Many people in the suburban areas grow this creepy shrub, less than a meter and a half high, sometimes higher, called the Michurin chokeberry. And the people began to call it not differently, like chokeberry. What is it useful for our body, and what unique characteristics are enclosed in its small dark berries that resemble small apples?.

This small shrub of the Rosaceae family, called aronia, was born on the expanses of North America, and for a long time wandered through Europe, reaching Russia only in the nineteenth century. Here she was very intrigued by the well-known biologist Michurin, and he decided to cross the aronia with the non-rowan rowan, having got something in between these plants. Michurin gave his bush his name. But the people, evaluating the newest choke, deserved it, gave it another name, and it became known to us as chokeberry or chokeberry. Useful characteristics, as it already becomes clear from the name, are enclosed in small dark berries, reminiscent of their own form, tiny, sunbathed in the hot sun, apples. Arony is very undemanding and ordinary in breeding. Every year the rowan raises its useful fruits, not crumbling until the coming of severe frosts. Steady bush perfectly grows on all soils, fructifies well even in the northern latitudes, and in the middle belt gives just an excellent collection.

Characteristics of chokeberry are in her berries. They are just a storehouse of different vitamins, minerals and other substances necessary for the body. Here comes a whole group of vitamin B, K, PP, E, C, A, carotene. Vitamin P is found in the fruits of chokeberry in the set and promotes the strengthening of the walls of blood vessels and good permeability of the capillaries. Microelements such as iodine, nickel, chromium, zinc, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese, copper, fluorine, boron and iron are richer in chokeberry varieties. Its useful characteristics for the organism are much higher than in raspberries, gooseberries and other shrubs, and iodine contains four times as much. Not to mention pectin, tanning substances and organic acids, which here in particular are many. These fruits are able to remove from the body radioactive substances, heavy metals and a wide variety of pathogens. Not by chance people, as a treatment for all diseases, specifically chokeberry.

How useful is this berry in the fight against various diseases? There is no exaggeration. She really is a favorite in terms of the number of necessary ingredients, far from avoiding obvious favorites such as citrus fruits, apples, dark currants and even kelp, which is very rich in iodine. Yes, and it can compete with chokeberry ashberry. Useful characteristics of this plant help in the struggle of the organism with various infectious diseases, strengthen immunity, make appetite better and normalize digestion. It is one of the first tools in the treatment of atherosclerosis, with bleeding, allergic diseases, rheumatism and sweet diabetes. In recent research work specialists have found out that for a good liver work we need chokeberry, whose useful characteristics contribute to its purification and the best functioning.

But, along with a mass of necessary parameters, there are some contraindications, in the presence of which it is necessary to limit the consumption of rowan fruits. This peptic ulcer disease of the duodenum and stomach, thrombophlebitis and the highest coagulability of blood, hypotension, frequent constipation and gastritis. Also, one should not eat the fruits of aronia to people with low blood pressure. In other cases it is very useful.

It is a powerful antioxidant, used both in fresh, and in dried or frozen form. From it prepare jams, compotes and jams, and even make wine. But the most important thing is that such a wonderful plant can be grown on its own garden plot. This undemanding shrub only in the very beginning will require abundant watering, and after, having quickly mastered, over the long years will give you every year a rich and indescribably useful harvest.

Health. Sumy. Ua.