Black chokeberry is a small shrub or small tree, with a height of about 1. 5 meters, with leaves somewhat resembling the leaves of the cherry. The berries are sweet, delicious, slightly tart, especially immature. Chokeberry is grown often as an ornamental and fruit-bearing plant and as a medicinal gardeners, vacationers, in specialized farms.
The homeland of Aronia (chokeberry) – Eastern part of North America. Black chokeberry grows there on dry stony soils and on steep river banks, dunes and forests, and even swamps. In the early eighteenth century, Aronia was introduced to Europe, approximately a hundred years came to Russia. Cultivated chokeberry before the beginning of the XX century only as a decorative culture. Indeed, the white corymbs of flowers of chokeberry and dark green dense leaves look very dressy. Autumn on the background of orange red leaves clearly distinguished clusters of shiny black fruit.
Berries are harvested in autumn, dried in the open air in the dryer. Store dried berries in a dry place, not more than 2 years. And from berries of Aronia melanocarpa make compotes, jams, wine and more.
Low calorie, diet product. 100 g raw ash contains only 52 calories. Shown people who are overweight and those who follow the figure.
Useful properties of black chokeberry
Aronia berries have a pleasant sour-sweet, tart taste. Aronia is a real storehouse of nutrients. It contains rich natural complex of vitamins (P, C, E, K, B1, B2, B6, beta-carotene), macro – and microelements (boron, iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, fluorine), sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose), pectin and tannins.
For example, in the fruits of chokeberry vitamin P in 2 times more than black currants, and 20 times more than oranges and apples. And the iodine content in the berries chernoplodku 4 times higher than strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries.
Due to the finely balanced nature of the combination in the fruits of black chokeberry (Aronia) are very many biologically active compounds, they possess valuable medicinal properties. Aronia berries and the juice of them are used for treatment and especially prevention of hypertensive diseases and atherosclerosis. They prescribed for gastritis with low secretory function, certain vascular diseases involving increased permeability and fragility of the vascular wall (kapilliarotoxicos, allergic vasculitis, measles, scarlet fever, eczema).
Contained in chokeberry pectin excrete heavy metals and radioactive substances, hold and display various kinds of pathogenic microorganisms. Pectin normalizes bowel function, eliminates spasms and have a choleretic effect. Medicinal properties of Aronia help to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, improving their elasticity.
Also some of the most useful properties of this berry are normalization of blood pressure and lowering the level of cholesterol in the blood. Fruit chernoplodku prescribed for various violations in blood coagulation system, bleeding, rheumatism, atherosclerosis, diabetes and allergic diseases. Recent studies have shown that Aronia improves the functioning of liver and regular consumption of this fruit boosts immunity and positively affects the endocrine system.
It is recommended for diabetes especially with lesions of the capillaries, diseases of the thyroid gland, as a diuretic in diseases of the kidney, allergies, scarlet fever, typhus fever.
Chokeberry Aronia is used as a spasmolytic, vasodilator, haemostatic disorders, appetizing, cholagogue and diuretic.
The use of juice, decoction of the berries of chokeberry promotes dilation of blood vessels, which increases their permeability, aktiviziruyutsya functions of the organs of hematopoiesis, which is useful in radiation sickness, bleeding.
Aronia helps to regulate digestion, improves appetite, increases the acidity, stimulates the liver, promotes the formation and discharge of bile.
A decoction from the fruits of Aronia (chokeberry) – 20 g of fruit per 200 ml of boiling water. Used for therapeutic purposes for 1/2 Cup 3-4 times a day for hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, glomerulonephritis and allergic conditions.
1 place for molybdenum content in the record for the presence of calcium
The fruits of black chokeberry is contraindicated in hypotension, increased blood clotting, increased acidity of gastric juice, gastritis, ulcerative disease of stomach and duodenum.
It is not recommended to take for low blood pressure.
Chokeberry is a small shrub or tree, about 1. 5 meters high, with leaves that are somewhat reminiscent of cherry leaves. The berries are sweet, delicious, slightly tart, especially not mature. They often grow black chokeberry as an ornamental plant and fruit, as well as as a medicinal horticultural amateur gardener, in specialized farms.
