Juice from viburnum for the winter. Home cooking recipes. Treatment with a miracle drink

In the current frosts, everyone is fighting a cold as best they can, whoever uses pharmacy medicines, and who chooses natural products. The latter will be pleased with our article today, devoted to methods and recipes for preparing viburnum juice - one of the leading products in the fight against infection.

If you don't have the courage to drink viburnum juice in pure form, then add a few spoons to tea or compote, or drink the juice as a bite with sugar or honey.

Except anti-cold action, viburnum drinks help cope with neuroses, heart disease, reduce arterial pressure and help strengthen the immune system. Juices on water based without sugar is often used for shortness of breath, stomach diseases and digestive system. But it is worth noting that viburnum juice is contraindicated for pregnant women and people with increased risk thrombosis.

Viburnum juice recipe

Ingredients:

• viburnum berries;
• sugar – 1 tbsp. (per 1 liter of juice);
• water.

Preparation

We sort and wash the viburnum berries cold water. Place the berries in an enamel bowl and fill with cold water to cover. Cook the viburnum until the berries become soft, then grind them through 2-3 layers of gauze placed in a colander. We squeeze out the gauze, pour the resulting juice into the same enamel pan and let it brew for 2-3 hours. During this time, the unnecessary sediment will go to the bottom and all that remains is to pour the finished juice into a new, clean enamel bowl. Put the juice on the fire, add sugar at the rate of 1 glass per 1 liter of juice, or to taste. Cook the viburnum juice until the sugar is completely dissolved, periodically removing the foam.

Filter the boiled drink through 4 layers of gauze and pour into sterilized jars.

How to make viburnum juice in a juicer?

The simplest and quick way For preparing juice, use a device designed specifically for squeezing and boiling it. If you have a juicer at home, be sure to use it for this recipe.

Take the brushes with viburnum berries and rinse them thoroughly in cold water. Ideally, you can pour water into a basin, put the brushes there and let them stand so that the dirt settles to the bottom. Now the berries, without removing them from the tassels, should be placed in a juice cooker, and the latter should be put on fire. The resulting juice can be poured into sterile jars and rolled up. Sugar is not needed, since the juice from the juicer turns out to be quite sweet on its own; moreover, if the viburnum berries were picked in early November, after the first cold weather, they retain their sweetness.

Viburnum juice with honey

If for some reason you do not consume sugar, then it can be replaced with fructose or honey.

Ingredients:

• viburnum – 1 kg;
• water – 1 tbsp.;
• honey - to taste.

Preparation

We sort out the viburnum berries, wash them and scald them. We quickly pass the viburnum through a juicer, and mix the finished juice with water and honey. Place the resulting drink on the fire and let it boil. This juice can be stored in a clean, sealed jar in the refrigerator or cellar.

Viburnum juice with honey can not only be drunk in its pure form, but also used to prepare other dishes, for example marmalade, jelly, or marshmallows. For marshmallows, the juice and pulp should be boiled with 500 grams of sugar to the consistency of dough, and then the viscous mass should be spread over a baking sheet and dried in the oven at minimal heat. As for the drink, it’s even simpler here; the ready-made viburnum drink already has gelling properties, so you can add it to it for taste and boil until it thickens. Ready-made treats based on viburnum juice are in no way inferior to the latter in the vitamin set and are eaten with pleasure by children.

Since time immemorial, viburnum has been famous as a multifaceted remedy. It is useful for everyone: inflorescences, leaves, fruits, bark and roots. Today we will talk about delicious berry juice, which can even severe forms diseases.

Anti-inflammatory, sedative, astringent, diuretic - that's not all beneficial features Viburnum juice, which heals everything internal organs, gives beauty and vitality.

Chemical composition

• vitamins A, E, P;
• beta-carotene;
• minerals: potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, iodine, copper, etc.;
• natural sugars;
• pectins;
• glucosides;
• tannins;
• organic acids.

Interesting! Viburnum juice can boast an impressive amount of ascorbic acid. Even citrus fruits are inferior to it in this regard.

Healing qualities

Viburnum nectar has wide range medicinal action:

• It has antimicrobial, urinary and choleretic, antiallergic, healing, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and antitoxic effects.
• Controls the circulatory system.
• Improves digestion and appetite.
• Heals colds;
• Stops internal bleeding.
• Heals liver diseases and stomach ulcers.

And this is not all that viburnum juice is capable of. Its application in folk medicine extensively (more on this below).

