There are few people who do not know about the beneficial properties that it has on human immunity in general and in the treatment of colds.

However, these are not the only advantages, besides, not only, but also other parts have healing effects. The range of application of this berry crop is wide.

You can be convinced of this by reading our material, in which we will talk in detail about viburnum red, its beneficial properties and contraindications for use.

Vitamins and minerals in red berries

is a shrub plant from the Adox family, which produces spherical berries of red, yellow and black color with a sweet-bitter-sour taste.

There are approximately 200 species in the world, but not all of them bear edible fruits. Some of them are used only for a purpose. Also, viburnum is used in folk medicine, cooking, and cosmetology.

The healing properties of berries have been known since ancient times. This is explained simply - they contain over 10 various organic acids, resins, alcohols, tannins, sugars, pectin, essential oils, tannin, viburnin.

In addition, viburnum is just the same storehouse of vitamins and minerals.

The vitamin composition of berries is as follows:

  • carotene (provitamin A);
  • retinol (vitamin A);
  • ascorbic acid (vitamin C);
  • E (alpha tocopherol).
Of the minerals in viburnum, there are: Fe (iron), P (phosphorus), Zn (zinc), Cr (chromium), I (iodine), Se (selenium), Cu (copper), Mn (manganese).

Did you know? There is no other such plant in the world, except viburnum, the fruits of which would have heart-shaped bones..

Beneficial features

Both the fruits of viburnum and flowers, as well as the bark of the plant, have useful properties.

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Berries are used to make juice, decoctions and teas.

It also participates in the processes of rejuvenation of the body, promotes the speedy regeneration of cells, and has a decongestant effect.
Viburnum contains over 90% of the daily requirement for the human body of vitamin C. This means that the berries contribute to better absorption of iron, increase immunity resistance against viral and colds, eliminate vitamin deficiency, strengthen blood capillaries in the nose, and strengthen the gums.

The most powerful antioxidant - vitamin E, which is part of red berries, helps to cleanse the body of harmful and toxic substances, normalizes the functioning of the sex glands, the heart.

Did you know? If we compare the amount of vitamin C in viburnum, and then most of it is in the last berry. Viburnum contains 82 mg per 100 g of product, which is 91.1% of the daily requirement for a person, 40 mg (44.4%), and black currant 200 mg (222.2%).

A decoction and tea from the fruits of viburnum helps well with inflammation of the upper respiratory tract: tonsillitis, bronchitis, tonsillitis. They are recommended for inflammation of the lungs.

Pectins and tannins, consumed together with the berry, help to improve the activity of the digestive system, cleanse the liver.
Berry juice is used to prevent headaches, migraines, and hypertension.

Means based on berries are drunk as an astringent and diuretic, they relieve excess swelling, and have an antipyretic effect.

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Flower decoctions are advised for various kinds of inflammation and bleeding. They are used to increase appetite, reduce sweating, restore the voice and heal the vocal cords.

They also help to stabilize the condition and relieve pain in acute gastritis in people with low acidity.

In cosmetology, products from viburnum flowers are used to strengthen the growth of hair, nails, and improve facial skin tone.

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Viburnum bark contains resins, essential oils, phytoncides, tannins, glycosides, organic acids. Funds based on it help:

  • cope with various skin diseases;
  • have a hemostatic effect;
  • accelerate the healing process with ulcers, hemorrhoids;
  • help to cope with nervous disorders and overwork;
  • relieve spasms.

Procurement and storage of medicinal raw materials

Berries are harvested in the first and second month of autumn. However, it is believed that the best time to collect viburnum will be the period immediately after the first frost.

At this time, the fruits will have the highest concentration of nutrients, and they will also not be so bitter. The berries are cut in clusters, along with the stem. They can be stored in the refrigerator for some time.

To dry the berries, the clusters are laid out on paper in a cool room. In this position, they will have to be 5-10 days. Then they will need to be placed in an oven, heated to a temperature of 50 ° C, to dry.
Dry berries should be stored in bags made of natural fabrics in places where light and moisture do not penetrate.

Well, you can save useful substances in viburnum if you put the berries in a jar and fill them to the top with sugar. Close the container with a lid. Such a remedy, stored in the refrigerator, can be used for six months.
Viburnum juice is prepared from washed and well-dried berries. They are lightly crushed, and then mixed with sugar in equal proportions and ground. Juice is poured into glass containers and stored in. The longer it stays, the more bitterness will go out of it.

Also, juice can be prepared by boiling the berry. For 1 kg of fruit, 1 liter of water and a glass of sugar are taken. The mixture is boiled until the berries are soft. Then the berries are squeezed and infused for a while. The juice is poured into jars and stored in the refrigerator.

Important! Please note that viburnum juice has both beneficial properties and contraindications. Therefore, it is not recommended to drink it uncontrollably and in excessive doses.

The bark for medicinal products is harvested in April, in the phase after sap flow.

The flowers are harvested from May to June. They are dried and stored in glass jars or cloth bags.

