Most of us prefer to drink fruit juices. Usually they have a pleasant sweet taste, so children drink them with great pleasure. However, do not forget about the beneficial properties of vegetable juices. After all, they often outperform other juices in their composition, and their benefits to the body are simply invaluable. According to dietitians, berry and fruit juices cleanse the body of harmful substances and toxins. Vegetable juices contribute to its strengthening and recovery. You can tell a lot about useful properties of various vegetable juices. Today I would like to focus on one of them, and to consider in more detail the medicinal properties of potato juice.
What are they - the properties of the potato juice?
Freshly squeezed potato juice has long been used by folk and official medicine. It is quite a high-calorie and very useful product. In addition, that the potato juice is nutritious, it has medicinal properties. In the composition of potato juice, as well as in the potato itself, many micronutrients and vitamins are contained, as well as iodine, phosphorus salts, calcium, sodium, iron, zinc and copper. It is this chemical composition that explains the healing properties of this juice.
Healers use potato juice to treat various ailments, make healing bandages to get rid of skin diseases.
Clinically proved the healing properties of potatoes and its effectiveness in the treatment of gastritis, peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach. For such treatment, you need to take freshly squeezed potato juice one glass per day.
Potato juice also has analgesic, diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties, it lowers blood pressure and relieves headache.
With the help of potato juice, you can get rid of boring heartburn. He gained special popularity among pregnant women, because they often suffer from heartburn, especially in the last months of pregnancy.
With diabetes, the beneficial properties of this juice will also be very valuable. It helps reduce blood sugar levels and has a beneficial effect on the pancreas. To enhance the enzymatic secretion of the pancreas and its treatment, potato juice should be drunk at least four times a quarter of a cup. If desired, you can dilute it with water in equal proportions. If tolerability is good, then you can increase the amount of juice consumed to one glass, but you can drink it only twice a day.
How to prepare a healing drink from potatoes?
Prepare the juice immediately before using it. Long storage is not subject to it, because it may lose its healing properties. For the preparation of juice, a strong, fresh vegetable is used, without any defects, thoroughly washed and peeled.
There are two main ways of making juice: you can grate tubers on a plastic grater or pass them through a juicer. The resulting mass is pressed immediately into the glass through several layers of gauze tissue. Then the juice should be allowed to stand for a minute, then drink in small sips.
For preventive purposes, it will be sufficient to consume half a cup before meals. If you want to get rid of any disease, the amount of juice is determined for each individually, depending on the complexity of the ailment. In order to obtain a tangible effect, the juice should be consumed for a long time, taking into account the individual characteristics of the organism.
Certainly, the potato juice has useful properties, but before starting to take it, consult your doctor.