What season are peaches?
Mature from June to September.
Peaches bloom in March-April, grow into peaches after flowering, and it takes 3-6 months to mature. Different kinds of peaches mature at different times, and they begin to produce peaches in summer. Until autumn, peaches are seasonal fruits. Most peaches ripen in June-September, and a few will ripen earlier or later.
When will peaches be on the market?
Peaches in different regions have different time to market. Peaches in the north will be listed early all day, basically in May, and later in the south, basically in June, and can be listed in batches in late June.
What are the benefits of eating peaches?
1, diuretic stranguria
Peach blossom contains phenol, which has diuretic effect, can remove dampness and reduce swelling, and treat jaundice and stranguria. At the same time, peach blossom can induce diarrhea, but it has no stimulating effect on intestinal wall.
2. Anti-anemia
The flesh of bloody peach has a high iron content, which is second only to cherry in all kinds of fruits. Because iron participates in the synthesis of human blood, eating peaches can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and prevent iron deficiency anemia.
3. Anti-cancer
Hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde, the hydrolysis products of bitter almond contained in peach kernel, have synergistic destructive effect on cancer cells, and the further metabolites of hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde have certain effects on improving anemia and relieving pain of tumor patients respectively.
4. Anticoagulation
Pharmacological research shows that the ethanol extract of peach kernel can improve platelet level and inhibit platelet aggregation, which shows that it has certain anti-hemagglutination effect and weak hemolysis effect.
5. Cough and asthma
Substances such as bitter almond and lactalbumin contained in peach kernel have sedative effect on respiratory organs after hydrolysis, which can stop cough and relieve asthma.
6. Anti-hepatic fibrosis
Peach kernel extract can dilate portal vein of liver, promote blood circulation of liver, improve collagenase activity of liver tissue and promote collagenase catabolism of liver. Liver fibrosis has a good therapeutic effect. It can also increase the flow rate of red blood cells in liver microcirculation and promote bile secretion.