Honeysuckle

In temperate areas, honeysuckle is the first spring berry that invariably pleases with its unusual and pleasant taste, as well as limitless health benefits. Honeysuckle berries have an interesting oblong shape, their color is dark blue as if with a white coating. Honeysuckle is actively grown in our country on garden plots. The Russians have long accepted and appreciated the useful properties of honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle benefits

Honeysuckle berries contain a huge amount of vitamins and minerals essential for humans. For example, vitamins B, C, A, fructose glucose, various organic acids can be found here. For comparison, the amount of vitamin C in honeysuckle is comparable to that of lemon and kiwi. Honeysuckle contains minerals such as sodium, magnesium, potassium, manganese, zinc, copper, iodine and many others.

Honeysuckle berries are recommended to be consumed with physical and mental exhaustion, deterioration and lack of appetite, with fevers, with edema of various origins, because honeysuckle is known as an excellent diuretic. In addition, the benefits of honeysuckle have been proven for the cardiovascular system. Honeysuckle helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels, serves to prevent atherosclerosis. Honeysuckle berries in general are able to strengthen immunity, help the body in the fight against various kinds of diseases.

Honeysuckle has a beneficial effect on the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, restores the digestion process. Surprisingly, scientists have proven the benefits of honeysuckle in the fight against cell neoplasms, so honeysuckle will be an excellent preventive against cancer.

For the beauty and health of the skin, honeysuckle is also remarkable in its properties. It has a cleansing effect, is able to slow down the aging process, restores the elasticity of the skin, returns it to a fresh and healthy look. Compresses and honeysuckle infusions are used to get rid of skin diseases such as eczema, lichai, ulcers.

It has already been mentioned that the use of honeysuckle is not only beneficial, but also very pleasant. In addition to eating berries fresh, it is possible to freeze honeysuckle. At the same time, its useful properties will remain unchanged. Very often juices, syrups, compotes, jelly, jam, jelly and many, many other treats are prepared from honeysuckle. It is worth noting that the calorie content of honeysuckle is only 30 kcal. per 100 gr.

Honeysuckle is actively recommended by experts for obesity and for weight loss. Nutritionists even offer to arrange for themselves sometimes unloading days, on which it is permissible to eat exclusively honeysuckle.

Harms of honeysuckle

The harm of honeysuckle can manifest itself in the event of its excessive use and improper use of drugs created on its basis. Include honeysuckle in your diet after prior consultation with a specialist to avoid allergic reactions and undesirable health effects.