BEAUTY BERRIES … HEALING BERRIES!!!

BEAUTY BERRIES … HEALING BERRIES!!!
 Berries are one of the most attractive and wild fruits varieties. It consists of so many varieties as follows as
1. BLUE BERRIES
2. GOOSE BERRIES
3. STRAW BERRIES
4. RASP BERRIES
5. BILBERRIES
6. BLACKBERRIES & BLACK CURRANTS
7. CRANBERRIES
8. LOGANBERRIES
All of them are having powerful, water soluble plant chemical, phytonutrient called as BIOFLAVONOIDS. These powerful antioxidants may be responsible for health giving properties and also responsible for their wide away of colours.
1. BLUE BERRIES:
 These are small, round shaped, dark blue coloured fruits.
Nutrient content:
 Fe : 1mg
 Fat : 0.1g
 Carbohydrate : 3g
 Fibre : 3g
 Vit. .C : 13g
 K : 95mg
 Carotene : 22mcg
 Folate : 2mcg
 Ca : 12mg
 Calories : 15
Phytonutrients:
 Benzoic Acid
Healing properties:
 This benzoic acid in blue berries consists of therapeutic and protective effects.
 This helps to prevent Escherichia Coli from sticking to the walls of the bladder and urinary tract; & thereby acts to prevent bacteria from multiplying and setting up an infection especially cystitis in women.
 Eating these berries and drinking these fruits juices regularly may helpful to reduce the incidence of cystitis and urinary infections.
 Combination of Orange juice with blue berries juice are rich in Vit. . C which was found to make the urine acidic. This could prove to be a way of treating and preventing long term urinary tract infections, bad smelling of urine and urinary stones in people with urostomies (artificial urine drainage).
2. GOOSE BERRIES:
 These are small, round shaped, green coloured fruits.
Nutrient content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 2g
 Vit. C : 14mg
 K : 210mg
 Ca : 28mg
 Fe : Nil
 Carotene : 110mcg
 Vit. . E : 0.4mg
 Folate : 8mcg
 Calories : 54

Phytonutrient:
 Bioflavonoids
Healing properties:
 Cooked form of goose berries (like a boiled vegetables) are most palatable.
 It supplies antioxidants (ie) Bioflavonoids & fibre which bulks the stools and makes them faster through the colon.
 This may reduce the risk of colon cancer.
3. STRAW BERRIES:
 These are small & medium sized, cone shaped & bright red coloured fruits.
Nutrition content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 1g 
 Vit. C : 77mg
 K : 160mg
 Ca : 16mg
 Fe : 0.4mg
 Carotene : 8mcg
 Vit. E : 0.2mg
 Folate : 20mcg
Phytonutrient:
 P-Coumaric acid, Chlorogenic acid.
Healing properties:
 These phytonutrients prevent carcinogens known as nitrosamines forming in the stomach and may reduce the risk of cancer.

4. RASP BERRIES:
 It is “the king of Berries”. It was the first cultivated variety about 500 years ago. Both the fruits and leaves are having curative properties. Recent research suggests that this delicious fruit also has to play in cancer prevention.
Nutrient content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 3g
 Ca : 25mg
 Mg : 170mg
 Vit. C : 32mg
 Folate : 33mcg
 Vit. E : 1mg
 Fe : 1mg
 Calories : 25
Phytonutrients:
 Ellagic Acid 
Healing properties:
 This phytonutrient is particularly efficient at fight pollutants derived from cigarette smoke, processed food and meat. Ellagic acid seems to neutralize the cancer causing substances before they can invade the healthy cells.
 This ellagic acid appears to play a role in the prevention of heart diseases.
 The paste application of its fruits increases skin complexion.
 The sweetest of all berries, raspberries add a welcome flavour and texture to any low fat diet. It is important in calorie reduced eating plan.
 
Caution:
 High doses should be avoided during pregnancy as they stimulate contractions of uterus.
5. BILBERRIES
 These are small, round shaped and black coloured fruits.
Nutrient content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 2g
 Vit. C : 17mg
 K : 88mg
 Ca : 12mg
 Fe : 1mg
 Carotene : 30mcg
 Vit. E : Nil
 Folate : 6mcg
 Calories : 30
Phytonutrient:
 Anthocyanidins
Healing properties:
 These phytonutrient play a major role in the prevention of varicose veins, broken veins & capillaries and in strengthening artery walls.
 They seem to prevent the destruction of the protein collagen, which is responsible for maintaining the structure of skin and blood vessel walls.
 
6. BLACK BERRIES AND BLACK CURRANTS
 These are small, round shaped, black coloured fruits.
Nutrient content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 4g
 Vit. C : 200mg
 K : 370mg
 Ca : 60mg
 Fe : 1mg
 Carotene : 100mcg
 Vit. E : 1mg
 Calories : 28
Phytonutrient:
 Bioflavonoids especially anthocyanidins.
Healing properties:
 Useful in the prevention of varicose veins, cancers.
 The oil prepared from black current seeds are potential useful in Rheumatoid Arthritis. The oil contains the essential fatty acids, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which appear to “damper down” inflammatory responses in the body.
 
7. CRAN BERRIES:
 These are small, slightly elongated round shaped, red coloured fruits.
Nutrient content:
 Fibre : 3g 
 Vit. C : 13mg
 K : 95mg
 Ca : 12mg
 Fe : 1mg
 Carotene : 22mcg
 Folate : 2mcg
 Calories : 15
Phytonutrients:
 Same as blue berries.
Healing properties:
 Same as blue berries.
 The tart flavour makes raw cranberries unpalatable to most people. Juice can be made by crushing the berries and mixing them with sugar and water or with orange juices.
Caution:
 Drinking more than a litre of cranberry juice a day can cause diarrhea in some people and may result in uric acid stone in some others. Hence it is better to take 25ml of juice twice a day.
 
8. LOGAN BERRIES:
 A hybrid variety of the blackberry and raspberry, slightly larger in size, this juicy fruit is rich in antioxidants.
Nutrient content:
 Protein : 1g
 Fibre : 3g
 Vit. C : 35mg
 K : 260mg
 Ca : 35mg
 Fe : 1mg
 Carotene : 6mcg
 Vit. E : 0.5mg 
 Folate : 33mcg
 Calories : 17
Phytonutrient:
 Bioflavonoids
Healing properties:
 Anti cancerous 
CONCLUSION:
 Berries are not only available in beautiful colours, but it definitely has valuable healing properties. Thus,
Not only
BEAUTY BERRIES …
Really it is 
HEALING BERRIES !!!