Let's remember the beneficial properties of rhubarb

I remembered my childhood at the dacha by the tall rhubarb bushes. Huge bright green burdock leaves, burgundy succulent stems, unusual flowering - a very beautiful plant and loved by us children, although you can’t help but tear out how sour it is! But now in summer cottages it is a very rare guest, almost forgotten by our gardeners. But in vain, because rhubarb is simply a storehouse of vitamins and microelements!

The beneficial properties of rhubarb are still worth it to revive the planting of this vegetable in your garden.

• The main thing worth highlighting in the benefits of the plant is its ability to improve digestion. The controversial rhubarb will help with both constipation and diarrhea! Yes, a dual effect. But the point is in the dose: in small quantities, rhubarb has a fixing property, and in a stronger concentration it has a laxative property.
• For a weak heart, rhubarb is also a good helper: it will strengthen the heart muscle, help with heart failure, and reduce the risk of stroke.
• I already mentioned that rhubarb tastes sour. What makes it so is its high content of vitamin C, which prevents infections from entering the body, protects against colds, is good for keeping the body in good shape, and prevents premature aging.
• The stems and leaves of rhubarb also contain a large amount of vitamin A, which helps keep our skin and mucous membranes healthy.
• Rhubarb is also valuable for its content of beneficial microelements. It will easily surpass apples in terms of iron content, and magnesium from rhubarb will alleviate the condition of people suffering from insomnia.
• Magnesium will also help those who like to attend strength training in gyms build muscle mass. Therefore, a stalk of rhubarb taken with you to training will be very appropriate!

We could go on and on about the beneficial properties of rhubarb, but I think that even after a few moments described, this undeservedly forgotten vegetable should reappear in our gardens!