What types of palm trees are there? What types of palm trees grow on our Black Sea coast? Can you grow them at home? Which of them can you grow yourself from seeds? We will try to answer these questions. First, some general information.
The leaves of palm trees are characterized by a feathery and fan-shaped type. The leaves are arranged spirally on the petioles. Flowers are unisexual or bisexual. The fruit is a drupe or nut.
Palm trees grown at home from seed long time are in a rosette state, and only after the rosette reaches the required diameter does the stem begin to grow in height. This feature makes it possible to keep young palm trees grown from seed indoors. The following types of palm trees are most suitable for this: Canary date, Butia capitata, Sabal palmetto, Camerops low (squat), Washingtonia filamentous, Trachycarpus Fortune.
Date canarian
Latin name: Phoenix canariensis Chahand. This plant is dioecious, evergreen. It develops like a tree, but more like a large wide bush 10-20 m tall, with a massive, unbranched false trunk covered with the bases of old leaves.
IN open ground on the Black Sea coast, the palm reaches a height of 12-15 m. The leaves are large, up to 4 m. There are sharp needle-like spines along the edges of the leaf petiole.
This palm tree blooms in summer and autumn. Male inflorescences are up to 2 m long, female inflorescences are shorter. The fruit is ovoid, yellowish-brown, 2.5 cm long, with coarse pulp, inedible. Propagated by seeds.
Edible date
The Canarian date should not be confused with the edible palmate date (Phoenix dactylifera). Unfortunately, seeds extracted from the fruits of edible dates germinate poorly - after all, before the dates reach the consumer, they significantly lose their germination capacity. In addition, the temperature necessary for germination, 20-25°C, can only be maintained in greenhouses and conservatories.
The city of Basra in southern Iraq is considered the edible date capital of the world. 420 varieties of this species are concentrated here. Arabic wisdom says that “the palm tree’s base should stand in the water, and its top should be buried in the hot rays of the sun.”
The palmate date is a dioecious plant. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks hung several male panicles inside the crowns, releasing pollen, since without artificial insemination, female specimens are left without fruits.
Butia capitata
Latin name: Butia capitata. This type of palm tree is native to Brazil. It grows in mountainous areas on sandy soils. The butia trunk has a characteristic capitate thickening at the base, gradually tapering upward.
The appearance of new leaves begins in April and continues until the end of September. During the growing season, from 4 to 9 leaves are formed, and each one lives up to 7 years.
The palm tree is beautiful with its openwork crown, lush inflorescences and fruits.
In the open ground of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, butia begins to flower and bear fruit from the age of 10-12 years. Rarely blooms indoors.
In Butia, the seed is rounded, oblong, pointed at the ends, up to 20 mm long and 10 mm wide, with three distinct sutures. In the lower part there are three rounded pores, closed with loose suberized tissue - this is the place where the embryo emerges.
Seeds contain about 60% liquid coconut oil. Butia fruits are used for food in raw form and for making jams and liqueurs.
Before germinating butia seeds, it is recommended to carry out their long-term stratification in damp sand or peat. Mechanical stratification is possible - sawing off the seed shells or carefully destroying the suberized tissue with a sharp metal object.
Freshly collected seeds germinate after stratification within 35-45 days. In some cases, the process can take up to 24 months.
Butia capitata is frost-resistant - it can withstand temperatures down to -10°C. Drought resistant. Grows well in sandy soils.
In indoor conditions, butia requires regular watering, and in summer the plant must be fed with flower fertilizers once every two weeks. For this, you should use soil mixture for palm trees, sold in stores.
Sabal palmetto
This type of palm tree (lat. Sabal palmetto) comes from North America. Its single trunk in open ground reaches a height of 20 m. The leaves are fan-shaped.
Inflorescences up to 2 m long. The fruit is a black spherical drupe.
On the Black Sea coast, sabal palmetto blooms and produces viable seeds, which usually germinate within four months.
Stratification at a temperature of 35° (about one month) reduces germination time. Soaking in hot water(approximately 90°C), and especially, removing the cap above the embryo also speeds up seed germination. In their homeland, young, not yet opened, leaves are used as food as vegetables, they are called “palm cabbage!”
