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Dried honeysuckle useful properties. Honeysuckle vitamins. Edible and inedible varieties: how not to get confused

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS

Nutritional value and chemical composition "Honeysuckle".

The table shows the content of nutrients (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of edible part.

Nutrient Quantity Norm** % of the norm in 100 g % of the norm in 100 kcal 100% normal
Calorie content 41.2 kcal 1684 kcal 2.4% 5.8% 4087 g
Carbohydrates 8.5 g 219 g 3.9% 9.5% 2576 g
Organic acids 2.4 g ~
Water 85.8 g 2273 g 3.8% 9.2% 2649 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RE 70.4 μg 900 mcg 7.8% 18.9% 1278 g
beta carotene 0.42 mg 5 mg 8.4% 20.4% 1190 g
Vitamin B1, thiamine 3 mg 1.5 mg 200% 485.4% 50 g
Vitamin B2, riboflavin 3 mg 1.8 mg 166.7% 404.6% 60 g
Vitamin C, ascorbic 30 mg 90 mg 33.3% 80.8% 300 g
Vitamin K, phylloquinone 80 mcg 120 mcg 66.7% 161.9% 150 g
Macronutrients
Potassium, K 70 mg 2500 mg 2.8% 6.8% 3571 g
Calcium, Ca 19 mg 1000 mg 1.9% 4.6% 5263 g
Magnesium, Mg 21 mg 400 mg 5.3% 12.9% 1905 g
Sodium, Na 35 mg 1300 mg 2.7% 6.6% 3714 g
Phosphorus, Ph 35 mg 800 mg 4.4% 10.7% 2286 g
Trace elements
Iron, Fe 0.8 mg 18 mg 4.4% 10.7% 2250 g
Digestible carbohydrates
Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) 8.5 g max 100 g

Energy value Honeysuckle is 41.2 kcal.

Main source: Skurikhin I.M. and other Chemical composition of food products. ...

** This table shows the average norms of vitamins and minerals for an adult. If you want to know the norms based on your gender, age and other factors, then use the application "My Healthy Diet".

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USEFUL PROPERTIES HONORAGE

Honeysuckle rich in vitamins and minerals such as: vitamin B1 - 200%, vitamin B2 - 166.7%, vitamin C - 33.3%, vitamin K - 66.7%

Why is honeysuckle useful?

  • Vitamin B1 is a part of the most important enzymes of carbohydrate and energy metabolism, which provide the body with energy and plastic substances, as well as the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids. Lack of this vitamin leads to serious disorders of the nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems.
  • Vitamin B2 participates in redox reactions, enhances the color sensitivity of the visual analyzer and dark adaptation. Insufficient intake of vitamin B2 is accompanied by a violation of the condition of the skin, mucous membranes, impaired light and twilight vision.
  • Vitamin C participates in redox reactions, the functioning of the immune system, promotes the absorption of iron. Deficiency leads to looseness and bleeding of the gums, nosebleeds due to increased permeability and fragility of the blood capillaries.
  • Vitamin K regulates blood clotting. Lack of vitamin K leads to an increase in blood clotting time, a lowered content of prothrombin in the blood.
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The name of edible honeysuckle consists of two abbreviated words that are of great importance to every person. These words are “life” and “youth”, and the berry culture is called “honeysuckle”. “What are beneficial features honeysuckle? " - you ask.

Biochemical studies carried out on the fruits of this plant have proven that honeysuckle is a real storehouse of vitamins and microelements. The early summer ripening period (from mid-May) gives particular value to these berries, that is, fresh honeysuckle berries appear on our table during the period of the so-called "vitamin hunger". The fruits of edible honeysuckle are distinguished by the presence of a number of substances with an immunocorrective effect, stimulating lipid metabolism and enzymatic processes. Esters found in honeysuckle are regulators of biological and physiological systems of the body, among them are: ethyl formate, octyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, isoamyl valerate, ethyl enanthate, ethyl benzyl acetate, benzyl butyrate. Betaine contained in edible bush has a beneficial effect on the body: it normalizes the disruptions in the body caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Edible honeysuckle also contains substances - leukoanthocyanins, which have an antitumor effect on human organism. Edible oil contains selenium - the so-called "element of youth", which is extremely rare in nature.
From nitrogenous compounds in honeysuckle contains many amino acids, and from vitamins - A, C, P, as well as vitamins of group B. Potassium, phosphorus, sodium, calcium, magnesium, silicon and iron - this is the list of macronutrients contained in these priceless berries. Copper, zinc, selenium, barium, iodine, strontium - as you can see, the list of trace elements is also considerable.
And besides, one of the main advantages of honeysuckle is the exorbitant content of vitamin C, as in the most useful varieties of currants (up to 170 mg / 100 g) and the highest availability of P-active substances among all berries in our country (up to 2800 mg / 100 g). And what is especially important, all biologically active substances contained in honeysuckle berries have synergism, that is, they enhance each other's effect on the human body, which in general gives an excellent health-improving result.
The effect of P-active substances on the human body is great and, in addition, covers vital functions, such as the cardiovascular and circulatory systems, the gastrointestinal tract, etc. The beneficial properties of edible honeysuckle are very diverse.
Honeysuckle fruits have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, choleretic, diuretic and anti-ulcer effects, and the presence of pectin substances increases the body's protective functions against intoxication of the whole body with toxic heavy metals.

