Physalis: benefits, contraindications for use. Physalis during pregnancy

What beneficial properties does physalis have, as is used in medicine and cooking - more about this in our article.

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Physalis is a perennial plant, belongs to thermophilic cultures, the most common in the regions of the Baltic, Central Asia, Central America, and the Caucasus.

Description of Phizalis

There are many unofficial names of the plant - Jewish cherry, earthen cranberries, emerald berry.

The length of the stems of the physicalcalis reaches 1 m, the rhizomes grow rapidly, so often the plant can be taken as a bush. Flowers have white, cream, less often lilac color.

The fruit is considered valuable-a berry that matures in a shell flower resembling a paper flashlight. The color of the berry can be from yellow-green to yellow-orange and bright red. The ripening of the fruits falls at the beginning of autumn.

In our country, you can often see this flower on the windowsill in the form of a decorative home plant. Often the plant is bred to decorate gardens, home decor and unusual addition to bouquets and floral compositions.

The fruits of physalis — Physalis is ordinary

The beneficial properties of physalis

Physalis is included in the list of medicinal herbs, used as part of drugs and herbal preparations, is used in recipes for folk healing drugs as an antiseptic, anesthetic, anti -inflammatory drug. Its active diuretic and choleretic properties are also known.

Parts of the plant contain a whole range of biologically active components - vitamins of group B, sugars, pectins, organic acids, vitamin C, tannins, trace elements - potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron.
Healing compounds based on physalis are used for urolithiasis of kidneys, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, rheumatic, gout, peptic ulcer, treatment of bronchial and legging inflammation-bronchitis, tuberculosis and pleurisy.
Fresh juice of fruits helps with dermatitis, open wounds, trophic ulcers, lichen, and fungal skin lesions.
In addition to berries, the leaves, seeds and rhizomes of the plant have healing properties. Typically, raw materials are harvested in late autumn - dried, crushed and stored in linen bags.
A decoction of roots is used as an expectorant, analgesic, hemostatic agent for internal bleeding.

Decoctions and tinctures prepared from physalis have the following effect on the body:

Help to normalize metabolic processes.
Lower sugar and cholesterol.
Stabilize blood pressure.
Contribute to the cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract.
They remove sand and stones from urinary tract and kidneys.
Increase the protective functions of the immune system.

Important: Phizalis, growing in wild form, cannot be used for food due to the high content of toxic components. It is also dangerous to eat immature fruits.

Healing tincture of physalis — Healing tincture

Folk recipes with physalis

With increased arterial pressure and cardiovascular pathologies, a daily reception of several fresh phyzalis berries is useful.
With inflammatory diseases, it helps fresh fruit juice. For this, berries are grated and squeezed through a clean bandage. Juice must be taken 3 times a day, 1 tbsp.
To rinse the throat with tonsillitis, stomatitis can be prepared a decoction of berries. Pour 4-5 crushed fruits with a glass of boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes. Then strain and cool to room temperature. Decoctions are also useful for pathologies of urinary tract and urolithiasis.
In diseases of the joints and rheumatism will help ointment from the fruits of the physalis. Clean the berries from the peel, chop in mashed potatoes and mix with melted pork fat in a ratio of 1: 3. You can use the ointment for rubbing or imposing compresses.
Physalis tincture on wine - A good remedy for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and kidneys - pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis. Take 100 g of crushed phizalis berries, fold in a glass container and pour 500 ml of red dry wine and close the lid tightly. Leave to infuse in a dark cool place for three weeks. Shame the contents of the jars well once a week. Then take daily 2 tbsp. l. before eating.
Diuretic tea. For preparation, take 100 g of the fruits of the physalis of the berry and 1 tbsp. Dry horsetail, pour 1 liter of boiling water and let it brew for 2 hours. Strain the infusion and drink 200 ml after eating, morning and evening .

Physalis fruits for decoctions — The fruits of the phizalis of the berry

Interesting: there is a belief that the dried branches of the physical -assembled in the bouquet create a harmonious and cozy atmosphere in the house, drive away evil spirits and protect against everything bad.

Physalis during pregnancy

If you consumed physalis for food before pregnancy, you should not neglect this useful product during the expectation of the baby. The fruits of physalis have the following action:

The high content of vitamin C helps to increase the body's resistance.
Nicotinic acid stabilizes cholesterol.
Vitamin B1 positively affects the functioning of the nervous system and increases brain activity.
Potassium is useful for the prevention of edema.
Diuretic properties also contribute to the withdrawal of excess fluid.
Pectin improves digestion, has a soft laxative effect.
Lominomin normalizes the work of the cardiovascular system.

Physalis vegetable and berry

The homeland of the vegetable species of plants is Central America. Sometimes you can find the name - Mexican tomato. There are no problems with growing this unpretentious culture in our country.

The calorie content of physalis is approximately 32 kcal per 100 g, but at the same time the fruits contain a large number of vitamins and trace elements, so using them in food is comparable to the intake of multivitamin complexes.
The fruits of the plant are quite large-up to 100-150 g, yellow. Fresh are rarely used, because they have a tart taste, but suitable for cooking vegetable stews, seasonings.
In homeland, plants are prepared from its fruits, added to salads, meat and fish dishes.
Our housewives prefer pickled physalis, resembling salty tomato or Patisson to taste.

Physalis in the marinade - recipe:

Take 800 g of ripe fruits, clean and rinse thoroughly under running water.
Pierce the skin of each fruit with a toothpick.
Add to a sterilized glass jar with a capacity of 1 liter several laurel leaves, fragrant peas, a pair of garlic cloves, dried dill to taste, caraway seeds, then tightly fill the jar with fruits.
To prepare the fill, take 1 liter of water, add 1 tbsp. Golden salt, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar, bring to a boil and pour into a jar, add 2 tbsp. vinegar essence.
After 20 minutes, close the jar with a lid.
Physalis has an unusual taste, pickled with tomatoes, sweet pepper, rods, cabbage.

Berry physalis is much smaller. Berries have a pleasant taste resembling strawberries or grapes. Fruits can be eaten in raw form, added to compote or jelly, used as an original filling for pies and desserts, as well as harvest for the winter in the form of jam, jam, centers. Fizalis berries are used for drying - dried fruits are similar to raisins to taste.

Desserts with physalis — Preparation of dessert

Physalis jam:

To prepare a syrup, take 1.5 kg of sugar and 300 ml of water.
Bring the syrup to a boil and add 1 kg of pyzalis sliced \u200b\u200bto it.
Cook in 2-3 doses of 0.5 hours until cooked.

Jam from Phizalis:

With the help of a blender, chop 1 kg of Phizalis berries.
Put the resulting mashed potatoes to an enameled container and add 500 g of sugar.
Leave for 3 hours.
Cook 2-2.5 hours until cooked.

How to choose the right physalis?

To choose high -quality fruits, pay attention to some recommendations:

Buy physalis in a closed dry shell.
The green color of the fruits indicates that they have not yet matured.
Keep the fruits in a dry shell in a cool place for no more than three weeks.
Keep the purified berries in the refrigerator.

Contraindications for use

An adhesive film that covers the berries has an unpleasant taste and can cause digestive disorder. Therefore, only purified fruits are recommended to eat.
Berries are distinguished by a high content of organic acids. People suffering from the gastrointestinal tract against the background of high acidity should take physalis in small portions, starting with 1-2 pieces.
“Flashlight” is a shell in which the fetus is not suitable for oral administration.
The fruits of physalis can cause an allergic reaction - enter this product into the diet gradually.
Before the use of physalis-based compounds according to recipes for traditional medicine, a consultation of a therapist should be consulted.