Healing lingonberries for colds. Useful berries for colds and flu Lingonberries for cough recipe

Apr-28-2012

What is fruit drink?

What is lingonberry juice, the benefits and harms of lingonberry juice for human health, what medicinal properties does it have? All this is of great interest to those who lead a healthy lifestyle, monitor their health, and are interested in traditional methods of treatment, including fruits and berries. So we will try to answer these questions in the following article.

Morse is usually called a refreshing drink made from pure water with the addition of berry or fruit juice. Also, honey, sugar, and lemon juice are often added to this composition. In summer, this drink is served chilled with pieces of ice. It quenches thirst perfectly.

In the cold winter, fruit drinks are also prepared. But in this case it is served slightly warmed. At any time of the year, the drink will replenish the supply of nutrients, improve the condition of the body, eliminate fatigue, and lift your spirits.

In addition, healthy homemade fruit juice will help improve digestion and make it easier to lose weight, so it is often prepared for fasting days and drunk up to 2 liters per day.

Among experts, there is even such a thing as sea therapy. In this case, drinking the drink is intended for the overall health of the body and increasing immunity.

As for the beneficial properties of fruit juice, they are determined by the ingredients that you use during its preparation.

It is advisable to prepare fruit juice from those fruits and berries that grow in your area. This is due to the fact that the nutrients and biologically active substances they contain are better absorbed. Traditionally in Russia, garden and forest berries are used to make fruit drinks, which make these soft drinks not only very tasty and aromatic, but also saturate them with vitamins.

All types of berry fruit drinks contain a large amount of useful acids, mineral salts and pectin, which help increase immunity, normalize the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, and remove toxic substances from the human body. In their preparation, you can safely use a combination of various fruits and berries, which allows you to give the drink a new range of flavors and make it even more healthy.

What are the benefits of lingonberry juice?

Lingonberry juice is a refreshing drink. It is prepared from natural lingonberry juice, which is diluted with water and added sugar. You can also prepare a fruit drink by brewing lingonberry berries in water, as compote is usually prepared - the difference from the latter is only in the degree. It can be used as an ingredient for cocktails made from alcoholic drinks.

• Lingonberry juice perfectly quenches thirst. Traditional medicine uses it as a means to improve the condition of colds. Fruit drinks have a tonic effect and contain a large amount of vitamins.
• This drink contains a large number of useful substances, such as: sugars (glucose, fructose), organic acids (citric acid, malic acid, etc.), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), manganese, tannins.
• Lingonberry juice is also rich in the minerals we need. It contains a lot of manganese. Manganese has a beneficial effect on hematopoietic functions, is needed for the normal course of carbohydrate metabolism (without it, the production of insulin, this extremely important hormone of the pancreas, is impossible), for lipid metabolism (prevents fats from being deposited in the liver), and for normal cholesterol synthesis.

You can drink this vitamin drink either cold or warm. Depending on this, the effect of lingonberry juice will be different. Cold - will perfectly quench thirst and improve physical and mental activity. Warm – perfectly warms and calms.

It is advisable to drink 1 glass of fruit juice before meals. Please note here: if you suffer from stomach diseases, in particular gastritis with high acidity, it is recommended to drink fruit juice at least 1.5-2 hours before meals, and if you suffer from low acidity, it is recommended to drink fruit juice at least in 30 min. before meals).

Contraindications:

Let's not forget about the potential harm of lingonberry juice, which:

• contraindicated for hypotensive patients;
• should be drunk with caution in case of increased stomach acidity;
• enhances the diuretic effect of drugs;
• when consumed in large quantities, it causes dehydration and headaches;
• has laxative properties;
• It is recommended to use no more than 3 weeks so as not to cause severe stress on the kidneys;
• Children under one year of age are not allowed to drink.

Recipes for lingonberry fruit drinks:

Here is the simplest recipe for lingonberry juice. Lingonberries are mashed and the juice is squeezed out of it. The pomace is poured with water, brought to a boil and drained. The resulting broth is poured into a carafe or jug, sugar is added to it and combined with juice. The resulting drink is infused for 2 days.

With apples:

• lingonberries - 1 kg
• water - 1 l
• cloves - 0.3 g
• sugar - 100 g

The lingonberries are washed, poured into barrels, adding Antonov apples (whole and cut in half) and cloves, and poured with boiled water. After 2-3 weeks, the water is drained, filtered, bottled and sealed. Store in the cold. Add sugar before serving. The remaining lingonberries can be used to cook jelly or serve with game.

With honey:

Place the washed lingonberries on a sieve to drain the water. Then the lingonberries are placed in water and placed over medium heat. Bring to a boil, but do not boil. The drink is removed from the heat and left to infuse for 10-15 minutes. Then they pour it through a strainer into a glass jug, and rub the boiled lingonberries there to make the fruit drink with pulp. They put honey.

From frozen lingonberries:

It is very likely that you will not be able to get fresh lingonberries. In this case, to make lingonberry juice, you can purchase assorted frozen berries. As a rule, such mixtures include lingonberries, cranberries, currants, and cherries. Fruit juice made from these frozen berries will be very tasty and just as healthy as fresh ones.

Required ingredients:

• Frozen lingonberries (or assorted) – 500 grams
• Purified fruit drink water - 3 liters
• Sugar to taste

Cooking method:

• Defrost the berries naturally. Pass them through a meat grinder or grind them in a blender, turning them into berry puree. Add sugar to the berries and stir.
• Place the berry mixture into the saucepan in which you will cook the drink. Pour purified water into it and put it on fire. Bring to a boil and cook for about five minutes.
  Remove the fruit drink from the stove, strain it through cheesecloth, and cool.

In the industrial production of fruit drinks, fruit and berry extracts, natural aromatic substances, food acids and dyes can be used.

In order to improve the taste of fruit drink, various spices and citrus zest can be added to it.