Hamerops squat
The botanical name of this palm species is Chamaerops humilis. Came to Europe from Africa. It has been cultivated in greenhouses for over 300 years. This is a bush-like palm with several trunks 2-3 m high, growing from a common base. In the Sochi arboretum of the Research Institute of Gorlesecology there are specimens that have 7-10 or more trunks in a bush.
The palm tree grows slowly. Over the summer it forms up to 7 leaves, which usually live for 7 years. Blooms in May-June. The fruit is a drupe and ripens in November-December.
The palm tree is drought-resistant and undemanding to soil. Propagated by seeds.
Seeds do not germinate in the pulp of the fruit. After removing the pulp, they germinate for 2 months at room temperature. Removing the cap causes accelerated seed germination in 11 days.
Washingtonia filamentous or filamentous
Latin name: Washingtonia filifera. She is native to southwestern North America. This is a very beautiful fan palm. The trunk in its homeland reaches a height of 30 m. The leaves are fan-shaped with openwork thin threads hanging between the leaf segments.
Inflorescences are complex paniculate. The flowers are bisexual and have a strong scent. The fruit is an indehiscent drupe.
On the Black Sea coast it blooms and bears fruit abundantly, the fruits ripen in December. This is one of the fastest growing palm trees.
Easily propagated by seeds. Germination rate 80-90%. At a temperature of 35°C in greenhouse conditions, seedlings appear on the seventh day. Under normal conditions - within a month.
This type of palm tree will look good in spacious rooms - halls, offices, greenhouses. Care is not difficult, but there is one peculiarity - in winter it will feel more comfortable in cool conditions. If you cannot maintain the room temperature no higher than 20°C (preferably 15-18°C), then the container with the plant should be kept in a tray with water and sprayed daily. At high temperature indoors and dry air can shed leaves.
Seeds remain viable for up to 5 years.
Trachycarpus fortunea
This type of palm tree (lat. Trachycarpus fortunei) in its homeland, in China, Burma, Japan, grows up to 10 m. At the top of the trunk it forms a bunch of fan-shaped leaves, the petioles of which reach a length of 0.5 to 1.5 m. The flowers are unisexual, dioecious , collected in large paniculate inflorescences. The fruit is a drupe. Fruits abundantly from the age of 20. It blooms in May, the fruits ripen in December-January.
This is the most frost-resistant of all fan palms.
Undemanding to soil. Easily propagated by seeds. The seeds germinate within a month.
It is recommended to transfer young plants indoors to larger pots once a year. This accelerates their growth and makes it possible to remove rotten and dried parts of the root. All replanting work must be carried out in the spring, at the beginning of the growing season.
Trachycarpus Fortune tolerates transplantation well even in adulthood.
In many places on the Black Sea coast it produces abundant self-seeding and runs wild.
The peach palm is a tree-like plant of the Palm family that produces edible fruits.
Straight slender palm tree 20-30 meters high. The trunk along its entire length or only in the upper part is covered with wide rings of long (up to 12 cm) black needle-shaped spines, which greatly complicate harvesting.
The leaves are long (2.4-3.6 meters), pinnately compound, lanceolate dark green, prickly at the edges, leaves. The petioles are also covered with spines.
The flowers are small, yellowish-white, collected in racemes up to 30 cm long, located under the very crown of the palm tree.
The fruits, yellow, orange or red, hang in clusters of 50-100 pieces. They are cup-shaped, conical or oval shape, about 6 cm long, with weakly defined six edges. Under thin skin there is a sweet, mealy yellow-orange pulp and a large ovoid stone with a sharp tip.
The fruits of this palm tree are harvested from September to December, with the tree producing the richest harvest in October and November. Up to thirteen clusters of such fruits can grow on one palm tree. The palm tree blooms twice a year. If the soil is moist enough, the peach palm in Panama can produce two harvests per year.
The tree begins to bear fruit at 2-3 years, then the fruits can be picked by an adult standing on the ground. As the palm grows in height, the clusters of fruit become increasingly difficult to obtain, so to harvest, for example, the Panamanians use special devices to pick these clusters and make them fall delicate fruits onto the ground as softly as possible.
