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In nature, there are many food plants, which include a huge number of useful components, which makes them also healing. One of these plants is cloudberry- a very rare and special berry. What exactly are its features, you can find out right now.
General information
Cloudberry is a species of perennial herbaceous plants that are representatives of the raspberry genus of the rose family. The name of the plant comes from the word morus", which in Latin means " mulberry". In ancient times it was called swamp guard», « moss currant», « swamp amber», « northern orange», « arctic raspberry" etc. Immediately, we note that cloudberry is the name of both the plant itself and its fruits. A distinctive feature of the berries is considered to be that in the immature form they have a red color, but when ripe they acquire a bright yellow color, reminiscent of the color of amber.Distribution and ecology
This plant grows mainly in the northern hemisphere, as well as in the middle zone of the European part of Siberia, in Belarus, Russia and the Far East. Especially often it can be seen in swampy forests, peat bogs, shrub and moss tundras. Most often, berries are located close to lingonberries, wild rosemary and sphagnum moss. The berry is very capricious - it is very afraid of both frost and wind, as well as rain. Reproduction of the plant is carried out by rhizomes, seeds or vegetatively.Botanical description
A semi-shrub or herbaceous plant reaches a height of no more than 30 cm. Its rhizome is creeping, but the stems are erect and thin. On each stem there are 2 - 3 leaves and 1 apical flower with white petals. From this it follows that only one berry is formed on each stem. In addition to the fact that the flowers are white, they are also solitary, as well as unisexual. Male flowers are slightly larger than female flowers. The plant blooms in June - July. Berries ripen on it 40-45 days after flowering. The leaves are round-kidney-shaped, and the fruit is a combined drupe, the diameter of which is 1.5 cm. The shape of the fruits resembles raspberries, but they have a special taste and smell. From 1 hectare it is possible to collect about 1000 kg of fruits.Collection and drying
The berries of the plant are recommended to be collected in late June - early July. It was during this period that they are endowed with a red-yellow color. From 10 to 14 days are allotted for their collection, after which the fruits overripe, and it is no longer possible to collect them, as they begin to flow. The berries should be plucked together with the sepals, after which the collected raw materials are dried and used if necessary.This is interesting!
In ancient times, in Russia, cloudberries were served at the royal table, as they were considered the most valuable northern berry. Some nations still call her " royal berry". The great Russian poet also loved her very much. Alexander Pushkin. It is a well-known fact that before his death he asked for soaked cloudberries. In Finland, since 1999, a coin of 2 euros has been minted, which depicts this particular berry. This coin was created by designer and architect Raimo Heino.Significance and application
This plant is an excellent honey plant. Since the composition of the berries and leaves of this plant includes numerous useful substances, they have found their wide application in medicine, cosmetology, dietetics, and also cooking. Various peoples use this berry in the fight against a wide variety of diseases. So, for example, the Nenets and Khanty use the leaves as a hemostatic and dressing material. Useful composition
The composition of cloudberries includes the following useful components:- proteins;
- pectin substances;
- tannins;
- macro- and microelements;
- organic acids;
- Sahara;
- cellulose;
- carotenoids;
- phytoncides;
- vitamins A, B1, B3, C, PP, E;
- antioxidants;
- fatty acid;
- plant sterols;
- phytosterols.
Therapeutic properties
The plant has numerous therapeutic properties, namely:- hemostatic;
- restorative;
- immunomodulatory;
- antimicrobial;
- diaphoretic;
- diuretic;
- antispasmodic;
- thirst-quenching;
- rejuvenating;
- regenerating;
- restoring;
- anticancer;
- choleretic;
- anti-febrile;
- astringent;
- wound healing;
- fixing;
- antiscorbutic.
Cloudberry treatment
With the help of both leaves and roots, as well as the berries of this plant, you can fight a huge number of pathological conditions. Cloudberries treat both pathologies of the kidneys, and diseases of the liver, intestines, biliary tract, as well as the entire cardiovascular system. With its help, it is possible to significantly reduce putrefactive and fermentation processes in the intestines, regulate hydrogen transport, restore various biochemical processes, improve capillary permeability, rejuvenate skin cells, and also alleviate general well-being in case of heavy metal poisoning. Berries are also used in the treatment of hypovitaminosis, beriberi, skin pathologies, burns, internal bleeding and colds. If you need to strengthen a weakened person, these berries will also come to your aid. You can’t do without them even if we are talking about diseases of the bladder, disorders of digestibility of food or metabolism, chronic fatigue syndrome, poor appetite or poor blood clotting. Diarrhea, cystitis ( inflammation of the bladder), dropsy ( swelling and accumulation of fluid in tissues), gout ( uric acid metabolism disorder), ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen) - all these are also indications for the use of this healing berry. Cloudberry is considered to be an excellent means of prevention, as well as the treatment of cancer. It also treats scurvy ( vitamin C deficiency disease), festering wounds, nephrolithiasis, malaria ( intermittent fever), scabies, tonsillitis, as well as skin cancer.
