Strawberries: useful properties
Berries of strawberries give us not only joy, but also good health in general. There are so many useful elements in strawberries. As we remember, vitamin C is able to protect the body from bacteria and pathogenic viruses, improve the functioning of the heart and blood vessels, combat premature gerontological changes in our body. So, according to the content of this vitamin, the strawberry is second only to the black currant. In order to provide the body with as much ascorbic as a large ripe orange, you need to eat only 5 berries! But those who wish to strengthen immune forces, avoid problems with blood vessels and heart, delay aging, should remember that premature tearing of green tails from strawberries is not at all useful. And the thing is that oxygen destroys vitamin C. That's why tear off the tails from strawberries and immediately eat the berry.
Strawberry berries have anti-inflammatory abilities due to the fact that they contain phytoncids, which are often called "natural antibiotics". It is thanks to them that strawberry juice helps with inflammation of the larynx, and crushed berries to the state of gruel - with bruises and scratches when it is applied to the wound.
Strawberry can cause an easy diuretic effect. Strawberry berries normalize blood pressure. It is recommended more often to have hypertensive patients and those who have kidney and liver damage. It is useful to eat strawberry berries for people with diabetes. Despite the fact that the strawberry is sweet, the juice from it, like herself, can reduce, and significantly, the level of sugar in our blood.
Make friends with strawberries and those who want to become the owner of the "Hollywood smile." Berries can remove plaque from the teeth and whiten tooth enamel due to the fact that in the strawberry in abundance contain fruit types of acids. If you want to double the effect of whitening, you just need to mix the mashed berries with a similar amount of baking soda and use this compound as a natural natural "paste".
The strawberry has its drawbacks. The main one is possible allergic reactions to berries. To neutralize the effect of allergens, you must drink milk, curdled milk or cream after strawberries.
Strawberries are a charming berries
Strawberries need to be eaten more often by those who care about their own appearance. Doctors-nutritionists believe that strawberries are the most effective way to get rid of excess kilos. Strawberry, thanks to the components contained in it, is able to remove from our body excess fluid, stimulate the digestive process, to normalize the metabolism in the body.
I must say that strawberries are an excellent source of natural fibers or fiber. Fiber, as is known, is able to rid the body of toxic elements and improve the skin color of the face. That's why those wishing to part with excess weight need to once again arrange themselves unloading days on strawberries. These days you can eat up to 500 g of strawberry berries, and drink - mineral water or tea, preferably green. But to withstand such days is not easy, because the sour taste of berries contributes to the excitement of appetite.
Strawberry berries contain many elements of copper, which stimulates the production of collagen fibers, which make the skin more elastic, more tender. Therefore, strawberry masks are so popular among modern beauties. If you have oily skin on your face, then you can wipe it with strawberry juice or make a mask of berry gruel.
Strawberries have long been considered a berry of love. The latest research has proved that strawberries are able to wake up or strengthen the libido. This is true for men, and, of course, for women. The reason for this is the high content of zinc in berry seeds. This element is extremely important for enhancing sexual arousal. As one of the legends of Japan says, if you rip off a double berry, you need to break it in half and share it with a chosen one, then love will be mutual, and happiness - guaranteed.
Interesting to know
There are strawberry properties that can prevent thrombosis of blood vessels, heart disease, lower the cholesterol level in our blood. All this is due to the flavonoids, which contain quite a lot of strawberry berries. The healing properties of strawberries are all the stronger, the more red it is, because the bright red color is, in a way, an indicator of the content in the berries of flavonoids.
Strawberry Treatments: Recipes
Osteocondritis of the spine. In this disease it is necessary to mix strawberry and carrot juice in fractions of 2 to 1, and drink half a cup after eating, about an hour later a couple of times a day. And so 4 weeks.
Chronical bronchitis. Strawberry juice in the amount of 1 cup is mixed with a quarter of the stack. milk (hot) and drink a drink every day.
Neurosis. We take leaves and flowers of strawberries, red clover in the same quantity - 1 table. l. Fill a glass of boiled water, insist and drink with honey in a warm form.
Diabetes.
Strawberry leaves, red clover (flowers) in 2 parts, 3 pieces of lover (leaves), flowers of the tops of chicory (6 parts). All herbs are mixed and poured into 2 tablespoons of the mixture with a glass of boiling water. We wait 20 minutes and drink, you can with milk. We drink 2 glasses a couple of times a week.
Angina. Strawberry and strawberry berries are placed in the sun, so that they are slightly wilted, we put them in a jar, pour honey and use the whole cold winter.
Skin lesions: wet wounds, rash, eczema, ulcers, diarrhea, diathesis. Stretch the berries, apply on the cloth, apply to the affected area for 20 minutes. Rinse with water.
Ischemia. While the berries are not extinct, you need to eat a glass of berries, washed down with milk.
Sleep disturbances. Strawberry juice (1 glass) plus 1 table. a spoon of valerian decoction. We drink before going to sleep.
Diuretic. Berry juice diluted in half with water, drip into it lemon juice and put sugar. Drink helps with kidney and urinary system diseases.
Furuncles. We cut strawberry leaves, pour, insist, make lotions.