Klopovka: features, properties and use of berries

Sakhalin is like a nature reserve, because a large number of unique plants grow on this island, many of which have useful properties. Take, for example, klopovka.This berry is unique in its composition, beneficial properties, the medicinal effect on the body and other characteristics.

Krasnika, as well as klopovka, chimney, rammer or excellent vaccine, is all one plant that grows in harsh conditions. This culture is found in Primorsky, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Kuriles, and Kamchatka. Likes dyeing marshland, deciduous and mixed forests, moss cover, forest slopes.

It belongs to the heather family. Klopovka is a close relative of lingonberries, cranberries. This berry grows on short bushes, the height of which does not exceed 10 cm. The leaves have pointed edges and resemble foliage from birch in appearance.

The threadlike shoots of the shrub may in places reach far to the surface of the earth and be lost in the grass and areas covered with moss. This plant looks inconspicuous and unassuming, until its foliage begins to change color. From summer to autumn, the leaves of the greengrass turn into maroon, which makes the plant showy. Because of this feature, klopovka is increasingly used to decorate landscapes.

Most often, the dye is collected in small groups, but there may be glades covered with this shrub plant. It begins to bloom in July, the flowers are collected in a brush, have a pale pink color. With the advent of September, the Sakhalin Krasnik is ripening. Glossy berries have a bright red color.

The taste of the berries specific, as well as the smell. Not for nothing, she received the name of klopovka, since her smell is sharp, unusual and not everyone will be pleasant. Berries at first seem sweet, then there is a pleasant sourness. After eating krasniki in the mouth remains an unusual aftertaste: it is bitter and salty at the same time. Despite the strong smell and taste, which combines sweetness and bitterness, this berry is very useful for humans.

The healing properties of the spade are extensive and diverse, because it is actively used in various spheres of human activity. The greatest amount of active ingredients is contained in ripe berries. An immature and overripe berry does not have such a rich composition as a dye that was picked at the right time.

The berry contains a large amount of ascorbic acid. Per 100 g of berries account for 100 mg of acid - even citrus fruits cannot boast of this amount. Therefore, the dye helps to strengthen the immune system and increase the protective functions of the body during the period of activity of many viral and infectious diseases.

Flavonoids, which are found in large quantities in the dye, help to strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Due to this feature, the berry helps fight edema, inflammatory processes and spasms. These same components help the body get rid of toxins and harmful compounds of heavy metals that come with tap water.

Using klopovki you can normalize the high temperature, because it has a pronounced antipyretic effect. The reception of the Sakhalin miracle berries has a complex healing effect on the urogenital system. This action applies to men and women equally.

Culture is also valued for its tonic effect, the ability to normalize the work of the digestive tract and reduce blood pressure.

The composition of the Krasnik and its beneficial effects on the human body have not yet been fully studied, the work of scientists continues.

No matter how wonderful, useful and unique this culture may be, it still has contraindications.This moment must be taken into account before eating berries.

Krasnik is an allergen, because it can not be included in the diet of people prone to manifestations of allergic reactions. In any case, the reception of the dye should be dosed. High acidity of the digestive juice is a direct contraindication to the use of klopovki. Otherwise, the ulcer and other chronic diseases may worsen.

Contraindications end there. Against the background of an extensive list of useful qualities, these two nuances seem insignificant. But they must be taken into account when making dye in your diet.

In fresh klopovku rarely used. But from it make a large number of drinks, tinctures, jams, syrups, jams and mashed potatoes. It can also be frozen, the beneficial properties of the berries are not lost. To freeze, you need to wash the berries well and dry them on a paper towel. Further, the klopovka is placed in special bags or plastic containers, which can come into contact with food and are intended for freezing.

The berry can be stored in this form only for a year, until the new harvest. Frozen dye can be used for compotes, pies, cheesecakes.

Klopovka has a wide scope of use: cooking, medicine and homeopathy. Krasnik even used on an industrial scale. Korsakovsky plant, which specializes in the production of beer and soft drinks, on the basis of this unique berries produces sweet soda. It is called "Klopovka".