This is what Heinrich Walter Bätz, who traveled through the Amazon in the mid-nineteenth century, wrote about the peach palm, or as it is also called peihuara: “The famous “peach palm”, pupunha….. (“Guilielma speciosa”). I believe that the name is given by the similarity of color and not by the taste of the fruit, because it is dry and mealy, and the taste can be compared to chestnuts with cheese. ... This tree makes a wonderful decoration; it grows in clumps near houses covered with palm leaves; when fully developed, the pupunha reaches from fifty to sixty feet in height. A cluster of ripe fruits is difficult for a strong person to lift, and each tree bears several such clusters. Nowhere in the Amazon does pupunha grow wild. This is one of the few plant products (including three genera of mandi oka and American banana species) that the Indians have cultivated since time immemorial... And only more developed tribes were engaged in its cultivation... About twelve fruits are enough to completely satiate an adult.”
Distribution of the peach palm
The homeland of the Peach Palm is the Amazonian jungle of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This palm tree has long been cultivated and spread by Indian tribes to neighboring areas. It is most important economically in Costa Rica. Also cultivated in Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, northern South America and in the Antilles. The peach palm was introduced into cultivation in the Philippines in 1924, and in India in the 1970s.
Uses of peach palm
In addition to the fact that the fruit has excellent taste qualities, it also contains an insane amount of vitamins, minerals, and organic compounds, which make it simple a unique product nutrition. The fruit contains a lot of protein structures, carbohydrates, vitamins C, E, A, B, K, as well as potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc.
Peach palm fruits are an effective source of energy. 100 grams of fruit contain 37 grams of carbohydrates, which are the building blocks of our energy supply, and by breaking down these carbohydrates, our body is able to very quickly renew itself and recharge itself with energy. It is because of these wonderful beneficial properties that it is popular in South American countries and is becoming more and more in demand around the globe.
Digestive system
Like most other vegetables and fruits, peach palm fruit is an excellent and versatile source of fiber. It plays an important role during digestion because its coarse fibers slow down the digestion process. This, in turn, has a positive effect on reducing bloating and helps prevent more serious gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach ulcers and colon cancer.
Heart Health and Diabetes
Fiber plays a very important role in the fight against diabetes and can help the body regulate insulin levels in the blood. By slowing down the absorption of glucose into the blood, fiber optimizes the functioning of many organs, such as the pancreas. Peach palm fiber also reduces the severity of the effects. diabetes mellitus, strengthens the heart, cleanses the body of excess cholesterol in blood vessels and arteries, thereby reducing the chances of atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.
Vision
One of the most important vitamins found in the fruit is vitamin A, as well as other carotenoids that help protect the body. Carotenes have a positive effect on eye health, and therefore improve vision, because they act as antioxidants, reducing cataracts, and also preventing macular degeneration in the eye cell.
Skin protection
Vitamin C, vitamin A, which are also found in the miracle fruit, maintain a healthy fluid balance in the body. Vitamins stimulate the regrowth of new skin cells and protect others. Potassium in human blood helps control the balance of water in the body, promotes fluid exchange in cells, thereby maintaining the functionality of all important elements body work.
In addition, the fruit contains many key minerals such as magnesium and calcium, which can normalize white blood cells and thus eliminate the chronic effects of free radicals.
Fruits in fresh It is not accepted to use.
The fruits are boiled for 2-3 hours salt water, often with the addition of oil, after cutting the peel, then eaten hot. They are usually eaten with some kind of gravy or as a side dish. fatty dishes, because the pulp of the peach palm is a bit dry. Fruit pulp is also added to bread products, they prepare strong alcoholic drink. The kernels are edible and taste like coconut.
The soft pith from the upper part of the trunk (palmetto), like some other types of palms, is eaten raw or used in various dishes, canned. It tastes similar to celery stalks. This part of the palm is eaten fresh or boiled, mixed with egg and used as a filling for casseroles. Also, when palm sap is fermented, an alcoholic drink is obtained. Chicha beer is made by fermenting unsalted boiled puree of these fruits, sometimes mixed with plantain. The production of such a drink is prohibited in Costa Rica, with the exception of reservations where Indians live.
