Sunberry translated to English means "sunny fruit." By type of berry or as not associated with the sun. The leaves are rich green color, shiny berries are blue-black. It is a hybrid plant, derived from black nightshade.
Many gardeners spread between the most this plant and call it the "Canadian blueberries," hoping that the garden will grow delicious dessert with berries taste.
Bush throughout the season pleased with its development. It grows quickly, reaching two meters in height, the branches turned toward the ground from an abundance of berries. Berries are large, the size of a cherry. Bush blooms and bears fruit until the autumn.
On one bush can be removed up to 10 liters. And what a disappointment when the berry is fresh, absolutely tasteless. Culture receives a permanent residence permit only on those sites, the owners of which are addicted to traditional medicine and use the fruits of Sunberry to treat various diseases.
The chemical composition of Sunberry
Caloric berries reaches 220 kcal per hundred grams. The structure includes all physiologically active components, minerals and trace elements necessary for the functioning of the human body: vitamin C, carotene, pectin, selenium, proteins, fats, fructose, chlorophyll, anthocyanins, and almost the entire periodic table -Mg, Zn, Cr, Ag, K, Cu, Fe. At the same time the chemical composition of plants is not rich on vitamins.
Sunberry benefits for your health
Rich composition of the berries allows to use it in medicine and pharmacology:
- to strengthen the immune system;
- for the prevention and treatment of cold and viral diseases;
- for the normalization of elevated pressure;
- for treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- for the treatment of migraine;
- for the normalization of the bowel;
- for removal of edema;
- in diseases KZHT;
- part of some drugs.
- Berries consumed in its natural form to reduce the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis, gout and migraines. Positive effect on the recovery of veins varicose. Fresh berries improve digestion, are an excellent anthelmintic. However, we must remember that Sunberry rich in fiber and has a laxative effect.
- Juice of berries, rinse the throat in the treatment of angina. They have disinfecting properties.
- The juice of the leaves is used in the treatment of rhinitis, uterine bleeding when used as a sedative.
- Berry puree mixed with fermented milk is used as a compress for wound healing.
- From Sunberry cook jam in the usual way, but to improve the palatability add vanilla, lemon juice or mint. As dessert product, jam Sunberry not cause a gourmet delight, but the regular use of the product helps to strengthen the immune system.