Avocado: nutritional and medicinal properties. Cultivation.
The avocado is a tall evergreen tree with great fruits of the same name. The fruits of the plant are shaped like a pear, oval or ball.
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On top of the avocado is covered with a hard shell of dark green or black, and the internal flesh can be green with a yellowish tint.
There are more than 400 different varieties of avocados. The taste of avocado resembles butter with vegetables and a touch of nuts.
Due to its nutritional value, the fruit entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1998.
Avocados as a crop began to be grown in the third millennium BC. The birthplace of avocados is Mexico and South America. The Indians who live in these territories call this fruit "forest oil."
The Spanish brought avocados to Europe after one of the voyages by sea to America.
Useful properties of avocados.
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Composition and availability of nutrients. Avocado pulp is used for food, contains a large number of vitamins (E, groups B, A, C, K, PP, folic acid), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, sodium, sulfur, copper, chlorine , iodine, magnesium, boron, cobalt, manganese, etc.) and monounsaturated fats, which are very well absorbed by the body.
Useful and healing properties. Avocados have a lot of properties that positively affect the body. The introduction of this fruit in the diet reduces the risk of heart disease, in particular a heart attack; vessels: atherosclerosis, hypertension; blood - anemia
Nutritionists prescribe this product to people suffering from chronic constipation, cataracts, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal diseases, which are accompanied by a high level of acidity.
In addition, avocados should be used in the postoperative period, during the recovery period after infectious diseases, as well as with a constant and heavy physical effort.
The manoheptulose contained in avocados favorably affects the state of the nervous system, reducing irritability, fatigue, drowsiness, increasing concentration and working capacity.
The high content of vitamin A and E favorably affects the skin, softens fine wrinkles, reduces the size of inflamed areas of psoriasis, acne and eczema. Due to antioxidant properties, avocados protect the body's cells from the effects of radicals and rejuvenate them.
- Use in cosmetology. Avocados are used to make facial masks. Its substances moisturize, soften, heal and nourish the skin.
How to grow avocado at home
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Cut the fruit carefully into two halves.
Remove the seed from the pulp with your hand or a spoon. Rinse with warm water.
Sprout the seed
Avocados can be planted at any time of the year. If the bone is intact, the probability of seedlings is quite high.
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- With a knife, punch or a thick needle, make three or four small holes 2-3 mm deep in the bone. Insert toothpicks or sharp matches in them.
- Pour the water into a small container.
- Place the bone so that the blunt end is in the water. Toothpicks that rest on the edges of the container will not let it drown.
- Maintain the water level and change every few days. But make sure the puncture sites are not wet.
- Place the avocado bowl on the window sill or another well-lit area.
The root will hatch in one and a half or two weeks, although its appearance can last for a month. When it reaches 3-4 cm in length, remove the toothpicks and transplant to the floor.
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Simply place the bone in a pot of soil that is on the surface. If you dig deeper, it can simply rot. Water every 2-3 days. This method is the simplest, but before the first outbreaks appear, you will have to wait a few months.
Choose a suitable pot
Take a plastic or ceramic pot with drain holes at the bottom. Its depth should not exceed 10-15 cm. For the first time it will be enough.Fill the pot with the appropriate soil.
Mix soil with coarse sand, when choosing, consider that the ground for avocados should be neutral (pH = 7), not acidic.Plant the seed if you germinated it in water
Plant a bone so that it is approximately half in the ground, no more. Try not to damage the roots during planting.
Water your seedlings. Make sure the soil is moist but not swampy. Due to excess moisture, the bone can be damaged.
- Place in a bright and warm place.
Place the pot so that it has enough light. A window sill, for example, is perfect. The temperature must be the ambient temperature.
Reference:
https://teamfoods.cl/en/noticias/avocado-benefits/
https://como-plantar.com/aguacates/
https://ecoinventos.com/beneficios-propiedades-usos-aguacate/
https://www.enfemenino.com/tratamientos/8-recetas-de-belleza-con-aguacate-s1512938.html