Medicinal properties of lingonberry juice:

For colds:

How is fruit juice useful for colds? Let's figure it out. If you have a cold, your body becomes dehydrated. The first and simplest advice to a patient is to drink plenty of fluids. And it would be better to replace regular tea for colds with a fruit drink made from natural berries, which contains all their beneficial properties, according to this recipe, for example:

Lingonberry juice with ginger:

A very tasty and vitamin-packed drink, and ginger gives it an interesting taste. Very good for colds:

• Lingonberries – 200 g
• cranberries – 200 g
• small piece of ginger root
• sugar

How to cook:

Defrost the berries (if you don’t have fresh ones), pass them through a juicer (or squeeze the juice by hand), set aside the juice, and save the cake. Pour the berry cake with hot water (about 2.5-3 liters), add a peeled piece of ginger root and boil for 5 minutes. Next, let cool, strain through a sieve and add berry juice.

Store the prepared “anti-cold” fruit drink in the refrigerator. However, it would be better not to let this product sit for a very long time, but to consume it on the day it was prepared - fresh berries, unfortunately, do not last long.

For swelling:

Lingonberry juice will perfectly help get rid of thirst, which is especially noticeable in hot summer weather. This fruit drink will be especially useful for those who have puffy bags under their eyes after sleep. Such people are advised to drink this drink once a month for a week (1 glass 30 minutes before lunch and dinner).

For a child:

Due to the fact that in fruit drinks the active effect of nutrients is neutralized by contact with hot water, this drink is well suited for baby food. Already from the first year of life, as complementary feeding, the baby can be given low-allergenic fruit drinks made from cranberries, lingonberries and apples. It is worth remembering that they have a pronounced diuretic effect - it is better to drink them in the morning and at lunchtime, but not before bedtime. Fruit drinks also improve the baby’s appetite and normalize digestion processes, helping to cope with the still complex foods introduced along with complementary foods.

How is lingonberry juice beneficial for children? Children over 7 months can consume lingonberry juice only if the doctor gives the go-ahead. Lingonberries are not a strong allergen, so there will be no harm from them to the child’s body, but they can bring benefits. It is recommended to start diversifying children's diet with fruit drinks gradually - 1 teaspoon is enough for a start. If the child’s body accepts this drink well, the child is advised to drink fruit drink no more than once a day.

For weight loss:

It is impossible not to mention such a feature of fruit drink as assistance in losing weight. Everything is very simple, at least 2 times a week, arrange fasting days for yourself, drink up to 1.5-2 liters of a vitamin drink - alternating berries, fruits and vegetables. And after some time, the results will be visible to the naked eye; in addition, you will qualitatively improve your body with all the necessary vitamins and minerals.

Dear readers, today I want to talk about lingonberries - the berry of health, there is no other way to say it. This is both a tasty treat and an excellent medicine for our health.

Lingonberries, along with cranberries and blueberries, help us all from various diseases and from lack of vitamins. To preserve it until spring, we do a lot of things: we soak it, dry the leaves, and freeze it. And you just have to sing songs about lingonberry juice - how tasty and healthy everything is, and it will quench your thirst, and relieve your fever, and replenish everything with vitamins, and it’s just a godsend for the kidneys. Let's talk about lingonberries in a little more detail today.

Here in Russia there are plenty of lingonberries. And in the Russian north, and in the tundra, and wherever there are coniferous forests, lingonberries are always collected. Lingonberry harvest occurs between September and November. Such an amazing berry. It tastes a little tart, slightly bitter, and tasty, and beautiful, and very healthy.

According to legend, droplets of living water fell on it, which a kind swallow carried in its beak to give people immortality. An evil wasp stung a swallow, the bird, unable to withstand the pain, shed life-giving moisture. Instead of people, lingonberries, pine and cedar received eternal life, and since then they have been green against the background of withered foliage. So, what are the benefits of lingonberries?

Cowberry. Beneficial features.

• The main advantage of lingonberries is that they contain benzoic acid. It is an antiseptic that helps us cope with all infections. It stops all processes of fermentation and rotting.
• Contains beta-carotene, which is a precursor to vitamin A, which is essential for vision and the formation of new skin cells.
• Lingonberries are rich in vitamin C, which helps our blood vessels and makes them elastic.
• Lingonberries contain very important microelements: copper, chromium, manganese and others.
• Lingonberries have the ability to quickly remove toxins. It is very useful for all intoxications; it even removes salts of heavy metals - lead, cobalt, cesium.
• Has an antipyretic effect.
• Reduces blood sugar levels.
• Strengthens the immune system, replenishes vitamin deficiencies.
• Lingonberry has a choleretic effect.
• Good for all kidneys. Has a diuretic effect.
• Restores metabolism.
• Regulates protein metabolism in the body.
• Reduces blood pressure.
• Has a beneficial effect on the nervous system.
• An excellent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent.
• Improves skin condition.

Both the lingonberry itself and its leaves are useful. But we will talk about lingonberry leaves in a separate article. There will just be a lot of material at once.

Cowberry. Contraindications.

Use lingonberries with caution if you have gastritis with high acidity. People with stomach and duodenal ulcers should not take fresh lingonberries. Use with caution for cholecystitis. Lingonberries reduce blood pressure, so use it with caution for all hypotensive patients.

How to choose lingonberries?

First of all, by external appearance: the berries must be dense, whole, without damage, and beautiful. It should not be soft or overripe. It is better to choose lingonberries that have barely reached maturity. If you collect it yourself, then you need to do it away from highways and railways.

How to store lingonberries?

Wash the berries. Dry. Place on a tray. The berries are placed in only one layer and thus frozen. Place them in containers or bags and put everything in the freezer. For those who don’t pick lingonberries themselves, you can buy everything frozen at the market or in the supermarket. Sold all year round.

Or you can simply dry the lingonberries. Wash, dry on a towel at a temperature of 60 degrees, so as not to kill vitamin C, be sure to lay out in one layer and dry. Store in a linen bag in a cool, dry place.

How to eat lingonberries correctly so that they bring health benefits?

It's best to just eat berries. You can make puree. To soften the tart taste, add strawberries, for example, or some other berries or fruits. There is no need to eat it with granulated sugar; it is better to use honey for this.