The use of medicinal properties in traditional medicine

The fact that red viburnum, its berries, flowers and bark have beneficial properties has become known to people for a very long time, since then there have been many that are used to treat a wide range of diseases. A selection of the most effective ones is given in this section.

To strengthen immunity

About how to make juice, we wrote above. Tea is prepared as follows: brew fruits (tablespoon) with boiling water (200 ml). Leave to infuse for two hours.

For the purpose of prevention, drink half a glass twice a day. For medicinal purposes, you can use more often - up to three times a day.

As a general tonic, a mixture of viburnum (100 g), lemon (one piece), leaves (200 g), a small portion, crushed in a blender or passed through a meat grinder, is very effective. Oil (200 g) and (200 g) is added to it. The tool is used in a tablespoon after a meal.

To calm the nervous system

Since valeric acid is included in the bark of viburnum, an infusion of it can relieve nervous tension and eliminate chronic fatigue syndrome.

Grind the bark, mix 2-3 tablespoons with (tablespoon). 30 minutes to sweat in a water bath. Then insist under the lid for 50-60 minutes. Take a week on a tablespoon before meals.

Fatigue will be relieved by hand if you use a couple of tablespoons of a mixture of viburnum bark and chamomile before going to bed. Mix chamomile flowers with bark powder in equal proportions.

Place a tablespoon of the mixture in a glass of boiling water. Then steam in a water bath for 15-20 minutes. Strain before use.

With angina

With a sore throat with sore throat, frequent rinsing with an infusion of flowers and berries will help to cope. For its preparation, they take equally flowers and berries, pour boiling water and insist 3-4 hours. For rinsing, use half a glass.

Also, sometimes they use viburnum-honey compresses, which are placed on the throat twice a day for an hour.

With a cold

For colds, in addition to viburnum tea, decoction and juice from berries, you can brew the bark. Here are some decoction recipes:


For bronchitis and pneumonia

For bronchitis and pneumonia, decoctions of berries and bark are taken. They loosen and expel mucus.

A tablespoon of red berries is crushed and added to a glass of hot honey. Means insist 5-6 hours. Take a tablespoon 4-5 times a day.

A tablespoon of crushed bark is mixed with the same amount of herbs:, flowers. Then add a glass of boiling water. After waiting half an hour, the remedy is drunk 30 minutes before meals, a quarter cup.

For chronic cough

A decoction of berries (100 g / 400 ml of water), boiled for half an hour, with the addition of ½ cup of honey, will help to cope with a cough. It is consumed in two tablespoons, after waiting 30 minutes after eating.

For headaches

Frequent headaches can be eliminated by regularly drinking viburnum juice with the addition of honey.

Hypertension is another disease, which helps viburnum. It is good to take viburnum juice. The remedy is prepared from juice squeezed from half a kilo of berries, a decoction of already squeezed berries (pour 100 ml of water and boil for five minutes), a tablespoon of honey. After cooking, 30 minutes before meals, eat two tablespoons.

You can also try a remedy based on shrub shoots. They are crushed and mixed with motherwort, valerian root, brewed with boiling water and boiled for a couple of minutes.

For liver diseases

Kalina with honey is an excellent liver cleanser. Pour half a kilogram of fruit with a small amount of water and boil. The fruits should soften. Then they are rubbed through a sieve and honey (250 ml) is introduced.

The course of admission is two weeks. Eat a couple of tablespoons in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed.

For constipation

Viburnum is an amazing berry, because various remedies based on it can help with both constipation and diarrhea. You can forget about constipation by eating 40 berries mixed with honey.

You can also grind the seeds in a coffee grinder, separate a teaspoon of the powder and place it in 200 ml of boiling water. After 10 minutes, the product can be drunk twice daily, mixed for taste with sugar or honey.

For diarrhea

A remedy made from viburnum fruits and honey will help to fix the chair. Fruits (a couple of tablespoons) are placed in ½ cup of honey. Then the mixture is heated over low heat for 10 minutes, while it must be stirred.

After the mixture has cooled, eat it in a tablespoon during the day, maintaining equal intervals of time.

With gastritis

To alleviate the condition of gastritis will help two tablespoons of fruits, brewed with a glass of boiling water and infused for 3-4 hours. This remedy is taken two tablespoons five times a day 30 minutes before meals.

For stomach ulcer

Gastric and duodenal ulcers are quite serious diseases that require complex treatment. Means based on viburnum can only be used as an additional therapy.
Berries (a tablespoon) are crushed and placed in ½ cup of chilled boiled water. Insist 112 hours. Then drink a tablespoon before meals.

Important! If you have a serious disease of any internal organ, then before using it for medicinal purposes, you should consult your doctor, since even such a seemingly innocent remedy as viburnum with honey can have both beneficial properties and contraindications.

For skin diseases

Boils, abscesses, eczema - it also helps to get rid of these troubles. In this case, it is applied externally. Moisten gauze with viburnum juice and apply to problem areas for 1-2 hours.

You will need several such compresses during the day. The initial course of treatment is 14-18 days. Then you should take a break of seven days. Courses must be at least three.

