Viburnum fruits have medicinal properties and contraindications. Viburnum red from pressure. Traditional healer

Guess which berry can be picked after the first frost? That's right, viburnum. In winter, when one can only remember other gifts of nature, it does an excellent job of protecting our body from various ailments... In Russia, the fruits of this wonderful plant consumed everywhere. On the table, they were an indispensable ingredient not only for sweet dishes, but also for side dishes and pickled vegetables. They were used to make useful blanks and used in folk medicine... And Russian beauties knew many secrets of how to use red fruits in order to remain attractive for many years. What other useful properties does it conceal? Are there any contraindications to the use of the miracle berry? Let's figure it out.

What is viburnum

There were few beautiful legends and songs about a plant. But viburnum in Russia has always been held in high esteem. For our ancestors, the plant was a symbol of beauty, youth, love and happiness. Viburnum was considered a wedding tree. A bridal wreath was made from it, a wedding table was decorated with a bouquet of branches with berries, a loaf and food were decorated with berries.

For a long time, viburnum in Russia is in high esteem

What does the plant look like, what species are found

A species of the Kalina genus and a representative of the Adoksovye family is Kalina Ordinary, or, as it is usually called, Red Kalina. Most often there are bushy deciduous plants, less often - tree-like representatives of the genus. Plant height is from 1.5 to 4 m. The trunk is covered with gray bark with a brown tint, on the surface of which longitudinal cracks are clearly visible.

The plant forms many yellow-brown shoots. Their bark, as well as on the branches, is naked and smooth, covered with large lenticels. The leaves are opposite. Their shape is broadly ovate or round. The leaf plate is three-five-lobed, pointed, with a rounded base. The length is 5–8 cm, the width is approximately the same. The surface of the leaf is bare, wrinkled, with three main palmate veins, dark green colored. The underside is grayish-green and slightly pubescent. The leaf is located on a furrowed petiole 1–2 cm long.

Most often, viburnum grows as a bush

Flowers are collected in flat umbellate panicles 5–8 cm in diameter, consisting of 6–8 rays. Inflorescences are located at the tops of young shoots. The composition of the bouquet is heterogeneous, small bisexual flowers are located in the middle, and large sterile flowers surround them at the edges. Flowering lasts from late May to July. The tree looks very festive thanks to the dazzling white umbrellas. Sometimes there are inflorescences of white-pink shades, which creates a wonderful natural color combination.

The viburnum inflorescence looks like a bouquet - in the middle there are small flowers, around the edges of them are surrounded by larger ones

The smell exuded by viburnum flowers can be called peculiar, but not unpleasant in any way. In addition, there are types of viburnum, which, during flowering, exude a rather pleasant smell.

The fruits are round or oval drupes with a diameter of 8-10 mm. Ripe berries acquire a bright red color, thanks to which the name of the plant came about - the fruits, visible from afar, resemble drops of red-hot iron. According to etymologists, the name is associated with the words "hot" or "hot".

Viburnum fruit - juicy drupe

The flattened bone is rather large. Its dimensions are 7 - 9 cm. The shape of the bone is very interesting - it resembles a heart.

Viburnum bones are surprisingly similar to small hearts

Juice-filled viburnum berries have a bitter and slightly astringent taste. But after the first frost, the taste changes - bitterness disappears, sweet and sour notes appear. But still, the taste of the berries, as well as their smell, can be called special, for an amateur. But if the fruits are eaten with sugar or honey, it turns out very tasty. It is not for nothing that a popular proverb says: "The viburnum praised itself for being good with honey."

After the first frost, the taste of viburnum changes for the better.

The Kalina family is quite representative. There are more than 140 plant species around the world. In addition, scientists are happy to develop new varieties of this amazing plant... IN big list presented fruit and decorative trees and shrubs. In addition to varieties with red berries, there are varieties with yellow and black fruits.

Species variety of varieties in the photo

Viburnum red - the most common type Viburnum Xanthocarpum is very rare plant The berries of the viburnum Gordovin, as they ripen, acquire a black color Kalina Compactum - the name of this variety corresponds to its compact size Kalina Buldenezh is famous for its beautiful spherical inflorescences The variety, bred by breeders of Siberia, bears the beautiful name Taiga Ruby Red coral is popular for its dense clusters and high yields

But, despite such a large selection, the most common remains exactly the red or ordinary viburnum. And all thanks to the fact that for a long time the people noticed extraordinary medicinal properties plants.

Despite the great species diversity, it is Kalina red that is the most popular

Where does it grow

The distribution area of viburnum is wide. This is facilitated by the plant's undemandingness to living conditions. Most often it grows in steppe and forest-steppe zones, likes to take a fancy to the banks of rivers. The most suitable for growing is the temperate climate of Europe and the European part of Russia.

In Russia, the plant is also found in the following regions and districts:

Crimea;
Caucasus;
Western and Eastern Siberia(the basins of the Angara and Yenisei rivers, as well as in the southwestern Baikal region).

Isolated habitats are located in Kazakhstan, Central Asia(Chu-Ili mountains, Zailiyskiy and Dzhungarskiy Alatau), and even in North Africa... The plant is also found in America, and the varietal variety is quite rich. But Kalina red, about which songs were composed in Russia, is extremely rare.

In a temperate climate, viburnum grows in light forests

Beneficial features

Traditional medicine from the XIV century used viburnum as medicines against a large number diseases. The people respected this plant very much, chopping viburnum in Russia was considered a sin. The plant is still often used in the preparation of medicinal potions that our mothers and grandmothers use.

Viburnum is especially valuable for its high content of vitamin C, which takes part in almost all vital processes of the body. By the amount of this vitamin, viburnum is not inferior black currant and lemon contains 70% less of it than red berries.

