Of all the "northern" berries the most useful is cranberries. This is a very common opinion, developed over the past few years by nutritionists, according to an online edition for girls and women aged 14 to 35 years Pannochka. net Cranberries are not only an excellent source of vitamin C. Her berries contain glucose, fructose, sucrose, sorbitol, organic acids - quinine, citric, benzoic, malic, essential oil, carotene, phenol carboxylic acids, tannins, flavonoids, anthocyanins, iodine and potassium salts. In the leaves, triterpenoids and flavonoids (quercetin, merricetin, hyperin). A large range of biologically active substances in cranberries suggests the use of extracts from cranberries in many diseases. Fresh berries, juice, mors, syrup, kissel and jam increase the secretion of gastric and pancreatic juice. They are used to treat gastritis with low acidity and inflammation of the pancreas.

They prevent the formation of kidney stones, have a positive effect in diseases of the urinary tract and liver, rheumatism and malaria, have antipyretic effect in fevers due to diaphoretic and diuretic action. Juice with honey is taken with angina and bronchitis with a cough.

Cranberry juice has a weak bactericidal effect, which is enhanced in combination with antibiotics. It is used for gynecological inflammatory diseases, anemia, pulmonary tuberculosis, atherosclerosis and headache. And, in addition, cranberries contain very effective antioxidants that protect the body from atherosclerosis and cancer.

Is not this a good reason to go to the market for cranberries (if you do not stock it for the winter)?.

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