Cherry Plum - Properties, Indications, Contraindications, Calorie Content

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Useful properties of cherry plum

Cherry plum is valued for its constituent sugars, organic acids, ascorbic acid and trace elements, among which the most are potassium, calcium and phosphorus. Therefore, it is often used for the prevention and treatment of night blindness, scurvy and vitamin deficiency. Cherry plum is especially useful for children, the elderly and pregnant women. At the same time, the content of many nutrients depends on the color of the fruit - the yellow cherry plum contains more citric acid and sugar and there are practically no tannins, and in the red and pink varieties there is much more pectin.

One of the beneficial properties of cherry plum include its ability to improve digestion and produce a laxative effect. These properties are possessed not only by sweet and sour fruits, but also by the leaves of the tree. The bark and roots of cherry plum have anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic and antipyretic effects and are often used for colds, especially in the treatment of lingering coughs and throat ailments.

Another useful property of cherry plum is the ability to remove radionuclides due to the high content of fiber and pectins, which is especially important for residents of large cities. Fresh juice quenches thirst well and is a tonic.

Application

As a dietary product, cherry plum is useful in fresh and dried form, and it also retains many medicinal properties in jelly, compotes, preserves and compotes. Cherry plum jam is cooked both with seeds and without them. For its preparation, an equal ratio of ripe fruits and sugar is usually used. Often, other fruits are added to cherry plum jam - oranges, pears or apples.

Dried cherry plum compote increases appetite, improves digestion and is especially useful for gastritis with low acidity. Decoctions can be used to prevent constipation due to their mild laxative effect. To prepare such a decoction, a tablespoon of dried cherry plum fruits is brought to a boil in a glass of boiling water, and then insisted for 5 hours. For medicinal purposes, drink the broth three times a day before meals, 1/3 cup. For the use of cherry plum for coughs and colds, it is recommended to prepare similar decoctions from the roots and bark of the tree. And an aqueous infusion of cherry plum flowers is useful for diseases of the liver, kidneys, as well as for the treatment of impotence.

Cherry plum seed oil also has useful properties, which is used as a laxative in pediatrics, and is also used in the production of medical soaps and perfumes. The oil can also be applied topically to heal wounds. And the seed shells are used in the manufacture of activated carbon.

Unlike plums, cherry plum is used to make the traditional Georgian tkemali sauce. In addition to cherry plum fruits, it contains garlic and various herbs. The peoples of the Caucasus use this sauce with meat, vegetable and fish dishes and consider it one of the reasons for longevity, since the nutrients contained in cherry plum contribute to the complete assimilation of fat and meat by the body. Also in the Caucasus, lavash is often prepared from the pulp of cherry plum, for which the fruits that are broken in half are dried on wooden boards under the sun. This is considered one of the best ways to preserve not only the taste, but all the beneficial properties of cherry plum.

Contraindications to the use of cherry plum

Cherry plum has practically no contraindications and is a valuable dietary product.

With caution, it should be eaten only with increased acidity of gastric juice.

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