For the speedy healing of skin diseases, lotions are made from viburnum decoction: a tablespoon of berries is placed in ½ cup of boiled chilled water and allowed to stand for 6-8 hours.
Mix a tablespoon of honey before use. Lotions are placed for an hour in the mornings and evenings.

For sweaty feet

Viburnum bark is an excellent tool to eliminate excessive sweating. Place a tablespoon of fine bark in 200 ml of water and cook over low heat after boiling for 10 minutes.

When the infusion has cooled to room temperature, it is used to wipe the soles of the feet.

In addition to the diseases described, it must be said that viburnum is considered a female berry. After all, it helps with some female diseases.
Kalina has medicinal properties, however, as it has contraindications, for women with heavy and painful menstruation, uterine bleeding. You can take alcohol tincture from the bark.

It is prepared from four tablespoons of the bark, diluted in a glass of alcohol (70%), which are infused for 10 days in a place without light. Drink it should be twice a day for a tablespoon.

The use of viburnum in home cosmetology

Kalina is very useful for facial skin. Means based on it and viburnum juice tone it, rejuvenate, make it more elastic and clean. For any problems such as rashes, you can simply wipe your face with viburnum juice daily.

Such rubbing also helps to make freckles and age spots less conspicuous.

Juice can be mixed with honey, vegetable oils, fermented milk products, lemon juice, egg.

There are several face mask recipes that use juice, berries and flowers. From wrinkles. Mix fruits (three tablespoons), olive oil (dessert spoon), honey (teaspoon), egg yolk. For mixing it is better to use a blender. The mask is applied for 15 minutes. Then it is washed off with water or herbal decoction.

From rashes. Combine viburnum juice with sour cream in equal proportions. Wash off after 20 minutes.

Moisturizing. Combine viburnum juice (two tablespoons), glycerin (one tablespoon), honey (teaspoon), olive oil (teaspoon), flour. Apply the mixture on your face for 10-20 minutes.

Tonic lotion. Place flowers (two tablespoons) in boiling water (200 ml), stand for two hours. Strain and use to wipe the skin.

Important! All masks can be applied to the face only after conducting allergic tests on the skin in the elbow bend area. The product should be applied in a small amount to this delicate area. If no adverse reactions occur within half an hour, the mask can be applied on the face.

Contraindications

Means based on viburnum can bring both benefit and harm. They should not be taken:

  • hypotension, since it tends to lower blood pressure;
  • those who have increased acidity of gastric juice;
  • people with gout and arthritis - viburnum can worsen the condition of the joints;
  • having a tendency to thrombosis;
  • pregnant women in case of prolonged use, there is a risk of provoking premature birth;
  • people with a history of kidney disease.
Excessive use of vitamin C with viburnum can also provoke a local allergic reaction in the form of a rash.

Kalina, in the absence of contraindications, must be consumed during periods of mass epidemics of viral diseases.
It has been proven that a sufficient amount of ascorbic acid in it and diuretic properties allow you to quickly cope with colds, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Popular rumor even added a saying: "Whoever is friendly with viburnum, he does not need a doctor."

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Kalina is a branchy tree, or rather, a shrub, but tall - its height can reach 4 meters. In early summer, this shrub blooms with white "curly" flowers, and in autumn, when the leaves fall, red juicy berries stand out brightly on the dark branches of viburnum. In Russia, viburnum has been known for a long time: poems, songs, and other works of Russian folklore were dedicated to it - everyone knows the phrase “red viburnum”.

Kalina is not just a berry: it has been used since ancient times as a health remedy. We can say for sure that our ancestors used the healing power of this plant more than 1000 years ago, but the first mention of viburnum is found in documents of the 16th century. At that time, healers and healers noted that viburnum berries had a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, strengthened the immune system (although such words were not known then), and had a diuretic and astringent effect.


Kalina was used to heal wounds, with its help they stopped bleeding: for this, viburnum berries or bark were crushed and applied to wounds.

Properties and composition of viburnum juice

Modern scientists also note that the viburnum is completely curative: both berries, and flowers, and branches, and bark, and even bones from berries.

The composition of viburnum is not similar to the composition of other plants. There are a lot of biologically active elements in its bark: tannins, yellow-red resin, saponins, phylloquinones - they help to improve blood clotting, thanks to which viburnum perfectly heals wounds; viburnin glycoside, with which many medicinal properties of viburnum are associated. So, it has a vasoconstrictive effect, relieves pain, fights infections, enhances the tone of the uterus and stops bleeding. Therefore, viburnum bark is used for uterine and external bleeding. The more bitter the bark, the stronger the effect of viburnin, however, during heat treatment, it loses its properties.

Viburnum resin is rich in organic acids: cerotinic, palmitic, linoleic, valeric, caproic, formic, acetic, etc.


There is a lot of invert sugar in viburnum berries - about 30%. Under normal conditions, this sugar is obtained from a mixture of glucose and fructose. Invert sugar has moisturizing properties, which is why it is often included in cosmetics.

Viburnum seeds contain fatty oil - it is about 20%.

