2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Medlars are among the most useful autumn fruits, which are undeservedly neglected and often overlooked. It is high time their benefits were assessed in the way they should be.
Medlar is a beautiful fruit tree of the Rosaceae family. On the Balkan Peninsula it is wild. It has been growing in our lands since the time of the Thracians. There is evidence that it was cultivated as early as 1000 BC.
Today, the cultivated species of medlar is grown for its fruit. Medlar plantations are found in the Balkans, as well as in California, Japan, Spain, southern France and Italy.
Hardly any of us have an acquaintance who, when asked what his favorite fruit is, would answer medlar. These fruits are undeservedly underestimated. They are unpretentious, tasty and extremely useful for a number of systems in the human body. Their qualities are really amazing.
Medlars are closest in composition to that of apples. In addition to fresh, they can be taken in the form of jams and preserves.
Like any other fruit, medlars have a rich compilation of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. They contain high levels of vitamin A, B, C, as well as the minerals iron, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and others.
Medlars also owe their useful properties to fiber, starch, pectin and organic acids, especially malic, citric and tartaric.
100 g of pure product contains only 47 calories. However, this amount is enough to help purify the blood and strengthen blood vessels. The intake of medlars, in addition to pleasing the palate, is also a pleasure for the work of the bile, kidneys and liver.
It calms the nerves and improves digestion. It is included in some diets as it helps burn fat. Medlars are given to young children because the fruit stimulates growth.
Poorly ripe medlar fruits are used in folk medicine. They, along with the seeds, are used to treat angina, asthma and bronchitis. Well-ripened ones are part of recipes for gastrointestinal diseases and renal colic.
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