Useful properties of raspberry

Raspberry fruits contain up to 11% of sugars (including fructose, glucose and pentose), pectins and organic acids (lemon, apple, wine, salicylic, etc.). Also in raspberry there are vitamins A, B and C (by the way, in leaves of vitamin C much more thanin fruits) and catechins, which are strong antioxidants, salts of potassium, iron and copper, folic acid. Such a composition of fruits and determines the useful properties of raspberries.

In folk medicine, the useful properties of raspberries have been used for a long time. Both the leaves and fruits of this plant are an excellent antipyretic agent and are used to treat influenza, colds and acute respiratory infections, neuralgic diseases and fevers.

A dried raspberry fruits have a sweatshop effect. To prepare a diaphoretic tea you need 5-6 tbsp. l. dried raspberry berries pour three cups of boiling water. This infusion should be drunk hot for an hour. To sudorific tea was more effective, you should drink it in bed, covered with a blanket.

Raspberry is also useful for the gastrointestinal tract, but here you need to be careful. With sluggish digestion and constipation, fresh raspberry fruits rich in fiber are recommended. But with diarrhea and inflammation of the intestine, raspberry berries - neither fresh nor dry - can not be consumed. But you can drink raspberry juice - the pectins contained in it are useful in this case. With any problems with the gastrointestinal tract, consult a doctor and only then use (or not use) raspberries depending on his recommendations.

Also raspberry is useful for cardiovascular system. It is recommended for use with anemia,atherosclerosis, cardiac rhythm disturbances, hypertension. Still raspberry improves appetite and helps to deal with stresses, has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, diuretic and expectorant action.

Use the useful properties of raspberries and in cosmetology. Masks with fruits or raspberry juice help improve skin tone and elasticity,whiten the skin, refresh and smooth the complexion. Masks from raspberries have a nutritious, moisturizing, cleansing effect, help fight acne, excessive skin fat and enlarged pores. If you freeze the decoction of lime-colored and raspberry leaves taken in equal proportions, this ice can be used to wipe your face to improve the elasticity of the skin.

Useful properties of raspberries are also preserved when harvesting it for future use. The raspberry is easiest to dry. Previously, it was dried in ovens, now you can use the oven for these purposes. First you need to attach raspberries to the sun for 1-2 days. Then spread berries in one layer on a baking sheet and dry in a non-hot oven (60-65 degrees, not higher). Correctly dried raspberry berries have a greyish-crimson color and a characteristic smell of raspberries, do not stain your hands. Darkened berries after drying must be thrown away.

Also raspberry can be frozen - at a temperature of about minus 18 degrees it can be stored for a long time. However, please note that after defrosting, the delicate berries of raspberries lose their shape.

Part of the beneficial properties of raspberries is preserved even during heat treatment, so for colds you can safely eat raspberry jam - it will not only sweeten your unenviable fate, but will also really improve your health.

Despite all the useful properties of raspberries, there are certain contraindications to its use. Do not use too muchraspberries with jade, gout, urate acid diathesis (and some other kidney diseases). Also raspberry, like all red fruits, is a potential allergen. So if you have a tendency to allergic reactions, better to eat raspberries on slightly.

It is worth considering that the raspberry leaves contain substances that stimulate the smooth muscles of the uterus, intestines. In certain situations this can be useful, but here pregnant women, raspberry leaf tea is best not to drink: stimulation of the smooth muscles of the uterus can lead to hypertonia and, as a consequence, to miscarriage.