In Russia, viburnum grows almost everywhere. Kissel and jam are prepared from it, pies with viburnum filling are baked, kvass is put, the fruits are used for sauerkraut. Various parts of viburnum have useful properties: berries, flowers, seeds, branches, bark. Cooked folk remedies successfully used in the treatment of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory and digestive system. Viburnum berries are treated nervous disorders, they help to cope with the inflammatory process.
Composition of viburnum
The fruits of the plant contain vitamins A and C, tannins, pectins, which are important for the effective cleansing of the intestines from accumulated harmful substances. The phytoncides included in the composition effectively destroy microbes.
In fruits, there is a mass of phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, copper. The leaves and berries contain acetic, valeric, oleic and formic acids.
The rich vitamin and mineral composition is especially useful for the prevention and elimination of loss of strength, beriberi.
When to Harvest Berries and Other Plant Parts
The plant prefers moist deciduous or pine forests, plenty of shade. Grows among shrubs, along the water. Some gardeners grow it on their "hundredths".
The bark is harvested in April, shortly after sap flow, young shoots - in early spring. The flowers are harvested from May to June when they are in full bloom. The time for picking viburnum berries comes in September and October. The fruits are cut along with the stem to keep the soft part intact.
The most useful is the viburnum, collected after the first frost, when the medicinal properties of the berries seized by frost are maximum. In addition, frost reduces bitterness. To eliminate bitterness, the fruits can also be dipped in boiling water for several minutes.
The collected berries are laid out in an even layer and dried in a cool ventilated place for 5-9 days. The final disposal of moisture is carried out in the oven at a temperature of + 50C. After the leg can be removed.
Dried viburnum berries are best preserved beneficial features in clean linen or gauze bags, placed in a dark, dry place.
Also useful viburnum, harvested in the following way. Fill a third of a clean jar with washed berries, pour granulated sugar to the top. The lid must not be tight. Six months later useful product ready.
How to prepare and store viburnum juice
Wash and dry the berries on a towel, gently wring out. Do not press too hard on the skins, as they give maximum bitterness. Mix the resulting juice with sugar in equal parts.
Arrange the finished product in glass jars. Store closed in the refrigerator. The longer viburnum juice is stored, the less bitterness it contains. For long-term storage Grind the juice with sugar to a state of jelly. In this form, it does not deteriorate and does not ferment even when room temperature.
Boiled viburnum juice is prepared from 1 liter of water, 1 liter of berries, 200 g of sand. Wash the fruits in cool water, add water and boil in enamel saucepan over low heat until soft. After carefully squeeze the juice, let stand. Add sugar, slightly warming the juice for faster dissolution of sugar. Strain, bring to a boil, pour into clean jars.
Recipe for general tonic
Kalina is useful for strengthening, preventing colds. Take 100 g of berries, along with the peel, 200 g of aloe leaves, peeled walnuts. Pass through a meat grinder, add 200g each butter and honey.
Take during the day for 1s.l. after meal.
Treatment of a cold with a decoction of viburnum bark
Viburnum bark is useful for the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases. Brew 2s.l. bark with a glass of boiling water, soak on low heat for 10 minutes, leave for 15 minutes, strain. Add 7-10 drops of oil, 1 tbsp. honey, stir. Take half a glass half an hour before meals.
Another remedy made from viburnum berries and bark against colds. Mix 1s.l. bark, half a glass of viburnum juice, 1 tbsp. thyme, pharmacy, mint, honey, brew a glass of boiling water. Darken in a water bath for 5 minutes, insist, strain into a glass container. Take half a cup half an hour before meals. It is useful to add a little fresh juice or viburnum berries.
Viburnum bark helps to cope with fever. To prepare the infusion 2-3s.l. crushed bark pour a glass of cold boiled water, insist 8-10 hours, strain. Take 1s.l. half an hour after eating.
Treatment of viburnum inflammation of the lungs and bronchitis
Useful properties of viburnum berries help to cope with pneumonia, contribute to liquefaction of sputum.
Heat a glass of honey over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Rub 1s.l. berries, pour them with hot honey. Wrap well and let it brew for 5-6 hours. Accept remedy 1 s.l. 4-5 times a day.
You can simply boil 100g of berries in 200g of honey over low heat. Take a healing remedy for 1-2 sl. several times a day with warm water.
