Cranberry
Common Cranberry or Cranberry marsh (Latin Vaccínium oxycóccos) — kind of evergreen shrubs of the family Ericaceae genus Vaccinium. Latin name cranberry derives from the Greek words «oxis» — sour and «coccus» — spherical, that is, literally «sour ball». Cranberry is a creeping half-shrub, with long, threadlike rooting shoots. Do not fall for the winter cranberry leaves are very small, leathery, silvery-green color. Cranberry Fruit — spherical, juicy, red berry polyspermous sour taste, it usually ripens in September.
Grows in boggy pine and mixed forests, peat swamps on the entire area of coniferous forest and tundra in the European part of our country, in all areas of Siberia, Kamchatka and Sakhalin.
Frozen cranberry preserves all the properties of fresh cranberries.
Frozen cranberries — an excellent source of vitamin C, which is necessary for the organism in the period of colds and infections. It includes: boron, iron, iodine, potassium, magnesium, manganese, silver and phosphorus. In addition, both fresh and frozen cranberries contain a rare vitamin PP, help with the absorption of ascorbic acid, so as a means to improve the immunity it is almost without equal.
Drinks from the frozen cranberries enhance physical and mental activity, as well as contribute to the maintenance of vitality, while in contrast to the «Power» that courage brings only benefit the body.
The frozen berries are widely used in the confectionery industry and alcoholic beverage production. Well, all the health properties of cranberries can not count:
- Frozen berries recommended for diseases of the kidneys and urinary infections;
- Cranberry juice clean festering wounds, sores, burns, accelerates their healing;
- frozen cranberries used in the fight against cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, ischemic heart disease, stroke) and malignant tumors (primarily gastric cancer)
- Frozen cranberries protect against tooth decay, gum disease;
- Frozen cranberries stimulates the pancreas and prevents stomach ulcers;
- Frozen cranberries used in vascular spasm and hypertension;
- In traditional medicine frozen cranberry juice with the honey consumed by coughing;
- Tuberculosis is useful to take cranberries, pounded with honey and vegetable oil (preferably linen)
- On the basis of both fresh and frozen cranberries produced a large number of cosmetic products that promote recovery and rejuvenation of the skin.
