Plum belongs to Rosaceae, which is the fruit of plum, but the plums usually enjoyed are other kinds of plums. Plum is also known as plum, plum, plum and plum. Plum blossom is a deciduous tree with red, pink or white flowers, which bloom in the cold season of winter and spring. Originally from China, it is a subtropical fruit tree. Plums mature in summer, and are abundant from May to July, July and August. If plums are found on the market in early spring, they will not grow naturally, so it is better to eat them in season. Plums can be eaten raw for a few days, or dipped in molasses, or soaked in wine in a bottle.

The ripening season of plums

The ripening season of plums is in summer, and the time is from May to July. From the end of May, plums will gradually mature and go on the market. The mature time is just a long rainy day, and July and August are the harvest season. If plums are found on the market in early spring, they generally do not grow naturally. It's best not to buy it. Eating them in season has good benefits, which can regulate the stomach, promote the peristalsis of the intestine, quench thirst, improve the taste, promote people's appetite and change the situation of anorexia and dislike to eat.

How to eat plums

1, eat raw: pick plums and leave them for a few days until the skin is a little soft, but the taste is very sour, which is unacceptable to most people.

2, honey stains: choose fresh fruit, then wash with water, cut green plums. Prepare a glass bottle, then spread a layer of sugar, cover it with green plums, cover it with sugar, and so on. Then cover the bottle and seal it for a while before eating.

3, soaking wine: wash the plum, then put it in a bottle, put some white wine, brew for about half a month.

The efficacy of plums

1. Efficacy of protecting liver and benefiting gallbladder: Mume can enter the liver meridian, and has the functions of nourishing liver, promoting liver detoxification and hepatocyte regeneration, thus protecting liver, preventing liver diseases, promoting bile secretion and excretion, and treating cholecystitis and biliary ascariasis.

2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects: Plum can inhibit pathogenic microorganisms, especially diphtheria bacillus, anthrax bacillus and diphtheria-like bacillus, so it can be used to treat inflammation caused by the above bacterial infections.