Most often, the berries of Sakhalin culture are taken together with sugar or honey. You can also get the juice from the redberries, which is no less useful than the berries themselves. If taking this natural medicine is regular (a tablespoon daily), then you can normalize the work of the entire gastrointestinal tract, reduce the number of colds and lead to normal blood pressure.

The value is not only berries, but also the leaves of this plant, as well as bones. Leaves taste like sorrel. The most juicy and tasty in May. By the way, the leaves contain more ascorbic acid than the berries. On their basis, tinctures are created that help in the fight against many ailments, allow you to maintain immunity and body defenses.

For diseases of the reproductive system (male and female), it is recommended to take an infusion prepared just from the leaves of the plant. It is prepared as follows:

• a tablespoon of crushed dry leaves is filled with 250 ml of boiling water;
• the mixture is placed in a water bath and aged for 45 minutes;
• The infusion is left for half an hour and taken before meals three times a day in a tablespoon.

There is another recipe for infusion, which is also prepared from the leaves of a low-growing Sakhalin bush. It helps to cope with prostatic hypertrophy. Preparing medicinal infusion as follows:

• two tablespoons of dry base is taken 0.7 liters of boiling water;
• the container is tightly closed, wrapped and left for two hours to infuse;
• reception is carried out before meals three times a day for half a glass.

In folk medicine, there is a way to get rid of warts with the help of fresh leaves redberries.

In cooking, the dye is used extensively. From it you can cook a lot of original dishes that will have an unusual taste. Cook with sugar dye can be in two ways. One of them will involve heat treatment, as a result of which many useful components will disintegrate. But the taste will turn out excellent. The second method is more "useful", because the berries retain a maximum of their useful composition.

To prepare the syrup will need to take a kilogram of berries. They need to pre-wash well. We prepare the prepared dye in a container with a volume of at least 3 liters. There we also add 2 kg of sugar. We mix and ship to a cold place for 5 days.This may be a refrigerator, cellar or basement. Every day, berries with sugar need to shake. After 5 days the mixture is crushed and passed through a sieve. Such preparation of the redberries for the winter does not provide for heat treatment, which allows you to save the maximum amount of useful components in the berries. Syrup can be added to porridge, is with cottage cheese or tea.

Klopovka jam is special. It is easy to prepare, but it is necessary to strictly observe the technology, which is designed for 1 kg of excellent vaccine:

• wash my berries and pour boiling water;
• add 1.5 kg of sugar, leave for 2 hours;
• put the mixture on a slow fire for half an hour;
• constantly stir the jam to eliminate its burning;
• after half an hour, the mixture can be closed in prepared jars.

In this form, the berry can be consumed with dairy products, pancakes, added to cereal or just spread on bread.

Krasnika is perfectly combined with other berries and fruits. This feature allows you to make a variety of blanks based on it with the addition of apples, bananas, pears, raspberries and other auxiliary components. Consider the most interesting recipes.

Jam based on the redberry with the addition of berries and fruits - this is a completely new dish, which will be a discovery and may even take first place in the ranking of your favorite pieces. Its preparation is carried out according to the following scheme:

• 1.5 kg of berries are taken 2 kg of sugar, this mixture is passed through a sieve;

• half a kilo of apples cleaned and chopped grated;
• combine the resulting ingredients and leave for two hours to insist;
• mix the next jam and put it on a big fire until boiling;
• as soon as the mass began to boil, the fire was reduced to the smallest;
• the boiling process will continue for an hour and a half, after which the jam can be closed in jars.

Puree of redberries, bananas, pears and apples is not intended for long-term storage, it is eaten immediately, it is not a harvest for the winter. This puree is sweet and slightly sour, which is added to the Sakhalin berries. It contains a large amount of nutrients and vitamins. This dish is well suited to yogurt without additives and cottage cheese. The cooking process is as follows:

• peel 2 apples, one banana and a pear;
• using a blender, grind these ingredients to a mushy state;
• redberries are added to the resulting mixture, their number can be changed at their discretion;
• You can add your favorite nuts, crumb biscuits, yogurt or cottage cheese.

In this form, the dye will be loved by children, not to mention for adults.

See how the Sakhalin Krasnik is a useful and medicinal plant in the next video.