Another recipe for the treatment of viburnum is bronchitis or pneumonia. Mix 1 s.l. bark, coltsfoot, mountaineer bird, elderberry flowers, brew 1 liter of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Take 3/4 cup half an hour to an hour before meals.
Viburnum with honey is useful in eliminating strong bronchitis. Brew 100 g of berries with two cups of boiling water, simmer for half an hour over low heat. Infuse for 30 minutes, add half a glass of honey, mix. Take 2 s.l. half an hour after eating.
Infusion of viburnum is useful for chronic cough. Mix 1s.l. fruits, viburnum berries, chamomile, elecampane. Boil 1 liter of boiling water enamelware, simmer for 5 minutes. Insist 5-6 hours, strain. Keep well closed glass jar. Take 1s.l. half an hour before meals.
The benefits of viburnum in the treatment of angina
When it is useful to gargle with an infusion prepared from a mixture of viburnum flowers and berries, taken in equal parts. Brew 1s.l. mixture with a glass of boiling water, insist, well wrapped, 3-4 hours, strain.
Gargle with 1/2 cup of infusion. Take orally 1-2 s.l.
Kalina is used in compresses on the neck for sore throats. Grind the berries, pour warm water for half an hour, add honey, mix well. Apply the composition to a clean natural fabric, fasten on the throat, wrapping several times. The treatment lasts an hour, the compress is applied twice a day.
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension
An infusion of 3-4 s.l helps to cope with pain in the heart. viburnum berries, brewed with a glass of boiling water. Infuse the fruits for 4 hours, strain. Take a glass 3-4 times a day.
Kvass from viburnum and is useful for expanding blood vessels. Rub 250-300g of beets, boil in one and a half glasses of water. Wash 300 g of berries, boil for a few minutes in a glass and a half of water in an enamel bowl. Mix decoctions, add a third of a glass of sugar and bring to a boil, let cool. Store in glass container in a cool place. Take cold.
An infusion of shoots of viburnum is useful in case of hypertension. Mix in equal parts motherwort herb, valerian root, chopped shoots, 2 tbsp. brew mixture with a glass of boiling water, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Take for hypertension in small portions throughout the day.
Another prescription for hypertension. Get juice from half a kilo of viburnum berries, pour the squeezed fruits into 100 g of water, boil for 5 minutes, strain and mix with the juice obtained earlier. Add 100 g of sugar, mix and wait until it cools down. Add 1s.l. honey. Take 2 s.l. half an hour before meals.
Viburnum juice is useful property to eliminate a constant headache. Take every day 1-2 glasses of viburnum juice, adding honey to taste. To simultaneously cope with inflammation of the intestinal mucosa, dilute the juice with a decoction oatmeal.
Medicinal properties of viburnum in liver diseases
A simple healing remedy to clean the liver is prepared from viburnum berries and honey. Rinse half a kilo of fruits, cook in an enameled container until soft with the addition of a small amount of water. Then wipe through a sieve and mix with 250g of honey. Take 2 s.l. in the morning on an empty stomach and at bedtime for 14 days.
To improve the composition of the blood, it is useful to prepare another remedy from viburnum berries. Boil 1.5 cups of crushed rose hips in 1.5 liters of water for 10 minutes, add 1-2 tbsp. , 5s.l. , insist 8-10 hours, strain. Grind 1/2 cup of berries, 1/4 cup of sugar, add to the infusion.
Take half a cup an hour before meals for 3 weeks with breaks every 3 months for two years. Blood improves, stones dissolve.
It is also possible to get rid of stones in the urinary and gallbladder with the help of viburnum seeds, if you swallow one 10-15 times during the day.
Cholagogue infusion is prepared by mixing viburnum berries, mint, birch buds in equal parts. Brew 1s.l. collection with a glass of boiled water, leave for half an hour, strain. Take 1s.l. after meal.
Kalina for diseases of the digestive system, stool disorders, hemorrhoids
Berries and seeds of viburnum are useful in eliminating pain in the stomach, intestines, help to cope with indigestion, or duodenal ulcers, constipation and loose stools.
fresh berries useful in gastritis with low acidity. Brew 1-2s.l. fruits with a glass of boiling water, insist 3-4 hours, strain. Take 2-3s.l. half an hour before meals 5 times a day.
