An amazing berry, which is a real storehouse of vitamins and essential substances, cloudberries are native to the northern regions of our country. It is highly valued in folk medicine, and both the fruits and leaves of the plant are used.
These berries contain a huge amount of fiber, vitamins C, PP, E, A, B. The content of ascorbic acid in these berries exceeds its amount in oranges, and there is more carotene in them than in carrots. They also contain phosphorus, iron, potassium, cobalt, organic acids, pectins, sugars, tannins, water, ash, unsaturated fatty acids.
Vitamin E, which is part of cloudberries, helps to restore blood circulation, relieve burns, restores vision, and accelerates tissue regeneration. Northern peoples use this berry for scurvy and vitamin deficiency.
Due to its beneficial properties, cloudberries are used to normalize the blood clotting process, as a fixative for diarrhea, to remove excess fluid from the body and eliminate puffiness. Perfectly, this berry copes with colds, as a powerful diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent. Cloudberry juice and fruit drink quench thirst and restore strength during illness.
This plant, being a strong antioxidant, prevents the appearance of cancerous tumors and early aging. Also cloudberry improves immunity, breaks down and removes harmful cholesterol. Traditional medicine uses these berries in the treatment of diseases of the genitourinary sphere, as well as an anti-inflammatory and wound healing agent. Cloudberry juice has very strong antibacterial and healing properties, so it is used to treat the skin affected by scabies.
The berry is used for stomach and intestinal disorders, as an astringent, and it is also often used for hypertension. Due to the content of pectins and tannins, which cover the mucous membrane with a protective film and do not allow toxins to be absorbed into the blood, berries are used for indigestion.
The benefits of cloudberries for obesity are invaluable. Biologically active substances normalize metabolic processes, eliminate puffiness. Moreover, the benefits of cloudberries for maintaining women's health and attractiveness are invaluable - it improves the condition of hair, nails, slows down the aging process and rejuvenates the body.
Cloudberry is contraindicated for people with stomach ulcers and gastritis with high acidity. It should be used with caution by people prone to allergies.
Cloudberries are used fresh, soaked, steamed; they are used to make juices, fruit drinks, preserves, jelly, jams, etc. Freshly picked berries are stored in their own juice for up to one and a half months. Its beneficial qualities remain unchanged even when frozen.
To prepare a styptic and fixing agent, steamed a tablespoon of dry crushed leaves in a glass of boiling water. The cooled infusion is filtered and taken in a third of a glass in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening.
To get rid of kidney stones, a tablespoon of cups is brewed with half a liter of boiling water and insisted until completely cooled. The filtered infusion is drunk in half a glass 4 times a day.
From cystitis, a spoonful of crushed leaves is poured with 200 ml of boiled water, after half an hour, the infusion is filtered and ¼ cup is drunk four times a day. The course of treatment is continued until complete recovery.
To heal jade and scurvy, you need to drink a glass of berry juice daily.
Plant leaves smeared with fish oil are applied to festering wounds, changing them twice a day. In case of skin cancer, a gruel of crushed berries is applied to the areas affected by the tumor.
To treat cough, a couple of teaspoons of cloudberry leaves are poured with a glass of boiled water and insisted for 4 hours, wrapping the container with the medicine with a towel. The finished product is filtered and drunk during the day.
