Виноград любят многие.It is tasty not only fresh. Great wines, great desserts, original salads - this is just a small list of what can be prepared based on its berries. In addition, their value is invaluable in traditional medicine due to a wide range of medicinal properties.
Not only the fruits of the plant are used by man.Since ancient times, brought benefits such medicinal raw materials such as grape leaves. And the harm from their use, especially excessive, may also be present. But if you take precautions and do not use foliage for certain diseases, negative effects on the body can be avoided.
Useful properties and composition
Виноградные листья благодаря своему составу давно marked by folk healers. They are rich in minerals, microelements and vitamins. Enough to use only 30 grams to provide the body with the necessary daily intake. It is not necessary, even for this purpose, to cultivate grape leaves. Useful properties of composite components will manifest even if you just chew a few leaves.
They are also very rich in tannins,acids and organic oils, which makes them indispensable in cosmetology. Creams based on them not only improve the contours of the face, smoothing wrinkles, but also perfectly tighten the enlarged pores.
Grape leaves in traditional medicine
Существует множество домашних рецептов, созданных on the basis of greenery and young shoots of grapes, which are used by people from ancient times. They are able to help in getting rid of various ailments. Grape leaves, the benefits and harms of which have long been studied by man, have been used in the treatment of such ailments:
- Infections of the upper respiratory tract (bronchitis, sore throats).
- Phlebeurysm.
- Migraine and burning eyes.
- Any diseases of the digestive tract, except for cancer, including diarrhea of any severity and vomiting.
- Diseases of the urinary tract.
A decoction of the leaves with sugar can saveman from a hangover and improve the appetite. Also good leaflets for external use. With the help of them, warts and freckles are perfectly removed, hair growth accelerates and their structure improves, and as an antiseptic it cures even festering wounds. Only you should not use the preparations prepared from them for malignant tumors of the stomach or intestines, as well as for diabetes and tuberculosis.
Culinary masterpieces of grape leaves
Но не только в медицинских целях используется foliage. Cooking has also become a scope. After the hostess has decided to please the home with a new dish, which consists of grape leaves, caloric content, the benefits and harms of this ingredient become the main issue. The foliage contains only 93 kcal per 100 g, therefore it is an excellent flavor addition to all kinds of delicious and dietary dishes.
The most famous of them, which can pleaseany gourmet is dolma. It is a traditional treat in the Middle East and the Caucasus. This is a prototype of our stuffed cabbage, only minced meat with rice wrapped in a leaf of grapes. Dolma is usually prepared for a couple.
Народы Закавказья и Балканского полуострова grape leaves are especially often used as a culinary component. Benefit and taste - these are the main advantages of this ingredient. The leaves are stuffed not only with meat, but also with vegetarian filling, for example, raisins mixed with rice and olive oil.
Can I use grape leaves to make kvass?
Do not find such a person who would in the summerHe did not prefer kvass to all other drinks. There are many recipes for its preparation, the ingredients are also used various. But surely everyone will like grape leaves kvass. The benefits and harm of his interest to many. Therefore, this issue is worth considering in more detail.
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Kvass recipe
Prepare this drink is not difficult evenIf a person has never done this. Grape leaves, the benefits and harms of which have been studied for a long time, are finely chopped so that the fermentation process goes faster, and are laid in the jar. For dishes of 3 liters should take half a cup of sugar and raisins in the amount of five pieces. All prepared ingredients are poured with hot water, on top of the jar is covered with a piece of gauze and left to warm for two or three days. The higher the temperature in the room, the faster the brew will be ready.
Prepare this great drink and you canfor future use. It is enough to apply the sterilization process - and banks with kvass will stand in the cellar for a long time. Just open them in this case should be carefully, as when removing the lids from them the same effect occurs as when opening a bottle of champagne.
Tea leaves
Not only for the preparation of coolingdrinks used by man fresh greens of the vine. Many people brew out of it an aromatic tonic tea. Those who try it for the first time, immediately become fans of this magnificent drink. If a person is offered to drink tea from grape leaves, the harm and benefit of him will certainly be of interest.
You can immediately say that favorablethe impact of the drink on the body many times exceeds the harm from it. Grape leaves, brewed in the form of tea, are not recommended only in cases where a person suffers from manifestations of diabetes or gastrointestinal diseases.
Also a specialist consultation is required by thosewho are obese or have a stomach ulcer. Women in the third trimester of pregnancy should also refrain from grape tea due to the influence of the leaves on the activity of the mammary glands. And in all other cases, the leaves of the grapes have no contraindications and with moderate use bring the person invaluable benefits.
Collection and storage
And for the winter you can prepare grape leaves.The benefits and harms of the dishes prepared from them in the cold season of food disturb many housewives. But, judging by how widely this ingredient is used in cooking, we can say that it has much more beneficial properties than harmful ones.
In order for them not to lose their properties during harvesting, you should follow certain rules:
- Only the youngest spring foliage is used for these purposes.
- The easiest way is to pack the leaves in a plastic bag with minimal air access and freezing.
- Salting is also effective - scalded leavesrolled into tubes, placed in jars and filled with hot pickle. Such preparation is used in any culinary recipes and in winter time completely replaces fresh foliage.