Contraindications
- Stomach ulcer;
- Duodenal ulcer;
- The period of exacerbation of gastritischaracterized by high acidity.
Use during pregnancy
Modern experts are 100% sure that the berries of this plant should be included in the diet of all expectant mothers. The thing is that their regular use will make it possible to enrich the body of a pregnant woman with the necessary amount of tocopherols, which in turn is the guarantor of a successful pregnancy and the birth of a full-fledged healthy baby.Folk recipes
1. Hemostatic and fixative: 1 st. l. dried crushed leaves are steamed in 1 cup boiling water. As soon as the infusion has cooled, we filter it and take 1/3 cup inside in the morning, afternoon and evening.2. Remedy for kidney stones: 1 st. l. pour dried cups with 2 cups of boiling water and leave to infuse until cool. Then we filter the infusion and take it inside half a glass 4 times a day.
3. Remedy for cystitis: 1 st. l. crushed leaves pour 200 ml of boiled water. After half an hour, we filter the infusion and use it for oral administration, 0.25 cups four times a day. The course of treatment should be continued until complete healing.
4. Remedy for scurvy and jade: daily we drink 1 glass of juice obtained from berries.
5. Remedy for festering wounds: take cloudberry leaves, lubricate them with fish oil and apply to the affected areas of the skin. Change such compresses should be 2 times a day.
6. Appetite improver: mix the juice of berries with the same amount of water and take it inside.
7. Cough remedy: 2 tsp leaves, pour 1 cup of boiled water and leave to infuse for 4 hours, carefully wrapping the infusion with a towel. After that, we filter the resulting product and drink it during the day.
8. Skin Cancer Remedy: we take the berries, crush them and lubricate the areas affected by the tumor with the resulting gruel.
Healing effect of juice
The juice from these berries is considered to be an excellent general tonic. It also has diuretic, diaphoretic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is especially useful to use it for all those people whose fate has been a long and very serious illness. In addition, this juice is recommended for use in colds, as well as inflammatory ailments of the bladder and the entire urinary system. It is also useful for pathologies of the biliary tract, heart or liver.Juice Recipes
- Cloudberry juice without sugar: thoroughly wash the berries in hot water and pass them through a juicer. We pasteurize the juice and pour it into bottles, after boiling them. We close the bottles with corks, fill them with wax or resin and store in a cool place.
- Cloudberry juice with sugar: thoroughly wash the berries, pour over them with boiled water, rub through a sieve and add sugar at the rate of 500 gr. for 1 liter of juice. For long-term storage, the juice must be pasteurized.
Oil and its use in cosmetology
Cloudberry oil has a light aroma of the berries of this plant. It is obtained exclusively from seeds by extraction. It contains plant sterols, vitamins, oleic and linoleic acids, acids, carotenoids, and alpha-linoleic acid. Cosmetologists recommend this oil to people with dry skin, which needs a lot of nutrients. Under its influence, the skin is regenerated, cleansed, acquires a pleasant color, softens, and also rejuvenates. The carotenoids present in the oil are actively involved in the prevention of wrinkles. They also relieve the skin from redness, inflammation, acne and blackheads. Under the influence of carotene oxygen, an increase in skin metabolism is noted. Vitamin E, in turn, reduces the sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet rays and free radicals. The skin becomes elastic, smooth, fresh and silky. This oil has a beneficial effect on hair and nails. Given all these facts, it is included in the composition of both sunscreens and anti-aging cosmetics, medical cosmetics, shampoos, foams, gels, liquid soaps and some other hygiene products.
In cooking
Cloudberries are used to prepare a wide variety of dishes and drinks. Their list can include both lemonade and jam, juices, kvass, compotes, jelly, fruit drinks, jams, and jelly. Often, alcoholic beverages are also prepared from the berry, namely liqueurs and cocktails. The leaves of the plant are often brewed like tea in equal proportions with lingonberry or strawberry leaves. Cloudberry juice is most often canned. The berries themselves are usually frozen. They can also be stored wet.Cooking recipes
1. Cloudberry pastille: we wash and sort out fresh berries, after which we place them in an enamel pan and put them in the oven. We take out the softened warmed berries and wipe them through a sieve or colander. Then we mix the resulting puree with granulated sugar, adhering to the proportion for 1 kg of puree - 0.5 kg of sugar. We boil the resulting mixture and transfer it to trays, which we subsequently place in the oven and hold until the mass dries.2. Cloudberry soaked: thoroughly wash the tubs and fill them with fresh berries. Pour cloudberries with cold boiled water, a small amount of sugar syrup and store in the cellar.
