Cherry, beloved by many, not only has an excellent taste, but is also a supplier of unique useful elements. At the same time, not only the fruits themselves are useful, but also other parts of the plant - leaves, branches, bark and even roots.
The collection of leaves and branches is usually done in May, when they are young, berries and seeds - in the second half of summer (July-August). To date, approximately 200 varieties of cherries are known. Their difference lies in the taste, ripening time and chemical components contained in the berries.
Useful properties of cherries
Cherry contains great amount useful substances. The fruit pulp contains bactericidal elements. Anthocyanin - a special coloring matter contained in the plant, provides filling of the pulp of berries, so that they are perfectly absorbed by the human body.
Another useful component that is part of these delicious fruits is coumarin. Its benefit is to reduce blood clotting. Due to this property, cherries can be used as a prophylactic. possible complications with arterial atherosclerosis.
In addition, cherry fruits contain a lot of vitamins C and B, pigments and useful elements such as cobalt, iron, magnesium, which allows it to be used for therapy and prevention. iron deficiency anemia.
Cherry helps to eliminate nitrogenous toxins from the human body. Cherry juice not only perfectly refreshes, quenches thirst, improves appetite, but in addition it is used as a delicate laxative or expectorant, used to treat arthritis, as well as mental illness.
Scientists conducted many studies, the results of which showed that this berry contains ellagic acid. This substance helps to stop the spread of tumor cells, prevents the development of cancer.
In addition, the fruits contain anthocyanidins - substances that have the ability to lower the content uric acid in human body. Doctors advise regularly using cherries as preventive measure against gout, since this berry significantly reduces the risk of the onset and development of this disease.
Doctors often refer to cherries as "heart berries" because they have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. The combination of coloring elements, ascorbic acid and tannins helps to strengthen blood capillaries, increase their tone, and bring blood pressure indicators back to normal. In addition, the body becomes more resistant to the negative effects of environmental factors, including elevated level radiation.
Experts in the field of medicine claim that patients prone to heart disease, by regularly eating cherries, can significantly reduce the number of attacks, as well as their strength.
The leaves of the plant also have considerable benefits. Leaves that have fallen off after flowering are especially useful. They can be collected and dried under a canopy. A healing vitamin tea is prepared from such raw materials, which has a hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effect.
A decoction of the leaves is beneficial for bleeding and high blood pressure. Similar remedy cope with nosebleeds, very heavy periods. The combination of cherry leaves and milk will get rid of liver diseases, in particular hepatitis.
The nutritional value
One hundred grams of cherry berries contains 52 kcal. In the same amount - 0.5 grams of fat, 11.3 grams of carbohydrates, 0.8 grams of protein.
Contraindications and potential harm
The most dangerous part of the plant is considered to be its bones. They can lead to poisoning, as they contain a large amount of amygdalin glycoside. Under the influence of putrefactive bacteria, this substance is decomposed in the intestine. The result of this phenomenon is the formation of hydrocyanic acid.
Including berries in large quantities in the diet is not recommended for people who have acidity. gastric juice increased, as well as those suffering from stomach ulcers, overweight, diabetes. Contraindications also include weakened intestines, chronic lung diseases.
The main rule is not to consume cherry berries in unlimited quantities, then they will not harm the body.
Due to the large number of useful qualities of the berry, it is actively used as one of the components of the products. traditional medicine. Recipes that include cherries help get rid of many health problems. Below are some of them.
- Hemostatic agent. It is necessary to take the stalks of cherries (2 dessert spoons), pour 250 ml of boiling water and leave to infuse for three to four hours. Drink a tablespoon 4 times a day. The tool has an astringent effect, it is allowed to be used for long and heavy menstruation.
- remedy for hepatitis. A decoction is prepared from the leaves of a cherry tree in milk. Leaves are taken (2 tablespoons), 100 ml of milk is poured. Then the mixture is kept on low heat for about 10 minutes. Strain hot and drink in small doses throughout the day.
- Remedy for diseases of the joints. To prepare a remedy for joint diseases, small branches of plants will be required. Healing tea is prepared from them. To do this, put a handful of raw materials in a saucepan, pour 500 ml of water and boil for 15-20 minutes. Then the broth must be insisted for two hours and drunk like regular tea throughout the day.
