What is useful grenades?

Contents:

• A little history
• The composition is very tasty and healthy fetus
• So what useful properties have grenades?
• A few delicious and healthy recipes

Pomegranate, useful properties are noticed in ancient times, it cultivated thousands of years ago. Tree height is 10 m, leathery leaves are dark green, the flowers bright red, large fruit to 0, 40 kg. Pomegranate fruit has a spherical shape yellow-red peel is thick, leathery, astringent taste. Within 6 to 12 slots, which are separated by a partition film, and a plurality of sockets located seed. The seeds are surrounded by an angular look and juicy flesh, which is formed from the seed coat.
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A little history

Homeland is so wondrous fruit considered to Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and the countries bordering these states. For many centuries it was displayed many different varieties. Historically, it is proved that pomegranate has spread to every continent during the XVI - XVII century.

In Russia, the fruit can be found in the Caucasus and Crimea.

The Greeks considered the fruit a symbol of a happy marriage, and in Central Asia pomegranate - a symbol of the good relations and friendship.

The fruit got its name "Punica granatum" from the ancient Romans and Greeks. At first it was called the Punic apple (as the Carthaginians came from), the Greeks called it "Grenade", which translates as grainy.

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The composition is very tasty and healthy fetus

The flesh contains fructose, malic and citric acids, rich in micro, macro and ultramicroelements, vitamin C, provitamin A, pigments flavones and anthocyanins. Collected from the branches of fruit may lie until spring, while maintaining all useful properties.

The pomegranate juice contains 8 - 10% of sugar, and some varieties can boast of organic acids (citric, malic), nitrogenous substances, volatile production, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, manganese.

The peel and roots contain alkaloids, which are useful properties are in a strong anthelminthic action.

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So what useful properties have grenades?

Juice before our era consumed to relieve stomach pain. Also it is used for colds, sore throat, and no voice.

Another useful feature - the ability to increase the blood levels of hemoglobin. The course of treatment 2 - 4 months. 100 - 200 ml of pomegranate juice taken before meals 3 times a day. After a break of one month, and the treatment can be continued again. It should follow a certain diet. Regular consumption of pomegranate lowers blood pressure, but do not forget that this fruit has astringent effects and can sometimes cause constipation.

Also, you can increase the level of hemoglobin, drinking, 3 times a day before meals with 100 ml of pomegranate, grapefruit, lemon, carrots, apples, honey and sugar beet.

The juice is used in the cosmetic purposes: whiten skin, remove age spots, acne and freckles. It is very nutritious and useful mask of pomegranate juice and sour cream. It not only contributes to bleaching, but also nourishes the skin.

One of the beneficial properties of this fruit is a restorative effect, which affects the digestive system and absorption of food intake. In addition, it can be regarded as a biogenic stimulator for the treatment of diseases of the pancreas.

Doctors recommend taking the juice in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, after operations and infectious diseases as a tonic.

From pomegranate nectar is prepared syrups, extracts and refreshing drinks. For many centuries humanity known for its beneficial properties. Hippocrates, Avicenna, Galen in his works recommend the use of pomegranate juice for medicinal purposes: in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, throat, colds, fever, headaches and as an anthelminthic.

Pomegranate rind contains tannins, which are effective in the treatment of intestinal disorders and against tapeworms. A decoction of it will help get rid of dandruff and improves hair growth. With increased nervousness, restless sleep and depression is recommended to add to the tea pre-dried peel.

Woman in menopause can be used not only pulp, fruit and seeds, since they contain fatty oils that normalize hormonal processes in the body, providing an analgesic effect, lower blood pressure and relieve irritation.

Cora, taken from the roots, odorless, astringent taste, and when wet inside the cortical surface with a solution of water and lime painted in yellow color (tannins). It contains alkaloids such as:

• pelleterin;
• metilizopelleterin;
• izopelleterin;
• psevdopelleterin.

Medical preparations on the basis of the bark is used as a tool to help in the fight against tapeworm. This is due to the action pelleterina, izopelleterina and metilizopelleterina and psevdopelleterin has no such effect.

In the skin of the fruit contains up to 30% tannins, which treat dysentery and intestinal disorders. Traditional recipes recommend eating a pomegranate rind with bronchitis, inflammation of the colon, colds, malaria and so on.. Although the best option would be to take a decoction of the bark of the plant, but it should be done very carefully. Requires strict compliance with dosage: not more than 3 - 4 times a day for a teaspoon, otherwise it can lead to internal bleeding and alkaloids can cause blindness.

As a tonic, you can use a decoction of the peel 5 grams, and 100 ml of water. Take 0, 5 - 1 tsp 3 times a day. You can improve the taste by replacing the water in the syrup, adding a little dry wine.

Syrup for excretion of tapeworm. 50 g of garnet grains soaked for 6 hours in a 400 ml of water, after which the mixture was put on a plate and heated until the solution was halved. The broth is filtered through cheesecloth or a fine sieve and gradually consumed within one hour, preferably in the morning on an empty stomach. After 2 - 3 hours taking laxatives (castor oil or Glauber's salt).

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A few delicious and healthy recipes

Because pomegranate juice cooked delicious sauce nasharabi, which is one of the best additions to the Caucasian dishes. Fresh juice is poured into a container and boiled at three times the initial volume. Then poured into a glass bowl and refrigerate. This sauce will give the dish a unique piquancy.

Pomegranate sauce with nuts. In 200 ml of pomegranate juice is taken 50 g of walnuts, garlic clove, some fresh cilantro and hot peppers chilli (to taste).

Drinking juice is diluted with cold water (about 0, 5 cups). Nuts, pepper, garlic and cilantro are mixed and passed through a meat grinder. The resulting mixture is added to the juice and salted to taste.

Uzbek salad with pomegranate and onion. At 2 servings you need: 1 medium-sized pomegranate, 4 onions, a little salt, fresh dill, parsley and cilantro.

Finely chopped onion in a clay bowl shifted twice filled with boiling water. After that, the bow is shifted in a sieve and lightly salted. Ripe grenades cleared. Part of the grains is converted into juice and placed in the refrigerator and the other mixed with the bow in a ceramic bowl, which is then added to the juice. As decoration salad sprinkled with chopped greens. This salad is perfect for a shish kebab and pilaf.

Unusual appetizer. It will take 8 eggplants, small onion, 50 g walnuts, half a glass of pomegranate seeds, salt and pepper. With a baked eggplant skin removed and crushed, add pepper, salt, sliced ​​onions, walnuts (crushed) and pomegranate seeds. All this is thoroughly mixed. Very tasty and healthy salad ready.

Serve it better chilled.