The Fruit Full of Medicinal Properties, Cydonia oblonga: The Quince

Cydonia oblonga: The Quince

The quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia that belongs to family Rosaceae. It is a small plant with multiple branches which grows upto 5–8 feet in height and 4–5 m width.It bears a pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear, and bright golden-yellow when mature.  It is rich in secondary metabolites such as phenolics, steroids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins, sugars, organic acids, and glycosides.  It also possess various pharmacologic activities like antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular, antidepressant, antidiarrheal, hypolipidemic, diuretic, and hypoglycemic.

Quince tree 

The immature fruit of this plant remains green with dense grey-white fine hair, which starts itching when come in contact of skin & which mostly rubs off before maturity of fruit in late autumn when the fruit changes color to yellow with hard, strongly perfumed flesh.

Distribution/Inter. & Common Names
International Common Names 
English: quince tree 
Spanish: membrillero; membrillo 
French: cognassier; coing 
Russian: aiva; aiva obyknovennaia 
Arabic: safarjal 
Chinese: wen po 
Portuguese: marmeleiro 

Local Common Names :
Europe/Denmark: almindelig kvæde; kvæde; pærekvæde 
Asia/Turkey: ayva 
Europe/Hungary: birsalma; birskörte 
Europe/Italy: cotogno; melo cotogno; melocotogno; pero cotogno 
Europe/Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): dunja 
Europe/Germany: Echte quitte; Quitte; Quittenbaum 
Europe/Norway: kvede 
Europe/Sweden: kvitten 
Europe/Netherlands: kwee; kweeboom; kweepeer 
Europe/Greece: kydoni 
Asia/Japan: marumero 
Europe/Poland: pigwa; pigwa pospolita 
India/Bhaderwah: Bee'en 

Literature Cited:
https://www.cabi.org/isc/mobile/datasheet/17341
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince

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