How to make juice

Classic recipe

Rinse the berries (about 1 kg) thoroughly in running water, pour boiling water (200 ml) and leave for 5 minutes. Then drain the water and mash the berries with a spoon (preferably wooden). Squeeze the resulting mass through gauze. The liquid can be diluted with the boiling water in which the berries were stored and drunk as hot tea. Do not throw away the pulp, but boil it in water for 10 minutes, strain and add to the juice. To improve the taste, add sugar (200 g).

Attention! To prevent viburnum juice from becoming bitter, freeze the berries before use. Blanching the raw material in boiling water for 5 minutes will also help.

The product helps against many diseases, but is especially recommended for colds and disorders digestive processes. It should be stored in the refrigerator.

With pulp

Nectar with pulp is prepared as follows: blanch the washed berries in hot water(to eliminate bitterness) 5-7 minutes, catch and crush with a spoon. Mix the mixture with sugar syrup in a 1:1 ratio.

Morse

Viburnum juice is a real storehouse of vitamins; it is especially useful in cold weather. Add honey (100 g) and viburnum juice to a liter of non-hot water (use is usually limited to half a glass), mix and drink to support immunity. Instead of honey, you can use sugar; in this case, the fruit drink is infused for 4-5 hours before consumption.

Use in alternative medicine

Against dozens of illnesses

Take 2-3 tbsp of viburnum juice with honey or sugar dissolved in it (1:1). spoons three times a day, washed down with water:

• for liver diseases;
• with ulcer twelve duodenum and stomach;
• with zero appetite;
• for severe headaches;
• for diarrhea (has an astringent effect);
• as a vitamin medicine;
• for gastritis with low acidity;
• for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis;
• to prevent oncological diseases threatening the digestive tract.

Long-term use of viburnum juice (3-5 months) completely cures gastritis, colitis and peptic ulcers. To eliminate polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, drink 50 g of the drink mixed with honey 3 times a day after getting up from the table.

For colds, kidney diseases

These diseases, as well as cough and bronchial asthma, are also cured by the drink. In these cases, drink 50 ml 2-3 times a day before meals. It is recommended to combine the intake of viburnum nectar with eating the berries themselves.

With a runny nose

To relieve nasal congestion or cure “squelching”, 2 times a day (in the morning and at night) drop 4-5 drops of freshly squeezed juice into each nostril.

From high blood pressure

For eye diseases

The product is actively used to treat the eyes. For inflammatory ailments of the eyelids and eyes and poor vision, take a remedy from carrot and viburnum juice mixed with honey (everything is taken in equal parts). Drinks must be freshly squeezed. You should drink half a glass of this cocktail before each meal.

There is another one no less effective recipe: mix viburnum nectar with honey (flower) in a 1:1 ratio and drink for a month. Moreover, in the first 15 days, the healing liquid is taken in the morning, always on an empty stomach, 0.5 teaspoon. In the second ten days of the month, drink 1 tbsp. spoon morning and evening. This is followed by a break of 30 days, after which the course can be repeated.

If an eyesore forms or the cornea becomes clouded, you need to instill 1 drop of viburnum juice with honey into them. It is better to do this before sleep until complete recovery.

For the treatment of cysts

Viburnum juice speeds up the process of treating ovarian cysts. In this situation, honey is dissolved in nectar (1:1) and drunk on an empty stomach according to the following scheme:

• the first 7 days - 1/5 teaspoon in the morning;
• the second week – 1/3 spoon;
• third week - 1 teaspoon in the morning and before bed;
• V last days month - 1 tbsp. spoon morning and evening.

After treatment, they take a break and then resume the course again, only now in the reverse order - from bottom to top.

Reception features

The procedure for using the product for various ailments approximately the same. Yes, when colds For breast cancer, drink 50 ml of juice with honey 3 times a day. For oncological illnesses - 2 tbsp. spoons of drink with honey (1:1) 3-4 times a day. Viburnum honey juice for blood pressure and ailments gastrointestinal tract take 2 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day.

External use

For skin diseases and for cosmetic purposes Viburnum berry liquid is used externally. It is used to wash acne, eczema, lichen, freckles and age spots. Periodically wiping your face cotton swabs, soaked in juice, eliminate irritation, acne and other rashes.

A few more recipes

• Viburnum berry juice is useful for epilepsy, hysteria, neuroses associated with menopause, constipation, fever, chronic fatigue and weakness.
• Juice from viburnum leaves, mixed with honey in doses of 1:1, drink 50 ml three times a day to restore the body after serious illnesses. Lotions based on it eliminate rashes, lichens, and boils.
• Nectar from the flowers of the tree treats skin rashes, diathesis, gastritis, and painful periods. To do this, mix it with honey and take 1 teaspoon 3-4 times a day before meals.

Contraindications

Despite its impressive beneficial properties, viburnum juice has contraindications.

