Fall is a season of abundant harvest, with golden fields and various fruits ripening. Autumn fruits not only provide a variety of nutrients needed by the body, but also have great health benefits. Let's take a look at the fruits that ripen in the fall.
Apple
Apple is the most commonly consumed fruit. It takes 2-3 years for apple trees to bear fruit. The fruits are usually red, but can also be yellow or green. They are sweet, crisp, low in calories, and rich in soluble nutrients, earning them the nickname "live water". Apples are known as the king of the four fruits in the world. Eating apples can replenish qi and nourish the stomach yin.
Pear
Pears are usually golden or warm yellow in color, with translucent white flesh. Ripe and juicy, sweet pears are generally harvested from July to September. Pears have a cool and sweet taste and can be eaten raw to clear heat and detoxify, moisten the throat and relieve dryness. Boiling them in water or making them into a paste with honey can also have the effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and relieving cough and phlegm.
Grape
Grapes have a long history of cultivation, high yield, and high nutritional value. They can be made into grape juice, raisins, and wine. Grapes are rich in magnesium, vitamin C, and iron, and have the ability to delay aging. Grapes have a neutral nature and a sweet and sour taste. Eating them raw can nourish the liver and kidney yin and strengthen the bones. Regular consumption can invigorate qi and nourish blood, and promote urine flow. They are excellent nourishing fruits.
Persimmon
Persimmons are fruit of the persimmon tree, which belongs to the Ebenaceae family. They generally ripen around October. There are more than 1,000 varieties of persimmons, with astringent persimmons being the most common in China. The persimmons sold in the market are usually sweet persimmons that have undergone astringency removal. Persimmons have a cool nature and a sweet and astringent taste. They have the functions of moistening the lungs, stopping cough, and resolving phlegm and alcohol toxicity. However, persimmons contain a lot of tannic acid, so they should not be eaten in large quantities or on an empty stomach to avoid damaging the digestive system.
Orange
Oranges are mainly grown in the southern regions and are common delicious fruits in the autumn and winter seasons. Oranges and tangerines are commonly referred to as citrus fruits. They have bright colors and a sweet and sour taste. They are usually orange in color. The fruit peel is used in medicine. Orange seeds are rich in more than 170 phytochemicals and 60 flavonoids, most of which are natural antioxidants. Oranges have a warm nature and a sweet and sour taste. They have the effects of promoting qi circulation, invigorating the spleen, and resolving phlegm and cough. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive consumption of oranges can easily cause internal heat, so they should not be eaten in large quantities.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit is clean, sweet and sour, cool, and has high edible and medicinal value. It is one of the favorite fruits of people and is recognized as the fruit with the most therapeutic effects in the medical field. The peel can be used in medicine. Grapefruits generally ripen from October to November and are mostly yellow or orange in color. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapefruits have a sweet and sour taste and a cool nature. The juice can quench thirst, aid digestion, relieve food stagnation, help with alcohol detoxification, and moderate consumption by pregnant women can stimulate appetite.
