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Exotic Fruit World – Do You Know These Fruits ?
We are familiar with the fruits that we see every day. Our familiarity with fruits depends on the places where we were born and grew up. Every step we have taken to introduce the fruits to ourselves and to our family makes it worth in terms of health. Fruits provide vital elements that are required by our body. Fruits are rich with vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants and other good stuffs. People who eat good amount of fruits and vegetables are known to have less chronic conditions.
There are thousands of fruits available throughout the world that is edible. Some fruits look strange, but interesting. Here is a glance of some fruits from different part of the world that are interesting and packed with abundant nutrients that are helpful to humankind.
Dragon fruits flurishes in abundance in South America and several Asian countries. the dragon fruit’s outer skin is cactus-like, resembling that of the scales of a mythical dragon. These fun-looking fruits contain around 60 calories each and are rich in vitamin C, B1, B2 and B3, and minerals such as iron, calcium, and phosphorus.
Dragon fruits are funny looking but are considered as super fruits.
Dragon fruit has an extremely low amount of cholesterol. Heart healthy fruits as they are excellent source of monounsaturated fats.
Contains good digestive fiber helps to fight diabetes condition. Eating the flesh and seeds, which contain good protein, will keep your body fortified and satisfied.
It reduces acne as it is rich in vitamin C.
They contain active antioxidants and helps to reduce skin aging. It also is good for sunburn skin similar to Aloe.
Juice of fruits can be used for hair treatment as conditioner.
It reduces arthritis pain as it has anti-inflammation character
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Solanum quitoense, known as naranjilla is a close relative of tomato and egg plant. The usually spineless naranjilla is believed to be indigenous and most abundant in Peru, Ecuador and southern Colombia. The naranjilla plant is attractive, with large elongated heart- or oval-shaped leaves up to 45 cm in length. The leaves and stems of the plant are covered in short purple hairs. Inside the naranjilla fruit, the green to yellow juicy sections are separated by membranous walls.
The fruit tastes like a delicious combination of pineapple and lemon and is peppered with edible seeds.
The shells may be stuffed with a mixture of banana and other ingredients and baked.
Ripe naranjillas, freed of hairs, may be casually consumed out-of-hand by cutting in half and squeezing the contents of each half into the mouth.
The most popular use of the naranjilla is in the form of juice. The fruit (including the seeds) is also used in various sherbets, ice creams, native specialties and may even be made into wine.
It is a – immune system booster, good for digestive system, takes care of vision, good blood circulation, eliminates constipation, lowers cholesterol,.
An African shrub, climber plant Carissa is known for both its fruits and medicinal use. The species that is mainly produced is Carissa Macrocarpa, or Natal plum, named after a region in Northern South Africa where it grows. It is difficult to grow these plants because of milky sap exudation that comes out whenever there is a wound or cut in the plant. It is difficult to harvest and transport these fruits as they can be easily damaged.
The berries have a short shelf life because the sap congeals.
It is low in cholesterol, sodium free, and vitamin C, B1, B2, A, calcium, protein, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, copper and is low in fat.
Plant prevent cells from damages, protects the teeth from decay and the gums from diseases, strengthens the nails and lowers the risk of depression.
Peeled or unpeeled, fruits are made into jam, other preserves, syrup or sweet pickles. Jelly is made from slightly under ripe fruits or a combination of ripe and unripe to enhance the color.
It is also good for the skin as it prevents pre-mature aging and offers other benefits as well because fruits contain powerful antioxidants.
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is one of the important natural resources of the mountainous regions of China and Russia. These plants are widely cultivated in these regions to control soil erosion. Apart from this fruits and plants have many benefits. The plant is primarily valued for its golden-orange fruits, which provides many nutrients.
There are five areas of research that have been focal points for their use: as an aid to patients undergoing cancer therapy
Sea buckthorn has been shown to have a potent antioxidant activity, mainly attributed to its flavonoids and vitamin C content .Both the flavonoids and the oils from sea buckthorn have several potential applications.
There are five areas of research that have been focal points for their use: as an aid to patients undergoing cancer therapy; a long-term therapy for reduction of cardiovascular risk factors; treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers; internal and topical therapy for a variety of skin disorders; and as a liver protective agent (for chemical toxins) and a remedy for liver cirrhosis.
They are rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, and other nutrients, flavonoids, oils rich in essential fatty acids, and other healthful components.
The leaves are now also being used for making a beverage tea; they additional contain triterpenes.
Plant has good amount of palmitoleic acid and it is considered as a valuable topical agent in treating burns and healing wounds.
Spanish lime or Melicoccus bijugatus, is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is native to northern South America and naturalized in coastal and dry forest in Central America, the Caribbean and parts of the Old World tropics. The fruit, somewhat like a cross between a lychee and a lime, has a tight and thin, but rigid layer of skin, traditionally opened by biting into with the teeth.
These fruits may contribute to their therapeutic uses, especially for gastrointestinal problems.
Spanish lime is eaten fresh by popping the fruit out of the peel and chewing the juicy pulp off the seed.
One can make juice, jam, jelly, and a liquor called “bilí”.
The seeds are reportedly edible, but are very astringent.
These fascinating fruit trees are easy to spot in Hawaii and belong to Hawaiian islands. These are dioecious trees with male and female plants are separate. It means the fruit of the puhala or hala tree only grows on the female tree. It can be eaten when it turned brought yellow. It was used throughout Polynesia as a food during times of famine. The round fruit is a cluster of seed pods. As it ripens, the fruit breaks apart into single seeds called keys. A new hala tree will from these seeds. Fruits can be eaten raw or cooked.
Every part of hala tree is useful.
The leaves are used often in weaving.
The male flowers are fragrant and the pollen is thought to be an aphrodisiac.sprout
The ariel roots are very phallic in appearance. They are an alterative, used as a blood cleanser.
They are also diaphoretic and diuretic.
The large female “cone” fruit are used to tonify chi. They are adaptogenic and can be used for low energy, sluggish digestion, hangovers, etc.
The medicine of this tree is said to strengthen mind and spirit.
Sugar palm or toddy palm is the name of Borassus flabellifer. The sweet sap of the Palmyra tree is called Toddy and is used in preparation of Palm jaggery. This plam tree exists in tropical countries. Fruits somewhat resemble coconut. The pulp is tender and the husk is fibrous similar to that in Coconut. The fruit has a black husk and is 4 to 7 inches in diameter. It is borne in clusters. The top portion of the fruit is cut off to reveal the three sweet jelly seed sockets. During early summer, they are sold in markets and for a limited period of time.
Almost every part of the tree is useful to humankind.
The sap is fermented to make Arrack which is an alcoholic beverage.
The tender fruit pulp is eaten raw during summer because it gives a cooling effect to the body