- Cold remedy. To combat colds, tea made from dried leaves and fruits of cherries is used. To do this, take five pieces of both, pour 250 ml of boiling water. You can add honey or sugar if you like. Drink not very hot.
- Remedy for diseases of the urinary organs, predisposition to edema. In this case, a decoction of the stalks of cherry berries brings benefits. To prepare the product, pour a glass of stalks with 500 ml of boiling water, put in a water bath and hold it there under the lid for about 15 minutes. Then strain and chill. Throughout the day, you need to use small portions.
- Remedy for fibroids and endometriosis. With these diseases, a decoction of their cherry branches will help to cope. Raw materials can be prepared in advance. To do this, young shoots are cut off, twisted into a bundle and stored in bags. If you are going to prepare a healing decoction, you should take a bunch, put it in a saucepan, pour cold water over it and put it on fire. After the water boils, keep on fire for another 10 minutes. The decoction can be drunk like regular tea. You need to do this daily, throughout the year. Sweeten with sugar, honey or jam if desired.
Cherry juice and fruit pulp are often included in cosmetic products, including those prepared at home. The most popular are the following recipes:
- Nourishing mask. To prepare such cosmetic product you need to pull out the bones from the berries, grind them to a mushy state and apply to the cleansed skin of the face. Wash off with warm water after 20 minutes.
- Mask for problem skin. Potato flour is mixed with cherry juice to a creamy consistency. The mask is applied to a pre-cleansed face for 15-20 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water. The tool allows you to get rid of acne, pimples and other skin problems.
- Mask for puffiness and circles under the eyes. To prepare the product, it is necessary to remove the seeds from the cherry, grind the pulp, add a little sour cream or cottage cheese, apply on the skin under the eyes, rinse gently after 15 minutes.
- Cherry juice provides good care for hair and oily skin faces. You should squeeze the juice from the berries, soak a cloth with it and apply it to your face. For oily hair, you can use a mask of their cherry juice and potato starch with the addition of a few drops. lemon juice. The product is applied to wet hair, after 40 minutes it is washed off with warm water.
- Infusion for rinsing hair. A handful of cherry leaves is poured into 500 ml of hot water. The mixture must be infused for an hour, cool, then rinse your hair with it after washing. The tool saturates the curls with nutrients, gives them shine and a pleasant aroma.
So, cherry is a plant whose berries, seeds and leaves have many useful qualities and have a healing effect. However, it cannot be called absolutely safe, because the berry can become poison for a person suffering from certain diseases. For this reason, before including cherries in folk remedies you should discuss this issue with your doctor. He will advise on contraindications, help you choose a therapy regimen and dosage at which the use of cherries will not harm your health.
It must be remembered that the use of this berry in unlimited quantities is strictly prohibited and is not allowed even for people who do not have any special health problems. But with a reasonable approach to the use of cherries and compliance with the doses agreed with the doctor, cherries will become indispensable. medicine bringing invaluable benefits.
Video: useful and medicinal properties of the cherry stalk
Common cherry (Prunus cerasus).
Other names: garden cherry.
Description. A tree of the Pink family (Rosaceae) up to 6 m high. It has a root system consisting of skeletal and fibrous roots, most of which are shallow (at a depth of up to 60 cm). The crown of low cherry varieties is usually spherical, prone to thickening. The diameter of the trunk of tall varieties reaches 40 cm.
Cherry bark is smooth, brownish or dark brown, exfoliating in plates, with transverse lenticels. Annual shoots are light, shiny, eventually becoming red-brown.
The leaves are alternate, petiolate, glabrous, shiny, elliptical or ovate, shortly pointed at the end, serrated along the edge. Leaf length up to 8 cm, width - up to 5 cm. Leaves are darker above, lighter below.
The flowers are white, regular, bisexual, 5-petalled, collected in umbrellas of 2-3. Sepals and petals 5 each. Stamens 15-20, pistil one. Blooms in late April - early May. Fruit ripening in June - July. The fruit is a juicy, globular drupe dark red, sweet and sour taste.
Common cherry is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is distributed throughout most of Europe, propagated by seeds and root shoots.
