Medicinal properties and contraindications of viburnum, benefits and folk recipes

Viburnum is a perennial shrub, the fruits of which are known for anti-cold properties. Bones are also used for medicinal purposes. In folk medicine, common or sweet-fruited viburnum is used. Drinks and preservation are prepared from the fruits. Bones and juice are used in cosmetology. Viburnum has many medicinal properties and indications for use, except for colds, but there are also contraindications.

The chemical composition of viburnum

Beneficial substances that fruits contain:

• fructose;
• glucose;
• pyrocatechols;
• organic, fatty, acids;
• vitamins C, A, E, K, P;
• glycosides;
• flavonoids.

The berries contain pectins, which absorb toxins, and P-active polyphenols, which strengthen blood vessels. Viburnum seeds are 21 percent fatty oil.

The main chemical elements contained in viburnum berries:

• iron;
• calcium;
• zinc;
• molybdenum;
• potassium;
• manganese;
• sodium;
• magnesium;
• phosphorus.

Viburnum contains the rare element vanadium. It belongs to metals. In the human body, vanadium is involved in metabolism and energy production, regulates the nervous system, and is part of the bone tissue. The substance helps to lower cholesterol, therefore it is useful for atherosclerosis.

Kalina is a well-known remedy for colds. One berry replenishes the daily need for vitamin C in a child, and a tablespoon - for an adult. Viburnum seeds are rich in antioxidants and heart-stabilizing substances. They are dried, roasted, ground, and brewed like coffee.

Useful and medicinal properties

The benefits of viburnum berries for the body:

• increase immunity;
• have a healing effect on the skin and mucous membranes;
• slow down the inflammatory process;
• cleanse of toxins;
• strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
• lower blood pressure;
• affect hemostasis, accelerate blood clotting;
• help to remove phlegm with dry cough;
• prevent bile stagnation.

Berry juice prevents the formation of malignant tumors in the stomach and intestines, with regular use, it reduces spasms with recurrent female pains, and regulates the menstrual cycle.

Tea helps to cope with neurosis, headaches and insomnia. Gargling with viburnum broth relieves sore throat with sore throat, pharyngitis.

What diseases will help to cope with?

The use of canned and raw viburnum berries strengthens the body against the following diseases:

• low acidity gastritis;
• intestinal polyposis;
• eczema;
• furunculosis;
• acne;
• bronchial asthma;
• pneumonia;
• hypertension;
• anemia.

Drinking a decoction is useful for diarrhea, dropsy, liver diseases. A small amount of viburnum berries can be eaten with diabetes. The healthy berry contains easily digestible pectin, stimulates the production of insulin and replenishes the lack of vitamins.

Traditional medicine recipes

Viburnum berry drinks have a healing effect with prolonged use. It is recommended to drink them in a course of one to three months.

Viburnum juice with honey for hypertension

For cooking you will need:

• viburnum berries - 1 kilogram;
• honey - 250 grams;
• water - 200 milliliters.

Cooking method:

• wash the berries, peel them off;
• squeeze out the juice by rubbing through a sieve, or in a juicer;
• transfer the wort to a saucepan and add water;
• boil;
• boil for 10 minutes;
• strain the broth and pour into the squeezed juice;
• after cooling, add honey and stir.

Two tablespoons of the drink are taken twice a day, before lunch and dinner. If the pressure is constantly high, add the morning intake before breakfast.

Kvass from viburnum and beets with existing cardiovascular problems

Composition:

• viburnum berries - 1 kilogram;
• beets - 1 kilogram;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• water - 3 liters.

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How to cook:

• grate beets in a saucepan;
• boil in a liter of water and boil until a decoction is obtained;
• pour the washed viburnum with hot water and boil for 15 minutes;
• filter the beetroot and viburnum broths, combine;
• add sugar and boil.

The drink can be drunk after cooling down. Sugar can be replaced with honey. Kalinovo-beet kvass, as an additional agent to drug therapy, reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack.

Viburnum tea for colds

To prepare a healing drink, you will need 200 grams of fresh washed viburnum berries. Brewing method:

• rinse the berries;
• knead in ceramic dishes, pour boiling water;
• insist 10 minutes;
• strain;
• put the liquid on fire and boil.

The tea is slightly sour. Add honey and lemon for a rich taste.

Honey with viburnum for cough and bronchitis

For cooking you will need:

• honey - 3 tablespoons;
• viburnum fruits - 250 grams;
• water - 1 liter.