Protein, fat and carbohydrate content - table

The calorie content of viburnum fruits is insignificant. 100 g of the product contains 27.78 kcal, which is about 1% of the daily value.

Composition of nutrients - table

Not only viburnum fruits are medicinal. All parts of this amazing plant have healing properties.

seeds contain a large number of fatty oils;
flowers are a source of aromatic and mineral substances;
bark, leaves and roots are rich in resinous and tannins, organic acids, vitamin C.

Viburnum contains a large amount of useful substances, therefore it is well-respected.

Benefits for women

Rich in vitamin and mineral composition also helped to overcome physical ailments. Ripe berries are filled with many compounds similar to female sex hormones. During menopause, they help maintain health and improve skin condition.

Other parts of the plant - bark, seeds, flowers, in folk medicine were the primary means of preventing or treating many female diseases:

mastopathy;
uterine bleeding;
painful or prolonged periods;
fibroids;
ovarian cyst.

During pregnancy, a woman was not prohibited from eating fresh viburnum or preparations from it. In any form, the fruits are beneficial to the body, strengthening the immune system and increasing hemoglobin. But if an allergic reaction is detected, taking fresh or processed berries should be stopped. In addition, the fetus can increase the tone of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriages. In any case, you should first consult with your doctor, and if permission is received, then try not to get carried away with berries.

Since viburnum refers to products that can provoke an allergic reaction, when breastfeeding include it in the list useful products it is necessary with discretion. But you should not completely exclude the product from use. Here are some guidelines to help you type correctly useful fruits in the diet:

The first 3 months should completely abandon the use of viburnum. If the child is prone to allergies, the ban on berries is extended for another 2 months.
The first use should be careful. It is best to add a few berries to the compote. You need to drink it in the morning and no more than a glass. If within 2 days the baby does not show allergic reaction, you can continue to use viburnum to replenish the body's vitamin reserves.
But it is worth adding processed berries to the diet. Add them to compotes, cottage cheese casseroles, teas.
You do not need to consume viburnum daily. Once a week is enough. The maximum concentration for 250 ml of water is 10 berries.

For a long time, viburnum has been called a female tree.

What is useful for men

Despite the fact that viburnum is considered a female plant, it will not leave men in trouble either. Healing remedies prepared on the basis of viburnum will help normalize work genitourinary system and improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs. An infusion of berries has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect in cystitis and prostatitis. In addition, viburnum helps to quickly recover after heavy physical exertion.

For what diseases is it used?

The large amount of vitamin C contained in berries strengthens the immune system. A hot drink with viburnum helps to relieve colds, bronchitis, sore throat, coughs. The berry infusion is used as a diaphoretic and helps to lower the temperature.
Berries help people suffering from high blood pressure by having an anti-sclerotic effect. Useful substances in juices and decoctions contribute to dissolution cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels. BUT essential oils provide a diuretic effect, eliminating edema and removing excess extracellular fluid from the body, thereby lowering pressure.
All parts of the plant have a hemostatic and antispasmodic effect, therefore they are used for heavy and painful periods, fibroids. They also help relieve general state during menopause.
The antispasmodic effect of valeric acid helps to relieve the excitability of the central nervous system. Kalina is able to prolong the effect of sleeping pills.
Unsaturated fatty acid and phytosterols, which have cardiotonic properties, help to increase the strength of the heart. Infusion of berries can restore the rhythm of the heart in case of arrhythmia.
In the treatment of cholecystitis and pancreatitis, viburnum has an anti-inflammatory and soothing effect. But during the period of exacerbation of pancreatitis, the intake of fresh berries is prohibited!
Kalina is included in the collection for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
With varicose veins, berries are used as a fortified drink and as a compress from crushed fruits.
Decoctions and extracts are used as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases gastrointestinal tract(colitis, gastritis, stomach ulcer) and hemorrhoids. Berries with honey help relieve constipation.
The berries collected after the first frost are excellent for pyelonephritis, as they have a diuretic effect.
Viburnum berry juice and infusion of flowers is prophylactic oncological diseases. In the treatment of viburnum, it relieves the condition and is an addition to drug treatment oncology.
When skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, boils and abscesses, viburnum also helps. It is used in the form of compresses and drinks.

About the beneficial properties of viburnum berries - video

What are the contraindications

There are contraindications. They are associated with increased content vitamin C, which can lead to its overdose, with general intolerance, with a high content of acids and with other side effects... Kalina should not be used for the following diseases:

gout;
arthrosis;
arthritis;
thrombophlebitis;
hypotension;
urolithiasis disease.

How is, what can be prepared, consumption rates

Of course, viburnum will bring more benefits in its raw form. But eat useful berry in in kind not everyone will decide. All because of the specific taste and smell. But rubbed with sugar, viburnum becomes very pleasant to the taste.

Fruits go well with many products - a variety of fruits, vegetables, fish, meat. Viburnum is unusually good in drinks. The list of dishes that can be prepared from viburnum is extensive:

fruit drink;
compote;
kvass;
jelly;
sauce for meat and fish dishes;
sauce for sweet dishes;
jam, jam, jam;
filling for pies;
addition to curd casseroles and porridge;
jelly;
syrup;
fruits, ground with sugar;
pickled vegetables.

How many berries can you eat per day so that the body gets benefits, not harm? To do this, you need to consume no more than 5 tbsp. l. berries a day. Can be eaten fresh or added to ready-made meals. If you like hot drinks, then you should drink no more than 4 cups of tea with viburnum.

