Irga is a shrub or a small tree with leaves of ovoid form. The upper part of the leaf blade has a green color, and the lower part is whitish. Blooms in spring, April - May. The berries of this plant ripen in late July - early August. In the ripe state, the fruits of the irgi are darkly colored and covered with a gray waxy coating. The healing properties of sweet and succulent berries are determined by their chemical composition. It has been established that the fruits of irgi contain carbohydrates, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), tannins and a relatively small amount of organic acids. At what diseases are the medicinal properties of irgi used?
Irgi berries, as well as the products of its processing, have medicinal properties. They are useful for patients with cardiovascular diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Berry juice is used for rinsing the throat and as a healing agent with astringent properties.
The leaves and bark of irgs also exhibit healing properties due to the high content of tannins in them. Cooked from them, the broth can be used for medicinal purposes as an astringent and enveloping agent in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and in the treatment of suppurated wounds.
When to prepare medicinal raw materials from irgi?
Collect berries irgi follows as they mature - beginning in July and ending with the last numbers of August or even September, until the first frosts come. The collected fruits can be used for medicinal purposes fresh or can be processed.
The bark of irgi for further therapeutic use is best harvested in autumn, and leaves - in the summer. After drying, pieces of bark and leaves for later storage are packed in canvas bags or cardboard boxes. Do not put medicinal raw materials in plastic bags. Under such storage conditions, the leaves and bark of the irgs may begin to rot, while their healing properties will disappear.
What homemade preparations can be made from berries irgi?
Berries Irgi to some extent retain their healing properties and in a processed form. At home from the fruits of this plant is best to prepare a compote on the following recipe. First, the berries are washed, then if the fruits are relatively dense, they are blanched for two minutes at 100 ° C (for soft berries do not need blanching). Then the berries are filled with sugar syrup (the sugar concentration in the syrup is 20-40%), sterilized and rolled up.
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