Common cherry prefers neutral, slightly alkaline, loose, humus-rich, moderately moist soils, in sunny areas, preferably protected from cold winds. The plant is drought-resistant, frost-resistant, does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil, close occurrence of groundwater, strong shading. The average lifespan of a tree is about 30 years.
One of the sweetest cherry varieties cultivated in Russia is Pamyat Enikeev. Sweet-sour varieties: Moscow Griot, Bolotovskaya, Generous. In the conditions of central Russia, it is recommended to grow winter-hardy varieties and, preferably, self-fertile ones. In self-fertile varieties, even in adverse weather, when there are few bees, pollination of flowers will be guaranteed. Self-fertile varieties of cherries: Generous, Memory of Enikeev, Brunette, Molodezhnaya, Bolotovskaya, Rusinka, Lyubskaya, Volochaevka, Rastorguevskaya, Oblachinskaya, Flaming, Dessert Volga, Chocolate.
Collection and preparation of raw materials. Cherry fruits are used and harvested for food and medicinal purposes, and stalks, young stems, roots, and leaves are also used for medicinal purposes. Cherry berries, as well as, are harvested as they ripen.
Cherry fruits are consumed fresh, they are also dried, frozen, compotes, jams, jams, jelly, candied fruits are prepared from them. Before drying the cherries, the berries are first washed, sorted, separated from the stalks, dried, spreading a thin layer on the fabric. You can dry the berries with seeds or by removing them.
dried on outdoors or in the oven. The process of drying pitted berries is longer and more laborious. In the open air, the berries with stones are dried in the sun, spread out in a thin layer on the fabric. At night, the berries are brought into a dry room. Drying time 4-6 days. If, when squeezed, several berries do not exude juice and do not stick together, then such berries are considered to be sufficiently dried.
If the berries are dried in the oven, then the temperature is set within 55–60 ° C, after a couple of hours it is raised to 70–80 ° C, then again reduced to 50–60 ° C. The whole drying process can take up to 7-9 hours. During drying, the oven should be slightly ajar for ventilation.
Cherry stalks are dried in the shade in the open air or in a dry room with normal ventilation, spread out in a thin layer on paper or cloth. In the dryer they can be dried at t 60-70°C.
The roots are harvested in late autumn, when the leaves have fallen. They are cleaned from the ground, washed, cut, dried in a dry, heated room. Dry in a dryer or oven at t 50-60°C.
Useful material. Cherry berries contain sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose), tannins, anthocyanins, coumarin, inositol, pectins, many organic acids, vitamins C, E, PP, B1, B2, B9, macro- and microelements potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, copper, iron, iodine, zinc, manganese, fluorine, molybdenum.
Cherry stalks contain tannins, quercetin, organic acids (citric and malic), dextrose, sucrose, fructose. Cherry leaves - tannins, quercetin, citric acid, coumarin, comedin, amygdalin. Bark - tannins, glycosides (fuscoflobafen, rubroflobafen), citric acid, dyes.
What is useful cherry, its beneficial features.
Useful and medicinal properties of cherries are due to the high content of vitamins, micro and macro elements and other useful substances involved in the biological processes of the body.
For example, anthocyanins have a bactericidal effect, strengthen the walls of blood vessels and capillaries, and have an anti-edematous effect. It has been proven that anthocyanins have a beneficial effect on the vessels of the retina, so that the eyes can better tolerate high stress and cope with fatigue.
Anthocyanins also reduce the level of uric acid in the body, have an antioxidant effect, i.e. protect the body from free radicals and premature aging. Anthocyanins color cherries red. Darker and more acidic berries contain more of them.
Coumarin, contained in cherries, reduces blood clotting. This contributes to the prevention of thrombosis.
Pectins remove toxins from the body. Ellagic acid, which is found in cherries, blocks the growth of cancer cells and prevents the development of malignant tumors.
Folic acid (vitamin B9) maintains new body cells in a healthy state, so this vitamin is especially important during pregnancy, during the formation and development of the fetus. The normal production of spermatozoa also depends on vitamin B9.
Cherries contain a lot of iron and copper. Copper, and especially iron, are actively involved in the process of hematopoiesis. Most of the iron (about 70%) is found in hemoglobin. With the participation of these microelements, enzymes are formed and biochemical processes proceed.