The kernels are edible and taste like coconut.
In Panama, the fruits of the peach palm provide food for many species of parrots, including those listed as endangered and endangered.
Carefully collected fruits (without dents) can be stored at room conditions for a week.
Palm wood is used as a building material, and the leaves are used to make roofing for huts.
Peach palm leaves are used to feed pigs and chickens. Hollow palm trunks serve as gutters for water drainage, as pipes or flower planters.
The thorns with which this extraordinary palm tree protects its fruits from animals are used by the Indians to apply tattoos with which they decorate their bodies.
Fruit picking device
Palm trees are a common sight in the tropics. There are many varieties of palm trees. They differ not only appearance, but also fruits. Palm trees have all sorts of fruits. Palm trees have large, medium, and small fruits.
There are palm trees that bear one fruit, but it is very large. The most common are fruits, of which there are a lot on palm trees.
They are collected in brushes. Clusters of fruits hang from palm trees without touching the trunks. 
Some fruits are located next to palm trunks. 
In the botanical garden, on the site, a plant that looks like a palm tree produces a very large fruit. Although it is not heavy, the size is impressive. 
I don't have space to grow any kind of palm tree. That's why I don't try to grow them. So, just for fun, I plant some palm fruits. 
Just to see how they germinate and what palm seedlings look like. From the fruits of nearby palm trees falling to the ground, small plants constantly appear on the ground. These plants are simply removed when the grass is cut. I also remove these plants as unwanted weeds. Somehow, at the very beginning of my life here, I laid a coconut on the ground. A sprout has formed. Leaves appeared. But there is no further growth. The soil in this place is completely unsuitable for plants. This is construction sand with cement, which was used to level the area near the house. The coconut palm does not die, but it does not grow either. This suits me, since it would close the already narrow passage in this place. It seems like a shame to throw it away - after all, the plant is alive. Twice I also planted small palm fruits brought from other places. The fruits were attractive in appearance. There was no rapid germination. Perhaps more time was needed. If these fruits sprout, I will see it. Since the sprouts of palm trees are very strong and it is impossible not to notice them.
The dwarf palm has a long history of use. The black fruits of the plant were the first to be eaten by the Indians of South and Central America. In Europe about healing properties berries were discovered only in the 26th century, after the complete colonization of most tribes. The male population of that time chose this remedy as a tonic and sexual stimulant. No less popular medicinal plant and today. Many food additives are prepared from fresh or dried fruits and medicines.
Dwarf palm - botanical description
The dwarf palm or saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) grows in the southeast of America, mainly along sea coasts or in pine forests. Single trees are found in the Antilles archipelago and the Yucatan Peninsula. The scientific name of the palm is Sabal serrulatum, under which the plant is used medicinally. Locals call the tree co-palmetto, which means saw palm, because of the leaves with sharp, cutting edges.
This is interesting. The genus Serenoa got its name in honor of the American scientist Serenoa Watson. The specific name (creeping) characterizes the appearance of the tree.
A low plant with a horizontal, grassy trunk topped with a cap of fan-shaped leaves with serrated edges. Fragrant, white-yellow flowers are collected in dense panicles-inflorescences up to 50 cm long. The fruit is a single-seeded drupe, which, as it ripens, changes color from green to bluish-black. Inside the berry is a hard seed.
The indigenous population of America used saw palmetto fruit to treat disorders of the genitourinary system and prostate, they prepared a rich useful substances a tonic drink given to patients with tuberculosis and bronchitis. Women believed that the fruits of Serenoa repens stimulated breast growth and eliminated black body hair.
Fruit composition
It is the berries of the sabal palm that have a pronounced therapeutic effect. To prepare medicines, brown or dark red drupes containing the largest amount of valuable substances. They are dried in special installations or laid out directly in the sun in one layer. Store in paper bags or cardboard boxes no longer than 3 years.
This is interesting. Pickers medicinal berries take great risks when procuring raw materials. Not only do the razor-sharp leaf petioles inflict deep and long-lasting wounds on people, but many rattlesnakes lurk in the thickets of the dwarf palm.