The birthplace of chokeberry (chokeberry) is the eastern part of North America. Chokeberry grows there on dry stony soils and on steep river banks, in dunes and forests, and even in swamps. At the beginning of the XVIII century, chokeberry was brought to Europe, and about a hundred years later came to Russia. Aronia Cultivated before the beginning of the 20th century only as a decorative culture. Indeed, the white scallops of the aroma of flowers and the dark green dense leaves look very elegant. In autumn, on the background of orange-red leaves, there are clearly marked clusters of black, shiny fruits.
The berries are harvested in autumn, dried outdoors, in dryers. Store the dry berries in a dry room, no more than 2 years. And also from berries of aronia, ashberry make compotes, jam, wine and much more.
Caloric content of chokeberry
Low-calorie, dietary product. In 100 grams of raw mountain ash contains only 52 kcal. It is shown to people with excess weight and those who watch the figure.
Nutrition information in 100 grams:
Proteins, Fats gr, gr Carbohydrates, Zola gr, gr Water gr Calories, kcal
1. 5 10. 9 1. 5 0. 2 80. 5 52
Useful properties of chokeberry ashberry
The black berries of the mountain ash have a pleasant sour-sweet, tart taste. Aronia is a real storehouse of useful substances. It contains a rich natural complex of vitamins (P, C, E, K, B1, B2, B6, beta-carotene), macro – and microelements (boron, iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, fluorine), sugars (glucose, sucrose, Fructose), pectin and tannins.
For example, in fruits of chokeberry, vitamin P is 2 times greater than in black currant, and 20 times more than in oranges and apples. And the content of iodine in the blackberry fruit is 4 times higher than in strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries.
Due to the finely balanced nature of the combination of a lot of biologically active substances in the fruit of chokeberry (aronia), they have valuable healing properties. The berries of black chokeberry and juice from them are used for treatment and, what is especially important, the prevention of hypertension and atherosclerosis. Assign them with a gastritis with decreased secretory function, certain vascular diseases, accompanied by increased permeability and fragility of the vascular wall (capillarotoxicosis, allergic vasculitis, measles, scarlet fever, eczema).
Pectin substances contained in black chokeberry extract from the body heavy metals and radioactive substances, retain and remove various types of pathogenic microorganisms. Pectins normalize the functioning of the intestines, eliminate spasms and exert choleretic effect. The medicinal properties of the black chokeberry contribute to the strengthening of the walls of the blood vessels, improving their elasticity and elasticity.
Also, one of the most useful properties of this berry is the normalization of blood pressure and a lowering of the level of cholesterol in the blood. The fruits of blackberry are prescribed for various disorders in the blood coagulation system, bleeding, rheumatism, atherosclerosis, diabetes and allergic diseases. Studies of recent years have shown that chokeberry improves the functioning of the liver, and the regular use of this berries increases immunity and positively affects the endocrine system.
It is recommended for diabetes mellitus, especially with capillary lesions, with thyroid diseases, as a diuretic in diseases of the kidneys, allergies, scarlet fever, typhus.
Of black Aronia fruit is used as spasmolytic, vasodilator, hemostatic, haematopoietic, appetizing, diuretic and choleretic.
Drinking juice, broth from the berries of chokeberry promotes the dilatation of blood vessels, as a result of which their permeability increases, the functions of the hematopoiesis are activated, which is useful for radiation sickness, bleeding.
Chokeberry helps to regulate digestion, improves appetite, increases acidity, activates the work of the liver, promotes the formation and removal of bile.
Decoction of the fruits of chokeberry (black chokeberry) – 20 g of fruit per 200 ml of boiling water. Applied with a therapeutic purpose for 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day with hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, glomerulonephritis and allergic conditions.
1 place for the content of molybdenum, in the records for the presence of calcium
Dangerous properties of chokeberry ashberry
The fruits of ashberry are contraindicated in hypotension, increased clotting of blood, increased acidity of gastric juice, gastritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.
Do not recommend taking it with low blood pressure.
