What is the difference between false mangosteen and other types of Clusiaceae. Chemical composition, useful properties and harm when using garcinia dye. Tropical fruit recipes. Is it possible to grow fruits on your own windowsill. The first studies were devoted to the extraction of the extract from the fruit in order to introduce it into fat burners. Later it turned out that the use of garcinia dye for the body is not limited to the splitting of the fat layer.
The beneficial properties of false mangosteen
Chakpa fruits, leaves and bark have a healing effect. Traditional healers widely use all parts of the plant to eliminate many diverse diseases.
Useful action of garcinia dyeing:
- It accelerates metabolic processes in the body and has a laxative effect due to the high content of organic acids and dietary fiber.
- Supports the vital function of neurons, normalizes the functioning of the nervous system.
- It has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, helps prevent the occurrence of complications in the development of inflammatory processes during colds.
- It has an antioxidant effect, isolates free radicals in the intestines. The most pronounced effect is seen in rectal cancer.
- It normalizes blood pressure, helps maintain hypertension in remission for a long time.
- It has a tonic and tonic effect.
- Stimulates the production of bile and digestive enzymes, improves absorption.
- When introduced into the daily menu during menstruation, the amount of bloody discharge is reduced and the menstrual cycle is shortened.
- Normalizes blood sugar levels, prevents the development of diabetes.
Alternative medicine to combat obesity uses decoctions from the leaves and peel of fruits, while traditional medicine makes extracts and extracts from the pulp and skin.
The most pronounced antioxidant activity in the leaves of garcinia dyes, but when the fruit is consumed, it was noticed that the malignancy of the neoplasms of the digestive system is reduced by 35-47%. Investigated two control groups, consisting of natives, in the diet of which chakpa is a constant product, and people who did not eat the fruit.
Contraindications and harm to garcinia dye
You should not get acquainted with the taste of chakpa in case of diseases, the symptom of which is increased acidity of gastric juice. These include peptic ulcer disease, gastritis with high acidity and erosive, reflux esophagitis.
From the use of garcinia dye, harm can appear in chronic pancreatitis, if heartburn occurs regularly, and during pregnancy - creates an additional burden on the digestive organs.
With caution, fruits should be introduced into the daily menu for pathologies of the cardiovascular system. One of the properties: normalizes blood pressure, but at the same time thickens the blood, increasing coagulability. The likelihood of blood clots forming in the vessels increases. That is why you should not abuse chakpa for varicose veins.
Pregnancy, lactation and childhood are not the best time to get acquainted with a new taste. Tropical fruits themselves are strong allergens, and during pregnancy all reactions of the body become hypertrophic and the risk of negative effects increases. By the age of 3 years, the digestive system is not yet fully formed, and too acidic or spicy food has a negative effect on the state of the mucous membrane.
How to eat garcinia dye
False mangosteen have juicy flesh, pleasant taste, but more sour than sweet, so the fruit is "for everybody". They make canned food from fruits, make jam and preserves, prepare marshmallows, sherbet, marshmallows and even vinegar.
It is interesting to see how the locals eat garcinia dye. They open the peel with a knife or pick it up with something sharp, remove and bite off in pieces. They are not afraid that the juice flows down the chin, leaving yellow stains that do not wash well. In most cases, aboriginal clothing is light or nonexistent.
The dried peel is used to make one of the ingredients in curry, and the leaves are added to salads. They are eaten raw, steamed, boiled and fried. According to reviews, their taste is reminiscent of spinach.
False Mangosteen Recipes
When making jams and jams from the fruits of garcinia dye, they use the same recipes as for ordinary mangosteen, only the amount of sugar is increased, since the taste of chakpa is much sour. Garcinia Dye Recipes:
- Fruit jam … The syrup is boiled first. Sugar is taken by volume as much as pulp, but very little water is added. Fruits cut into pieces are poured with syrup. The bones are preliminarily removed. Let it stand so that the liquid is well absorbed and the dye garcinia begins to secrete juice. When the jam is cooked almost until cooked, dissolve the gelatin and add 3-5 minutes before turning it off, stirring well. You can pour in a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon, but you don't need to add lemon juice - there is enough natural sourness.