Copper is involved in the growth of cells and tissues, gives elasticity and strength to blood vessels, as well as bones, as it is a component of the protein framework of bones.
Cherry berries have laxative, expectorant, diuretic, antiseptic properties. They improve appetite and digestion, quench thirst in feverish conditions. Infusion of fruits has a calming and anticonvulsant effect. Fresh fruits or infusion is used for inflammation of the respiratory tract, for anemia, as a laxative for constipation, to reduce fermentation processes in the intestines, as a general tonic.
Eating cherries reduces the frequency and strength of heart attacks. This is due to the content of the glycoside amygdalin in the berries. Eating fresh berries with milk gives good results in arthritis.
Cherry stalks, shoots, leaves, roots.
Cherry stalks have diuretic and astringent properties. They are used for nephrolithiasis, joint diseases, edema, diarrhea.
A decoction of young shoots is used for diarrhea, chronic colitis, and also in complex treatment intestinal atony. A decoction of fresh leaves in milk - with jaundice.
A decoction of the roots or vodka tincture is used to treat gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
Dosage forms and doses.
A decoction of cherry stalks. 1 tablespoon of crushed stalks in a glass of water, after boiling, cook over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, filter after cooling. The resulting volume of the broth is brought with boiled water to the original (200 ml). Take a quarter cup 3-4 times a day.
For gout, which is accompanied by uraturia, a quarter cup of a decoction of the stalks is mixed with an equal amount of freshly squeezed cherry juice and cooled boiled water. Taken 3 times a day.
A decoction of young shoots. 1 tablespoon of crushed young shoots in a glass of water, after boiling, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, filter after cooling. The resulting volume of the broth is brought with boiled water to the original (200 ml). Take a quarter cup 3-4 times a day.
A decoction of cherry roots. 1 dessert spoon of crushed roots in a glass of water, after boiling, boil over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, filter after cooling. The resulting volume of the broth is brought with boiled water to the original (200 ml). Take a quarter cup 3-4 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals.
Cherry root tincture. 2 tablespoons of crushed roots are poured with a glass of vodka, in a dark place, insist 2 weeks, shaking occasionally, filter. Take 25 drops per quarter glass of water 3 r. per day 20-30 minutes before meals.
For jaundice: 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh cherry leaves per 300 ml of milk. After boiling, remove from heat, wrap the dishes with a towel, filter after 40 minutes. Take half a glass 3 r. per day for 2-3 weeks. If necessary, after 1 week, the course of treatment is repeated.
Contraindications. People with gastritis or peptic ulcer of the stomach, 12 duodenal ulcer with hyperacidity gastric juice, also patients with diabetes should take a small amount of cherries. You can not take berries during an exacerbation of gastritis and peptic ulcer. In chronic liver diseases, berries are consumed in consultation with the doctor.
When preparing liqueurs and tinctures from cherries, it is necessary to remove the stones from the berries in order to prevent the release of hydrocyanic acid contained in the stones, which is a deadly poison.
How many works and songs have been dedicated to this fruit.
Hello girls. In Russia, cherry is almost a national brand. And people over the years have learned a lot of useful and not very useful things about this fruit. I will try to put together information about the usefulness of cherries and its contraindications.
Composition of cherries
Vitamins: retinol (A), C, E (tocopherol), H, P, PP, group B (B1 (thiamine), B2, B5 (pantothenic acid), B9 (folacin)), as well as folic acid.
Organic acids: citric, with salicylic, cinchona, apple, amber.
Carbohydrates: natural sugars, such as glucose and fructose, as well as pectin and tannins, and even enzymes.
Trace elements: boron, vanadium, iron, iodine, cobalt, manganese, copper, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, fluorine, chromium, zinc.
Macronutrients: potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus.
Natural dyes: anthocyanins.
Glycosides: coumarin, amygdalin.
The cherry fruit has a low calorie content - 49 kcal / 100 g of ripe berries.
What is useful cherry
There are many useful properties of cherries, so let's go down our body from top to bottom and list the healing properties of cherries in this order.
