How to Eat, Benefits and Growing Methods of Pearl Guava in the Myrtle Family
Pearl guava, also known as pearl guava, belongs to the myrtle family and originated in tropical America. Commercial cultivation is mainly distributed in Xinxing, Datong, Poxin, Wupo, Nanlv, Nankun and other places. So how do you eat pearl guava of the myrtle family? What are its benefits and effects? How do you grow it? Pearl guava is a tropical fruit and can be grown in southern Guangxi, central Guangxi and parts of northern Guangxi. The simplest way to eat pearl guava is to eat it whole. Eating it whole does not mean swallowing it in one bite, but biting into it piece by piece like eating a pear, and pearl guava can also be eaten as a vegetable. Pearl guava can beautify and nourish the skin and help prevent cardiovascular disease; these are its two basic benefits. According to Hongxing Fruit Market, pearl guava is about twenty yuan per jin. Because the quality, variety and market of this fruit vary, prices will differ. If you want to learn specifically about pearl guava, please continue reading with me!
How do you eat pearl guava?
1. Eat it whole:
The simplest way to eat pearl guava is to eat it whole. Eating it whole does not mean swallowing it in one bite, but biting into it piece by piece like eating a pear, and pearl guava can also be eaten as a vegetable. Because pearl guava contains a large amount of antioxidants, eating it regularly can effectively delay skin aging and whiten the skin.
2. Eat it in small pieces:
The most ladylike way to eat pearl guava is in small pieces. Cut pearl guava into slices or granules, or into irregular small pieces, and eat one piece at a time with a toothpick. This way of eating is not only more elegant but also crisper and more delicious. Another method is to choose, according to each person's different taste, to add some fine salt, salted plums, salted plum powder, etc. If it is placed in the refrigerator, the taste is even better.
3. Juice it:
This is a method many people use. Put the prepared pearl guava into a juicer, then add an appropriate amount of cold boiled water, and you can also add rock sugar, milk or honey and the like according to personal taste and bodily needs. It is fragrant and tasty and is one of the premium beverages. Drinking pearl guava juice regularly can nourish the skin and restore its luster.
What are the benefits and effects of pearl guava?
1. Beautifying the skin:
Pearl guava is rich in minerals and has antioxidant components - pearl guava polyphenols and anthocyanins. It also contains linoleic acid, vitamin C, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc. It can replenish the moisture lost by the skin and has certain benefits for beauty and skin care.
2. Antibacterial and bacteriostatic:
Pomegranate peel has obvious bacteriostatic and astringent functions. It can make the intestinal mucosa contract and reduce the secretions of the intestinal mucosa, so it can effectively treat diarrhea, dysentery and other conditions. It has a relatively good inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli, and also has varying degrees of inhibitory effect on various skin fungi. Pomegranate peel decoction can also inhibit influenza virus.
3. Preventing cardiovascular disease:
Pomegranate contains high levels of antioxidants, which can be used to resist inflammation in the human body and the damaging effects of oxygen free radicals, and have a positive effect on preventing atherosclerosis and slowing the process of carcinogenesis.
How do you grow pearl guava?
1. Cultivation season:
Pearl guava is a tropical fruit and can be grown in southern Guangxi, central Guangxi and parts of northern Guangxi. In the south, it can be grown in all seasons except the cold winter.
2. Preparation before planting:
Pearl guava has strong adaptability and can be grown on flat land, paddy fields, hills and slopes, and can also be grown in pots on family balconies and in greenhouses. It is not very strict about soil requirements, and sandy soil or sandy loam with deep, fertile soil and good drainage is best for planting.
The size of the hole is generally 1 m long and 1 m wide, with a depth of 60 cm. The base fertilizer is 20-30 kg of pig, cattle, chicken manure and garbage fertilizer, 1 kg of compound fertilizer, 0.5 kg of lime, and 0.5 kg of phosphate fertilizer applied into each pit. Mix the above fertilizers with some weeds or green manure and some of the soil dug from the pit, then fill it back into the pit to prepare for planting the fruit seedlings.
3. Planting:
Plant 1 fruit seedling in each planting hole. The planting depth should preferably be about 2 cm of soil covering the roots, and immediately after planting, water thoroughly to settle the roots.