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Cranberry Cranberry Disorders Caries, kidney stones
Diseases Urinary tract infections, cystitis, infection, cardiovascular disease
Beneficial Depurative, immune defenses
Cranberry / Cranberry description
She is a relative of the blueberry. It is a perennial shrub, which only reaches a height of about thirty centimeters. Its branches are very thin and long, to which are hung very elongated evergreen leaves, dark green in color which turn bronze from the primas of winter. The flowers of the cranberry / cranberry are pink and shaped like tiny oval bells. They appear in spring and give way to fruits, small spherical red berries, in summer. The small berries are dark red, only 1 to 2 cm in diameter, and the taste is slightly tart and harsh. If one takes care of the cranberry / cranberry, it can reach the age of one hundred.
Cranberry / Cranberry culture
It grows spontaneously in Europe in saturated peat bogs in all regions where the temperature is low. The world's largest producers of cranberry / cranberry are North America and more specifically Canada, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon and even Washington, but it is also grown in Argentina and Chile in small quantities. For the culture, it is necessary to bring it quantities of water in order to protect it from the cold and also from the sand. This shrub is covered with water, it is harvested around the fall, for this, the plants are beaten so that the berries fall and thus float on the surface of the water and are thus gathered thanks to dams.
Cranberry / Cranberry its composition
The cranberry / cranberry has been the subject of scientific studies which recognize it as being the fruit with the most antioxidant activity.
Cranberry / cranberry contains different categories of flavonoids, including anthocyanins which bring the red tint, flavonols and also type A proanthocyanins which are the guardians against E. coli bacteria (urinary tract infections).
Cranberry / cranberry also contains polyphenols including resveratrol, the sole purpose of which is to prevent the oxidation of LDL lipoproteins.
Cranberry / cranberry contains a significant amount of ursolic acid from the pentacyclic triterpenes, which have the ability to suppress the multiplication of certain problem cells.
Cranberry / cranberry is also made up of dietary fiber, as well as omega-3s and is an important source of vitamin C.
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Its medicinal virtues
Cranberry / cranberry has medicinal properties due to the presence of antioxidants to slow down free radicals responsible for many serious ailments.
Cranberry / cranberry is a first-class preventive against urinary tract infections such as cystitis, according to numerous medicinal studies, by preventing multiple adhesions on the urinary walls of different bacteria responsible for infection such as the bacterium E. Coli these will therefore be automatically eliminated by natural means.
The cranberry / cranberry has the property of being a cardioprotector, by its anti-thickening action on the walls of the arteries responsible for atherosclerosis, by opposing bad cholesterol, and while improving the dilations and contractions of blood vessels .
In oral infections, such as gingivitis and periodontitis, which are inflammations of the gums, it has been established that cranberry / cranberry helps prevent these different infections thanks to its antioxidant component, proanthocyanidin. It was also studied and affirmed by all the protective value of cranberry / cranberry against dental caries.
Cranberries / cranberries have also been shown to be formidably effective on kidney stones due to their acidifying effect given to urine. It helps dissolve stones like apatites, brushites and struvites, and allows their removal.
Other uses
Cranberry / cranberry is a fruit used in pastries, savory dishes, various fruit juices, also in sauce, for example in muffins. Did you know that Americans prepare the cranberry turkey which is part of Thanksgiving traditions.
Cranberry / Cranberry helps heal
Urinary tract infections, cystitis, infection, depurative, immune defenses, cavities, cardiovascular problems, kidney stones.