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Cherries and sour cherries included in the purification cure
Cherries and sour cherries should not be missing from our menu if we want a detoxcure. Both cherries and sour cherries contain up to 90% water. They contain sugars, especially levulosis, which makes it possible to use them in the diet of people with diabetes (especially sour cherry).
Cherries and sour cherries are rich in salts of Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Fe, as well as chlorine, sulfur and microelements such as Zn, Cu, Mn, Co, etc. They are richer in vitamin A and contain small amounts of vitamin B1, B2, niacin and vitamin C,folic acid. Sweet cherries contain 13-14% carbohydrates and have an energy value of 57 kcal per 100 g fruit.
Cherries and sour cherries, therapeutic recommendations
The local cherry tree has 3 main varieties and more than 25 cultivated varieties, and the sour cherry tree has 2 subspecies, numerous forms and over 15 varieties of cultivation. These wonderful fruits have recognized medicinal properties.
Cods or peduncles in both cherries and sour cherries are highly diuretic, being recognized in nature’s pharmacy due to the content of potassium salts, flavonoids, tannins, catechins. In folk medicine, bark glue is also used as an antitussive.
Internal. Lightly acidic fruits are an adjuvant used in fermentation colitis. Their consumption, acts as a hypotensor, and through low caloric intake and slightly laxative effect, is recommended in obesity and slimming belts.
By diuretic action, it helps to purify the body from dissimilar substances. Due to depurative action is recommended in kidney diseases, including lithiasis, as well as in gout, rheumatism, arthritis, atherosclerosis and cholesterol lowering, by eliminating uric acid, decreasing inflammation of the joints.
A cure with cherries helps in lithiasis diseases, chronic hepatitis or hepatitis sechelles, as it helps to regenerate the liver parenchyma. Gerontology specialists recommend the cure of cherries and cherries due to the beneficial effects of delaying aging phenomena. Cherries in particular have sedative and tonic effects for the nervous system.
Consumption of fresh cherries, increases the amount of hemoglobin in the blood, being beneficial in anemia. They also prevent bleeding and increase the resistance of capillary vessels. Protects blood vessels and prevents cardiovascular disease. Due to its copper content, they have a beneficial effect on the central nervous system and on brain activity.
Due to anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, fight against pathogens. Cherries increase intestinal motility, regulating transit and are especially recommended for people suffering from constipation. Pregnant women should include in their diet these wonderful fruits due to the content of folic acid.
External. They are used as compresses because they have mild antimigraine properties. Applications of crushed fruit are made on the forehead, as well as on the cheeks and neck, to restore skin elasticity, but also to counteract migraines. On the skin, these applications have astringent and tonic effect, giving elasticity and freshness to the skin.
Consumed as such, in cures, either a certain amount each day or exclusively one day a week, have beneficial effects in obesity and arthritis. In people with hepatitis, they may consume cherry or sour cherry juice. Prepare an infusion of dried cherries, 1 tablespoon to a cup of hot water.
Infusion of cherry and sour cherry cods has diuretic effects, through the content of potassium salts, flavonoids and tannins. Homemade cherry juice, is rich in antioxidants and helps to treat urinary tract infections. Due to its antibacterial properties, cherry juice is a natural antiseptic, being effective in treating urinary infection with Escherichia coli.
Cherry juice inhibits the development of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, responsible for the development of gastritis and peptic ulcer. Juice also helps in metabolic processes in the body, being recommended in diets of weight loss.
The best cherries are those eaten fresh, but they can be kept in the refrigerator for a longer period of time. We can use them as the main ingredient in cake, pudding or tart. The jam and sour cherry jam have an unmistakable fragrant taste. No matter how you want to eat these wonderful fruits, it is ideal to introduce them into your diet.
