Girasol

At those who often eat a girasol, beautiful teeth and they shine with the Hollywood smile without the assistance of stomatologists, they have strong nails, a voluminous hair, strong nerves and a dream quiet, as at the righteous person.

The homeland of a girasol is the country, "where there are a lot of wild monkeys" and Pedro's tones – Brazil. The girasol received the name by the name of the local Indian tribe "топинабурус".

In Europe this vegetable appeared only in the 17th century. Began to cultivate it in the 18th century in France, from there it got to Italy, Holland, England, and called it for some reason the Jerusalem artichoke.

In Russia his name is earth pear or Volga turnip. The closest relative of a girasol is … the sunflower. Russia began to cultivate a girasol before potatoes, but then for some reason grew cold a little. Possibly, potatoes were more attractive.

Girasol, or earth pear – Helianthus tuberosus L - a perennial tuberiferous plant from family yasnotkovy. In culture it is cultivated as an odnoletnik. In the 1st year of life at a girasol leaves, tubers and flowers are formed. He breeds vegetativno - tubers. In height the hollow stalk of a girasol reaches the 50-70th. On the main stalk escapes are formed. Leaves are dark green, in the form of hearts with the pointed top and rough edges.

At a girasol powerful root system. On hundred-bosoms, as well as at potatoes, tubers are formed, but they are small. Their weight does not exceed 5-6 gr, and length of 5-8 cm. On one plant there can be from 80 to 150 tubers. The form of tubers is very interesting, it, really reminds a sea shell, alternating thickenings and banners.

Girasol for health
Roots of a girasol it is just a well of vitamins and useful substances. Contain in them: vitamins A. B1, B2, B6, C, PP, inulin, fructose, proteins, cellulose, pectin, organic acids, fats, irreplaceable amino acids and such minerals, as, potassium, calcium, fluorine, iron, silicon, zinc, magnesium, sodium, chrome …

The girasol is eaten crude, added to salads, fried as potato, pancakes bake, salted and even pickled. The girasol is a valuable medical and dietary plant.

The inulin which is contained in its tubers normalizes sugar level in blood therefore experts recommend to include it in a daily diet of the people sick with diabetes.

Inulin reduces also the content of harmful cholesterol in blood, protecting thereby vessels from formation of blood clots and sclerous plaques.

It does not allow dysbacteriosis, creating in intestines nutrient medium for useful microflora, serves as prophylactic not only for gastrointestinal diseases, but also tachycardia, an ischemic disease, a myocardial infarction, a stroke, and other diseases.

Many experts claim that the girasol prevents emergence of oncology.

At the use of a girasol the blood pressure, hemoglobin level in blood is stabilized, weight at obesity is lost.

Those who often eat a girasol almost never have cold, flu, a SARS as they have good immunity.

It is desirable to eat daily 250 - 300 of tubers or to drink fresh juice from them. Fresh juice of a girasol treats polyarthritises, gout, rheumatism, reduces acidity in a stomach at heartburn.

The girasol neutralizes harmful consequences of environmental impact, brings radionuclides, toxins and salts of heavy metals out of an organism that is especially relevant for residents of large megalopolises.

- Girasol infusion
1.5 tablespoon of the crushed tubers to fill in 1.5 glasses of boiled water, to insist in a thermos of 6-8 hours, to filter, accept ½ glasses 3 times a day yes 20-30 minutes to food. Course 1 month.



Girasol for appearance

- National cosmetologists know long ago that girasol juice well tones up, rejuvenates face skin, helping to get rid of wrinkles.

- A mask from a girasol against wrinkles
2-3 tubers of a girasol to wash out and grate, add ½ teaspoons of honey and to impose, the received gruel on the person. To wash away in 20 minutes water of room temperature. Course 21 masks. To do in 1-2 days. Approximately through 10-15 procedures the effect is noticeable with the naked eye.

- For dry skin
From a girasol to add ½ teaspoons of olive oil to gruel pulp and to put on a face for 20 minutes, to wash away warm weak tea leaves of green tea. In 4 minutes to wipe a face with a piece of ice or to wash cool boiled water.
Approximately through 10 masks skin will become soft and elastic, and through 20 wrinkles will already considerably be smoothed.

- The face can be wiped for the night with girasol juice to get rid of flabbiness of skin.

- Infusion for a spolaskivaniye of hair
To fill in 3-4 tablespoons of the crushed leaves of a girasol with 1 liter of boiled water, to insist 40 minutes, to filter, rinse hair after washing and they will become soft and silky.