Raspberries are firmly entrenched in our memory as the most powerful cold remedy. Berries saturate the body with vitamins, tannins and anthocyanin, which kills microbes. Due to the pleasant aroma and taste, this medicine is to the taste of children. But the amazing features don't end there. Properly prepared drinks help strengthen the immune system, improve appetite, and remove toxins from the body. You can list further, but first you need to figure out which berry is more useful.
One of the most popular plants in the garden is a bright and sweet raspberry: lovers of natural food and folk treatment are interested in the healing properties and contraindications of this berry. Each bush planted by a summer resident annually gives raw materials for the preparation of home medicines. All parts of the plant are considered healing, from the root to the foliage.
Bright fruits deserve special attention, past which it is impossible to pass. They contain a whole complex of vitamins, organic acids, minerals and essential oils. Raspberries are eaten fresh, frozen, dried, tea, decoctions, tinctures, as well as sweet jams and marmalade are prepared from them.
According to the place of growth, garden and forest (wild) raspberries are distinguished. Their properties are largely similar, but the wild-growing species is considered more useful. Its fruits are stored longer, as they contain less moisture. Although shrubs growing under the supervision of a gardener give larger and juicier berries.
For country farming, several types of raspberry bush have been bred, they are classified according to the color of the fruit:
- Red - a familiar look with large fragrant scarlet berries.
- Black, or blackberry - a bush with fruits of a rich wine, almost black hue.
- White (yellow) - the shrub bears fruit with yellowish berries.
All properly grown berries have a rich sweet taste, but yellow berries contain the highest amount of fructose. They are tastier than red ones, but less useful due to the reduced content of organic acids. Blacks are high in antioxidants. These substances help a person to maintain youth, prevent the development of cancer.
If you want to get the maximum benefit from the garden plot, then in addition to raspberries, you should plant currants, honeysuckle, chokeberries, and blackberries. By winter, it will be possible to cook raspberry compote, rowan wine and many other delicacies. If the garden has been pampered with a rich harvest, then why not cook or jam, stock up on pureed raspberries for the cold season.
The benefits of fresh and dried collection
Regular use of the crop helps to strengthen all body systems. This is due to the rich chemical composition. In addition to vitamins, minerals, organic acids, the composition contains dietary fiber and flavonoids. The phytosterols contained in the seeds have an anti-sclerotic effect.
The main wealth is elaginic acid, which has a powerful anti-cancer effect. Scientists have proven that it leads to the death of malignant cells, prevents the formation of new ones, and healthy cells do not suffer. It contains a lot of pectins that help digestion and remove cholesterol and bile acids.
If there is any doubt, a fresh or dried berry is healthier, then it is worth assuring you that dried raspberries are not inferior in benefits to freshly picked raspberries. It differs only in the content of certain substances. Salicylic acid in dried raw materials is 20 times more than in fresh. Such a product is more effective for influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia.
Medicinal properties of raspberries:
- helps fight colds;
- relieves puffiness;
- destroys the fungus
- it is one of the most useful cough remedies;
- strengthens the immune system, tones;
- stimulates the digestive system, improves appetite;
- useful for the cardiovascular system, makes the walls of blood vessels elastic;
- is a prophylactic against anemia;
- heals the nervous system, helps fight depression;
- removes toxins from the body;
- helps to heal wounds;
- this is a valuable product for women: raspberry rejuvenates, smoothes wrinkles, refreshes the complexion and affects skin tone;
- relieves hangover.
Procurement of raw materials for the winter
Medicinal raw materials are not only fruits, but also foliage with roots. Collection is carried out in dry weather. Since the berries ripen unevenly, they are harvested in several stages. Unripe, overripe or dented raw materials are rejected. Fresh harvest is poorly stored, so most often it is canned or dried.
You can prepare dried raspberries in several steps:
The raw material is considered dried if it does not deform into lumps, does not leave coloring marks on the hands.
Another storage option is freezing. After washing and drying, the berry mass is laid out on a tray and sent to the freezer for a day, then poured into plastic bags and stored in the same place. Freezing preserves all the vitamins.
Leaves are also useful for medicinal tea. They are collected in May and June, dried in a warm and shaded place, stored in a paper or fabric bag for 2 years.