Edible honeysuckle is an erect, branched shrub with a height of 1 to 2 m. The diameter of the plant crown is 1.5-2m. Honeysuckle is one of the most durable berry crops grown in our country, it can grow up to 100 years, but bears fruit up to 25 years. Under natural conditions, honeysuckle is widespread in the Kuriles, Altai, Primorye, Kamchatka and the Sayan Mountains.
The berries reach a weight of 1.8 g, the length of the berries is up to 1.5 cm, the taste is sweet and sour, aromatic, the berries taste like blueberries, and the consistency is like blueberries. This is one of the earliest berries - we can pick it in our garden in mid-May.
Edible honeysuckle is characterized by high frost resistance up to -50 degrees, edible honeysuckle flowers tolerate spring return frosts up to eight degrees without damage.
Honeysuckle is a very fast-growing crop, it can start bearing fruit the next year after planting. Honeysuckle blooms even before the leaves are fully developed. The ripening time of fruits is determined by the sum of active temperatures of 450-520 degrees C, which is much less than that of all other fruit and berry crops. It takes only 30-40 days from the beginning of flowering to ripening of the fruit. The growth period of honeysuckle shoots is short (ends in mid-June), and intensive growth lasts only about 10 days. In the warm climate of Ukraine, there have been cases of re-awakening of buds in July, re-growth, flowering and even ripening of berries.
The honeysuckle harvest is low in the early years. The yield gradually increases annually as the bush grows and is 1.5-3 kg per bush or more. Honeysuckle is edible, blue is a self-fertile plant, therefore, in order to get harvests, you need to have at least 2 - 3 varieties in the garden.
One of the features of honeysuckle is the non-simultaneous ripening of the berries, which gradually ripen over almost 2 weeks, which prolongs the season of enjoying this berry.

Honeysuckle is a light-loving plant and does not want to grow in the shade, and even more so it will not bear fruit. It is not demanding on soils, but it gives the best yields on slightly acidic and neutral soils of medium mechanical composition. Moisture-loving, but does not tolerate waterlogging. In dry spring, it requires watering at the time of intensive growth and fruiting. With a lack of moisture, the size of the berries decreases, the taste deteriorates, and the yield of the current and next year decreases.
Honeysuckle seedlings are placed at a distance of 1.5 m from each other. Considering that this plant is long-lived, do not reduce the distance, it is better to plant vegetables between the bushes of honeysuckle for several years until the bushes grow. When planting, honeysuckle seedlings are not recommended to be buried, otherwise their development will slow down. It is good to fill the planting pits with organic matter. When planting in the fall, the branches are not pruned, but they do it in early spring until a strong pair of buds. When planting in the spring, cut off immediately.
For the first 3 - 4 years, honeysuckle builds up the aboveground part slowly, building up the underground part at this time, starting from the 5th year it forms a lush berry bush well. Honeysuckle is responsive to feeding and watering, responds very well to feeding with complex mineral fertilizers.
Caring for honeysuckle differs little from caring for other berry bushes, but there are some peculiarities in pruning. In the first 5-7 years of life, while strong shoots grow from the base of the bush and the crown is formed, it does not need any pruning, except for sanitary. In subsequent years, the plant thickens and needs to be rejuvenated.

The beneficial properties of honeysuckle are highly valued in folk medicine... For the treatment of various diseases, all parts of the plant are used: fruits, flowers, buds, leaves, crushed roots. Honeysuckle has been given astringent, anti-inflammatory and anti-sclerotic properties. Eating sweet berries can eliminate capillary fragility and reduce blood pressure.

Plant characteristic

Scientists have counted approximately 200 different types of honeysuckle. The most popular in folk medicine is edible honeysuckle. The name speaks for itself - the fruits of the plant can be eaten. Berries of some varieties can be poisonous to the human body, therefore, the choice of a variety for planting and the collection of wild fruits should be done with special attention. For example, an ornamental variety - Tatar honeysuckle - is very poisonous.

Area

The plant belongs to the northern cold-resistant species. The greatest distribution of the plant is observed in the North of Siberia and the Far East. In the wild of China, Japan, Korea, honeysuckle is especially common. Can be cultivated by gardeners because of the beauty of the shrub and its unusual flowering.

