Yangtao is a plant of the genus Yangtao in the family of edelweiss, a tree, up to 12 meters high, with many branches; the bark is dark gray, and the inner bark is yellowish. Oddly pinnately compound leaves, alternate, entire, ovate or elliptic. Flowers small, slightly fragrant, several to many in cymes or panicles, from leaf axils or attached to branches, branches and buds deep red. Berry fleshy, pendulous. Seeds black-brown. Flowering period April-December, fruiting period July-December.
Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, widely planted throughout the tropics. It is cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, and Yunnan, China. It grows along roadsides, in open forests or gardens.
The timber is generally used in small farm implements, and the fruit is used to quench thirst and as medicine. Roots, bark, leaves, pain and bleeding. The actual peculiar, beautiful color, garden is often used for roadside, wall side or building side cultivation ornamental, but also large potted green balcony, rooftop.
Shape and character:
Tree, up to 12 meters high, branching very much; bark dark gray, inner bark yellowish, dry tea brown, taste slightly sweet and astringent. Oddly pinnately compound leaves, alternate, 10-20 cm long; leaflets 5-13, entire, ovate or elliptic, 3-7 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, apically acuminate, rounded at the base, laterally skewed, surface dark green, abaxially light green, sparsely pilose or glabrous, petiolules very short.
Flowers small, slightly fragrant, several to many in cymes or panicles, from leaf axils or attached to branches and trunks, branches and buds crimson; sepals 5, ca. 5 mm, imbricate, base compounded into a fine cup, petals slightly curved to the back, 8-10 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, abaxially light purplish-red, with lighter margins, sometimes pink or white; stamens 5-10; Ovary 5-loculed, with numerous ovules per locule, style 5. Berry fleshy, pendulous, 5-angled, rarely 6- or 3-angled, stellate in cross section, 5-8 cm long, pale green or waxy yellow, sometimes dark reddish. Seeds blackish brown. Flowering April-December, fruiting July-December.
Benefits of eating poplar peaches
1, supplemental nutrition
Poplar peaches contain a large number of sugars and vitamins, organic acids, etc., is an important material for human life activities, often eat, can supplement the body nutrition, enhance the body's ability to resist disease.
2, the urine, alcohol poisoning, thirst
Yang Peach sugar, vitamin C and organic acid content, and fruit juice, can quickly replenish the body's water and thirst, and make the body internal heat or alcohol poisoning with urine out of the body.
3, and the elimination of food
Yang Peach juice contains a lot of oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid, etc., can improve the acidity of gastric juice, promote the digestion of food and the elimination of food and the effect.
4, clearing the throat
Yangzhi fruit contains a large number of volatile components.
Nutritional value of poplar peaches
1, cough and phlegm
Poplar peaches have the effect of clearing the throat and voice, relieving cough and phlegm, smoothing the lungs, and protecting the airways, which is good for colds.
2, the stomach and digestion
Yang Peach can improve the acidity of gastric juice, promote the digestion of food and achieve and in the elimination of the effect of food. So it is also a very good choice for people who have poor digestion.
3, clearing heat and detoxification
Yang Peach contains fiber and acid can solve the internal organs of the heat, clear dryness and lubrication through the bowels, is the lungs, the stomach is hot the most suitable for consumption of heat fruits.
4, improve resistance
Yang Peach contains a lot of sugar and vitamins, eating can supplement the body nutrition, enhance the body's ability to fight disease, has a certain tonic effect.
5, hemostatic function
Yang Peach can stop bleeding, especially hemorrhoids bleeding, moderate eating some Yang Peach can improve the symptoms.
6, beauty spot
Yang Peach's nutritional value is very high, but also has a certain role in beauty. Young peaches can inhibit the precipitation of melanin, can effectively remove or lighten the dark spots, so female friends eat poplar is very beneficial.
Effects and functions of poplar peaches
1, poplar peaches can reduce the body's absorption of fat, have the effect of lowering blood lipids, cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases have a preventive effect.
2, but also to protect the liver, reduce blood sugar. In addition, the sugar, vitamin C and organic acid content in the peach is rich and juicy, can quickly replenish the body's water, have the effect of thirst, and can make the body's heat or alcohol toxicity with the urine discharged from the body, you can eliminate the human body fatigue.
3, poplar fruit juice contains a lot of citric acid, malic acid, etc., can improve the acidity of gastric juice and promote the digestion of food. Poppy contains a large number of volatile components, carotenoids, sugars, organic acids and vitamins B, C, etc., can eliminate inflammation of the throat and mouth ulcers, to prevent and control wind and fire toothache.
4, it is worth mentioning that the poppy has a high medicinal value, its fresh fruit is very rich in sugar, the composition includes sucrose, fructose, glucose, and malic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, a variety of vitamins, trace fats and proteins, etc., which contribute to the human body to help digestion, nourishment and health care.