An overview of the guava fruit

Guava is a very popular fruit in Vietnam, from cities to villages. His father once said:

“Hungry to eat young guava

To abstain from the rice to feed her mother to her fullness of the old meaning ... "

Wherever you go, the guava is probably the easiest tree to find and the easiest to eat. Young guava fruit has a mild acrid taste, but when ripe it has a sweet aroma. Guava meat is soft, sweet, guava intestines even more aromatic when ripe, as if encapsulating the flavor of autumn.

Everyone knows how to eat this delicious guava. But have we fully understood the role of consciousness in life? Read this article for more reference!

1. Guava - A companion of each Family

Overview of Guava

The English guava is guava. Guava tree is a woody plant but smaller than litchi and longan. The maximum height is 10m, the diameter of the trunk when the most mature tree is 30 cm. Guava tree trunks are not rough, rough like longan, and branches are not as easy to cause as mango trees. Guava body is smooth, very rarely borer. There are many different guava varieties: guava like Bo guava; Tao Guava, Gang Guava, Nghe Guava and Imported Guava such as: Xa Le Guava - origin of America; seedless guava - Taiwan; red gut guava - Thailand

Effects of Guava

Guava also provides a large amount of nutrients for the body and can also be used as medicine. So what is the treatment of guava fruit? Rarely does any kind of fruit such as guava, the whole tree from young buds, young leaves, fruit, root bark and stem bark are used to make medicine. The pharmacological studies prove that the extract of guava tree parts has the ability to kill bacteria, astringent the mucous membranes, and hold loose.

Fresh guava juice is very beneficial in reducing coughs and treating colds, and at the same time it has the effect of "upgrading" the respiratory system. The flesh of the guava fruit contains a lot of vitamin C and iron. As a result, it works to prevent colds and viral infections; Helps improve skin structure and prevent skin diseases thanks to the astringent properties of guava and guava leaves.

The 8 most common uses of guava are: Controlling blood sugar helps reduce the risk of diabetes; Limit your chances of having a stroke; Repel cardiovascular diseases; Prevent cancer, Strengthen immune system; Relieve muscle pain; Supports the optimization of endocrine functions.

2. 8 uses of guava will definitely make you love this fruit more

• Diabetes:

Reducing insulin resistance and good blood sugar control are among the top effects of guava. The tea with guava leaf extract aids in reducing blood sugar levels and the effectiveness of guava leaf tea can last 2 hours after that.

• Stroke:

Did you know guava also effective in reducing blood pressure? Just a little guava after a meal will help good cholesterol be produced and lower bad cholesterol. This disease is mainly due to high blood pressure and bad cholesterol, so a diet with the presence of guava will bring great benefits.

• Heart:

Guava is small but contains antioxidants and vitamins that help protect the heart from free radicals. The soluble fiber and potassium factor from guava help in improving your heart health.

• Blood pressure:

Guava is superior in potassium and fiber but has a very low glycemic index. In the family, if someone has a blood pressure disorder, eating guava is an effective method to stabilize.

• Prevention of cancer:

The invasion and spread of cancer cells can be limited or even prevented by guava extract. Antioxidants from this fruit reduce free radicals that can damage cells - one of several causes of cancer.

• Relieve muscle pain:

Guava contains minerals that are essential for regular physical activity. With a good effect in calming nerves or muscles, limiting damage is very effective.
Improve immune system:

The amount of vitamin C of oranges is 4 times lower than the amount of vitamin C in guava. Vitamin C is an important factor in increasing disease immunity. From there, significantly enhancing health, preventing germs that cause infections and reducing typhoid diseases.
Improve endocrine functions:

The amount of copper in guava helps with the production and absorption of hormones for the body. In addition, guava also helps improve the endocrine system - digestion, mainly the thyroid gland - the metabolism of food and energy.

3. Benefits of guava for pregnant women

Here are 8 health benefits of guava for pregnant women

• Reduce the risk of anemia

Drinking a glass of guava juice every day helps reduce anemia in the body because the guava fruit contains essential nutrients that help increase hemoglobin concentration in the blood.

• Helps increase immunity

Guava is a natural source of ascorbic acid, vitamin C - it helps improve the immune system of pregnant women. In addition, these nutrients also help eliminate common diseases in pregnancy because a guava contains about 16mg vitamin C.

• Treatment of constipation during pregnancy

Guava is rich in fiber, which helps to clear the intestines, thus helping to prevent constipation during pregnancy. A medium-sized guava can provide 36% of the daily fiber intake for the body.

