Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. Originally published on November 14, 2016.
Depending on where you live in the U.S., you may even wander through some wooded areas, stopping occasionally to snack on the abundant strawberries, as mulberry trees are hardy and grow anywhere.
Most people have seen and tasted at least one strawberry, but very few people know about these little bunches that don’t seem to be very high on the scale of the most important fruits. Maybe it’s because they are so accessible.
All you have to do to collect strawberries is put a blanket under the tree and shake the branches until the fruit falls.
Strawberries are similar to raspberries, but instead of being simply picked, they grow in long clusters attached to the stem. The leaves are well drawn and often heart-shaped. There are more than 100 sycamore trees and shrubs.
Morus rubra is the American version, but there are many others, including Russian pine, and white and black mulberries from Africa and Asia. The trees grow very quickly, but according to their species they are slow to produce fruit. Buzzle shows:
“Sycamore trees have a long growing season, which in turn, ensures an abundant harvest. Having said that, if you plan to grow sycamore trees for their fruit, you have to be patient as the trees take at least 10 years to start bearing fruit.1
Facts about mulberry trees
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Mulberry trees grow in every state, but show their preference for climates in Nevada and Alaska. |
This woody berry producer reaches heights of 40, 60 and 80 feet. |
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The red strawberry lives up to 75 years, but the black variety lives for centuries and bears fruit.2 |
Depending on how ripe the berries are, many colors are represented on one tree. |
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Sycamore trees can grow up to 10 feet in a season and produce strong, strong roots. |
Small clusters of fruits contain one seed, which makes the strawberries dry. |
Strawberries are used to make bread, muffins, pies, jams, wine and ice cream, like any other berry, or dried and added to salads. They have unique healing properties.
Mulberry – a humble, inexpensive fruit used in traditional medicine
A review published in India indicated that a mulberry-based tonic has several health benefits.3
“The raw mulberry juice is squeezed from the mulberry fruit with a great aroma and taste.
This juice is used to nourish the yin, enrich the blood, inform the liver and kidneys, calm the nerves, stimulate the metabolism of alcohol, balance the internal secretions, and boost the immune system.
These small fruits have been used by traditional health practitioners for hundreds and possibly thousands of years. As far back as the Roman Empire, strawberries were used medicinally. Oral diseasesThroat and lungs. Native Americans found them to have pain-relieving properties and used them to treat diarrhea.4
Nutritionally, strawberries contain high-energy nutrients like vitamins C, K, B-complex, A, and E, each of which brings its own benefits to health. They also contain iron, PotassiumFolate, thiamin, pyridoxine (vitamin B6), niacin (vitamin B3) and magnesium.
One of the most important ingredients in mulberries is resveratrol, which is said to “promote heart health and overall stamina.”5 So says published research on evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine.6
“Traditionally, mulberry fruit is used medicinally to nourish yin and blood, benefit the kidneys, and treat weakness, fatigue, anemia, and premature graying of hair. It is also used to treat urinary problems, dizziness, vertigo and constipation in the elderly and those with anemia.
Other claims related to eating mule vary. Strengthening the ability to see To feed the blood to the “black” hair.
Modern fig health benefits
Medical News Today reports that one breakthrough in the health aspects of mules is their ability to increase brown fat.
What is brown fat? White fat is a calorie-laden substance that you don’t need, while brown fat has the ability to help burn calories. Fight obesity. Scientists thought that only babies have brown fat, but in 2009 it was found in adults, especially those with a low body mass index (BMI). Live science7 Here are five little-known facts about brown fat.
- Time spent in the cold, a refrigerated warehouse or the frozen tundra, tends to produce brown-fat cells and make the ones you have more active.
- Brown and white fat are often confused, but are detected by CT (Computerized Tomography) scans. But it’s hard to find, that’s why it took so long to find it.
- Everyone has some brown fat, some more than others.
- Sometimes it appears in unexpected places, such as your neck and shoulder area, the most common area. Other times it’s in your chest, spine or stomach.
- Scientists have discovered that a pill can activate brown fat before too long – the same drug used to fight an overactive bladder, but there are natural ways to increase brown fat.
