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Quinoa – what is it
This plant of the amaranth family is common in temperate and tropical climates. It grows everywhere: along roads, in wastelands, along river banks, in fields and gardens. It looks like a grass, half-shrub or shrub.
The Latin name for quinoa is “albus” occurs in the XNUMXst century AD, which means “white”. Probably from white specks on the leaves. And the Russian word “balanda” comes from the Lithuanian word “quinoa”. The second name is Mary. The leaves of the plant are similar in shape to goose (swan) legs.
Mary saved people from hunger and vitamin deficiency. Hereditary herbalist E.F. Zaitseva told how, in the years of famine, this herb saved their large family from hunger. Indeed, in the swan there is a lot of vegetable protein and substances necessary for the body.
In the Middle Ages until the XIX century. quinoa was cultivated as a vegetable plant, but over time it was replaced by spinach. Quinoa was popular in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Now it is a weed, from which they are in a hurry to get rid of, but in vain. The Creator planted the earth with weeds, many of which are used as food and are considered medicine.
Weeds are usually tenacious. Maybe this makes sense so that a person could survive thanks to such plants? Weeds: wheatgrass, burdock, dandelion, woodlice, knotweed, nettle cure dozens of diseases and save from hunger.
Types
Quinoa has more than two hundred species. Here is some of them:
- white;
- graying;
- wild;
- head;
- garden;
- elongated;
- raskidistaya;
- arrow-shaped;
- Tatar.
In Russia, the more common species are: spreading and garden. Many plant species are edible. The main species for human food is garden quinoa. Its young stems and leaves are added to salads, soups, okroshka, green borsch, and flour for baking bread.
The swan is spreading
Used in folk medicine. The infusion helps against itchy skin, gout, jaundice, hemorrhoids. It is part of herbal preparations for benign tumors. When a fresh leaf is applied to a wound, it will stop bleeding and protect against infection.
Garden quinoa
Chemical composition and calorific value
100 grams of the product contains:
calorie content – 48 kcal;
- fats – 0,8 gr.
- proteins – 4,2 g.
- carbohydrates – 7,3 gr.
- water – 84,3 gr.
- ash – 6,3 g.
- vitamins of group B;
- vitamins A, C;
- minerals: iron, copper, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, selenium;
- dietary fiber – 5,2 gr.
- rutin;
- organic acids;
- saponins;
- pectins;
- 17 amino acids.
Quinoa: beneficial properties
As a laxative used for constipation. It is an effective remedy for vitamin deficiency and scurvy. Herbalists use quinoa for arthritis, gout, headaches and menstrual irregularities.
Recommended for sciatica (applying steamed leaves), with neuroses and hypertension, cleanses the entire body from toxins. A decoction with a dry cough removes phlegm.
During its flowering (from June to August), the plant is most rich in valuable substances. The herb has properties:
- wound healing;
- sedatives;
- restorative;
- expectorant;
- diuretic.
Противопоказания
- gastritis, colitis;
- cholecystitis;
- with gallstone and urolithiasis;
- pollen from flowers can cause allergies.
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