Viburnum goes well with many fruits and vegetables

How to collect and store

The best time to pick berries filled with medicinal substances is the end of autumn, when the first frosts have already worked to improve taste viburnum. Berries should not be picked one at a time, as they will lose all the juice. The entire bunch is cut off from the bush. You can fold it into any containers in a thick layer, but you cannot tamp it. In this form, it is not difficult to deliver the fruits to the place of storage or processing. The peel on the berries is very dense and strong, so you don't have to be afraid that it will burst.

You can store viburnum by hanging it down with berries in a cool place. At a temperature of 5 0 C and sufficient air ventilation, viburnum can be stored all winter. You can use the features of the compartment for storing fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator. When room temperature It will not be possible to preserve the fruits for a long time, so it is better to put the berries into processing.

To extend the shelf life of the product, housewives use different options... As for the viburnum, here, in addition to making jam, you can use the following methods:

freezing. It is not worth picking off one berry at a time, you can cut off several berries at once with scissors and put them in tight plastic bags or suitable containers. Freezing allows you to preserve nutrients almost without loss;
drying. In an apartment, this can be done with an oven, but this process is slow. Spread the viburnum brushes on a baking sheet and dry at a temperature of 50-60 0 С. To prevent the berries from bursting, leave the oven door slightly ajar. The process ends after the fruits have become shriveled and dry. After they have cooled down, you can safely remove the berries from the stalks. It is best to store dry product in tightly closed glass jars in a dark place.

Dried viburnum fruits are an excellent ingredient for tea

When choosing viburnum on the market, try to get dense brushes with whole berries. Crumpled or moldy berries will have no health benefits.

Health recipes

Despite the fact that viburnum can be stored all winter under certain conditions, many housewives who care about the health of their families prefer to make harvests from useful fruits. In the processed form, viburnum remains no less useful than in natural form.

Red viburnum, grated with sugar (raw jam)

This recipe will help preserve as much vitamins and minerals as possible. it delicious medicine helps with blood diseases and of cardio-vascular system, is the first remedy for the treatment and relief of angina, bronchitis, pneumonia. If you do not remove the bones, then the viburnum, rubbed with sugar, can be used as a prophylaxis of gallstone disease. You can not bother too much and just knead the berries with sugar, without removing the skin and seeds. But I prefer a more complex option that allows you to enjoy useful medicine even for the most discerning gourmets.

Wash the viburnum brushes thoroughly under running water.
Spread them out on a clean cloth or paper towel to dry the berries.
Then cut the berries into a container and remember them well with a pusher.
The resulting gruel must be wiped through a strong sieve or colander. Or you can simply squeeze the juice by hand through several layers of gauze.
Now measure how many glasses of juice you make and add the same amount of sugar to it.
Stir well to dissolve the sugar completely. This will take some time, but the mixture will be homogeneous and the sugar will not settle to the bottom.
Pour the resulting mixture into dry sterilized jars and send to the refrigerator.
This recipe can be slightly modified to include an orange. Citrus is washed, peeled and ground or smashed in a blender. The finished orange semi-finished product is added to the main composition and mixed.

Raw viburnum jelly will surely please even those who do not like this healthy berry.

Viburnum is rich in pectins. And if you add 2 parts of sugar to the juice instead of one, then you get a wonderful jelly without cooking.

Viburnum berries in white glaze

Who said that medicine is tasteless and sweets are bad for your health? This is easy to refute if you try this delicacy, which benefits the body. Boost immunity with taste!

For cooking you will need:

2 chicken proteins;
2 cups powdered sugar;
1 kg of viburnum berries.

Imagine yourself as a magician, because you have to turn sour berries into delicious candies.

Rinse the viburnum brushes thoroughly, but you do not need to dry them.
Use scissors to cut the desired amount of berries. Try to completely remove the stem without damaging the skin.
Combine the protein with 1 cup of powdered sugar and beat until lather.
Spoon the berries into a lush foam and then into a large bowl filled with powdered sugar.
Gently shaking the plate, let the berries roll evenly in the sweet powder so that it covers the berry on all sides.
Spread a small amount of berries, it will be easier.
Place the finished koloboks on a baking sheet covered with parchment and send to the oven at the lowest temperature. You can just as well leave sweets at room temperature, but provided that the room is warm enough. After a couple of days, the glaze will harden and the culinary masterpiece can be sprinkled in sterile jars.
It is better to store the treat in the refrigerator.

Incredibly tasty and healthy homemade candies

Jam from viburnum

Lovers of sweets will surely try to make a healthy jam, which will come in very handy with pancakes or pancakes. This product strengthens the immune system, improves liver function and facilitates the course gastrointestinal diseases... Helps those suffering from urolithiasis and acts as an antioxidant. For cooking, you will need the following ingredients:

700 g of viburnum;
200 ml of water;
500 g of sugar.

Rinse the berries thoroughly and separate from the branches, pour into a saucepan. Further actions are very simple, even a novice hostess can handle them.

Pour the measured amount of liquid into a saucepan with berries.
Turn on the heat and stirring constantly, cook the berries for about 10 minutes over medium heat. During this time, the skin will burst and a thick puree forms in the pan.
Cool it down berry puree up to 50 0 С, then separate it from the cake using a colander or gauze folded in several layers.
Combine the berry pulp with sugar and put on fire. After boiling, bring the heat to low and simmer the jam for about 30 minutes, stirring constantly so that it does not burn.
Ready jam can be rolled up or, pouring into jars and waiting for it to cool, put in the refrigerator to wait for pancakes.

Viburnum jam and pancakes - sweet couple

Viburnum juice (classic recipe)

This blank will contain maximum concentration useful substances. Viburnum juice - irreplaceable remedy with colds. Healing drink improves digestion, helps with liver diseases and stomach ulcers, stops internal bleeding. To prepare a healing drink, you will need:

0.5 kg of viburnum berries;
260 g sugar;
some water.

