Sunday 14 July 2013

14:32
The black mulberry is a tall tree that grows almost everywhere as a cultivated plant along the edges of roads, in parks and parkways. In nature, there are as wild, wild tree. Wood is beautiful and delicious and healthy fruit. In Europe it has been known since ancient times, and is considered to be in this area came from Persia. Its name comes from the Latin word has, which means delay. Probably this is due to the slow development of buds.

Food and medicine

Dud is mentioned in many works of ancient Greece and Rome (Horace, Ovid). Virgil wrote that mulberry is the cleverest plant because buds waiting for warm weather, and when it starts to bud buds in one night.

It seems that mulberry was more popular in the old times than today. Maybe because it leaves red marks on the road and cars after mature fruit waste from the tree.

Except as delicious food, black mulberry has long been known for its exceptional healing properties. To remedy used leaf and fruit. Young, healthy and fully expanded leaves are harvested in the summer and dried in a thin layer on the draft in the shade.

From the fruits of the black mulberry, especially one that has a more acidic taste, squeezes the juice from it and cook syrup and jam that serve as food, treats and gentle remedy for sore throat and mouth. The syrup is used much like raspberry syrup.

Supplement for sugar

Due to the large amounts of sugar, Mulberry is a healthy food for humans, and domestic animals. Mature and aromatic dark violet fruits are eaten fresh, dried or processed. Dried can replace sugar and therefore the basis and added to the candy making. They are used for making juices, compotes, jellies, syrups, etc. The juice gets squeezed syrup reminiscent of honey.

In Japan, the flowers mulberry produces cream to remove freckles and other skin impurities. In folk medicine, fresh immature fruits are given anti-diarrhea, and mature as a mild laxative.

Black mulberry juice antiseptic and provides for easier coughing, sweating and urination, as well as a rinse for sore throat and mouth.

RECIPES:


Tea for the cardiovascular system

Preparation: Tea made from mulberry leaf buds that are collected during the winter and then dry. This recipe comes from the Korean traditional medicine in which this tea, except for diseases of the cardiovascular system, and is used as a tool for weight loss.

Preparations of bark

Usage: Crushed mulberry bark into powder is used as a balm for faster wound healing, a bark decoction is drunk with hypertension.

Treatment of diabetes

Infusion: a pint of boiling water poured over 50 grams of chopped red mulberry leaf and leave covered for 10 hours, stirring occasionally. Strain and drink throughout the day.

In China and mulberry bark known as an ingredient in herbal mixtures for the treatment of diabetes, while in western Europe and the Balkans for the same purpose using dried mulberry leaves that are sometimes as a powder sprinkled on food (such as stews). Anti diabetic effect is partly attributed to the presence of vitamin B2 and can be used as a complementary therapy.

Mulberry jam

Directions: Take three cups of fruits, two cups water, one tablespoon of ground chili peppers, pectin, and to cook 5-10 minutes. Add a cup of sugar and cook for another three to five minutes. Jam is ideal for pancakes, and even better with grilled meat or the steak.

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