Has hawthorn ripened on your site? What to do with him? Everyone knows about the beneficial properties of fruits, but not everyone will answer the question posed. Brew tea from it or add to dishes? We will talk about all this in this article.
About hawthorn
The fruits of this small tree or even bush ripen by the end of summer, closer to autumn. Depending on the type of plant (there are about 50 in total), the berries can be red, black or orange. Only ripened fruits should be eaten and used for medicinal purposes. What can be done with hawthorn, we will describe below. And now I would like to note that there are some groups of people who are undesirable to include in their diet its fruits in large quantities. This, for example, applies to people with low blood pressure. Hawthorn should also not be used by lactating women and those in an "interesting position". So, how can these fruits be used?
Hawthorn. What to do with him?
From ripe fruits, you can make a very tasty and healthy jam. The proportions should be as follows: for one kilogram of berries (well washed, peeled, without stalks and leaves) - 300 milliliters of water and one kilogram of sugar (if desired, this amount can be reduced). Hawthorn should be poured with syrup, previously prepared from the remaining two ingredients, and left for about 10 hours. During this time, the berries are saturated with a sugar mixture. Then the future jam should be mixed with a pinch of vanillin and citric acid, kept on fire. Remove the finished dessert from the heat and cool.
What to do with hawthorn fruits that were previously dried?
Berries can be ground in a meat grinder or coffee grinder and the resulting powder added to the filling for pies, used to make tinctures, decoctions. For example, pour the dried leaves and fruits of hawthorn in the amount of one teaspoon into a glass and pour boiling water, then insist for about five minutes. Drink tincture should first add lemon and honey to it.
Therapeutic hawthorn. What to do with him?
The healing properties of fruits, leaves, and even hawthorn bark have been identified for a long time, and our ancestors gladly used this raw material both individually and adding to other useful herbs and roots. The composition of hawthorn includes carotene, fructose, essential oils, vitamins (B, C), choline, sorbitol, and so on. All these beneficial substances have a beneficial effect on the human body. They are especially recommended for people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system, having increased excitability of the central nervous system, circulatory problems.
Some recipes
- To calm the nerves: pour dried fruit into a glass in the amount of one teaspoon and pour boiling water, let it brew for about two hours in a dark place. You need to take the composition regularly before meals, one or two tablespoons.
- For heart diseases: ten grams of flowers and leaves of hawthorn need to be poured with 100 milliliters of vodka and let it brew for ten days. After that, the composition is filtered and taken before meals, 20 drops.
Here is such a useful and multifunctional fruit - hawthorn. What to do with it and how to use it, choose for yourself. Maybe you can make wine out of it, or maybe jam or even juice.