To cope with indigestion, apply viburnum seeds, brewing 1 tbsp. a glass of boiling water. After half an hour in a water bath, the broth is allowed to cool, filtered. Take in the morning and evening an hour before meals, 2 s.l.
In case of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, chop viburnum berries, pour them with cold boiled water at the rate of half a glass per 1 tsp of fruit, leave for 10-12 hours, strain. Take 1s.l. one hour before meals.
For constipation, it is useful to take 40-50 berries every morning with a little honey. Viburnum seeds are also useful, they need to be ground in a coffee grinder and brewed at the rate of 1 tsp. powder in a glass of boiling water. After 10 minutes, the constipation remedy is ready. It is taken 1-2 times a day with sugar or honey.
An infusion of viburnum berries with honey at the rate of 2 tbsp helps to cope with loose stools. fruits in half a glass of honey. Wash the fruits, chop, mix with honey. Heat in an enameled container over low heat or in a glass dish in a water bath, stirring constantly. After 10 minutes, remove the remedy from heat, let cool. Take 1 tsp. several times a day.
As a prevention and treatment of hemorrhoids, brew 4 tsp. viburnum bark with a glass of boiling water, sweat in a water bath for 10 minutes, let cool and strain. Take half a glass in the morning and in the evening one hour before meals.
In case of bleeding in case of hemorrhoids or painful heavy periods, grind viburnum bark into powder, pour the same amount of alcohol. Insist 3-4 days in a dark cool place, strain. Keep cool. Take 20-30 drops 2-3 times a day.
Elimination of nervous overload and overwork
Kalina is useful for relieving nervous tension, causing quick relaxation. To prepare the infusion, brew a glass of boiling water 2-3 tsp. chopped bark, add 1 tbsp. lemon balm. Simmer in a water bath for half an hour, insist an hour. Take 1s.l. one hour before meals for a week.
Another recipe for overwork and elimination of chronic fatigue. Mix the crushed bark of viburnum and chamomile, taken in equal parts. Brew 1s.l. mixture with a glass of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for 15-20 minutes, strain. Take at night for 1-2s.l.
Skin diseases
Useful properties of viburnum berries are used to get rid of boils, abscesses, eczema. Compresses from viburnum juice lasting 1-2 hours are applied to the affected areas 1-3 times a day. After 2-3 weeks of treatment, a week break is made, after the treatment is repeated. To achieve the result, 3-4 courses are needed.
In case of eczema, it is necessary to take up to 0.5 liters of viburnum juice per day. You can prepare an infusion by brewing 2 tbsp. crushed berries with a glass of boiling water. Strain after half an hour. Take half a glass an hour before meals.
Kalina is useful for external use for the speedy healing of sores and wounds. Grind 1s.l. berries, pour half a glass of boiled water at room temperature, leave for 6-8 hours, strain. Add to the infusion 1s.l. honey. Fix on the affected areas for 1-2 hours in the morning and evening.
With increased sweating of the legs or hands, heat 1 tbsp. viburnum bark with a glass of water, simmer for 10-15 minutes. Let cool, strain. Wipe feet and hands several times a day.
Malignant formations
Viburnum juice, mixed in equal parts with honey, is used in the treatment and prevention of cancer. Take 3 s.l. mixture 4 times a day.
For a similar purpose, it is useful to brew 1s.l. viburnum flowers with a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour. Take a glass half an hour before meals. It is believed that this remedy, used after taking medication, enhances their effect.
A malignant tumor of the mammary gland is treated with lotions of fresh crushed viburnum berries.
Harm and contraindications of viburnum treatment
- In case of hypotension, viburnum can be harmful because it lowers blood pressure, especially when taken in the form of juice with honey.
- You should not be treated with viburnum hyperacidity gastric juice.
- Folk remedies from the bark of viburnum are harmful with increased blood clotting, a tendency to form blood clots.
- Treatment with viburnum should be abandoned for gout, arthritis, urolithiasis, kidney disease.
- During the time it is necessary to exclude the prolonged use of berries.
Red viburnum is a noble berry, which since ancient times has been valued for its numerous healing properties. Kalina helps fight diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system. But, nevertheless, its main “plus” for most people is that it is able to maintain immunity in good shape during the period of exacerbation of seasonal viral diseases. And this is not a joke, viburnum really helps!
