Gooseberries are a popular plant in the vegetable garden. You can easily grow the gooseberry yourself. It is a delicious berry that ripens from June to September, depending on the variety. If you have a lot of it, you can make excellent gooseberry jam. The plant originally grows throughout Europe and western Asia. Today the plant is grown all over the world. The plant was first cultivated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. NB! This article is written from the personal view of the author and may contain information that is not scientifically substantiated and/or in line with the general view.

Contents:

• Gooseberry
• Old medicine for fever
• Gooseberry nutritional value
• Gooseberry as an Ayurvedic medicine
• Gooseberry eating tips

Gooseberry

The gooseberry is also known as koolberry, kroezel and knoeper. The German name is Stachelbeeren, or spikeberry. In Belgium it is called gooseberry. The gooseberry bush is a plant with spines. The gooseberry plant grows wild in the Netherlands. You see it in open spaces in the forest and on calcareous soil. The gooseberry originally has green fruits, but specimens with red or yellow fruits have been bred.

Old medicine for fever

The gooseberry was previously used medicinally. In old English this plant was called fea-berry. Fea in this case comes from fever which means fever. The sour juice of the gooseberry has a fever-reducing effect. In England this berry is now called gooseberry.

Gooseberry nutritional value

The gooseberry contains three vitamins that are strong antioxidants: vitamin A, C and E. In terms of minerals, the gooseberry contains a lot of potassium. It also contains many of the minerals phosphorus, iron and calcium. Gooseberries also contain a large amount of fiber and protein. As with many fruits, it is healthiest when picked when ripe. If picked too young, the gooseberry tastes too sour, which means children do not like it.

Gooseberry as an Ayurvedic medicine

In Indian Ayurvedic medicine, the gooseberry is a prized medicine.

• It is good for type 2 diabetes patients because the production of the hormone insulin is stimulated.
• Heart muscles become stronger by eating gooseberries. This causes the blood to be pumped better.
• Gooseberries have a disinfectant effect in the body. Inflammations are prevented and the immune system is strengthened by this small fruit that resembles a grape.
• It works well against diarrhea and dysentery .
• In Ayurveda, gooseberries are used to increase appetite .
• Gooseberry as a rejuvenation treatment . Because the antioxidants prevent oxidation, the gooseberry is said to keep you young.
• Red gooseberry / Source: Darkone, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA-2.5)

It also strengthens the liver so that toxins are removed from the body more efficiently.

• It is even used in India to increase fertility .

Gooseberry eating tips

The ripe, sweet fruits go well in a homemade muesli or yogurt for dessert. A homemade gooseberry pie is a nice change and most people find it very special if you make a pie with fruit from your own garden. In addition to jam, you can make a great sauce for a fish dish or pancake. You can make a cold, simple sauce by mashing gooseberries with a fork and mixing with honey. Gooseberries are an excellent addition to a green salad with lettuce leaves and cucumber. You can also use the gooseberry in a green fruit salad of gallia melon, white grapes, kiwi and green apple. Chayote is a tasty addition to this. For this it is advisable to use a dressing made of honey. Gooseberries make delicious snack fruit on a plate together with segments of tangerines, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries.

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