1. It is believed that the substances contained in cherries improve brain activity.
2. Juice from fresh cherry leaves is taken as a healing agent and to stop nosebleeds.
3. A decoction of the leaves is used as an expectorant for influenza or sore throat.
4. Cherry fruits are used for coughs and bronchitis, as an antipyretic.
5. Its antiviral and bactericidal properties help with inflammation of the gums, and, according to scientists, several cherries (10 pieces) can replace 1 aspirin tablet.
6. Our skin is not ignored: cherry masks have an excellent effect on enlarged pores and oily skin.
7. In our time, the cherry was given the name "heart berry". No, this is not from sincerity, but from its effect on certain heart diseases. Cherries contain the glycoside amygdalin, which weakens strength and reduces the frequency of heart attacks.
8. As I mentioned, cherries contain coumarin, which is used to prevent the development of cardiovascular diseases (one glass of juice per day), as well as after a heart attack, stroke and other heart diseases. Your relatives or loved ones with such diseases simply need to include cherries in their diet as a means of preventing complications of arterial atherosclerosis.
9. I think that for those who have phlebothrombosis, thrombophlebitis, and in general, there is a tendency to thrombosis, it will be interesting to know what coumarin lowers blood clotting.
10. Due to the high iron content in cherries, she is advised to eat or drink cherry juice (1 glass of juice per day is enough) for anemia (iron deficiency anemia) to quickly increase hemoglobin levels.
11. Cherry is a unique tree: in folk medicine, not only cherry fruits are used, but also stalks, and branches, and bark, and, of course, leaves. Infusions or decoctions are prepared from them and then used as an excellent hemostatic or diuretic.
12. I will not ignore the joints. If cherry fruit or juice is consumed with milk, then arthritis can be cured. Or, for example, cherry pits: such a trifle. But if their kernels are ground into flour, then it will also help in the treatment of arthritis. Just remember that the bones are consumed either fresh or after heat treatment (jam or compote). In other cases, amygdalin breaks down into several substances, among which hydrocyanic acid, and it is very dangerous, causes poisoning.
13. Decoctions from the stalks of cherries or emulsions from the seeds are recommended for diseases of the joints (for example, with arthrosis), and fresh cherries eliminate inflammation of the joints.
14. A decoction of the bark of a cherry tree relieves the patient's condition with sciatica (stops pain).
Not tired yet? Then a little about the gastrointestinal tract and general ailments.
15. If someone has a salt imbalance or gout, then you can offer milk with fresh cherries, juice or syrup. It is considered a mild diuretic.
16. Due to the bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties of the stalks of cherries, they have the ability, quite rare for fruits, to destroy microbes such as streptococci or staphylococci and even affect the dysentery bacillus. To do this, prepare a decoction of the stalks:
cherry stalks (2 teaspoons) are boiled in 1 glass of water, then infused for several hours.
Drink a decoction of 1 tbsp. spoon 4 times a day.
This decoction, by the way, also has an astringent effect: it helps not only with diarrhea or dysentery, or with uric acid diathesis, but also with prolonged and heavy menstruation.
17. Anthocyanides reduce the content of uric acid, remove nitrogenous waste from the body.
18. Fiber and pectins are very useful for people with atherosclerosis and obesity, as they remove cholesterol, increase the number of those beneficial bacteria in the intestines that are involved in the synthesis of B vitamins.
19. Cherries are also used for diseases of the kidneys and liver. So the flour from the nucleoli is used to crush small pebbles in the liver and kidneys. Cherry tincture is used for diseases of the kidneys and bladder.
20. Flour is also used for stomach ulcers (you can use an infusion on the roots), uterine bleeding, urolithiasis(with this disease, you can drink a decoction of branches and stalks of cherries).
21. Anthocyanins strengthen capillaries, stop cell aging, reduce the likelihood of oncology, and, by lowering high arterial pressure, normalize it.
22. In the treatment of hepatitis (jaundice) of various nature, fresh cherry leaves boiled in milk are usually used.
23. Decoctions of seeds and stalks are used for edema.
24. Leaf decoctions are used for various mental disorders and even epilepsy.
25. A decoction of the bark of a tree soothes and helps with convulsions, rheumatic pains and neuroses.
Too much for one cherry, isn't it? But, apparently not in vain our ancestors cherry orchards bred: they knew about the beneficial properties of cherries.