Pectins provide the ability viburnum juice turn into jelly, and the percentage of P-active compounds (bioflavonoids) in berries and juice can be 300-500 mg. Viburnum contains vitamins: A, P, E, C, carotene; there is more vitamin C in it than in citrus fruits; there are also minerals - phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium, vanadium, copper, manganese, strontium, iodine.

Kalina grows throughout Russia: in ravines, bushes along roads, near rivers, in oak forests. It is planted for landscaping the landscape, as an ornamental plant.

Viburnum juice treatment: indications

Kalina and its juice treat many diseases that affect literally all organs and systems of our body: heart, brain, nervous and digestive systems, lungs, reproductive system, blood vessels, skin.

Improving the work of the heart, viburnum normalizes the pulse; relieves spasms of blood vessels, reduces high blood pressure; has a diuretic and choleretic effect.

Due to the ability to lower blood cholesterol levels, viburnum can be used to prevent and treat atherosclerosis.

Viburnum juice is taken for allergies and to prevent cancer.

In the old days, patients with fever were always given tea with viburnum and honey; diseases of the gastrointestinal tract were treated with berries and juice - it helps with ulcers, colitis, hemorrhoids, and coughs. With low acidity of gastric juice, they drink fruit drink from viburnum; it is also prescribed for skin diseases and hypertension.

They also use juice from viburnum leaves, diluting it with honey: with reduced immunity, after illnesses, for the treatment of acne and boils.


With allergies and skin rashes, a bath with brewed sprigs of viburnum helps: pour them with boiling water, insist and pour into water for a bath.

Folk recipes with viburnum juice

Many folk recipes with viburnum are really designed to treat complex diseases - for example, gynecological problems.

Amenorrhea, painful menstruation and fibromyoma are treated with an infusion of viburnum bark. It is necessary to grind the bark, pour a glass of raw materials with vodka (alcohol) - 0.5 l, and leave for a week. Take 2-3 times a day before meals, diluted with 1 tsp. infusion? glass of water.

viburnum juice, mixed 1:1 with flower honey, with a serious approach, you can cure an ovarian cyst. If you have enough patience, the result will be positive. It is necessary to take a mixture of juice with honey gradually, within a month: in the first week, on the tip of a teaspoon, in the morning, on an empty stomach; the second week - the same, but 1/3 tsp. Third week - 1 tsp. morning and evening, and the fourth - the same, but already 1 tbsp. Then a month break, and repeat the course, only do the opposite: first drink 1 tbsp. morning and evening, then 1 tsp, then - in the morning on an empty stomach, 1/3 tsp, and in the last week - at the tip.


For malignant tumors, the same mixture is taken 3-4 times a day, 2-3 tbsp. at once. They also take an infusion of viburnum flowers: brew 1 tbsp. flowers with a glass of boiling water, and insist half an hour. Take 15 minutes before meals 3 times a day; each time prepare a fresh infusion.

In the treatment of breast cancer, additional lotions are made from crushed fresh viburnum berries on the tumor area.

With the threat of miscarriage, and even with cramping pains, an infusion of viburnum bark is prescribed: 3-4 g of crushed bark is brewed with a glass of boiling water, insisted for 15 minutes, filtered and drunk in small sips throughout the day.

An infusion of viburnum fruits is also drunk for stomach and duodenal ulcers, colitis and gastritis, atherosclerosis and hypertension, vascular spasms and colds. It is easy to prepare: pound 20 g of berries, brew with boiling water - 250 ml, insist 4 hours, filter and drink 100 ml 3 times a day before meals.

Bronchial asthma and cough are treated a little differently: 40 g of berries are ground, poured with warmed honey - 200 ml, insisted for 2 hours and taken 4 times a day, 1 tbsp. after meal.


Viburnum berries have a pronounced diuretic and diaphoretic effect, so they are prescribed for edema of renal and cardiac origin, liver diseases, flu and colds.

Few people know that dried and ground viburnum seeds can be used to make a drink that replaces coffee: it stimulates the intestines and is useful for constipation.

The seeds of viburnum berries are associated with another method of treatment, which was previously used to treat kidney stones and gallstones. They were swallowed during the day - 1 bone 10-15 times a day, until all the stones and sand came out of the kidneys or gallbladder.

The juice of viburnum berries remove freckles, whiten the skin and treat acne. To do this, you can make face masks from fresh viburnum juice with sour cream: mix them 1:1, apply the mixture on the face for 20 minutes, and then rinse with cool water.

Contraindications for treatment with viburnum juice

Kalina is surprisingly healing, but not everyone can be treated with it. With increased blood clotting, its use is contraindicated; with reduced pressure, it can be consumed for a short time if it is really necessary; with gastritis with high acidity, it will only aggravate the disease.

With arthritis, gout, kidney disease, urolithiasis, viburnum juice and berries cannot be treated either. It is sometimes possible to use them as a food product, but long-term use can be harmful. The same applies to the use of viburnum by pregnant women.

