Lychee - useful properties and contraindications

Lychee is a very small fruit, about the size of a walnut, but with its exquisite taste it gives a lot of pleasure. In addition, it contains many nutrients and vitamins.

 Useful properties and contraindications of litchi

Meet the tropical guest

This fruit grows on the lychee tree, which belongs to the sapindo family. This family is very large - more than 150 genera, 2000 species, and almost all plants can live only in the tropical zone.

The ancient inhabitants of China were able to appreciate the dignity of the litchi, as evidenced by the mention of it in documents drawn up in the II century BC. Over time, the plant fell into other countries with a warm climate, where it settled down, becoming a favorite delicacy of local residents.

According to historical sources, in European countries litchi was found only in the 17th century.Over time, the plant had various names, and above all - “Chinese plum”, “dragon's eye”.

Small in size, ripened fruits have a dark red tuberous skin, studded with spines. It can not be. Inside are:

  1. The flesh is white and transparent, resembling a jelly-like mass, which is very juicy, refreshing and sweet with a slight share of sourness.
  2. Big bone, it is inedible.

They eat fruit raw, most conveniently with a spoon, but are also used for salads, with fish and meat dishes, in refreshing drinks, alcoholic, including as the main ingredient in dessert dishes and fruit delights.

How to choose a delicious fruit?

Fully able to reveal their flavor lychee only ripe. To determine their maturity help the color and condition of the peel:

  1. The mature fruit has a dark peel, a red shade or is still bright pink.
  2. Green color means that the fruit is still immature, which means it will not be able to convey all the taste qualities of the fruit.
  3. Dried up - means that, unfortunately, this is an over-ripe product, in which all sweetness is irretrievably lost, as well as all useful substances.

These fruits can be stored for a long time and do not fear long movements. However, the true taste can be estimated fresh, just picked from the branch of the fruit. But whoever cannot taste such a fruit should not be upset - in ice cream, dried and canned form, lychee is also very fragrant and tasty, and at the same time almost all useful properties can be preserved in it. It is not recommended to keep frozen fruits for a long period, because over time they begin to gradually lose not only taste, but also medicinal qualities.

How to eat?

Lychee before you use, you must thoroughly wash, and after the water procedure to start cleaning. Using a knife, peel the skin. If the fruit is ripe, the skin is removed very easily. It is more convenient to break the fruit into two parts in order to get rid of the inedible bone. Then the pulp can be eaten raw or used to prepare any dish.

You should know that if the stone is difficult to separate - it means that the fruit is of poor quality, that is, the fruits were collected completely immature, and ripened during storage and transportation to other countries.We'll have to spend time to remove the bone and not lose some of the pulp.

Pantry valuable substances

The nutritional value of the fetus is as follows:

 Lychee Nutritional Value

  1. All trace elements contained in Litchi help the body to fully absorb vitamins.
  2. Fats - are present in small quantities. However, fruit is an excellent source of energy, which is especially necessary for people engaged in heavy physical work.
  3. Plant fiber. Their main merit is that they reduce the risk of intestinal cancer by more than 30 percent.
  4. Squirrels. They release energy, which is necessary for many processes occurring in the body, also protect the skin, hair, nails.
  5. Sugar. The amount of sugar in fruits can vary from 6 to 15 percent. This difference is caused by the fact that lychees grow in different areas and have many varieties.

Vitamins

  1. Groups B - prevent the appearance of nervous diseases, relieve fatigue, remove inflammation, make the skin shiny and healthy, participate in metabolic processes.
  2. D - helps to absorb calcium from the intestines and is of great importance for the metabolism of bone tissue.
  3. C - surpasses the amount of lychee other vitamins.If there is no lack of it in the body, teeth start to fall out, the immune system cannot fight a viral infection, and the person becomes sluggish.
  4. E - contributes to the normal functioning of the sex glands, the activity occurring in the metabolic process of the muscles, prevents the occurrence of wrinkles.
  5. K - cares about blood clotting so that internal hemorrhages do not occur, protects the liver.

