Pink Pomelo
18 great uses of grapefruit in dry season
The pomelo, or in scientific terms Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, is the largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit. It is a natural, i.e., non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia and Malaysia. Similar in taste to a large grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly consumed and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast Asia.
Reduce dryness, fight flu, lose weight, relieve joint pain, help the heart, support diabetes, is a great food for people with constipation, reduce the risk of stomach cancer and pancreas. ...
1. Increased resistance: Grapefruit is a thermal bar and contains many components that are very beneficial for human health. Grapefruit contains vitamin C and vitamin A are abundant, increasing the body's resistance. Just half a grapefruit you have enough 78% of the daily vitamin C requirement for the body.
2. Preventing the flu: Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit regularly helps strengthen the immune system to reduce the risk of influenza due to infection with bacteria and viruses.
3. Reduce fever: Because of high vitamin C, drinking grapefruit juice has a good antipyretic effect. Drinking grapefruit juice is also good for the treatment of malaria and colds.
4. As the "medicine" for people with diabetes: In fresh shrimp pomelo contains ingredients such as insulin, which is an ideal food for people with diabetes. Drinking fresh grapefruit juice has a hypoglycemic effect in the blood. In addition, diabetics are encouraged to eat 3 servings of grapefruit each day to improve the situation. People at high risk for diabetes should also apply the advice above. Normal people who regularly eat grapefruit can minimize the risk of diabetes.
5. Grapefruit provides a large amount of fiber, which works against constipation, and is considered a "functional food". Because it can prevent dysentery, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease.
Studies have shown that eating grapefruit helps to salivate and soothe, so it is possible to "support" the digestive system. Eating grapefruit or grapefruit juice can be effective in preventing and treating other illnesses associated with excess acid.
6. Grapefruit: Grapefruit is one of the fruits of many vitamins, it is not only easy to eat, sweet but also contains very little calorie, grapefruit also helps you get beautiful skin and have. nutritious body. The rich vitamin C and glue in grapefruit juice moisturizes and protects the skin, preventing wrinkles and feet.
7. Helps the heart: In grapefruit contains high fiber soluble pectin. These fiber are used to lower cholesterol in the blood, thereby reducing the risk of atherosclerosis. So eating grapefruit will help keep the heart healthy, low cholesterol, avoid the disease artery block. Many studies have shown that pectin is more effective than cholestyramine and is still used to lower cholesterol. A doctor in the United States observed a group of people eating grapefruit every day, the cholesterol decreased to 8%.
8. Effective support in kidney disease patients: Since the pomelo contains potassium is very rich, so the fruit is ideal therapy for people with kidney disease.
9. Reduce the risk of prostate cancer Scientists have proven that grapefruit has the potential to reduce the risk of prostate cancer because it contains large amounts of lycopene. Experts have conducted direct tests with 48,000 doctors, doctors have applied a diet with 10 servings of lycopene rich foods weekly. The results were astounding, as 50% of them had difficulty or almost no risk of prostate cancer.
10. Reduce the risk of stomach cancer and pancreas: Research in the Netherlands says that grapefruit reduces the risk of stomach cancer. Research in Sweden suggests that grapefruit reduces the risk of pancreatic cancer. According to scientists, the substances contained in grapefruit such as lycopene, phenolic acid, limonoid, bioflavonoid inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Prevent arthritis, lupus: The phenolic acid found in grapefruit also acts to prevent chronic diseases such as arthritis, lupus.
12. Pain relief: Eating grapefruit daily helps patients with rheumatism, erythema or inflammatory pain relief, due to the biochemical substances in pomelos are able to control the agents causing pain.
13. Reduce stress, fatigue: Grapefruit juice can reduce stress and fatigue. When the body feels tired, stressed, drinking a glass of grapefruit juice mixed with lemon juice extracted will help you immediately see the effect.
14. Reduce fat: People who apply diet should also eat grapefruit regularly, because grapefruit is able to "burn" fat and excess calories.
15. Treatment of fungal infections: Many studies of Polish scientists, Austria, Paris Pasteur Institute showed that grapefruit juice contains an antibiotic that works to treat bacteria and fungi.
16. Cure colds, headache: Folk often take the leaves of boiled grapefruit to drink, bathing to ease the discomfort of colds headache is very effective.
17. Early symptoms, infections in children: People use grapefruit to burn coal, crushed to treat early infection in children.
18. Hair loss treatment: In addition to essential oils, pectin, naringin, enzymes peroxydase, amylase, ramnoza, vitamin A, C, hesperidin .. should have many uses in it. baldness, hair loss.
