The earth pear, also called Jerusalem artichoke, has a huge number of useful properties. This root is used to treat many diseases for many centuries. In addition, this plant is so unpretentious in care and cultivation that it can be propagated in virtually any territory.
Composition of Jerusalem artichoke and useful properties
In this root crop contains a huge number of substances that favorably affect the activity of the whole organism: There are in Jerusalem artichoke inulin, which activates the process of enriching the body with fructose. This substance is simply necessary for people who suffer from diabetes.
This root has a positive effect on the activity of the digestive tract and clears the body of various toxins and products of decay. Earth pear helps the body resist the action of viruses and infections, as well as it normalizes blood pressure and relieves headache.
Jerusalem artichoke is widely used in cosmetology, since it has the ability to smooth even deep wrinkles.
Jerusalem artichoke for weight loss
The fact that this root helps to get rid of extra pounds, has been proved by carrying out numerous experiments. Jerusalem artichoke improves fat and carbohydrate metabolism in the body, which helps to reduce body weight. It has also been proved that this root crop has the ability to reduce appetite . In addition, Jerusalem artichoke helps in the treatment of diseases that have been caused by excess weight, for example, root crops normalize blood pressure and improve the activity of blood vessels and heart.
It is also worth noting that this product has a low calorie content, only 61 calories, which will not spoil your figure in any way.
In folk medicine there is a recipe that allows you to get rid of extra pounds. You need to squeeze out the root juice, which should be consumed 50 grams in the morning an hour before meals and in the evening an hour after. The course of such a technique is no more than 15 days. Diet will be more useful if you include Jerusalem artichoke in the menu. The composition of this root is a vitamin B, C and PP, which is also characteristic of high-calorie bread and good dietary supplements. Given this, salads with Jerusalem artichoke are recommended to include in their diet people who are intensely engaged in sports. In addition, during the diet is recommended to eat for dinner and as a snack grated on a large grater root (200 g) and juice of half a lemon. Such a salad will reduce the caloric content of the diet by about 500 kcal.
It is not recommended to use Jerusalem artichoke as the basis for a mono-diet. Because such a restriction in food increases the chance to break and eat a lot of forbidden food. It is best to combine this root with other useful products.
Jerusalem artichoke syrup - useful properties
The sweetness of this product is provided by fruitates. These
This product is recommended to be used as a food additive, as a fortifying agent. In addition, it increases the performance, so it is recommended to use it during a period of strong mental and physical exertion. Still Jerusalem artichoke syrup helps to cope with the problem of metabolism , as well as it restores the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. It is recommended to use it to normalize the intestinal microflora. These useful properties are topinambour syrup, which is at least 50% of dietary fiber.