Everyone has heard about the surprisingly useful berry of chokeberry, or chokeberry. It is used in various recipes for the prevention of chronic ailments. And how does chokeberry affect pressure - does it lower or increase it? Many people with hypertension or hypotension want to know the answer to this question. We invite you to get to know better the unique composition and very useful chokeberry.
The chemical composition of chokeberry
The people have reduced the complex name of the useful berry to chokeberry. Its set of vitamins and chemical composition is much richer than other berries and fruits. Experts say that chokeberry is healthier than apples, currants and strawberries. Aronia berries are rich in potassium, which displaces excess salts and sodium from the body. Due to this, swelling is reduced, and with it blood pressure. In addition to potassium, chokeberry is rich in the following substances:
- a complex of vitamins of groups C, B, E, P, K;
- beta carotene;
- sucrose;
- a set of micro and macro elements: iron, iodine, copper, manganese, selenium, boron, fluorine, molybdenum;
- glucose
- fructose;
- tannins;
- pectins.
Chokeberry Vitamin P slows down the aging process. Ascorbic acid improves the state of blood vessels.
Useful properties and characteristics of aronia
The taste of chokeberry is no different. But the healing properties of chokeberry with pressure and other diseases are quite high. These are pleasant sweet and sour berries, a little tart and viscous. Just do not eat it, so you need to know a few recipes for processing berries. Aronia juice has a dark ruby hue. The spectrum of action of processed berries is quite wide:
- It serves as an effective prophylactic against atherosclerosis, because it strengthens the walls of blood vessels. Helps regulate unnecessary blood cholesterol levels. The antioxidants present in it do not allow damage to actively dividing cells in the body, especially in the liver.
- The antiplatelet properties of chokeberry prevent the formation of blood clots in small capillaries.
- Organic acids in the aronia have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect. It resists the action of dysentery bacillus and staphylococcus, the development of infections. Fresh fruits treat rheumatoid arthritis and allergic vasculitis.
- Aronia as a substitute for sugar is recommended for patients with diabetes, since it contains a lot of natural sugar - sorbitol.
- With increased radioactive radiation, black berries containing many anthocyanins are also useful. In people with low acidity of the stomach, they will help to increase it.
- Thanks to the vitamin B contained in the chokeberry, it is included in some medications and alternative recipes for the treatment of nervous diseases. It helps to stabilize the processes in the central nervous system.
It is possible to distinguish the main characteristics of aronia: it removes heavy metals, promotes intestinal function, has choleretic properties, and fights against spasms. It also strengthens the immune and endocrine systems.
Does chokeberry lower or increase pressure?
A lot of research has been done on the effects of chokeberry on the body. Doctors came to the conclusion that the pressure of chokeberry does not just lower, but stabilizes, balances. This makes it possible to take this useful berry not only to hypertensive patients, but also to hypotensive patients. Black fruit is especially useful for individuals with high blood pressure. It does not allow edema to form in the body, removes excess fluid and salts from it. People with low blood pressure should not exclude a healthy berry from their diet, you just need to take it in reasonable portions.
Contraindications
Despite the fact that aronia has a lot of healing properties, in some cases it can not be taken. Here's who should refrain from using it:
- persons with constantly reduced pressure;
- with gastritis with high acidity;
- with problems with housing and communal services, intestines;
- people with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
- with thrombophlebitis and increased blood coagulability.
If you decide to start taking chokeberry, be sure to consult your doctor.
How to take chokeberry juice for hypertension?
It is best to drink juice from chokeberry to reduce pressure. To get this healing drink is not so difficult. The berries of this plant begin to blacken in August. At the end of September, they are already ripe and suitable for making juice. But it is best to collect it after the first frost. Collect it in whole inflorescences, and then release it from the stalks. The fruits are sorted, washed, dried. Then, 0.5 cups of water are poured into 1 kg of berries and set to heat on a slow fire. It is necessary to warm up, but do not bring to a boil. The mass must be cooled and chopped, you can blender. Then they squeeze it. Store this juice in a cool, dry place.
cup of chokeberry juice is taken daily. It is best to divide this dose into three parts and drink it three times a day.
Infusion and tincture
To prepare an effective remedy for hypertension, you can make an infusion from chokeberry. To do this, take 0.5 kg of black berries, fill them with 0.5 l of water and heat over low heat while stirring. Once it boils, set aside to cool. Then chop the berries and strain the whole mass.
A similar infusion can also be prepared from dried berries. To do this, pour 3 tablespoons of dry mountain ash into a thermos, pour a liter of boiling water and leave for 24 hours to insist. Drink the drug 20 minutes before a meal in a third of a glass.
Many people prefer to make vodka tincture from chokeberry, which is then added to tea to reduce pressure. To prepare tincture, take 1 kg of mountain ash, knead and place in a jar. The mass is covered with 0.5 kg of sugar, 3 cloves are thrown, all mixed and for 5 days at room temperature. After pouring all 1 liter of vodka, cover and put in a dark place for 2 months. There are other recipes for making liquor.
Jam and chokeberry with honey
Chokeberry jam also has excellent taste and healing qualities. To prepare it, take 1 kg of mountain ash, pour 1 kg of sugar, add a glass of water. First, boil the fruits separately from the syrup in water for 5 minutes. Then put them in boiling syrup and cook for another 5 minutes. Set aside the mass for a day. During this time, the berries will sink to the bottom. Boil the jam again. To get a pleasant acidity, add 5 g of citric acid there. Close jar lids and store in a cool place.
With hypertension, you can take raw chokeberry jam with honey. To prepare one serving, take 50 grams of berries, process and chop in mashed potatoes. Add a spoonful of honey to this mass, stir thoroughly. This is a great remedy for autumn tea drinking! The admission period is 1 month.
Other recipes for chokeberry
It takes a long time to treat berries of chokeberry, so it needs to be prepared and stored properly. Many berry consumers just freeze. Also, the fruits of mountain ash lend themselves perfectly to drying. To do this, they first need to be dried a little in the oven at a temperature of 60 ° C. Some dry berries in the sun.
The best way to reduce blood pressure is to eat fresh fruits. Ripe mountain ash is good to eat 100 g per day. In hot weather, fruit juice from aronia is perfect. To do this, a table debt of berries is poured with a glass of boiling water, brought to a boil and set aside for an hour for insisting. Use one of the above recipes, and you not only stabilize the pressure, but also eliminate many unpleasant diseases.