Strawberry Fruit Symbolizes Love Many Benefits

Do you know why Strawberry serve as a symbol of love in ancient Greece? Is it because its shape is like the Heart? It was not. Strawberry serve as a symbol of Love by ancient Greek society because of the color, flavor and benefits of this fruit.

There Vesca Fragaria species. L broader distribution and types of Strawberry is the first time entered Indonesia. Today there are more than 700 kinds of strawberry fruit spread throughout the world and which we find in many supermarkets are modern strawberry (commercial) Annanassa Fragaria var Duchesne resulting from crosses F. virgina L var Duchesne North American origin with F. Chilioensis Duchesne Chilean L. Var.

Strawberry start known in Indonesia in the mid-1990s. Strawberry requiring low temperatures to grow well fits perfectly with Rancabali area, Bandung. Strawberry is widely planted is Fragaria Nilgerrensis population which by local residents known as Strawberry Nyodo. In addition to the area of ​​West Java, Strawberry also began to be cultivated in the area Tawangmangu Karang Anyar district, Sukabumi, Cipanas, Lembang, Stone and Bedugul (Bali).

The fruit is red signifies that the fruit is rich in anthocyanin pigments and contain high antioxidants. Because it is high in antioxidants that strawberries have properties very much. Besides strawberry was rich in Vitamin C, fiber, low-calorie, folate, potassium, and ellagic.eating strawberries every day eight, then Vitamin C and fiber needs of adults are fulfilled.Strawberries have Vitamin C as much as 56.7 mg per 100 grams. With its vitamin C content of strawberries is believed to reduce the risk of developing cancer by up to 37% as it released ¢ The Iowa Women's Health Study, in addition to the strawberry is also believed to be capable of preventing breast and cervical cancer.

Some of the other benefits of this fruit is

1. Shrink your cholesterol levels

2. Assist Active work crippling cancer because they contain ellagic acid

3. Reduce the symptoms of stroke

4. Contains an anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory

5. Concentration of seven antioxidant substances contained in strawberry is higher than other fruits or     vegetables, so that the strawberry is a fruit that effectively prevents the oxidation process in the           body due to free radicals, thereby reducing the aging process.

6. Rich in vitamin C are beneficial for growing children.

7. Only a few contain sugar so it is suitable for people with diabetes

8. If eaten regularly can smooth the skin and make skin tones look more bright and clean, and prevent     wrinkles.

9.Can be used as whitening teeth, to destroy it then lies on the teeth for one or two minutes, then            scrub with a toothbrush 

10. astringent substances contained in strawberry leaves efficacious to stop an attack of diarrhea, how     to drinking three to four cups of water decoction of leaves of strawberry .. ....