Summer is long over, but many still have memories of going to the forest for mushrooms and berries. If you are a lover of wandering through the woods in search of his gifts, then you must have met with such a representative of the forest flora as the bony berry. It is spread over most of Russia - from the Caucasus to the Arctic.
Boneberry berry. Description
This berry belongs to the pink family and is a perennial honey plant. The shoots are straight, reach one and a half meters in height. The leaves are wrinkled and hard, resembling raspberry and blackberry leaves in appearance. Small white flowers are collected in small inflorescences. The berries are similar in shape and size to cranberries. Color is bright red. Kostyanika - berry (photo is presented in the article), which has a second name - northern pomegranate. And this is not accidental, the fact is that these berries taste like pomegranate berries - they have the same refreshing, slightly sour taste and a solid large bone. Actually, because of this bone, this plant got its name. Bony berry grows just like mushrooms, under shady trees, forming small thickets of 20-30 bushes. Bony forest berry is very tender and juicy. Therefore, if you decide to bring these berries home, then be sure to put them in a basket, a bucket or a bowl, since in the bag they will quickly become limp and deteriorate.
Boneberry berry. Beneficial features
Like any wild berry, bone is rich in all kinds of vitamins and minerals. So, the fruits of this plant contain a large amount of vitamin C, pectin substances, sugars, flavonoids. There are copper, manganese, iron and zinc. Lovers of herbal infusions will like tea made from bony leaves. Many consider it one of the most delicious and fragrant.
Boneberry berry. Application
Well, first of all, jams, mousses, fruit drinks, fruit drinks, preserves are made from this berry. This berry is dried, sprinkled with sugar and, of course, eaten fresh. Shredded seeds, like pomegranate seeds, are used to season second courses. In the old days, bone jam was considered one of the best. Now, the berry of berry is not so popular, many simply do not know about this plant and, upon detection, do not run the risk of trying unfamiliar berries. In official medicine, bony berry is not used, but in folk medicine it is very popular. So, a decoction of stems and leaves is drunk for diseases of the stomach and intestines, gout, tumors and rheumatism. The juice of these berries strengthens blood vessels, and it also has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. A very original method of treating fear and stuttering is used in Transbaikalia. To do this, collect the leaves of the plant affected by the fungus. Then they are dried and the patient is given a drink of decoction prepared from these leaves.
Despite the fact that the berry is a storehouse of vitamins, not everyone can eat it. Due to the acids contained in berries, people with stomach or duodenal ulcers are strictly forbidden to use them in their diet. Well, if there are no contraindications, then eat on health. After all, these berries will give you health, beauty and youth!