List of dangerous and poisonous berries in Russia. wild edible berries

Hello dear reader!

July, and especially August, is the season for a wide variety of wild berries. Strawberries and blueberries, currants, bird cherry, raspberries, and closer to autumn - lingonberries. Yes, and others ... You just need to remember that there are poisonous berries in our forest! Although there are not many of them, you need to know the poisonous berries. And it is especially important that children know them well!

All sorts of ratings and TOPs are now in vogue. Well, I will also present a kind of TOP poisonous berries. The criteria are simple - the poisonousness of the plant and its prevalence and accessibility for those who can, most often accidentally, out of ignorance, poison them. Well, let's get started...

It is a common inhabitant of deciduous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forests. Occurs very often. The appearance of the plant is peculiar, it is almost impossible to confuse it with another. A whorled arrangement of leaves, a single flower, and then a fruit, which is alone at the top of the stem.

The whole plant is poisonous - both leaves and rhizome. But the berries of the crow's eye are especially poisonous. Large, black, shiny, it really resembles the eye of a crow. And very attractive, especially for children. But the crow's eye berry is deadly! The substance paristifin from the group of saponins causes convulsions, disrupts the work of the heart. Which can stop!

In folk medicine, there are a number of recipes using the crow's eye for the treatment of certain diseases. However, you need to know:
Due to its extreme danger, the use of the crow's eye for any medical purposes forbidden!

Out of curiosity, "berries" can be enjoyed by children. In case of poisoning, urgent medical attention is required! Children with early age you need to introduce this plant and explain that you should never touch it.

Wolf's bast (wolfberry)

About this interesting forest shrub. Very beautiful in spring, wolf's bast is very attractive in August, when its large red berries ripen. However, the whole plant - and leaves, and bark, and fruits - is poisonous!

It should not even be picked up in order to avoid skin burns. Especially - to taste the berries. The result will be severe damage to the gastrointestinal tract.

Wolfberry, or wolf's bast

Wolfberry is a medicinal plant. It is widely used in folk medicine. Yes, and the modern pharmacopoeia is interested in this plant! But this does not mean at all that nature lovers should be “interested” in them (only through the camera!). And even more so, children should be warned about the danger of a wolf's bark!

May lily of the valley

Dangerous and such a very beloved plant, like lily of the valley!

May lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) is the only representative of the lily-of-the-valley genus of the lily family (however, here, too, taxonomy issues are quite controversial and are constantly being refined).

Lily of the valley is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, but especially in Europe. True, due to immoderate fees, the natural habitats of this beautiful plant are constantly shrinking. However, lily of the valley has long been a garden plant.

It is a perennial with a thin creeping rhizome. There are several leaves in the rosette, but the lower ones are very small and inconspicuous, similar to scales. But two large broadly lanceolate leaves with arcuate venation are hard to miss (and confuse with the leaves of another plant). A flower-bearing stem grows between the leaves, bearing a brush of graceful fragrant flowers.

Many years ago, the author came across a small clearing (ten by fifteen meters) in the forest, the grass cover of which consisted almost entirely of lily of the valley leaves! True, it was already the second half of July, and flowering had long ended. it is not for nothing that it is called May, it blooms in May - early June.

Lily of the valley is not only an excellent decorative, but also a recognized medicinal plant. Recognized not only by folk, but also by official medicine. Preparations from lily of the valley treat the cardiovascular system. The main active ingredients are glycosides convalatoxin, convallotoxol, convalloside. They are obtained from the leaves and flowers of the plant.

But an overdose of the drug can lead to disruption of the heart! Therefore, you should never self-medicate - it is very dangerous!

You can get poisoned just out of curiosity - by tasting beautiful red berries! Especially often this happens again with children! But for the fruits of the lily of the valley it is not necessary to go to the forest. And yes, it's rare! They are common in our flower beds!

Lily of the valley berries (photo from the Internet)

By the way, it’s also not worth collecting large bouquets of lily of the valley in the spring, putting them in a vase in a room either - a large number of substances released into the air are by no means safe for health.

Voronets spiked. Voronet krasnoplodny

Voronets spiky is a perennial herbaceous plant from the buttercup family. As you can see in the photo, it has large compound leaves with leaflets serrated along the edges. It grows in shady forests - broad-leaved, mixed, coniferous-small-leaved. In such a secondary spruce-birch-aspen forest with an undergrowth of currants and raspberries. With a developed grass cover, I discovered it. The range of the spiky crow is almost the whole of Europe, the south of the forest zone Western Siberia and Altai.

The whole plant is poisonous! After all, his organs contain a whole set of alkaloids and transaconitic acid. Even juice that gets on the skin can cause burning and blisters. Berries are no exception. Adults can use them out of curiosity and out of ignorance. But above all, children suffer again! But even two or three berries for a child is a significant dose!

True, the plant itself warns of its danger. Its smell is very unpleasant!

Like many poisonous plants, it is used in folk medicine. Official medicine does not recognize him!

From the berries of the crow, black dye was obtained for dyeing wool.

A close relative of the spiked crow is the red-fruited crow. But if he is an inhabitant of Europe, and in Siberia it is already becoming rare, then the red-fruited raven widely populates the forest zone in the Far East, in Eastern and Western Siberia. It is also found in the north of the European part.

Voronets krasnoplodny (photo from the Internet)

In appearance, it is similar to a relative, differing primarily in the color of the fruits - they are red.

Also a highly poisonous plant! The high amount of alkaloids found in all organs of the plant make it potentially dangerous for the curious berry lover!

Although this crow "nobly" warns about itself with a smell so characteristic that it was named "skunk".

The plant is widely used in folk medicine. However, remember:

You need to be treated by specialists! Self-treatment is dangerous, because it can very easily turn into its direct opposite. And such a “treatment” with poisonous plants is especially dangerous!

The fruits of the black crow were also used to obtain black paint. Hence, by the way, the name. After all, “crow” just means “black”.

The whole plant is highly poisonous. Its constituent alkaloids of the atropine group can cause very severe poisoning. The result can even be fatal due to paralysis of the respiratory system and cardiac arrest.

Belladonna (photo from the Internet)

Its range is beech and hornbeam forests of Central and of Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Crimea, Caucasus, Asia Minor, North Africa. AT Krasnodar Territory grown on plantations (for medicinal purposes). Although the plant is very poisonous, meet it in vivo most people in Russia are unlikely to have to. Although, of course, you need to know it! Therefore, in my rating of poisonous berries, its place is by no means the highest.

