CHERRY LEAF TEA: HEALTH BENEFITS AND HARM

Cherry tree is very common in our area. Of course, it is unpretentious and bears fruits with tasty and healthy berries, rich in vitamins. The cherries have only one drawback: their season ends very quickly, and if you miss this year, you will be left without jam, jam, compotes for the winter and other preparations.

However, our ancestors benefited from the cherry, even when it stopped fruiting. For example, a decoction of cherry twigs, cooked in winter frosts, will remind you of summer and “throw” vitamins into your body. The same applies to tea from the leaves of the cherry, which is as easy to make as to brew ordinary tea, you just have to take care of the raw materials in a timely manner.

The composition of the cherry leaves

The beneficial properties of cherry berries are well known and widely used: for example, in addition to the presence of vitamins that are absolutely indispensable for the human body folic acidrecommended for pregnant women, but there are also contraindications for people with high acidity of the stomach due to the acid contained in the berries, which, however, does not apply to the leaves of this tree. Drink from them is more democratic for people who, for whatever reason, cannot eat berries: it is devoid of their sharpness, but has a similar benefit.

Did you know? "Sour cherry" in science is actually the cherry which we know it, while scientists call cherry cherry the bird cherry.

What can be useful leaves of cherry, which is prepared from vitamin tea. They are good thanks to:

Quercitin - a natural antioxidant that protects the heart, blood vessels and the nervous system from external influence;
Tanning substances that remove inflammation and have disinfectant properties;
Coumarin, which requires blood for normal clotting in order to avoid blood clots;
Amygdalin, positively affecting the heart and blood vessels, arranging the rhythm of the heart and the speed of its contractions, reducing the likelihood of heart disease and seizure strength, if any;
Fitontsidam - known natural antibiotics, destroying pathogens and inhibiting their growth;
Essential oils, giving the drink a refined cherry aroma and anti-inflammatory effect;
Vitamins that have the most positive and diverse effect on the body, without which a person can get sick;
Micro- and macroelements that provide the body with proven benefit by participating in its metabolic processes.

Useful properties of tea

Cherry leaves, due to their composition, are beneficial in traditional medicine, cooking and are practically not capable of causing harm: they are used along with other spicy plants during the preparation of homemade preparations for additional flavor and greater preservation due to the tannins they contain, tea from them is used as vitamin and tonic drink.

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Vitamin cherry tea is exceptionally good if you drink it warm in cold weather. It raises the level of immunity, perfectly quenches thirst and has a pleasant delicate taste, which can be diversified, increasing the benefit at the same time, at its discretion: lemon, honey, mint, and so on.

Did you know? Cherry leaves, placed in a container with harvested berries or fruits, can prolong their shelf life.

The curative properties of cherry leaves are quite diverse, and since it brings continuous benefits, it would not be very correct to ignore it, especially since no financial costs should be borne: you just need to prepare raw materials, and then brew it and drink with pleasure.

The benefits of cherry tea:

Increased immunity: available in the composition of the vitamins help to improve the body and help it resist diseases.
Anti-inflammatory effect: assists in the body's fight against infectious diseases and the inflammatory processes caused by them.
Hemostatic effect: due to coumarin and tannins it is used for bleeding.
Diuretic action: removes sand and stones from the kidneys and ureters, compensating for the water-salt balance in the body.
Anti-hypertensive effect: due to diuretic properties it is able to reduce blood pressure and stabilize the pulse during tachycardia.
Antitoxic action: contributes to the speedy removal of pathogenic microorganisms from the body.
Antiedematous action: applied externally, tea from cherry leaves relieves pain in the joints and reduces swelling of soft tissues.
Expectorant action: promotes the removal of sputum from the respiratory tract for colds.
Rejuvenating and prophylactic action: due to the presence of antioxidants, the tool stops the aging process of the body, and also has a preventive effect, reducing the risk of cancer.

We advise you to read about the beneficial properties of tea made from blueberry, hawthorn, raspberry, sea buckthorn, red rowan, princess, rosehip, chokeberry, apples.

Important! The decoction can be of great benefit if it is used for cosmetic purposes: for rinsing washed hair and wiping oily skin, especially in the form of frozen ice cubes.

Great benefits can bring and sprigs of this familiar wonderful tree:

Collected in a bath broom, they have a tonic and antiseptic effect on the skin.
Cooked in the form of a decoction, sprigs of cherries will help alleviate the condition of those who have joint diseases, as well as gynecological diseases: uterine fibroids and endometriosis. In the last two cases, the decoction should be taken daily for quite a long time - at least a year.

Did you know? People suffering from epileptic seizures, in those days when there was no special medicine, doctors advised to use a lot of cherry fruit, and when the season ends, brew dried leaves. It was believed that this would prevent or significantly reduce seizures.

When to collect and how to dry the leaves of the cherry

Cherry leaves for tea should be collected when the tree is flowering: at this time they are most useful. Suitable young, still sticky leaves. Of course, the tree or trees from which raw materials are harvested must grow in ecologically clean areas, far from the harmful fumes of big cities and roads. To collect, you need to choose a clear dry day and get down to business not from the very early morning, but after waiting for the dew to dry. You can simply tear off with your hands or cut with scissors. After collecting the raw materials are sorted out, removing the sick, damaged, contaminated, corroded and faded leaves.

Important! Wash the raw materials before drying should not be - it can simply rot in the harvesting process, in addition, it will deprive it of natural microorganisms that are involved in the fermentation process. It is to ensure maximum cleanliness that it is recommended to take the leaves in “clean” places, and it’s good if it rains a few days before harvest and will wash them, and then they dry out in their natural environment in the sun and in the wind without losing their natural properties.