Cherries have contraindications
1. And because a large number acids and sugar, cherries should not be eaten in large quantities by those who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis with high acidity, stomach ulcers, obesity or diabetes.
2. Do not forget to rinse your mouth after cherries, as sour juice can damage tooth enamel.
3. Cherry liqueurs and tinctures, cherry wines should be prepared without stones: without heat treatment, they can release hydrocyanic acid. If you prepare compotes by pouring three times with boiling syrup, then remove the seeds from the cherries, otherwise they can cause severe poisoning.
4. In chronic lung diseases, you can’t eat a lot of cherries.
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Today I will tell you more about the stalks of cherries, which can now be prepared. It turns out that in this stone fruit breed, not only berries and juice are valuable, but also the stalks. The stalks can be harvested when harvesting cherries. In addition, ponytails will also come in handy, which, after the flowering of the trees, fell by themselves. In folk medicine, it is believed that they have a more pronounced therapeutic effect, this collected raw material has a stronger diuretic effect.
Do not forget that the stalks collected from the ground must be washed. Sprinkle the ponytails in a thin layer on a cloth or paper in a well-ventilated room or under an awning in the shade. Alternatively, an oven is used for drying, the temperature in which should not exceed 60-70 degrees.
Dried stalks are stored for up to three years, in canvas or paper bags.
Useful properties of cherry stalks
- They have anti-inflammatory properties.
- They have a diuretic effect, help to remove sand from the ureters.
- Stimulate appetite.
- They have a beneficial effect in urolithiasis and cholelithiasis.
- Used for treatment gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, dysentery.
- Used for uterine bleeding, heavy menstruation.
- Improve the condition in diseases of the joints, gout.
- Help with diabetes, atherosclerosis, prostate adenoma.
Try to cook from cherry stalks healthy tea and infusion.
- To 200 ml. boiling water, add 1 tablespoon of cherry stalks, wrap, let it brew for 2 hours. Take 200 ml. three times a day, on an empty stomach in the morning, the rest during the day, before meals. Recommended for frequent urination.
- To 200 ml. boiling water, add 2 teaspoons of raw materials, leave covered for 10 minutes. Effectively taken with inflammatory processes in the bladder, with bronchitis, before meals, according to Art. spoon 4 times a day.
- With impotence, difficulty urinating, such a drink is useful. In a liter of boiling water, place 3 tbsp. tablespoons of cherry stalks, wrap, leave for an hour. Grind 500 gr. apples or cherries, pour strained hot infusion. Strain again after 20 minutes, consume in equal portions throughout the day. Take for a long time.
- In 500 ml. hot water add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of raw materials, simmer under a lid for 30 minutes, cool, strain. Helps to get rid of edema, dysentery, colitis, stones and sand in the bladder, kidneys, arthritis, atherosclerosis, heavy menstruation, uterine bleeding, rheumatism, rheumatism. Drink until the condition improves, one to three times a day.
- With atherosclerosis, such a decoction helps. Two st. spoons of stalks and 400 ml. put boiling water on a small fire, boil for 15 minutes, leave for an hour, strain. Drink 3 times a day, 100 ml.
These are all my recipes for today. Do not leave the stalks of cherries unattended, they have a lot of benefits. We very often do not realize that medicinal raw materials are under our feet, they can be used for beauty and health!
Our great-grandmothers and grandmothers, when peeling berries before making jam, carefully separated the stalks and in no case threw them away, drying and brewing fragrant teas. It turns out that in addition to the aroma, the stalks of cherries and other berries give us a whole range of useful substances that stimulate the immune system, improve metabolic processes. It's good that the wise advice of village doctors is still being passed from hand to hand, and we can take full advantage of the gifts of nature without throwing away "neither tops nor roots"! So what is the strength of the stalks?
Despite the fact that in folk medicine from time immemorial for the treatment various diseases stalks were used, modern medicine ignores their healing properties. However, skeptics should remember that many of the modern medicines are, one way or another, derived from plants, which means that only the lack of laboratory studies prevents the stalks from being recognized as a medicinal product. But the lack of scientifically obtained data does not stop the supporters of traditional medicine, especially since it has been experimentally proven: the stalks help with cystitis and kidney diseases, diarrhea, hypertension and a bunch of sores! Moreover, those wishing to gently and without harm to health get rid of excess weight can also count on the stalks. Isn't it a great opportunity: to lose weight using the unusable part of the berries, that is, completely free!