In skillful and caring hands, any business is arguable. BUT good mood help to give vitamin drink even more benefit.

Wash and sort the berries. Remove rotten and dented ones.
Pour the berries into a cooking container, pour in enough water so that the liquid covers the fruits.
Turn on the heat and simmer until the berries are tender.
After that, strain the juice through a colander into another container.
If you are a lover of juice with pulp, then you need not defend it. Add sugar immediately and, stirring occasionally, cook until the sweet crystals are completely dissolved.
Then pour the juice into clean, sterilized jars and roll up.
For clarified juice, you will have to defend the resulting drink. Wait for the pulp to settle and drain the clean juice into another container. Further, all actions take place according to the described scheme.

The juice contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals

For those who like sour juice, you can do without sugar. Natural product can be added to tea or used to make marmalade, jelly and marshmallows.

Sauerkraut with honey and viburnum

An unusual way of pickling cabbage, which is very healthy. And viburnum gives the finished product a fresh taste and attractive appearance. For an unusual recipe that will strengthen the immune system and help fight colds and viruses, you will need quite ordinary products:

3 kg of white cabbage;
2 medium carrots;
3 full dessert spoons of salt;
5 black peppercorns (more possible);
2 tbsp. l. honey of late varieties.

Remove the integumentary leaves from the fork, cut off coarse veins and damaged areas. Wash the vegetable thoroughly.
Wash the carrots and peel them.
Shred vegetables and place in an enamel container.
Add salt, pepper, mix well and wrinkle with your hands. The cabbage should start up the juice.
Then add the cranberries, mix and put under oppression.
Cabbage should stand for 48 hours at a temperature of 18 - 20 0 C.
After this time, pour some of the brine into a bowl and add honey. Stir thoroughly until completely dissolved.
Pour the sweet brine back into the cabbage.
After two days, the cabbage is ready. Eat to your health!

Viburnum, cabbage and honey are an excellent combination of vitamin products

Viburnum tinctures

This healing drink has several options that can affect the body in different ways.

It is able to calm the nervous system, relieve stress, improve sleep and relieve depression. It's easy to cook.

Rinse 0.5 kg of viburnum berries thoroughly, sort out and dry.
Pour into a liter container and pour vodka over the berries so that they are completely covered with liquid.
Close the lid tightly and put in a dark and warm place for a day.
After 24 hours, top up the remaining vodka, return the container with berries to its place.
Insist for a month.
After the expiration of the prescribed period, filter the tincture. Consume 1-2 tbsp. l. a day until the condition is normalized.

Viburnum infused with vodka is not only a medicine, but also a decoration for any feast

Viburnum tincture with honey for hypertension and other ailments

This healthy drink helps to normalize blood pressure and strengthen immune system... Also recommended for use in case of edema and gastritis with low acidity.

Sort out, rinse and dry 2 kg of viburnum.
Pour the berries into a large jar.
Add 0.5 l of high-quality cognac, 500 g of honey and 1.5 l of boiled cold water.
Close tightly with a lid and put in a dark and warm place for 6 weeks.
Filter and bottle the finished drink.
Use as medicine - 1 tbsp. l. while eating.

Viburnum tincture with honey - medicine, when using which you need to adhere to the norms

Use in cosmetology

Girls and women in Russia have always been famous for their beauty. Kalina helped them keep their skin fresh and youthful. Many recipes have been tested by time and are still used with success.

Anti-wrinkle mask. Mash half the banana with a fork in mashed potatoes, add chicken yolk (raw) and 5 ml of viburnum extract. Mix well. Apply the resulting mass on the face (avoid the eyelids) and leave for half an hour. Then remove the residue with a damp cloth and wipe your face with any multivitamin emulsion.
For oily skin... In 10 g of blue clay, add 15 ml of viburnum juice and 5 ml of St. John's wort oil. The duration of the mask is 20 minutes.
Lotion for oily and normal skin. A quarter glass of viburnum juice, 2 chicken yolks, 2 tsp. liquid honey (first check if you are allergic to honey), 1 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. l. vodka. Mix the ingredients well and store in the refrigerator.
Viburnum juice helps with freckles and age spots, to which you need to add a few drops of lemon juice.
For acne, you need to wipe your face with freshly squeezed viburnum juice.

In the article we discuss viburnum - useful properties and contraindications to its use. You will learn pharmacological properties viburnum and the use of viburnum berries in folk medicine. Following our advice, you will learn how to brew tea, prepare infusions, decoctions, syrups based on the fruits of the plant. We will tell you how to eat viburnum for medicinal purposes in diseases of the lungs, cardiovascular and nervous systems, skin diseases and diabetes mellitus.

Useful parts of the plant (fruits, seeds, bark, flowers)

In folk medicine, the bark, leaves, fruits and seeds of viburnum Kalina are used - a genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of the Adoxaceae family (lat.Adoxaceae). All parts of the plant are used in folk medicine. Medicines are prepared from the bark, leaves, flowers, berries and seeds of viburnum.

Viburnum bark is useful for respiratory diseases... Funds based on it strengthen the immune system and eliminate the symptoms of a cold. They normalize the work of the cardiovascular and nervous systems.

Viburnum leaves are used as an anthelmintic agent. The infusion of the leaves of the plant cleanses the body and has a disinfectant, diaphoretic and laxative effect.

Viburnum flowers are useful for bronchopulmonary diseases. Means based on plant flowers liquefy and remove phlegm from the lungs, have diaphoretic and antipyretic effects.

On the basis of the fruits of the plant, tinctures and decoctions are prepared for the treatment of diseases respiratory system and the gastrointestinal tract. Juice is obtained from the fresh fruits of the viburnum. The drink is consumed internally and applied externally for the treatment of skin diseases: eczema, furunculosis, carbunculosis, skin cancer. The product removes color from freckles and age spots.

