Buckwheat

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Buckwheat is a plant of the Buckwheat family, whose homeland is considered to be the mountainous regions of Nepal and India, where it began to be cultivated about 4,000 years ago. Buckwheat came to us from Greece, therefore it received such a name - buckwheat, that is, Greek groats.

The nutritional value Portion Buckwheat groats 100 g Amount per serving Calories 343 Calories from Fat 30.6 % Daily value ^* Total Fat 3.4 g 5% Saturate fats 0.74 g 4% Polyunsaturated. fats 1.04 g Monounsaturated. fats 1.04 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 1 mg 0% Potassium 460 mg 13% Total Carbohydrates 71.5g 24% Dietary fiber 10 g 40% Protein 13.25 g 27% Vitamin B6 11% Niacin 35% Thiamin 7% Iron 12% Calcium 2% Magnesium 58% Phosphorus 35% Zinc 16% * Calculation for a daily diet of 2000 kcal

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Useful properties of buckwheat

The main and well-known useful property of buckwheat is its high iron content, which helps with low hemoglobin levels and anemia. In addition, buckwheat contains zinc, molybdenum, potassium, iodine, cobalt, vitamins B, E, PP, phosphorus, calcium.

The calorie content of buckwheat is 305 kcal per 100 g of the finished product, but thanks to easily digestible proteins and carbohydrates, cereals can be used as a diet food - it gives a feeling of satiety for a long time.

The beneficial properties of buckwheat are taken into account by representatives of official medicine and cereals are often included in the therapeutic diet of patients with hypertension, atherosclerosis, patients with edema of various origins, and impaired liver function.

There are many good reviews about buckwheat, used to restore digestion, the work of the nervous, muscular systems, improve the secretion of stomach secretions, eliminate symptoms of chronic fatigue, stabilize the heart rate, improve appetite.

Thanks to the contained vitamin B2, such useful properties of buckwheat as improving vision, preventing conjunctivitis, and reducing photophobia are known.

Buckwheat also contains rutin, which, with regular use of cereals, helps to seal and strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Therefore, it is advisable to include buckwheat in the diet for those who suffer from varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

Buckwheat application

Buckwheat jelly is useful for atherosclerosis. To prepare it, one tablespoon of cereal is diluted with 100 ml of water and boiled for two minutes over low heat. It is shown to drink jelly for 1 month, 200 ml 2 times a day. You can repeat the treatment in 2-4 weeks.

For the treatment of furunculosis, buckwheat is used externally: buckwheat should be calcined for five minutes, then grind into powder, pour over water to make a cake. It is applied to acne for 15-20 minutes.

To alleviate osteochondrosis and treat insomnia, it is useful to sleep on pillows filled with buckwheat husks.

They actively practice buckwheat diet. To do this, it is better to use unprocessed, unroasted and whole cereals - green buckwheat. The meaning of such a diet is that you can eat unsalted porridge without restriction for one or two weeks. In the process of following a diet on buckwheat, it is allowed to eat an additional apple per day, drink one glass of low-fat kefir, you can drink water.

For a buckwheat diet, it is better to steam the cereal in a thermos, so it is ready for use in two or three hours. If you steam the cereal in a saucepan, it should be infused all night. Swollen crumbly buckwheat is eaten without spices, salt, sugar, milk.

Due to the relatively low calorie content of buckwheat, the ability of cereals to cleanse the body, and the good digestibility of the product, this diet allows you to remove 3-8 kg in two weeks. A repeated course of weight loss can be carried out in a month, while it is noted that the weight loss is not so intense, but the result obtained remains for a long time.

The calorie content of buckwheat and the set of nutrients it contains makes it possible to use it for fasting days: 1-2 times a week, you should only eat porridge prepared in the way described above.

Good reviews about buckwheat with kefir, which helps cleanse the liver and intestines. For cleansing for 10 days, it is recommended to eat buckwheat drenched in kefir in the morning (it is infused at night). Buckwheat is eaten instead of breakfast, after an hour you can drink 200 ml of warm water and only after two hours eat something. It is good to do such cleansing courses two or three times a year.

In addition to diet, green buckwheat is useful for the prevention of varicose veins, strengthening the immune system, improving blood circulation, removing cholesterol, heavy metals, toxins, improving digestion, and reducing the amount of sugar in the blood. For this, sprouted green buckwheat should be used: the washed cereal is poured with drinking water and left for two hours. Then the water is drained and the wet buckwheat is left in a dark place for three days, stirring several times a day. After 36 hours, sprouts will appear on the buckwheat grains, which means that the porridge is ready for use. The groats must be washed from mucus, you can add salt and vegetable oil.

Contraindications

Judging by the reviews, buckwheat in large quantities can be harmful in the presence of gastritis, gastrointestinal ulcers. It should also be borne in mind that buckwheat tends to provoke the formation of gases and mucus in the intestines.

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