If anyone has any questions, I suggest you take a look. video material about lingonberries and their beneficial properties.

Cowberry. Application.

Due to these beneficial properties, lingonberries are used very widely.

For flus and colds, as an antipyretic, to strengthen the immune system (especially in the spring), for the heart, to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, for kidney diseases as a diuretic, for rheumatism, gallstones, for those with gastritis with low acidity, as a mild laxative, for gargling for sore throats and sore throats, for coughs, for diabetes mellitus, since it lowers blood sugar levels, for bladder diseases and some other diseases. It is useful to eat berries for prostate adenoma. Especially when there are problems with urination.

Lingonberry is used for swelling. Moreover, both with cardiac edema and with edema of renal origin.

Perfectly relieves headaches, especially with pain in the back of the head.

Drinking lingonberry juice is very beneficial. This juice is especially recommended to be taken in the initial stages of hypertension. It is very good to give lingonberries to children with bedwetting. It is also widely used in cosmetology. Both face masks are wonderful and an excellent product for hair.

It’s impossible not to notice how good she is at cooking. And pies with lingonberries are always special, and lingonberry jam with apples has a unique taste, and soaked lingonberries, and fruit drinks, and what sauces can be made from it - there are simply no words. The seasonings cinnamon and cloves always go very well with lingonberries. The aroma is indescribable. And some people also make liqueurs from it. In a word, a miracle, not a berry.

Cowberry. Treatment. Recipes for health.

The simplest and most delicious medicine from lingonberries for all diseases.

Mix berries crushed in a mortar or blender in equal quantities with honey (of course, if you are not allergic to it). Take 2 tablespoons in the morning every day. You can use frozen berries.

For gastritis with low acidity.

Instead of taking pills, eat a handful of berries.

Lingonberry juice.

Probably many people's favorite. As for fruit drinks, I am always in favor of careful heat treatment so as not to kill all the beneficial properties of the berry. Do not boil the berries with water, but simply pour the washed, mashed berries with hot water and cover with the lingonberry infusion. Then strain and drink. Better with honey. The proportions are approximately as follows: a glass of berries per half a liter of water (per liter is possible), depending on the richness of the lingonberry juice you want.

Lingonberry juice is good to drink for colds, fever, kidney disease, rheumatism, gallbladder disease, stomach pain, hypertension, those with bladder problems, liver disease, and simply as a general tonic. Probably one of the most delicious medicines.

Lingonberries for weight loss.

Eat lingonberries and lose weight. It normalizes all metabolic processes. Take half a glass of berries per day. You can defrost them. Useful properties are not lost. Due to its diuretic effect, lingonberries will help you get in shape faster and give up diets. But at the same time, be wise: eat less, move more.

In addition to this, you can also use an infusion of lingonberry leaves. But we’ll talk about this in more detail in the next article. The calorie content of lingonberries is very low - 40 kcal per 100 grams, so it is impossible to gain weight from it, but you will definitely get the benefits.

For vitamin deficiency, weakness, just for health.

It is very good to use lingonberries together with rose hips. Take a handful of good berries in equal proportions, also prepare everything like lingonberry juice.

Lingonberry drink:

You can also prepare the following drink: 50 ml of lingonberry juice (can be prepared from frozen berries). Crush the berries, add 150 ml of chilled boiled water, strain. Add honey to taste if desired. Drink 100 ml 3-4 times a day after meals. This same drink is good for constipation, hypertension, headaches, and flu.

For diseases of the kidneys, liver, gallbladder and bladder, for gastritis with low acidity .

Add 1 tsp to half a glass of lingonberry juice. honey, drink 20-30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day.

For joint pain, rheumatism.

Crush the berries in an enamel bowl and apply to sore spots. Secure everything with a bandage. Change 3 times a day.

For hypertension.

Drink lingonberry juice and eat the berries themselves.

Lingonberry face mask.

Also crush lingonberries in an enamel bowl and apply this mixture to your face. You can add a little honey. Leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Perfectly tones the facial skin and smoothes out wrinkles.

Here are recipes with lingonberries for health and beauty. I think now is the time to remember this berry and improve your health. In spring, our ailments always worsen. You don’t need to take pills right away. You can heal and get healthy in such wonderful ways.

So we will try to answer these questions in the following article.

Today we will talk about lingonberry - a berry of health; it is difficult to find a more successful name for it. This is both a tasty delicacy and an excellent medicine for you and me.

Lingonberry is a perennial, low, evergreen, branching subshrub, reaching a height of 10 to 20 cm. It belongs to the Lingonberry family. Lingonberry fruits are small, bright red berries with a characteristic sweet and sour taste.

This plant is well known to residents of the entire former USSR, except perhaps the Crimea and the deserts of Central Asia. The hard, dark green leaves of the lingonberry winter well under a thick cover of snow, and it is so nice to see its greenery in early spring.

Lingonberries, like the giant oak, are long-lived. Can live up to 100–300 years.

However, it is not individual shrubs that have this duration, but a whole “clone”: many bushes connected underground by rhizomes. The plant bears fruit in old age. It can be found mainly in coniferous forests.

Benefit:

The leaves and berries of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. The leaves should be harvested during flowering, after which they turn brown and lose their healing properties.

Lingonberries have been used as a valuable medicine for centuries. This berry is rich in dietary fiber, minerals and trace elements (potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron). Thanks to the copper it contains, lingonberries are used to treat diabetes. It contains a lot of ascorbic acid (15 mg), vitamin B2 and provitamin A, the content of which is superior to cranberries, lemons, apples, pears, blueberries and grapes. In addition, it contains catechins, sugars, pectin substances, mineral salts and organic acids such as acetic, citric, malic, oxalic, formic and benzoic. The latter protects the berries from rotting and fermentation, which allows lingonberries to be stored in a cool place for a long time. Tannins, which are part of its leaves and fruits, bind heavy metals (cobalt, lead, cesium salts) in the body and remove them.