Drinking is prohibited:

• for gout and arthritis;
• with low blood pressure;
• with rapid blood clotting;
• with gastritis increased rate acidity;
• at urolithiasis;
• for kidney diseases in the acute stage;
• if you are allergic to viburnum.

Attention! The use of viburnum juice is strictly prohibited for pregnant women. The drink causes turgor (contraction) of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriage and premature birth.

Before you start drinking viburnum nectar, wait for your doctor's approval. And during the course, use it only within the specified dosage.

In forests, ravines, on personal plots Viburnum grows throughout Russia. It owes its popularity not only to its external attractiveness, but also to the abundance of beneficial properties of all parts of this amazing plant. In folk medicine, seeds, fruits, leaves and bark with resin are used for treatment. Scientists around the world recognize viburnum berry juice as one of the richest foods in vitamins C, A, E and carotene. It contains many necessary to the human body minerals.

Viburnum juice: beneficial properties

Taking viburnum juice is recommended, first of all, for people with heart disease and vascular system. It copes with the task of eliminating vascular spasms, normalizing pulse and heart function, and reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients. It is an effective choleretic and diuretic. Atherosclerosis, the main cause of which lies in excess bad cholesterol in the body, can be cured with complex therapy with the participation of viburnum juice.

Used to treat gynecological and other diseases

How is viburnum juice beneficial for women? It has been successfully used for many years in the treatment of certain gynecological diseases. Indications for its use may include ovarian cysts and breast cancer. And it is also indispensable bronchial asthma and coughs, colds and flu, liver disorders.

At malignant tumors V different parts body juice can support the body, strengthening the immune system, supplying it with vitamins and minerals, and reducing cholesterol levels in the blood. The medicinal properties of viburnum juice make it possible to use it in the fight against edema, the cause of which is a malfunction of the cardiac system or impaired kidney function.

The beneficial properties of viburnum juice are manifested in the treatment of stomach ulcers, gastritis with low acidity, diarrhea, ulcers duodenum, poor appetite. Hepatitis, allergies, vitamin deficiency, frequent headaches, high risk cancer development digestive organs- all these problems can also be resolved if, along with drug therapy, joint therapy is carried out.

The properties of viburnum juice have found their application in treatment eye diseases. It helps improve vision and also blocks inflammatory processes in the area of ​​the eyelids and eyes, gradually leading visual organs V normal condition. He has the power to heal and childhood diathesis, and teenage acne, and lichen. Even such serious and intractable diseases as diabetes mellitus are on the list of diseases, the effectiveness of combating which with the help of viburnum juice is beyond doubt.

Treatment with viburnum juice: dosage and rules of administration

Treatment using viburnum juice can be accompanied by its oral administration, as well as external use as lotions or drops. In some cases, it is better to use it in diluted form or as part of any multi-component products. It is very common to combine it with honey.

Viburnum juice with honey (in equal proportions) is actively used to eliminate opacities of the cornea and when a cataract appears. To do this, it is recommended to instill 1 drop of this mixture into the sore eye before going to bed. By the way, the medicine can be made in advance for the entire course of treatment; when boiled, it is stored in a closed glass container in the refrigerator for quite a long time.

In a few months, using viburnum juice and honey, you can get rid of an ovarian cyst. To do this, you need to drink the mixture on an empty stomach in the morning. In the first week, the dose is very small - on the tip of a spoon (a teaspoon, of course), in the second the dose increases to a third of a spoon, in the third - up to 2 teaspoons (take in two doses - morning and evening), in the fourth - up to 2 tablespoons. Next month You need to take a break from the medicine and then continue therapy. How to continue drinking viburnum juice? In the reverse order, that is, you should start with large doses, gradually reducing them.

A mixture of honey and juice is also used to fight tumors. The medication should be taken a couple of tablespoons (in some cases you can increase the rate to three spoons) three times a day. This composition is effective and... The dosage will be 150 ml per day. This volume of medicine should be taken in three doses, each time before meals. Similar dosage and rules of administration apply to patients with asthma, hypertension, colds and those who suffer from cough. But in in this case Viburnum juice must be free of impurities and any additives.

For diseases of the digestive system, the juice can be mixed not only with honey, but also with sugar, taken three times a day, 2-3 tablespoons, washed down with water. Morning and evening nose drops will help prevent a runny nose. fresh juice 4-5 drops each. For allergies and diabetes mellitus You should drink a quarter or a third of a glass of a mixture of juice and flower honey three to four times a day.

