Water Apple Growing ,Care and Health Benefits

Description:


Water apples are not actually apples—they are a species of tropical fruit with the botanical name Syzygium aqueum. They are sometimes called rose apples as well. Syzygium samarangense is a tropical tree growing to 12 m tall, with evergreen leaves 10–25 cm long and 5–10 cm broad. The flowers are white, 2.5 cm diameter, with four petals and numerous stamens. The fruit is a bell-shaped, edible berry, with colors ranging from white, pale green, or green to red, purple, or crimson, to deep purple or even black, 4–6 cm long in wild plants. The flesh of the fruit is white or pink, and extremely juicy.There may be 3 to 6 small seeds, frequently only 1 or 2, but generally the fruits are seedless.

The water apple is suited only to low altitudes in the tropics and areas. Water apples are available in the summer.

Water apples are also known as Wax Jambu, Java apple, wax apple, rose apple and such other.

water apple contains many minerals and vitamin. The minerals and vitamins are water, vitamin C, vitamin A, proteins, calories, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, citric acid, copper, sodium, fiber, copper, niacin, manganese, sulfuric acid, and many more.All the minerals and vitamins give this fruit a lot of health benefits, especially for our body.

Health Benefits: 

1. Water Apple is very helpful to prevent digestion from diarrhea, constipation, and others.

2. Jambosine is a type of alkaloid, found in rose apples which helps to control diabetes.

3. Combined with vitamin C and vitamin A, in this tropical fruit, have become known as effective cancer prevention treatments.

4. Water Apple can prevent complication of cardiovascular like heart attack, stroke, and coronary heart. So it is very helpful to a healthy heart.

5. Within the 100 grams of water apple contains 29 mg of calcium. Calcium is one of important substance which needed by the bone. Thus water apple produces healthy bones.

6. Water Apples also prevents the formation of kidney stones by flushing toxins and keeping the bladder clean.

7. Regular consumption of water apples repairs damaged skin cells making skin firmer and preventing sagging and wrinkles.

8. With all the minerals and vitamins that inside the water apple, it can be a effective detoxification to clear toxins inside our body.