Strawberries are not only tasty, but also a healthy berry.
Among the many useful vitamin gifts of nature, strawberries and strawberries occupy a special place. The beneficial properties of strawberries collected both on plantations and in forest glades are great. The aroma of the first berry just picked intoxicates and makes you buy "royal delight" at an unimaginable price. Grown with your own hands in a summer cottage Strawberry has a special taste. Is it as useful as it is beautiful and tasty?
Why strawberries are considered the best berry
- vitamins;
- trace elements;
- antioxidants;
- cellulose.
All this is contained in such a close connection of mutual complement that makes the berry curative. It is a dietary product, does not contain fats and cholesterol. Strawberry juice dissolves stones in the biliary tract and bladder. And the smell of berries enhances love attraction. It is not for nothing that easy sex drive and its propaganda are called "strawberry".
The benefits of regularly consuming strawberries in season have been confirmed by many studies. So, daily consumption of one glass of berries a day strengthens the heart muscle and lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients. At the same time, the condition of the eyes improves, as dryness decreases and macular degeneration decreases. This is the action of the antioxidants present in the berry, which bind free radicals and remove them.
For elderly people, strawberries are recommended as a means to improve brain function, improve memory and wash away deposits of deposits on the joints of the organs of movement. Truly, a healing berry is considered for diabetics and people suffering from cholelithiasis.
It is not necessary to wait for old age and illness. For prevention purposes, and simply, enjoying the taste of ripe juicy berries, strawberries should be eaten at every opportunity, if there are no contraindications.
Describing the beneficial properties of strawberries and contraindications of this seductive berry, it is worth highlighting:
- The allergenic properties of the berry are manifested in children. Up to a year, babies should be given strawberries with caution, observing the reaction.
- Patients with gastritis problems and stomach ulcers may get irritated with fruit acids.
- For people with dentures, discomfort can be caused by small drupes that fall under the denture.
But all the positive properties of the sun berry relate to freshly picked berries from local plantations. With year-round cultivation in greenhouses, the culture is carried out using hormones, shock doses of fertilizer and using varieties bred by genetic engineering. The harm and benefits of cultured strawberries require study.
Strawberries in cosmetics and medicine
The amazing effect of using strawberry masks is associated with the presence of salicylic acid in the berry, which is a mild bleach. Strawberry masks relieve acne inflammation and whiten freckles. Masks are made from berries, or combined with honey or cosmetic clay, depending on the desired result.
The berry is recommended by doctors as an adjunct to medications:
- With anemia, since blood formation requires cobalt, copper, folic acid and molybdenum. Eat half a kilo of strawberries daily.
- Folic acid is essential for strengthening blood vessels.
- Salicylic acid is an antipyretic and bactericidal agent.
- Magnesium and potassium reduce the risk of stroke, and vitamin C strengthens the immune system.
- Fresh berries are recommended for pregnant women to strengthen the fetal nervous system.
- Apply bandages with strawberry mass on non-healing wounds and ulcers.
- Strawberry leaf tea is used to relieve inflammation and remove sand from the biliary and urinary tract.
How to properly preserve the beneficial properties of strawberries
The strawberry picking season lasts at least two months a year. How to preserve the sun berry so that you can enjoy its beneficial properties for as long as possible? The best way to preserve the fruit is to deep freeze it. Freeze washed and dried berries without sepals in a thin layer in a freezer, put them in containers and store vitamin products without defrosting. This is the best way to preserve beneficial properties. Another way is to puree fresh berries with sugar without cooking. But in this case, sugar is a preservative and it is not always useful.
Drying strawberry leaves and sepals from berries means getting raw materials for winter vitamin tea. It serves as a diuretic and choleretic agent. Helps reduce blood pressure for hypertensive patients. Tea is used as a diaphoretic for colds. With diarrhea, a strongly brewed infusion will relieve the problem.
Video about the benefits of strawberries
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