The honeysuckle grew in the nature in wild look earlier, and gardeners have seriously attended to its cultivation. Since the beginning of the 20th century this berry culture has appeared on our personal plots. The honeysuckle represents small bush up to 1.5 m high with berries of dark blue-light blue color. From one plant usually collect about 2 kg of berries a year.
Than the honeysuckle is useful
After removal of new grades of honeysuckle various chemical analyses which have proved that it makes favorable impact on human body have been carried out.
Fruits of honeysuckle have not only pleasant taste, but also are rich with nutrients and vitamins. Berries contain large number of sugar, vitamins C, And, P, mineral salts, and in leaves – large amount of vitamin C.
The honeysuckle contains set useful macro - and microelements. It occupies one of leading places among berry cultures on the content of magnesium and sodium. Potassium contains in honeysuckle about the same as and in cowberry. Also it is rich with phosphorus, calcium, iron, iodine.
Honeysuckle berries practically do not contain fats (in total about 30 kcal) therefore it belongs to dietary products.
Thanks to availability of iron the honeysuckle significantly increases hemoglobin level in blood of the person. Also it contributes to the development of memory and mental capacities in the growing child's organism.
With such high content of the useful substances necessary for human body, the honeysuckle has found big application in traditional medicine. It is applied to treatment of chronic ponos and locks, as the diuretic and all-strengthening means, to treatment of some stomach diseases for a long time.
Berries of honeysuckle use as sosudoukreplyayushchy means at the increased arterial blood pressure and other cardiac vascular diseases. Also from leaves prepare broths for treatment of diseases of eyes and throat. The honeysuckle possesses antimicrobic action that is used in treatment of diseases of intestines and stomach. It has beneficial influence on work of liver and gall bladder. Availability of many useful substances, perfectly strengthens immunity not only of the adult, but also the child.
Fruits of honeysuckle are used as foodstuff for preparation of juice, compotes, jam, jelly. Berries for application in traditional medicine dry or preserve with fresh sugar. After heat treatment the honeysuckle completely keeps all useful microelements.
Honeysuckle: contraindications to application
In principle many contraindications application has no honeysuckle. There is only restriction in consumption of these berries at the allergic persons and people subject to various skin emptyings. The honeysuckle is not absolutely studied for application by pregnant women and the feeding women therefore during this period it is better not to risk. And all rest can eat berries daily in small amount (no more than 100 gr) and then your organism will receive all useful vitamins and microelements necessary for it.