3. Cloudberry compote: prepare the berries and fill them with hot 50% syrup. After 3 - 4 hours, heat the syrup to a boil and let it boil for 6 - 8 minutes. After that, pour the fruits with hot syrup. Sterilize compote in boiling water. It is recommended to sterilize half-liter jars from 10 to 15 minutes, liter - from 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Cloudberry syrup: fresh selected berries in the amount of 1 kg are combined with 1 kg of sugar. Add 1 liter of water to the resulting mixture and cook everything for a quarter of an hour. Drain the resulting syrup and use it to make marmalade, jelly or mousse.
5. Cloudberry jelly:
thoroughly wash the freshly picked berries and let them drain. After that, crush them with a wooden pestle. In the resulting mass, add 1 - 1.5 cups of water and heat it to a boil. After 2 - 4 minutes, drain the resulting broth, add sugar to it at the rate of 0.5 kg of sugar per 1 kg of berries, as well as gelatin and bring everything to a boil again. Boil for half an hour, and then pour into hot jars.
Cloudberry is a unique northern berry with many useful and healing properties. Its bright yellow berries contain many useful substances, for which it is often called the queen of the north and the royal berry. It has always been valued by man and gathered in large quantities. After all, this berry is not only a food product, but also a valuable healer that can help with many ailments.
How and where does cloudberry grow
There are not many plants that are able to survive in harsh northern conditions. Cloudberry is one of them. It grows even beyond the Arctic Circle. On our territory, it can be found in the tundra and forest-tundra, the northern part of Siberia and the Far East. There is a lot of it in the Belarusian swamps. By the way, in Belarus, cloudberries are listed in the Red Book.
Cloudberry is a common berry in Sweden, Finland, Norway, it is also found in Poland, England, Alaska and other northern regions. In Finland, her image is present on the 2 euro coin. Doesn't that say how valuable this amber berry is!
Cloudberry belongs to the Pink family of the Rubus genus, which is also its closest relative, raspberries. She prefers wet, swampy, mountainous areas, mounds, plains and even coastal places. Its neighbors are sphagnum moss, wild rosemary, shiksha, blueberries, lingonberries and other northern berries and plants. Capercaillie and white partridges love these places, which can serve as a guide for berry pickers.
The plant itself is not tall, but with a well-developed branched root system, which can grow up to 4 meters in length, and the roots go down to a depth of 2 meters.
Cloudberry is a cross-pollinated plant, i.e. There are purely female and male flowers. During flowering, not all flowers are pollinated, so barren plants can be found.
Cloudberries have small serrated green leaves. Sometimes they may have red spots. Around the berries are sepals, which, when ripe, can almost completely close them and open when the berries become ripe.
Although cloudberries can grow in the Far North, they are afraid of cold rains and wind. Reproduces vegetatively and by seeds. Good honey plant.
Unfortunately, cloudberries are becoming less and less available. This is due not only to the difficulty of collecting it in hard-to-reach places, but also to the uncontrolled picking of berries, which destroys it.
What is useful cloudberry
Local peoples have always appreciated this golden berry. No wonder it is today called the "gold of the Arctic". Small, juicy, amber-colored berries contain many beneficial nutrients that help us stay healthy. Cloudberry contains:
Vitamins: groups B (B1, B2, B3), A, C;
Minerals: calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, cobalt and others;
Carbohydrates;
Carotenoids;
Cellulose;
Phytoncides;
Antioxidants;
Fatty acid;
Tannins.
Vitamin C in it is 4 times more than in oranges. In addition to vitamin C, it contains other substances that strengthen the immune system. Vitamin A protects the skin and prevents its aging, and is also very useful for maintaining vision. Vitamin C stimulates the production of white cells, protects against flu and colds.
Cloudberries are a good source of iron, one of the main minerals involved in hematopoiesis. It plays an important role in the production of red blood cells and serves as a good prevention of anemia.
Dietary fiber stimulates the digestive system and prevents bloating. The high water content (up to 80%) prevents constipation. In addition, they regulate the presence of sugar in the blood, which can serve as a preventive measure for the development of type 2 diabetes.
Fatty acids (mainly in the seeds) contained in fruits regulate cholesterol levels.
Potassium helps lower high blood pressure, regulates cell fluid.
Cloudberry, having mild diuretic properties, enhances urination, which can serve as a natural detoxification of the body, helps get rid of edema, flushes out toxins and other harmful substances.
A large number of antioxidant compounds prevent the development of a cancerous tumor, many other chronic diseases, and inhibit the oxidative action of free radicals.
Phenolic compounds protect the body from pathogenic microflora and inhibit its growth. 