This plant also has certain contraindications:

• Gastritis with high acidity,
• cholecystitis,
• low blood pressure (hypotension),
• For urolithiasis, stomach ulcers, and duodenal ulcers, fresh berries are contraindicated.

Lingonberries have the ability to quickly absorb and accumulate radioactive substances. Therefore, you need to eat only those fruits that were collected in ecologically clean areas, far from highways and industrial plants.

Berries and lingonberry juice should not be consumed by people with gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, or low blood pressure. Juice and berries can cause a sudden and severe drop in blood pressure and cause harm.

You should not take medications that contain lingonberries immediately after eating. Indications for use always indicate that use is possible on an empty stomach or before meals.

Calorie content of lingonberries:

An additional advantage of lingonberries is their low calorie content:

Calorie table for lingonberries, depending on the method of preparation, per 100 grams of product:

Table of nutritional value of lingonberries (BJU), per 100 grams of product:

How are lingonberries good for children?

You can make a healthy, tasty treat from lingonberries. They contain benzoic acid, so they are perfectly preserved even without sterilization. For children, you can cook lingonberries in sugar syrup. Its use in the winter-spring period will increase immunity and protect against colds. Lingonberries help eliminate waste and toxins, so they can serve as a tasty cure for fever. If you are not allergic to bee products, then during a cold, lingonberries with honey will be a real salvation.

For infants with diathesis, parents can prepare an infusion of lingonberry leaves. If a child has enuresis, you can brew dried lingonberry fruits and leaves to prevent the development of kidney diseases. Lingonberry stimulates the appetite well, removes toxins from the body, which is why it is so useful for children with problems with stool and appetite.

Opinions differ regarding age; some believe that lingonberry juice can be consumed from six months onwards, but most doctors and parents agree that it is better to introduce this berry into the diet from one year onwards. The first portion is no more than one berry. Increase it by 1-2 fruits every day. Most often you have to deal with dried lingonberries; you can make a fruit drink from them or offer them to your baby in the form of a puree.

Consult your doctor! In some cases, eating lingonberries is contraindicated for a child.

Are lingonberries good for women?

The question of how lingonberries are beneficial for women deserves special attention. So what's the benefit?

• Lingonberries during pregnancy can protect a woman from contracting colds, which negatively affect the general condition of the baby. The vitamins contained will enrich the depleted body, which will lead to an improvement in the general condition of the expectant mother.
• In pregnant women, the hemoglobin level should remain at a level so as not to provoke oxygen starvation of the fetus. Lingonberry leaf during pregnancy should be consumed in the form of infusions or tea. The compositions will increase hemoglobin and relieve swelling that occurs after 30 weeks.
• Lingonberries during breastfeeding also contribute to the prevention and treatment of mastopathy, lactostasis and other diseases of the mammary glands.
• Women are recommended to consume lingonberries, decoctions and infusions to treat inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system.
• Regular consumption of berries will restore the menstrual cycle in women and relieve them of pain during their menstrual periods.

What are the benefits of lingonberry leaves?

The benefits of lingonberry leaves are explained by their biochemical composition. They contain:

• Glycosides: arbutin and hyperoside.
• Free hydroquinone.
• Organic acids: ursulic, quinic, gallic and ellagic.
• Tannins (tannins), flavonoids and phytoncides.
• Antioxidant lycopene and vitamins.

Due to the large amount of tannins and organic acids, lingonberry leaves have anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and antiseptic effects. Preparations from the green part of the plant are recommended to be taken to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics. In addition, consuming leaves helps remove excess fluid from the body (reduces swelling).

Official medicine uses lingonberry leaves to produce diuretics, choleretic and disinfectants. And phytoncides suppress the activity of such dangerous bacteria as Staphylococcus aureus. The plant increases the body's defenses and stimulates phagocytosis. The vascular strengthening properties of lingonberry leaves are also known, due to which they are used to reduce the fragility of small blood vessels.

What does lingonberry cure?

In folk medicine, lingonberries are used in the treatment of rheumatism, vitamin deficiencies, anemia, kidney stones, pulmonary tuberculosis, and pustular diseases. Lingonberries improve vision.

In official medicine, lingonberry leaves are used for urolithiasis, cystitis, diabetes, obesity, and liver diseases.

Lingonberry berries and juice have long been used for gout and in the initial stages of arthritis. For medicinal purposes, it is recommended to eat 0.5–1 cup of raw fruits per day. The bactericidal and anti-scorbutic properties of lingonberries have a beneficial effect on the body in the treatment of gastritis with low acidity of gastric juice, and the lingonberry water remaining after soaking the berries acts as a strong laxative.

Lingonberry juice for colds:

Pour 200–250 g of washed lingonberries into 500 ml of cold water and bring to a boil, then add 40 g of sugar and keep on low heat for 15 minutes. Take 150–300 ml 2–4 times a day.

Lingonberry tea for anemia:

Combine 30–40 g of dry leaves and 20 g of lingonberry fruits, pour 1 ml of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink with sugar or honey.

Lingonberry tea for vitamin deficiency:

Infusion of lingonberry leaves and strawberries for swelling:

How to treat colds and flu with lingonberries?

Pour 50 g of crushed lingonberry leaves and branches into 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, then strain. Take 50 ml warm 4-5 times a day.

How to treat rheumatism with lingonberries?

Infusion of lingonberry fruits for vitamin deficiency:

Combine 40 g of lingonberry fruits and 40 g of rose hips, pour ml of boiling water and leave covered for 4 hours. Take 100–150 ml 2–3 times a day.

A decoction of lingonberry leaves for vitamin deficiency:

Combine 15 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of rose hips, 10 g of hawthorn fruits, 15 g of raspberry fruits and 5 g of currant leaves. Pour the resulting mixture with 500 ml of boiling water and keep on low heat for 10 minutes, then leave in a closed container until cool. Take 100–130 ml of strained decoction with honey 2 times a day.

Lingonberry fruits and leaves at elevated temperatures:

A decoction of lingonberry fruits and leaves for urinary incontinence in children:

How are lingonberries useful in weight loss diets?

