A pomegranate is one of the oldest, and quite possibly, the most ancient fruit known to man. In many nations there is an opinion that it is the pomegranate - this is the apple, which was tempted by Eve. As a result, the pomegranate developed a lot of names from the "fertility berry" (in fact a comparison of fruit with a thousand seeds and human fertility is obvious), to "a remedy for a hundred diseases." The plausibility of the last name we will prove to you and a list of useful properties of the pomegranate for the organism.
Composition
The unique taste of pomegranate is due to the presence of fructose and tannins in the composition. And the unbeatable benefit is that garnet is a kind of "waste-free production", because you can use everything for the benefit of a person: flowers, peel, partitions, berries, seeds, root and bark of the bush itself. We'll start with what vitamins are contained in the fruit of the pomegranate.
Vitamins:
- vitamin A;
- vitamin B1;
- vitamin B6;
- vitamin B2;
- vitamin B12;
- vitamin P;
- vitamin C;
- vitamin E.
In addition to vitamins in the pomegranate is also organic acids:
- oxalic;
- lemon;
- apple;
- wine;
- amber;
- boric.
We do not stop the content of vitamins and organic acids in garnet. In addition, the pomegranate contains 15 amino acids , six of which are indispensable and are mainly found only in meat.
In addition, pomegranate is a rich source of minerals:
- copper;
- phosphorus;
- zinc;
- boron;
- manganese;
- iodine;
- calcium;
- iron;
- potassium;
- magnesium;
- chromium;
- sulfur;
- nickel.
Benefit
After a modest list of what kind of vitamins is rich in pomegranate, it is not so important to list those areas of health for which it has a beneficial effect. We will limit ourselves to only the most significant functions of this berry.
First of all, pomegranate is the No. 1 remedy for anemia, as well as in the recovery period after diseases and transferred operations. How this fruit is useful for hematopoiesis
In addition, pomegranate is recommended for diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular, with hypertension. It is proved that it lowers the pressure and acts soothingly on the nervous system.
Pomegranate is almost the main fruit for diabetics and those prone to this disease, after all for a couple of days of "taking" and the sugar level is significantly reduced.
And more recently proved that garnet acts prophylactically against breast cancer, and women are recommended to consume it as often as possible. It is planned to produce drugs for cancer based on pomegranate.