Black-cherry (or chokeberry), whose medicinal properties and contra-indications are well studied, attracted the attention of dietitians, phytotherapeutists and specialists in the field of cosmetology, thanks to their unique properties and high nutritional value.
What is the use of chokeberry for a man?
Talk about the benefits of this plant should be based on the fact that each part of it is endowed with its inherent properties, as the composition of substances in berries and leaves varies, although it is used in both medicine and cosmetology. Chernorplodka, whose useful properties we consider below - a good alternative to many medicines, especially if it is a question of preventing certain diseases.
Blackberry Berry
Berries of chokeberry (also called black choke) are unique in their composition, which makes this plant an excellent assistant in confronting many ailments. Fruits of aronia - a treasure of valuable substances, vitamins and micronutrients, among which:
- anthocyanins and leucoanthocyanins;
- flavonoids;
- rutin;
- quercetin;
- catechins;
- acids of organic origin;
- carotene;
- pectins;
- vitamins C, PP, K, E, B (1, 2, 6);
- microelements: iodine, fluorine, manganese, copper, molybdenum, iron and boron;
- a nicotinic acid;
- tannins;
- fructose, sucrose and glucose.
Given such a rich chemical composition, one can only imagine the entire spectrum of influence on the human body and its vital organs and systems. So, chokeberry has medicinal properties:
- It brings blood cholesterol levels back to normal.
- If the pressure is increased, it normalizes.
- Strengthens immunity.
- Prevents the appearance of neurological diseases.
- Thanks to the content of iodine normalizes the functioning of the thyroid gland and organs that directly depend on her health.
- Excellent natural antiseptic.
- Significantly increases acidity.
- It struggles with the pathogenic flora.
- Anthocyanins prevent the development of oncological diseases.
- Promotes the bile and works the liver.
Cherry-fruit leaves
Black-ash rowan medicinal properties and contra-indications of which are well studied, bears benefit not only as fruits. Are not inferior in usefulness to berries and leaves of aronia. List of useful properties with which they are endowed:
- choleretic;
- diuretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- diaphoretic;
- laxative;
- hemostatic;
- hepatoprotective.
Juice from chryotripki
Chokeberry ashberry, the use of which does not cause any doubts, is used in medicine and cosmetology in various versions, but it is worthwhile to separately consider the properties of the aroma juice. Before using it, it is worth to get acquainted with the information, what kind of product is it, how it is prepared and how it is used.
Useful properties of the aroma juice:
- Improves the qualitative composition of blood due to the content of vitamins of group B, copper and iron.
- It is used for preventive purposes to prevent hypovitaminosis.
- It is useful in the presence of problems with the heart and blood vessels.
- Improves the work of the liver, biliary and bile ducts.
- Helps to remove heavy metal salts and radionuclides.
The recipe for natural juice chryoplodki
Ingredients:
- fresh fruits - 1 kg;
- water (in proportion).
Preparation
- Berries as much as possible grind.
- Pour the resulting raw material ¾ cup of water, warm to a temperature of 60 degrees (over low heat) and send under a press.
- Squeeze the pulp, transfer it to an enameled container, fill with water (1:10) and hold it for 3 hours (stirring occasionally).
- Combine both spin-offs, pass through any filter that is at hand.
- Heat to 80 degrees and pour over sterilized jars.
Take juice, usually in two ways:
- The first option is with honey. In 50 g of juice add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey and drink half an hour before eating.
- The second option is without honey. Identical to the first, but without honey sweetening and, you can replace the prepared juice with fresh fruits in the amount of 100 g.
Chokeberry - contraindications
Before proceeding directly to the methods of using aronia for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, it is important to consider the question of who does not see the reception of funds prepared on the basis of leaves and berries of black-billed rowan. So, cherry, whose contra-indications we are considering, is not recommended for:
- increased coagulability of blood masses and thrombophlebitis ;
- stomach ulcer and gastritis with high acidity ;
- heart failure;
- hypotension ;
- oxalate in the urinary tract.
Chokeberry - recipes
Traditional medicine has not used this plant for a hundred years to get rid of various ailments. Chernoblodka, whose recipes we offer below - an indispensable assistant for those who try to maintain health, not only with the help of pharmacological agents. What black chokeberry healing properties and contraindications is known. Based on this information phytotherapeutists offer many unique and medicinal products.
Chokeberry for slimming
Aronia is often used to reduce weight, because this plant is able to promote the burning of subcutaneous fat and the normalization of blood sugar (proven by experimentation). Blackberry for the stomach is also used often, but if we talk about reducing weight, then the important role played by the property of berries quickly saturate the body (that's why it is recommended to take before eating). You can meet a lot of pharmacy options, which include a cheesecloth for weight loss , but we'll look at the recipes for home preparation.
Tea from black-cherry for fasting days
Ingredients:
- dried fruits of chokeberry - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- green tea or black tea - 1 teaspoon;
- boiling water - 300 ml.
Preparation and use
- Fruit pour boiling water and insist them for 15-20 minutes.
- Add a teaspoon of tea (to choose from), insist as much time and then strain.
- Use during the fasting day in small doses.
Drink for weight loss from black cherry and hips
Ingredients:
- berries of dogrose and chokeberry - 1 st. spoon;
- boiling water - half a liter.
Preparation and use
- Pour the berries with boiling water and leave overnight in a cool place (after full cooling).