• Treat diarrhea

Guava has a very good effect on treating diarrhea because it contains chemical compounds that tend to shrink other components in the body, so it can astringent the intestines. In addition, guava has carotenoids, vitamin C and potassium that aid in the healing of gastritis. The most effective is the alkaline compound in guava that has the ability to prevent and prevent bacteria from growing during dysentery.

• Supports fetal nerve development

Not only good for pregnant mothers, guava is also very good for the fetus. Guava contains folic acid and vitamin B9 - very important for the development of the fetal nervous system.

• Canxi additional

Pregnant women should add 1 guava per day or alternate with guava juice. The high calcium content in guava helps to support the development of fetal bones and teeth.

• Keep blood pressure stable

The nutrients in guava also help control blood pressure very well for pregnant women. During pregnancy, maintaining blood pressure is paramount to avoid the risk of miscarriage or preterm birth.

• Prevent gestational diabetes

Pregnant women eat guava to help maintain a normal and balanced blood sugar level, thus helping to prevent the risk of gestational diabetes - this is a quite common disease in modern life.

Note: Although guava has many benefits for pregnant women, but pregnant women do not abuse guava during pregnancy, because guava seeds can make pregnant women indigestion and risk getting entangled in the appendix.

4. Guide to eating guava properly

With the above effects, surely eating regularly will have a good effect on the body. So if you eat guava daily, what is the effect? To get the most out of this "natural" drug, we need to eat guava properly.

Morning

Morning is "golden time" for the question of when to eat guava. Eating fruit at this time will have nothing in the stomach, eating guava and drinking a glass of water is the "perfect" recipe. The digestive system after a night of rest, easily absorbs nutrients in the best way. But remember to buy guava at reputable clean fruit stores to ensure food hygiene and safety!

Between meals

Eating fruit and especially guava between meals is a good habit to practice. Because in the middle of a meal is also the time when the digestive system works best and secretes many different enzymes, so that digestion can take place more easily.

Night

Guava should not be eaten before bedtime because it will reduce the efficiency of absorption. If you want to lose weight or "fool" the stomach then eat before dinner time. Because guava is one of the low energy fruits but rich in fiber, it can satisfy hunger. And that is the reason why dinner is the simplest meal of the day, while at the same time helping to limit the amount of bad fat.

Before and after training

Eating guava before and after a workout is also considered a good time to eat fruit for athletes. The addition of fruit between before and after exercise helps to provide enough energy during the exercise, and replenishes more energy after exercise.

And the nutrients in guava will be easily absorbed during exercise, limiting body fat to help understand better when exercising. Above are the times to answer the question "when should we eat guava" for good health.

5. Recipe for processing boiled guava for weight loss

Step 1: Cook with boiling water then add sugar, licorice, salt. Cook 5 more minutes to make the licorice free of sweetness.

Step 2: Put the guava in to boil for 5 minutes and then turn off the heat. Let the guava in the pot soak it in water, keep the lid on for 3 to 4 hours.

Step 3: Wait for the guava to absorb the licorice flavor, then take it out. Leave the fridge to have both delicious and delicious guava.

Guava just finished boiling is golden yellow, the whole space will emit a fragrant aroma. If you eat it right away, you will feel the aroma very clearly. However, when waiting for the guava to cool down, the aroma of guava will be reduced, but in return, the taste of guava is sweeter, the guava piece is sticky and very attractive.

Want to "process" delicious boiled guava, we should choose the type of guava with small, greenish fruit (which is often called guava), which still has a sharp taste. When boiled, the acrid taste is removed, so the guava is sweeter. If the guava is too young and green, it will not taste sweet when boiled. And the guava is too ripe, then boiled it up. Therefore, choosing guava for boiling also needs to be very delicate.

6. Eating Guava Have Constipation?

In fact, only green guava can cause constipation if eaten in excess. You may not know, because green guava contains tannin, which is the factor that creates the acrid taste of guava. Tannin, when combined with proteins in the body, will form a membrane that makes the intestinal lining seize. This substance has the ability to stop diarrhea but increases the likelihood of constipation if we eat too much.

In addition, you should also know that eating guava seeds is constipated because guava seeds are hard, so when eating a lot, it will be difficult to digest, thereby affecting the digestive process.

The Guava Fruit is a safe and nutritious fruit. Not only that, it is also suitable for all ages and health conditions. So consider including this food in your family's daily diet.