Gooseberry
Gooseberry is a berry shrub that spread from North Africa and Western Europe. As a wild plant, gooseberry is found en masse in Ukraine, the Caucasus and the Transcaucasus, in Central and Southern Europe, as well as in North America. Despite the fact that the gooseberry berry is loved by gardeners, the plant is often found in a feral state in Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Smolensk, Tver, Vladimir, Moscow and many other regions of Russia and Ukraine.
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Description
Gooseberry is a shrub up to 1-1.5 meters high with dark brown bark. Gooseberry shoots are cylindrical in shape with thin, needle-like thorns. Shrub fruits - round or oval berries with well-visible veins, reach their ripeness in June-August.
The benefits of gooseberries
Due to its taste and useful properties, gooseberries are widely eaten fresh, they are also used as an ingredient for making fruit drinks, compotes, preserves, wine and marmalade. Decoctions and infusions of gooseberry are used in folk medicine as an analgesic, tonic, laxative and diuretic.
Gooseberry juice, mixed with honey, fights inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract, and a decoction of bush leaves helps with prolonged menopause and uterine bleeding.
The gooseberry contains sugars, pectins, organic acids, tannins, iron, copper, phosphorus, carotene, vitamins of group B, C, P. Vitamin A helps to strengthen body cells, protect mucous membranes; vitamin B6 - an indispensable element for the treatment of nervous disorders, diseases of the cardiovascular system, normalization of protein metabolism; ascorbic acid enhances immunity, stimulates the brain and nervous system.
In addition, gooseberry berries contain a large amount of silicon, which strengthens the walls of blood vessels, thus preventing the appearance of varicose veins.
The optimal ratio of sodium and potassium (1:11) determines the decongestant properties of gooseberries. The pectin contained in the berry makes it an indispensable product for the removal of radionuclides and other toxic substances from the body of people who have undergone chemical therapy or radiation.
The benefits of gooseberry are not limited to the above properties: the berry is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, bladder, gastroenterocolitis, deficiencies of copper, iron and phosphorus in the body. In folk medicine, gooseberry is used as a remedy for metabolic disorders.
For hypertensive patients, gooseberry helps to maintain normal blood pressure.
The berries of this unpretentious shrub have antitumor, choleretic, diuretic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory and tonic properties.
Calorie content of gooseberry
Gooseberry is a valuable dietary product, often used as the main or auxiliary product of the fasting day. Description of the diet: for 1-2 weeks, eat about 700-800 g of gooseberries daily, strictly limiting calorie intake with the rest of the food.
The calorie content of gooseberries reaches 43 kcal per 100 grams of product. Of them:
- Protein - 0.7 g;
- Fat - 0.2 g;
- Carbohydrates - 12.0 g.
Despite the fact that the berry of the bush is recommended for people who are on a diet, the calorie content of the gooseberry is quite high and should not be abused.
Cooking gooseberries
The berry is widely used for the preparation of desserts: jelly, compotes, preserves, jam. Due to its sweet and sour taste, gooseberry goes well with fish and meat dishes as a sauce.
One of the most successful ways to use gooseberries, the properties of which are close to grapes, is to make homemade wine from its berries. For its preparation, good ripe (but not overripe) berries are taken, which are then crushed. Thick with gooseberry particles (pulp) is infused in a dark and cool place for several days. After the berries have given juice, the liquid must be squeezed out, and the pomace must be poured over again with water and allowed to stand for several days. Water and sugar are added to the resulting liquids of the first and second pressing (at the rate of 700-800 grams of sugar per 1.7-1.8 liters of water).
Contraindications
The tannins and acids included in the gooseberry in large quantities have a destructive effect on the gastrointestinal tract and intestinal motility in the presence of gastric and duodenal ulcers, colitis, enterocolitis in the acute stage, as well as intestinal dysbiosis.
A decoction of gooseberry leaves is a natural diuretic, abuse of which can lead to negative health effects: loss of vitamins, dehydration, and metabolic slowdown.
The benefits of gooseberries are questioned with the simultaneous use of berries with lactic acid products (except for cottage cheese) and fresh plums.
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