Forest strawberry: useful properties and contraindications

Many people love forest strawberries. This berry has a lot of useful properties for the human body.It is worth talking about what kind of benefits such a strawberry can bring and what harm can be from it.

Forest strawberry fruits have a spherical shape. Such a plant grows most often on dry slopes, and it can also be seen on forest edges, in pine plantations. Her flowers are same-sex. Forest strawberries can bring a considerable amount of benefit to the human body, namely:

• quenching thirst in hot weather;
• increased appetite, which contributes to the improvement of the digestive system;
• allows you to stop the inflammatory processes in the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract;
• helps alleviate the symptoms of anemia and relieves uterine bleeding (for this, the berries are best consumed fresh);
• helps the body with atherosclerosis;
• allows you to avoid stress and prolonged insomnia;

• helps to prevent diseases related to vision, since these berries are able to fight free radicals;
• has an anti-cancer effect on the body, which reduces the possibility of the appearance of cancer to a minimum;
• reduces blood pressure, which has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system;
• provides a decrease in blood sugar, so this berry can be used even for people who have diabetes;
• has a diuretic effect on the body, which contributes to the removal of excess fluid from it;
• allows for diseases associated with the liver;
• It helps strengthen the immune system, so that people suffer colds much easier;
• helps to improve memory and brain activity;

• perfectly affects the thyroid gland;
• helps to cleanse the skin, helps get rid of eczema and pigment spots on the body;
• allows you to cope with anemia and stabilize blood circulation;
• helps with hypertension;
• beneficial effect on iodine metabolism;
• helps with prolonged constipation;
• helps with atherosclerosis;
• helps cure dermatitis;
• stabilizes salt metabolism in the body;
• helps to reduce cholesterol, which occurs due to the content of calcium and magnesium in forest strawberries.

For the same purpose, meadow strawberries are perfect. Remember that forest strawberries have vitamin C in themselves, as well as citric and malic acids. Iron and calcium also exist in the fruits of this berry.

Not only berries, but also leafy plates with tails can boast of properties that people can enjoy. They can have a therapeutic effect on the human body. So, with strong boils and wounds, these parts of plants are heated and applied to the sore spot, which will help to quickly relieve pain and eliminate the consequences. In order to strengthen the immune system, you should regularly drink special decoctions made from strawberry leaves. If you have fibromyoma, then you are also recommended to periodically use infusions with this plant.

To prepare an effective decoction, you need to put dried leaves and forest strawberry tails (two tablespoons) in a thermos. After the raw material is poured boiling water, in this form the infusion is left for one hour so that it can infuse. The resulting liquid is recommended to drink all over the course of one day in three doses. Such decoctions have a great effect on human heart work, they can restore the processes associated with metabolism in the body. As well as these fluids contribute to the removal of kidney stones. People suffering from problems with the respiratory system, they will also be useful. Often they are drunk instead of tea.

Forest strawberry juice is often used to treat liver failure.And also it is perfect for those who suffer from scurvy. The flowers of this plant are used to create special therapeutic decoctions, designed to stabilize the work of the heart system. Strawberry forest juice helps reduce blood sugar and should be drunk. periodically on an empty stomach.

As the fruits of forest strawberries, and leaf plates, tails, flower buds are widely used in the cosmetic field. Of these components, special moisturizing masks are often prepared for the face and the whole body. These masks allow you to get rid of unpleasant acne, in addition, they contribute to the expansion of pores in the skin, slightly dry the skin.

Forest strawberry cosmetics can boast whitening properties. These cosmetic masks are recommended to gently rinse with fresh milk.

Many experts argue that the pulp of this strawberry contains a special antioxidant, which is able to significantly improve the processes of thinking. And also its action helps to improve the attention and mental work of a person. Remember that strawberries can act as an effective antimicrobial agent, because it affects the intestinal infection, the influenza virus. In this case, do not forget that you can eat it only if you do not suffer from diathesis.

Wild berry can also help with stomatitis. To do this, fresh berry is carefully kneaded and rubbed into the damaged area of ​​the oral cavity. When SARS and colds also use the fruits of such strawberries. In this case, the fruits are laid out in boiling water and left to stand in this form for one hour. Use the infusion three times a day.

Despite the fact that meadow strawberries have a lot of useful properties, it has a number of contraindications for the human body and can be harmful to health. So, it is better not to include it in the diet of pregnant, lactating girls, because the use of such strawberries in too large portions during these periods can even lead to slower development of the fetus.

If you have chronic appendicitis or frequent colic, then you should not eat forest strawberries too. Do not forget that this berry can dramatically increase the level of acidity in the body, so those people who suffer from an ulcer or gastritis, it should be consumed in limited quantities.

remember, that wood strawberries can cause a strong allergic reaction. Therefore, people who are subject to such actions should either completely eliminate this berry from their diet, or eat it only with dairy products, as they are able to neutralize such a strong allergen.

Some people suffer from individual intolerance to strawberries. In this case, this berry should be completely abandoned.

The calorie content of wood strawberries is about 41 kcal per 100 grams of product, therefore, it is permissible to add to the diet of those people who want to get rid of unwanted pounds. People suffering from obesity, you can also eat forest berry, while the portions of ripe fruit can be even large.

Often these fruits are used for fasting days, at this time you can even eat up to 1-1.5 kilograms per day.In addition, strawberry in its composition has glucose and fructose, which are easily absorbed by the body, which also allows you to include it in the diet during the diet.

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