Brazil is home to Feijoa. The plant has sweet fruits that reminiscent of the taste of pineapple and kiwi.
In Russia, the tree is grown in the Dagestan region, it is also found on the territory of the Krasnodar region.
Green Shade Berry different unique composition contains a lot of useful properties, apply feijoa and for medicinal purposes.
What are the healing properties of feijoa, the benefits and harm, photos of plants - all this and not only you will find in this article.
Feijoa has a lot of advantages, for example, it is actively used in the diet, so it was not without a number of harmful effects.
Beneficial features
Main benefit in the high content of an element such as iodine.
A small handful of plant berries will satisfy the daily need of an adult.
Utility is extremely important for people living in places with iodine deficiency. They need to include these fruits in their diet.
In addition, it is in a soluble form, which allows it to be completely absorbed by the body.
In addition to iodine, fruits contain other vitamins. In the composition are present vitamins C, groups B, PP.
Due to the content of easily digestible proteins and feijoa fats, it is recommended in the dietary diet, with a breakdown, vitamin deficiency. To replenish energy, it is recommended to consume five fruits a day.
In the composition there are essential oils, their presence allows you to develop immunity in the epidemic of influenza.
Berry rind contains two powerful antioxidants:
- kakhetin;
- leukoantotsin.
They struggle with the negative effects of bad ecology, give protection against cancer cells.
REFERENCE! Berry has a low calorie, one hundred grams contains only forty-nine calories. For this reason, it is actively included in the diet of various diets.
What is the use?
The high content of iodine in the berries allows their use in the treatment and prevention of endocrine diseases.
Note! Not all fruits contain the right amount of iodine.
In Georgian varieties, for example, there is a small amount of this element. Therefore, they are not suitable for treatment.
Vitamin C is considered an excellent antioxidant, its presence in green fruits allows you to fight atherosclerosis, hypertension, colds.
Immunomodulatory beneficial properties are scientifically based. It gives the right to apply it after serious diseases, in the postoperative moments.
REFERENCE! Feijoa can be used in the diet of allergies, as the fruits do not cause reactions.
In dietology, the healing properties of feijoa are effective in diseases of the stomach. Thanks to their benefits, fruits are not forbidden to include in the diet for various disorders of the digestive tract, diseases of the pancreas.
Feijoa can be made tinctures, it is useful to use them with pyelonephritis of various etiologies. Peel of the overseas fruit It is recommended to add to hot drinks, as there are a lot of useful elements.
If you make a decoction of berries and leaves, you get antiseptic. Broth can be disinfected wounds, including deep abrasions and cuts. They also relieve toothache, apply in case of bleeding gums.
Your attention feijoa on the photo below:
Treatment methods
How to apply the beneficial properties of the fruit to get a health effect? Consider a few recipes for various diseases.
So, methods of treatment with feijoa:
- For constipation, berries are eaten in the amount of three or four pieces daily. Due to the high fiber content, regular stools can be arranged.
- If you have a thyroid disease, you need to eat three fruits every day.
- For the prevention of heart disease and atherosclerosis, one tablespoon of feijoa juice is added to fifty grams of water and drunk once a day.
- In hypertension, two fruits are ground with one spoon of sugar and taken twice a day. The resulting mixture should be stored in the refrigerator.
REFERENCE! It is best to store them in a cold place, as it disappears quickly. To save the product, you can make it a jam or a delicious dessert.
Harm
If the berries of an exotic plant are ripe, then they practically do not bear any harm.
But immature fetus may adversely affect at work digestive tract
In some cases, unripe feijoa can cause poisoning.
Despite the positive properties of iodine, its excess amount is as dangerous as lack. In hyperthyroidism, it is contraindicated to include feijoa in the diet.
TIP! You do not need to immediately have bought feijoa, let it lie for some time at room temperature.
Contraindications:
- Due to the high sugar content, juicy berries should be taken with caution in a condition such as diabetes.
- Feijoa does not combine with dairy products. You can not drink it with milk, otherwise the digestive system will not cope with this diet.
- You can not give an exotic berry babies up to a year. Children have not yet formed enzymes for the full absorption of exotic fruits.
- Pregnant women should use it with caution, iodine overdose is dangerous. Although in small doses, the fetus helps to deal with a common problem during pregnancy - constipation.
So, feijoa has many advantages when used. Do not be afraid of feijoa allergy, the fruit is well tolerated by the body and has healing properties. At the same time it is necessary to ensure that the fruits are mature, it is also important Do not overdo it with the consumption of iodine.
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