Yueju fruit is a type of edible traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yueju fruit has the effect of stopping diarrhea and dysentery, and is used for enteritis and dysentery. Now let's learn about the efficacy, function, and plant morphology of Yueju fruit together.
Yueju fruit contains substances that have antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-tumor effects.
Treatment of enteritis and dysentery: 6g of Yueju fruit, 9g of Xanthoxylum. Decoction and take orally.
Yueju fruit has unique effects such as preventing brain and nerve aging, strengthening the heart, anti-cancer, and improving immune regulation. It can regulate the connective tissue and muscle elasticity of the eyes and strengthen capillaries.
Yueju, also written as Yueju, has the word "ju" in its name, but it has no relationship with the Rutaceae family of citrus fruits.
In the Scandinavian Peninsula, Yueju fruit is a popular wild fruit that makes Nordic people salivate. When it's in season, locals will go to the mountains with their families, carrying baskets and tools similar to rakes, to find Yueju fruit.
The most common way to eat the delicious and sweet Yueju fruit is by making Yueju fruit jam, which usually only requires Yueju fruit, sugar, and a small amount of water to simmer.
However, the jams in supermarkets often add apple pulp and pectin to adjust the sweetness and enhance the texture, mainly to save costs.
In fact, the best Yueju fruit jam is made with "fresh" fruit, simply mixing the fruit with sugar without simmering.
In Sweden, Yueju fruit has been cultivated on a large scale, and Yueju fruit jam is an indispensable golden supporting role on the dining table, from meatballs to thick pancakes, from oatmeal to black pudding, it is everywhere.
Later, it was introduced to the world by the Swedish brand "IKEA", and this small fruit that came out of the forest tundra finally became famous worldwide.
The Yueju fruit available in the market now has a larger size and less acidity, so it can be eaten raw without much problem, but this is thanks to the long-term cultivation and improvement by horticulturists.