Raspberry - long since the most revered in ourcountry berry. The combination of the benefits and unpretentiousness of this shrub causes a wide spread in folk medicine and in cooking. Berries of malinki are loved by everyone, because you can cook a lot of delicious desserts from them. And they are very useful, not only berries, but also raspberry leaves.
And so that all the properties of raspberry leaves showyourself in full force, you need to know how to properly prepare them. You need to collect when the end of May or June begins. It is advisable to dry them in the shade on the street. Then the raw material is placed in paper bags.
All useful properties of crimson leavesare conditioned by the content of essential ascorbic acid (ie, vitamin C), organic fruit acids, a large number of mineral salts, including salicylates, flavonoids, tannic and astringent compounds.
Raspberry leaves help with:
- catarrhal diseases - have anti-inflammatory, expectorant and antipyretic effect;
- angina;
- viral infections, while stimulating immunity;
- gynecological diseases;
- inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract;
- hemorrhoids;
- conjunctivitis.
Leaves raspberries used in fresh form, prepare broths (inside, lotions, rinsing).
Application of raspberry leaves
To get rid of acne (acne), fresh leaves must be crushed and used in the form of a mask - put on your face, hold it for 15-20 minutes, and then wash it off with warm water.
In diseases of the digestive tract and coldsshould take half a cup of unsweetened broth 4 times a day. With angina it is useful to gargle with a warm broth. With conjunctivitis, they also lubricate the eyes. With hemorrhoids, you can use crimson lotions.
To improve the condition of the hair and skin, you should regularly wash off the decoction from the leaves, and also rinse it after normal washing.
Also, the leaves of raspberries are included in the formulations of vitaminteas that are allowed to children to increase low resistance to infectious diseases, especially colds. The most effective in this case - a combination of tea, which consists of raspberry leaves, linden flowers and rose hips. To do this, the herbal mixture is poured with boiling water and insisted for a while, then cooled to a warm state and allowed to drink. For kids, a decoction of crimson leaves will be useful as a rinse aid for stomatitis.
Raspberry leaves during pregnancy
Raspberry during pregnancy is excellenta remedy for various diseases, because in this position, women are contraindicated a huge part of the drugs. And it is this red berries that can help, for example, with colds.
In general, raspberries have long been considered the besta home healer. After all, in its composition - fructose, organic acids, glucose, fiber, vitamins C, B2, PP, A, B1, trace elements, folic acid and essential oils. So this seemingly simple berry is a real storehouse of useful substances.
Decoction of crimson leaves was widelyapplication even in gynecology. For example, because of the content of folic acid in it, it is recommended for use in preparing for pregnancy. This is necessary for the body to accumulate all the necessary vitamins for a successful and healthy gestation of the baby.
But still, when you are pregnant, you should drinkraspberries with great care. Raspberry leaves slightly soften the ligaments near the birth canal. And this contributes to uterine fights and somewhat speeds up the process of the birth itself. Therefore, the ideal use of raspberries is suitable to relieve pain from fights.
So it is advisable to use raspberries during pregnancy only after the 32nd week. If you start drinking it earlier, you can even cause unplanned premature births.
Contraindications:
- chronic constipation;
- individual intolerance;
- Pregnancy before the 32nd week.
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