Viburnum juice in cosmetology

Acne, freckles, dark tan, dull skin on the face and hands, brittle nails - all this is not a problem if you have a little viburnum juice on hand. It is he who has a whitening, rejuvenating and antiseptic effect. Pre-squeezed juice can be poured into ice molds and frozen, and then regularly massage your face using these ice cubes. As a result, after 1.5-2 weeks, wrinkles will begin to smooth out, freckles will become invisible, and acne will disappear, and at the same time the skin will become much lighter.

Helps get rid of acne

Viburnum juice also helps against acne when combined with sour cream. The ingredients, taken in equal proportions, are mixed and applied to the face, and after 20 minutes they are washed off with water, always a little cool. A mixture of juice and raw materials has an increased whitening effect. egg whites. The proportion is also 1:1, the time the mask remains on the face should be half an hour. The effect will become noticeable after 15-20 procedures.

Viburnum juice for the face can be used in the form of masks, lotions and even cream. For the toning mask you will need freshly squeezed juice (3 tbsp.), cereals(5 tbsp.), liquid honey (1 tbsp.), low-fat kefir (1 tbsp.), egg white. To prepare the mixture with a mixer, you must first beat the egg whites, then add kefir with honey, juice, and finally add oatmeal. Keep this mass on the face, neck or décolleté for about 15-17 minutes. You can wash it off only with boiled and warm water.

From two yolks, 0.2 liters of viburnum juice, 4 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. l. honey, 1 tbsp. l. olive oil, glass of water, 200 ml of cream and the same amount camphor alcohol You can make a moisturizing lotion. It should be stored in the refrigerator. Homemade nourishing cream is prepared from juice (3 tbsp), olive oil (3 tbsp) and yolk. After each application of this cream, the skin must be rinsed. herbal infusion from chamomile or calendula.

Baths of 500 ml of warm water, freshly squeezed viburnum juice (2 tbsp.), will help strengthen the nail plates and make the skin of the hands soft and very tender. sea ​​salt(1 tbsp.) Fingers should be immersed in this solution for 20 minutes. If you pamper yourself with similar procedures every day, the results will become noticeable after 3 weeks.

How to make juice from viburnum?

There are many ways to prepare viburnum berries, but most often preference is given to juice. After all, it is in the juice that the greatest concentration of all useful substances. You can cook it with or without pulp, with sugar or sugar syrup, or you can do without sweetening at all. The only inviolable rule is that it must be stored in a cool place, just like.

How to make juice from viburnum? To do this, the berries are first washed well under running water, and then their direct processing begins. You can immediately start squeezing the juice or freeze the berries to get rid of the inherent bitterness of viburnum. Blanching the berries in boiling water for 5 minutes will also help remove bitterness.

You can make viburnum juice in a juice cooker, and this method will be the fastest and easiest. In the absence of such equipment, improvised materials, for example, a wooden spoon, gauze or a strainer, will also work. The processed berries must be crushed with a spoon, and then the juice must be squeezed out of the resulting pulp through cheesecloth. If you want to make juice with pulp, it is better to simply rub the berries through a metal sieve. The resulting cake should not be thrown away immediately; it can be boiled with water for 5-10 minutes, then strain the liquid and add to the juice.

The preparation of viburnum juice does not end at the stage of squeezing and filtering. To keep it longer, it is mixed with sugar, honey or sugar syrup. Honey and sugar are usually taken in a 1:1 ratio (although a 1:2 ratio is also considered acceptable) in relation to the volume of juice. In this case, it is not at all necessary to serve sweetened juice heat treatment, you can simply pour it into jars, close the lids and put it in the refrigerator.

Preparing for the winter will allow you to use everything wonderful properties for a long time

Juice from viburnum for the winter involves pre-cooking whole berries in water until they are completely softened. After this, the water is drained, and the juice is squeezed out of the berries in any convenient way. This recipe for viburnum juice requires that the juice sit for 2-3 hours. Then you need to add sugar - for each liter of pure juice you will need 125 g granulated sugar. Heat everything together over low heat. After the sugar has dissolved, the juice is filtered, brought to a boil and immediately poured into jars and rolled up.

The recipe for viburnum juice with berries is very popular among modern housewives. And it’s not surprising, because viburnum is in own juice prepared very simply. You just need to put the berries in jars (about a third of the volume) and cover them with sugar up to the hangers of the container. After six months, viburnum and juice can be consumed.

Viburnum juice: contraindications

Increased blood clotting, hypotension, arthritis and gout - for all these diseases, taking viburnum juice is strictly prohibited. Viburnum juice - benefits and harm for people with gastrointestinal disorders. Thus, it effectively copes with gastritis with low acidity, and when elevated level acidity, the condition will only be aggravated and brought to a critical point.

