The berries of this beautiful tree differ not only with a wonderful sweet and sour taste, but also with a rich set of useful qualities. The healing properties of the aronia blackberry are very diverse, we will consider them in detail in this article.
What is the use of chokeberry ashberry?
The fruits of this mountain ash (aronia) contain antibacterial substances that prevent the spread of infection in the human body, protect it from the penetration of viruses. In addition, the berries have a vitamin complex (C, E, R, K, B vitamins ), which strengthens the immune system and promotes the acceleration of metabolism. Pectin substances help to remove radioactive substances and heavy metal compounds from the body. In addition, chokeberry normalizes pressure, as it effectively strengthens the walls of blood vessels, makes them elastic and elastic.
The use of chokeberry mountain ash is used in the treatment of such diseases:
- irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, constipation;
- diseases of the bile duct and gallbladder, liver;
- cholesterol plaques in blood vessels;
- rheumatism;
- atherosclerosis ;
- diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2;
- allergic reactions.
Application of chokeberry ashberry
The berries of the plant in question are used fresh, dry and ground with sugar. Let's list the main recipes:
- Tincture of black chokeberry . 3-4 tablespoons of dry and well-washed fruits of chokeberry pour 300 ml of boiling water, insist for 30-45 minutes. Drink 0,5 glasses three times a day every other day, about half an hour before breakfast, lunch and dinner. This agent very effectively strengthens the immune system, has an anti-inflammatory and mild choleretic effect.
- Fresh juice of chokeberry is prescribed in the treatment of hypertension and for the normalization of blood pressure. It should be drunk 50 ml each 30 minutes before each main meal for 10-12 days. In addition, the juice of aronia is good for anemia, hypovitaminosis and asthenia. In the treatment of such diseases, you can use not only rowan juice, but also eat 200-300 g of fresh berries every day.
- Decoction of fresh berries is used, mainly with diabetes. It is easy to prepare: in a glass of water boil for a minute a tablespoon of the fruits of ashberry ash. Cover the container with a lid and leave for 60 minutes, then drain the solution. Take a quarter cup 3 times a day just before eating.
- Hawthorn syrup with black chokeberry .
Being a very common biologically active additive, the useful properties of such a syrup should be said separately. It has the following actions:
- lowers cholesterol in the blood;
- softens the symptoms of autonomic dystonia, atherosclerosis;
- strengthens blood vessels;
- improves blood circulation, including climacteric syndrome;
- calms the central nervous system;
- helps in the treatment of heart disease.
Decoction of fresh berries is used, mainly with diabetes. It is easy to prepare: in a glass of water boil for a minute a tablespoon of the fruits of ashberry ash. Cover the container with a lid and leave for 60 minutes, then drain the solution. Take a quarter cup 3 times a day just before eating.
Contraindications to the use of chokeberry ashberry
Because of the strengthening effect on blood vessels, agents from aronia are contraindicated in thrombosis, thrombophlebitis and increased coagulability of blood. The use of medicinal products from the plant in question will only exacerbate the course of the disease and in some
Contraindications of chokeberry also include peptic ulcer of stomach and duodenum, increased acidity of gastric juice. The fact is that the fruits of aronia contribute to digestion, further increasing the production of gastric juice, and this provokes an increase in erosive ulcers and irritation of the walls of the stomach and intestines.
It is undesirable to use chokeberry with hypotension - low blood pressure and accompanying headaches.