An overview of the fruits of the orchard fruit tree - plum: where it grows, useful properties, contraindications, calorie content, chemical composition and interesting facts.
Plum contraindications
Dried plums (prunes) have a caloric content 5-6 times higher than the calorie level of fresh fruits (250-290 kcal per 100 g), therefore they are not included (or a very small amount) in the diet for diabetes and obesity.
They are also not very useful for children and breastfeeding mothers. can cause stomach cramps, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea.
If you eat a large amount of plums when you have gout or rheumatism, then these diseases are likely to worsen. Because the fruit removes a large amount of liquid. Drink plenty of fluids.
Also, these fruits contain oxalic acid - it is forbidden to eat plums for people with urolithiasis.
The seeds in plums are contraindicated to use in any form, as well as to make tincture on them. They contain hydrocyanic acid of the order of 0.96% (in apricot pits 1-1.8%).
Interesting facts about plums
How to store fresh fruit. In the store, it is better to choose unripe elastic plums with a waxy bloom. Such fruits will be healthier and last longer (up to 5 days) at room temperature. If you want to extend the storage of this fruit to 20 days, place them in a plastic bag with holes and in the refrigerator.
Plum leaves are equally well used both fresh and dried: in cooking as part of tea collections and in medicine as a wound healing agent.
In the English Kingdom, the plum is highly revered and is often mentioned in the names of pubs: "Mare under the Plum", "Drunken Cooker and Plum", "Plum in Love", etc. In London, there is a famous institution "Yellow Plum" where Winston Churchill himself was, and the local specialty alcoholic drink with plum juice, Winston Churchill Beer, was named in his honor.
Video about the benefits of plums in the program "Live Healthy!":
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