How does raspberry affect the pressure - increase or decrease?

Raspberries are not only very delicious berries, but also belong to medicinal plants. In folk medicine, not only the fruits are taken, but also the shoots of this plant. Hypertension is primarily interested in the question - raspberry increases or lowers the pressure, can it be used without fear for one's health?

Composition of

People very much like raspberries for its excellent taste and intoxicating smell. Wild raspberries were known in ancient times, the first mention of its properties is found even in ancient Greek manuscripts of the 3rd century BC.In Russia, the berry has been grown since ancient times, although it was cultivated only since the seventeenth century, growing raspberry bushes with white and red fruits.

To understand how raspberries affect the pressure, you need to get acquainted with its chemical composition:

1. Salicylic acid - has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Salicylic acid in raspberries, unlike chemically synthesized aspirin, is of natural origin, so it is fully absorbed by the body. Salicylic acid, contained in fruits of raspberries, helps cope with cold and viral diseases, as well as joint diseases.
2. Apple acid - has long been used by health professionals as a health component. It tones up, protects the liver and kidneys, is able to treat hypertension and uremia.
3. Citric acid - helps in the effective cleansing of toxins and salts, increases immunity, improves digestion.
4. Fiber or dietary fiber - is the food for the healthy flora of our digestive tract, and the state of the human body depends on the state of the microflora. Thanks to fiber, the body can be cleansed of toxins and poisons, regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol, which is very important for good heart and blood vessels.
5. Pectins - improve metabolic processes, blood circulation and intestinal function. Pectins can absorb harmful substances and remove them from the body together with cholesterol, improve the intestinal microflora.
6. Magnesium - takes part in the synthesis of proteins, the absorption of glucose, the transmission of the nerve signal, regulates the work of the intestines, protects against infections, has a calming effect, causes muscle relaxation, normalizes blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, normalizes the heart and nervous system. It is with a lack of magnesium in the body can cause unreasonable anxiety, irritability, depressive states. We can say that magnesium is an indispensable element for the normal operation of systems and organs.
7. Vitamin C is indispensable for the health of blood vessels, connective tissues, has antiviral properties, antioxidant effect, is necessary for normal adrenal work, it is able to exert an antitoxic effect, promote the restoration of liver cells.
8. Folic acid, vitamin B9, is indispensable for the production of red blood cells, regeneration of body cells, improves mental abilities, immunity, normalizes the work of the heart and vessels, and improves the condition of the intestinal microflora. Folic acid is needed for the synthesis of hormones of good mood.
9. Beta-sitosterol - is able to reduce cholesterol levels, purify blood vessels, prevent the onset of atherosclerosis, block the absorption of harmful lipids.
10. Potassium - takes part in the synthesis of proteins, supports the work of the heart and kidneys, stimulates mental activity, improves the oxygen supply of brain cells, normalizes blood pressure, facilitates the removal of excess fluid from the body, reduces allergic manifestations.
11. Iron and copper are necessary for those with anemia diagnosed.
12. Vitamins B3, PP, E, A - strengthen immunity, improve the general state of human health.

Raspberries increases or lowers

When asked if the pressure of raspberries raises, you can immediately answer in the negative. As is known, the following pathological conditions can lead to increase of arterial pressure:

• endocrine disorders;
• diabetes mellitus;
• increased cholesterol;
• of the GI tract;
• diseases of the kidneys and adrenal glands;
• metabolic disorders;
• stress;
• arteriosclerosis of vessels.

Ingredients of raspberries have the following effects on the human body:

• antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic,
• protects the liver and kidneys;
• normalizes the work of the adrenal glands;
• helps to cleanse of slags, toxins, excess salts;
• promote the removal of excess fluid from the body;
• improve the work of the digestive tract and digestive system;
• reduce cholesterol;
• normalizes blood sugar levels;
• improve the elasticity of vessels, strengthen their walls;
• interfere with the development of atherosclerosis;
• provides normal heart function;
• improve blood circulation;
• improve the state of the nervous system;
• strengthens the immune system and improves the general condition of the body.

Thus, people who are interested in, increase or decrease the pressure of raspberries, you can answer that hypertensive people can use raspberries to reduce pressure. Those who have low blood pressure, raspberries will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, improve the work of the heart, will have a general strengthening effect. That is, the use of raspberries and products, which include this berry, favorably affects all body systems, thanks to which the physiological indices of the organism, including blood pressure, are normalized.

Contraindications

For some diseases it is still recommended to limit or exclude raspberries from the ration, despite the large number of useful properties:

• for allergies;
• for serious disorders of kidney function, urolithiasis;
• for gastritis or gastric ulcer;
• in bronchial asthma;
• for gout.

Pregnant should use berries with caution, so as not to provoke the development of an allergy in a child in the future.

Raspberry recipes

1. Raspberries at elevated pressure will also have a restorative effect, improve the blood vessels, lower the sugar and cholesterol level, if in the season, eaten on an empty stomach every day in a glass of berries.
2. Useful substances are also found in raspberry leaves. You can brew tea daily from raspberry leaves and drink it instead of water. In a week it is necessary to make the same break and again to drink tea. Regular use of tea from raspberry leaves will allow you to forget about problems with high blood pressure for a long time.
3. As a fortifying agent in the autumn-winter period, you can prepare a "cocktail" from the leaves of raspberries, black currant, birch and hips, for which you need to pour them with boiling water, and after insisting, use a pile of drink before eating.
4. A daily drink of raspberry with honey will help reduce pressure and strengthen immunity. In a cup, pour 100 grams of raspberries, pour boiling water, add honey to taste and drink. Instead of fresh berries you can use dried or jam.
5. Prepare a decoction of raspberries with linden, taking the ingredients in equal parts, pour them with boiling water and stand for several minutes in a water bath or in a thermos. Such a drink will not only reduce pressure, but also get rid of shortness of breath.

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Review №1

Every summer I try to eat a glass of raspberries a day every season. And the leaves or dry land, or freeze, so that in wintertime I can drink tea and not worry about the pressure.

Dry also berries and currant leaves. Such simple recipes help me very well. And colds almost do not get sick.

Svetlana, 37 years old - Moscow

Review No. 2

I drink the prescription medicine at high pressure. But thanks to raspberries, honey, black currant medicines began to eat much less often. In addition to berries and leaves of raspberries and currants, I like to add to tea and mint.

Vera, 45 years old - Харьков