Rowan black( aronia, ashberry, aronia) - the bush has a height of up to 3 meters and sprawling branches. The ashberry flowers have a white color and an unintentional smell. Fruits are black with a tart sour-sweet taste. It prefers to grow in a temperate or cold climate. It is commonly believed that the birthplace of aronia is Canada. In Russia, chokeberry was brought in the XVIII century, originally it served as an ornamental plant, which was planted to decorate gardens and parks.
- chemical composition
- Benefits
- organism When
- atherosclerosis When thyroid diseases
- When
- hypertension In diseases
- digestive When excess
- weight When anemia
- To normalize
- pressure In various
- skin lesions In influenza and acute respiratory
- In diabetesdiabetes
- The use of preventive
- Tonic tea
- Juice preparation
- Wine recipe
- Classic tincture
- Tincture with nailsika
- Tincture with lemon
- Tincture with honey and oak bark
- Jam with no additives
- Jam with cranberries
- Jam with black currant
- Contraindications
- Procurement and storage
Officially in Russia, the use of aronia was recognized in the 60s of the XX century. Its medical properties are fixed by pharmacopoeial articles of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation under the numbers FS.2.5.0002.15( fresh) and FS.2.5.0002.15( dry) fruits of chokeberry aronia.
Chemical composition
The composition is rich in:
- Natural sugars - are natural, easily assimilated sources of energy.
- Pectin - reduces cholesterol, cleanses the body of harmful substances.
- Flavonoids - have anti-inflammatory, antitumor and antiviral effects.
- Retinol( vitamin A) - a fortifying antioxidant, which has a beneficial effect on the reproductive system.
- Tocopherol( vitamin E) - improves the regeneration of tissues, slows down their aging and destruction, has antitumor effect.
- Vitamins of group B - normalize the functioning of the nervous system, stabilize the level of sugar in the blood.
- Potassium - has a beneficial effect on the cardiac and vascular systems.
- Magnesium - affects the condition of bone and muscle tissue, regulates blood sugar levels.
- Iodine - increases the elasticity of blood vessels, stimulates brain activity and neutralizes microbes.
- Iron - protects the body from bacteria, synthesizes the hormones of the thyroid gland, participates in the formation of hemoglobin.
- Routine - strengthens capillaries and vascular walls.
Benefits for the body
Thanks to its wide range of useful elements and vitamins, aronia is widely used in folk and official medicine. Application is not only fresh fruits of mountain ash, but also leaves, flowers, bark and dried berries.
to the table of contents ^When atherosclerosis
Chokeberry is used in the amount of up to 100 grams of fresh berries for 3 weeks, 3 times daily before meals. To enhance the effect at the same time it is necessary to take vitamin C-rich drinks, for example, black currant juice, rose hip tea and the like.
to the table of contents ^For diseases of the thyroid gland
To consume flowers of mountain ash.2 teaspoons pour 1 cup of boiling water and insist in a thermos night. Take ¼ cup 3 times a day for 2 weeks.
With hypertension
It is shown to take fresh blackberry juice with honey. To do this, dilute in 50 grams of freshly squeezed juice 1 tablespoon of liquid honey consistency. Drink before meals several times a day. The term of treatment can last up to one and a half months.
For diseases of the digestive system
4 tablespoons of dried berries pour 2 cups of boiling water and insist in a thermos for half a day. Take infusion follows half an hour before meals.
to table of contents ^With excess weight
It is necessary to eat a handful of black mountain ash berries for half an hour before meals. Teas with the addition of dried mountain ash will help reduce the feeling of hunger.
to the table of contents ^With anemia
To consume up to 200 grams of fresh berries per day. To enhance the effect of berries should be washed down with decoction of rose hips or take ascorbic acid.
to contents ^To normalize the pressure of
Prepare freshly squeezed juice of chokeberry and dilute it in a 1 to 1 ratio with apple or cherry. Use should be up to 200 milliliters per day, dividing them into 2 doses.
to table of contents ^For various skin lesions
Treatment of wounds, rashes, trophic ulcers. It is necessary to squeeze fresh juice out of fresh berries and make a compress out of it. In addition, for compresses is suitable and decoction of leaves of mountain ash. If the rash on the skin is allergic, then in addition to the compress, you should take freshly squeezed berry juice inside.
