Grape berries are a high-calorie product, have a great taste, and are also an excellent tool for the treatment of a considerable list of diseases. One of the books devoted to self-medication with various plants and their fruits tells about a certain patient with a diagnosis of cancer, who was able to recover from a terrible disease, eating grapes for 90 days.
But this does not mean that grapes must now be recognized as a remedy for all ailments and begin to eat it in insane volumes, especially since there are contraindications in its use.
Before treatment begins, specialist consultation is necessary, and only then you can start consuming grapes, the beneficial properties of which are undeniable.
Grape therapy began to be practiced by the healers of Ancient Greece, Rome and the East. This direction has its name - ampelotherapy. Hippocrates also wrote about the therapeutic and dietary properties of grapes. This type of treatment is common in Buddhist and Islamic countries. But even in Europe, grapes have become popular, the useful properties of which were discovered 2000 years ago and are confirmed today by modern physicians.
At the beginning of the last century, Russia also heard about grape healing, when it was first proposed by the Yalta doctor V.N. Dmitriev, and the Anapa doctors supplemented the whole complex for children. Currently, various clinics, as well as Black Sea resorts, are promoting ampelotherapy as a novelty for the layman.
What is grape useful for?
Let's take a closer look. Grape berries, as well as their juice, only at first glance seem to be just dietary products. In fact, they have a diuretic, laxative and pathogenic effect. In this regard, grapes, whose beneficial properties help treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidney and liver diseases, metabolic disorders and many other ailments, began to gain popularity.
Berry juice is able to instantly penetrate the blood, as well as quickly absorbed by the body. In that there is a similarity with honey, and in chemical composition the juice is close to breast milk.
Grapes contain vitamins that are directly related to the circulatory system. For example, coumarin is a substance found in plants, including grapes. But the coumarin of grape berries has not been fully studied, one thing is for sure - this substance normalizes the blood coagulation process. Red grapes are especially good, the beneficial properties of which affect the circulatory system.
Perhaps for someone it seems strange, but grape wine is very useful . Naturally, in moderate doses. It has excellent bactericidal properties - it can kill cholera vibrio and E. coli. It is also characterized by high antitoxic and diuretic indices, quickly reduces blood cholesterol, and also normalizes blood pressure. But do not forget that this is a limited dose.
As you know, grapes are contraindicated in patients with diabetes. But sooner or later, this ban will be officially lifted. Some doctors already offer their patients not to completely limit themselves in the use of this berry, but only to control the level of sugar in their blood.
Grapes, the beneficial properties of which have long been well known, can and should be consumed in various diseases, such as anemia, mild tuberculosis, heart disease, exhaustion of the nervous system, insomnia, hypertension, metabolic disorders, gout, constipation and others. But you should not neglect visiting a doctor, as well as passing a urine test for sugar. Do not forget that grapes are a high-calorie product and you run the risk of gaining excess weight if you do not actively engage in physical activity during ampelotherapy.