The shrub loves moist soil, therefore it is located in the floodplains of rivers, on the banks, as well as in the forests of coniferous and deciduous trees located among the mountains or on mountain slopes. A prerequisite for a good vegetation of honeysuckle is a sufficient amount of moisture and cool climatic conditions.

Morphological characteristics

Even wild honeysuckle is aesthetically pleasing. Low bushes, reaching a meter in height, have a spherical crown formed by moderate branching of shoots.

  • Roots. The honeysuckle root system cannot be called highly developed, therefore it is not used to fix the soil. The maximum depth of root penetration is up to 15 cm, and the total diameter of the root system is about 50 cm. It itself is represented by filamentous roots, of which there are no more than three in a culturally growing shrub.
  • Stems. Shoots undergo special changes during their development. In the first year, these are green, densely pubescent branches that have spots of purple color, which are formed under the influence of the bright sun. In the second year of development, the surface of the shoots becomes smooth and shiny. The bark turns brown. It is characteristic that in the second year of development, cracks form on the surface of the crust and detachments appear. Old shoots are unsightly to look at. Brown or yellow-brown bark peels off in stripes, forming bare patches. The diameter of old shoots can reach 3 cm.
  • Leaves. They grow from pubescent buds, opposite placement. The shape of the leaf plate is oval-lanceolate, and the tops are pointed. The edge of the sheet plates is solid.
  • Flowers. The arrangement of flowers of edible honeysuckle differs from all other plants - they are collected in pairs, in the axils of the lower leaves, so the tops of the shrub do not bloom. Corolla color is yellow-white. Flowering is observed simultaneously with the blooming of the leaves - in the first decade of May.
  • Fruit. They are represented by elongated or oval stems. The fruits are dark blue, almost black in color, which, due to the waxy coating, appears bright blue. The pulp of the fruit is juicy, sweetish in taste, the shades resemble the taste of blueberries. The size of the fruits reaches 3 cm. Inside there are light brown seeds.

There are other common plant species. For example, honeysuckle honeysuckle is a liana-like variety. Used in landscape design, it exudes a pleasant aroma that intensifies in the evening. It differs from other species in preserving foliage for the winter. Another popular species is climbing honeysuckle, a deciduous plant that forms beautiful vertical thickets.

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The healing properties of honeysuckle are manifested in all parts of the plant, which determines its multi-stage harvesting.

  • Shoots. Only young specimens are suitable for harvesting, at the beginning of the first year of development. They are harvested at the end of May, tied in panicles and dried in the open air in the shade until completely dry.
  • Bark. Harvested in early spring, tearing or cutting off the bark from old shoots in places of exfoliation. Dry the honeysuckle bark in a thin layer in the open air, placing the raw materials in the shade.
  • Leaves. Harvested at the end of May, when the leaves have fully blossomed and active flowering has already begun. They are cut off, laid out in a thin layer on a paper or fabric pallet, and dried in the shade with good ventilation.
  • Flowers. Harvested during the period of mass flowering - in mid-May. Honeysuckle flowers are picked in the leaf axils, dried in the shade with good, preferably through ventilation.
  • Fruit. Harvested from early June to early July. The fruits of honeysuckle are washed with cool water, dried from moisture, and then dried in a dryer, observing the temperature regime up to 60 ° C. You can prepare honeysuckle for the winter by freezing. The washed and dried fruits are laid out in a thin layer on a baking sheet, placed in the freezer for two hours, after which the berries are poured into a container or a special bag.

Harvesting of honeysuckle berries for future use is also popular by making preserves, jams, compotes from the fruits. Such desserts will be useful, but the maximum concentration of nutrients is preserved in dried or frozen fruits.

Chemical composition of raw materials

The healing properties of honeysuckle are due to the richness of its chemical composition. Eating fruits is a great way to get fortified for the whole year, because honeysuckle concentrates all the most important nutrients.

  • Vitamin C. Natural antioxidant with antiviral, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity. Vitamin C stabilizes the condition of the connective tissue, helping to eliminate joint diseases. In addition, this antioxidant in the composition of the fruit of the plant helps other substances to neutralize free radicals, showing antitoxic and anticarcinogenic effects.
  • Vitamin R. Has antiallergic effect. Promotes regeneration, strengthening, normalization of the permeability of the vascular wall, providing a vasoprotective effect. Vitamin regulates the level of cholesterol in the blood, and also enhances the antioxidant effect of vitamin C. The anti-inflammatory activity of the substance is due to its ability to stimulate the production of hormones by the adrenal cortex. These hormones are natural inhibitors of the inflammatory process.
  • Carotene. He is also a provitamin A. The most important nutrient that takes part in most metabolic processes, serving as the basis for the production of enzymes and the synthesis of hormones. Responsible for the condition of the skin, has anti-carcinogenic properties.
  • B vitamins. Metabolic stimulants. Necessary for most types of synthesis of neurotransmitters, therefore, the lack of these vitamins greatly affects the psychoemotional state of the patient. Regulate regenerative processes.

