Summer is long over, but many have remainedmemories of going to the forest for mushrooms and berries. If you are a fan of wandering through the forest in search of his gifts, then you probably met with such a representative of the forest flora, like berry berry. It is distributed in the greater territory of Russia - from the Caucasus to the Arctic.
Berry berry. Description
This berry belongs to the family of pink andis a perennial plant honey plant. Shoots are straight, reach one and a half meters in height. The leaves are wrinkled and tough, in appearance resemble leaves of raspberry and blackberry. Small white flowers are collected in small inflorescences. The berries are similar in shape and size to cranberries. Color - bright red. Kostyaka - berry (photo presented in the article), which has a second name - the northern garnet. And this is not by chance, the fact is that, to taste, these berries look like pomegranate berries - they have the same refreshing, slightly sour taste and hard, large bone. Actually, because of this bone, this plant got its name. The berry berry grows in the same way as the mushrooms, under shady trees, forming small thickets of 20–30 bushes. Forest berry is very tender and juicy. Therefore, if you decide to bring these berries home, then be sure to put them in a basket, bucket or bowl, as in the package they will quickly become slack and spoil.
Berry berry. Beneficial features
Like any wild berry, the bone tree is rich inall kinds of vitamins and minerals. So, in the fruits of this plant contains a large amount of vitamin C, pectic substances, sugars, flavonoids. There are copper, manganese, iron and zinc. Lovers of herbal infusions will like the tea from the leaves of the dowager. Many consider him one of the most delicious and fragrant.
Well, first of all, jams are made from this berry,mousses, fruit drinks, compotes, preserves. This berry is dried, poured with sugar and, of course, eaten fresh. Crushed bones, like pomegranate bones, are used for seasoning second courses. In the old days, bone jam was considered one of the best. Now, the berry berry does not enjoy such popularity, many simply do not know about this plant and, if they are found, do not run the risk of trying unfamiliar berries. The berry is not used in official medicine, but in folk medicine it is very popular. For example, a decoction of stems and leaves is drunk for diseases of the stomach and intestines, gout, tumors and rheumatism. Juice of these berries strengthens blood vessels, it also has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. A very original method of treating fright and stuttering is used in Transbaikalia. To do this, collect the leaves of plants affected by the fungus. Then they are dried and given to the patient to drink a decoction made from these leaves.
Although the berry berry isa storehouse of vitamins, yet not everyone can eat it. Due to the acids contained in the berries, people with stomach ulcers or duodenal ulcers are strictly prohibited to use them in their diets. Well, if there are no contraindications, then eat for health. After all, these berries will give you health, beauty and youth!
