15 MOST BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES OF GOOSEBERRIES

Gooseberries are a perennial shrub whose shoots contain thorns at the nodes. However, many thornless varieties and hybrids have recently been developed.

Gooseberries are a very ancient plant, known to humans since ancient times. They likely appeared in our country in the 10th century, although monks cultivated them in monastery gardens even earlier, though no records of that time have been found.

It became known in Europe much later. The French were making gooseberry soups and sauces as early as the 13th century, but only using unripe berries. The English cooked geese in a delicious gooseberry sauce. And the Germans used gooseberry bushes to make thorny hedges.

The gooseberry fruit is a false berry, oblong, round, white, yellow, green, red and other various colors.

Gooseberries contain carotene and ascorbic acid, macro- and microelements, and biologically active compounds—flavans and anthocyanins (dark red berries contain up to 750 mg/100 g of anthocyanins, while red berries contain up to 300 mg/100 g). Yellow berries are rich in vitamin E.

Gooseberries are a delicious berry with many beneficial properties. Their healing properties are used to improve intestinal function.

Gooseberries are very rich in potassium, so they are used to reduce swelling. Traditional healers widely use gooseberries to treat various ailments, including vitamin deficiencies and copper, iron, and phosphorus deficiencies.

In cooking, gooseberries are used to make jam, marmalade, compotes, wine, and juices. Gooseberry juice is obtained from the ripest and largest berries, which are first strained with water in a 1:2 ratio. This juice is consumed as a refreshing drink that regulates metabolism.

Gooseberry and its beneficial properties.

recommended as:

• It is a mild laxative, diuretic and choleretic, so it is used by people suffering from liver and bladder diseases.
• Gooseberry juice is used for anemia if honey is added to it,
• with frequent hemorrhages,
• skin rashes.
• When drinking gooseberry juice, heavy metal salts and radionuclides are removed from the body.
• Gooseberries, if ripe enough, have anti-tumor properties, as they contain large amounts of serotonin.
• They strengthen blood vessels,
• have a hemostatic effect,
• refreshing,
• tonic and
• anti-inflammatory effect.

Gooseberries are widely used in therapeutic nutrition for the treatment of stomach ailments (chronic constipation and gastroenterocolitis) and metabolic disorders, as they are rich in pectin and natural fiber. Fresh gooseberries are used for hypovitaminosis, obesity, and bleeding.

Gooseberries contain many vitamins PP, C, and B1, as well as potassium, magnesium, carotene, copper, rutin, and calcium. Furthermore, this berry is rich in tannins.

Gooseberries contain 44 calories, as they contain virtually no protein or fat. They are 85% water.

Gooseberries are recommended for anemia and increased vascular permeability.

All the substances contained in gooseberries help boost immunity, protect the human body from the effects of radiation, and promote the elimination of radioactive substances.

Gooseberry is recommended as a choleretic and diuretic. Therefore, in the former case, it is used for liver and gallbladder diseases, and in the latter, for kidney and bladder diseases.

Gooseberries are very juicy and healthy berries. Their rich nutritional content makes them a highly valuable food product.

With their help, you can strengthen the body, prevent the development of various diseases, and also simply enjoy a treat on a hot summer day and quench your thirst.

Gooseberries contain a large amount of vitamin A or carotene, which is essential for strengthening vision.

B vitamins are related to various functions of the main human organs and improve the health of our entire body, helping to fight various diseases and problems.

Gooseberries are very rich in natural antioxidants that are beneficial for the human body and help prevent the aging process.

The beneficial substances found in gooseberries protect our bodies from the formation of cancer cells. And since gooseberries help improve metabolism, fresh gooseberries are used as a dietary supplement during fasting days or as a therapeutic diet for obesity. 

Since they have a choleretic and diuretic effect, they can be used to improve the function of the genitourinary system and prevent inflammatory diseases of the kidneys, gallbladder and urinary bladder, as well as various infections of these organs.

Since gooseberries contain sufficient amounts of iron and folic acid, they are useful for anemia and low blood count.

Gooseberries can be used to prevent cardiovascular diseases:

• myocardial infarction,
• hypertension,
• atherosclerosis,
• varicose veins,
• and other vascular diseases.

Gooseberry compotes and decoctions have beneficial properties that are very helpful for women in relieving symptoms associated with menstrual irregularities, as well as for normalizing hormone levels during menopause.

To make a compress, soak a cloth in freshly squeezed berry juice from a glass, squeeze it out slightly, and apply it to cleansed skin for fifteen to twenty minutes. Then, wipe your face with a damp cloth and dry your face with a cloth. Repeat this procedure up to twenty times, alternating every other day.

To nourish your face, dilute gooseberry juice halfway with milk and apply a cloth soaked in the solution. Leave the compress on for 15 minutes, nourishing your skin.

Apply a mask of gooseberry juice, honey, and cottage cheese to sensitive skin. Rinse with water after 15 minutes.

Such a small berry, but so many benefits!!!

