The effect of raspberries on human pressure
Raspberry is a berry bush, which is known not only for its beautiful appearance, but also for its valuable qualities. It is widely used in many industries such as cooking, cosmetology, medicine and pharmacy. For the preparation of raw materials, not only tasty and fragrant berries are used, but also leaves, flowers, roots and branches of a shrub. That is why this plant is universal.
Composition and useful properties
Each part of this small shrub has unique properties that have a positive effect on the human body.
The composition of the berries includes:
- water;
- pigment substances that give the berries a bright red color;
- organic acids (folic, citric, malic, salicylic, caproic),
- glucose, fructose, sucrose;
- various nitrogenous substances, ethers;
- vitamins (carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, nicotinic acid, bioflavonoids) and trace elements (potassium salts, copper, iron).
Raspberry leaves are no less useful than berries. They include tannins, mineral salts, organic acids, vitamins (ascorbic and folic acids, tocopherol), flavonoids (kaempferol, cyanidin, quercetin) and phytoncides.Other parts of the shrub have no less rich composition.
However, the most used parts are the fruit and leaves of the raspberry.
Due to such an abundance of various components, the plant has the following beneficial properties:
- improves immunity;
- lowers the temperature
- contributes to the normalization of blood pressure;
- reduces pain;
- cleanses the body of toxins and toxins;
- regulates blood sugar and cholesterol levels;
- strengthens blood vessels and heart;
- has an antioxidant effect;
- improves metabolic processes;
- favorably affects the intestinal flora;
- improves protein synthesis;
- enhances appetite;
- improves intestinal absorption;
- favorably affects the nervous system;
- has a sedative effect;
- improves mood;
- promotes the renewal of blood cells;
- contributes to the enrichment of blood with oxygen;
- improves mental activity.
Relationship with blood pressure
Raspberry lovers who suffer from hypertension or hypotension are often interested in how this medicinal plant affects blood pressure (lowers or raises it). It is important to understand that raspberries do not have a direct effect on high or low blood pressure. Thanks to its unique composition, it is possible to influence the risk factors that lead to such a health problem. In order to understand how you can lower or increase blood pressure, you need to know what contributes to the onset of the disease.
- Age - This risk factor is not amenable to any treatment. However, ascorbic acid, a group of B vitamins, antioxidants and flavonoids slow down the aging process. It is generally accepted that when eating raspberries, rich in vitamins, health indicators improve.
- Excess weight is a fixable problem. Organic acids and mineral composition improve the body's metabolic processes. That is why, eating raspberries in the diet, you can reduce weight.
- Smoking and alcohol. Even if you can’t get rid of these bad habits, try to help eliminate toxic substances from the body as much as possible. When you eat raspberries, you get water and antioxidants to aid in this process.
- Atherosclerosis. This disease develops due to the accumulation of bad cholesterol in the body and a weak vascular wall. Ascorbic and folic acid do an excellent job with inflammatory processes and strengthen blood vessels, while the rest of the organic acids contribute to the dissolution of cholesterol and its removal.
- Other diseases of the cardiovascular system. Salicylic acid thins the blood and prevents thrombosis, and the vitamin composition and flavonoids increase the contractility of the heart muscle and its elasticity.
- Diabetes. By stabilizing the level of glycemia, you prevent the development of complications in the form of hypertension or hypotension.
- Hypodynamia. In connection with a sedentary lifestyle, the above processes are launched. In order to feel cheerful and move actively, it is worth eating raspberries. The organic acids and vitamin complexes contained in it will have a beneficial effect on overall well-being. If you influence the pathological processes of your body, then this will be followed by the normalization of blood pressure.
It is raspberry, due to its universal composition, that simultaneously acts on all the links that contribute to the development of hypertension or hypotension.
Indications and contraindications
Raspberries can be used for the following diseases:
- frequent colds and viral diseases;
- metabolic syndrome (protein, carbohydrate, lipid disorders);
- obesity (except for 4 degrees);
- diseases of the cardiovascular system (atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure);
- diseases of the urinary system (glomerulonephritis, urethritis, cystitis);
- blood diseases (anemia);
- neuropsychiatric disorders, especially stress, insomnia and depression;
- endocrine diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism;
- bowel diseases that cause stool retention, malabsorption.
However, like any other natural medicine, raspberries have contraindications:
- allergic reactions to the components that make up the plant;
- bronchial asthma, especially atypical form;
- gout, especially during an attack;
- liver disease in the acute stage (such as gastritis or stomach ulcers);
- pregnancy is a relative contraindication, since a dosed intake of raspberries will only benefit the expectant mother.
Recipes
No. 1 - from raspberry leaves (lowering blood pressure)
For this recipe you will need 1 tbsp. l. dry raspberry leaves and a glass of boiling water. Brew the drink and let it brew for 40 minutes. You need to take this medicine 3 times a day. You can also drink the whole glass on an empty stomach in the morning.
It is allowed to use fresh raspberry leaves, but then the infusion period is reduced to 30 minutes.
No. 2 - from raspberries and linden flowers
30 g of each component must be poured with a glass of hot water, after which the drink should be boiled for 3 minutes. For use, the medicine must be cooled. You need to take it 2 times a day for 1 glass, preferably before meals.
For this drink, you can use both fresh and frozen raspberries, linden flowers are best used in dried form.
No. 3 - raspberry branches for hypotension
Dry or fresh branches of the raspberry bush must be crushed. It will take 1 tbsp. l. raw materials per cup of boiling water. The medicine should be infused for at least 15 minutes. The drink can be consumed as tea 2 times a day. The use of this recipe raises blood pressure.
The course of treatment is 20 days, after which you should take a week break.
No. 4 - raspberries with honey to improve the metabolic processes of the body
To do this, you will need a glass of fresh berries and 2 tbsp. l. honey. First, pour raspberries with 0.5 liters of boiling water, let it cool slightly, and then dissolve the honey. Such a drink can be taken half a glass 2 times a day.
Use this recipe for hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis.
No. 5 - fresh raspberries with sugar
An excellent remedy for strengthening blood vessels is fresh raspberries grated with sugar. To do this, you will need half a kilogram of berries and 250 mg of granulated sugar or powdered sugar. The ingredients must be thoroughly mixed, then move the mixture into a glass container and take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day.
A delicious medicine can be added to warm tea or juice.
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