The end of July, beginning of August - the best time for harvesting blueberries: fully ripened berry, has accumulated a maximum number of useful properties of solar energy. On a variety of human needs vitamins and trace elements active blueberries with dignity placed on a pedestal among the plants champions: manganese, potassium, iron, copper, sulfur, phosphorus, chromium, selenium, zinc, carotene (vitamin A), vitamin B complex, vitamin C and RR, pectins, tannins and essential oils. The unique composition of essential organic acids largely determines the therapeutic properties of blueberries: lactic, malic, succinic, citric, oxalic acid, quinine, and found not only in its berries, but also in the leaves.
Currently, manufacturers of drugs and dietary supplements offer a variety of products on the basis of blueberries, but still I prefer a natural product!
Berry can prepare for the future, without subjecting it to heat treatment. At the same time as all useful properties. Here are some of the recipes saving berries:
1. The grinding of fresh berries with sugar in a ratio of 1 kg of sugar per 1 kg of berries. Pours the mixture into the dry glass jars, leaving a blank space at the top of banks about 2 cm I put on crushed berry circle the appropriate size of the parchment paper and poured sugar remaining space in the bank. This manipulation does not allow mold to penetrate into the product, so I keep in a cool place not only blueberries, but blackberries, cranberries.
2. Poured the whole intact dry berry sugar (about 1-1.2 kg of sugar per 1 kg of berries) and store in a cool place in glass jars.
3. I dry berries in the sun (covering with gauze), in a special dryer or oven cooker.
So, we have a delicious and healthy harvesting to strengthen and, where necessary, and for the treatment of the blueberries:
Fresh-berry;
-Dried berry;
-Berry, preserved by sugar;
-Frozen berries;
-Blueberry leaves.
Blueberries - is, above all, very tasty, but it will focus on its health properties and recipes which I use for many years.
• Regular use of blueberries significantly improved memory, brain activity, increased mental capacity. To feel the effect, you need to eat at least 50 grams of berries a day at least for the summer season. And best of all - a tasty blueberry jelly, juice, jam, or berries, pureed with sugar, all year round. Do not forget that blueberries - mandatory product menu astronauts. Tasty and healthy!
• One of the most important beneficial properties of blueberries - a beneficial effect on the human digestive system, berry helps to normalize digestion. Methods of application of diarrhea and constipation are distinguished:
- With constipation should eat fresh berries, but it is worth considering that, due to the high content of acid in the berries need to be careful to people suffering from gastritis with high acidity;
- Diarrhea (infectious nature) well help dried berries - they are eating, chewing thoroughly. You can prepare a decoction of dried berries.
Also, if you have diarrhea using tincture of blueberry, prepared from fresh berries: 100-150 grams of high-quality berries poured vodka and insist for at least 20 days. The longer infused berries, the better.
When indigestion use small doses of tincture: 10-15 drops on a piece of sugar. If severe diarrhea, the dose was increased to 1 teaspoon of tincture, diluted in fifty grams of warm water infusion must accept every
8-10 hours until the disappearance of symptoms.
• Blueberries in any form is used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, thrombosis of vessels - due to the content of antioxidants and substances, blood thinners. Scientists have shown that blueberries - the richest natural source of anthocyanidins, powerful antioxidants that prevent the formation of free radicals, thus prolonging the youthfulness of the body.
• Blueberries - a great tool detoxification. Juice or blueberries combined with milk - is a favorite treat of my childhood. Due to high content of pectin and the absorbent properties of the milk in the use of this mixture from the body very quickly salts of heavy metals, toxins, radionuclides.
• Indispensable blueberries to our eyes - it promotes cell renewal retina, improves blood circulation, visual acuity. Every season I make eye drops of fresh blueberries as follows:
4-5 large ripe blueberries to put in a gauze folded in several layers, squeeze the juice from the berries. Dilute juice mixed with distilled (or boiling) water and dripping 2-3 drops in each eye two times a day. Every day you need to cook fresh drops. Sometimes the eye can pinch, but it passes quickly. After the first course in 10 days, I noticed the effect disappears "vagueness" fatigue. Also - this is an excellent prevention of cataracts and glaucoma.
• Due to the content in blueberries zinc and selenium - a great tool to normalize the hormonal balance in the body, especially for women. Blueberries also reduces the level of sugar in the blood, is used in the treatment of diabetes.
• Infusions and decoctions of the leaves of bilberry used for colds, headaches, coughing. Dried leaves of bilberry I add herbal to boost immunity.
Do you want to be young, healthy and beautiful - easy on this wonderful berry delicious!
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