Preparation of viburnum juice

In order to reduce or remove the bitterness of viburnum berries, they must be ground with honey or sugar 1: 1. In frozen viburnum berries, bitterness is also greatly reduced. To prepare viburnum juice, you must first rinse the berries with cold water, dry, and then carefully squeeze the juice. The shells of the berries are bitter, so do not press them hard. The resulting juice is mixed with honey or sugar 1:1, poured into jars, corked and put in a cool place. The longer the juice sits, the less bitter it becomes.


Kalina is also often cooked in its own juice: first, the washed berries are laid out in glass jars, filling them 1/3, and then topped up with sugar. Banks are stored in a cool place, loosely covered with a lid, for 6 months. After that, viburnum can be used.

Kalina in cooking

Of course, viburnum is suitable not only for the treatment and prevention of diseases - it is successfully used in cooking.

Kissels, compotes, fruit drinks, fillings for pies and sweets, marshmallows, marmalade and other sweets are prepared with viburnum berries. The famous Russian pie - Kalinnik, stuffed with steamed berries with honey or sugar, is undeservedly forgotten today, but it is much more useful than beautiful cakes with cream and various fillings.

Marmalade from viburnum berries

It is not difficult to prepare marmalade from viburnum berries at home, especially since their juice has gelling properties. It is necessary to pour boiling water over fresh berries, rub them through a sieve to separate the pulp from the shell and seeds. Add sugar 1:1, or a little more, to the pulp of the berries, and cook in the oven over low heat until thickened.



Take a shallow dish, spread it with oiled paper and pour the resulting boiled mass into it. When cool and firm, cut into squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top. Ready marmalade can be stored for some time in a cool place or in the refrigerator.

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Kalina refers to the healing types of berries. On its basis, fruit drinks, jams, compotes, juices are prepared. Due to the short heat treatment, the fruits retain all useful elements in their structure. Many housewives experience difficulties when brewing viburnum juice, the drink turns out to be bitter and tart. To avoid this effect, it is necessary to observe the proportions of the sweetener and the volume of berries. Consider the basic principles of cooking, highlight the main thing.

Useful properties of viburnum

  1. The composition of the berry contains organic acids, glycosides, pectin, sucrose, tannins. Such a complete list allows you to remove harmful poisons from the human body and eliminate the effects of exposure (radiation).
  2. Kalina has antimicrobial, antiallergic, diuretic, refreshing, regenerating properties. Constant use of juice improves appetite, heals wounds, prevents the development of thrombophlebitis and diabetes.
  3. Due to its pleasant taste, viburnum juice is added to tea, herbal infusions and other drinks. Experts recommend drinking viburnum juice or fresh berries for people suffering from high blood pressure and hypertension.
  4. A lot of fluid accumulates in the intercellular space, which leads to swelling of the extremities. Kalina relieves congestion, but retains potassium in the cells. It, in turn, has a tonic effect on the heart muscle and vascular system.
  5. Juice from viburnum berries is especially useful for those who have diabetes or excessive cholesterol in the blood. The drink includes vitamins of groups A, B, C, minerals (iodine, manganese, iron, potassium). Due to this, the body is saturated with energy for the whole day.

Viburnum juice: a classic recipe

  • granulated sugar - 260 gr.
  • drinking water - in fact
  • fresh viburnum - 0.5 kg.
  1. Sort the fruits, remove the rumpled, rotten ones. Pour viburnum into a sieve, douse with cold water and leave for a third of an hour. During this period, the liquid will drain, otherwise collect the moisture with a towel.
  2. Move the fruits into a heat-resistant cooking dish, fill with water so that the liquid rises 1-2 cm above the berries. Set the burner to a minimum, cook the berries until boiled.
  3. When the composition settles (the fruits soften), wipe the viburnum through a sieve. Pour the resulting juice into a saucepan, leave for 2.5 hours under the lid. Then strain the liquid from the sediment, pour the drink into a heat-resistant bowl.
  4. Send the mixture to the burner, add granulated sugar (if desired, its amount can be increased). Boil the juice until the crystals dissolve, remove the resulting foam.
  5. At the end of preparation, filter the drink using 4-5 layers of gauze. Sterilize jars, pour juice over them. Roll up or cork with nylon lids, store in the refrigerator.

Viburnum juice without boiling

  • granulated sugar - 250 gr.
  • viburnum - 850 gr.
  1. Remove the berries from the branches, sort out the viburnum. Weed out all unsuitable specimens, and rinse good fruits under the tap. Pour into a sieve, leave for half an hour to dry.
  2. Pound the viburnum with a kitchen pestle or in any convenient way (sieve, blender, meat grinder). Lay 4 layers of gauze in a dry colander, put viburnum puree in the cavity.
  3. Squeeze out the juice, remove the cake, grains and bones. Add granulated sugar to the juice, mix. Leave the mixture at room temperature to infuse. The granules must completely dissolve.
  4. Stir the juice again, you will get a gentle drink with pulp. Warm up the jars for spinning the product, dry them, pour the juice. Put in the refrigerator or any other place for seaming.