Mineral components

Honeysuckle will help replenish the reserves of macronutrients, most of which are essential electrolytes and participants in the transmission of nerve impulses. In addition, macronutrients are concentrated in certain tissues, performing their physiological functions there. Honeysuckle is rich in:

  • sodium;
  • magnesium;
  • calcium;
  • iron;
  • phosphorus;
  • potassium.

The trace elements found in the fruits of honeysuckle also have a positive effect on the state of human health, because each of them performs its specific functions in the body, ensuring the normal functioning of various organoleptic systems. Honeysuckle will provide the body with:

  • manganese;
  • strontium;
  • copper;
  • boron;
  • iodine;
  • barium;
  • silicon.

Bioactive ingredients

Also, other biologically active substances were found in the composition of honeysuckle fruits.

  • Pectins. They have enveloping, protective, anti-inflammatory and regenerating properties.
  • Tannins. They have an astringent or irritating effect, depending on the dosage in which they enter the body. In a number of situations, tannins exhibit antibacterial and fungicidal activity. Activate regenerative processes, accelerating wound healing.
  • Anthocyanins. The coloring matter of honeysuckle fruit has antioxidant properties. They slow down the growth and development of tumors. They normalize the functioning of the bone marrow, preventing the formation of atypical blood cells.
  • Sahara. They are fast energy sources. Perfectly absorbed by the body, helping to eliminate the feeling of fatigue.
  • Organic acids. Stimulates digestion and peristalsis. They improve peripheral blood circulation, increase urine output. They have anti-inflammatory properties, regulate the production of hormones.

The properties of the components of honeysuckle surprise with their multifaceted action, however, official medicine does not apply medicinal properties honeysuckle for the treatment of diseases.

Useful properties of honeysuckle

Indications for the use of berries and other parts of the honeysuckle plant are surprising in their diversity.

  • Vascular diseases. Due to the content of ascorbic acid and rutin, honeysuckle strengthens blood vessels, normalizes the permeability and resistance of the vascular wall, eliminating the symptoms of vascular dystonia, capillary fragility, pressure drops. In addition, the plant stimulates peripheral blood flow, preventing swelling and congestion. Flowers are used to treat chronic fatigue, headaches, including migraine pain.
  • Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Honeysuckle berries are rich in pectins, which cleanse the intestines and the entire digestive tract from radionuclides and toxic products of fermentation and putrefaction. Thanks to tannins, honeysuckle is an excellent antimicrobial agent and can be used in the treatment of infectious diarrhea. Starchy compounds swell, enveloping the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines, protecting them from mechanical and chemical irritation, therefore honeysuckle is used to treat gastritis, colitis, peptic ulcer disease. Also, the fruits of honeysuckle improve digestion.
  • Diseases of the skin. Diseases of an infectious and fungal nature can be treated with honeysuckle. Due to the content of catechins in the leaves and flowers of the plant, honeysuckle remedies eliminate inflammatory diseases of the gums, throat, and can be used for stomatitis and sore throat. Infusion of leaves is often washed out the eyes to treat conjunctivitis. The juice of the fruits and leaves of honeysuckle can be smeared with eczema, lichens, burns and trophic ulcers, to accelerate healing. The juice of the leaves is beneficial for women, as it eliminates various rashes.
  • Decreased immunity. Fruits and other parts of the plant can be used to prevent vitamin deficiencies, scurvy, as well as weaken the body's defenses. For this reason, the use of honeysuckle is appropriate for the treatment of colds and acute respiratory viral infections. Honeysuckle preparations are recommended for children due to their ability to prevent complications of the common cold.

Other beneficial properties include the ability of the honeysuckle bark to eliminate swelling. The plant is actively used for the treatment of ascites. The fruits are rich in iodine, therefore they can be used for men and women as a prophylactic agent against thyroid diseases.

The plant is able to regulate lipid metabolism, lower cholesterol, therefore it is recommended for weight loss, as well as for complex therapy and prevention of atherosclerosis. The hypoglycemic effect of honeysuckle fruits is appropriate in diabetes mellitus.

Safety of use

According to doctors' reviews, edible honeysuckle is not contraindicated during pregnancy, but during breastfeeding, its use should be moderate. Contraindications for honeysuckle include only individual sensitivity to the plant, which is extremely rare. Side effects do not appear with moderate use of honeysuckle and its preparations.

