At the end of spring, our body simply needs vitamins. One of the first, as a rule, sweet cherry spoils us with them. Bright, sweet, juicy - this is all sweet cherry. Its calorie content is small, only 50 kcal per 100 grams. In addition to being a wonderful berry, it quickly sings, it still has incomparable taste and aroma.
Many vitamins (PP, C, B, K, E) and minerals (calcium, iron, copper, iodine, phosphorus, manganese, etc.) contain cherries. Calorie provides her with a large amount of sugar. Due to its unique ability to increase appetite, cherries have a tonic and restorative effect.
Due to the high content of nutrients, cherries are especially useful during pregnancy and lactation. It has a beneficial effect on the health and well-being of the mother and the development of the child.
Sweet cherry is not a medicinal product, but may help with some diseases. For example, with hypertension and atherosclerosis. With anemia and problems with the intestines, it is also recommended to eat cherries.
What is the use of sweet cherry for various blood diseases? Due to the presence of a large amount of iron, this berry is indispensable for anemia. Coumarins contained in cherries thin the blood and prevent blood clots. They help the body remove excess cholesterol. The excess of anthocyanins in cherries perfectly strengthen capillaries and lower blood pressure.
When treating a cough, it will be very useful to cook and drink compote from berries. It must be hot and savory. Sugar, as you know, irritates the sore throat even more and, therefore, only harms. With rheumatism and digestive disorders, they drink cherry juice several times a day for half a glass.
A sufficiently large amount of fiber and the unique substance of amygdalin contains cherries. The calorie content of berries should not scare the fair sex. These substances stimulate digestion, help regulate metabolism, eliminate dysbiosis and constipation. Cherry is often recommended as a source of nutrients in a wide variety of diets. As an excellent diuretic, a cherry decoction is used. In this case, only pedicels should be used. Cherry, the calorie content of which can be somewhat confusing, in this case is used in the form of tea. With its help, you can quickly and easily get rid of extra pounds without harming the body.
Due to the fact that almost all carbohydrates contained in cherries are easily digestible fructose, berries are useful for people suffering from diabetes.
Cherry berries are widely used in cosmetology. The pulp of the fruit helps protect the skin from environmental hazards. It perfectly moisturizes, deeply cleanses, softens the skin, tightens pores and removes dead cells.
Unpleasant skin diseases such as acne, psoriasis, eczema can be cured with this unique berry. For skin care make masks from its pulp. A mask from this berry and sour cream will help soothe and moisturize dry skin. Remove oily sheen, narrow pores using a mask of cherries and strawberries. A mixture of pink, white, yellow cherries is very useful for dry and normal skin. In addition to useful properties, such masks give the skin an unusually gentle and pleasant aroma.
In order to prepare a mask based on cherries, you can use not only pulp, but also juice. Peeled, washed and mashed berries are filtered through cheesecloth. The resulting juice is rubbed into the skin of the face. Such a mask can be done 2-3 times a week for 15 minutes.
It is worth noting that the choice of berries should be approached responsibly. In ripe berries, cuttings should be green. If they turned yellow, then the cherry is overripe and has lost most of its beneficial qualities. You should not eat many berries at a time: bloating may occur.