  • honey - 240-260 gr.
  • fresh viburnum - 550 gr.
  1. Remove the viburnum from the branches, sort, rinse in a basin with cool water. Do not remove small branches, they close the hole under the stem. If there is dirt on the fruits, pour boiling water over them and leave for 15 minutes.
  2. Move the clean and dry berries into a deep bowl or a three-liter jar, crush the viburnum into porridge with a pestle. You can use a blender to puree the viburnum.
  3. Separate the juice from the seeds, peel and remnants of the twigs. To do this, strain the entire contents through cheesecloth or a fine-grained sieve. Add honey to juice and stir.
  4. Try to use flower honey, it belongs to the early varieties and is not candied. If the product has already crystallized, boil it in advance in a water bath. Only after that add the composition to the viburnum juice.
  5. Send the entire composition to the pan, boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the stove, filter the juice if necessary. Pour it into sterile containers, cork, let cool. Consume after 1 week of exposure.

Viburnum juice in a slow cooker

  • fresh viburnum - 750 gr.
  • drinking water - 600 ml.
  • granulated sugar - 270 gr.
  1. Sort out fresh viburnum, remove foreign debris, branches. Rinse the fruits under the tap, putting them on a sieve. Let the berries drain, wipe them with a towel.
  2. Prepare a container for a multicooker, pour viburnum into a cup, sprinkle with sugar. Fill with water so that the liquid covers the fruit by 2 cm.
  3. Cover the device, set the "Extinguishing" function for 45 minutes. When the timer rings, pour the contents into a sieve, wipe the juice. Remove the pulp.
  4. Sterilize the container for seaming, dry it and pour the juice into containers. Close with nylon or tin lids, store in a dark place.

Before cooking, sort through the berries, remove bad specimens (crumpled, rotten, etc.). The proportions of granulated sugar are added according to personal wishes, you can replace the sweetener with honey or stevia. Grind the viburnum through a sieve or squeeze the juice with gauze. Consider the recipe for the slow cooker and the method of preparing the composition without cooking.

Video: how to cook viburnum syrup without cooking

Juice contains the quintessence of nutrients from berries, fruits and vegetables. At the same time, different types of such drinks have different effects on the body. There is even such a science - juice therapy, whose experts suggest using juices for the prevention and treatment of various ailments. But when using such drinks, you need to remember that each of them has certain contraindications for use. And the topic of our conversation today will be viburnum juice, we will consider its beneficial properties and contraindications and how to take such a drink.

Kalina is a well-known shrub that has been used as a valuable medicinal plant since ancient times. In therapeutic practice, healers use different parts of such a culture - flowers, berries, bark, and leaves. Juice obtained from viburnum berries can also bring great benefits to a person.

What is useful viburnum juice?

Such a healthy drink is a source of many valuable substances. It saturates the body with a significant amount of ascorbic acid, it is believed that the healing drink contains an order of magnitude more vitamin C than citrus fruits. In addition, red juice is a source of provitamin A, tocopherol, vitamins P and K.

The wonderful drink also contains a number of minerals represented by vanadium, potassium, calcium, iron, etc. The juice obtained from ripe viburnum fruits is rich in tannins, phytoncides and pectins, a number of organic acids and other unique useful particles.

Viburnum juice remarkably strengthens the immune system, increases the body's defenses and helps to get rid of various ailments. Its use allows you to achieve an expectorant effect when coughing and makes it possible to somewhat reduce the temperature during fever. Due to its antitussive properties, viburnum juice should be taken with a hacking cough, including whooping cough.

Such a valuable drink can be useful to readers of "Popular about Health" during the off-season, it remarkably prevents the occurrence of hypovitaminosis. And healers claim that this drink can also be valuable due to its antioxidant activity - the ability to prevent cancer and slow down premature aging.

There is evidence that medicinal viburnum juice can prevent the development of allergic diseases. It has a positive effect on the work of the heart and blood vessels, cleanses the blood of excess "bad" cholesterol, prevents atherosclerosis, helps to normalize heart rate in patients with arrhythmia, and also helps to reduce blood pressure.

Among other things, viburnum juice improves the activity of the digestive tract. Such a healing drink activates the production of digestive juice, helping patients with hypoacid form of gastritis, in addition, it improves appetite and speeds up the absorption of food. Viburnum juice well optimizes metabolic processes, it is believed that its consumption helps to get rid of excess weight.

Some doctors claim that such a drink will benefit patients with polyps in the stomach and prevent their transformation into malignant ones.

Among other things, viburnum juice is useful for patients with epilepsy, hysteria and menopausal neuroses.

In some cases, healing juice can be used externally, so it is recommended to use it to treat skin ailments (acne, lichen and eczema). Also, this tool will help to cope with age spots or freckles, brightening them. Viburnum juice must be used to apply lotions or simply to wipe the skin.

How to take viburnum juice?

To achieve a therapeutic effect, you need to use viburnum juice sparingly. So, it must be combined with honey, adhering to an equal proportion and taken one to three tablespoons up to four times a day.

