Summer is long over, but many still have memories of going to the forest for mushrooms and berries. If you are a fan of wandering through the forest in search of its gifts, then you have probably met with such a representative of the forest flora as the stone berry. It is distributed throughout most of Russia - from the Caucasus to the Arctic.
Stone berry. Description
This berry belongs to the rose family and is a perennial honey plant. Shoots are straight, reach one and a half meters in height. The leaves are wrinkled and hard, in appearance reminiscent of raspberry and blackberry leaves. Small white flowers are collected in small inflorescences. The berries are similar in shape and size to cranberries. Color - bright red. Bone is a berry (the photo is presented in the article), which has a second name - northern pomegranate. And this is no coincidence, the fact is that these berries taste like pomegranate berries - they have the same refreshing, slightly sour taste and a hard large bone. Actually, because of this bone, this plant got its name. Bone berry grows in the same way as mushrooms, under shadytrees, forming small thickets of 20-30 bushes. The forest berry is very tender and juicy. Therefore, if you decide to bring these berries home, then be sure to put them in a basket, bucket or bowl, as they will quickly become sour and spoil in a bag.
Stone berry. Benefits
Like any wild berry, stone fruit is rich in all kinds of vitamins and minerals. So, the fruits of this plant contain a large amount of vitamin C, pectin, sugars, flavonoids. There are copper, manganese, iron and zinc. Fans of herbal infusions will love the tea made from the leaves of the stone fruit. Many consider it one of the most delicious and fragrant.
Stone berry. Application
Well, firstly, jams, mousses, fruit drinks, compotes, preserves are prepared from this berry. This berry is dried, sprinkled with sugar and, of course, eaten fresh. Crushed bones, like pomegranate seeds, are used to season second courses. In the old days, bone jam was considered one of the best. Now, the stone berry is not so popular, many simply do not know about this plant and, if found, do not risk trying unfamiliar berries. In official medicine, the stone fruit is not used, but in folk medicine it is very popular. So, a decoction of stems and leaves is drunk for diseases of the stomach and intestines, gout, tumors and rheumatism. The juice of these berries strengthens blood vessels, it also has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. Highlyan original method of treating fright and stuttering is used in Transbaikalia. To do this, collect the leaves of the plant affected by the fungus. Then they are dried and given to the patient to drink a decoction prepared from these leaves.
Despite the fact that the berry is a storehouse of vitamins, yet not everyone can eat it. Due to the acids contained in the berries, people with stomach or duodenal ulcers are strictly forbidden to use them in their diet. Well, if there are no contraindications, then eat to your he alth. After all, these berries will give you he alth, beauty and youth!
