Potato juice is a nutritious drink with healing properties. It is used in folk medicine to improve all body systems. Juice is added to cosmetic masks, creams, shampoos and balms, and is also part of biologically active food additives.
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The chemical composition and calorie content of potato juice
The composition of the juice under discussion includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, starch and water. The tubers are rich in calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, contain a certain amount of vitamins of groups B and E. Organic acids are also present in the juice, which accelerate metabolic processes and also help to eliminate toxins from the body.
The composition of the potato includes such trace elements as boron, cobalt, lithium, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, nickel.
Juice made from young tubers is rich in vitamin C, which disappears with prolonged storage of root crops.
Potato juice is a high-calorie product, almost not used in the diet menu. Calorie content of 100 g of freshly squeezed liquid is 80 kcal.
Useful and healing properties
Juice has diuretic, laxative, wound healing and regenerating properties. It normalizes the water-alkaline balance in the body, increases hemoglobin, strengthens the immune system.
Juice is used in traditional medicine, manifesting its properties as follows:
- eliminates heartburn;
- heals wounds, cuts, burns, scratches;
- increases appetite;
- relieves gastric and intestinal bleeding;
- relieves headaches and joint pains;
- lowers blood pressure;
- treats pancreatitis;
- struggling with insomnia;
- normalizes the liver and kidneys;
- improves the condition of the skin, hair and nails.
Potato juice effectively fights gastritis, colitis, Crohn's disease. It relieves cramping, relieves bouts of arthritis, arthrosis and osteochondrosis. Normalizes heart rate, strengthens the walls of blood vessels and capillaries.
How to take juice for health
The benefits of potato juice are invaluable in treating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and skin.
Fresh potatoes relieve stomach pain, flatulence, bloating and nausea. Juice promotes the regeneration of epidermal cells, treats rashes, acne, and alleviates psoriasis.
With diseases of the stomach
Before you start therapy with the drink in question, you should figure out how to take the juice correctly. In the morning, before the first meal, drink 200 - 250 g of freshly squeezed potato juice on an empty stomach. Then lie down on the bed for 22 - 25 minutes, relax, do not make sudden movements. After half an hour, you can start charging and breakfast.
- Treatment of gastric diseases, including ulcers, takes place in 3 stages. Use potato juice before breakfast for 10 days. Then take a 10-day break. So alternate the stages of the course 3 times. After the final stage of co-treatment, take a break of 15 to 25 days. The result of drinking juice will be noticeable 5 to 7 days after the start of treatment. Swelling will disappear, heartburn will recede, stool will normalize. Cramps in the stomach will decrease, attacks of belching and hiccups will be reduced.
- For gastritis, drink potato juice in 0.4 cups 2 times a day in the morning and evening after eating. You can mix carrot, beet and potato juices in equal proportions.
For the beauty of the face and body
- Start your morning by washing with the product in question. It tightens pores, smoothes wrinkles, gives skin elasticity and natural shine.
- In the evening, after removing makeup, wipe face with juice. This will reduce dark circles under the eyes, relieve skin fatigue, and normalize cellular tone.
- Potato whitens the skin. To achieve the effect, it is enough to wipe the face with a cotton pad dipped in freshly squeezed juice. It reduces swelling and inflammation, gives the skin smoothness and radiance.
- Add it to the water before taking a bath or wipe the body after a shower. The skin will be cleansed of the rash, will become more firm and elastic.
- Freshly squeezed juice stimulates the development of hair follicles, makes hair strong, strong, reduces hair loss. Rinse hair with juice 2-3 times a week and massage your scalp.
Potato juice relieves the body of harmful substances. Drink 50 g of freshly squeezed juice mixed with mint, lemon or dill daily. Such a drink heals the body, improves blood flow.
Methods for producing potato juice
Wash the potatoes in pure spring water without impurities and chemical additives. Remove the eyes with a sharp knife. If the potato is young, then peeling it is not necessary. If the tubers are stored for a long time, then free them from the skin. Do not use deformed, cracked, and sluggish root crops.
Juice can be made in a juicer. Use the resulting pulp for the preparation of compresses, wellness baths and masks.
If you cannot use a juicer, rub the tubers on a fine grater and strain through 2 layers of gauze. Allow the liquid to settle for 2 to 3 minutes.
Store freshly squeezed juice in the refrigerator for no more than 3 hours.
During long-term storage, it emits toxic toxins and loses its healing properties.
Some rules for treating potato juice
- Use only freshly made juice. Shake the liquid thoroughly before shaking.
- Juice, which has stood in the fresh air for some time, darkens and thickens. Solanine is formed in it - a toxic substance that leads to poisoning of the body.
- Juice destroys tooth enamel. Drink it through a straw or rinse your mouth thoroughly after drinking it.
- Before the start of faltering, discard spicy, spicy, fried and smoked dishes. This will enhance the healing effect of the juice and cleanse the body of harmful substances.
For increased acidity, select potato varieties with yellow or cream pulp for making juice.
You can mix potato juice with sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke, carrot juice.
Fasting potato juice
Potato juice is taken on an empty stomach with gastritis, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, uterine fibroids. With cervical erosion, add a teaspoon of granulated sugar and a slice of lemon to the drink.
The discussed drink helps get rid of sore throat and bronchitis. In the morning on an empty stomach for 4 days, drink 50 g of freshly squeezed liquid, in which you can add lime or orange juice.
When treating bowel disease, take the juice on an empty stomach for 25 days. The daily dose of the drink is 0.3 cups. Every day, increase the amount of funds by 50 ml. A break between courses of treatment is 15 to 20 days.
Contraindications
Due to the high alkaline balance, juice can irritate the mucous tissues of the body. It is not recommended to use freshly squeezed potato juice for gastritis with high acidity.
Also, you can not be treated with juice:
- with severe diabetes mellitus;
- with individual intolerance to the components of the composition of the product;
- in the acute stage of obesity, anorexia;
- with diseases of the urinary system.
Use caution with potato juice when tooth enamel is damaged by caries. People suffering from sexually transmitted diseases should consult with their doctor before starting a course of lactation.
Potato juice eliminates viral, infectious and chronic diseases. Co-therapy also strengthens the body's immune forces, normalizes the functioning of organs and tissues. Regular consumption of potato juice rejuvenates the skin, improves the structure of nail plates and hair.
