How to use potato peels

Potatoes are one of the most popular foods in our kitchen, we eat hundreds of pounds. How many pounds of potato peel do we throw in the trash in a year? Probably a lot.

Well, potato-peel It is not as useless as it may seem at first glance. It is not for nothing that glue, biofuel, compost are produced from it. With its help, skilled owners even clean silverware. What else should I know about these potatoes?



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Unattractive at first glance peel about half consists of dietary fiber. And it also contains potassium, calcium, manganese, zinc, iron and vitamin C. Already in the middle of the XX century, doctors paid attention to potato peels. And for good reason.

Potato skin And its derivatives have great benefits.

Benefits of potato peels

1. Normalization of digestion by removing toxins. Moreover, the product prevents toxins from being absorbed by the intestinal walls. Helps with constipation and colic.
   
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2. Support for liver performance.
3. Treatment of superficial burns (just apply the boiled peel to the damaged area and fasten with a patch or bandage).
4. Expressed antimicrobial properties due to the content of chlorogenic, coffee and gallic acids.
   
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5. Helps to lower pressure (for this purpose, teas and broths from the product are used) due to the content of dietary fiber, potassium and peptin.
6. A decoction of peel in folk medicine is used as a means to combat kidney stones.

In addition, cleanings are considered a source of antioxidants that protect against early aging, heart disease and the onset of cancerous tumors. And potato peel extract is recommended for patients with diabetes of the second type, as it reduces sugar levels.



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Potato peel broth Helps with hypertension and electrolytic imbalance.

The ingredients

• 400 ml of water
• 3 medium potatoes
• 1 carrot
• 1 bulb
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 bundle of celery
• salt, pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Carefully wash the potatoes, cut out the eyes and green areas of the skin.
   
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2. Cut the skin 10-12 mm thick.
3. Place cleanings in a pan, pour water and add crushed vegetables (carrots, celery, onions and garlic).
4. Cook for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are softened.
5. At the end of salti and pepperchi - the broth is ready. Bon appetit!
   
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And then fertilization It allows you to get a good harvest. You can put them in a compost pile. During the winter, they will rot and turn into a valuable fertilizer.

Fresh skin can also be used for fertilizer. Just put it in a pan, pour hot water and cover it with a lid. Let it brew for 10-12 hours and strain.

Now you can dilute the resulting liquid with water. And water should be poured exactly twice as much as the potato tincture turned out. Fertilizer is suitable for watering cucumbers, squash, gooseberry, currants. Watering can be done throughout the season.





DepositPhotos Especially "potato fertilizer" affects the yield of currants, which is sensitive to the presence of potassium. It is enough when loosening the soil to add a little potato peel. The harvest will be larger and the berries themselves sweeter.

Recently, we have already published good advice for summer residents to get a good harvest. Use this information to grow more healthy and tasty fruits on your site. And also use proven means from pests, if you do not want to share with them the fruits of your labor.

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