Cherry belongs to the family of drupaceous. Homeland of cherries is Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Cherry got into Europe under very curious circumstances. According to the testimony of Pliny the Elder, Roman general Lucullus, after the brilliant victories gained over Mithridates the King, had brought with him the whole cherry tree with fruit from the Crimea, which the Warriors carried in front of him like a precious trophy during the triumphal entry of the commander into Rome.Cherries contain from 7,5 to 14,5% of sugar and from 0,87 to 2,5% of acids. Cherry fruits contain pectin - 11 mg, vitamin A - 0,3-0,55 mg, vitamin C - 15 mg, vitamin PP - 0,25-0,4 mg, as well as nitrogen, tannins, coloring agents, and keracyanin.
The benefits of cherries are a lot to talk about. As a medicine not only juice is used, but also bark and leaves of the tree. For colds and fever treatment, in folk medicine cherry juice is used as an antipyretic. For treatment of bronchitis and tracheitis in folk medicine cherry juice is also applied for cough relief and as an expectorant. For treatment of hepatitis a decoction of leaves is used. The recipe is simple: pour a glass of milk into 10 g of dry ground material, boil on low heat for 30 minutes, strain, and take 0,3 glass 3 times a day.
As a haemostatic at a nose bleed and skin integument damage fresh cherry leaves or their decoction are used. Decoction of young cherry branches produce a good effect and are proscribed at chronic colitis. Cherry fruits are used as a remedy for anemia. Thanks to a significant amount of iron and Vitamin C cherry juice strengthen blood capillary, it can lower high blood pressure, and raise the body resistance to negative factors.
Cherry-berries are widely used in cooking. Jam, jelly, stewed fruits, fools, mousses, fillings for pies, pastries, cakes and tarts can be cooked with them. Not only fresh cherry fruits are used. You can dry them; or cook jam, stewed fruit, jellies and syrups, fruit drinks and fine liqueurs, cordials and wine. Cherry leaves are used for pickling vegetables.
Nutritionists have developed a cherry diet. It helps strengthening of the immune system, fast and safe weight loss. The benefit of the diet lies in the fact that eating cherries as the main food product lowers blood sugar level. The diet is designed for 2 weeks. During the day you need to eat 1 kilogram of cherries, and exclude flour products, sugar and alcohol. Regular consumption of the berries prevents deposition of fat in waist area.
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