Medicinal properties of cloudberries
In addition to excellent taste, berries have many healing properties. In folk medicine, the leaves and sepals of the plant are used, and excellent cloudberry oil is made from the seeds.
The medicinal properties of this northern berry include:
Antimicrobial;
Anti-inflammatory;
Immunomodulatory;
Antispasmodic;
Diuretic;
anti-aging;
Regenerating;
Wound healing;
Cholagogue;
Anticarcinogenic.
Health benefits of cloudberries
Berries growing in the north have always been considered healthier than those in the south. Therefore, the health benefits of cloudberries cannot be overestimated.
There are not many plants in this harsh climate that can prevent scurvy, one of the serious diseases. Cloudberry is one of them. In addition, she:
Strengthens immunity;
Decoctions with anti-inflammatory properties are prepared from its leaves;
Treats colds;
Has diaphoretic properties;
Kills pathogenic microflora and prevents digestive tract disorders;
Improves vision, including night vision;
Helps with anemia;
Has a strong antimicrobial effect;
Helps to get rid of lamblia;
Improves the functioning of the respiratory system;
Accelerates recovery after a serious illness;
Promotes mental and physical performance;
Serves as prevention of atherosclerosis;
Improves the elasticity of blood vessels;
Has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system;
Cleanses the body of toxins and toxins;
Reduces swelling, including those caused by heart disease;
Improves blood circulation in the limbs;
Helps relieve seizures;
Improves skin regeneration;
Cloudberry extract serves as a prevention of cancer development, slows down the growth and development of cancer cells;
In general, it has a beneficial effect on the human body, restores and heals.
Cloudberries are used in cosmetology. Cloudberry extract is widely used in anti-aging cosmetics, added to shampoos, gels and other cosmetic products.
The use of cloudberries in folk medicine
The use of cloudberries in folk medicine is close to the use of raspberries. After all, they are close relatives. Cloudberry preparations are used for:
kidney stones;
colds;
bronchitis;
tuberculosis;
Poorly healing wounds;
Metabolic disorders;
Avitaminosis;
Gastritis with low acidity;
To increase the acidity of the stomach, grind 2 tablespoons of berries and mix with 50 ml of water. Eat this puree with any meal.
For kidney diseases, take a decoction of 100 ml up to 4 times a day.
Berry juice, mixed in a 1:1 ratio with water, is drunk to increase appetite. 
Cloudberry application recipes
Due to its rich chemical composition, cloudberries are used to treat various diseases. Berries, leaves, sepals, plant roots are used. Decoctions, tinctures are prepared from it, healing tea is brewed.
Cloudberry infusion
To prepare the infusion, brew 2 teaspoons of dried or fresh berries with a glass of boiling water and leave for 4 hours. Take throughout the day, divided into several equal portions.
Such an infusion helps with metabolic disorders, gout, kidney stones, gastritis with low acidity, as a tonic for oncology.
In the same way, you can make an infusion from the leaves.
Decoction of cloudberry leaves
One teaspoon of dried leaves, brew 200 ml of boiling water and boil over low heat for about 15 minutes. Remove and insist another 40 minutes.
Strain and top up to original volume. Drink 50 ml 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Cloudberry tea
Cloudberry leaf tea can be drunk in place of regular black or green tea. Very tasty tea is obtained, mixed with: 1 part cloudberry leaves and 2 parts strawberry leaves. You can add green or black tea to them.
A healing drink can be drunk as a tonic by adding honey to it. Drink no more than 2 glasses a day.
Cloudberry for cough
Brew two teaspoons of dried leaves with a glass (250 ml) of boiling water and insist for 4-5 hours, wrapped in a towel. Strain and take 50 ml 4 times a day.
Such an infusion helps to get rid of cough, they drink it with tuberculosis, bronchitis.
Also, when coughing, you can brew the sepals. The course of admission is at least a week.
Cloudberry from cystitis
For brewing, take one part of the leaves and roots. Brew a tablespoon of the collection with a glass of boiling water and boil over low heat for about 3 minutes. Wrap with a towel and leave for 2 hours. Strain and drink 50-60 ml four times a day.
With bleeding
Steep a tablespoon with a glass of boiling water and insist. Drink 70 ml three times a day.
cloudberry berries
Cloudberries are a drupe consisting of several small fruits with a stone inside. Ripe cloudberries are bright yellow amber. Its size is small, only about one and a half centimeters.
In its form, outwardly, it resembles raspberries or mulberries. The main difference is their taste. Cloudberry is more fragrant with sweet and sour, slightly tart taste.
During the ripening season, it changes its color three times. After tying from green, it first becomes red and then gradually acquires an amber color. During ripening, the berry is covered with large red sepals, which turn brown by the end of the season.
Cloudberry seeds are larger compared to raspberry, oblong in shape, reminiscent of rose hips.