The taste of viburnum is quite specific, therefore, in fresh it is rarely used. Winter preparations from viburnum, by adding sugar or another sweetener, make the taste of the berry much softer and more pleasant. Jam, jam and marshmallow are prepared from viburnum, and juice is also driven from berries or syrups are rolled into jars. In this article you will find five of the best cooking recipes healthy syrup from viburnum.
Berries are harvested after the first frost. Usually it is already in November. Caught in the first frost, the berry acquires a sweetish taste. Viburnum is harvested from the tree in whole bunches, and then, immediately before processing, the fruits are removed from the branches.
No matter how clean the berries seem, they must be washed in a little warm water. From intense physical impact, the viburnum is deformed, in order to avoid this, they are washed in a large saucepan or simply rinsed immediately in a colander. Viburnum is dried on paper napkins or on a sieve grate.
The best viburnum syrup recipes
Viburnum syrup without cooking
Any number of viburnum berries is passed through a juicer press. The resulting juice is weighed. The ratio of sugar and viburnum juice is 1:1. To make the sugar better dispersed, the syrup can be slightly warmed up over a fire, without bringing to a boil. Also, the mass can be left at room temperature for several hours. In this case, the sugar will also dissolve well.
Before bottling the syrup, the containers are washed and sterilized. The containers are stored in the refrigerator for a month.
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Thick syrup from viburnum with citric acid
Juice is squeezed out of viburnum. For a liter of freshly squeezed juice, take 2 kilograms of sugar and 2 teaspoons of "lemon". Sugar is mixed with juice and the mass is boiled on fire for 5 - 7 minutes. After that enter citric acid and boil the syrup for another minute.
To get a more transparent concentrate, the mass is filtered through a couple of layers of gauze. When warm, the dessert is poured into bottles and stored in a dark place. It is not necessary to send such syrup to the cold.
Clear viburnum syrup
Kalina is poured with water so that the liquid completely covers the berries. The bowl is put on a minimum fire, and the viburnum is boiled until softened. 15-20 minutes will be enough. After that, gauze folded in several layers is placed on a fine sieve. Boiled viburnum is poured onto a sieve and left overnight without squeezing the fruits.
The next day, the amount of bright red juice is measured liter jar. For each liter of juice, 1 kilogram of sugar is measured. The ingredients are mixed, and the mass is boiled for 15 - 20 minutes until thickened. Before packing, the syrup is once again filtered through gauze.
Viburnum syrup with vanillin
The berries are boiled in a small amount water, and then squeezed through cheesecloth. Juice squeezed from viburnum berries gives a precipitate, therefore, in order to make the most of it clear syrup, defend it. After 3 hours of rest, the viburnum pulp will precipitate. The upper transparent part of the liquid is poured into another container, measuring its amount. For 1 liter of liquid, add 1.5 kilograms of sugar and vanillin at the tip of a knife. Vanillin can also be substituted vanilla sugar. The mass is put on fire so that the sugar crystals dissolve. Hot syrup is poured into jars and corked with corks or lids.
Viburnum honey syrup
Raw viburnum berries are ground through a dense metal sieve. Skins and seeds are not thrown away. They are further brewed into tea or used to make jelly.
Add to thick viburnum juice natural honey. It is better if it is liquid. In this case, it will dissolve easier and faster. If the honey is sugared and thickened, then it is preheated in a water bath. Honey syrup from viburnum is stored in the refrigerator for a month. You can use such a dessert, both in culinary and in medicinal purposes. For the prevention of colds and flu, it is enough to take 1 tablespoon of syrup per day.
Kalina refers to the healing types of berries. On its basis, fruit drinks, jams, compotes, juices are prepared. Thanks to a short heat treatment fruits retain all useful elements in their structure. Many housewives experience difficulties when brewing viburnum juice, the drink turns out to be bitter and tart. To avoid this effect, it is necessary to observe the proportions of the sweetener and the volume of berries. Consider the basic principles of cooking, highlight the main thing.
Useful properties of viburnum
- The composition of the berry contains organic acids, glycosides, pectin, sucrose, tannins. Such a complete list allows you to remove harmful poisons from the human body and eliminate the effects of exposure (radiation).