With flu and ARD
Take mors from rowan, jam or broth. To prepare a decoction of 100 grams of dried berries pour a liter of boiling water. Infusion should be aged for 8 hours, and then, after filtering, take 50 milliliters several times a day.
to table of contents ^In case of diabetes
Dry berries of black chokeberry are placed in a thermos and poured with boiling water in the ratio of 1 tablespoon of berries per 1 liter of boiling water. Drink the resulting broth is recommended up to 4 times a day for 2-3 tablespoons.
to the table of contents ^Application preventive
For prevention of various diseases it is recommended to use teas, wine, jams, tinctures.
to the table of contents ^Toning tea
Dried aronia pour boiling water and heat over low heat for 10 minutes, then insist for 6 hours. Before use, strain and refrigerate. You should consume 3 glasses a day.
to contents ^Preparation of juice
Ingredients:
- Berries of black ashberry - 300 grams;
- Sugar - 200 grams;
- Water - 1 liter.
Prepared berries pour into glass containers. Thoroughly mash with a jug until smooth. Got the mashed potatoes in a gauze or tissue bag, squeeze out the juice. Pour the cake with water in the ratio of 1 kilogram of berries to 1 glass of water and leave for an hour. Repeat the procedure of pressing the juice. Producing it is necessary until the ashberry completely gives up all the juices. Sterilize the container in which you are going to store the juice. The resulting juice strain, pour over the containers and roll up the lid.
to contents ^Recipe for wine
Ingredients:
- Blackberry ashberry - 5 kilograms;
- Sugar - 1 kilogram;
- Raisins - 50 grams( not washed);
- Water - 1 liter.
Chop the berries of rowan so that there are not any left whole. Fill mashed berries with half a sugar. To stimulate the fermentation process, add unwashed berries of raisins. Stir the mixture thoroughly until smooth.
The capacity is covered with gauze and leave at a temperature of 18 to 25 degrees Celsius for a week. During this period, mix the mixture at least 3 times a day. After 7 days, the berries of the mountain ash should swell and rise to the surface. If a foam appears in the mixture when the hand is immersed, this means that it's time to move on to squeezing the juice. Squeeze out the pulp and pieces of peel juice. This can be done manually or through a press. Leave the remaining cake, but do not discard.
The resulting juice must be filtered into a container intended for fermentation( for example, a can), filling it with one-third. In the cake previously pressed, add the remaining sugar and warm water, stir the mixture well and leave in the heat for a week. Repeat the daily mixing procedure.
On the jar with the juice previously squeezed out, install the latex glove( medical) with the small hole for the air exhaust. Put in a dark room for fermentation with a temperature of at least 18 degrees. After settling the water with the oil cake, strain the resulting juice. Remnants of pulp and peel can now be discarded. From the container where wine is already fermenting, gently remove the glove, remove the foam, if any, and pour the juice into the container. After this, return the glove back.
The total duration of fermentation of wine is from 1 to 1.5 months. The completion of the process is determined by blowing off the glove, the absence of fermentation bubbles and general clarification of the wine. At this stage, young wine is produced. It should be carefully separated from the sediment, packed in bottles, in which the wine is supposed to be stored further. For maturation, put the bottles in a cool room for up to six months. Once a month it must be filtered out of the sediment. The finished wine is stored in a tightly closed container.
to contents ^Classical tincture
Ingredients:
- Berries of chokeberry - 1 kilogram;
- Alcohol( vodka, moonshine) - 1 liter;
- Sugar - to your liking.
Berries pour into a glass container. Add an alcoholic liquid to the level of 3 centimeters above the level of berries. If you want to add sugar, then you need to do this at this stage and mix thoroughly. Close the glass container with a lid and leave to infuse at room temperature for 60 days. Daily, shake or mix the contents of the container. Finish the tincture and pour into tightly closing bottles.
to table of contents ^Tincture with clove
Ingredients:
- Berries of chokeberry - 1,5 kg;
- Alcohol( vodka, moonshine) - 1 liter;
- Sugar - 500 grams;
- Cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- Carnation - 5 pieces.
