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Quince is a well-known fruit that becomes literally everything. It can be consumed fresh, made into jam, mousse, juice, jelly or liqueur. They even make brandy from quinces. Baked quinces are a great dessert, and in the Pyrenees they make bread from them, similar to a winter cake.
Quince is rich in vitamin C, potassium, sodium, zinc, iron, copper, manganese, fluorine, pectin and many other organic and tannins.
Except for food quince is also used for medicinal purposes in gout and ulcers; in case of disorder and for lowering the temperature; as a tonic for general physical and mental weakness.
Since the tree was cultivated 4,000 years ago, people gradually discovered the healing properties not only of the fruit, but also of the other parts of the tree and the seed of the fruit itself. They are used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, the leaves, the seeds - to extract a useful mucous substance and even the characteristic moss on the fruit for hemostasis.
They occupy an interesting and important place from a medical point of view quince leaves among the other parts of the plant. They are consistently arranged, with short stalks and dark green color. The leaves are heart-shaped and rounded at the base.
It is prepared from quince leaves thick decoction or cold alcohol extract, serving to lower blood pressure. The decoction is obtained after scalding the leaves, and the alcoholic extract - after soaking in alcohol for eight hours.
From the decoction the daily dose is 2 tea cups, which should be taken 4 times. The alcoholic extract is recommended to take 20-30 drops in water 1-2 times a day, depending on the level of blood.
The leaves are also used for inhalation in bronchial asthma and inflammation of the digestive system. For this purpose, the leaves are boiled in 1 cup of water and then left to stand in it for 15 minutes. The resulting decoction is filtered, diluted with water to reach the initial amount and taken a few tablespoons three times a day before each main meal.
Quince leaves and seeds are used to make diuretic tea for kidney complaints. Both the leaves and the seeds must be dried. Boil one spoon of the two components in a glass of water and leave for 5-6 minutes in it. Strain the decoction with gauze. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.
Quince leaves can also be used in cosmetics. They make a light hand lotion. The leaves should be dried, about 100 grams of dry matter is put in a liter of boiling water and left to stand for 1 hour in it. The resulting decoction has a coloring effect, gives a darker skin tone. 2-3 times a day the skin is rubbed with a swab soaked in the decoction.
Undoubtedly, this ancient fruit has unique properties and allows to extract valuable biologically active substances, useful for the body, from all its parts.
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