Viburnum seeds are useful for stagnant bile and gastrointestinal spasms. They are used as a laxative.

In folk medicine, viburnum is used to treat and prevent diseases of the female reproductive system. A decoction of berries and plant bark is effective for mastopathy and uterine bleeding... The tool normalizes menstrual cycle and relieves pain.

Knowing how the red viburnum is useful for women, you can do without expensive cosmetics... The infusion of the plant removes wrinkles, age spots and rashes on the skin, making it elastic and pleasant to the touch.

You have learned the beneficial properties and contraindications of viburnum for women. Now let's look at what viburnum has useful properties for men.

Plant-based products normalize the genitourinary system and improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs. Infusion of viburnum berries has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in cystitis and prostatitis. Here is the benefit of viburnum berries.

Chemical and vitamin composition of viburnum

Useful properties and contraindications of red viburnum are in its chemical composition. Viburnum fruits contain:

vitamin C;
vitamin K;
vitamin P;
essential oils;
organic acids;
sucrose;
glucose;
fructose;
carotene;
pectin substances;
alkaloids;
saponins;
tannins.

Did you find out chemical composition viburnum berries. Now we will consider the pharmacological properties and from what the viburnum berry helps.

Pharmacological properties

Viburnum is useful for the whole body The tannin substances that make up the viburnum have an analgesic effect, reducing the sensitivity of the nerve endings. They constrict blood vessels, tighten cell membranes, which leads to a decrease in inflammation.

Kalina has a diuretic effect. Plant-based products effectively eliminate swelling.

Thanks to high content vitamins in red viburnum, it is used during periods of increased morbidity as a general tonic. Tea with viburnum restores strength and increases the body's defenses.

Valeric and isovaleric acids have an antispasmodic effect and soothe the central nervous system. Kalina enhances the effect of sedatives.

Ascorbic acid has restorative action on the body. Kalina enters vitamin fees to enhance immunity.

Viburnum is good for the gastrointestinal tract... Funds based on it have antiseptic and astringent effects, promote healing of ulcers and stop bleeding. The plant is useful for diarrhea and stomach cramps. Viburnum-based preparations normalize digestion and metabolism.

Kalina has a hemostatic effect. The remedy increases the tone of the uterus.

Iridoid glycosides have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects. A decoction of the plant is used to disinfect the oral cavity for angina and stomatitis.

How to prepare viburnum juice

Juice is prepared from ripe viburnum berries, it strengthens the heart, has a diuretic and choleretic action... The drink is used to prevent atherosclerosis.

Ingredients:

Viburnum berries - 850 gr.
Granulated sugar - 250 gr.

How to cook: Sort out and rinse the viburnum berries, leave them in a colander to glass the water. Grind dried berries with a rolling pin to a puree consistency. Transfer the resulting mass to cheesecloth and squeeze out the juice. Add granulated sugar to the drink and stir until dissolved.

How to use: Drink 2 tablespoons 3 times a day.

Result: The drink strengthens the walls of blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and normalizes digestion.

Tea for colds and fever with viburnum

Viburnum tea has an antipyretic effect. The drink effectively eliminates the symptoms of a cold.

Ingredients:

Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour viburnum berries into a teapot, pour boiling water over them and leave under the lid for an hour.

How to use: Drink half a glass 2 times a day.

Result: Tea eliminates colds, restores strength and strengthens the immune system.

Decoction for sore throat, cough and sore throat

Viburnum decoction helps with cough Red viburnum decoction is used for diseases of the respiratory system. The remedy is effective for bronchitis, laryngitis, sore throat, asthma.

Ingredients:

Viburnum berries - 1 tablespoon.
Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Put the viburnum berries in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil over low heat. Boil the drink for 30 minutes. Strain the finished product and add cooled boiled water to make the volume of liquid 250 ml.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon up to 4 times daily after meals.

Result: Viburnum decoction effectively eliminates sore throat, cough and swelling.

Syrup for lung diseases and bronchitis

Viburnum syrup is used for medicinal purposes in diseases of the bronchi and lungs. The agent has an anti-inflammatory effect, liquefies phlegm and removes it from the body.

Ingredients:

Viburnum berries - 2 tablespoons.
Water - 500 ml.
Honey - 2 tablespoons.

How to cook: Rinse the viburnum berries, cover them with water and bring to a boil. Boil the fruit for 20 minutes, then remove from heat, add honey and stir. Cover with a lid, wrap with a towel and leave the product for 3 hours.

How to use: Take ⅓ glass up to 5 times a day.

Result: Viburnum syrup relieves inflammation and removes phlegm from the lungs.

Viburnum tincture from pressure with hypertension

Viburnum tincture regulates the work of the cardiovascular system. The tool strengthens blood vessels and removes cholesterol. Kalina is insisted on vodka, brandy or diluted alcohol. Consider a recipe for viburnum on cognac.

Ingredients:

Viburnum berries - 300 gr.
Honey - 300 gr.
Cognac - 500 ml.

How to cook: Rinse and chop the viburnum berries, mix them with honey and cover with cognac. Insist the product in a dark and cool place for 5 days.

How to use: Take 1 teaspoon 3 times daily with meals.

Result: Tincture effectively reduces blood pressure. When taken regularly, the agent normalizes the work of the cardiovascular system and prevents pressure surges.

General tonic for nerves and fatigue

Viburnum infusions and decoctions are used as sedatives with neuroses, epilepsy, hysteria. They calm the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Ingredients:

Viburnum bark - 1 tablespoon.
Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Grind the viburnum bark, fill with water, put on water bath and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for half an hour.

