Uses
Grape leaves, especially the red leaves, are
astringent and anti-inflammatory. They are taken as an infusion
to treat diarrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding, and uterine
hemorrhage, as a wash for canker sores, and as a douche for
vaginal discharge. Red leaves and grapes are helpful in the
treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and capillary
fragility. The sap from the branches is used as an eyewash.
Grapes are nourishing and mildly laxative, and they support the
body through illness, especially of the gastrointestinal tract
and liver. Because the nutrient content of grapes is close to
that of blood plasma, grape fasts are recommended for
detoxification. The dried fruit (raisins or sultanas) is mildly
expectorant and emollient, with a slight effect in easing
coughs. Wine vinegar is astringent, cooling, and soothing to the
skin.
Other medical uses - Chronic venous insufficiency,
Diabetic retinopathy, Kidney cancer, Lymphedema.
Habitat and Cultivation
Native to southern Europe and western Asia,
grapes are cultivated in warm temperate regions throughout the
world for their fruit and to produce wine. The leaves are
collected in summer, the fruit in autumn.
Constituents
- Leaves, juice and small branches: flavonoids,
tartaric salts, choline, inositol, beta-carotene, minerals
(calcium, potassium), fiber, tannins, chlorophyll.
- Fruit: sugar, acids, pectin, pigments, vitamins A, B1, B2,
B12, and C, ionized water (80%), trace elements. Seeds:
anthocyanins, polyunsaturated oil.
Applications
The sap can be used directly on suppurating
wounds or diluted in the same volume of boiling water to treat
eye infections.
In a decoction: boil the fresh or dried leaves (1 leaf in 1 cup
[250 ml] water). They are diuretic, excellent against cellulite
and diarrhea, but especially tonic for the capillaries in the
legs or the uterus; when used in a sit bath, or to bathe the
hands or feet, the leaves are effective against circulatory
blockages (hemorrhoids, varicose veins); in a poultice, they
soothe headaches.
The grape represents one of the healthiest and most easily
digested fruit. Grape makes it easier to tolerate fasting
without suffering from hunger: it is, however, essential to
choose organic fruit and, for sensitive stomachs, to spit out
the pulp and pits, which act as a laxative and are indigestible.
Sulphur-free dried sultana raisins or currants soaked for
several hours constitute a good pectoral: take before meals, 3
times daily.
Red grape juice without preservatives and unpasteurized is
excellent for good health and contains as many flavonoids and
antioxidant polyphenols as the fermented juice. As for the wine,
although it lightens the heart, its dependence has caused much
misfortune. However, a glass of good-quality wine every day can
be healthy.
The crushed pips are a formidable source of immunostimulating
agents, and their cold-pressed oil is among the recommended
sources of fat.
MonaVie
Ingredients: Acai berry,
pomegranate,
white grape,
nashi pear,
acerola, pear,
aronia,
purple grape,
cranberry,
passion fruit,
banana, apricot,
prune, kiwi,
blueberry,
bilberry,
camu camu,
wolfberry,
lychee,
Cealdrin &
Glucosamine
