Raspberries at temperature: benefits and recipes

Many diseases are accompanied by fever.This phenomenon is very frequent, especially in autumn and spring in the period of catarrhal and viral diseases. Folk healers used raspberries to treat many ailments from ancient times. Our great-grandmothers always reserved this tasty natural medicine for the winter, and at the first symptoms of the disease they added a spoonful of raspberries to tea, promising a quick recovery. But indeed, this unique plant has many useful substances and healing properties.

The raspberry is a small semi-shrub of the Pink family. This bush was discovered in the 3rd century BC by scholars of ancient Greece. It grows in the European part of the country. The raspberry reaches a height of up to 1.5 m. The stems of the plant are erect, and the leaves are oval in dark green. The flowers are white, collected in inflorescences. Blossoming raspberries from June to August.

Fruits ripen quickly, have on the receptacle hairy small drupes. Raspberry berries can be either red or yellow, pink or even black. Gather them carefully, as they ripen in July and August, as the fruits are very delicate and fragile, the peel can be easily damaged. Raspberry juice has a bright red color, in cooking used as a natural dye.

Despite the small size of the berries, raspberries contain a huge amount of useful substances, such as:

• sugar - glucose, pentose, fructose;
• pectins - contribute to weight loss;
• essential oils have an antiseptic effect, inhibit the development of pathogenic microflora in the body;
• protein substances improve metabolic processes;
• vitamins - ascorbic acid, vitamins of group B, carotene, vitamin E increase immunity, restore the supply of useful substances;
• organic acids - citric, salicylic, tartaric and malic acids lower the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood;

• isoamyl and wine alcohols act against parasites;
• ketones - diacetyl, acetone;
• tannins have a great effect on the intestinal microflora;
• anthocyanins help fight pathogens;
• catechins fight inflammation;
• fixed oils.

Raspberries are very versatile, as its unique composition contains both its branches and leaves. Harvested raw materials in the following ways:

• raspberry berries for preparation for the winter can be frozen, grind with sugar, canned, cook compote, dried in the oven;
• the branches are harvested in the fall, dried thoroughly, and then placed in a glass container. You can store such raw materials for a year;
• raspberry leaves are harvested during the flowering period. It is at this time that they are as rich in nutrients as possible. Dry them in a hot room where there is little moisture. Store in paper or woven bags. The shelf life of such raw materials for about six months.

Due to the abundance of various components, raspberry has many beneficial properties, such as:

• due to the large amount of organic acids in the berries and twigs, this medicine perfectly reduces body temperature;
• antibacterial effect;
• increases secretory activity;
• anti-inflammatory action;
• increases weakened immunity;
• diaphoretic action;

• quenches thirst well;
• excretion of toxins from the body;
• strengthens the walls of the heart and blood vessels;
• normalization of blood coagulation;
• reduces puffiness;
• improves appetite;
• relieves pain;
• at high body temperature is well combined with medical methods of treatment, which allows you to quickly bring it down.

If you use only berries or raspberry branches in order to reduce the heat, you should not expect a long-lasting effect, as soon the temperature can rise again.

Raspberry also has contraindications, namely:

• if the body temperature is above 39 degrees, then the natural remedy is not able to cope with high fever numbers;
• allergic reactions;
• type 1 diabetes;
• stomach diseases in the acute stage;
• severe infectious diseases;
• pregnancy and lactation;
• children under 3 years old.

For pregnant women, it is important to know that taking raspberries and any other medicinal product is not an absolute contraindication. If he turns to a gynecologist, he will select an individual dosage of raspberry intake, which will only favorably affect pregnancy and enrich the body of the mother and child with useful components.

First you need to know these two basic rules that need to be used at high temperatures, such as:

• plentiful, hot drink helps to eliminate toxic substances and poisons from the body, which are formed when the body temperature rises from +37 to + 39ºC;
• provide a warm bed that will increase perspiration, and open windows for fresh air to circulate.

Adults take raspberries easier, as they are able to independently control their state of health, measure the temperature, and also monitor the body's response when using natural medicines as a ration.

Just do not forget that the use of raspberry as a febrifuge without the knowledge of the doctor can not, because it can worsen the patient's condition and even lead to complications. The average dosage for an adult is 1 tbsp. l 3 times a day at a temperature of + 37 ° C, and at + 38–39 ° C it should be increased to 6 times a day.

For children, raspberries are more a treat, not a medicine. That is why it can be given when the child has a sore throat, then only until the temperature rises. With the dosage, it is best to seek help from a pediatrician who will assess the condition of the baby, measure the height and weight of the body, and make up an individual dosage. Often with colds in children can only do with raspberries, which is suitable not only as a febrifuge, but also as an antibacterial, as well as enhance immunity.

It is worth remembering that the treatment of folk remedies is contraindicated for children under 3 years old, as it is possible to provoke an allergic reaction. In children from 5 to 10 years old, with diseases with increasing temperature, 1 tsp can be given. 2 times a day, the older child needs to increase the dosage up to 3-4 times per day. Raspberry leaves and twigs do not have special contraindications, so this is an excellent way to reduce the temperature in children.

First you need to take 2 cups of fresh or frozen raspberries (if there is dry, then it should be soaked in warm water, then follow the recipe), rub through a sieve, and then squeeze the juice. The marc needs to be filled with 1 liter of water and boiled for a few minutes, then strain the drink, cool it and add raspberry juice. To make the juice more pleasant to the taste, add 250 mg of granulated sugar or 4 tbsp. l honey Such a delicacy can be consumed 3 times a day when the temperature rises, adults need 1 glass and children 100–150 ml.

This recipe is different in that this compote does not need to be canned. 1 cup of raspberries should be poured into a boiling liter of water, and also add 0.5 cups of sugar there. It’s necessary to boil the drink for 15–20 minutes, and then cool it a little. Take compote should be warm for 0.5 cups 4-6 times a day.

In order to preserve as much as possible all the useful components of raspberries, experienced housewives rub berries with sugar, this is how it stays fresh all winter. To do this, you need 1 kg of raspberries grind with 1 kg of sugar. Pour the mixture into clean jars and tightly close the lids. Store only in the refrigerator.

This recipe is very old, as previously not raspberry fruit, but branches were used as medicine. With colds, which were accompanied by high fever, 3 tbsp. l raw materials were brewed with 0.5 liters of boiling water. Such a remedy was insisted until it became warm. After that, during the day, drank all the tea.

Raspberry leaves are best suited to those who are prone to allergic reactions. So, you need 1 tbsp. l raspberry leaves and 1 tbsp. l chamomile flowers. It is necessary to fill the collection with 1 liter of warm water, then put on a slow fire. You should bring the drink to a boil, remove from heat and cool. Honey or maple syrup can be added to taste. It is recommended to take a decoction 1 glass 2–3 times a day.

For this recipe, you will need 2 kg of frozen raspberries, which you need to defrost and grind through a sieve to get rid of small bones. The resulting juice should be boiled, add sugar and lemon juice to taste. It is necessary to pour the drink into a pasteurized jar and tightly close the lid.

Tasty medicine is best used in the autumn as a prevention of viral diseases. You need to take half a cup 2 times a day. Children need raspberry juice to be diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1.5: 1. A child can be given medicine 1 tbsp. l up to 6 times a day.

How to make tea from the temperature, see the next video.