Rose Apple is a South-East Asian fruit indigenous to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian subcontinent. It is known by various other names as water apple, Jamaican apple, wax jambu and bell fruit. It is a bell-shaped fruit that might be red, yellow or green in colour. It shows a resemblance to guava and not a rose or apple as the name suggests. Ripened rose apple is crisp from the outside with a sweet and slightly bitter flavour. It has its distinct flavour, fragrance and texture different from guava or apple.
Rose apple tree is of average height which grows in heavy rainfall regions. It is considered as an ornamental tree and its wood is used for making tools. The tree also exhibits amazing benefits to numerous health conditions. Rose apple can be eaten raw like an apple or can be used in various food preparations like jams and jellies and exotic desserts.
Rose apple is highly rich in nutrients like protein, fibre, calcium, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C. Its bark contains an alkaloid compound Jambosine, which has therapeutic properties against diabetes. Organic compounds like betulinic acid and friedelolactone are also present in it.
Rose apples contain negligible cholesterol and sodium that make them even healthier.
Rose apples benefit health in numerous ways. From being preventive against diabetes to increasing immunity and treating digestive problems and infections it does it all. Its multitude of health benefits makes it a wholesome and healthy fruit.
Some other benefits:
- Rose apple is good for pregnant women as it fulfils iron and vitamin deficiency in the body.
- Its seed and leaves are used for treating asthma and fever.
- Rose apples improve brain health and increase cognitive abilities.
- They are also effective against epilepsy, smallpox and inflammation in Joints.
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