Acorns: the unique healing properties and unexpected recipes

As you know, the acorns serve as a favorite delicacy for wild boars, deer, bears, squirrels and many other animals. It is a pity that we pay relatively little attention to the healing fruit of the oak, the medicinal and culinary properties which deserve respect.

The acorns ripen in the autumn, collect them in September and October, freeing from "caps". This product is considered perishable. It should be eaten or harvested in a special way right after harvest.

Nutritional value of acorns

Acorns contain in its composition of proteins, carbohydrates, tannins, tannic acid and a large quantity of starch. The most useful component of the active ingredient quercetin, endowed with many beneficial properties. This substance relieves spasms, swelling and inflammation, provides diuretic and antioxidant effects. Other quercetin-rich foods: apples, grapes, broccoli, cranberries, buckwheat, cranberries, blueberries, garlic, raspberries and olive oil.

 





 

The beneficial properties of acorns

The acorns is useful in diseases of respiratory organs, gastrointestinal tract, heart problems and metabolic disorders.

Flour from acorns

From acorns you can even cook porridge. And acorn flour is perfect for baking a variety of Goodies.

Its recipe is quite simple.

The fruit of the oak to collect, peel, cut into several pieces and soaked in water for 2 days. From time to time water is stirred and changed at least 4 times. Acorns to boil, drain the water. Skip the boiled fruits through a meat grinder, then dried in air and then in the oven. The resulting mass is suitable for the production of cereals acorn and acorn flour (with finer grinding).

Coffee from acorns

To make acorn coffee jelly, soak them in water is not necessary. Immediately after collecting bake the fruit of the oak in the oven until pink in color. After cooling, peel and finely grind. For the preparation of fresh coffee from acorns 1 tea spoon diluted in a glass of water.

Store acorn coffee in a dry, tightly lapped the banks. Jelly made of acorns, too, turns out excellent. You will need: the same mixture of coffee (1 tsp.), the same amount of starch and sugar in a glass of water. Further, significant differences in comparison with the usual jelly no. In disorders of the gastrointestinal tract it is better to take pure coffee from acorns ½ Cup 3 times a day for one month. Bronchitis, heart disease, asthma and cough it is recommended to drink acorn coffee with sugar and milk. published

 

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