Garbo fruit is a fruit tree of the myrtle family Pseudo-fragrant peach tree, also known as Xiao Tamarix myrtle, Jumbo Fruit, Erotic Tree, Delicious Tropical Grapes, Tree Grapes, etc., belonging to the tropical subtropical evergreen shrub. The growth of Garbo fruit is slow at the young stage, the branch branching and branching ability is strong, the tree posture is open, the crown is naturally round-headed, the root distribution is shallow, the depth is less than 70 cm, mainly the whisker roots. The bark is thin , off-white or pale brown to reddish , with a slow shedding character ; clusters of flowers grow on the main trunk and main branches , and sometimes on new branches.
Garbo fruit flowers lag behind, small young fruits grow in groups of three or five, from green to red and then purple, and finally into purple-black, can bloom and bear fruit many times a year.
The fruit of Garbo fruit is dark purple, juicy and sweet, rich in nutrients, its protein, sugar, fat, fiber content, vitamin B2, vitamin C content are 0.0019, 0.2167mg / g, respectively, in the common melon fruit belongs to a high level, mineral content of up to 2.8% to 3.8% (in terms of dry mass). The appearance, size and shape of the gerbera fruit are similar to those of grapes, and when compared, their nutritional content is also closest to that of grapes. After testing, the fruit of garbo fruit contains more than 40 kinds of aromatic components such as terpenes, esters, alcohols, etc., and is rich in polyphenolic compounds such as anthocyanins, quercetin, rutin, gallic acid, tannin, etc., with a wide range of biological activities.
The fruit is rich in anthocyanins and phenols and other substances with strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic, antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal, prevention of diabetes and obesity and other chronic diseases. After research, the seed antioxidant capacity of garbo fruit is the strongest, followed by peel and pulp, and the antioxidant capacity is positively correlated with the content of active substances contained.
In addition to the fruit, the leaves of the garbo fruit are also of great use, especially for diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and metabolic disorders of three major nutrients, including sugar, fat, and protein. Oxidative stress is a common pathway of different pathogenesis of many chronic complications of diabetes, and antioxidants can block the oxidative stress damage pathway, showing an increasingly important role in the treatment of diabetes. The leaves of garbo fruit contain a large number of flavonoids and polyphenol secondary metabolites, which have outstanding effects in antioxidant and inhibition of α-glucosidase, and can effectively play hypoglycemic effects.
There is still a lot of value in garbo fruit, let's look forward to further research by scientists.
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