Even children are probably aware of the benefits of viburnum berries, although these days they prepare tea from these fruits much less frequently than in former times. The plant has long been famous for its healing properties, and kalin juice is of particular value. What exactly is remarkable about this drink and how to prepare it correctly in your kitchen - you will read about it in our article.
Features of the selection of berries
To get berries of viburnum for their further processing and obtaining juice can be in two main ways: buy or collect it yourself. In each of these cases, there are rules that you should definitely follow to obtain the most positive result.
Independent picking begins in late September and continues until early October, although some experienced herbalists advise to wait for the first frost and only then remove the red berries. Impact on the fruits of cold leads to the removal of bitterness from them, which has a positive effect on the taste of the finished juice.
When choosing a place to collect raw materials, try to move away from the roads and industrial areas, choosing only healthy plants growing in ecologically clean places (there should be no signs of disease on the leaves of viburnum).
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If you do not want or can not pick the berries yourself, it will not be difficult to buy them. In this case, give preference to the berries sold with sprigs, as they will keep their freshness longer. However, if you plan to immediately process them into juice, it is better to take copies, plucked under the roots.In addition, do not forget to pay attention to the color of the berries: in ripe varieties, it will be rich red, without green veins or pink gaps. The smell of this berry is sweet and sour.
Did you know? In addition to the valuable healing properties, our ancestors believed in the magical power of viburnum. Her bunches were hung in the red corner of the hut to protect the house from the evil eye and evil.
What you need in the kitchen: appliances and utensils
For different recipes for making viburnum juice, you may need completely different tools, but in most cases you can easily find them in a regular kitchen.
The most common utensils include pots, deep bowls, ladles and cans for bottling the finished product. From the equipment you will need a blender, and sometimes a slow cooker, which, however, also exist in most modern housewives. 
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Ingredients Required
For the preparation of viburnum juice according to the classic and most simple recipe, you need to take:
- viburnum berries - 1.2-1.5 kg;
- sugar - 400-500 g;
- water - 2.5-4 liters.
Step-by-step recipe with photo
The process of making juice does not take you much time, especially since it consists of standard stages of preparation:
- all berries need to be well washed and bruised, removing the stem and debris;
- put the finished raw materials in a deep bowl and add a glass of sugar and some water to it (just to cover the berries);
- using a blender, we knead the berries a little, but so that the bones remain intact (not up to the porridge state);
- divide the mixture in half and place in two three-liter jars;
- add to each container another 0.5 glass of sugar;
- fill with water before the beginning of the narrowing of the cans (more than half, but not up to the top);
- on top of the container with juice, cover with a cloth or gauze and leave in the room for 14 days to infuse;
- after this time, we take out our viburnum juice and filter it through a fine sieve so that neither the stones nor the rind of the berries fall into the liquid (to obtain the maximum amount of beverage, the pulp can be kneaded with a spoon).
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Other cooking recipes
Today, there are all sorts of recipes using viburnum, but the preparation of juice from it has always occupied a place of honor. Consider a few more options for obtaining this tasty, and most importantly - a useful drink.
Kalin juice with honey
All you need to make a medicinal drug is 1.5 cups of viburnum berries (you get about a glass of pure drink), 1 glass of honey. Kalin juice with honey will be an excellent solution to the problem of cough and low immunity, which is so important in the cold season.
For many people, honey is all the same, but properties differ, depending on the honey plants, therefore it is important to know what is beneficial about black, boiling, hawthorn, may, espartse, buckwheat, linden, acacia, sweet clover, acacia, cotton, chestnut, rapeseed, pumpkin, phacelia honey.The process of making juice is as follows:
- Red fruits are poured with boiling water so that all the bitterness goes away (a few minutes will be enough).
- Then, drain the water, they are very carefully rubbed through a sieve (the cake should remain almost completely dry).
- To the resulting pure juice (approximately one glass) add the same amount of honey and mix everything thoroughly until smooth.
Important! In the absence of honey, it can be replaced with sugar, only in this case, two glasses of a sweet product will be needed for a glass of pure drink.
