"Grape fruit"

Nobody definitely knows when and as grapefruit appeared on the earth. Many scientists assume that grapefruit it no other than a hybrid of a pampelmuse and sweet orange and that it arose thanks to a lucky coincidence in West Indies. There are also several other versions of its origin, but it was not succeeded to confirm any of them still - it is impossible to reproduce grapefruit in the artificial way at selectors.

Grapefruit – Citrus paradisi - a subtropical evergreen fruit-tree from a sort a citrus, families of Rutov up to 12-15 meters high with powerful krone. Leaves at grapefruit thin and long up to 16 cm in length, glossy, dark green color. Flowers large to the 4-5th in the diameter, gentle-white color, with 4-5 petals.

Large fruits are covered with a porous peel light yellow or slightly reddish. Color of pulp can be from light yellow to bright red. In pulp there are white seeds. In some grades of grapefruit they are absent. Today there are about 20 grades of grapefruit.

It is considered that for the first time grapefruits began to part in Florida (USA) at the beginning of the 19th century. In Russia they are grown up since 1911.

Now the main plantations of grapefruit are in Southern and Southeast Asia. Some grades of grapefruit perfectly grow and fructify in room conditions. For example, a grade Duncan growing in tubs to 2 — 2.5 m in height. Its fruits ripen in December and weigh from 500 to 600 gr.

Useful properties of grapefruit
Contains in fruits of grapefruit: vitamin C, P, up to 88-90% of water, sugar, acids, pectinaceous substances. Since grapefruit became known to the world, around it many disputes are conducted. And in too time it is widely used not only in cookery, but also in medicine and cosmetics.

- Grapefruit helps in the morning an organism to wake up and cheer up, and to relax, calm down and fall asleep in the evening.

- Even the small piece of this fruit considerably lightens the mood, saves from anger and irritation, at the regular use helps to recover from a depression.

- Traditional medicine appoints grapefruits for normalization of work of the central nervous system.

- Especially grapefruits are useful in the winter and at the beginning of spring when many of us are overcome by apathy and weakness.

- The taste and aroma of a fruit well affect work of a brain, increase concentration of attention, awakens interest in life, promotes good working capacity.

- Fresh grapefruit juice normalizes work of intestines, liver and gall bladder, helps to get on feet after cold and exacerbation of chronic diseases.

- At morning weakness it is recommended to drink on an empty stomach ½ glasses of fresh juice of minutes for 30 to food.

- In the evening after the saturated worker for a half-glass of juice will return forces.

- It is noticed that those who eat grapefruits almost never catch a cold, to them flu and a SARS does not cling.

- At insomnia it is recommended to eat a grapefruit piece just before a dream.

- Juice and fruits of grapefruit help to dump and keep weight.

- The grapefruit eaten after a meal stabilizes insulin level, weakens feeling of hunger and strengthens process of splitting of the fats received with food.

- Grapefruit is the good assistant that to whom big intellectual loading, including to school students and students is necessary.

- Also essential oil of grapefruit will help to cheer up, for this purpose use the aromalamp with 2 drops of oil. It is possible to drip 1 drop on a wrist, on a palm and to inhale aroma. But, as well as all other oils, oil of grapefruit should not get into eyes and on wounds!

Grapefruit for appearance. Oil of grapefruit is widely used in industrial cosmetics for aromatization of toilet water, lotions, colognes, a fragrance of creams and shampoos. In national cosmetics juice, pulp and a crust of fruits of grapefruit is used.

- Juice of grapefruit helps to cope with pigmentary spots and freckles. For this purpose skin is wiped with juice in the morning and in the evening. If skin dry, then juice is dissolved with boiled water 1:1. At oily porous skin it is possible to wipe a face with a grapefruit slice.

- A mask against wrinkles from grapefruit for any type of skin
To mix 2 tablespoons of juice of grapefruit with 1 tablespoon of kefir and 2 tablespoons of the oat flakes processed on the coffee grinder. To mix and apply to face skin for 10-15 minutes. To wash away broth of parsley or warm water, to wash cool.

- A mask from grapefruit for dry face skin
To mix 1 teaspoon of juice of grapefruit 1:1 with a teaspoon of olive oil and 1 chicken yolk. To mix, put on a face for 10 minutes, to wash away warm tea leaves of green tea. In 5 minutes to wash cool water.

- For oily skin
To mix 2 tablespoons of the crushed pulp of grapefruit with 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 chicken protein. To put for 10 minutes. To wash away warm water, to wipe a face with an ice cube.

- In order that the coarsened skin of hands became velvety, it needs to be massed every evening a fruit crust, for example, behind viewing of the TV.

- For strengthening and growth of hair
To make a peel from one grapefruit in 1 liter of abrupt boiled water, to insist 1 hour, to filter, add 2 drops of essential oil of a tea tree, to rinse hair after washing.

Magicians assure that the aroma of grapefruit helps to improve the relations with surrounding people, promotes success, prosperity and attracts wealth. For aromatization of the linen it is enough to put in a case a napkin, with several drops of essential oil of grapefruit.