Raspberry treatment: folk recipes
In folk medicine, a fresh crop is effective for anemia, rheumatism, annoying eczema, and diabetes. With these ailments, it is recommended to eat about 300-400 g per day during the season. If there is a predisposition to cardiovascular diseases, then not only fresh raw materials will help, but also a general strengthening composition, which is not difficult to prepare from raspberry crop, blackcurrant leaves and lingonberries, and mouth-watering rose hips. All ingredients are taken in equal parts, pour boiling water, insist, drink 100 ml twice a day before eating.
For those who suffer from rheumatism, a tincture with raspberries, coltsfoot leaves, oregano, taken in a ratio of 2:2:1, will help. Take 2 tbsp. l. dried collection, pour 250 ml of boiling water, leave for about an hour, then filter. Use 50 ml 3-4 times a day.
For dermatitis and eczema:
- Mix in equal parts dried berries and foliage, 2 tbsp. l. mix pour 1.5 cups of hot water.
- Put on a slow fire and cook for 5 minutes. Insist for an hour, strain. Drink before meals half a glass three times a day.
Tea for women's health:
- For 0.5 cups of boiling water, take 1 tsp. dried raspberries and 1 tsp. herbs boron uterus.
- Sue and strain the decoction.
The drink should be stored in the refrigerator, take it in 0.5 tsp. the day after ovulation. This decoction will help those who want to get pregnant.
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Help with a cold
Dried fruits are used to treat colds, sore throats, to restore the intestines and stomach, as well as for cosmetic purposes. To enhance the benefits, they are mixed with dried leaves. Treatment with raspberry tea or jam is associated with a carefree childhood. Sweet drink reduces the temperature, relieves sore throat, soothes. It is considered harmless to both adults and children. For the little ones, this is a good substitute for aspirin. At the same time, raspberry tea is a diaphoretic, it accelerates the removal of harmful substances from the body and promotes a speedy recovery.
The drink reduces the temperature due to the content of salicylic acid. It should not be confused with acetylsalicylic acid, which is commonly referred to as aspirin.
Preparing tea with raspberries for a cold:
- Pour 100 g of dry collection with 3 cups of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes.
- Strain and drink 1 glass of warm drink before bed.
- To enhance the diaphoretic effect, you need to drink hot tea, then wrap yourself up under a blanket.
A similar healing drink is recommended as a diuretic and expectorant. It will help people suffering from hypertension, as a large amount of salt is eliminated from the body with sweat. In this case, the infusion is consumed half a glass three times a day half an hour before meals.
Infusion for gargling with sore throat:
- 60 g of raw materials pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Wrap the container and leave for 2 hours.
- You can drink up to 4 times a day for 80-100 ml or gargle with it, preheated.
To restore strength after the flu and colds, a little honey is added to the home remedy. The temperature of the drink should not exceed +40°C, since at higher rates the beneficial substances contained in honey are lost. It does not hurt to use as an addition.
Anti-inflammatory tea:
- Mix 1 tbsp. l. dried berry mass, 1 tsp. chamomile and the same amount of mint.
- Pour a mixture of 2 tbsp. boiling water, bring it to a boil, then cool and strain.
- Drink up to 7 times a day until complete recovery.
Effective for colds will be a composition with the addition of lime blossom. To do this, mix in equal proportions dried berry mass and linden flowers. For 2 st. l. add 3 cups of boiling water to the mixture. The contents are boiled for 5 minutes, cooled and filtered, taken warm for 5 tbsp. l. three times a day.
Whom can the berry harm?
Raspberry crop can cause allergic reactions. They manifest as swelling of the mucous membranes, rashes on the skin, itching, dizziness. Fruits are not recommended for children under 1 year old. Pregnant women should not abuse the product, but in moderate doses in the later stages of pregnancy, raspberry decoctions will prove to be suitable.
Contraindications for use in diseases such as:
- stomach ulcer;
- gastritis;
- kidney problems, bladder disease;
- with caution should be used in diabetes mellitus, in a number of liver diseases;
- gout;
- bronchial asthma.
Raspberries, with the beneficial properties and contraindications of which many are familiar, cannot become a full-fledged replacement for drugs in cases of serious diseases such as influenza, etc. It should be included in the diet on the advice of a doctor, without excluding pharmaceutical products.
