Strawberry: vitamins B and Vitamin C

Think of a red fruit and often what comes to mind is the strawberry, the fruit of a small but tasty flavor. It can be eaten alone or in various desserts, ice creams, jams, smoothies and also as a flavoring in savory dishes, mashed strawberries may very well accompany a risotto, steak and other beef dishes according to your imagination.

Strawberries contain iron, sugar, citric acid, malic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid and salicylic acid, protein, lime, soluble salts, cellulose, fats, water, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sulfur, calcium, silicon, iodine, bromine and vitamins B and C.

Nutrition and Healing

•  Strawberries have nutritional properties with excellent antioxidant function to absorb free radicals that can cause chronic diseases.
• As for its healing properties, strawberries are diuretic, fight rheumatism, reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood and are also excellent natural anti-inflammatory properties and are regenerating.
• It 'important to note that not only the strawberry (fruit) is used for its healing power, but also the roots and the leaves are "medicines".
• The roots clean, they are to use in your dishes, against obstruction of the kidneys and gout, are recommended for skin problems such as chilblains. As for the leaves, help relieve indigestion and tonsillitis.
• Its fruits, having little sugar, are very suitable for dieting and recommended their use during menopause because they contain boron.

Natural Remedies with Strawberries

• Strawberries - a remedy for indigestion:drink tea after a meal of strawberry leaves. Use one tablespoon of leaves, washed and chopped, and boiled in water for 5 minutes.
• Remedy for tonsillitis with strawberries: Make a tea by putting 3 grams of strawberry leaves in a cup of boiling water for 5 minutes When it cools, Fate of gargling, to be repeated several times a day.
• Strawberries remedy against rheumatism: Take the juice of strawberries for processing, selected six / seven beautiful large Strawberries, wash well and mixed with two cups of water (you can also use the milk), put everything in a blender for 5 minutes. To be taken once a day, preferably in the morning.
• Remedy for sunburn with Strawberries:  Mix mashed strawberries with 4-5 1/2 glass of milk, try to get a smooth cream and liquid applied on the sunburned, and burn it from sunburn.
• Strawberries remedy for chilblains: Make a poultice of strawberries and apply directly on the cold, so as to relieve the pain immediately.
• Remedy with strawberries, against menstrual pain: Take three times daily infusion of 15 g of strawberry leaves and 15 grams of chamomile flowers.
• Remedy with strawberries to strengthen the gums and teeth:  Mash two large strawberries, applied on the teeth and gums with a toothbrush, clean teeth and gums vigorously, rinse with warm water.
• Remedy with strawberries to fight fatigue: Put 20 g of strawberries to dry. Once dried, add 1 liter of boiling water, and add 5 g of sage leaves and 5 g of lemon balm. Remove from heat and let sit for about ten minutes. Strain and drink a cup every three hours.
• Strawberries - Remedy to fight wrinkles:  Mash a dozen strawberry leaves, until you get a cream, applied to the skin of the face, twice a week for 10/15 minutes.

Precautions

• If you find that strawberries are porous inside, it is better not to consume, it is possible that chemical fertilizers have penetrated inside.
• People prone to allergies should not eat strawberries because, with their composition may suffer from irritation and itching of the skin (hives).

Recipe with Strawberries

Dessert of strawberries

This cake can be made with the following ingredients:

• A cup of mashed fresh strawberries;
• Two and a half tablespoons of unflavored gelatin;
• Four tablespoons of lemon juice;
• A cup of sugar;
• Six egg whites;
• A cup of whipped cream (liquid);

Procedure:

• Puree the strawberries;
• Mix the lemon juice and gelatin;
• Soak in hot water for 5 minutes, until it completely melts.
• Heat the strawberry purée and gradually add the gelatin. (During this process, mix very well).
• Beat the egg whites and add sugar
• Whip the cream;
• Add the mashed strawberries egg whites until stiff, stir, and add the whipped cream.
• Pour in several cups, and refrigerate for at least 4/5 hours.
• Serve garnished with a strawberry