What vitamins are rich in strawberries? What is its calorie content? Why is it good to drink juice from these berries? For what diseases can strawberry infusion be made? All this is written on TutKnow.ru. Strawberry belongs to the genus of perennial herbaceous plants, belongs to the Pink family, in fact it is not a berry, as they like to call it like strawberries, but an overgrown receptacle. It is known in its wild form - wild strawberry, green, field, and in cultivated form - Garden strawberry, nutmeg and musk.
Receptacle leaves are ternate, pubescent, petiolate. The stem is erect. The flowers are white, bisexual, collected in an inflorescence. Red fruits have a juicy aromatic pulp, and its seeds are located on the outside of the pulp.
The forest slopes of the Alps are considered homeland. Today it is widespread in Eastern and Western Siberia, in the forest and forest-steppe zones of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Strawberry composition: vitamins and calories
Strawberries are rich in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, which is why they are so useful for anemia. It contains a large amount of potassium, organic acids and pectin substances, vitamins of group B, E, PP, C (read more in which products contain vitamin C), folic and pantothenic acids. This berry contains many bioflavonoids (vitamin P).
Calorie content of strawberries
per 100 g of product is 34 kcal:
- Proteins - 0.8 g
- Fat - 0.4 g
- Carbohydrates - 11, 2 g
Useful properties of strawberries
Strawberries will help our body get rid of free radicals that cause premature aging and the development of tumors - this is due to the antioxidants that give the berries a bright red color. Strawberries are an excellent diuretic and choleretic agent., recommended for bronchial asthma and diabetes mellitus, indigestion and poor appetite.
Decoctions and infusions of berries are used to improve the tone of the body and in the treatment of female diseases: uterine bleeding, heavy periods, mastopathy, uterine fibroids.
It will be beneficial for constipation and dysentery, tuberculosis, colds, neurasthenia, insomnia, diseases of the blood, liver and kidneys. It is enough to eat 100 g of strawberries twice a day, separately from the rest of the food.
Strawberry juice:
used for the treatment of eczema, lichen, as well as for cosmetic purposes - to lighten age spots and freckles, treat acne, to prepare lotions, masks and creams that will give the skin elasticity and prevent the formation of wrinkles.
Infusion of an overgrown receptacle: brew 50 g of berries with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain and take a quarter of a glass before meals three times a day. The infusion is useful for colitis, cholecystitis, atherosclerosis, gastritis, hypertension and pain in the heart.
For a long time, fresh strawberries have been considered an effective antihelminthic agent. It is necessary to eat 3 glasses of berries during the day and a little herring and onions in the evening. After that, do not eat anything until the morning and then the desired effect will be achieved.
Due to its low calorie content, it is so popular among dietary products only if the person does not have a tendency to allergies.
Video: the benefits of strawberries
Harm of strawberries and contraindications
For some people, strawberries are contraindicated, as they can cause allergic reactions … It should also not be overeating with renal-hepatic colic and increased gastric acidity.