How to make juice from viburnum in a slow cooker
Multicooker - just an indispensable tool in the kitchen, because in it you can cook a variety of dishes, even vegetable preparations for the winter. It is not surprising that recipes for the preparation of viburnum juice may include its use. Let's look at one of them.
You will need:
- Fresh viburnum - 750 g;
- pure water - 600 ml;
- sugar (preferably sand) - 270 g
- To begin with, viburnum, as usual, needs to be cleaned of rubbish, sifted and rinsed under running water, laid out as a result on a sieve (berries should drain and dry; you can get wet with a towel).
- Finished raw materials should be poured into the multicooker bowl, sprinkled with sugar and pour a small amount of water (about 2 cm above the fruits themselves).
- Close the multicooker lid and set the "quenching" mode, which will take 45 minutes.
- After the specified time, the entire contents of the device bowl must be transferred to a fine sieve and rubbed with a spoon through it (only juice, without oil cake and pulp, should flow into a separate container).
- Sterilize the jars, dry them and pour the finished drink (you can close both the metal lids and the usual nylon).
Features and rules of storage of viburnum juice
Ready Kalinov juice can be stored for up to three months without losing its beneficial properties. But if you want to extend this time as much as possible, then you will have to roll the blank into jars and place it in a dark and cool room.
For a drink prepared without seaming, it is better to clear a place in the refrigerator.
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What is the use of the product
The benefits of juice from the berries of any plant depends on the beneficial properties of the fruits themselves. Therefore, to learn about all the possibilities of this drink, you need to familiarize yourself with the composition of viburnum berries.
Studying the composition
These red berries are soaked through and through with organic acids, pectin, glycosides, sucrose, and tannins that are beneficial to the human body. They also have more vitamin C than citrus. 
In addition, these fragrant berries contain vitamins A and E, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, iodine, and some other, less well-known micro- and macroelements. All of them have a beneficial effect on our body and are even able to remove radiation from it.
There are only 26 kcal per 100 g of viburnum berries, and there is no fat or protein in it, and the amount of carbohydrates is 7 g.
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Beneficial features
Such a rich composition of viburnum allowed her to enter the list of plants that are most often used by folk healers. Thus, the above-mentioned Kalin juice (when properly prepared) is able to provide antiallergic, antimicrobial, diuretic and refreshing effects on the body, and its constant use will not only increase the appetite, but also help prevent the development of diabetes mellitus and thrombophlebitis.
This drink will be useful for people suffering from high blood pressure, and the pleasant taste and aroma of Kalin juice allow it to be used as an excellent supplement to the usual tea. In addition, this sweet product does not harm even diabetics who, for obvious reasons, are forced to deny themselves standard sugary drinks.
Often in the space between the cells of tissues accumulates a lot of fluid, eventually causing swelling of the limbs. Kalin juice will also help to cope with this, since its constituent components contribute to the preservation of potassium in the cells, and it, in turn, tones the vascular system and the heart muscle. 
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Medicinal properties of viburnum in folk medicine
In the practice of traditional medicine, Kalin juice is used for a variety of purposes, with some healers noting its benefit even in the fight against serious ailments.
For example, here is one of the most famous recipes for cooking from high blood pressure: red berries of viburnum pour boiling water and insist in a thermos for about 4-6 hours, then move to a water bath for another 20-30 minutes. Once the decoction is well infused, you can add pure viburnum juice to it and then just drink it as usual tea.
For women with very painful menstruation or other problems of a similar nature, it is recommended to use infusion of Kalinova bark. The cover of the plant is crushed, poured with vodka (in the proportion of 1 cup of raw materials per 0.5 l of alcohol) and infused for 7 days. The finished composition must be taken two or three times a day, before meals (one teaspoon of the infusion is diluted in a glass of clean water).