By the way, “Belladonna” in Italian means “beautiful woman”. Yes, and the Russian name is consonant. And this is due to the fact that the juice of the plant was instilled into the eyes to dilate the pupils and rubbed their cheeks to enhance the blush. Beauty truly requires sacrifice!

In thickets of bushes, along the banks of water bodies, along wastelands in the European part of Russia, Western and Eastern Siberia, bittersweet nightshade is often found in Ukraine and Belarus.

Its flowers are similar to those of other nightshades, especially potatoes. Oblong red berries are very reminiscent of small tomatoes.

Medicinal plant, very widely used in folk medicine and homeopathy. However, nightshade leaves and berries are poisonous! They should be treated by a specialist!

You should not eat berries (for the sake of curiosity). The glycoside dulcamarine contained in them acts like atropine, causing disorders of the central nervous system, respiration and heart function.

In addition to very poisonous berries, carrying great danger even if they are accidentally consumed, there are berries in our forests ... not that poisonous, but simply inedible. There will be no severe poisoning when using them. But trouble is almost certainly guaranteed! In my TOP of poisonous berries, these plants, of course, will occupy the last places.

The fruits ripen in August. These are black drupes, sitting on cuttings in the axils of the leaves. Buckthorn fruits and bark are medicinal raw materials. They are used by traditional medicine as an emetic and laxative (official medicine recognizes only the bark).

The fruits are readily eaten by birds. In humans, their use can cause unpleasant consequences caused just by their medical properties- that is, vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhea).

Widespread forest shrub with very attractive-looking red berries, sitting mostly in pairs (that's how - in pairs - its flowers sit on the plant). Forest honeysuckle is widely used in landscaping as an ornamental shrub.

Berries are eagerly pecked by birds. For humans, they are inedible, and the consequences can be similar to the consequences of eating buckthorn.

In Eastern Siberia, in the Far East, forest honeysuckle is replaced in nature by a similar species, but already with oblong blue berries covered with a wax coating. These fruits are edible. And the shrub was called edible honeysuckle. It is widely cultivated, often planted in gardens and parks. Sometimes it can get wild. bird-dispersed seeds edible honeysuckle they can also make an “escape to nature”!

In general, you need to remember a simple rule. In nature, you should never "taste" anything you are not familiar with! This applies to plants almost more than anything else. After all, they contain many substances, the presence of which in your body, and even in significant concentrations, can be very undesirable! So poisonous berries may well get caught.

You should also not self-medicate. I would especially not recommend using recipes from the Internet! If you want to turn to traditional medicine, then it's better to find a grandmother who "knows".

That's about all I have for today. And without that, I am writing a short post ... the third day. Not in a blogging way...

Subscribe to blog updates if you haven't already. A new article will remind you of itself in your mailbox.

Subscribe to news? Click on the picture!

Please comment on the article. It is very possible that you disagree with something. So let's argue...

Wish good mood and more positive emotions that prolong life!

59 comments on “ Poisonous berries. TOP dangerous berries of our forest”

1. Alexander Ivanovich

   Hello, Alexander!
   I read the article with interest. I know almost all these plants by sight. Yes, and I do not neglect the rule
   But I will definitely show these dangerous inhabitants of the forests to my grandchildren. They often go to forest areas with their parents.
   Thanks for the great article!

   Reply ↓

2. blacksmiths

   Alexander, I once foolishly ate bearberry in the Kich-Gorodets region. It even seemed delicious to me. Then he vomited all evening.

   Reply ↓

3. Alexander

   @ : Alexander Ivanovich, hello! Glad to see you on my blog! Absolutely right, it must be shown.

   Reply ↓

4. Alexander

   @ : Alexander, hello! You are, of course, absolutely right. Bearberry is a berry, although not poisonous, but not edible. So she will find a place in my TOP ...
   Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. There is a lot of it in the Ostashevsk forests. But you won’t turn back there quickly ... Bearberry is a very good medicinal plant. Yes, and its features are very interesting. I just don’t really want to write an article with “borrowed” photographs. Maybe we'll meet again in the woods.

   Reply ↓

5. Olga Bogach

   A much needed article! Children who grew up in the city do not know what can and cannot be eaten in the forest. Yes, and in cities there are bushes with pretty berries, from which there are poisonings. As a child, my daughter tried berries from a bush, it’s good that she didn’t get poisoned much, she didn’t have to go to the doctor.

   Reply ↓

6. Natabul

   I didn’t even know that so many poisonous berries exist. But I know one rule: There is nothing in the forest!

   Reply ↓

7. Igor

   Alexander, thank you very much for the article. As an avid mushroom picker and berry picker, such an article will be very useful to me. In nature, we often met raven eye, honeysuckle. Lily of the valley in the south.
   So we have one poisonous berry in the forest, which everyone bypasses. Honestly, I did not find it in your TOP. We call her "wolf's bast"
   Here is the image
   or here
   What is this berry?
   We have one friend she was very poisoned. Went to the forest. Well, there is nothing, he says: no lingonberries, no blueberries ... nothing. She take and eat these berries. In general, it was great food poisoning. Fell into a coma. But then somehow she got out.
   Now I don't go to the forest at all. Honestly, I don’t understand why, it’s so cool there!

   Reply ↓

8. Alexander

   @ : Hello Olga! That's right, in childhood, adults explained such things to us in passing - you can’t eat this, this ...
   Concerning various berries in the city, you shouldn't eat anything there. Even obviously edible. Plants take in a lot of air from the air. harmful substances. And even they accumulate. The main goal of landscaping is to purify the air. And plants select those that can withstand this polluted air.

   Reply ↓

9. Alexander

   @ : Well, there aren't many poisonous berries in the forest... But they are. And why not eat in the forest, say, strawberries, blueberries or raspberries? Yes to health! You can not taste unfamiliar berries!