- Kalina has antimicrobial, antiallergic, diuretic, refreshing, regenerating properties. Constant use of juice improves appetite, heals wounds, prevents the development of thrombophlebitis and diabetes.
- Because of the pleasant palatability viburnum juice is added to tea, herbal infusions and other drinks. Experts recommend drinking viburnum juice or fresh berries for people suffering from high blood pressure and hypertension.
- A lot of fluid accumulates in the intercellular space, which leads to swelling of the extremities. Kalina relieves congestion, but retains potassium in the cells. It, in turn, has a tonic effect on the heart muscle and vascular system.
- Juice from viburnum berries is especially useful for those who have diabetes or excess cholesterol in the blood. The drink includes vitamins of groups A, B, C, minerals (iodine, manganese, iron, potassium). Due to this, the body is saturated with energy for the whole day.
Viburnum juice: a classic recipe
- granulated sugar - 260 gr.
- drinking water - in fact
- fresh viburnum - 0.5 kg.
- Sort the fruits, remove the rumpled, rotten ones. Pour viburnum into a sieve, pour cold water and leave for a third of an hour. During this period, the liquid will drain, otherwise collect the moisture with a towel.
- Move the fruits into a heat-resistant cooking dish, fill with water so that the liquid rises 1-2 cm above the berries. Set the burner to a minimum, cook the berries until boiled.
- When the composition settles (the fruits soften), wipe the viburnum through a sieve. Pour the resulting juice into a saucepan, leave for 2.5 hours under the lid. Then strain the liquid from the sediment, pour the drink into a heat-resistant bowl.
- Send the mixture to the burner, add granulated sugar (if desired, its amount can be increased). Boil the juice until the crystals dissolve, remove the resulting foam.
- At the end of preparation, filter the drink using 4-5 layers of gauze. Sterilize jars, pour juice over them. Roll up or seal nylon lids, store in the refrigerator.
Viburnum juice without boiling
- granulated sugar - 250 gr.
- viburnum - 850 gr.
- Remove the berries from the branches, sort out the viburnum. Weed out all unsuitable instances, and good fruit rinse under the tap. Pour into a sieve, leave for half an hour to dry.
- Pound the viburnum with a kitchen pestle or in any convenient way (sieve, blender, meat grinder). Lay 4 layers of gauze in a dry colander, put viburnum puree in the cavity.
- Squeeze out the juice, remove the cake, grains and bones. Add granulated sugar to the juice, mix. Leave the mixture at room temperature to infuse. The granules must completely dissolve.
- Stir the juice again, you will get a gentle drink with pulp. Warm up the jars for spinning the product, dry them, pour the juice. Put in the refrigerator or any other place for seaming.
- honey - 240-260 gr.
- fresh viburnum - 550 gr.
- Remove the viburnum from the branches, sort, rinse in a basin with cool water. Do not remove small branches, they close the hole under the stem. If there is dirt on the fruits, pour boiling water over them and leave for 15 minutes.
- Transfer clean and dry berries to a deep bowl or three-liter jar, crush the viburnum into porridge with a pestle. You can use a blender to puree the viburnum.
- Separate the juice from the seeds, peel and remnants of the twigs. To do this, strain the entire contents through cheesecloth or a fine-grained sieve. Add honey to juice and stir.
- Try to use flower honey, it belongs to the early varieties and is not candied. If the product has already crystallized, boil it in advance in a water bath. Only after that add the composition to the viburnum juice.
- Send the entire composition to the pan, boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the stove, filter the juice if necessary. Pour it into sterile containers, cork, let cool. Consume after 1 week of exposure.
Viburnum juice in a slow cooker
- fresh viburnum - 750 gr.
- drinking water - 600 ml.
- granulated sugar - 270 gr.
- Sort out fresh viburnum, remove foreign debris, branches. Rinse the fruits under the tap, putting them on a sieve. Let the berries drain, wipe them with a towel.
- Prepare a container for a multicooker, pour viburnum into a cup, sprinkle with sugar. Fill with water so that the liquid covers the fruit by 2 cm.
- Cover the device, set the "Extinguishing" function for 45 minutes. When the timer rings, pour the contents into a sieve, wipe the juice. Remove the pulp.
- Sterilize the container for seaming, dry it and pour the juice into containers. Close with nylon or tin lids, store in a dark place.
