Chinese pear: medicinal properties

Today, the supermarket counters are full of variety, and we, the buyers, will not be surprised. Yesterday's exotics firmly settled in our stores and refrigerators, including a variety of fruits. For example, once an orange was a rare exotic fruit from China. Now the orange is not associated with China for a long time and certainly is not considered exotic. But we have not yet become accustomed to some other fruits to such an extent, but they gradually begin to enter our diet. For example, a Chinese pear, also called Asian, Japanese, Taiwanese, sand pear, as well as a pear "our" ("nasi"). The theme of our today's article is "Chinese pear: healing properties".

The Chinese pear, respectively, comes from China, where it is very popular. But also this fruit is grown in Korea, Japan, Israel. Thanks to its remarkable taste qualities, this pear variety has come to the shelves of dozens of countries around the world, including our country.

Pear Yamanashi was the ancestor of the Chinese pear. Her fruit was hard and sour, almost no food. But the Chinese breeders brought out a Chinese pear with a wonderful taste.

Sorts of Chinese pears there are dozens, and they all have wonderful taste qualities and, in addition, very juicy. In shape, this fruit is a cross between an ordinary European pear and an apple, has average dimensions and weighs about 300 grams. The Chinese pear is usually pale yellow (less often - with a green tinge) with small specks. The ripe fruit has a sweetish taste with sour notes, white juicy, fairly dense flesh. The Chinese pear is widely used in the preparation of various salads and desserts.

The Chinese pear is already ahead of the European in popularity among buyers due to its excellent taste qualities and remarkable appearance, which inspires confidence in customers. What else is good about a Chinese pear? It, along with its medicinal properties, like many other fruits is a dietary product. For 100 grams of pears, there are only 42 calories.

This fruit contains many different vitamins and minerals. The Chinese pear is very rich in potassium, which is necessary for the body. It regulates the processes that occur in tissues, muscles, cells. Potassium is involved in the construction of cells, in the metabolic processes of the body. This mineral is indispensable for the functioning and vital activity of the body as a whole. Potassium salts favorably affect the activity of the intestine. Deficiency of this mineral can provoke cardiovascular, neuralgic and some other diseases. The daily dose of potassium for children is 600-1700 mg, for adults - 1800-5000 mg. 100 grams of Chinese pears account for about 120 mg of potassium. Without a sufficient amount of this mineral, normal heart function, muscle functioning, cell regeneration is impossible. If you have pain in your muscles, you can eat a few pears - in this way, if you do not remove completely, then at least reduce the pain significantly. With a lack of potassium, tissue growth slows down, insomnia and nervousness may appear, cholesterol levels in the blood may increase, and heartbeat may accelerate due to cardiac dysfunction.

It is also worth noting that potassium provides cellular balance, and this is one of the ways to prevent cancer. Also, sufficient potassium intake plays a more important role in normalizing blood pressure than reducing the amount of salt in the diet.

Thus, with a lack of potassium, it will be advisable to include Chinese pears in the diet - both tasty and useful. Chinese pears contain phosphorus - an important element that takes part in the life support of the body, affecting the activity of the heart and kidneys. In these fruits, calcium is present, necessary for the normal formation of bones, teeth, nails, hair, involved in various important processes in the body.

It is very important that both phosphorus and calcium are present in the body in the right amount. with an excessive amount of phosphorus, calcium is excreted from the bones, and with excessive amounts of calcium, urolithiasis can develop. As already indicated, the Chinese pear contains both, and another element.

Also in the Chinese pear contains magnesium - one of the most important minerals for the heart, vitamin B9 (folic acid), necessary for the normal functioning of the circulatory, immune and many other body systems. In addition, the Chinese pear contains vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, vitamin C, iron, zinc.

Organic acids contained in pear fruits, improve digestion, metabolism, kidney and liver. The Chinese pear is a very tasty and useful fruit, but its import, like many other foreign products, has its own nuances. In Russia and in the United States, the most commonly imported variety is a Chinese pear called "Ya". A couple of years ago, the import of Chinese pears into the US was banned. bacteria were found on pears, unknown in America. In addition, wood parasites were brought into the country, pears were delivered in wooden boxes. Now these problems are solved - China began to use plastic boxes for transportation of pears in the United States, and also to process the product with a composition that destroys bacteria. In Russia, the Chinese pear is still imported in wooden boxes, and this increases the risk of damage to Russian forests and nature in general.

When buying a Chinese pear, also take into account the fact that this fruit, unfortunately, has its drawback - the shelf life of such a pear is not long at all. The fruits gradually begin to deteriorate and blacken a week after their collection, if special conditions for storage have not been created. But in the refrigerator, the Chinese pear is kept for 2 weeks at least. Try to always look at the date of delivery of fruits, it is never worth to buy stale and discounted fruits, because this purchase can turn into trouble for your health. Buy only fresh and quality product. The Chinese pear, whose medicinal properties so positively affect human health, is an indispensable product in your diet. Be healthy!