Named the beneficial properties of strawberries.
Strawberry – a delicious treat created by nature to please our eyes and our stomach.
Strawberry is literally the symbol of pleasure, possesses an extraordinary aroma, taste and even color.
However, the pleasure that it gives us – it’s not all her dignity. This beautiful berry has many healing properties.
The reason a large number of medicinal characteristics of strawberries lies in the high content of vitamins and minerals as well as antibiotics and antiradiation inherent in her nature.
What vitamins and minerals are in strawberries?
Strawberries have many vitamins, including A, B1, B2, B9, C, E, K, N and PP. Moreover, in combination with the available in this fruit pectin these vitamins are a great defender of the human body from radiation.
In addition, in red gentle tubers contain minerals that are so essential to the body, namely, it has a high content of potassium, manganese, boron, copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, iron, fluorine, cobalt, molybdenum, chromium, iodine.
Among other things, it has a strawberry plant antibiotics, such as salicylic acid, tannins, anthocyanins.
Strawberry – ancient medicine?
Useful properties of strawberries have been known since ancient times and was used for healing people. Some researchers even came to the conclusion that strawberries can be successfully used to combat cancer and for the treatment of cardiac and other diseases with a chronic character.
In ancient times, the strawberry was used to treat problems with the digestive system. In particular, these fruits are the berry was used to alleviate diarrhea, stomach pain, and the roots and leaves was considered a good medicine for the treatment of gout.
When fresh burns medicine men rubbed the affected area ripe berries, and it reduced redness.
But in Ancient Rome, strawberries were used for hygienic purposes – as a means to freshen the mouth. In addition, lemon juice has the property to lighten the stains on the tooth enamel. Roman citizens knew that this berry may slow down the inflammatory processes, reduce the temperature, to cure diseases of the blood. Strawberries are effective in the treatment of diseases of the liver and kidneys.
In what diseases will help the strawberries?
Strawberry has a positive effect on the General condition of the digestive system, improves appetite.
Also, this berry has diuretic and diaphoretic properties, and the presence of antioxidants — and even slow the aging process, helping to cleanse the body of toxins.
Folk medicine uses the strawberries for the treatment of hypertension, anemia, atherosclerosis, and uterine bleeding.
Modern medicine and strawberries
Modern researchers have proven what the ancient healers guessed it – strawberries, rather, the substance contained in do have impressive positive effects on the body and human health. So the Romans actually well adept in the use of useful properties of strawberries.
As scientists have found that the antioxidant properties of strawberries takes the second (after blueberries) place among all the berries. This property has anthocyanin, which is responsible for the brightness of its color.
In addition, this substance contributes to the alleviation of neurologic problems in older people. Anthocyanins also help to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood and improve blood circulation and have a positive impact on the state of vision in patients with diabetes.
Although some people are allergic to strawberries, but for most people it works the opposite way – as an antihistamine because it prevents the penetration of histamine in the capillaries. This reduces the intensity of allergic reactions.
Among the numerous useful properties possessed by these red sweet tubers, there is also ellagic acid. As it became known in the research result, it is effective as a preventive measure against cancer. Ellagic acid can also prevent the development of birth defects, heart disease and liver.
Gallic acid which is also found in strawberries, has the ability to counteract cancer of the prostate. And the quercetin is a flavonoid that can fight various types of cancers and heart disease.
Strawberry is able to reduce the intensity of headaches thanks to the content of salicylic acid — the main active ingredient of aspirin. This acid is also often used in cosmetics – it is frequently used in the treatment of acne (acne), she is a frequent guest of cosmetic products, tonics and facial masks. Also it is used in the treatment of skin irritations (dermatitis) and dandruff.
Strawberry contains a record amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) – up to 260 micrograms per gram of berries.
Due to the high content of vitamin C, strawberries can be successfully used in the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, this vitamin helps reduce risk of age-related macular degeneration (dysfunction of the retina).
Another useful property of the strawberry is the presence of resveratrol, obladayuschie the ability to slow the aging process.
Strawberry helps the body to effectively resist the growth of staphylococci, pneumococci, and even the flu virus.
And thanks to its ability to increase metabolic processes in the body, the strawberries decided to adopt as a drug for the treatment of graves ‘ disease.
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