Jerusalem artichoke, despite its homely appearance, has unique healing properties. And he keeps them in almost any form.
Therefore, if you do not have the opportunity to grow it on the site, you can safely buy at the pharmacy. Its fruits, both tubers and leaves, will have a beneficial effect on your body. He will give a lot of vitamins and amino acids that will give you strength and energy.
From this article, you will learn about how dried topinambur is useful in dried form, as well as how it is harmful. In addition, it tells you how to dry this plant.
What it is?
Jerusalem artichoke in dried form is very much appreciated due to the high content of vitamins. This is the best way to keep it for a long time. Storing an earth pear in a cellar or a refrigerator is possible only for the first couple of months, then it begins to deteriorate quickly.
Dried Jerusalem artichoke in the home is a small pieces. It can also be purchased at a pharmacy, but there it will only be sold as a powder.
An earthen pear preserved in this way can be added to dishes, it is consumed with beverages, for example, tea, milk, and sometimes coffee. Topinambur powder is used to brew vitamin drinks..
Chemical composition
Jerusalem artichoke contains a large amount of vitamins of various groups: A, B, C, PP. They provide the full growth of the body, affect brain activity, strengthen the immune system.
Dried artichoke is an excellent source of BJU. Consider its composition:
- Squirrels. Their main function contributes to building muscle tissue. A large number of amino acids are part of the protein. Half of them are not produced by the human body and the only supplier is products from the outside.
- Ash. It is responsible for the rapid removal of inflammation and wound healing.
- Potassium.
- Magnesium.
- Sodium.
- Iron.
- Phosphorus.
- Copper.
- Silicon.
- Zinc.
- Fatty acid.
- Organic acids.
- Cellulose.
- Pectin.
- Carbohydrates.
- Inulin
The caloric content of topinambur per 100 grams is 61 kcal:
- proteins - 2.1 gr .;
- fats - 0.1 g;
- carbohydrates - 12.8 gr.
Thanks to this rich vitamin composition, Jerusalem artichoke has found wide application in medicine.
Benefit and harm
Pickled Jerusalem artichoke is stored for about a year subject to all conditions. This means that all 12 months you can saturate your body with vitamins. How is it useful?
- strengthens the immune system;
- removes harmful substances from the body;
- normalizes the work of the heart and blood vessels;
- creates protection against colds;
- normalizes pressure;
- normalizes the bowels;
- saturates the body with all the necessary vitamins.
Jerusalem artichoke is an absolutely harmless plant. Do not be afraid of its use. Only individual intolerance can be harmful.
Important! You will see a positive effect on the body only with the right balanced nutrition!
How to dry at home?
Most often dried plants. To do this, select healthy fruit. Rinse thoroughly and cut into thin slices, it is advisable not to use an iron knife, otherwise the product will oxidize. At home, Jerusalem artichoke can be dried in two ways.
In the electric dryer
The electric dryer facilitates the process of drying the fruit, making it fast and of high quality. Step-by-step instructions for use to get an improved root crop:
- Prepared sliced fruits need to be spread on lattices.
- Set the temperature within 50-60 degrees and dry for four hours.
- From time to time it is necessary to change sections in places.
Keep it in a well-closed container, in plastic or glass. Can be placed in a rag bag, tightly knotted. Be sure to in a dark place where direct sunlight does not fall. If over time the dried earth pear became soft, it can be dried again.
In the oven
Not everyone has an electric dryer at home, so you can replace it with an oven. Step-by-step instructions for drying in the oven:
- Thin sliced Jerusalem artichoke is placed on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
- Arrange the slices so that they do not touch each other.
- Set the temperature to 50 degrees.
- Keep an earthen pear in the oven for three hours.
- Leave the Jerusalem artichoke for a day on the table.
- Before the second shipment to the oven, the slices should be turned over.
- If desired, you can salt them, add seasoning to taste.
- Turn on the oven at 60 degrees.
- Dry until ready.
Ready dried Jerusalem artichoke in a container with a tight lid. Store in a dark place.
In the open air
Drying in the sun - the longest procedure presented. How the process proceeds:
- Wash fruits, peel and cut into thin slices.
- Lay out on a flat open surface.
- Dry from 4-5 days.
Dried artichoke must have a pleasant aroma, a little darkened look and be elastic.
Attention! Do not expose it to direct sunlight!
How to use for medicinal purposes?
For therapeutic purposes, you can use as a powder of a pear from the pharmacy, and dried their own fruits. Useful properties have been described above, and how to apply topinambur correctly for the prevention of disease?
Pharmaceutical powder
The beneficial properties of the earthen pear are widely known.. Pharmacological companies produce biological additives in various forms:
- pills;
- powder;
- extract;
- tea bags;
- complex additives.
Use according to the instructions on the packaging of the goods.
Home product
Not only dried pearl tubers are used for treatment, but also its leaves. They can be used to make teas and tinctures. Dried tubers are usually consumed with drinks:
- tea;
- milk;
- compote.
Using a coffee grinder, you can get a powder and also use it to make fortified teas.
The dosage of an earth pear per day depends on for what purposes and in what form (tea, decoction, tincture) you want to use it:
- Decoction. Used to lower blood pressure and increase hemoglobin. It will take 3 tbsp. l dry tubers. Add one and a half liters of water and put on a slow fire. It should be kept on fire for an hour. Daily dose of half a liter. Drink three times a week.
- Infusion. It is recommended to apply at catarrhal diseases. Boiling water (750 ml) pour dried leaves of the earth pear (1 tbsp). Insist for a day. Drink half a glass three times a day before meals.
- Tincture. Used to remove toxins and toxins from the body. 500 gr are added per liter of vodka. dry leaves. Insist half a month in a cool dark place. Take 1 tbsp. three times a day. It is advisable to dilute with water.
- Tea. Vitamin drink, has a tonic effect on the body. For a glass of water (300 g) take 2 tbsp. dried tubers of ground pear. Boil and let stand for about half an hour. Drink as usual tea.
The use of Jerusalem artichoke will only have a beneficial effect on the body when it is properly introduced into the diet.
Dried Jerusalem artichoke slices and powder have the same properties. Very useful and versatile product. Do not be afraid to enter it into your diet and the diet of your child. The baby will enjoy the dried product, he will stimulate his growth and appetite. But remember that overeating can threaten with bloating and flatulence.
Although the earthen pear has no contraindications, except for individual intolerance, but if there is any doubt, it is better to consult a doctor.