   Reply ↓

10. Alexander

    @ : Hello, Igor! I had to tinker a little with the publication of your comment, and still only one link passed, and that was changed (closed from indexing). The second, even closed, turns out to be a bat. Therefore, removed. Although both were opened from the admin panel.
    Essentially. Not quite, however, I understood how your friend could be poisoned at the same time by two completely different plants? In the first picture, undoubtedly, arctous is a plant of the heather family, close to bearberry, common in the tundra. Judging by the information that I found - inedible or inedible, but not poisonous. Like our forest bearberry.
    I haven't been able to pinpoint the plant in the second picture yet. This photo roams the Internet from site to site, one and the same, apparently. With signatures like "wolf's bast", "wolfberry". But this is not a wolf's bast (it is also a wolfberry)! The only thing these plants have in common is the color of the berries! Agree, this is not enough! Thus, it turns out that in the language of the military is called "disinformation" (that is, disinformation). In the case of poisonous plants - and the wolf's bark is very poisonous! — such disinformation is not safe, alas. That's why I wanted to post that picture.
    Perhaps I will do this when I can still accurately identify the plant.
    It is difficult to judge from a photograph what the life form of a plant is - what it is: a herbaceous plant, a lingonberry-type shrub or a shrub. If you have seen him in nature, please write.
    But most of all it looks like some kind of honeysuckle. And by the leaves, by their location. And by fruit.

    Reply ↓

11. Alexander

    By the way, it is possible to fall into a coma after eating berries. Provided that a person is allergic to them. Unfortunately, sometimes he may not be aware of it! There are people who have an allergic reaction to raspberries, strawberries, etc. And, alas, it can pass not only in the form of red spots on the skin ... Maybe even anaphylactic shock, but this is fraught with consequences of the most serious. So your friend, Igor, should probably consult an allergist.

    Reply ↓

12. Svetlana

    Why do some people eat nightshade? I know those. We have a lot of it. Maybe it can be of several types?

    Reply ↓

13. Alexander

    @ : Hello Svetlana! There is another nightshade - black. Here you can eat its berries, they are also used as a filling for pies. But only ripe berries, black, are suitable for food. The unripe, as well as the leaves, stems of the plant contain the poisonous alkaloid soladinin. Black nightshade has white flowers, not the purple ones of bittersweet.

    Reply ↓

14. Igor

    @ :
    I don’t know, but this berry grows everywhere with us. People call it that. Unfortunately, I'm not a biologist, so I can't argue with you.
    Low growing shrub. Grows in the forest everywhere. It grows on the hills 50 meters from my house. Often comes across with lingonberries. But it is easy to distinguish - the berries are soft. Not like a strong lingonberry. You press these - they will immediately crush. They will come out with white pulp. The size of a lingonberry. The shape is imperfectly spherical.
    What else…
    And as for the coma... You may be right - an allergy. It was a long time ago, it is difficult to verify this fact.

    Reply ↓

15. Alexander

    @ : Igor, thanks for the description. I'll try to find something in the literature. But I say that it looks like some kind of honeysuckle. And of our honeysuckles, only one is edible - with blue oblong berries, it is with Far East, but very widely settled by man. The rest are inedible.
    And the plants in the photographs are really different ... I am writing about the second picture, the link to which I had to delete (it opens from the admin panel, after publication - “not found”). But this is definitely not a wolf's bast! There are a number of plants that have a local name " wolf berries"(By the way, the forest honeysuckle - too!). And since the country is large, it is still difficult to deal with all the wolfberries. Yes, it's not the name. Just don't take a berry you don't know for sure is edible! There are many perfectly edible mushrooms that we call grebes and never pick. And nothing bad happens to us. As they say, in this case it is better to overdo it ...

    Reply ↓

16. Alexander

    @ : If you mean the first picture (the link from your first comment opens) - this is arctous. Creeping shrub, common throughout the Arctic. Close to bearberry. And apparently, like her, inedible. However, I read that the Eskimos eat ... But it was still not an Eskimo who wrote it. Yes, and many plants that we will never eat now were often eaten by our grandparents (and my parents, too), for example, during the hungry war years

    Reply ↓

17. Igor

    Alexander, and you can make tree-like comments. Probably not only I get confused in the comments. Where is the answer, and where is the question, I understand only by meaning. It's very difficult to have a discussion.
    Thank you.

    Reply ↓

18. Alexandra Polina

    I haven’t seen many of the listed berries - but you need to take note, you never know? In general, we try to follow the rule with the children - in the forest, do not collect or eat anything familiar - for one edible berry - five dangerous ones come across.

    Reply ↓

19. Alla

    And we ate nightshade in childhood, only black. And alive, thank God. But belladonna... now I will know what it is, otherwise I only heard and read it.
    In the forest, in general, I try not to take anything unfamiliar.

    Reply ↓

20. Alexei

    Interesting article! As a child, my father often showed me which berries were poisonous and which were not. Most often in the forests of the Tyumen region there is a crow's eye, less often - a wolfberry.

    Reply ↓

21. Vadar

    Nothing, there are so many poisonous berries in the forest! Thank you for introducing us to them!

    Reply ↓

22. Anatoly

    My parents took me with my brother of sizmalism to the forest. So in practice we have mastered the basic rule - If there is even a slight doubt, then it is better not to touch the plant. Be it berries, mushrooms, or flowers.

    Reply ↓

23. Galina

    Good night =)
    Interesting article, yes. I planned to open a similar topic at my place, and tell there that in our forests it’s not worth pulling into your mouth (and indeed, touching it once again), but so far I don’t have time, and here the summer is already running out, now, if If I meet something that is dangerous in the forests, then I’ll write =) if, of course, I recognize plants =) because I’m still a botanist =)) and attentiveness is sometimes lame

    Reply ↓

24. Alexei

    The information is very instructive and the photos are a good visual accompaniment. Many have become very detached from nature. Therefore, poisoning occurs, because some poisonous berries look so appetizing.

    Reply ↓

25. Dmitry

    Familiar berries. From childhood, taught to pass by.

    Reply ↓

26. Alexander

    As a child, my friend and I ate some wolfberries, 10-15 pieces each, and nothing happened to us.
    It was we who then thought that these were wolf berries, but now from the article with pictures I realized that it was “forest honeysuckle”))
    We have a lot of crow's eye in the Urals, but as far as I remember, nightshade was dark in color. Toli blue or black. I also tried it))

    Reply ↓

    1. Alexander

A walk in the forest always amazes with picturesque nature and diversity. In the plant world you can find the most interesting trees, berries and flowers. But sometimes wild fruits are not as harmless as they might seem at first glance. There is a list of poisonous berries that can not only harm a person, but also lead to lethal outcome. That is why it is important to familiarize yourself with the list of dangerous fruits that can be found in the forest, because sometimes the most attractive and seductive berries are the most dangerous. Often, juicy fruits of red and black colors pose a real threat to human life.