The Benefits of Zucchini

"Komsomolskaya Pravda" newspaper

Despite the fact that the zucchini contains a large percentage of water, it contains a sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals. 

The vegetable is rich in vitamins B1, B2 and especially C. 100 grams of zucchini contains about 17% of the daily requirement for vitamin C.

Therefore, zucchini helps fight infections and maintains health.

There is a lot of potassium in zucchini, which has urinary and choleretic properties. This vegetable is especially useful for feeding people with urinary and bile retention and edema due to heart failure. This is a good prevention of exacerbations

Zucchini is a source of carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. Most of them are found in the skin of the fruit. They are necessary for the work of the visual analyzer and slow down age-related decline in vision

Due to its very low calorie content and excellent taste, zucchini is an indispensable component of diet for weight loss. This vegetable contains a lot of easily digestible carbohydrates. In young fruits, there is quite a little sugar, although there is also little carotene. But ripe yellow zucchini in carotene content can be compared with carrots.

Zucchini seeds are no less useful: they contain a lot of Omega-3, which is an essential fatty acid and enters the body only with food. Omega-3 affects the health of the whole body, especially the quality of the skin and hair.

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Aloe Vera - Fact versus Fiction

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The story of FLP begins with one man and an ambitious dream For years, Rex Maughan had been searching for a business idea that would bring together the two biggest goals in his life: better health and financial freedom. In 1978, he found what he was looking for and invited 43 people to attend the first-ever Forever Living Products meeting in Tempe, Arizona. From this single event, a journey was launched that would lead to unimaginable business success. It all begins here. Take a look at how we grow and harvest our own Aloe Vera in the Dominican Republic and Texas.

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13 Ways Aloe Can Help

Alternative Medicine Magazine, The Voice of Alternative Medicine, issue 3/28/1999.

The Potted Physician

Known to herbalists and medical folklorists for centuries as the "medical plant" or "the potted physician", this cactus-like plant with green dagger-shaped leaves filled with a clear, viscous gel was brought from Africa to North America in the sixteenth century.

But long before this, aloe, whose name means "shining bitter substance," was widely regarded as a master healing plant. The ancient Egyptians referred to aloe as the "plant of immortality" and included it among the funerary gifts buried with the pharaohs. In recent decades, medical research has confirmed and extended many of the health claims for the shining bitter substance (used topically or consumed as a liquid) that is the heart of aloe. Here is a brief review of its merits.

Helps Heal Wounds

The bulk of the aloe leaf is filled with gel, 96% water with the other 4% containing 75 known substances. Applied to wounds, aloe gel is a mild anesthetic, relieving itching, swelling, and pain: it also is antibacterial and antifungal, increases blood flow to wounded areas, and stimulates fibroblasts, the skin cells responsible for wound healing.

An animal-based study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association found that both oral and topical aloe preparations speed wound healing. Animals were given either aloe (100mg/kg body weight) in their drinking water for two months or 25% aloe vera cream applied directly to wounds for six days.

Aloe had positive effects in both cases. The size of wounds decreased 62% in the animals taking oral aloe compared to a 51% in the control group. Topical aloe produced a 51% decrease in wound size compared to a 33% in the control group.

Supports Surgical Recovery

Aloe decreases surgical recovery time, according to a report in the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. Eighteen acne patients underwent facial dermabrasion surgery, in which lesions are scraped away. Dressings were applied to their faces, with half of each person's face receiving the standard dressing coated with surgical gel, and the other half with aloe added to this dressing. The half of the face treated with aloe healed approximately 72 hours faster than the other side.

Dermatologist James Fulton, M.D., of Newport Beach, California, principal author of the report, uses topical aloe in his practice to speed wound healing. "Any wound we treat, whether it's suturing a cut or removing a skin cancer, heals better with Aloe Vera on it," he states.

Soothes Burns

In a study in the Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 27 patients with moderate burn wounds were treated with a gauze coated in either aloe gel or Vaseline™ (petroleum jelly).  The burns healed more quickly in the aloe group, with an average healing time of 12 days compared to 18 days for the group using Vaseline.

Minimizes Frostbite Damage

A study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine established that aloe works for frostbite as well.  Researchers gave standard treatments for frostbite (antibiotics, ibuprofen, and re-warming) to 154 patients with mild to severe frostbite.  Of patients who additionally received Aloe Vera cream, 67.9% healed without any tissue loss (amputation) compared to 32.7% in the control group.  Researchers concluded that aloe prevented a decrease of blood flow to the frozen tissues, a common cause of tissue loss in frostbite.

Screens Out Radiation

Aloe protects against skin damage from X rays, according to researchers at Hoshi University in Japan publishing in the journal Yakugaku Zasshi.  They found that aloe was an effective antioxidant, mopping up the free radicals caused by radiation, and that it protected two of the body's healing substances, superoxide dismutase (an antioxidant enzyme) and glutathione (an amino acid which stimulates the immune system).

Heals Psoriasis Lesions

In a double blind, placebo-controlled study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health, 60 patients with chronic psoriasis were given a 0.5% Aloe Vera extract in a mineral oil crème.  The ointment was applied three times daily for five consecutive days (15 applications total per week) for four weeks.