Before cooking, sort through the berries, remove bad specimens (crumpled, rotten, etc.). The proportions of granulated sugar are added according to personal wishes, you can replace the sweetener with honey or stevia. Grind the viburnum through a sieve or squeeze the juice with gauze. Consider the recipe for the slow cooker and the method of preparing the composition without cooking.
Video: how to cook viburnum syrup without cooking
Greetings, dear readers! Kalina-berry, useful properties, recipes for its preparation and use in various diseases is the topic of our conversation today. Today, this wonderful plant, due to its healing qualities, is still in demand, especially in traditional medicine.
“The viburnum is red, the viburnum has ripened ... I recognized the character of the zaletochka. I recognized the character, the character - oh, what! I did not respect, but he went with another.”
From time immemorial in Russia, the people loved and revered this beautiful plant. Kalina was considered a wedding tree, and its white flowers were the personification of girlish beauty and tenderness.
Bouquets of viburnum branches were an indispensable attribute of wedding rituals, they made girlish wreaths, decorated wedding loaves, and a bright red bouquet of viburnum clusters was a symbol of a long and happy married life.
It must have been placed on wedding table in front of the young.
The bitterness of ripe berries was a reminder to the young of the possible tests for the strength of their love and fidelity on the way to family happiness.
Needless to say, even the bones of the red viburnum are not ordinary, but in the form of hearts. In truth, this plant was created in the name of love.
Previously, in every house, the hostesses prepared for the arrival of dear guests delicious dishes using the fruits of viburnum, which were considered an exquisite delicacy.
All kinds of kissels, kvass, jams, fruit drinks, pies with viburnum, viburnum liqueur were a must on the table of hospitable hosts.
Many of you have already seen for yourself the benefits of amazing red berries.
But still, not everyone knows that they can also improve health with their help.
Let's take a closer look at the beneficial properties of viburnum!
It's no secret that so many people suffer from abruptly changing pressure, women are worried about heavy menstruation and mood changes during PMS, pain in the heart, blood vessels, and digestive problems.
Kalina is able to become a reliable ally in battles against various diseases!
It can really change your life for the better if you use it regularly.
Jelly, juices and syrups from viburnum will help normalize the work of the heart, stomach, blood vessels, lower blood pressure and relieve stress.
Viburnum is effective for the prevention of infectious diseases, colds, and when a cough, flu or bronchitis has begun, it is simply irreplaceable.
Kalina-berry, useful properties, the recipes of which will certainly come in handy, is constantly in great demand in traditional medicine.
Take care of your health along with viburnum!
It will not only allow you to enjoy the pleasant taste, the original aroma of berries, but also significantly strengthen your body.
Red viburnum: useful properties of berries - a short way to health
So why is the viburnum berry useful, who exactly needs to use it, and for whom it can even be harmful? These fruits have so many positive properties that at first they are difficult to remember. But you will instantly select the necessary, focusing on your needs.
The composition of the berries determined their value. Useful substances, minerals, vitamins are found in viburnum in large quantities. Eating a few berries or drinking juice, you get:
- vitamin P;
- vitamin A;
- carbohydrates;
- pectins;
- essential oils;
- magnesium;
- potassium;
- vitamin E;
- zinc;
- iron;
- essential oils;
- organic acids;
- tannins;
- vitamin c.
Interestingly, there is even more vitamin C in viburnum than in citrus fruits.
You can instantly supply the body with vitamins, minerals, if you give preference to viburnum.
Of course, not every person will be able to figure out exactly what the benefits of red viburnum berries are after reading this list. We will tell you exactly what viburnum does, in what sense it is useful and effective. Here are the most important problems that red viburnum berries can solve.
- Enhanced Level cholesterol worries a lot of people. Berries really reduce it, and quite quickly.
- In diseases of the liver, chronic and acute cholecystitis, diseases of the biliary tract, bladder, it is very important to stimulate the outflow of bile, to prevent its stagnation. The body will be cleansed, health will be noticeably strengthened if you regularly use viburnum. It perfectly stimulates the production of bile.
- A strong cough torments with bronchitis, often it creates problems, deprives sleep and with a common cold. It is enough to drink viburnum juice or supplement the diet with syrup to forget about coughing, as the berries soften the throat and stimulate sputum discharge.