Not everyone knows how right dry cherry leaves in order to make the most useful tea:

The collected leaves should be put on clean paper and wait until they are folded.
Prepare for fermentation: take a few pieces and, turning into a tube, roll between your palms, like clay for crafts.
Another option is to rinse the leaves folded in the bowl well, just as they mince the chopped cabbage before salting, you need to knead until juice appears.
Thus prepared tubes or mashed in a bowl, mix the mixture in glass or enamelled dishes with a thick layer of not less than 5 centimeters.
Put the raw material under pressure, cover with a wet towel and leave at room temperature for several hours.
After the natural flavor intensifies, but does not get a hint of rotting or fermentation, the fermentation process should be stopped.
Dry the raw material prepared in this way in the oven or oven, starting at 100 ° C and reducing the temperature to 50 ° C.
In the process of drying, the leaves are turned, tedied for evenness of impact.
After the bulk has dried out so that it has become fragile, the leaves are taken out into the air for final drying.
The place of drying should be dry and well ventilated, the sun rays should not fall on the raw materials.

Important! The sun can harm raw materials and significantly reduce its benefits by destroying some beneficial substances, as well as the plant's green pigment, chlorophyll.

How to store at home

The finished and well-dried raw materials are stored in glass jars, where the processing is completed within a month. Banks must be fitted with lids and be in a dry dark place.

You can store the tea leaves for future cherry tea in canvas bags or paper bags, but in this case they should be stored separately from other herbs and fees.

It is allowed to use the harvested raw materials for two years, but it is better to procure a new one every year.

Did you know? There are as many active ingredients in twenty cherry berries as there is a salicylic acid tablet - aspirin, with the only difference being that eaten cherries will not have any side effects, which cannot be said with confidence about aspirin.

Recipes tasty and healthy drink

For the treatment of urolithiasis. For 2 tablespoons of dry raw material a glass of boiling water, boil for 5-10 minutes over low heat, leave for 2 hours under a lid, strain and drink 1-2 cups of broth throughout the day. It is necessary to be treated for a long time at least 2-3 weeks.
For the treatment of jaundice (hepatitis). A decoction of the leaves of cherry is prepared in milk. For 4 tablespoons chopped finely fresh cherry leaves a glass of hot milk, boil the product for 7-10 minutes over low heat, leave covered in heat, and better - in a thermos, until the broth cools down to a comfortable temperature for drinking. After that, it should be filtered. During the day, the patient should be for 6 receptions drink 1.5 cups of the funds. Take at least a week. If there is only dried raw materials, 2 tablespoons brew a glass of boiling water and drink a third cup three times a day for two weeks.
For the treatment of heart disease, hypertension and edema. For 4 tablespoons of dried leaves 2 cups boiling water, pour in a thermos and leave for several hours. A means to strain and take half a cup 2 or 3 times a day for a long time.
In the wounds, abrasions, bleeding from the nose. Used raw materials from fresh leaves. For 4 tablespoons of cut leaves a glass of boiling water in which they are boiled for 5-10 minutes. The resulting broth is filtered and used for washing wounds, as well as in compresses and tampons. To stop the blood that is pouring from the nose, a tampon moistened with cherry broth is an excellent remedy, the most effective among all the people and not inferior to pharmacological. It strengthens the blood vessels in the nasal mucosa and the mucosa itself.

Important! Those with frequent bleeding should adopt this tool and undergo a course of treatment. Of course, you first need to eliminate serious pathologies, which may be a symptom of nosebleeds, to coordinate such treatment with your doctor - self-treatment can be too expensive.

For the treatment of anemia, atherosclerosis. April or May leaves with young shoots (fresh or dried) grind and brew an average handful of raw materials in two glasses of boiling water, boil for 2-5 minutes over low heat, leave for a quarter of an hour. Drink as a tea once or twice a day.
To raise the immunity. In winter or spring, when there are not enough vitamins, and they suffer from ailments, it is good to drink vitamin tea from cherry leaves. In a scalded teapot put 2 tablespoons of cherry leaves, a teaspoon of tea brewing, a teaspoon of sugar and pour half a liter of boiling water. After 15-20 minutes, the tea is brewed, you can drink it for a long time, but you should not drink two or three cups a day, no longer.
For the treatment of colds. This tea is best brewed with dried cherry berries. 5-6 dry leaves and the same amount of dry berries pour a glass of boiling water, let it brew, add a teaspoon of honey and drink after a meal.

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Contraindications and harm

Despite the fact that tea from cherry leaves is extremely useful for almost everyone, there are still some exceptions. So, for example, by the way someone will have the effect of such tea fastening a stomach, and someone will be at all not delighted. As well as pressure, it is necessary to lower not all, to someone and raise. So, who should not drink tea from the leaves of the cherry:

Those who have inflamed gastric mucosa, for example, because of an ulcer or gastritis. This remedy will bring deterioration.
Individuals with increased acidity of the stomach should also be careful not to take anything that contains at least the minimum amount of acid.
People suffering from constipation should not eat cherry tea, which has a fastening effect on the digestive organs.
Pressure-reducing cherry tea is contraindicated for hypotensive patients, who already have a low pressure that needs to be raised or at least left unchanged.
Do not forget about individual intolerance and the possibility of allergic reactions - all this with one tool can not be excluded.

Did you know? Pink dessert cherry for cakes or cocktails is a natural cherry, however it was discolored, saturated with corn syrup, and then painted in pink.

There are no other undesirable effects behind this remedy, it is useful both to children, and pregnant, and nursing, in a word, to all who do not have few contraindications.

Surely many did not know that they have the opportunity to use such a healthy drink completely free of charge, having invested only a fraction of their labor for harvesting leaves picked from some pure cherry, for example, when thinning cherry trees in the country. Meanwhile, nature still kindly offers us the opportunity to improve our health and replenish the missing substances in the body.