8/1/09

Medicinal dessert

As a medicinal dessert, no doubt, fruits. Fruits contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and carbohydrates, plus special chemical compounds, flavonoids, saponins, phenols, carotenoids, isocyanates, with many medicinal properties.

Let me begin with some fruits and in the coming days I will complete the full list.

Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). The blueberry fruit contains amino acids and tannins that improve microcirculation, increase capillary resistance and decrease capillary permeability, very important properties for the eyes, ears and skin, as well as very beneficial for hemorrhoids and varicose veins.

Another series of blueberry compounds possess a significant amount of properties, astringent, antifungal, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumor, antithrombotic.

Apple (Malus domestica). The active components, pectin, amino acids, organic acids, carbohydrates, catechins, quercetin, sorbitol, minerals. The mere fact of writing a list of properties indicates the importance of apple for health. I have described some of their properties already.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Lowering cholesterol, analgesic, antiflu, antidiabetic, antiarthritic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiulcer, empowers the immune system, protects blood vessels, antacid, digestive, laxative, diuretic, blood cleanser, hypotensive, sedative, and several other also important actions..

Orange (Citrus auriantum). Oranges fiber content, vitamins and minerals make them an exceptional food. Among most notable effects, its ability to reduce cardiac arrhythmias, their antiviral properties, and hypotensive activities of declining levels of colesterol blood. It is also a digestive plant.

Flavonoids, fruit acids, pectin, alkaloids, sugars, essences and more.

Recent findings are establishing a relationship between some orange chemical compounds and the prevention of several cancers, including lung cancer.

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