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Full description of the common Dereza plant (goji berries)
Recently, wolfberry berries have become very popular due to their effective medicinal properties and the presence of a large complex of vitamins. Only advertising and success brought them something else, Chinese name - goji berry.
There are many species of wolfberry, but some species are poisonous.
In North America, this plant is known as Anderson's Dereza, in China - goji berries, in Argentina and Chile - Chilean Dereza, in South Africa - African Dereza, in Russia - common witch.
What is Dereza vulgaris
The plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, it is a perennial shrub with a well-developed root system. In height it can reach up to 3.5 m. It grows well, has soft stems and thorns on the branches.
Emits a pleasant aroma during flowering... The shape of the flowers resembles bells with a pink-purple hue, light purple or lilac color.
The leaves are elliptical in shape, the fruits have a beautiful rich red, coral or scarlet color.
The fruiting period lasts from May to mid-autumn. During this period, it can produce more than 12 harvests.
Berries taste sweet-sour or sour, which once again confirms the conclusions of scientists about the content of a large amount of vitamin C in the tree.
Growing conditions
The plant is unpretentious in cultivation, taken easily and grows well. For planting, you can buy both seeds and seedlings, which are sold in specialized stores.
Dereza calmly endures any weather, be it a strong thirty-degree frost or a hot, little rainy summer.
In the spring, it is advisable to fertilize the plant potassium nitrate and urea. If the plant grows in highly alkaline soil, then it is advisable to add ash once a year, about 500 mg per hole with a seedling.
For the winter it is recommended to pour dry leaves under the roots, cover with snow.
Dereza is resistant to various diseases and pests, has good adaptive qualities, is not afraid of abnormal weather conditions. As a preventive measure, you can spray it once a year with tincture of wormwood or garlic.
Dereza can be found on forest edges, at the foot of the mountains, along the paths of forest plantations. However, many summer residents began to cultivate the plant on their plots, wishing to improve and strengthen their health with the help of the wonderful healing berries of the plant.
In fact, the berries of the common wolfberry are the very same goji berries., only Dereza grows at home, on its garden plot, and not in distant China on a foreign land.
It has long been noticed and proven that the best health effects are brought by those fruits and berries that grew on their own plot, on their native land.
The imported overseas fruits do not have such a healing effect on the human body, since they grew in a different soil, the chemical content of which is different from the native soil.
The fact is that the human body from birth has individual enzymes for the breakdown of exactly those fruits and vegetables that grow in their native area.
What is brought from abroad, no matter how curative it would be, does not have such a healing effect for a person as what is grown in the native area, surrounded by personal care and watered with native water.
Medicinal and useful properties
Almost all parts of a plant are useful: berries, bark, roots, leaves.
Leaves and roots to preserve useful properties, they are harvested during the blooming of flowers, dried in a dark place and stored for about 2 years.
They contain phenolic compounds, carotenoids, minerals and vitamins, biologically active substances, steroid saponins.
Dereza berries are the most valuable raw material., which contain a rich complex of vitamins, minerals, macro- and microelements, amino acids, polysaccharides.
Due to its miraculous medicinal properties, the plant is nicknamed "a remedy for a thousand ailments."
It has been known for a long time, it has been used to treat many diseases. This plant was most popular among the monks of ancient Tibet.
Properties of common wolfberry berries:
- Cleansing the body of toxins, toxins, pathogenic infections (eliminates Escherichia coli, candidiasis; used as an aid in the infection of the genitourinary system).
- Improving the work of the cardiovascular system, getting rid of headaches and dizziness, normalizing blood pressure.
- Enhanced visual acuity.
- Decrease in blood cholesterol and sugar.
- Relief of symptoms of rheumatism, diseases of the muscular system and joints.
- Strengthening sexual function, eliminating sexual frigidity and male potency.
- Normalization of the kidneys and gallbladder.
- Strengthening the immune system.
- Burning excess fat, losing weight.
- Improving memory, concentration.
- Toning, giving strength and energy.
The healing properties of common wolfberry are so diverse that it is very difficult and long to list them all.
No wonder healers claim that she cures a thousand diseases, gives strength and energy, "pleases" the heart, enlightens the mind, is a powerful antioxidant, prolongs the years of life and rejuvenates the entire body.
Planting a seedling and caring for a plant
The fastest way to harvest is planting with cuttings... The shoot should have at least 4 buds, the buds should be about 20 cm long.
The shoot is cut with a pruner at an angle and planted in a greenhouse in a soil rich in fluoride. When the root system appears, the plant is transplanted into the ground.
To plant a seedling, you need to dig a hole about 50 cm deep and 60 cm wide. Add a mixture of wood ash (40 g), compost (80 g), superphosphate (200 g) to the hole. The seedling must be well deepened into the soil, watered and dug in.
Dereza loves the sunny side of the site, does not like abundant moisture.
Dereza begins to bear fruit approximately 3 years after planting.
Goji berry or common wolfberry. Growing and care:
The use of berries and roots in cooking and medicine
Recipe for infusion of berries against excess weight and for health promotion: 1 tbsp. l. pour berries into a glass and pour boiling water, let it brew for half an hour.
Take half a glass daily for a month 2 times a day.
Recipe for edema of a neurological nature: Take 1 dessert spoon of dry roots per 300 mg of boiling water, 20 minutes. simmered over low heat, then infused for 40 minutes.
The broth is filtered and taken in 250 ml 5 times a day until the removal of edema and diseases of neurological origin.
Vitamin Soup for Strengthening Immunity with Dereza Berries: for cooking, take 100 g of berries, feta cheese 50 g, 2 fresh tomatoes, one onion, 2 pcs. bell pepper, 100 mg water, salt and oil to taste (preferably olive oil).
Before cooking, the berries must be soaked in cold water for 15 minutes.Grind all components in a blender (except for cheese), leave in a cold place for 1.5 hours.
Put in plates, add chopped cheese, pour over any broth or water (if the dish is vegetarian), salt to taste, you can add ground pepper, dill and parsley. The dish is ready to eat.
Protein shake with dereza for recovery after heavy exertion: prepares the day before strenuous physical training: 3 tbsp. l. berries are poured with a liter of low-fat milk, covered and placed in a cold place to infuse.
After beating until smooth, the cocktail is ready. You can add 2 mint leaves or on the tip of a spoonful of dry cinnamon. This will accentuate and enhance the taste.
The cocktail should be consumed immediately after exercise or hard physical work. He will quickly restore strength, work capacity and energy. In terms of protein value, such a cocktail of wolfberry berries is much higher than milk milk.
Also dried berries are added to meat dishes, casseroles, cakes, pies, any cereals... They make excellent tea and jelly, brew and drink instead of water as a preventive measure against many diseases.
It is noted that people who regularly consume these berries feel great and get sick less. And recently scientists have found a component in dereza that reduces the risk of developing cancer.