How to use: Take ⅓ cup up to 4 times daily after meals.

Result: A decoction of viburnum bark strengthens the immune system, calms the nervous system and restores strength.

For more information on harvesting viburnum for the winter, see the video:

Remedy for diabetes

Viburnum berries and bark are useful for diabetes. Funds based on them normalize metabolism, lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

Viburnum berries - 1 tablespoon.
Viburnum bark - 10 gr.
Water - 300 ml.

How to cook: Rinse and chop the berries, combine with the bark and cover with water. Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and leave for 4 hours.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

Result: Infusion of viburnum has a tonic effect and lowers blood sugar.

Application for skin diseases and neoplasms

For the treatment of skin diseases and neoplasms, freshly squeezed juice of viburnum berries or their infusion is used. The remedies are effective for eczema, acne, shingles and skin cancer. The drug is applied to the damaged area of the skin and left until completely absorbed. The procedure is repeated 3-5 times a day for a week.

Contraindications for the treatment of viburnum

You learned how viburnum is useful and how to use it correctly so as not to harm the body. Viburnum is a potent plant that should be consumed strictly according to the instructions, without breaking the dosage.

Viburnum-based products are used with caution during pregnancy. The berries of the plant can cause allergies and provoke uterine contractions.

Contraindications for the treatment of viburnum:

individual intolerance;
increased blood clotting;
low blood pressure;
increased acidity of gastric juice;
renal failure;
gout.

What to remember

The beneficial properties of viburnum for the human body consist in a rich vitamin composition.
Plant-based products are used to treat diseases of the cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary systems.
Kalina has a number of contraindications for use, which must be familiarized with before starting treatment.

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Kalina - useful properties and contraindications This short - up to three meters - shrub of the Honeysuckle family, which grows everywhere.

It is not only a highly decorative favorite of many gardeners, but also a recognized helper in the treatment of a whole spectrum different diseases... We are talking about Kalina, so familiar and dear from childhood.

They appreciate and love Kalina, trust her as an old reliable friend, since the obvious benefits of the fruits, bark and flowers of the plant have been proven by their centuries-old use in folk and traditional medicine.

A bit of history

Viburnum is considered a truly female tree... In pagan times, the fairer sex shared their sorrows and hardships with her, asked for help and advice.

The tree symbolizes maiden beauty and is an obligatory attribute of wedding ceremonies. To this day, viburnum, intertwined with ears of wheat, is always present on the table of young people.

It is also placed as a decoration for a wedding loaf or other dishes of the festive table.

Herbalists and healers have been using the healing properties of the viburnum tree for many centuries.. Magical power attributed not only to scarlet berries, but also snow-white flowers and even viburnum bark.

The Russian version of the name "viburnum" sounds with an accent on the first syllable. It comes from the color of ripe fruits that “glow” or “glow” as they ripen.

Indeed, all parts of the viburnum bush are used for medicinal purposes. The bark and leaves are rich in tannins and a number of acids useful for the body.

A decoction of red viburnum flowers treat inflammation of various origins and bleeding. It helps with gastritis with low acidity, with painful periods, used as a rinse for sore throat and tonsillitis.

Berries are universal in their purpose: they treat respiratory diseases, help with cardiovascular disorders, problems with nervous system etc.

The bark and berries contain the greatest amount of useful for human body substances.

The approximate chemical composition of 100 grams of viburnum berries looks like this:
vitamin A - 2.5 mg;
vitamin E - 2 mg;
vitamin C - more than 80 mg;
vitamin P - about 400 mg;
vitamin B3 - about 450 mg;
vitamin B9 - 0.03 mg;
tanning components - about 3%;
carbohydrates - up to 8 g;
fiber - more than 2 g;
minerals: iodine, strontium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, calcium, chromium, selenium, zinc and other elements;
glucose and fructose in the form of invert sugar - up to 30%;
organic acids: valeric, linoleic, formic, caprylic, ascorbic;
phytoncides;
tannins;
pectins;
essential oils.

In addition to the viburnum berries themselves, about 21% of fatty oils are contained in its seeds. The bark and resin of the tree are sources of linoleic, cerotinic, valeric, acetic, formic, caprylic and palmitic organic acids.

The rich chemical composition also determines the pharmacological properties of the red viburnum.

What is treated with red viburnum?

1. A decoction based on young shoots is used to eliminate scrofula and diathesis in children. It can be taken orally and prepared in trays based on it.

2. Juice from viburnum berries in 7% concentration kills pathogens typhoid fever, dysentery, anthrax.

3. Tinctures of flowers and berries of viburnum have a pronounced antimicrobial effect.

4. Fresh berries restore tone, strengthen the body as a whole.

5. The tannins contained in the bark and berries of viburnum, getting into the stomach, contribute to the deposition of mucus proteins with the further formation of a dense albumin film.

It prevents irritation of the mucous membrane, reduces painful sensations at gastrointestinal disorders, seals the cell membranes of nearby tissues, provides attenuation of inflammatory processes.

6. The high content of valeric acid in the viburnum bark allows its use dosage forms for the treatment of nervous excitability and increasing the effectiveness of the sleeping pill.

7. Funds based on viburnum and its bark are used to narrow blood vessels and stop uterine and postpartum hemorrhage... Plus, they increase the muscle tone of the uterus.

8. Viburnum berries also have a sedative effect, are recommended for climacteric neuroses, asthenia.

9. Fresh berries are used as a mild laxative. They have a choleretic effect.

10. Stimulate the work of the heart muscle. Heals wounds.

11. A decoction of viburnum twigs (without leaves) in combination with concentrated juice from berries and honey is used to fight cancer.