- In case of violations of water-salt metabolism, severe swelling, difficulties with the work of the kidneys, the heart, viburnum is also indispensable. Berries will quickly get rid of excess fluid in the body.
- Some women suffer from excessively heavy and painful periods. And here they also come to the aid of viburnum! It not only increases the tone of the uterus, normalizes all processes during menopause and menstruation, but also helps to reduce the amount of discharge.
- In general, viburnum strengthens the body, tones, and significantly affects immune system. People who regularly consume these red berries get sick noticeably less, are practically not susceptible to acute respiratory infections and can feel calm even during epidemics.
- The benefits of the berry were also appreciated by everyone who suffers from sudden pressure surges. Kalina well reduces blood pressure, so it has long been loved by hypertensive patients.
Kalina is a plant whose beneficial properties are indisputable. But you should not forget about contraindications.
- You can not use berries, viburnum juice for people prone to blood clots.
- Viburnum is contraindicated at low pressure, sharply increased acidity.
- It is not recommended to eat berries for pregnant women.
- Experts also note that the appearance of a rash on the body when overeating berries may be associated with high content they have vitamin C.
Kalina-berry: cooking recipes. We create healthy treats
Red berries can be cooked different ways so that they are well preserved, give you all their valuable substances, please with a great taste.
Kalina with sugar: useful properties
Viburnum with sugar is very popular, while the beneficial properties are preserved. The berries are simply ground with sugar and placed in a jar. Parts of sugar and viburnum are usually taken in a one-to-one ratio.
The lid on the jar does not need to be closed, just cover it. In a day, the berries will acquire a wonderful taste. The berry is stored perfectly, so you can immediately prepare a lot of viburnum.
Interestingly, the bitterness will go away more and more every day, in about a month only a pleasant bitterness will remain, giving viburnum a special piquancy.
Kalina with honey: useful properties
The beneficial properties of viburnum with honey also brought this delicacy to the fore a long time ago. Connoisseurs traditional medicine they know for sure: it is enough to regularly enjoy viburnum jam with honey in order to be healthy, active, and get rid of various problems.
Preparing jam is very simple: pour viburnum with sugar, add honey. Enough five tablespoons of honey for 250 grams of viburnum with sugar.
You can cook this mixture for only five minutes. It is advisable to let it brew for 5-7 days. Great jam is ready! (it is as delicious as one of my favorite treats - )
They also like to eat viburnum jelly. To prepare it, it is enough to pour boiling water over the berries and leave for 5 minutes, then grind through a sieve and mix with sugar in equal proportions. If you put the mixture in a cold place, it will quickly turn into a beautiful jelly.
Such a berry is stored perfectly, with the help of jelly you can make up for the lack of vitamins and minerals all winter.
Viburnum juice: useful properties
People drink viburnum juice with pleasure. It has a rich taste, delicate aroma and is as useful as it is. The drink will:
- restore normal metabolism;
- remove toxins from the body and normalize blood pressure;
- you can drink viburnum juice to improve the condition of the skin, hair;
- a drink is useful to everyone who suffers from problems with the work of blood vessels, biliary tract;
- in case of a cold, the juice will lower the temperature.
Tea with viburnum: useful properties
Tea with viburnum leaves and berries will appeal to all gourmets who lead a healthy lifestyle.
The drink tones up, uplifts the mood.
It is enough to drink a mug of fortified tea with viburnum to get a charge of vivacity for the whole day.
Tea will strengthen the immune system, improve digestion and reduce blood pressure.
Viburnum berries: application
Medicinal properties viburnum berries are widely known. Let's focus on the main ones.
Berry-viburnum from pressure
Viburnum jam, juice and simple berries do an excellent job with high blood pressure. Those suffering from hypertension can reduce the amount of medication they take and partially switch to a natural source of health.
Of course, reducing pressure with the help of berries is much more useful, more effective. Chemical substances will not enter the body, but additional vitamins and minerals contained in berries will strengthen health.
But everything is within reasonable limits and it is recommended to make such decisions after consulting the attending physician.
Kalina: useful properties for colds
If you catch a cold, feel that an acute respiratory disease is already approaching, you should resort to the help of viburnum.
Berries will provide a good reduction in heat, restore metabolism in case of its violations.
In fact, the beneficial properties of viburnum for colds, as well as, play a significant role in the recovery process.