But all this risk pays off great benefit berries Saw palmetto fruits contain a large amount of polysaccharides and rare organic acids (myristicic, lauric, oleic).
Other useful compounds found in drupes include:
- plant sterols;
- carotene;
- flavonoids;
- essential oils;
- tanning compounds;
- enzymes.
Found in berries a small amount of vitamins and microelements, steroid components, resin and tannins.
But the main value of dwarf palm berries is given by phytosterols: beta-sitosterol 3-O-β-glycoside, fagasterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, and cycloartane.
What are the benefits of palm tree fruits?
In non-evidence-based medicine, saw palmetto berries are used as a tonic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and sedative.
Attention. Most of the medicinal properties of palm today are still not confirmed by clinical trials.
Since the pulp of the fruit has a pronounced antiandrogenic effect, medications based on it are used to combat androgenetic alopecia and various skin problems: acne, pimples, seborrhea.
Other beneficial features saw palmetto:
- strengthening the body after serious illnesses;
- restoration of prostate functions;
- stimulation of the synthesis of male sex hormones, preservation of reproductive qualities;
- maintaining the functioning of the urogenital system, facilitating urination in men;
- recovery hormonal levels in women, reduction of skin oiliness.
Dwarf palm extract - application features
Today, the extract of the fruits of the creeping palm tree is used to make all kinds of dietary supplements and medicines. In Russia, the product is sold under the trade names Prostamol or Permixon. The dosage regimen is determined by the doctor, since the drugs are considered full-fledged medicines.
In the USA, dry saw palmetto extract is used as food supplement and are included in various dietary supplements. Sometimes the product is found in the form of a dry powder or alcohol tincture.
Attention. Those who use sabal palm fruits for hair should remember that preparations based on them do not stimulate the growth of new curls, but only slow down the loss of existing ones.
Dwarf palm - benefits for men
Dry statistics say that more than half of men over 45 years old experience the first symptoms of an inflammatory lesion or prostate adenoma, and by the age of 60, most of the stronger sex have a diagnosed disease. Serrata palm extract will help prevent or slow down the development of pathology.
The mechanism of action of the healing substance is based on reducing the level of DHT directly in the prostate gland, without affecting its total content in the body.
Reducing the concentration of dihydrotestosterone slows down tumor growth, eliminates the inflammatory process and swelling, resulting in a gradual restoration of urogenital functions.
The effect of creeping palm extract depends on the stage of the disease at which therapy was started. Treatment will be more effective at the very beginning of the development of pathology.
Long-term practice has proven one more thing: useful quality sabal palms for men - sexual rejuvenation. Regular use of the product restores potency, increases libido and improves reproductive function.
Benefits of dwarf palm for women
A woman’s appearance largely depends on the state of her hormonal levels and if there are any problems with it, then no cosmetic procedures, expensive creams and a healthy lifestyle will not help you look good.
Elevated DHT creates a lot of problems and leads to excessive hair loss, oily skin, acne, a boyish figure, and irregular menstruation.
Palmetto berry extract is considered a strong antiandrogen. It harmonizes the endocrine system without disturbing the concentrations of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones. Due to this property, the drug is widely used for the following diseases in women:
- polycystic ovary syndrome;
- hirsutism;
- androgenetic alopecia;
- stretch marks and stretch marks;
An additional and very pleasant bonus is the fact that Serenoa repens extract, with long-term use, enlarges the breasts and rejuvenates the skin.
The German company BASF has developed and introduced to the market many cosmetics, containing saw palmetto extract. Studies have shown that saw palmetto extract accelerates the synthesis of collagen and elastin in damaged fibers and prevents the appearance of stretch marks.
Attention. Unlike most similar products, dwarf palm concentrate is quite effective on old stretch marks.
Saw palmetto: instructions for use and contraindications
The effect of taking the extract increases gradually, so it is recommended to use it for at least 4-6 months. Then, after a break of 30–60 days, administration can be resumed. If during treatment there are no adverse reactions does not arise, there is no need to make an interval between courses.
