Today I want to share everything about this fruit called Guama, it is rare and it is very different I will tell you about its benefits and properties, about where they are given, how they are grown, it is impressive to know that there are infinities of fruits that lonely to ignore, and This is one of the ones I want to tell you about. I was researching about the rare fruits and their names, and despite the fact that they are all very striking, I wanted to talk about this as it attracted a lot of attention and also reminded me that as a child I used to eat that fruit and it was very tasty and has a sweet super Then I will talk about the Guama.
The Guama
This fruit, as I told you, reminded me of my childhood and this plant usually occurs in the dry tropical regions of the country, such as Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. And then in my country, Venezuela, when the guama season that was in the rainy season arrived, they all started selling, and this fruit comes in a pretty thick dark green pod and can be any size big or small. This fruit inside has a black pepa that is covered with a white cornosity that looks like an edible cloud, or in the sugar algoodon and its taste is sweet. And this guama plant can reach a height of 20 m.
Besides this plant its origin is that it is wild in the places of Amazonia, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. And it has a numerous variety for its different species, reason why it is probable that the center of distribution of this fruit is Amazonica.
As I had told you, this guama plant is adapted to tropical and subtropical climate conditions. They are climates that have a temperature of less than 20 ° C, but the obvious thing is that if there is an air it kills them and they can not stand it. And they have been cultivated in pre-Columbian times on the Peruvian coast.
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Cultivation of the Guama.
When we talk about its cultivation we refer to its proposal and that comes through the seed through it is that the germination comes out. We put the guama seed in the indicated soil to plant it, and that land must have organic matter and it must be sandy and since they are large seeds they must have a lot of separation so that they develop well. The thing about this fruit is that it has 90% to germinate that means it is very fast and its germination speed. Normally in 3 days its germination begins, and the seedling reaches a height of 25 cm in 20 weeks.
Benefits and properties of the guama
This fruit is very sweet and delicious and is also beneficial and has good medicinal properties. The guava is anti-inflammatory and in the cases of phlebitis is very good, also bronchial affections, helps to balance sugar in the blood, combats malnutrition and controls the alternating hyper-tension. He has so many properties in which he helps us a lot for everything he is suffering. This fruit could be so many benefits that the American Indians prepared alcoholic drinks with this fruit, also when it is inside the vaida contains calcium, phosphorus and ascorbic acid. Also because it has a high content of calcium it is essential for the growth and formation of the bones maintaining the strength and density in the bones, also for containing the phosphorus utritivo can calm the joint discomfort, helps to fight the anxiety, technifies the skin and combat the immune system.
All this is what it contains and can make this rare guama fruit, but really if I did not know anything about it I recommend that you buy it and try it because it is like eating cotton candy in a small version, it is good to meet other different fruits and know how good they can give us.