Recipes using honeysuckle can be found among home-made cosmetic products, traditional medicine. And all because honeysuckle has unique useful properties, and especially for women.
What is useful for berries honeysuckle for women?
The chemical composition of honeysuckle is rich in various substances useful for women. First of all, vitamins A, B and C, which are involved in many processes - metabolism, mental activity, the functioning of the nervous system, etc. Vitamin C is a natural antioxidant that gives the woman the beauty of the skin, vitamin A is responsible for good eyesight, B vitamins are necessary to improve brain function.
Their list of useful elements that make up the honeysuckle, you can especially note:
- iodine, important for thyroid health and good metabolism;
- sodium, providing the necessary strength of bone tissue, blood health and good functioning of the nervous system;
- Potassium, necessary for the health of the heart and the entire cardiovascular system;
- copper, necessary for the synthesis of hemoglobin;
- barium, which supports the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system;
- silicon and zinc, needed for strong bones and healthy skin, nails and hair.
With all the beneficial properties of honeysuckle for women, it also has contraindications for use. First, there are cases of individual intolerance, which, although rare, are encountered. Secondly, honeysuckle can be dangerous with excessive consumption, tk. it can cause indigestion and muscle spasm, as well as cause a development of erythrocytosis - a dangerous increase in the level of red blood cells. Thirdly, it is recommended to eat wild honeysuckle with caution, because one of its varieties - "wolf berry" - is deadly dangerous.
What is useful for honeysuckle for pregnant women?
Honeysuckle berries are useful treats during pregnancy and lactation period. They are an excellent means of preventing colds, and when the cold starts, the berries will help reduce heat and accelerate recovery. With frequent attacks of hypertension, honeysuckle is recommended to take to stabilize the pressure. Such useful properties of honeysuckle are especially important in pregnancy and lactation, tk. during these periods it is undesirable to take medicines.
But this is not all the properties of honeysuckle, useful for expectant mothers. Since in late pregnancy many expectant mothers are tormented by heartburn, honeysuckle can be used as an antacid. Positively affect these berries and with any gastrointestinal problems - gastritis , colitis, etc. Juice from honeysuckle berries is an excellent remedy for any metabolic disorders, including diabetes mellitus type 2, as well as skin diseases such as dermatitis, lichen, etc.
Useful properties of blue honeysuckle
Blue honeysuckle is a branchy tall shrub that grows in moist forests and swamps in northern and temperate latitudes. The taste and chemical composition of the wild blue honeysuckle berries differ somewhat from the corresponding characteristics of the fruit of the garden relative. For example, wild berries have more vitamin C and tannins.
In the areas where blue honeysuckle grows, its berries are used as a cure for a variety of problems: from vitamin deficiency and anemia, from hypertension and poisoning with salts of heavy metals. But not only berries are useful for this plant. When inflammation of the throat and eyes during colds, it is recommended to wash them with decoction of blue honeysuckle leaves. A decoction of young stems is good for cosmetic problems - acne, hair loss.