The recommended dosage of the drug in capsules is 160 mg twice a day. The extract tincture should be consumed 1 tsp. in a day. You need to start taking it with a minimum portion, gradually increasing the dosage to the recommended one.
Palma repens goes well with licorice root and nettle, which are also used to alleviate the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome.
However, despite the unique therapeutic qualities, the fruits of the dwarf palm tree will not be useful to everyone. Their use is prohibited in the following cases:
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- patients with gastritis and stomach ulcers;
- while taking birth control pills.
In case of overdose, the drug can cause digestive upset, nausea or vomiting, dizziness, insomnia, and allergies.
Dwarf palm extract: which one to buy?
Today saw palmetto extract is produced in different forms. These can be tablets, powder capsules, liquid tincture, creams and lotions. Dietary supplements with dwarf palm are most widespread among women suffering from hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome. There are many good reviews on this topic, but it is difficult to judge their objectivity, since women often use the supplement together with other drugs that are similar in effect.
As for the benefits for men, everything is much more definite here - representatives of the stronger sex usually use one thing, so they are more impartial. Thus, the majority of those suffering from prostate adenoma note in their reviews a decrease and sometimes the disappearance of symptoms of malaise, easier urination, and an improvement in overall well-being.
Lotions and creams made from the fruits of the dwarf palm are used externally to rejuvenate the skin and stimulate hair growth.
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Peach palm (lat. Bactris gasipaes) is a plant of the Palm family without a voluminous crown, having a not very thick trunk up to 30 m high with evergreen leaves, the length of which can be 3.6 m. The flowers are yellow-white, the fruits are edible, yellow, orange or red, depending on the season, collected in clusters of 50-70 pieces, thin skin. Hiding inside juicy pulp with a sweet taste and one large bone. The jungles of South America - Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia - are called the homeland of this palm tree. In the wild, it grows mainly along the banks of the Amazon, and is cultivated in Costa Rica and India, the Philippines, in a word, in the tropics, where all year round hot and sunny. The fruits are most often eaten fried or boiled.
Composition and calorie content of peach palm fruits
The calorie content of peach palm fruits has not been fully elucidated, but it is definitely low. But it is known that 100 g of pulp contains 37 g of carbohydrates necessary to maintain vitality for a long time. high level and improving performance.
Let's consider the benefits of vitamins in fruits:
- Vitamin C. Ensures normal functioning immune system, increases the body's defenses and prevents getting sick, especially in winter.
- Vitamin E. Necessary for timely tissue regeneration after injuries, maintaining water-salt balance, and preventing heart and vascular diseases.
- Vitamin A. Promotes good metabolism, which eliminates the occurrence of obesity, diabetes and a number of other problems. It is a powerful antioxidant that neutralizes the negative effects of free radicals and thereby prevents premature aging and tumor growth.
- Vitamin B. With its help, the condition of the skin, nails, and hair improves, hemoglobin levels are normalized, visual acuity increases, all metabolic processes in the body are restored and bad cholesterol is removed from the blood.
- Vitamin K. Participates in the functioning of the liver, kidneys, gall bladder, pancreas. It is also important that it neutralizes the strongest and dangerous poisons- aflatoxin, coumarin, etc. This allows you to reduce the likelihood of cancer cells appearing and reduce their number in time if they do form.
Particularly worth highlighting magnesium and potassium that have a positive impact on work of cardio-vascular system. They strengthen the heart muscle, normalize its contractions and supply it with enough blood to avoid a heart attack.
They deserve the closest attention calcium with phosphorus, which strengthen bones and teeth, promote tissue renewal after injuries and prevent the development of various dental diseases (caries, periodontal disease) and rheumatic diseases, such as arthrosis.
Palm fruits are also rich in zinc, which is very useful for men who want to lead a full intimate life. It also has a positive effect on blood sugar levels, reducing it. This is a reliable antioxidant that protects cells from destruction.
Note! The fruits have a high concentration of starch and vegetable fats.
Beneficial properties of peach palm fruits
They improve overall well-being, as a result of which fatigue and migraines go away, appetite is restored and mood improves, and the amount of vital energy increases. Sleep is also normalized, which eliminates bags under the eyes, swelling on the face and a number of other signs of fatigue. All this is possible due to the fact that the product has tonic and soothing properties.