12. Berry tea, berry puree with honey or sugar - have been known for a long time in the fight against diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

They treat cough with bronchitis, with pneumonia, bring down the temperature, have an excellent general strengthening effect, have a diuretic effect with dropsy, restore liver cells with jaundice, help with vitamin deficiency.

13. Bark extract and decoction are used for choking cough (whooping cough), various spasms, internal bleeding, inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract, for lotions for hemorrhoids, as a sedative for convulsions, tantrums.

14. Funds based on berries are effective for eczema, boils, skin ulcers, carbuncles, and various types of rashes.

15. After pre-roasting viburnum seeds are suitable for brewing coffee. The drink has a bitter taste, reminiscent of real coffee, relieves constipation, helps with indigestion, and has a calming effect.

16. Viburnum bark, berries and flowers are an excellent remedy for hypertension... They allow you to completely get rid of it in the initial stages.

In fact, it is difficult to fit into the framework of one article all the benefits that this plant gives us. The scope of its application is much wider than indicated. Kalina is a real natural healer.

Contraindications

There are only a few of them:
viburnum should be used with caution during pregnancy;
hypotension;
high acidity gastric juice;
leukemia, thrombophlebitis and other blood diseases.

Grow an unpretentious beauty viburnum, collect its scarlet clusters on fine autumn days and do not be afraid of the coming cold weather, because you have such a unique storehouse of vitamins and other useful substances with you.

Viburnum is a shrub up to 4 m high. It belongs to the honeysuckle family. Viburnum fruits are bright red, small size, have an astringent sweet and sour taste with a bitter taste. How is viburnum useful? This plant has proven itself well in folk medicine. With its help, people get rid of a number of diseases. It copes so well with serious enough problems that even official medicine, at times, refers to this natural remedy.

There are many useful substances in fruits. In its composition you can find wide range vitamins and minerals, essential oils and more. The calorie content of the berry is small, there are only 28 kcal per hundred grams.

The berry, leaves, roots contain:

resin;
saponins;
glycosides;
tannins;
flobaphenes;
phylloquinones;
pectins;
essential oils;
tannins;
phytoncides;
iridoid glycosides;
Sahara;
acids: acetic, formic, linoleic, butyric, isovaleric, nylon, cerotinic;
vitamins: A, C, E, P, K;
minerals: potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron.

In general, viburnum is ahead of citrus fruits in terms of vitamin C and iron content.

Useful and medicinal properties of viburnum

FROM therapeutic purpose use its bark and berries. Berries have a tonic effect. They stimulate the work of the heart and blood vessels, help with hypertension, perfectly lowering blood pressure. Strengthen blood clotting, and therefore are used for cuts, wounds, gum treatment, heavy menstruation... Viburnum berries good antiseptic, therefore, can be used during colds. Ease the situation when peptic ulcer, both the stomach and duodenum... They perfectly cleanse the body, as they are an excellent diuretic and choleretic agent.

The bark is harvested in April-May, during the period of sap flow. Decoctions from the bark eliminate spasms, calm the nerves. This has a beneficial effect on the work of the cardiovascular system, especially with hypertension. They have antibacterial properties and increase the tone of the uterus. Excellent help to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, relieve hemorrhoids.

Usually doctors recommend using folk remedies, made from viburnum, with various edema, to normalize the liver and, especially, with bleeding, especially uterine, after childbirth, with excessive menstruation. The beneficial properties of viburnum contribute to the restoration of immunity after a serious illness or surgery.

Symptoms, what diseases does it relieve?

Kalina has a pronounced positive effect on a number of diseases:

Infectious and colds- reduction of the main symptoms, antiseptic effect, has an antipyretic effect, increases immunity, eliminates symptoms.
Chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and their exacerbation, heals and has a beneficial effect on the liver, since it has a choleretic effect.
Cardiovascular disease - not only relieves symptoms, but also has a healing effect.
Diabetes - Lowers blood sugar.
Menstruation and menopause - significantly reduces discomfort.
Bleeding itself of different origins- blood coagulates quickly.
Edema, kidney disease - has a mild diuretic effect.
Skin lesions - eliminates infection, relieves inflammation and redness, heals burns.

Viburnum juice: benefits and harms

Viburnum juice is most often used for colds and coughs. From the point of view of medicine, this is the most safe remedy... Natural antibiotics and tannins actively relieve cold symptoms, and vitamins and minerals raise immunity, forcing the body to actively fight the disease. Therefore, the benefits of viburnum in treatment viral infections obvious.

Viburnum juice is effective for the following diseases:

Tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Method of application - drinking. At the same time, viburnum juice kills pathogenic bacteria, relieves swelling of the pharynx, throat, nasopharynx.
Gum disease, stomatitis. Method of application - rinsing. Well relieves inflammation of the gums and oral mucosa, reduces pain.
Skin inflammations - boils, abscesses. Method of application - lotions. The boil opens faster, the skin is cleansed, the inflammation goes away faster.

Recipes with viburnum in folk medicine

The healing properties of viburnum in folk medicine are actively used to get rid of all kinds of ailments. Here are the most effective and time-tested recipes:

Hypertension - viburnum juice with honey

A kilogram of berries will require a glass of water and sugar, as well as two tablespoons of honey.

You need to crush the berries so that the juice appears. Strain the puree and squeeze out the liquid. Pour the remaining mass with water and boil for about 5 minutes, then strain. Mix the squeezed juice and compote. Add honey and stir well. Let it brew a little.

It is required to consume the mixture three times a day, a couple of tablespoons of tablespoons half an hour before meals.

Cardiovascular problems - kvass from viburnum and beets

Three liters of water will require a kilogram of viburnum and beetroot fruits, a glass of honey.

