Feijoa attracts the attention of many people not only for its name, but also for its appearance, as well as its excellent taste and many useful properties. Why is feijoa really useful?
Every year, greenish fruits similar to gooseberries appear on store shelves. This is feijoa. It is a berry harvested from small trees in South America. It is this region that is considered the birthplace of the plant.
Feijoa has many beneficial properties. They are due to the presence of a large amount of vitamins and minerals in the berry.
The benefits of feijoa for the human body
- Replenishes iodine deficiency in the body, which helps to improve the functioning of the thyroid gland and brain.
- Improves memory and attentiveness.
- Increases the tone of the body.
- Thanks to vitamin C, it helps to cope with colds and viral diseases.
- Increases human immunity.
- Feijoa is often included in various diets, as it improves metabolism and contributes to the rapid saturation of the body, due to its high fiber content.
- Effectively lowers blood pressure.
- Fights high cholesterol levels.
- Improves digestion, which helps in the treatment of gastritis and other gastrointestinal ailments.
- Various ointments are prepared from feijoa, which are used in dermatology in the treatment of fungal diseases.
- Various masks are prepared from it for the skin of the face, which relieve swelling and have a rejuvenating and nourishing effect.
- Due to the presence of pectin in its composition, it is a natural laxative.
- Feijoa peel is used in the treatment of poisoning of varying severity. But for this it is brewed.
- It removes toxins and other toxic substances from the body.
- It is a prophylactic agent for oncological diseases.
- Perfectly cleanses blood vessels in the human body.
- Increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
- Fights hair loss in humans.
- Perfectly relieves various inflammations in the human body, including inflammation of the kidneys.
- Has antimicrobial properties that help with cuts and other cutting wounds.
Feijoa harm
Despite the huge number of useful properties, feijoa also has some contraindications. The fruit should not be eaten by people with impaired heart function, as well as patients with diabetes mellitus. When using feijoa, various allergic reactions may appear. It is also better to refrain from eating this berry for people with digestive disorders. Because it can make the problem worse.
Moreover, even in the absence of any contraindications, the use of feijoa should not exceed more than 400 g per day for an adult and 150 g for a child.
How to eat feijoa correctly
Since the berry grows only in the southern hemisphere, it is harvested unripe and transported to other countries. Therefore, it most often comes to store shelves in this form. And unripe feijoa is stored for a very short time and quickly deteriorate. Because of this, you need to carefully monitor the quality of the product when choosing a berry.
At the same time, it is better to eat feijoa whole, without peeling the peel. It contains a large amount of useful vitamins and minerals.