For weight loss, lingonberry leaves are used in the form of infusions or decoctions. Weight loss - up to three kilograms per month - occurs with regular use due to the diuretic properties of the leaves, so it can be used by people who are prone to swelling and fluid accumulation. In addition to weight loss, a general strengthening effect is manifested and after stopping taking the decoction, the weight does not return.

Since lingonberry berries contain a sufficient amount of minerals, they are used in lingonberry diets. The most popular and healthy diet is the lingonberry-kefir diet, which helps you lose weight by three kilograms in a week without much effort.

This diet allows you to lose 3-5 kilograms per week. The diet of someone losing weight should consist of lingonberries, kefir (1-2%), oatmeal and eggs. You should have breakfast with oatmeal without butter and sugar (cook in water). After this, drink 1 glass of kefir mixed with ½ glass of lingonberries. You can also drink kefir and eat lingonberries separately. Lunch: 1 hard-boiled egg + 1 glass of kefir + 1 glass of lingonberry juice (or berries crushed in a blender). Dinner: oatmeal with water + 1 glass of kefir + 1 glass of lingonberries.

Lingonberries for children: beneficial properties and harm

The medicinal properties of lingonberries have long been known and are used in folk recipes. At the same time, not only delicious berries are valued, but also lingonberry leaves. When can you give fresh lingonberries to babies and how to make healthy drinks from them? Is it permissible to treat children with decoctions and infusions of lingonberry leaves and for what diseases do such remedies help?

Beneficial features

• Fresh lingonberries are rich in sugars, which are a natural source of energy. This berry also contains a lot of organic acids, manganese, dietary fiber, B vitamins, calcium, pectin, vitamin A, phytoncides, phosphorus, vitamin E and other valuable substances. At the same time, their absorption occurs better than from pharmaceutical vitamin preparations.
• Lingonberry berries have a positive effect on metabolic processes, and thanks to phytoncides, both the fruits and leaves of such a plant have a disinfectant effect.
• The diuretic effect of consuming lingonberries has long been known. Moreover, unlike tablet diuretic drugs, it is mild and harmless. Note that this effect will be enhanced if you supplement the intake of berries with alkaline mineral water.
• Eating lingonberries will help remove heavy metals and other harmful compounds from the body, so it is recommended to include this berry in the diet of residents of environmentally unfavorable regions, for example, when living near an industrial enterprise.

You can learn some interesting facts about lingonberries by watching a fragment of Elena Malysheva’s program “Live Healthy!”:

• Lingonberries have the ability to reduce high blood pressure and also lower intracranial pressure. In addition, this berry tones, improves vision, stimulates wound healing and has an antipyretic effect, which determines the use of lingonberry juice for fever and colds.
• It is recommended to include lingonberries in the diet when infected with worms, gastritis, anemia and hypovitaminosis. A decoction of lingonberries, which also contains St. John's wort, helps with enuresis.
• Lingonberry juice promotes bowel movements, so including it in children’s drinking regimen will help them forget about constipation. By mixing it with honey, you get a remedy that helps with wet coughs, which stimulates the discharge of sputum.
• Lingonberry leaves are rich in glycosides, tannins, phytoncides, vitamins, organic acids and lycopene. Such substances provide them with antiseptic, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, the leaves have a vascular strengthening effect.
• Lingonberry herbal tea calms well, promotes recovery from infectious diseases, helps eliminate fatigue, and stimulates the immune system. It also removes excess fluid from the body and increases the effect of antibiotic therapy.

Harm and contraindications

• Lingonberries are not recommended for children who have problems with blood clotting.
• Such a berry can cause harm if the acidity of gastric juice is increased or the child has developed gastritis. It should not be consumed fresh and in case of cholecystitis or peptic ulcer.
• Although lingonberries do not cause allergies in most children, an allergic reaction to the fruits of this plant is still possible from time to time, so its introduction into the children's diet should be done gradually.
• Fruit juice and fresh lingonberries should not be included in the diet of children with a tendency to diarrhea.
• Lingonberries are not recommended for hypotension.
• If you have kidney diseases, for example, urolithiasis, you should consult your pediatrician about consuming this berry.

At what age can children eat lingonberries?

Fresh lingonberries in their entirety are not recommended for infants, because peeling them is very difficult. It is best to start including this berry in a child's diet with fruit juice, after consulting with a pediatrician beforehand, because for some children, lingonberries can be an allergen.

There are opinions that you can treat your baby to fruit juice as early as 6 months, but most doctors and mothers recommend delaying introduction to this drink until one year. The first sample should include a very small amount of lingonberries - no more than a spoonful of fruit juice or one whole berry. If there is no negative reaction to the product, the portion can be gradually increased.

As for medicinal products prepared from lingonberry leaves (infusions, extracts, decoctions), they are not recommended for use in children under 12 years of age.

In what form to give

It is recommended to offer lingonberries together with other berries and fruits. It is especially useful to enjoy them between meals, and eating lingonberries after meals is undesirable. In addition, due to their sour taste, lingonberries are often combined with sweet dishes, such as pudding, yogurt or porridge. If there are no contraindications, colds in children can be treated with honey and lingonberries.

Take 3 tbsp. spoons of lingonberry fruit (about 50 grams) and a few teaspoons of sugar. Next, you need to brew the berries with a liter of boiling water, bring to a boil and after 5 minutes remove from the heat. After straining, the drink must be cooled and offered to children. Storing it for longer than a day is not recommended, so prepare only a few servings of fruit drink at once.

Children over 1.5 years old are allowed to prepare this fruit drink using berries. If desired, the drink can be varied by adding ginger, apples or honey.

Leaf infusion

After filling the lingonberry leaves with water, they need to be boiled in a water bath for about minutes. After cooling and leaving the infusion for several hours, the medicinal drink is filtered and given to the child. According to the instructions for use, children are offered no more than 50 ml of this healthy liquid before meals. This infusion is useful for hypovitaminosis, rheumatism, flu, edema and other problems.

