To whom and how is quince useful?

Quince is an extremely tasty fruit with a pleasant delicate aroma. In addition, small fruits resembling apples (by the way, quince is the closest relative of apples and pears) and colored in an intense yellow color are a real storehouse of a truly huge amount of useful substances.

Why is quince useful? The fruits of this plant contain in abundance many vitamins necessary for our body, a considerable amount of micro- and macroelements, as well as sodium, potassium, pectin substances and various acids, in particular tartronic, citric and apple. All varieties of quince have an extremely beneficial effect on the psyche: the use of even a small amount of this fruit can invigorate and perfectly cheer you up. This fruit, which has a rather powerful fastening effect, is especially useful for those people who suffer from various gastrointestinal ailments accompanied by diarrhea.

Speaking about what quince is useful for, one cannot fail to mention its fortifying, hemostatic, diuretic, astringent and even antiseptic effect. Among other things, the ripe fruits of this plant are extremely widely used for the preparation of home cosmetics. So, quince can be used to make very effective lotions and masks that dry oily skin and even help reduce inflammation. With the help of quince, you can get rid not only of oily sheen and inflammation on the skin, but also of minor burns (for this you should use mucus, which is obtained from the seeds of a ripe fruit by long boiling or insisting whole seeds).