Medicinal use

The healing properties of honeysuckle will manifest themselves with all their might, if you properly prepare medicines from the plant, using recipes.

Infusion of fruits

Peculiarities. Helps to cope with headaches, migraines, dizziness, as well as gently lower blood pressure levels after stress or due to a change in the weather.

Preparation and application

  1. 50 g dried fruit honeysuckle is poured with 400 ml of boiling water, it is advisable to use a thermos.
  2. After a two-hour infusion, the agent is filtered.
  3. Consume 100 ml orally three times a day, before meals.

Bark infusion

Peculiarities. It is used to treat diarrhea of ​​any origin, it is used externally for rinsing the mouth and washing wounds.

Preparation and application

  1. Pour two tablespoons of honeysuckle bark with a glass of boiling water.
  2. Insist for a couple of hours, wrapping the container with a towel.
  3. It is taken internally up to four times a day or used externally.

Infusion of flowers

Peculiarities. It has antispasmodic properties, very effectively eliminates pain in the stomach and intestines. The product is used to flush the eyes with conjunctivitis, and also eliminate inflammation of the ureter.

Preparation and application

  1. A tablespoon of dried plant leaves is poured with a cup of boiling water.
  2. The remedy is insisted for an hour, after which it is filtered.
  3. They drink in equal portions throughout the day, in four approaches.

Berry tincture

Peculiarities. It takes a long time to prepare honeysuckle tincture at home, but its healing properties help cleanse the body, improve blood formation, stimulate immunity, increase appetite and improve digestion. The drug is contraindicated for hypertension, pregnant women, children.

Preparation and application

  1. A glass container is half filled with ripe berries, having previously removed the seeds from them.
  2. The berries insist on vodka, filling the container with it to the top.
  3. A jar of fruits is placed in a dark place for two weeks, the contents are shaken daily.
  4. After two weeks, the alcoholic fraction is drained, and the berries are covered with sugar, in a 1: 1 ratio.
  5. After a week of infusion in a dark and warm place, the berries are squeezed through cheesecloth, the resulting juice is added to the alcoholic tincture.
  6. After mixing the two extracts, the product can be taken orally.

According to reviews, all honeysuckle preparations are well tolerated and quickly show their effectiveness. A prerequisite is the moderate use of the berry itself and even the most delicious preparations from it. With excessive use of tincture, the harm of honeysuckle to the body will hardly be noticeable, but from alcohol it will manifest itself in all its glory.

Culinary recipes

The use of honeysuckle in cooking is popular for obtaining safe natural dyes and coloring cakes, creams, desserts with them. The benefits of honeysuckle are perfectly preserved when the berries are frozen and completely passes into the juice extracted from the fruits, fruit drink. The content of pectins allows you to add honeysuckle to jelly, make jelly from it.

Jam

Peculiarities. To make honeysuckle jam, it is better to use selected whole fruits, just ripe, with a sweet and sour taste. They make the jam especially tasty.

Preparation

  1. Syrup is made from a kilogram of sugar.
  2. While the syrup is hot, prepared (sorted, washed and dried) berries are immersed in it.
  3. The mixture is brought to a boil, shaking occasionally.
  4. Boil for several minutes and turn it off.
  5. After a few hours, repeat boiling, after which the jam is poured into prepared jars.

Wine

Peculiarities. Honeysuckle wine takes a long time to prepare, but it surprises with its extraordinary taste and a set of medicinal properties.

Preparation

  1. Ripe honeysuckle fruits (2 kg) are crushed in mashed potatoes, which are placed in a wide-necked bowl.
  2. 350 g of granulated sugar and a couple of liters of water are added to the berries.
  3. The container is closed with gauze, placed in a dark place at room temperature for a period of four days, during which the mixture should be regularly stirred.
  4. After that, the mixture is filtered through cheesecloth, squeezed out and the cake is thrown away.
  5. Add 100 g of granulated sugar to the resulting liquid, mix thoroughly, leave for the next fermentation in a dark, warm place, attaching a rubber glove with a hole in one finger to the neck of the container.
  6. After six days, a little wort is cast, mixed with 150 g of granulated sugar, the mixture is poured into the main bottle. After a six-day break, the procedure is repeated.
  7. After two months, the wort is removed from the sediment, poured into bottles for storage, kept for two to six months, regularly checking for sediment and removing the wine from it, if necessary.

The benefits of honeysuckle berries are manifested in different ways. Someone will appreciate her ability to heal the stomach, and someone - aromatic wine made from fruits. Medicines can help cope with disease, and eating fresh, frozen or processed berries will be an excellent boost to good health.

