In the wild, this shrub grows in North America. There he is very tall (3 meters) wide crown. The fruits are small and tasteless, and produces a lot of shoots. Interested in Aronia (Aronia) once the I. V. Michurin. He began to conduct experiments on crossbreeding it with other berries, and brought a variety of black chokeberry with large and sweet fruits. Retaining the hardiness, shrub was very productive with a little care.
Vitamin P in the berries of black chokeberry is more than other fruits. The content of vitamin C Aronia is in the same row with lingonberries and cranberries. Contained in berries and other vitamins. There are also many trace elements: iodine, iron, copper, fluorine, zinc and boron.
Aronia is recognized as official medicine, it is proved that its berries to lower blood pressure, prevent the atherosclerosis, relieve allergic reactions, helps with diabetes.
Even healthy people can use the berries for detoxification and recovery of sleep and appetite.
Chokeberry frozen, dried, make fruit drinks and juices, jam. It goes well with currants and rose hips.
Fans of black chokeberry are prepared from her marmalade, making brandy and wine, even thought the raisins out of the ash. But the most useful thing to eat every day for a few pieces of fresh berries.
For treatment use not only the berries but also the leaves. They are dried in a ventilated area in the shade or in the dryer at 60 degrees. Dried raw materials are best stored in paper bags not more than two years. With leaves to brew tea. It is very tasty and flavorful.
The berries are delicious and early autumn after ripening, but after a frost they taste even better.
From Aronia has contraindications. Its berries it is undesirable to use (especially in large quantities) hypotensive, varicose veins, high acidity of the stomach and gastritis, constipation and ulcers, elevated blood clotting. Self-medicating is always dangerous, especially in case of unclear diagnosis. Order of the Rowan berries have been useful, it is necessary to consult with your doctor.