Poppy milk: what is, properties and recipes

Many housewives in the preparation of various dishes use poppy milk. It possesses the whole mass of properties, useful to the person. Today we will talk about how to properly prepare this product at home.

This milk is an ingredient that is prepared from crushed grains. They are taken after the poppy flowers fade and completely shed their petals. This product contains elevated calcium levels. The ingredient looks almost the same as regular milk. But at the same time, the poppy milk component has a slightly beige color.

For the preparation of this milk can be used only fully ripened seeds. After all, only they have the minimum amount of alkaloids that adversely affect a person.

Today, poppy milk can be made even at home. To do this, you will need the following components:

• poppy seed (50 grams);
• filtered water (250 milliliters);
• dates (3-6 pieces).

First soak the poppy seeds for a few hours in cool water. Then drain all the liquid and gently place the grains on gauze folded in 3-4 layers. For this a small sieve may be suitable. After poppy is ground. It is recommended to do this in a coffee grinder, but an ordinary blender may come up. Put the resulting mass in the bowl, completely fill it with water and add dates there. They must be pre-pitted. If they are not, it is permissible to use natural honey.

The resulting mixture is sent to a blender, where everything is again finely ground. At the same time the structure will become creamy and white. Without the addition of dates or honey, the milk would have turned out too gray and not at all sweet, so supplements must be put in the product. The milky mass is filtered several times through gauze folded in several layers. This will get rid of the meal. Then the milk is poured into glasses and served to the table.

Some housewives make poppy milk with cinnamon. To cook it, you need poppy seeds (75 grams) soaked in water for several hours. After that, the poppy swollen from moisture is filtered through gauze, which is previously folded in several layers. The mixture is placed in the bowl of the blender. Clean water is gradually poured into it (250 milliliters). Beat it all up for ten minutes. After that, the liquid should get a light beige tint. At the end cinnamon (one teaspoon) and honey (two teaspoons) are added to the blender bowl. Then it is still ground in the device. The finished milk is poured into glass cups and served on the table.

Currently, there is a special raw food recipe for making poppy milk. Such a dairy product can quickly satisfy even a strong hunger. In order to prepare such a drink, you should put the poppy seeds swollen in water into the blender bowl. They are completely filled with filtered water (100 milliliters). All components are whipped in a blender for one minute. Then add some more liquid (150 milliliters). All this is whipped again.

A few minutes later, banana and honey (one teaspoon), sliced ​​in small cubes, are put into the mass. All this sweet mixture is whipped for 2-3 minutes. After that, you should get a homogeneous mass of beige.

Some housewives prepare poppy milk with the addition of agave. To prepare such a drink, you must first soak the poppy seeds for several hours in the water cooled in advance. After they are transferred to the blender bowl and completely filled with filtered water. Beat the mass thoroughly. After that add to it a little vanilla and agave (one tablespoon). Many use honey instead of agave.

After dilute all with water. Beat the mixture again in a blender for five minutes. Strain the resulting poppy mixture through gauze folded in several layers. Then pour the drink into glass containers and place in the refrigerator to cool.After that, the finished milk can be served.

Some experienced housewives advise during the preparation of such a dairy product to add additional spices. So, dried ginger is perfect for this. It is sold in grocery stores in the form of powder. You can also use cardamom for this. After all, it will only make the milk tastier and healthier.

Poppy milk has a lot of beneficial properties for the human body.

• Strengthens bone tissue. Indeed, in poppy milk, high calcium content, which favorably affects human bones.
• Helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Milk can alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea, dysentery, gastritis.
• Serves as a strong painkiller. That is why poppy milk is a part of many medicines that alleviate pain.
• Used in cancer. Such a dairy ingredient is recommended to be taken as a preventive measure for such serious diseases.
• It acts as an effective remedy for parasite bites. Poppy milk can be spread on the places where you are bitten by a mosquito, midge or other insect.
• Helps from insomnia. This dairy product promotes a strong and healthy sleep of the person. He especially helps small children suffering from insomnia.

• It has a soothing effect. This milk is part of many drugs that help in stressful situations. After all, this product is able to quickly soothe a person and bring his nervous system in order. Many experts advise giving it to small, overly hyperactive children. But at the same time, the drink should be consumed along with a small portion of natural honey.
• Helps with coughing. Poppy seed milk is great for alleviating cold symptoms. It also has good expectorant properties.
• Helps with severe headaches. People suffering from such pains, it is useful to drink this drink regularly to remove them.
• Treats sore joints. For people who suffer from similar diseases, poppy milk will be useful because it strengthens the joints, makes them much stronger.
• Strengthens the human immune system. In poppy there is a large amount of zinc. This element allows you to increase immunity. It also stimulates the production of leukocytes in the body, which protect a person from harmful foreign elements.
• Improves the vascular system in the body. Poppy milk boasts anesthetic properties that are useful in heart disease. Also, potassium, which is part of this dairy product, acts as a vasodilator. This relieves tension in the arteries, which contributes to the relief of blood flow. Poppy seeds can alleviate atherosclerosis.

• Does not allow stones to form in the kidney of a person.
• It nourishes the body with essential proteins. Poppy milk is able to saturate a person with proteins that are not even in meat dishes.
• Helps with diseases of the bladder. For inflammations, it is recommended to drink exactly poppy milk. After all, it can eliminate inflammation and subsequent negative symptoms.
• Helps with diseases of the sciatic nerve. Poppy milk can quickly relieve its inflammation.
• Used as an antispasmodic. A poppy seed product can relieve cramps in a short time and relieve pain in the human body.
• Helps with measles. So milk is to lubricate the skin during this disease.It can speed up the healing process.
• It is a source of vitamins. In poppy products in large quantities contain vitamins A, B, E and D. In addition, this milk contains ascorbic acid, phosphorus, iron, selenium, manganese and fiber, which are necessary for the human body.

Milk from poppy seeds can be used even for women with breastfeeding, but not in all cases. Remember that if your baby is prone to allergic reactions, then you should not drink such a drink. After all, poppy often causes allergies in young children. If you regularly use poppy milk, then you should pay attention to the behavior of your child. When he becomes too lethargic or simply begins to sleep too often, this means that the product has too much effect on him. In this case, the product is recommended to completely abandon for a certain time.

Also note if your baby has colic. After all, they may appear after drinking even a small amount of poppy. In this case, you too should stop drinking poppy milk.

Today, milk made from poppy is widely used in the preparation of various dishes. So, it is often taken for puddings. After all, this ingredient can make the dish more airy and tasty. Milk made from poppy is also often added to smoothies. It is best used for chocolate and banana desserts. Drink at the same time turns out more saturated and tasty. Often this ingredient is added to various baked goods. In this poppy milk and put in the dough. Often it is used along with honey. Dairy product from poppy seeds can be drunk in its pure form and without various additives and snacks.

Remember that milk made from poppy seeds should not be used by people who suffer from liver or kidney failure. Also, this dairy product is not recommended to drink with bronchial asthma, biliary tract dyskinesia, heart failure. If you suffer from an increased level of acidity in the body, then you should also completely eliminate such milk from your diet. Otherwise, you may experience severe nausea and vomiting, or just heartburn.

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