Berries are used for colds, coughs, as a tonic. Delicious jams are prepared from them, compote and jam are cooked, juice is squeezed out.
cloudberry leaves
Cloudberry leaves have many medicinal properties, including anti-inflammatory and hemostatic. They are brewed for colds, they have diuretic properties. Leaf decoctions are recommended for kidney stones, as a vitamin remedy in the form of tea, in case of metabolic disorders.
The leaves lubricated with fish oil are used to heal purulent wounds; they have long served as a dressing material to stop bleeding in the Khanty and Nenets.
Cloudberry juice
Cloudberries are composed mostly of water. When squeezing the juice, only the seeds and a small amount of dietary fiber remain, mainly the thin skin of the berries.
Northern peoples use cloudberry juice for scabies, lubricating the affected areas with it. It is used in the treatment of long non-healing wounds.
Cloudberry contraindications for use
Cloudberry has practically no contraindications. An exception can only be people with individual intolerance. Caution should be taken by people who have stomach diseases with high acidity, as it increases the production of gastric juice and can provoke an exacerbation of gastritis and stomach ulcers.
When and how to collect cloudberries
Collecting cloudberries is a very laborious process. This is explained not only by the places where this berry grows (it is often very difficult to get to them).
Cloudberries ripen unevenly: some berries may be ripe, others are still ripening. Go for the berry early, there is a risk of picking a not quite ripe and sour berry. Too late - overripe, which quickly deteriorates.
Ripe berries should be amber or orange in color. But judging maturity by color is not always the right way, and it can be deceiving. It may have one half yellow and the other red, because it gets less sunlight.
Judging by the sepals is also not quite the right way. They usually turn yellow-brown and droop down when the berries are ripe. But sometimes this happens with not fully ripe berries.
The best way to tell if a cloudberry is ripe is to do a squeeze test. Choose a berry and lightly squeeze it with your fingers. If it is hard, it is too early to collect such a berry. If it is elastic and slightly soft - such a berry is ready to be harvested.
The berries growing in the valley are the first to ripen. In the highlands, in the swamp, she ripens a little later. You can also judge by the weather. If there were few sunny days, then its ripening may be delayed. In good sunny weather, the berries ripen earlier. Later berries ripen, which are mostly in the shade.
Cloudberries are harvested by hand. It grows one berry per stem, and therefore the process of collecting it is very laborious. It is better to collect it in a shallow, but wide bucket. This berry is very tender and easily crushed.
Cloudberries should not be washed, as they will spoil quickly. Collected berries should be eaten immediately or choose one of the methods of preservation for the winter.
It can be:
To freeze;
Fill with water and store in the basement;
Cook jam, jam, compote;
dry;
Wipe with sugar;
Prepare marshmallow or marmalade.
Cloudberries in frozen and soaked form retain all their useful properties and be stored for a very long time, almost all winter.
Here is such a wonderful northern cloudberry, a truly royal berry, a northern orange. It is a pity that you can not buy it in our store always and not everywhere.
Cloudberries are useful, how to choose and eat them
Cloudberry (berries, sepals) - useful properties and contraindications, recipes Northern nature is not only mosses and lichens. Among the moss swamps, one can see a squat herbaceous plant with berries called royal. This is cloudberry. What does a berry worthy of kings look like? Outwardly, it looks like a raspberry or blackberry. But it has a different taste and aroma. Its fruits are called drupes. Use them fresh and soaked. Jams, jams, marmalades, jellies and marmalades are delicious. Where cloudberries grow in Russia Berries are found in the northern part of both hemispheres. On the territory of Russia, cloudberries grow in the polar-arctic, tundra and forest-tundra zones. There is a lot of it in Kamchatka and Sakhalin. Residents of the Bryansk, Pskov, Smolensk, Kaluga regions know firsthand how cloudberries grow. It is collected in the vicinity of Murmansk and Norilsk. The Far East, Karelia, and the Komi Republic have long been famous for cloudberries. In Northern Europe, it is not only harvested in natural conditions, but also cultivated. Russian summer residents can also buy cloudberry seedlings or seeds to grow the plant in their garden. However, keep in mind that the culture prefers acidic soils. Composition and calorie content In regions with a harsh climate, they say: stock up on cloudberries - say goodbye to diseases. And what is remarkable, the beneficial properties of cloudberries are preserved even after long-term storage. And although the pulp is 83% water, it also has a place for nutrients. The chemical composition of Squirrel berries is 0.8%. Fats - 0.9%. Carbohydrates - up to 7.5%. Organic acids - up to 1.3%. Pectins - 0.3–2%. Fiber - 3.8%. Tannins and carotenoids - 7.9%. Phytoncides, leukocyanins, leucoanthocyanins. Fatty acids - linoleic (Omega-6), alpha-linoleic. Vitamins - C, A, E, PP, gr. B. Minerals - calcium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, silicon. Caloric content of berries Cloudberry refers