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The basic part of subtropical fruit is made by citrus. Among them oranges, lemons, tangerines "are most of all familiar" to us. Than these exotic gifts of the nature are useful? Whether so their excessive use is safe?

It is a little from history

It is considered, that the orange native land is China. To it testifies actually and the name "orange" made of two German words: Apfel - an apple and China - China. Therefore an orange still name the Chinese apple. In French - an orange - "oranzh", the name occurs from the Arabian word "naranzhi" - golden. Thus, orange colour means colour of an orange.

This fruit has appeared in Europe only in the beginning of XVI century. The first tree has been grown up in Lisbon then oranges have quickly extended to Sicily and Sardinia. In territory of Italy, near the city of Milisa huge orange wood where grows about 500 thousand trees has taken places.

It is interesting, that near St.-Petersburg there was a city which was called “the Orange tree”. In 1714 Menshikov has constructed in these edges a palace with the big greenhouses where planted oranges, and named its Oranienbaum. In 1780 Ekaterina ІІ has appropriated to a city the arms: an orange tree on a silvery field. And in 1948 Oranienbaum has been renamed into Lomonosov.

Natural riches of an orange

Oranges contain a considerable quantity of biologically active substances, than their favorable action on an organism is caused. High flavouring qualities of this fruit speak MAINtenance of sugars. Depending on a grade, the quantity of the last fluctuates from 8 to 12 %, of them the considerable percent is made by fructose and glucose. Oranges and ascorbic acid (40-60 mg), essence, which in a peel more than in pulp (accordingly 2,4 % and 0,24 %) are rich. In comparison with other citrus, oranges have the high maintenance kalija (138 mg), magnesium (9 mg), kletchatki (to 1,0). They are rich bioflavonoidami (500 mg/in 100 g a product) which play the important role in ability to live, regulating organism growth, have expressed antioksidantnoe action.

About medical qualities

Oranges - a fine dessert, they improve appetite at the child, are useful as obshcheukrepljajushchee means. Thanks to presence in them of a complex of vitamins and other biologically active substances, these citrus recommend for preventive maintenance and treatment gipovitaminozov, diseases of a liver, heart and vessels, a metabolism. Pectins which contain in oranges, promote digestion process, strengthen motor function of thick intestines and reduce in it putrefactive processes. This fruit is very useful at chronic locks. It is not necessary to include them in a diet sick of a stomach ulcer, a gastritis with the raised acidity of gastric juice as essence which to contain in oranges, irritate a stomach mucous membrane.

Persian "citrons"

The native land of lemons is a southeast Asia. From Persia with Alexander the Great armies this subtropical fruit has got to Greece where to it have entitled "citron" (from here citrus).

In I century of a new era Romans were engaged in cultivation of lemons. But then wars have interrupted distribution of this fruit to Europe. And only in H ІІІ a century crusaders have repeatedly brought lemons to Italy.

From Italy they have got to France. At Louis ХІV court yard the ancient Roman custom has revived to carry with itself lemons. Most of all loved their ladies, considering, that sour juice of a lemon does colour of lips more brightly.

Lemons also are useful

Lemons contain many vitamins (With, RR, In,), concentrate a considerable quantity bioflavonoidov. From mineral substances in them prevails kaly (48 % from total), are not enough sugars (3 mg/100), and (basically lemon) - it is a lot of organic acids (more than at other citrus).

The combination of ascorbic acid with nicotinic and rutinom raises biological activity of lemons and allows to recommend them as means for strengthening of walls of blood vessels and decrease krovotochivosti.

Fresh, the drinks prepared from them, and juice it is recommended to use lemons sick rheumatism, a gastritis with the lowered secretion of gastric juice, to children who often are ill, and also in recover after prostudnyh and infectious diseases. Lemon juice is good for adding in tea at inflammatory processes in an oral cavity, quinsy, a pharyngitis. Medical action of lemons speaks presence in them fitontsidov which suppress ability to live of pathogenic microorganisms.

Tangerines … in a gift to Napoleon

Tangerines have appeared in Europe only in beginning ХІХ of a century. First two trees have really been brought from Indochina to a gift to Napoleon I and have been planted one in Paris, another - in Malmezoni - a favourite palace of empress Josephine.

Tangerines - vysokovitaminnye fruits. They contain a vitamin C considerable quantity (38-40 mg/100 g a product), retinol. Compared with other citrus, this fruit differs the high maintenance of beta carotin which suppresses formation of cancer cages. Fine taste to tangerines give sugar (to 10 %), organic acids and essence.

Tangerines are useful to weakened children, to recover after heavy diseases. They promote normalisation of work of a gastroenteric path, intestines motility.

Than exotic gifts are rich

As a whole, it is necessary to notice, that citrus are vitamin-rich also sugars (except lemons). But lemons contain a considerable quantity of organic acids. In citrus the high maintenance kalija (especially in oranges, grapefruits, tangerines), ascorbic acids (oranges). Power value of this fruit is rather low: oranges - 115 kdzh, tangerines - 123 kdzh, lemons - 82 kdzh.

Citrus are rich with essence. The last, as is known, have positive influence on a motility of a gastroenteric path, stimulate secretion of digestive juice, than improve appetite of the child.

About an allergy and citrus

Remember that citrus can cause allergic reactions in the child (a diathesis, krapivnitsu). In this case it is not necessary to give to the child of that fruit which have entailed the given displays. Sometimes the allergy appears only after the use of a considerable quantity of citrus. Therefore to use them it is recommended in a small amount which will promote improvement of health of your child.

And usually, to use citrus is better fresh, because as a result of thermal processing (preparation or conservation) fruit loses many the important components.

Some recipes

Salad from carrots with raisin and oranges

Grated carrots fill in with cold water for 30 minutes, then drain. Prepare raisin. Clear oranges and divide into segments. Mix sour cream with a lemon juice, add sugar and salt. Mix carrots with raisin and oranges, fill in with sour cream.

Oranges - 2 pieces, raisin - 75 g, grated crude carrots - 2 pieces, sour cream - 1 glass, a lemon juice - 1 teaspoon, sugar - 1 teaspoon.

Soup morkovno-mandarinovyj

Tangerines cut thin plates together with a dried peel, add romashkovyj infusion (dry flowers of a camomile fill in with boiled water, allow to be insisted 20 minutes and filter), add the honey, the carrots rubbed on a small grater and again finish to boiling.

Tangerines - 6 pieces, honey - 3 teaspoons, water - 4 glasses, camomile flowers - 1 table spoon, carrots - 3 pieces.