Useful properties of red currant for our body

The beneficial properties of red currants, known for a long time, are only confirmed by modern science, discovering more and more new qualities of this berry.

Red currant is one of the most useful berries growing on the territory of Russia. The beneficial properties of red currants are used not only in cooking, medicine and cosmetology also widely use this berry for their own purposes.

Currant berries are juicy, but sour. If you add sugar or honey, you get a great dessert, and with a little water, you can enjoy a vitamin cocktail. Good from this berry jams, jam, jelly, marmalade, fruit drinks and fruit drinks, wines and liqueurs, fruit soups and pastries.

The beneficial properties of red currant are a consequence of its rich chemical composition.

Red currant has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic effect, which allows it to be used for colds. Juicy berries increase appetite and quench thirst perfectly.

Juice from berries is used for gastritis, provoked by low acidity, it stimulates the digestive tract, helps with toxicosis and constipation, removes uric acid salts and toxins from the body.

A large amount of vitamin A, necessary for clear vision, can provide regular consumption of red currant berries. B vitamins are needed to maintain the functioning of many body systems, potassium - for the cardiovascular system, iron - to increase hemoglobin levels, iodine - for the endocrine gland.

However, it is worth remembering that the juice is contraindicated for gastritis with high acidity, acute hepatitis, cholecystitis, stomach ulcer, cholelithiasis, and poor blood clotting.