May lily of the valley

Lily of the valley is a favorite of many people. This is beautiful plant, which during the flowering period (May-June) emits a stunning aroma, which is impossible to pass by. But by September, in place of charming flowers, red berries appear, sometimes shimmering orange. In appearance, the fruits look like a pea, they are all poisonous and are strictly prohibited for human consumption.

Signs of poisoning with poisonous fruits are the presence of tinnitus, headache, rare pulse and convulsions.

Belladonna

This plant in other sources can be found under the names of mad berry or sleepy dope. During flowering, belladonna has single, drooping flowers in the form of bells. The fruit is a black-blue berry with a sour taste, which is poisonous.

Signs of poisoning are the presence of dryness and burning in the mouth, impaired speech and swallowing, rapid heartbeat. Loss of orientation and the appearance of hallucinations are possible.

Maiden (five-leafed) grapes

The fruits of the plant are very reminiscent of ordinary grapes, which people use in Everyday life. Poisonous berries grow dark blue and have a characteristic sour taste. There are also fruits of bright black color. In fact, to get poisoned by grapes, you need to eat a large amount of berries, for example, a whole handful. From a small amount wild fruits there shouldn't be any serious consequences. But still it is better not to risk your own health.

Nightshade bittersweet

Despite quite beautiful bloom, this representative wildlife is the owner of wild fruits of red color. They taste bittersweet and few people will like it. Berries ripen by October. You can most often meet the "gifts" of nature in Russia, Siberia and the Far East. Poisonous in nightshade are not only the berries, but also the leaves themselves.

Signs of poisoning are the presence of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cardiovascular insufficiency.

Nightshade black

Today, the fruits of black nightshade are used in medicine in minimal quantities and prescribed dosages. Stumbling on a plant in the forest, in no case do you need to taste the berries: representative flora completely poisonous. Fruits grow in the form of round, attractive, black berries.

Snowberry white

The snowberry is considered one of the most "survivable" plants. Its fruits remain on the branches or on the ground for a long time (even during severe cold snaps). The berries of the plant have a soft pink or white color. In addition, the beads burst delightfully underfoot, making a unique sound. Since snowberry is often found in settlements, children are the first victims to taste them.

Signs of poisoning are nausea, dizziness and loss of consciousness.

Buckthorn brittle

fruit ripening this plant takes place in August. In appearance, these are black berries sitting in the axils of the leaves, which are used in medicine in a certain dosage. Despite the fact that birds are happy to eat the fruits, it is not recommended for a person to eat buckthorn berries.

Signs of poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea and general malaise.

Honeysuckle forest

One of the most common shrubs in the forest is honeysuckle. The plant has red and juicy-looking berries, which are arranged in pairs on the branches. For birds, the fruits of honeysuckle are edible and even a delicacy; for humans, their use is detrimental. Today, berries are used in medicine, but if a person eats several fruits of a plant, the concentration of harmful substances will be very undesirable, which will certainly have negative consequences.

Aronnik spotted

The plant is perennial and poisonous. However, it is often used in medicine and is considered safe only if an overdose is ruled out. The fruits of this plant have a reddish color. You can meet spotted aronnik in the forests of Moldova, Ukraine, Central Europe and the Caucasus.

This plant is considered one of the most beautiful and often takes part in decorating landscape areas. However, the bush poses a mortal danger to humans. Absolutely everything is poisonous in it, from the bark and leaves, and ending with the fruits. "Gifts" of nature can be red, yellow or black.

Kupena fragrant

A representative of lilies and lilies of the valley grows in Eurasia and North America. Despite the unusual and attractive leaves of the plant, the bluish-black berries are poisonous. Today, the fruits and leaves of the plant are used in medicine and are considered healing, but in case of an overdose, they can cause significant harm to human life.

Voronet krasnoplodny

Fruit perennial plant represented by red oblong-oval berries. They are arranged vertically and initially grow green, after which they completely change color and complete the ripening stage. You can meet this plant in the forests of Russia, Siberia and the Far East.

Signs of poisoning are the presence of dizziness, nausea, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Voronet spike-shaped

A poisonous plant in some sources is indicated as a black crow. Initially, the fruits are green color, after which they become black, glossy, large and with an oval-cylindrical shape. Berries are collected in a brush. The plant grows in Russia, the Caucasus and Altai. Ripening occurs in July-August.

Signs of poisoning are the appearance of blisters on the skin, diarrhea.

elderberry herbal

perennial plant with bad smell is the owner of black, small berries with 3-4 seeds and red juice. Fruit ripening occurs in August and September. The most common plant in the forests of Russia and subalpine meadows.

Signs of poisoning are headache, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Phytolacca american

Quite often, the plant can be found even in city flower beds. Unfortunately, not everyone knows that it is completely poisonous: leaves, inflorescences, fruits are carriers of harmful substances. Young children are especially susceptible to the poison. Phytolacca berries have purple colour and arranged vertically.

Signs of poisoning are increased salivation, burning in the mouth, cramps in the stomach or intestines.

Yew berry

One of the most common plants that are planted to decorate the area. Yew fruits have a bright scarlet color and are safe in the fleshy part. The seeds and wood, as well as the bark and shoots, are poisonous. They can cause respiratory arrest and have a paralyzing effect on the heart.

The plant flowers in late spring and early summer. This is a truly beautiful picture, only the fruits of the calla are unusually dangerous for humans. Juicy red berries are collected in clusters and when consumed can cause nausea, shortness of breath, tachycardia, vomiting and severe salivation. The whole plant is poisonous.

Common privet

The heat-loving shrub has black fruits that ripen in early and mid-autumn. They do not fall off for a long time and attract people with their stunning appearance. You can find privet berries in Russia, Moldova, Ukraine and the Caucasus. Leaves and berries should not be consumed. Many people confuse the fruits of the plant with blueberries and experience side effects such as colic, diarrhea, weakness and convulsions.

Crow's eye four leaf

This type of plant is quite unusual and after flowering it "gives out" only one fruit - a black berry resembling a crow's eye. A representative of the plant world is growing on the territory of Russia, Europe and the Far East. The use of plant berries in medicine is quite common, but it is highly not recommended to collect and self-medicate.

Signs of poisoning are the presence of nausea, vomiting, a drop in heart rate and even cardiac arrest.

Euonymus

The fruits of this plant have an attractive bright pink color. They grow in the form of four separate boxes containing black seeds inside. The pulp of poisonous berries is fleshy orange or red. Basically, the plant is found on the territory of Russia, in Kazakhstan, Sakhalin. After use, a person may notice a deterioration in well-being. At high doses, intestinal bleeding is possible.