Boil Kalina in a liter of water. Grind the beets and cook in a liter of water too. Then combine the beetroot and viburnum broth together and add honey. Boil this mixture, and then, after cooling, pour into glass containers and store in the refrigerator. This remedy will help cleanse blood vessels and relieve spasms.

Colds - tea with viburnum

Rubbed with sugar viburnum, one or two teaspoons, add to hot tea and drink three times a day. This product will help reduce fever and remove unpleasant symptoms, increase the body's resistance to flu or other colds.

Cough, bronchitis - honey with viburnum

Two cups of honey will require two tablespoons of viburnum fruits. Heat the honey in a water bath until it becomes hot. Then add the grated berries to it and mix. To receive the infusion, it should be carefully covered to keep warm, leaving it to ripen. remedy within six hours.

Consume up to five times a day for a teaspoon or tablespoon, depending on the state of the body, while not forgetting to control blood pressure. If the indicators are below the norm, you need to stop taking the funds for a while.

Berry blanks for the winter

Kalina can be prepared for the winter with the most different ways so that you can not only use the berry for treatment at any time, but also diversify the "boring" winter dishes. Even a healthy person in the cold season needs to maintain health with the help natural vitamins strengthening the immune system.

Freezing

One of the most better ways prepare viburnum for the winter and save all the nutrients contained in it - this is freezing.

This can be done in two ways.

Remove the berries from the twigs, spread them in a thin layer on a wooden cutting board, then freeze. Pour frozen berries into a plastic bag, then put in freezer for storage.
Place the bunches with berries in containers or bags for freezing and send to the freezer.

Canned juice

Another way is to prepare viburnum juice. A kilogram of fruit should be well washed under running water. Then pour into an enamel pan, add a liter of water. Cook them until tender.

Next, the berries should be poured into cheesecloth and squeezed. Then the juice obtained in this way should be allowed to rest for a couple of hours. Then add two hundred grams of sugar and heat the resulting juice. The sugar must completely dissolve in the liquid. Now, having cooled the liquid a little, strain the juice. Then, in order to complete the preservation process, it is necessary to heat it up again, almost to a boil, and immediately pour it into sterilized glass containers and roll it up.

Viburnum, mashed with sugar

Pick up the fruits, wash, wait until the water drains. Then grind in a blender or meat grinder, turning them into puree. Now you should rub the resulting mass through a sieve in order for the puree to become homogeneous. A kilogram of sugar is added to seven hundred grams of mashed potatoes. Knead a mass of mashed fruits well so that the sugar is completely dissolved. Puree is stored in the refrigerator, in sterilized jars.

Contraindications to the use of viburnum

In addition to useful properties, the viburnum berry can have an adverse effect on the body during pregnancy and blood prone to increased clotting, thrombosis. A complete ban - for allergies.

These are the main contraindications, but there are some more caveats:

Increased acidity and the resulting chronic gastritis... You can use viburnum, but in small doses and only in remission. At the time of exacerbation of these chronic diseases, you cannot eat viburnum, you cannot drink its juice.
Ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. Kalina is allowed to be used in small doses, but all folk remedies are contraindicated, where it is combined with honey.
Hypotension. In this case, viburnum berries should not be consumed, since it helps to reduce blood pressure... Better to wait for the pressure to rise and stabilize.

Highly useful berry, already little known to modern city dwellers, is viburnum. But in the villages these shrubs are still grown and the berries are used to heal and increase immunity in winter. Not everyone can just eat it because of the specific bitter taste. But in many traditional medicine recipes

viburnum is used. What this berry helps with, you need to know, because it is very useful. It is no coincidence that the people have created so many songs about the red viburnum.

Useful properties of viburnum

People have long believed that it helps against 99 diseases. One of the few berries that can be picked in winter to replenish vitamin stores is viburnum. From what she helps, all the hostesses knew before. In case of any illness, brewed aromatic tea from twigs and fruits of viburnum. It has anti-inflammatory properties, cures coughs, lowers blood pressure and fights neuroses and insomnia.

Viburnum fruits contain many vitamins, natural organic acids and beneficial for digestion tannins... Therefore, viburnum is used as a vitamin and to normalize metabolism. It is also very useful to make masks from this berry: they rejuvenate the skin, treat inflammation and acne. There are many more properties that viburnum possesses. What else does she help from?

Viburnum broths and juice are taken for neuroses, insomnia and headaches. It has general tonic properties, improves immunity and even helps with oncological diseases... A decoction of fruits and twigs perfectly cleanses the body of toxins and stimulates the intestinal muscles.

Viburnum decoction

Kalina heals many diseases, but not everyone can eat it fresh, as it contains a bitter glycoside. Therefore, it is most often used as a decoction. To prepare it, you need to grind and pour the berries hot water... Take a glass of water for two spoons. Heat the resulting solution for 15 minutes, preferably in a water bath. This should be done in an enamel bowl.

The cooled and strained broth is mixed with honey and drunk like tea. You can take up to three glasses of infusion daily. Best of all, it helps with neuroses and vascular spasms. The constant intake of a decoction with honey can cure the incipient hypertension, since viburnum helps with pressure. If the broth is also done with the addition of plant twigs, then it cures persistent cough and

How to keep viburnum for the winter

The taste of viburnum softens when frozen, so it is recommended to hang it on the veranda and eat after the first frost. The only berry that tastes better after freezing is viburnum. From what it helps, it becomes clear if you learn that it contains a large amount of vitamin C. A tablespoon of berries provides daily requirement person in it.

It is recommended to prepare more viburnum for the winter by freezing it or making juice with honey. You can not just eat it or drink juice, very delicious condiments and sauces are obtained with the addition of viburnum. Nowadays, women should remember what the red viburnum helps from, and more often include this amazing berry in the diet of your family.