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 The ancient Greek myth says that the blackberry has grown from the blood of the Titans rebelled against the gods. In another version of blackberries - scattered beads runaway from the altar girls. Unloved tried to catch her, but knocked his beady the trail.
Blackberries -
Rubus fruticous
- Berry shrub of the Rosaceae family, in height from 1 to 3 meters. Stems erect blackberries have arched or nodding, as if creeping, with thorns. The plant has a strong long-term root, which penetrates deep into the ground. The above-ground part - a two-year, in the first year grow young shoots, which give the crop the second year. They bloom in late autumn fruit and die. The leaves of blackberry imparipinnate, palmate, on long stalks. The flowers are white or pale pink. Blackberry blossoms in May, but she has a long flowering.
Blackberry beautiful nectariferous. Of nectar collected by bees from flowers large blackberries, the transparent and bright blackberry honey.
Berries ripen unevenly, the first ripen in July. Harvesting when the warm weather may be delayed until the end of October. Fruits - large oval berries black-purple color, have a fresh, pleasant taste.
Blackberry grows almost throughout the European part of Russia, except north-western part of it, no blackberries in Siberia and the Caucasus. Wild blackberries forms the entire thickets in humid forests, along rivers, ravines and streams.
Blackberries contain huge amounts of vitamins and minerals: vitamins B, E, F, C, carotene, glucose, fructose, organic acids, tocopherols, pectins, flavonoids, minerals. The leaves are rich in blackberry: vitamin C, tannins, amino acids and minerals.
ABOUT
healing properties of blackberries
known in ancient times. Ancient physicians treated with decoction of the leaves and fruits fresh blackberries many diseases. The infusion of blackberry leaves has anti-inflammatory, astringent, wound healing, diaphoretic and diuretic.
Modern folk medicine assigns blackberries in diseases of the cardiovascular system, nervous system diseases, with fever, catarrh of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, gastric hemorrhage while, anemia, gynecological disorders, colitis.
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Tea made from blackberry leaves.
1 tbsp. spoonful of sugar and 1 cup of boiled water, 15-20 minutes, drain, take ¼ cup 3-4 times a day before meals. You can drink just as a refreshing tea, adding honey to taste and lemon.
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A decoction of the leaves with insomnia
. 3 tbsp. tablespoons chopped dried leaves pour 2 cups of boiled water, bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, leave for half an hour, strain and take ½ cup 3 times a day before meals.
- Fresh berries blackberries are recommended to eat in diseases of the kidney, bladder, inflammation of the joints, in diabetes and suspected oncology.
- Berries Blackberry "added the mind", strengthen memory, stimulate the imagination, stimulate thought processes.
- The juice of ripe juicy fruits young leaves and rejuvenates the entire body.
- Juice from the leaves of healing wounds, dermatitis, trophic ulcers, lichen, eczema.
- A decoction of leaves of blackberry relieve irritation and inflammation of the skin.
BlackBerry is widely used in folk cosmetics
. It is capable of the best known means to refresh the skin, get rid of the gray shade, remove obsolete cells and restore skin radiant look.
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To give the skin a healthy matte shade
. Grind a handful of leaves Blackberry, a small amount of boiling water to scald, put between layers of gauze and put on face for 15-20 minutes. Wash is not necessary.
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Refreshing Mask
. 2 tbsp. spoon berries blackberry crush badly and add as much cream as to obtain a creamy mass. Apply on face for 10-15 minutes. Wash off the mask swab dipped in warm tea leaves of green tea, then wash with cool water. This mask is suitable for neck and chest.
- Fading and sagging skin is well cleaned with a mixture of blackberry juice and milk 1: 1. Oily skin intact juice. Dry - a mixture of blackberry juice and boiled water.
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Mask for oily skin
. Fresh berries blackberries turn into a puree, add ½ teaspoon of honey and 2-4 drops of lemon juice. Apply on face for 10-15 minutes. Wash with water at room temperature.
- The mask of a blackberry Mashed cleans skin and tightens pores.
- To relieve fatigue, to mix 1: 1 blackberry juice with mineral water without gas and wipe face morning and evening.
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To nourish the skin and give it a haze
. Lubricate the skin moisturizer and apply on face minced leaves of blackberry for 15 minutes. Wash with boiled water.
Magee also did not escape his attention blackberries.
- For example, to change the destiny for the better, get rid of troubles and adversity, and become fortunate, you need a sunny summer day three creep times under the bushes of blackberries, first back, then forward in the direction from east to west.
- And to increase salaries and attract wealth, it is recommended to put a sprig of bramble where protected money.
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