In the treatment of various ailments, a single amount of viburnum juice consumed can be gradually increased to fifty milliliters.

But it is better not to drink a healing drink in larger quantities, so as not to harm your health.

Harm of viburnum juice

Such a healing drink has some contraindications for use. So, its use can provoke the occurrence of individual intolerance reactions (allergies), which must be taken into account during primary consumption.

It is better not to drink viburnum juice for women who are carrying a child, so as not to provoke an abortion or premature birth. And when breastfeeding, it is better to refuse it due to high allergenicity.

As for other contraindications, it is better not to use such a healthy drink for those who suffer from increased acidity of the digestive juice, as well as erosion, gastritis, and ulcerative lesions of the digestive tract.

In addition, viburnum fruit juice can harm people suffering from arthritis and gout, because it contains quite a lot of purines.

Experienced doctors advise abandoning this method of treatment for all patients with increased blood clotting (with a tendency to thrombosis), and with urolithiasis.

Another contraindication to the use of a healing drink is the presence of hypotension (low blood pressure). It is also important to consider that such a remedy should be used by everyone without exception in moderation.

It is not superfluous to discuss the expediency of therapy with viburnum and its juice with your doctor in advance so as not to harm your health.

In the article we discuss viburnum - useful properties and contraindications to its use. You will learn the pharmacological properties of viburnum and the use of viburnum berries in folk medicine. Following our advice, you will learn how to make tea, prepare infusions, decoctions, syrups based on the fruits of the plant. We will tell you how to eat viburnum for medicinal purposes in diseases of the lungs, cardiovascular and nervous systems, skin diseases and diabetes.

Useful parts of the plant (fruits, seeds, bark, flowers)

In folk medicine, the bark, leaves, fruits and seeds of viburnum are used. Kalina is a genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of the Adox family (lat. Adoxaceae). All parts of the plant are used in folk medicine. Medicines are prepared from the bark, leaves, flowers, berries and seeds of viburnum.

Viburnum bark is useful for respiratory diseases. Means based on it strengthen the immune system and eliminate the symptoms of a cold. They normalize the work of the cardiovascular and nervous systems.

Viburnum leaves are used as an anthelmintic agent. An infusion of the leaves of the plant cleanses the body and has a disinfectant, diaphoretic and laxative effect.

Viburnum flowers are useful for bronchopulmonary diseases. Means based on the flowers of the plant thin and remove sputum from the lungs, have a diaphoretic and antipyretic effect.

Based on the fruits of the plant, tinctures and decoctions are prepared for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system and the gastrointestinal tract. Juice is obtained from fresh viburnum fruits. The drink is consumed orally and applied externally for the treatment of skin diseases: eczema, furunculosis, carbunculosis, skin cancer. The tool discolors freckles and age spots.

Bones of viburnum are useful for stagnation of bile and spasms of the gastrointestinal tract. They are used as a laxative.

In folk medicine, viburnum is used to treat and prevent diseases of the female reproductive system. A decoction of berries and bark of the plant is effective for mastopathy and uterine bleeding. The tool normalizes the menstrual cycle and relieves pain.

Knowing how red viburnum is useful for women, you can do without expensive cosmetics. The infusion of the plant eliminates wrinkles, age spots and rashes on the skin, making it supple and pleasant to the touch.

You have learned the beneficial properties and contraindications of viburnum for women. Now let's look at what viburnum has useful properties for men.

Plant-based products normalize the functioning of the genitourinary system and improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs. An infusion of viburnum berries has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in cystitis and prostatitis. Here is the benefit of viburnum berries.

Chemical and vitamin composition of viburnum

Useful properties and contraindications of red viburnum lie in its chemical composition. Viburnum fruits contain:

  • vitamin C;
  • vitamin K;
  • vitamin P;
  • essential oils;
  • organic acids;
  • sucrose;
  • glucose;
  • fructose;
  • carotene;
  • pectin substances;
  • alkaloids;
  • saponins;
  • tannins.

You learned the chemical composition of viburnum berries. Now consider the pharmacological properties and what helps the viburnum berry.

Pharmacological properties

Viburnum is useful for the whole organism. Tannin substances, which are part of viburnum, have an analgesic effect, reducing the sensitivity of nerve endings. They constrict blood vessels, thicken cell membranes, which leads to a decrease in inflammation.

Kalina has a diuretic effect. Plant-based products effectively eliminate swelling.

Due to the high content of vitamins in red viburnum, it is used during periods of increased morbidity as a general tonic. Tea with viburnum restores strength and increases the body's defenses.

Valeric and isovaleric acids have an antispasmodic effect and calm the central nervous system. Kalina enhances the effect of sedatives.

Ascorbic acid has a general strengthening effect on the body. Kalina is included in vitamin collections to improve immunity.

Kalina is good for the gastrointestinal tract. Means based on it have antiseptic and astringent effects, promote the healing of ulcers and stop bleeding. The plant is useful for diarrhea and stomach cramps. Preparations based on viburnum normalize digestion and metabolism.

