Cherry plum and its benefits
Trees of several stems, strongly branched and thorny, sometimes shrubs, with thin brownish-green shoots, 3 to 10 meters high. The flowers are white or pink, single. It blooms in early May. The fruits ripen in August-September. Beautiful honey plant and plum broth. Cherry plum was found in Transcaucasia and western Asia before Christ.
Fruits: rounded, juicy, yellow, red or almost black drupes that vary in size from a small cherry to 3 cm, sometimes elongated or flattened, yellow, red, purple or almost black, with a light waxy coating and a weak longitudinal groove . Cherry plum is not very demanding with the ground and is used against many diseases.
Cherry plum contains: vitamins PP, A, B1, B2, C, E, as well as minerals calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, iron. Cherry plum is useful in both fresh and processed form. It is recommended that children improve growth, pregnant women, nursing mothers, the elderly, as well as for chronic inflammatory lesions of the liver and biliary tract. Cherry plum is used for the prevention and treatment of scurvy, night blindness and other vitamin deficiencies, as well as constipation. Due to the high content of pectins and fiber, cherry plums contribute to the elimination of radionuclides.
The juice, often mixed with camphor, is used to treat poorly healing wounds, as well as an antitussive and diaphoretic for colds. Cherry plum water extract is used for diseases of the liver, kidneys and impotence. The mucus of the gums is used for gastric ulcer, as well as an antitussive and antiemetic agent. Plum bones also benefit. From them, an oil is obtained that has a composition close to the almond; in the seeds, it represents up to 41-43% of the weight (except the shell).
Cherry plum oil, like almond oil, contains amygdalin glycoside, which can be broken down in the presence of water and the enzyme emulsine into glucose, benzoic aldehyde and hydrocyanic acid. However, cherry plum oil finds its main application in perfumes and in the production of medical soaps.
Excessive consumption of cherry plum can cause stomach or intestinal discomfort. As you know, cherry plum contains large amounts of organic acids, so you should not use it for those who suffer from gastritis, high levels of acidity in gastric juice and stomach ulcers. Cherry plum is also not recommended for people with diabetes, as it contains a lot of sugar.