Chokeberry, chokeberry, black ashberry is a useful berry that contains a number of valuable substances for people, in particular vitamins C and P, organic acids, sugars, iodine. She is considered a medicinal berry. For the treatment and prevention of various diseases, tinctures are most often used. We will tell you about the benefits of this berry tincture, for which diseases it is used and how to prepare it - below.
What is useful blackflower tincture
Aronia black berry tincture is most often consumed for medicinal purposes, but it can also be drunk as an alcoholic beverage, but in small doses. The tool is famous for such useful properties:
- tonic;
- immunomodulating;
- cleansing;
- anti-inflammatory;
- antioxidant.
It is recommended to hypertensive patients with the first and second degrees of the disease to normalize pressure; people who have problems with the heart and blood vessels, to establish their normal work; often ill colds to strengthen the immune system. Also, the tool is considered to be effective for reducing the risk of atherosclerosis, cancer, deterioration of vascular permeability.
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He is advised to those who need to adjust the gastrointestinal tract work (in particular to normalize the acidity of gastric juice), lower cholesterol in the blood, replenish vitamin deficiencies, remove phlegm from the respiratory organs, speed up the healing process, remove heavy metals from the body, remove edema and improve work the kidneys.
Did you know? For a long time magical properties have been attributed to the mountain ash, it was believed that it was able to protect, heal and prophesy. Celts planted it in the courtyards of their homes to protect themselves from fire and lightning, the British - to protect against witches and evil spirits.
Harm and contraindications
Due to one property of chokeberry - the ability to stop bleeding - with regular use of funds can cause the problem of thickening of the blood and, as a consequence, the development of varicose veins, thrombosis.
With an overdose possible: intoxication, intoxication, headaches, tachycardia. The most serious consequences of overuse in the elderly are heart attack and stroke. 
Treatment with tincture is prohibited for people who have a history of:
- hypotension;
- peptic ulcer, gastritis;
- increased acidity of gastric juice;
- cystitis, urolithiasis and other diseases of the genitourinary system;
- thrombophlebitis, varicose veins.
Also, the tool should not be used for those who experience allergic reactions or idiosyncrasy berries or other components of the tincture. And, of course, like all alcohol-containing drugs, this drink should not be taken by pregnant women, breastfeeding, children and those who are going to get behind the wheel of a car, as well as those who have problems with alcohol dependence.
Berry preparation
For tincture you will need a juicy rowan, picked off after the first frost - it is this berry that contains the greatest number of valuable substances and has the best taste.
You can use and dried fruit. In the latter case, the amount of the main ingredient in the recipe should be halved. Dry berries will need to grind. The duration of the infusion of funds from the dried product must be extended to 4-5 months. 
Before you start cooking any of the following berry tinctures, berries need to prepare. Preparation includes 4 stages:
- Selection of fruits - should be removed spoiled, too small, immature.
- Cleaning from the remnants of leaves, stem.
- Rinse in running water in a colander or sieve.
- Drying
Blackberry tincture: recipes
Below are the popular and tested by many people recipes tinctures using various ingredients and alcohol-containing beverages:
- on moonshine;
- on vodka;
- on alcohol.
You can also try to prepare the product in honey and without the addition of alcohol.
See also the recipes for cooking and the body benefits of tincture of apples, chestnut, feijoa, lilac, pine nuts, black currant.
Tincture on moonshine
We begin our review with a description of the classic recipe - moonshine.
We need the following ingredients:
- fruits of black rowan - 1 kg;
- moonshine (strength up to 60%) - 1 l;
- sugar - to taste, 300-500 g (not an obligatory ingredient).
Step-by-step cooking instructions are as follows:
- Prepared berries placed in a glass container, preferably from dark glass. Fruits can be both whole and depressed.
- Pour them with moonshine so that its level is 2-3 cm above the layer of berries.
- To mix sugar.
- Tightly close the container with a lid.
- Send the container to a room into which sunlight does not penetrate, with normal room temperature. The duration of infusion is 3-3.5 months.
- During the whole time of infusion every 4-5 days, the container with tincture will need to be shaken.
- After the alcoholic drink is ready, it is passed through cheesecloth, the berries are removed, and the liquid is stored in a dark room.
Important! LThe therapeutic effect can be achieved only in case of compliance with the recommended dosages. The maximum allowable amount of tincture that can be consumed per day without risk to health is 50 g.
Tincture on vodka
For a classic recipe for vodka tincture, you will need the same ingredients as in the previous recipe, only vodka will replace moonshine. It is necessary to prepare:
- black rowan berries - 1 kg;
- vodka - 1 l;
- sugar - at will and taste.
Other flavors of the tincture can also be achieved, for example, by adding lemon, cherry leaves, and cloves to it. 