to low-calorie foods. Nutritional value of 100 g - 40 kcal. The ratio of BJU is 9%:11%:80%. Carbohydrates are mainly represented by mono- and disaccharides, fats are mainly found in seeds. The product is used in dietary nutrition. Cloudberry - useful properties and contraindications Among the gifts of the northern nature, cloudberry occupies a place of honor. Not only berries, but also other parts of the plant can help maintain health and get rid of diseases. The healing effect of the plant has been tested for centuries. Modern nutritionists and doctors continue to explore the benefits of cloudberries. Medicinal properties of cloudberries Modern science has well studied the following properties of berries: thirst-quenching; anti-febrile; antiviral; disinfectant; astringent; wound healing. The use of berry pulp enhances blood clotting, helps to cope with fermentation in the intestines. The tool is useful for heavy metal poisoning, has a fixing effect in diarrhea. And during pregnancy, cloudberries are a source of vitamins. Even scurvy cannot resist this plant. Experienced berry growers do not throw away the sepals either. It is a powerful cure for heart and cold. Leaves with fruits are dried and used to treat gastritis with acidity below normal and malignant tumors. They have a diuretic effect, help with internal bleeding. And the roots are indicated for beriberi and metabolic disorders. But in order for them to be useful, they are harvested in late autumn. Contraindications Gastritis with high acidity. Ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. Enterocolitis. Individual intolerance. Useful properties of cloudberry sepals Harvesters collect berries together with sepals. Then they are separated and dried. They keep well in a dry place. Raw materials are used to treat colds, bacterial infections and viral diseases. From a cough, cloudberry sepals are brewed with boiling water (3 tablespoons of dry ingredients per liter of water). Insist in a thermos for 2-3 hours. Drink 3 r. a day for a glass 20 minutes after eating. For colds, dry leaves and sepals (2 tablespoons) are taken, mixed with dry currant leaves (2 tablespoons), poured with a liter of boiling water and kept in a sealed container for 4 hours. Drink 150 ml after meals 5-6 p. in a day. To strengthen the immune system 1 tsp. dry sepals are brewed in a glass of boiling water. Drink like regular tea. Useful recipes of traditional medicine For cystitis - 1 tbsp. l. dry leaves and roots pour a glass of boiling water. Heat the collection for 3 minutes, then leave for 2 hours, strain. Drink the remedy before meals 3 r. 1/4 cup per day. With gout, metabolic disorders, diarrhea - 1 tbsp. l. crushed dried roots and leaves with sepals pour 1 cup boiling water. Simmer for 25 minutes on low heat. Infuse for about 40 minutes. Strain and add water so that the volume corresponds to the original. Take 50 ml 20 minutes before meals 4 p. in a day. For indigestion - dilute the juice of berries (2 tablespoons) with water (50 ml) and drink with meals. For skin diseases and cosmetic problems, cloudberry seed oil is applied to the affected areas. After illness, weakened patients are given cloudberry juice with honey in equal proportions 3 r. per day before meals 2 tbsp. l. In the absence of appetite, drink 50 ml of juice diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1 before each meal. Cloudberry jam recipe You can, of course, buy cloudberry jam ready-made. But homemade food always tastes better. Most often, cloudberries are ground with sugar. Products are taken in a ratio of 1: 1, crushed in a blender, heated to a boil. When the sugar has melted, rub the puree through a sieve. Packed in jars until it thickens. Roll up lids. When cloudberries are harvested Cloudberries are the first forest berries to ripen in the North. First, a green fruit appears on each stem, later it turns red, and then the berry turns yellow. Already in July-August, among the wild rosemary and sphagnum on the stems, you can see bright dots of amber color. The yellow cloudberry is considered ripe. It is soft, juicy and sweeter. However, it can be stored for up to 2 days, and it is difficult to transport it in this form. In regions where the cloudberry grows, dense reddish berries are often harvested. They do not wrinkle so much, and tend to ripen after harvest. They are stored for up to 2 weeks, while the benefits of cloudberries (and harm, contraindications) remain unchanged. Where to buy cloudberries If you are a resident of the North, then the easiest way to do this is in the market of your city. In other regions, it rarely hits the shelves just assembled. But it can be purchased online. Cloudberries are sold in the form of extracts, jams and preserves. You can also buy cloudberry tincture there. And seed oil is sold in cosmetics stores and regular pharmacies. Serious manufacturers became interested in the plant. Arctic cloudberry extract is included in many well-known brands of cosmetics, and dry leaves and sepals are used in medicinal preparations. Even a spoonful of cloudberry jam eaten once a day will help keep you feeling normal. Read more:
The modest cloudberry is a rare European berry, well known in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions, in the north of Russia, in Siberia, Belarus, and the Far East. The berries grow wild and are extremely difficult to cultivate. The plant loves acidic marshy soil, is hardy and can withstand fairly low temperatures.