Viburnum and its juice are not recommended if you have urolithiasis or kidney disease. Can pregnant women drink viburnum juice? No you can not. The reason for this ban is simple - viburnum drink stimulates uterine contractions, that is, it can provoke premature birth or miscarriage.

Juice treatment is a wonderful alternative to traditional drug therapy. But you shouldn’t completely abandon your doctor’s recommendations, because you can often successfully and quite effectively combine healing procedures folk and traditional medicine. In addition, the beginning of the fight against the disease, even with the help of juice, must be preceded by a medical diagnosis.

The medicinal qualities of viburnum have been known for a long time, which is why it is prepared for the winter and how vitamin remedy, and as a cure for many diseases. Viburnum juice is not as well known for its use as its berries, which are stored frozen, dried or candied for the winter. It turns out that some craftsmen also save the juice of this plant for use in winter.

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What is viburnum rich in?

Everything that viburnum produces has medicinal properties - its color, berries, leaves, bark, roots and even its seeds. Each of these components of the plant is rich in its own vitamins and helps to heal various diseases . Therefore, flowers and plant bark are harvested in the spring, berries in the fall, and the roots are dripped as needed.
Viburnum berries are rich in tannins, a large number of trace elements, isovaleric, acetic and ascorbic acid, and also contain invert sugar.

Viburnum fruits taste bitter, so fresh Not everyone can use them, but they are most beneficial when eaten fresh.

• By taking 50 grams of viburnum berries every day, you can improve your body’s normal metabolism and satisfy vitamin C deficiency.
• Help of berries in treatment cardiovascular diseases, neuroses, hypertension, gastrointestinal tract, colds and diseases respiratory tract simply invaluable.
• The berries are used as immune strengthening remedy, thanks to the presence in them a large number vitamins
• Blood pressure returns to normal if you drink a decoction of viburnum leaves, and it also promotes vasodilation and activates contraction of the heart muscle.
• A decoction from the bark of the plant is used for treatment uterine bleeding and at pain during the menstrual cycle.
• A decoction of viburnum color is good for colds, shortness of breath, stomach diseases and even cancer.

The main beneficial properties of viburnum juice

The components of the berry juice amaze with their abundance of medicinal and supportive properties for the human body.

• Invert sugar, which is obtained from fructose and glucose, is contained in viburnum fruits. large quantities. It's being used in the production of medicinal and conventional cosmetics.
• The juice of the berries contains beneficial pectin substances, vitamins E, P, A, C. Minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, copper, calcium, iodine, strontium, manganese, etc.

Viburnum is not difficult to find in Russia, it is a fairly common plant, it grows in parks, near rivers and lakes, its plantings are visible along roads, and it is also used to decorate gardens and plots. So, if desired, you can always find this plant for winter preparations.

Procurement for future use

The most best time for canning - autumn, viburnum at this time is maximally rich in vitamins. You can use the following recipes for preparing viburnum juice for the winter:

Juice with honey

To collect berries for juice, choose the time before frost.
Having brought the viburnum home, it need to rinse well and dry.
Next, placing the berry in double gauze, you need to squeeze the juice out of it.
The juice will be bitter, so you need to mix it with honey (one to one) and pour it into jars. They are placed in a cool place until used. Thanks to this recipe, the mixture of viburnum juice and honey will lose its bitterness over time.

Just with sugar

Here's a simple one, but delicious recipe viburnum juice with sugar! The washed berries are mixed with sugar (one kilogram of sugar is taken per kilogram of berries). Next, this mixture is left for several hours so that it produces juice.
Then it is placed in clean glass jars, closed and stored in a cool place. This product can be stored for six to seven months.

Viburnum with juice in sugar and its pure juice are used to make jelly, jelly, marshmallows, or you can simply drink tea, adding this vitamin elixir to it.

Treatment with a miracle drink

As mentioned above, viburnum is used for various diseases. Recipes have been stored in the “tablets” of traditional medicine for a long time; it was very difficult to find information on how to make viburnum juice healthy and, most importantly, medicinal, but especially for the readers of “drink”, we did it!

Treatment of ovarian cyst

This treatment requires time, patience and a serious approach.

You will need: viburnum juice mixed with honey one to one.

Method of administration:

1. the first week you need to take juice with honey every day, on an empty stomach, ½ teaspoon;
2. second week - intake is increased to one teaspoon of the composition, also on an empty stomach;
3. third week - 1.5 teaspoons, on an empty stomach;
4. fourth week - two teaspoons on an empty stomach;
5. from the fifth week reception is underway to decrease, in the reverse order, you need to reach 0.5 teaspoon.

