All about Apple > Medicinal Properties

• Alkalizing effect (plain)

• Sedative properties (plain)

• Aids in healing

• Prevents constipation (plain)
  
  It is recommended to eat apples regularly for their fibre content. Although they will not cure constipation, apples are recommended in preventative medicine to promote intestinal transit.

• Diuretic (dried peel)
  
  thanks to its high levels of potassium

  According to Dr. François Decaux, phytotherapist, "the epicarp of fruits from the Pomaceae family contains the necessary elements to make an excellent natural diuretic."

  1. dry the apple peel for a few hours in the open air;
  2. pulverize in a food processor to make a fine powder;
  3. infuse 1 tbsp. of powder in 1 cup of boiling water for 15 minutes; strain.

  Dose: one cup after each meal. 

• Good source of energy (plain)
  since its sugars are quickly assimilated

• Excellent for the teeth and gums (plain)
  the texture of apples stimulates the gums and rids the teeth of food particles 

• Lowers "bad" cholesterol (plain)
  
  by eating 3 apples a day - in fact, pectin is a soluble fibre which, like the fibre found in oats and legumes, contributes to a reduction of blood cholesterol levels

• Contributes to hydration
  since apples are 86% water

• Laxative
  promotes intestinal transit thanks to its high fibre content (pectin and cellulose)