Where is the origin of the mysterious fruit?

Mysterious fruit is a typical tropical evergreen shrub, the pulp is sour, but contains mysterious fruit protein. After eating the mysterious fruit within half an hour, and then eating other acidic fruits, you will feel that these sour fruits are no longer sour, but become sweet, hence the name Mystic Fruit, a precious plant of national treasure. let's take a look at where the mysterious fruit is from.

Where is the origin of the mysterious fruit?

The origin of mysterious fruit is in West Africa, Ghana and Congo. In the 1960s, when Premier Zhou Enlai visited West Africa, the Republic of Ghana gave the mysterious fruit to Premier Zhou as a national gift. Since then, it has been cultivated in China, mainly in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan and other places. However, no matter in West African countries or in our country, exports are protected and prohibited.

The producing environment of mysterious fruit

The mysterious fruit is fond of high temperature and humid environment, and the suitable temperature for growth is 20: 30 ℃. It is planted in the field to produce acid sandy soil with good drainage, rich in organic matter and pH 4.5-5.8. Suitable for close planting, with a distance of 1.5m to 3m, suitable for planting in low-lying land or gentle sloping land with good drainage and high content of organic matter, requiring high temperature and humidity, suitable for growth in humid areas above sea level in the tropics and subtropics, but still has a certain degree of drought and cold tolerance. When the lowest temperature in winter is 3: 5 ℃, it will cause chilling damage to young branches and leaves, but not fatal. 8: 10 ℃ can safely pass the winter.

The cultivation value of mysterious fruit

1. Edible value: the pulp of mystery fruit is rich in peculiar glycoprotein, vitamin C, KI, citric acid, succinic acid, oxalic acid, etc., seeds contain natural sterols, and leaves contain trace mineral elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and so on. Ripe fruit can be eaten raw, fruit juice can be made into concentrated ingot, fruit juice can be combined with sugar-free lemon popsicle, seeds can be eaten raw and made into concentrated ingot, leaf is a kind of pure natural plant monosodium glutamate.

2. Medicinal value: mysterious fruit contains special glycoproteins, which can convert fruit with high acidity into jade dew-like sweetness, and often eat ripe fruit or concentrated lozenges to regulate hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gout, uric acid, headache and so on. Fruit juice can reduce inflammation and swelling when applied to mosquito bites, and seeds can relieve angina, sore throat, hemorrhoids and so on. Leaf tea or cooking can regulate high blood sugar, high blood pressure, protect the heart, beauty and weight loss, detoxification and defecation, control uric acid, reduce gout syndrome, and relieve alcohol.