Honeysuckle is an ornamental shrub with elongated bluish-blue berries that grows wild in Asia. To date, breeders have bred about 200 varieties of plants, which are mainly used to decorate garden landscapes and personal plots. Few people know that honeysuckle fruits are a tasty and healthy product, which is not inferior to other berries in terms of the content of vitamins and nutrients. The sour-sweet and juicy pulp, slightly reminiscent of black currant in taste, contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, carotenoids, easily digestible vegetable sugars, B vitamins, and minerals.

What is the nutritional value of honeysuckle?

The fruits of the Asian shrub contain in a high concentration tannins, pectins, organic acids, fructose and sucrose that are important for the human body. There are very few carbohydrates in berry pulp, and fats are completely absent. Therefore, honeysuckle is considered an excellent dietary product. One hundred grams of fruit has a maximum of 40 kilocalories, the composition of fresh pulp contains the following amount of nutrients:

  • proteins - 0%;
  • carbohydrates - 8.5%;
  • fat - 0%;
  • fiber - 0%;
  • water - 91.5%.

What are the beneficial substances contained in honeysuckle?

Honeysuckle fruits have a truly unique chemical composition. The concentration of vitamin C in them is almost the same as in citrus fruits. And in terms of the content of minerals, gray-blue berries leave far behind most of the products of plant origin. Fresh pulp contains a lot of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, retinol, beta-carotene pigment, which has strong antioxidant properties, and B vitamins. Fruits are rich in iodine, silicon, copper, manganese and other trace elements necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. What vitamins and minerals are most concentrated in honeysuckle? The composition of one hundred grams of the product includes the following amount of useful elements:

  • retinol (A) - 0.05 mg;
  • ascorbic acid (C) - 150 mg;
  • thiamine (B 1) - 3 mg;
  • riboflavin (B2) - 3 mg;
  • beta-carotene - 0.3 mg;
  • potassium - 70 mg;
  • sodium - 35 mg;
  • phosphorus - 35 mg;
  • magnesium - 22 mg;
  • calcium - 20 mg;
  • iron - 1 mg;
  • manganese - 0.1 mg;
  • iodine - 0.1 mg;
  • copper - 0.1 mg;
  • silicon - 0.09 mg;
  • aluminum - 0.08 mg;
  • strontium - 0.08 mg.

An interesting fact is that honeysuckle berries, even belonging to the same variety, but grown in different climatic conditions, may contain different amounts of nutrients and vitamins. If the plant grows in arid and hot areas, then its fruits have a sweeter and more wine taste, contain more sugars, tannins and useful pigments. And if the shrub is grown in a temperate climatic zone with sufficient air humidity, then a lot of ascorbic acid accumulates in the berries.

What benefits do honeysuckle fruits bring to the human body?

The juicy fruits of the Asian plant have a beneficial effect on the work of the cardiovascular system. Cardiologists recommend periodically eating fresh berries as a dessert for people suffering from anemia, hypertension, and frequent nosebleeds. Pectins, tannins, organic acids contained in the pulp in high concentration actively remove toxins and excess cholesterol from the blood vessels, which is very important for the prevention of atherosclerosis. Honeysuckle contains substances that strengthen the walls of the eye capillaries. If you eat 100 grams of fresh or frozen fruits daily, you can prevent the development of glaucoma.

Due to the large amount of antioxidants, berries perfectly tone up the body, stimulate immunity, and have a general strengthening effect on all organs and systems. Carotenoids, glycosides and pectins, which are rich in pulp, fight toxins and free radicals that provoke early cell aging and the formation of malignant tumors. With the help of sweet fruits, you can reduce body temperature during a cold or an infectious disease, normalize blood pressure, eliminate migraines, and support memory in old age. Vitamins and minerals contained in berries in high concentration contribute to the recovery of the body after severe diseases or surgery, and pigments with antioxidant properties remove heavy metal salts and poison particles from living tissues. Therefore, the use of honeysuckle is especially recommended for people living in megalopolises, near heavy industry enterprises and highways.

The juicy fruits of the Asian bush have a beneficial effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Nutritionists advise to include the product in the diet for people suffering from gastritis, inflammatory liver diseases, duodenal ulcer. The vegetable sugars that make up the berries are easy to digest and do not contribute to the appearance of extra pounds, and trace elements perfectly cleanse the stomach and intestines, stimulate the digestive processes. Followers of traditional medicine use the fruits before eating to improve appetite, and with fresh squeezed juice they remove lichen and ulcers from the skin, cleanse the eyes of pus, wash the throat with sore throat.

It is recommended to include honeysuckle berries in the menu for dieters. A low-calorie product perfectly saturates the body with vitamins and microelements, does not provoke weight gain, activates metabolic processes, and supports the functioning of the liver and gallbladder. The sweet-sour and juicy pulp, almost entirely composed of water, is remarkably refreshing in hot weather. If you eat only 200 grams of fresh fruit, you can provide the body daily rate riboflavin, thiamine and iron. Honeysuckle juice can cure many skin diseases, including ulcers. It is useful to drink it to strengthen the body in acute respiratory viral infections, to maintain visual acuity at high visual stress. Due to its high vitamin C content, honeysuckle can be used to heal scurvy.