For tumors

At tumor diseases The use of viburnum juice with honey is due to the fact that it acts as an auxiliary and immune-supporting agent.

Mode of application:

• Viburnum juice with honey is taken three to four times a day, one or two tbsp. spoons.
• In combination with juice, you need to take a decoction of one tbsp. viburnum-colored spoons and 200 grams of boiling water, infuse it for 20-30 minutes, take 10-15 minutes before meals.
• For breast tumors, apply compresses of juice or mashed berries to the tumor area.

Effect on blood pressure

Everyone knows that viburnum perfectly normalizes blood pressure and relieves chronic fatigue. A recipe that supports the normal state of the body consists of the following ingredients:

• viburnum juice;
• berries of rosehip, rowan, hawthorn, raisins and dried apricots.
• You need to take one tablespoon of these products, 1/3 cup of viburnum juice.

How to prepare viburnum juice from pressure:

Pour one liter of boiling water over the fruits of all the berries and leave for 4-6 hours in a closed thermos, or simmer in a water bath for 20-30 minutes. When the broth is ready, you need to cool it until warm state and add viburnum juice to it. This composition is drunk like tea.

Stomach ulcer

For stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastritis and colitis, the following composition is recommended: 1/3 cup of viburnum juice should be diluted with warm boiled water up to a full glass and take half a glass three times a day before meals.

Bronchial asthma and severe cough

For these diseases, viburnum juice with honey is taken four times a day, one tbsp. spoon after eating.

Depressant

This remedy is taken when strong excitement or before bed.

Cooking method

grind three tbsp. spoons of viburnum berries with honey;
dilute with 400 grams of boiling water, leave for 3 hours.

Mode of application:

You need to drink this infusion half a glass three to four times a day.

Application in cosmetics

Thanks to the components of the juice of the berries of this plant, they are successfully used for cooking cosmetics, both in folk medicine and at the industrial level. It is added to creams, shampoos, lotions, tonics, gels and other products. Folk remedies for treating and transforming the skin also include recipes using viburnum juice.

Cleansing facial skin from age spots and acne

Composition of the product: viburnum juice and village sour cream.

Method of preparation and use:

mix the ingredients in equal quantities, make a face mask out of them and keep it for twenty minutes, then rinse with cool water.

Cleansing from age spots and freckles

It is necessary to moisten your face and apply a cloth soaked in berry juice on it for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

This mask will not only help get rid of unwanted spots on your face, but will also give your skin a rejuvenating effect.

Mask for oily skin

To help oily skin face look better, a mask of viburnum juice mixed with egg white. This mask must be kept for 25-30 minutes, then rinsed off with cool water.

Preparing desserts

Preparing viburnum juice will help you prepare healthy and delicious desserts and diversify the menu with environmentally friendly vitamin products.

Viburnum jelly

Ingredients for preparation: one liter of viburnum in its own juice and two glasses of water.

Cooking method:

Rub the viburnum with sugar through a sieve, add water and cook for about fifty minutes, then pour into bowls, cool and put in the refrigerator, or simply put in a glass jar and put in a cool place.

Viburnum juice

This drink couldn’t be easier to prepare – winter juice or berries in their own juice with honey are perfect. Pour two liters of water into a saucepan, add juice or berries with juice, about a glass and bring to a boil. If you took berries, then the fruit drink must be strained through a sieve. Then cool – that’s it, the fruit drink is ready. You can drink it throughout the day instead of water.

Paste

For this piece of cooking, prepared berries with juice are suitable. You need to take a liter jar of berries in their own juice and rub them through a sieve. Then add a glass of water to it and cook until the water has almost completely evaporated and thickened. Place the mixture on a sheet of foil and dry in the oven. It can then be rolled into tubes and stored in the refrigerator.

Marmalade with apples

Products for cooking:

pureed viburnum in its own juice - one liter;
four to five baked and mashed apples.

Cooking method:

Mix all the ingredients and cook the mixture until it becomes thick. Next, spread it into dessert plates in a layer of about one centimeter and keep it in a warm oven. Then you need to cut the marmalade and roll in powdered sugar, put it in a jar or container and cover it with a lid or parchment, and store it in the refrigerator.

Viburnum jam

Products for cooking:

juice from one and a half kilograms of viburnum;
5-6 kilograms of apples;
five kilograms of sugar.

Cooking method:

Cut the apples into small slices, add sugar and wait until they give juice. Next, you need to cook them a little until the sugar has completely dissolved, then cool. Pour viburnum juice into the apples and syrup and cook until tender for 15-20 minutes over low heat. Then put into clean jars and roll up.