Dodder, nettle, dill, turnip, calendula, cuff, willow, celery, bay leaf, oregano, verbena, chamomile, lilac have a special influence on women's health.A decoction of viburnum to help cope and with dermatological problems, in particular rash and other manifestations of allergies. To prepare the drug, pour 10 g of crushed plant bark with 1 cup of boiling water and boil the mixture in a water bath for half an hour. After straining and cooling, it should be added to boiling water (200 ml should be obtained) and take two full tablespoons three times a day until all the rashes disappear.
Important! The use of any of the formulations prepared should be started with small doses, evaluating the response of the body. At the slightest deterioration of health or the appearance of any allergic signs should stop taking the medication and consult a doctor.
Cosmetic properties of the product
Kalina juice is not for nothing considered to be a universal remedy for many problems, because it not only treats internal organs, but is also able to cope with cosmetic deviations. In particular, its effectiveness has been proven in eliminating acne, lightening sunburn, fighting the flaccidity of the face, hands and brittle nails.
Here are some popular recipes in this area:
- To lighten the skin of the face and remove age spots, it is enough to freeze the filtered juice and use it regularly to massage the skin for 1.5-2 weeks. After this time, you will notice how quickly the skin of the face is smoothed, acne disappears and freckles become less noticeable.
- If you make a sour cream mask with the addition of viburnum juice, the acne will go much faster. The ingredients are taken in equal proportions and, after thorough mixing, are evenly distributed over the surface of the skin, remaining there for 20 minutes. To flush the mask, it is desirable to use cool water. As an alternative recipe, you can use the option based on juice and egg proteins (the ratio is 1: 1), only in this case the mask should remain on the skin for half an hour. The effectiveness of the procedures should be noticeable after 15-20 sessions.
- In addition to face masks, viburnum juice can serve as a good basis for making homemade creams and even lotions. In the first case, a good nutritional composition will be a mixture of three tablespoons of juice and the same amount of olive oil, to which 1 egg yolk is added (left on the face for 15-20 minutes). After each procedure, it is desirable to wash off the cream with herbal infusions of calendula or chamomile.
- For the preparation of at least useful nutrient lotion ingredients will need more. To 0.2 liters of viburnum juice you need to add two yolks, 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, one spoonful of honey and olive oil, as well as a glass of water and 200 ml of cream and alcohol. After thorough mixing with the finished product, you can wipe your face several times a day.
Important! This nutrient lotion must be kept in the cold, otherwise it will quickly deteriorate.At the end of the theme of beauty, we note another useful recipe with viburnum juice, this time aimed at strengthening the nail plates and softening the skin of the hands. In this case, warm baths prepared from 0.5 l of water, 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed viburnum juice and one spoon of sea salt will be very relevant. In the finished solution for 20 minutes immersed hands. With daily use of these baths, the result will be noticeable after three weeks.
Is there any harm from the juice
Any medicine must be taken with great care, even if it is just herbal tea. The extent to which its impact will be positive depends largely on compliance with the rules for its use and taking into account possible contraindications. Let's find out who and how can harm viburnum juice.
Possible harm
It would be unfair to call viburnum a harmful product, because the possible side effects depend not so much on the characteristics of its components, as on their quantity in the body. Even the most useful substances consumed with excess can cause poisoning or severe allergic reactions, which is why it is worth limiting the use of Kalin juice (no more than 1-2 glasses per day).
If you are following a particular course of treatment, it is advisable to take breaks after each month of drinking a healing drink. In rare cases, overdose causes nausea, stomach pain, and skin rash.
Explicit contraindications
Despite all its medicinal properties, juice from viburnum, under certain conditions, can harm the human body. First of all, it concerns:
- pregnant women (possible development of an allergic reaction in the child in the future or the appearance of unwanted uterine contractions in the woman herself);
- people with low blood pressure (in case of hypotension there is a risk of aggravation of the condition);
- persons with increased acidity of the stomach;
- little children.
In general, treatment with Kalin juice can be an excellent alternative to pharmaceutical preparations. However, do not get too carried away. There are cases when it is better to combine the recommendations of traditional and traditional medicine in order not to aggravate your condition.