The fruits have a golden yellow peculiar color. The berries are generally easy to find and grow on upright stalks, each stalk boasting only one berry. The plants start flowering in June and the berries usually ripen in July. At first, the berries are red, but as they ripen, they become a beautiful golden yellow color. The season is very short, often ending by mid-August.
When the berries ripen, they become softer, sweeter and juicier. You can't resist tasting them while harvesting, but most people find them too sour to eat raw.
From ancient times in Russia, cloudberries - both soaked and fresh - were served to the royal table. It is valued in Lapland and Sweden.
It is called swamp amber, royal berry, northern orange.
female berry
- Firstly, many components of cloudberries activate the metabolism, thereby guaranteeing a beautiful figure for lovely ladies. They remove excess water from the body, having a diuretic effect, improve the functioning of the digestive system. All this allows you to take cloudberries to combat obesity.
- Secondly, it has excellent cosmetic properties. Extracts of these berries are added to creams, gels, shampoos, and cosmetics. Very useful for girls with delicate dry skin, nourishes and moisturizes it. In the heat - soothes, in the cold - protects against harmful effects. Regular consumption of swamp amber improves the condition of hair and nails, stops the aging of the body. And what woman does not want to look younger and more beautiful?
- Thirdly, thanks to vitamin E, cloudberries renew cells, stimulate growth processes, which is very important for pregnant women, as it has a beneficial effect on the intrauterine development of the baby.
Who cooks what
Ripe cloudberry berries, soft, juicy, golden yellow, rich in vitamin C, have a distinctive tart flavor. When overripe, their texture becomes creamy like yogurt. They are eaten fresh, frozen, dried, but most often used in all sorts of gourmet dishes.
Northerners cook healthy and tasty compotes, jams, jelly from it. For the holidays, the housewives bake pies, cheesecakes with cloudberries, for seeing off - "fellow travelers". Cloudberries soaked and steamed are surprisingly tasty. Grinding it with lingonberries and cranberries, they make jelly and sauces for meat, in particular for game.
Most Swedes buy her ice cream or jam, which is called hjortronsylt. Raw it is quite tart, but boiled with sugar it is ideal because there is a good balance of sweetness and acidity.
Swedes sometimes add cloudberries to savory savory dishes like mushrooms on toast or cheese. Also, cloudberries and jam from it are used as a filling for ice cream, pancakes and waffles.
In Finland, cloudberries are used to make a liqueur called Lakka. It is very useful, tasty and is used as an ingredient for all kinds of desserts. This berry is present in national dishes: fresh on melted cheese, berry jelly with cream or milk, pies with cloudberries.
In the UK, you can buy cloudberry jam, which is served with sweet dishes.
Due to its elegant, appetizing taste and unique creamy texture, cloudberries are also in demand in Norway. It's subtler than raspberries or blackberries, and amazing in a Norwegian dessert with whipped cream and sugar - multekrem. By the way, it is added to homemade ice cream, cakes and even beer.
In Canada and Alaska they bake pies with berries, make Eskimo Ice Cream or Akutaq by mixing cloudberries with deer fat. It is an important resource among the traditional food of the locals.
Cloudberry tea has been consumed since ancient times in many Scandinavian countries for medicinal purposes.
Contraindications
Cloudberry can bring harm primarily to allergy sufferers, like any other product.
People should not eat it:
- with high acidity;
- with diseases of the stomach (ulcer, gastritis);
- with duodenal ulcer.
Thus, cloudberries occupy a special place of honor in medicine, cosmetology, and cooking. Its benefits are great. Apply carefully, and be beautiful and healthy.
A distant relative refers to a perennial plant Rubus family and is found mainly in wetlands and tundras of the northern climatic zones. This is one of the most capricious forest, because he does not like wind, rain and frost. However, to this day it is considered extremely useful.
Where does cloudberry grow and what does it look like?
Growing predominantly in Siberia, the Far East and Kamchatka, cloudberries, nicknamed the "royal berry", gained wide popularity. Small fruits with a bright sweet and sour taste and spicy aroma are somewhat similar to currant puree. And the fully ripe cloudberry itself resembles in color citrus fruit or miraculous amber.
Chemical and vitamin composition of berries
In some sources, regarding cloudberries, the phrase slips "northern raspberry" or "moss currant" which is not far from the truth - in terms of nutrient content, it is in no way inferior to well-known horticultural crops.
According to research results, amber berries contain:
In small quantities, cloudberries contain about a dozen more substances and elements.
