Strawberry

Strawberry, or wild strawberry garden, appeared at the beginning of the 19th century in Holland, and to Russia the first large-fruited grades of strawberry delivered at the end of the 19th century. The first grade of strawberry was called Victoria, afterwards so began to call not so much a strawberry grade, but also a garden wild strawberry.

Useful properties of strawberry and caloric content

Useful properties of strawberry and faultless taste made this berries the favourite of many long ago. The main properties of strawberry and its advantage consist in considerable content of vitamin C in it. On the level of content of this vitamin strawberry concedes only to blackcurrant. What is characteristic, in only five - six berries of strawberry contains as much vitamin C, as in one large orange.

Strawberry contains the following substances:

• Water;
• Carbohydrates;
• Cellulose;
• Organic acids;
• Proteins;
• Fats;
• Ashes;
• Vitamin A;
• B1 vitamin (B2, B3, B6, B9);
• Vitamin C;
• Vitamin E;
• Vitamin N.

The quantity of the macrocells which are a part of strawberry also impresses:

• Potassium;
• Calcium;
• Phosphorus;
• Magnesium;
• Sodium;
• Chlorine;
• Sulfur.

The list of microelements as a part of strawberry also differs in a variety:

• Iron;
• Manganese;
• Selenium;
• Copper;
• Zinc;
• Boron;
• Fluorine;
• Iodine.

There are many versions and strawberry grades, but useful properties of strawberry and caloric content are always constant. Caloric content of strawberry makes only 36,9 kcal in 100 g of berries therefore it is not only a useful and tasty, but also dietary product.

Grades of strawberry are subdivided on early, sredneranny and srednepozdny that gives us the chance to regale on tasty berry all summer.

It is difficult to revaluate advantage of strawberry. It exerts positive impact on a brain, promotes lowering of arterial pressure, helps with treatment of arthritis, gout and heart troubles.

Use of strawberry

Strawberry is the very first fresh berry which appears in our diet from the beginning of summer. Fragrant and fleshy fruits save our organism from winter and spring avitaminosis. The essential advantage of strawberry and its property to strengthen health assume its consumption, practically without restrictions in quantity: the low caloric content of strawberry does not pose any threat to a figure. Therefore, during a season it is necessary to seize the moment and to try to eat about 400 grams of strawberry daily, for increase in internal immunity. The berries broken from a bed no more than 48 hours ago then in them are considered the most useful all nutritious properties of strawberry and advantage remain.

The use of strawberry will help to strengthen every day immune system and walls of blood vessels. Besides, strawberry is good antimicrobic and anti-inflammatory drug and is applied as medicine at a stomach disease.

Antimicrobic properties of strawberry are applied at treatment of the inflammatory phenomena of a nasopharynx, remove an unhealthy smell from a mouth. Useful properties of strawberry stop development of an influenza virus and catarrhal diseases if the organism received enough berries for a summer season. The lack of an organism of iodine is completely compensated by the regular use of strawberry.

Low caloric content of strawberry and a rich set of vitamins do this berry irreplaceable in diets for weight loss. Strawberry differs from many other berries and fruit in the fact that the carbohydrates which are its part, do not increase the content of sugar in blood. Therefore, at a disease of diabetes, strawberry with the caloric content of only 36 kcal cannot simply be taken in food, but also it is necessary to include in the menu daily.

Useful properties of strawberry are recommended to be used at diseases of kidneys, using berries all season. 5 - 6 tablespoons of freshly squeezed juice of strawberry drunk on an empty stomach help at cholelithiasis.

Strawberry has natural diuretic property therefore it is used at any diseases of a liver and urinogenital system. These properties of strawberry recommend to use for treatment of arthritis and rheumatism. It is for this purpose recommended to use daily within a week on 1,5 kg of strawberry the caloric content of which will not cause a set of weight and weight in a stomach.

The advantage of strawberry at an anemia is noticeable, it allows to eliminate deficit of iron in an organism. Strawberry is excellent prophylactic from cardiovascular diseases: hypertension and atherosclerosis.

Also useful properties of strawberry are presented in the list of positive impact on health:

• Preventive action at a disease of eyes;
• Prevents development of cancer;
• Improves work of a brain;
• Strengthen a nervous system;
• Rejuvenates an organism.

As folk remedy, wonderful properties of strawberry apply at treatment of eczemas, skin rash and diathesis. For this purpose apply gruel from berries on the struck place.

Except berries, use for treatment and useful properties of strawberry in leaves and roots of a plant:

1. Broth from roots of strawberry is recommended to be drunk at diseases of kidneys;

2. Broth from leaves, as well as berries, helps to get rid of sleeplessness and normalizes a metabolism.

The advantage of strawberry consists not only in its use in food as useful product, but also as cosmetic, in the form of various masks for skin. Cosmetologists use for this purpose property of strawberry to dry and heal acne rash.

The advantage of strawberry consists also in ability to well narrow skin pores. The dry and cracked skin, at impact on it of nutritious properties of strawberry, gradually gains elasticity and elasticity. Besides, juice from fresh strawberry will replace the best face lotion. Except that berry gives vitamin food to skin, the advantage of strawberry consists that it excellently deletes a nevus pigmentosus and freckles.

Contraindications to the use of strawberry

The main lack of strawberry is its ability to cause an allergy. Therefore, to the people inclined to an allergy, it is necessary to treat with care this berry. And for safety it is better to wash down strawberry with any fermented milk products. So, the use of fresh strawberry with its caloric content at a low level in combination with yogurt perfectly will be suitable for fasting day and a diet.

Also it is worth emphasizing that strawberry does not need to be taken in food on a hungry stomach.

Besides, some features of properties of strawberry consist that organic acids in its structure can adversely work on an organism at digestive tract diseases.

Strawberry is not recommended to the use at the following signs testimonial of disorder of health:

• The increased allocation of a gastric juice;
• Long gripes in a stomach or a liver;
• Appendix inflammation.

Small children do not need to hurry to enter strawberry into a diet. Besides, quite often physicians try to protect pregnant women from the excessive use of this berry.

Allergenic properties of strawberry are especially dangerous to pregnant women on deadlines and just before childbirth. It is connected with the fact that allergens can collect in mother's organism, and with development of breast milk can be transferred to the kid and cause an allergy.