Canarium is a native tree, growing wild or cultivated in mountainous and midland areas, often found in the Central and Northern mountainous areas. Canarium has two types: white canarium and black canarium. In this article, we would like to introduce black canarium and its uses.
From October to December every year is the harvest season of canarium fruit.
In the past, the canarium tree grew in the wild and people exploited its trunk for wood, its fruit for food, essential oil and medicine. Today, canarium trees are grown in many localities, and are a crop with high economic value. From October to December every year is the canarium fruit harvest season.
Black plum is not as toxic as rumored.
The black olive has a shape quite similar to an olive. Therefore, the English name of the black olive is Chinese black olive.
In the past, black canarium trees grew abundantly in the wild. Canarium trees were exploited for their wood to build houses and serve construction purposes. Canarium fruits were used as food and as a medicinal ingredient in many oriental medicines. The uses and benefits of black canarium fruits are still recognized by both oriental medicine and modern medicine.
Black plum provides carbohydrates, fat, and fiber for the body. This fruit also contains many vitamins (E, B group, P) and essential minerals for the body (iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, zinc).
According to traditional medicine, black plum has a neutral nature, sour, slightly sweet and slightly bitter taste. Oriental medicine uses black plum in remedies to clear heat, detoxify, clear the throat, benefit the lungs... There are many remedies to treat coughs, colds, dysentery, poisoning,... from black plum that are still passed down to this day.
Modern medicine finds in black plum a diverse and abundant nutritional composition.
Black plum provides carbohydrates, fats, and fiber for the body. This fruit also contains many vitamins (E, B group, P) and essential minerals for the body (iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, zinc). In particular, black plum is not poisonous as some rumors say.
Black plum is good for health and has medicinal properties.
Medicinal effects of black olive
In addition to being used as food, black plum is also an indispensable ingredient in many oriental medicine prescriptions. Black plum has the effect of supporting the treatment of some common diseases or health problems such as:
Support treatment of hoarseness, sore throat
People with acute pharyngitis and hoarseness can use the following remedy to treat it without using antibiotics: Use 60g of black plum, simmer it thoroughly with water. When the water is thick, add 30g of rock sugar, if it becomes a thick paste. Use 9g per day, 3g each time.
Support treatment of chronic bronchitis
People with chronic bronchitis, including children, can use the following remedy: Boil 6g of black plum with water for 5 minutes. Then add 6g of green tea and boil for 15 minutes. After boiling, strain the water, let it cool down, then add 1 teaspoon of honey before drinking. Patients should divide the dose into 3 times, drink the medicine while it is warm and drink during the day.
Black plum helps sober up and protect the liver
To sober up, you can eat raw black plums and a little alum. You can also use 12 black plums and 1.5g of alum to boil water to drink. The black plum and alum water should be boiled until it has a syrupy consistency. Families can cook this water in advance for later use. Each time you drink alcohol, use about 2 teaspoons to help sober up, reduce the impact of alcohol on the liver, and protect liver cells.
Black plum is used both as food and as medicine.
Reduce morning sickness for pregnant women
Pregnant women are prone to morning sickness. with the most common symptom being Nausea, vomiting. To reduce this symptom, pregnant women should use 12g of black plum and 9g of tangerine peel and steam it. When ripe, pregnant women can use both the fruit and the juice. The nutritional components in black plum are also very good for pregnant women.
Cure toothache, tooth decay
To cure toothache or cavities, you can roast black plums until they turn into charcoal. Grind the charcoal into a fine powder and mix it with a little musk. You can apply this powder mixture directly to the painful or deep area. If you apply it persistently, the pain symptoms will be significantly reduced.
Cure dysentery, bloody stools
To treat bloody diarrhea and dysentery, patients use fresh Chinese jujube fruit to boil the juice and divide it into 3 doses to drink during the day. To quickly cure the disease, while taking the medicine, patients should abstain from raw foods such as egg whites, seafood, aquatic products, etc.
Cure bloating, abdominal pain due to cold
To cure Stomach ache, bloating due to cold, the patient uses 60g of fresh Chinese jujube fruit with seeds removed, 10g of fresh ginger, 10g of perilla, 15g of fresh onion, boil with 1.2 liters of water. Boil the medicine until the medicine water is reduced to half a liter, then stop. Add a little salt, stir to dissolve, then strain the medicine and drink while it is still warm.
If you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you can take the pulp of the black plum, chew it in your mouth and swallow it slowly. The ingredients in the plum will soften the fish bone and make it easier for it to pass into the stomach.
Cure fish bone stuck in throat with black plum
If you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you can take the pulp of the black plum, chew it in your mouth and swallow it gradually. The ingredients in the plum will soften the fish bone and make it easier for it to go down to the stomach. This method is effective when you have a small, soft bone stuck in your throat. If you have a large, hard bone stuck in your throat, you need to go to a medical facility to have it removed.
Above is information about the characteristics and effects of Black plum. Plum season usually starts early in August and ends in December every year. If you love the rich flavor of plum, you can buy this fruit to prepare dishes to treat your family.
Black sticky rice with canarium fruit is a Cao Bang specialty with the characteristic aromatic and rich flavor of canarium fruit.
Black plum combined with meat to make braised meat with black plum, the fatty taste of pork belly and the nutty taste of black plum will be a strange dish, served with rice. Braised fish with plum, sticky rice with plum... eat in the cold season to feel the fragrant, nutty flavor.
A small note when stewing plums, you boil hot water to about 80 degrees, then add plums and turn off the stove, soak in the pot for 20 minutes, the plums will be soft, delicious and very easy to peel the outer shell.
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