Viburnum juice: benefits and harms

Mors is a traditional drink. The first written mention of it is already in Domostroy. They prepared a drink from wild berries: lingonberries, cranberries, blueberries. The viburnum was not ignored either. This delicious drink is still being prepared today. Minimal heat treatment allows you to save all the useful properties of the feedstock.

The benefits and harms of fruit drink from viburnum

The healing properties of viburnum berries and preparations from it, no one will question. It has been treated for many centuries, and modern studies have confirmed its effectiveness in the treatment of many diseases. The benefits and possible harm of viburnum fruit drink are due to the properties of the berries included in it. What is their use?

• berries are able to effectively and gradually lower blood pressure;
• the high content of valeric acid determines their calming properties, they improve falling asleep and the quality of sleep;
• viburnum berries have choleretic, diuretic and diaphoretic properties;
• help with inflammation of the internal organs and skin;
• have hemostatic properties, improve the quality of the blood, normalize the work of the cardiovascular system;
• supply the body with vitamins, thereby stimulating the immune system;
• stabilize and improve the functioning of the digestive system;
• are a prophylactic against cancer;
• the bones of the berries contain oil that tones the body;
• due to the content of hormone-like substances, they help to cope with problems with menopause, painful menstruation, uterine bleeding and mastopathy.

Morse from fresh berries has all their healing properties. However, it is not useful for everyone.

Oddly enough, contraindications to the use of viburnum are due to its beneficial properties.

• due to the strong hypotensive effect, this berry is not suitable for hypotensive patients;
• the ability to increase blood clotting does not make it possible to use viburnum for those who already have it high: people prone to blood clots;
• due to the diuretic effect, it should not be used by people suffering from enuresis;
• the red color of the berries indicates that they may be allergic, so for young children and pregnant women it is prohibited;
• do not get involved in it for people with arthrosis;
• the high acidity of gastric juice does not allow the use of viburnum, since there are a lot of acids in it.

And now recipes for a healing and tasty drink from viburnum.

Morse preparation technology

She is quite simple. They sort and wash the berries. Crush them, carefully squeezing the juice. They put it in the refrigerator. The pomace is boiled for several minutes in water, with sugar dissolved in it. The cooled broth is filtered and combined with juice. Morse is ready.

So you can make a drink from almost any berry.

viburnum fruit drink

In the simplest recipe, apart from viburnum, water and sugar, there are no other ingredients, but the number of ingredients may vary.

Traditional viburnum juice

For him you need to save:

• 800 g of viburnum;
• 300 grams of sugar;
• 2 L of water.

The sorted berries are removed from the ridges and washed thoroughly. They let the water drain, place it in a saucepan in which the drink will be prepared, grind it, turning the berries into a puree.

Add water, sugar to the viburnum puree, bring to a boil. After a couple of minutes, remove the pan from the heat and let the drink brew under the lid until it cools down.

Concentrated viburnum juice

In this recipe for fruit drink from viburnum, juice is additionally used, so the drink is concentrated with a rich aroma and taste of berries.

For 600 g of berries, 300 g of sugar and half a liter of water will be required. We squeeze the juice from a third of the berries, crush the rest of the viburnum and boil for a couple of minutes in water with sugar dissolved in it. Strain the cooled broth and mix with juice.

Viburnum juice with honey

To prepare this fruit drink, instead of sugar, we need honey.

Ingredients:

• 0,5 cups of viburnum juice;
• litere of water;
• 100 g of honey.

Squeeze the juice from the prepared berries, dissolve the honey in slightly warm water and mix with the juice. All the beneficial properties of honey and berries are preserved in this juice to the maximum.

Viburnum juice with ginger

Sometimes spices are added to viburnum juice. This not only changes the taste of the drink in a positive way, but also adds useful properties to it. You can make a drink from viburnum with ginger. This composition is an excellent preventive and therapeutic remedy for colds.

We need:

• a couple of bunches of viburnum;
• dried melissa leaves – 3 tbsp. spoons. If there is no lemon balm, you can take the same amount of dried mint.
• 2 stars of star anise and the same number of cinnamon sticks;
• a quarter of a lemon;
• 20 g of ginger root.

For sweetness and benefits, we add honey to the drink, its amount is determined by taste.

Boil 3 cups of water, add dried herbs, ground or whole spices, cook for 5 minutes.

Washed viburnum, without removing it from the bunches, crush. To do this, it is convenient to use a pusher made of wood. Three or finely chop the ginger root. Add ginger and viburnum to the hot herbal decoction, put lemon slices and simmer for about 20 minutes. Let’s brew under the lid. Serve warm or cold with honey.

Results

Fresh viburnum is difficult to keep for a long time. To prolong the period of consumption of viburnum juice, you can dip the washed berries without removing them from the branches in liquid honey and let it dry. So viburnum will last much longer, especially if you keep it in the refrigerator.

Fruit drink from viburnum is not only a delicious drink. It is valued as a remedy for the prevention and treatment of many diseases, especially during the cold and flu season.