It is very important that viburnum really strengthens the immune system, significantly increases the body's resistance to various infectious agents.
In addition, the berries have an expectorant effect, well stimulate sputum production and help to quickly get rid of cough.
They use viburnum for diseases of the liver, gallbladder, restore water-salt metabolism with it, and it is also loved by many women who, thanks to its benefits, cope with painful and heavy menstruation.
Kalina: bones useful properties
These babies, like, have a number useful qualities. Very interesting option- make a coffee substitute from viburnum seeds.
They possess original taste contain fats and minerals. If they are roasted, ground, and then brewed, you will get a wonderful coffee drink.
Whole bones swallowed together with berries will help cleanse the body, remove unnecessary deposits and excess fluid from it.
Viburnum syrup: useful properties
Many drink viburnum syrup. It contains many valuable substances. Minerals, vitamins are preserved even after processing the berries into syrup.
People often like syrup more because it has pleasant taste, it is convenient to drink.
However, experts note that the maximum amount of useful components is found in fresh berries.
Therefore, it is better to focus on them. And the syrup can be used as an additional source of vitamins, a good treat.
Viburnum seeds: useful properties
You can often hear rave reviews about the use of viburnum seeds.
People note that they use them as the best means for cleansing the body.
Seeds really help get rid of excess fluid, toxins. But they also need to be used carefully.
If the mucous membrane of the stomach, intestines is weak, the seeds can damage it.
Viburnum leaves: useful properties
The bark and leaves from viburnum bushes can also be effectively used.
The best option is to brew them, including fortified tea in the daily menu. Like, this drink has a pleasant aroma, pleases with a bouquet of flavors.
Such a drink will strengthen the immune system, restore normal metabolism, reduce pressure.
Kalina is a wonderful plant. One viburnum bush is able to give a person a lot useful substances, minerals and vitamins, a wonderful aroma and a bouquet of flavors.
At the same time, it is even difficult to determine who needs viburnum berries more: young women or the elderly, men who need to increase their overall tone, or children who need to strengthen their immunity?
Perhaps you know the answer to this question? Be healthy, dear friends!
See you soon! Sincerely. Elena Shanina.
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Kalina has been a plant with miraculous properties since ancient times. Berries are harvested after the first frost hits, during this period, the fruits are saturated with the most useful properties. The harvested crop is not stored for long, so blanks are made from it, which include syrup.
Useful properties of viburnum syrup:
In the manufacture of syrup, the berries are not subjected to long processing, so they retain their beneficial properties and vitamins. As well as berries, syrup has found wide distribution for the treatment of various ailments. The benefits are due to the presence of complex compounds and tannins. For example, viburnum syrup is used to treat blood vessels. Regular intake makes them elastic and strong, which automatically leads to a decrease in blood pressure. Also, the syrup effectively copes with the treatment of colds and infectious diseases. Diaphoretic function, especially important for influenza and sore throat. Phytoncides, which are rich in viburnum, soothe and normalize performance nervous system. Any diseases will proceed faster if viburnum syrup is added to the general medical treatment. Kalina promotes tissue regeneration, so the syrup will help cure skin inflammation: lichen and furunculosis. It also eliminates edema that is associated with cardiac or renal abnormalities. Elevated cholesterol is a big problem that accompanies many people, the syrup normalizes this condition. Almost all liver diseases occur due to improper outflow of bile, and here viburnum syrup will come to the rescue. Women know the problem of painful menstrual cycles, viburnum regulates the amount of discharge, increases the tone of the uterus and has an analgesic effect. Statistics show that people who often use viburnum syrup are less likely to suffer from colds and others in general, this indicates the strengthening properties of the product and positive influence for immunity. All older people know how useful viburnum is, they call it a pill for all diseases, the statement may be very loud, but almost plausible. The list of vitamins that viburnum is rich in is very long, the syrup takes over them almost completely. It is convenient to take, sugar softens the bitterness and the texture itself suggests different uses. The syrup itself is pleasant and delicious treat. To solve the problem of a painful, dry cough, viburnum syrup will help, it softens Airways owing to what the phlegm departs better.
Contraindications to the use of viburnum syrup:
The harm from the use of viburnum is minimal, but it can happen if there is an allergy to the product. Individual intolerance, a single case, mostly viburnum syrup is well tolerated.
