Prickly pear is also called mountain king fruit, prickly berry fruit, frangipani fruit, pear, wood pear, is a rare fruit of nutritional treasures of nourishment and fitness. Prickly pear is widely consumed since ancient times, prickly pear tastes sour, can strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, astringent stop leakage. Prickly pear is used to treat food accumulation and bloating, dysentery, enteritis, vitamin C deficiency.

What are the effects of eating prickly pear

Prickly pear is a very popular food, prickly pear is a specialty fruit of Guizhou Province. Fresh prickly pear fruit flavor is strong, and made of dried prickly pear is also very delicious, and edible effect is also a great! Prickly pear fruit is mostly oblate spherical, horizontal diameter is generally two to four centimeters, eight to September fruit maturity, yellow, sometimes with reddish color. Flesh crisp, ripe with a strong aromatic flavor. Fruit skin densely covered with small spines, commonly known as "prickly pear". The fruit is rich in vitamin C, known as "king of vitamin C". So, what are the edible effects of prickly pear?

1, teenagers eat prickly pear to promote development: prickly pear carotene content is very rich, and carotene is the predecessor of vitamin A, often eat prickly pear can be treated with vitamin A deficiency, for the growth and development is very beneficial, is very suitable for young people to eat.

2, the elderly eat prickly pear blood pressure lowering blood sugar: prickly pear in the superoxide dismutase can also enter the blood vessels will be deposited free radicals to remove, keep the blood vessels open, you can lower lipids and lower blood pressure, cardiovascular disease has a very good preventive effect, but also to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

3, eat prickly pear anti-aging: prickly pear contains a substance called superoxide dismutase, and the content is also relatively rich, what is its role? It turns out that it can reduce the destruction of free radicals in the body, play the role of anti-aging.

4, anti-cancer: research has found that the prickly pear juice can effectively block the formation of endogenous synthesis of carcinogens N-nitrosoproline, can prevent liver cancer, cancer of the nervous system and lung, kidney cancer.

5, enhance resistance: prickly pear is rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C is to promote the formation of antibodies, for colds and other viral infections have a strong immunity, but also for some infectious diseases have a preventive effect.

Prickly pear eating method

1, eat raw, prickly pear is a wild fruit, scrape off the surface of the thorns, digging out the seeds, its flesh is very crispy, fruity flavor, dipped in sugar to eat, taste better.

2, prickly pear remove the thorns, put in a porcelain jar, put some sugar, after ten days or so, use a spoon to scoop the pulp punch water to drink, the flavor is very good.

3, prickly pear can be soaked in wine, remove the prickly pear thorns and seeds soaked into prickly pear fruit wine, golden color, unique taste.

4, prickly pear can be made into dried fruit, soak tea to drink has health effects.

Prickly pear can eat every day? Prickly pear is very rich in vitamin C content, can be used to soak water to drink, can help people in the cold winter anti-virus to prevent colds. The utilization rate of prickly pear infused water is relatively high. But we should note that nothing can be consumed in excess, and prickly pear belongs to the cool food, if you eat too much will lead to diarrhea, so people with cold spleen and stomach are best not to eat.