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 "The worthy old woman from Luton
All the hair was messed up.
But four ladle Kisel gooseberry
Comforted old woman from Luton. "
(Edward Lear - English poet, artist and composer 1812 - 1888).
Michurin called
gooseberry
"Northern grapes." The gardens in Russia, gooseberry began to grow, starting from the XI century. In the XIX century British breeders brought first large-fruited varieties of berries, which soon spread throughout Europe, and later came to Russia.
In our time, gooseberries grown in the gardens of most of the world, from China to the United States. There are more than 50 kinds of cultural gooseberry, Russia has and 3 wild species. In Russia, gooseberry loved not only the common people, but kings. For example, Catherine II did not refuse gooseberry jam.
Gooseberries -
Grossularia reclinata
- Low prickly shrub of the family of gooseberry in height from 50 to 150cm. The branches are covered with needle-like gooseberries spines at the base of the leaves. Leaves are small, round, three to five lobes, a beautiful green color. The flowers are greenish, yellowish or reddish, rarely solitary, more often collected in few-flowered short-cut the brush on the 2-5-7 flowers. Gooseberry blooms in May and June. Above the flowers almost continuously gooseberry all day circling bees. Because gooseberry splendid honey plant, 1 hectare of its thickets of bees collect up to 100 kg of honey.
 The fruits - berries of different shape and size, green, yellow or reddish, smooth or covered with hairs. Seeds are numerous, with gelatinous outer coating. Gooseberry bred in the gardens, and grows wild in moist, shady mountain forests the middle zone of European Russia and the Caucasus. Gather gooseberries July - August.
Gooseberry is considered a berry, a unique composition of mineral substances. Its berries contain vitamins A, B, C, citric, malic, tartaric, organic acids, pectin, nitrogenous compounds, a colorant, minerals - potassium, calcium, manganese, sodium, iodine, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper, cobalt ...
Gooseberries are widely used in folk medicine
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- It has diuretic, choleretic, a slight laxative and analgesic properties.
- Russian doctors believe that the juice of gooseberry is effective for the treatment of radiation injuries.
- Serotonin contained in fruits gooseberry, not only treats depression, but also serves as cancer prevention.
- Gooseberries, as in the raw form and in the form of jam, jam improves blood, normalizes blood pressure and protects against atherosclerosis and heart attacks.
- Preparations of gooseberry is removed from the body not only excess cholesterol, toxins and other products decay, but also heavy metals.
- Gooseberries prescribed for liver, kidney, gastrointestinal disease, chronic constipation, colitis, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, metabolic disorders, in diabetes and obesity.
- With obesity helpful to eat 100g of berries 2-3 a day before meals.
- It also facilitates the state in pulmonary tuberculosis and cope with acute inflammation of the skin.
- To fall, winter, spring fewer colds in the summer, doctors advised to eat on a daily basis gooseberry at least a handful, as it increases the body's resistance to infections and colds.
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The broth from the berries
. 2 tbsp. tablespoons fresh or 1st Class spoon dried berries Pour 1 cup boiling water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Cool, strain, add 1 teaspoon of honey to 1 cup. Take ½ cup 4 times a day before meals.
• have a healing effect and leaves gooseberry.
Infusion of the leaves.
1st. spoon of leaves Brew 2 cups boiling water in a thermos, press 1 hour. Take ½ cup 3-4 times a day before meals.
In cooking
gooseberry produce berry wines, liqueurs, marmalades, compotes, and pickles, boiled jam, prepared jam. All this is very useful to have and to drink in winter.
 In traditional cosmetics
use the juice and pulp of the fruit of gooseberry, which moisturize rejuvenate the skin, nourish and whiten it.
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Cleansing and moisturizing mask.
A handful of ripe berries gooseberries knead and squeeze the juice. Soak this juice gauze in 2-3 layers and apply on face for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse with water at room temperature. Apply a moisturizer.
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For tired skin, tired sun and dry air.
1 dessert spoon of gooseberry juice mixed with a 1st. Spoon cottage cheese and ½ teaspoon of honey. Apply on face for 15 minutes. Wash with warm water, then cool.
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For dry skin
. Cut the gooseberries in half and put flesh on the face to the skin for 20 minutes. Wash with cool water.
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For oily skin
. Unripe fruit mince, put between layers of gauze and apply on face for 10 minutes. Wash with water at room temperature.
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For aging skin
. 2 tbsp. spoon of gooseberry pulp peremyatoy without the skin mix with 2 tbsp. spoons of yogurt. Apply on face for 20 minutes. Wash off with a swab dipped in the tea leaves of green tea. Minutes after 4 wash water at room temperature.
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Rejuvenating mask for any skin
. 4 tbsp. spoon of gooseberry pulp diluted to a state of sour cream and a thick layer put on face. Wash with warm water, then cool and put nourishing cream.
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