What benefits do honeysuckle flowers and leaves bring to the human body?

Not only the fruits of the bush bring great benefits to the human body. The flowers, leaves and even the bark of the plant contain many useful substances that have a pronounced diuretic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory and disinfecting effect. Decoctions from inflorescences and leaves are reliable and highly effective folk remedy against gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, increased edema, bowel dysfunction. It is recommended to use these drinks to stimulate the secretory function of the stomach, improve digestion and appetite.

Decoctions and infusions of honeysuckle contain a huge amount of vitamins and minerals, it is useful to drink them during a serious illness or rehabilitation period after surgery, with heavy physical exertion. A drink made from young twigs and leaves is considered an excellent remedy for the treatment of seasonal viral infections, it has a strong antiseptic, antipyretic and diaphoretic effect, strengthens the immune system. They can gargle with sore throat or laryngitis, clear the eyes of pus with conjunctivitis. The decoction of leaves and bark contains anthocyanins and pectins in high concentration, removing toxins and free radicals from the body, improving metabolism, preventing the development of oncology.

A decoction of honeysuckle flowers is successfully used in folk medicine as a medicine against eczema and psoriasis. It heals inflammation remarkably, cleanses the skin of dead particles. It can also be applied to problem skin to eliminate acne breakouts. Based on honeysuckle extract, Asian cosmetic companies produce moisturizers against the early appearance of wrinkles and bags under the eyes.

What harm can the fruits of honeysuckle inflict on the human body?

Honeysuckle berries can be called a treasure trove of vitamins, and especially minerals, but this does not mean that there are no restrictions and contraindications to their use. The ingestion of an excessive amount of the product into the body in most cases causes an allergic reaction, accompanied by a rash on the skin. For the same reason, you should carefully monitor the dosage of medicines based on honeysuckle extract. Also, with caution, you need to drink decoctions and infusions from flowers and leaves of a shrub, since they have a fairly strong diuretic effect. People with type II diabetes, liver and gallbladder disease should consult a doctor before taking these drinks.

Only varieties of honeysuckle are suitable for food, the berries of which are bluish-blue or almost black. Fruits of exclusively this color are edible. But red, orange and yellow berries are extremely poisonous for humans. It is strictly forbidden to eat them, otherwise you can get very severe poisoning, sometimes leading to death.

What are the edible varieties of honeysuckle?

In total, almost 200 varieties of honeysuckle have been bred in the world. In our country, the most popular are 5 varieties that are distinguished by good taste and high food quality:

  • vitamin, early ripening shrub with sour berries of a deep blue color;
  • dessert, late ripening plant with small bright blue fruits that have a pleasant sour-sweet taste;
  • blue spindle, an early ripening and high-yielding shrub with large blue-violet berries with a sweet and sour taste with an unobtrusive bitterness;
  • bluebird, mid-season plant with large sweet fruits;
  • bakchar giant, mid-season and frost-resistant shrub with very large and sweet dark blue fruits.

How to pick and store honeysuckle berries correctly?

If the shrub has grown a lot, then harvesting from it is not as easy as it seems. This is hard and painstaking work. The fruits hang not only at the ends of the branches, but also in the depths of the plant, closer to the trunk. To get to them, you have to wade through dense thickets. Better to pick berries in the afternoon, when the sun is not beating too much. Fruits at the ends of the branches ripen early, they are harvested first. Then the berries turn blue near the trunk. In the last turn, the harvest is removed from the lower branches. The fruits secrete a juice, which is as rich as that of blueberries, staining the skin of the hands and clothes, so you should pick them carefully.

Honeysuckle berries are consumed fresh, dried and frozen. The dried product can be stored without loss of quality up to three years, and frozen - up to a year. Sweet fruits go well with milk, fruits and other forest and garden berries. You can add them to vitamin fruit salads. The combination of honeysuckle with strawberries is considered especially nutritious and useful, but it is better not to eat it together with gooseberry, otherwise there will be problems with digestion.

Useful properties of honeysuckle

Good day! Honeysuckle in Siberia is the earliest berry, although southerners have long had the opportunity to feast on cherries. Now is the time to harvest its fruits. Unusual elongated shape, with a pleasant aroma and sour taste, honeysuckle berries - a real storehouse of vitamins and minerals... They grow on bushes that can reach a height of two meters. Like this.

Each 5-7 year old bush yields up to 5 kg of large berries. Depending on the variety, honeysuckle berries can have a different, but certainly oblong shape, and different shades of taste. But the defining note of the taste is sour.

