14 Dec 2017

Chayote (Cho Cho) Facts



Also known as Chocho, Mango Squash, Christophine, Vegetable Pear, and Chuchu.

Most versatile plant on Earth.

1. The leaf, root, seed, stem, and fruit all edible.
2. Leaves and fruit have diuretic cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory properties.
3. The leaves can be boiled and used in the treatment of arteriosclerosis, hypertension and dissolving kidney stones.
4. Best to cook organic with the skin, which provides fibre.
5. The root, seed and leaf make a healthy juice.
6. The fruit can be use as a perservative and it was used in the mummification process in Egypt.
7. Minerals - zinc, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. 


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