Going to nature, you need to be aware of all the dangers that a person may face. If it so happened that one of the relatives ate poisonous berries, it is necessary to provide first aid in case of poisoning. This will help save a person's life. The first thing to do is to induce vomiting in the victim and immediately call the ambulance(go to the hospital). Before the arrival of the medical staff, it is recommended to wash the stomach and warmly wrap the person.

No need to try unfamiliar berries in the forest, because the consequences of a momentary temptation can be irreversible.

Do you want to teach your child to understand wild berries? This question is especially relevant in the summer and autumn, when your child is resting in the country, in the camp, with his grandmother in the village. Of course, today publications produce a lot of all kinds of reference books, but it can be too difficult to put a child behind a book. Whether business a computer! We hope that our short informational article will help you find out the main signs of poisonous and edible berries.

By the way, this information will also be useful to parents, many of whom are not great connoisseurs of the gifts of the forest. After reading the article, you can go to the forest. After all, it is there that you can use the most effective way learning. Find living "visual aids" in the forest. Show the baby a berry and tell everything you know about it. Children have great memories! Explain which berries grow in our forests and which do not. Show your child plants that should not be touched at all. We are sure that after several similar lessons, your little one will never put a poisonous berry in a basket.

What edible berries grow in the forest: description and photo

20 edible wild berries

Poisonous berries in the forest: how to teach a child to distinguish between inedible and edible berries?

I toxic berries: distinctive signs and symptoms of poisoning

Chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society I.V. Pantyushov:

Some berries are quite difficult to distinguish. Edible ones are rich in nutrients, have a sweet and sour taste, but often look like poisonous ones. Usually, edible berries attract birds and animals, so if you see a large number of pecked berries, seeds, peel residues under bushes and trees, then most likely the berry is edible. But this is not a 100% guarantee. Especially poisonous are the berries of small ovoid-spherical shape, which attract attention with their beauty. Often they are slightly flattened laterally. Unlike edible berries, poisonous berries are usually bitter, tart, or astringent in taste. However, it is worth remembering that some fruits are poisonous to such an extent that 3-5 berries are a lethal dose, so you should never try them. Therefore, I advise you to simply walk past an unfamiliar bush or tree with dubious berries.

Reminder for parents

• Do not pick or eat berries that you see for the first time.
• Do not leave children unattended in the forest.
• When going to the forest, be sure to take a first aid kit with drugs that will help provide first aid in case of poisoning with berries.

First aid for a child with berry poisoning: how to help the victim?

• Urgently wash the stomach. To do this, you can use a 2% soda solution. If there is no soda, give a few glasses of ordinary drinking water to drink.
• To accept Activated carbon- 1 tablet per 10 kg. weight.
• Accept any available adsorbent - "Smektu", "Polysorb", etc.
• Give milk, egg white to drink, vegetable oil or any other enveloping agent.
• To relieve pain, you can give an Anestezin or Dikain tablet.
• Fill the loss of fluid with Hydrovit or Regidron solutions.

After providing first aid, try to take the patient to the nearest hospital or first-aid post.

Forest berries are much healthier than cultivated berries. Wild berries grow in nature, are not treated with drugs, do not contain radionuclides and heavy metals. Wild forest berries provide a full range of minerals, vitamins and other useful elements. However, in the forest you can find not only, but also inedible berries. Let's take a closer look at which berries are inedible and why it is better not to eat such wild berries.

Juniper berries are inedible, and Cossack juniper berries can be very seriously poisoned

Juniper - inedible berry

• Common juniper- an evergreen large shrub or small tree up to 3 m high. The trunk is covered with grayish-brown flaky bark. The leaves are needle-shaped, linear-subulate, prickly, strongly spaced and collected in whorls of three. Flowers - in the form of a dioecious cone, blooms in June. The fruits are a juicy cone-berry, in the first year of life they are green and ovoid, and in the second year they are black-blue, spherical, with a shiny wax coating, equipped with a three-beam groove at the top. The size of the cone is 7-9 mm. Its pulp contains 2-3 greenish-brown trihedral seeds that ripen in the autumn of the second year. Grows in soils with moderate to high humidity, prefers coniferous, especially compound forests, found in clearings, clearings, edges and forest clearings.
• Juniper Dahurian- a less common species, found in small groups or singly in some areas of the Khabarovsk Territory. It grows on rocky slopes, placers and rocks.
• Siberian juniper is a densely branching shrub up to 1 m high with shortened internodes, due to which the whorls of leaves are much closer together. The leaves are shorter and broader and pressed against the branches. The cones are larger and have a more pronounced bluish hue.
• Juniper Cossack- a widespread shrub with very thin branches of the last order. The bark is reddish-gray, the leaves are rhombic, "tightly adjacent to the branches and to each other, they have a hole on the convex side. The fruits are round-oval, up to 7 mm in diameter, brownish with a bluish bloom, contain 2-6 seeds inside. Poisonous!

Juniper berries are inedible

Juniper berries (cones) are not used for food, but are used in Food Industry in the manufacture of fruit drinks, sweets, gingerbread, beer and some alcoholic beverages, and needles and fruits - for smoking meat products. Special care should be taken with Cossack juniper, since all parts of the plant are poisonous due to the content of a significant amount of poisonous sabin oil. Even small doses of this plant, taken orally, cause vomiting, diarrhea, and large ones cause damage to the kidneys and central nervous system (loss of consciousness, convulsions, paralysis). Possible fatal outcome.

Juniper as a medicinal plant

Juniper belongs to strong medicines and has long been used in folk medicine for a wide variety of diseases. Juniper was used for edema, diseases of the kidneys, bladder, cholelithiasis and nephrolithiasis, malaria, gout, rheumatism, stomach diseases, pulmonary diseases (tuberculosis, bronchitis), and some skin lesions. In places where juniper grows, as noted, the air is especially clean and healing, and this is due to the fact that the plant emits strong phytoncides.

AT modern medicine juniper fruits are used as an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and disinfectant, diuretic, diaphoretic, analgesic, stone-dissolving, choleretic, expectorant, digestive aid.

Harvesting of juniper cones is carried out in autumn during the period of full ripening by knocking down or shaking off on a tarpaulin spread under a bush. The fruits are sorted, lightly dried in the open air and dried in attics, in sheds or under a canopy. During drying, they must be stirred frequently. It is impossible to dry in ovens or dryers, because with rapid drying, the berries lose their medicinal properties.

