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food
plum
nutrition
definition
plum:
Ayurvedic: hot weather food; provides most nutrients needed for life
Chinese:
» qualities: slightly warming, sweet and sour
» actions: aids digestion; stops thirst; soothes Liver; moves Qi
» uses: dehydration, dysentery, indigestion, liver disease, diabetes mellitus, ascites
Japanese plum:
» qualities: sweat, acid sweat; astringent; cool
» actions: cools fever; benefits urine; relieves indigestion
» uses: indigestion; gingivitis; chronic throat inflammation; cirrhosis of liver; boils; eczema; pruritus; constipation; injuries; insect stings.
» contraindications: stomach ulcers; gastroenteritis; weak Spleen
naturopathic:
» qualities: alkaline-forming food
» actions: best eaten dried, laxative, blood builder, nerve food
» uses: cardiovascular health: atherosclerosis, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident; common cold, scurvy; schizophrenia; rheumatism, arthritis; hemorrhoids, varicose veins, bruising; asthma, food allergies, peptic and duodenal ulcers, hayfever
biochemical: high in beta carotene, bioflavonoids
biochemical:
» form: raw plum
» portion: 1 medium
» calories (kcal): 36
» weight (g): 66
» water (%): 85.2
» protein (g): 0.5
» fat (g): 0.4
» carbohydrates (g): 8.6
» unsaturated fatty acid (g): 0.4
» saturated fatty acid (g): 0
» calories from fat (%): 10
» cholesterol (mg): 0
» dietary fiber (g):
» vitamin A (RE): 21
» vitamin A (IU): 213
» vitamin B1 (mg): .03
» vitamin B2 (mg): .06
» vitamin B3 (mg): 0.3
» vitamin B6 (mg): .04
» vitamin B12 (mcg): 0
» vitamin C (mg): 6
» vitamin E (IU):
» folic acid (mcg): 1
» pantothenic acid (mg): .12
» sodium (mg): 0
» potassium (mg): 113
» calcium (mg): 2
» phosphorus (mg): 7
» magnesium (mg): 4
» iron (mg): .07
» zinc (mg): .06
» copper (mg): .028
» manganese (mg): .032
Agriculture Handbook #8
Airola, p. 293
Jensen, pp. 196-69
Johari, p. 119
Lu, p. 76
Ni, p. 68
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