Lingonberry jelly

For such a tasty delicacy, you need to pour 100 milliliters of water into 25 grams of gelatin and let it swell, then heat it in a water bath until completely dissolved. Separately, add about 300 g of lingonberries with a tablespoon of sugar and wait until the juice appears. Bring about 300 ml of water to a boil, add 50 g of sugar, then add gelatin, remove the mixture from the heat and pour in lingonberry juice. Wait for the dish to harden and offer it to your child.

Combine 20 g of berries and about 30 g of dried lingonberry leaves, pour in 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave for ten minutes. After straining, add sugar or honey to the tea. This drink is useful for anemia and vitamin deficiency.

Kissel

Scald about 300 g of fresh lingonberries with boiling water, dry the berries and grind in a blender. Pour in a liter of boiling water, bring to a boil, then immediately remove and strain through a sieve twice. Add about 80 g of sugar to the resulting broth and bring it to a boil again.

Separately, dilute 50 g of potato starch with cold water in an amount of 200 ml, pour the mixture into the lingonberry broth and, with constant stirring, let the liquid boil again. After removing it from the heat, pour it into another bowl and close the lid to let the jelly brew.

It can be consumed both warm and chilled. Children like this drink for its not very sweet, but not overly sour taste. It is a natural remedy that helps prevent hypovitaminosis and colds.

How to prepare and store

Lingonberry leaves are harvested during the flowering period of the plant, before they turn brown. It is recommended to collect ripe lingonberries in September, going in search of them in coniferous and mixed forests.

Fresh berries tolerate freezing well and retain their properties when dried, so children can make fruit drinks and tea from frozen lingonberries or dried berries in winter. You can also make compote or jam from lingonberry fruits for long-term storage.

A very interesting video about how to collect and store berries, see below:

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Lingonberries for children

Lingonberry is a berry known since ancient times for its healing properties. Not only the fruits with a pronounced taste are valued, but also the leaves, which are especially popular in folk medicine. Lingonberries must be used wisely, and then they will become a powerful tool for improving health. Today we will talk about how this berry can be useful for children.

Compound

When purchasing vitamin complexes, we first evaluate the composition of the product. If lingonberries were sold in a pharmacy, they would probably occupy a leading position in terms of the content of useful substances. Judge for yourself:

• Sahara. To some they may seem useless, but we will only remind you that this is a source of energy. In lingonberries they are represented by fructose and sucrose.

Needless to say, the composition is much more impressive than that of many industrially produced vitamin and mineral complexes. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that beneficial substances of natural origin that enter the body with fruits and vegetables are absorbed much better than pharmaceutical products.

Medicinal properties of lingonberries

Rich in vitamins and minerals, lingonberries can help, if not all diseases, then at least many. It is used to get rid of the following ailments:

• in case of metabolic disorders - this occurs due to the special properties of lingonberries;
• disinfectant effect - it is provided by phytoncides, there is nothing better than an antibiotic of natural origin, both fruits and leaves are useful;
• diuretic effect, and, unlike tablets, lingonberry does not cause side effects;
• removes salts of heavy metals, so if you live in a polluted, environmentally unfavorable area, including near industrial enterprises, lingonberries should definitely be in your child’s diet, of course, if there are no contraindications;
• Lingonberries will also help with high blood pressure, of course, problems with arterial blood pressure are rare in children, and problems with intracranial blood pressure are a common case. Consult a doctor about using this berry as a medicine. If you encounter this problem, do not rush to give your baby chemicals.

What is good about lingonberries is that you can eat them both fresh and dried - they will not lose their beneficial properties. This is one of the most popular remedies for inflammatory diseases, as well as for problems with urine excretion. The therapeutic effect is achieved thanks to the arbutin glycoside contained in lingonberries. This substance, once in the human body, breaks down and forms hydroquinone.

Important! The most powerful healing effect of lingonberries is manifested if consumed in combination with mineral water - alkaline, and not any other. An infusion of lingonberry leaves is extremely useful. Since they are quite hard, they are not steamed, but boiled for minutes, although not over direct heat, but in a water bath. Further processing is standard: cooling and infusion. For a child aged 1-2 years, 50 g of infusion will be enough. Take before meals.

At what age can children have lingonberries?

In its whole form, this berry is practically not given to children under one year of age - all because of the skin, which cannot be peeled. Most often, children are offered fruit juice, but before introducing it into the diet, be sure to consult with your pediatrician. Sometimes this drink is even recommended for children suffering from kidney disease.

Opinions differ regarding age; some believe that lingonberry juice can be consumed from six months onwards, but most doctors and parents agree that it is better to introduce this berry into the diet from one year onwards. The first portion is no more than one berry. Increase it by 1-2 fruits every day. Most often you have to deal with dried lingonberries; you can make a fruit drink from them or offer them to your baby in the form of a puree. Useful tips for eating lingonberries for babies:

• berries and dishes made from them are healthier if you eat them on an empty stomach, between meals or shortly before lunch or dinner;
• since the taste of lingonberries is sour, it is more convenient to give it along with sweeter foods - cereals, yoghurts, puddings and similar dishes;
• You can achieve the greatest benefits by combining lingonberries with other fruits.

Important! Lingonberries are very susceptible to radioactive substances. If it is collected in an area with increased radiological activity, it will only cause harm. Our recommendation is to pick lingonberries yourself or measure the radiation level with a dosimeter when purchasing.

Precautionary measures

Lingonberries are not good for everyone. So, if the baby has poor blood clotting, this berry will only harm him. If your baby has kidney problems, be sure to ask your doctor if he can have lingonberries. It is also harmful with high acidity, but with low acidity it will help. Lingonberries are not classified as allergenic berries, but there is still a certain risk, so be careful and monitor your child’s reaction to this berry. If your baby often has diarrhea, it is better not to offer lingonberry juice and dishes made from this berry to your baby.

