Honeysuckle - unpretentious shrub, which is almost everywhere found in the middle band. This plant like to plant in summer cottages - it grows well and serves as an excellent hedge, and does not require special efforts from the horticulturist. Fruits of honeysuckle - bright blue-black berries of ellipse shape. They are used for domestic preparations, and in folk medicine, because they are a source of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. However, both berries and greens of this shrub are also used in cosmetology.

Useful properties of honeysuckle Green leaves of honeysuckle are used for preparing broths for rinsing hair. Tannins and chlorophyll in their composition reduce the fat content of the skin, and contribute to the prevention of oily seborrhea or, simply, dandruff. Half a liter of boiling water is taken 200 g of green raw material, boiled in a water bath for 20 minutes, filtered and used after applying a conventional shampoo and conditioner.

Dry leaves of honeysuckle are mixed with chamomile flowers in the proportion of 2 to 1 and used to return blond hair radiance and volume. The mixture is poured along with half a liter of boiling water for 12 hours, and rubbed into the roots of the hair before washing, and during the rinsing of the hair, add the residues to the water.

In addition, a decoction of leaves of honeysuckle is used as a replacement for lotions for oily skin. It perfectly dries and eliminates greasy shine.

Berries of honeysuckle - a source of bioflavonoids, and anthocyanins. Their use in food improves metabolism, strengthens the walls of blood vessels and helps maintain heart health. Berries are advised to be used by anyone who experiences problems with elevated cholesterol.

Honeysuckle is rich in iron, so berries and even "cold jam" - rubbed with sugar fruits - are advised to eat with iron deficiency anemia. In addition, berries can help in the treatment of the so-called chronic fatigue syndrome, and also alleviate the condition of patients with depression.

In 250 grams of fruit contains the daily norm of B vitamins, so this berry is good for fatigue, physical overload, as well as abuse of unbalanced diets. The use of honeysuckle in food contributes to the improvement of immunity and serves as the prevention of colds.

Honeysuckle is recommended and with significant eye strain. It is a part of most of the lists of products recommended by ophthalmologists during the recovery period after surgery, and as a preventive measure when working at a computer.

Damage to honeysuckle Like any berry, honeysuckle can cause allergies. And allergens contain both flowers and leaves of the plant, and berries. Therefore, an abstract spring pollinosis "on pollen" may well turn out to be an allergy to honeysuckle, and if it manifests itself, it is an extra reason to appear to an allergist, and to reveal, finally, a list of provocative food allergies.

Berries of honeysuckle easily spoil if they are improperly stored. Especially detrimental to them are the cycles of "freezing and thawing", which some housewives subject products. Do not cool the berries again, and you will avoid problems with the intestines.

According to some reports, honeysuckle does not go well with gooseberry, and together these berries can cause quite a strong stomach upset, however medical sources do not confirm this information.

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