Blueberries are a huge amount of vitamins and minerals indispensable for the human body.
The beneficial properties of the berry are very appreciated by folk healers, doctors, cosmetics developers.
Blueberries have very few contraindications for use, so almost everyone can feel the "healing power" on themselves.
In addition, it has a rich aroma and pleasant taste.
A blueberry of beneficial properties hides a huge amount, many people don’t even know about.
Blueberry composition
The nutritional composition of the berry easily "gives odds" to most fruits. It contains:
• vitamins - provitamin A, ascorbic acid, P, K, B vitamins;
• acids of organic origin - oxalic, citric, acetic, malic, benzoic;
• fiber, amino acids (6 different amino acids);
• copper, iron and phosphorus.
Anthocyanins found in blueberries are especially appreciated. These substances have anti-carcinogenic and anti-aging properties. It was proved that if you regularly add berries to your diet, excess cholesterol is removed from the body, and the general condition of the skin improves noticeably.
The calorie content of fresh berries per 100 grams is 61 Kcal. This energy value makes blueberries good for people on a strict diet.
Blueberries: beneficial properties of berries
An abundance of valuable components makes the blueberry indispensable for maintaining human health.
Blueberry: useful properties
1. Supports the normal functioning of the digestive tract.
2. Improves intestinal motility, allows you to forget about problems with stool.
3. It has choleretic and anti-inflammatory properties.
4. The composition contains vitamin K, which can improve the process of blood coagulation.
5. Normalizes blood glucose levels.
6. Strengthens the immune system, helps the body recover after a disease.
7. Strengthens the walls of blood vessels, favorably affects the work of the cardiovascular system.
8. Reduces blood sugar levels, is useful for people who suffer from diabetes.
9. It has antipyretic properties.
Blueberry, whose beneficial properties have been listed, is a truly amazing berry. The main thing is to learn how to choose it correctly. If the berry is fresh, a whitish coating will be visible on the surface. If he is not there, the blueberries have already begun to deteriorate.
Alternative Medicine
Blueberries are very much appreciated in folk medicine. Knowing several useful home recipes, the hostess will be able to cope with some ailments better than antibiotics and other pharmacy drugs do.
Traditional medicine recipes
1. Means to bring down the temperature. With colds and high temperatures, you do not need to immediately resort to pills and antibiotics if you can buy fresh blueberries. You need to take 2 tablespoons of berries, pour them with 250 ml of boiling water and insist everything in a dark place until cool. After this, the drink is well filtered, it is advisable to also add a little honey to it for a greater effect. Such a remedy should be drunk 3 times a day, 150 ml each, by the evening the patient will feel much better.
2. Means for recovery from illness. Blueberries useful properties have a restorative effect on the body. To recover from an illness, you need to drink 100 ml of fresh juice from berries 3-4 times a day. It will give the body the necessary norm of vitamins and nutrients, strengthen immunity.
3. Blueberry juice is also useful for diarrhea. In this case, you need to drink it 2-3 times a day, 50 ml each, you no longer need to prevent constipation.
4. For the cardiovascular system, a decoction made from berries and blueberry leaves is excellent. Berries and dried leaves are mixed in the same proportion (1 tablespoon each), the resulting mass is carefully crushed with a blender to form a homogeneous consistency. All is poured with 250 ml of boiling water and simmered for 15 minutes. The resulting product is cooled, filtered, consumed 3 times a day after meals, 1 tablespoon each.
Important! It is enough to eat 150 grams of fresh berries per day to give the body a daily intake of vitamin C.
Blueberries in cooking
Blueberries have practically no contraindications, therefore it is recommended to use it for adults and children, both fresh and cooked. During heat treatment, the fruits do not lose their beneficial properties.
1. Vitamin cocktail
In a blender, mix the following ingredients to a homogeneous consistency:
• 1 cup of fresh blueberries:
• 250 ml of milk;
• 1 tablespoon of honey.
The resulting cocktail can be decorated on top with a small amount of ice cream. This is an excellent vitamin start to the day. Such a cocktail is sure to appeal to adults and children.
2. Fragrant Jam
Ingredients:
• 1.5 glasses of water;
• fresh blueberries - 1 kg;
• 1 kg of sugar.
Syrup must be made from sugar and water, then pre-washed blueberries are poured with it. Jam is cooked until tender, during cooking it is imperative to remove the resulting foam. When everything is ready, you can pour it over sterilized banks. Nobody will refuse such jam.
Blueberries: useful properties for beauty, home recipes
At home, the berry can be used not only for food, but also for cosmetic purposes. It improves the general condition of the skin, stimulates cell renewal, and prevents the early appearance of wrinkles.
1. Mask for dry skin. Using a blender, you need to prepare 50 grams of mashed potatoes from fresh blueberries, add 1 yolk and sunflower oil. The contents are well mixed, applied to the face for 20 minutes.
2. Mask for oily skin. In blueberry puree (50 grams), add 1 yolk of chicken egg and 1 tablespoon of potato starch. Everything is thoroughly mixed. The mask should have the same consistency as sour cream of low fat content, so it can be diluted with a small amount of warm boiled water. The resulting mixture is applied to the face for 10 minutes 2 times a week.
3. Nourishing mask. Blueberry puree with low-fat cottage cheese (1 tablespoon each) is mixed in the same proportion, 1 teaspoon of liquid honey is added there. The mask is mixed until smooth, applied in a thin layer on the face for 15 minutes.
Blueberries: contraindications to the use of blue berries
Despite the fact that blueberries have practically no contraindications, there are some nuances that must be taken into account when using it for any purpose.
1. The berries contain a lot of antioxidants. If you eat the fruit in large quantities, they will accumulate, which in the future will lead to disruption of the muscles.
2. Categorically forbidden blueberries in the presence of individual intolerance to it.
3. During lactation and during pregnancy, blueberries are not recommended, as they can cause an unforeseen reaction of the child's body.
4. Do not eat blueberries while taking blood thinners. Since the berry has a reverse effect, treatment will not give an effect.
Blueberries, the contraindications and beneficial properties of which have been described, certainly need to be eaten by both children and adults. The main thing is not to forget that the healing properties will have an effect if you do not overeat the fruit. The permissible daily norm for adults is 150 grams, for children - 80 grams.