Wild shrub produces bitter berries, cultivars sweeter, larger and generally more aromatic. There is a variety that smells like strawberries.

Honeysuckle in terms of vitamin C content, it is not inferior to lemon, strawberry and kiwi... Only black currant is slightly ahead of it. In addition to vitamin C, the plant contains many vitamins P, group B, provitamin A - beta-carotene, and a small amount of vitamin A.

The mineral composition of honeysuckle is extremely rich. 100 grams of the product accounts for

  • silicon 90 mg;
  • copper 90 mg;
  • potassium 70 mg;
  • sodium 35 mg;
  • phosphorus 35 mg;
  • 21 mg;
  • calcium 19 mg;
  • iron 0.8 mg;
  • iodine 990 mcg.

Contains aluminum, barium, strontium in small quantities. The main acids are citric, malic, oxalic and succinic. In addition, honeysuckle contains a significant amount of tannins and pectins.

Of course, honeysuckle contains carbohydrates: fructose, glucose, galactose, in total about 7-8 grams.
No proteins were found in berries - 0 grams.
Fat is even less.

Honeysuckle berries are very low in calories: their calorie content of only 30-40 kcal per 100 grams... Therefore, those who want to lose weight can fearlessly include it in their diet.


What are the health benefits of honeysuckle berries?

Traditional medicine has been using honeysuckle to promote health since time immemorial. Due to its composition, honeysuckle berries support immunity well... A large amount of antioxidants can slow down the aging process... In terms of benefits, the plant is even compared to superfood, goji berries.

The presence of vitamins C, P and potassium makes the berry useful for the normal functioning of the heart. Honeysuckle strengthens the walls of capillaries and blood vessels... In addition, it has a pronounced diuretic effect. Therefore, it can be recommended as gentle pressure reducing agent and removal of edema. It also helps with anemia, hypertension and atherosclerosis, avoids frequent nosebleeds.

Fresh berries can be used as a general tonic, as well as for the prevention and treatment of scurvy and malaria. Honeysuckle has a beneficial effect on liver function and the gallbladder.

Moreover, doctors found antitumor effect of honeysuckle, since the combination of substances contained in the berries effectively prevents cell neoplasms, contributes to the prevention of cancer.

Honeysuckle helps to normalize digestion.

Dermatologists and cosmetologists appreciate these fruits for their pronounced beneficial effect on the skin... With psoriasis and dermatitis, it is recommended to drink the juice of honeysuckle berries 3 times a day or eat a handful of fruits. Within a month, the skin can be completely clear.

Not only fruits have beneficial properties, but also near leaves and sprouts, from which an infusion can be prepared... Here is his recipe:
Boil 3 tablespoons of crushed dry leaves and twigs (or 5-7 tablespoons fresh) per 200 grams of water for 3-4 minutes, then leave for 2 hours, then strain. This infusion is very effective for angina. It can also be applied to affected areas for skin conditions.

How many berries can you eat without harm?

Even the most useful product in excessive quantities can be harmful. The same goes for honeysuckle. It is recommended to eat a day no more than 2-3 full handfuls of berries... And then, preferably not in one sitting, but gradually.

In some cases, honeysuckle can cause allergies. Be very careful with honeysuckle during pregnancy. and nursing mothers. During pregnancy, in principle, the sensitivity to food often changes and there may be contraindications.

Procurement and storage

Many beneficial components of honeysuckle, in particular vitamin C, during heat treatment they are destroyed and lost... Therefore, jam and compotes from it will be tasty, but not so healthy. But the beneficial properties are preserved when frozen. Honeysuckle berries can be frozen whole... In winter, it is placed in a glass or enamel dish, poured with boiling water and insisted. It turns out a wonderful fruit drink, which helps prevent ARVI, and if it happens to get sick, then the disease is transferred much easier and heals faster. The fruit drink turns out to be sour, so you can add honey.

They also often grind the berries with a blender and add - at a minimum, just to soften the sour taste. They are laid out in plastic containers with a lid - and in the freezer. In winter, it goes "with a bang" instead of jam.

Honeysuckle has one drawback: it does not ripen immediately, but gradually. Its collection can take a whole month, or even more. A lot of berries are crumbled. It is clear that the largest and ripe and most delicious... Losing them is a shame! We have adapted to underlay a material or a sheet under the bush.

It is possible to buy honeysuckle berries in Moscow, St. the price varies from 300 to 800 rubles, depending on whether you are buying wholesale or retail, where the supplier is located, and what kind of berry. Frozen berries can sometimes also be found commercially, including online. Many positive reviews can be found there as well. When choosing berries watch them not be bitter and were not mixed with garden bugs. Although even so, its amazing taste remains at its best.

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