Common apricot. All important aspects of growing and using the fruit.

Common apricot in the garden is a tree that reaches a height of eight meters. The bark of old trees is usually gray-brown in color and has cracks, young shoots are red-brown, shiny and have many lentils. Apricot leaves are alternate and petiolate, shaped like a circle or an egg. This tree blooms with single flowers, the pedicels are short and have a light pink color. The apricot berry is a drupe in the shape of a circle with a longitudinal notch, the skin of the fruit is velvety and slightly pubescent, the color of the fruit is usually light or dark orange, on one side there is a red tan. The pulp of this fruit is very juicy and sweet, the inner stone has a smooth appearance, the seeds are obovate, usually flat and their peel is light brown in color, they are both sweet and bitter. Apricots usually bloom in spring and bear fruit in mid to late summer.

You can meet this plant in Central Asia. It is also grown in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and in the southern European part of Russia. There are also varieties that can be grown in the northern regions. These are such varieties as an excellent student, hardy, handsome and many other frost-resistant varieties. In medicine, harvested seeds are usually used, which have been freed from the seed and dried in the open air or in a special dryer.

Common apricot in the garden: use in medicine

Apricot juice contains many active compounds. By its taste and delicate aroma, it has a refreshing effect and raises the appetite. It has a good effect on the work of the heart and on the processes of blood circulation. For anemia, extracts are used in the form of pills, granules and solutions. To obtain a dry extract of abris, it is soaked in distilled water, the temperature should be below zero degrees, then the extract is separated, centrifuged and put on a freeze dryer, the temperature of which should be minus fifteen degrees.

For liver disease and hypertension, apricot juice is very useful. Apricot juice contains a substance such as carotene, which can improve vision. Also, from the fruits of this plant, very nutritious and dietary canned foods are prepared for children, which contain many easily digestible simple sugars.

Fatty apricot oil is very similar in its properties and composition to almond and peach oil. This oil is used as a solvent for the preparation of injections, and this oil is also used as a basis for liquid ointments.

The use of common apricot for consumption

Fatty oil and cake or in another way called flour is used in confectionery and cosmetics.

Apricot fruits are very sugary, they contain various organic acids, vitamins and minerals, and they are also rich in high calorie content.

The fruits of this plant are pleasant to the taste and aroma, they are usually eaten in the fresh air. For a long time, apricot fruits are not stored, therefore, a larger flow of fruits is processed. Compotes, preserves, jams are cooked from them, candied fruits are made and juice with pulp is also obtained, which has high taste. Also used in the production of fruit wines and liqueurs.

Dried apricots are used for canning.Dried apricots produce dried apricots, kaisa and apricots, which also have a huge nutritional value, which does not decrease during the entire storage period.

In addition to apricot fruits, apricot seeds are also used. They are sweet, which can be found in Central Asian varieties, and bitter, which can be found in European varieties. Sweet varieties are used mainly for confectionery production instead of almonds, and oil is produced from bitter seeds, it can be both technical and edible.