Recipes

Lingonberry juice for kids

To prepare a drink for 1 liter of water, you will need 40–50 g of lingonberries, which is equivalent to three tablespoons; you need a little sugar - up to 4 teaspoons. Important! If the berries are thrown into cold water, they will lose almost all their vitamins during the cooking process; they must be placed in boiling water. Cooking time is 5 minutes, after which the pan must be removed from the heat. Strain the resulting drink; it is convenient to use a metal sieve for this. Give it to your child chilled; it is advisable not to store lingonberry juice in the refrigerator for more than a day. If you are preparing a drink for a child over one and a half years old, the number of berries should be increased by 2–3 times.

Lingonberry jelly

To make lingonberries you will need 70–80 g of sugar, 500 ml of water, 25 g of gelatin. Soak the gelatin in 100 g of water until it swells and dissolves in it. Sprinkle the berries with sugar (1/3) and let them sit so that they release the juice - it must be poured into a separate bowl. Place 300–350 ml in a saucepan, add the rest of the sugar and bring to a boil. Add dissolved gelatin to the syrup, wait until the mixture boils, then immediately remove it from the heat. The final stage of preparation is adding lingonberry syrup. Serve once set.

Lingonberry-blueberry mousse

To prepare this dish, prepare 800 ml of water, 200–220 g of sugar, 150 g of semolina, a glass of lingonberries. Squeeze the berries in a small bowl, add 100 grams of water, strain the juice, then place it in the refrigerator, and fill the remaining berries with water (700 ml), then boil for five minutes (from the moment of boiling) and strain. Cook the semolina in fruit juice - you need to cook it for about 15 minutes, during the cooking process add sugar to the porridge. Cool the semolina, add juice to it, then beat with a mixer until a light airy mass forms. Then pour into portions and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Medicinal properties of lingonberries. Use of lingonberries in folk medicine

What are the benefits of lingonberries? Useful properties of lingonberries. Treatment with lingonberries. Lingonberry helps in the treatment of many diseases and is a storehouse of vitamin C.

Lingonberries have long been used for medicinal purposes. The fruits and leaves of the plant have healing properties. The former are rich in vitamin C, and the largest amount is found in fresh fruits.

Dried lingonberries contain fewer nutrients, but they are also used as medicinal raw materials.

It is brewed with rosehip and rowan, and then consumed as a tonic drink. Fresh, boiled, soaked and dried lingonberries are eaten.

There is much more provitamin A in lingonberries than in cranberries, pears, apples, grapes and blueberries. Its fruits are also rich in vitamin B2, sugars, catechins, pectin and tannins, mineral salts, organic acids (citric, malic, oxalic and formic).

Decoctions and infusions of lingonberry fruits and leaves have a diuretic effect and are used for gout, rheumatism, kidney stones, cystitis and other diseases. The substances contained in lingonberries enhance the effect of antibiotics and sulfa drugs, so it is recommended to use it during fever, as well as during the recovery period after serious illnesses.

A fruit drink made from fruits is useful because it has a diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect. It suppresses the activity of pathogenic bacteria, removes harmful substances from the body, perfectly quenches thirst and gives strength. In folk medicine, lingonberry juice is used for cancer.

Lingonberry fruits promote better absorption of food and enhance the secretion of digestive juices, so they must be present in the diet of people with low acidity of gastric juice and inflammation of the pancreas. As an adjuvant, lingonberries are used in the treatment of hypertension.

Lingonberry infusion is effective for sore throats, ulcers and mastitis, and jam made with honey is recommended by healers as a means to prevent prostatitis. Freshly squeezed juice is used for compresses for scabies and lichen.

Studies conducted by scientists from Switzerland have shown that lingonberry syrups improve vision, so they are recommended for drivers to drink.

Lingonberries should not be consumed if you have a peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, as well as gastritis with high acidity.

Treatment with lingonberries. Healing recipes from lingonberries

Lingonberry juice for colds

Pour 500 ml of cold water over the washed lingonberries and bring to a boil, then add 40 g of sugar and keep on low heat for 15 minutes. Take poml 2-4 times a day.

Lingonberry tea for anemia

Combine dry leaves and 20 g of lingonberry fruits, pour ml of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink with sugar or honey.

Lingonberry tea for vitamin deficiency

Mash 200 g of lingonberries with sugar, add 800 ml of water and keep on fire for 5 minutes, then strain and add 100 g of honey. Drink during the day.

Lingonberry tea for kidney stones

Combine 10 g of dried lingonberry leaves, dried wild strawberry leaves, dried rosemary leaves, horsetail herb, licorice root, caraway fruits and juniper fruits. Pour 20 g of the collection into a ml of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes, then strain. Take 200 ml 2 times a day.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves and strawberries for swelling

Combine 20 g lingonberry leaves, 5 g lavender, 5 g black currant leaves, 10 g birch leaves, 5 g ivy grass, 5 g juniper fruits, 10 g bearberry leaves, 5 g plantain leaves, 15 g nettle leaves, 20 g dried strawberries. Pour 30 g of the resulting mixture into 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes, then strain. Take 150 ml 3 times a day for 2 weeks.

And bladder

Pour 20 g of lingonberry leaves into 200 ml of boiling water and leave for 40 minutes, then strain. Take warm 3-4 times a day before meals.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for gallstone disease

Pour 250 ml of boiling water over 15 g of crushed lingonberry leaves and leave for 30 minutes, then strain. Take poml 3-4 times a day before meals.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves and branches for colds and flu

Pour 50 g of crushed lingonberry leaves and branches into 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, then strain. Take 50 ml warm 4-5 times a day.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for kidney diseases

Combine 15 g of lingonberry leaves, 5 g of corn silk and 5 g of birch leaves. Pour 300 ml of boiling water over the resulting mixture and leave for 20 minutes, then strain. Take 100-150 ml 2-3 times a day.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for pneumonia

Combine 15 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of raspberry fruits, 5 g of forest stone leaves and 5 g of oregano. Pour 20 g of the resulting mixture into 400 ml of boiling water and leave for 1-1.5 hours, then strain. Drink 200 ml 1-2 times a day with honey.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for kidney stones

Combine 15 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of calamus roots, 5 g of tansy flowers, 5 g of horsetail herb, 10 g of wheatgrass rhizomes, 5 g of agrimony herb. Pour 20 g of the mixture into 400 ml of boiling water and leave for 1 hour, then strain. Take 200 ml morning and evening.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for kidney diseases

Combine equal parts of lingonberry leaves, gorse herb, juniper fruits, horsetail herb and knotweed herb. Pour 20 g of the mixture into 250 ml of boiling water and leave for 1 hour, then strain. Take 250 ml 2 times a day.