Elderberries - not poisonous, however - inedible

Elderberry red - inedible berry

Elderberry - herbaceous, shrubby, woody plants growing in the temperate and subtropical zones. There are about 40 species. In Russia, 11 species grow, in particular Siberian red elderberry - medicinal and ornamental plant. It is a shrub with a height of 1.5 to 5 m. They are found in sparse, coniferous and mixed forests with sufficiently moist soil, along the edges, shady slopes of ravines and river banks. The bark of the branches is grayish-brown. The leaves are opposite, unequal-pinnate, compound, with 2-3 pairs of leaflets. In spring, the leaves become purple hue due to the high anthocyanin content. The flowers are small, greenish at first, later yellowish-white, collected in large panicle inflorescences sticking up.

Red elderberry berries are inedible

The fruits of red elderberry are bright red, fleshy in the form of berries with fleshy pulp and yellowish seeds. Leaves, bark and flowers have an unpleasant smell, and the berries are unpleasant in taste. The berries are not poisonous, but they are not suitable for human consumption, although they are readily eaten by birds.

Elderberry as a medicinal plant

In official medicine, elderberry has not yet found application, and in folk medicine it is used to obtain an analgesic, diaphoretic, antitussive, emetic, diuretic, laxative effect.

Buckthorn berries are inedible, but buckthorn bark has medicinal properties

Buckthorn - inedible berry

Buckthorn - a plant in the form of a tree or shrub up to 4.5-5 meters high. It is found in forest clearings and clearings, loves wet places next to alder. Flowering begins in May - June and blooms all summer until September. Therefore, on one bush or buckthorn tree, you can see flowers, flower buds, green, red and black berries at the same time. Having met such a plant in the forest, even an ignorant person will immediately understand that this is a buckthorn.

Buckthorn berries are inedible

Buckthorn berries are inedible for humans, no one collects them, and they all remain for seeds. But buckthorn berries are a delicacy for a bear, devouring them in large quantities. Willingly eat buckthorn berries and birds. They are the sowers of buckthorn in the forest. Many consider buckthorn fruits to be poisonous, this is due to their strong emetic and laxative effect.

Buckthorn as a medicinal plant

In addition, the bark has medicinal properties and is used in medicine. In medicine, a decoction or extract from buckthorn bark is used as a good laxative for spasmodic colitis and atonic constipation, for regulating intestinal activity, for hemorrhoids, rectal fissures, etc. Buckthorn bark is part of the gastric and laxative tea.

The bark is harvested in May - June, during the sap flow. AT medicinal purposes it is forbidden to use fresh and freshly dried bark, which can cause harmful effects in the gastrointestinal tract. The bark is considered suitable for therapeutic use after one or two years of storage.

The bark and berries of buckthorn are of economic and industrial importance. In industry, buckthorn berry juice was previously used to make yellow and green watercolors. Due to the significant content of tanides in the bark, it is used for tanning leather.

First aid for berry poisoning

The very first aid in case of poisoning with poisonous or inedible berries is to stimulate vomiting - this procedure will free the stomach from poisonous contents. To do this, the victim needs to be given 2-4 glasses of water (activated charcoal can be added to it - 2 tablespoons per 500 ml, salt - 1 teaspoon per 500 ml or potassium permanganate). The procedure will have to be carried out several times. In the presence of medicines it is recommended to give the patient activated charcoal, tannin, as well as any laxative and cardiac remedy. In the presence of seizures will have to use chloral hydrate. If there is no first aid kit, you can give the patient black crackers, starch solution or milk. It does not hurt to also do an enema (if possible). The victim must be wrapped warmly and taken to the doctor.

Poisonous berries in pictures

" Garden

Regardless of the season, berries are always one of the favorite dishes on the table. The pleasant and sweet smell of berries just asks in the mouth. Among all types of berries, red berries are the most popular..

There is a wide variety of red berries in terms of taste, size, ripening time, and useful properties. Let's take a look at the most common types.

It is worth finding out whether it is possible to benefit from it without harming the body. Few know that this berry can really bring harm, which is hidden under the beautiful peel of this berry.

Recently, watermelon has become dangerous, thanks to unscrupulous farmers who grow them in inappropriate conditions, and suppliers store them incorrectly and do not follow the rules of sale. In order for watermelons to grow faster and become as heavy as possible on farms, they began to “feed” them nitrogen fertilizers. These fertilizers include nitrates, which are very dangerous for humans.

Nitrates accumulate in the pulp of the berry because they lack sun and water during ripening. If we consider nitrates as an ordinary substance, then they are not toxic, but when they enter the stomach, they turn into nitrins, which contribute to the development cancer cells. And if the watermelon is stored for a long time, then the same process begins to occur in the pulp. Nitrites affect and destroy the transport ability of blood, as a result of which a person may develop hypoxia (lack of oxygen). This can be especially dangerous for children and people with diseases of the heart and blood vessels and diseases of the respiratory and excretory systems.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to say exactly which watermelon is dangerous, only if you grow this berry yourself. Therefore, it is better not to give watermelon to children under 2 years of age.

But of course, watermelon also has useful properties! The main thing is to choose and store it correctly. Watermelon contains the following beneficial substances:

• Antioxidants- carotene, ascorbic acid, thiamine and others
• Promotes strengthening immunity, stabilizes vision
• Folic acid helps the formation of DNA and contributes to the proper development of a person.
• Removes excess waste from the kidneys, does not allow salt to be deposited and stones to form, cleanses the body completely.
• Magnesium promotes the absorption of minerals and vitamins

Cowberry

Everyone has heard about this delicious berry, about her medicinal properties, but few people know which ones are exactly useful, and which ones are not very attracted by the use of this berry.

The benefits of this berry are difficult to exaggerate. Consider these properties:

• It contains benzoic acid, which is a natural antioxidant and strengthens cell membranes
• Used as remedy for rheumatism because it contains tartaric and salicylic acid.
• Ursolic acid positively affects the hormonal background helps fight stress.
• Diuretics help cleanse the body.
• Chrome and copper help in the fight against heart disease and.
• Potassium, magnesium and manganese help strengthen the walls of blood vessels, treat gastritis and anemia.
• Sugar helps fight depression.
• Helps fight constipation, headache, weakness.
• Helps in the fight against hangover syndrome.

Perhaps the most popular lingonberry dish is lingonberry juice. Juice is useful for those suffering from anemia, neuroses, poor eyesight, high pressure . Juice is useful for colds, has a positive effect on the skin and hair.

