Our ancestors were able to cope with their ailments with the help of natural medicines. Many plants are famous for their healing power for many centuries.
These include the viburnum berry. The benefits and harms of its use are familiar to every herbalist. Therefore, we can use folk wisdom by eating berries for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. You just need to carefully read the information about this plant, known today.
Viburnum berry: benefits and harms
A modest unpretentious plant gave mankind fruits that, thanks to their taste and unique composition, have found wide application. Berries are successfully used in folk medicine, cooking, pharmaceuticals and cosmetology, so it is difficult to underestimate the benefits of viburnum. For therapeutic purposes, bark, flowers, leaves and, of course, viburnum berry are used. The benefits and harms of this plant have always been considered unequal - there is a limited circle of people who are contraindicated in eating red berries. These are hypotensives, allergies, pregnant women and people suffering from high acidity of the stomach.
But if there are no contraindications, you can simply and tasty strengthen the protective functions of the body, replenish its vitamin supply, and also get a huge amount of macro- and microelements. Due to the high content of vitamin C, it is recommended to include viburnum in the diet to combat viral and acute respiratory diseases. Taking a medicine from
viburnum berries in the midst of epidemics, you can strengthen your immunity so much that a cold will bypass you and your family.
Nature has balanced the composition of viburnum berries so well that they are an excellent analgesic (hence the bitter taste), and are also characterized by diaphoretic and diuretic effects. Many people have already tested on themselves how gently viburnum berries relieve headaches. Its benefits and harms are described in many manuals, but positive aspects still prevail. For example, viburnum has the most beneficial effect on the cardiovascular activity. But, as mentioned above, this does not apply to people who have low blood pressure. But regular consumption of berries allows you to smoothly lower the pressure for those who are used to doing this with medications.
Recipes from viburnum - tasty and healthy
For medicinal purposes, viburnum is used using various variations: decoctions, infusions, tea or fresh.
In order to prepare the infusion, use fresh or
frozen berries in the following proportion: 2 tbsp. l product in a glass of boiling water. It is necessary to insist about four hours. Drinking 3-4 glasses of such a drink, you can get rid of problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
To prepare the broth, we take the ratio of water to berries in the same proportions as indicated above. Only the viburnum needs to be kneaded first, after which it is filled with water and boiled for five minutes. Filter the broth, add water to the previous volume and use half a glass before meals.
You can make simple teas, in which honey, lemon and viburnum are taken as a basis. The benefits and harms of red berries should be studied in every family. Indeed, in this way, you can safely replace half of the medicines from your first-aid kit with valuable gifts of nature!