Contraindications for use

Unfortunately, anyone, even the most useful product, available back side. Therefore, you need to know who can use the gifts of this plant, and who is not recommended. So, let's talk about the contraindications of viburnum juice:

• those who have low blood pressure, since it tends to lower it even more;
• in cases where a person increased coagulability blood;
• with gastritis increased acidity it can simply do harm;
• people with kidney disease and urolithiasis;
• for gout and arthritis, drinking viburnum and its juice is also undesirable;

During pregnancy, if you need to consume viburnum products, you should definitely consult your doctor before taking them.

Thanks to his unique composition, this plant is simply irreplaceable in the treatment of certain diseases, so it can be used in small quantities to boost everyone's immunity. But, if you need to carry out treatment with viburnum, consultation with a doctor is simply necessary.

Viburnum is a branched tree, or rather a shrub, but it is tall - its height can reach 4 meters. At the beginning of summer, this shrub blooms with white “curly” flowers, and in the fall, when the leaves fall, red juicy berries stand out brightly on the dark branches of the viburnum. In Russia, viburnum has been known for a long time: poems, songs, and other works of Russian folklore were dedicated to it - everyone knows the phrase “red viburnum.”

Viburnum is not just a berry: it has been used since ancient times as a medicinal and health remedy. We can say for sure that our ancestors used healing power this plant dates back more than 1000 years ago, but the first mentions of viburnum are found in documents of the 16th century. At that time, healers and physicians noted that viburnum berries had a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, strengthened the immune system (although such words were not known then), and had a diuretic and astringent effect.

Viburnum was used to heal wounds; it was used to stop bleeding: for this, berries or viburnum bark were crushed and applied to the wounds.

Properties and composition of viburnum juice

Modern scientists also note that viburnum is completely medicinal: berries, flowers, branches, bark, and even seeds from the berries.

The composition of viburnum is not similar to that of other plants. Its bark contains a lot of biologically active elements: tannins, yellow-red resin, saponins, phylloquinones - they help improve blood clotting, thanks to which viburnum perfectly heals wounds; glycoside viburnin, which is associated with many of the medicinal properties of viburnum. Thus, it has a vasoconstrictor effect, relieves pain, fights infections, increases the tone of the uterus and stops bleeding. Therefore, viburnum bark is used for uterine and external bleeding. The more bitter the bark, the stronger effect viburnin, however, during heat treatment it loses its properties.

Viburnum resin is rich in organic acids: cerotinic, palmitic, linoleic, valeric, caproic, formic, acetic, etc.

Viburnum berries contain a lot of invert sugar - about 30%. Under normal conditions, this sugar is obtained from a mixture of glucose and fructose. Invert sugar has moisturizing properties, so it is often included in cosmetics.

Viburnum seeds contain fatty oil– it’s about 20%.

Pectin substances provide the ability viburnum juice turn into jelly, and the percentage of P-active compounds (bioflavonoids) in berries and juice can be 300-500 mg. Viburnum contains vitamins: A, P, E, C, carotene; it contains more vitamin C than citrus fruits; There are also minerals - phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium, vanadium, copper, manganese, strontium, iodine.

Viburnum grows throughout Russia: in ravines, bushes along roads, near rivers, in oak forests. It is planted for landscaping, as an ornamental plant.

Treatment with viburnum juice: indications

Viburnum and its juice are used to treat many diseases affecting literally all organs and systems of our body: heart, brain, nervous and digestive systems, lungs, reproductive system, blood vessels, skin.

By improving heart function, viburnum normalizes the pulse; relieves vascular spasms, reduces high blood pressure; has a diuretic and choleretic effect.

Due to its ability to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, viburnum can be used for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Viburnum juice is taken for allergies and to prevent cancer..

In the old days, people with fever were always given tea with viburnum and honey; diseases of the gastrointestinal tract were treated with berries and juice - it helps with ulcers, colitis, hemorrhoids, and cough. At low acidity gastric juice drink viburnum juice; it is also prescribed for skin diseases and hypertension.

They also drink juice from viburnum leaves, diluting it with honey: when reduced immunity, after illnesses, for the treatment of acne and boils.

For allergies and skin rash A bath with brewed viburnum sprigs helps: pour boiling water over them, infuse and pour into water for a bath.

Folk recipes with viburnum juice

Many folk recipes with viburnum are really intended for treatment complex diseases– for example, gynecological problems.

Amenorrhea, painful menstruation and fibroids are treated with infusion of viburnum bark. You need to grind the bark, pour a glass of raw material with vodka (alcohol) - 0.5 l, and leave for a week. Take 2-3 times a day before meals, diluting 1 tsp. infusion? glasses of water.

