores. It is also possible to use strawberry masks in mix with other components, for example, honey.
7. As you can see, there is a lot of advantages at this wonderful berry. However it can cause allergies in some people. In these cases it is necessary or to refuse its use at all, or to minimize it. Besides, at some diseases strawberry is contraindicated because of its expressed diuretic effect. At last, some grades of strawberry differing in excessive acidity shouldn't be used at digestive tract diseases (gastritis, an ulcer). It isn't necessary to enter strawberry into a diet of babies as it can cause an allregiya.