Kalina is a wild shrub, which is often grown as a decoration. The benefits of red viburnum can be spoken endlessly, it is used for culinary, cosmetic and medicinal purposes. The height of the bush of ordinary Kalina is usually 3-4 meters. Inflorescence of white in the form of umbrellas. The berries are bright red rounded, collected in a brush, taste a little bitter. The healers regard the Kalina as a magical shrub. They say that it takes away negative energy, with one touch. Especially helps women.
- Chemical Composition
- Useful Properties
- Prescription for use
- For therapeutic purposes
- For excessive bleeding and hypertension
- For oncology, heart and gastrointestinal diseases
- For dysmenorrhea and hemorrhoids
- For the removal of heat and inflammation
- For bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cough
- From yeast stomatitis in children
- From sore throat
- From diarrhea
- For cosmetic purposes
- Calyx puree
- Mask against wrinkles
- Repairing mask
- Mask for greasesecond skin
- Hair Mask
- culinary purposes
- Compote
- Jelly Jam Jam
- Syrup Harvesting and storage
- harm and contraindications
chemical composition of berries of Viburnum - a whole pantry of vitamins. And let not everyone likes her taste, but the number of useful substances in this unusual berry is not enough competitors.
Its structure includes:
- vitamins C, E, A;
- potassium, calcium, iron;
- organic acids: ascorbic, malic, acetic, valeric, lemon and coffee;
- tanning and resinous substances;
- ether-like compounds.
Useful properties
The plant has many useful properties for humans. For medicinal purposes are used: bark, berries, inflorescences, leaves and bones of fruits. On their basis, a large number of medicines are being prepared.
- Kalina provides the body with a lot of essential vitamins and minerals.
- Decoction from the bark of red viburnum serves as an anesthetic, stops bleeding, treats sclerosis, helps with liver and kidney diseases, periodontitis, migraine, insomnia, and with mental disorders such as hysteria, neurosis, convulsions.
- Infusion of calyx bark is recommended for the removal of toxic substances from the body, as well as with angina and diathesis.
- A decoction of berries for viburnum treats pneumonia, cough, hypertension and colds. And with the addition of honey, the broth helps to recover from colds, fever, diarrhea.
- Infusion of berries is indispensable in the treatment of boils and eczema.
- Fresh vine juice treats jaundice and helps with liver diseases.
- Viburnum berries have laxative effect and relieve coronary heart disease.
- Decoction of inflorescence removes inflammation, helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, promotes a good appetite.
- Juice leaves of the guelder rose helps restore the body after prolonged illnesses. For skin diseases, it is recommended to lubricate the affected areas with juice.
- The bones of red viburnum are beneficial for indigestion, and have a diaphoretic effect. Decoction of the bones of viburnum helps with intestinal disorders, especially in children.
- Frequent consumption of calendula berries for food will help to rid the child of allergies and will significantly strengthen the immune system.
Recipes for application of
to the table of contents ^For therapeutic purposes
to contents ^For excessive bleeding and hypertension
Composition:
- 10 grams of calyx bark;
- 200-250 milliliters of water.
Berries pour boiling water, infuse for about 3 hours. Drink a tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
to the table of contents ^For oncology, heart disease and gastrointestinal tract
Ingredients:
- 2-3 table spoons of Kalina fruit;
- 200-250 milliliters of water.
Grind the berry with a blender or crush, add water and put the cook on low heat. After 15 minutes, remove the broth in a cold place, after cooling to filter. Drink 3 times a day for 1/3 cup before eating.
to table of contents ^For dysmenorrhea and hemorrhoids
Composition:
- 1 tablespoon of calyx bark;
- 100 milliliters of alcohol.
Fill the bark with alcohol, put it in a cold place for 7 days, then filter it. Eat 30-40 drops, for a while before eating.
to the table of contents ^To relieve heat and inflammation
Composition:
- 50 grams of berries with bones;
- 200 milliliters of boiling water.
Pour the berries with water, then cook for about 10 minutes. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day with food.
to contents ^From bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cough
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of viburnum fruit;
- 200-250 milliliters of water;
- 1 tablespoon of honey.
Berries suppress and fill with water. Put on the stove and after boiling, cook for 20 minutes. Ready to cool the decoction of the broth and add honey to it. Every 2 hours take 1 tablespoon.
From yeast stomatitis in children
Ingredients:
- 50 milliliters of viburnum juice;
- 1 tablespoon of honey.