The nutritional value in 100 g of berries:
- proteins ~ 0.8 g;
- fats ~ 1.1 g;
- carbohydrates ~ 7.5 g;
- energy value ~ 46 kcal.
Berries on 84 % consist of water, which causes their rapid digestibility, and the high content of vitamins C, A and group B makes these northern fruits a good source vital elements for the body.
Useful properties of cloudberry berries and sepals
For the healing effect and beneficial effect on the human body, cloudberries were valued by healers and herbalists. Small orange fruits contain a unique complex of nutrients that has the following effects on the body: impact:
- improvement and normalization of the functions of the circulatory system;
- strengthening blood vessels, increasing their elasticity and preventing the development of blood clots;
- renewal of cells and tissues;
- acceleration of internal regeneration processes;
- regulation of blood clotting;
- strengthening the cardiovascular system and reducing the risk of developing concomitant diseases;
- decrease in blood pressure;
- prevention of premature aging of the body;
- strengthening the immune system;
- reducing the likelihood of developing viral or infectious diseases;
- prevention of beriberi;
- improvement in visual acuity.
Berries perfectly quench thirst, restore vigor, restore strength and relieve feeling tired.
Among other actions inherent in cloudberries, especially allocate:
- anticancer;
- diuretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- wound healing;
- bactericidal;
- antimicrobial;
- astringent;
- diaphoretic.
"Moss currant" is effective in the treatment skin diseases, neurodermatitis and various kinds epidermal lesions. Cloudberry and the oil extracted from it are popular and in cosmetology, on their basis, creams and masks have been created that have a moisturizing, softening and regenerating effect. The berry promotes nail growth and stops hair loss.
Harm and contraindications
With individual intolerance, berries are not recommended to be eaten in their pure form and included in recipes. Cloudberry is strictly contraindicated in the following diseases:
- gastritis, enterocolitis and peptic ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract;
- increased acidity;
- chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys.
At overeating berries can experience itching, a small rash on the body, heartburn and nausea, in rare cases, there is an increase in blood pressure. This should be paid special attention when taking drugs that regulate blood pressure.
Cloudberry for weight loss
Amber berries have the best effect on digestive system. Due to the astringent and fixing action, they effectively restore the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, remove toxins and toxins, help get rid of excess fluid, which improves metabolism, eliminates swelling and helps to function normally. lymphatic drainage system.
Cloudberry at minimum calories and low sugar content is effective in the fight against excess weight. Various dishes are prepared from it:
Tonic is brewed from cloudberry sepals, and with the addition of berries, homemade marmalade, jam and marshmallow (for example, apple and cloudberry) are prepared - the only sweets allowed in diets.
Forest fruits match perfectly with the majority
The greatest value is fresh berries, which can be added entirely to the morning breakfast or made the basis of a delicious afternoon snack by spreading cloudberry puree on diet bread, or you can drink a glass of kefir with amber juice instead of dinner. Most popular diet food- a salad of grated sweet with the addition of fresh cranberries and cloudberries, seasoned with a slice.
Babies up to 7-8 months cloudberries, like all wild berries, should not be given. Closer to the year, you can introduce it as a component of fruit purees, starting with a few tablespoons and gradually increasing the amount. It is better to give a whole berry from the age of three under the supervision of adults so that the child does not choke on small bones.
How to choose a delicious berry?
The maturation period is early-mid July and lasts only two to three weeks. Interestingly, the red color is characterized "green" fruits, but ripe cloudberries yellow or yellow-orange shade. When purchasing fresh berries in the market or in the supermarket, carefully examine them for the absence of mold and signs of spoilage. Cloudberry should not be mint and caked, with a lot of juice at the bottom of the package. You should not refuse berries with sepals - they are stored fresh much longer than others.
When buying a frozen product, feel the package. The berries should not be stuck together, and the presence of pieces of ice in the package is unacceptable.
Storage Features
Fresh ripe berries should be stored in a cool place with t 0+4 °C no more 3-4 days, and unripe fruits can easily lie 12-14 days.
Harvesting cloudberries for future use, you can go the traditional way:
- cook jam, jam, jelly or confiture;
- roll up compote or fruits in their own juice in jars.
And you can just fall asleep fresh berries sorted from leaves and debris with sugar 1:1 and leave in the refrigerator. Good cloudberries are frozen in plastic containers. The main thing is that the berry is intact and dry, otherwise when defrosted, it will lose most of its useful elements. Urine is also acceptable.
"Northern Amber" is really a royal berry: a minimum of calories and a maximum of benefit. Cloudberry, due to its rich nutritional composition, has amazing properties. Influencing many organs, it normalizes the functions of the main systems, improves metabolism, reduces weight, and also gives a charge of vivacity and strength.
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