The Caucasian medlar is a very unusual, but beautiful and healthy fruit. Its benefits are due to the rich composition of vitamins and minerals. Medlar is useful for those people who suffer from hypertension, asthma or diabetes. With constant consumption, digestion improves, blood vessels and liver are cleansed.
About fruit
Medlar is an unusual fruit with a rare and beautiful name. There are two cultivated fruit plants: Caucasian medlar and Japanese. Despite their common name, they are so different from each other that botanical scientists attribute them to different genera of the same family of Rosaceae.
The homeland of the Caucasian medlar is Southwest Asia and Southeast Europe. Today this fruit is found on the territory of Georgia, Algeria, Armenia, Crimea and all other countries with the same climate.
The fruits of the Caucasian medlar are brown in color with a slight red tint. They can reach a diameter of up to 3 cm. The taste of these fruits is sweet and sour, slightly astringent, and to get rid of the viscosity, the fruits can be treated with cold water.
Useful properties of medlar
This amazing fruit contains a lot of ascorbic acid, which increases and strengthens the immune system and helps fight infections.
Medlar has a beneficial effect on the state of blood vessels - it strengthens their walls and prevents blood clots.
Due to the content of tannins, Caucasian medlar has a bactericidal effect. In addition, the fruit can be used as an anti-inflammatory and hemostatic agent.
Medlar helps to cleanse the body of toxins, lowers cholesterol levels, and improves the activity of the gastrointestinal tract.
Also, medlar contains potassium, which has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system of the body, and calcium, which improves the condition of hair, nails and bones in the human body. And thanks to the magnesium included in the composition, this fruit has a positive effect on the nervous system and muscle condition. Also, the fruits of the medlar normalize blood pressure and improve blood clotting, which significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Cooking applications
The fruits of the Caucasian medlar can be consumed both fresh and processed. And if you collect them after freezing, then they will lose all the acid and will taste very sweet.
Jam, jam, syrup, compote, etc. are made from medlar fruits. Also, this fruit can perfectly decorate any dessert.
Application in medicine
The use of the Caucasian medlar was also found in folk medicine. It is known that unripe fruits have a fixing effect, and ripe ones, on the contrary, have a laxative effect.
A decoction made from unripe fruits and seeds, well restores the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, helps with urolithiasis.
