Cahors: useful properties and contraindications

The benefits and harms of Cahors - these characteristics are of interest to people who are fond of recipes for traditional medicine. It is important to understand that only a high-quality drink can have certain healing properties, provided it is used correctly in accordance with the doctor's recommendations.

A bit of history

Cahors, with recognized medicinal properties, is recognized as a red wine from the French town of Cahors, the raw material for which is Malbec, Tannat and Merlot grapes. A characteristic feature of this healthy drink is its very dark color.

Cahors has been known since the time of the Romans. Thanks to its useful properties, it was purchased by the British for the officers of the Navy for several centuries.

It is believed that in Russia this grape product with medicinal properties became a famous and popular drink, thanks to Peter I, who was recommended by European doctors to take healthy wine for good health. The Russian Orthodox Church appreciated its benefits and began to use it for the sacrament of the sacrament.

Since the 19th century, it began to be produced in Moldova, and then in the southern Russian regions. Popular varieties of fortified wines from the Cahors assortment have appeared - Easter, Yuzhnoberezhnoye, Sobornoye, Tserkovnoye.

Russian Cahors are different from French ones and can be made from other grape varieties, for example, Cabernet, Saperavi, Sauvignon. But its benefits have an equally wide range.

Composition and calorie content of Cahors

Useful Cahorspot of modern production, oriented for church needs, with a strength of 16˚ contains 18% sugar. The varieties sold in retail trade are characterized by a lower sugar concentration - no more than 16%.

The composition, which determines the main properties, contains a variety of elements useful for the body:

• bioflavonoids;
• B vitamins;
• amino acids;
• iron;
• potassium;
• sodium;
• zinc;
• manganese;
• iodine;
• rubidium;
• fructose;
• organic acids;
• glucose;
• tannins.

The calorie content of the noble healthy Cahors per 100 g of product averages 147 kcal.

How is Cahors useful?

The composition, rich in important elements, determines the diverse healing properties and benefits of Cahors for the human body, expressed in several directions:

• improving the functions of the cardiovascular organs;
• prevention of harm from atherosclerosis;
• lowering cholesterol concentration;
• elimination of anemia;
• slowing down the aging process;
• improved blood circulation;
• providing benefits to improve performance;
• promoting weight loss;
• the formation of stress resistance;
• strengthening of immunity;
• confronting harm from viral and fungal infections;
• regeneration of liver cells;
• beneficial effect on strengthening bones;
• treatment of joint diseases;
• treatment of bronchitis, pneumonia, colds;
• prevention of harm from tuberculosis;
• improving well-being in diabetes mellitus;
• strengthening of tooth enamel and gums;
• stimulation of digestive processes.

The health benefits of Cahors in the prevention of malignant neoplasms are noted.

Is it possible to Kahors during pregnancy and breastfeeding

The benefits of Cahors for women during pregnancy seem to be questionable, although there are recommendations for its use as a powerful immunomodulator.

The benefits and harms characteristic of red wine Cahors are carefully studied, since alcohol is contraindicated for the expectant mother, as well as at the stage of feeding the baby with breast milk. If a situation arises when the doctor recommends Cahors for women in the amount of two or three tablespoons per day, then it is important not to get carried away, and not to exceed the prescribed volume in order to eliminate harm to health.

How to take Cahors medicinally

Effective treatment with Kahor without harm to the general condition of the body is based on taking into account its beneficial properties, observing the duration of taking this drink and taking into account contraindications. When preparing medicinal varieties, quality ingredients are used.

With anemia

Benefits with healing properties Cahors to increase hemoglobin, which makes it possible to use it in the treatment of anemia. Prepare the following remedy:

1. Thoroughly wash 0.5 kg of raisins, which have the properties of improving blood composition, and grind in a blender.
2. Peel and rub black radish, known for its fast cure for anemia, - 0.5 kg.
3. Spread healthy raisin and radish gruel into a glass vessel.
4. Honey, slightly warmed to a liquid consistency, is added - 0.5 kg.
5. Pour in Cahors - 750 ml.
6. Kept under a lid in a dark cabinet for 9 days.

Reception of a useful agent is carried out on an empty stomach three times a day, 25 ml each.

For joint diseases

In order to reduce joint pain, three pods of hot pepper are crushed. Placed in a bottle, add 500 ml of Cahors and keep in the dark for a week.

To obtain benefits, after straining, the tincture is rubbed into the skin in the morning and evening in places where joint pain is manifested.

For the prevention of atherosclerosis

Cahors have a beneficial effect when used as a preventive medicine by people over 40 years of age from atherosclerosis:

1. 0.5 kg of walnut shells, known for their vascular cleansing properties, are crushed into small fractions.
2. Transfer them to a glass liter jar.
3. Pour in Cahors using 500 ml of wine.
4. Cover and place in the dark for three days.

After filtration, in order to obtain benefits, it is recommended to drink the tincture every morning on an empty stomach for 3 tsp until the cooked volume ends.

With diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Benefits of Cahors for the stomach in the development of pathologies associated with increased acidity. Most often, Cahors are recommended for gastritis or ulcers. Algorithm for preparing home medicine:

1. Peel and rub fresh cucumber, which has digestive properties.
2. With the help of double gauze, squeeze the juice.
3. In equal shares, they connect him with Kahors.

Use a useful composition before meals four times a day for 2 tbsp. l.