It is possible to prepare a product with a sour taste with lemon. You will need berries (1 kg), lemons (3 pieces), vodka (0.7 l), water (200 ml). Warm boiled water mixed with sugar, then add the juice squeezed from lemons, vodka. Insist on a place where the sun's rays do not penetrate, for 3 weeks, then pass the liquid through gauze and pour into bottles.
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The original taste is obtained from the drink by adding cherry leaves to it. 
It is made from black rowan berries (0.5 kg), vodka (0.5 l), sugar (0.5 kg), lemon (1 piece), water (0.5 l), cherry tree leaves (100-200 pieces). Fruits and leaves will need to be boiled over low heat for 15 minutes. After cooling, the liquid is filtered, again brought to a boil and mixed with sugar, lemon juice, vodka.
Insist 1 month in a place without light with a cool temperature. 
Spicy tincture with cloves is made from berries (1.5 kg), vodka (0.9 l), sugar (0.5 kg), spices (4 carnations). Berries need to mash and mix with sugar and spice. Cover with gauze, insist for 2 days in a dark place with room temperature. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Insist in a dark room for 2 months.
Tincture with honey
Another option for making money on vodka is the introduction of honey into its composition.
These ingredients will be needed:
- fruits - 0.5 kg;
- vodka - 0.5 l;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Cooking sequence:
- Mix the fruits in the glass container with vodka and add honey.
- Capacity to tightly close the lid.
- Send to a warm dark room for 3 months.
- Shake capacity every 7 days.
- After 3 months, drink through cheesecloth and bottle.
- Keep in the fridge for 2 months.
Did you know? Rowanwood is a good material for various wood products. Previously, cartwrights willingly used it to make parts for carriages, gunsmiths - for handles, cutters and turners - for household items. Today it is used for the manufacture of musical instruments, furniture, ornamental material.
Tincture on alcohol
Ingredients:
- berries - 1 kg
- alcohol (96%) - 0.6 l;
- water - 0.4 l;
- sugar - at will and taste.
Cooking sequence:
- Prepared by the ceiling.
- Pour alcohol mixed with purified water.
- Add sugar.
- Insist 2-3 weeks.
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Tincture without the use of alcohol and vodka
You can prepare a dessert drink without the addition of alcohol and vodka. It will be no less useful than those described above.
We will need:
- fruits blackfruit - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 3 kg;
- vanilla in chopsticks - 1 piece (optional);
- orange peel - optional.
Cooking technology:
- Fruits rub with sugar.
- Add vanilla, zest.
- Close the container with gauze.
- Place in glass container. Leave in a dark place for 2.5 months.
- Every 3-4 days stir.
- After the end of the fermentation process, filter.
- Pour into a bottle, close the lid, send in a dark cool room to insist for 3 months.
Product Storage Rules
Tincture of chokeberry should be saved in the refrigerator or other cool place where the light does not reach. The shelf life of funds on the basis of alcohol - 3 years.
Important! Container with tincture must be protected from sunlight..
Usage features
There are certain recommendations for receiving the tincture, depending on the health problem that you want to solve with this method. 
So, for the normalization of blood pressure tool is drunk courses for 1 month. A day uses 3 small spoons. 30-50 g should be drunk to calm the nervous system and establish sleep in the evenings.
You can drink the infusion before eating as an aperitif, add to warm drinks - tea, coffee, and also in pastries.
Another tool can be used as a dessert drink, but it is important to observe the measure in order to prevent undesirable consequences of overdose. As a beverage for the holidays, it is better to still prepare the liqueur without the use of alcohol.
So, we have presented for you 5 of the most popular recipes for black chokeberry infusions. By preparing them and eating in accordance with the instructions, you can solve some health problems, in particular, normalize blood pressure, improve appetite and condition of the gastrointestinal mucosa, blood vessels, replenish the body with essential vitamins and minerals, strengthen the immune system. And remember: tincture cannot be used as the main therapy for a serious illness, it can be drunk only as an additional means and only after consulting with your doctor.
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Reviews
Chokeberry: tincture of vodka.
Thick sweet liqueur, similar to liquor. Crushed berries give a viscous and tart taste, so it is hard to swallow such an infusion, somehow dryly. As a table drink for guests is not suitable.
Chokeberry: tincture of vodka without sugar.
This option is better, there is no viscous and tart taste. Taste without sugar turned out natural. But the company has not much appreciated this tincture.
Aronia tincture on vodka with honey.
Winner of competition. Liquor tincture with good taste, without astringency and viscosity. Optimally was drunk in the company in the scheme tincture + vodka.
P.S. To my taste, in all recipes there is an overdose with a quantity of a black animal, which you can put in 2 times less, and also put less sugar ... or dilute the tinctures while drinking vodka, which is the purpose of making the tincture.
