Medicinal recipes, which include raspberries, are known to people from time immemorial. Many people in the old days used raspberries for the treatment of various diseases. Modern biochemical studies explain in detail the therapeutic effect of the fruits of this plant. It is established that raspberries contain many biologically active substances: organic acids (salicylic, apple, lemon), sucrose, pectin substances, essential oils, vitamins. These components determine the use of raspberries for medicinal purposes. At what diseases are raspberries used for medicinal purposes?
Syrup, prepared from raspberries, is used for stomach pain and to improve appetite. In folk medicine, these berries have long been known as one of the best sweatshops. The medicinal properties of raspberries are used in the fight against catarrhal diseases - angina, influenza, bronchitis. In the treatment of cough, raspberry berries are used as an expectorant.
Raspberry fruits are often used with other medicinal plants as part of various medical fees.
From overripe and ripe berries prepare a cosmetic mask for sensitive facial skin, and raspberry leaves are used to remove acne and acne.
Broth of raspberry flowers is used in the treatment of inflammation of the eyes.
How correctly to collect raspberries?
If you want to prepare raspberries for the winter for later use for medicinal purposes, then you should collect the fruits in dry weather, early in the morning or in the evening. Collected berries should be placed in shallow baskets, not allowing the entry of twigs and leaves .. Not enough ripe or overripe raspberry fruit should not be collected.
How correctly to prepare raspberries for medical purposes?
Fruits of raspberries can be prepared for the winter in the form of jam, juice, sugar syrup. For the preparation of berries in dried form, they are first sunk in the sun, and then placed either in special dryers or in a warm (but not hot!) Oven or oven. If the raspberries are dried qualitatively, then when touching them, they should not leave traces on the skin of the fingers. In order that the dried berries do not deteriorate and remain as long as possible their healing properties, they should be stored in a dry place in linen bags or boxes lined with food paper.
However, it should be remembered that when harvesting berries for medical purposes use only wild forest raspberries. Garden varieties of this plant, as a rule, have larger berries, but they have much less pronounced therapeutic properties.