Here are the benefits of peach palm fruits:
- Normalizes cardiac activity. This is facilitated by strengthening the heart muscle, restoring its normal rhythm, and providing this organ with a sufficient volume of blood for stable functioning. Such effects help minimize the possibility of heart attack, stroke, angina, arrhythmia and a number of other cardiac diseases. That is why the product is more useful than ever for people over 60 years of age, who are more susceptible to this than younger people. It should also be noted that the pressure level decreases, which, in turn, improves the general condition.
- Takes care of blood vessels. The pulp of fruits cleanses their walls of cholesterol that has accumulated there for years, sooner or later forming life-threatening plaques. It dissolves them and gently brings them out without clogging the passages or disrupting the blood flow. This helps restore it and prevent a lack of oxygen in various internal organs, to which it arrives along with the blood. In the same way, the development of thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, atherosclerosis and a number of other vascular diseases is prevented.
- Accelerates skin regeneration. The fruits of the tree contain iron, potassium and magnesium, which are actively involved in the renewal of damaged tissues. Therefore, they will come in handy for those who suffer from dermatitis, eczema, urticaria and other skin diseases. They are also recommended to be included in the diet if there are wounds and cuts on the body, which thanks to this heal much faster.
- Improves health. Fruits increase immunity, due to which the body becomes stronger and is less exposed to harmful bacteria, viruses and infections. This minimizes the possibility of influenza, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. The likelihood of infection with helminths, staphylococcus, and streptococcus is also reduced, and this is very important for the prevention of sore throat, tonsillitis and other otolaryngological pathologies.
- Increases hemoglobin. If its level in the blood is low, then a person may experience constant dizziness, nausea, a feeling of coldness in the extremities, weakness, hair loss, peeling skin and peeling nails. As a result of insufficient production of red blood cells, the internal organs do not receive what they need for normal operation the amount of blood and, accordingly, oxygen. This same fruit eliminates such deficiency and provides normal nutrition to the liver, kidneys, heart, intestines, etc. First of all, pregnant women should take a very close look at the fruits of this palm tree, as in most cases they have a low level of hemoglobin.
- Improves bone health. Fruits supply the body with phosphorus and calcium, which are especially valuable for joints. They make them stronger and more durable, which minimizes the risk of injuries (dislocations, fractures) and various rheumatic diseases - arthrosis, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc. For this very reason, they are recommended to be included in the menu primarily for older people who are at risk of developing these pathologies are significantly higher than in young people.
- Increases potency. This is made possible due to the content of zinc in the product, which is widely known as a “male” microelement. It improves the quality of intimate life, increases libido and sexual arousal, promotes good erection and prevents impotence.
Note! Fruits have immune-correcting, strengthening, analgesic, hemostatic and regenerating properties.
Contraindications and harm to peach palm fruits
It is strictly contraindicated for people with allergic reaction on these fruits, which usually looks like redness and itching of the skin, irritation of the nasal mucosa and sore throat. The product must be included in the menu of pregnant women and the elderly very carefully. It is also worth doing this with great caution for any gastrointestinal diseases.
To prevent harm from peach palm fruits, you should try not to eat them in the morning. Before this, you should either have breakfast with something else, or, as a last resort, drink a glass of warm water, which will prevent irritation of the stomach mucosa from fruit pulp.
How to eat peach palm fruits?
They are practically not eaten raw due to their specific taste. Before cooking, the fruit is poured with water and left for 1-2 hours, after which it is dried and boiled in salt water for 2-3 hours. They are served hot, most often with some kind of gravy.
No less popular is the combination of pulp with cheese and mayonnaise. It can be boiled, fried, stewed. The peel and seeds of the fruit are always removed. Wine is prepared from them, various soft drinks, Dessert. We also have experience in manufacturing butter and flour based on the product.
Recipes for dishes with peach palm fruits
You need to take only fresh ones, raw fruits, not covered with mold and with a rather hard peel, which should also be smooth. They can be added to absolutely different dishes - salads, desserts and even soups. They can be fried, stewed, boiled, stuffed and baked in the oven; they turn out very tasty and healthy.