The general health-improving recipe for cherry stalks and grape seeds is as follows: in equal quantities, you need to take dried grape seeds of any (but better than homemade, without fertilizers, since the seeds accumulate all the “muck” in themselves), cherry stalks, grind the seeds in a mortar or coffee grinder, grind the stalks (also dried), brew a teaspoon of raw materials with a glass of boiling water, insist for half an hour and drink like a regular tea on an empty stomach and in the morning. A surge of energy and work at the peak of mental and physical activity will be provided to you. Do not be afraid or surprised that there will be frequent urge to urinate - cherry stalks have long been considered an excellent diuretic, thanks to which the body is cleansed of toxins and toxins, which contributes to weight loss. The decoction cleanses the skin, removes stones from the kidneys, decomposing them into harmless sand, relieves swelling of various origins, helps ladies get rid of cellulite due to increased lymphatic drainage. This tea is simply indispensable for menopausal phenomena, as it protects blood vessels, renews blood, prevents blood clots and is an excellent prevention of diabetes and cholecystitis.
You should not think that the stalks benefit only us women - thanks to a specially prepared decoction, you can extend the male age of your lover, protecting him from insidious diseases. Adenoma of the prostate and prostatitis, alas, today lie in wait for men at a fairly young age, so is it not worth it to just do unobtrusive prevention by brewing the stalks with tea?
If the disease has already descended, do not despair. Take the stalks of sweet cherry and nightshade grass in a ratio of one to one (4 tablespoons of the collection will be required), pour three glasses of boiling water, insulate the container for better steaming, leave for two hours and give your man a glass three times a day, like tea. The course of treatment can be repeated after a few months, since the nightshade is poisonous, but you can simply continue to drink tea with stalks daily.
Why are stalks so useful, you ask? The fact is that they contain fruit acids (malic and citric), tannins, sucrose, dextrose, fructose, coumarins.
Cherry stalks have the same medicinal properties as cherries, they can also be brewed according to the recipes below.
Recipe for stalks of cherries and sweet cherries for weight loss (acts as a diuretic):
In the evening, take a handful of dried or fresh stalks of cherries or sweet cherries and pour a liter of cold water overnight (twelve hours should pass). In the same water, boil the stalks in the morning and let them steam over low heat for about ten minutes. This decoction should be drunk during the day, and pour a new portion in the evening. So, you need to drink a decoction for three days, then take a break and repeat the course. Three days of drinking a decoction will allow you to lose two kilograms, and if you also limit yourself to food, the result will be more impressive.
There is also a simpler recipe for brewing stalks of cherries and cherries for weight loss, so to speak, for the "lazy" or very busy. During the season, dry as many stalks as possible (you can “strain” all relatives and ask them not to throw away healthy raw materials while cooking jams and compotes), then just brew the stalks in a teapot every day like tea leaves and drink like regular tea every day, how much your heart desires. There will be no harm, but the benefits are undoubted - imperceptibly you will cleanse your body of all harmful "acquisitions" and lose a couple of kilograms. For lovers of exotic teas, we recommend adding the stalks to tea with any ingredients: cornflower, candied fruits, rose hips, etc. The taste of tea will only improve, and the benefits will increase many times over. You yourself will not notice how you begin to “fall out” of skirts, gradually moving to clothes of smaller sizes. It is also pleasant to realize that such a gradual weight loss takes place without harm to the skin, which has time to contract and does not look like the folds of a flying squirrel.
Here are some more facts about the benefits of stalks of cherries and sweet cherries:
- decoction of stalks improves appetite, but also improves the quality of food digestion;
- a decoction of the stalks reduces the level of bad cholesterol in the blood, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke;
- a decoction of stalks and cherry bark is indicated for anemia, it can be drunk by pregnant women with anemia and fatigue;
- decoction is very useful for joint pain, relieves exacerbations of arthritis;
- The decoction can be used as a mild expectorant for bronchitis.
So in no case do not throw away these useful parts of cherries and cherries, but use them for your health and beauty!