Press the red viburnum juice and cook it with honey. Use this medicine to lubricate the oral cavity of the child.
to table of contents ^From sore throat
Composition:
- 1 tablespoon of viburnum inflorescences( can be dried);
- 200-250 milliliters of water.
To get medical infusion, infuse the inflorescence with boiling water and insist for about an hour. After gargling 3-4 times a day.
to table of contents ^From diarrhea
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of dried leaves of viburnum;
- 200-250 milliliters of boiling water.
Pour the leaves with boiling water, wait until the tea is boiled( about 10-15 minutes).Drink for 5 receptions.
For cosmetic purposes
Cosmetology uses various calves, which have a refreshing, rejuvenating and narrowingpore action. Healing, saturated with vitamins, oil of fruits of red Kalina is successfully realized as a cosmetic additive.
to the table of contents ^Calyx puree
Stretch and wipe through the sieve the required amount of viburnum. Bones and peel should separate from the pulp. Puree is useful as a basic ingredient for masks.
to table of contents ^Anti-wrinkle mask
Composition:
- 1 tablespoon puree of Kalina;
- 1 egg yolk;
- 0.5 teaspoon of honey;
- 1 dessert spoon of vegetable oil.
First mix honey with yolk, beat up a little, then add butter and puree. Apply a thin layer on the skin, hold for about 15 minutes.and wash off. With frequent application, small mimic wrinkles decrease noticeably.
back to contents ^Repairing mask
Ingredients:
- 6 teaspoons of guelder rose juice;
- 15 milliliters of olive oil;
- 1 teaspoon of honey;
- 1 egg yolk.
Mix all the ingredients, apply on clean steamed skin, hold for 10 minutes and rinse. With regular use, facial skin looks great, even without tonal remedies.
to contents ^Mask for oily skin
Composition:
- 1 tablespoon puree of Kalina;
- 1 egg white.
Stir the ingredients. Apply the mask for 15 minutes to face, then rinse. Immediately after use, freshness of the skin will appear, the pores will narrow significantly, the oily shine will disappear.
to the table of contents ^Hair mask
The product makes the hair strong, gives it volume and strengthens.
You need to apply the juice of the viburnum along the entire length of the hair, paying special attention to the roots. Hold for about an hour, then rinse.
to contents ^For culinary purposes
to contents ^Compote
Composition:
- bunch of viburnum;
- a glass of rose hips;
- 300 grams of apples( can be dried);
- 3 liters of water;
- sugar to taste.
Berries, apples and rosehips pour water, put on a stove and boil 10 minutes after boiling. Ready to sweeten the compote to taste.
to the table of contents ^Kissel
Composition:
- 1 bunch of viburnum;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- 40-60 grams of starch;
- water;
Clean the pure berries in a saucepan. Add to it 2 liters of water and boil for 15 minutes. At this time, dissolve the starch in half a glass of water. Ready broth strain through gauze, pour sugar, again bring to a boil and pour starch, after cooking for another 25 minutes. Leave to cool for thickening.
to contents ^Jem
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of viburnum;
- 1 kilogram of sugar;
- 400 ml of water.
Berries are best used frostbitten. Grind them on a meat grinder, add sugar and water. Boil until cooked. After cooking, you can roll in cans.
to contents ^Jam
Ingredients:
- 0,8 kg of sugar;
- 1 kilogram of calyx berries;
- 250 ml of water.
Pure berries to lay in an aluminum container and put in the oven 180 degrees before softening, then pour the calina with hot syrup. Cook 2 times with an interval of 7-8 hours on a small fire until boiling.
to contents ^Syrup
Ingredients:
- 1 liter of viburnum juice;
- 2 kilos of sugar.
To prepare a tasty syrup, you need to pour sugar into the juice, boil, remove the foam. After boil for another 5 minutes.
to contents ^Procurement and storage of
Collect viburnum usually in September. Collect carefully, avoiding damage. Rip off the brush, not the berry separately. Put the crop in the basket.
Keep the viburnum acceptable in fresh form, hung with bunches on ropes. A good solution is to dry the berry in the oven or in a special dryer. Keep the dried berries in rag bags.
Harm and contraindications
To exclude from calf diet:
- to pregnant women due to possible allergy and high probability of uterine contraction;
- with hypotension, because the immense eating of berries for people with low blood pressure is extremely dangerous and can cause even a loss of consciousness;
- with increased acidity;
- for joint diseases;
- with gout;
- with thrombophlebitis;
- with increased blood clotting;
- in renal ailments.
To enjoy this berry you need with extreme caution. If you eat too many berries, the body may develop a rash.