A medicine created by nature - red viburnum berry, benefits and harms

It would be very interesting to know in what cases the red viburnum berry is used, the benefits and harms of this plant. I remember how as a child my grandmother always brewed it for me and gave it for colds. She said that viburnum tea would help bring down the temperature and recover faster. Now I myself always try to pick some berries in the fall and in the winter I just eat a couple of them, like vitamins. And what else is viburnum useful?

In late autumn, when all the trees are already without foliage, only viburnum bushes remain adorned with earrings made of scarlet clusters. This is known to everyone, loved by birds and not only, the red viburnum berry, the benefits and harms of which have been deeply studied, first of all, in folk medicine. Perhaps, no other berries contain such a diverse amount of vitamins as viburnum. That is why it is often used to treat seasonal colds in the cold season, or simply to boost immunity. However, the healing power of this plant does not end there. Nature has endowed the viburnum with simply magical properties in terms of healing action.

Red viburnum berry - benefits and harms

In terms of the content of vitamin C, viburnum bypassed even lemons, but it also contains many other vitamins of groups A, P, K, E. Various acids, tannins, flavonoids and phytoncides included in the composition also endowed the berries with healing properties. Not without minerals, among which iron, which is useful for the circulatory system, is especially worth highlighting. There are other substances in berries: iodine, copper, potassium, essential oils. And the bitter taste of the bones is given by glycosides and fatty oils. It is not surprising that such a composition makes viburnum very useful for our body.

Collecting viburnum is best after frost. Under the influence of low temperature, the characteristic bitterness of the berries disappears, and they acquire sweetness.

The healing properties of viburnum

Viburnum berries are simply eaten or decoctions are prepared from them, tinctures and teas that:

• increase immunity;
• lower blood pressure and cholesterol;
• have urinary and diaphoretic action;
• contribute to the discharge of phlegm when coughing;
• cleaned from slags;
• stop bleeding;
• soothe;
• normalize the digestive tract;
• strengthen the heart and blood vessels;
• treat skin diseases.

Can viburnum harm

Despite the beneficial properties and therapeutic effect, it is impossible to get carried away with viburnum, especially fresh berries. Just two weeks will be enough to strengthen the body and replenish vitamin stores.

If you use berries for longer, you can get side effects in the form of:

• heartburn;
• low pressure;
• increased stomach acidity and accompanying discomfort.

In addition, it is not recommended to take funds based on viburnum with increased blood clotting, gout, hypotension. Viburnum also aggravates the course of diseases in the presence of renal failure, kidney stones and bladder stones. Exacerbation of liver disease is also a contraindication. In other cases, viburnum will only help, provided that it is not abused.

How to use red viburnum, and how is it useful