Stocking up on cranberries

Most often cranberry, like most other berries, put in jelly, juice, pies or sauce. But cranberry a lot of applications — both in food and as an external tool. Here's a list:





INSIDE

Cranberries are rich in vitamins a, b and C. And many organic acids – quinic, citric, benzoic, malic.

This berry – the champion by quantity of antioxidants. Just 240 g of cranberries contains 567 mg of polyphenol, which helps to eliminate "bad" cholesterol.

In cranberries is quercetin, which have anti-edematous and anti-inflammatory properties. Scientists have also established that this substance inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Ursulova acid, which is rich in the dark red berry, prevents the appearance of kidney stones.

Phenolic compounds in cranberries have bactericidal effect, so the berry helps to fight colds.

Only a handful of cranberries with sugar in a day improves memory.

In the cranberry a lot of flavonoids that enhance the strength and elasticity of blood vessels.

Cranberry is a strong diuretic, it is used for the treatment of diseases of the bladder.

1.5 cups of cranberry juice a day may reduce the risk of acute cystitis 2 times.

This berry is often advised by dentists as it helps to protect teeth from caries and gums from inflammation.

 




OUTSIDE

Cranberry extract in the composition of moisturizers softens and tones the skin.

Thanks to the antioxidants the extract of the berries is widely used in antiac-tools.

Cranberry juice, rich in starch, perfectly whitens the skin.

Mask of fresh bog berries helps to cope with prelimi rash.

Cranberry extract in lotions for the face, normalizes pH of the skin and strengthens its hydrolipid mantle.

Cranberry prevents brittle nails. To do this, simply RUB the juice of the berries in the nail plate for two weeks.

Cranberry oil, rich in vitamin E, nourishes the skin. Its included in sunscreens.

Cranberry is useful for the hair. The mask of svezhenakleennyh berries get rid of dandruff, rinse with a decoction of the leaves gives hair Shine and strength.

In the form of lotions and ointments and cranberry is used for burns, festering wounds, herpes, psoriasis.

 




If you haven't stocked up on cranberries — now is the time. Cranberry is definitely one of the main gifts that makes us fall season.

 

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