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Cherry - Prunus cerasus
 
Description of plant: Cherry is a fruit that originated by crossing fresh, homemade from wild cherry, acidic species. It is believed that wild types of cherries are from the western parts of Asia. Sometime before 2500 years they have begun to grow, and in Turkey and Greece. The Romans knew and cherries and cherry, and thanks to them as they spread almost all over Europe.
Unlike cherries, cherry is much richer in vitamins A, who was present in greater quantities than double in cherry. In addition, cherry contains the anthocyanins, and powerful antioxidants, which are so powerful that they can be compared with the intensity of anti-oxidants which are added to different foods to prevent rancidity. Fresh cherry is in seventh place among the fruit on the effectiveness of antioxidants against cell damage. The antioxidants in these quantities have anti-inflammatory effect.
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