Closer to winter in the markets and counters of shops there is unusual exotic a fruit with a dark green peel – a feijoa. But the far few hurry to taste it, and in vain. It contains a large amount of useful substances which are capable to bring to a human body the mass of benefit.
Instruction
1. The feijoa represents the tropical fruit enjoying wide popularity in the southern countries of the world. On a smell and taste this fruit can remind a kiwi, a wild strawberry, pineapple. Useful properties of a feijoa are shown in finally dead-ripe fruits. Unripe fruit contain not enough useful substances. Get fruits and leave at home before their full maturing that can take several days.
2. The feijoa contains a large amount of vitamins (With, B1, B6, B2, B5, B9 – folic acid), macrocells (potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium), minerals (iron, manganese, zinc, iodine, copper). Caloric content of fruits is small, only 49 kilocalories are the share of 100 grams. Fruits contain a large amount of iodine. By its quantity the feijoa can be compared to seafood only. Fruit accumulate in themselves compounds of iodine which are dissolved in water therefore are easily acquired by an organism. Feijoas use in the medical purposes at pyelonephritis, gastritis and diseases of a thyroid gland.
3. Fruits and amino acids are rich. In a feijoa there is a large number of phenolic connections, in this case it is about leykoantotsiana, catechins and soluble tannin. These biologically active agents play a role of antioxidants, act as prophylactic of oncological diseases. But it is necessary to know that the main part of such substances is in a fruit thin skin. Therefore it isn't necessary to clean fruits before the use, and to wash up only carefully. At a peel an astringent and astringent taste.
4. Feijoas are very useful to pregnant women, it is explained by the high content of iodine, during incubation of the child of the woman have deficiency of this substance. Doctors advise to include in a diet these fruits at atherosclerosis, avitaminosis and diseases of digestive tract. Feijoa fruits at rheumatism are shown. These fruit are used for prevention and treatment of malaria, a scurvy, help at acne rash and painful periods calm. Pulp of a feijoa has ability to reduce arterial blood pressure, cholesterol level. By means of fruits treat bronchitis, diarrhea, vomiting.
5. Essential oil of a feijoa as resolvent is widely used in dermatology. The extract from these fruits differs in the strongest antimycotic and antibacterial effect. In a feijoa there aren't enough calories, but it is a lot of minerals and cellulose. Bark and leaves of a plant have disinfecting and antiseptic properties, they heal wounds and ulcers. Broth from leaves of a feijoa helps at bleeding of gums and a toothache.