- Sherbet … Before cooking sherbet, peel 1 kg of fruits, remove the seeds and put them in the microwave for 5 minutes. When the pulp becomes softer, add 30 g of chopped ginger root and grind everything in a blender. In an enamel saucepan, heat 300 ml of milk, add fruit puree, stir everything thoroughly. Then, without ceasing to stir, add 1 glass of semolina, add 4 yolks, brew until thick. You can't leave for a minute - it will burn. Remove the pan from the heat, while the mass is hot, add 140 g of any crushed nuts, 4 tablespoons of honey. The paper is covered with parchment, greased with a thick layer of butter, the sweet mass is poured out of the pan and allowed to cool. When the mold has cooled to room temperature, it is put in the freezer and allowed to thicken so that it can be cut into pieces. When serving, sprinkle with almond flakes. It goes well with sweet ice cream.
- Garcinia leaf salad … Only young tender leaves are used. Mix the sliced tomatoes, cucumber, Chinese cabbage, red onion and a few chopped leaves. Season with a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. Salt to taste.
Chakpa cocktails are not only tasty, but also healthy. They help burn excess weight. Garcinia dye drink recipes:
- Syrup … Can be added to tea or ice cream. Despite the sweetness, there will be no weight gain, since the drink speeds up metabolic processes. Pour the chopped garcinia pulp with dyeing sugar in a 1: 1 ratio, leave to stand for 10-12 hours to release the juice. The container with it is put on a small fire so that it heats up gradually. When bubbles appear, cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Then it is decanted through a colander, but the mashed potatoes are not thrown away, it can be eaten as jam. The syrup is put on the fire again, 2-3 tablespoons of honey and lemon juice are added if the taste is too sweet. Poured into bottles. Store in a cool place.
- Garcinia dye cocktail … 500 g of pulp is interrupted in a blender along with a glass of cream. Diluted with water to make it drinkable. Mint leaves are added for flavor. The cocktail has a pronounced "slimming" effect.
You can quickly lose weight with the help of false mangosteen peel tea. It is cleaned, crushed and insisted. Do not abuse it - you can provoke digestive disorders.
Interesting facts about garcinia dyeing
Garcinia tinctoria is popular with tropical plant lovers. The tree is not capricious, grows quickly, adapts to different types of soil and withstands temperature drops from 15 to 40 ° C. At home, the maximum trunk height is 1.5-2 m. It blooms for 2-4 years after planting, and it is even possible to get fruits by mastering artificial pollination.
Unlike most tropical plants, the wind carries pollen from male flowers to female flowers. The inflorescences are open, not tubular like many other garcinias. With a stable microclimate, you can get 2 crops per year, if you take care of good lighting. Under natural conditions, the tree prefers direct sunlight. The fruits ripen 4 years after planting in an artificial environment, the crown is not formed. Abundant watering is not needed.
In the rainforest or on plantations, fruits are harvested only at the 7-8 year of the plant's life. Before that, the chakpa ripens one by one, and it is not profitable to climb a tall tree, risking your life. But at this time, monkeys eagerly eat fruits, and tropical birds peck the seeds, which contributes to the spread of the plant. Seed germination is high.
Interestingly, Chinese healers considered false mangosteen poisonous and warned against using it. But in India it was not only eagerly eaten, but a yellow pigment was made from it, which was used to dye the clothes of Buddhist priests.
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If you buy fruits at the bazaar, getting acquainted with the sights of the tropics, you will hardly like the taste. He's too sour. And jam is expensive to cook, and there will hardly be enough time. But don't give up the pleasure of enjoying a leaf salad or chakpa sherbet. If a cafe offers a dessert, you should definitely agree. The beneficial properties of garcinia dye are partially preserved after heat treatment.
