Birch juice: scientific facts about the benefits, features of preparation and use

Abstract

Birch berries, similar in shape and color to blueberries, for which they are often confused, have not yet gained us such popularity. And for nothing! In addition to the fact that the plant itself is less demanding to soil conditions and planting, frost-resistant and has a higher yield, its fruits contain many more vitamins and useful trace elements than the same berries blueberries. By the way, from the point of view of botany, the fruit of the iris is not a berry at all, but a fruit. After all, it belongs to the subfamily of apple trees.

Mature fruits of the willow have an original sweetish nutty flavor (some varieties even almond). Therefore, they are widely used in cooking - eaten fresh, and also prepare from them a variety of compotes, jams, marshmallows, povidla, kisel. Especially appreciated among devotees of folk medicine healing juice from the willow tree.