Many people like sour and sweet things, and green plums are perfect for them. However, green plums are not easy to preserve. They can generally be stored for three or four days at room temperature. They can be kept in the refrigerator for about a week before picking. The period is also short, only about 10 days. It was launched in Zhejiang at the end of April and the beginning of May. Green plum fruit is a very delicious fruit. It is generally used to make homemade green plum tea or green plum wine. If you have time, you can try it. The specific production method and steps are available on the website of Shaoxing Shangyu Green Plum Planting Base.
Warm reminder: Please pay attention to the season when buying green plums!
Effects and functions of green plum fruit
1. Eliminate fatigue and increase vitality. Green plum fruits are rich in citric acid and other organic acids, which can increase appetite, restore physical strength, and eliminate fatigue. At the same time, it can improve constipation, calm the nerves and relieve troubles. The green plum fruit contains a large amount of natural high-quality citric acid, which can promote the tricarboxylic acid cycle, quickly expel fatigue elements from the body, maximize energy production, and enable complete combustion of food. This has significant practical value for athletes and high-temperature workers to restore their physical strength. . In addition, green plums are also beneficial to the body's absorption of calcium and are the most suitable food to help children and the elderly supplement calcium.
2. Significantly improve gastrointestinal function Green plum fruit has the unique effect of regulating gastrointestinal function. The catechin in plums can promote intestinal peristalsis and regulate the intestines, and at the same time promote the contraction of the intestinal wall. Its sour taste can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices by salivary glands, gastric glands, etc., promote digestion, moisturize the intestines and stomach, improve gastrointestinal function, and promote intestinal function. Tao absorption.
3. Protect the liver. The antibacterial and detoxifying effects of green plum products can decompose harmful substances in the human body and remove toxins from inside and outside the human body. At the same time, the sulfur compounds they contain are antioxidants. Substance that can inhibit damage to membrane structure by lipid peroxides. Green plum fruits contain active substances such as pyruvic acid and oleanolic acid, which have a protective effect on the liver. They can improve the detoxification function of the liver and enhance the body's ability to detoxify from food poisoning, water poisoning, and blood poisoning. Therefore, it is known as the "guardian of the human body." Modern people eat thousands of kinds of foods daily with added preservatives, pesticides, antioxidants, etc. They need detoxification and excretion. Choosing green plums to promote visceral function is the best way to protect the liver.
4. Antibacterial, anthelmintic and anti-allergic effects Green plums and their plum products are highly acidic and have certain antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella and other bacteria, and are effective against tinea menbae and ringworm. Fungi such as Bacteria and Epidermophyton floccosum also have a certain inhibitory effect. In addition, it also has certain anti-allergic and desensitizing effects.
5. Delay aging and maintain beauty. Green plums are rich in organic acids and minerals, especially calcium, which can prevent osteoporosis in the elderly. Plum products can cause the salivary glands to secrete more parotid hormone. Parotid hormone is an endocrine hormone, often called "rejuvenation hormone". It can rejuvenate blood vessels and body tissues, promote skin cell metabolism, and beautify the skin. , hairdressing effect; it can also promote the activation of hormone secretions, thereby delaying aging.