The best time for harvesting fruit is September and October. Then they ripen and are suitable for processing. What do hawthorn fruit look like? They have a red or brown-red color and a spherical or ellipsoidal shape. Inside there is a small stone or two.
It is worth removing hawthorn before use in the kitchen. This allows you to store them much longer and keep their valuable nutrients. How to dry hawthorn fruit? After the harvest, they should be well washed and dried at 30 degrees Celsius, and then at 50 degrees Celsius. It’s best to use a fruit dryer for this. Store dried hawthorn fruit in a dry and shaded place, e.g. in a paper bag.
Hawthorn is a plant commonly found in Poland. It grows wild in the lowlandsbut it is often planted in gardens, on squares and in parks because of its decorative qualities. It belongs to the rosacea family and can take the shape of a spreading, thorny bush up to 3 m high or trees growing up to 8 m.
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Hungarian fruits, leaves and flowers are considered one of the oldest and well -known folk medicine medicine. The notes about them are present in many pharmacoptes Western Europe.
Hawger blooms at the turn of May and June. Then it is covered with small white or pink flowers. This is the best time for a harvest of hawthorn flowers, which, like fruit, can be removed.
Hawfoot fruit is a valuable healing raw material. It contains A large amount of antioxidants, especially polyphenolswhich was confirmed in research conducted at the University of Rzeszów and Lublin. Scientists have found high antioxidant activity of hawthorn fruit, as well as their potential braking effectiveness development of colorectal cancer and stomach.
They are in the fruits of hawthorn minerals such as: potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and sodium, as well as vitamin C. They also owe their healing properties to the presence of PROJANIDIN. What properties have hawthorn fruit?
- They lower the chlerlyol and blood pressure, preventing cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis.
- They protect the liverreducing its fatty and improving the secretion of liver enzymes.
- Support the digestive system, By eliminating indigestion, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
- Have an antimicrobial effect – antibacterial and antiviralincreasing the body’s immunity.
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The properties of hawthorn fruit require confirmation in more scientific research conducted on people. Therapeutic effects are shown not only by hawthorn fruits, but also the leaves and flowers of the plant.
Hawger fruits can be used to prepare many healthy and delicious preserves. Most often they are made of juices, jams and preserves. A good way to stop valuable properties is tincture of hawthorn.
For medical purposes, hawthorn extracts are most often used. Głogu tea is also very popular. All you need is dried fruit with boiling water and leave covered for 20 minutes. You can drink hawthorn tea even three times a day. Contraindications for its use are pregnancy and breastfeeding and heart failure.
Source: NowowoPuje.pl, Pubmed