In order to stimulate digestion, dry blueberries are boiled in a glass of water for 20 minutes - 1 tbsp. l. To enhance the benefits, Cahors are added to the strained broth, observing equal proportions, and the mixture is heated to a boil.

After cooling, the resulting healthy drink should be drunk after waking up in the morning on an empty stomach. After a week of admission, a monthly break is taken and the treatment course is repeated. This enhances the benefits and eliminates harm to the body.

For the treatment of tonsillitis and tonsillitis

Due to its expectorant properties, Cahors are effectively used for cough, tonsillitis, sore throat. For the preparation of a healing useful tincture, crushed dry sage - 100 g is placed in a bottle of Cahors, it is kept without access to light for 14 days.

You should take a filtered useful tincture before each meal for 2 tbsp. l.

For the treatment of bronchial asthma

Benefits, relieving the condition with bronchial asthma, tincture prepared according to the following recipe:

1. They cleanse from dirt, wash fresh horseradish root.
2. Peel off and pass through a meat grinder.
3. Collect 100 g of the resulting slurry and put it in a glass vessel.
4. Juice squeezed from three lemons and 0.5 liters of wine are poured in.
5. After 2 hours, the infusion is filtered.

Slightly heated, use a healing, useful agent designed to neutralize the harm from the development of asthma, 1 tbsp. l. before every meal.

With hypotension

With reduced pressure, Cahors are consumed in the morning on an empty stomach. To eliminate harm, it is recommended to drink no more than 40 ml of healing, useful liquid.

The benefits lie in relieving weakness and drowsiness, eliminating dizziness, increasing efficiency, improving the general condition of the body.

With reduced immunity

It is widely used in folk medicine for immunity. On the basis of this healthy drink, the following remedy is prepared that strengthens the body's defense mechanisms:

1. Carrots, radishes, beets are washed and peeled. Peel the garlic cloves.
2. Each type of vegetables, the properties of which have a beneficial effect on the body's defenses, are rubbed separately and squeezed out - 200 ml each.
3. Combine them and additionally pour in a glass of honey, lemon juice and Cahors.

The resulting useful composition with immunomodulatory properties is stored in a glass vessel with a lid in the refrigerator. It is recommended to use it before breakfast, lunch, dinner, 1 tbsp. l. So that there is no harm, after a month of treatment, you need to pause for 35 days and repeat the course.

Homemade Cahors recipe

Given the medicinal properties, if you wish, you can prepare a healthy Kahors at home using high-quality raw materials.

Recipe Option:

1. They sort out red grapes, rejecting low-quality berries.
2. After measuring 5 kg of fruits, place them in an enamel pan and knead with your hands to a state of gruel.
3. Cook the cooked wort on the stove with low heat (60˚) for three hours.
4. After removing the pan, cool the contents to about 25˚.
5. Unwashed raisins are poured in - 150 g as a natural source of wine yeast.
6. After mixing the mixture with a wooden spatula, cover the pan with gauze folded in four layers.
7. Leave in an unlit room at 18-25˚С, remembering to stir the contents of the pan daily.
8. When signs of fermentation appear (on average, after three days), the mass is filtered with gauze, squeezing the solid fraction with your hands.
9. Stir 600 g of sugar in a fermented liquid and place it in a special vessel equipped with a water seal for subsequent fermentation.
10. After three days, another 100 g of sugar is dissolved, repeating this action after another 9 days.
11. As soon as carbon dioxide ceases to be released through the water seal, the fermentation is considered complete.

The liquid fraction is carefully poured through a tube into another dish, leaving a sediment at the bottom. After tasting, the strength is determined. Some add alcohol to increase this indicator (for a given volume, no more than 500 ml). Bottled healthy Cahors ripen for another 45 days. This enhances its healing properties.

How to choose a good Cahors

When choosing a healthy grape alcoholic product in a store, they pay attention to the degree of its aging. There are young species of Cahors without aging. Higher quality samples are considered to be aged for six months.The elite varieties that provide effective health care include branded Cahors. In such a situation, the aging rate reaches three years.

Another criterion for the selection of a healthy wine is its strength. This figure for a quality wine that can help in the treatment of many diseases is 16-18% with a sugar content of at least 16%. The color of the useful Cahors is dark red, uniform. There should be no sediment in the bottle.

Houses determine the characteristics of a healthy grape product by diluting it in equal parts with water. The retained noble color is indicative of a true wine. Another test method is also used. Pour a little into a glass and twist it. A good wine sample leaves "tears" on the surface after draining.

Cahors harm and contraindications

The variety of useful properties of Cahors make this wine popular, but contraindications to its use should be taken into account in order to exclude possible harm to health.

For men, a daily dose of Cahors with a maximum of 250 ml is considered useful. For women, it is recommended to obtain the predicted benefit no more than 150 ml.

Contraindications:

• individual intolerance;
• hypertension;
• pancreatitis;
• depressive state;
• cardiomyopathy;
• alcoholic hepatitis;
• fatty liver;
• some types of malignant neoplasms.

In any situation, it is dangerous to exceed the recommended doses. Cahors are absolutely contraindicated for children, to whom it can only cause harm when used internally.

Conclusion

The benefits and harms of Cahors are well studied, which allows you to use the beneficial properties of high-quality grape wine to promote health. The main condition is to take any medicines in the doses recommended by the prescriptions. This will prevent harm to health.

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