- Take a drink to cleanse the body of 50 ml three times a day.
Chokeberry ashberry from pressure
Means prepared on the basis of chryoplodki, are used in the fight against hypertension. Black ashberry from pressure helps not only when it is above normal, but also is a powerful preventive tool, preventing the appearance or worsening of problems with the heart and blood vessels, by improving the elasticity of the latter.
Tincture of blackberry on vodka
Ingredients:
- berries of black mountain ash - 1 kg;
- sugar - a pound;
- cloves - a few inflorescences (to taste);
- vodka is a liter.
Preparation and use
- Stretch the berries, add cloves, sugar and mix thoroughly.
- Cover with gauze and set aside for a few days in a dark place.
- Add the vodka and wait two months in a dark place.
- Strain and pour over clean containers.
- You can take in two ways: adding to tea or in its pure form. Dosage - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Chokeberry blackberry for diabetics
Preparing funds from chokeberry to reduce blood glucose does not require much time, nor any special skills. For natural medicines use only berries (fresh or dried) and water. Chernoblodka for diabetics is prepared primitively.
- Method 1. Art. Spoon a fruit pour 1 tbsp. water, boil and leave to cool under the lid. Drink three times a day for 150 - 200 g.
- Method 2. Identical to the first, but to the main ingredient add (optionally) crushed leaves of grapes or mulberries (1 tablespoon each).
Chokeberry to raise hemoglobin
With low hemoglobin and iron deficiency anemia, drinks are prepared, based on the fruits of the black chokeberry, rich in iron, iodine and B vitamins - all that is needed to cope with this problem. This composition also determines the properties of the aronia in this case.
- Regular consumption of blackberry fruit helps to get rid of problems associated with low hemoglobin.
- For those who can not eat bitter-berry berries, you can offer regular consumption of berries juice.
Chokeberry blackberry for the thyroid gland
Iodine - this element in many determines the performance of the thyroid gland, because it is known that against the background of a shortage of this element iodine deficiency diseases develop. Blackberry for thyroid gland is an excellent source of iodine, therefore it is successfully used in traditional therapy and in folk remedies, preparing various infusions and decoctions, often intensifying the effect, using other useful plants and fruits in recipes.
Infusion for the thyroid gland
Ingredients:
- fruits of aronia - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- boiling water 400 ml.
Preparation and use
- Pour the berries with boiling water, leave the container sealed for several hours.
- Take half an hour before eating one glass.
Grinded aronia with sugar for shchitovidki
Ingredients:
- kilograms of washed berries;
- sugar (in equal proportion, but it can be reduced if desired).
Preparation and use
- Berries grind in a meat grinder and mix with sugar.
- Drink three times a day for 1 teaspoon.
Chokeberry for the liver
We found out what is so useful for chokeberry, the medicinal properties and contraindications of this plant. But it is worth noting that some of its properties can be strengthened if other components are used in the recipe. So, there are several recipes for the restoration of the liver, which will help to improve, strengthen and protect this vital organ. An excellent tandem: St. John's wort and chokeberry, the medicinal properties of which are doubled with joint application.
Infusion of aronia and St. John's wort
Ingredients:
- berries of chokeberry and St. John's wort (crushed) - 10 g;
- boiling water - one glass.
Preparation and use
- Raw material to insist for several hours, pour boiling water.
- Take a tablespoon three to four times a day.
Black ashberry for sight
The properties of black cherry spread to the organs of sight. Who faced this problem, most likely met in pharmacies preparations for the restoration of vision , which, along with other components (more often it is bilberries and lutein), included chokeberry. If we talk about the use of black ashberry in a "pure" form, then to prevent problems and improve the work of the visual organ, you just need to use some recommendations to choose from.
- Take regularly barley juice.
- There are berries in kind (at least 5-7 pieces daily).
- As often as possible to cook from black ashberry, various compotes, jelly, jam.
Chokeberry ashberry for the face
The deposit of unique substances - chokeberry, the medicinal properties and contraindications of which must be taken into account equally, is also used in cosmetology. So, on the basis of chokeberry, you can prepare face masks that will return the skin cleanliness, youth and radiance. Black ashberry is used for the industrial preparation of cosmetics, but we offer recipes that you can easily make yourself.
Scrub of black chokeberry and salt
Ingredients:
- fruits of chokeberry - half a cup;
- salt (fine) - depending on the desired consistency.
Preparation and use
- Blend the berries and add the salt so that the resulting gruel, which is convenient to apply to the face.
- Finger pads neatly, in a circular motion we pass through the face with a scrub.
- Wash off with warm water or a decoction of chamomile.
Chokeberry ashberry
Fruits of aronia are included in the list of mega-beneficial products for health and beauty, which is made up by representatives of leading cosmetic companies, engaged in new developments for youth and beauty. Black hair for hair is often used in the form of masks.
- Shredded berries are rubbed into the radical zone and left for half an hour, then washed off. This procedure will normalize the work of the sebaceous glands and prevent hair loss and fragility, but on the condition that it will not be performed once a week.
- To get rid of dandruff, we rub a glass of fruits of chokeberry and 3 cloves of garlic. Distribute the resulting mixture evenly over the entire length of the hair and leave for an hour. Rinse with water and rinse with a little concentrated vinegar solution (to get rid of the smell of garlic).