Cranberry

Description

Cranberry (Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon) belongs to the same family as Blueberry. It comes from North America and grows in moist ground. The ripe fruit is well known for its therapeutic purposes. The juice of that fruit is often used in the preparation of food as a flavoring or pigment, but it is believed that its extraction has several therapeutic properties. The active elements of the herb are a set of flavonoids that have been studied for their nutritional properties and antibacterial action.

Benefits
• prevent the formation of stones in the kidneys
• remove toxins from the blood
• recommended for people with emerging urinary tract infections
• contains nutrients such as calcium, folic acid, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sulphur, zinc and vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, C and E.
• actions against mutated strains of Streptococcus

Precautions
Cranberry should not be used as a substitute for antibiotics during an acute urinary tract infection, but it is ideal to use as soon as the action of antibiotics is completed in order to avoid relapse Infection.