Kalina has a hemostatic effect. The tool increases the tone of the uterus.

Iridoid glycosides have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effects. A decoction of the plant is used to disinfect the oral cavity with tonsillitis and stomatitis.

How to prepare viburnum juice

Juice is prepared from ripe viburnum berries, it strengthens the heart, has a diuretic and choleretic effect. The drink is used to prevent atherosclerosis.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum berries - 850 gr.
  2. Sugar sand - 250 gr.

How to cook: Sort and rinse the viburnum berries, leave them in a colander to drain the water. Grind the dried berries with a rolling pin to a puree consistency. Transfer the resulting mass to gauze and squeeze the juice. Add granulated sugar to the drink and stir until dissolved.

How to use: Drink 2 tablespoons 3 times a day.

Result: The drink strengthens the walls of blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and normalizes digestion.

Tea for colds and fever with viburnum

Viburnum tea has an antipyretic effect. The drink effectively eliminates the symptoms of a cold.

Ingredients:

  1. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour viburnum berries into a teapot, pour boiling water over them and leave under the lid for an hour.

How to use: Drink half a glass 2 times a day.

Result: Tea eliminates colds, restores strength and strengthens the immune system.

Decoction for sore throat, cough and sore throat

A decoction of viburnum helps with cough A decoction of red viburnum is used for diseases of the respiratory system. The remedy is effective for bronchitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis, asthma.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum berries - 1 tablespoon.
  2. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour viburnum berries into a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil over low heat. Brew the drink for 30 minutes. Strain the finished product and add cooled boiled water so that the liquid volume is 250 ml.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon up to 4 times daily after meals.

Result: Decoction of viburnum effectively eliminates sore throat, cough and swelling.

Syrup for lung diseases and bronchitis

Viburnum syrup is used for medicinal purposes in diseases of the bronchi and lungs. The tool has an anti-inflammatory effect, dilutes sputum and removes it from the body.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum berries - 2 tablespoons.
  2. Water - 500 ml.
  3. Honey - 2 tablespoons.

How to cook: Rinse viburnum berries, fill them with water and bring to a boil. Boil the fruits for 20 minutes, then remove from heat, add honey and stir. Cover with a lid, wrap with a towel and infuse the product for 3 hours.

How to use: Take ⅓ cup up to 5 times daily.

Result: Viburnum syrup relieves inflammation and removes phlegm from the lungs.

Tincture of viburnum from pressure with hypertension

Viburnum tincture regulates the cardiovascular system. The tool strengthens blood vessels and removes cholesterol. Kalina insist on vodka, cognac or diluted alcohol. Consider the recipe for viburnum on cognac.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum berries - 300 gr.
  2. Honey - 300 gr.
  3. Cognac - 500 ml.

How to cook: Rinse and chop viburnum berries, mix them with honey and pour cognac. Infuse the remedy in a dark and cool place for 5 days.

How to use: Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day with meals.

Result: Tincture effectively reduces pressure. With regular intake, the remedy normalizes the functioning of the cardiovascular system and prevents pressure surges.

General tonic for nerves and fatigue

Infusions and decoctions of viburnum are used as sedatives for neuroses, epilepsy, and hysteria. They calm the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum bark - 1 tablespoon.
  2. Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Grind the bark of viburnum, fill with water, put in a water bath and bring to a boil. Cook on low heat for half an hour.

How to use: Take ⅓ cup up to 4 times daily after meals.

Result: A decoction of viburnum bark strengthens the immune system, calms the nervous system and restores strength.

For more information about harvesting viburnum for the winter, see the video:

Remedy for diabetes

Berries and bark of viburnum are useful for diabetes. Means based on them normalize metabolism, lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

  1. Viburnum berries - 1 tablespoon.
  2. Viburnum bark - 10 gr.
  3. Water - 300 ml.

How to cook: Rinse and chop the berries, combine with the bark and cover with water. Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and steep for 4 hours.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

Result: Infusion of viburnum has a tonic effect and lowers blood sugar levels.

Application for skin diseases and neoplasms

For the treatment of skin diseases and neoplasms, freshly squeezed juice of viburnum berries or their infusion is used. The products are effective for eczema, acne, lichen and skin cancer. The drug is applied to the damaged area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe skin and left until completely absorbed. The procedure is repeated 3-5 times a day for a week.

Contraindications for the treatment of viburnum

You have learned how viburnum is useful and how to use it correctly so as not to harm the body. Kalina is a potent plant that should be used strictly according to the instructions, without violating the dosage.

Means based on viburnum are used with caution during pregnancy. The berries of the plant can cause allergies and provoke uterine contractions.

Contraindications for the treatment of viburnum:

  • individual intolerance;
  • increased blood clotting;
  • low blood pressure;
  • increased acidity of gastric juice;
  • kidney failure;
  • gout.

What to remember

  1. Useful properties of viburnum for the human body are rich in vitamin composition.
  2. Plant-based products are used to treat diseases of the cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary systems.
  3. Kalina has a number of contraindications for use, which must be familiarized with before starting treatment.

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