Despite the fact that lingonberries contain many useful trace elements, there are also properties that can harm the human body:

• It should not be eaten by those who have the secret function of the stomach is increased and there is an ulcer.
• Harm can be caused people with low blood pressure.
• Lingonberry and its juice should not be consumed after meals.
• Berries accumulate radioactive substances, so it can not be collected near burial grounds, factories.

Strawberry

There is a lot of controversy about is a strawberry a berry, because according to the concepts of biology, it does not apply to such. However, for many decades, in the summer, strawberries are the queen of berries, but like others, they have both beneficial and harmful properties.

So, Let's start with the beneficial properties of this delicious berry:

• Fights germs, avitaminosis, improves immunity
• Useful for hypertension, anemia, atherosclerosis
• Strawberry tincture can serve good diuretic
• Tincture is treated oral diseases
• Heals joint diseases, kidneys, liver
• Helps get rid of insomnia
• Used in the fight against eczema
• Helps with weight loss used in face masks.

Along with useful, this berry has harmful qualities:

• Strawberries should only be eaten by those who are not allergic to them.
• You do not need to eat strawberries if a person is sick with a stomach and intestinal ulcer
• Do not buy the first berries that appeared on the market - they may contain nitrines.
• Berries may contain helminth eggs Therefore, before eating, the berries should be washed well under running water.
• Do not use infusions for young children and pregnant women
• It is better to consume strawberries with dairy products, as they help to soften the effect of the active components of this berry.
• Those fruits that were not eaten the first time are best stored in the refrigerator, because only in the cold are useful properties preserved.

It is difficult to meet people who do not like fresh raspberries. The berry and branches of the bush itself have a lot of useful properties, and its help in the fight against colds is only a small part of them.

• With a cold helps because it has a lot of vitamin C and salicylic acid, so it works almost the same as an aspirin tablet
• Essential oils in raspberries increase appetite, and fiber has a good effect on the muscles of the intestine.
• Citric, malic and tartaric acids in berries promote digestion.
• Helps with constipation, since raspberries are a natural laxative, which acts very gently.
• Raspberries contain pectins, which remove salts of heavy metals from the body. This quality is preserved after the heat treatment of the berries.
helps to lose weight, as it contains elements that contribute to the breakdown of fats.
• in raspberries many vitamins of groups A, B, C, D, E, PP, macro and micronutrients.

Raspberries, of course, are very useful, but in some cases they can be harmful. There are people who are better off limiting themselves to eating this berry:

• People suffering urolithiasis
• People with gout
• Can't eat raspberries with gastritis and ulcers
• Dosing the use allergy sufferers and diabetics
• Can't give raspberries babies up to a year.

Barberry

This berry is known by the same name of sweets, always a welcome guest on any table.

Berry benefits:

• Barberry has a choleretic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, bactericidal effect.
• Decoction is consumed in diseases of the gallbladder
• Infusion of barberry leaves helps with hepatitis and jaundice
• Helps with bowel disorder, chronic diarrhea, dysentery
• Elements that make up the bark and leaves lower blood pressure and improve heart function
• Useful berries after childbirth as they help the uterus shrink to its natural size

With all the obvious beneficial properties of barberry, There are also contraindications to the use of this berry:

• You can not use barberry people with cirrhosis of the liver
• For gallstone disease barberry can become a source of exacerbation of the disease
• Barberry contraindicated in pregnant women and breastfeeding women
• Children under 12 barberry will not be useful in the treatment of colds
• When making tinctures you need to remember that only ripe barberry berries are useful, but green ones are poisonous

viburnum

Red viburnum berries rightfully deserve the title of a pantry of useful substances for the human body.

• Apply in the prevention of colds and viral infections . The beneficial effect is provided by the high content of vitamin C and antioxidants in the berry.
• Kalina even after heat treatment retains useful properties and helps to strengthen all organs and systems gives energy to the body
• viburnum helps get rid of insomnia and acts as a mild sedative
• For the gallbladder and kidneys is a good diuretic
• Berry consumption helps to cope with ulcers, eczema, abscesses
• The bark of the berry is also useful, from which the tincture is prepared, helping to stop bleeding
• Bones of viburnum are used for restoration of bowel functions
• With the constant use of viburnum seeds, you can feel better, the body is cleansed, lightness appears in the body, stop tormenting migraines, fatigue disappears the heart rate will be restored.

There are some contraindications for the use of viburnum red, and they cannot be ignored:

• It is not recommended to use viburnum with enuresis
• You can not eat viburnum pregnant, since the berry can cause uterine contractions, and cause premature birth or miscarriage
• breastfeeding they also do not recommend using viburnum, as the berries will cause allergies in babies
• viburnum contributes to the formation of blood clots therefore, people with increased blood clotting should not use viburnum
• You can not use viburnum for people, suffering from kidney disease and gout.

The valuable properties of this berry fully justify the laborious process of growing berries - after planting, with proper care, the berry gives fruits only after 16 years. The taste of dogwood is similar only to dogwood. Dogwood is very popular in cooking, it is used to make jam, compotes, liqueurs, wine, pita bread.

What are the benefits of this berry?

• dogwood renders anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, choleretic and diuretic effects
• Decoction of dogwood berries strengthens the immune system, tones the body
helps cleanse the body from harmful decay products
• With constant use reduces the risk of infections and colds
• Berry masks help heal wounds get rid of inflammation on the skin
used by women for weight loss. Berries stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, metabolism and remove unnecessary waste from the body.

These healthy berries can also cause harm, as they have contraindications for admission:

• Acidity
• Chronic constipation
• Insomnia

Cranberry

This berry is primarily known for being highly nutritious and thanks to nutrients has a number of useful properties:

• Cranberry is storehouse of vitamins C, K, A. High content of potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium. The composition contains iron, iodine, manganese and copper. The berries also contain organic acids - citric, quinic, oxalic, malic and others. Phenolic compounds protect against radiation and provide cancer prevention.
• Due to their high pectin content, cranberries helps to remove salts of heavy metals and radioactive substances from the body. Pectin binds and removes lead, cesium and cobalt compounds
• Cranberry cures scurvy, viral and colds
• Cranberry is a natural antibiotic
• raw berry relieves hemorrhoids and varicose veins
• Amino acids help strengthen the walls of blood vessels
• Fresh berry compresses relieve headaches
• For wound healing an ointment is prepared from cranberry burns. The ointment also treats herpes and fungus.