Infusion of lingonberry leaves for rheumatism

Pour 15 g of dried lingonberry leaves into 150 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, then strain. Take 150 ml 3 times a day.

Infusion of lingonberry fruits for vitamin deficiency

Combine 40 g of lingonberry fruits and 40 g of rose hips, pour ml of boiling water and leave covered for 4 hours. Take poml 2-3 times a day.

Decoction of lingonberry leaves for vitamin deficiency

Combine 15 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of rose hips, 10 g of hawthorn fruits, 15 g of raspberry fruits and 5 g of currant leaves. Pour the resulting mixture with 500 ml of boiling water and keep on low heat for 10 minutes, then leave in a closed container until cool. Take the strained decoction with honey 2 times a day.

Decoction of lingonberry leaves for diabetes

Combine 20 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of blueberry leaves, 15 g of galega officinalis herb, 10 g of buckthorn bark and 10 g of birch bark. Pour 300 ml of boiling water over the resulting mixture and keep on low heat for 3 minutes, then strain. Take poml 2-3 times a day before meals.

Decoction of lingonberry fruits and leaves at elevated temperatures

Combine 20 g of lingonberry leaves, 10 g of lingonberry fruits, 20 g of anise fruits, 20 g of coltsfoot leaves, 20 g of linden flowers, 20 g of raspberry fruits. Pour 20 g of the resulting mixture into 300 ml of boiling water and keep in a water bath for 30 minutes, then strain. Take the hot mixture at night until the condition improves.

Decoction of lingonberry fruits and leaves for kidney stones

Pour 20 g of lingonberry fruits, 10 g of lingonberry leaves and 10 g of St. John's wort herb with 600 ml of boiling water and keep on low heat for 10 minutes, then cool and strain. Take in small portions throughout the day.

A decoction of lingonberry fruits and leaves for urinary incontinence in children

Pour 500 ml of boiling water over 30 g of lingonberry fruits and leaves and keep on fire for 10 minutes, then cool and strain. Take throughout the day, dividing into small portions.

Lingonberry water for constipation and low immunity

Take 150 ml 3 times a day of water obtained by soaking lingonberry fruits.

The evergreen lingonberry shrub is an excellent natural medicine that helps heal many ailments, including wet and dry coughs. It has been used in folk medicine for a very long time. Recipes with lingonberries for coughs have been tested for effectiveness by more than one generation of people. They are quite simple and do not require large material or time costs.

What are the benefits of lingonberries?

The plant has many healing properties that have a positive effect on the body weakened by various ailments and strengthen its immunity. Its berries have a huge concentration of various microelements. They contain:

• Vitamins: A, E, PP, B, C.
• Organic acids. Rich in oxalic, lemon, apple, benzoin.
• A large amount of minerals. Especially: potassium, magnesium, iron, sodium, manganese, phosphorus.

In recipes used for the symptomatic treatment of cough, not only lingonberry fruits, but also its leaves are widely used. They help reduce the intensity of reflex spastic exhalations and fight many diseases that cause such a symptom. This happens due to the presence of substances in the leaves that have antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Thanks to such a composition rich in vitamins and beneficial elements, lingonberry fruits and leaves are effective in the symptomatic treatment of cough and are widely used in various recipes. Regular use of medicinal compositions from them helps to get rid of the obsessive symptom in a fairly short period of time.

Cough recipes made from lingonberries

The fruits of the plant have a somewhat bitter taste, but quite pleasant. They are liked not only by adults, but also by children. They make compositions that help get rid of cough quite effectively.

Lingonberries are stored well if you simply fill them with water and put them in the refrigerator. According to this recipe, the fruits can be used to make juices, syrups, and the remaining water perfectly helps get rid of a cough.

For reflex spasms of the respiratory tract, it is recommended to take the following formulations:

Cough recipes from lingonberry leaves

For symptomatic treatment aimed at getting rid of reflex spasms of the respiratory tract, not only the fruits of the plant are used. Lingonberry leaves are also very popular. They are sold in any pharmacy, are easy to store and are characterized by low cost.

• The recipe helps fight chest cough attacks. Lingonberry leaves in the amount of 2 tablespoons are poured with 1 glass of boiling water. The container is covered with a lid, the liquid is simmered over low heat for half an hour. After this, the composition must be cooled, poured out, and squeezed out. 200 grams of boiled water is added to the resulting decoction. Take the solution prepared according to this recipe in the morning and before bed, 5 tablespoons. This composition does not need to be made in large volumes, since it can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.
• An infusion of lingonberry leaves is recommended for warming compresses. Honey is added to the composition made according to the previous recipe in a 2:1 ratio. Gauze treated with this composition is placed on the chest of a patient suffering from a wet cough, and wrapped on top with a warm scarf or towel. Keep the warm compress for several hours.
• Tea brewed from lingonberry leaves is good for relieving coughing attacks caused by colds.

Contraindications

Lingonberry is a fairly safe medicine. Cough recipes containing it can be used even by pregnant and breastfeeding women. However, there is a small list of contraindications that you need to pay attention to before using this plant for the symptomatic treatment of an unpleasant phenomenon:

• Urolithiasis in the acute stage.
• Past abdominal surgery.
• Stomach ulcer.

In all other cases, lingonberries are recommended as a remedy that perfectly helps to overcome a cough. However, do not forget that getting rid of a symptom occurs effectively only when treatment for the underlying disease is carried out in parallel. Therefore, lingonberry should be considered as an effective, but additional means, used in combination with other methods and techniques of control.