Chinese scientists have found that eating a product such as monk fruit slows down the aging process of the body. All over the world this product is better known as the Buddha fruit. It is a perennial native to southern China and Thailand.
What is this fruit?
According to the findings of experts, its use throughout the year significantly slows down the aging process in the body of mice. The thing is that this fruit enhances the work of hematopoietic stem cells. These are the precursors of the blood cells of our body, and the more there are, the faster the damaged tissues are regenerated.
Scientists said that its inclusion in the diet can affect people, and all because the fruit improves the work of stem cells, prolonging human life.
Other beneficial properties:
- For the digestive tract. Arhat normalizes all processes in the stomach and intestines, improves the absorption of any incoming food.
- Fruit use as a tonic. Thanks to him, people who have undergone severe surgical interventions recover much faster.
- Can be used as an immunostimulating agent. So, the Chinese make immunomodulators on the basis of monk fruit - they activate our defense system, helps it work 100%, which protects our body from many diseases.
- Fruit is applied as an expectorant - helps to quickly cope with cough, contributing to the accumulation and removal of fluid from the body.
- It has a positive effect on the functioning of the liver and lungs. For example, it is recommended to include it in the diet for those who have bad habits - smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
What is monk fruit used for?
For the first time, the monk began to be investigated back in 1938. This was done by scientists Weidman Groff and Ho Hin Cheng, who found that the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom widely used the fruit not only for making drinks, but also in the fight against many diseases.
The extract obtained from the fruit is 300 times sweeter than sugar.
Therefore, its first area of application is as a natural sweetener for drinks. The second area is Chinese alternative medicine, since this culture has many beneficial properties.
The fruit of the Buddha fruit resembles small green apples: they are harvested, then dried and sold in specialized stores. Fresh is rarely used, since the product quickly deteriorates.
In the early 90s of the last century, the famous company "Procter and Gamble" began to produce a sweetener from this fruit on an industrial scale, having patented the production process. Despite the sweetness, there are many natural flavors in the composition, so it is very difficult to apply it directly. In "Procter and Gamble" the fruits are harvested, but not dried, but given time to ripen, then the skin and seeds are removed, the pulp is used to create a concentrated juice.
Already from it during the production process, all volatile components with an unpleasant odor are removed, and only then a sweetener is made. Also, based on the pulp and juice of fruits, there are drugs on sale that help relieve migraines and coughs.
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