Berry berry - northern garnet

Summer is long over, but many have memories of a hike in the forest for mushrooms and berries. If you are a fan of wandering through the woods in search of his gifts, you must have met such a representative of the forest flora as a berry of the bones. It is distributed in a larger territory of Russia - from the Caucasus to the Arctic.

Berry berry. Description

This berry belongs to the family of pink and is a perennial honey-plant. Straight shoots, reach one and a half meters in height. The leaves are wrinkled and hard, resembling raspberry and blackberry leaves in appearance. Small white flowers are collected in small inflorescences. Berries in shape and size are similar to cranberries. Color - bright red. Kostyanika is a berry (the photo is presented in the article), which has the second name - the northern garnet. And it's not accidental, the fact is that to taste these berries are similar to pomegranate berries - they have the same refreshing, slightly sour taste and a hard, large bone. Actually, because of this stone, this plant also got its name. The berry berry grows in the same way as the mushrooms, under shady trees, forming small thickets of 20-30 bushes. The forest berry is very tender and juicy. Therefore, if you decide to bring these berries home, then always put them in a basket, a bucket or a bowl, because in the package they quickly become dehydrated and spoil.

Berry berry. Beneficial features

Like any forest berry, the bricks are rich in all kinds of vitamins and minerals. So, in the fruits of this plant contains a large amount of vitamin C, pectin substances, sugars, flavonoids. There are copper, manganese, iron and zinc. Lovers of herbal infusions will have to taste tea from the leaves of the bones. Many people consider him to be one of the most delicious and fragrant.

Berry berry. Application

Well, first, from this berry prepare jams, mousses, fruit drinks, compotes, jams. This berries are dried, poured with sugar and, of course, eaten fresh. Crushed bones, like pomegranate bones, are used for seasoning the second course. In the old days, jelly jam was considered one of the best. Now, the berry berry does not enjoy such popularity, many simply do not know about this plant and, upon detection, do not risk trying unfamiliar berries. In official medicine, the berry of the bones is not used, but in the folk tradition it is very popular. So, the decoction of stems and leaves is drunk with stomach and bowel disease, gout, tumors and rheumatism. The juice of these berries is strengthened by the vessels, and it also has a beneficial effect on the general state of the organism. A very original way of treating fright and stuttering is used in Transbaikalia. To do this, harvest the leaves of the plant affected by the fungus. Then they are dried and give the patient to drink a decoction prepared from these leaves.

Despite the fact that the berry of the bones is a storehouse of vitamins, yet not everyone can consume it for food. Because of the acids contained in the berries, people with ulcers of the stomach or duodenum are strictly forbidden to use them in their diet. Well, if there are no contraindications, then eat your health. After all, these berries will give you health, beauty and youth!