There are products whose useful properties no one can doubt. Most of them, of course, are gifts of nature. These are fruits, vegetables, root crops and, of course, berries. Raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, strawberries - these berries, growing on personal plots, have long entered our lives and took their place in it. However, when it comes to, for example, lingonberries, blueberries or cranberries, many simply don’t know whether lingonberries and other wild berries are useful for the human body.
To hide the gaps in their knowledge, it is worthwhile to carefully study the positive properties of a particular berry. Today we will talk about such a gift of the forest as lingonberry, the beneficial properties of leaves and berries of which are quite diverse.
Lingonberry is a small evergreen shrub whose height is not more than 30-35 centimeters. Lingonberry berries are bright red, juicy, sweet and sour, have a slight bitter taste. Shrubs grow in coniferous and mixed forests, on dried peat bogs, mossy swamps.
Berries ripen in late summer or early fall - this is when lingonberries gather, the beneficial properties of berries and leaves of which are most pronounced. Berries contain about 8.6% sugars (mainly fructose), about 2% organic acids (oxalic, malic, citric), carotene, about 15% of useful vitamin C.
Due to the carotene contained in the berry, lingonberry helps to sharpen vision. Hypertensive patients are also recommended lingonberries, whose beneficial properties are able to lower blood pressure and, in addition, strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Lingonberry berries are also useful in case of pulmonary tuberculosis, kidney stone disease, catarrh of the stomach with insufficient acidity, anemia in pregnant women, and neurosis.
Lingonberry leaves are subjected to various treatment methods before use and contribute not only to the general strengthening of the body, but also to the treatment of rheumatism and various diseases of the genitourinary system. The list of diseases that use cranberry leaves also includes diabetes, gout, various kidney diseases.
There are actually many ways to cook lingonberry so that it is not only tasty, but also retains its useful properties. The most popular way to process berries is to make lingonberry jam. Fragrant, incredibly healthy, surprisingly tasty, with a beautiful ruby color, lingonberry jam is not only a treat, but also a healer.
They also make jelly and marinades from these berries. The soaked berries of this forest guest are in certain demand. It is also worth noting a lingonberry decoction, which, when feverish, quenches thirst perfectly. Thanks to the composition of benzoic acid, lingonberries can be stored fresh for a long enough time, but it would be better to fill it with cold water, if possible well. If we talk about leaves, then it is worth mentioning teas with lingonberries, infusions and decoctions of berries and leaves of lingonberries - the most affordable, popular and useful ways of cooking. However, there are lovers who add fresh lingonberry leaves to salads (both vegetable and fruit), and also use them as a decoration for desserts.
Thus, lingonberries, the useful properties of which make up a really extensive list, of course, are not a panacea for all ailments, but they can certainly provide tremendous help in some cases.
The advantage of most of these “folk” remedies is precisely that they can be used in treatment without going to a doctor. Unlike medications, lingonberries cannot harm the body, only good. Lingonberry, the beneficial properties of which we discussed, will be a great addition to your table and will always delight you with its healing properties.
Use the gifts of nature and be healthy!