The other name of Malus pumila (apple extract) is a common apple.
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Uses
- Smoothies – with banana, milk, Cacao and Maca
- Baby food
- Baking
- Mix into yoghurt
- Sprinkle onto cereals
- Desserts – such as a raw Chia pudding
- Salads
Benefits
- Apples are used to control diarrhea or constipation; and for the softening, passage, and collection of gallstones. They are also used to prevent cancer, especially lung cancer. Other uses include treating cancer, diabetes, dysentery, fever, heart problems, warts, and a vitamin C-deficiency condition called scurvy. Some people also use apples for cleaning their teeth.
- Apples contain pectin, which helps bulk up the stool to treat diarrhea and constipation. Apples also contain some chemicals that seem to be able to kill bacteria. Apple peel contains a chemical called ursolic acid that is suspected to have a role in building muscle and metabolism.
Cautions
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Apple is safe in amounts found in food, but there’s not enough information to know if it’s safe in the larger amounts that are used as medicine.
- Children: Apple pectin is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken by mouth, short-term.
- Allergy to apricot and related plants: Apple may cause an allergic reaction in people who are sensitive to the Rosaceae family. Members of this family include apricot, almond, plum, peach, pear, and strawberry. If you have allergies, be sure to check with your healthcare provider before taking apple.
- Diabetes: Apple, especially apple juice, can increase blood sugar levels. Monitor your blood sugar carefully if you use apple products and have diabetes.
Interactions
- Fexofenadine (Allegra) interacts with APPLE
Apple juice can decrease how much fexofenadine (Allegra) your body absorbs. Taking apple along with fexofenadine (Allegra) might decrease the effectiveness of fexofenadine (Allegra)
Other Names
Abilde, Almindelig Aeble, Apfel, Apfelbaum, Äppel, Äppelträd, Apple Tree, Eble, Echter Apfelbaum, Iabloko, Iablonia, Jablon Domáca, Kultur-Apfel, Maça, Maçanzeira, Maceira, Macieira, Malus domestica, Malus malus, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Manzana, Manzano, Mela, Melo, Paratiisiomena, Ping Guo, Pomme, Pommier, Pomo, Pommier Commun, Pyrus malus, Ringo, Seiyou Ringo, Tarhaomenapuu, Tuffahh, Žlahtna jablana
References
Source: WebMD, http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-298-apple.aspx?activeingredientid=298&activeingredientname=apple