Plum is inferior in popularity to cherries and apples, but there are some unique and beneficial properties that are unique to this fruit. It's time to pay attention to her. It is cultivated everywhere, because it quickly adapts to any climate and is highly fertile. In fact, there was a discharge by the method of natural crossing of two fruits - blackthorn and cherry plum. The birthplace of plum is Asia. There they began to actively grow and eat it in the 17th century, then the fruits were delivered to France.
So overseas fruit gradually migrated to Russia. The benefits of plums are immensely great. She is loved not only for her good taste, but also for herbal properties and low calorie content. Sweet acid fruits help to cleanse our body of toxins, toxins, excess fluid and saturate with vitamins and nutrients. Nutritionists recommend eating it to people who want to quickly lose hated kilograms.
Compote, fruit drinks, jam, jams and other useful goodies are prepared from fruits. Culinary experts from around the world highly appreciate plum for its piquant and sophisticated properties. Yes, and healers recommend it for anemia and gastritis. The benefits of plum in its diuretic and choleretic action, so it is recommended for older people. It is also a natural laxative: it is enough to eat a handful of fruits daily on an empty stomach, and you will forget about what constipation is.
A significant amount of vitamin E contains plums. The benefits of this vitamin are probably known to everyone - it has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system and prolongs youthful skin. In plum, it is several times more than in tangerines, cherries and oranges. Regular use will help rejuvenate the skin and reduce pigmentation. In addition, the fruits have a lot of sucrose, fructose, citric and malic acids. Compared to apples, plums have more minerals.
Among the most important are phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, sodium, iodine and copper. There is also a lot of pectin, which helps fight radionuclides, remove carcinogens and heavy metals from the body. The benefits of plums also include riboflavin (B2), a vitamin that regulates protein metabolism and strengthens the central nervous system. The fruit contains vitamin P, which is responsible for the permeability and strength of our blood vessels.
It has been repeatedly proved that these fruits are useful to eat with high blood pressure, gall bladder disease and atherosclerosis, as they help to remove bad cholesterol. It activates lactobacilli in our intestines and stimulates the appetite of the red plum. Its use is great. It is noticed that regular consumption of these fruits helps to get rid of some stomach problems.
The benefits of plums to the human body are enormous. Even after heat treatment, compotes and juices retain almost all the healing properties. The leaves of this fruit can also be eaten, since coumarins are present in their composition - compounds that have a calming effect on blood vessels. Traditional medicine advises the use of fruits for metabolic disorders and rheumatism, but in small doses, as the fruit removes fluid.
However, with all its usefulness, plum can be harmful, especially to people with high acidity of the stomach. It is contraindicated to include it in the menu of young children, as it can provoke increased gas formation and colic. With caution, diabetics should use the fruit - it contains a lot of sugar.