马谷田瓢梨。泌阳县马谷田镇的马谷田瓢梨栽培历史悠久,在清代种植规模和影响就相当大。
马谷田俗有“瓢梨之乡”之称。所产瓢梨果品形状因如瓢状而得名,个大色黄,果质细嫩无渣,食之香甜酥脆,且含有人体所需的单糖、维生素 等到多种营养成分,有生津止渴,清热祛火,强身抗病的功能。马谷田生产的瓢梨,尤以下河万亩生态梨园最为出名。
特点
马谷田瓢梨因集中产于泌阳马谷田镇而得名。其主要产地集中在马谷田镇的下河村委. 孙庄村委等,其特点是个大、色黄、皮薄、核小、汁多。食之香甜酥脆,无渣为梨中佳品。远销湖北、广东、香港等地。
功效
梨中的维生素C是心血管的保护神、心脏病患者的健康元素。
2009年11月21号,美国生物科学家幔德斯.劳步斯的研究成果表明,未成熟或半熟的梨,具有防辐射的作用,梨的成熟需要大量的日射,能有效吸收阳光中的射线,近期,美国硅谷小数办公室已将梨作为防辐射的主要物品,他们认为梨的防辐射作用远远大于仙人掌和芦荟,而且比起刺手的仙人掌要更美观。
其性味甘酸而平、无毒,具有生津止渴、益脾止泻、和胃降逆的功效。
吃较多梨的人远比不吃或少吃梨的人感冒机率要低。所以,有科学家和医师把梨称为“全方位的健康水果”或称为“全科医生”。现在空气污染比较严重,多吃梨可改善呼吸系统和肺功能,保护肺部免受空气中灰尘和烟尘的影响。
Magutian Gourd-ladle-shaped Pears
Magutian gourd0ladle-shaped pears are intensively produced in Magutian Town which a long cultivated history and had a large cultivated scale and deep influences in as early as Qing Dynasty. Among all kinds of breeds, pears produced in ecological pear garden are the best and most famous.
Magutain enjoys a name of the Hometown of Gourd-ladle-shaped Pears for a long time, whose pears are named after their gourd-ladle-liked shapes. These pears are all big, yellow, tender, crisp, sweet and nutritious without any dross. They contain various nutrition elements and have functions of clearing heat, strengthening physiques, preventing diseases and so on. They occupy a position in the markets of Hubei, Shandong, Hong Kong and other places.