Cloudberry
Cloudberry is a semi-artisanal or herbaceous plant belonging to the pink family. The cloudberry reaches a height of 30 cm. Its stems are erect and have 2-3 leaves. At the very top of the stem is one white flower. Cloudberry is a dioecious plant, so pistillate and staminate flowers are located on different stems. Female flowers are slightly smaller than male flowers. In appearance, the cloudberry berry resembles a raspberry berry, but differs from the latter in taste and smell. Unripe berries are red in color, which changes to amber orange as they ripen.
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Cloudberry grows in the northern regions in swampy forests, moss tundra and peat bogs. Rarely found in the forests of central Russia. The people call cloudberry northern orange, moss currant, arctic raspberry or marsh amber. This berry was very popular in pre-revolutionary Russia. It was even served fresh and soaked at the royal table and was called the royal berry.
Cloudberry composition
The benefits of cloudberries for the human body can hardly be overestimated. It is a whole storehouse of useful and valuable substances. Cloudberries contain 4.4% carbohydrates, 0.9% fat and 0.8% protein. The calorie content of 100.0 g of berries is 40 kcal. Ripe berries contain a lot of pectin, fiber, organic acids, tannins, anthocyanins, phytoncides and carotenoids. Cloudberries contain 7 times more minerals and almost double the amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) than oranges. In addition, it contains vitamins A, PP, B1 and B3, potassium, phosphorus, cobalt and iron, and the seeds contain essential oil.
Cloudberry: properties and applications
Cloudberry is an excellent source of biologically active substances. The vitamins and minerals it contains make this berry a valuable dietary product. The benefit of cloudberries lies in the fact that, due to its composition, it can be used in the complex treatment of various diseases.
The main property of cloudberries is its antiscorbutic effect. It also improves appetite and aids in better digestion of food. Other properties of cloudberries are astringent, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, hemostatic and diaphoretic action. It is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases. Cloudberry is especially useful for people suffering from gastritis with reduced gastric acid secretion.
With regular consumption of cloudberries in food, metabolism improves, mood and general performance increase. This berry is an excellent remedy for the development of chronic fatigue syndrome.
The benefits of cloudberries lie not only in their berries, but also in the roots and leaves, which have diuretic, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing and hemostatic properties. Infusions and decoctions of cloudberry roots and leaves are used to treat vitamin deficiencies, metabolic disorders, urolithiasis, malaria and colds.
In recent years, cloudberry extracts have become widely used in cosmetology. They are included in various creams that rejuvenate, nourish and moisturize the skin.
Contraindications
Do not eat cloudberries for people suffering from gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis with increased secretion of gastric juice.
Benefits of cloudberries
Cloudberries have powerful antioxidant properties that prevent premature aging of the human body and the occurrence of malignant tumors. In addition, cloudberry breaks down harmful cholesterol and removes it from the body, and also helps to strengthen the immune system. Cloudberry juice is used to treat scabies.
The benefits of cloudberries are especially invaluable in the treatment of obesity. It is a low-calorie product, and its biologically active substances help to normalize metabolic processes, reduce swelling of soft tissues.
The benefits of cloudberries were known to the northern peoples in ancient times, and in the countries of Scandinavia it was worth its weight in gold. Considering all the useful properties of cloudberries and their merits for preserving human health, in Finland the image of this berry was applied to 2 euro coins.
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