Cherry leaves

Few people are unfamiliar with cherries, which are quite common fruit trees. Cherries grow almost everywhere - in summer cottages, in gardens and even along roads, which is due to its unpretentiousness and endurance. Cherry trees are distinguished not only by fertility, but also by decorative properties - remember, at least, the banner of Japanese cherry-sakura at the time of its flowering, when only the appeared green leaves are not even visible among the riot of pink colors.

The popularity of cherries can also be explained by the fact that it is an unusually tasty and fragrant berry, which is widely used in cooking. Cherries are used to prepare powdlo, jams, confits, compote, wine, tincture and liqueur, and are also used as a filling for baking. In addition, it is often dried and dried. Based on cherry leaves, excellent vitamin tea is obtained, which not only perfectly quenches thirst, but also has a healing effect.

The healing properties of cherries put it on a par with other medicinal plants, even though, due to the appearance of many chemical preparations, people forgot about it. Of course, red-burgundy berries are unusually tasty and healthy, but cherry leaves are no less valuable. By the way, the useful properties of cherry leaves are widely used by many folk medicines.

In addition, cherry leaves are relevant for culinary affairs. As a rule, experienced cooks and simple hostesses use cherry leaves along with blackcurrant and horseradish leaves when making homemade blanks. Basically, cherry leaves are laid when pickling, pickling and fermenting cucumbers, tomatoes and many other vegetable crops.

Cherry leaves are characterized by an antiseptic effect - this quality has long been used by folk medicine and culinary experts. For example, if you put berries or other fruits next to them, then the fruits do not lose freshness for a long time. By the way, this is why cherry leaves began to be used in home canning.

Interestingly, one beautiful custom is even associated with twigs and cherry leaves: fresh greens decorate the bed of newlyweds on the wedding night and it is supposed that such a marriage will be necessarily happy.

Meanwhile, the beneficial properties of cherry leaves are their ability to facilitate the flow of jaundice (decoction of leaves in milk), as well as to have a beneficial effect on the condition of the liver. Crushed fresh cherry leaves, along with a decoction of them, are used for damage to the skin or nasal bleeding as an excellent hemostatic.