One Tree Feeds You For A Lifetime. No Pests. Better Than Tart Cherries. But It's Treated As a Shrub? скачать в хорошем качестве

One Tree Feeds You For A Lifetime. No Pests. Better Than Tart Cherries. But It's Treated As a Shrub?

One Tree Feeds You For A Lifetime. No Pests. Better Than Tart Cherries. But It's Treated As a Shrub? 2x More Vitamin C Than Oranges, Wood That Built The Trojan Horse: Why The "Tree of War" Disappeared There is a tree that blooms in the snow right now that contains double the Vitamin C of a Florida orange and as many antioxidants as a tart cherry. It built the spears of Alexander the Great, fed the founders of Rome, and cured Victorian dysentery for centuries. But in the 20th century, it vanished from the grocery store for one simple mechanical reason: a robot couldn't pit it. This is the story of the Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas), the "Tree of War" that conquered the ancient world, and why the industrial food system traded its nutritional density for the convenience of a modern sweet cherry. 🔬 THE SCIENCE: Botanically, this is not a cherry, but a Dogwood. While the native American Dogwood is toxic, Cornus mas is a nutritional powerhouse. According to the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Cornelian Cherries average between 70 to 125 mg of Vitamin C per 100g. Compare this to a commercial orange, which averages only 53 mg per 100g. It provides superior immunity in a climate where citrus trees freeze to death. Studies by the University of Belgrade found anthocyanin levels ranging from 125 mg to 250 mg per 100g, rivaling the medicinal tart cherry used for joint pain. Uniquely, Cornus mas contains high levels of Iridoids (specifically loganic acid). A 2011 study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology demonstrated that these compounds improved liver function and significantly lowered blood sugar in diabetic rats, suggesting its historical use as a metabolic tonic was chemically sound. The tree is a long-lived heritage asset. While peach orchards burn out in 20 years, Cornelian Cherry trees are documented to live and produce fruit for over 300 years. ⚔️ THE HISTORY: The Cornel is embedded in the bedrock of Western civilization. The Odyssey (8th Century BC): Homer describes "cornel-berries" as the food Circe gave to Odysseus's men, identifying it as a Bronze Age staple. The Founding of Rome: Legend states Romulus threw a Cornel-wood spear to mark the city boundaries; it took root and became the "Sacred Cornel," worshipped for centuries. The Macedonian Phalanx: The 18-foot Sarissa pikes used by Alexander the Great to conquer the known world were crafted from Cornel saplings due to their supreme density and flexibility. Victorian Medicine: The "Rob of Cornels" (thickened syrup) was the standard apothecary cure for dysentery and fevers in 19th-century England. 💰 THE SUPPRESSION: The decline of the Cornelian Cherry was a "Documentary of Taste" driven by the Industrial Revolution. As sugar became cheap in the 19th century, consumer preference shifted from tart, complex fruits (used for cooking/preserves) to sweet, raw "dessert" fruits. Simultaneously, the invention of automated pitting machines favored the "freestone" nature of the modern sweet cherry (Prunus). The Cornelian Cherry is a "clingstone"—its flesh is fused to the pit. Because machines could not efficiently pit them without destroying the fruit, the food industry abandoned the crop. We traded a pest-resistant, nutrient-dense superfood for a high-maintenance, lower-nutrient fruit simply because the latter fit better in a localized supply chain. 📚 SOURCES: Hassanpour, H. et al. (2012). Antioxidant capacity and phytochemical properties of cornelian cherry. Scientia Horticulturae. Celep, E. et al. (2013). Effects of Cornelian cherry on liver function in diabetic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Rop, O. et al. (2010). Phenolic content... of extracts of five medicinal plants. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. Homer. The Odyssey. (Book X). Pausanias. Description of Greece. (3.13.5). Plutarch. Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. Pantelidis, G.E. et al. (2007). Antioxidant capacity... in Cornelian cherries. Food Chemistry. #AncestralYields #FoodHistory #Permaculture #CornelianCherry #LostCrops #Superfoods #AncientRome #Homesteading #Gardening #EdibleLandscaping