Of all the recipes with peach palm fruits, we can offer the following:
- Jam. Wash the “peaches” (1 kg), dry them, cut them in half and remove the seeds. Then chop, add boiled water (50 ml) and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. After a large amount of juice appears in the pan, stir the mixture and remove it from the stove. Then combine sugar (300 g) and warm water(100 ml), boil the mixture and mix with boiled palm fruits. After this, put the mixture on the fire again and do not remove for about 20 minutes, stirring regularly with a spoon. After this time, beat it with a blender and pour over clean glass jars volume 0.5 l and roll up with sterilized lids. Place the finished jam in the basement, turn the jars upside down and leave it that way for 2-3 days.
- . Dissolve gelatin (20 g) in cold water(100 ml) and leave to swell for about 30 minutes. Do the same with another same volume of gelling agent, only this time use the syrup from the bottle as the liquid. canned pineapples. Next, crumble as finely as possible any shortbread without any additives and place it in a baking dish lined with special paper. Then mix sugar (120 g), liquid cream(100 ml), vanillin (1 tsp) and beat the mass with a blender. Bring the gelatin swollen in water to a boil and combine with the cottage cheese, ground through a sieve. Mix these two compositions and pour them over the cookies previously placed in the mold, put it in the refrigerator. After 20 minutes, place fruits cut into semicircles around the edges and add boiled gelatin soaked in syrup. Place the dish in the refrigerator for 3 hours to cool and set.
- Jam. Wash, peel and seed and chop the fruits (1.5 kg). Place them in a multicooker bowl, add sugar (700 g) and cook in the “Jam” mode for about 50 minutes, stirring the mixture periodically and removing the resulting white film or foam. After this time, beat the mixture with a blender until smooth and without lumps. Ready jam immediately place in sterilized jars, roll up the lids and place upside down for 2-3 days, then return to normal position. It can be used both for greasing a slice of bread for tea, and adding it as a filling to pies, pies, and buns.
- Stuffed fruits. Wash and boil them (200 g) together with the peel and pit in salted water. Then peel them and beat them with a blender. After this, simmer white chicken meat (200 g), fry champignons (150 g), grate hard cheese(150 g). Combine all this, season with grated garlic (3 cloves), sprinkle with pepper and salt to taste, pour in sour cream (2 tbsp). Then wash, cut the fruit in half and fill with the prepared mixture. Place them on a greased baking sheet vegetable oil, and put it in hot oven for 15 minutes.
Note! The fruits are well tolerated heat treatment without losing its taste and usefulness. Moreover, after cooking they become much softer and more pleasant in salads.
Interesting facts about peach palm fruits
Each year an average of 7 clusters weighing up to 10 kg grow on one tree. The fruits have a diameter of about 5 cm and from the outside look like ordinary peaches or apricots, which is why the plant got its name. To make a person feel full, it is enough to eat 5-6 fruits at a time, which, by the way, folk medicine serve to eliminate pain in the stomach and head.
Ripe palm fruits do not remain suitable for consumption for long; already 3-5 days after harvest they become moldy or become soft. It is for this reason that it is almost impossible to find them fresh in countries where this plant does not grow. Most often, fruits are sold in supermarkets in canned form. metal cans or to order in online stores.
Boiled fruit is very popular in Costa Rica, where street vendors offer it as a snack. In Panama, in addition to people, these fruits are also loved by parrots, for whom they are used as food. By the way, the harvest here takes place all year round, but it is especially rich in the period from October to November.
The palm tree is protected from animals by sharp thorns, which are used by Indians for tattooing. They - those who live along the banks of the Amazon - call this plant peihuara, and for them the fruits of the tree are one of the main products in the food system.
What a peach palm looks like - look at the video:
We talked about how peach palm fruits are eaten, how they are best prepared and what to serve them with. And it is obvious that there are a lot of options here; these fruits can easily replace ordinary peaches or apricots; they are not inferior to them either in taste, or in benefits, or in ease of preparation. You only have to try them once to be convinced of this.
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