Dates: Useful properties

In our country, dates are considered a delicacy, but in some countries they are the main type of food. For example, in Africa and Asia dates compared with the bread, so this is a hearty and healthy product. In areas of traditional cultivation of dates, believe that they possess medicinal properties.
What is useful is contained in Phoenicia
Dates grow on palm trees, which are small trees or shrubs with pinnately separate leaves. Flowers small, yellow, are collected in inflorescence. Fruit - berry with one seed (stone) on one side of which there is a deep groove in its middle is the nucleus.
Dates have a wonderful taste and remarkable nutritional properties. They have been used as food long before our era and is still highly valued in the countries where they traditionally grow.
Chemical composition dates varied: There are many simple and complex carbohydrates, fiber, pectin, a small percentage of fats and oils, vegetable protein, which consists of 23 types of amino acids, including essential vitamins C, group B, pro-vitamin A, macro- and trace elements (copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, sulfur, boron, selenium, fluoride).
Effect of dates on the human body
A large number of complex and simple (mainly fructose), carbohydrates makes dates indispensable source of energy. They are especially recommended for loss of strength after infectious diseases, exhaustion, including against cancer.
Cellulose and pectin improve digestion and cleanse the bowels of metabolic products. This matter is particularly useful for constipation when metabolic products accumulate in the intestines and can re-absorbed into the bloodstream.
Since dates contain more amino acids than any other fruit, they can be used as a source of vegetable protein. Of course, they do not have all the essential amino acids that are found only in animal protein, however, they may enrich the diet with vegetable protein.
A small amount of fats and oils contribute to the normalization of metabolic processes. Metabolism is improved and under the influence of vitamins and minerals contained in Phoenicia.
Thus, provitamin A (beta-carotene in the human body it is converted to vitamin A) promotes vision, from her skin becomes smooth, thick and shiny hair, and nails strong. Vitamin B1 normalizes the nervous system, B2 - improves carbohydrate metabolism, which contributes to a rush of energy, folic acid (vitamin B9) has beneficial effects on the process of hematopoiesis, Vitamin C helps strengthen blood vessel walls.
Useful minerals: potassium and magnesium have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system, calcium and phosphorus strengthen bones, fluoride protects teeth from tooth decay, selenium strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of cancer, sodium together with potassium maintains fluid and electrolyte balance in the body.