Barberry cooks many different goodies - pastille, marmalade, fruit drinks, compotes and even candies of the same name. But, alas, you hardly anyone will recommend taking "barberry" for weight loss. In fact, what will come out of barberry, when you master the way of making this medicinal potion, is far from attractive in taste. Yes, and we will not dissemble - the effectiveness of barberry for weight loss has not yet been proven by anyone. Perhaps you can prove by your example?
Why is barberry useful for weight loss?
Barbaris vulgaris is recommended for weight loss, mainly because of "fortifying" properties. It is really useful and contains many vitamins and micronutrients. Barbaris will adjust the life of your body from the following "fronts":
- has cholagogue properties and is really a part of many cholagogue collections, however, with cholelithiasis it is contraindicated;
- barberry improves digestion and slightly increases appetite (though for weight loss this is not the best property);
- helps to cope with diarrhea due to a large number of tannins;
- due to a large amount of ascorbic acid, it is recommended for colds, fever, flu, various viral diseases (like the "relative" barberry - rosehip);
- at long reception reduces pressure;
- has an easy analgesic effect.
However, you should have noticed that all this is very good, but it does not apply to weight loss. Yes, barberry contains a high concentration of vitamins A , E, C, K, as well as pectins and easily digestible carbohydrates. Plus, perhaps, is that there are no fats or proteins in it, but other berries can boast of this index. Caloric content of 100 g of barberry is 29 kcal, that is, almost like strawberries or blueberries.
But for about two decades "reliable sources" recommend weight loss with the help of barberry. And we found an explanation for this!
It turns out that in the 90s a study was conducted showing that in people with excess weight, as well as in people with unnatural thinness (after fasting, hard diets, taking diet pills, etc.), there is an increased, in comparison with people, normal weight, free radical content.
From free radicals, we are "cleaned" with antioxidants, and barberry contains all three antioxidant vitamins - A, E, C.
Ever since, the producers of dietary supplements have launched an advertisement that says that antioxidants help to lose weight. In fact, they do not help to lose weight, but they can help to improve the general condition of the body - to improve the skin condition, increase the resistance of the body.
It turns out that barberry is useful for weight loss, not because it leads to weight loss, but simply because it minimizes the harmful effects of weight loss itself or obesity on the work of internal organs.
Recipes with barberry for weight loss
There are two main recipes that are maneuvered by those who are just losing weight - tea from barberry for weight loss and alcohol tincture. Moreover, both drugs should be taken together, or rather, alternately.
Barberry tea
Ingredients:
- berries - 100 g;
- boiling water - 2 items;
- water boiled cold - ½ liter.
Preparation
The berries are poured with boiling water and boiled for 20 minutes. Then remove from the fire, cool, filter, top up with cooled boiling water. How to take tea from barberry for weight loss: the reception should start 3 days before taking the tincture from barberry. To drink tea you need to ¼ cup 4 times a day after meals.
Tincture from barberry
The tincture should be prepared in advance - it should be infused for 2 weeks.
Ingredients:
- leaves of barberry - 20 g;
- medical alcohol - 120 g.
Preparation
Leaves should be poured with alcohol and insist in dark glassware, in a dark and cool place for 14 days. How to drink tincture of barberry for weight loss: course - 2 weeks. Take tincture one time a day for 30 drops after a meal. Reception tincture and decoction is incompatible with preparations containing paracetamol and acetylsalicylic acid, as well as with laxatives.