Cooking steps:

• to boil water;
• add berries and boil for 10 minutes;
• drain the broth through a sieve;
• add honey.

Drink half a glass three times a day.

As a cosmetic

The infusion of viburnum berries cleanses the face of freckles. Fruit extract and seed oil have a rejuvenating and brightening effect on the skin, remove age spots. Viburnum ice is a remedy against the first wrinkles. The juice is frozen in cubes and rubbed over the face every morning. After the procedure, you need to wait 10 minutes and then wash. As a result, the skin becomes fresh and toned.

The grated berries and seeds form the basis of the masks. Additional ingredients turn viburnum puree into a versatile cosmetic:

• anti-wrinkle - with egg yolk and banana puree, keep for 40 minutes and rinse with warm water;
• for dry skin - with kelp and shea butter, apply to steamed face and rinse off after 30 minutes. Nourishing mask eliminates dryness in 10 days;
• for oily skin - mix viburnum juice with St. John's wort oil and red clay, keep for 20 minutes and rinse with a decoction of nettle. In 10-14 days, the skin becomes matte, and the oval of the face is tightened;
• against rosacea - berries with seeds, but without a peel, mixed with honey and heated avocado oil, applied to the face, except for the area around the eyes and lips, after 20 minutes, washed with a cotton pad;
• against mimic and deep wrinkles - with rice starch or crushed rice grains, fat sour cream and pharmaceutical tocopherol oil solution. The mixture is applied to the face for 30 minutes;
• for moisturizing - warm mashed potatoes with viburnum juice, glycerin and rose essential oil are applied for 40 minutes;
• tonic - a mixture of juice, fat sour cream, crushed oatmeal and apricot oil is applied to the face and washed off after 40 minutes.

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A simple anti-pigmentation remedy is viburnum juice. It is applied with a cotton swab to the problem area, and after 10 minutes it is washed off. With regular use, the skin brightens.

How to collect berries and save

Viburnum fruits are harvested after the first frost, when they become sweet. The bunches are plucked or cut off entirely. The peel of the berries does not break as long as they are kept on the stalks. But if you pick the berries one at a time, the skin bursts and juice flows out. The collected berries are hung in bunches in the attic or dried in a dryer at a temperature of 70 degrees. Drying is separated from the stalks and added to black tea.

There are also ways to preserve and prepare deliciously fresh viburnum.

Freezing

Before freezing, whole berries are not washed, but only freed from cuttings. Excessive moisture leads to mold formation. The fruits are laid out on a flat plate in one layer and placed in the freezer. An hour later, the berries are taken out, packed in vacuum bags and put into the freezer. A large volume is best divided into small portions and folded into separate small boxes. Berries should not be frozen twice, as the nutrients will be destroyed when defrosting again.

Kalina can be frozen immediately in bags at temperatures from 18 to 23 degrees below zero. The shelf life of the product with shock freezing is 8-12 months. At a temperature of -8 ... 0 degrees, viburnum is stored for 2-4 months. Frozen berries can be added to tea, used in jellies and pie fillings.

Canned juice

Before cooking, the viburnum is washed and left in a colander to glass the water.

The juice is prepared according to the usual recipe:

• squeeze out with a juicer or through two layers of gauze;
• the cake is boiled for ten minutes and filtered;
• juice, sugar are added to the broth and heated at a temperature of +85 degrees.

Hot juice is poured into sterilized jars and rolled up. It is diluted with water before use.

Viburnum, mashed with sugar

Ingredients:

• viburnum fresh fruits - 300 grams;
• sugar - 60 grams.

Cooking method:

• sprinkle washed and dried berries without cuttings with sugar;
• grind in a meat grinder or chop in a food processor with a knife attachment.

The finished mass is stored in the freezer in plastic containers, and also canned: laid out in sterilized jars, pasteurized in a saucepan with boiling water and rolled up.

Candied viburnum is eaten for dessert, dissolved in boiling water or added to black tea.

In what cases is it better to refuse berries?

Contraindications to treatment with folk remedies based on viburnum:

• hypotension;
• increased acidity of the stomach;
• acute kidney disease;
• varicose veins;
• thrombophlebitis;
• increased blood clotting;
• individual sensitivity.

The harm of red tart berries is noted during pregnancy. The use of infusions and juice increases the tone of the walls of the uterus, which can lead to premature birth. An increase in hemoglobin due to excessive enthusiasm for the red berry also negatively affects the development of the fetus. Kalina is contraindicated in breastfeeding due to the risk of allergies in the infant.