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Saturday, 14 January 2012

BER FRUIT

BER FRUIT 

Also known as

Ziziphus, Bor, Ranbor, Indian Jujube

The Ber fruit is also associated with Sabari, an old woman 



who


 is mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is believed to



have tasted the fruits first, and then offered only the sweet 


and ripe ones to Lord Rama and His brother Lakshmana.


Ber is a tropical fruit. You will find it being sold by street cart



 vendors outside schools, beaches etc since it's a hit amongst 


all ages.

Medical researchers have found a “new” flavonoid in ber 



called zivulgarin and trials are underway to discover how it 


might benefit us. Oleamide found in an extract of Zizyphus 


jujube has been found to help fight Alzheimer’s disease, and 


help the cognitive processes.


Ber contains vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid , as well



 as the B-complex vitamins, thiamin, riboflavin and pectin. It


 has immunostimulant, antioxidant and wound healing


 properties, and pectin is known to be useful in cases of 


diarrhoea. The fruit also helps lower cholesterol levels and 


blood pressure. Some of the triterpenoic acids isolated from


 the fruit are also believed to be useful in fighting cancer and 


HIV.

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