Put the berry in a glass container and open it. Put the sugar and cloves into the mixture, stir until homogeneous, add cinnamon sticks. Tie up the container with gauze. It must be infused at room temperature for 2 days in a dark place. Pour alcohol into the mixture. Close the container tightly. Leave for 2 months in a dark place with a temperature of at least 18 degrees. Ready tincture is expressed and spread on a clean container.
to table of contents ^Tincture with lemon
Ingredients:
- Berries of chokeberry - 3 kg;
- Alcohol( vodka, moonshine) - 0,5 liters;
- Sugar - 200 grams;
- Water - 200 milliliters;
- Lemon - 3 pieces.
Put the berry into a three-liter jar, not reaching the top. From the lemons squeeze the juice. Add to the mountain ash water, sugar, lemon juice and alcohol. Close tightly and put for 20 days in a cool dark place. At the end of the infusion, strain the beverage, pour into bottles and leave for another 14 days. After 2 weeks, the tincture is ready for use.
to contents ^Tincture with honey and bark of oak
Ingredients:
- Berries of chokeberry - 1,5 kg;
- Alcohol( vodka, moonshine) - 1 liter;
- Honey - 2 tablespoons;
- Oak bark - to your liking.
Rinse and sorted berries pour into the jar. Wash the bark. Add the honey to the mountain ash, put the bark of oak. The resulting mixture pour vodka and mix. Close the jar with a tight lid. Place the container in a warm place for 3 months for infusion. Periodically shake the contents. After the drink is filtered and bottled.
to contents ^Jam without additives
Ingredients:
- Berries of chokeberry - 1 kilogram;
- Sugar - 1 kilogram.
Prepare the berry puree. Berries can be crushed by tolks or passed through a combine or meat grinder. The resulting berry mass is mixed with sugar. Sugar should dissolve in berry juice. Sugar mixture put on a slow fire and, stirring constantly, cook for 5 minutes. Prepare the warm jam in sterile jars, cover them with lids and sterilize again. To do this, cover the jars with cans and send them to a pan with water. Then roll down the jars.
to table of contents ^Jam with cranberries
Ingredients:
- Berries of black ashberry - 500 grams;
- Cranberry Berries - 100 grams;
- Sugar - 500 grams;
- Freshly squeezed apple juice - 100 milliliters;
- Freshly peeled apple - 100 grams;
- Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon.
Blanch the prepared rowan, to do this, lower it for a few minutes into boiling water. Mix the juice of apple and lemon, place in enamelware. Put in the sugar, cook the syrup. Add cranberries, mountain ash and sliced apples into small syrup. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool for several hours. Cook the berries for 10-15 minutes again. Cool the mixture again. After 3 boiling pack the warm jam on a clean dry container, roll it up.
to the table of contents ^Jam with black currant
Ingredients:
- Blackberry ashberry - 550 grams;
- Black currant berries - 550 grams;
- Sugar - 1 kilogram.
Thoroughly rinse and pick berries. Dry from residues of water. Lay the berries and sugar in a clean glass container with layers. Leave in a cool place until juice starts to separate. Leave the berries with sugar in a dark cool place for 2 days. The resulting berry mass is transferred to enameled dishes and boil over low heat, stirring constantly, until it is completely thickened. Pack the finished jam over sterile jars and roll them.
to table of contents ^Contraindications
You should also use chicken barley with caution, if you suffer from constipation, increased blood coagulability or hypotension above 2 nd.
to contents ^Procurement and storage of
Berries of aronia may be stored in fresh, frozen, dried and canned form.
Freshly stored ashberry - from 3 to 7 days, in a cool dry place - up to 1 month.
For drying, the berries are washed and laid out on a flat surface under bright sun rays. Can be dried in the oven or a special device for drying. Dried berries are to be stored for 2 years, leaves and flowers - 1 year.
Before freezing, the berries are not washed, partially packaged in bags or other containers and frozen. Shelf life is up to 1 year.
Wine from aronia berries berries is stored up to 5 years.
Alcohol tinctures have almost unlimited storage.