Mangosteen (one of the famous tropical fruits) generally refers to mango persimmon.
Mango persimmon (scientific name: mangosteen? L.), commonly known as mangosteen, or mangosteen, put mangosteen upside down. Small trees, 12-20 meters high, with many dense branches, opposite, and obvious longitudinal edges on branchlets.
Leaf blade is thick leathery, glossy, ovate or elliptic-oblong, short-pointed, broadly wedge-shaped or nearly round at base. Male flowers 2-9 clustered at the top of branches of short pedicels; Female flowers are solitary or paired, inserted at the top of branches, slightly larger than male flowers; Ovary 5-8-loculed, style rarely, stigma 5-6 parted. When the fruit is ripe, it is purplish red with yellowish brown patches, smooth, with 4-5 seeds, and the aril is juicy and white. Flowering period is September -65438+ 10, and fruiting period is11-65438+February.
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Ordinary people can eat mangosteen. It is more suitable for people who are weak and sick. Although ordinary people can eat mangosteen, it is enough to eat three a day. Because of the high sugar content, obese people should eat less, and diabetics should avoid eating. It also contains high potassium, so patients with kidney disease and heart disease should eat less. ?
Mangosteen is rich in cellulose, which absorbs water and expands in the stomach. Excessive consumption can cause constipation. In addition, mangosteen is a cold fruit, and people with deficiency and cold constitution can eat less, but not more. Do not eat with cold and raw foods such as watermelon, soybean milk, beer, Chinese cabbage, mustard, bitter gourd, melon and lotus leaf soup. If you accidentally eat too much, you can cook ginger tea with brown sugar to solve it. Because mangosteen is the queen of fruits and the coldest fruit.
Mangosteen pulp contains 16.8% soluble solids, 0.63% citric acid, and other vitamins B 1, B2, C4 and minerals, which has the functions of reducing dryness, dispelling cold and relieving fever. Therefore, mangosteen is not only delicious, but also has the effect of reducing fire, which can overcome the heat of durian. In Thailand, people regard durian mangosteen as "the fruit of husband and wife". If durian gets angry after eating too much, eating a few mangosteens can relieve it.
In addition, mangosteen is rich in protein and lipid, which has a good nourishing effect on the body, and has a good nourishing effect on weakness, malnutrition and illness.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-mangosteen