Forest berries, though inferior in size and presentation to their breeding relatives, but much tastier and juicier. And it is more useful - after all, having absorbed all the power of living nature, they are a real "vitamin concentrate". Valuable properties of the ground wood berries have long been known to medicine. Of them, curative and simply very tasty jams, juices, jellies, jams, "desserts" and "frosts", liqueurs and tinctures, saturating the body with vitamins and strengthening immunity are being prepared. Antioxidants, which are contained in abundance in forest berries, prevent the aging process of the body. It is at forest beauties that their level is close to the maximum possible. And not only fruits, but practically all parts of the plant are valued: rhizomes, flowers and leaves. And how much health adds to us berry hunting: fresh air, active movement, communication with nature ...
"The Iron Lady
So they call strawberries not because of hard "nature": they do not hold tenderness. It's all about the record content in the iron berry. A further 100 g of strawberries contain one and a half diurnal norms of vitamin C and a daily rate of easily assimilable calcium. A small and delicious berry can share with us also carotene, vitamin B and other substances that have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effects. This fruit has earned fame as one of the best antidepressants: it is used for neuroses, insomnia, angina pectoris, as well as for anemia and beriberi. Infusions of fruits, roots and leaves help with bile stasis, kidney disease, swelling and other problems. Fresh fruits of strawberries will help get rid of hypertension, gastritis and gout. It's a pity that it does not please us with its fragrant strawberry berries all year round!
Vorozheya the dark-skinned woman
And this, of course, is blueberry. And the one who finds a clearing in the forest with fresh blacks hidden under glossy leaves with "frostbitten" berries, can consider himself lucky. In this berry, vitamin C, minerals and microelements are optimally combined. How well the blueberry affects the eyesight, probably, even a schoolboy knows. Useful blueberry substances strengthen the blood capillaries and improve the flow of blood to the retina of the eyes. And plant pigments anthocyanosides increase visual acuity and intensify photosensitivity. But for a positive effect, you need to eat at least 2 meals a day. spoons. It turns out that it is no less useful to the cores. And more recently in a bilberry have found out the substance close in composition to fibrate-drugs, reducing the level of "harmful" cholesterol in the blood and raising the level of "good". But in blueberry leaves contains glycoside, really lowering the level of sugar in the blood. And also lovers of the forest dark-skinned are not afraid of thrombosis and thrombophlebitis.
The young lady-raspberry
Of course, mankind appreciates tea with raspberries, as the most famous anti-cold remedy, immensely. The sweating and antipyretic effect of raspberry is explained by the presence of salicylic acid in it. By the way, raspberry antipyretic drink should be gently drunk to those who suffer from allergies to aspirin. Many useful substances are also found in fresh grated berries: vitamins C and B12, pectins, antioxidants, organic acids, salts of iron, potassium, copper. Using the season, gorge yourself with this berry full of vitality, because its useful substances expand small vessels, relieve spasms, thereby facilitating the work of the heart and normalizing blood pressure. And still, raspberries are the only berries that should not be washed before meals. The reason - in the highest antibacterial activity of substances in its composition!
All berries should be collected early in the morning, after the dew comes off, or at the end of the day, when the heat decreases (so that the berries do not deteriorate quickly). And stay away from unfamiliar fruits, even the most beautiful in appearance. So let's find out whether fresh ground berries are useful.
Tiramisu from strawberry
You will need: 24 pcs. biscuit biscuits, 300 g of mascarpone cheese, 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of orange liqueur, 1 glass of thick cream, 2 glasses of strawberries, 50 g of sugar, 60 ml of orange juice. For decoration: cocoa, chocolate, freshly ground strawberries.
Preparation (for 9 servings):
Mix mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and 1 table. spoon of orange liqueur. With a mixer, whip the cream and mix them with the cheese mass. Using a blender, prepare a homogeneous mashed potato from strawberry, liqueur and juice. Cook the biscuits in half and dip the first half into strawberry puree one at a time. Place on the bottom of the creamer in a thick layer. Then put half the cream on it. On the top - half of the remaining puree. Repeat the entire procedure with the remaining ingredients. Put in the refrigerator for 8 hours.