Viburnum juice, mixed 1:1 with flower honey, can be serious approach cure ovarian cyst. If you have enough patience, the result will be positive. You should take the mixture of juice and honey gradually, over the course of a month: in the first week, on the tip of a teaspoon, in the morning, on an empty stomach; second week - the same, but 1/3 tsp. Third week – 1 tsp. morning and evening, and the fourth - the same, but 1 tbsp each. Then a month's break, and repeat the course, only do everything the other way around: first drink 1 tbsp. morning and evening, then 1 tsp, then in the morning on an empty stomach, 1/3 tsp, and last week- at the tip.

For malignant tumors, the same mixture is taken 3-4 times a day, 2-3 tbsp. at once. Also take an infusion of viburnum flowers: brew 1 tbsp. flowers with a glass of boiling water, and leave for half an hour. Take 15 minutes before meals 3 times a day; Each time a fresh infusion is prepared.

When treating breast cancer, an additional lotion of crushed fresh viburnum berries is applied to the tumor area.

If there is a threat of miscarriage, and even with cramping pain, an infusion of viburnum bark is prescribed: brew 3-4 g of crushed bark with a glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, filter and drink in small sips throughout the day.

An infusion of viburnum fruits is also drunk for stomach and duodenal ulcers, colitis and gastritis, atherosclerosis and hypertension, vascular spasms and colds. It is easy to prepare: grind 20 g of berries, brew 250 ml with boiling water, leave for 4 hours, strain and drink 100 ml 3 times a day before meals.

Bronchial asthma and cough are treated a little differently: 40 g of berries are ground, poured with heated honey - 200 ml, left for 2 hours and taken 4 times a day, 1 tbsp. after meal.

Viburnum berries have a pronounced diuretic and diaphoretic effect, so they are prescribed for edema of renal and cardiac origin, liver diseases, flu and colds.

Few people know that dried and ground viburnum seeds can be used to prepare a drink that replaces coffee: it stimulates intestinal function and is useful for constipation.

Another treatment method is associated with the seeds of viburnum berries, which was previously used to treat kidney stones and cholelithiasis. They were swallowed throughout the day - 1 bone 10-15 times a day, until all the stones and sand came out of the kidneys or gall bladder.

Viburnum berry juice removes freckles, whitens skin and treats acne. To do this, you can make face masks from fresh viburnum juice with sour cream: mix them 1:1, apply the mixture to your face for 20 minutes, and then rinse with cool water.

Contraindications for treatment with viburnum juice

Viburnum is surprisingly healing, but not everyone can be treated with it. In case of increased blood clotting, its use is contraindicated; with low blood pressure, it can be used for a short time, if it is really necessary; with gastritis with high acidity, it will only worsen the disease.

Arthritis, gout, kidney disease, urolithiasis cannot be treated with viburnum juice and berries either. It is sometimes possible to consume them as a food product, but long-term use can be harmful. The same applies to the use of viburnum by pregnant women.

Preparing viburnum juice

In order to reduce or remove the bitterness of viburnum berries, they must be ground with honey or sugar 1:1. In frozen viburnum berries, the bitterness is also greatly reduced. To prepare viburnum juice, you must first rinse the berries with cold water, dry them, and then carefully squeeze out the juice. The shells of the berries are bitter, so do not crush them too much. The resulting juice is mixed with honey or sugar 1:1, poured into jars, sealed and placed in a cool place. The longer the juice sits, the less bitter it becomes.

Viburnum is also often prepared in its own juice: first, the washed berries are placed in glass jars, filling them 1/3 full, and then filled to the top with sugar. The jars are stored in a cool place, with the lid loosely closed, for 6 months. After this, the viburnum can be used.

Viburnum in cooking

Of course, viburnum is suitable not only for the treatment and prevention of diseases - it is successfully used in cooking.

Viburnum berries are used to prepare jelly, compotes, fruit drinks, fillings for pies and sweets, marshmallows, marmalade and other sweets. The famous Russian pie - Kalinnik, filled with steamed berries with honey or sugar, is undeservedly forgotten today, but it is much healthier than beautiful cakes with cream and various fillings.

Viburnum berry marmalade

It’s not difficult to make marmalade from viburnum berries at home, especially since their juice has gelling properties. We need to pour it on fresh berries boiling water, rub them through a sieve to separate the pulp from the shell and grains. Add sugar 1:1, or a little more, to the berry pulp and cook in the oven over low heat until thickened.

Take a shallow dish, line it with oiled paper and pour the resulting boiled mass into it. When cool and hard, cut into squares and sprinkle powdered sugar on top. The finished marmalade can be stored for some time in a cool place or in the refrigerator.