Medicinal value of palm fruit

I believe that everyone must have seen palm trees in daily life. In fact, palm trees also bear fruits. This kind of fruit tastes bitter, but it is indeed a valuable medicinal material, because not only its fruit can be eaten, its seeds can be eaten, and the fruits of different types of palm trees are also different in color. So what are the functions and effects of palm tree fruits? Let's take a look below.

Are palm tree fruits edible?

The fruits of palm trees are edible, but they may not taste very good. The fruits of palm trees taste slightly bitter, and when they grow up they taste sweet and slightly astringent, and are warm in nature. In fact, the fruits, buds, and seeds of palm trees all have different functions. Let's take a closer look!

Palm tree fruit benefits

Palm fruit is also known as "blue palm" in Europe, and the dried fruits of the mature coconut tree can be used as medicine. The extract of palm fruit has excellent effect on the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia.

The common Bodhi seed merchants in tourist attractions always strongly recommend that Bodhi seeds are produced in Myanmar and Africa, but most of the Bodhi seeds sold on the market are palm seeds, and they are all produced in my country. So be careful next time you buy something, and be careful not to be fooled by the sweet words of the merchants. Some harder palm fruits are often used to make Bodhi trees, which are very interesting.

Many people believe that coconut trees produce coconut shoes, but that’s not true. One of the larger fruits of the coconut tree is called the vagina fruit.

The fruits of the palm trees are colorful and very beautiful, right? Red, green, yellow, purple, white, a sea of ​​​​colorful flowers!

It was mentioned above that palm tree fruits can be used as medicine. In fact, as early as in foreign countries, saw palmetto fruits have been used by intelligent Indians to treat prostate disease and urethral infections. At present, some countries in Europe and the United States have achieved very good results in preventing prostate hyperplasia. They added saw palmetto extract to medicine, which is a benefit for many male prostatitis patients. Modern scientific research has also found that palm fruit contains dihydroandrogen, dispersed microbial substance oleic acid and many other specific substances that have health-promoting effects on prostatitis. Therefore, it is effective in inhibiting prostatic hyperplasia, maintaining the normal size of the prostate, stimulating urinary flow, reducing the production of immune molecules such as leukotrienes and prostaglandins, etc. This research not only represents the treatment of the symptoms of male prostate hyperplasia from the source, but also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on frequent urination, urinary inability to hold urine, and urinary tract infection.

In addition, palm tree fruits are often used to extract oil. For example, oil palm fruits produce a lot of oil. The palm tree flower is also called palm bag. It is said that there is an orange-yellow bud hidden under a leaf. The fallen flowers will produce bright red fruits, which look very beautiful in bunches.

Can coconut buds be eaten?

You can eat it.

Palm flower, also known as palm rain seeds, palm shoots, palm bags, etc., is also a Chinese medicinal material. It is the buds and flowers of the palm tree, a plant of the Arecaceae family. It is cultivated or natural. It grows on the edge of villages, gardens, fields, hills or slopes. It is distributed all over the country south of the Yangtze River. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, curing diarrhea, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and eliminating stagnation. The taste is slightly bitter and astringent, and the nature is warm. When the palm flower is still in the bud stage, it looks like a fish. It is wrapped in layers of bamboo shoot-like shells on the outside, and inside are small flower buds, just like fish eggs. Palm flower is a very good vegetable and fruit. It is rich in nutrients and has the medicinal value of anti-inflammatory, reducing fire and lowering blood pressure. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Some palm flowers are bitter, and some are sweet. In terms of body shape, the sweet ones are broad, fat and plump, while the bitter ones are round and tall.