Dogwood is a tree or shrub on which berries with a sweet and sour taste grow, with a pleasant, slightly astringent effect, to benefit from the components of the cornel: leaves, berries, bark, roots and bones. Its medicinal properties are widely used in folk medicine, and are also widely used in cooking. Compotes, wines, jams, marmalade , jams, liqueurs, sauces, soups - and this is not yet a complete list of what can be cooked from this fruit. In this article we will tell you what is useful for dogwood jam and its properties.
Benefits and harms of dogwood jam
The correctness of cooking affects the safety of useful properties: vitamins and minerals. They have a beneficial effect on human health. The shelf life of berries in raw form is only twelve days, after the expiration of this time they become dangerous for consumption.
So, what is the use of jam from the cornel:
- Anti-inflammatory and cleansing for the body action.
- Increased immunity, strengthening and toning properties.
- Regular use helps protect against infectious colds.
- Has a positive effect on cardiovascular diseases, stomach and intestinal disorders.
- Clears the bronchi.
- Antipyretic effect.
Cornel is saturated with various useful properties, jam from which contains a high level of ascorbic acid, vitamins E, C and P, provitamin A (carotene). Among the minerals included in the composition are such as iron, calcium, potassium, sulfur and magnesium. Kizil is rich in biologically active components: glucose, fructose , essential oils, tannins and organic acids.
Due to its effective therapeutic properties, dogwood jams are effective in the prevention of sclerosis, liver diseases, gastric infections and skin diseases. It has an antibacterial effect, normalizes blood pressure, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood. Helps bring down body temperature with fever.
These features are widely used in the treatment of many diseases, for example:
- avitaminosis;
- anemia;
- hypertension;
- influenza and ARI;
- gout;
- stomatitis;
- typhus;
- eczema, etc.
Use of jam from a dogwood with bones
The use of jam from cornel with pits is a high content of pectin, which contributes to the removal of harmful toxins from the body. Since bones are less prone to loss of useful qualities during heat treatment, such a delicacy will bring maximum benefit. It is also useful for improving the gastrointestinal tract.
Unfortunately, some of the valuable properties of berries during cooking are lost. In order to reduce losses to a minimum, it is necessary to shorten the time of heat treatment.
But do not forget about the harmfulness of the fetus. It is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women, with individual intolerance, easily excitable nervous system, gastritis, diabetes, increased blood clotting, and people suffering from insomnia, as they excite the body, giving it a charge of energy. Excessive use of dogwood jam leads to flatulence, diarrhea, kidney disease and weight gain. Any food with the addition of dogwood is not compatible with the simultaneous use of medicines.
When using jam as a treatment with folk methods, it is recommended to avoid the Jamaican cornel, as it is potentially highly toxic and contraindicated in food. He is appointed exclusively in extreme cases of acute diseases and only under strict observation by a doctor in precise dosages.