When patients were checked after eight months, far more psoriasis skin lesions had healed in the aloe group (82.8%) than in the placebo group (7.7%).  Further, 83.3% of the aloe group was considered cured of their psoriasis compared to only 6.6% of the placebo group.

Eases Intestinal Problems

Aloe Vera juice can be effective for treating inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study in the Journal of Alternative Medicine.  Ten patients were given two ounces of aloe juice, three times daily, for seven days.  After one week, all patients were cured of diarrhea, four had improved bowel regularity, and three reported increased energy.

Researchers concluded that aloe was able to rebalance the intestines by "regulating gastrointestinal pH while improving gastrointestinal motility, increasing stool specific gravity, and reducing populations of certain fecal microorganisms, including yeast."  Other studies have shown that Aloe Vera juice helps to detoxify the bowel, neutralize stomach acidity, and relieve constipation and gastric ulcers.

Reduces Blood Sugar in Diabetes

Aloe reduced the blood sugar levels in diabetics, as reported in Hormone Research.  Five patients with adult (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes were given 1/2 teaspoon of aloe extract daily for up to 14 weeks.  Blood sugar levels were reduced in all patients by an average of 45%, with no change in their total weight.

Reduces Arthritic Swelling

Aloe can help prevent arthritis and reduce the inflammation in joints already affected by arthritis, according to the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.  Aloe can also inhibit the autoimmune reaction associated with certain forms of arthritis, in which the body attacks its own tissues.

Animals were injected with a bacterium to cause arthritic symptoms, namely inflammation and swelling.  To determine if it could prevent arthritis, aloe (150mg/kg body weight) was injected under the skin daily for 13 days.  Physical measurements were taken daily to determine the amount of swelling and inflammation.

Several compounds from aloe showed antiarthritic activity, according to the researchers.  One organic acid in aloe reduced inflammation by 79.7% and suppressed the autoimmune response by 42.4%.  Another aloe compound (anthraquinone) reduced inflammation by 67.3% but had no effect on the autoimmune response.

Curtailing HIV Infection

An extract of mannose, one of the sugars in aloe, can inhibit HIV-1 (the virus associated with AIDS).  In a 1991 study in Molecular Biotherapy, HIV-1 cells were treated in vitro (outside the body) with a mannose extract.  Aloe slowed virus reproduction by as much as 30%, reduced viral load (total amount of the virus), suppressed the spread of the virus from infected cells, and increased the viability (chance of survival) of infected cells.

Nutritional Support for HIV Patients

Aloe Vera juice proved to be an effective part of a nutritional support program for HIV+ patients according to the Journal of Advancement in Medicine.  For four months, 29 patients were given 100% pure Aloe Vera juice (five ounces, four times daily) along with an essential fatty acid supplement and another supplement containing vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.  Patients were told to continue with their normal diet and not to take other supplements.

After 90 days, all of the patients had fewer occurrences of opportunistic infections, thrush, fatigue, and diarrhea, as well as increased white blood cell counts (meaning their immune systems were responding positively).  Their assessment of overall quality of health also improved.  In 25% of the patients, aloe apparently knocked out the virus's ability to reproduce.  Researchers found that aloe (the mannose extract and perhaps other compounds) stimulates the body's immune system, particularly T4 helper cells, white blood cells that activate the immune response to infection.

Stimulates Immune Response Against Cancer

Aloe may help prolong survival time and stimulate the immune system of cancer patients, according to recent research.

In a 1994 study in the Japanese medical journal Yakhak Hoeji, mice with cancerous tumors were given aloe orally for 14 days.  While the aloe did not suppress tumor growth, the average life span of the mice was prolonged by 22% for those given 50mg aloe/kg body weight and by 32% for those given 100mg/kg daily.  A simultaneous experiment on human cancer cells (outside the body) found that high doses of aloe significantly suppressed the growth of these cancer cells.

Researchers writing in Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy found that a compound (lectin) from aloe, when injected directly into tumors, activated the immune system to attack the cancer.  Killer T cells, white blood cells that bind to invading cells and destroy them, began to attack the tumor cells injected with lectin.

Aloe turns on the immune system by activating macrophages (white blood cells which "swallow" antigens), causing the release of immune-activating (and anticancer) substances such as interferon, interleukines, and tumor necrosis factor.  In addition, aloe promotes the growth of normal (non-cancerous) cells, researchers said.

Benefits Lung Cancer

Aloe's protective effect was confirmed in a study of 673 lung cancer patients in Okinawa, Japan, published in the Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  This survey looked at the connection between smoking, comparative amounts of 17 plant foods in the diet, and the occurrence of lung cancer over a five-year period.

Aloe was the only one of the plant foods that was protective against cancer. "The results of plant epidemiology suggests that aloe prevents human pulmonary carcinogenesis [lung cancer]," stated the researchers.  Further, aloe is "widely preventive or suppressive against various human cancers."