Astringent fruit - unexpected effects
Figs, green bananas, hawthorn berries... are some of the astringent fruits that we think are just for fun, but not good for our health.
But on the contrary, these fruits are very nutritious and great for disease prevention.
Green banana
Green bananas contain 10% starch. In addition, they also contain a lot of calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, zinc, and vitamins C, B1, B2, PP... This fruit also contains many valuable biological active substances such as serotonin, norepinephrine and active substances that help dilate blood vessels such as dopamine, catecholamine. If you know how to process green bananas into dishes, the above active substances will be slowly supplied to the body, avoiding the situation of acute high blood pressure, and restoring against atherosclerosis.
In addition, eating green bananas helps balance nutrition, reduce sugar and lipid absorption, and help develop mucous membranes, thereby preventing stomach ulcers.
Figs
Figs are high in fiber, which helps maintain healthy bowel function and prevent constipation. They are also rich in amino acids, zinc, magnesium, copper, and trace elements, so they provide a lot of nutrients if you don't mind eating this astringent fruit.
Peach
According to oriental medicine, persimmons have a sweet and astringent taste, and have the effect of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and eliminating phlegm... The high vitamin C content in this fruit also quenches the body's thirst, and the carbon compounds help balance physiology, are good for digestion, and make you eat more deliciously.
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Guava fruit
Slightly astringent, guava contains a lot of vitamin C and pectin. Eating green guava tightens the stomach lining, reduces gastric juice secretion and intestinal motility. Eating guava will help detoxify toxins that cause diarrhea, balance nutrition, reduce fat and sugar absorption, and prevent obesity. Although it is a bit astringent, guava is still very delicious and has many uses.
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This fruit is rich in vitamin C, helps digestion, lowers blood sugar, treats diarrhea, reduces stimulation of the stomach and central nervous system, limits gastric juice secretion, cures heartburn and gastritis. With so many uses mentioned, hopefully you will love this astringent fruit.
Rose apple
The fruit is white-yellow tinged with pink, has white flesh, is fragrant, and has an astringent taste. The fruit contains protein, fiber, vitamins B, C, pectin, free amino acids... The fruit is very good for tendons and bones, and helps restore the liver.
Plum fruit
This fruit is abundant in Nghe An. The fruit has a sweet, sour, and astringent taste. According to oriental medicine, the fruit has the effect of tightening the stomach and intestinal mucosa, reducing gastric juice secretion, and is good for the liver and gallbladder. If you have the opportunity to visit Uncle Ho's hometown, "buy" some of this fruit and enjoy it.
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Poverty
The astringent substance of the fruit strengthens blood vessels and heals stomach ulcers, reduces the absorption of sugar and fat and has the effect of lowering blood pressure. According to research, the fruit contains archin and archicin. People who eat this fruit will see its obvious effect of reducing inflammation and pain.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn fruit has a cool, sweet and sour taste with a slight bitter taste. This fruit is rich in fiber and mineral components. Hawthorn contains a lot of protein, vitamin B and C. Therefore, this fruit has a good effect on weight loss. In addition, this sour fruit also contains many organic acids, stimulates digestion, has a positive effect on the process of food digestion as well as effectively quenches thirst.
According to Alobacsi.vn