Being overweight and obese puts 1 in 3 American adults and 1 in 6 children and adolescents at increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and cancer.
Scientists say that changing your lifestyle is an effective and efficient way to increase brown fat and reduce your risk of disease at the same time.
Rutin mimics brown fat to reduce obesity.
Rutin is a flavonoid found in a selection of fruits and vegetables that helps your body increase its production capacity. CollagenYour skin’s most important building block.8
In one study9 Researchers added rutin, a natural compound extracted from mulberries, to the drinking water of two groups of mice, one group genetically obese and the other diet-induced obesity. According to Medical News Today:10
“In both groups of mice, rutin was found to activate brown adipose tissue, or brown fat (BT), which increased energy expenditure, improved glucose homeostasis – the balance of insulin and glucagon to maintain glucose levels – and reduced fat.”
As a result of the study, scientists concluded that rutin is a key treatment to help people fight obesity and its associated health problems.
Additional benefits of eating strawberries
Especially for our ancestors, the wild strawberry and even the leaves represented a welcome and important food system. They contain many important nutrients, including protein and fiber. They are now even offered at health food stores and farmers markets.
Eating mule helps in digestion, building bone tissue, maintaining vision, improving metabolism and increasing blood circulation.11 There are many ways that the nutrients they contain can help improve health. Eating mule also helps-
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Thanks to the presence of alkaloids, which activate the white blood cells that activate the immune system, macrophages, support your protection against conditions that threaten your health.12 |
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Cleanse and enrich your blood and help prevent blood clots13,14 |
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Scientists believe that it lowers your blood sugar due to compounds that lower blood glucose levels15 |
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They flood your body with antioxidants, including resveratrol, which one study found to have a positive effect on fighting premature aging and increasing longevity.16 |
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Protect your brain, according to an animal study focused on brain damage in Thailand Memory impairmentSubjects experienced both improved memory and reduced oxidative stress17 |
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Prevention of colds and flu with vitamin C and flavonoids |
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Cleanse your liver and improve your kidney function |
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Reduce Swelling Due to the synthesized oxyresveratrol18 And one study showed that they work with curcumin as a key ingredient to reduce the effects on vascular cells.19 |
So why are sycamore trees banned?
As healthy as the mulberry is, the city of Tucson, Arizona, decided to ban the humble mulberry tree a few decades ago, citing high levels of pollen harmful to humans. what’s wrong
The fruit grows early and falls quickly, which is messy. Strawberries are very popular with birds, and when they get high they disperse the seeds widely and increase the spread of the tree. Buzzle says this is another reason why entire cities are moving out of town.
“While certainly useful, sycamores are notorious for their pollen production, which can exceed the allowable number of 1,500 in the spring. It was for this reason that the city of Tucson, Arizona banned it in 1984. The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, followed suit in 1991 and El Paso, Texas, a year later in 1992. “
Mule and silk production history
For centuries in China, Japan, and later many European countries, mulberry leaves were the only food for silkworm moths, so many people associate mulberry trees with silk. After laying about 300 eggs, the moths spend five days spinning cocoons hundreds of meters long from the silk thread. It was a long but eternal process.
For this reason alone, cultivation of mulberry trees, especially white varieties, has been a major undertaking. Silk Road20 He explains how important silk was to China, who kept their sophisticated production process a secret for 1,000 years. In the 5th century, many states were engaged in silkworm production and subsequent weaving, dyeing and embroidery. During the Han Dynasty, silk had a commercial value unlike gold or grain.
Silk is made from synthetic fibers such as rayon, rayon, etc Nylon, polyester, acetate, spandex And a dozen other man-made materials are very simple. Many people have tried to imitate him over the centuries. Not only silk, but the right tree was found useful for these new fabrics.
But silk production is as healthy as ever, with China, again, in the lead. Once the truth emerged that mulberry leaves were the key to silk production, the news spread, and the mulberry tree spread to all continents. That is why there are so many varieties of mulberry trees all over the world today. Next time you see one, try the berries.