There are also contraindications for the use of this berry:

• Allergy sufferers cranberries are not recommended
• Women who are breastfeeding and babies under three years old, cranberries should be excluded from the diet
• Do not recommend cranberries people with increased level acids in the stomach

This berry can be seen in almost all summer cottages, it can also be black. Most often, people simply do not know all the properties of red currant and treat it with disdain, but this berry is very useful:

• Redcurrant contains vitamin A and P, ascorbic acid. This is positively affects the condition of hair, skin and also strengthens blood vessels and capillaries. Indications for use - diseases of the heart and blood vessels. good remedy for the prevention of strokes. This composition also helps to strengthen the immune system.

• Potassium, which is part of this berry, helps to restore the work of the heart muscle, removes excess fluid from the body.
• Pectin in redcurrant helps to bind and remove toxins and salts from the body heavy metals, and also restores bowel function
• Coumarin in redcurrant helps reduce blood clotting and prevents the formation of blood clots.
• Currant berries contain fiber, which has a mild laxative effect on the intestines.

It is better to observe the measure in the use of red currants, since I can provoke unpleasant conditions such as diarrhea and dehydration.

There are also contraindications to the use of this berry:

• Due to organic acids, intestinal irritation occurs, therefore do not eat berries on an empty stomach
• People with stomach ulcers, gastritis and liver disease should refrain from red currant
• With pancreatitis redcurrant may worsen the condition, due to the stimulation of the production of enzymes by the pancreas
• Redcurrant stimulates appetite, therefore should be used carefully, without overeating.

Rowan red

Widespread low-value fruit tree, noticeable for its bright fruits. This berry is very affordable, but few people know about its beneficial properties:

• Rowan berries contain a lot of keratin, which helps restore visual acuity
• The high content of vitamin C in berries, which helps to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and capillaries
• During the ripening period, berries accumulate a large amount of vitamin PP, which good effect on the nervous system relieves stress, irritation, fights insomnia
• Sorbic and pasarbic acids fight harmful microorganisms, prevent the development of infectious and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
• red rowan lowers blood pressure
• Berries can be used as a diuretic, choleretic and laxative
• Juice made from rowan berries helps heal wounds and stop bleeding.

Red rowan is contraindicated in certain diseases:

• Acidity stomach
• Increased clotting blood
• Ischemia
• Allergy on a berry
• After transferred heart attacks and strokes.

This berry has a lot of useful properties:

• Strengthens the immune system increases the body's ability to fight viruses
• Strengthens blood vessels and restores metabolism. The composition of the berries includes minerals that strengthen the walls of blood vessels, reduce cholesterol levels and stimulate blood circulation. Vitamin P strengthens capillaries. Recommended for atherosclerosis and anemia
• Lowers blood pressure. It is recommended for people with hypertension, and also has diuretic and choleretic properties. Strengthens the stomach and intestines, fights ulcers.
• Stimulates digestion. A decoction of wild rose helps the absorption of sugar and fats, increases appetite
• Source of iron, therefore, it is useful for those who lack this element in the body.
• Antioxidant. Removes toxins from the body and harmful waste
• Helps in the treatment of tuberculosis
• Heals wounds

Possessing obvious beneficial properties, rose hips also have a number of contraindications.. You need to know about them in order to save yourself from unpleasant consequences:

• Bad for the kidneys when using too large doses
• Rosehip is not recommended people with high blood clots and thrombophlebitis
• Not recommended with increased acidity of the stomach
• After eating rose hips, you need to rinse your mouth, as berries adversely affect tooth enamel
• Do not use rose hips with gastritis and ulcers
• The use of wild rose in large doses contributes to the development of non-infectious jaundice

has long been known as a berry that is healthy and as a product - a source of youth.

• Cherry is rich in vitamins B, C, PP and B12, minerals - potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium. Organic acids in help in the fight against a variety of diseases
• Cherries contain inositol which speeds up metabolism
• Anthocyanins in cherries strengthen capillary walls
• Chlorogenic acid helps restore kidney function and liver
• pectin and fiber help remove harmful substances
• Iron and copper in cherry increase hemoglobin

Not everyone can eat cherries, namely, the presence of the following diseases can serve as a contraindication:

• stomach ulcer
• Increased acidity of the stomach and intestines
• Obesity
• Chronic lung disease
• Impaired function of the digestive tract
• Gastritis

Beneficial features:

• Bone berries used for colds as a diaphoretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Lowers the temperature
• Used as diuretic for edema
• Applied in joint treatment
• Leaf infusion relieves headache
• For rheumatism and inflammation of the eyes lotions from berries of bone marrow help very well
• In the treatment of dandruff bone broth is used
• Berry Juice helps to strengthen the walls of blood vessels
• Applies in the treatment of cystitis and hemorrhoids

There are also contraindications to the use of bone marrow:

raises blood pressure Therefore, it is not recommended to use it for hypertensive patients.
• Bone is not recommended with thrombophlebitis and varicose veins.

A well-known berry is able to prolong life and improve the condition of the body.

Useful properties are found in the treatment of the following diseases, as well as for prevention:

• Heart diseases- tachycardia, some forms of arrhythmia, myocardial disease, angina pectoris. Hawthorn relieves pain behind the sternum, normalizes the beating of the heart, tones the muscles of the heart. Indicated in recovery after heart attacks and strokes
• Hypertension - normalizes blood pressure
• Diseases of the nervous system- irritability, insomnia, overexertion. Hawthorn has sedative properties, does not cause drowsiness, does not scatter attention
• Kidney cleanser, you can use hawthorn to normalize urination
normalizes the work of the intestines and stomach promotes healing of ulcers
• Berries remove toxins and waste from the body, cholesterol
enhances blood clotting makes red blood cells more elastic
• Tincture and decoction of hawthorn can cleanse the liver
positively affects the functioning of the brain being a vasodilator treats inflammation, prevents viruses and microbes

Any of the varieties of hawthorn has a whole range of healing properties, however, the abnormal use of this berry can cause damage and form an allergic reaction.

There are a number of main contraindications to the use of hawthorn:

• Individual intolerance
• Liver disorders
• Atrial fibrillation
• Autism of all forms
• Toxicosis
• Hypotension
• Renal failure.

All the berries that are written about above, of course, are a pantry of useful substances and have a beneficial effect on the human body. By eating berries, you can become healthier, improve your general condition and cleanse the body.. The main thing is to observe the measure and know which berries are better not to eat with a particular disease.

Bon appetit!