Rosehip with diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Rosehip is one of the recognized leaders in the content of ascorbic acid, which is the main fighter with various diseases.
The hips of dog rose have a peculiar structure: a fairly thin fleshy part and a rather voluminous inner part consisting of several closely located bones. To eat them is not very convenient, but a lot of pulp and do not eat because of the thrusting sensation in the tongue. But the fruit can squeeze out the juice, which will be an excellent addition to compotes and kissels, but in order to preserve the beneficial properties of fruits, you need to add the juice already into ready-made, not hot dishes.
It is even easier to use rose hips in the form of teas, broths and infusions, for which 1 tablespoon is taken per liter of water. Fresh or dry berries. To prepare the infusion, the berries are poured with boiling water and leave to be infused for half a day. The broth is kept in a water bath for a quarter of an hour, after which it is removed from the fire and is insisted for a couple of hours. For tea it is better to use ground dry berries, which are poured with boiling water for 20 minutes, then filter and drink before eating half a cup.
Benefits
In addition to vitamin C in this berry, you can find vitamins B, vitamins A, E, PP, K, flavonoids and catechins, considered the strongest antioxidants, tannins, natural acids. Symbolic and mineral composition that supports the health of men and women with diabetes.
It is believed that the dog rose, in addition to strengthening the immune system, improves the functionality of the pancreas, helps reduce blood glucose, stimulates metabolic processes in tissues and organs, beneficially affects the heart, strengthens the walls of the vessels, and has choleretic effect. Fruits of a bush resembling a rose, saturate the body with energy and control the weight of people prone to obesity, has an anti-inflammatory effect, preventing the development of all sorts of complications of diabetes, contributes to the healing of wounds, nourishes the organs of vision.
Contraindications
Like many other berries, rosehip is characterized by a high content of vitamin C, which usually gives the fruit and berries an acid taste. Ascorbic acid can in turn irritate the walls of the stomach, provoking the formation of erosions and ulcers on them. Patients with gastritis and stomach ulcers, as well as those with acidity of gastric juice has high rates, the use of fresh berries, as well as teas and infusions on their basis, can cause harm, provoking exacerbations of the disease and various complications. In addition, the dog rose can increase gas production and provoke constipation, which only aggravates the state of "stomach".
Rose hips are used as a means to increase the viscosity of the blood. It is clear that their use can have negative consequences for people suffering from high blood coagulability and a tendency to clots (clots). With heart disease, the use of rose hips should also be treated with caution.
In diabetes mellitus, patients may have both high and low blood pressure. At high indices of AD, alcoholic tinctures of fruits are contraindicated, and at low - water.
Rosehip can provoke a complicated course of dermatological pathologies, so if you have skin problems, you should consult your doctor about the use of formulations based on these vitamin fruits.
With diabetes, you need to carefully approach your diet, taking into account not only the number of berries consumed, but also the duration of their intake. For example, dogrose, which has outstanding healing properties, like most medicines, can not be eaten regularly for a long period of time, because it can cause liver failures, manifested in the appearance of jaundice. This is typical not only for diabetics, but in this category of people the risk of such complications is higher due to fatty liver degeneration.