Where are Wuxi honey peaches produced? A list of the main producing areas

Wuxi honey peach is also known as Yangshan honey peach. Yangshan honey peach is produced on the shores of Taihu Lake in the Jiangnan water town, in the western suburbs of Wuxi. To the south it faces the beautiful Taihu Lake, to the north it leans on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Xinchang Railway and Xiyi Expressway pass through the area, giving it a superior geographical location and convenient land and water transportation. Within the area, with Yangshan as the center (including Yangshi, Luqu, Hudai, Outang), there are nearly 20,000 mu of honey peach orchards.

Yangshan honey peach is one of the famous specialty products of Wuxi and has a cultivation history of nearly a hundred years. It is renowned at home and abroad for its beautiful shape, bright color, excellent taste, fine flesh, tough and easy-to-peel skin, abundant juice, sweet and rich flavor, strong fragrance, and melt-in-the-mouth texture.

Yangshan honey peach has large fruit, beautiful color, a rich aroma, abundant juice and sweet taste, and a unique flavor. The peach flesh contains 8—13% sugar and 0.2—0.9% organic acids, and also contains protein, inorganic salts, calcium, iron, carotene, vitamin C and other substances. Yangshan honey peach is sweet and juicy and rich in iron, and can increase the amount of hemoglobin in the human body.

Medicinal value:

1. Anti-anemia, promotes blood production. Peach flesh contains a relatively high amount of iron, second only to cherries among various fruits. Because iron participates in the synthesis of human blood, eating peaches has the ability to promote hemoglobin regeneration and can prevent and treat anemia caused by iron deficiency.

2. Anti-blood coagulation. Pharmacological studies show that the alcohol extract of peach kernels can raise levels in platelets and inhibit platelet aggregation, showing a certain anti-blood coagulation effect and a relatively weak hemolytic effect.

3. Anti-liver fibrosis, promotes bile secretion. Peach kernel extract can dilate the intrahepatic portal vein, promote hepatic blood circulation and increase the activity of collagenase in liver tissue, and can promote the decomposition and metabolism of collagenase in the liver, with a good therapeutic effect on cirrhosis. It also has a good therapeutic effect on liver fibrosis. It can also increase the flow rate of red blood cells in the hepatic microcirculation and promote bile secretion.

4. Relieves cough and calms asthma. The amygdalin, emulsin and other substances contained in peach kernels have a sedative effect on the respiratory organs after hydrolysis, and can relieve cough and calm asthma.

5. Prevents and fights cancer. The hydrolysis products of amygdalin contained in peach kernels, hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde, have a synergistic destructive effect on cancer cells, while the further metabolites of hydrocyanic acid and benzaldehyde respectively have a certain effect on improving anemia and relieving pain in tumor patients.

6. Promotes urination and treats strangury, reduces jaundice and swelling. Peach blossoms contain catechol, which has a diuretic effect, can remove water retention, reduce swelling and fullness, and treat jaundice, strangury and other conditions. At the same time, peach blossoms can induce diarrhea without irritating the intestinal wall.