Minerals

  1. Calcium - supports bone tissue and teeth at the proper level, promotes the functioning of nerve fibers, plays a large role in blood clotting.
  2. Potassium - in litchi it most, and therefore, eating a fruit, there will be a normal metabolism, pathological changes of the heart will be blocked.
  3. Phosphorus - has the ability to influence cell division, transfer of hereditary properties, is actively involved in metabolic processes.
  4. Magnesium is indispensable in the formation of bone tissue, because lychee is useful for children during growth.

Lychee - fruit for weight loss and for love

In 10 pieces, and this is about 40 grams., Contains only 66 kcal, because litchi is attributed to products that reduce weight, because they have a very high water content. On the hottest days, litchi perfectly quenches thirst.

Litchi is a popular product, especially in China and India, it is classified there as the most powerful aphrodisiac, they believe that this fruit is the fruit of love.

Beneficial features

This tropical guest has healing abilities:

 Useful properties of Lychee

  1. Positive effect on the circulatory system, expanding blood vessels, reducing the increased amount of bad cholesterol accumulated in the blood.
  2. Helps to normalize the work of the digestive tract, perfectly fights against constipation.
  3. Promotes mental work, increasing productivity.
  4. Improves the function of the liver and kidneys.
  5. Stimulates the work of the heart muscle.
  6. Reduces high blood sugar levels. If there is such a disease as diabetes, you can, by eating about 10 fruits a day, bring your sugar level back to normal. But to consult with your doctor in advance is extremely necessary.
  7. Useful fruit will be those people who have identified gastritis or ulcer, anemia, or pathology of the pancreas or liver. It is recommended fruit and patients with asthma, bronchitis or tuberculosis.

Chinese doctors claim that if you eat litchi along with lemongrass or other medicinal plants, it is possible to prevent the development of an oncological process at an early stage, as well as many other dangerous diseases developing at the initial stage.Nature has provided a valuable litchi quality by incorporating a substance such as oligonol into it. This antioxidant is quite strong, as it is additionally an antiviral agent, which significantly reduces the possibility of developing cancer. Thanks to oliganol, Litchi removes the painful inflammatory process from the tonsils.

Lychee in cosmetology

Do not forget about lychee and cosmetologists. They use the pulp, as it gives the skin youth and health, nourishes and moisturizes it, makes it elastic and elastic, removes inflammatory processes and age spots. After crushing the gruel, it is used in toning lotions, added to the mask, especially if the skin of the face is rough and dry. It is enough just to knead the flesh and apply on the face and neck, holding for 15 - 20 minutes.

 Lychee in cosmetology

For hands, elbows and feet you can make a protective paste. This requires components:

  • a teaspoon of litchi pulp;
  • slightly beaten yolk;
  • a few spoons of kaolin.

All ingredients are placed in one container, mixed, and then the paste is applied to problem skin.

Peel lychee is also not in vain. It is used to make a decoction, and when it is infused, it is used as an agent that prevents excess liquid from accumulating in the tissues, while at the same time increasing the body's tone.

Fact! Many countries in Asia, the southern states of America grow litchi in large areas, earning well for their sale. For example, Thailand has so mastered the cultivation of this fruit that the share of its exports brings a good income to the country. And the areas on which lychee trees grow are increasing every year.

Harm and contraindications litchi

Doctors have no reason to be biased against lychees, since there are practically no contraindications for this fruit. It is believed that they can bring harm only under the condition that a person has an individual intolerance to any of the components collected in this product. But too often to include it in the diet is also impossible because of the risk of an allergic reaction - the fruit is still overseas, and, according to some nutritionists, the European body is not adapted to perceive tropical guests. But the question is controversial.

Children can eat no more than 100 grams per day, more quantity is not recommended, otherwise skin problems may occur, acne may occur. In adults, due to excessive consumption, the mucous membrane in the oral cavity inflames.

To limit the use of fruit should people suffering from gout. Some varieties contain an increased amount of sugar, so with regular use of Litchi you can gain excess weight over time. If litchi is on the table in a canned form, you need to consider that they contain a high content of carbohydrates, as opposed to fresh ones, and this can also lead to excess weight.

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